REM song tournament: Lament Wins!

[Chris_H_2]

Pop Song 89

[stip]

I can't believe that lasted this long

[PryTo]

I love this tune. A really nice way to break up Out of Time.

[PryTo]

See ya in six hours, stip!

[stip]

Pop Song 89

My favorite version of this song

[Chris_H_2]

Pop Song 89

My favorite version of this song

I used to have that on a bootleg that I listened to non-stop. Somewhere in my multiple moves, I lost it. I loved that version too.

[epilogue]

I love this tune. A really nice way to break up Out of Time.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!

I knew I should have taken that instead of She Just Wants to Be. I was just really hoping it would come back around.

Excellent pick, Pry To. Just excellent.

[PryTo]

^^ Tanks! FWIW, "She Just Wants to Be" is my favorite song from Reveal, so you did well.

This is my favorite version, which I'm pretty sure was played prior to the album coming out. I like this better than the studio version, which is also great.

[Chris_H_2]

By the way, I forgot about this version of New Test Leper until recently. What a great version:

[epilogue]

^^ Tanks! FWIW, "She Just Wants to Be" is my favorite song from Reveal, so you did well.

This is my favorite version, which I'm pretty sure was played prior to the album coming out. I like this better than the studio version, which is also great.

That does make me feel better. She Just Wants to Be is my favorite song from Reveal also. Maybe it wouldn't have come back around to me.

Can't wait to check out that clip.

[philpritchard]

Exhuming McCarthy

[stip]

Storm into the boardroom of the conquering elite
Did you recognize the madman who is shouting in the streets
Destroy the things that I don't understand
Destroy the things that I don't understand

[stip]

There are still plenty of songs on Around the Sun I like, but it is a relief knowing I got one I like a lot. I was a bit nervous about letting this sit any longer--especially after the other 3 of my top 4 were taken.

[Lament]

Yeah, that's why I took Electron Blue so early. It's the only song I legitimately love on the whole record. Every other record has numerous songs I'd be ok with getting. Same thing with We All Go Back to Where We Belong. There are only a few non-album tracks I genuinely love.

[stip]

I bet you could have waited a few more rounds on Electron Blue, but I understand the desire not to get saddled with something you don't really want.

You really don't like final straw or I wanted to be wrong? Those are my two favorites (although Electron Blue has been the one I've been most into, lately--it was a good pick)

We all Go Back is just a great song in its own right. One of my current favorites.

[Chris_H_2]

I think there's a lot of good Around the Sun songs still on the board.

[stip]

there is still 1 I like a lot and 5 I think are pretty decent.

[Lament]

Final Straw and I Wanted to Be Wrong are ok. I'd put The Ascent of Man ahead of both of them, though I seem to be the only person who likes that one. But yeah, I should've waited at least another round before snagging Electron Blue, though I have no idea for the most part here how RM as a whole rates the individual parts of REM's catalog. I should have taken Try Not to Breathe, but I really figured that would be one of the last AftP songs taken. I still haven't had to take anything I don't legitimately love, so I'm ok with all of my picks so far. That will probably change soon enough.

[stip]

I was stunned it lasted as long as it did. My plan was to just sit on automatic since there's not a song on there I don't love, but the chance to get an A-lister from that album that late in the game was too good to pass up

I like the ascent of man. In practice there's only really two songs on Around the Sun I don't like. The problem is that there's only 2-3 I really love.

[Kaius]

Table talk!