What´s your favourite Republic song?
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What´s your favourite Republic song?
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Regret 64 (49%)
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World 7 (5%)
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Ruined In A Day 8 (6%)
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Spooky 5 (4%)
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Everyone Everywhere 13 (10%)
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Young Offender 1 (1%)
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Liar 2 (2%)
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Chemical 2 (2%)
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Times Change 2 (2%)
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Special 24 (18%)
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Avalanche 2 (2%)
130 votes · voting closed
Originally posted by almanso I think we should clear things out. One by one.
Regret is an absolutely perfect pop-single, but i tend to vote for "Special", touches me more.
Originally posted by Marco Pleil > Originally posted by almanso I think we should clear things out. One by one.
Regret is an absolutely perfect pop-single, but i tend to vote for "Special", touches me more.
Yes, Special is... special.
Problem here.. Regret, just like Crystal, was release 1 month before the album.
So in our hearts, it's not "an album track" since we've heard it way before.
I would pick Special too, but Regret is a very good song, and it is part of Republic.. like Barney said himself "Pure New Order Classic"
Originally posted by Marco Pleil > Originally posted by almanso I think we should clear things out. One by one.
Regret is an absolutely perfect pop-single, but i tend to vote for "Special", touches me more.
I picked "Spooky" for the same reason you did "Special"
Tough choice, I love the lyrics and music to both Regret and RIAD. But since Regret is more upbeat and hey, I am a more upbeat kinda guy, I'll say Regret. 
I knew all along that Regret would be the popular choice -- so obvious!
I picked Everyone Everywhere, which I never got tired of and I am very surprised to see it got 4 other votes at this point.
I voted for Everyone Everywhere as well, just listened to a copy from 93(Reading?), sounds incredibly good, especially Barney's guitar solo-intro. The next tour, they should ditch the Get Ready tracks and do some oldies but goodies :D
"Regret" is my pick. "Special" would be a close 2nd and "Everyone Everywhere" would be 3rd. There's just something about "Regret" that gets me excited when I hear it. :D
You are right.I listened to regret a month before republic.But this song is fantastic really.
Why the hell do people hate Liar so much its great! ok my judgement is somewhat clouded as i am a true FAN ;) but its really not that bad! If you dont like it you are dismissing a carefully crafted piece of music from a band you allegedly like...
It wouldnt have made it onto the album if it was crap! you know how Barneys fussy over these things!
I even like Times Change, it has a haunting feel to it.
Originally posted by DoN Why the hell do people hate Liar so much its great! ok my judgement is somewhat clouded as i am a true FAN ;) but its really not that bad! If you dont like it you are dismissing a carefully crafted piece of music from a band you allegedly like... It wouldnt have made it onto the album if it was crap! you know how Barneys fussy over these things!I even like Times Change, it has a haunting feel to it.
See my list above. I agree on both.
Liar is horse sh!t, pure and simple. Horrible lyrics, horrible, lazy drum work, horrible musical arrangement, tired and weak melody, anemic vocal performance, and putrid performance in general. I don't think being a true fan has anything to do with appreciating it. Even the Beatles released the occasional dud, New Order thus cannot be expected to be exempt from the occasional cr@ppy release either.
Special, by a nose over Regret.
Regret-immense, but Special has such a gorgeous finale so it wins out, though they stand miles higher than anything else on the album.
Everyone Everywhere-exceptional track, should have been a single. Horrible sounding live though.
Times Change-the pseudo rapping is weak, but otherwise its beautiful.
Avalanche-boy Gillian has a beautiful voice. Gorgeous.
After that the whole rest of the album is garbage more or less (with Young Offender being mildly tolerable).
I'm gonna go fer Special an all, Regret was a single, and I tend to go fer non single songs on polls like this as well. As fer Liar, I like it an all....seriously......Chemical on the other hand
Originally posted by Stephen Smith Liar is horse sh!t, pure and simple. Horrible lyrics, horrible, lazy drum work, horrible musical arrangement, tired and weak melody, anemic vocal performance, and putrid performance in general. I don't think being a true fan has anything to do with appreciating it. Even the Beatles released the occasional dud, New Order thus cannot be expected to be exempt from the occasional cr@ppy release either.
I voted for Special and many on this board know full well its my fave NO track :D
However your comments on Liar need serious editing ;)
What a superb comeback single Regret was. Expectation levels for Republic were huge after hearing it. Turned out to be a massive disappointment for me though. Regret,Everyone Everywhere & Special the only standouts.
Regret. it's just about as good as pop gets. only LWTUA is popping into my head as a superior pice of pop perfection. LWTUA is, in my opinion, the best song of all-time (and thus the best pop song ever, as well).
