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What's your favorite song?

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 07:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Legendary Pink Dots - Close Your Eyes You Can Be A Space Captain

― Roger in Mokum (Roger T), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 07:46 (twenty-two years ago)

David Bowie - Space Oddity

― Dude (The Yellow Dart), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 07:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Song? I prefer tracks.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 08:01 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm more of a TUUUUUNE man myself

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 08:02 (twenty-two years ago)

At the moment: Ratatat - 17 Years

― scottontharox (scottkundla), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 08:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Currently 'Tears Run Rings' - Marc Almond...I could do with a bit more of that trumpet (?) at the end though for it to count as perfect

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 08:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Sweet Thing by V Morrison.

― djdee2005, Tuesday, 9 March 2004 08:30 (twenty-two years ago)

honestly any hoagy carmichael ones i've heard. "moon country" "lazy bones" only competition...ray davies

― duke u, Tuesday, 9 March 2004 08:30 (twenty-two years ago)

"Don't Let's Start" was what popped up, honestly. Not the worst my mind could do, by far.

― Famous Athlete, Tuesday, 9 March 2004 08:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Big Star - 13

― nathalie (nathalie), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 08:44 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)" - Betty Everett

― Myonga Von Bontee, Tuesday, 9 March 2004 09:26 (twenty-two years ago)

"Run" by New Order.

― Vasquesz, Tuesday, 9 March 2004 09:27 (twenty-two years ago)

"Groove Is In The Heart" by Deee-Lite.

― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 09:29 (twenty-two years ago)

sweet surrender - tim buckley

― mullygrubber (gaz), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 09:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Holdays in the Sun - Sex Pistols

― stevo (stevo), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 09:34 (twenty-two years ago)

New Rose - The Damned

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 09:35 (twenty-two years ago)

kate bush - the big sky

― pete b. (pete b.), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 09:38 (twenty-two years ago)

abba - dancing queen

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 09:42 (twenty-two years ago)

"It's the End of The World as We Know it" - REM

but i don't know why i thought that...

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:00 (twenty-two years ago)

my girl - madness.

my first 7" record. the start of it all. still love it after all these years.

― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Radiohead - Like Spinning Plates

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:09 (twenty-two years ago)

"Together In Electric Dreams" Giorgio Moroder and Phil Oakey

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Sea Song - Robert Wyatt

― Joe Kay (feethurt), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Goodbye To Love - though God knows why, as I've been in a relationship for the past 19 years.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 11:55 (twenty-two years ago)

my bloody valentine - sometimes

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 11:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Eleventh Dream Day - 'Beach Miner'

A bit of an overstatement on m'brain's part there. Hmm

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 12:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Pulp's "Common People" always pops up when people ask me this. So there we go. Just the swooping opening quater-second is enough to give me shivers of excited anticipation.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 12:15 (twenty-two years ago)

blue monday

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 12:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Walk Away Renee, although I MAY be lying.

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 12:42 (twenty-two years ago)

"I Can't Stand the Rain," Ann Peebles, although on alternate days I might say "She's Not There" by the Zombies or "Tipsy" by J-Kwon.

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 12:44 (twenty-two years ago)

"God Only Knows"

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 13:05 (twenty-two years ago)

"sweet pea"

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 13:09 (twenty-two years ago)

"Wilmot" Sabres of Paradise

― peepee (peepee), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 13:11 (twenty-two years ago)

MBV -- "To Here Knows When"

― rainman (rainman), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Johnny Nash, "I Can See Clearly Now"

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 13:28 (twenty-two years ago)

"Celebrated Summer" by Husker Du. Dear God, where did that come from?

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 13:35 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Queen is dead" by The Smiths.

― holojames, Tuesday, 9 March 2004 13:41 (twenty-two years ago)

one in a milion - aaliyah

― tricky disco (disco stu), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 13:51 (twenty-two years ago)

MBV, "Soon."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Reel Around The Fountain, but I don't think this is a way to get the 'truest' answer - I thought of that because it's the song that I most often cite when pushed.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 13:58 (twenty-two years ago)

gimme shelter, rolling stones

― d. powers (popmatters devon), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 14:11 (twenty-two years ago)

"Love, Reign O'er Me" -- the Who

― JC-L (JC-L), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 14:26 (twenty-two years ago)

White Man in Hammersmith Palais - The Clash

― paulhw (paulhw), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 14:28 (twenty-two years ago)

"Be My Baby" -- the Ronettes

― Salmon Pink (Salmon Pink), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 14:37 (twenty-two years ago)

"When Doves Cry"

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 14:49 (twenty-two years ago)

this list would make a kick-ass compilation!

