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Re: What is everyone's least favorite MK songs?
« Reply #45 on: February 28, 2013, 08:15:33 PM »
For me, the worst is Heavy Fuel but it's not the poll list !
Not a great song indeed but at least there's some guitar.

Indeed, but what I would give for him to be doing songs like that now. :'(

I forgot Heavy Fuel.  I don't like it at all, I never have and the fact it has some guitar doesn't help endear it to me one bit!    Thank goodness he isn't doing songs like that today!   The songs he plays now are miles better! ;)

I guess John and Mike couldn't find a place on songs like that. :disbelief

Even John and Mike couldn't make me listen to HF!    ;D   It was always a skipper for me!   :)

Like about 75% of songs in MK's last few records for me I'm afraid.

But would you still call yourself an MK fan - or maybe just a DS fan?    :-\

I don't know.  The ones I like are great and he still has his certain style and songwriting.  This is why I miss the guitar playing these days and the gruff vocals;  these were his stock in trade and the very things that made me fall in love with his music.
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Re: What is everyone's least favorite MK songs?
« Reply #46 on: February 28, 2013, 08:20:01 PM »
For me, the worst is Heavy Fuel but it's not the poll list !
Not a great song indeed but at least there's some guitar.

Indeed, but what I would give for him to be doing songs like that now. :'(

I forgot Heavy Fuel.  I don't like it at all, I never have and the fact it has some guitar doesn't help endear it to me one bit!    Thank goodness he isn't doing songs like that today!   The songs he plays now are miles better! ;)

I guess John and Mike couldn't find a place on songs like that. :disbelief

Even John and Mike couldn't make me listen to HF!    ;D   It was always a skipper for me!   :)

Like about 75% of songs in MK's last few records for me I'm afraid.

But would you still call yourself an MK fan - or maybe just a DS fan?    :-\

I don't know.  The ones I like are great and he still has his certain style and songwriting.  This is why I miss the guitar playing these days and the gruff vocals;  these were his stock in trade and the very things that made me fall in love with his music.

Well, you can't bring back the gruff voice - it was only gruff because he smoked too much!    His smooth vocals suit today's songs much better and I love that voice.  :P   Besides, I can listen to the gruff one any time I like at the flick of a switch! ;)

This string of posts is getting ridiculously long!    :o     :lol
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Re: What is everyone's least favorite MK songs?
« Reply #47 on: February 28, 2013, 11:18:42 PM »
I get most of the choices. But "all that matters"?
any Knopfler, Floyd or Dylan will do....

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Re: What is everyone's least favorite MK songs?
« Reply #48 on: March 01, 2013, 03:22:02 AM »
I get most of the choices. But "all that matters"?

I can speak for myself - if it wasn't obvious enough...  :smack - but the fact is that I'm becoming a father in a couple of months and this song it's always on my mind. Well, since it was released I always thought it would be a great song to mumble and whisper to my - then hypothetical - son or daughter.
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Re: What is everyone's least favorite MK songs?
« Reply #49 on: March 01, 2013, 11:19:12 AM »
I get most of the choices. But "all that matters"?

Put down you lunches folks!  I find this song vomit inducing.  Sentimental, lovey-dovey, mushy music for old women.  Generalising heavily here but I can't see many teenage heavy metal fans liking it!
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Re: What is everyone's least favorite MK songs?
« Reply #50 on: March 01, 2013, 11:30:06 AM »
I get most of the choices. But "all that matters"?

Put down you lunches folks!  I find this song vomit inducing.  Sentimental, lovey-dovey, mushy music for old women.  Generalising heavily here but I can't see many teenage heavy metal fans liking it!

Lunch!  It's not even 10.30am!   ;)     As for teenage heavy metal fans, I couldn't see them liking anything DS or MK did!   It's not one of my favourites by a long way, but there's a lot worse!   :)    EC did something similar on The Road to Escondido, "Three Little Girls" - now that WAS vomit inducing stuff!   :o
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Re: What is everyone's least favorite MK songs?
« Reply #51 on: March 01, 2013, 12:12:30 PM »
I get most of the choices. But "all that matters"?

Put down you lunches folks!  I find this song vomit inducing.  Sentimental, lovey-dovey, mushy music for old women.  Generalising heavily here but I can't see many teenage heavy metal fans liking it!

Lunch!  It's not even 10.30am!   ;)     As for teenage heavy metal fans, I couldn't see them liking anything DS or MK did!   It's not one of my favourites by a long way, but there's a lot worse!   :)    EC did something similar on The Road to Escondido, "Three Little Girls" - now that WAS vomit inducing stuff!   :o

Brunch then!  "A little champagne brunch!" ;D
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Re: What is everyone's least favorite MK songs?
« Reply #52 on: March 01, 2013, 03:17:12 PM »
It looks like " ALL that matters" and "True Love will never Fade" tie in the poll at the moment.  5.3%   :clap  Never care for "TLWNF" too slow and boring.  :thumbsdown

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Re: What is everyone's least favorite MK songs?
« Reply #53 on: March 01, 2013, 05:36:37 PM »
when i heard All that matters the first time live in Brussels 2006, i very much liked it.
yes it is squishy, but still, like it :-)
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Re: What is everyone's least favorite MK songs?
« Reply #54 on: March 01, 2013, 07:34:48 PM »
when i heard All that matters the first time live in Brussels 2006, i very much liked it.
yes it is squishy, but still, like it :-)

Showing your sentimental side! :o
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Re: What is everyone's least favorite MK songs?
« Reply #55 on: March 01, 2013, 07:37:30 PM »
There are so many really boring song I couldn't vote to All that matters.
Imagine the nightmare to chose only 10 if Monteleone, After the beanstalk, Radio City serenade, Your latest trick, The last laugh, Baloney again, all the EH stuff exwere listed in the poll.  :P

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Re: What is everyone's least favorite MK songs?
« Reply #56 on: March 01, 2013, 08:43:00 PM »
As I read the posts on this topic, I realized that I must have incredibly poor taste in music as many of my favorite MK songs are among those that seem to be among the least liked (i.e. The Fish and the Bird, All That Matters). ??? Oh well, I am too old to change my ways now!  :D

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Re: What is everyone's least favorite MK songs?
« Reply #57 on: March 01, 2013, 09:26:53 PM »
As I read the posts on this topic, I realized that I must have incredibly poor taste in music as many of my favorite MK songs are among those that seem to be among the least liked (i.e. The Fish and the Bird, All That Matters). ??? Oh well, I am too old to change my ways now!  :D

No, you don't have poor taste, Rkd, just different taste!    I seem to be a bit out-of-step too - I actually love "True Love Will Never Fade" at present chasing  "All That Matters" to the top spot !    ;D   I love "The Fish and the Bird" too!   ;)   
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Re: What is everyone's least favorite MK songs?
« Reply #58 on: March 03, 2013, 10:05:28 AM »
I think All that matters has more resonance when you have kids yourself.
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Re: What is everyone's least favorite MK songs?
« Reply #59 on: March 03, 2013, 10:15:17 AM »
I think All that matters has more resonance when you have kids yourself.

True!  ;)    I remember hearing it played at City Hall, Newcastle in 2005 and I loved it.  It's not one of my favourites, because I like so many others more,  but I don't dislike it, either.   :)
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