Metamatic Forums John Foxx John Foxx Poll to find our favourite John Foxx songs

I've thought about participating (I love making lists!), but I just can't wrap my head around it. I understand that it would be difficult to keep track of the different versions of certain songs that have appeared in numerous guises, but, for example, I feel too strongly that the 7" single version of "Burning Car" does not deserve to be equated with the likes of the recent Dubterror remix of the same title. There are multiple versions of "Hiroshima, Mon Amour" and I regard them very differently. Some of the songs that appeared on the recent rereleases in alternate versions are extremely different creatures than the familiar versions.

I guess I'm too pedantic :rolleyes: for a poll like this, so I suppose that means "I Won't Play Your Game."

Best of luck, though, and I can't wait to see the results.

I've had a request to allow votes from 'friends' of the fan-space www.myspace.com/johnfoxxitalia

Most of the folks on over there cannot contribute to the forum directly due to language problems, but I'm sure they are dedicated Foxx fans just like us. I have agreed to the request. I hope this is okay with forum members who are participating in the poll.

Cheers,
Mike.

I'm going to ask a very daft question here:

When the site is relaunched, will Forum Members have to re-register to the Forums?


Antoinette

Calling forum members!

The poll could do with a few more votes. So if you think you can come up with a top ten, and are willing to send them to me, please do!

Thankyou to those who have already voted.

Took a fair bit of time but I finally came up with my Top 10 list and sent it...

Just thought I'd post a final reminder that the poll runs until Christmas day. So far, I've had as many votes from the 'JohnFoxxItalia' fan-space as I have from forum members, so lets see if we can up the forum tally a little.

Cheers,
Mike.

Evviva John Foxx Italia

Any 8 from Ha Ha Ha ! plus "Cities of Light " and "Ultra Violet , Infra Red "

Okay, okay -- I consider my arm as having been duly twisted. Guilt trips often have the desired effect, so yes, I came up with an approximate list and just emailed it to you. Wouldn't want the Italians to get the upper hand on the forum members!

POLL RESULTS

01 Underpass 56
02 Burning Car 41
03 The Garden 39
04 A Million Cars 30
05 Europe (After The Rain) 29
05 This City 29
07 Dislocation 25
08 Broken Furniture 24
08 Hiroshima Mon Amour 24
10 Slow Motion 21
11 My Sex 19
11 No One Driving 19
13 Quiet City 18
13 You Were There 18
15 Endlessly 17
15 Shifting City 17
17 Impossible 16
17 The Falling Room 16
19 Dislocated 15
20 A Woman On A Stairway 14
20 Skyscraper 14
22 Metanym 13
23 Neuro Video 11
24 Just For A Moment 10
24 Quiet Men 10
24 Underwater Dream Sex 10
24 Your Dress 10
24 20th Century 10
29 He's A Liquid 9
29 In A Silent Way 9
29 Never Been Here Before 9
29 When It Rains 9
33 A Room As Big As A city 8.5
34 An Ocean We Can Breathe 8
34 Like A Miracle 8
34 Rock Wrok 8
37 Glimmer 7
37 Making Movies 7
37 Maximum Acceleration 7
37 Systems Of Romance 7
37 Through My Sleeping 7
37 TV Orphan 7
43 A Funny Thing 6
43 Adult Concerns 6
43 I Want To Be A Machine 6
43 I Won't Play Your Game 6
43 Metal Beat 6
43 Night Suit 6
43 Plaza 6
43 The Noise 6
43 030 6
52 Annexe 5
52 Ghosts On Water 5
52 Sunset Rising 5
52 The Frozen Ones 5
52 Ultraviolet/Infrared 5
52 While I'm Still Alive 5
58 Tidal Wave 4.5
59 Blurred Girl 4
59 Crash And Burn 4
59 Miles Away 4
59 Walk Away 4
63 Car Crash Flashback 3
63 From Trash 3
63 Fusion/Fission 3
63 In Rising Light 3
63 Sailing On Sunshine 3
63 When You Walk Through Me 3
69 And The World Slides Sideways 2
69 Never Let Me Go 2
69 Slip Away 2
69 Smoke 2
69 The One Who Walks Through You 2
69 Twilight's Last Gleaming 2
69 Walk This Way 2
76 Camera 1
76 Mr No 1
76 The Man Who Dies Every Day 1


Two songs finished with totals that include a 1/2 point. This happened because one voter placed two songs in joint tenth place, so I gave each song 1/2 a point.

I mentioned in my original post that I would describe any trends for voting against particular versions of songs. Well, as it turned out, only a couple of voters indicated that they were voting for specific song versions, so there is nothing to report.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the poll, both from the forum and the John Foxx Italia fan site.

A happy new year to all