TS: Echo & the Bunny Men's "Lips Like Sugar" vs Iggy Pop's "Candy"

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I really don't know about this one. I love both songs. I just hope Alex won't yell at me again.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 23 October 2004 23:02 (twenty-one years ago)

When I yell at you, you'll know it!

This is actually a good one, as both represent shamelessly poppy moments from artists not known theretofore to sucking up to the mainstream as much. That said, I fucking HATE "Candy", and "Lips Like Sugar" does have that great Will Sergeant riff, so I go with les hommes du Lepin.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 23 October 2004 23:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I just love, love, love the spelling - the Bunny Men. No, really!

Otherwise, I'd take "Candy".

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Saturday, 23 October 2004 23:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow! YOU hate "Candy"? Well, when I think about it, I don't think having that girl (can't remember her name) sing on the track was necessary, or very helpful.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 23 October 2004 23:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Kate Pierson. Of the B-52's. She's fine ("Shiny Happy People" not withstanding), but it's just a shit song.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 23 October 2004 23:10 (twenty-one years ago)

HI AJA!
/cliche

My vote goes for Lips Like Sugar. I'm with Alex in putting my hate up for "Candy."

― Xii (Xii), Saturday, 23 October 2004 23:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I forgot she sang on "Shiny Happy People." You have to agree that that's worse than "Candy."

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 23 October 2004 23:12 (twenty-one years ago)

*still cannot decide whether The Bunny Men would be a more appropriate name for an Echo or an Iggy Pop tribute act*

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Saturday, 23 October 2004 23:13 (twenty-one years ago)

You have to agree that that's worse than "Candy."

This is true. But, by the same token, what makes "Candy" so painful is that this is the same man who sang "Loose" and "Lust for Life" and "Penetration" and "Nightclubbing" and (etc. etc. etc.). For him to be singing such a banal dollop of pop dung hurt me in my heart.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 23 October 2004 23:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Dear...Mister...Echo!

― Ian Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Sunday, 24 October 2004 00:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Hahahahaha

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 24 October 2004 00:15 (twenty-one years ago)

http://hem.passagen.se/tufflan/youngones/bilder/rick.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 24 October 2004 00:15 (twenty-one years ago)

"Bunny Men"

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 24 October 2004 00:21 (twenty-one years ago)

i imagine that yer mom has a lot of iggy pop records, right aja?

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 24 October 2004 00:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Trick Question:
Iggy Pop's "Candy" vs The Corrs "Breathless"

(*ducks and covers*)

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Sunday, 24 October 2004 02:04 (twenty-one years ago)

i imagine that yer mom has a lot of iggy pop records, right aja?
-- Eisbär (llamasfu...), October 24th, 2004 6:21 PM.

No, but my dad has a couple.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 6 November 2004 17:38 (twenty-one years ago)

any EATB records?

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Saturday, 6 November 2004 17:42 (twenty-one years ago)

seriously, aja, i think that you'd like echo and the bunnymen. you should give them a try!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Saturday, 6 November 2004 17:42 (twenty-one years ago)

He has one Echo & the Bunnymen cd. I do like them.

I really like "Killing Moon"

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 6 November 2004 17:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Both sucks suck, frankly.

In fairness, Iggy did tons of crappy pop songs before he hit the goldmine with "Candy". How much garbage is on "New Values", "Soldier, "Party", and then the horror that is "Zombie Birdhouse"? Is anyone really going to make the argument that any of that stuff is much better than "Candy"? I'm sure there are plenty of crap tunes he did after that, but can't say I even know the names of any of those records.

― dsd, Sunday, 7 November 2004 09:32 (twenty-one years ago)

That should've read "Both SONGS suck".

Have no idea idea how that came out as "both sucks suck". Guess I'm too drunk right now.

― dsd, Sunday, 7 November 2004 09:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Is anyone really going to make the argument that any of that stuff is much better than "Candy"

"Run Like A Villain" and "Eat or Be Eaten" on Zombie Birdhouse are a thousand times better than "Candy," which is a fuckin' abomination.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:40 (twenty-one years ago)

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