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August 13, 2007

New James Blunt Video - "1973"

Hot on the heels of unveiling some tastefully egomaniacal album art, James Blunt unveils an I'm-sensitive-and-walking-in-slow-mo new video. And if if James has transported back to 1973, as this clip implies, does that mean WE NEVER HAVE TO HEAR HIM AGAIN? Won't be that lucky, afraid. If folks want nostalgic singer/songwriter stuff, take Josh Rouse's "1972." Or Robyn Hitchcock's "1974." But definitely don't take this.

Wonder if we can pick a great song titled after every year from the past 25 years? Smashing Pumpkins "1979" is a good place to start, and we can add Luna's "1995." And, uhh, if we open it up to the past 116 years we can throw in Midlake's "1891"! Let's call it Reelin' In The Years. Your turn.

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Fame clock for James Blunt is at 14:59 and holding

Posted by: EJ at 08/13/07 6:21 PM  | Reply
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as far as songs-with-years-in-their-titles-deal...

what about David Bowie's "1984"

Posted by: joethelion at 08/13/07 6:24 PM  | Reply
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"1977" by The Clash

Posted by: Ian at 08/13/07 6:42 PM  | Reply
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And if if James has transported back to 1973, as this clip implies, does that mean WE NEVER HAVE TO HEAR HIM AGAIN?

No. It means we would have a back catalogue of 34+ years to reconcile.

DwD

Posted by: Dw Dunphy at 08/13/07 6:42 PM  | Reply
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Madeline - 1985

Posted by: Joanna at 08/13/07 6:42 PM  | Reply
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Marilyn Manson- "1996"

Posted by: Jen at 08/13/07 6:48 PM  | Reply
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Paul McCartney & Wings: Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Four.

Posted by: Scott Bateman at 08/13/07 6:50 PM  | Reply
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I'll give Blunt this much: he ain't Maroon 5.

He's a dopesmokin', subway stalker but he isn't a tricky douchebag stickin' four-letter words on innocuous pop songs.

Here's a clue, Maroon 5.

You're a bunch of vanilla-filler, flavor of the month, one-hit wonders who got off a couple lucky ones, deceiving hapless uncles into buying your crappy CD for family members because of the song on Lite Rock stations THAT'S EDITED AND DOESN'T HAVE PARENTAL ADVISORY STICKERS ON 'EM, then have other family members stringing them up by their johnson rod for contaminating the minds of impressionable youth because you scumscabs think by saying 'fuck' in a top 40 tune, that gives you cred.

Here's your cred. Piss off, and take Blunt with you, you mud-sucking pseudo-human chart whores.

I want all my money back RIGHT NOW.

Posted by: Dw Dunphy at 08/13/07 6:52 PM  | Reply
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i fucking love barry gibb!

Posted by: sussbomb at 08/13/07 7:02 PM  | Reply
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1917-Fiery Furnaces
1921- the Who

That's all I can think of, even though its a bit past that.

Posted by: Gabe at 08/13/07 7:03 PM  | Reply
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Well, well, well... Shitgum's Three Most Recent Posts...
3. Counting Crows?!

2. 50 Cent

1. And James Blunt

As Robert Pollard once said, "If you're at a record store and the guy in front of you buys a Counting Crows album, YOU SHOULD PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE!!!"
Ever hear of Robert Pollard, Shitgums?

Posted by: Mrs. Featherbottom at 08/13/07 7:06 PM  | Reply
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(19)83 - John Mayer

Posted by: Rob at 08/13/07 7:09 PM  | Reply
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1983 - The Incredible Moses Leroy. Great song.

Posted by: Shaun at 08/13/07 7:12 PM  | Reply
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STOOGES '1969'

Posted by: Koosh at 08/13/07 7:16 PM  | Reply
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Van Halin - 1984

Posted by: Mrs. Featherbottom at 08/13/07 7:17 PM  | Reply
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I'm gonna take out a whole decade with one great song here

Killing Joke - "Eighties"

Posted by: EJ at 08/13/07 7:20 PM  | Reply
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1980 by Estelle is a really good song

Posted by: Nacho at 08/13/07 7:21 PM  | Reply
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I second what Nacho just said

Posted by: EJ at 08/13/07 7:23 PM  | Reply
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1989 - Mindless Self Indulgence

Posted by: 2 sheds at 08/13/07 7:28 PM  | Reply
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R.E.M. - Pop Song '89!

Lulz

Posted by: Bud Dickman at 08/13/07 7:31 PM  | Reply
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Queen - '39, off A Night at the Opera. Great song.

Posted by: Daniel at 08/13/07 7:32 PM  | Reply
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1995 - Radio Dept.

