Poll

Well, let's have it. Initial Impressions.

Capable of Anything
1 (4.5%)
Not a Fan
1 (4.5%)
So There
10 (45.5%)
Long Way to Go
1 (4.5%)
Phone in a Pool
1 (4.5%)
Yes Man
2 (9.1%)
F10-D-A
0 (0%)
I'm Not the Man
5 (22.7%)
Concerto Movement I
0 (0%)
Concerto Movement II
0 (0%)
Concerto Movement III
1 (4.5%)
I don't like this record, at all.
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 22

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For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"

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Offline Allison

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For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"
« on: September 13, 2015, 01:50:01 AM »
I am NOT giving you an option for all of the above. Sorry friends. I have set it up where you can change your vote, but I'm curious about what song grabbed your attention the most in the initial week with the record.
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Re: For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2015, 06:25:30 AM »
I voted "So There" because its so catchy, but part of me wanted to go with I'm Not the Man. That song is so god damn personal. All of Ben's songs have characters, but they aren't always HIM, and they aren't always broken  :'(
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Re: For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2015, 06:32:35 AM »
Quote from: Steady As She Goes on September 13, 2015, 06:25:30 AM
I voted "So There" because its so catchy, but part of me wanted to go with I'm Not the Man. That song is so god damn personal. All of Ben's songs have characters, but they aren't always HIM, and they aren't always broken  :'(

Exactly my feelings!!
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Re: For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2015, 10:28:26 AM »
He actually wrote that song for the movie "Danny Collins" (about an aging rockstar looking to make a comeback) from which it was rejected.  Not saying he also didn't put a part of himself into it, but the lyrics also make even more sense in that context.
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Re: For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2015, 11:23:55 AM »
Quote from: meecrofilm on September 13, 2015, 10:28:26 AM
He actually wrote that song for the movie "Danny Collins" (about an aging rockstar looking to make a comeback) from which it was rejected.  Not saying he also didn't put a part of himself into it, but the lyrics also make even more sense in that context.

Huh, I never saw that movie when it was released but I may have to give it a watch now.
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Re: For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2015, 06:46:12 PM »
So There.  I refrained from searching for live clips or spoilers before the tour with Y Music this summer, so the Chicago Fourth Presbyterian Church show ended up being my first exposure to the new Y Music material.  That was the first time in a very long time that I've gone into a BF show not knowing what to expect at all.  So There was the first song they played, so it's stuck with me ever since.  Also, I'm always fascinated by "lost" songs like Break Up At Food Court, New York Times, and Ain't Got No Words, so I was happy to have a final studio version of the latter.
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Re: For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2015, 12:42:27 PM »
Initially my favorite off this record was Not a Fan, from what I had heard of the live shows. Now that I've heard the actual record, I think my favorite is a tie between Long Way to Go and I'm Not the Man.
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Re: For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2015, 04:31:04 PM »
I took the bait on I'm Not the Man. So many great songs to choose from, though.
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Re: For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2015, 05:14:25 PM »
No, I changed my mind, now it's Yes Man. Oh I don't know
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Offline AmateurHour1999

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Re: For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2015, 02:06:23 PM »
IMHO
Tie between Yes Man and I'm Not the Man...
So There and Long Way to Go tied for 2nd
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Offline Allison

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Re: For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"
« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2015, 08:21:43 PM »
I'm a I'm Not the Man fan (don't care if it was written for a film first) and So There. I gave I'm Not the Fan because it's behind in the polls ;)
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Re: For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2015, 07:10:09 AM »
Quote from: Allison on September 17, 2015, 08:21:43 PM
I'm a I'm Not the Man fan (don't care if it was written for a film first) and So There. I gave I'm Not the Fan because it's behind in the polls ;)

No shame in being written for a film first. Ben's arguably most famous song was written for a film before it was tacked on the end of Rockin the Suburbs


And while we're at it, who's diggin' the Folds beard?! If this album charts top 10 and he keeps it, I say it's time for a new look. If 1995-2002 was short hair, no glasses, and 2003-2015 was shaggy hair with glasses, I say 2015 - ? should be full beard, shaved head, no glasses.
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Re: For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"
« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2015, 08:22:43 AM »
Holy jesus.  That would be amazing, haha :D
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Re: For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2015, 11:22:17 AM »
I think the glasses have to stay - almost 50 :P
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Re: For Giggles: Favorite Song off of "So There"
« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2015, 11:31:22 AM »
I'm the first one for Capable of Anything?!
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