Your Favourite 'My Aim Is True' Song

Bob And Charlotte · Post by **Bob And Charlotte** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 9:11 am

It used to be 'Welcome To The Working Week' or '(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes' but since last week i can´t stop listen to 'Blame It On Cain'. What a great song...

'So if the man with the ticker tape,
he tries to take it,
well this is what I'm gonna say'

Gorgeous sing-a-long chorus, very well performed...

Classic song. Classic debut!

'Alison', 'Less Than Zero', 'Pay It Back'... not a single weak song in here

What´s your favourite?

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 9:52 am

I think I'm with you on the Blame it on Cain...great guitar opening...closely followed in Wacky Races style, by Pay It Back.

Mr. Average · Post by **Mr. Average** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 12:09 pm

Mystery Dance

wehitandrun · Post by **wehitandrun** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 12:22 pm

"I'm Not Angry" has been my recent obsession from MAIT... but it can't top "Red Shoes."

<3,
s.

noiseradio · Post by **noiseradio** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 12:28 pm

Depends. If I'm allowed to count Watching the Detectives, then that one. That's one of my all-time favorites. Otherwise, cliche or no, I have to say Alison. Oliver's Army has never played a show without playing that song in over 2 years, and I never tire of singing it. It's one of the best melodies ever penned.

My favorite non-greatest hit from MAIT is Welcome to the Working Week.

Bob And Charlotte · Post by **Bob And Charlotte** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 1:49 pm

noiseradio wrote:Depends. If I'm allowed to count Watching the Detectives, then that one. That's one of my all-time favorites. Otherwise, cliche or no, I have to say Alison. Oliver's Army has never played a show without playing that song in over 2 years, and I never tire of singing it. It's one of the best melodies ever penned.

My favorite non-greatest hit from MAIT is Welcome to the Working Week.

"'Alison' is a beautiful song that deserves to become a universal standard like Paul McCartney´s 'Yesterday'" Colin Larkin

Post by **BlueChair** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 1:55 pm

I have to go with "Red Shoes"...

Bob And Charlotte · Post by **Bob And Charlotte** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 2:03 pm

Good to see the love for 'Red Shoes' here.
Does he play this one live in recent concerts?

Post by **BlueChair** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 2:18 pm

I'm not sure about on this current tour, but he's been known to do "Red Shoes" pretty often in his rock 'n' roll shows with The Imposters.

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 3:00 pm

You know Blue, you really should be more careful when you post about that song. You never know when or where double entrendre might occur...way below me though, of course.

elvisisking63 · Post by **elvisisking63** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 3:50 pm

It would be impossible to pick one best song from this classic album. Red Shoes and Alison are undoubtably great songs, but personally I've grown to dislike (relative to other EC songs) them because they're so overplayed and especially shouts of "Alison!" at concerts tends to personify the grating, casual Elvis fan to me.

Watching the Detectives, however, is a Hall-of-Fame song that is still just as great as ever despite heavy play.

Over the years I've gone through phases in which I've been obssessed with literally every other song on this record, especially Sneaky Feelings, No Dancing, and Mystery Dance (in horny teenage times).

But I'd really want to single out Less than Zero as a truly special song -- a hint of the great storytelling-songwriting and dramatic imagery that Elvis would develop in years to come.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 5:59 pm

not many better debut albums.

guess my fave would be "Red Shoes"

pophead2k · Post by **pophead2k** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 6:11 pm

Definitely Welcome to the Working Week. Great lyric, great melody, great backing vocals, and all in well under two minutes: a perfect song.

pip_52 · Post by **pip_52** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 6:16 pm

Usually "Im Not Angry" . . . or "Sneaky Feelings"

John · Post by **John** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 6:27 pm

As soon as you here the introduction turn up the volume and sing

OH I USED TO BE DISGUSTED

Tim(e) · Post by **Tim(e)** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 7:50 pm

Blame it on Cain