Collected Animals • What Is The Most Underrated AnCo Song Ever?

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Post **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:56 pm

I was just thinking about the song footy by deakin and how it reminds me of the song cuckoo cuckoo... and I thought to myself.. it seems to me people rarely ever bring up the song cuckoo cuckoo by AnCo.. ..

For how amazingly good that song is I'm surprised I don't see it more on lists, referenced more, or just talked about in some way.. Pardon my ignorance if it was considered to be really popular or a favorite in the past but I have only started following the band since 2009.... Being a super fan since then I rarely heard it talked up... In my opinion Cuckoo Cuckoo to me might be the number 1 most underrated AnCo song of all time...It has everything you could want from a classic anco track....I wanted to go with Rosie Oh or Derek.. but I have seen good things said about those songs way more often than cuckoo cuckoo... which is really surprising.

Again I could be wrong about this and it could have been a fan fav in the past so let me know..

What other suggestions/opinions do you guys have for the most underrated anco song ever?

Post **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 8:04 pm

wastered
whaddit i done?

Post **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 8:23 pm

hmmm my vote goes for "flesh canoe"

or maybe "unsolved mysteries"

Post **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 8:37 pm

cuckoo, mr fingers-->kindle song, flesh canoe

live chocolate girl is my favorite thing to come out of the 08/09 shows and i don't see it talked about very much. the intro to it is one of the coolest "dreamy" sections they have in a song and i love how everything gets kinda off-kilter during the chorus and leads up to that scream

Post **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:04 pm

I agree with Flesh Canoe and Whaddit I Done?

I'll add Sweet Road to that list

Live Chocolate Girl definitely got a lot of love back in 08/09. I don't remember nearly as much praise for the reworked 2009 Winter's Love, but I guess that's fair because I don't think it's as good

Post **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:13 pm

ingenue wrote:

or maybe "unsolved mysteries"

...And I can't understand when holding her hand
So womanly, I have to go kiss her...
Too find suddenly, he was Jack the Ripper

There he goes!!...

thats a really really good call imo.. such a brilliant song that is rarely brought up..
plus that chord sample played throughout the song from "all together now" by the beatles is so cool especially if you love em.

Post **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:19 pm

For me, it's probably Lablakely Dress. I love every version of it, it's quintessential AC in terms of sound in both electric and acoustic version. It's dark, primal, erotic, with a very AC lyric. It's like being very deeply in love and lust when you feel almost suffocated and overwhelmed by longing and respite can only be found for a moment, deep inside that one person.

'Your body rhythm shifts about and sends me sweet aromas.'

Post **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:57 pm

I never even knew that about Unsolved Mysteries! In a pre-PW interview Avey said that Strawberry was kind of their Beatles album, which I think makes sense.

Post **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:05 pm

Stanshant wrote:

For me, it's probably Lablakely Dress. I love every version of it, it's quintessential AC in terms of sound in both electric and acoustic version. It's dark, primal, erotic, with a very AC lyric. It's like being very deeply in love and lust when you feel almost suffocated and overwhelmed by longing and respite can only be found for a moment, deep inside that one person.

'Your body rhythm shifts about and sends me sweet aromas.'

lablakely dress is pure

I love it so much

Post **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:08 pm

came here to say everything that you said about lablakely dress, stan

its the defining animal collective song imo

<3

dud · Post **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:11 pm

for me it's definitely crimson, easily one of my favorite ac songs. also the original keep tape preakness is one of my favorite songs of all time, probably my favorite pbear song. both underrated imo

Post **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:28 pm

no idea if it's underrated but Visiting Friends is one of my fav AC songs

Post **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:38 pm

father time seems like it gets way too much h8. I really dig that song.

I will second whaddit I done. I see that song get a lot of hate but I don't think any other song on sung tongs would be better closer.

something about whaddit is super nostalgic and makes me feel like im 4 years old playing with my ninja turtles action figures.

Post **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:50 pm

softest voice I think is misunderstood. Maybe I just think that cause I never "got it" until I heard this live version

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:15 am

I can agree with Whaddit I Done? and The Softest Voice...Softest Voice always having been one of my favorite tunes. But if I was to chose one that hasn't been said, I'd have to go with Seal Eyeing.

