Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 901 - 1000

[Rob]

Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart): 5
I wondered why I never heard before that there was a complete album on which Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye collaborated. If this song is any indication I now know why, as this is very unremarkable.

[Rob]

All the women, who independent, listen to Renan’s song today.

919. Ne-Yo – Miss Independent
Year: 2008
Album: Year of the Gentleman
Biggest Fan: Renan (#148)

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[Romain]

916. Arianne Grande – Dangerous Woman - 4
917. Dean Martin – A Hundred Years from Today - 6.5
918. Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) - 6.5
919. Ne-Yo – Miss Independent - 4.5

[Brad]

918. Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart): 5.5

Thanks!

[Cadavaca]

901. Har-You Percussion Group – Welcome to the Party: 7.5
902. Los Planetas – Segundo Premio: 8
903. Townes Van Zandt – To Live Is to Fly: 6
904. Frank Sinatra – Come Fly With Me: 4

905. Okkervil River – Plus Ones: 10
Among other things, I love the 7 Chinese Bros. motif in the chorus, and the poetry of the verse about cats.

906. Amy Wadge – Steve’s Song: 5
907. K-Ci & JoJo – All My Life: 4
908. Nujabes, featuring Cise Starr & Akin - Feather: 4

[StevieFan13]

Miss Independent gets a 6 from me, mostly for the beat, later used in modern dancehall classic "Ramping Shop" (although this one is at least less casually homophobic).

[Gillingham]

919. Ne-Yo – Miss Independent: 3

[Rob]

Ne-Yo – Miss Independent: 4
I know King Gizzard was here only last Thursday, but it feels like we haven't had any energy in the songs here in ages.

[Rob]

It’s musical guru cetamol’s turn today and we are going to Bollywood. Curiously, the soundtrack to this film was released a couple of months before the film. I haven’t checked it out yet, but I wonder if that is so people can learn the songs before seeing the film? I can see some sense in that.

920. A. R. Rahman featuring Murtuza Khan, Quadir Khan & Chinmayi – Tere Bina
Year: 2006
Album: Guru
Biggest Fan: cetamol (#955)

Don’t forget you can always vote at a later moment or change your rating.

[Gillingham]

920. A. R. Rahman featuring Murtuza Khan, Quadir Khan & Chinmayi – Tere Bina: 6

[Gillingham]

It’s musical guru cetamol’s turn today and we are going to Bollywood. Curiously, the soundtrack to this film was released a couple of months before the film. I haven’t checked it out yet, but I wonder if that is so people can learn the songs before seeing the film? I can see some sense in that.

920. A. R. Rahman featuring Murtuza Khan, Quadir Khan & Chinmayi – Tere Bina
Year: 2006
Album: Guru
Biggest Fan: cetamol (#955)

After hearing this song I was wondering about music style and looked it up. I also found an answer to your question and your suggestion was spot on! From Rateyourmusic, about the 'filmi' genre that this song belongs to:
Often the soundtrack is more popular than the movie, and in fact for the last few decades the film soundtracks have often been released before the movie release, in the hope that the music will pull audiences into the cinema. Oftentimes people only watch the song and dance scenes instead of the whole film, a South Asian counterpart to the global music video culture that developed in the 1980s under the MTV banner.

[Rob]

Thanks to acroamor today’s song found a place to belong.

921. Bright Eyes – I Must Belong Somewhere
Year: 2007
Album: Cassadaga
Biggest Fan: acroamor (#114)

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[Wezzo]

919. Ne-Yo – Miss Independent - 4.5
920. A. R. Rahman featuring Murtuza Khan, Quadir Khan & Chinmayi – Tere Bina - 6
921. Bright Eyes – I Must Belong Somewhere - 8

[Brad]

919. Ne-Yo – Miss Independent: 4
920. A. R. Rahman featuring Murtuza Khan, Quadir Khan & Chinmayi – Tere Bina: 6

Thanks!

[Rob]

A. R. Rahman featuring Murtuza Khan, Quadir Khan & Chinmayi – Tere Bina: 8
I actually found this to be quite enchanting. Almost want to see the movie, but my experiences with Bollywood films aren't too hot, so maybe I shouldn't.

