Turns out, it IS easy.

As predicted, just like with "Hunky Dory", the cover tune "It Ain't Easy" gets the boot first, and for good reason.

The tune itself sounds like something he would've done years earlier and is totally out of place with the rest of the album.

It's impossible to decipher how it fits in with the storyline of the album.

And there are much stronger songs like "Velvet Goldmine" and "Sweet Head" that would've fit in much better.

But after this, it gets really hard to choose as the remaining songs are all classics or near misses.

Here's what we've got:

1. Five Years
2. Soul Love
3. Moonage Daydream
4. Starman
6. Lady Stardust
7. Star
8. Hang Onto Yourself
9. Ziggy Stardust
10. Suffragette City
11. Rock 'N' Roll Suicide

*Vote for the one song you want removed from the competition.


Anyone know where I can find more pictures like this? Most are black and white, but there are several of his earliest Ziggy days when he first cut his hair short, starting wearing the strange costumes and took on the Ziggy persona. It was before he dyed his hair orange and shaved his eyebrows.





Past threads -

http://www.prince.org/msg/8/215627
[Edited 1/31/07 18:38pm]

Star

damn this is such a good album it hurts to send any song away

Star.

Oh no, And not "Velvet Goldmine", that songs about singing dwarves for god's sake.

Oh I missed round one...

Now I vote for "Star"...

Soul Love

Soul Love

"Star"

"Soul Love" needs to stick around for awhile.

Suffragette City

noepie said:

Star

Star. It is painful to lose that one since it is not nearly as weak as "It ain't easy"

lilgish said:

Star

Star

I missed the first round somehow, but Star.

noepie said:

You're going to be very disappointed.

sextonseven said:

You mean after I kick his ass?

Yeah, he'll be pretty disappointed.

lady stardust.

if the version of 'star' on the 'stage' album wasn't so sublime, i might hop on the bandwagon.

but it is. so i won't.
[Edited 1/29/07 6:18am]

minneapolisgenius said:

At least the heat is off me now.

But I haven't voted yet.

Anx said:

MikeMatronik said:

Anx said:

You have been listening to Never let me down to much!

MikeMatronik said:

i cannot resist mickey rourke's mad rhyme skillz, yo.

Anx said:

sextonseven said:

I'm watching you.

Lady Stardust.

Shapeshifter said:

MikeMatronik said:

I'm surprised by all the votes for Star. Any song is hard to pick at this point, but the nearly unanimous choice is funny.

I choose Five Years. It really sets up the album, but as a stand alone song I could do without it. Also, it always reminded me too much of Lennon's Mother to fit on such an original album.

Lady Stardust, although it's no easy decision already.