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BLC - The Cure versus The Pretenders

metirish Jun 19 2006 04:24 PM

Why can't I be you" "Close to Me" "Friday I'm in Love" "In Between days" "Fascination Street" "Lovesong" "Boy's Don't Cry" "Pictures of You" "Just Like Heaven" "Love Cats" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005R09Z/sr=1-2/qid=1147296664/ref=sr_1_2/103-0707128-4323009?%5Fencoding=UTF8 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002H3O/qid=1147296742/sr=2-3/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_3/103-0707128-4323009?s=music&v=glance&n=5174

Johnny Dickshot Jun 19 2006 04:36 PM

Is this the first BLC showdown between bands with chick singers? Middle of the Road Don't Get Me Wrong 2000 Miles Back on the Chain Gang Brass in Pocket Show Me My City Was Gone Message of Love Kid Talk of the Town Clips and then some: [url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/samples/B000E1ZBHC/ref=dp_tracks_all_1/002-5497606-3028852?%5Fencoding=UTF8#disc_1[/url]

Edgy DC Jun 19 2006 05:26 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 20 2006 08:51 AM

vs. "Why Can't I Be You?" vs. "Middle of the Road" "Close to Me" vs. "Don't Get Me Wrong" "Friday I'm in Love" vs. "2000 Miles" "In Between Days" vs. "Back on the Chain Gang" "Fascination Street" vs. "Brass in Pocket" "Lovesong" vs. "Show Me" "Boy's Don't Cry" vs. "My City Was Gone" "Pictures of You" vs. "Message of Love" "Just Like Heaven" vs. "Kid" "Love Cats" vs. "Talk of the Town" Interesting Fact: Robert Smith had a postman named Frankie Bell. Frankie would wear a shirt that said "I'm a cult hero" and he would often rib Smith and the band that anybody could do what they did. They called him on his bluff, and took him into the studio (along with future Cure bassist Simon Gallup) and produced the awesome novelty single "I Dig You," featuring Bell on vocals, under the name Cult Hero. Interesting Fact: "Tatooed Love Boys" rocks in 15/16 time.

seawolf17 Jun 19 2006 07:39 PM

"Why Can't I Be You?" vs. "Middle of the Road" Cure "Close to Me" vs. "Don't Get Me Wrong" Why... do... birds... suddenly appeeeeearrr... Oh, wait. Wrong song. Cure "Friday I'm in Love" vs. "2000 Miles" Cure "In Between Days" vs. "Back on the Chain Gang" Cure "Fascination Street" vs. "Brass in Pocket" Pretenders "Lovesong" vs. "Show Me" Cure "Boys Don't Cry" vs. "My City Was Gone" Get that stray apostrophe out of there. Cure "Pictures of You" vs. "Message of Love" Cure "Just Like Heaven" vs. "Kid" Cure "Love Cats" vs. "Talk of the Town" Cure Cure 9, Pretenders 1.

Willets Point Jun 19 2006 07:43 PM

"Why Can't I Be You?" vs. "Middle of the Road" Cure "Close to Me" vs. "Don't Get Me Wrong" Why... do... birds... suddenly appeeeeearrr... Oh, wait. Wrong song. Cure "Friday I'm in Love" vs. "2000 Miles" Cure "In Between Days" vs. "Back on the Chain Gang" Pretenders "Fascination Street" vs. "Brass in Pocket" Pretenders "Lovesong" vs. "Show Me" Cure "Boys Don't Cry" vs. "My City Was Gone" Get that stray apostrophe out of there. Cure "Pictures of You" vs. "Message of Love" Cure "Just Like Heaven" vs. "Kid" Cure "Love Cats" vs. "Talk of the Town" Cure Cure 8:2 The Pretenders ]Is this the first BLC showdown between bands with chick singers? That's a cheap shot. Mecca Robert Smith is gonna kick your ass.

seawolf17 Jun 19 2006 07:54 PM

="Willets Point"]That's a cheap shot. Mecca Robert Smith is gonna kick your ass. Rrraaaaaaaahbert Smiiiiith.... Rrraaaaaaahbert Smiiiiith... I miss the good old days of South Park.

ScarletKnight41 Jun 19 2006 10:07 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 19 2006 10:37 PM

"Why Can't I Be You?" vs. "Middle of the Road" - The Cure "Close to Me" vs. "Don't Get Me Wrong" - The Pretenders "Friday I'm in Love" vs. "2000 Miles" - The Cure "In Between Days" vs. "Back on the Chain Gang" - The Cure "Fascination Street" vs. "Brass in Pocket" - The Pretenders "Lovesong" vs. "Show Me" - Tie "Boys Don't Cry" vs. "My City Was Gone" - The Cure "Pictures of You" vs. "Message of Love" - TheCure "Just Like Heaven" vs. "Kid" - Tie "Love Cats" vs. "Talk of the Town" - Cure Brass in the Pocket was the first real music video I ever saw, and it blew me away. I still have fond memories of watching it for the first time (on Wometco Home Television before watching a movie at my parents' house on Long Island). That said, I like most of the songs by The Cure better than the songs by The Pretenders in this challenge. And where was "I'll Stand By You" ? - That's one of my favorite songs. The Cure - 7 The Pretenders - 3

metirish Jun 19 2006 10:18 PM

I think "I'll stand by you" is a solo effort SK....thanbks for the votes :)

Edgy DC Jun 19 2006 10:39 PM

"I'll Stand by You" is billed to the Pretenders, though it has all the hallmarks of solo effort, and is therefore vulnerable to the fickle voting public.

