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After the hit by Lulu, but before the rediscovery by Nirvana we had Ultravox front man Midge Ure’s take on a Bowie classic, as picked by ordinaryperson.

395. Midge Ure – The Man Who Sold the World
Year: 1982
Released a single
Biggest Fan: ordinaryperson (#412)

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395. Midge Ure – The Man Who Sold the World: 6
Not the best version of this great song.
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393. Utopia – Feet Don’t Fail Me Now: 6
394. Ooberman – Shorley Wall: 7.5

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391. Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona - 7
392. King Crimson – Cadence and Cascade - 6
393. Utopia – Feet Don’t Fail Me Now - 8.5
394. Ooberman – Shorley Wall - 8.5
395. Midge Ure – The Man Who Sold the World - 6.5
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391. Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona | 9
392. King Crimson – Cadence and Cascade | 7.5
393. Utopia – Feet Don’t Fail Me Now | 6
394. Ooberman – Shorley Wall | 7
395. Midge Ure – The Man Who Sold the World | 6.5
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Midge Ure – The Man Who Sold the World: 5
Nirvana's version of this song is so sacred to me that even the Bowie original seems like a minor song. Ure stays closer to Bowie, but somehow stretches it out and way too thin.
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394. Ooberman | "Shorley Wall": 6/10
395. Midge Ure | "The Man Who Sold the World": 5/10
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386. Perfume Genius – Describe 6
387. Roy Orbison – Windsurfer 5
388. Death - Voice of the Soul 7
389. LCD Soundsystem – Christmas Will Break Your Heart 6
390. The Housemartins – Me and the Farmer 5
391. Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona 8
392. King Crimson – Cadence and Cascade 7
393. Utopia – Feet Don’t Fail Me Now 5
394. Ooberman – Shorley Wall 6
395. Midge Ure – The Man Who Sold the World 7
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A day after selling the world we get another military fantasy, thanks to CupOfDreams.

396. Alain Bashung – Fantaisie militaire
Year: 1998
Album: Fantaisie militaire
Biggest Fan: CupOfDreams (#949)

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396. Alain Bashung – Fantaisie militaire: 7.5
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Alain Bashung – Fantaisie militaire: 7
The type of war where love is a battlefield. Far from an original theme, but the music is suitably dramatic.
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391. Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona: 10
392. King Crimson – Cadence and Cascade: 7.5
393. Utopia – Feet Don’t Fail Me Now: 7.5
394. Ooberman – Shorley Wall: 8.5
395. Midge Ure – The Man Who Sold the World: 5
396. Alain Bashung – Fantaisie militaire: 8
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396. Alain Bashung | "Fantaisie militaire": 6/10
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And here is Arsalan, finally putting an end to all the war of the last two days with an armistice.

397. Phoenix - Armistice
Year: 2009
Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Biggest Fan: Arsalan (#320)

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397. Phoenix - Armistice: 6.5
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396. Alain Bashung – Fantaisie militaire: 7.25

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395. Midge Ure – The Man Who Sold the World (1982) 6/10
396. Alain Bashung – Fantaisie militaire (1998) 8/10
397. Phoenix - Armistice (2009) 7/10
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Phoenix - Armistice: 7
I actually like this despite not caring for this band (for example, this album's golden egg 1901 does nothing for me), so that's nice.
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Let’s go to Africa for a change. Antonius picks a song that ranks at #8817 on AM, making it one of only five tracks from Mali to be on our Big List.

398. Tinariwen – Cler Achel
Year: 2007
Album: Aman Iman
Biggest Fan: Antonius (#314)

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396. Alain Bashung – Fantaisie militaire - 6
397. Phoenix - Armistice - 8.5
398. Tinariwen – Cler Achel - 6
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397. Phoenix - Armistice: 7.25

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398. Tinariwen – Cler Achel: 8
Love me some desert blues. Also, Mali has produced some fantastic music. Just 5 songs on AM is criminal.
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395. Midge Ure – The Man Who Sold the World: 3
396. Alain Bashung – Fantaisie militaire: 5
397. Phoenix - Armistice: 8
398. Tinariwen – Cler Achel: 5
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398. Tinariwen – Cler Achel (2007) 8/10
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Tinariwen – Cler Achel: 8
There is something about that burning sensation of the way the guitars are played in desert blues that attracts me to the genre. I've listened to some Tinariwen before and they always grip me. This is no different.
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Today a song by a group of Crowded House-wannabees who are cherished by Safetycat. The song is not available on Spotify in my region, but it may be in yours, as I can find it on the service.

399. Split Enz – Give It a Whirl
Year: 1979
Album: Frenzy
Biggest Fan: Safetycat (#678)
YouTube-link: https://youtu.be/RFxVBd8ZDoM
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399. Split Enz – Give It a Whirl: 6
The quality of the YouTube video is not great, but I'm in the same region as Rob, so no Spotify play for me either.
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Gillingham wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:21 am 399. Split Enz – Give It a Whirl: 6
The quality of the YouTube video is not great, but I'm in the same region as Rob, so no Spotify play for me either.
I've added a better version to the link.
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399. Split Enz – Give It a Whirl - 6
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398. Tinariwen – Cler Achel: 7.5

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Split Enz – Give It a Whirl: 6
Nice to the ears, but nothing particularly memorable.
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Rob wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:02 am Today a song by a group of Crowded House-wannabees who are cherished by Safetycat. The song is not available on Spotify in my region, but it may be in yours, as I can find it on the service.
Hi Rob. Not sure if your comment is meant to be tongue in cheek or not but Split Enz morphed is the band that became Crowded House.