Bright Eyes – I Must Belong Somewhere: 8
Conor Oberst successfully playing to his strengths.

[Rob]

Dreams do come true for StevieFan13 who finally gets another song in Biggest Fan today. One that’s bubblin’ under on AM, too. It marks the second appearance of Gabrielle here.

922. Gabrielle - Dreams
Year: 1993
Album: Find Your Way
Biggest Fan: StevieFan13 (#388)

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[Wezzo]

922. Gabrielle - Dreams - 7

[StevieFan13]

Hooray! I love this song! Genuinely don’t remember if it made the cut for me this time, but whether it did or didn’t, it’s a 10.

[Brad]

921. Bright Eyes – I Must Belong Somewhere: 7.5

Thanks!

[Rob]

Gabrielle - Dreams: 8
This was in my top 1000 in 2018. Thanks Magnolia soundtrack! Nowadays it's rather far removed from the list, but I still like it as a dreamy sort of nineties R&B.

[Honorio]

918. Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) (1973) 6/10
919. Ne-Yo – Miss Independent (2008) 5/10
920. A. R. Rahman featuring Murtuza Khan, Quadir Khan & Chinmayi – Tere Bina (2006) 7/10
921. Bright Eyes – I Must Belong Somewhere (2007) 9/10
922. Gabrielle – Dreams (1993) 7/10

[Rob]

Geoffrey is at it again with his classical music and this time it is a long one. In fact, it breaks the Biggest Fan 2nd Edition record for longest song. You know the drill, the song on the playlist is just a version that came up on Spotify as I don’t know what Geoffrey prefers.
Note: On his list Geoffrey called this Symphony No. 1: IV. Finale. The fourth and indeed final part of the symphony is never called Finale as far as I can tell. It instead has the name Stürmisch bewegt – Energisch (with the latter word sometimes removed) or an English variant. Still, I can’t imagine Geoffrey meaning any other ‘song’ than this one.

923. Gustav Mahler – Synfonie No. 1 in D-Dur: IV. Stürmisch bewegt - Energisch
Year: 1898
Symphony: 1. Sinfonie in D-Dur [A.K.A. Titan]
Biggest Fan: Geoffrey (#671)

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[Gillingham]

921. Bright Eyes – I Must Belong Somewhere: 6.5

[Gillingham]

922. Gabrielle - Dreams: 6

[Rob]

Gustav Mahler – Synfonie No. 1 in D-Dur: IV. Stürmisch bewegt - Energisch: 7
Both epic in length and in sound. Impressive, but hard to take in at once.

[Honorio]

923. Gustav Mahler – Synfonie No. 1 in D-Dur: IV. Stürmisch bewegt – Energisch (1898) 8/10

[Rob]

Bob Dylan covers are a dime a dozen so it is actually a slight surprise we don’t get more of them here, but Father2TheMan has prepared one for you today. It ranks at #9598 on AM.

924. The Turtles – It Ain’t Me Babe
Year: 1965
Album: It Ain’t Me Babe
Biggest Fan: Father2TheMan (#654)

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[Honorio]

924. The Turtles – It Ain't Me Babe (1965) 8/10

[Henry]

924. The Turtles – It Ain't Me Babe (1965): 9.57 (my 1281st AT fave)

The Turtles were a very appealing group for me. I was 9 years old when this song was released.

[andyd1010]

924. The Turtles – It Ain’t Me Babe: 7.8

[Rob]

The Turtles – It Ain’t Me Babe: 8
I thought I didn't know this one, but turns out I do, as I recognize the the frustrated way the chorus is song. Very different in that way to Dylan's more thoughtful delivery, but still effective. Also funny that this song has exactly the opposite "message" as their only AM ranked song Happy Together.

[Rob]

Emerald is getting sensitive today, thanks to this Billboard number one hit.

925. Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity
Year: 1990
Album: Ralph Tresvant
Biggest Fan: Emerald (#709)

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[Wezzo]

923. Gustav Mahler – Synfonie No. 1 in D-Dur: IV. Stürmisch bewegt - Energisch - 6
924. The Turtles – It Ain’t Me Babe - 7
925. Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity - 5.5

[Brad]

922. Gabrielle - Dreams: 4
923. Gustav Mahler – Synfonie No. 1 in D-Dur: IV. Stürmisch bewegt - Energisch - 7.75
924. The Turtles – It Ain’t Me Babe: 7

Thanks!

