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

US Canon

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

The US canon would be very similar to the UK canon. It would add "Superman" and "Encore" (both of which I would expect to receive minimal ticks). It would drop though "The Way I Am", "Stan", and "Ass Like That" (aka worst song ever).

Eminem's biggest US hit, by far, is "Lose Yourself", his only number one. "Without Me" hit number two, and "The Real Slim Shady" only hit up to #4, despite seeming to be the most popular song of the year when it was out.

Re: US Canon

[koganbot]

There was actual radio fear about playing Eminem in 2000; the FCC even threatened to fine a station for playing the clean version of "The Real Slim Shady," then eventually decided not to (since it hadn't violated any of the rules), and in the meantime other stations were withholding the track while waiting on the FCC (this all happened after the song peaked, however; I'm using it to illustrate the atmosphere of the time, which had a lot of hysteria).

Re: US Canon

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

I'm still working under the assumption that in the digital download era it would have stomped the competition. Was an actual physical single released?