Interesting results last week, with Aimee Mann and Joni Mitchell tying for a quarter of the votes each, and Tracy Chapman winning with 50%.
This week: Definitive punk, post-punk, and new wave bands
Remember: T-dome ends in 5 weeks.
Poll’s at the top of the post. Vote now!
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The winners thus far:
Elvis Costello - Allison
Jet - Look What You’ve Done
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
Guns N Roses - Paradise City
Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
The New Pornographers - Letter From An Occupant
The Smiths - There is a Light that Never Goes Out
The Police - King of Pain
Violent Femmes - Kiss Off
Cat Stevens - Wild World
Aretha Franklin - River’s Invitation
Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride
Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
The Doors - L.A. Woman
The Carpenters - On Top of the World
Boston - More Than a Feeling
Prince - When Doves Cry
Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl
The Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be
U2 - I Will Follow
The Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
Coldplay - God Put a Smile on Your Face
The Shins - Caring is Creepy
Adam Ant - Goody Two-Shoes
REM - Man On The Moon
Barenaked Ladies/Sarah McLachlan - God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
The Beatles - She’s Leaving Home
Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen
Public Enemy - Night of the Living Baseheads
The Who - Baba O’Riley
The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Led Zeppelin - Ramble On
Massive Attack - Teardrop
The Frames - Cry Me A River
Uncle Tupelo - New Madrid
Big Star - Thirteen
Everything But The Girl - Mirrorball
Simon & Garfunkel - 59th Street Bridge Song
Rob Base & DJ EZ-E - It Takes Two
Radiohead - High and Dry
The B-52s - Private Idaho
Sufjan Stevens - To Be Alone With You
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
Easy choice. I wouldn’t call them definitive, but I much prefer the Cars to the other two.
And don’t get me started on the “New Cars” with Todd Rungren.
Comment by Last Lemming — April 28, 2006 @ 10:29 am
Susan, I hope I didn’t strongarm you into calling the Cars new wave. =)
Comment by LoganB — April 28, 2006 @ 11:21 am
She needed strongarming. :-[
Comment by Tom — April 28, 2006 @ 11:31 am
I’m just a little tired of the cars song, due to unending advertising campaigns.
So the Ramones win for me!
Joy Division=Love will tear us apart (for me anywho)
Comment by Jennifer — April 28, 2006 @ 12:04 pm
Yeah, the use of the Cars song in a recent campaign ad killed the song.
Comment by gabby — April 28, 2006 @ 12:07 pm
right now i’m in a fun mood, which means that dreary joy division songs don’t have a chance against the ramones.
Comment by mike d. — April 28, 2006 @ 1:10 pm
Well I’m not loving any of these… therefore the Ramones win. (Solid logic, right?)
Comment by Geoff J — April 28, 2006 @ 1:42 pm
I hate it when stupid ad campaigns kill good songs.
(Revolution, anyone?)
Comment by Jennifer — April 28, 2006 @ 5:49 pm
I haven’t seen any commercials using the Cars. You guys need Tivo/DVR.
And what do you mean, dreary? I think this Joy Division song is brilliant. “Dance dance dance to the radio…” I purposely stayed away from a too-dreary (or obvious) song.
But the Cars are so fun…Not sure which I’ll vote for yet.
Comment by Susan M — April 28, 2006 @ 6:16 pm
Well, I haven’t heard any ad campaigns either. It’s been years since I’d heard that song. As a group, the Cars don’t win, but I voted for that song anyway ’cause I thought it ruled the other two.
Comment by meems — April 28, 2006 @ 7:38 pm
Have TiVo. Two of them. It still somehow slipped through…
Comment by gabby — April 28, 2006 @ 8:47 pm
I’m not longer as bothered by songs in advertisements, since it seems every artist’s and group’s music is up for sale.
I have a special thing for the Cars. “Just What I Needed” will always be a special song to me because it was one of the first songs I heard on a rock radio station and it immediately grabbed my ear. Also, there was a summer in my youngster life where their album Heartbreak City was a constant listen. The song “Magic” on that album … I still love it. I had a cheap taperecorder and a cassette and I’d ride my bicycle around, clinging to that taperecorder with one hand, listening to their music. Yes, I was odd. I don’t quite know how to categorize the Cars. They are more rock and pop than new wave, in my opinion.
The Ramones are a band I saw live many years ago, at the Ritz. I was disappointed. I still like listening to their albums though.
Comment by danithew — April 29, 2006 @ 4:40 am
Did I say “Heartbreak City”? I meant “Heartbeat City.” Yes, it has been a long time.
Comment by danithew — April 29, 2006 @ 4:42 am
::shakes his head sadly at the way this vote is going::
Comment by William Morris — May 1, 2006 @ 2:02 pm
Sad but true story: My high school was going through a time when parents were worrying about providing good, clean, alcohol-free, supervised entertainment for their kids. Someone managed to book the Ramones for a gig. It was cancelled due to lack of interest.
Comment by Bryce I — May 2, 2006 @ 8:11 am
That is the saddest thing I’ve ever heard…
Comment by gabby — May 2, 2006 @ 8:58 am
Holy crap! That is terrible, Bryce.
Our big high school feat was booking The Untouchables for a dance. That Homecoming ruled.
Comment by Geoff J — May 2, 2006 @ 10:34 am
I really like the Ramones, but they are facing what is probably the best song the Cars ever recorded. The Cars won.
Comment by HP — May 2, 2006 @ 10:34 am
Geoff — The Untouchables? Were they an L.A. ska/mod band from the 80’s? If so, I think I may have seen them a few times.
Comment by meems — May 2, 2006 @ 7:16 pm
When I was a kid I used to love that tv show with Pierce Brosnan in it. What was it called? My dad used to complain about his accent. He thought it was a lame fake, and I believe he even compared it to some mix between a British accent and an Irish one. I laughed pretty hard when I found out Brosnan was born and raised in both Ireland and London.
Comment by Susan M — May 3, 2006 @ 8:49 am
Remington Steele.
Comment by Allison — May 3, 2006 @ 8:59 am