[Rob]

Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity: 2
Oh great, one of my least favorite things in the world: a schmaltzy Michael Jackson ballad. Now actually performed by someone who is not Michael Jackson, but adds a short pseudo-rap in the middle. Things don't improve.

[Gillingham]

923. Gustav Mahler – Synfonie No. 1 in D-Dur: IV. Stürmisch bewegt - Energisch: 7.5
I agree with Rob.
924. The Turtles – It Ain’t Me Babe: 6.5
Pretty nice, but doesn't add a whole lot to Dylan's version.
925. Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity: 4
I'd rather listen to Michael Jackson...

[StevieFan13]

Sensitivity was #1, yes...on the R&B charts. Only made it to #4 on the Hot 100. The pseudo-"Paid in Full" beat is OK, but...yeah. Blech. It's a 3 for me.

[Honorio]

925. Ralph Tresvant – Sensitivity (1990) 5/10

[Rob]

Nationalism is strong with Holden, as he gives us the second song by The National at Biggest Fan. With this we end another round of nominations.

926. The National – Squalor Victoria
Year: 2007
Album: Boxer
Biggest Fan: Holden (#820)

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[Wezzo]

926. The National – Squalor Victoria - 8.5

[andyd1010]

926. The National – Squalor Victoria: 6

[Cadavaca]

909. Elliott Smith – 2:45AM: 4
910. The Manhattans – Shining Star: 4.5
911. Civil Twilight – Letters from the Sky: 7
912. John Lennon – I Found Out: 6
913. Mark Ronson & The Business Int'l feat. Q-Tip & MNDR – Bang Bang Bang: 6
914. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Rattlesnake: 10
915. Natasha Bedingfield - Soulmate: 5
916. Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman: 4
917. Dean Martin – A Hundred Years from Today: 5
918. Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart): 5
919. Ne-Yo – Miss Independent: 5.5

[Listyguy]

I love the National, "Squalor Victoria" is a 7 for me though

[Gillingham]

926. The National – Squalor Victoria: 8.5

[Rob]

The National – Squalor Victoria: 8
Everything from that album is excellent.

[Rob]

Just a note in front of today’s pick: we just had everyone’s thirteenth pick and now move to number 14. After that we are at song #996, so just four shy of #1000, the endpoint for Biggest Fan 2nd Edition. I could give everyone a 15th pick, but that would put us at the weird final number 1066, or I could stop at 996 to keep things even. At the moment though I think that I will make the final four completely random to get to a full 1000. Four people will then be lucky with 15 songs I guess.

Who better to start this “final” round than forum mainstay Brad, who immediately goes out of step and betrays us…

927. Minor Threat - Betray
Year: 1983
Album: Out of Step
Biggest Fan: Brad (#566)

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[Honorio]

926. The National – Squalor Victoria (2007) 8/10
927. Minor Threat - Betray (1983) 7/10

At the moment though I think that I will make the final four completely random to get to a full 1000. Four people will then be lucky with 15 songs I guess.

A good option in my opinion.

[Wezzo]

I think rounding to 1000 with four randoms makes sense. Running to 1066 might push us significantly beyond the results from the 2024 Top Song poll being out.

[Romain]

920. A. R. Rahman featuring Murtuza Khan, Quadir Khan & Chinmayi – Tere Bina - 6
921. Bright Eyes – I Must Belong Somewhere - 7.5
922. Gabrielle – Dreams - 5
923. Gustav Mahler – Synfonie No. 1 in D-Dur: IV. Stürmisch bewegt - Energisch - No vote
924. The Turtles – It Ain’t Me Babe - 8
925. Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity - 3
926. The National – Squalor Victoria - 8
927. Minor Threat - Betray - 7

[Brad]

925. Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity: 3
926. The National – Squalor Victoria: 7
927. Minor Threat - Betray: 9 (now #1306 on my AT list)

Thanks!