Once & For All - THEIR BEST SONG EVER!

[mmmender]

http://www.ubiobio.cl/~gpoo/images/cocteau-twins.jpg

[by the sea]

A Kissed Out Red Floatboat

[Phil Lawton]

Pink Orange Red

[moeism]

I refuse to partake in this poll.

[Baddy2shoos]

A Kissed Out Red Floatboat

What he said

[frarn]

currently I favour "Millimillenary", but no doubt that will change soon .... :D

[Sean_Montgomery]

I'm tempted to vote 'Serpentskirt', just to watch mender's reaction. :)

[sglavas]

"She Will Destroy You" is my favorite CT song. Sometimes I fancy others, and perhaps there are better songs, but this one remains at the top because of an enormous ammount of magic it once produced in my room.

[sglavas]

"She Will Destroy You" because of the tremendous ammount of magic with which it once filled my room.

[moeism]

I can't believe you guys can actually CHOOSE! I can barely fit in a "favourites" et of 15 tracks...!!!

[aeonaside]

I refuse to partake in this poll.
ditto

[postlibyan]

i voted for "little spacey", which at the present moment i can listen to over and over and over again...

PJK

[Fritter]

I think Circling Girl is their best song "technically", but A Kissed Out Red Floatboat is my favourite track.

[Brett]

I think I just pushed Millimillenery into joint top spot.

[shiva]

Pearly Dew Drops Drop
although aikea guinea is just as g

[david porte]

I keep switching between Fifty Fifty Clown and She Will Destroy You...plumped for the latter this time.

[Thackeray]

Leesa, cutie pie before I eat every last slice of you can I think about this one it's going to take a lot of listening too. Nice list. Are you sure this is the absolute final question of all the favorite tunes by the Cocteautwins EVER?? Really?? I am so lucky to be a part so you will give me some time on this won't you?

[fornasetti]

Sigh's Smell of Farewell

[dan699]

Orange Appled, evidemment!

[duane]

I think it's impossible to choice, like an album, there are perfect songs: Cherry coloured funk, cicco buff, aikea guinea, thisbite, and others, and there are imperfect songs but which have an enormous charm and that I apréciate sometimes as much: crushed, I wear your ring, know who are At every age….and there are the songs of the first singles: peppermint pig, Alas Dies Laughing,… where there was an incredible creativity and which touch me particularly.
But if a name should be given, I would say: Cherry coloured funk.
And a bonus : Another day

[Ghosty]

Fluffy Tufts.
I know I'm alone in this.

[dprid]

Anbody who doesn't vote for Pur is quite simply wrong.

[Ghosty]

So far, you're alone aswell, Dave.

[watchlar]

Orange-Appled...no other song makes me smile like it does

[E-Lo]

Agreed. I think "Orange-Appled" perfectly encapsulates the classic CT sound and bounces with its joyfulness.

[floatboat]

A Kissed Out Red Floatboat - I find this song incredibly sexy and utterly beautiful

[ludwig]

Perly Dewdrops Drops.

[mmmender]

Orange Appled is out in front - where it belongs!

:D

[elisa]

Love's Easy Tears

[elisa]

...Wait. Scratch that. Those Eyes, That Mouth. Yeah. I think I need to change my vote. They're both such wonderful songs, but upon my 15,000th listen, Those Eyes, That Mouth is just the teensiest bit more wonderful.

...I'm sure I'll change my mind tomorrow.

[mmmender]

Great pick, Elisa - that would be my 2nd choice!

[kaini]

Ella Megalast got my vote, although I almost voted for Those Eyes...
That's pretty hard.

[moeism]

Leesa I thought your fav was HOLV? Or is that just the song you'd want to die to?

[watchlar]

just the song she wants 2 die 2
crying

[moeism]

just the song she wants 2 die 2
crying

I remember such a comment made by Leesa... maybe I'm totally wrong... *shrug*

:toilet:

[watchlar]

you were correct :)

[mmmender]

It's just so hard to pick. Yes HOLV is one of my absolute faves but I think overall that Orange Appled falls in to number 1. I've got a top 5 and although they might change places, the songs always remain the same 5. (For the record I also have 5 Cocteau songs that I hate!)

And yes, dying to HOLV sounds like a plan!

[watchlar]

(For the record I also have 5 Cocteau songs that I hate!)

it's time 4 that thread...make it bitch

[Ghosty]

Orange Appled is out in front - where it belongs!

Orange Appled is pretty great actually. I had it on in my car this summer when I was still high on endorfines after playing some racketball. The sun was shining, the smell of blossom in the streets and Orange appled playing. Ecstatic. But I wouldn't call it my favourite per se.
Victorialand and especially Fluffy Tufts takes me places I've never been to. Not a lot of music can do that for me.

[Thackeray]

Athol-Brose

[fornasetti]

Athol-Brose


A good choice, Mr Thack.

[Thackeray]

I think it's their most definitive. I know Elizabeth doesn't like the Blue Bell Knoll album but it's matchless compared to anything out there although there are some thaiwanese yodeling birdy type girls acts but the music that Simon and Robin produced there is pristine, bold, and dynamic

[fornasetti]

... and you can make up your own lyrics to that one.

[dynamine]

tho not my favorite...i think "heaven or las vegas" has it all.

[by the sea]

A Kissed Out Red Floatboat - I find this song incredibly sexy and utterly beautiful

Sexy? It sounds pretty innocent to me.

[ArnoldZiffel]

Fluffy Tufts.
I know I'm alone in this.

No, you are not.

[halation]

Summerhead, I say. I think.

[Quisquose]

The Itchy Globo Blow

Runners up: Pink Orange Red, Orange Appled

Honorable mention: Know who you are at every age

[moeism]

I had no idea Pink Orange Red and Orange Appled were such hits around here... *shrug*

PS - I still refuse to select a song.

[petroldarling]

it is really hard to choose because there are so many styles and moods and everything, but in the end i have to say 'millimillenary'. i would have picked 'orange appled' but nobody i know seems to be as moved by it as i am... summerhead is another one of the best too.

[moeism]

i am clearly, clearly missing something...

