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Poll Question: Which song do you prefer?
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25 [59.52%]
3 [7.14%]
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    Posted: October 28 2024 at 12:07
I thought of this one last night. Both are a bit on the mellow side (at least compared to other songs by these bands) and both are from 1977. 

Most on here probably know these two really well but here you go anyway.
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Wonderous Stories is closer to the heart. Smile
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Closer to the Heart
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Wonderous Stories is pure magic.

Closer to the Heart, while not bad, is an obvious attempt for a single.
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Closer to the Heart

What if I said Heart of the Sunrise instead? Tongue
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Originally posted by Steve Wyzard Steve Wyzard wrote:

Wonderous Stories is pure magic.

Closer to the Heart, while not bad, is an obvious attempt for a single.

Yep. It's hard to argue with that. They were trying to build off the momentum of 2112 and finally get played on the radio. It worked and although CttH wasn't a top forty hit it did get some airplay.
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Wondrous stories by miles
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Closer to the Heart

What if I said Heart of the Sunrise instead? Tongue

That would have been an unfair poll. LOL An epic vs a short ballad. Big smile
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Closer to the Heart

What if I said Heart of the Sunrise instead? Tongue

That would have been an unfair poll. LOL An epic vs a short ballad. Big smile

Yeah, well, I'm pretty sure you would still say "closer to the heart" if the other one was "owner of a lonely heart." Wink


Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - October 28 2024 at 13:11
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Closer to the Heart

What if I said Heart of the Sunrise instead? Tongue

That would have been an unfair poll. LOL An epic vs a short ballad. Big smile

Yeah, well, I'm pretty sure you would still say "closer to the heart" if the other one was "owner of a lonely heart." Wink

I've always liked 90125. But yeah, i would have voted Rush in this context. Smile
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Like both, but Wonderous Stories is the better one.
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I love Both songs a lot, but Wonderous Stories takes my vote, by a small fraction.
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Wonderous Stories Smile
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Both make my ears happy.
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Wonderous Stories. I spent all day constipating on a multiplication problem.
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Wonderous Stories by slight margin. Like both though.
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I almost went with both but decided to go with wonderous stories.
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Both equally
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I appreciate both, but Closer to the Heart is my preference.
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