Best Happy Mondays song?
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His (Late) Holiness, The Pope wrote: This is what I think of the Mondays:
Take that however you want.
Did Rob finally find his music match? 
Anyways... Tart Tart for me as well 
Do It Better.
Closely followed by Freaky Dancin', Braindead, Performance, 24hrPP, Mad Cyril, Lazyitis, God's Cop, Clap Your Hands, Judge Fudge and Holiday.
:D
Gotta say Wrote For Luck :D
Also should add the performance on the CITP video is simply out of this world.. i know some lucky buggers on here went to that gig and for that i am eternally jealous :(
DoN wrote: Gotta say Wrote For Luck :D
Also should add the performance on the CITP video is simply out of this world.. i know some lucky buggers on here went to that gig and for that i am eternally jealous :(
I was there and they were fookin brilliant
ShugZV© wrote:
DoN wrote: Gotta say Wrote For Luck :D
Also should add the performance on the CITP video is simply out of this world.. i know some lucky buggers on here went to that gig and for that i am eternally jealous :(
I was there and they were fookin brilliant
I know! you've mentioned it one or 50times 
did ya get to whack that big beach ball surfing the crowd?
It would have to be Hallelujah (Club mix) for me. The bit in 24HPP when the opening shrieks fade in as late-night Manchester's being viewed from a chopper is smart (Or was that Moby's "Go" in that sequence? Haven't seen it in ages.) Failing that the Radio Mix of W.F.L. (Hannett version) is brilliant, although Oakenfold did a fcuking great job with the "Think About The Future" remix. A landmark track for Madchester whichever mix you choose.
Ally.
24hrPP seems to be the only decentt track by them. At least it's the only one I can listen to without cringing.
Tied between "Hallelujah" (either the MacColl or original Madchester EP mix, 'cause the Club Mix is fuckin' awful - sorry, Ally), "Kinky afro," and "Country song" for me.
ShugZV© wrote: Do It Better.
Closely followed by Freaky Dancin', Braindead, Performance, 24hrPP, Mad Cyril, Lazyitis, God's Cop, Clap Your Hands, Judge Fudge and Holiday.
:D
Do It Better is good good good good good good good good double good double good.
My honorable mentions are Wrote For Luck (the LP mix), Tart Tart, Hallelujah (Club Mix), Do It Better, Bob's Yer Uncle, Sunshine & Love (LP mix) and Grandbag's Funeral.
This blue-eyed boy that wants to be wrote: 24hrPP seems to be the only decentt track by them. At least it's the only one I can listen to without cringing.
I used to hate the Mondays, too. It took me several years before I started to like them. What don't you like about them?
Conduct wrote:
This blue-eyed boy that wants to be wrote: 24hrPP seems to be the only decentt track by them. At least it's the only one I can listen to without cringing.
I used to hate the Mondays, too. It took me several years before I started to like them. What don't you like about them?
I can't stand Shaun Ryder's vocals and lyrics. Plus, Bez annoys me.
This blue-eyed boy that wants to be wrote:
Conduct wrote:
This blue-eyed boy that wants to be wrote: 24hrPP seems to be the only decentt track by them. At least it's the only one I can listen to without cringing.
I used to hate the Mondays, too. It took me several years before I started to like them. What don't you like about them?
I can't stand Shaun Ryder's vocals and lyrics. Plus, Bez annoys me.
I personally love Shaun's vocals and lyrics and I think Bez is incredible, but I certainly understand and don't blame you for how you feel! They are both pretty ridiculous!
Old Blue wrote: An honourable mention for Mad Cyril too.
"We've been curteous..."
What do you think of the Hello Girls mix? I like it personally. Shaun yelling out, "HELLO GIRLS! I LIKE THAT! I SAID I LIKE THAT!" is one of the funniest things I've ever heard. 
Tart Tart by a country mile. Opening bars of this give me goosebumps like only the opening bars of Ceremony can outshine. Fcuking great record. Magical moment in the 24HrPP movie when they play this as well, especially when the spacey synths come in.
Honourable mentions also for all their nastier, skankier little numbers (I did like the Mondays when they were low-down and dirty): 24HrPP, Freaky Dancin', Kuff Dam, Do It Better, Bring a Friend, Wah Wah, Yahoo, Brain Dead and the original guitar-friendly versions of Wrote For Luck and Mad Cyril.
Personally think they lost their way after Bummed although Kinky Afro and Judge Fudge were class singles, IMhO.
The whole of "Bummed", esp. 'Do It Better'. I like "Olive Oil" as well.
Always thought "Loose Fit" was the best track on "Pills....", and it certainly fits the "down and dirty" description what with it being about cavernous vaginas and all....
At first it was a yes, then a no then yes.
Most of Bummed would do it for me, but Tart Tart is just way beyond anything else they did.
I have always thought of Bummed as one peice, rather than a collection of tracks. So all of Bummed for me. I also like Stinkin Thinkin a lot - especially when you think of the context - end of the party, that kind of thing.
I love Tart Tart, too. I've never heard another song like it. The ambience and sound somehow comes across as completely unique, and once the song really gets going (about two bars before Shaun gets going), it's practically perfect.
Conduct wrote:
AgentWood wrote: hallelujah.
Do you have a favorite mix?
up until about a year ago i preferred the club mix. now my preference has switched to the maccoll mix; i'm not really sure why...the background vocals..the instruments...maybe my tastes have just changed?
frank smarra wrote: Without a Doubt its "KINKY AFRO"
Great song, great album opener. The opening seconds are divine.