[petroldarling]

why do you say that, moe?

the only reason i'm able to choose at all is because i've made a lot of ct comps for people and i kind of get a lot of feedback about what really represents the band well enough to get them interested, i guess... and 'millimillenary' gives me this little happy tickly feeling in my stomach because it's so beautiful! but i love 'a kissed out red floatboat' and 'cico buff' and 'heaven or las vegas' and 'love's easy tears' and about eighty jillion others that i couldn't live without.

[moeism]

why do you say that, moe?


I say that because many if not most if not ALL of the songs on poll that have been clicked don't do much for me, some of them I can't even put a tune next to the song title... I know I've said this before, but I feel like there is this amazing quality in the band's music that I just don't seem to be grasping... I don't know whether to be upset or not...? I know that everyone has different tastes and one of the things I love about the band is that there don't really seem to be "obvious favourites" - but still...

:dunno: :dunno: :dunno:

[dan699]

i would have picked 'orange appled' but nobody i know seems to be as moved by it as i am...

Alison!!!! Who are you voting for here? This is a once-and-for-all vote!!! Who cares if nobody else is as moved by it as you!!! It's what you feel that counts.

[moeism]

yeah dan that's what i thought but the vote has already been casted.

[petroldarling]

i think i just write in the most horrible way, i don't really explain myself well at all! i guess what i meant to say is that millimillenary is what i voted for and i stand by that, but i am pretty obsessed with orange appled and nobody else i know likes it, which is very inconsequential anyway.

hahahaha, i suck!

[elisa]

Look at some of the earlier posts on this thread, Alli, and you'll see Orange Appled has quite a few fans. I always liked Millimillenary because I thought it was cool Liz wrote a song about hats (if that's really what it's about).

[petroldarling]

yes, i always assumed it was about hats too, elisa!

i just meant that nobody i know 'in real life' likes it. i always get so excited if i put it on a cd for someone, and i talk about how it's one of the prettiest songs in the world. my friends remain unimpressed. hahaha.

[watchlar]

this is a great thread...it forces people to examine their love 4 the band and why...it will be fun to watch it over the next few months...and alli you are still so damn cute..i'm glad i met you...!!!!

[petroldarling]

steve http://www.thesplendid.net/treefingers/heart.gif you are fabulous. i am so glad i've met you too - just wish i could have spent some more time with you at 19 crescent!

[watchlar]

yes..i was with the ex so it was complicated...but yeah me too!!!! that was a great show...even with the sound problems...i know it was video recorded..i want a copy of that dvd so bad...

[petroldarling]

yes, and i was about to flip my lid from the stress of travelling, so i'll just have to look you up next time i'm in the area :) that was such a crazy day, i had flown in from the twin cities that morning, and i hadn't slept or eaten and i was all alone in los angeles for the evening! i thought my head was going to fall off. haha.

i KNOW! who do we have to bribe to get that recording, anyway? sheesh! :P

[watchlar]

yes...please let me know via PM if you ever come back to L.A. and i'll give you contact information...would love to hang out with you



i KNOW! who do we have to bribe to get that recording, anyway? sheesh! :Pyeah well i'm willing to go down on anyone who has it...no complications roflmao

[petroldarling]

you and the rest of the forums, i'm sure roflmao

and i sure will drop you a pm if i do! i hope to get out there soon to see my cousin, but who knows what the next year will bring?

[100%Clown]

I will be voting later, along strategic lines.

specifically, if a song I'm not particularly fond of is undeservedly leading the pack, I shall anoint the next closest one in voting total that I (presumably) tolerate better. It's the only sane way to vote, imo.

[dprid]

I will be voting later, along strategic lines.

specifically, if a song I'm not particularly fond of is undeservedly leading the pack, I shall anoint the next closest one in voting total that I (presumably) tolerate better. It's the only sane way to vote, imo.
And totally ruining the purpose of the poll. There aren't any prizes if you pick the most popular, equally you aren't going to get persecuted if you vote for something nobody else does - we just want honest answers so we can get a (current) definitive answer.

[100%Clown]

fine, mr. integrity, I'll have it your way. thanks for raining on my spoilsport parade.

[andylama]

Stop the insanity!

[Fritter]

Probably said it before: music is not a competition.

[Thackeray]

Probably said it before: music is not a competition.

Exactly! When I was soundman for the Phoenix Blues Society I couldn't stress that enough but with them it was all cut-throat and the best gun in the west routine...fucking boring!!!

It's about expression and sharing!

[mmmender]

It's not a competition......we're not pitting CT against anyone but themselves. I don't think that a poll asking for your fave track can be classed as a competition.

ps.......WHY ARE PEOPLE VOTING FOR CCF???

[thoughtstv]

i wear your ring

[andylama]

i wear your ring
I can't bring myself to pick just one, but I must confess: this is an excellent choice.

[Musette]

I can't be the only fritillary in the flock...?

[eboe]

clearly carolyn's fingers, although for me, aikea guinea and heaven or las vegas are closely behind...

[lo-fi]

Orange Appled , i fuckin loves it !

[eboe]

orange appled is good but not good enough to keep carolyn's fingers at bay for that long! AHA! ARRRRRRRRR! ;)

[seg]

"The Thinner the Air" <3

[aeonaside]

ps.......WHY ARE PEOPLE VOTING FOR CCF???
because some of us LOVE it, dahling... and Serpentskirt too! :diva2:

It wasn't me though, I still detest this poll.kiss1

[aeonaside]

also... this is a poll for their best song...
is "best song" synonymous with "favorite song"?

[moeism]

good question.

[High Monkey]

High Monkey Monk rules all with an IRON fist!!!

But.....I thought one Halloween night in '91 I could fly while 50/50 Clown played.

Monk

[High Monkey]

And lessa, CCF is also on Otherness, completly different and enjoyable in a different than CT way.

Ya know, really I like them all, though some, maybe not as much as other bands. However, why I even come here is because CT has the ability to bring tears of happiness to my poor soul. Wow, how some songs free my soul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It kinda also feels happy knowing what brings each of you here musically. May happiness and joyness always abide with all of us.

Monk

[kyuball]

ps.......WHY ARE PEOPLE VOTING FOR CCF???

Ummmm... 'cause I had the most sex to that CT song than any other CT song....

