Emdeeh
Pacific Coast Highway
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Post by Emdeeh on Jan 2, 2023 14:34:40 GMT
"Tears in the Morning" must go.
IABT is the best song remaining, imho.
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Post by kds on Jan 2, 2023 14:36:39 GMT
Going with Tears in the Morning
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Post by Kapitan on Jan 2, 2023 14:43:28 GMT
I guess proving that I don't have rigid views when it comes to rankings and such, I'm flip flopping to some extent and also going with...
"Beaks of Eagles"
I suspect is on its way out regardless this time around. Last time "It's About Time" was one of my two choices, and I could have easily gone that way again now. But I decided that at least that's a full song, as opposed to the poem-song that is BoE. (If I were just going by the song portion of BoE, though, I prefer it by far to IAT.)
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Post by carllove on Jan 2, 2023 15:07:47 GMT
I’m going with “Beaks of Eagles” as well. I’m a big fan of “Tears in The Morning” - so I’d hate to see that gone. It’s funny, because I often skip IAT on Sunflower/Feel Flows, but it is a song that has grown on me since the release of Feel Flows and it’s a Dennis song…
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jan 2, 2023 20:11:19 GMT
I'm gonna vote "Tears In The Morning" out. It has perennially been the first song I would delete from Sunflower and I see no reason to change. But you know what? "Pet Sounds" has been perennially the first song I would delete from Pet Sounds.
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Post by Kapitan on Jan 2, 2023 22:11:01 GMT
I hate seeing these votes for Tears in the Morning. No, not in the same way I hated seeing some others (Feet, damnit!) go too soon (imo), but I not only don't dislike Tears, I like it. Yes, it's melodramatic. A bit much. It's, well ... it's very Bruce.
But that said, it's a really well written (other than some lyrics) and superbly arranged, produced, and performed track. I think it's one of the best, if not the best, song left. (I put Pet Sounds up there, too.) I also think it's better than quite a few of those that have already been given the boot.
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Post by lonelysummer on Jan 2, 2023 22:17:05 GMT
I love Tears. As I've said before, I'm a sentimental sap. And the line with "damn" in it gives me a chuckle now, because of an online comic someone did about the group maybe 10 years ago. "And Bruce ruined everything by swearing again!" Honestly, all of the songs left are alright, but the one that means nothing to me, except as a chance for Carl to show off his guitar playing chops, is Pet Sounds. I'll probably be sent to Beach Boys Hell for choosing the title song of the Greatest Freaking Album In the History of Recorded Music. And for the record, Let's Go Away for Awhile is a beautiful piece of music.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jan 2, 2023 22:34:20 GMT
There are some strong parts to "Tears In The Morning" - the chorus melody, Bruce's lead vocal, it's an adult song which was welcomed, the tag is cool - but what bothers me about the song is that maybe Bruce tried too hard to make it something it isn't. Some of the lyrics, while good overall, rub me the wrong way. The bridge is too long and really brings the song down. And, I think the chorus is repeated too many times at the end. Enough already. "Tears In The Morning" clocks in at 4:11, just about the same length as "Disney Girls" (which doesn't mean anything; I just thought I'd mention it). I think a more streamlined "Tears" would've done the trick.
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Post by lonelysummer on Jan 3, 2023 8:28:31 GMT
There are some strong parts to "Tears In The Morning" - the chorus melody, Bruce's lead vocal, it's an adult song which was welcomed, the tag is cool - but what bothers me about the song is that maybe Bruce tried too hard to make it something it isn't. Some of the lyrics, while good overall, rub me the wrong way. The bridge is too long and really brings the song down. And, I think the chorus is repeated too many times at the end. Enough already. "Tears In The Morning" clocks in at 4:11, just about the same length as "Disney Girls" (which doesn't mean anything; I just thought I'd mention it). I think a more streamlined "Tears" would've done the trick.
I could swear I heard an even longer version of Tears somewhere in the past; maybe a bootleg?
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Post by The Cincinnati Kid on Jan 4, 2023 13:20:41 GMT
Round 16 is finished. Beaks of Eagles makes its exit with four votes.
Beaks of Eagles: 4 Tears in the Morning: 3 Pet Sounds: 1
Round 17 is next. Vote for your least favorite song.
- Pet Sounds - It's About Time - Tears in the Morning
I'm not a huge instrumental person, so I think it's time for Pet Sounds to go.
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Post by Kapitan on Jan 4, 2023 13:23:02 GMT
Far and away, It's About Time. To me, this one just is not close: it is easily the worst remaining song by a country mile. But based on prior votes, I'm guessing I won't get my way.
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Post by B.E. on Jan 4, 2023 13:34:03 GMT
Far and away, It's About Time. To me, this one just is not close: it is easily the worst remaining song by a country mile. But based on prior votes, I'm guessing I won't get my way. Agreed and seconded.
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Post by kds on Jan 4, 2023 13:38:32 GMT
Going with Tears in the Morning again. Even if the title is very appropriate for the first work week of the New Year.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jan 4, 2023 13:42:14 GMT
I'll also go with "Tears In The Morning", but I will say again that "Pet Sounds" is darn close.
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Emdeeh
Pacific Coast Highway
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Post by Emdeeh on Jan 4, 2023 15:21:49 GMT
Tears in the Morning
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