Some sort of structurally fundamental atomic laws would have to break for Spacer Woman not to show up in our top 50. xxp
― Portugal minus Pedro Foster Cage (Spectrist), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 20:46 (nine years ago) link
i put 'tarzan boy' on my ballot (couldn't not) but it's on the lower end
― donna rouge, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 20:48 (nine years ago) link
It's gonna be up to 16 today. Top 15 tomorrow.
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 20:51 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Rq2aq5L.jpg
18 KLEIN & MBO "Dirty Talk" [189 points, 6 votes]http://youtu.be/79Qb1tsoYZg
…unless, gr8080, you wanna take over in about an hour?
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 20:53 (nine years ago) link
Arghhh, it's so frustrating not being able to participate in the speculation!
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 20:56 (nine years ago) link
sure, i could take us through #'s 15-11
what do you guys think?
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 20:57 (nine years ago) link
yeah, go ahead!
― skip, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 20:58 (nine years ago) link
Can I throw a hint of what's yet to come? It's kind of cryptic and doesn't spoil a lot.
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 20:58 (nine years ago) link
Great, thanks, gr8080! Just really busy today as well.
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 20:59 (nine years ago) link
that's a smooth-sounding track.
― skip, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 20:59 (nine years ago) link
I'll post two more and then you can take over.
Actually, I better not say anything. People would figure it out.
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:02 (nine years ago) link
I like how a track called "Dirty Talk" has no talking in it.
― skip, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:03 (nine years ago) link
gr8080, I'll send you the rest of the entries in ready-to-post format in a bit.
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:04 (nine years ago) link
Down to #18 and no Kano yet :(
― naus, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:08 (nine years ago) link
fantastic, thanks xp
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:11 (nine years ago) link
sent!
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:11 (nine years ago) link
did not know that charlie was maurice cavalieri and giorgio stefani, who were basically i.m.s. and half of firefly.
― mattresslessness, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:12 (nine years ago) link
― naus
Think he will suffer from split voting. That first album is brilliant but it was very hard to pick just one song from the ones nominated.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:19 (nine years ago) link
I can understand why people wouldn't vote for "Tarzan Boy," but otoh I can't understand why people wouldn't vote for "Tarzan Boy"― example (crüt), Wednesday, February 11, 2015 8:26 PM (49 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― example (crüt), Wednesday, February 11, 2015 8:26 PM (49 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I don't get this, crüt. What do you mean?
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:21 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/yKLeswY.jpg
17 CASCO "Cybernetic Love" [189 points, 7 votes]http://youtu.be/c6x5vyWpw-Q
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:23 (nine years ago) link
Yay for Sandra, "Maria Magdalena" was the first Italo tune (if you can call it Italo, I did vote for it anyway) I fell in love with when I was 13 or something! In case you didn't know, it was produced and co-written by her (then) husband Michael Cretu, who later on became the guy behind Enigma (of "Sadeness" and "Return to Innocence" fame). Dude had quite a career! I think he's also the keytarist in the video?
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:29 (nine years ago) link
lot of classics in this stretch!
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:31 (nine years ago) link
this maclean explosion version of "magic fly" is superior, imo.
agree it's not italo but it's a cool song
― brimstead, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:31 (nine years ago) link
oops meant to post mc lane explosion youtube link: http://youtu.be/YpB2asybA7I
― brimstead, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:32 (nine years ago) link
My favourite version of "Magic Fly" is the Tom Moulton mix of Kebekelektrik's cover version, it's more properly disco! The original has always sounded a bit too simplistic in arrangement.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:35 (nine years ago) link
Last one from me and then gr8080 will take over for the rest of the day.
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:50 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/HRglNKu.jpg
16 KANO "Another Life" [194 points, 6 votes]http://youtu.be/1wVaGo5wSqA
tuuune
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:54 (nine years ago) link
Honestly thought Cybernetic Love would be top 10. This isn't the Kano I voted for but glad they've shown up.
― ewar woowar (or something), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:13 (nine years ago) link
15 ‘LECTRIC WORKERS "Robot Is Systematic" [196 points, 6 votes, 1 first place vote]http://youtu.be/WEXZc3MWaP0
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:25 (nine years ago) link
oops
http://i.imgur.com/aIx0Tj1.jpg
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:26 (nine years ago) link
TOO LOWWWWWW
― brimstead, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:28 (nine years ago) link
GOAT
So many cool songs about robots
― skip, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:41 (nine years ago) link
I agree that it is too low, but so glad to see it here. Absolutely superb track on every level.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:43 (nine years ago) link
Somehow didn't vote for this but almost out of everything here it's the one you'd imagine would sound an absolute beast out on the floor.
― ewar woowar (or something), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:51 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/szd13BQ.jpg
14 PINEAPPLES "Come On Closer" [218 points, 6 votes, 3 first place votes]http://youtu.be/W1ipHeQ3h
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:57 (nine years ago) link
well if anything that is all-time on the best band name + song title combo front
― mattresslessness, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:00 (nine years ago) link
Unlike the disco poll where loads of IMO unremarkable records placed highly this poll just keeps delivering one corker after another.
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:06 (nine years ago) link
gr808! Confess, where are you taking these lovely retrofuturist images from?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:09 (nine years ago) link
Damn, half the people who voted for this placed it at the top of their ballots! Feeling like the chances of seeing my #1 in the countdown have just diminished significantly.
― Portugal minus Pedro Foster Cage (Spectrist), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:09 (nine years ago) link
So many chooons! I think Matia Bazaar was my #1, maybe not though. Anyways I got really into it in the runup to the poll. I liked how it was bilingual, and, of course, what a great vocal performance.
― spacemindy, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:18 (nine years ago) link
Moka the amazing thing is gr80 hasn't done any retouching to the images, the palette is accurate to the original work!
― Portugal minus Pedro Foster Cage (Spectrist), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:18 (nine years ago) link
― Portugal minus Pedro Foster Cage (Spectrist), Wednesday, February 11, 2015 11:09 PM (11 minutes ago)
Yeah, I was dead certain my #1 would make it to the top 50 but now... not so sure.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:21 (nine years ago) link
I voted for the Clio tracks instead of Pineapples. Love them all! I like how you can pick out the sound/style of some these producers.
Kano is such a classic track. The vocalist (Glen White?) is amazing, and Stefano Pulga was a great songwriter.
― spacemindy, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:22 (nine years ago) link
I must have listened to "Vamos A La Playa" about 10 times today thanks to this thread. Its about a nuclear bomb! Love ILM polls like this introducing me to genres Im not familiar with. Also those images are incredible, well done.
― tayto fan (Michael B), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:23 (nine years ago) link
'come on closer' was my #1 :D
― donna rouge, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:25 (nine years ago) link
Woah I was sure Pineapples would be much higher! What is left for the top 10???
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:26 (nine years ago) link