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Points were assigned to votes on a spread of 1 to 13 in descending order. Thus, the fewer points a song accumulated the higher its ranking, with the best possible score being 25 and the worst 325. The chart below shows the highest and lowest rankings for each song (with the accompanying vote percentages) and the overall point totals.
POSITION |
TITLE |
HIGHEST |
LOWEST |
POINTS |
1 |
Buffalo Skinners |
1.....36% |
13.....4% |
93 |
2 |
Where the Rose is Sown |
1.....12% |
13.....4% |
104 |
3 |
Winter Sky |
1.....24% |
11.....4% |
107 |
4 |
River of Hope |
2.....16% |
10.....8% |
139 |
5 |
Come Back to Me |
1.....8% |
11......4% |
141 |
6 |
Big Yellow Taxi |
1......4% |
12.....8% |
165 |
7 |
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down |
2.....8% |
12......8% |
168 |
8 |
Eleanor Rigby |
1......8% |
12.....4% |
180 |
9 |
Ruby Tuesday |
2.....8% |
13......4% |
205 |
10 |
Summertime |
3......12% |
13.....16% |
226 |
11 |
I'm On Fire |
4......16% |
13......4% |
229 |
12 |
King of Emotion |
3......8% |
13......12% |
232 |
13 |
Sling It |
6.......4% |
13......56% |
286 |
And here's what you had to say about that:
#1 THE BUFFALO SKINNERS
- "I spend my Sundays listening to this song."
- "A very beautiful song. The original version is better IMO, but I like this version a lot too. Cool slides. It is obvious that the violin player hasn't been playing a lot with the band, because I feel he is about 1/10 of a second offbeat here and there. Still it doesn't matter. Great choice!"
- "Also better than the original."
- "First time I heard any version of this song; a thing of beauty is a joy forever."
- "Have never heard this song before but loved it first listen."
- "One of Big Country's top ten songs."
- "...keeps growing on me, I need to track down the electric version."
#2 WHERE THE ROSE IS SOWN
- "Like that celt-folk intro."
- "Awesome percussion, one of their best."
- "OH! That opening guitar riff!"
- "...this arrangement is highly successful. About time they included this song on one of their live albums, and this version makes me happy they waited until now."
- "Completely different feel than original."
- "Love that percussion solo."
#3 WINTER SKY
- "So much better live, one of the five best BC songs, IMHO."
- "I love the melody of this song, although I miss the electric guitars. (ditto for BS, although I heard the Eclectic version first)"
- "Magic!"
- "I disagree strongly on this choice. We have WS live on the 'Alone' CD, and that live version is about identical to this one. They probably picked it because they didn't need to rehearse it a lot."
- "See what I mean? We all have this live song from the 'Ships' CD singles."
- "I'm not sure why I don't like this, too country I guess."
- "No doubt the best on the CD."
#4 RIVER OF HOPE
- "Never been that fond of this song."
- "Better than the original."
- "Most cool."
- "I always liked this one a lot, this direct approach brings the well-written lyrics to light even more."
- "Best recording of the song yet!"
- "A less-than-interesting song (in BC context), which is played in such a way that it becomes a bit interesting anyway. This is how the song should have sounded originally."
#5 COME BACK TO ME (36% of the voters linked WTRIS and CBTM as on Steeltown, while another 8% kept the two together but inverted the order.)
- "I appreciate the power of this song more every time."
- "Good! But why another live release of that song?"
- "Since I like the original version so much, I was seriously worried about what they would do to the song in acoustic format (I'm not too fond of Stu's solo performance on the BBC disk). I had no reason to worry. This version is as passionate and beautiful as the original..."
- "Great acoustically."
#6 BIG YELLOW TAXI
- "Only problem, Stu don't sing."
- "Where's Stu?"
- "Carol Laula has a great voice."
- "By far the best 'cover' on the CD."
- "A good song but did BC really sing?"
- "Stuart's voice really blends well with the guest vocalist."
- "This song is OK, though not the obvious choice of a cover. But as long as they decided to do it anyway, I'm glad Carol got to sing it. That and BC's arrangement makes it quite enjoyable."
