NEWORDERONLINE ULTIMATE POLL: Best New Order song?

Here is the explanation of why the songs above were kept for this survey.

First of all, I took all the tracks that got the most votes for each previous poll we've had for each album. When a song came second but very close to the first, I kept it for this list as well.

I also listed what was voted as the best New Order b-side ever, "Lonesome Tonight".

Since we didn't have a "What's your favorite track on Substance" poll, I also kept the common favorite tracks of everyone, meaning Temptation, Blue Monday, Thieves Like Us, Perfect Kiss and True Faith. Oh yeah, I also kept Ceremony because of Allen :happytongue: .

That makes 19 tracks.

The last one, the 20th, is New Order's only #1 single ever, World in Motion.

SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN -- AMONG THE 20 TRACKS LISTED ABOVE, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NEW ORDER TRACK ?

This poll will be opened until next sunday December 1st where, for NewOrderOnline's 2nd anniversary, we will be revealing what are the TOP 5 favorite songs of NewOrderOnline's members.

The same day, I will be opening the FINAL POLL, named THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE, in which we will all be determining what is the overall favorite New Order song.

Thanks, and vote in great number!

Two more things:

1- Once the votes are read, the decision is final and you'll have to leave the tribal council immediatly.

Woops! Wrong line! (I get my jokes from Taboo #7 !!!)

1- Once we know the results, they will be transmitted "officially" to Jonathan Scott who, if he feels like to, could transmit them to the "official authorities".

2- Here is the TOP 5 favorite songs from the "Best songs from x album" polls, in terms of number of votes each of them got:

1. REGRET with 37 votes;
2. LEAVE ME ALONE with 27 votes;
3. CRYSTAL with 25 votes;
4. DREAMS NEVER END with 24 votes;
5. YOUR SILENT FACE with 23 votes.

I realize it's a very very tough poll -- I thought I would die when I picked my choice. The song that really got me into New Order was True Faith, but then Bizarre Love Triangle was the one that I always loved... but Blue Monday was the one with the most impact on me... AND YET, to my very own surprise, I picked Temptation!

I also realize that I did not put Touched By The Hand of God and Here to Stay, but I could only put 20 choices, and somehow, I doubt any of these would be in the ultimate Top 5.

Didn't I already do that poll?

Oh no, it was best album track...

it´s a strange feeling. I ended up voting the perfect kiss even though BLT was always my favorite, and vanishing point touched my heart so deeply the first time I listened it, and temptation is unique, and ceremony is the first song that comes to my mind when I´m playing my guitar, and blue monday is... blue monday. but somehow the perfect kiss has it all (obviously we´re talking about the full version, aren´t we?): great rhythm, great melody, great hooky bass, great keyboards effects, superb instrumental ending, it´s got power, it´s also soft and delicate and it can make you dream.... that´s why I ended up voting the perfect kiss. period.

Nah... Temptation that is.. it has always won EVERY competition among New Order fans, and it's the band's favorite...

Is there a gig in the last 20 years they didn't play it? :D

(Probably, but there isn't many!)

Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb Eyes > Originally posted by Spotnick> > > Is there a gig in the last 20 years they didn't play it? :D> > (Probably, but there isn't many!)

Quite a few, surprisingly. Don't think they've ever gone more than two gigs without playing it though. If I've got some time on my hands later I'll check !

That's the beauty of my system.. since it's all database oriented, I can tell you how many times they played temptation and when... in a snap.

But not when a CD is burning on my machine :D

Originally posted by Alexandre Travassos Good to see Temptation with several votes. That would be my second choise... of course, the original version, not the 1987 one.

Ah that you see, I prefer the 87 version a LOT...!

Maybe because it's the first version I heard, but it's just good.. and they enhanced it through the years (they played it so many times, no wonder) the current live version is very very good... and it's not the last fu****g time they'll play it ;)