Originally Tim Finn’s band, Neil Finn eventually joined. Later when Tim left, Neil took over.

The last Split Enz line up included Paul Hester and when the band broke up, Neil and Paul formed Crowded House.

Split Enz keyboardist Eddie Raynor was also invited to join too but this didn’t eventuate.

Tim Finn joined Crowded House as a full time band member for their most acclaimed album ‘Woodface’.
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399. Split Enz – Give It a Whirl (1979) 6/10
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399. Split Enz – Give It a Whirl (1979) 6/10
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399. Split Enz - Give It A Whirl 8/10
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You’ve now been in captivity of this game for 400 songs and I suspect you are loving it more and more. Phil closes this group of 100. I wonder if I can remember to make a new topic in the morning.

400. Yo La Tengo – Stockholm Syndrome
Year: 1997
Album: I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One
Biggest Fan: phil (#730)

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Madzong wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:01 pm
Rob wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:02 am Today a song by a group of Crowded House-wannabees who are cherished by Safetycat. The song is not available on Spotify in my region, but it may be in yours, as I can find it on the service.
Hi Rob. Not sure if your comment is meant to be tongue in cheek or not but Split Enz morphed is the band that became Crowded House.
Yes, it was tongue in cheek. I'm familiar with Split Enz' story :)
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400. Yo La Tengo – Stockholm Syndrome 8
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Brad wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 1:29 pm Thanks!
Hello Brad, it seems you have missed the vote for The Man Who Sold the World.

Cadavaca wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 3:31 pm The Man Who Sold the World
And from you, Cadavaca, I'm missing a vote for both Christmas Will Break Your Heart and Me and the Farmer.
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Yo La Tengo – Stockholm Syndrome: 8
Yo La Tengo just do this type of dreamy stuff very well. It is very easy to like.
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400. Yo La Tengo – Stockholm Syndrome: 7
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396. Alain Bashung – Fantaisie militaire | 7.5
397. Phoenix - Armistice | 6
398. Tinariwen – Cler Achel | 8.5
399. Split Enz – Give It a Whirl | 7
400. Yo La Tengo – Stockholm Syndrome | 7.5
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398. Tinariwen – Cler Achel: 10
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Sorry, missed that I missed that!

389. LCD Soundsystem – Christmas Will Break Your Heart: 5
390. The Housemartins – Me and the Farmer: 4.5
399. Split Enz – Give It a Whirl: 4
400. Yo La Tengo – Stockholm Syndrome: 6

I also have a couple of updates for songs in the 100's — does it make more sense to put them here or in the 101-200 thread?
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397. Phoenix | "Armistice": 5/10
398. Tinariwen | "Cler Achel": 6/10
399. Split Enz | "Give It a Whirl": 5/10
400. Yo La Tengo | "Stockholm Syndrome": 7/10
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388. Death - Voice of the Soul - 7
389. LCD Soundsystem – Christmas Will Break Your Heart - 5
390. The Housemartins – Me and the Farmer - 5
391. Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona - 7
392. King Crimson – Cadence and Cascade - 7
393. Utopia – Feet Don’t Fail Me Now - 5
394. Ooberman – Shorley Wall - 5
395. Midge Ure – The Man Who Sold the World - 5
396. Alain Bashung – Fantaisie militaire - 7
397. Phoenix - Armistice - 7
398. Tinariwen – Cler Achel - 6
399. Split Enz – Give It a Whirl - 6
400. Yo La Tengo – Stockholm Syndrome - 7
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400. Yo La Tengo – Stockholm Syndrome - 8
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400. Yo La Tengo – Stockholm Syndrome (1997) 8/10
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Cadavaca wrote: Sat Mar 04, 2023 5:37 pm Sorry, missed that I missed that!

389. LCD Soundsystem – Christmas Will Break Your Heart: 5
390. The Housemartins – Me and the Farmer: 4.5
399. Split Enz – Give It a Whirl: 4
400. Yo La Tengo – Stockholm Syndrome: 6

I also have a couple of updates for songs in the 100's — does it make more sense to put them here or in the 101-200 thread?
Put them in 100; I'll notice.
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388. Death - Voice of the Soul 7
389. LCD Soundsystem – Christmas Will Break Your Heart 6.5
390. The Housemartins – Me and the Farmer 6
391. Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona 6
392. King Crimson – Cadence and Cascade 6.5
393. Utopia – Feet Don’t Fail Me Now 6
394. Ooberman – Shorley Wall 6.5
395. Midge Ure – The Man Who Sold the World 6.5
396. Alain Bashung – Fantaisie militaire - 6
397. Phoenix - Armistice – 6.5
398. Tinariwen – Cler Achel – 6.5
399. Split Enz – Give It a Whirl – 6
400. Yo La Tengo – Stockholm Syndrome 7
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