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Post by Shireblogger on Jan 7, 2014 10:58:07 GMT 1
Blondie were selected as Haven's favourite act of all-time during December's 10th Anniversary celebrations. Now let's find out which of their singles Haven likes most.
The following is a list of 20 Blondie singles - all 17 of their UK Top 40 entries, plus 1 track which wasn't released in the UK but did chart in the USA ("The Hardest Part"), plus 1 track which peaked at #3 in Australia but didn't chart in the UK ("In The Flesh"), plus their 3rd best selling download track in the UK ("One Way Or Another"). I have ignored the multiple remixes which have charted - please rate the single based on the original release, and if you object vehemently to this, then feel free to pour forth with your scorn in the thread.
Score each track from 0 to 10. The thread will remain open until the end of January.
In The Flesh Denis (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear Picture This Hanging On The Telephone Heart Of Glass Sunday Girl One Way Or Another Dreaming Union City Blue Atomic Call Me The Tide Is High The Hardest Part Rapture Island Of Lost Souls War Child Maria Nothing Is Real But The Girl Good Boys
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Post by o on Jan 7, 2014 14:04:09 GMT 1
10 In The Flesh 8 Denis 7 (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear 8 Picture This 8 Hanging On The Telephone 8 Heart Of Glass 7 Sunday Girl 8 One Way Or Another 7 Dreaming 7 Union City Blue 9 Atomic 7 Call Me 7 The Tide Is High 7 The Hardest Part 8 Rapture 5 Island Of Lost Souls 6 War Child 5 Maria 6 Nothing Is Real But The Girl 5 Good Boys
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Post by rubcale on Jan 7, 2014 19:36:46 GMT 1
06 In The Flesh 07 Denis 06 (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear 07 Picture This 08 Hanging On The Telephone 08 Heart Of Glass 07 Sunday Girl 07 One Way Or Another 07 Dreaming 05 Union City Blue 10 Atomic 07 Call Me 10 The Tide Is High 08 The Hardest Part 06 Rapture 04 Island Of Lost Souls 06 War Child 08 Maria 07 Nothing Is Real But The Girl 06 Good Boys
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 8, 2014 0:22:56 GMT 1
5 In The Flesh 9 Denis 9 (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear 10 Picture This 4 Hanging On The Telephone 10 Heart Of Glass 9 Sunday Girl 8 One Way Or Another 8 Dreaming 3 Union City Blue 10 Atomic 7 Call Me 6 The Tide Is High 5 The Hardest Part 5 Rapture 6 Island Of Lost Souls 2 War Child 9 Maria 5 Nothing Is Real But The Girl 2 Good Boys
It's all relative. One Way Or Another was a top 30 hit in the USA, by the way.
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Post by rewardman on Jan 8, 2014 2:19:54 GMT 1
02 In The Flesh 07 Denis 05 (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear 07 Picture This 08 Hanging On The Telephone 09 Heart Of Glass 07 Sunday Girl 08 One Way Or Another 06 Dreaming 05 Union City Blue 10 Atomic 08 Call Me 09 The Tide Is High 04The Hardest Part 05 Rapture 02 Island Of Lost Souls 03 War Child 08 Maria 04 Nothing Is Real But The Girl 02 Good Boys
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Post by vastar iner on Jan 8, 2014 23:42:42 GMT 1
07 In The Flesh 09 Denis 10 (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear 07 Picture This 06 Hanging On The Telephone 07 Heart Of Glass 08 Sunday Girl 02 One Way Or Another 10 Dreaming 10 Union City Blue 10 Atomic 09 Call Me 03 The Tide Is High 05 The Hardest Part 05 Rapture 04 Island Of Lost Souls 06 War Child 09 Maria 06 Nothing Is Real But The Girl 05 Good Boys
If I could give a bonus mark to distinguish the top scorers, it would be for "Dreaming", which is one of the very, very few singles that go down in the list as being The Perfect Pop Song. It's everything that's brilliant about music.
Incidentally, had Deborah's solo material been included, I'd've thrown in a tenner for "I Can See Clearly". Superb.
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Post by TheThorne on Jan 9, 2014 19:06:53 GMT 1
05 In The Flesh 08 Denis 07 (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear 08 Picture This 10 Hanging On The Telephone 10 Heart Of Glass 09 Sunday Girl 07 One Way Or Another 08 Dreaming 07 Union City Blue 09 Atomic 09 Call Me 09 The Tide Is High 06 The Hardest Part 09 Rapture 05 Island Of Lost Souls 04 War Child 07 Maria 05 Nothing Is Real But The Girl 05 Good Boys
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 11, 2014 23:03:56 GMT 1
My 11 if I were allowed to give one would go to Picture This. I didn't want to give out too many 10s so limited it to just 3.
I favoured more songs they wrote themselves to cover versions or Denis would have got a 10 too.
