Blood and Chocolate Survivor - Results
The winner is... I Hope You're Happy Now. I am genuinely surprised that this won, but it's not too unbelievable considering that it is much more upbeat and entertaining than the slow and brooding I Want You.
This has been another great survivor. Our first survivor to have no ties. I'll take another long break to run another survivor, then we you will pick which of the three remaining albums you want us to do.
RESULTS
Rank Song Votes Percentage
11th Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind? 27/65 41.5%
10th Poor Napoleon 13/64 20.3%
9th Next Time 'Round 13/69 18.8%
8th Tokyo Storm Warning 15/65 23.1%
7th Uncomplicated 12/45 26.7%
6th Battered Old Bird 18/55 32.7%
5th Home is Anywhere You Hang Your Head 27/69 39.1%
4th Crimes of Paris 29/58 50.0%
3rd Blue Chair 20/51 39.2%
2nd I Want You 36/68 52.9%
1st I Hope You're Happy Now 32/68 47.1%
WINNERS
Album Song Votes Percentage
My Aim is True (U.S.) Watching the Detectives 51/145 35.2%
My Aim is True (U.K.) (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes n/a n/a
This Year's Model (Illegitimate) This Year's Girl 23/47 48.9%
Armed Forces Accidents Will Happen 23/58 39.7%
Get Happy!! King Horse 21/54 38.9%
Trust New Lace Sleeves
Imperial Bedroom Beyond Belief 28/62 45.2%
Blood and Chocolate I Hope You're Happy Now 32/68 47.1%
Blood and Chocolate Survivor - Results
Blood and Chocolate Survivor - Results
"Can't you see? My band is up there."
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well whadday know,,,,
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Well it is a great song.
And I'm glad 'I Want You' didn't win.
I don't hate 'I Want You' - it's an entirely successful song at what Elvis was trying to do - it's amazing. But I just can't bear to listen to such a negative, sinister song very often.
At least 'I Hope You're Happy Now' has humour in the seething rage:
'But you make him sound like frozen food: his love will last forever'
and
'Like a matador with his pork sword, while we all die of laughter'
It's a terrific song, and those sudden stops are fabulous, as mentioned before, first premiere on Whistle Test months before the album came out. Here is that clip:
https://youtu.be/EztbGPJGgmo
That said, I would have preferred Blue Chair, Crimes of Paris or Next Time Round to top this chart. But I love all of them, apart from 'Honey Are You Straight', which I like very much rather than love. ALL THE OTHERS, I LOVE!
And I'm glad 'I Want You' didn't win.
I don't hate 'I Want You' - it's an entirely successful song at what Elvis was trying to do - it's amazing. But I just can't bear to listen to such a negative, sinister song very often.
At least 'I Hope You're Happy Now' has humour in the seething rage:
'But you make him sound like frozen food: his love will last forever'
and
'Like a matador with his pork sword, while we all die of laughter'
It's a terrific song, and those sudden stops are fabulous, as mentioned before, first premiere on Whistle Test months before the album came out. Here is that clip:
https://youtu.be/EztbGPJGgmo
That said, I would have preferred Blue Chair, Crimes of Paris or Next Time Round to top this chart. But I love all of them, apart from 'Honey Are You Straight', which I like very much rather than love. ALL THE OTHERS, I LOVE!
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Run the poll again and hopefully Next Time Round will win next time round!
I thank you
I’m also glad I want you didn’t win.
I thank you
I’m also glad I want you didn’t win.
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So...." I hope you're happy now"verbal gymnastics wrote:....I’m also glad I want you didn’t win.
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Re: Blood and Chocolate Survivor - Results
What a turn up for the books. Blood and Chocolate is such a great record.
thank you for the poll. Really interesting to see what the forum's favourite songs are on each album even though I dont think mine has won any of them.
thank you for the poll. Really interesting to see what the forum's favourite songs are on each album even though I dont think mine has won any of them.
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Sheep to the, did you say Next Time Round is your fave from this album?