Best Song Survivor: October Round Four

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With a Shout (Jerusalem) was eliminated from this competition in the last round, leaving eight songs competing for October's two slots in the early 1980s quarterfinal. You have 24 hours to vote for your least favorite song, the next song to be kicked out of this contest. For anyone just joining us, rules may be found here.

 

[An Cat Gav]

It was between I Falll Down and Fire, close call but I Fall down won.

 

[Tyagu_Anaykus]

I'll go with Scarlet in this one.

 

[bonocomet]

The correct answer to eliminate here is Fire. But I'll wait, because we must save I Fall Down.

 

[bonocomet]

I will most likely be putting the vote on Scarlet this round. It's nice, but not better than a nice little song like I Fall Down.

 

[the tourist]

How is Scarlet still here?

 

[BlueSilkenSky]

^Because it's a good song?

Okay, I figured out how to view poll results. But I didn't want to vote for I Fall Down. So Fire it still is.

 

[Axver]

It's time for I Fall Down to die, not Scarlet.

 

[the tourist]

^Because it's a good song?

If you say so.

 

[silkensky]

Scarlet is more atmosphere than a song. The studio version captures a specfic time and feeling, and does so perfectly.

 

[Axver]

Scarlet's a pleasant little track and would've been a really nice outro for the album. I Fall Down is actively annoying.

 

[bonocomet]

Scarlet's a pleasant little track and would've been a really nice outro for the album. I Fall Down is actively annoying.

No it's not.

 

[the tourist]

Maybe one reason I rate this album so highly while most of the forum seems to be down on it is that I rate Is That All? is the second best song on the album whereas most people wish that song wouldn't have existed. But see, I heard Is That All? and formed my opinion of it before I'd heard of The Cry.

 

[iron yuppie]

Scarlet works great as a mood piece. It's a clever twist on a post-punk tradition. Fire, on the other hand, has next to nothing going for it, in my opinion of course.

 

[LemonMelon]

I Fall Down is so much better than Fire.

Most U2 songs are better than Fire.

 

[bonocomet]

Maybe one reason I rate this album so highly while most of the forum seems to be down on it is that I rate Is That All? is the second best song on the album whereas most people wish that song wouldn't have existed. But see, I heard Is That All? and formed my opinion of it before I'd heard of The Cry.

I've always been a fan of Is That All too.

I don't even consider The Cry an actual song. I'm surprised anyone does.

 

[Super Yo]

I have always thought I was the only who didn't like "Tomorrow". Now i am confirming it.

 

[cobl04]

Fall down, I Fall Down.

 

[Axver]

Maybe one reason I rate this album so highly while most of the forum seems to be down on it is that I rate Is That All? is the second best song on the album whereas most people wish that song wouldn't have existed. But see, I heard Is That All? and formed my opinion of it before I'd heard of The Cry.

I just think Is That All? would've made a good b-side, and I'm pretty sure I heard it before I heard The Cry. The album would've been fine as ten tracks, then use Is That All? as Fire's b-side, and J. Swallow can languish in the vaults until it finally appears as a SUPER BONUS AMAZING UNRELEASED TRACK on the remaster. Fire gets a decent b-side, the remaster actually gets to contain something unreleased, and the album gets a good outro; everybody wins.

Most U2 songs are better than Fire.

Fire has cool guitar, and I think it's a good apocalyptic post-punk song.

Though in the end I'm not going to come out to try to protect it ... since only two songs can make it through to finals, the only songs I give a shit about protecting are Gloria (doesn't need protection) and Rejoice (can it sneak into the finals?).

 

[LemonMelon]

Your version of Fire was by far the best

 

[djerdap]

Meh, fuck Gloria. Tomorrow and Rejoice is where it's at!

 

[the tourist]

Meh, fuck Tomorrow. Gloria and Rejoice are where it's at!

 

[LemonMelon]

1. Gloria
2. October
3. Tomorrow
4. Rejoice
5-11. Who cares

 

[silkensky]

I Fall Down may be a crap song lyrically but you really can't fault the music. And I love that little piano riff.

 

[Axver]

1. Gloria
2. Rejoice
3. Tomorrow
=4. I Threw A Brick
=4. Fire
=6. Scarlet
=6. October
=6. With A Shout
9. Is That All?
10. Stranger In A Strange Land
11. I Fall Down

Can't be arsed to separate the ties for fourth and sixth. They're all good songs.

 

[BlueSilkenSky]

1. Gloria
2. Tomorrow
3. Stranger In A Strange Land
4. I Fall Down
5. I Threw A Brick Through A Window
6. Scarlet
7. October
8. With A Shout
9. Rejoice
10. Fire
11. Is That All?

Or something like that, usually...

 

[BlueSilkenSky]

I don't even consider The Cry an actual song. I'm surprised anyone does.

Yeah, I thought it was just an intro to Electric Co., like Shine Like Stars is an outro to WOWY.

 

[Axver]

I think it's generally been considered a "mini-song", especially since it was listed separately on some setlists. I wouldn't consider it a proper song (more of a song than Shine Like Stars, less of a song than Into the Heart), but it had more potential than Is That All? indicates.

 

[Vlaco]

Scarlet's a pleasant little track and would've been a really nice outro for the album. I Fall Down is actively annoying.

This, especially the repeating 'I Fall Down, You're Falling Down' and on and on and on