The First (and last) Joint P&J / JP Singles Poll!

Last time out; last chance--get them Peter Bjorn and John votes in, jokerz!

lol @ both Clipse singles placing on the Idolator poll. this might be my least favorite P&J singles poll of the decade so far. I'll vote for T.I.

I agree with you there, Alex; these lists were both kinda weak (worst ever?). I'm voting for the unmentionable.

"worst ever"? really? I think there's lots of good stuff on here--I'm certain there are worst years, and probably even less interesting years this decade. my own favourites aren't even on this, but there's more than enough to hold my interest. anyway, I'd vote for one of the really good ones I didn't know well enough (or at all) at the time: "Irreplacable," CSS or New York Dolls.

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Only things I actively dislike (aside from things I've never heard):

Beyoncé: "Ring The Alarm" (Sony)
Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man" (RCA)
Corinne Bailey Rae: "Put Your Records On" (Capitol)
The Raconteurs: "Steady, As She Goes" (V2)
TV on the Radio: "Wolf Like Me" (4AD/Interscope)

but you know, I might actuall like "ring the alarm" a little better now, so even that's probably not true.

Oops...I totally didn't mean to put "Wolf Like Me" on there, either (damn you cut-n-paste). I don't mind that song. Far from loving it, but it's fine.

Ahem, try this again... what I dislike:
Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man" (RCA)
Corinne Bailey Rae: "Put Your Records On" (Capitol)
The Raconteurs: "Steady, As She Goes" (V2)

Well, I meant worst singles poll (maybe) by that, actually--lord knows there have been plenty of even worse album lists.

And I've always really liked "Ring the Alarm." For me, it was "Irreplaceable" that was the grower from B-day.

"ain't no other man" is such a piece of shit song. the critical praise for it was so o_O to me.

"mr me. too">>>>>>>>>>>>>"wamp wamp"

Arctic Monkeys: "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" (Domino)
Cassie: "Me & U" (Bad Boy)
Cat Power: "The Greatest"
Hot Chip: "Over and Over" (Astralwerks) Knife - Silent Shout
Knife: "We Share Our Mother's Health" (Mute)
Lil Wayne ft. Robin Thicke - Shooter
Lily Allen: "LDN" (Capitol)
Lupe Fiasco: "Kick, Push" (Atlantic)
Mary J. Blige: "Be Without You" (Geffen)
Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland: "Promiscuous" (Geffen)
Pipettes: "Pull Shapes" (Memphis Industries)
Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie" (Sony)
T.I.: "What You Know" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
The Hold Steady - Chips Ahoy!
The Killers: "When You Were Young" (Island)
TV on the Radio: "Wolf Like Me" (4AD/Interscope)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion

^i like all of these songs but i can't say that any of them are truly "great." what a weak year for singles. i think i'm voting "promiscuous".

people were still on about lady sovereign at the end last year? wtf

Performance of the year.

yeah otm. loved that one because it was basically right at the height of "crazy"'s big groundswell and it was cool to see them do a diff version. they did the slow one again on conan a bunch of months later, and i almost like it better because cee-lo's voice is really strained (presumably because they had been touring) and it sounds even more unsettling.

Dammit, that doesn't seem to be available on YouTube.

Well, I meant worst singles poll (maybe) by that, actually--lord knows there have been plenty of even worse album lists.

Well, I haven't paid much attention to LP polls since 1980-something, so we are in fact talking about the same thing here, but--I don't know, I can easily pull a dozen things from that list I either love or really like a whole lot.

"ain't no other man" is such a piece of shit song. the critical praise for it was so o_O to me.

No idea what "o_O" means, but I assume I entirely agree! Hate the song so much.

Oh, it's not a bad singles list by any means, just not as good as many (most?) of the others.

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That song was quite annoying.

the wonky-sounding horn/organ swell and Xtina going "HEYYYYYYYYYY" at the beginning of that song is seriously like my least favorite sound in music ever.

hahaha alex most otm thing you've ever said. i've almost crashed my car so many fucking times immediately after hearing that on the radio.

at the time i respected Primo just for doing something in a slightly faster BPM than 99% of his hip hop shit, but that song couldn't have been cornier if Mark Ronson produced it.

Nope, wrong. That Xtina single was fantastic, even if she did think it was a Billie Holiday tribute. It had such a great hook, and I'm a sucker for the horn stabs. I don't understand how people can get het up for Umbrella and dislike Ain't No Other Man.

The corniness made it great.

I don't feel comfortable voting for LCD Soundsystem even though I love the run out of it. Does it really count as a single? How? Is E2-E4 a single?

So I'm going with Rick Ross' "Hustlin'" for the most exciting intro of the year with a special nod to my boy Justin Timberlake for dying into "Sexyback."

M.I.A.:

Lady Sovereign: "Public Warning" (Def Jam) - How can anyone prefer the thin "Love Me Or Hate Me" to this lane-changing blur of grime skapunk with a CCR quote and several boastful nursery rhymes? Single of the year.

