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Charity Music Draft - Theme 3 (1 Viewer)
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Mrs. Rannous
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Round 3 - Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton
Country music is best when it's personal, and it doesn't get much more personal than this. No one sings better than Dolly.
Country music is best when it's personal, and it doesn't get much more personal than this. No one sings better than Dolly.
rockaction
Footballguy
Genre: R&B
Song: Dance Tonight
Artist: Lucy Pearl
Cut in the year 2000, "Dance Tonight" is the wonder child of Raphael Saadiq, Dawn Robinson of En Vogue, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of Tribe Called Quest. It is in R & B's tradition, and is loosely considered a New Jack Swing song. It is the first song I think of when I think of good R & B songs. Sexy, smooth, upbeat, and with great vocals. Listen to the drum beat, the strings well, the swing, and the vocals throughout, especially Dawn's verse.
Song: Dance Tonight
Artist: Lucy Pearl
Cut in the year 2000, "Dance Tonight" is the wonder child of Raphael Saadiq, Dawn Robinson of En Vogue, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of Tribe Called Quest. It is in R & B's tradition, and is loosely considered a New Jack Swing song. It is the first song I think of when I think of good R & B songs. Sexy, smooth, upbeat, and with great vocals. Listen to the drum beat, the strings well, the swing, and the vocals throughout, especially Dawn's verse.
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Dr. Octopus
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KarmaPolice
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I am probably not the person to be picking out representatives for this genre, but I felt that despite not liking it, I had a better picture in my mind as to what it was. Checking boxes of: twang and storytelling (especially from a rural perspective). I also decided to make my picks 1/2 female and 1/2 male so that narrowed down the field for my 3rd and 4th picks. Gotta rep both sexes to the visiting aliens. It was between this and another that reminded me of my parents, and Mrs. R broke the Dolly seal earlier.
ROUND 3: LORETTA LYNN - COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER
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ROUND 3: LORETTA LYNN - COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER
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Yo Mama
Footballguy
R&B run!
What is R&B?
What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye
Soul, feeling, incredible vibe. A lament for the world we live in and a cry for change to make it better. Incredible song.
What is R&B?
What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye
Soul, feeling, incredible vibe. A lament for the world we live in and a cry for change to make it better. Incredible song.
rockaction
Footballguy
rockaction
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I'm totally kidding. What's Going On, the album, is probably top five all-time ever for me and I can't figure out how I never thought of any songs off it for rhythm and blues.
I just think of it as transcendent, maybe? Just never occurred to me, is all.
It sort of tops Lucy Pearl is the joke I was making. Not that Lucy isn't effectively pulling balls away from Charlies everywhere, it's just...what's going on, man?
I just think of it as transcendent, maybe? Just never occurred to me, is all.
It sort of tops Lucy Pearl is the joke I was making. Not that Lucy isn't effectively pulling balls away from Charlies everywhere, it's just...what's going on, man?
Yo Mama
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Yeah, I think R&B is as wide ranging a genre as Rock with lots of sub-genres and lots of crossover into others.
Chaos Commish
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Eephus
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3.ee - James Brown - Soulful Christmas
Brown was a huge influence on the sound of R&B through his music and the recycling of his beats and samples by generations of artists. This is a signature workout with his peerless late-60s band cooking and Maceo blowing the sax.
Brown knew how to crank out seasonal product with three Christmas albums including two in three years. The lyrics hardly matter--he might as well be singing about "changes" or "chitlins" as "christmas" but the groove is relentless. He throws out references to christmas trees and bells and is thankful to his fans twice over. It takes a few verses but eventually Brown gets down with the true meaning of Rhythm & Blues.
I got a heart full of love for the whole wide world
And a little special love, a little soulful girl
I got this feelin' every, every night and then
Gotta get ready, bring the New Year in
Brown was a huge influence on the sound of R&B through his music and the recycling of his beats and samples by generations of artists. This is a signature workout with his peerless late-60s band cooking and Maceo blowing the sax.
Brown knew how to crank out seasonal product with three Christmas albums including two in three years. The lyrics hardly matter--he might as well be singing about "changes" or "chitlins" as "christmas" but the groove is relentless. He throws out references to christmas trees and bells and is thankful to his fans twice over. It takes a few verses but eventually Brown gets down with the true meaning of Rhythm & Blues.
