> 22. Living On The Front Line - Eddie Grant
this isn't the best song, but it is a really good song off a pretty great album. love eddy!
― Rae Kwoniff (NickB), Friday, 14 October 2016 18:20 (seven years ago) link
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It's definitely one of my all-time favourite songs, and ranks as one of my Top 3 favourite Jam singles, because it has 'The Butterfly Collector' on the B-side... I mean, c'mon!
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Friday, 14 October 2016 18:23 (seven years ago) link
I'd probably vote for either 'Union City Blue' or 'Dreaming' over 'Heart of Glass', too!
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Friday, 14 October 2016 18:25 (seven years ago) link
'Strange Town" was when they became The Jam.
Before, they (admitted as much that they) were a Feelgoods knockoff.
― Mark G, Friday, 14 October 2016 18:55 (seven years ago) link
I'm shortlisting I Will Survive, Oliver's Army, Shake Your Body, Rock Lobster, Life During Wartime, Boys Don't Cry, Get Over You, Pop Muzik, and Heart of Glass. Wait, shortlists are supposed to be short..... too much great music this year. I'll probably go with 'I Will Survive' even though that's the only song in this group that doesn't really point to the future.
― Lee626, Friday, 14 October 2016 21:44 (seven years ago) link
There's an 11 minute version of Living on the Frontline on youtube which is amazing. The whole thing, song + remix, is 13 minutes it seems. I need to get that album, I think.
― Frederik B, Friday, 14 October 2016 21:48 (seven years ago) link
It's a bit strange to see no Numan/Tubeway Army in a list of 1979 singles, but then this is the NME... didn't they hate Numan? Smash Hits, back in the days when they were decent (pre-1985) were quite supportive of Numan at least up until I, Assassin. They gave Dance 9/10 too, if I remember correctly.
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Friday, 14 October 2016 21:49 (seven years ago) link
this is such a good list top to bottom but I have to vote "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough", which is just on a god-tier level of pop for me
― frogbs, Friday, 14 October 2016 21:53 (seven years ago) link
Shit, I didn't see Jacko in there. That would have got my vote.
But it's still not up there with London Calling or I Will Survive which just... define entire genres.
― Matt DC, Friday, 14 October 2016 23:59 (seven years ago) link
definitely Rock Lobster
honorable mentions:Shake Your BodyDeath DiscoGet Over YouHeart Of Glass
― coffee table, "serious" noodling (brimstead), Saturday, 15 October 2016 01:10 (seven years ago) link
and boogie wonderland
from a mike banks interview in the wire:"That summer, the gang warfare was at a height, and Mojo would get on the radio and ask for peace, pray for peace, and then drop the B52s, man. 'Rock Lobster'. You know it. Truthfully, you can't be too much of a tough guy while doing the rock lobster. "
― coffee table, "serious" noodling (brimstead), Saturday, 15 October 2016 01:12 (seven years ago) link
"Rock Lobster"
― Bee OK, Saturday, 15 October 2016 02:16 (seven years ago) link
Man, I love Rowche Rumble
― campaign supernova (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 15 October 2016 15:14 (seven years ago) link
Eleeeeeectricity!Eleeeeeectricity!Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...!
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Saturday, 15 October 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
The bridge with the horn-sounding synth and guitar tapping keeps it from perfection, imo, it's like some wannabe Jan Hammer Band flash mobbed the stage or something
― coffee table, "serious" noodling (brimstead), Sunday, 16 October 2016 01:03 (seven years ago) link
Sund4r, that Something Else clip is incredible.
― timellison, Sunday, 16 October 2016 02:16 (seven years ago) link
We Are Family
― The times they are a changing, perhaps (map), Sunday, 16 October 2016 03:07 (seven years ago) link
Sund4r, that Something Else clip is incredible.― timellison, Saturday, 15 October 2016 21:16 (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― timellison, Saturday, 15 October 2016 21:16 (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
:). It's one of my favourite ways to enjoy those songs.
― Spiritual Hat Minimalism (Sund4r), Sunday, 16 October 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
Something Else is the program The Young Ones took the piss out of with Nozin Around
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 16 October 2016 18:58 (seven years ago) link
― Ross, Sunday, 16 October 2016 19:08 (seven years ago) link
Voted for "My Feet Keep Dancing" because "Good Times" inexplicably is not on the list.
― Ρεμπετολογια, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 00:14 (seven years ago) link
While I would generally vote B-52's in almost any given situation, this time it's "Heart of Glass." When that became a massive hit I felt doubly vindicated in loving both new wave and disco, at a time when pretty much all my friends hated both.
― Their all losers and I like associating with loser (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 14:15 (seven years ago) link
We were at a partyHis ear lobe fell in the deep
― Brad C., Tuesday, 18 October 2016 14:19 (seven years ago) link
Somebody went under the dock, and there they saw the track I'm voting for in this poll
― I know hoes that know Ali Farka Toure (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 15:21 (seven years ago) link
It wasn't a track...
― Mark G, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 16:58 (seven years ago) link
Okay, so the lack of discussion about how amazing 'Electricity' is has made me vote after all!
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 17:06 (seven years ago) link
just watch it get 20 lurker votes
― Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 18:48 (seven years ago) link
I voted for Rock Lobster. Lots of great songs here but it wasn't even close.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
Boogie Wonderland, just edging out Heart Of Glass and the Chic tracks.
― jon123, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 09:44 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 20 October 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 21 October 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link