Much as I hate to distract from the wunnerful goings-on in the Etc. forum this afternoon, I did say I'd get this started today, so I suppose the time has come.

So we got way more votes this time around, 46 compared to 33 from last time. We have almost enough for a top 500, but for the sake of my sanity I'm keeping it at 250. Before I start with that, do you guys want a small recap of 400 - 251 (without YSIs / info), or should I just start with #250? Up to you guys.

All I want is everything.

Bill- your special...special......soo special.

Recap the whole thing.

250 seems just right, i wouldn't worry about 400-251 until the end.
game on.

start at 250, and when it's over and people ask "Hey! What about ____? Why didn't that make the list?" then you can post the rest.

yeah, I'm thinking this might be best. I'll wait for a few other people to weigh in first, though.

don't take my initial post to be a vote for listing more initially. I was just stating my long term goal. As far as how you go about it, I could go either way, but I'd say just start at 250 and post the rest later WITH ISY's of course.

250 sounds like enough to keep me busy for long enough.

Start at 250. It'll keep people guessing about what did and didn't make the list.

EDIT: Please, your majestic moderating-ness.

uhhh maybe. We'll see how much time I have for this when the lists are done.

Post 300-251 in text form. Start at at 250 with the ysï and recap the rest at the end would be wot i fink.

all right, all fun aside, let's keep this kinda joking where it belongs, OK?

Starting at 250 is cool with me.

I too would enjoy the added suspense. Do the countdown from 250 until the finish, then post the also-rans (and I mean that in the most respectful, relative sense possible) after the top 250 is finished.

As excited as I am for this to be starting, this is a bad time for me to be stepping up my lurking.

Why don't you just edit it out, big man?

[but seriously, I have great respect for the work you do, but let's not get started on what parts of the site are joke-friendly. Jeebus.]

It's a big enough umbrella
But it's always me that ends up getting wet


#250.



The Police - "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"

Year: 1981

US Chart Position: #3

UK Chart Position: #1

Acclaimed Music Ranking: #38 (year), #389 (decade), #2022 (all-time)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Ghost in the Machine

Ranked Highest By: Tracy Jacks (#29)

I take back what I said earlier. You should start at 249.

SING IT!!!!


#249.



Depeche Mode - "Everything Counts" / "Work Hard"

Year: 1983

US Chart Position: #17 Dance, #13 Modern Rock / #18 Dance ('89)

UK Chart Position: #6 / #22 in '89

Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a

Can Be Most Easily Found On: The Singles 81 > 85

Ranked Highest By: Undercooked Sausage (#36)

This should've made my list. I have a feeling I'm going to be saying this a lot.

ee-oh

ee-oh

ee-oh

ee-oh


Sting: lyrical genius

{I will be zipping and doing semi-permanent links for this and the last singles polls once i've taken care of my commitents on here and in the real world this week.}

Maybe Sausage can edit it in for you.

Har.

It's all he's wants to say to you

I drank a jar of coffee
Then I took some of these!!


#248.



The Fall - "Totally Wired" / "Putta Block"

Year: 1980

US Chart Position: n/a

UK Chart Position: n/a

Acclaimed Music Ranking: #42 (year), #402 (decade), #2096 (all-time)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong: 39 Golden Greats

Ranked Highest By: Pavement Ist Rad (#10)

likewise. just in the last two days i've heard at least two songs that i'm embarrassed for somehow omitting.

Everyone knows that Sting was the mental midget in the band...Copeland and Summers made him take the "iii" out of the middle of the "ee-oh".

I don't vote in these very often, but I just wanted to let you guys know that I really enjoy these polls.

I don't vote in these very often, but I just wanted to let you guys know that I really enjoy these polls.

Whoa, a real double post.

When I met you at the restaurant
You could tell I was no debutante


#247.



Blondie - "Dreaming"

Year: 1979

US Chart Position: #27

UK Chart Position: #2

Acclaimed Music Ranking: #45 (year), #373 (decade), #1743 (all-time)

Rank on Our All-Time Singles List: Would've been #698

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Eat to the Beat

Ranked Highest By: Slackmo (#7)

Seriously though, I have no shame in loving that song in particular, Sting's awful tendencies be damned.

"Admit it, you've got a crush on her!"
"No, I don't. Besides, she told me she likes you."
"Really? She said that?"
"No!"


#246.



Hall & Oates - "You Make My Dreams" / "Gotta Lotta Nerve (Perfect Perfect)"

Year: 1981

US Chart Position: #5

UK Chart Position: n/a

Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Voices

Ranked Highest By: Yancy (#12)

yancy you are such a faggot

Ok, that's a little too Montana-ish.

nicely played. I think I like the new montana.

Obvious Floyd rip-off holds it back.

I'm thrilled YMMD made the list at all, definitely didn't expect it to. And not the highest H&O, either!

Yeah, that would have been shocking. Great singles group.

Montana wouldn't post in a singles thread. They aren't intact artistic pieces.

dude
hotel california
shine on you crazy diamonds pts. 1-9
the waiting

I got my TELE machine
I GOT MY ELECTRONIC DREAM!!


#245.



The Dead Boys - "Sonic Reducer" / "Down in Flames"

Year: 1977

US Chart Position: n/a

UK Chart Position: n/a

Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Young, Loud & Snotty

Ranked Highest By: Ben (#21)

YOU'RE MY GUITAR HERO!!


#244.



The Clash - "Complete Control" / "City of the Dead"

Year: 1977

US Chart Position: n/a

UK Chart Position: #28

Acclaimed Music Ranking: #11 (year), #74 (decade), #349 (all-time)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Singles

Ranked Highest By: Birdistheword (#25)

I'll break one out.

too low imo,

I agree. (Obviously.)

DEEP WITHIN THE WALL OF TIME
A CREED SHALL THUS BE BORN
SEE THE MIGHTY UNITED
WITH THE EGG OF TYRANNY

#243.



Rush - "The Spirit of Radio"

Year: 1979

US Chart Position: #51

UK Chart Position: #13

Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Permanent Waves

Ranked Highest By: Diesel (#26)

He used "fruition" in a lyric, and made it rhyme w/ "tuition." That's gotta count for something.

I'm actually a fairly big fan of Sting, the lyricist. I'm also a cheap shot artist.

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