Heart of Rock and Soul Poll: the 1001 Greatest Singles Part 10: 751-775

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Poll Results

Option	Votes
754 1977 Elvis Costello Alison	9
772 1988 Tracy Chapman Fast car	7
759 1970 Melodians Rivers of Babylon	5
761 1985 LL Cool J Rock the bells	4
752 1988 Terence Trent D'Arby Sign your name	3
766 1961 Elvis Presley Can't help falling in love	3
762 1972 Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes The Love I lost	2
764 1965 Righteous Brothers Just once in my life	1
770 1986 Janet Jackson What have you done for me lately	1
767 1972 Stylistics I'm stone in love with you	1
771 1968 Jerry Butler Never give you up	1
773 1965 Fontella Bass Don't mess up a good thing	1
753 1958 Everly Brothers Bird dog	1
769 1963 Chiffons A love so fine	0
774 1961 Gene Pitney I wanna love my life away	0
768 1956 Clovers Devil or angel	0
751 1988 Ruben Blades Hopes on hold	0
765 1968 Dells Always together	0
763 1965 Four Tops Something about you	0
760 1961 Jimmy Reed Bigg boss man	0
758 1963 Jackie Wilson Baby workout	0
757 1958 Ritchie Valens Come on let's go	0
756 1957 Clyde McPhatter Without love (there is nothing)	0
755 1974 Aretha Franklin Without love	0
775 1957 Drifters Fools fall in love	0

― President Keyes, Sunday, 30 August 2009 17:56 (sixteen years ago)

warm weather makes me vote Melodians. if this poll were 4 months from now, i'd vote "Big Boss Man"...

― outdoor_miner, Sunday, 30 August 2009 18:01 (sixteen years ago)

Some strong R&B here: Harold Melvin, D'Arby, LL, Janet, Stylistics, Jackie. Great Elvis ballad, a Jimmy Reed classic. But the Melodians rule here.

― jetfan, Sunday, 30 August 2009 18:25 (sixteen years ago)

751 1988 Ruben Blades Hopes on hold

waht

― post-contrarian meta-challop 2009 (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 30 August 2009 18:26 (sixteen years ago)

"The Love I Lost," not even close.

― if I don't see more dissent, I'm going to have to check myself in (Matos W.K.), Sunday, 30 August 2009 18:54 (sixteen years ago)

Marsh is a big Blades fan, that's not surprising.

― if I don't see more dissent, I'm going to have to check myself in (Matos W.K.), Sunday, 30 August 2009 18:55 (sixteen years ago)

I'm not always in the mood for Janet, Harold Melvin, and the Drifters, but I'm definitely in the mood for D'Arby's "Sign Your Name," so I voted for that.

― post-contrarian meta-challop 2009 (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 30 August 2009 19:02 (sixteen years ago)

ROCK

― what kinda life is that? (Ioannis), Sunday, 30 August 2009 19:59 (sixteen years ago)

THE

― what kinda life is that? (Ioannis), Sunday, 30 August 2009 19:59 (sixteen years ago)

BELLS

― what kinda life is that? (Ioannis), Sunday, 30 August 2009 19:59 (sixteen years ago)

Alison

― Hugh Manatee (WmC), Sunday, 30 August 2009 20:01 (sixteen years ago)

Alison

― kornrulez6969, Sunday, 30 August 2009 21:25 (sixteen years ago)

Does he stipulate whether "Rock The Bells" is the original 12-inch version (in which case I'd probably vote for it) or the LP version (in which case I'd probably vote for Sylistics or Melodians instead)?

― xhuxk, Sunday, 30 August 2009 21:32 (sixteen years ago)

Or Melvin and the Blue Notes (or the Stylistics spelled correctly), maybe.

― xhuxk, Sunday, 30 August 2009 21:45 (sixteen years ago)

He doesn't say which version of "Rock The Bells" he chose.

― jetfan, Sunday, 30 August 2009 21:57 (sixteen years ago)

Everlys

― my dixie wrecked (Euler), Sunday, 30 August 2009 22:15 (sixteen years ago)

Janet. If the HM&tBNs slot had been filled by "Bad Luck," that would've been the no-contest winner.