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Post by orthon7 on Jan 12, 2014 0:41:41 GMT 1
03 In The Flesh 08 Denis 07 (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear 07 Picture This 08 Hanging On The Telephone 10 Heart Of Glass 10 Sunday Girl 08 One Way Or Another 09 Dreaming 07 Union City Blue 09 Atomic 09 Call Me 10 The Tide Is High 06 The Hardest Part 05 Rapture 04 Island Of Lost Souls 03 War Child 08 Maria 05 Nothing Is Real But The Girl 04 Good Boys
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Post by raliverpool on Jan 12, 2014 19:33:03 GMT 1
08 In The Flesh 07 Denis 08 (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear 09 Picture This 06 Hanging On The Telephone 10 Heart Of Glass 07 Sunday Girl 07 One Way Or Another 06 Dreaming 09 Union City Blue 10 Atomic 09 Call Me 05 The Tide Is High 09 The Hardest Part 10 Rapture 05 Island Of Lost Souls 02 War Child 10 Maria 04 Nothing Is Real But The Girl 07 Good Boys
Fave track is Rapture. Fave Deborah Harry solo track is Backfired.
Plus this is Aus #23 hit from 2005 is arguably one of the best mash ups ever:
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Post by smokeyb on Jan 16, 2014 22:26:23 GMT 1
07 In The Flesh 08 Denis 09 (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear 09 Picture This 08 Hanging On The Telephone 10 Heart Of Glass 08 Sunday Girl 08 One Way Or Another 08 Dreaming 08 Union City Blue 10 Atomic 10 Call Me 04 The Tide Is High 08 The Hardest Part 07 Rapture 03 Island Of Lost Souls 03 War Child 10 Maria 05 Nothing Is Real But The Girl 07 Good Boys
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Post by Shireblogger on Jan 29, 2014 8:32:35 GMT 1
Given Blondie are Haven's favourite band of all time, I was hoping that more people would provide ratings.
I'll keep this open for another week.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 29, 2014 12:11:35 GMT 1
I don't know about others but my ratings are usually relative, so a 3 for a Blondie song would probably be a 7 or 8 in a rate involving other artists like the #1s rate.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2014 17:39:20 GMT 1
It's not easy to post on IPad.
In the Flesh - 10 Denis - 8 I'm Always Touched By Your Presence Dear - 10 Picture This - 8 Hanging On The Telephone - 7 Heart Of Glass - 9 Sunday Girl - 10 One Way Or Another - 2 Dreaming - 10 Union City Blue - 8 Atomic - 6 Call Me - 10 The Tide Is High - 6 The Hardest Part - 4 Rapture - 1 Island Of Lost Souls - 5 War Child - 0 Maria - 8 Nothing Is Real But Girl - 7 Good Boys - 5
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Post by Shireblogger on Feb 7, 2014 18:13:35 GMT 1
My votes:-
In The Flesh :: 4 Denis :: 6 (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear :: 8 Picture This :: 8 Hanging On The Telephone :: 7 Heart Of Glass :: 8 Sunday Girl :: 7 One Way Or Another :: 5 Dreaming :: 10 Union City Blue :: 10 Atomic :: 9 Call Me :: 9 The Tide Is High :: 3 The Hardest Part :: 4 Rapture :: 9 Island Of Lost Souls :: 2 War Child :: 5 Maria :: 10 Nothing Is Real But The Girl :: 3 Good Boys :: 6
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Post by Shireblogger on Mar 9, 2014 10:18:20 GMT 1
A rather disappointing turnout, with just 11 people rating. Nevertheless, here are Haven's favourite Blondie singles...
Quite a long way adrift at the bottom, are the 4 lesser hits from after 1981:-
20. War Child :: 3.6 19. Island Of Lost Souls :: 4.1 18. Good Boys :: 4.9 17. Nothing Is Real But The Girl :: 5.2
Then we get a middle block, scoring an average of between 6.0 and 6.5, comprising of the less popular singles from Blondie's heyday:-
16. The Hardest Part :: 6.0 15. In The Flesh :: 6.1 13= One Way Or Another :: 6.4 13= Rapture :: 6.4 12. The Tide Is High :: 6.5
The Top 11 all scored over 7.0, which is pretty good going for a Haven rate. All of them got 10's from somebody, and scores of 5 or less were very rare:-
11. Union City Blue :: 7.2 10. Hanging On The Telephone :: 7.3 9. Denis :: 7.7 8. (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear :: 7.8 7. Picture This :: 8.0 5= Sunday Girl :: 8.1 5= Dreaming :: 8.1
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Post by Shireblogger on Mar 9, 2014 10:21:06 GMT 1
Haven's 4th Favourite Blondie single, with an average score of 8.4 is:-
Maria
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Post by Shireblogger on Mar 9, 2014 10:22:51 GMT 1
Haven's 3rd Favourite Blondie single, with an average score of 8.5 is:-
Call Me
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Post by Shireblogger on Mar 9, 2014 10:26:57 GMT 1
Haven's 2nd Favourite Blondie single, with an average score of 9.0 is:-
Heart Of Glass
5 voters gave this 10/10, and another 2 voters scored 9/10. But that wasn't enough...
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Post by Shireblogger on Mar 9, 2014 10:29:19 GMT 1
Haven's Favourite Blondie single, with an amazing average score of 9.3 is:-
Atomic
6 voters gave this 10/10, and another 4 voters scored 9/10. I don't recall any song scoring so well in a Haven rate before.
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