The Friday Canon: EMINEMINEMINEM

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Billions of albums sold, 9 Grammys won, 1 Oscar-winning film soundtrack penned, prescription drugs taken by the jarful. I doubt anyone on this community can say they've never heard an Eminem song. But which ones (if any) are the pick of the (bleached) crop? You get SIX ticks to denote your Eminemineminem love. I've included collaborations for completeness.

[Poll #970036]

U2: (link)
1. Where The Streets Have No Name
2. With Or Without You
3. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
=4. New Years Day
=4. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
6. The Fly
=7. Mysterious Ways
=7. One
=9. Desire
=9. Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me

Bob Marley: (link)
1. Jamming / Punky Reggae Party
2. Exodus
3. Buffalo Soldier
=4. Could You Be Loved
=4. No Woman No Cry
=6. Iron Lion Zion
=6. Is This Love
8. One Love - People Get Ready
9. Sun Is Shining [vs Funkstar De Luxe]
=10. Three Little Birds
=10. Waiting In Vain

Comments

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Really interesting poll... it's the first time I can remember that a canon is producing such an even split across such a large number of tracks. Not enough love for 'Guilty Conscience' and 'The Way I Am' though.

My two favourite Eminem-related tunes don't appear here though... the Jacknife Lee remix of 'Cleaning Out My Closet' was truly fantastic, and 'Bitch Please II' (featuring Snoop, Nate Dogg, Xzibit and Dre) contains some of my favourite rap verses ever:
"Dreamin' at night of screamin' at mom, schemin' to leave
Run away from home and grow to be as evil as me
I just want you all to notice me and people to see
that somewhere deep down, there's a decent human being in me
It just can't be found, so the reason you've been seeing this me
is cause this is me now, the recent dude who's being this mean"

[infov0re.livejournal.com]

The Jacknife Lee COMC is very good, but I really don't like the original. He mashes well; the Boom Selection mass-"Without Me" remix blurt led to some great stuff (including: Marshall's Been Snookered, and that remix with "Get Down").