Seriously, I just always thought the song was lovely beyond belief!

[changeling]

I reach into the everchanging past and 'Musette and Drums' remains intact. That I once had a black and white dream of walking into a strange pub/club and hearing a band (I assume it was CT) performing a acoustic version sort of solidifies the choice. Really though, just looking at the titles of the forgotten gems there is excellence in all-again revealed.

[100%Clown]

wow, I never knew 'cherry-coloured funk' was so highly regarded. I like it well enough, but more as middle-of-the-pack level for me than top 10%, or higher.

[siys]

It would be almost impossible to choose 'one best' song by Cocteau Twins. Currently, the song "Frou-Frou Foxes In Midsummer Fires" plays in my head all day, but that's because I've been listening to them a lot recently. Before I knew about this poll I had been working on several best of CDs for myself. The first one made is "Best of 88-96", comprising of the last four albums, my favorite period. Here's the tracklist:

01. Blue Bell Knoll 3:25
02. Carolyn's Fingers 3:08
03. Cico Buff 3:49
04. A Kissed Out Red Floatboat 4:10
05. Ella Megalast Burls Forever 3:38
06. Iceblink Luck 3:18
07. Heaven Or Las Vegas 4:56
08. I Wear Your Ring 3:40
09. Fotzepolitic 3:30
10. Frou-Frou Foxes In Midsummer Fires 5:36
11. Evangeline 4:31
12. Bluebeard 3:56
13. Squeeze-Wax 3:49
14. Summerhead 3:39
15. Pur 5:02
16. Tishbite 3:50
17. Rilkean Heart 4:02
18. Ups 3:34
19. Treasure Hiding 4:55

Total Time = 1:16:28

I've also made a "Best of The Box Set" and have a, so far incomplete, "Best of 82-86".

"I was put on this earth to hear their music!"

[siys]

In case there is interest in such, here are the track lists for my two other 'best of' CDs.

Best of 82-86

01. Wax And Wane 4:02
02. Blind Dumb Deaf 3:55
03. Shallow Then Halo 5:15
04. Garlands 4:29
05. Song To The Siren 3:30
06. Sugar Hiccup 3:40
07. In Our Angelhood 2:59
08. Musette And Drums 4:37
09. Ivo 3:54
10. Lorelei 3:42
11. Persephone 4:25
12. Pandora 5:31
13. Donimo 6:11
14. Lazy Calm 6:36
15. Feet-Like Fins 3:26
16. The Thinner The Air 3:16
17. Sea, Swallow Me 3:09
18. Ooze Out And Away, Onehow 3:39