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:17 am

Throwin the Round Ball, My Favorite Colors, and Seal Eyeing all come to mind for me

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:19 am

Oh, jeez...My Favorite Colors. Good call.

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:26 am

ingenue wrote:

hmmm my vote goes for "flesh canoe"

or maybe "unsolved mysteries"

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:28 am

Stanshant wrote:

For me, it's probably Lablakely Dress. I love every version of it, it's quintessential AC in terms of sound in both electric and acoustic version. It's dark, primal, erotic, with a very AC lyric. It's like being very deeply in love and lust when you feel almost suffocated and overwhelmed by longing and respite can only be found for a moment, deep inside that one person.

'Your body rhythm shifts about and sends me sweet aromas.'

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:30 am

I also think Flesh Canoe greatly benefits from hearing this live version
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzhv672OEf0&nohtml5[/youtube]

dud · Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:32 am

^agree

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:38 am

damn these live versions are soooooo gooood!!! especially flesh canoe ohhhh man sooo effing good! kind of reminds me of daniel johnston a little bit.

i first thought lablakely was just some intro for fireworks they do live and was addicted to that opening.. for a long time...I would keep replaying that intro (where they do lablakely into fireworks into essplode and back into fireworks)... it wasnt till later I found out that its its own song... so good

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:56 am

Damn all good answers ...

I might have to say the most underrated in my opinion would be ...

Damn this is tough ... theyre all equal gems to me ...

Maybe ...

Bad crumbs ? Idkfuck

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 1:31 am

Running the round ball! And throwing the round ball.. That song sounds like crying as a little kid and being loved back to normal by your mom

:negative:

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 1:38 am

Ethmin wrote:

I also think Flesh Canoe greatly benefits from hearing this live version
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzhv672OEf0&nohtml5[/youtube]

Yes, also Variety Playhouse boot

Yes

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 1:50 am

The thing about this is there's so many it's almost pointless.

Cuckoo Cuckoo is one of my top ten favourite AC jams. As mentioned, The Softest Voice is one of my favourites off Sung Tongs but gets comparatively little love. The percussion in April and the Phantom is underrated. Songs like Seal Eyeing, Throwin the Round Ball and No More Runnin are often easily forgotten. The list goes on.

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 2:25 am

Victor Borge wrote:

no idea if it's underrated but Visiting Friends is one of my fav AC songs

this

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 2:34 am

mercury man.

...or is it? i don't know what people like anymore. i recall it not being overwhelmingly popular during the chz days, but it's probably my favorite anco song other than Essplode and maybe Safer.

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 2:49 am

i think people is a pretty underrated song. love the long build.

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 3:08 am

the people EP!

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 3:32 am

probably my girls

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 3:58 am

Stan is 100% correct with lablakely dress. It fits seamlessly in with every era they've done it in. Danse, Hollindagain, sung tongs, mpp

And SpaceAnimal there is no way unsolved mysteries samples the Beatles, nobody can sample them

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 4:32 am

Did "happy singing band" ever get recorded in a studio?

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Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 5:32 am

absolutely fuck yes to those who have said cuckoo cuckoo, unsolved mysteries, no more runnin, and the softest voice. these songs are simply incredible and don't get talked about nearly enough.

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 6:19 am

PEOPLE!

it had SO much hype in the feels days wondering where the 3 or 4 out-takes would ender up!

but barely any talk or love SINCE then?

when you think about it... People / Tiquid Liquid / FICKO SYKO ... such insanely strong feelser bees!

I also question always wonder how baby day ended up as this strange odd man out sung tong out-take!

backed for rabbit!

of by not FOR the rabid rabbi tit!

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 6:20 am

yet also Winter Wonder Land and TURN INTO SOMETHING and COBBY WEBS!

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 6:35 am

"Cuckoo" was one of everyone's fav jams during the pre-SJ tours & upon its release I think, but def an underrated gem now (especially how it was recording w/ the high harmony woo)

the "Round Ball" duo for sure (SO GOOD)
&
all of Water Curses

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:42 am

I totally agree with Father Time.
That song grew (and grew and grew) on me.
Totes underrated cut from CHz

Post **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:52 am

cobwebs is my favourite song of all time