OK, I know what I said, but it really is time for BEST SCRITTI SINGLE

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Because it just is! so starting it sooner rather than later.

Poll Results

Option	Votes
"The Sweetest Girl" (1981)	10
"Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)" (1984)	9
"Absolute" (1984)	9
"Skank Bloc Bologna" (1978)	7
"Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)" (1988)	6
"Perfect Way" (1985)	6
"Jacques Derrida" (1982)	6
"The Boom Boom Bap" (2006)	5
"The Word Girl" (featuring Ranking Ann) (1985)	5
"4 A-Sides" (1979)	5
"Asylums In Jerusalem" (1982)	3
"She's A Woman" (featuring Shabba Ranks) (1991)	2
"Faithless" (1982)	2
"2nd Peel Session" (1979)	1
"Hypnotize" (1984)	1
"Boom! There She Was" (featuring Roger) (1988)	1
"Take Me In Your Arms" (featuring Sweetie Irie) (1991)	0
"Tinseltown To The Boogiedown" (1999)	0
"First Boy In This Town (Lovesick)" (1988)	0
"After Six" (2007) (Unconfirmed)	0
null	0

― Mark G, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:38 (eighteen years ago)

I have a similar reaction to this list as Lex did to the Madonna one.

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:40 (eighteen years ago)

This was the hardest one yet. There are ones I want to win which might, and there are ones I don't want to win, which might, and there's the one I picked, which won't, but the 12" is too heartbreaking to ignore.

― Groke, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:41 (eighteen years ago)

I am 99% certain my pick won't win.

― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:42 (eighteen years ago)

Many of these I would give about 30,000 out of ten.

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:42 (eighteen years ago)

It's taken until now for my vote, funnily enough.

― Mark G, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:51 (eighteen years ago)

I'm almost surprised by my own vote: "boom boom bap." when I go through the list, it just feels like the best choice right now (and yeah, I probably love half a dozen others on there as much as any music I can think of).

― sw00ds, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:59 (eighteen years ago)

Sweet Jesus, you can't expect anyone to do this, can you?

The Sweetest Faithless Word Girl for me.

― Matthew H, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 16:24 (eighteen years ago)

I love Skank Bloc Bologna, but Sweetest Girl has Robert Wyatt on it. Nuff said.

― Stew, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 17:14 (eighteen years ago)

i think my brain just caved in

― strongohulkington, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 17:16 (eighteen years ago)

"Absolute" - cuz Justin Timberlake sounds so sexy over it (and me)

― Kevin John Bozelka, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 18:20 (eighteen years ago)

you missed "Brushed With Oil, Dusted With Powder"

― henry s, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 18:26 (eighteen years ago)

i voted "faithless"

― get bent, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 18:44 (eighteen years ago)

where is "Philosophy Now"? was that not a single?

― Stormy Davis, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 18:58 (eighteen years ago)

er, maybe "BWO, DWP" wasn't a single after all...

― henry s, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 18:59 (eighteen years ago)

Am I the only one who's gonna vote for "Jaques Derrida"?

― max, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 19:28 (eighteen years ago)

I just did.

― bear, bear, bear, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 19:31 (eighteen years ago)

And I did hours ago.

― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 20:08 (eighteen years ago)

Do you know, there's a lot to be said for "She's a Woman" and I bet it gets no love at all.

― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 20:08 (eighteen years ago)

Not an easy question. I'm a mood for sad songs for now, so "Oh Patti" wins.

― zeus, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 21:35 (eighteen years ago)

"The Word Girl" is perfect.

OK, "Wood Beez", "Perfect Way", "Absolute" and "Oh Patti" are perfect too. But I still voted for "The Word Girl".

― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:46 (eighteen years ago)

And "She's a Woman" is one of the best Beatles covers ever.

― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:46 (eighteen years ago)

"Perfect Way", especially the 12" mix. That was THE song of the summer I turned 18.

― Mr. Odd, Thursday, 26 April 2007 01:38 (eighteen years ago)

i voted "boom! there she was" but fuck it was an agonising decision that i'm beginning to regret

― creme1, Thursday, 26 April 2007 01:47 (eighteen years ago)

I voted for WoodBeez but I dont know if it worked. Why am I still able to click on radio buttons after voting!?

― Trayce, Thursday, 26 April 2007 01:51 (eighteen years ago)

You can click on radio buttons, it just tells you off if you try to "vote" twice.

― Mark G, Thursday, 26 April 2007 08:33 (eighteen years ago)

Has to be one off Provision, so I'm going for Oh Patti. Close between that and Lovesick. Also there's 'Sweetest Girl'....forgot about that. Well - I'm happy with 'Patti' as my pick.

That whole list would make a fantastic singles compilation!

― Dr.C, Thursday, 26 April 2007 09:03 (eighteen years ago)

"4 A-Sides"! It would have been "Sweetest Girl", but I don't like the single version as much as the C81 version...

― Tom D., Thursday, 26 April 2007 09:07 (eighteen years ago)

yeah, when the single came out I was all "what's this extra vocal stuff, and why the fade?"

― Mark G, Thursday, 26 April 2007 09:16 (eighteen years ago)

Not enough Robert Wyatt either

― Tom D., Thursday, 26 April 2007 09:19 (eighteen years ago)

Um, "Asylums In Jerusalem"/"Jacques Derrida" was a double-A side, wasn't it?

