Daily Song Discussion #44: One Summer Dream
This is the eighth and final track from Electric Light Orchestra’s fifth album, Face the Music. How do you feel about this song? What are some of your favorite lyrics? How would you rank it among the rest of the band's discography? How would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?
SUGGESTED SCALE:
1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.
5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.
7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.
8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.
10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.
Rating Results
- Fire On High: 8.80
- Waterfall: 8.42
- Evil Woman: 9.78
- Nightrider: 8.71
- Poker: 8.05
- Strange Magic: 9.24
- Down Home Town: 6.58
- One Summer Dream: 8.71
Overall Album Rating: 8.54
We're back after a lengthy finals week and some annoying computer issues. Unfortunately, all my ranking data was erased due to some stupid save errors, but we press on and start fresh. Back to regularly scheduled programming and apologies for the absence.