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Favorite Steve Taylor Songs

Steve Taylor says (re: this poll), "I recently came across a fan site that did a poll of their favorite Steve Taylor songs, and I was surprised how closely their top picks corresponded with mine.  ‘The Finish Line’ was number one, which I’d probably agree with. And in the top 20 were songs like ‘Jim Morrison’s Grave,’ ‘Clone,’ ‘Hero,’ ‘Jesus Is for Losers,’ ‘Cash Cow,’ and ‘Since I Gave Up Hope, I Feel a Lot Better’—all of which I still like. There are also many of the songs I’d written with Peter Furler and most of what I wrote with my bandmates in Chagall Guevara. I could list the songs I’ve written that I don’t like, but, thankfully, they haven’t conducted that poll yet." - CCM Magazine, March 2004

Recently, many fans were asked what their five favorite Steve Taylor songs were.  I kept track of the responses, even solicited a few myself, and am here posting the results of this poll.  For each #1 response, I awarded five points.  For each #2 response, I awarded four points.  And so on.

If you have not yet taken part in this poll, please Contact Me with your five favorite songs, in order.

Click on the title if you want to see the lyrics.

Rank Title Albums Points

#1

The Finish Line Squint, Liver 61

#2

Jim Morrison's Grave I Predict 1990, Liver,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
50

#3

I Want To Be A Clone I Want To Be A Clone, Limelight,
Liver, Best We Could Find,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
48

#4

Hero Meltdown, Liver,
Best We Could Find,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
42

#5

Violent Blue Chagall Guevara, Liver,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
37

#6

Jesus Is For Losers Squint, Liver 36

#7

Smug Squint 35

#8

On The Fritz On The Fritz, Limelight, Liver,
Best We Could Find,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
30

#9

Meltdown (At Madame
Tussaud's)
Meltdown, Limelight,
Best We Could Find,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
29

#10

Sin For A Season Meltdown, Best We Could Find,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
28

#11

Bannerman Squint, Liver 25

#12 (tie)

Jenny Meltdown 22

#12 (tie)

Since I Gave Up Hope I
Feel A Lot Better
I Predict 1990,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
22

#14

I Just Wanna Know On The Fritz, Best We Could Find,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
21

#15

Lifeboat On The Fritz,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
20

#16 (tie)

The Moshing Floor Squint 14

#16 (tie)

Innocence Lost I Predict 1990,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
14
#16 (tie) Cash Cow Squint 14
#16 (tie) Lament of Desmond R.G.
Underwood-Frederick IV
Squint, Liver 14
#16 (tie_ To Forgive On The Fritz, Best We Could Find,
Now The Truth Can Te Told
14

#21

Drive He Said On The Fritz,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
13
#22 (tie) Harder To Believe Than
Not To
I Predict 1990,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
12
#22 (tie) Escher's World Chagall Guevara, Liver,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
12
#22 (tie) What Is The Measure Of
Your Success?
I Predict 1990,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
12

#25 (tie)

We Don't Need No
Colour Code
Meltdown, Limelight,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
11
#25 (tie) Whatever Happened To
Sin?
I Want To Be A Clone, Limelight,
Best We Could Find,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
11

#27 (tie)

This Disco (Used To Be A
Cute Cathedral)
On The Fritz, Limelight,
Best We Could Find,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
10
#27 (tie) Murder In The Big House Chagall Guevara,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
10

#29

Written Guarantee I Want To Be A Clone,
Best We Could Find
9

#30 (tie)

A Principled Man I Predict 1990,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
8
#30 (tie) Dream In Black And White Now The Truth Can Be Told 8
#30 (tie) Am I In Sync? Meltdown,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
8
#30 (tie) Babylon I Predict 1990 8
#34 (tie) Easy Listening Squint 7
#34 (tie) If It All Comes True Chagall Guevara 7

#36

Winter Wonderland Now The Truth Can Be Told 6

#37 (tie)

Baby Doe Meltdown,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
5

#37 (tie)

Curses Squint 5

#37 (tie)

Bad Rap (Who You
Tryin' To Kid, Kid?)
I Want To Be A Clone,
Best We Could Find,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
5

#37 (tie)

Shortstop Roaring Lambs 5

#41 (tie)

Monkey Grinder Chagall Guevara 4

#41 (tie)

I Manipulate On The Fritz 4

#41 (tie)

Tale Of The Twister 'Pump Up The Volume' soundtrack 4

#44 (tie)

Over My Dead Body The Best We Could Find 3

#44 (tie)

I Blew Up The Clinic Real
Good
I Predict 1990,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
3

#44 (tie)

Down Under Best We Could Find 3
#44 (tie) Guilty By Association Meltdown, The Best We Could Find,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
3
#44 (tie) Sock Heaven Squint 3
#44 (tie) Under The Blood Best We Could Find,
Now The Truth Can Be Told
3
#44 (tie) Play God Chagall Guevara 3
#51 (tie) The Rub Of Love Chagall Guevara 2
#51 (tie) Candy Guru Chagall Guevara 2
#51 (tie) Meat The Press Meltdown 2

#54

Jung And The Restless I Predict 1990 1

Top albums
I made this list by adding the points for each song on the album.
Points for songs appearing on multiple albums are added to each album.

Rank Album Year Points
#1 Now The Truth Can Be Told
(best of - 2 CDs)
1994 495
#2 Liver (live album) 1995 355
#3 Best We Could Find (best of) 1988 259
#4 Squint 1994 214
#5 Meltdown 1984 150
#6 Limelight (live album) 1985 139
#7 I Predict 1990 1987 130
#8 On The Fritz 1985 112
#9 (tie) Chagall Guevara 1991 77
#9 (tie) I Want To Be A Clone 1982 73

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