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Chisel, "Do Go On". For now.

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

"All that love and maths can do" - Durutti Column

― Rob M (Rob M), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Aphex Twin "Windowlicker"

― Rollie Pemberton (Rollie Pemberton), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 15:25 (twenty-two years ago)

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"Supper's Ready" by Genesis. As always.

― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Monday, 30 August 2010 09:56 (sixteen years ago)

three years pass...

bump
snootie wild - made me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7OLJLx--o4

― go ahead. make vid where u rap about this new TMNT movie. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 August 2014 03:38 (twelve years ago)

forget whether I ever came in here to say throwing muses - pearl but the answer is still throwing muses - pearl

― katherine, Monday, 11 August 2014 03:59 (twelve years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nevnq7MvVTI

― clouds, Monday, 11 August 2014 04:01 (twelve years ago)

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

― You know something? He *did* say "well, yeah" a lot. (cryptosicko), Monday, 11 August 2014 04:17 (twelve years ago)

Another Girl, Another Planet

― voodoo chili, Monday, 11 August 2014 22:04 (twelve years ago)

Rocks Off

― nostormo, Monday, 11 August 2014 22:11 (twelve years ago)

Spider and I

― rip van wanko, Monday, 11 August 2014 22:26 (twelve years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eglNtIGaer0

― Mordy, Monday, 11 August 2014 22:30 (twelve years ago)

The Manifold Curiosity by Kayo Dot, without hesitation.

For the record, like.

― a proclamation of tortoise intent (ultros ultros-ghali), Tuesday, 12 August 2014 01:11 (twelve years ago)

The Temptations- I Wish It Would Rain

Answer to this question will pretty much always be the last song I listened to.

― rushomancy, Tuesday, 12 August 2014 01:42 (twelve years ago)

ultros ultros-ghali needs to post more imo, life's hard enough on ilx for an avantprogfiend without a silent brethren

(TMC isn't in my top 3 Kayo Dot songs, weirdly, but its appeal is clear & its escalation almost absurdly intense)

My answer is always Moon In June tbh, Robert Wyatt was on some frightening genius tip right then

― i'm elf-ein lusophonic (imago), Tuesday, 12 August 2014 01:48 (twelve years ago)

Spratley's Japs - Fanny

― acoleuthic, Saturday, August 28, 2010 8:16 PM (3 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

clearly my answer isn't always Moon In June lol

Fanny is something else, if you haven't heard. get ready to fry that brain o'yours!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuYck1MR8pI

― i'm elf-ein lusophonic (imago), Tuesday, 12 August 2014 01:52 (twelve years ago)

Ten Years Gone - Led Zeppelin

― Inty Tyga Et La Tyga Loma (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Tuesday, 12 August 2014 01:56 (twelve years ago)

Radiohead - Letdown

― LimbsKing, Tuesday, 12 August 2014 02:34 (twelve years ago)

Sara Smile

― Jimmywine Dyspeptic, Tuesday, 12 August 2014 03:20 (twelve years ago)

Clair de Lune

― Moka, Tuesday, 12 August 2014 04:01 (twelve years ago)

Almost every song in here is awesome btw.

― Moka, Tuesday, 12 August 2014 04:03 (twelve years ago)

for bunita marcus

― mattresslessness, Tuesday, 12 August 2014 04:03 (twelve years ago)

fct was a bit ahead of the curve in clickbait techniques

― een, Tuesday, 12 August 2014 04:14 (twelve years ago)

If only i had used my power for evil i could be rich now

― go ahead. make vid where u rap about this new TMNT movie. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 August 2014 05:25 (twelve years ago)

"urban spaceman" - bonzo dog doo-dah band

― Adding ease. Adding wonder. Adding (contenderizer), Tuesday, 12 August 2014 05:41 (twelve years ago)

many xposts FAO imago

I'm pretty certain you're the guy I used to talk to occasionally on DiS, just thought I should point that out at some point. My favourite bit of The Manifold Curiosity isn't even the outro it's that joyous explosion of clarinet after the acoustic part, definitely my favourite bit of music ever. It completely changed my way of thinking about music when I was younger and it's had a profound effect on me to this day, as has most of that record.

I like that Spratleys Japs album and Fanny's great but it's not quite up there with Tim Smith's main concern, and I think there are better songs on that album (namely Oh, Fear, Vine)

Dirty Boy has a good shout a being the best actual SONG ever (rather than 15 minute avantpostprogorchestralmetal odyssey) yeah?

