R1: Another One Bites the Dust v Billie Jean

[Jorge]

What's unique about it

[Birds in Hell]

I had a whole other paragraph I typed out and deleted in that post, I should've left it in.

Anyway, the song and production are just fantastic. Minimalist, precise, weird, ominous. Everything works, not a second is wasted.

Many Queen songs are grating and annoying, this one is perfect.

[The Argonaut]

I'm with you, I'm voting for Queen here. It seems like a simple song and it is ubiquitous and easy to use ironically or comedically...so I get why people would say it isn't great.

[knee tunes]

Billie Jean is probably in my top 100 songs . I LOVE IT

[evenslow]

I had a whole other paragraph I typed out and deleted in that post, I should've left it in.

Anyway, the song and production are just fantastic. Minimalist, precise, weird, ominous. Everything works, not a second is wasted.

Many Queen songs are grating and annoying, this one is perfect.

I voted for Billie Jean but I do actually think AOBTD is underrated. It's problem (like many pop songs) is its ubiquity.

Oddly enough, the same words you used could also describe Billie Jean: minimalist, precise, weird, ominous.

[BurtReynolds]

I love Queen, but the fact that AOBtD became a frat boy/sports bro theme at events really irks me. Plus it is one of their weaker hits.

Easy vote for Billie Jean

I like it partly because it's such an anthem.

Billie Jean is pretty good but I always found the subject matter weird and offputting, especially from Michael Jackson. Even as a kid I couldn't imagine MJ ever touching a vagina, much less impregnating anyone.

[evenslow]

I love Queen, but the fact that AOBtD became a frat boy/sports bro theme at events really irks me. Plus it is one of their weaker hits.

Easy vote for Billie Jean

I like it partly because it's such an anthem.

Billie Jean is pretty good but I always found the subject matter weird and offputting, especially from Michael Jackson. Even as a kid I couldn't imagine MJ ever touching a vagina, much less impregnating anyone.

what if it's about a chimp.

[BurtReynolds]

I love Queen, but the fact that AOBtD became a frat boy/sports bro theme at events really irks me. Plus it is one of their weaker hits.

Easy vote for Billie Jean

I like it partly because it's such an anthem.

Billie Jean is pretty good but I always found the subject matter weird and offputting, especially from Michael Jackson. Even as a kid I couldn't imagine MJ ever touching a vagina, much less impregnating anyone.

what if it's about a chimp.

That would make a lot more sense

[LoathedVermin72]

BJ should win the whole tournament

[BurtReynolds]

I'm going with Staying Alive unless something better comes along.

[Birds in Hell]

Maybe AOBTD has some particular US-centric cultural associations I'm missing out on.

I think of We Will Rock You as being a "sports" song, as well as being kind of annoying, but not AOBTD.

I would definitely vote for Billie Jean over many other songs in this.

[BurtReynolds]

They usually play AOBTD after the home team has already trounced the visitors. So it's kind of adding insult to injury.

[Jorge]

I don't know about its sports usage, I just think the song is tremendously boring and repetitive, especially when compared to something like "Billie Jean"

[BurtReynolds]

I don't think it would be better if it were less repetitive.

And Snowball is the final authority.

[Birds in Hell]

If you're on a good groove, I'm down with sticking with it for the rest of time.

[The Argonaut]

Bites the Dust is far from the best Queen

[chewm]

I don't think it would be better if it were less repetitive.

And Snowball is the final authority.