Rate the Song Series: The Sweetest Thing (Original Version)

[Irishteen]

ORIGINAL VERSION

YOU ARE RATING THE ORIGINAL VERSION

DO NOT VOTE BASED ON THE SINGLE

PRETEND IT DOESN'T EXIST

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL

IF YOU VOTE ON ANYTHING ELSE I'LL REMOVE YOUR VOTE

ORIGINAL VERSION ONLY!!!!!!!!!!!!

ARE WE CLEAR? GOOD ENJOY

YouTube - U2 - Sweetest Thing (from EP Where the streets have...maxi)

 

[2861U2]

Two.

The single, on the other hand.

 

[Alisaura]

2. Ick.

 

[Axver]

Best opening post yet.

Song gets a 2. It's shit. Shitastic. Shitacular. Shiterrific. Not as bad as the songs I'd give a zero or a one, but ... I never listen to it.

 

[xtrmx]

This is still a 10...

 

[kpod]

8 for me. Song deserves lower but brings back great memories of a bar I used to frequent back in the day that ended each Saturday night with Sunday Bloody Sunday, Sweetest Thing '87 and then 40 for the stagger out. Lots of bad dancing, singing and judgement - brilliant times.

 

[An Cat Gav]

9. I just with the single version didn't exist.

 

[jacobus]

one of the worst songs ever

 

[gman]

Scored it a 7. Good bside!

 

[gman]

PS....i thought we were allowed to vote on ANY version of the songs we wanted, be it live, studio or whatever?

 

[Axver]

PS....i thought we were allowed to vote on ANY version of the songs we wanted, be it live, studio or whatever?

There'll be another poll for the later version, since they're so distinct.

 

[gvox]

Imo it's not THAT dramatically different, the song structure pretty much is the same...just a thought, there are far more distinct differences in versions/mixes of later songs...are we going to do separate polls for them also? Could get rather muddled up

Either one, 7

 

[Zoots]

Meh. 5. The 1997 single is much better!

 

[Irishteen]

Imo it's not THAT dramatically different, the song structure pretty much is the same...just a thought, there are far more distinct differences in versions/mixes of later songs...are we going to do separate polls for them also? Could get rather muddled up

I've asked for people to suggest songs a couple of times to do that with but no one has replied, hence the giant attention grabbing writing this time. If anyone has recommendations for songs let me know, I'm only willing to do it were the other version is popular enough so stuff like

NLOTH and NLOTH 2, Vertigo and Native Son, Lady With the Spinning Head (Original) and Lady with the Spinning Head dance remix (due to its popularity), Crazy Tonight and Crazy Tonight (Redanda/Live), Alt Sometimes and Sometimes? Alt All Because of You? Alt Yahweh isn't making it though, it's not different enough

So yeah people give me ideas if songs are decently popular I'll be more than willing to put up a poll for the different versions

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

The single is light years better.

 

[digitize]

A generous four. I'll probably give the single a five or a six. Not a very good song in any form.

 

[redhotswami]

0 to the original. actually, it sucks in all forms of existence.

 

[bono_212]

ohh Sweetest Thing b-side. You need a hug. Even my mom makes fun of you.

 

[gvox]

Alt Yahweh isn't making it though, it's not different enough

TOTALLY not trying to argue this but I'd have to say that the differences in Yahweh are greater than or at least equal to those of Sweetest Thing. Check out the bridge for instance...totally different.

 

[martha]

The original version is so very superior compared to the new version.

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Agree wholeheartedly.

 

[coolian2]

they both suck, but this is a 2. the single is a -2.

 

[Irishteen]

TOTALLY not trying to argue this but I'd have to say that the differences in Yahweh are greater than or at least equal to those of Sweetest Thing. Check out the bridge for instance...totally different.

Yahweh sounds like a better mix, Sweetest Thing has a different vocal

 

[gvox]

Yahweh sounds like a better mix, Sweetest Thing has a different vocal

Gotcha. I guess I concentrate more on musical/structural differences. Bono never sings the same way twice anyways

 

[Axver]

Don't forget to do Slow Dancing '93/live and Slow Dancing '97 separately. The '97 abomination deserves a 1, but the song itself is more a 7.

 

[redhotswami]

ohh Sweetest Thing b-side. You need a hug. Even my mom makes fun of you.

are you seriusly see a band calld the mountain goats? are they sod? ro whatefer that word wad

 

[bono_212]

are you seriusly see a band calld the mountain goats? are they sod? ro whatefer that word wad

Yes, Mia, yes I am. And I love you so fucking much.

 

[Axver]

are you seriusly see a band calld the mountain goats? are they sod? ro whatefer that word wad

This is a sodding great post.

 

[Canadiens1131]

This song is worse than the second half of October, and that's saying a lot.

 

[intedomine]

4. Single version is far superior.