I got a heart full of love for the whole wide world
And a little special love, a little soulful girl
I got this feelin' every, every night and then
Gotta get ready, bring the New Year in
simey
Footballguy
This tune was the #1 R&B song in the summer of '72. The lead singer, Eugene Record, also plays bass and guitar on the tune, and he wrote and produced it as well. The Squibbles are probably thinking the backup singers need a new choreographer.
Round 3
What is R&B?
Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
Round 3
What is R&B?
Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
rockaction
Footballguy
R&B run.
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Ilov80s
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Round 3: Raw Power by The Stooges (Rock)
Raw power got a healin' hand
Raw power can destroy a man
Raw power is more than soul
It's got a son called rock and roll
Raw power got a healin' hand
Raw power can destroy a man
Raw power is more than soul
It's got a son called rock and roll
Mister CIA
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rockaction
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*nods*
Yes, this is good. Das very good. I'm glad I went with the popcorn emoji. Nice pick.
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Ilov80s
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Mister CIA
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No Fun is real good too.
rockaction
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I think I was writing in scorchy's 1988 thread that that was the year I discovered Iggy And The Stooges with Raw Power and another hip hop legend that must be [redacted]. Bought the two cassettes at Strawberries in Enfield, CT on the same night.
My head nearly exploded with gratitude when I heard both albums.
Mrs. Rannous
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rockaction
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You'll note I tightened the space between "R&B" from my original "R & B" because I think they were made to be together, not atomized and separate. Don't you think?
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Eephus
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Chaos Commish
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TripItUp
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Chaos Commish
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it wasn't a snipe. I'm not sure I'll use hip hop. But if I do, it was on my very very short list too.
TripItUp
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Chaos Commish
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TripItUp
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Alabama - Dixieland Delight
I know more about country music than most (look at me) so this was a fun exercise. The debate for me came down to do I pick a great country song from what I consider to be the best era/genre of country music (70s outlaw) or do I pick a song that better represents what the average music listener thinks of as country music? I went with this Alabama tune for several reasons. Most importantly, I think this song best represents all of country music. Certainly Alabama's music was considered more crossover than much of the country music that preceded it when Alabama first hit the scene. They were critically acclaimed for creating a new brand of country music that still incorporated classic country instrumental elements such as the fiddle. This song, like a lot of country music, celebrates a culture or way of life and its music video goes out of its way to convey that. As an interesting aside, if you are a football fan you may know that this song gets played at Alabama Crimson Tide games to this very day even though the song is more about Tennessee. 40 years after its release the song has somewhat become one of the anthems of the South where most would agree country music was born.
To me this is one of the 10 best country songs of all time that isn't considered outlaw country (Haggard/Cash/Waylon/Willie) but is still distinctly country.
Alabama Football Dixieland Delight
I know more about country music than most (look at me) so this was a fun exercise. The debate for me came down to do I pick a great country song from what I consider to be the best era/genre of country music (70s outlaw) or do I pick a song that better represents what the average music listener thinks of as country music? I went with this Alabama tune for several reasons. Most importantly, I think this song best represents all of country music. Certainly Alabama's music was considered more crossover than much of the country music that preceded it when Alabama first hit the scene. They were critically acclaimed for creating a new brand of country music that still incorporated classic country instrumental elements such as the fiddle. This song, like a lot of country music, celebrates a culture or way of life and its music video goes out of its way to convey that. As an interesting aside, if you are a football fan you may know that this song gets played at Alabama Crimson Tide games to this very day even though the song is more about Tennessee. 40 years after its release the song has somewhat become one of the anthems of the South where most would agree country music was born.
To me this is one of the 10 best country songs of all time that isn't considered outlaw country (Haggard/Cash/Waylon/Willie) but is still distinctly country.
Alabama Football Dixieland Delight
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simey
Footballguy
My cat, Cole, was a bad boy last night. I was painting with a palette knife, and I wasn't paying attention to what my two cats were doing. All of a sudden Cole jumps on the table with paint on it, and his front paws land right in globs of paint. He froze, and I quickly grabbed him, and took him into the bathroom. I filled the sink with warm water, while holding on to a struggling cat trying to get away, and then I stuck his front paws in the water. Meanwhile my other cat, Archie, came in the bathroom all worried about what I was doing to Cole. Paint was all over the bathroom counter and my shirt, and Cole's hair shed all over the counter from being frightened during the chaos. Archie ran and hid. I guess he thought he was next to get his paws dumped in water. What a mess. 🙀
Lehigh98
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Of course I can't let this hip hop classic slip any further, in late 1991 I quickly dumped Nirvana and moved on to hip hop and this jam was always on my boom box playa...
