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These lads from Muswell Hill invented heavy metal! Sort of. Out of 21 UK Top 40 hits, you get to pick your favourite SEVEN....

[Poll #1028678]

Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry: (link)
1. Virginia Plain
2. Love Is The Drug
3. More Than This
4. Street Life
5. Dance Away
6. Let's Stick Together (Let's Work Together)
7. All I Want Is You
=8. Avalon
=8. Pyjamarama
10. Jealous Guy

OMD: (link)
1. Enola Gay
=2. Joan Of Arc
=2. Souvenir
4. Tesla Girls
=5. Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc)
=5. Messages
7. Genetic Engineering
8. So In Love
=9. (Forever) Live And Die
=9. Locomotion

Waterloo Sunset

Date: 2007-07-27 11:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] freakytigger.livejournal.com
"Waterloo Sunset"'s lionisation during the Britpop years made me really sick of hearing it, though it's been a few years now since I have so maybe the aversion's faded. It would have felt like wilful contrarianism to not tick it though.

Re: Waterloo Sunset

Date: 2007-07-27 11:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jeff-worrell.livejournal.com
I managed to persuade myself there are 7 better Kinks songs. Probably would have been my 9th tick, however.

(btw what happened to the Pop Open reveals? I hope you're not waiting on me or something. I did send something to LOP gmail as promised on Wednesday evening)

Re: Waterloo Sunset

Date: 2007-07-27 11:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] freakytigger.livejournal.com
No, I got them fine! They'll be going up in a very short while. I would have put them up yesterday but I was working from home and my internet connection went wonky - thanks for doing them so promptly!

Re: Waterloo Sunset

Date: 2007-07-27 11:55 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] koganbot
I do think "Waterloo Sunset" is slightly overrated (though easily in my top seven on this list). Not as forceful as it should be in its mini-rave-up, and in making the theme of "See My Friends" more explicit, it becomes somewhat pedantic (Ray did like to clonk you over the head with the irony pot, didn't he?). But gorgeous gorgeous melody, gorgeous gorgeous harmonies, a tendril of exquisite, dark smoke.

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