Rank the songs on Mandatory Fun

[Elvis]

You only need to use spoiler tags if you are talking about the content in the songs or sharing the lyrics or posting something spoilery or spoilerish. If you're just listing the songs in order from least to favorite or vice versa, then you don't need to use spoiler tags. The song titles aren't spoilers.

Dave

[AccordionChick]

1. Word Crimes
2. First World Problems
3. Lame Claim To Fame
4. NOW That's What I Call Polka!
5. Foil
6. Handy
7. Sports Song
8. My Own Eyes
9. Jackson Park Express
10. Tacky
11. Mission Statement
12. Inactive
By no means whatsoever are the last 5 songs bad. I just really like the first 7 a lot better. It was sorta tough to make this list but I feel solid about it after listening nonstop. My top three are songs I can't stop listening to :3

[Bruce the Duck]

I've listened to the polka, "Word Crimes," and "Lame Claim to Fame" about 6 times each already. I can't stop!

[Big Spoon]

Still a little too soon for me to do this. Will post again after a few more listens.

[Skippy]

Right now, after a few listens and working on another one:

Parodies:

1. Tacky
2. Word Crimes
3t. Handy
3t. Foil
3t. Inactive

Originals:

1t. Lame Claim to Fame
1t. Sports Song
1t. My Own Eyes
1t. Mission Statement
1t. First World Problems
1t. Jackson Park Express

Yep. I love them all. Probably the best batch ever. Just amazing.

The polka is growing on me. I know everybody loves it, but it does something that other polkas didn't (at least not to this degree) and I'm still not sure how I feel about it.

[remmy]

Spoiler:

Word Crimes
This song is everything I wanted it to be and more. Top notch lyrics & concept, and that Prince diss. Delicious. And the rap breakdown! Ahhh! Can you tell I'm listening to this right now?

Handy
Yeah it's a retread of "I'll Repair For You", but I give him a pass since that was never officially released. And I don't feel like it's at all similar to "The Plumbing Song" aside from a single mention of plumbing. A big part of my enjoyment of this song comes from the mental image of Al singing this while wearing the handyman costume that surfaced a week or so ago. I cannot wait for the music video.

First World Problems
I'm a huge Pixies fan, so I'm a little biased, but wow, it's a pitch-perfect sendup.

NOW That's What I Call Polka!
Dare I say this is my favorite polka of all time? As others have said, the transitions are silky smooth & the sound effects are used to great... well... effect. Only wish it were longer!

My Own Eyes
Love Al's vocal delivery on this one. This would be a fun song to see performed live.

Tacky
It's just fun. Maybe not the most clever parody ever, but I appreciate some of the things he calls out in this song. Love the "can't nothin' bring me shame" breakdown.

Mission Statement
I work in a corporate setting and I hear these sorts of buzzwords constantly, so even though the song itself isn't that funny, it tickles something really jaded inside me. The juxtaposition with CSN style makes it even better.

Sports Song
This is basically how I interpret college fight songs by default. No big laugh moments for me, although the "we're great and you suck" refrain got a chuckle out of me on first listen.

Foil
Confusingly short. I was pretty disappointed by this one but I can't articulate why yet.

Inactive
I feel like I've heard about ten versions of this Al song already. The inhaler bit was kinda funny though.

Jackson Park Express
Man, I dunno. I usually love Al's anti-love songs, and maybe I'll appreciate this one more on subsequent listens, but so far it's just not doing it for me. I've been on the business end of a few bus creepers so I guess I'm bringing that experience to the song.

Lame Claim To Fame
I'm not really a huge fan of the SCOTS musical style, and the concept didn't grab me. Just kind of a retread of the pop-culture shoutout songs Al does a lot.

Overall though, I love this album. It's my favorite since RWS. It's funny, I noticed that my parody rankings are the complete opposite of my rankings of the original target songs.

[mrbellamy]

Spoiler:

Word Crimes
NOW That's What I Call Polka!
First World Problems
Lame Claim to Fame
Tacky
Jackson Park Express
Foil
Handy
Inactive
My Own Eyes
Mission Statement
Sports Song

[Muppetboy09]

Best to Worst
1. Jackson Park Express
2. Word Crimes
3. Mission Statement
4. My Own Eyes
5. Tacky
6. Sports Song
7. Lame Claim to Fame
8. Handy
9. Foil
10. First World Problems
11. Inactive

Didn't include the polka, I just wanted to rank the ACTUAL songs, but don't get me wrong, the polka is AMAZING

[Insomnia]

Jackson Park Express
Word Crimes
Lame Claim to Fame
Now That's What I Call Polka
My Own Eyes
Handy
Tacky
First World Problems
Mission Statement
Sports Song
Inactive
Foil

Inactive and Foil are really the only songs I don't care for,

[bryce87]

To me after listening to the album I will rate it this way.

1. Handy

2. Word Crimes

3. My Own Eyes

4. Lame Claim To Fame

5. Tacky

6. Jackson Park Express

7. Mission Statement

8. Sports Song

9. Inactive

10. Foil

11.First World Problems


I don't know why everyone else isn't rating Handy as number towards the top. I think this song is hilarious and awesome! haha