Total Time = 1:16:16

~~~~~~~~~

Best of The Box Set

01. Feathers-Oar-Blades 4:31
02. Hazel 2:49
03. Peppermint Pig (12") 5:01
04. Sugar Hiccup (12" Version) 3:39
05. From The Flagstones 3:38
06. The Spangle Maker 4:41
07. Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops (12" Version) 5:13
08. Aikea-Guinea 3:56
09. Kookaburra 3:19
10. Rococo 3:07
11. Pink Orange Red 4:40
12. Plain Tiger 4:01
13. Sultitan Itan 3:49
14. Great Spangled Fritillary 4:02
15. Love's Easy Tears 3:36
16. Those Eyes, That Mouth 3:38
17. Sigh's Smell Of Farewell 3:33
18. Orange Appled 2:49
19. Crushed 3:18
20. Iceblink Luck 3:19
21. Dials 2:39

Total Time = 1:19:18

[dachy]

THOSE EYES, THAT MOUTH.
best track in the best ep, a middle gap between.
is it about a hilarious love? her voice is hilarious.

[mmmender]

Both versions of CCF bite the proverbial big one.....although I can actually stomach the Otherness version at times.

[kyuball]

Both versions of CCF bite the proverbial big one.....although I can actually stomach the Otherness version at times.

Blasphemy!!! I used to sometimes start house sets with the Otherness version. Made it a nice and trippy experience when I wanted to play a lot of "wet sounding" floaty deep house....

[mmmender]

I've just always hated that track.

[Moya xx]

The Itchy Glowbo Blow.

Although, there are other contenders.....

[Mr Alphabet]

how hard is this?

ok my fave cocteau album is heaven or las vegas (is this album generally regarded as the best cocteaus album? i'm guessing the big 5 cocteau albums are heaven/treasure/blue bell/milk and kisses/head over heels?)

my top 10 songs would probably be this

half gifts (how much more powerful does it make the song when you can understand the lyrics?!!)
alkea guinea
pur
fotzepolitic
blue bell knoll
cherry coloured funk
orange appled
donimo
those eyes, that mouth
lazy calm

most underated song is treasure hiding

but if i got to choose just one then 3rd place is blue bell knoll, the runner up is alkea guinea and the winner with the most perfect middle 8 ever is...














cherry coloured funk

(dramatic eh? hee)

[Mr Alphabet]

circling girl is a brilliant b side too! beautiful waltz

[Mr Alphabet]

Welcome, Mr Alphabet.
130157 Unread Posts since your last visit

you guys are post whores!! i'd need a month to catch up!

[Mr Alphabet]

ok ok its the 2nd best middle 8 ever, the best is the chameleon's "the healer"

[Mr Alphabet]

oh and "half gifts" has to be the piano version, sooo beautiful and touching

[dan699]

how much more powerful does it make the song when you can understand the lyrics?!!

None! I'm thinking here of some Italian operas or female Bulgarian choirs.

[CastingCat]

Tough!

Final 5:
Aikea Guinea
Bluebeard
Half-gifts
Heaven or Las vegas
Iceblink Luck

[mike_mhg]

I meant to vote Itchy Glowblow but hit the In the Golddust Rush by mistake.

Though not my favorite, I'm currently listening to Pur though headphones and it's absolutely gorgeous,

[dprid]

I meant to vote Itchy Glowblow but hit the In the Golddust Rush by mistake.

Though not my favorite, I'm currently listening to Pur though headphones and it's absolutely gorgeous,
Corrected :)

[kyuball]

I've just always hated that track.

It's because you haven't had a "freaky kiss" to it.... the song actually lends a very ethreal veneer to what is essentially a vulgar, physical, groping experience....;-)

[salve_sons]

The "otherness" type mix of Watchlar is superb, but the otherness mix of CCF makes it a much better song than it was before, even a really good one....but still not their best by far. Everything on otherness sucks, too, but Clifford does good with Wax and Wane, Alioyus, (spelling?) and Watchlar.

[by the sea]

Watchlar.

Pitch The Baby.

[Angel]

I couldn't possibly choose.

[floydpinkma]

I just can't get away from the songs on Echoes in a Shallow Bay. They are all great, but I chose Melonella. Cocteau twins are just about the only music I listen to at the moment and I regularly cycle through all of the albums and singles. Cheers :)

[elysium]

sigh's smell of farewell

[andylama]

Everything on otherness sucks
No, no, no. No.

Seriously, no.

[ossian]

violaine is better on otherness than on m&k...

[Outofspace]

From the first moment I listened to it till today: Orange Appled

[kinty]

Musette and Drums - first song of the CT i ever heard and still my favourite

[moeism]

M&D rocks! I like the ones on the BBC Sessions as well.

[aeonaside]

lately I'm lovin Calfskin-Smack.

especially the BBC version-
She hits this note at 2:06 and I quiver.

[Chora]

No, no, no. No.

Seriously, no.

:no: No...you have to be kidding. Listen to "Feet Like Fins" and close your eyes.

I am in space listening to this song....running on the treadmill I swear I feel like I am getting close to Cocteau nirvana.

[kinty]

lately I'm lovin Calfskin-Smack.

especially the BBC version-
She hits this note at 2:06 and I quiver.


Yeah Calfskin Smack is gorgeous, my favourite on Milk and Kisses i think, maybe Violaine. You could put the chorusy bit of Calfskin on a loop and just listen to it forever.....sublime!!!!!!!!

[moeism]

I rather enjoy Ella, Itchy, BBK (the song), M&S, Tinderbox (of a <3), Garlands, Because of Whirl-Jack, wah, wah, wah, wah, I don't think I'll ever be able to respond to this poll.

[chicagojoe]

I love Pandora, and I have at times listened to that song repeatedly. It's the perfect mix of Liz's vocals and the gents' music. Never fails to give me chills.

I also love From the Flagstones, Sugar Hiccup, and to a very slightly lesser extent all the rest of them.

[shoegazr]

.if i HAD to choose, i'd say "aikea-guinea". it's perfect in every way.

(but it really is an unfair question)

[Jeek]

Orange Appled is out in front - where it belongs!

:D

My fave as well, followed by "Those Eyes..." and "Aikea-Guinea."

[Jeek]

No, no, no. No.

Seriously, no.

You are correct.

[Louiswin]

I think HOLV is CT's best LP. The highlight for me musically, is the last song, "Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fire". This song brings a tear to my heart. I love this song! I believe it's one of the Cocteau's all time greats. It starts off slow ... raises tempo ... goes back to slow ... raises tempo again, while Liz sings her heart out.

[randomrob]

Carolyn's Fingers followed closely by Cherry coloured funk...

pass the velveeta... Jesus fucking christ...

[dprid]

Yeah, but one scored 6.5% and the other 4.5% of the total vote so it's hardly a runaway victory or even particularly representative. Vive la difference!

[eboe]

orange-appled is now tied with cherry-colored funk. Must be the fruit contingent trying to take down the almighty Carolyn's Fingers. Hard pressed to give a fav Cocteaux song, Carolyn's Fingers was my choice when I voted. It was that or Heaven or Las Vegas or Summerhead. I like the poppy stuff, what can I say?

[moeism]

i am part of the "i refuse to pick an ultimate favourite" group.

[EGOSOPHY]

