That would've been my number 1, if I'd voted. Way too low obv.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:02 (five years ago) link
damn... forgot to vote!
― frame casual (dog latin), Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:10 (five years ago) link
I like it a lot, but do find it to be one of the weaker tracks on a really great albums.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:11 (five years ago) link
How can multiple people have forgotten to vote and yet we have so many ballots?
I didn't forget but hadn't time
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:12 (five years ago) link
one of the more minor tracks on Tigermilk but that means it's still really quite good
― ufo, Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:16 (five years ago) link
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59. If You Find Yourself Caught in Love From Dear Catastrope Waitress (2003)Live at Glastonbury, 2015Points: 157Votes: 9 #1 Votes: 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:19 (five years ago) link
the whole end section of this one is a delight
― ufo, Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:30 (five years ago) link
Is this one Stuart's coming-out-as-a-christian song?
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:36 (five years ago) link
noh, we always knew..
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:37 (five years ago) link
I recognised all the religious metaphors from my Catholic upbringing, but imagined he was just using them as a source of vivid imagary, right up to this point.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:38 (five years ago) link
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58. I Want the World to Stop From Belle and Sebastian Write About Love (2010)Original promo videoPoints: 158Votes: 11#1 Votes: 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:42 (five years ago) link
My Tigermilk choices were a bit more arbitrary than those for other albums. In retrospect I should maybe have picked I Don't Love Anyone, just on the basis of how often I've found myself singing it since relistening to the album.
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:48 (five years ago) link
All songs in the countdown so far have started with the letter I. How long can this carry on?
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:49 (five years ago) link
Love Sarah Martin's vocals on Caught in Love, especially the 'give up your will' bit. The simple village girl verse is far more embarrassing than anyone's religion though.
― Brand Slipper, Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:50 (five years ago) link
I think some of Write About Love is very much in the same vein as their early stuff. I Want The World To Stop probably is my favorite 2010’s B&S next to I Didn’t See It Coming
― ヽ(_ _ヽ)彡 ᴵ'ᵐ ᵒᵏᵃʸ_(・_ .)/ (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:52 (five years ago) link
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57. The Blues Are Still Blue From The Life Pursuit (2006)Original promo videoPoints: 168 Votes: 13#1 Votes: 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:02 (five years ago) link
^ I was generally avoiding front covers for this bit, as we've seen a lot of them already, but then I saw this charming TBASB promo CD cover.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:03 (five years ago) link
Can I put in the first "too low!" here?
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:06 (five years ago) link
Too high!
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:09 (five years ago) link
That will be my last piece of carping about my dislike of The Life Pursuit. Sorry.
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:11 (five years ago) link
the blues rock thing they do on this one really does nothing for me
― ufo, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:11 (five years ago) link
I'm generally down with The Life Pursuit but I seem to get the least mileage out of the Bolan-esque bits.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:12 (five years ago) link
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56. I Fought in a War From Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant (2000)Live at Glastonbury, 2004Points: 177 Votes: 13#1 Votes: 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:22 (five years ago) link
Wish I'd voted to drive the Blues higher. It's such a festival of sweet supporting details and goofy vocal tics. But then I'm in the minority who think that Side A of TLP is the best sequencing they ever did. Weird that people don't like its big pay-off moment.
― Brand Slipper, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:23 (five years ago) link
I like I Fought in a War a lot but it does have one fatal flaw: the implausible concept of Stuart Murdoch having fought in a war.
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:29 (five years ago) link
Fold Your Hands - so many good songs jumbled up with some very bad songs. I Fought In a War serves as a promising intro though.
― frame casual (dog latin), Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:32 (five years ago) link
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55. Put the Book Back on the Shelf From 3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light (1997)Youtube audio trackPoints: 178 Votes: 12#1 Votes: 1
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:37 (five years ago) link
...incorporating "Songs for Children" on record. Though I don't think anyone made any reference to that section on ballots.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:42 (five years ago) link
Also: too low!
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:44 (five years ago) link
yes, a serious "too low!" now, a top 5 for me easily, such a joy from start to finish this one
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:45 (five years ago) link
I mentioned Songs for Children!
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:52 (five years ago) link
Yes, I see you did! I guess I meant that no-one highlighted it as the main attraction or indicated that they were voting principally for SFC. :)
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:59 (five years ago) link
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54. I Know Where the Summer Goes From This is Just a Modern Rock Song (1998)Live at Bowlie Weekender, 1999Points: 179 Votes: 13#1 Votes: 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:02 (five years ago) link
I'd have voted for PTBBOTS anyway but the SFC coda pushed it way up my ballot.
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:03 (five years ago) link
one of many very lovely songs that didn't quite make my ballot. the This Is Just A Modern Rock Song EP is definitely my favourite EP - it's so delightful the whole way through while even Lazy Line Painter Jane has an oddity like A Century of Elvis on it
― ufo, Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:14 (five years ago) link
good morning!
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:16 (five years ago) link
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53. Beautiful From 3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light (1997)Youtube audio trackPoints: 181 Votes: 10#1 Votes: 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:25 (five years ago) link
Arguably a bit much seventies knitwear in this section. Definitely a lot of too-low-ness as well.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:28 (five years ago) link
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52. Ease Your Feet in the Sea From The Boy With the Arab Strap (1998)Youtube audio trackPoints: 187 Votes: 11#1 Votes: 1
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:42 (five years ago) link
a longtime ex had an interpolation of this as her email so I couldn't in good conscience give it any points
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:48 (five years ago) link
Image not necessarily related to this particular song, but they seemingly spent more than a little time in Hyndland Parish Church in '97/'98.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:58 (five years ago) link
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51. Is It Wicked Not to Care? From The Boy With the Arab Strap (1998)Original promo videoPoints: 206 Votes: 12#1 Votes: 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:00 (five years ago) link
good song for singing at home because you can just adlib freely, ie "is it wicked not to care about the vacuum in the air \\ and how the shampoo in the bathroom's beyond compare?"
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:02 (five years ago) link
Must try this.
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:05 (five years ago) link
Quoting the name of this track got me blocked from Lena Dunham's Twitter.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:06 (five years ago) link
what?!
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:11 (five years ago) link
She posted a pic of her book Is It Evil Not to be Sure? and I replied "Is It Wicked Not To Care?" and was immediately blocked.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:17 (five years ago) link
That promo video of Isobel singing the song to a stuffed lion might be the most B&S thing I've ever seen.
― enochroot, Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:18 (five years ago) link
What does Isobel mean by "counting acts"? She uses the phrase in both IIWNTC and The Gate.
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:23 (five years ago) link