Posted by: Mold Soundz at 08/13/07 7:52 PM  | Reply
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I'm surprised it took so long for someone to say "1969" by the Stooges. Rules!

Posted by: Chuck at 08/13/07 8:04 PM  | Reply
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1985 - Manic Street Preachers

Posted by: Hasief at 08/13/07 8:16 PM  | Reply
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Can't believe it hasn't been called yet:

"1999" by the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince.

Posted by: Mike Orren at 08/13/07 8:19 PM  | Reply
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Jimi Hendrix Experience - 1983...(A Merman I should Turn to Be)
Saul Williams - 1987
Beck - Whiskeyclone, Hotel City 1997
Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945
DJ Shadow - Why Hip Hop Sucks in '96

Kind of a strech? Well that's what I came up with.

Posted by: Morgan at 08/13/07 8:30 PM  | Reply
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1994 - The Stereo

Posted by: Jonathan at 08/13/07 8:31 PM  | Reply
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blur - 1992

Posted by: gary at 08/13/07 8:43 PM  | Reply
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not mentioned yet:
18AD - Queens Of The Stone Age
1969 - The Vines
1970 - Stooges
1974 - Ryan Adams
2112 - Rush

Posted by: stef-k at 08/13/07 8:57 PM  | Reply
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Travis - 1922

Posted by: dn at 08/13/07 9:21 PM  | Reply
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Josh Rouse -- 1972

and, james blunt.... really..?

Posted by: seth at 08/13/07 9:32 PM  | Reply
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paris 2004 - pb&j

Posted by: lola at 08/13/07 11:08 PM  | Reply
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oh, and Disco 2000 of course!

Posted by: lola at 08/13/07 11:11 PM  | Reply
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"death valley '69" by sonic youth (with lydia lunch)

Posted by: Liam at 08/13/07 11:18 PM  | Reply
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Since '76 by RJD2!

Posted by: The Benigma at 08/14/07 12:19 AM  | Reply
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WOW....cannot believe you indie scholars all whiffed on New Orders 1963, quite possibly one of the best bsides ever!!!

Posted by: your mom at 08/14/07 12:24 AM  | Reply
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How about Redd Kross's "1976?" An underrated power pop tune if there ever was one.

Posted by: steve at 08/14/07 12:28 AM  | Reply
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Randy Newman - Dayton, Ohio 1903

Posted by: corey at 08/14/07 12:33 AM  | Reply
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gilberto gil-2001

Posted by: jonathan at 08/14/07 12:44 AM  | Reply
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Gene Clark - 1975

Posted by: justin at 08/14/07 12:57 AM  | Reply
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Death Cab For Cutie - Expo '86
Edan - '83 Wildin'
Sublime - April 26, 1992 (Miami)

Posted by: burnwash at 08/14/07 1:14 AM  | Reply
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Silverchair - "Anthem For The Year 2000"

Posted by: DeafGeoff at 08/14/07 4:40 AM  | Reply
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The Cool Kids - '88

Posted by: McLovin at 08/14/07 5:49 AM  | Reply
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Memories of Jaqueline 1906- Olivia Tremor Control

Posted by: hoppergrass at 08/14/07 8:24 AM  | Reply
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1974-ryan adams

Posted by: blahblah at 08/14/07 9:21 AM  | Reply
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The Afghan Whigs - 1965
The Replacements - 20th Century

Posted by: Bob Boblaw at 08/14/07 9:55 AM  | Reply
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yes, 1979 is a good place to start if you are doing the last 25 years. (if this was 2004)

Posted by: javier buchananeversonia at 08/14/07 10:46 AM  | Reply
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1812 Overture-if you wanna go back that far.
1945-Social Distortion.
1985-um...Bowling For Soup
...and forward with
In The Year 2525-Zager & Evans

Posted by: john at 08/14/07 10:49 AM  | Reply
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I'll be looking for this James Blunt tune on an episode of Cold Case
soon....

How about The Connells 74-75 ?

Posted by: RT at 08/14/07 10:49 AM  | Reply
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Scott Bateman:
The McCartney song is Eighty Five, not Four ("five" rhymes with "alive" in the first verse).

Posted by: pablo at 08/14/07 10:52 AM  | Reply
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..that is a great, great song (connells, not james blunt)...i forgotted it....how about paris 1919 by john cale...or maybe 20th century fox by...the Doors? nah, not them.

Posted by: john at 08/14/07 10:54 AM  | Reply
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1941- Nilsson

Posted by: LLL at 08/14/07 11:34 AM  | Reply
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The Eurythmics - Sexcrime [1984]

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1974 - Ryan Adams

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seth, how are you gonna hate on james blunt and then post about Josh Rouse?

