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Postby MikeP » Wed Dec 10, 2003 3:18 am

Spaz ... always the optimist! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> Personally, his set-up for the thread is hilarious, but I can understand it if people are growing tired of negative threads, with this one unintentionally following on the he
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Postby Jimbo » Wed Dec 10, 2003 8:05 am

Ok Mike, NOW I have to flame you! :)

Los Angeles!?

OMGWTFBBQ!

Let me tell you a little heart warming story about family values Mike.
For my daughter's 13th birthday I took her to see X (along with the Blasters and the Paladins) at the House of B
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Postby Momotaro » Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:47 am

Going to back to Jimbo a couple of posts back: you were right, man - it may not be fascist, but maybe a little hypocritical to find fault with someone finding fault with something.....Spaz, no offense intended if you took it as a 'bashing' of this thread
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Postby stormkpr » Fri Dec 12, 2003 11:27 am

I see both many songs I like and many songs I hate on these lists. Mine would include:

Toni Basil - Mickey
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Starship - We Built This City
Toni Basil - Mickey
Total Coelo - I Eat Cannibals
Bow Wow Wow - I W
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Postby Spaz » Mon Dec 15, 2003 3:30 pm

Hmmmmm.....I sure thought that this thread was fun! Yes, it is weird seeing songs you LOVE being thought of as 'crap' by others. Adam Ant was a brilliant artist in my opine, but someone here has made a case against his lyrics. OK, maybe so. I do love
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Postby Jimbo » Tue Dec 16, 2003 3:09 pm

You see Spaz, that was the genius of this thread.
For you, Adam Ant is number one with a bullet, I on the other hand, want to put a bullet in him. :)
Mike can't get into Los Angeles by X, but for me, it's my cosmic song (well, one of them).
I also find
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Postby ExRat » Wed Dec 17, 2003 4:58 am

Hmmm...on spot now. There are a lot of Wave songs that grate on my senses. Let's see, here are a few that really make me all come over all red-faced and sweaty:

Almost anything by New Order
Almost anything by REM
Almost anything by the Fixx
Almost a
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Postby Frau_Blucher » Wed Dec 17, 2003 5:36 am

New Order?! Heaven 17?! YOU'VE GOT ME FOAMING AT THE MOUTH!!! I'm having nervious twitches and touretts-like outbursts :-)
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Postby Dave » Wed Dec 17, 2003 7:47 am

I hate anything from the Cure, Echo & Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, New Order AND Joy Division, Buzzcocks, Jam (and anything else by whazziz name), Squeeze, Split Enz, Cars, Clash, Cramps, Devo, Duran Duran, Madness, Specials AND Special AKA, Fun Boy 3, U2, XTC
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