59. I’m Open vs. Sometimes vs. Thumbing My Way

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I’m Open vs. Sometimes vs. Thumbing My Way

I’m Open
1
2%
Sometimes
35
81%
Thumbing My Way
7
16%
 
Total votes: 43

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59. I’m Open vs. Sometimes vs. Thumbing My Way

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I’m Open vs. Sometimes vs. Thumbing My Way
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Re: 59. I’m Open vs. Sometimes vs. Thumbing My Way

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Sometimes. No contest
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wease wrote:Sometimes. No contest
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Sometimes is delightful.
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JuanHamm wrote:
wease wrote:Sometimes. No contest
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Clearly Sometimes.
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Yeah, probably sometimes. I like the lyrics to Thumbing My Way, but it's such a dreary song. None of these are favorites
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I have no issue with Sometimes winning. It's a great song. But I'm a sucker for Thumbing My Way.
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Sometimes is a five star song.
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Anders wrote:Sometimes is a five star song.
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Jaeti wrote:
Anders wrote:Sometimes is a five star song.
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Anders wrote:Sometimes is a five star song.
So is Thumbing My Way
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Re: 59. I’m Open vs. Sometimes vs. Thumbing My Way

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Sometimes is a great example of a song perfectly doing what it sets out to do. It's also such an odd construction of a song; most things the band writes, it's not hard to imagine the song's genesis and how they built it out, but Sometimes has an atmosphere like it formed itself in the moment it was recorded. I really like Thumbing My Way, so I'm not happy about voting against it, but it's a clear choice for me.
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