The verses in between made it like a peek-a-boo game.
lol, yeah, i remember having something like this sense of the song at first. not as an infant, so probably not as literally, but as a kid who loved the chorus.
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 17:10 (twelve years ago) link
And honestly it would be the most boring poll in the world if the results exactly matched your ballot.
oh, of course. i just like to fulminate.
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
So, the top ten at this point is looking fairly predictable, not that that's a bad thing - it should be pretty much wall to wall classics, although my hopes for "Oh Marion" are dashed and "Papa Hobo" along with them. But for once I have no sense at all of what will swing #1 - seeems like there's a few strong contenders although I expect "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes," "Julio," or "Only Living Boy In New York."
Generally don't have too much to say about this last batch of ten - they're all pretty great and I've posted about them before I'm sure. The only ones I voted for were "Late in the Evening," "Bridge," and "You Can Call Me Al," which I voted #1... though I can't really explain or articulate why. Not in the sense of it being this really strong emotion that resists verbalization...it was more just the ballot-making process, each song I compared it to and went "Do I like this more or less than 'You Can Call Me Al'," and it always won. It's not really the quintessential Simon song but I will never get tired of singing along to it, any place or any time that it comes on.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:21 (twelve years ago) link
my man
― Euler, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:24 (twelve years ago) link
Is Diamonds a lock? I was having a private guess at the top ten earlier and could come up with seven (none of which were Diamonds, and only one S&G, though I guess Only Living Boy will probably make it)
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
america is gonna be #1
― iatee, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
or graceland
obvious child???
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
Diamonds is a lock, yes
― Euler, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
Julio
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
Cecilia
Living Boy in NY or Boy in the Bubble, though wouldn't be surprised if any of the previous 6 make it.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
Duncan better make it.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
looking like "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" isn't gonna make it, which surprises me, but I guess it got swamped by all the S&G on here.
― Euler, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
I won't pretend to have any idea what the top 10 will be, a lot of the placements here have been completely inexplicable imho
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:47 (twelve years ago) link
It might not be very suspenseful if Lamp manages to sneak out the top ten without anyone noticing
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
#40 - FAKIN' IT#39 - THE LATE GREAT JOHNNY ACE#38 - THE 59th STREET BRIDGE SONG (FEELIN' GROOVY)#37 - AT THE ZOO#36 - KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED#35 - MY LITTLE TOWN#34 - TRAIN IN THE DISTANCE#33 - STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS#32 - SO LONG, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT#31 - GUMBOOTS
#30 - SCARBOROUGH FAIR/CANTICLE#29 - HOMEWARD BOUND#29 - BORN AT THE RIGHT TIME#27 - AMERICAN TUNE#25 - A HAZY SHADE OF WINTER#25 - THE COOL, COOL RIVER#24 - PEACE LIKE A RIVER#23 - I KNOW WHAT I KNOW#22 - SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY#21 - RENE & GEORGETTE MAGRITTE WITH THEIR DOG AFTER THE WAR
#20 - THE SOUND OF SILENCE#19 - I AM A ROCK#18 - YOU CAN CALL ME AL#17 - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER#16 - MRS. ROBINSON#15 - LATE IN THE EVENING#14 - HEARTS AND BONES#13 - KODACHROME#12 - 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER#11 - MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
I am starting to think that Crazy Love will not place :(
a song I voted for primarily because of how much I love the line "fat charlie the archangel files for divorce"
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
11 of my votes in there so far. guess nothing from so beautiful is making it in? i voted for "dazzling blue." surprised that you can call me al wasn't top 10, thought that was a shoo-in.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:06 (twelve years ago) link
figure that "diamonds", "only living boy", "cecelia", "graceland", "america" and "me & julio are locks". beyond that, i'm not sure. "the boxer" maybe? "boy in the bubble"? "bleecker street" and "el condor pasa" are favorites of mine, but i have to figure they're long shots here.
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:06 (twelve years ago) link
i really wasted my ballot, i blame the time pressure
― max, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
did he really wear a wig? seems like he suddenly got hair in the 80s again but it's gone again now (he invariably wears hats).
