ARIA Single of The Year

[CK]

Thought this one may start a healthy debate. Mentioned before about how I thought The Church's "Under The Milky Way" would be a reasonable choice for best winner of ARIA "Single Of The Year", but its a pretty fair list over the years. Considering the calibre of some of the nominees that didn't win (eg. 2000: Madison Avenue wins for "Don't Call Me Baby", beating among others, 28 Days "Rip It Up"), thought its worth throwing out there - what do people think was both the BEST of all time and unluckiest not to win.

List attached in link (all nominees only listed from 1992 onwards)

http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by ... ?awardID=1

[Leaping Lindner]

Out of that lot i'd go for "Under the Milky way" as well, followed closely by "Treaty". Funny thing is "Under the Milky way" isn't even my favourite single from Starfish. It's "Reptile".

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=GWhV2l9QPxw

[Hondo]

I'm nowhere near the musical expert of the esteemed LL or others on this side

However, I know most of these songs so I'll give it my best shot ...

For best of all time I have to admit I can't go bast Farnesy with "You're the Voice" ... as cheesy as it seems these days.

For unluckiest I think CK picked it with anybody that lost to Madison Avenue. Apart from that year, I reckon the John Butler Trio were unlucky to lose to Jet in 2004. Even though "Are you going to be my girl" was very popular, I felt the lads were slightly over-rated.

I guess it all comes down to personal taste.

[Dirko]

Some great songs there..my list would have been (shows my taste)...

From 92 only

92. Treaty -Yothu Yindi
93. Tip of my tongue - Diesel
94. Stone Cold - Barnesy
95. Coma - Max Sharam
96. Where the wild roses grow - Nick Cave & Budgie
97. Buy me a pony - Spiderbait
98. Cry - The Mavis's ( I really liked No Aphrodisiacs, but it gives me the 5hits now....)
99. Cigarettes will kill you - Ben Lee
00. Passenger - Powderfinger
01. My Happiness - Powderfinger
02. Not Pretty Enough - Kasey Chambers
03. Lovesong - Amiel
04. Zebra - John Butler Trio
05. Catch my disease - Ben Lee
06. Forever Young - Youth Group
07. UFO - Sneaky Sound System
08. This Heart Attack - Faker

[brod]

My list from the nominated songs...

92 Daryl Braithwaite - The Horses
93 Weddings Parties Anything - Fathers Day
94Cruel Sea The - The Honeymoon Is Over
95 Silverchair - Tomorrow
96 Powderfinger - Pick You Up
97 Spiderbait - Buy Me A Pony
98 Living End The - Second Solution / Prisoner Of Society
99 Regurgitator - The Song Formerly Known As
00 28 Days - Rip It Up
01 Powderfinger - My Happiness
02 Grinspoon - Chemical Heart
03 Amiel - Lovesong
04 John Butler Trio - Zebra
05 Wolfmother - Woman (Wolfmother EP
06 Augie March - One Crowded Hour
07 Wolfmother - Joker And The Thief
08 Faker - This Heart Attack

[zipzap]

Out of that lot i'd go for "Under the Milky way" as well, followed closely by "Treaty". Funny thing is "Under the Milky way" isn't even my favourite single from Starfish. It's "Reptile".

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=GWhV2l9QPxw

A New Season for me

[JK]

No Aphrodisiac was the JJJ no.1 for it's year wasn't it? If so it was probably a bit stiff.

Personally I'd have a Wiggles song in there before Madison Avenue in 2000, just one of those songs that was always like fingernails down the blackboard.

Songs I preferred over the winner include:

From The Sea
Into My Arms
Early Warning
The Horses

Even though it's a song that doesn't do much for me these days, I would have thought Silverchairs "tomorrow" would stake a claim from that list.

[southee]

Out of that lot i'd go for "Under the Milky way" as well, followed closely by "Treaty". Funny thing is "Under the Milky way" isn't even my favourite single from Starfish. It's "Reptile".

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=GWhV2l9QPxw

A New Season for me

Hotel Womb...closing track....beautiful ending to the album.

The Church are my favorite band. Give then new stuff a listen too. it will take some time to grow on you but when it does it's addictive!!!

[CK]

No Aphrodisiac was the JJJ no.1 for it's year wasn't it? If so it was probably a bit stiff.

Personally I'd have a Wiggles song in there before Madison Avenue in 2000, just one of those songs that was always like fingernails down the blackboard.

Songs I preferred over the winner include:

From The Sea
Into My Arms
Early Warning
The Horses

Even though it's a song that doesn't do much for me these days, I would have thought Silverchairs "tomorrow" would stake a claim from that list.

Without meaning to bump the thread, Triple M have started playing "Tomorrow" more of late. Surprised at how well it has stood the test of time - 15 years since release - been guilty of having that one on way too loud up Main South Road and getting stares from other drivers as I join in

[brod]

No Aphrodisiac was the JJJ no.1 for it's year wasn't it? If so it was probably a bit stiff.

Personally I'd have a Wiggles song in there before Madison Avenue in 2000, just one of those songs that was always like fingernails down the blackboard.

Songs I preferred over the winner include:

From The Sea
Into My Arms
Early Warning
The Horses

Even though it's a song that doesn't do much for me these days, I would have thought Silverchairs "tomorrow" would stake a claim from that list.

Without meaning to bump the thread, Triple M have started playing "Tomorrow" more of late. Surprised at how well it has stood the test of time - 15 years since release - been guilty of having that one on way too loud up Main South Road and getting stares from other drivers as I join in

Its a great EP with all three other songs favourites of mine (Acid rain, Blind, Stoned)

[Footy Chick]

Hmm, my list..

92 - The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite
93- The Day you went Away - Wendy Matthews
94- Lost - The Badloves
95- Tomorrow - Silverchair (although I do like Chains by Tiny Tina)
96- Wasn't it good - Tiny Tina (and only because I hate that Nick Cave/Kylie duet )
97- Even When Im sleeping - Leonardos Bride
98- Prisoner of Society - Living End
99- Cant say I was a big fan of any of the songs so I chose The day you Came by Powderfinger
00- Mascara - Killing Heidi
01- My Happiness - Powderfinger
02- Cant get you out of my head - Kylie
03- On My Mind - Powderfinger
04- Are you gonna be my girl - Jet
05- Catch my Disease - Ben Lee (cos it's catchy )
06- Black Fingernails, red wine - Eskimo Joe
07- Straight Lines - Silverchair
08- White Noise - Living End
09- WTF? Never heard of any of 'em I think Im getting old

[Bum Crack]

Treaty is possibly the crappest song in the history of crap songs IMO.

[Pidge]

98 Living End The - Second Solution / Prisoner Of Society
99 Ben Lee - Cigarettes Will Kill You
00 Powderfinger - Passenger
01 Powderfinger - My Happiness
02 Grinspoon - Chemical Heart
03 Powderfinger - On My Mind
04 Eskimo Joe - From The Sea
05 Wolfmother - Woman (Wolfmother EP
06 Augie March - One Crowded Hour
07 Wolfmother - Joker And The Thief
08 Faker - This Heart Attack
09 Temper Trap The - Sweet Disposition (The best song on the list by a mile)