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Subject: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: whistledog on 10/18/06 at 1:09 am
1977 - Looking After No. 1
1977 - Mary Of The Fourth Form
1978 - She's So Modern
1978 - Like Clockwork
1978 - Rat Trap
1979 - I Don't Like Mondays
1979 - Diamond Smiles
1980 - Someone's Looking At You
1980 - Banana Republic
1981 - The Elephant's Graveyard
1981 - Never In A Million Years
1982 - House On Fire
1984 - Tonight
1984 - Drag Me Down
1984 - Dave
1985 - A Hold Of Me
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/06 at 2:07 am
I like them all, but chose 1979 - I Don't Like Mondays
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: whistledog on 10/18/06 at 2:30 am
I also like them all. I went with "Never in A Million Years". Such a catchy song. I love near the end when Geldof hits that acapella high note
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: Badfinger-fan on 10/18/06 at 2:36 am
I Don't Like Mondays & I like the live version performed at Live Aid
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/18/06 at 1:19 pm
I don't like Mondays
Cat
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: Lindee on 10/18/06 at 1:22 pm
I went with I Don't Like Mondays because it's the only one I know.
Anybody ever hear of the Bon Jovi version of this song? They are actually singing it with Bob Geldof. It's on the Bon Jovi Live: One Wild Night CD.
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: Mushroom on 10/18/06 at 2:03 pm
I voted for I Don't Like Mondays.
After all, you have to love a song that was written about a 16 year old girl who is a spree killer. :D
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: woops on 10/18/06 at 2:13 pm
Not listed: "Up All Night"
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 10/18/06 at 2:34 pm
What? No 'other' option? ???
My favorite isn't on this list, but it's called 'Rain'... :)
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: whistledog on 10/18/06 at 2:36 pm
What? No 'other' option? ???
My favorite isn't on this list, but it's called 'Rain'... :)
I made this poll so fast, I completely forgot the "other" option :-[
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: Gis on 10/18/06 at 3:29 pm
Diamond Smiles I love that song.
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: BrianMannixGirl on 10/21/06 at 2:14 am
Much as I think Bob Geldof is an amazing guy and really admire his charity work and the kind of father he is (especially raising another mans child) - I really really really never liked his singing voice or his songs. I like his intensity and his humour tho. He comes to Perth at least once a year to be a DJ for a week or two on a community radio station and he is so good at it.
But I do count Dont Like Mondays as one of the best songs ever written. Its brilliant. I actually sing it to myself most Mondays on the way to work.
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: mandamoo on 10/21/06 at 7:56 am
Rat Trap
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/21/06 at 1:18 pm
Much as I think Bob Geldof is an amazing guy and really admire his charity work and the kind of father he is (especially raising another mans child) - I really really really never liked his singing voice or his songs. I like his intensity and his humour tho. He comes to Perth at least once a year to be a DJ for a week or two on a community radio station and he is so good at it.
But I do count Dont Like Mondays as one of the best songs ever written. Its brilliant. I actually sing it to myself most Mondays on the way to work.
When I did work, I used to sing that or Manic Monday-every week. ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/21/06 at 11:03 pm
"I Don't Like Mondays"
Prescient of the "school shootings" era. I like the song's dramatic orchestral sound.
And then the bullhorn crackles,
And the captain crackles,
With the problems and the how's and why's.
And he can see no reasons
'Cause there are no reasons
What reason do you need to die?
Weird Al never got around to "I Don't Like Mayonnaise,"
but you can't have it all!
:-\\
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: whistledog on 02/04/07 at 1:29 pm
I just included an "other" option :)
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: GoodRedShirt on 02/11/07 at 4:20 am
I've never been too keen on mondays, so I picked "I Don't Like Mondays"
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: Capt Quirk on 02/15/07 at 9:26 am
Didn't they also do a song called Ghost Town?
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: whistledog on 02/15/07 at 10:51 am
Didn't they also do a song called Ghost Town?
That was The Specials. Cheap Trick also had a hit song with that title
Subject: Re: The Boomtown Rats
Written By: jdhardin on 05/08/07 at 2:00 am
Rat Trap is killer. Quite an epic. I think 2 or 3 other good choices are missing too, but it's been too long