I think the song "Seekers who are Lovers" is one of the best ( even Love Song) song i`ve ever ever heard !!
`Speaking about the Song as a Vocal Work of Elizabeth Fraser , there`s no doubt that She rules my Phonik Culture . I really think the Vocal Compozition is like a Sphere placed high above the Ether .( I am talking about the most beautiful Contrast between a singer`s Vocal Performances !!) Her Etheric High Vocals has No Gravity Point... then her Powerfull Hysterical Vocals leading my Senses to the strong impression of Symbiotic Duality of our Phonik Nature !!

Sincerily.


P.S. The lyrics are stunning ! I really think about the Modern Poetry ...well studied !


P.S. 1 Heavenly : Oomingmak
Beatrix
Persephone

[randomrob]

Im back to plain tiger

[Ghosty]

Plain Tiger is one of many underappreciated cocteau gems.

[freezer89]

I had to pick Lorelei because it's the first CT song I ever heard ... sentimental choice, yeah?

But Ups is pretty cool too. /my vote

[moeism]

I can't believe Carolyn's Fingers is at #1 by far.

[andylama]

I can't believe Carolyn's Fingers is at #1 by far.

Bizzarre, isn't it? Well, at least it's not Bluebeard at #1. If it were, I might have to question my sanity.

[moeism]

ok, so who picked bluebeard? fess up already!

:whip: :whip: :whip:

[randomrob]

I vote for Carolyn's dildo

[zamos]

I picked "Pink Orange Red", but seriously wanted to pick "My Love Paramour"... I think I would now if I had to do over again. :/

[spangled]

I had to pick "Those Eyes, That Mouth". Its everything I love about Cocteau Twins all happening at the same time. I always play that song for people who've never heard them and wonder what I'm always raving about.

[Knoll]

Spangle Maker. The last minute of the song is the greatest thing ever put to tape.

[Donnieboo]

Dunno cant make my mind up, I guess its whatever one i happen to be listening to at that moment. Is that truly sad???? Nice picture Knoll X

[bearclaw]

It's just so hard to pick. Yes HOLV is one of my absolute faves but I think overall that Orange Appled falls in to number 1. I've got a top 5 and although they might change places, the songs always remain the same 5. (For the record I also have 5 Cocteau songs that I hate!)

And yes, dying to HOLV sounds like a plan!

im aghast !!!!! i cant think of a single cocteau twins song that i dont LOVE there maybe some i listen to more than others - but there are NoNE that i dislike much less HATE ;-(

i think its impossible for me to choose one single song of cocteau twins fav 50 cocteau twins song you might be in with a chance - for it is NO exaggeration when i say i ADORE the music of cocteau twins - so please accept my sincere appologies but i just can't choose

[contraflow]

I would've voted Five Ten Fiftyfold, but it was not included so I went for Wax and Wane.

[037Leo]

I've been hesitating to post in this thread for a while now.................... and OOOOOHH i've been aching in pain trying to chose just 1 song........... uggghghgh ................

and after many moons of listening to Crushed and Orange Appled...... I've sadly had to come to terms with myself and remove one of them from my No.1 spot.............

And the winner is...............

THis one!!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP2YJ2fEEJU)


At about 1:32 sec into it where she starts layering her vocals over one another :smitten: :blush: :smitten: It just does something to me that no one else can ever do.

[fritz]

shallow then halo 4 me (well most times i'm asked - it's impossible really!)

[red_atm]

Lorelei. Pump the volume on that fucker and I get multiple eargasms.

[dprid]

I wonder how many other bands if asked this question would produce 70 different favourite songs out of just 216 people? The sheer range of tastes on these boards never ceases to amaze me, and long may it continue :)

[Moya xx]

Yes, yes, but why isn't "The Itchy Glowbo Blow" winning?!?

It's just not fair ...sigh ...

[Nanite]

Circling Girl...simply b/c Crushed (Live) wasn't on there
but man it's tough. Depending on my mood it changes.

[jawableh]

I think Cico Buff is the most brilliant song they haven ever written.
The simplicity of the chorus is almost flowing through the music. It's so brilliant because the music and the vocals are in perfect balance.
The song gives me a very strange and some kind of a peacefull feeling. Like I can handle everything. As if the song is telling me to see the beautifull sides of life.

Brilliant!

[Romeo]

Whenever I think about Cocteau Twins, just one song allways comes to my mind, the last song on their last album that says it all: Seekers who are lovers. It's really sounding like there will never be another song and it just could play forever.

[spiderlocks]

it makes me sad

[sglavas]

Amelia

[EGOSOPHY]

PANDORA' s Road River and Rail hued by Blue Bell Knoll in this beatless ticky-tacness bed.

[randomrob]

Multifoiled

[northernlight]

Holy moly.. just which too choose from, out of all of those? :o

Judging by the results, it looks as if opinions are spread over a number of songs.

the CT have been such a soundtrack to my life whilst growing up that it is will be very difficult to pick just one favourite.

I mean. I loved victorialand when it came out.. and Aikea Guinea.. Blue Bell Knoll.. and Heaven of Las Vegas is just amazing. Then a few classics on Head of Heals..

*Foresees aiming for a shortlist of about 30 favourite songs and trying somehow to pick one from there*

[Dpressed]

Sorry but I'm obviously a different kind of fan than the rest of you. I've got all the 'legal' CD album relases, after having everything up to Victorialand on vinyl. I listen to CT albums quite regualrly BUT as complete work rather than as a group of songs/tracks. Apart from the odd single I hardly know the name of any individual song. Sometimes to 'freshen' up an album I'll use the shuffle function on my CD player & it sounds wierd as I'm expecting the next physical track.

I expect to be either thrown off this forum or verbally abused sometime in the next 24 hours.

[randomrob]

Multifoiled

[dprid]

Sorry but I'm obviously a different kind of fan than the rest of you. I've got all the 'legal' CD album relases, after having everything up to Victorialand on vinyl. I listen to CT albums quite regualrly BUT as complete work rather than as a group of songs/tracks. Apart from the odd single I hardly know the name of any individual song. Sometimes to 'freshen' up an album I'll use the shuffle function on my CD player & it sounds wierd as I'm expecting the next physical track.

I expect to be either thrown off this forum or verbally abused sometime in the next 24 hours.
You aren't alone, believe me :)

[randomrob]

Multifoiled

[pilgrimx]

I think that Leesa,could get the songs it at least with two votes and do another poll,and resuming that,we'll get the best 15 or 20 songs of the fans,some will agree,other don't,but there's a voting so we will take some off.What you think,Lee,making a new voting with the songs that have at least two votes?

