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Brilliant result for A Design For Life and very well deserved - my 15 was a bit mean for it really.

 

I’m now really invested in the Top 3 as I’ve given them 30, 10 and 0!

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Manics out!!
this was before any of the top 30 was announced.

 

I'd have put it much higher about 20 years ago, and whether it's still my favourite Manics song depends whether Motorcycle Emptiness and Faster are really comparable as they were quite a different band then, but it's absolutely their definitive song and a lasting anthem.

A Design for Life is beautiful :wub: the powerful production combined with the saddening lyrics really add up to wonderful effect. I'm probably one of the few that prefers If You Tolerate This..., but they are both my favourite two songs from them.

 

I have 26, 27 and 21, A Design for Life staying would've made a lovely sight of the top 3 all being next to each other in my votes!

I have 29, 25 and 22 pointers left. The quality was really strong in this rate - if I took my top 10 of the 90s #1s rate, I'd rate a few of them below A Design For Life which was my 15 pointer here, and only the top 3 above or maybe level with my 22 pointer here!

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Very surprising finish for Manics there. Wouldn't have thought 4th for it.

 

One song in the top 3 got 7 from me whereas the other two got none :lol: although I do like the other two as well.

Thinking it’s those who’ve given very different scores to the Too 3 who’ll make the difference rather than those who’ve either given very little to all or 20+ to all.

26, 16 and 0 pointers left

 

Am I the only one who thinks A Design For Live didnt deserve to be top 10 here?

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26, 16 and 0 pointers left

 

Am I the only one who thinks A Design For Live didnt deserve to be top 10 here?

Yes.

It used to be my favorite single by anyone but it doesn't blow my mind as much as it used it. The 4 sweeping chords near the end are still the highlight. Faster is very close to being as good and in time it will probably pass ADFL in my affections.

 

Very surprised it did so well. I don't really care for any of the top 3 very much. None of them made my short list.

A Design for Life is just a masterpiece, I was already a Manics fan since day 1 but this was a huge step forward for them

the melody, the lyrics, those strings

 

This really deserved top 3

 

I have my 30, 29 and 21 left so hopefully my 21 is next :)

A spectoresque classic. Its not my absolute fave manics track. That would be if you tolerate this. And other contenders motorcycle emptiness or the duet with nina. Theres loads of other greats judt below this one too not least the follow up single.

I have 0, 0 and 0 left. But Common People was closest to my shortlist.

 

My favourite Manics tracks are Motorcycle Emptiness, Australia, Your Love Alone Is Not Enough and the first three singles from This Is My Truth...but they have so many excellent singles.

La Tristesse Durera and The Everlasting are my favourite Manics songs. ADFL great ofc.
What a result for the Manics, watching TOTP repeats currently from round their debut in 1991 and what a musical journey they had, was my 26 pointer so glad it’s top 5 or 5th best song for me. Still like ‘If You Tolerate This’ more though!

I actually think A Design for Life is their best single and if You Tolerate is a bit over-rated

Other fav singles Motorcycle Emptiness, The Everlasting, Tsunami, Everything Must Go

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