Final Round 9
- WestwayKid
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Final Round 9
I was a bit surprised to see In My Life tossed out.
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- Dr. Medulla
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Re: Final Round 9
Sticking with AHDN.
Will Happiness continue to traumatize insane Geordies? That's the real story.
Will Happiness continue to traumatize insane Geordies? That's the real story.
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Re: Final Round 9
There truly are no wrong answers at this stage. Except, of course, Happiness is A Warm Gun, which is a novelty song punching above its weight
Re: Final Round 9
More and more difficult for me, but I'm prepared to say goodbye to "Tomorrow Never Knows".
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Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
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Re: Final Round 9
What makes it a novelty song? Stuff like "Yellow Submarine" or "You Know My Name" can be dismissed as silly larks, but "Happiness," I think, should be appreciated for its ambitious construction of style and tone. Whether you think it succeeds is another matter, but it doesn't sound like something just tossed off.Silent Majority wrote: ↑28 Apr 2021, 10:20amThere truly are no wrong answers at this stage. Except, of course, Happiness is A Warm Gun, which is a novelty song punching above its weight
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Oh, I'm indulging in a rare bit of trolling. It's just the song which works least for me out of what's there. I think the chorus is a bit cheesy, but the intro verses have a lovely coiled quality.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑28 Apr 2021, 10:44amWhat makes it a novelty song? Stuff like "Yellow Submarine" or "You Know My Name" can be dismissed as silly larks, but "Happiness," I think, should be appreciated for its ambitious construction of style and tone. Whether you think it succeeds is another matter, but it doesn't sound like something just tossed off.Silent Majority wrote: ↑28 Apr 2021, 10:20amThere truly are no wrong answers at this stage. Except, of course, Happiness is A Warm Gun, which is a novelty song punching above its weight
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Re: Final Round 9
For folks who would like to protect Happiness and TNK, might I suggest: A Hard Day's Night. A fine song, but from the earlier era my weight would go behind She Loves You, making AHDN a bit superfluous.
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Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
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Re: Final Round 9
Happiness is also one of the better done numbers in that terrible movie.
(starts about 40 seconds in)
(starts about 40 seconds in)
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Re: Final Round 9
You kids and your Instagram ricktrolling YOLO avocado hoo-ha!Silent Majority wrote: ↑28 Apr 2021, 10:51amOh, I'm indulging in a rare bit of trolling. It's just the song which works least for me out of what's there. I think the chorus is a bit cheesy, but the intro verses have a lovely coiled quality.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑28 Apr 2021, 10:44amWhat makes it a novelty song? Stuff like "Yellow Submarine" or "You Know My Name" can be dismissed as silly larks, but "Happiness," I think, should be appreciated for its ambitious construction of style and tone. Whether you think it succeeds is another matter, but it doesn't sound like something just tossed off.Silent Majority wrote: ↑28 Apr 2021, 10:20amThere truly are no wrong answers at this stage. Except, of course, Happiness is A Warm Gun, which is a novelty song punching above its weight
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Re: Final Round 9
That's more or less my thinking. I'm not prepared to abandon all early period songs, and SLY is *the* Beatles song, 1963–1965. The energy and joy, sixty years later, is undiminished.
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Re: Final Round 9
I agree with your latter statement but I don't vote tactically. I vote for my least favourite song.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑28 Apr 2021, 11:01amThat's more or less my thinking. I'm not prepared to abandon all early period songs, and SLY is *the* Beatles song, 1963–1965. The energy and joy, sixty years later, is undiminished.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Re: Final Round 9
95% of the time I don't vote tactically. In this case, it's a happy coincidence, rooted in my preference for mid and late period songs (i.e., of what remains, I'm least partial to AHDN). But I do seriously fucking love SLY.Heston wrote: ↑28 Apr 2021, 11:57amI agree with your latter statement but I don't vote tactically. I vote for my least favourite song.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑28 Apr 2021, 11:01amThat's more or less my thinking. I'm not prepared to abandon all early period songs, and SLY is *the* Beatles song, 1963–1965. The energy and joy, sixty years later, is undiminished.
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Re: Final Round 9
James, just remember you’re aligning yourself with rank Hestonism.
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Re: Final Round 9
This poll is going to end a lot sooner if this three way tie sticks.