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Title: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on August 11, 2005, 11:45:00 am
1) "I'm a Cuckoo"
    -- one of the catchiest songs of the aughts
 
 2) "If You're Feeling Sinister"
    -- great wordplay, best song on their best album
 
 3) "The Boy With the Arab Strap"
    -- if only this album was half as good as this song
 
 4) "Me and the Major"
    -- catchiest song on their best album
 
 5) "I Know Where the Summer Goes"
    -- a lot of people shit on this song, but i really like it, the lyrics like "when your underarms smell" and "i've got my mobile phone / it's full of silicon chips" make me grin
 
 Honorable Mention:  "I'm Waking Up to Us"
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on August 11, 2005, 11:52:00 am
1. Maneater
 2. Rich Girl
 3. Kiss on My List
 4. Private Eyes
 5. I Can't Go For That (No Can DO)
 
 Though I could list five more I like just as much.
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: thirsty moore on August 11, 2005, 11:53:00 am
Whooaah here she comes, dog on wheels will chew you up.
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on August 11, 2005, 11:56:00 am
hilarious.
 
 although that period may imply sarcasm, i'm not being facetious ... referencing the whole ampersand connection these two groups have is just really, laugh-out-loud, roll-on-the-floor funny.
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: bellenseb on August 11, 2005, 11:57:00 am
Hmm...
 
 I'd say quickly that my top five B&S songs would be:
 
 The State I Am In
 Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying
 I Could Be Dreaming
 Jonathan David
 A Century of Fakers
 
 Your choices are all great, though, except for I'm a Cuckoo, which is definitely in my top 5 worst list...
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: Relaxer on August 11, 2005, 11:59:00 am
"Your Cover's Blown" is, in my opinion, the best B&S song ever. It's on one of the newer eps. It's like a twee Bohemian Rhapsody.
 
 I also like:
 Like Dylan in the Movies
 I Know Where the Summer Goes
 Sleep the Clock Around
 Don't Leave the Light On
 Seeing Other People
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: BookerT on August 11, 2005, 12:03:00 pm
hoya, that list is riduculous. seriously, it is.
 
 1. lazy line painter jane
 2. the state i am in
 3. judy & the dream of horses
 4. the stars of track and field
 5. sleep the clock around
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on August 11, 2005, 12:08:00 pm
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Originally posted by BookerT:
  hoya, that list is riduculous. seriously, it is.
 
 1. lazy line painter jane
 2. the state i am in
 3. judy & the dream of horses
 4. the stars of track and field
 5. sleep the clock around
blasphemer!!
 
 i like all these too ... some of them, like "jane" and "judy" would probably be in my top 10
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: SalParadise on August 11, 2005, 12:18:00 pm
"boy with the arab strap" (one of my favorite songs of the past 10 years)
 "ease your feet into the sand"
 "get me away from here, i'm dying"
 "i don't love anyone"
 "expectations" (i still remember at the DAR show the girl that screamed out "play track 2 from 'tigermilk'!"...pretty funny)
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: Barcelona on August 11, 2005, 12:28:00 pm
Get me away from here I'm dying
 Sleep the clock around
 Dirty dream number two
 The boy with arab strap
 
 these four way ahead of any other B&S song.
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: TomJaworski on August 11, 2005, 12:42:00 pm
this is tough. in no particular order:
 
 Sleep the Clock Around
 Summer Waiting
 Stars of Track & Field
 The State I Am In
 Legal Man
 
 ...and Your Cover's Blown is a very neat tune but just tries a little too hard to really be B&S's greatest song.
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: markie on August 11, 2005, 01:22:00 pm
Is it just me who really likes Belle and Sebastian the song?
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on August 11, 2005, 01:26:00 pm
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Originally posted by canker-blossom:
  Is it just me who really likes Belle and Sebastian the song?
i think it's a little boring, but they dont have many BAD songs
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: kosmo vinyl on August 11, 2005, 01:27:00 pm
my fav is Legal Man i like others but the titles elude me...
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on August 11, 2005, 01:27:00 pm
Who sings lead, Hall or Oates?
 
 
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Originally posted by canker-blossom:
  Is it just me who really likes Belle and Sebastian the song?
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: markie on August 11, 2005, 01:35:00 pm
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Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
   
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Originally posted by canker-blossom:
  Is it just me who really likes Belle and Sebastian the song?
i think it's a little boring, but they dont have many BAD songs [/b]
Mom, Pop, so what did you think of my new girlfriend, she is real pretty and slender and isn't she just so lovely and nice?
 
