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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 20:00:23 GMT -5
The last extra for tonight comes off their debut album. This song flopped in their native UK, but they scored their first hit with the follow-up single, a cover of "That's the Way (I Like It)". I'd Do Anything Dead or Alive
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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 21:46:02 GMT -5
#25 preview: SD rank: 15th lowest Highest Movement: #22 Lowest Movement: #32 Top 5s: 0 Top 10s: 1 Bottom 50s: 2 Bottom 25s: 1 Bottom 10s: 0
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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 21:50:53 GMT -5
This song is just so pretty 25
Heaven The Psychedelic Furs
Year-End Placing: #64
1342 points Standard Deviation: 16.27
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2020 21:52:48 GMT -5
Fine song. To me the order in which the Furs' songs were going to go out was obvious, and I'm glad we stuck to the script.
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Post by wrip on Dec 19, 2020 21:52:54 GMT -5
Honestly really enjoy the overall vibe of this song, also this is one that my parents have shown me in the past so it’s 👌
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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 21:56:02 GMT -5
#24 preview:
SD rank: 9th highest
Highest Movement: #6 Lowest Movement: #31
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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 22:01:29 GMT -5
Tom wins the battle of the last fully surviving top 10 24
What Difference Does It Make? The Smiths
Year-End Placing: #48
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Post by willapted33 on Dec 19, 2020 22:02:52 GMT -5
not as good as the other 2 but still great in its own right
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2020 22:04:38 GMT -5
Hopefully the last one can stick around for a while.
(That also applies to the Furs, btw)
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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 22:05:47 GMT -5
#23 preview:
SD rank: 26th highest
Highest Movement: #12 Lowest Movement: #31
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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 22:14:07 GMT -5
You all made me very proud with this one 23
Chamber of Hellos Wire Train
Year-End Placing: #98
1364 points Standard Deviation: 24.65
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2020 22:16:46 GMT -5
The little song that could.
Pretty satisfied with this ranking I guess, I was hoping that a more obscure song like this wouldn't attract too many tankers because of unfamiliarity.
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Post by wheatsquares33 on Dec 19, 2020 22:17:21 GMT -5
This was a very good discovery! I've come back to it a lot, love the guitar riff
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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 22:20:32 GMT -5
#22 preview:
SD rank: 2nd highest
Highest Movement: #20 Lowest Movement: #60
#1s: 0 Top 5s: 2 Top 10s: 5 Bottom 50s: 5 Bottom 25s: 4 Bottom 10s: 1
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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 22:26:02 GMT -5
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Dazzle Siouxsie & The Banshees
Year-End Placing: #19
1364 points Standard Deviation: 30.11
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Dec 19, 2020 22:29:06 GMT -5
i normally love Siouxsie...but i don't get the appeal of this song (or this album in general)
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Post by willapted33 on Dec 19, 2020 22:29:07 GMT -5
it's not quite cities in dust but i would've liked to see this one a bit higher
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Post by eidde on Dec 19, 2020 22:30:36 GMT -5
i think i might actually prefer this to Cities in Dust, the way this song just flows like that is so cool
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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 22:31:14 GMT -5
#21 preview:
SD rank: 36th highest
Highest Movement: #9 Lowest Movement: #22
#1s: 1 Top 5s: 2 Top 10s: 3 Bottom 50s: 3 Bottom 25s: 1 Bottom 10s: 1
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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 22:36:26 GMT -5
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So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) R.E.M.
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Dec 19, 2020 22:39:35 GMT -5
REM only needs a #6 ranking to have placed a song at every spot from 1 to 14...perhaps "Radio Free Europe" can accomplish that goal once we get back that far
i'm quite surprised that Killing Joke is still kicking...too bad we didn't get to rank their best song ("Love Like Blood")
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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 22:41:42 GMT -5
#20 preview:
SD rank: 16th highest
Highest Movement: #16 Lowest Movement: #38
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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 22:46:35 GMT -5
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Hold Me Now Thompson Twins
Year-End Placing: #7
1387 points Standard Deviation: 25.72
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Post by wrip on Dec 19, 2020 22:50:07 GMT -5
I’ve always been a bit mixed on this song if I’m being honest. It’s catchy but it doesn’t do a whole lot for me
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Post by willapted33 on Dec 19, 2020 22:50:07 GMT -5
a lot of songs in my bottom 20 were just average to me, rather than bad - including this one
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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 22:53:43 GMT -5
#19 preview:
SD rank: 35th highest
Highest Movement: #14 Lowest Movement: #49
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Dec 19, 2020 22:56:02 GMT -5
none of the remaining songs is "bottom 10-worthy"...is this our last one?
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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 23:01:24 GMT -5
In a world where this song had never been re-recorded I'd like this version so much more. As it is, the much rawer production and dancier beat just doesn't work anywhere near as well for me as the lush and fuller production of the 1985 version. (the 85 version would be in my top 5 btw) 19
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Year-End Placing: #82
1395 points Standard Deviation: 22.82
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Post by peacebone on Dec 19, 2020 23:08:23 GMT -5
#18 preview:
SD rank: 40th lowest
Highest Movement: #14 Lowest Movement: #24
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Dec 19, 2020 23:09:37 GMT -5
how many of us ranked this version & how many ranked the better-known album version? for me? i split the difference...i whole-heartedly agree w/ our host that the later version is far superior (it would've likely been in my Top 10)...& Doc only putting this at 44 after he raved about it early in this thread, well, that caught me off-guard
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