Guess I'm Polling in Love: The Lou Reed Memorial Velvet Underground (and solo material) Ballot Poll Thread

submitted!

Sat of luv?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8kdcCdrFFk

while i like this version, transformer gets the nod for better lyrics ("harry, mark & tom" >>>> "wynken, blinken & nod")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxLrb-cuFz4

though voting for the VU's demo of "Sad Song" will do nothing but hamper its placing potential, i prefer this arrangement a lot

yeah, that VU "sad song" is so wonderful.

I liked that since Bowie barred his own music from being used in Velvet Goldmine, Haynes & Co. threw on the solo "Satellite" which has prominent backing vox from the dame.

there's an alternate reality where "what goes on" did well on the charts, the band got a manager that was nice to lou reed, and the velvets remained a tight little groove band through the mid-'70s

was just listening to this weird post-reed "what goes on" -- yeah, basically a "tight little groove band"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smsxCth9144

granted, in that reality their stature is probably more like mott the hoople's (bowie would have hooked up with them either way)

just sent mine. picking a no. 1 was incredibly hard.

Do we have to rank? I never do these big polls don't know the rules.

RE: Satellite of Love

I've assumed all votes were for the Transformer version unless otherwise noted.

re: ranking

yes please. Just a list, with your no. 1 on top, is fine.

FYI 36 ballots in, voting closes in 3 hrs

Will go w/ Lou versions of Sad Song & She's My Best Friend. Neil agrees w/ me.

Have a good ballot, you guys

3hrs? Man I better get started on this thing.

thx Chris duly noted

I can't do a ballot, it'dbe almost all VU, and some Mo. Also, could not pick or rank or exclude..

Will enjoy the results tho.

Threw together a list now just have to tidy it up

FYI 36 ballots in, voting closes in 3 hrs

what, are there voters in Hawaii I don't know about?

gr8080?

does lou's "thinking xxx" extra feature count as a "track"? If so that could get my #1 vote

― dicktweeter perpetuo (wins), Thursday, November 14, 2013 9:02 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

can we get a ruling on this

if not my #1 will be cale's reading of kerouac's moon, purely for the way he says "mountayne"

not gunna make it :(

you can vote for whatever you want, is my ruling

awes

can I have contenderizer's ballot

Never gonna get it down to 50.

srsly I'm running out of spaces and I haven't got to lou yet :-(

if I could vote for the 3 "Falkland Suite" songs (in their Fragments versions) as 1 track I'd be happy, as it is they'll get the chop

Should be finished with mine within an hour...

Trying to speed rank mine...

my vote for She's My Best Friend is VU version. C'mon.

right I'm cutting out cale's hallelujah cover, I don't wanna be corny

subbing in cale's so long marianne cover, because "mountayne" see above

thx kraudive, duly noted

Oh god I put She's My Best Friend too low.

This band.

I only just realised it sounds like they're doing early Beatles harmonies.

Sent!

sent, I couldn't finish ordering although I know it'll be the difference between my favourites making it or not

Shakey - I'm not sure why you're only asking about those tunes. They are another two on my list where I'd insist VU VERSION!

thanks anyway. Awesome job you're doing.

which ones? satellite of love?

Thank you for doing this, Shakey. Can't wait for results!

I Can't Stand It and Ocean were recorded for Lou's first solo album. I didn't mean those versions.

I don't know. Asking people which version they mean seems a bit odd.

Sent.

I can't send it anymore

But if Shakey you would just come back it would be all right.

good luck ILX

also: why would anyone vote for the VU version of "Real Good Time Together"? to me itisamystery.jpg

It's groovy

Oops accidentally deleted all the VU votes. Guess this is gonna be a solo careers only poll after all!