― boring movies are the most boring (Eric H.), Sunday, 30 August 2009 22:25 (sixteen years ago)

Ugh. The most achingly workaday stretch so far. Stylistics but zzzzzzzz...

― Kevin John Bozelka, Sunday, 30 August 2009 23:03 (sixteen years ago)

"Bad Luck" made the cut at #301, you can vote for it there.

I went for the underrated "Sign Your Name."

― Joseph McCombs, Sunday, 30 August 2009 23:06 (sixteen years ago)

Three Philly soul classics! But Jerry Butler gets my vote.

― ρεμπετις, Sunday, 30 August 2009 23:08 (sixteen years ago)

x-post The catalog number he lists for "Rock the Bells" matches the one for the 12" I think.

― President Keyes, Sunday, 30 August 2009 23:50 (sixteen years ago)

A tepid group for me also. One exception: "Just Once in My Life," which I think is more or less as awesome as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (and benefits from not having been played to death).

― clemenza, Monday, 31 August 2009 01:00 (sixteen years ago)

am i really going to be the only person to vote for fast car?

― king boy pamito (electricsound), Monday, 31 August 2009 01:08 (sixteen years ago)

Agree this is a comparatively dull batch. Pres. Keyes convinces me to vote for LL; I'd go Stylistics then Melodians then Blue Notes then Jimmy Reed after that...then, slim pickings, I'd say. (Pathetically, Costello might actually be next on my list.)

― xhuxk, Monday, 31 August 2009 01:22 (sixteen years ago)

(Actually, Valens would probably beat Costello, come to think of it. But still.)

― xhuxk, Monday, 31 August 2009 01:23 (sixteen years ago)

Easy choice for me - "Rivers of Babylon" makes me happy every time I hear it.

― EZ Snappin, Monday, 31 August 2009 01:46 (sixteen years ago)

Yeah, ^^^^^ this totally, tho I do love the Terence Trent D'Arby song.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 31 August 2009 01:48 (sixteen years ago)

^^Sananda nee Terence is great too; just not Melodians great.

― EZ Snappin, Monday, 31 August 2009 01:57 (sixteen years ago)

Rivers Of Babylon is one of my least favorite songs on the The Harder They Come soundtrack, which is just an indication of how mind-blowingly amazing that soundtrack is.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 31 August 2009 02:00 (sixteen years ago)

I love Costello, D'Arby, and the Melodians, but it's Tracy Chapman that owns my heart.

― banjoboy, Monday, 31 August 2009 02:00 (sixteen years ago)

Sadly, I can't take Ms. Chapman seriously after a friend in high school sang the song, "You've got a fast car, I've got a tarantula on my head."

― EZ Snappin, Monday, 31 August 2009 02:02 (sixteen years ago)

I dunno. I remember loving Fast Car when it was released, but it seems so dated now.

Maybe if it had some glockenspiel, or a more Balaeric sound, or a Cookie-Monster death-growl.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 31 August 2009 02:08 (sixteen years ago)

Blast beats would really help.

― EZ Snappin, Monday, 31 August 2009 02:12 (sixteen years ago)

I've always liked "Fast Car" but I prefer In Living Color's "Fast Car" performed by the great lost Kim Wayans:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ9hNjiwX-U

― Kevin John Bozelka, Monday, 31 August 2009 02:23 (sixteen years ago)

A lot of ballads here and a lot of stuff again (about half this time) I don't think I even know but the two I like best are "Rivers of Babylon" and "Alison," and I've overplayed the former in recent years, so I'll go with Costello (and don't feel remotely pathetic for doing so... I was sick of it for a long time, but it's an amazing ballad). Stylistics would be a close third, though in their own canon of hits it ranks about fifth or sixth for me.

― sw00ds, Monday, 31 August 2009 03:46 (sixteen years ago)

Fast Car is dated, yes, but still sounds great

― Dan S, Monday, 31 August 2009 05:48 (sixteen years ago)

I used to hate that song, but I think I'm voting for it.

― iatee, Monday, 31 August 2009 06:07 (sixteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Monday, 31 August 2009 23:01 (sixteen years ago)

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

― System, Tuesday, 1 September 2009 23:01 (sixteen years ago)

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