What's the best track on "Talking Book"

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Poll Results

Option	Votes
Superstition	15
I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)	8
You Are the Sunshine of My Life	7
You and I (We Can Conquer the World)	3
You've Got It Bad Girl	3
Maybe Your Baby	3
Big Brother	3
Blame It on the Sun	1
Tuesday Heartbreak	0
Lookin' for Another Pure Love	0

― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 11 October 2007 12:37 (seventeen years ago)

My vote for "You And I" although "Blame It On The Sun" and "I Believe" are also fantastic.

I expect an undeserved winner here though.

― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 11 October 2007 12:38 (seventeen years ago)

If you mean "Superstition," only you would call that undeserved.

― Oilyrags, Thursday, 11 October 2007 12:40 (seventeen years ago)

"You and I" for the synths

― poortheatre, Thursday, 11 October 2007 12:40 (seventeen years ago)

"Maybe Your Baby" for the synths.

― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Thursday, 11 October 2007 20:29 (seventeen years ago)

there is not a single track on this album that could even remotely be labeled "undeserved" if it wins. this thread will only create undeserved losers.

― fact checking cuz, Thursday, 11 October 2007 20:31 (seventeen years ago)

"You are the sunshine of my life" would be undeserving for it's inherit(ed) cheese factor, but hey.

― Mark G, Thursday, 11 October 2007 20:35 (seventeen years ago)

"you are the sunshine..." is a great song and a great vocal performance.

― fact checking cuz, Thursday, 11 October 2007 20:50 (seventeen years ago)

very tempting to vote for "Superstition" but I love "Big Brother" so much

― milo z, Thursday, 11 October 2007 20:54 (seventeen years ago)

Lately it's "I Believe (When We Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)."

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 11 October 2007 20:55 (seventeen years ago)

I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)

― Gavin in Leeds, Thursday, 11 October 2007 20:57 (seventeen years ago)

historically my fave has been "blame it on the sun" but right now i'm torn between "superstition" (inspired in part by that great youtube clip of him playing it on sesame street) and "looking for another pure love."

― fact checking cuz, Thursday, 11 October 2007 21:01 (seventeen years ago)

I'm voting for "I Believe." The multitracked "Hey!" a few choruses before the breakdown fucking gets me every time.

And what an unbelievable drummer he was.

― Sara Sara Sara, Thursday, 11 October 2007 21:03 (seventeen years ago)

Superstition

― max r, Thursday, 11 October 2007 21:07 (seventeen years ago)

Big Brother for the melody

― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 11 October 2007 22:10 (seventeen years ago)

This might be about the one and only time I vote the same as Geir.

― Eric H., Thursday, 11 October 2007 22:39 (seventeen years ago)

"Superstition" is the only bad song here. Well, not bad, but terribly overrated anyway.

― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 11 October 2007 22:39 (seventeen years ago)

Well, that was a short-lived synchronicity.

― Eric H., Friday, 12 October 2007 00:27 (seventeen years ago)

Ha ha -- I know the feeling.

― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 12 October 2007 03:08 (seventeen years ago)

Superstition is fantastic. I vote.

― Ned Trifle II, Friday, 12 October 2007 06:50 (seventeen years ago)

"bad"
"undeserved"
"terribly overrated"

Geir knows me all too well, I'm sad to say.

― JN$OT, Friday, 12 October 2007 07:26 (seventeen years ago)

"You've Got It Bad Girl", but I'd vote for the version of "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" with horns.

― The Reverend, Friday, 12 October 2007 17:45 (seventeen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― ILX System, Monday, 15 October 2007 23:01 (seventeen years ago)

Bet I'm just about the only one who ONLY likes "Sunshine of my Life"

― the next grozart, Tuesday, 16 October 2007 01:55 (seventeen years ago)

but I'd vote for the version of "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" with horns

... really? That's the version that really put the final nail in the coffin for me.

― Eric H., Tuesday, 16 October 2007 02:16 (seventeen years ago)

I was familiar with the horn version first and I love it. The album version sounds incomplete without them.

― The Reverend, Tuesday, 16 October 2007 15:10 (seventeen years ago)

Those horns sound like love. That's all there is to it.

― The Reverend, Tuesday, 16 October 2007 15:11 (seventeen years ago)

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

― ILX System, Tuesday, 16 October 2007 23:01 (seventeen years ago)

I can almost live with this, but "Lookin For Another Love" not getting one vote?!?

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 16 October 2007 23:02 (seventeen years ago)

Predicably, the worst track won. But lots of beautiful melodic ballads just behind it. They were what made this album so great.

― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 16 October 2007 23:04 (seventeen years ago)

Predicably, the worst track won.

Geir, you're insane!

― Herman G. Neuname, Wednesday, 17 October 2007 00:00 (seventeen years ago)

I have to admit, I've never felt "I Believe."

― Eric H., Wednesday, 17 October 2007 00:38 (seventeen years ago)

... but then, I still don't quite feel this one as an album, not like everything that followed (not even like Music of My Mind)

― Eric H., Wednesday, 17 October 2007 00:39 (seventeen years ago)

That's exactly how I feel about Fulfillingness, but, I suspect, this'll change.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 17 October 2007 00:55 (seventeen years ago)

hey rev, where can i hear the horns version of "you are the sunshine of my life"?

― Lingbert, Wednesday, 17 October 2007 00:59 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbSbfIIAZJk
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V61FXO/ref=dm_dp_trk8/002-7814458-4798402

They were added in when it was released as a single.

― The Reverend, Wednesday, 17 October 2007 09:13 (seventeen years ago)

No votes for "Tuesday Heartbreak"? That would have been my pick (possibly "Supersition" is better though).

― o. nate, Thursday, 18 October 2007 14:35 (seventeen years ago)

How come people like the worst track all the time?

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 18 October 2007 15:32 (seventeen years ago)

FALSE GEIR

― The Reverend, Thursday, 18 October 2007 15:33 (seventeen years ago)

LOL @ weirdoes who don't like "Superstition"

― Tom D., Thursday, 18 October 2007 15:35 (seventeen years ago)

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