[Iceman]

For me its a fight between Love Easy Tears and In Our Angelhood

Both simply immaculate in thier own speshul ways :nod:

Did I forget Pur & Ella & Tishbite & Rilkean...........fuck, this is hard :crying:

[randomrob]

Multifoiled

[cjshamrock]

Orange Appled has always been my favorite.

[Athol Brose]

Aikea Guinea builds up to an orgasmic climax, love it to death!!!

[ooming]

Oomingmak then Pearly dewdrops drops

[randomrob]

frosty the snowman

[happy taxes]

voted for musette
but mostly cause i was tired and forgot all about carolyn for a second :lol:
i dunno, musette rocks, carolyn is beauty

that last part of spangle maker is out of this world

but as ct are a band you live in, favs are sorta beside the point
i wish i could hit that one note in carolyn, i can get one note below

[happy taxes]

least fav is probably sugar hiccup. one of about 4 songs that get played on xm. and i've heard it far more often than the others [carolyn, iceblink, and holv]. i just don't think SH is a good intro to the band and could put some ppl off. i like it, but it's pretty similar to pearly which is another fav, so i can take it or leave it. i like to complain, yippee

[bearclaw]

wheres aloysius ? its not on the list

[randomrob]

who needs Aloysius when you've got Multifoiled??!

[happy taxes]

wheres aloysius ? its not on the list

hmm, or five ten fiftyfold

...oh and today i love sugar hiccup. you can't edit after a few mins here lol

[slur]

Love's Easy Tears... the first that came to my mind

[agcu418]

those eyes, that mouth - I congratulate the other 9 who voted for this song -well done to you all

[Essence]

My favorite used to be Carolyn's Fingers, until I played it to death. Then came my Violane phase and now I'm in an Eperdu phase.

[ArT®]

Many musics of Cocteau are my favourite. But I like so much of Smile. I cryed many times hearing this wonderful song.

Thank You. ^^

Stay with God.

ArT!

[nightraven]

Sugar Hiccup... when it's on, I feel like I'm spinning around in space, and the whole world's just stands still out there...

HOH actually introduced me into CT music.

[markbowen]

I love them all, but the one that always pops into my head when I think of the Twins, and still gives me chills when I hear it, is "Kookaburra." So far, I am alone in my opinion, but my God, Elizabeth is amazing on that, as are the boys. It stands out as one of the fiercest tracks in their canon.

If I could register a runner-up, it would be "Pearly Dewdrops' Drops." That was the first song I ever heard by the Twins, back in 1984 (on the radio no less -- remember real alternative radio?) -- and I was hooked.

[randomrob]

I completely agree with you. Kookaburra is a f_cking thunderstorm of a tune. :nod:

[Thackeray]

It's unanimous Athol Brose WINS.

[EGOSOPHY]

Their best song EVER is E L I Z B E T H F R A S E R

[john.pax]

I though I should put together a Cocteau Twins compilation, for personal use!, that would reflect the preferences according to this thread... here's the result B)

Carolyn's Fingers, 20 votes.
Orange Appled, 16 votes.
Heaven or Las Vegas, 15 votes.
Aikea Guinea, 13 votes.
Cherry-Coloured Funk, 12 votes.
Pink Orange Red, 12 votes.
Those Eyes, That Mouth, 11 votes.
A Kissed Out Red Floatboat, 10 votes.
Cico Buff, 10 votes.
Musette & Drums, 10 votes.
Pur, 10 votes.

...maybe a 2-disk set...!

Love's Easy Tears, 9 votes.
Pearly Dewdrops' Drops, 9 votes.
Seekers Who Are Lovers, 9 votes.
Spangle Maker, The, 9 votes.
Ella Megalast Burls Forever, 8 votes.
I Wear Your Ring, 8 votes.
Blue Bell Knoll, 7 votes.
Lorelei, 7 votes.
Iceblink Luck, 6 votes.
She Will Destroy You, 6 votes.

...hmmm.... should I burn 3-disks instead?

Crushed, 5 votes.
Donimo, 5 votes.
From The Flagstones, 5 votes.
Frou-Frou Foxes In Midsummer Fires, 5 votes.
Itchy Glowbo Blow, The, 5 votes.
Ivo, 5 votes.
Millimillenary, 4 votes.
Road River & Rail, 4 votes.
Sugar Hiccup, 4 votes.

ok, 4 CDs and that's a deal!

Circling Girl, 3 votes.
For Phoebe Still A Baby, 3 votes.
Hitherto, 3 votes.
Pandora, 3 votes.
Persephone, 3 votes.
Rilkean Heart, 3 votes.
Sigh's Smell of Farewell, 3 votes.
Violaine, 3 votes.
Whales Tails, 3 votes.

[hebe]

hum..... :-(

errrrrrrr... difficult....

:-(


CICO BUFF


ok ok, i know that anyone will choose this one!!!!!

[halfwolf]

Tho' there are other titles fighting for first in my head, I picked "orange appled". I once had a dream where I was watching this music show on t.v. in which musical artists would create a video of an alternate version of one of their songs, done in a different style. I was ecstatic to see the Twins performing a country version of "orange appled". Not because it was country, but because it was the Twins. Surprisingly, it worked (think of the slide guitar in "bluebeard"). The video was a very sunny, blue sky kinda thing with just a hint of the set from "Hee Haw"! It was so realistic, right down to the music, Liz's voice, and her crystalline blue-eyed smiling face. Craziness.

[ExVagant]

Arriving late into this poll, only to establish what many already have said... This is an impossible one... :) There are about 20 songs sharing the front position in my list.

[wAtChLaR]

orange appled all the way :)

[DJ SMITHMIX]

I think it must be hard for any of us to pick our absolute favorite CT tune.
A KISSED OUT RED FLOATBOAT fills me with such joy whenever I hear it. Always makes me smile:D
It rules for me! (I still can't believe Liz doesn't like THE BBK LP)

I love that one of my best friends (male) sings my favorite CT song at me, trying to sound like Liz hitting those high notes like a Kookabura bird! Now, ever time I play it, I hear his horrible screaming version in my head and I get pissed, but also laugh a little. You really have to hear him sing it to believe it!
:crying:
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NP: Death Proof Soundtrack - Quentin Tarantino

[randomrob]

Suckling the Mender is my new favorite CT track. I like how the melody and harmony really dizzy up on this one, and Robin sounds like he's gonna bust a gitarr strang. :D

[ScottL]

Suckling the Mender is my new favorite CT track. I like how the melody and harmony really dizzy up on this one, and Robin sounds like he's gonna bust a gitarr strang. :D

It has always been high on my list for that reason and others I've mentioned before. I'd call it a timeless feel, in that how I feel about it seems timeless, less subject to my mood, it always takes me to the same place. True to an extent with many of their songs, very much for that one, with me.

[Rascuache]

I still think summer-blink, because every time I hear it, it presents an option of is or isn't.

[Rascuache]

AAARRRGGGGGHHHHH!!! Stop the raving loony drunk!

[angelhood]

I notice that Pearly Dewdrops' Drops is ahead of Peppermint Pig. Pearls before Swine I think.

[randomrob]

