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Shuke's 1400 favorite songs by 1400 different artists. (3 Viewers)

shuke said:
318. Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
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Been on a timeout so couldn't reply to this.  Great song and this inspired me to spend a morning listening to his catalog again.  The dude is just a genius - his lyrics are just so smart.

These two in particular grabbed me yet again.

"Couple in the next room bound to win a prize
They've been going at it all night long"

and then possibly one of my favorite opening lines of any song ever:

"When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
It's a wonder I can think at all"

I just love, love, love Kodachrome but I think I'd have to go chalk with this pick and go with Graceland - it's just a masterpiece.

 
Rustoleum said:
We have not. We will have to look at that when we sit down to do some planning. We”ve been lucky in that we have a group of “retired” scout leaders who are all BSA certified rappel masters, so we make an annual November rappelling trip to Camp Falling Rock east of Columbus and use the natural cliffs there. It’s an awesome trip, and we are lucky to have those guys around, as well as all the gear (harnesses, helmets, carabiners, rope, 8’s, gloves) to outfit the troop. 

Also: really like Hush, but I’d have to go with Space Truckin’, just because my son and I spent the better part of a month randomly turning it on and wailing the really high-pitched part of the chorus at each other whenever we were in the car together.
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For me, their best is highway star, with space truckin just behind in 2nd. Something about that groove in highway star that just sounds awesome. 

 
shuke said:
300. Deep Purple - Hush

Look, I understand how iconic Smoke on the Water is.  I just don't think it's that good of a song.  

I know Hush is really overplayed also, and I stretched for a contrarian pick like Mandrake Root or Lazy, but Hush is too damn good to ignore.
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dude ...I know it's an old album. You weren't even born when it came out, or you were a shuke baby. 

Both of these songs stomp the #### out of the rest of this list.  Fight me.    

Highway Star

Space Truckin' 

 
shuke said:
307. Jim Croce - Operator
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Love Croce.  Just tragic.

shuke said:
305. Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way

Would have been a great song even without the talkbox.  I know some people think it's a dumb gimmick, but I like the unique sound.
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Frampton Comes Alive is the perfect example of “right place at the right time”

Mr. Mojo said:
I Got A Name just might be my favorite song of the entire 70s
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Good call

shuke said:
302. The O'Jays - Love Train
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Best disco song IMO

shuke said:
290. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Breaking the Girl

I really don'y like the Chili Peppers.  I can only stand listening to Kiedis for maybe 5 minutes maximum.  But I really like this song (as well as My Friends).
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Very early RHCP were great.  Then they just got sucky.  This is probably the best song by them once they moved to Suckytown.

 
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Brony said:
Great pick. I've probably seen Mould live more than any other artist I can think of. While I love the old stuff plus those Sugar albums, he has put out some really good stuff this decade. Newer stuff is certainly more hit and miss than Workbook, but Voices in My Head is emblematic of new sound. We just need Spotify to post Last Dog and Pony Show 
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Workbook is tough to beat imo

 
otb_lifer said:
shuke said:
292. Buzzcocks - Everybody's Happy Nowadays
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before their bright and bouncy power pop punk stylings they released a tune better than anything by the Pistols or the Clash -  a perfect snapshot of the claustrophobic aural nihilism that the original class of British punk tried so hard to convey -- my favorite tune from that entire lot of bands, featuring the 'cocks original lineup 

ETA: alternate version wif lyrics for MoX
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Yeah - I was just wait'n fer you ta comment here - as I knew ya would...

So...Buzzcocks? 🐔

Ring-a-ring-a-#######-ding - tell me more. ]

I think you know the words that I mean.

Boredom--boredom--boredom  😒

Btw: what's all this crap about everybody bein' happy now? ☹️

 
Osaurus said:
Workbook is tough to beat imo
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I don't disagree.  But just because Workbook is better, doesn't mean that later stuff is crap. 

"does this mean uh...the popularity of the group is waning?"

"Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no...no, no, not at all. I, I, I just think that the.. uh.. their appeal is becoming more selective.  "

 
shuke said:
933. White Buffalo - How The West Was Won

Is this country? Because I don't like country.
 
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happened to be browsing your list and came across this gem.  I've seen White Buffalo in concert a handful of times in small bars and basements of clubs.   These guys are one of the only bands me and my wife both love.  we stumbled across them because they had some songs in Sons of Anarchy that we were watching at the time.  since then I think I have accumulated every song they have put out.  this is the song they've closed out every show I've seen with.

definitely not country.  some really good stuff just like this all through their catalog, along with some more mellow ballads.  Check out 'BB Guns and Dirtbikes' or 'Don't You Want It' for more stuff like this song, or 'Wish It Was True' for a pretty sweet ballad.  

 
shuke said:
295. Bob Mould - Voices in My Head
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Just gave this a listen. It's a good tune. A bit sterile and expected, especially considering it is coming from Bob Mould. He is just so darn solid, all of his music is listenable. As I mentioned, and not to compare or whine, enjoy Brasilia Crossed with Trenton. Maybe I'm a sucker for songs in 3/4 (or 6/8) time--I tend to overrate them but this one's a keeper. His strained vocals pull at my insides.

Brasilia Crossed with Trenton

 
Brony said:
I don't disagree.  But just because Workbook is better, doesn't mean that later stuff is crap. 

"does this mean uh...the popularity of the group is waning?"

"Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no...no, no, not at all. I, I, I just think that the.. uh.. their appeal is becoming more selective.  "
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Didn’t mean to imply that.  I guess I hold a special place for his earlier stuff just like I do for Husker Du.  Not so much for his later stuff.

 
Osaurus said:
Didn’t mean to imply that.  I guess I hold a special place for his earlier stuff just like I do for Husker Du.  Not so much for his later stuff.
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I bought and listened to: Last Dog and Pony Show, Modulate, and Body of Song. Lots of solid stuff on there but nothing that stood out enough to make me want to buy any more. After Sugar and his first three solo albums, I feel like his work leveled off, with Workbook and File Under Easy Listening being his two masterpieces.

 
Hope to see you guys in person later in life. I’ll leave my email, Twitter, Instagram and Friendster links if you need to reach me.  

@Bubba has my info as well.  

 
urbanhack said:
Hope to see you guys in person later in life. I’ll leave my email, Twitter, Instagram and Friendster links if you need to reach me.  

@Bubba has my info as well.  
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This seems like a leaving the board forever kind of announcement - I hope it wasn't my Buzzcocks comments that were the last straw.

Also, you shouldn't leave the board forever, I almost always enjoy your posts (can't think of one that I didn't).

 
Gr00vus said:
This seems like a leaving the board forever kind of announcement - I hope it wasn't my Buzzcocks comments that were the last straw.

Also, you shouldn't leave the board forever, I almost always enjoy your posts (can't think of one that I didn't).
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Blame shuke 

 
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