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Old 21-05-2010, 11:03 AM #1
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I hate this ****ing magazine.

1. Leonard Cohen - average rating: 9.24
2. Matt Bellamy (Muse) - average rating: 8.84
3. Morrissey (The Smiths) - average rating: 7.90
4. Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) - average rating: 7.84
5. Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) - average rating: 7.41
6. Bob Dylan - average rating: 7.22
7. Brandon Flowers (The Killers) - average rating: 6.97
8. John Lennon - average rating: 6.86
9. Noel Gallagher (Oasis) - average rating: 6.72
10. Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) - average rating: 6.72

11. Richey Edwards (Manic Street Preachers) - average rating: 6.69
12. Ian Curtis (Joy Division) - average rating: 6.50
13. David Bowie - average rating: 6.34
14. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) - average rating: 6.30
15. Pete Doherty - 6.11
16. Damon Albarn (Blur/Gorillaz) - 6.07
17. Johnny Cash - 6.07
18. Jim Morrison (The Doors) - 5.86
19. Jarvis Cocker (Pulp) - 5.74
20. Thom Yorke (Radiohead) - 5.67

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MATT BELLAMY? GERARD WAY? BRANDON FLOWERS? REALLY? ABOVE DAVID BOWIE AND JOHN LENNON? **** OFF.

WHERE IS KATE BUSH. AND ELTON JOHN.
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I have heard of about 4 of them, so I hate it too :P
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Maybe they just did a boys list first.
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lmao

wait, in that case - what's Gerard Way doing there?
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i like Gerard Way,Matt Bellamy and Brandon Flowers, but ROFL their hardly the best lyricists ever.
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haha, as much as I like Oasis Noel Gallagher??

She's Electric

She's electric
She's in a family full of eccentrics
She done things I never expected
And I need more time
She's got a sister
And god only knows how I've missed her
On the palm of her hand is a blister
And I need more time

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I've got my mind made up now
But I need more time
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Do you know what I'm saying?
But I need more ....
Coz I'll be you and you'll be me
There's lots and lots for us to see
There's lots and lots for us to do
She is electric, can I be electric too?

She's got a brother
We don't get on with one another
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And I think that she likes me
She's got a cousin
In fact she's got 'bout a dozen
She's got one in the oven
But it's nothing to do with me

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Coz I'll be you and you'll be me
There's lots and lots for us to see
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She is electric, can I be electric too?
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haha, as much as I like Oasis Noel Gallagher??

She's Electric

She's electric
She's in a family full of eccentrics
She done things I never expected
And I need more time
She's got a sister
And god only knows how I've missed her
On the palm of her hand is a blister
And I need more time

And I want you to know
I've got my mind made up now
But I need more time
And I want you to say
Do you know what I'm saying?
But I need more ....
Coz I'll be you and you'll be me
There's lots and lots for us to see
There's lots and lots for us to do
She is electric, can I be electric too?

She's got a brother
We don't get on with one another
But I quite fancy her mother
And I think that she likes me
She's got a cousin
In fact she's got 'bout a dozen
She's got one in the oven
But it's nothing to do with me

And I want you to know
I've got my mind made up now
But I need more time
And I want you to say
Do you know what I'm saying?
But I need more ....
Coz I'll be you and you'll be me
There's lots and lots for us to see
There's lots and lots for us to do
She is electric, can I be electric too?
You're making it seem like that's the only song he's written
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haha, as much as I like Oasis Noel Gallagher??

She's Electric

She's electric
She's in a family full of eccentrics
She done things I never expected
And I need more time
She's got a sister
And god only knows how I've missed her
On the palm of her hand is a blister
And I need more time

And I want you to know
I've got my mind made up now
But I need more time
And I want you to say
Do you know what I'm saying?
But I need more ....
Coz I'll be you and you'll be me
There's lots and lots for us to see
There's lots and lots for us to do
She is electric, can I be electric too?

She's got a brother
We don't get on with one another
But I quite fancy her mother
And I think that she likes me
She's got a cousin
In fact she's got 'bout a dozen
She's got one in the oven
But it's nothing to do with me

And I want you to know
I've got my mind made up now
But I need more time
And I want you to say
Do you know what I'm saying?
But I need more ....
Coz I'll be you and you'll be me
There's lots and lots for us to see
There's lots and lots for us to do
She is electric, can I be electric too?
kind of glossing over Wonderwall, Don't Look Back In Anger, Live Forever, Champagne Supernova, Morning Glory, Acquiesce, Fade Away...
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You've never heard of John Lennon, Bob Dylan or Noel Gallagher? Sure...
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I'm sorry but that one always jumps out in my head as really bad lyrics
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I'm sorry but that one always jumps out in my head as really bad lyrics
There are alot worse lyrics lol and I like that song, it's quite a feel good tune
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WHERE IS KE$HA?
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alex turner?? a year ago i'd have been happy.....after that third album its quote funny, really changed my perspective of him.....
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There are alot worse lyrics lol and I like that song, it's quite a feel good tune
I love that song! Just the lyrics are a bit bizarre
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She was joint 26th with Joni Mitchell.
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Compare and contrast :

I hope some day you will join us, and the world will live as one.

Annnd ....

I'M NOT OKAY-AY-HEY-YEAH-AY-AY.

NME. Another reason for a healthy sense of misantrophy.
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I hate this ****ing magazine.

1. Leonard Cohen - average rating: 9.24
2. Matt Bellamy (Muse) - average rating: 8.84
3. Morrissey (The Smiths) - average rating: 7.90
4. Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) - average rating: 7.84
5. Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) - average rating: 7.41
6. Bob Dylan - average rating: 7.22
7. Brandon Flowers (The Killers) - average rating: 6.97
8. John Lennon - average rating: 6.86
9. Noel Gallagher (Oasis) - average rating: 6.72
10. Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) - average rating: 6.72

11. Richey Edwards (Manic Street Preachers) - average rating: 6.69
12. Ian Curtis (Joy Division) - average rating: 6.50
13. David Bowie - average rating: 6.34
14. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) - average rating: 6.30
15. Pete Doherty - 6.11
16. Damon Albarn (Blur/Gorillaz) - 6.07
17. Johnny Cash - 6.07
18. Jim Morrison (The Doors) - 5.86
19. Jarvis Cocker (Pulp) - 5.74
20. Thom Yorke (Radiohead) - 5.67

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MATT BELLAMY? GERARD WAY? BRANDON FLOWERS? REALLY? ABOVE DAVID BOWIE AND JOHN LENNON? **** OFF.

WHERE IS KATE BUSH. AND ELTON JOHN.
I adore Muse but Matt shouldn't be that high and the fact Gerard Way is there is laughable. It's almost as though they got the two parts mixed up
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