It has always been high on my list for that reason and others I've mentioned before. I'd call it a timeless feel, in that how I feel about it seems timeless, less subject to my mood, it always takes me to the same place. True to an extent with many of their songs, very much for that one, with me.

to me it has a very 'CTs go Hawaiian' sound. Give Liz a lei and some coconuts.. :D

[ezzydynamine]

got to be iceblink luck.... by far the best song for meaning, strength and musical genious... sounded great live also, always a pleasure to listen to even 17 years on... to think i was only 4 when this was released... pure magic!

[shoegazr]

"melonella" is another amazing and seldom mentioned track...her squawks toward the end really make it.

[randomrob]

:crying:

[greenspiral]

I come to this conversation late, after the poll has been long standing, but I can see no majority with most songs having between 1 and 2 votes. My fav? Lazy Calm

[halation]

got to be iceblink luck.... by far the best song for meaning, strength and musical genious... sounded great live also, always a pleasure to listen to even 17 years on... to think i was only 4 when this was released... pure magic!

Really? I was listening to HOLV today and I realized how much I dislike this song. I definately think it was one of their most commercial and over-produced songs. Sorry...

[wAtChLaR]

huhhhhhhhhh?????????
*gasp*
;)

[shoegazr]

"iceblink..." was one of my favorite tracks when HOLV first came out, but now i think it's the weakest on the album. it's pretty "commercial" sounding for ct, but that's still a FAAAARRRR cry from your average "commercial" sounding song.

[randomrob]

Meh.

[shoegazr]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2419/2145088750_eb61d8d999_o.jpg

[Thackeray]

Everybody put your hands down! The CT's best song ever is: Athol-Brose

[randomrob]

kinda irritated 'Plain Tiger' hasn't earned one vote :(

[fornasetti]

... and Whirl-Jack

and Gold Dust Rush ...

[shoegazr]

and no love for "wolf in the breast" or "mizake the mizan"...and "dials" is just the poor bastard song. we're all philistines here.

[harpo buff]

Carolyn's fingers...because it has the perfect combination of breathtaking melody and reckless vocal abandon....I always play it to people who don't know CT.
Aikea Guinea is very close second....

[Axiosi]

Pale Clouded White gets its first vote. In fact I am surprised at the low level of voting for tracks from Echoes In A Shallow Bay and Tiny Dynamine same goes for The Moon and The Melodies. If had voted tactically I would have plumped for Aikea Guinea, it pure sends me as one of my Glaswegian friends used to say.

[Dpressed]

Wow --- consecutive first posts ..... welcome to both of you

[Thackeray]

I thought this disscussion was ended! Athol Brose IS CT's BEST SONG EVER!!!

Everybody clear away! Clear away NOW before WE of Cocteatwinsforums have no choice but to utilize excessive FORCE! Go away! there is nothing to look at in this thread anymore...problem solved...best song won...please return to the safety of your homes....everything is fine :)

NO MORE OPINIONS are welcome! Athol Brose IS CT's Best song EVER...I repeat ! Athol Brose IS CT's BEST SONG EVER!!!!

[randomrob]

Spanking the Mmmender

[Dpressed]

Spanking the Mmmender

Is that your favourite song or your favourite fantasy ? .. well someone had to ask so it might as well be me

[harpo buff]

I think it's their most definitive. I know Elizabeth doesn't like the Blue Bell Knoll album but it's matchless compared to anything out there although there are some thaiwanese yodeling birdy type girls acts but the music that Simon and Robin produced there is pristine, bold, and dynamic
Does she not? I never knew that...what is her problem with it?

[harpo buff]

...I only ask because If I could only have one CT album it would be that one.

[fornasetti]

Does she not? I never knew that...what is her problem with it?

It ended up being virtually the end of the road for her impenetrable lyric writing. She found herself in a cul-de-sac and in need of writing stuff that communicated her emotions in words that could be readily understood.

[aermancer]

in the gold dust rush!

[cristian]

Hmmm I couldn't choose between Lorelei and The Spangle Maker, but I voted for the second one for no clear reason. They are so different, in Lorelei you hear Liz in a softer, breathier and sexiest style. The guitar line is simple but perfect, and the rhythim is very sensual, it makes you want to move.
On the other hand, The spangle maker has that great repetitive melody and beat, but at the end it suddenly turns into a musical orgasm. Liz voice in this song is more emotional and powerful, the guitar is more textured and the bassline is really dark.
I think both songs resume the best of the Cocteaus in their early time. I just couldn't decide.

[fornasetti]

in the gold dust rush!

At last someone has spoken up for that song !

[agcu418]

It ended up being virtually the end of the road for her impenetrable lyric writing. She found herself in a cul-de-sac and in need of writing stuff that communicated her emotions in words that could be readily understood.


do you have more detail about what songs they like / dislike

[fornasetti]

I think that they all like "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and they don't like "Nelly the Elephant".

Or maybe its the other way around.

[EGOSOPHY]

SHE

[andylama]

I always liked Nelly The Elly-funt

[preCicely]

Just discovered this thread and I am agonizing.
Sentiment vote (first CT faves ever): Pearly Dew-Drops' Drops or Lorelei
But how to choose between Cico Buff, Spanglemaker, I Wear Your Ring???? Crushed??? AMELIA?? GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY?????...
...I'll be fine. I'll let you know what I decide.

mjf

[preCicely]

So what I did was load up ALL my CT onto my iPod, rated each track as I listened to it from 1-5 stars. Once I completed that, I put all my 5-star tracks (there are 30) onto a separate playlist, my top-rated CT tracks. I'm gonna live with them there for a while, and listen, and slowly pluck and prune till I get to at most three of my very very favorites.

It's tough!

mjf

[mmmender]

I'm honestly quite surprised to see that there are 25 votes for "Carolyn's Fingers" that song to me is just so.......I dunno.......commercial? "Orange Appled" is by far superior.

[Dpressed]

Someday I'll get round to learning what tracks on albums are called ... until then I'll just enjoy listening to CT cds without knowing what they are about

[bearclaw]

ok i finaly gave in and picked

musette & drums

head over heels was my first cocteau twins album

ive never gotten over my "first love" that album will always be my alltime fav

& musette & drums for me is a work of pure genius

i've just had a quick scan through this thread i love all the diverse opinions & moeism very nearly voted at one point lolololol

[fornasetti]

I'm honestly quite surprised to see that there are 25 votes for "Carolyn's Fingers" that song to me is just so.......I dunno.......commercial? "Orange Appled" is by far superior.

