ROUND 18 - THE FINALS - IV

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Vote for the song you like LEAST

Poll ended at 17 Jul 2019, 11:08am

Trash City
6
29%
Yalla Yalla
3
14%
Bhindee Bhagee
11
52%
Get Down Moses
1
5%
 
Total votes: 21

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Re: ROUND 18 - THE FINALS - IV

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It is positively eerie how much Hoy sounds like Heston when he reimagines his many, many, many (many) poll defeats.
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Re: ROUND 18 - THE FINALS - IV

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matedog wrote:
16 Jul 2019, 5:56pm
What a weird final four. You have one legit great song (GDM), two good but flawed songs (TC, YY), and one god awful song. So many better songs got the boot before this, it suggests a far worse solo Strummer oeuvre than is actually the case.
I agree these last four do Strummer no favours. One great song in BB, and three bang average ones. Rabies From the Dogs of Love pisses on them all.
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: ROUND 18 - THE FINALS - IV

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Heston wrote:
16 Jul 2019, 6:28pm
matedog wrote:
16 Jul 2019, 5:56pm
What a weird final four. You have one legit great song (GDM), two good but flawed songs (TC, YY), and one god awful song. So many better songs got the boot before this, it suggests a far worse solo Strummer oeuvre than is actually the case.
I agree these last four do Strummer no favours. One great song in BB, and three bang average ones. Rabies From the Dogs of Love pisses on them all.
Speaking of suffering from rabies …
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Re: ROUND 18 - THE FINALS - IV

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Heston wrote:
16 Jul 2019, 6:28pm
matedog wrote:
16 Jul 2019, 5:56pm
What a weird final four. You have one legit great song (GDM), two good but flawed songs (TC, YY), and one god awful song. So many better songs got the boot before this, it suggests a far worse solo Strummer oeuvre than is actually the case.
I agree these last four do Strummer no favours. One great song in BB, and three bang average ones. Rabies From the Dogs of Love pisses on them all.
Christ. How can you both disagree on this almost entirely but still both be the wrongest person on planet wrong?
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Re: ROUND 18 - THE FINALS - IV

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Wolter wrote:
16 Jul 2019, 6:40pm
Heston wrote:
16 Jul 2019, 6:28pm
matedog wrote:
16 Jul 2019, 5:56pm
What a weird final four. You have one legit great song (GDM), two good but flawed songs (TC, YY), and one god awful song. So many better songs got the boot before this, it suggests a far worse solo Strummer oeuvre than is actually the case.
I agree these last four do Strummer no favours. One great song in BB, and three bang average ones. Rabies From the Dogs of Love pisses on them all.
Christ. How can you both disagree on this almost entirely but still both be the wrongest person on planet wrong?
There is more rock and roll attitude in the guitar solo of Rabies than all these four songs put together.
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: ROUND 18 - THE FINALS - IV

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Ok, Trash City is a bit better than average for the lyrics alone.
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Re: ROUND 18 - THE FINALS - IV

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Wolter wrote:
16 Jul 2019, 6:08pm
matedog wrote:
16 Jul 2019, 5:56pm
What a weird final four. You have one legit great song (GDM), two good but flawed songs (TC, YY), and one god awful song. So many better songs got the boot before this, it suggests a far worse solo Strummer oeuvre than is actually the case.
Not true say the polls!
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