― piscesx, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:09 (twelve years ago) link
"Think Too Much" will surely make this, no?
― Euler, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
everybody did. it was the times. they were mostly made out of excess burt reynolds, iirc.
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, "think too much" def has a good shot. not a personal favorite, but good call.
xp
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
Guessing "The Obvious Child" is the Rhythm left, "Graceland" and "Diamonds," and that's it post-70s.
― "Flashy...hip" (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
i guess the boy in the bubble places as well
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:14 (twelve years ago) link
xp haha.
did you guys know it was his idea to have a golden coke spoon on a necklace dangling around his neck in Annie Hall? true story!
― piscesx, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:15 (twelve years ago) link
one of my all time fave shows was his Liverpool gig in 2002, his first Merseyside gig since playing the clubs back in the pre-fame 60s. was an absolute carnival atmosphere in there, it was in this tent they used to have every Summer down by the Albert Docks at this month-long mini fest called 'The Pops'. usually only mid-levelish bands played it so this was some kind of crazy coup on behalf of the promoters. it ended up getting rated 10/10 by the big local paper 'The Echo' (who it's said rarely give full marks to gigs). after the support act i raced out to get a tour brochure and the entire merchandise stand had been decimated, nothing whatsoever left, literally just empty cardboard boxes and cellophane on the tables and floor. never seen that before/ since. for a rock gig it had an almost 'rave' like atmosphere!
― piscesx, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
I hate gigs but that sounds the best
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:24 (twelve years ago) link
I bet Boy In The Bubble will be top 5. Maybe even 1.
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:26 (twelve years ago) link
It will. Cecilia won't.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:27 (twelve years ago) link
9 of mine on so far, I expect 5 or 6 more in the top 10. As a bettin' man I'd put 5 bucks on Julio for #1 (tho that's partly because I voted it there...)
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:32 (twelve years ago) link
Ceciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilia
sorry, had to. it's in my head every time I see the word
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
my car is named Cecilia
― internet somebody (some dude), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
:D
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
Cecilia reminds me that I need to do an ilm search for a thread about handclaps in music, it's one of my favorite things
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
would be a crime if this were true. luckily, it isn't.
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
Cecilia is a about as raunchy as a pop hit can be, making love (not coy?, and then that stone-cold moment when he comes back from washing his face!
― "Flashy...hip" (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
Anyone who has a partner whose name fits the cadence of CeciliA is lucky. Like Don Rickles's wife--she can sing that song to him when entering the bedroom in a negligee.
― "Flashy...hip" (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 21:09 (twelve years ago) link
Don RickliA?
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 21:10 (twelve years ago) link
She comes in with some Frederick's of Hollywood number singing "Making love in the afternoon with Don Rickles up in my bedroom..."
― "Flashy...hip" (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 21:18 (twelve years ago) link
Did anyone vote for 'Something So Right' or 'Loves Me Like A Rock'? Or am I a deluded There Goes Rhymin' Simon fanboy?
― funk79, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 22:00 (twelve years ago) link
You're the first to admit it!
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 22:06 (twelve years ago) link
ok quick qn i can roll out the TOP TEN early thursday morning before i go to bed - like after 1:00 am est - or i can wait and do a slower roll out on friday afternoon starting around 2:00 pm est. is there any real preference? kinda feel like i robbed this thread of some of its true glory or w/e
― Lamp, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 22:10 (twelve years ago) link
slower slower slower! But this thread has been awesome, Lamp! Surely this is now the longest PS thread on ILM.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 22:11 (twelve years ago) link
10-6 at 1 a.m., 5-3 Friday afternoon, and then the rest after weekend conversation?
― "Flashy...hip" (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
Slow option, if it's not too much trouble Lamp!
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, wait till friday if that's the only way you can do it slowly during US daylight hours
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 22:13 (twelve years ago) link
Probably the slower one. I might not be able to join in but it'll be fun to read. I *definitely* won't be participating if you smuggle it out in the middle of the night.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 22:13 (twelve years ago) link