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1970 STOOGES
1959 SISTERS OF MERCY
1982 VAN HALEN..AND, UM 5150
SUMMER OF 69 BY THAT CRAZY FOOL RYAN ADAMS
2001 BY HANZ ZIMMER
NEW GOLD DREAM 81 82 83 84 BY SIMPLE MINDS

Posted by: THEBIGMUSIC at 08/14/07 1:46 PM  | Reply
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OH YEAH
AND
1987: WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON? BY KLF/JAMMS

Posted by: THEBIGMUSIC at 08/14/07 1:48 PM  | Reply
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Four Horsemen of 2012 - Klaxons

Posted by: sophie at 08/14/07 2:44 PM  | Reply
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summer of 69 was bryan adams...can't confuse those two, bigmusic.

Posted by: corey at 08/14/07 3:01 PM  | Reply
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In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
Zager and Evans

Posted by: gene pithy at 08/14/07 3:13 PM  | Reply
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Louisiana 1927 - Randy Newman
Winter of '79 - Tom Robinson Band ('all you kids
who sit and whine shoulda been
there back in '79')

20th Century Man - Kinks
20th Century Boy - T-Rex, most memorably on the
Replacements' 'Let It Be' album

1910 Fruitgum Company put an entire year in their band name!

1910 Fruitgum Company nam

Posted by: gene pithy at 08/14/07 3:41 PM  | Reply
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"1989" by Clem Snide.

Posted by: Rocco at 08/14/07 3:44 PM  | Reply
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1967 - Adrian Belew
2000: A Hit Song - The Free Design

Posted by: David Cooper at 08/14/07 7:15 PM  | Reply
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Razorlight - Pop Song 2006

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1999- Common ft. Nas
2001- Snoop
2080- Yeasayer

Posted by: Reema at 08/15/07 11:03 AM  | Reply
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well why not.

mecca normal - 1922
thalia zedek - 1926
patti smith - 1959
jolie holland - december, 1999
butchies - population 1975

and morrissey's "music air disaster 1958" or rachael yamagata's "1963," not that either of those songs is especially... good.

Posted by: steven at 08/15/07 11:27 AM  | Reply
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What a shame, the GooTube link is dead.

Posted by: Kurt C. at 08/15/07 1:31 PM  | Reply
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June 18, 1976 - Pedro the Lion

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3030 (Turbulence)- Del The Funkee Homosapien

1980Me - Darrin Hayes (that Savage Garden douche.)

Posted by: amfmpm at 08/15/07 3:36 PM  | Reply
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Here's what my iTunes turned up:
1975 (Spoon bonus EP)
1981 (Cake On Cake)
2001 (Kid Dakota)

A couple of stretches:
From A Pirate Radio Sermon, 1989 (M. Ward)
'97 Bonnie & Clyde (Eminem)
Stockholm January 2005 (The Charade)

Distant past:
Ghost of 1672 (Grandaddy)
Circa 1762 (Pavement)

Posted by: tk. at 08/15/07 9:21 PM  | Reply
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lame

Posted by: Mrs. Featherbottom at 08/16/07 10:17 AM  | Reply
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1969 - Montt Mardie

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The Smashing Pumpkins- 1979

how has no one mentioned this yet..

Posted by: lukey at 08/16/07 4:37 PM  | Reply
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1981 - Adam Arcuragi

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the only person here who exists is the guy who mentioned jacqueline 1906. the skyline.

Posted by: jon at 08/17/07 1:14 AM  | Reply
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Lurkey: Maybe because Stereogum mentioned "1979" as the very first one in the post. Nice work.

Posted by: Sean at 08/17/07 10:25 AM  | Reply
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There's the band 1990s, and the band 1984...? any takers? James Blunt blows, though, way to keep us up on his haps.

Posted by: Boozey Hooker at 08/17/07 1:15 PM  | Reply
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I'm not going to lie, I kinda dig this tune. More than his other stuff, anyway.

Posted by: Duke at 08/17/07 8:31 PM  | Reply
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architecture in helsinki- spring 2008
shona lang- 1905

Posted by: heh heh at 08/18/07 5:31 AM  | Reply
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Gow about: Bowling For Soup - 1985

"Bruce Springstien, Madonna
Way before Nirvana
There was U2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV
Her two kids in high school
They tell her that she’s uncool
Cuz she's still preoccupied
With 19, 19, 1985"

Posted by: Leandro Toledo at 08/19/07 11:59 PM  | Reply
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I Love U

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