The Federation: "18 Dummy" (Reprise) - Forget Pazz/Idolator. How come this masterpiece didn't storm the BILLBOARD charts? Hook of the year. It goes "18 Dummy. 18 Dummy. 18 Dummy. 18 Dummy. 18 Dummy. 18 Dummy. 18 Dummy. 18 Dummy."

Mocean Worker: "Under The Matzos Tree (Remix)" (MP3) - Finally got Jewface just yesterday. But I've been familiar with Ada Jones' 1907 original for a while and I love how Adam Dorn takes it as one end of a ribbon and ties it to a 2006 dub house track. All I wanna know now is what audiences in 2107 will make of it assuming there are humans left inhabiting the planet.

Mew: "The Zookeeper's Boy" (Sony BMG) - I first wondered why all Britpop can't sound this pretty, why it couldn't build such power from meticulous strong structure. Then I learned they were from Denmark. Then I heard the album which was blah. Then I learned to take my pop flukes where I could get them and move on.

Simon Bookish: "Terry Riley Disco" (Playlouder) - It's hard to guffaw while dancing but I manage.

Skeletons & The Girl-Faced Boys: "Fit Black Man" (Ghostly International) - The closest the Aughties have come to the psych-disco of The United States of America's "The Garden Of Earthly Delights."

The Pierces: "Boring" (Lizard King) - It's hard to guffaw while posing so I don't even try.

I don't remember what I voted for and am afraid to look.

As much as I like the Cassie, Hot Chip, JT, and Knife singles, I'm going to go with Cat Power. Her best song ever, and so mysterious....

I think I voted for Panic! At the Disco, which is unfortunately missing.

I'd vote for P!ATD if they were here. I would have voted for "Promiscuous" a year ago, but I've tired of it and so I'm voting for Cassie. "Tell Me When to Go" is still the greatest song of ever though and fuck the entire portion of the electorates that didn't vote for it. People upthread are mad RONG re: "Ain't No Other Man".

rev traversing between otm and RONG at like 80 mph right there.

Yeah, well eat a dick.

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"Tell Me When to Go" is still the greatest song of ever though and fuck the entire portion of the electorates that didn't vote for it.

i'll cosign this 4 lyfe.

I feel more strongly about that than the xtina song, so you're still cool.

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I had "Shooter" as number one last year...I'll still throw it a vote, though I probably prefer my number two (Cassie - "Me & U") and number three (Ciara - "Promise," which is M.I.A.) right now.

I still like that MCR song.

black parade song is good, black parade album is GREAT.

Better than the Panic! album?

Also not present:

Liars - The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack
The Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control (i voted for the Soulwax Nite Version, which fucking rocks)

i haven't heard the panic album. i liked the single but idk i assumed the album would annoy the fuck out of me so i never got around to it.

"Introduction" – 0:36
"The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage" – 2:54
"London Beckoned Songs About Money Written by Machines" – 3:23
"Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks" – 3:23
"Camisado" – 3:11
"Time to Dance" – 3:22
"Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" – 3:20
"Intermission" – 2:35
"But It's Better If You Do" – 3:25
"I Write Sins Not Tragedies" – 3:06
"I Constantly Thank God for Esteban" – 3:30
"There's a Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought of It Yet" – 3:16
"Build God, Then We'll Talk" – 3:40

Cat Power - "The Greatest"

Do you like to sleep?

"I Constantly Thank God for Esteban" – 3:30

so rev are you saying it's not a v. good album or what?

That was directed at nicky, not Tape Store.

I voted for "Irreplaceable," which I should have done at the time (and might have had I heard it)

Cat Power does get me into some sort of dream state. I think I'm already half way there by nature, though.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

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

I voted for Shooter!

o_O

wocka wocka wocka

goddamnit

The First (and last) Joint P&J / JP Singles Poll Results Gag!

That's officially "funny."

Can we somehow transport back to the '70s now?

Can we somehow transport back to That '70s Show?

I want all these fake poll winners collected on one handy CD.

Or at least a new poll: most hilarious fake #1.

the only think that derails the lulz is that we can just ignore the "winner" and assume the second place finisher is the person who got the most real votes.
we should be proud that ppl take time out of their day to conspire against a message board poll, though.

Thank you John for doing all these P&J polls!!! I'm going to be a bit lost now that they're done.

Oh, I suppose you could wander the streets, trying to start conversations about "Xgau" with strangers. That's what you did before these threads, right?

No, I offered you a hug.

John will think of other threads.

Now that these are done, could the conspirators have the courtesy to out themselves?

I'm sure they still have more subversive satirical work left to do, like making sure the shortest song in every EPICS poll wins

John will think of other threads.

Hell yeah! Be here next week when we head on down that long-and-winding-road of Rolling Stone's Greatest Albums Of xxxx threads!

(j/k)(I think...)

P'Fork best of '98 poll, here we come!