31 songs that make WmC turn the volume to 11, croak along embarrasingly, or otherwise melt down

Beach Boys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sPEPUPO-0E

I included this even though it's a little long at 14 minutes, but I always dance my ass off. I heard it on the automated stream on WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio so big thanks to Doug Schulkind for having this in his collection. It says K. Frimpong with His Cubano Fiestas, but the album's back cover says this track was done with a different band, Vis-A-Vis.

NA NANANANA NANANANA NANANA NANANA

NANANANAAAAAAAAAA

TODD

voted borderline

only one of these (to my knowledge) was covered by daphne and celeste, voted that one

Tempted by Fairport & XTC, but voting Roches

can't vote in a poll that reverses the artists with the songs/albums

Voted “Hey Frederick”… love that song

and I’m thinking Christ/nullify my life

Chilton with a song darker than anything on Third

Tough call, but voted "Dear Landlord"---keep thinking Aretha covered it, that would have worked----

Can I just say, I would happily go on a long road trip with nothing but mixtapes from any of you nerds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3STMf_DWmw

1. "Life Begins at the Hop"
2. "New Rose"
3. "Junior's Farm"

Not my favourite Airplane songs, but I like seeing them on there twice.

voted grace jones. that song nearly made my list, it goes hard af.

inevitably voting for the YLT epic

merely a question of why this one over the others

oic

Can I just say, I would happily go on a long road trip with nothing but mixtapes from any of you nerds.

― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, August 30, 2023 9:41 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

a Secret Santa mixtape thread would be dope

would participate

kandy korn in a heartbeat
"yellow and orange aa-and...."
been sending me for, what, 36 years when i think abt it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF39f6XIplE

only one of these (to my knowledge) was covered by daphne and celeste, voted that one

― Kate (rushomancy)

Definitely not the track I expected, not knowing who d&c are, but a fun cover.

OTM on Kandy Korn

voted Howlin' Wolf. previously, i think, was only familiar with The Stones' version. that dude freakin rocks.

WE'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU BUT
THAT'S NOT THE POINT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDxfCywWgaE

For a song I've been obsessed with for 35+ years, it's funny that I'd never heard the gospel intro until today.

Voting for the one I was most excited to see on this list, which happens to be the Todd Rundgren (but The Damned came close).

"Dear Landlord" is #1 with "Down in the Bottom" runner up.

I was furious at myself for forgetting to include "Dark Star" until I remembered that Grayfolded was in my albums poll and I was trying to avoid dupes.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Gpr_Auz8Y

It's the twitchy arrangement and Easton's soloing that do me in on this one. Shoulda been their biggest hit.

Eliminating options by excluding titles that other posters have mentioned above leaves me with Paul over John, though I also have to credit having two Airplane deep tracks on here.

Question: which version of "Kandy Korn" is this, Strictly Personal or Mirror Man?

Mirror Man why because it goes so hard it punches through to an alternate universe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ml0Lx9l1hI

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

only four zero votes, the lowest poll yet?

Didn't the Roches score high in another poll? Had no idea they were so popular on here, in fact I barely know who they are and don't think I've ever heard them.

Nice, I voted for the winner!
Thanx to everyone who voted.

cannot find it but i feel like WmC once did a poll of yo la tengo epics?

i would totally take 'i heard you looking' or 'blue line swinger' or 'we're an american band' ahead of it, but . . . also i could probably just listen to 'and the glitter is gone' for literally ever