The list of perfect songs:

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Dr. Medulla wrote:I've never been a big fan of "Smithers-Jones"—I don't hate it and I won't skip over it, but it's not up to Weller's standard. Otherwise "Heatwave" is the only stubbed toe on those two.
That's 'cause Bruce Foxton wrote it!
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Kory wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:I've never been a big fan of "Smithers-Jones"—I don't hate it and I won't skip over it, but it's not up to Weller's standard. Otherwise "Heatwave" is the only stubbed toe on those two.
That's 'cause Bruce Foxton wrote it!
I like the album version better than the single. The string instruments work well with the lyrics.
Weller liked it so much, and wrote A Stones Throw Away in 84 or 85.

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Somewhere Only We Know

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daredevil wrote:
Kory wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:I've never been a big fan of "Smithers-Jones"—I don't hate it and I won't skip over it, but it's not up to Weller's standard. Otherwise "Heatwave" is the only stubbed toe on those two.
That's 'cause Bruce Foxton wrote it!
I like the album version better than the single. The string instruments work well with the lyrics.
Weller liked it so much, and wrote A Stones Throw Away in 84 or 85.
Yeah, I like that one.
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101Walterton wrote:Somewhere Only We Know

Everybody's Changing is better.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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101W[b]o[/b]lterton wrote:Somewhere Only We Know
Ah, a dad rock classic.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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daredevil wrote:
Kory wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:I've never been a big fan of "Smithers-Jones"—I don't hate it and I won't skip over it, but it's not up to Weller's standard. Otherwise "Heatwave" is the only stubbed toe on those two.
That's 'cause Bruce Foxton wrote it!
I like the album version better than the single. The string instruments work well with the lyrics.
Weller liked it so much, and wrote A Stones Throw Away in 84 or 85.
Weller did contribute to the end of the track with his Ray Daviesesque line "put on the kettle and make some tea, it's all a part of feeling groovy....."
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daredevil wrote:
Kory wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:I've never been a big fan of "Smithers-Jones"—I don't hate it and I won't skip over it, but it's not up to Weller's standard. Otherwise "Heatwave" is the only stubbed toe on those two.
That's 'cause Bruce Foxton wrote it!
I like the album version better than the single. The string instruments work well with the lyrics.
Weller liked it so much, and wrote A Stones Throw Away in 84 or 85.
Great track.
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matedog wrote:
101W[b]o[/b]lterton wrote:Somewhere Only We Know
Ah, a dad rock classic.
What do you expect on a Dad Rock fans forum ?

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101Walterton wrote:
matedog wrote:
101W[b]o[/b]lterton wrote:Somewhere Only We Know
Ah, a dad rock classic.
What do you expect on a Dad Rock fans forum ?
Yeah agreed we need more Wolters. ;)
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Johnny Was - SLF version

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101Walterton wrote:Johnny Was - SLF version
A great cover.
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Surprised no Brian Eno songs have been mentioned yet.

Brian Eno - "By This River," "Everything Merges with the Night," "Needles in the Camel's Eye," "On Some Faraway Beach," "St. Elmo's Fire," "Taking Tiger Mountain"...

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There are a lot of perfect songs out there, it seems.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead

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Anyways, I can't remember if it's been mentioned before, but In My Eyes by Minor Threat is fucking perfect.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
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