Has to be "Faithless", for the 12" in particular.

― mike t-diva, Thursday, 26 April 2007 09:22 (eighteen years ago)

yes, that's why I split them.

― Mark G, Thursday, 26 April 2007 09:27 (eighteen years ago)

'Snow In Sun' was a single too, no?

Anyway...

― Matthew H, Thursday, 26 April 2007 09:55 (eighteen years ago)

4 A Sides

― dan selzer, Thursday, 26 April 2007 14:19 (eighteen years ago)

I have to admit, after the early stuff, all off their songs sound sort of like Bring Me A Higher Love without the big chorus.

― filthy dylan, Thursday, 26 April 2007 16:24 (eighteen years ago)

That's a good thing!

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 26 April 2007 17:43 (eighteen years ago)

Not for me. I'd rather listen to Baltimora.

― filthy dylan, Thursday, 26 April 2007 19:05 (eighteen years ago)

"The Word Girl" has a great chorus.

― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 26 April 2007 23:31 (eighteen years ago)

so tuff. i voted for "Wood Beez" because i was so obsessed with it at age 13 i did numerous finger-on-the-pause-button remixes of it. it had a dub on the b side!

― jed_, Thursday, 26 April 2007 23:46 (eighteen years ago)

i think i spun it out for 15 minutes.

― jed_, Thursday, 26 April 2007 23:47 (eighteen years ago)

ok the real answer is "4 A-Sides".

― jed_, Friday, 27 April 2007 00:13 (eighteen years ago)

more.

― Mark G, Friday, 27 April 2007 11:43 (eighteen years ago)

I listened to most of these singles this morning. I am happy with my choice of Oh Patti, very happy.....genius.

― Dr.C, Friday, 27 April 2007 12:23 (eighteen years ago)

what's the one with a news report about a riot? was that one an ep? why wasn't Lover To Fall a single thats my fave on CAP'85

― acrobat, Friday, 27 April 2007 12:36 (eighteen years ago)

The newsy one was on the first e.p. - check out the "early" CD.

― Mark G, Friday, 27 April 2007 13:03 (eighteen years ago)

i'm w. geir

― That one guy that quit, Friday, 27 April 2007 13:26 (eighteen years ago)

Oh Patti for me, too.

― toby, Saturday, 28 April 2007 07:53 (eighteen years ago)

AB SO LUTE ON POWER DRIVE

Oh baby, understand...

― Bimble, Saturday, 28 April 2007 08:32 (eighteen years ago)

rev

― Mark G, Monday, 30 April 2007 07:38 (eighteen years ago)

when expire plz? (no need to answer, "New Answers" will tell me)

― Mark G, Thursday, 3 May 2007 09:29 (eighteen years ago)

Perfect Way

― blunt, Thursday, 3 May 2007 09:38 (eighteen years ago)

Hmmm. When is the deadline?

― Geir Hongro, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:31 (eighteen years ago)

Revival for Weekend dudes...

― Mark G, Sunday, 6 May 2007 22:32 (eighteen years ago)

i'd take skank bloc over the three that beat it.

― Tim Ellison, Monday, 7 May 2007 00:27 (eighteen years ago)

I pulled out my brand spankin' new copy of C&P '85 last night. Thought I might dance my arse off...

― Bimble, Monday, 7 May 2007 00:28 (eighteen years ago)

I guess I am the only one who voted for "Hypnotize". Gets me every damn time!

― Saxby D. Elder, Monday, 7 May 2007 05:15 (eighteen years ago)

Bit surprised by the "Oh Patti" love.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 7 May 2007 11:01 (eighteen years ago)

the early stuff is lame

― That one guy that quit, Monday, 7 May 2007 11:18 (eighteen years ago)

Well, that's a wide range of voting!

Note: If you combine Jaques Derida and Asylums in Jerusalem (as they were a combined single),it shoots up to number two (joint)

― Mark G, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 07:45 (eighteen years ago)

If only you had done.

― Marcello Carlin, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 07:50 (eighteen years ago)

Only one other vote for Faithless? Puh.

― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 09:36 (eighteen years ago)

Alfred: "Oh Patti" is the best syrup 80s ballad EVER.

― zeus, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 11:21 (eighteen years ago)

It would only have been syrupy if Tony Hadley had sung it.

― Marcello Carlin, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 11:22 (eighteen years ago)

But he did not, therefore it is syrup and not syruppy.

― Mark G, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 11:25 (eighteen years ago)

I won!

― sonderangerbot, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 12:14 (eighteen years ago)

You are the sweetest girl?

― Mark G, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 12:25 (eighteen years ago)

"Oh Patti" is the best syrup 80s ballad EVER.

That would be "When Love Breaks Down".

But "Oh Patti" is a good contender.

― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 12:27 (eighteen years ago)

Miles phoned it in...

― henry s, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 12:56 (eighteen years ago)

enrique you are so fucking wrong this time.

― jed_, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 12:59 (eighteen years ago)

This time?

― Tom D., Tuesday, 8 May 2007 13:00 (eighteen years ago)

Alfred: "Oh Patti" is the best syrup 80s ballad EVER

No way! It's all a ruse, as usual.

"Oh Patti" also features my favorite Miles cameo of the eighties.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 13:14 (eighteen years ago)

Hahaha I voted in this and I can't remember which one I voted for. I'm happy with those results though.

― Roz, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 15:56 (eighteen years ago)

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