- "Them's some good female vocals."
- "...I hate to say this but women just sound darn silly in this band. There. Don't quote me."
#7 THEY NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN
- "Classic, timeless."
- "This song is pretty medium. I can take it or leave it."
- "Great campfire song."
#8 ELEANOR RIGBY
- "Prefer this one to the Beatles."
- "Better than the Beatles."
- "...also good; my sister who is a Beatle-maniac liked the cover."
- "On the positive side: they make the song sound like it's BC who plays it. Nice arrangement. But it is not one of my fave songs even with the Beatles, so I have trouble approving of this pick. Guys, why couldn't you have done a song like 'Everything I Need' instead??? AAARGH!"
- "I feel sick!"
- "Blah!"
- "Could've done without this poor cover version."
- "Beatles OK, BC not. Besides, remember when I had to analyze this song in High School for a writing class. Didn't go over well."
- "Didn't like it by the Beatles, don't like it by BC."
- "Give that fiddle player a job!"
#9 RUBY TUESDAY
- "...Stu makes something out of this song."
- "A song I really like a lot originally, and BC's version is stunning. I never expected them to be able to make so much out of it. The vocal harmonies alone makes it my favourite 'Ruby Tuesday' ever. Easily (and by far) the best cover song on the album."
- "...an excellent cover, much better than the original."
- "What can I say, I was a Stones fan at a young age." "Even Big Country can't make me like this song."
- "Great song but not for BC's style." "Blech!"
- "...the Stones couldn't make this one rock, BC did."
#10 SUMMERTIME
- "Brand new interpretation! Even my mother liked it!"
- "Nice change of pace for the band."
- "Way peaceful."
- "Kym does OK here...would've been #1 without her!"
- "No more, please!"
- "This one is boring, plain and simple. I'm sure about everyone would prefer an original BC track to this."
- "What is that screaming at the end of the song?"
- "Yech! I actually really like the song, but again, the screeching doesn't help and it sounds kind of contrived, like Stuart is trying too hard to sound like a 'jazz singer'. Does that make any sense?"
#11 I'M ON FIRE
- "What a sense of humour! Knee-slapping good time!"
- "Yeeeeh! Haa! What a jig! HUH?! But enjoyable nevertheless, would've preferred the entire song played slowly with the haunting opening guitar riff!"
- "Yes, from someone who HATES the original! I think this version is great! Made me want to go to a barn dance."
- "What can I say?...I guess many fans will be bored (if not all). But as long as it makes a few extra Springsteen fans buy this album..."
- "...enjoyable since it was done differently than the original, as was 'Eleanor Rigby'."
- "Horrible cover, Springsteen fans would barf at this one."
- "Original was Springsteenian pretension. This one makes it come alive."
- "Leave this for the Boss."
#12 KING OF EMOTION
- "Dead last, no doubt."
- "Dead last. Blargh!"
- "Big improvement over the original, I think."
- "I wish for a different backup singer, though I like the lyrics and the idea behind it."
- "Eclectic has only 6 original BC songs on it. How they could decide on this song instead of any other song from their entire career eludes me. They do quite a good job on it, but I get depressed when I think of what they could have picked instead."
- "Kym just destroys an otherwise good song. :("
- "Yes it was, but not really on this CD."
- "Someone please gun down Mazelle! Oops, how politically incorrect!"
- "Never one of my favorites. Why is this woman yelling?"
- "The only one I honestly hated was King Of Emotion, and actually I liked the first half, it was only the end when that &^%$#!! Tina Turner clone came on that I had to protest. Loudly."
#13 SLING IT
- "Why?"
- "Not completely without merit, but not one to put on a mix tape."
- "...very disappointing."
- "Barf-o-rama!"
- "This one really stinks, IMESHO."
- "It didn't really jump up and bite me in the buttocks."
- "Now that we've suffered through it and it's part of the 'repertoire', do it right the next time. Electric with Stu on vocals."
- "Although #12, I still like this!"
- "...not even worth mentioning."
- "AAAAARGH!!!! Who let that guy up on stage with them??? How bloody awful he sings!!! Will somebody shoot him, please!!!"
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