U2 v's The Cure - the survey results...


Tim Marsh ([email protected])
Thu, 30 Jul 1998 16:10:13 +0800


ok..ok... here it is the mucho anticipated votes in the U2/Cure 'war'.
To say the votes were interesting is an understatement - just check out
some of the 'easy listening' votes *grins*. Seriously, well near enough,
some people misinterpreted the categories, some-times the ? took out a
category *laughs* but here are the votes....
1) Best 'throwaway' song DISCOTHEQUE - 4: SOME DAYS 4: ANGEL OF
HARLEM 2: 11 O'CLOCK - 1: NUMB - 1: LOVE RESCUE ME - 1 : ZOO STATION
- 1: PRIDE - 1, ELVIS ATE AMERICA - 1, THE FLY - 1, WOWY - 1, TRIP
THROUGH YOUR WIRES - 1, BABY FACE - 1, LEMON -1 , MIAMI - 1, IS THAT
ALL? - 1

2) Best techno song: MOFO: 22, LEMON: 2 , ZOOROPA:1, ALWAYS
FOREVER..-1, DYFL - 1.

3) Most ridiculous song : MIAMI - 4, ELVIS ATE AMERICA - 4, PLAYBOY -
4, BABYFACE - 4, CRASHED CAR - 3, LEMON - 2, WANDERER - 3, ITO -
1, SOME DAYS - 1, HOLY JOE - 1, DISCO - 1, OCEAN-1, ALEX DESCENDS..
- 1

4) Sexiest song: VELVET-14, MYSTERIOUS - 3, LIB - 2, END OF THE WORLD
- 1, HOLY JOE (guilty mix) -1, DYFL -1, LEMON - 1, STAY-1, REAL THING-1,
THE FLY-1, BABY FACE-1

5) suicidal song: EXIT-9, RUNNING-4, LIB-3, WUDM-3, HAWKMOON-2, A DAY
WITHOUT ME-2, SO CRUEL-2, RED LIGHT-1, WIRE-1, ULTRAVIOLET-2.

6) Pop song: DISCOTHEQUE-7, REAL THING-3, STARING-3, MYSTERIOUS-3,
DESIRE-2, WOW-3, GONE-2, LOOKING-1, DYFL-1, EVERLASTING LOVE-1.

7)'pull at the heart strings': WOW-5, SO CRUEL-3, BAD-3, ONE TREE-2,
MLK-2, MOTHERS-2, PLEASE-2, ULTRAVIOLET-1, STAY-1, STREETS-1, RUNNING-1,
AIWIY-1, LIB-1, ONE-1, 40-1, LUMINOUS TIMES-1, DROWNING MAN-1.

8) best love song: AIWIY-12, ONE-7, WOW-6, DROWNING MAN-3.

9) worst song: REFUGEE-4, BABYFACE-2, ITO-2, MIAMI-2, END OF THE
WORLD-1, VELVET-1, REJOICE-1, WIRE-1, SURRENDER-1, WANDERER-1, So
CRUEL-1, CRASHED CAR-1, TRIP THROUGH..-1, RED HILL-1, ELVIS ATE
AMERICA-1, FIRE-1, SCARLET-1, EXIT-1, VAN DIEMANS LAND-1.

10) best single: ONE-7, WOW-4, STARING-2, NEW YRS-2, LOOKING-2, REAL
THING-2, MYSTERIOUS-2, DESIRE-1, PRIDE-1, FLY-1, LADY WITH..-1 (?),
PLEASE (live)-1, HMTMKMKM-1.

11) under-rated : ULTRAVIOLET-7, BABYFACE-2, DISCOTHEQUE-2, SORT OF
HOMECOMING-2, WUDM-1, HMTMKMKM-1, SECONDS-1, INDIAN SUMMER-1, 1st
TIME-1, PARTY GIRL-1, BAD-1, DIRTY DAY-1, MIAMI-1, A DAY..-1, RED
HILL-1, UNFORGETTABLE FIRE-1, ONE TREE-1, HEARTLAND-1.

