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inane242 Anwalt der Verdammten from A B-Movie Bildungsroman Since: Nov, 2010
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Litis from Israel Since: Jul, 2009
#3: Dec 17th 2011 at 8:44:08 AM

Haven't heard nearly enough B-sides in my life... I'm gonna go with this:

A B-side to "Martyr" and my first encounter with Digitalism.

Dekunobo from underground bunker Since: Aug, 2011
#4: Dec 17th 2011 at 1:53:38 PM

Ones that come to mind are U2's "Sweetest Thing", a b-side from "Where The Streets Have No Name" and The Cure's "The Exploding Boy", a b-side from..."In Between Days"? I think. The Cure have so many terrific b-sides that they made an entire album out of them.

MikeK 3 microphones forever from in the aeroplane over the sea Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Made of Love
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#5: Dec 17th 2011 at 4:23:21 PM

U2's "Sweetest Thing"

I kind of remembered this being newer than that, and also being kind of inescapable on the radio... then I did the research and found out they later re-recorded it for a Greatest Hits Album and released it as a single, and that's the version I'm familiar with. But yeah, when a re-recorded b-side from ten years ago becomes a pretty big international hit, I guess that's a pretty strong b-side.

I'm pretty fond of Weezer's Blue Album and Pinkerton b-sides: in particular I'd say "Jamie" and "I Just Threw Out The Love Of My Dreams" are among their best songs period.

edited 17th Dec '11 4:23:49 PM by MikeK

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0dd1 Just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2009
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#6: Dec 18th 2011 at 7:03:31 PM

Well, we can't have this thread without mentioning The Beatles, whose B-sides were consistently as good as (if not better than) their A-sides. "Rain" (the flip side of "Paperback Writer") in particular comes to mind, especially since the drumming is Ringo at his finest. Also, trivia, "I Am the Walrus" was a B-side as well, to "Hello, Goodbye".

edited 18th Dec '11 7:05:15 PM by 0dd1

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ImipolexG frozen in time from all our yesterdays Since: Jan, 2001
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#7: Dec 18th 2011 at 7:15:07 PM

Led Zeppelin - "Hey Hey What Can I Do"

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