I never got "Orange Appled" at all. Its the one song on LET that doesn't move me in any way.

[randomrob]

I think they're both sickly-sweet tripe

[fornasetti]

I think they're both sickly-sweet tripe

What have I told you about sitting on the fence, Rob ?

[davespear]

So what I did was load up ALL my CT onto my iPod, rated each track as I listened to it from 1-5 stars. Once I completed that, I put all my 5-star tracks (there are 30) onto a separate playlist, my top-rated CT tracks. I'm gonna live with them there for a while, and listen, and slowly pluck and prune till I get to at most three of my very very favorites.

It's tough!

mjf THAT'S THE THING WITH IPODS, GREAT THOUGH THEY ARE. I HAVE AN OLD FASHIONED MINI DISC, AND IV'E GOT MY CT BEST OF VOL 1 &2. EACH TRACK YOU HEAR, YOU THINK, YEAH, THAT'S MY FAVE! YOU CAN'T PICK.

I'm honestly quite surprised to see that there are 25 votes for "Carolyn's Fingers" that song to me is just so.......I dunno.......commercial? "Orange Appled" is by far superior.

HOW CAN YOU DESCRIBE ANYTHING THAT THE CT DID AS COMMERCIAL? I LIKE CAROLYN'S FINGERS BECAUSE IT'S SO TINGLINGLY, RESONATING AND PURE MELODY. I MUST SOUND/LOOK LIKE A RIGHT TWAT WHEN I TRY TO SING ALONG TO IT--NOT THAT I DO IN PUBLIC!!

Someday I'll get round to learning what tracks on albums are called ... until then I'll just enjoy listening to CT cds without knowing what they are about

I AM RIGHT WITH YOU THERE ON THAT. HOW MANY PEOPLE COULD SAY STRAIGHT AWAY, ON HEARING A TRACK, OH YES, THATS CALLED SO AND SO. SOMETIMES ITS GOOD TO BE ABLE TO SING ALONG IF YOU KNOW THE LYRICS OF A SONG, TO KNOW THE MEANING ETC. BUT WITH MOST OF CT'S SONGS, LIZ'S VOICE IS ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY INSTRUMENT ADDING TO THEIR UNIQUE SOUND.

[Dpressed]

Please stop shouting & take your caps lock off Davespear

[agcu418]

Please stop shouting & take your caps lock off Davespear

Red TAKE A CHILL PILL

[davespear]

Red TAKE A CHILL PILL[/QU

Thanks agcu, I mean to say, since when does leaving caps lock on mean that u r shouting! Irascible or what

[QUOTE=Red Star;503873]Please stop shouting & take your caps lock off Davespear

I only left it on because I thought it would look clearer--remember, I am new to this lark

[moeism]

So what I did was load up ALL my CT onto my iPod, rated each track as I listened to it from 1-5 stars. Once I completed that, I put all my 5-star tracks (there are 30) onto a separate playlist, my top-rated CT tracks. I'm gonna live with them there for a while, and listen, and slowly pluck and prune till I get to at most three of my very very favorites.

It's tough!

mjf

good luck with that. Cocteau Twins are so multi-dimensional and in the span of 13 or so years, their music changed a lot. I like a lot of their raw stuff but then there's the fluffier stuff. My point being, I have a feeling your results will vary depending on your mood. That is why, to this day, I have not answered this poll, also because I think there's a difference between "best" and "favourite".

When I first got into Cocteau Twins, Garlands was hands down my favourite song of theirs... Then it became Musette and Drums... Then I Wear Your Ring... then The Thinner the Air... You see what I'm saying? It's cool though.


Good luck! :D

[thoughtstv]

I Wear Your Ring

[Dpressed]

I only left it on because I thought it would look clearer--remember, I am new to this lark

It's a convention on most forums that words in capitals are considered to be shouted ... I sometimes use it myself to emphasise a point

[davespear]

good luck with that. Cocteau Twins are so multi-dimensional and in the span of 13 or so years, their music changed a lot. I like a lot of their raw stuff but then there's the fluffier stuff. My point being, I have a feeling your results will vary depending on your mood. That is why, to this day, I have not answered this poll, also because I think there's a difference between "best" and "favourite".

When I first got into Cocteau Twins, Garlands was hands down my favourite song of theirs... Then it became Musette and Drums... Then I Wear Your Ring... then The Thinner the Air... You see what I'm saying? It's cool though.


Good luck! :D

I agree Moeism, you have hit the nail on the head (even though I did vote!)

[davespear]

It's a convention on most forums that words in capitals are considered to be shouted ... I sometimes use it myself to emphasise a point

ok, now I know. It' a steep learning curve for me--as you may realise, this is the 1st forum site I have ever used.

[spangled]

No worries David, live and learn. :) I voted "Those Eyes, That Mouth". I wish that song was 10 minutes long.

[the Flea]

This was a toughie, so many great songs/tunes. Eventually I went with "Hazel", it just gets the feet moving, no matter what mood I'm in. "In the Gold Dust Rush" was a very close second, her voice was absolute perfection on this one.

[DJ SMITHMIX]

I'm honestly quite surprised to see that there are 25 votes for "Carolyn's Fingers" that song to me is just so.......I dunno.......commercial? "Orange Appled" is by far superior.

I have to agree Lessa, it's my second fave CT tune.
Will always worship "A Kissed Out Red Floatboat".
My fave.:heart:
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NP: Soft Winds Whipping - February Mix 2008

[Axiosi]

Victorialand - The only album where all tracks have had a vote so far

[Gemini]

No votes for KWYAAEA? I demand a recount

[Qba1974]

This mounth the winner is:Eyes are mosaics!!!!!!

[Marina]

From a purely art point of view, their best constructed work of pure art would be either:

"Quisquose", "Donimo" or "Great Spangled Fritillary"....difficult to choose which one of those is the most awesome.

From a purely song song perspective, I think their best is "Carolyn's Fingers"

So I voted in the poll for "Carolyn's Fingers", which is a great song.

[Thackeray]

Anyone who votes or has voted for Athol Brose gets a rep point from your's truly.

[Livio]

Impossible to choose.....
i love every song they have made....
really.....

Livio in Cocteauland


myspace/liviococteau

[Ankas]

Can't choose only one. Do you?

[tigermilk]

I went for "A Kissed Out Red Floatboat".
But I like all of their songs.

In fact on my iPod they ALL have 5 star ratings except for "Seekers Who Are Lovers (mix from lullbies to violaine, why even mess with a classic)" and "Rococo".

[Kloop]

Tough one this.. but after about an hour of deliberation i chose "Seekers Who Are Lovers"

I just love the version on the BBC Sessions, not keen on the remix on the Lullabies To Violaine disc though.

[sfjim1]

i just watched the video on YOuTube for 'crushed' tonight.http://youtube.com/watch?v=Wgv08gsexfc[

i voted for it...:nod:

[SNegrea]

I went with Golden Vein, but it is nearly impossible to select an absolute favorite, even for me, out of all the songs they've released so far...