Best Song of 2002: Heat #6

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Hilariously LCD Soundsystem and QOTSA have tied yet again, with 20 votes each. That leaves me to cast the deciding vote! I actually had a drunken row on Friday with boyofbadgers about how bad a concept for a song 'Losing My Edge' was but he rightly pointed out that I hadn't actually heard it! I shall go away and listen to both songs with an open mind and announce my decision in the comments.

• You now only get SIX TICKS over the three bits of the poll, unless you played the investigation game on the previous heat and told us all your new favourite (and why). Put your new favourite in the box below and get an extra tick for heat #7!



• The top five will still go through to the next stage, but now it's going to be that little bit tougher to get there. If your favourite song isn't doing so well then try and convince people in the comments as to why it's so good!



• If you want to fill in the 'best song I only heard today' box later, change your vote (or tick too many by mistake), you can edit your votes by clicking on 'Poll #12345' then 'Fill Out Poll'.



• You have until Friday lunchtime to vote.

[Poll #1467164]


Extra ticks this heat go to: skyecaptain, koganbot and jeff_worrell. See above for instructions on how to go back and fill in the 'new favourite' question later on, if you want to do your ticks RIGHT NOW.

Comments

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

I am GREATLY amused that if the poll ended now the Mountain Goats would go through.

Also I'm interested in what you think about 'Losing My Edge', Kat - I can't think of many other songs where "what it's about, maan" so completely ignores what it sounds like.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Out of interest, why this MG song in particular? I haven't listened to Tallahassee for about 4 years - I should give it another go - but I vaguely recall 'Southwood Plantation Road' was my favourite song on there.

[hoshuteki.livejournal.com]

It's great when they play it live, but it's hardly the best song on the album as you say. It's not even the most well-known (probably "No Children"). However, it was the only track released as a single from the album.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

First single on 4AD I guess? I can't imagine it's anyone's favourite Mountain Goats song to be honest. In fact I'm amazed that it wasn't No Children (but then I didn't nominate anything so I should STFU). Oh hang on hoshuteki's covered all that.