12) 'easy listening': ARMS AROUND..-3, HEARTLAND-2, WOW-2, LOVE
RESCUE-2, TWO SHOTS-2, BABYFACE-1, ZOOROPA-1, BAD-1, RUNNING-1, 40-1,
VELVET-1, GOD's ANGELS-1, MISS SARAJEVO-1, VAN DIEMANS-1, STAy-1,
PLAYBOY-1, OCEAN-1, UNF. FIRE-1, 1st TIME-1, ANGEL OF HARLEM-1,
WANDERER-1.

13) best B side: SLOW DANCING-5, LADY WITH..-4, SWEETEST THING-4,
EVERLASTING LOVE-3, SILVER & GOLD-3, SALOME-1, HOLY JOE-1, DANCING
BAREFOOT-1, 3 SUNRISES-1, 2 SHOTS-1, HALLELUJAH-1, BULLET(live)-1,
LUMINOUS TIMES-1, HIAWG-1, POP MUZIK-1.

14) teen anthem: SBS-5, FOLLOW-4, LOOKING-4, OUT OF CONTROL-3, REAL
THING-2, ARMS AROUND..-1, GOD PART 2 - 1, ONE-1, ACROBAT-1, LIKE A
SONG-1, PRIDE-1, MYSTERIOUS WAYS-1, PARTY GIRL-1, NUMB-1.

15) best instrumental: 4th OF JULY- 10, BOTTOMS-2, LETS GO NATIVE-2,
BOOMERANG 2- 2, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-2, HMTMKMKM-1, BASS TRAP-1, BEACH
SEQUENCE-1, THINGS TO..-1, SIREN AT END OF ZOOROPA-1, ROWENA'S THEME-1,
ZOO STATION-1, BULLET-1 (?).

16) weirdest song: NUMB:5, LEMON-4, ELVIS ATE-4, MIAMI-3, DISCO-2,
WANDERER-2, VELVET-1, CORPSE-1, ZOO STATION-2, ARMS-1, MOFO-1,
TOMORROW-1, 4th OF JULY-1, CAR-1.

17) best vocal: BAD-7, AIWIY-3, LEMON-2, PRIDE-3, ULTRAVIOLET-1, NYRS
DAY-1, ONE-1, DIRTY DAY-1, STAY-1, MYSTERIOUS-1, UNCHAINED MELODY-1,
LOOKING (live), WOW-1, ONE TREE-1, RED HILL-1, HEARTLAND-1, CAN'T HELP
(live).

18) catchy tune: PRIDE-6, MYSTERIOUS-2, ANGEL-2, LOOKIN-2, PLEASE-1,
FOLLOW-1, SWEETEST-1, LOVE COMES TO TOWN-1, DISCOTHEQUE-1, SBS-1, 2
HEARTS-1, SECONDS-1, LEMON-1, REFUGEE-1, STAY-1, STREETS-1, NUMB-1,
FLY-1, DESIRE-1.

19) 'anger release' : SBS-9, BULLET-5, ACROBAT-3, ELECTRIC CO.-2, END
OF THE WORLD-2, REFUGEE-1, BAD-1, DIRTY DAY-1, PLEASE(live)-1, EXIT-1,
STREETS-1, LIKE A SONG-1, ZOO STAT.-1, GOD PART TWO-1.

20) sing-a-long: PRIDE-8, LOOKING-4, SBS-3, FOLLOW-2, MYSTERIOUS-2,
ANGEL-2, NYRS DAY-2, PLEASE-1, STREETS-1, 40-1, GOD's-1, DESIRE-1,
STATS-1.

21) song that slowly builds: STREETS-13, BAD-4, ZOOROPA-2, EXIT-2, LOVE
RESCUE-1, GONE-1, I FALL..-1, HAWKMOON-2, WOW-1, RED HILL-1, RED HILL-1,
1st TIME-1, DROWNING MAN-1, 40-1, AIWIY-1.

22) saddest: MOTHERS-5, ONE-4, ONE TREE-3, LIB-3, 1st TIME-3, RUNNING-2,
WOW-1, PRIDE-1, PLEASE-1, TOMORROW-1, SO CRUEL-1, WUDM-1, DROWNING
MAN-1, 40-1, PARTY GIRL-1.

sorry for any error, take care,
tim...



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