The Heart of Rock and Soul Poll: the 1001 Greatest Singles Part 36: 101-125

VOTED FOR ROY ORBISON BECAUSE HIS NAME REMINDS ME OF JOY ORBISON (AKA, HYPH MNGO!!!!!!!!!111) :-D

PS: WHO THE F IS ROY ORBISON??? :(

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hahaha

xpost He's better known as Lefty Wilbury

101 1967 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell If I could build my whole world around you
102 1966 Bobby Fuller Four I fought the law
103 1961 Roy Orbison Crying
104 1956 Bill Doggett Honky tonk
105 1960 Shirelles Will you love me tomorrow
106 1985 Clash This is England
107 1978 Clash White man in Hammersmith Palais
108 1966 Young Rascals Good lovin'
109 1956 Little Willie John Fever
110 1962 Booker T. and the MGs Green onions
111 1961 Dion Runaround Sue
112 1961 Dion The wanderer
113 1960 Bobby Bland Lead me on
114 1957 Buddy Holly Peggy Sue
115 1964 Martha and the Vandellas Dancing in the street
116 1962 Drifters Up on the roof

Jesus, what a helluva run. Tempted to vote for "This is England," which doesn't get mentioned often as one of The Clash's best singles.

Maybe because it's not? ;-)

if adolf hitler flew in today, they'd send a limousine in anyway....

It's between "Crying" and "The Boys of Summer" and so I go with Roy.

Goddamn these things are STILL going?

"Surfin' Bird" VERY easily. BEYOND easily. And waaaaay better than that other profane Sacred Text “Louie Louie” by virtue of being faster and more protean.

Kudos to Richard Meltzer, John Waters, Stanley Kubrick, Seth MacFarlane, and gawd knows who else for loving it so well.

A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird
B-b-b-bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a don't you know about the bird?
Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a...

A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird
Bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a don't you know about the bird?
Well, everybody's talking about the bird!
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird...

Surfin' bird
Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb...sewrgu9ehypw39uhrft9p2hweftu4hu3rbgu93hgfiqghtu9bh... aaah!

Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-
Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow

Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-oom-oom-oom
Oom-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-a-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow
Papa-oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow
Oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow
Ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow
Well don't you know about the bird?
Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word

Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow

Okay, this one impossible. Voting for one of these; just not sure which one yet:

102 1966 Bobby Fuller Four I fought the law
105 1960 Shirelles Will you love me tomorrow
107 1978 Clash White man in Hammersmith Palais
111 1961 Dion Runaround Sue
112 1961 Dion The wanderer
115 1964 Martha and the Vandellas Dancing in the street
116 1962 Drifters Up on the roof
119 1963 Trashmen Surfin' bird
121 1962 Rivingtons Papa-oom-mow-mow
124 1972 B.J. Thomas Rock roll lullaby

On the other hand, I've always kind of hated CCR's "Proud Mary" (though I love the band a lot, and love the Ike and Tina version -- go figure.) And I've really never understood what people hear in "This Is England."

Actually, I'm gonna go with "The Wanderer," I think. (And I'll probably change my mind as soon as I vote.)

And I've really never understood what people hear in "This Is England."

Strummer's singing (he sounds genuinely frightened), those guitar breaks, the background vocals, the lyrics.

Tough one but I've opted to be the lone vote for "Green Onions," as it's the truth.

Up On The Roof, because everyone else is voting for everything else.

As these get harder, the only way for me to choose is to think, which one gets stuck playing in my head for the rest of the day after reading over the list one time? So this round it's "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" barely over "Green Onions."

I'm with T Bone Creep and Green Onions

As these get harder, the only way for me to choose is to think, which one gets stuck playing in my head for the rest of the day after reading over the list one time?

For me this method suggests "I Fought the Law", so that.

Almost missed this one...I'm another Creedence lover who feels totally indifferent to "Proud Mary" (and who actively dislikes Ike & Tina's corny bombast). Once again, a lot of great songs I used up years ago. I like "This Is England," but not enough to vote for it. (I hope, and assume, "Complete Control"'s still to go.) I'll vote for "I Fought the Law," even though I think "Let Her Dance" is Bobby Fuller's greatest single. One of the two Dion songs--I always forget which one until I double-check--was #1 the day I was born.

"Please Say You Want Me," with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" right behind it.

(I hope, and assume, "Complete Control"'s still to go.)

Nope, [spoiler alert] "This Is England" is the highest-ranking Clash record on the list. Other Clash record besides that and "Hammersmith" was "London Calling" at #173.

up on the roof. or will you love me tomorrow. or up on the roof. or will you love me tomorrow. or up on the roof.

but leaning toward will you love me tomorrow. so direct. so raw. so mystifyingly beautiful.

really great bunch

'I fought the law'

bump

The BJ Thomas track is a true dark horse. An excellent list of songs.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" over "White Man."

It's always amused me how the Trashmen arrived at "Surfin'..." for no reason at all, other than to jump on a trend. Two years earlier, they woulda called it "Twistin' Bird", and maybe "Psychedelic Bird" in '67 and "Disco Bird" in '76 and it'd still be the same idiotic noise, and I'd still vote for it.

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

Well, that's a surprising result. I loved "White Man" in summer '78, but it hasn't worn well for me. Sounds messy and whiney now.

Honestly figured "Surfin' Bird" (which I probably should have voted for) would take this. Shows what I know.

Shows that you don't know about the bird!

shows that there are a bunch other mfs that don't know the bird is the word

Myonga, how does it feel to be so colossally OTM so often? :)

had i bothered voting i'd have definitely gone with "surfin' bird", KJB totally OTM about it upthread

Didn't vote, but would have voted "White Man" way over "Bird," though "Bird" has the greater lyric.

I have my moments, KJB, thanks!