It's Official: Nick Lowe's "Cruel To Be Kind" is Better Than Sex

[RandomKoolzip]

Poll question: It's Official: Nick Lowe's "Cruel To Be Kind" is Better Than Sex

In my opinion anyway.

One time I heard "Cruel to be Kind" on headphones while in an altered state, and was certain that I was hearing the grestest song in the history of the English language. Other times I've heard this song, sober or otherwise, and really, really dug it.


On the other hand, I've had exactly 23 satisfying sexual encounters, and even those were iffy.

[underpants]

1. Ana Ng or Mayor of Simpleton

but cruel to be kind is pretty good.

[redqueen]

4. Ana Ng!

Thanks for THAT earworm!

:loveya:

:bounce:

[underpants]

8. I don't want the world

I just want your half

:bounce:

[redqueen]

14. And the truth is, we don't know anything.

[redqueen]

2. Iffy?

:pals:

I prefer Nik Kershaw's "Wouldn't it be Good?"

[RandomKoolzip]

6. Yeah, iffy.

Let's just say that I'm good at a few things: playing bass, drums, artifical farts under the arm, gutting woodchucks, fieldstripping Yugos, etc.

Other things....not so much.

[GOPisEvil]

21. "Wouldn't It Be Good" is a better choice.

I still remember it being featured in the movie "Gotcha" with a young Anthony Edwards and Linda Fiorentino.

[redqueen]

25. I've never seen that...

have to check it out... thanks!

[GOPisEvil]

30. It's a comedy/spy thriller.

Not the best of movies, but it's cute. As a teenage boy, I particularly enjoyed the love scene showing Ms. Fiorentino's, er, assets. ;)

[NYCGirl]

3. I don't know about better than sex, but Lowe runs a close second.

And Rockpile is third.

[RandomKoolzip]

10. Rockpile....Ahh, Rockpile.

I was 5 when the Rockpile album came out. Would that one of my own generation's "supergroups" be as enjoyable.....

[dbt]

17. Rockpile = HELL Yeah!

:smoke:

[Bridget Burke]

5. Wouldn't Sex with Nick Lowe be the best thing of all?

That's a rhetorical question, by the way.

(& you probably aren't thusly oriented...)

[RandomKoolzip]

7. I'll leave that for Carlene Carter to decide.

[chickenscratching]

9. Pure Pop for Now People

wasn't that the title of 'jesus of cool' when it was released in the us?

anyway, I only got a chance to see him in 2000 at the winnipeg folk festival; i can't even remember.

[RandomKoolzip]

12. You betcha....

And I believe they took off "Rollers Show" and replaced it with an inferior song, if I'm not mistaken...

Early Nick Lowe: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Magrittes Pipe]

11. It's better than sex with YOU, maybe.

:eyes:

[RandomKoolzip]

13. I can tell that you thought your response was humorous.

But I am not laughing. The truth is rarely funny. :cry:

[XNASA]

15. Music is way better than sex.

Millions know how to have good sex.....

But only a few can make good music.

[RandomKoolzip]

18. If I could shake your hand right now, I would, XNASA.

And even THAT would be better than sex.

[XNASA]

23. OK. Next time I see you we'll shake hands.

But NO tongue.

[peekaloo]

16. 'Marie Provost' is more satisfying, musically speaking.

:spank:

Whatever became of Carlene Carter? Not a happy story last I read.

[RandomKoolzip]

19. I think she left Nick and hooked up with some guy from Tom Petty's band

and got hooked on smack...I think. Maybe I should google it.

[peekaloo]

20. Yeah. Howie died. Haven't heard about her since she was released

into her daughter's custody. Sad.

[kodi]

22. either i need new speakers or you ain't screwin' right.

.

[RandomKoolzip]

24. Does it have to be an "either/or?"

I KNOW I'm not "screwin'" right, and maybe you DO need a speaker upgrade.....:shrug:

[ghostsofgiants]

26. I always liked Spacehog's "Cruel To Be Kind"

[RandomKoolzip]

28. Good band..whatever happened to them?

I always enjoyed the singer's bizarre voice.

[XNASA]

34. The singer married Liv Tyler.

That is the only case I can think of where perhaps the sex might be better than music.

[ghostsofgiants]

35. Broke up in 2002

Apparently the singer is performing with Blind Melon under the name "The Tender Trio".

[Patiod]

27. and what's so funny about peace love and understanding

I'd like to know?

[RandomKoolzip]

29. Brinsley Schwarz could tell you.

[asthmaticeog]

31. Well, it's been my experience

that sex is way easier to get than a decent vinyl copy of "Labor of Lust," so there might be something to your claim.

Score one for RandomKoolzip.

[RandomKoolzip]

32. Yay! Victory is mine.

Care to participate in my Scientology-mocking contest, Mr. asthmatomcruiseisalooneog?

[asthmaticeog]

33. Sure!

Scientology is a big, mean old DUMMYHEAD!

[Enraged_Ape]

36. One of the greatest Power Pop songs of all time

I heard this song on the radio just yesterday, and I told my wife the same thing.

ON EDIT: That this song was one of the greatest in Power Pop, NOT that it was better than sex. I don't have a death wish.

[progmom]

37. sex?

are we allowed to talk about sex? :P

[Redstone]

38. 23? You keep track?

I'd give that concept a bit of examination, were I you.

I'm not sure keeping count like that is the world's greatest idea, mental-health-wise.

Redstone

[Felix Mala]

39. I wanna vote for 'Half a boy and Half a man'

[musette_sf]

41. oh my, another Nick fave

saw him at Sweetwater in Mill Valley CA some summers ago... this was the encore song... with Austin DeLone (from Eggs Over Easy) on keyboards!!!!!

[patcox2]

40. Girls Talk, Girls Talk, Girls Talk

Of the same genre, way above Cruel to be Kind.

Whats so funny bout peace love and understanding," is up there too. There is a connection between these two and Cruel to be Kind, isn't there?

[bikebloke]

42. Just a couple minutes ago....

I was listening to Cruel To Be Kind on my iPod. At home, it tops the most played song in my iTunes.

I guess I fancy the tune.

[auburngrad82]

43. Lowe's "I'm a Mess" is another classic

He is awesome.