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Discussion: These WERE The Singles: '80-'84
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Walking on Thin Ice wasn't that bad.
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58.
Hüsker Dü - Eight Miles High
5
1984 Rank: #14
#58 Scores
10 -
9 - Saskia, Changes, Tom Vercetti
8 -
7 - TheWayWeWere, StonedSoulPicnic, Pink Matter, Buyonce1814
6 - Ace Reject
5 - Paul McCutie, V3$$3L.
4 - KingKunta
3 - Wicked, Eeveelution
2 - MP2K
1 - Subomie, Fuzzylilkisses
0 - Reverie
A bit too jarring for this rate I think, this was a big loud mishmash that was almost unrelated next to the rest of the songs. Maybe on another forum this could've gone further but here I think it was lucky to not place last.
57.
Laurie Anderson - O Superman
5.12059
1981 Rank: #10
#57 Scores
10 -
9 - Wicked
8 - Ace Reject
7.25 - MP2K
7 - Subomie, TheWayWeWere, Fuzzylilkisses, Pink Matter
6.5 - Eeveelution
6 - Tom Vercetti, Reverie, Buyonce1814
5.3 - Saskia
5 -
4 -
3 -
2 - KingKunta
1 - StonedSoulPicnic, Changes, V3$$3L.
0 - Paul McCutie
The most fitting description for this is wikipedia filing it under "Art Pop". Poor Joanne.
Yes, it's long as hell and you start wondering what the point even is but it isn't really... bad? It's kinda pleasing when she starts harmonizing with the background voices but I don't think any of us were here for an existential look into our lives.
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Nnnn to be fair I think Yoko's songs had some typa musical merit but there were a million great songs here and neither of hers are one of them
Hüsker Dü doesn't sound too bad at first but by the end it felt like the audial equivalent of trudging through mud, just not for me I suppose
O Superman definitely could've beaten some songs. Like that Turning Japanese song
I read some article about how it gained a new meaning after 9/11 n some other stuff which was interesting I guess
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No huge losses. Poor Yoko
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Eight Miles High deserved better. O Superman was pretty okay. Way better than her former song.
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Originally posted by Subomie
61.
Laurie Anderson - Walk The Dog
3.2353
1981 Rank: #12
#61 Scores
10 -
9 -
8 - Ace Reject
7 - Wicked, Buyonce1814
6 - Fuzzylilkisses, Pink Matter
5 -
4 - TheWayWeWere
3 - MP2K, Saskia, Eeveelution, KingKunta
2 - Subomie, StonedSoulPicnic
1 - Reverie
0 - Paul McCutie, Changes, Tom Vercetti, V3$$3L.
Laurie sis, what was this?
I mean, it was a b-side so it didn't make the list of it's own merit but even still... I was kind here for her other track but this is like a lesser imitation to me. Pretty fair first cut.
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I was lowkey hot for a minute you made me sit through this ********. When I clicked on the link to listen I was like
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A lot of my worst rated songs out on the first update.
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56.
Bruce Springsteen - Pink Cadillac
5.34706
1984 Rank: #13
#56 Scores
10 -
9 - StonedSoulPicnic, Eeveelution
8 - Pink Matter
7.1 - Wicked
7 - TheWayWeWere, MP2K, Changes
6.8 - Saskia
6 - Tom Vercetti
5 - Ace Reject
4 - Fuzzylilkisses, Buyonce1814
3 - KingKunta, V3$$3L.
2 - Subomie, Reverie
1 - Paul McCutie
0 -
I mean... it's no Little Red Corvette is it?
55.
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
5.7647
1980 Rank: #12
#55 Scores
10 -
9 - MP2K
8 - Paul McCutie
7.5 - Saskia
7 - TheWayWeWere, Changes, Eeveelution
6.5 - Pink Matter
6 - StonedSoulPicnic, Ace Reject, Fuzzylilkisses, Tom Vercetti, Wicked
5 - Subomie
4 - Buyonce1814, V3$$3L.
3 - KingKunta
2 -
1 -
0 - Reverie
A little bit catchy but not really anything... actually good. Imagine releasing this mess in 2016 nn.
Best part about this song is wikipedia's shade throwing:
Quote:
The band knew they had a success with "Turning Japanese", so much so that they waited until their second single before releasing it, fearing that if they released it as their first they would become "one-hit wonders".
They never matched its success.[4]
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Brutal
54.
Run-D.M.C. - Rock Box
5.7941
1984 Rank: #12
#54 Scores
10 - Wicked
9 - Ace Reject
8.5 - Saskia
8 - Changes, Pink Matter
7 - MP2K, Tom Vercetti
6 - Subomie, TheWayWeWere, StonedSoulPicnic, Buyonce1814
5 -
4 - Fuzzylilkisses, KingKunta, V3$$3L.
3 -
2 - Paul McCutie, Reverie
1 - Eeveelution
0 -
First potential shock? I will say I was... perplexed at Run-D.M.C. their performance in this rate. Not their best song, and possibly the worst of theirs here, but worthy of 54? I think not.
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Pink Cadillac is one of the weakest Springsteen songs out there. It's my dad's fav I am a Bruce fan and have never really felt compelled to come back to it.