Johnny Dickshot Jun 20 2006 09:01 AM

It's been scientifically proven that "2000 Miles" is a prettier ballad than "Stand by You" so that folks who wish to have "SBY" on the list should vote for "2000" first.

Edgy DC Jun 20 2006 09:13 AM

My bias is mutual. "Why Can't I Be You?" vs. "Middle of the Road" I cant get from the cab to the curb Without some little jerk on my back Pretenders. "Close to Me" vs. "Don't Get Me Wrong" I make the shapes come much too close Cure. "Friday I'm in Love" vs. "2000 Miles" Sometimes in a dream You appear Outside under the purple sky Pretenders. "In Between Days" vs. "Back on the Chain Gang" It froze me deep inside Cure. Barely winning here. "Fascination Street" vs. "Brass in Pocket" Got motion Restrained emotion Pretenders. Another tighitie. And doesn't that couplet sum up exactly what's going on musically in the song? "Lovesong" vs. "Show Me" Arggh! Tie! "Boy's Don't Cry" vs. "My City Was Gone" Double Arggh! Tie! "Pictures of You" vs. "Message of Love" When love walks in the room Everybody stand up Pretenders. They made Oscar Wilde rock. Holy crap! I just voted against "Pictures of You"! "Just Like Heaven" vs. "Kid" ...dreamed of all the different ways I had to make her glow Cure. "Love Cats" vs. "Talk of the Town" umm.. Ummm... Tie? I'm throwning this one to the Pretenders, barely, 5.5-4.5, I guess because "Talk of the Town" rocks just enough to make me turn it up when it comes on, just a little louder than the nonetheless more clever "Lovecats," so I couldn't bring myself to go Cure that last round. Wow. First contest in a while I didn't have to remind myself of a few songs. There's not only not a bad song in this matchup, there isn't even a medicore one. This is like the 1926 World Series. That last matchup was Grover Cleveland Alexander clearly out of gas, but Bob O'Farrell throwing to Rogers Hornsby to catch Babe Ruth stealing. Sort of.

metirish Jun 20 2006 09:19 AM

When I chose to go against the Pretenders I knew it would be a tough match-up...love both bands. "Why Can't I Be You?" vs. "Middle of the Road" - The Cure "Close to Me" vs. "Don't Get Me Wrong" - The Pretenders "Friday I'm in Love" vs. "2000 Miles" - The Cure "In Between Days" vs. "Back on the Chain Gang" - The Pretenders "Fascination Street" vs. "Brass in Pocket" - The Pretenders "Lovesong" vs. "Show Me" - The Cure "Boys Don't Cry" vs. "My City Was Gone" - The Cure "Pictures of You" vs. "Message of Love" - TheCure "Just Like Heaven" vs. "Kid" - The Cure "Love Cats" vs. "Talk of the Town" - Cure Cure 7 - Pretenders 3

sharpie Jun 20 2006 10:22 PM

"Why Can't I Be You?" vs. "Middle of the Road" PRETENDERS "Close to Me" vs. "Don't Get Me Wrong" PRETENDERS "Friday I'm in Love" vs. "2000 Miles" CURE "In Between Days" vs. "Back on the Chain Gang" PRETENDERS "Fascination Street" vs. "Brass in Pocket" PRETENDERS "Lovesong" vs. "Show Me" PRETENDERS "Boy's Don't Cry" vs. "My City Was Gone" CURE. "Pictures of You" vs. "Message of Love" PRETENDERS "Just Like Heaven" vs. "Kid" PRETENDERS "Love Cats" vs. "Talk of the Town" PRETENDERS PRETENDERS 8 CURE 2

Johnny Dickshot Jun 21 2006 09:06 AM

"Why Can't I Be You?" vs. "Middle of the Road" --Pretenders in a rout "Close to Me" vs. "Don't Get Me Wrong" --Pretenders "Friday I'm in Love" vs. "2000 Miles" --Pretenders "In Between Days" vs. "Back on the Chain Gang" --Pretenders "Fascination Street" vs. "Brass in Pocket" --Pretenders "Lovesong" vs. "Show Me" --Cure "Boy's Don't Cry" vs. "My City Was Gone" --Cure "Pictures of You" vs. "Message of Love" --Pretenders, hugely "Just Like Heaven" vs. "Kid" --Tie "Love Cats" vs. "Talk of the Town" --Pretenders That’s 7.5-2.5 win for the Pretenders, dammit. How can anyone stand that guy’s voice?

sharpie Jun 21 2006 09:12 PM

50-40 is your Cure final.