Song · Poi Dog Pondering
“U Li La Lu” by Poi Dog Pondering
From the album Wishing Like a Mountain and Thinking Like the Sea (1990)
“U Li La Lu” by Poi Dog Pondering appears on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2002. It was first released in 1990 on the album Wishing Like a Mountain and Thinking Like the Sea. Its best result is #1804 on the CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,759 alternative song of all time.
"U Li La Lu" was the first single from Wishing Like a Mountain and Thinking Like the Sea, the 1990 album Poi Dog Pondering cut mostly in Austin, Texas, with extra work at studios elsewhere in the States and in England. Frank Orrall wrote it, words and music, and the band produced it with Mike Stewart. They skipped rehearsals altogether to keep things spontaneous, with eight members and more than 36 instruments in play; on this one that means horns, Dave Max Crawford and guest Joe Mulherin on trumpet and guest Jim Spake on tenor and baritone sax.
Orrall reckoned the band poured every influence it had into a sound of its own instead of playing ethnomusicologist, and the Chicago Tribune found the album a touch folkier and more focused than before, its wide-eyed joy intact.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1810 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1812 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1817 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1804 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
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