 "we think she is a little boring."
 
 Oh, thanks     :(
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: markie on August 11, 2005, 01:37:00 pm
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Who sings lead, Hall or Oates?
 
 
The one with the facial hair just stood around whilst the other guy did all the work.
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: bearman🐻 on August 11, 2005, 01:38:00 pm
Having just received a few live CDs of theirs, I have to say that my favorites (and this is REALLY tough) are:
 
 1) Sleep the Clock Around
 2) Jonathan David
 3) The Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner
 4) I Love My Car
 5) Expectations
 
 to round out the top 10 I would add:
 
 6) Seeing Other People
 7) Women's Realm
 8) Stay Loose
 9) Marx and Engels
 10) Storytelling
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: bearman🐻 on August 11, 2005, 01:40:00 pm
And String Bean Jean  :)
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: dotdot on August 11, 2005, 02:03:00 pm
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Who sings lead, Hall or Oates?
 
   
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Originally posted by canker-blossom:
  Is it just me who really likes Belle and Sebastian the song?
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Try again, your stab really isn't that funny.
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on August 11, 2005, 02:19:00 pm
Why is it that about 75% of your posts are lame attempts to rip on me? You're an ass.
 
 
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Originally posted by Antony:
   
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Who sings lead, Hall or Oates?
 
   
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Originally posted by canker-blossom:
  Is it just me who really likes Belle and Sebastian the song?
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Try again, your stab really isn't that funny. [/b]
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on August 11, 2005, 02:23:00 pm
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Why is it that about 75% of your posts are lame attempts to rip on me? You're an ass.
 
yeah!!!!
 
 for the record, rhett, i thought it was (again) absolutely hilarious, maybe even better the second time around
 
 i mean, belle & sebastian and hall & oates both have ampersands in their name!  isn't that funny?! and hall & oates is always good for a laugh!
 
 keep up the good work!
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: mr. pretentious on August 11, 2005, 03:31:00 pm
My favoritest #1 band is Belle & Sebastian!  So, as you can imagine, this list was pretty hard for me, but here it goes anyway:
 
 1) The State I Am In
 2) Take Your Carriage Clock and Shove It
 3) Your Cover's Blown
 4) A Century of Fakers
 5) Marx and Engels
 
 (Can you tell I love their EPs more than anything?)
 
 Honorable Mention: I Don't Love Anyone
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: mr. pretentious on August 11, 2005, 03:35:00 pm
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Originally posted by canker-blossom:
  Is it just me who really likes Belle and Sebastian the song?
It's a good song!  Probably in my top 10.
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: joz on August 12, 2005, 09:59:00 am
legal man
 if you find yourself caught in love
 chalet lines
 don't leave the light on baby
 waking up to us
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: dotdot on August 12, 2005, 12:41:00 pm
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Why is it that about 75% of your posts are lame attempts to rip on me? You're an ass.
 
   
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Originally posted by Antony:
   
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Who sings lead, Hall or Oates?
 
     
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Originally posted by canker-blossom:
  Is it just me who really likes Belle and Sebastian the song?
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Try again, your stab really isn't that funny. [/b]
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I'm truly sorry; no hard feelings.  I'll stop being an ass.
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: ToeCutterX on August 20, 2005, 11:11:00 pm
Sugar Cube
 Little Eyes
 Tom Courtenay
 From a Motel 6
 Barnaby
 .... HOLY SHIT! IT'S YO LA TENGO RISING UP AGAIN!
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: Frank Gallagher on August 21, 2005, 08:46:00 am
So many great ones, impossible to select just five...although I respectfully disagree with "I'm a cuckoo" I think that one's a little irritating for some reason.
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: godsshoeshine on August 21, 2005, 11:26:00 am
seeing other people
 lazy painter jane
 le pastie de la bourgeoisis
 piazza, new york catcher
 get me away from here, i'm dying
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: smakawhat on August 22, 2005, 04:54:00 pm
Barry walks into the store... pauses..
 
 WHAT the fuck is that???
 
 It's the new Belle & Sebastian..
 
 Uh no... rips out tape
 
 R Gordon: Barry we were listening to that and actually enjoying it.
 
 Yeah right..
 
 
 classic..
Title: Re: Top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs
Post by: Sage 703 on August 22, 2005, 05:44:00 pm
get me away from here i'm dying
 boy with the arab strap
 lord anthony
 like dylan in the movies
 i could be dreaming