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Re: Their best-known song is their best song

Postby Rayge » 30 Jan 2017, 13:50

E. Eel wrote:
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E. Eel wrote:'All The Young Dudes'
'Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)'
'My Generation'
'Light My Fire'
'Louie Louie' (and any number of other garage/psych hits)


Maybe, although I prefer All the Way to Memphis
Probably - never heard anything else by them
Nah, several singles better than that
Arguable, although I like a few tracks off LA Woman more
If you're talking about the Kingsmen, their version of Death of An Angel and even Jolly Greeen Giant are uh;ltimately more fun than Louie Louie


yes but they're not as WELL-KNOWN :x


But there are BETTER tracks than their BEST-KNOWN, so they DON'T QUALIFY.

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Re: Their best-known song is their best song

Postby naughty boy » 30 Jan 2017, 13:52

which is the point I was making.
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Re: Their best-known song is their best song

Postby naughty boy » 30 Jan 2017, 13:53

Anyway they're not better, because nothing is better than 'Louie Louie' by the Kingsmen, and CERTAINLY not some subpar instrumental they knocked off in the studio to fill up an LP.

Fuck's sake...
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Postby Rayge » 30 Jan 2017, 13:56

PENK wrote:Which illustrates the problem with a thread like this: 99% of people will agree on this point, but there's always one person who's a superfan, or who just doesn't like the song in question, who will disagree...


I'm not sure about your percentages, but broadly I agree. But that is what I thought was the point of the thread, to stimulation discussion, or at least replies and slanging matches :) .
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Re: Their best-known song is their best song

Postby Your Friendly Neighbourhood Postman » 30 Jan 2017, 14:01

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'Kung Fu Fighting'

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'Shadapp You Face'


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Postby The Slider » 30 Jan 2017, 18:21

You Get What You Give (New Radicals)

Sweet Child of Mine (G&R)

I Want Your Love (Transvision Vamp)
Complete Ramones Mp3 set on its way

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Re: Their best-known song is their best song

Postby Moleskin » 30 Jan 2017, 18:38

Victoria (The Fall)
Ziggy Stardust (Bauhaus)
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Complete Ramones Mp3 set on its way

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Re: Their best-known song is their best song

Postby clive gash » 30 Jan 2017, 19:04

It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.

Diamond Dog wrote:...it quite clearly hit the target with you and your nonce...

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Re: Their best-known song is their best song

Postby Samoan » 30 Jan 2017, 19:24

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Yes and Yes.
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Postby WG Kaspar » 30 Jan 2017, 23:17

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Re: Their best-known song is their best song

Postby ConnyOlivetti » 31 Jan 2017, 07:38

THE OXFORD BLACON wrote:'Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)'

Nah, Sebastian (is their best song!)
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Re: Their best-known song is their best song

Postby Darkness_Fish » 31 Jan 2017, 07:43

Moleskin wrote:Ziggy Stardust (Bauhaus)

You could make a case for Bela Lugosi, rather than that. I'm not sure either is true though.
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Re: Their best-known song is their best song

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The blues aluminiumised, enough grain left to thrill and skid.
It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.

Diamond Dog wrote:...it quite clearly hit the target with you and your nonce...

...a multitude of innuendo and hearsay...

...I'm producing facts here...

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Re: Their best-known song is their best song

Postby clive gash » 05 Feb 2017, 10:49



Simultaneously great and in bad taste. The 70s.
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Re: Their best-known song is their best song

Postby naughty boy » 05 Feb 2017, 11:06

yes



maybe
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Re: Their best-known song is their best song

Postby Loki » 05 Feb 2017, 11:20

No! That clive is krazeh.
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Re: Their best-known song is their best song

Postby WG Kaspar » 05 Feb 2017, 12:36

clive gash wrote:

Simultaneously great and in bad taste. The 70s.


Even though I would agree it's their best, it's not their best known song.
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Postby Rayge » 05 Feb 2017, 13:05

THE OXFORD BLACON wrote:Anyway they're not better, because nothing is better than 'Louie Louie' by the Kingsmen, and CERTAINLY not some subpar instrumental they knocked off in the studio to fill up an LP.



The two I mentioned were both hit singles, recorded as such. Jolly Green Giant was, like Louie Louie, top three in the USA. I bought all their first seven or singles as they came out, but JJG (for the lulz and the full-on gonzo attack) and Death of an Angel (revival of a doo-wop death song, stripped back, repressed and haunting, and unlike anything else they ever did) are probably the only two I'd play today; that said, there's no need to play Louie Louie, because it's in my head anyway.
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Re: Their best-known song is their best song

Postby Polishgirl » 05 Feb 2017, 14:17

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