I was the #1 vote for "I Burn For You." Floating mystery dream menace is maybe my favorite genre of music.
This, plus "Voices Inside My Head" and "Tea in the Sahara" all held prominent places of my Dream Music mixtapes in the '80s, with short, abstract Andy Summers solo tracks like "How Can I Forget" and "Guide" as transitions.
― Hideous Lump, Thursday, 8 December 2022 05:36 (one year ago) link
like, the makers of the movie clearly thought they were the most popular act that would the flick― sleeve, Wednesday, December 7, 2022 6:48 PM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglinkthat would *sell* the flickwhen in reality, in my experience, people went to see the Cramps/DKs/Gang Of Four/Numan/etc― sleeve, Wednesday, December 7, 2022 6:49 PM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― sleeve, Wednesday, December 7, 2022 6:48 PM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
that would *sell* the flick
when in reality, in my experience, people went to see the Cramps/DKs/Gang Of Four/Numan/etc
― sleeve, Wednesday, December 7, 2022 6:49 PM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
The film was partially financed by the Copeland's, hence the heavy Police involvement and early IRS acts on the bill.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 8 December 2022 05:48 (one year ago) link
“Bombs Away” is delightful. That and “Contact” (a total jam with some great Andy textures) remind me how Sting sings Stew songs with a playfulness and lightness he rarely brings to his own material – given the odd way the vocals on those songs are mixed I wonder if it’s because he’s singing over Stew’s guide vocal (he almost certainly is on “Does Everyone Stare”). “Tea in the Sahara” feels like Sting had gotten a head-start on Dream of the Blue Turtles.
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 8 December 2022 05:59 (one year ago) link
I finally figured out the flaw, I was wondering how did "The Bed’s Too Big Without You" getting 16 votes but only ended up at number 30. It turns out some people named this song "Beds too Big" so instead of modifying the spreadsheet I manually add those points and votes to the total. So it did not only get 192 points it actually got 392, 492, 592, 692 points, something like that. It was only the first number that I mistyped. I will recalculate the results and it will now show up again in this rollout. I do believe this will be a one-time correction.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 8 December 2022 06:23 (one year ago) link
Sorry!
no worries, good catch! really enjoying this although I am not able to keep up with the relistening
― sleeve, Thursday, 8 December 2022 06:28 (one year ago) link
It turns out some people named this song "Beds too Big"
this was me; meant to fill it out before i submitted -- sorry
― mookieproof, Thursday, 8 December 2022 06:48 (one year ago) link
at the risk of being Captain Obvious, but since Grace Jones's cover of "Demolition Man" was posted: "The Bed's Too Big Without You" also charted in the UK (in 1981) in a cover version by Sheila Hylton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USeqDNeovNs
the extended version
― I did see Xhaka crotchgrab (breastcrawl), Thursday, 8 December 2022 09:11 (one year ago) link
Theres also a super loose and dubby version of it by Julie Roberts that came out in 1980 that I really like but can't link to on this dumb phone
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 8 December 2022 09:36 (one year ago) link
le voilà:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj1hHZ-Mz-M
― I did see Xhaka crotchgrab (breastcrawl), Thursday, 8 December 2022 10:15 (one year ago) link
Ah thanks, that's the one! tail-end of that goes super deep, love it
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 8 December 2022 10:40 (one year ago) link
also these instrumental versions by Sly & Robbie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlTjAq8hOvM
Underwater Dub! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBTzJsez_VA
― I did see Xhaka crotchgrab (breastcrawl), Thursday, 8 December 2022 10:42 (one year ago) link
Ooh, i like those a lot! I think sly & Robbie are playing on that Sheila hylton version too? Or they're involved with it somehow anyway. And they play on the Grace Jones 'demolition man' as well obviously
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 8 December 2022 11:19 (one year ago) link
yup, it's Sly & Robbie. i'm an uber fan of the Sheila Hylton version and used to forget it's a cover. If i had voted in this the OG would have been in my top 5 Police songs.
The Julie Roberts version is so similar to the Hylton; i've never been sure which came first.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 8 December 2022 13:59 (one year ago) link
Would be logical if the UK production came first I suppose, just due to geographical proximity
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 8 December 2022 15:01 (one year ago) link
Time to reset those numbers
― Bee OK, Thursday, 8 December 2022 17:17 (one year ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/HROLYpd.jpg
28. No Time This TimeFrom: Reggatta de BlancReleased: October 2, 1979245 Points, 8 Votes, 1 Number One
― Bee OK, Thursday, 8 December 2022 17:20 (one year ago) link
banger
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Thursday, 8 December 2022 17:22 (one year ago) link
Good one! Lyrically it's the exact same sort of commuter hellscape as 'Synchronicity II' but without the paranormal stuff. Music-wise it's almost... surf rock? If Andy's guitar tone was a bit twangier, it would sound like he was playing 'Batman'
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 8 December 2022 17:33 (one year ago) link
the fade out is really neat too
― frogbs, Thursday, 8 December 2022 17:50 (one year ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/AnhCsLP.jpg
27. Truth Hits EverybodyFrom: Outlandos d'AmourReleased: November 2, 1978266 Points, 8 Votes
― Bee OK, Thursday, 8 December 2022 17:53 (one year ago) link
Frist track from Outlandos to place.
