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I've heard that the Boys instead of realising the PopArt album were going to release the best from the best; which songs do you think would have made that album?
My list:
West end girls
Love comes quickly
Opportunities
Suburbia
Its a sin
What have i done to deserve this
Rent
Always on my mind
Domino dancing
Left to my own devices
Being Boring
Where the streets has no name
Can you forgive her
Go west
Se a vida e
New york city boy
You only tell me you love me....
Home & Dry
Miracles
Flamboyant

Make you're list

They would have just included most of the biggest hits and probably chucked in Being boring and Love is a catastrophe* as well.

* "So why is Love is a catastrophe on there?"

Neil: "Well, it was planned as the fourth single from Release and rather than boring you all with Rent again, I, erm, we decided to have it on there. It's probably the best song we've ever written. When Elton heard it....."

the list of songs that would have been on the single disc was listed in Literally, but I don't have my copy where I live at the moment

I think it would have been embarassing how few of their post-1993 singles would have fit in there...

I know Suburbia wasn't on it... cause Farrow moaned at Neil for not including it... thus Popart was born

But Suburbia is one of best song they have, is a classic.. I don't know why they wouldn't have it included in the album.

1.West End girls
2.Suburbia
3.It's a sin
4.What have I done to deserve this?
5.Rent
6.Always on my mind
7.Heart
8.Domino dancing
9.Left to my own devices
10.It's alright
11.So hard
12.Being boring
13.Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off you)
14.Can you forgive her?
15.Go West
16.Before
17.Se a vida e (That's the way life is)
18.A red letter day
19.Somewhere
20.You only tell me you love me when you're drunk
21.Miracles
22.Flamboyant

Flaffer wrote:the list of songs that would have been on the single disc was listed in Literally, but I don't have my copy where I live at the moment

Here is the list from Literally #27:

Chris Heath wrote:1. Miracles
2. Se a vida é (That's the way life is)
3. Go west
4. West End girls
5. Always on my mind
6. I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
7. Being boring
8. Home and dry
9. It's a sin
10. New York City boy (US radio edit)
11. What have I done to deserve this?
12. Numb
13. Before
14. Can you forgive her?
15. I get along (radio edit)
16. Domino dancing
17. You only tell me you love me when you're drunk
18. Left to my own devices
19. Somewhere

 

AlfonsoPSB wrote: Here is the list from Literally #27:

Chris Heath wrote:1. Miracles
2. Se a vida é (That's the way life is)
3. Go west
4. West End girls
5. Always on my mind
6. I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
7. Being boring
8. Home and dry
9. It's a sin
10. New York City boy (US radio edit)
11. What have I done to deserve this?
12. Numb
13. Before
14. Can you forgive her?
15. I get along (radio edit)
16. Domino dancing
17. You only tell me you love me when you're drunk
18. Left to my own devices
19. Somewhere

 

Thank God they didn't release that. It's an insane tracklisting. Only one song from Please, no Rent or Heart (a UK number one!), no So Hard. And Somewhere instead of A Red Letter Day, New York City Boy instead of I don't know what you want but I can't give it any more...

yes not a good list!!

Oh I disagree, that about sums them up. Lots of upbeat songs, and some newies thrown in. PopArt was better though.

I hate "radio edits."

Eldritch wrote:

AlfonsoPSB wrote: Here is the list from Literally #27:

Chris Heath wrote:1. Miracles
2. Se a vida é (That's the way life is)
3. Go west
4. West End girls
5. Always on my mind
6. I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
7. Being boring
8. Home and dry
9. It's a sin
10. New York City boy (US radio edit)
11. What have I done to deserve this?
12. Numb
13. Before
14. Can you forgive her?
15. I get along (radio edit)
16. Domino dancing
17. You only tell me you love me when you're drunk
18. Left to my own devices
19. Somewhere

 

Thank God they didn't release that. It's an insane tracklisting. Only one song from Please, no Rent or Heart (a UK number one!), no So Hard. And Somewhere instead of A Red Letter Day, New York City Boy instead of I don't know what you want but I can't give it any more...

And Flamboyant isn't there, either.

Sjòn wrote:

Eldritch wrote:

AlfonsoPSB wrote: Here is the list from Literally #27:
Thank God they didn't release that. It's an insane tracklisting. Only one song from Please, no Rent or Heart (a UK number one!), no So Hard. And Somewhere instead of A Red Letter Day, New York City Boy instead of I don't know what you want but I can't give it any more...

And Flamboyant isn't there, either.

But Numb is, so it's likely that Flambo would have eventually replaced it in this version of PopArt too.

At least I don't know what you want but I can't give it any more isn't on it...