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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:

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!