― a proclamation of tortoise intent (ultros ultros-ghali), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 01:45 (twelve years ago)

I've had Dirty Boy at number 1 at points, yeah :)

Think I had a phase with Fanny just after hearing it where the dizzy wobbly sonic structure was the most convincing approximation of the unlimited & joyous possibilities of sound I thought I'd ever heard, allied to those eye-wateringly beautiful melodies. Of course, I was dazzled and in love. You're right that Tim's main concern largely features better songwriting & is probably, on the whole, more laudation-worthy, but that song hit a spot where I was reduced beyond words

Now wondering which DiS poster you were! Narrowed it down to one beginning with B, one C and one O...

― i'm elf-ein lusophonic (imago), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 09:26 (twelve years ago)

Like a Rolling Stone

― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 13:43 (twelve years ago)

Lonely Woman

― 3kDk (dog latin), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 13:51 (twelve years ago)

uptown top ranking

― sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 14:06 (twelve years ago)

fredugolon 6

― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 14:54 (twelve years ago)

xpost the temptation to leave you guessing is strong but I was C.

― a proclamation of tortoise intent (ultros ultros-ghali), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 18:58 (twelve years ago)

props to your DN there, ultros

― sleeve, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 19:00 (twelve years ago)

uptown top ranking

― sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler)

This makes me happy.

― Moka, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 19:07 (twelve years ago)

Slapp Happy - Me & Paravati

― sleeve, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 19:14 (twelve years ago)

i answer.
i cntrl-f and search.
same answer 10 years ago.

― mark e, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 19:42 (twelve years ago)

OCD took over and I felt a Spotify list was necessary.
Spotify being spotify, it ain't everything. But it's 150 tracks!
http://open.spotify.com/user/forksclovetofu/playlist/0UDCKKqsUwN7UXyVPiZ48K

― go ahead. make vid where u rap about this new TMNT movie. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 19:59 (twelve years ago)

I thought of "Dirty Boy" too. I remember Kavus Torabi recently saying that "Dirty Boy" was the sort of unparalleled, life-changing epic that everyone in his generation said "Stairway to Heaven" was, which I think hits the nail on the head

― Maggie killed Quagmire (collest baby ever) (frogbs), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 20:03 (twelve years ago)

magnolia by john weldon cale some real summer jam realness fuck

― missingNO, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 20:26 (twelve years ago)

"Penny Lane"

― i also enjoy in line skateing (spazzmatazz), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 22:01 (twelve years ago)

Radiohead - Lucky

― The Velvet Fog called me a motherfucker (Sandy), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 22:08 (twelve years ago)

Good Vibrations

― skip, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 22:19 (twelve years ago)

Dream Baby Dream.

― stirmonster, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 22:22 (twelve years ago)

for the sake of the spotify, i'd request folks put their artist of choice as well.

― go ahead. make vid where u rap about this new TMNT movie. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 22:23 (twelve years ago)

Forbidden Colours (Sakamoto/Sylvian)

― Iago Galdston, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 22:31 (twelve years ago)

Dream Baby Dream by Suicide, Angel Corpus Christi or Bruce Springsteen.

― stirmonster, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 22:36 (twelve years ago)

New Order - Ceremony

― uxorious gazumping (monotony), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 23:18 (twelve years ago)

Dream Baby Dream by Suicide, Angel Corpus Christi or Bruce Springsteen.

In The Wire this month there's a list of fifteen different versions of DBD!

― sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler), Thursday, 14 August 2014 08:48 (twelve years ago)

I remember Kavus Torabi recently saying that "Dirty Boy" was the sort of unparalleled, life-changing epic that everyone in his generation said "Stairway to Heaven" was, which I think hits the nail on the head

― Maggie killed Quagmire (collest baby ever) (frogbs), Wednesday, August 13, 2014 8:03 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Kavus, of course, has stated (in the comments!) that this is his favourite piece of music (and it's very, very good):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLm2ozVoiyg

― i'm elf-ein lusophonic (imago), Thursday, 14 August 2014 09:03 (twelve years ago)

In The Wire this month there's a list of fifteen different versions of DBD!

i didn't notice that (only given it a brief skim so far). i can only think of about ten so interested to see who else has covered it.

― stirmonster, Thursday, 14 August 2014 10:02 (twelve years ago)

hmmm. can't see it. is it the issue with dean blunt on the cover or the one before?

― stirmonster, Thursday, 14 August 2014 10:51 (twelve years ago)

The St Vincent issue (sorry, didn't realise there was a new one out)

― sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler), Thursday, 14 August 2014 10:54 (twelve years ago)

Arthur Russell - In the Light of the Miracle

― dem bow dem bow need calcium (seandalai), Thursday, 14 August 2014 11:52 (twelve years ago)

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