Turning Japanese is classic
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All of my other lowest rated songs out
Rock Box was my lowest rated rap song I believe. Just lame as hell. Sucker MC's and It's Like That >>>>>
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Run DMC has better songs so i'm fine with its placement.
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n btw Pink Cadillac was Ace's lowest score in the rate. He said to give anything he missed a 6 but signalled that one as a 5
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Originally posted by Subomie
n btw Pink Cadillac was Ace's lowest score in the rate. He said to give anything he missed a 6 but signalled that one as a 5
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He wasn't wrong.
Natalie Cole's version on the other hand.
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Aw I thought Pink Cadillac was pretty good.
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53.
Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown - Unity
5.8118
1984 Rank: #11
#53 Scores
10 -
9 - Saskia
8.8 - Wicked
8 - Reverie, Pink Matter
7 - Changes, Tom Vercetti, Buyonce1814
6.5 - MP2K
6 - Ace Reject, KingKunta
5 - Subomie, TheWayWeWere
4 - StonedSoulPicnic, Fuzzylilkisses, Eeveelution
3 -
2.5 - V3$$3L.
2 -
1 - Paul McCutie
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More important for what it represents than as an actual piece of music I feel.
A duet and meeting place between old and new, kind of handing over the reins in a way. Representative of a shifting in the scene? Just a cute acceptance of the new by the old.
52.
Pete Shelley - Homosapien
6
1981 Rank: #9
#52 Scores
10 - V3$$3L.
9 - Ace Reject, Saskia
8.5 - Tom Vercetti
8 - Paul McCutie, Eeveelution
7 -
6.5 - Subomie, Wicked, Pink Matter
6 - MP2K
5 - TheWayWeWere, KingKunta
4 - Changes, Buyonce1814
3 - Fuzzylilkisses
2 - StonedSoulPicnic
1 - Reverie
0 -
I can see why this might annoy some people, and it does grate at me too a little. That said, it's a really interesting record for the sheer homosexuality it is. Apparently it was banned on BBC for being "explicit"? I mean, I'd love to see how they reacted to actual explicit songs but this one's lyrics aren't very subtle either. I appreciate it but don't love it.
51.
The Pretenders - My City Was Gone
6.0882
1982 Rank: #12
#51 Scores
10 -
9 - Ace Reject
8.5 - StonedSoulPicnic, Saskia
8 - Pink Matter
7 - TheWayWeWere, MP2K, Changes, Wicked, Buyonce1814
6.5 - Subomie
6 - Tom Vercetti
5 - Reverie, V3$$3L.
4 - Fuzzylilkisses, KingKunta
3 - Eeveelution
2 -
1 - Paul McCutie
0 -
File under: songs that don't live up to their great titles. It's ok I guess, another case of it being a b-side and sneaking onto the list. I don't think anyone could object to it being the band's lowest song here.
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damn. Paul McCutie really does rate low [I seen them say that in another rate thread]
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50.
Run-D.M.C. - Sucker MCs
6.46875
1983 Rank: #10
#50 Scores
10 - Tom Vercetti, KingKunta
9 - MP2K, Changes
8 - Ace Reject, Buyonce1814
7 - StonedSoulPicnic, Wicked, V3$$3L.
6.5 - Pink Matter
6 - Fuzzlilkisses
5 - Subomie
4 - TheWayWeWere, Eeveelution
3 -
2 - Reverie
1 - Paul McCutie
0 -
Poor Run-D.M.C. nn, I feel like I underscored a tad but even giving a 10 wouldn't have helped it much. A decent song if a little overshadowed by it's a-side but like the earlier song I think this place is too low for it.
49.
Van Halen - Jump
6.64706
1984 Rank: #10
#49 Scores
10 - Saskia, Changes
9.5 - MP2K
9 - Ace Reject
8 - KingKunta
7.5 - TheWayWeWere, Tom Vercetti, Pink Matter
7 - Buynce1814, V3$$3L.
6.5 - StonedSoulPicnic
6 - Fuzzylilkisses
5.5 - Eeveelution
5 - Paul McCutie
4 - Reverie
3 -
2 - Subomie
1 - Wicked
0 -
One of the more iconic songs in the rate, I definitely knew of it before I listened. Not in a positive manner though. It's a little hokey, a little pokey. Messy.
48.
Funky Four Plus One - That's the Joint
6.6765
1981 Rank: #8
#48 Scores
10 - MP2K
9 - Ace Reject, Saskia, Wicked
8.5 - Tom Vercetti, Reverie
8 - Subomie, StonedSoulPicnic, Pink Matter
7 - KingKunta
6 - Buyonce1814
5.5 - TheWayWeWere
5 - Changes, V3$$3L.
4 -
3 - Fuzzlilkisses, Eeveelution
2 -
1 - Paul McCutie
0 -
Now this song was robbed. So smooth, so good. I never even heard it before the rate and I was totally sold. I can get the length putting you off but some of those low scores...
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Another good batch gone.
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Did I forget to rate Sucka MCs? I don't see my name
JUMP is a classic. and it's a shame it's gone. bye gurl
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Quote:
Originally posted by Saskia
Did I forget to rate Sucka MCs? I don't see my name
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yes
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