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Here we go dudes!

You get TEN TICKS IN TOTAL over the three bits of the poll. But only the top five will go through to the next stage so choose wisely!

If you change your mind, you can edit your votes by clicking on 'Poll #12345' then 'Fill Out Poll'.

Ten ticks is the maximum but you may tick fewer if you find the list is uninspiring!

For your ticking pleasure, I've added the UK chart placing in brackets where applicable.

Explain your ticks (and your agonising decisions) in the comments!

[Poll #1411401]

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From:

braisedbywolves.livejournal.com

http://open.spotify.com/user/afarrell/playlist/1J7fSK5Eu6zssy4TxEuvVb

(based heavily on

meserach's original playlist!)

Missing but found on Youtube NB I bear no responsibility for the results of actually watching any of these:

The Clientele - 6 A.M. Morningside (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxtdvCiafF0)
D.A.D - A Kiss Between The Legs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhRQz7VYcsw)
Billy Bragg & Wilco - All You Fascists (presence of Wilco not confirmed)
Hoku - Another Dumb Blonde (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evoD1hcR82g)
Samantha Mumba - Body II Body (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs-tGgmHfJs)
A*Teens - Bouncing Off the Ceiling (Upside Down) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvxSFpzLYdg)
M-Dubs ft. Lady Saw - Bump N' Grind (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Grvr2zAzM)
Mandy Moore - Candy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e4e-eXWbbs)
Tori Amos - Carnival (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uv3Kf8LOp4)

(Sorry Low ft Spring Heel Jack, the internet doesn't think you exist. Well, that's not really true, Youtube has another song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vmi9EqF5nE) off the same EP. A brave try, Youtube)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pDRIJC31tU) ()

Edited Date: 2009-06-05 07:19 pm (UTC)

From:

koganbot

Definitely agree with Tom and Dave that "Candy" and "Around The World" deserve the Grand Piffle Vote (as opposed to "Bouncing Off The Ceiling (Upside Down)" and "Another Dumb Blonde," and as Chuck points out there's a better Hoku song coming along in a week or so anywat, when we get to the H's):

Of these tracks, the ones I hadn't remembered or heard were:

Tori Amos "Carnival": WTF? This is from that covers alb, right? And is from Mission Impossible 2, which I've seen, and the original version was in Black Orpheus, right?, which I've also seen, but damned if I remember Tori's version. Is surprisingly good for an aural Sominex take on this classic, but that's relative to aural Sominex.

M-Dubs f. Lady Saw "Bump N Grind": Liking this (liking it more than the Wookie, which I'm listening to right now, which is easy listening chopped-and-medicine-balled, fine with me in principle, but I don't like the basic song and singing) - bass depth charges heard through ear plugs while a sample adroitly yammers make this a potential tick.

Samantha Mumba "Body II Body": A good mixture of deep funk, sway along teeniness, and dark echoes. A definite contender.

From:

alexmacpherson.livejournal.com

It's not from the covers album - that comes in 2001, and I'll definitely be nominating the Eminem and Lloyd Cole covers - I've heard several versions of 'Manhã de Carnaval' but not sure if that includes the original. It's a great song. I'm surprised this version has gotten any ticks at all - it's a really obscure Tori curio!

From:

koganbot

Here's the version from the film, so probably the original.

From:

koganbot

The singer is Breno Mello.

From:

koganbot

Oh, hadn't heard the Bragg before either. I'm anti-racist and generally pro-union, but "You're a fascist" isn't a particularly convincing argument in favor of those positions.

From:

meserach.livejournal.com

Thanks so much! I took all the stuff from your list that wasn't on the mega-playlist (http://open.spotify.com/user/meserach/playlist/4JT7cnSI4HvoK7dA7blAwi) already and put in on there, so we get ever closer to the goal of getting all the nomineess that Spotify has on there.