Whoa-oa-oa
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:03 (one year ago) link
I somehow don't know this song at all.
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:06 (one year ago) link
I went for a different punky Outlandos track, but this one's a good rocker.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:07 (one year ago) link
Don't think I've ever figured out what the lyrics are for this one, Sting's mumbliest performance perhaps? Also the crescendo at the end makes me incredibly anxious (because I know 'Born in the 50s' is just about to start)
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:09 (one year ago) link
the cool thing about the punk tunes from Outlandos is that they kinda sound like they could be Beatles songs.
― frogbs, Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:10 (one year ago) link
I love "No time" cuz its Stew at his hot doggin-est": I doubt that they played it live…
― veronica moser, Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:18 (one year ago) link
"No Time This Time" is '78 -- originally the b-side of "So Lonely."
The drum performance was pretty inspirational for me when I was 15. Its energy still holds up.
― billstevejim, Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:23 (one year ago) link
Thanks for that. I did not know that and didn't come across that info with my little bit of research I do before posting a new song.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:26 (one year ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/l8fQ1zX.jpg
26. Voices in My HeadFrom: Zenyattà MondattaReleased: October 3. 1980271 Points, 8 Votes
― Bee OK, Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:27 (one year ago) link
oof too low!
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:33 (one year ago) link
another one i love that i came to via a cover version -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-VeNMdMTjw
― stirmonster, Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:34 (one year ago) link
this too -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j6bxexpjkM
― stirmonster, Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:35 (one year ago) link
I feel its one of their few songs that successfully crossed-over into dance music, like their 'theme for great cities'? Lol xxp :))
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:37 (one year ago) link
Throughout this poll, I had forgotten about Sting & Puff Daddy's "Roxanne 97" until just now. I think I bought the CD single from FYE for $1 and "Voices In My Head" was the randomly selected b-side.
― billstevejim, Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:41 (one year ago) link
sampled in this r&b monster, one of Missy Elliott’s first hits:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ojOERy-mf8
― I did see Xhaka crotchgrab (breastcrawl), Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:52 (one year ago) link
I never noticed that! That's a pretty inspired, subtle use of the sample.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:55 (one year ago) link
superb
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:56 (one year ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/cKY4wTC.jpg
25. De Do Do Do, De Da Da DaFrom: Zenyattà MondattaSingle Released: November 20, 1980276 Points, 9 Votes
― Bee OK, Thursday, 8 December 2022 18:59 (one year ago) link
I was trying to make an intellectual point about how the simple can be so powerful. Why are our favourite songs 'Da Doo Ron Ron' and 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy'? In the song, I tried to address that issue. But everyone said, 'This is bullshit, child's play.' No one listened to the lyrics. Listen to the lyrics. I'm going to remake it again and put more emphasis on what I was talking about.— Sting, Rolling Stone, 2/1988Sting also said that "I was trying to say something which was really quite difficult – that people like politicians, like myself even, use words to manipulate people, and that you should be very careful.”The phrase "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" supposedly was made up by Sting's son. Sting said of this, "In fact, my son came up with it. I've never paid him – so that's another possible lawsuit. He writes songs himself these days. He's got a lot of self-confidence – I don't know where from."
— Sting, Rolling Stone, 2/1988
Sting also said that "I was trying to say something which was really quite difficult – that people like politicians, like myself even, use words to manipulate people, and that you should be very careful.”
The phrase "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" supposedly was made up by Sting's son. Sting said of this, "In fact, my son came up with it. I've never paid him – so that's another possible lawsuit. He writes songs himself these days. He's got a lot of self-confidence – I don't know where from."
from the sublime to the re-do-do-do-diculous
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 8 December 2022 19:01 (one year ago) link
See, Zenyatta was doing fine until the singles presented themselves.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 December 2022 19:02 (one year ago) link
There were no notated votes for the 1986 version.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 8 December 2022 19:05 (one year ago) link
I hated that song when it was first released. It's grown on me since. Like a fungus.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 8 December 2022 19:07 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1Fk_mDem4o
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 8 December 2022 19:09 (one year ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 8 December 2022 19:23 (one year ago) link
first one from their infamous singles collection to place. I am guessing the other 11 are coming.
― frogbs, Thursday, 8 December 2022 19:25 (one year ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/MVm6OXF.jpg
24. Canary in a Coal MineFrom: Zenyattà MondattaReleased: October 3. 1980312 Points, 10 Votes
― Bee OK, Thursday, 8 December 2022 19:30 (one year ago) link
xps "De Doo Doo Doo..." was one of the few Police singles to make it into Dave Marsh's 1001 Greatest Singles book, and xgau called it their "only true masterpiece" when it was released. Were they in the minority or was this a critic's favorite back in the day?
― birdistheword, Thursday, 8 December 2022 19:30 (one year ago) link