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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Aug 29, 2020 21:54:53 GMT -5
this is one of the 17 amazing songs
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Aug 29, 2020 21:56:24 GMT -5
To think there was a chance of one of my, at bare minimum, top 5 songs of all-time not making the top 20...
Utterly bogus.
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Post by Red on Aug 29, 2020 21:56:54 GMT -5
This song is dark, even for post-punk, but man, it is something else.
It's not my favorite Chameleons song (I've grown to adore "In Shreds"), but this is absolutely their most impressive song.
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Aug 29, 2020 21:59:46 GMT -5
I probably should’ve ranked it higher than 30, but ... soooo much tough competition
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2020 22:00:07 GMT -5
The Chameleons fuckin rip man
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Post by peacebone on Aug 29, 2020 22:01:21 GMT -5
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Aug 29, 2020 22:01:29 GMT -5
I just noticed that F-bombs are no longer censored
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Post by eidde on Aug 29, 2020 22:01:59 GMT -5
it was quite hard to choose between my whole top 3 so i'm glad i gave it to the one that nearly missed the top 20
i just really enjoy how ominous and intense this song can feel
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Aug 29, 2020 22:02:41 GMT -5
I just noticed that F-bombs are no longer censored They aren't, actually--the software just can't detect the curse word if you put a blank set of BBcode tags somewhere in the middle lol
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Post by peacebone on Aug 29, 2020 22:04:35 GMT -5
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Tantalized The Church
Year-End Placing: #26 Chart Peak: #7
1323 points Standard Deviation: 15.63 (10th lowest)
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Post by Red on Aug 29, 2020 22:05:33 GMT -5
This is technically one of my lower songs remaining, and I love this damn song.
Oh dear.
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Aug 29, 2020 22:06:21 GMT -5
this has grown on me, but it’s no Reptile
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Post by peacebone on Aug 29, 2020 22:10:10 GMT -5
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Panic The Smiths
Year-End Placing: #95 Chart Peak: #9
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Aug 29, 2020 22:11:09 GMT -5
how the...?
this is lower than the title track? wow!
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Post by Red on Aug 29, 2020 22:12:36 GMT -5
As a song, it's one of the weaker singles from The Smiths, but there's approximately zero songs in this rankdown that make me more nostalgic. This is one of the songs I vividly remember my oldest sister playing back in the day. I also did not know this song as "Panic". I knew this song as "HANG THE DJ!"
This is in my top 30 purely for nostalgic reasons, but it was never not going to end up there.
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Post by willapted33 on Aug 29, 2020 22:13:32 GMT -5
fine with this, one of their weaker tracks
tqid better make top 10 though
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Post by peacebone on Aug 29, 2020 22:13:50 GMT -5
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Aug 29, 2020 22:16:57 GMT -5
This is only in my top 50 for the music.
When you think about who UK club music was primarily appealing to, this crap has some disturbing implications. No wonder Morrissey pals around with BNP dickheads now
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Post by peacebone on Aug 29, 2020 22:18:43 GMT -5
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Left of Center Suzanne Vega f/Joe Jackson
Year-End Placing: #52 Chart Peak: #3
1403 points Standard Deviation: 16.59 (15th lowest)
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Post by Red on Aug 29, 2020 22:19:51 GMT -5
This is a really nice song even without Joe Jackson's piano, but with it, it reaches another level.
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Post by peacebone on Aug 29, 2020 22:23:02 GMT -5
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Post by peacebone on Aug 29, 2020 22:26:53 GMT -5
My favorite song of theirs, just a shame we won't get to rank it on Active so it could potentially be their highest performance there too. 16
Blood and Roses The Smithereens
Year-End Placing: #15 Chart Peak: #4
1405 points Standard Deviation: 19.10
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Aug 29, 2020 22:27:40 GMT -5
perfect ranking, I guess?
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Post by Red on Aug 29, 2020 22:28:25 GMT -5
Yeah, I like this more than "A Girl Like You". Probably the best song I've heard from them, in fact.
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Post by peacebone on Aug 29, 2020 22:31:06 GMT -5
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Aug 29, 2020 22:33:35 GMT -5
is PG going to score THREE Top10s?
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Post by peacebone on Aug 29, 2020 22:36:13 GMT -5
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If You Leave Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Year-End Placing: #82 Chart Peak: #3
1408 points Standard Deviation: 16.18 (13th lowest)
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Aug 29, 2020 22:36:53 GMT -5
Thank you Aero
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Post by Red on Aug 29, 2020 22:37:33 GMT -5
This is better than I remembered it being when I listened to it back when we did the 86 Hot 100 RD. I'm not particularly a big fan of OMD, but this is fine.
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Aug 29, 2020 22:39:29 GMT -5
saw them live about 4 years ago & was pleasantly surprised that they still had it...great live show!
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