UK TOP 40 POLL: 17/08/1991

For me, as with so much else in life, this comes down to Heavy D vs Metallica

why don't you just [guitar noise]

"Winter In July."

wretched. any chart in which 'more than words' is one of the better choices is on some next level bullshit trip

Oh god, this is shite! It's so hard between C&C, Heavy D and Paula Abdul. And yeah, I like "Enter Sandman". And, come to think of it, that's Cathy Dennis' best solo single. Toss up, I'll go with "Things That Make You Go Hmmmm" as it was one of the first songs I ever bought on single.

"Whenever we hold each other
We hold each other"

Michael Stipe: proto-Rick Ross?

Three years after Ricky "Chewy Raccoon" Ross morelike

26. Sophie Lawrence - Love's Unkind

^^^this the same chick that played Diane Butcher?

Indeed it was.

Ah, the days of Simon Mayo's breakfast show where he would grind his teeth when reading out the credit "C&C Music Factory featuring F Williams."

'Summertime', purely because it reminds me of being in New York that summer and constantly hearing it on the radio.

"One eye open, gripping your pillow tight"

lol anal sex

My inner 14 year-old would've never forgiven me for not voting Metallica. Even though it's far from their best song.

There really is a bunch of crap here.

I like 11 of the songs here.

De La Soul is dead goodest tho.

38. Flowered Up - It's On/Egg Rush

need to hear this again but Studio's 'No Comply' really reminds me of it (or at least my memory of it)

I thought Weekender was their only good song, but then I'm thinking of voting for More than Words so what do I know.

I voted for Move Any Mountain but didn't notice Enter Sandman on there. Gah.

13 songs I like on this list.

Enter Sandman was playing the first time I got off with a girl in a club.

Recall Bang being universally regarded as Blur's worst song until Country House arrived - except in Italy, where everyone always asked why they didn't play it

"I'm too Sexy", easily!

There's about 5 or 6 tracks I kind of like, but cheese was obv the in sound of '91, going by that.

Worst is the OMD "Pandora's Box" single. They played that when I saw them last year, it was goddamn awful.

I definitely want to see them on the upcoming Dazzle Ships tour, though.

Pandora's Box isn't really that bad (bad for them I guess). I hated it at the time mind you.

and not that we would, of course, but if there was ever a Michael Bolt-On singles poll, this one is probably the best :o

Judge Dale always plays Michael Double-Coiffure Bolton whenever the opportunity arises.

His considered thoughts on "Time, Love And Tenderness":
"Good track."

As much as I loved "Things That Make You Go Hmm..." when I was eight (kind of an inappropriate song for an eight-year-old, actually), I have to give it to Heavy D.

Sorry. I have to give it to Heavy D And The Boyz. I didn't mean to leave The Boyz out.

Pandora's Box isn't really that bad

I just put it up on youtube. It's terrible! And I like Louise Brooks. Playing "Electricity" now to purge the lyrics from my mind.

are they touring "Dazzle Ships"? the greatest hits section of the set at Galsagow was so woeful that I didn't bother seeing them in Newcastle on their hits tour. A "Dazzle Ships" tour I could be interested in, though.

McCluskey was on the Radcliffe show last night and he said that was what they were going to do later this year.

Well, I'll go and see that for sure. I saw it the first time round, it was so good, one of the best live sets I've ever seen.

This is a much better chart than the last couple. Gonna give the vote to De La, for being the technicolourest thing on here.

HEY WATCH THAT, it's a Saturday

"Bang". Allegedly the first "Britpop" song and Blur's greatest single until "Sunday Sunday".

And "Pandora's Box" >>>>>>>>>>>> most of "Dazzle Ships".

Actually I considered it their best single since the two "Joan Or Arc" ones at the time. A great catchy pop song that finally had a more "analogue" sound again for the first time since, well, since those two, actually.

Ryan Adams all the way.

Dazzle ships tour?

OMD to tour Architecture And Morality

Wake me for the Dazzle Ships tour.
-- mark grout (mark grout), Monday, November 13, 2006 10:34 AM (1 year ago) Bookmark Link

Be careful what you wish for, ay?

Funnily enough, I bought the remaster yesterday. Will have to see.

Odd. One of the happiest times in my life, both emotionally and musically, and absolutely no part of the music is reflected in the top 40. I honestly don't know what to vote for here. I'm tempted to go for "Bang" simply because I woke up with it in my head this morning before I'd seen this thread, and that kind of co-incidence doesn't happen often. My heart says vote OMD, but "Pandora's box" was a bit crap really. But then I always loved "Near wild heaven". And really, "I'm too sexy" defined that summer as much as "Anything I do".

A Dazzle Ships tour? I'd be there for that!

The 90s UK charts were at their best in 1995-96 though.

'Popscene' was allegdly the first britpop song according to Justine Freidman, not 'Bang'.

A bit amelodic for Geir, I think.

First britpop song = "You Were Made For Me" by Freddy and the Dreamers, surely.

Marie Lloyd to thread.

Marie Lloyd, mockney art student.

Johnny Ruskin to thread.

'Popscene' was allegdly the first britpop song according to Justine Freidman, not 'Bang'.

"Bang" has all of those XTC/Kinks-like harmonies in the chorus. Now, it may be that "Made Of Stone" was the first Britpop song, but "Bang" was definitely the start of Blur's Britpop style.

Should never overlook the debt the Britpop scene owed to Joe Dolce's "Shaddapa Ya Face".

Marie Lloyd to thread.

-- Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 13 March 2008 10:41 (13 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

Pretty sure we can blame this bitch for Lady Sov as well.

'bang' was blur's shot at a baggy beat, which they later disowned cos it's crap

oh wait 'there's no other way' was baggy too wasn't it?

"There's No Other Way" is Steve Lamacq's least favourite Blur single.

Then again, Steve Lamacq's favourite single is "Just The One" by the Levellers.

'bang' was blur's shot at a baggy beat, which they later disowned cos it's crap

Damon Albarn has disowned several of his best songs ("Country House" is his best ever moment), while the actual crap is the stuff he makes these days.

I could put you in touch with Damon if you like, and you can tell him exactly where he's gone wrong. I'm sure he'd appreciate your thoughts.

i like 'Bang' a bit

the one before it is much better tho yes

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

awesome chart.

voted for OMD - Pandora's Box

"Set Adrift On A Memory Bliss" still sounds great, and gets my vote.

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

Fuck, I wish I hadn't voted for "Move Any Mountain" this morning.