3.6 - Wildside - Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Hip Hop)
3.6 - Wildside - Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Hip Hop)
Lehigh98
Footballguy
But seriously... another "formative years" moment for pick #3. In early 1993, I was just about to turn 17 and get my driver's license. Sitting around killing time with a group of friends at a buddy's house (waiting out the last few weeks / months until we could drive ourselves to better things to do) and taking turns playing CD's in the background. Then this CD goes in and this track comes on, and record scratch moment even though its a CD. Suddenly a bunch of super white, seriously, like almost transparent, teens are bumping along to Dre and Snoop...
3.6 - Nuthin' But A G Thang - Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg (Hip Hop)
3.6 - Nuthin' But A G Thang - Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg (Hip Hop)
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Captain Cranks
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Do we get to pick which one we'd prefer you to draft?
Lehigh98
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Captain Cranks
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That better not have been a sarcastic pick because that track is tight!I didn't realize you were in the Funky Bunch!
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I was fooled for a bit.
TripItUp
Footballguy
So I had to choose between Pop and Hip Hop and I decided to go Pop because I think it's a more challenging exercise given the broad spectrum of what can be considered pop and the obvious influences from other genres. So much of what people consider to be "pop" has heavy Rock or R&B influences so I decided to try to find a song that isn't overtly Rock or R&B.
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
She is on a very short list of best pop artist of all time for me. Yes, she has R&B influences and so does this song but she is decidedly more Pop than R&B in my opinion. Without spotlighting I think her influences are obvious and she represents the best of what is pop. There are a lot of great pop artists that are maybe less sophisticated than Gaga, but I don't want to listen to them as much so this is where I landed.
@Chaos Commish is OTC
Merry Christmas to my fellow music drafters. May you construct the most kick ### Xmas playlist ever.
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
She is on a very short list of best pop artist of all time for me. Yes, she has R&B influences and so does this song but she is decidedly more Pop than R&B in my opinion. Without spotlighting I think her influences are obvious and she represents the best of what is pop. There are a lot of great pop artists that are maybe less sophisticated than Gaga, but I don't want to listen to them as much so this is where I landed.
@Chaos Commish is OTC
Merry Christmas to my fellow music drafters. May you construct the most kick ### Xmas playlist ever.
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simey
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Waylon Jennings once said, "If we could all sound like we wanted, we'd all sound like George Jones." George Jones aka Possum, is known in the country world as having the voice of country. The Squibbles can hear George and his countrified voice sing this song about a man whose woman leaves him, and he tells her that he'll love her until he dies, and he did just that.
Round 4
What is Country?
He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
Round 4
What is Country?
He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
Lehigh98
Footballguy
Great pick and I feel like I have to mention this cover that I really like by... Jared Leto!?
30 seconds to mars covers bad romance live (Lady Gaga)
SWC
Bromigo
please stop for a moment to admire this homeless veteran brohan who stopped a police chase of a hijacked fire truck because he didnt want to see anyne get hurt take that to the bank brohans
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Lehigh98
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I'm still not sure what should qualify for pop music and I don't know anything about country. When I think of pop music, the first thing that comes to mind are boy bands. So I thought about that for a while and decided if I was going to go with a boy band, I should at least go with the first and best for good old ♾️⚠️♻️ and the Squibbles...
4.6 - I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles (Pop)
4.6 - I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles (Pop)
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Gonna go Pop over R&B here. My impulses here are a bit more on the cheesy side, but I am well aware of the broad scope there is for pop too (thanks to these drafts for a lot of the education and opening my horizons). Getting scooped on Madonna was OK, because as I thought about it if I am presenting songs, I wanted equal mix of female/male, and I wanted a wide range of eras. For that to be the case I needed something newer. For me I needed the quick boxes checked of: popular/mainstream, a bit cheesy, fun beat. You know where I am going, and I might as well make it her biggest hit (pretty sure this is the case)
ROUND 4: TAYLOR SWIFT - SHAKE IT OFF
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ROUND 4: TAYLOR SWIFT - SHAKE IT OFF
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Lehigh98
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Lehigh98's Squibble School of Rock... and R&B, and Hip Hop, and Pop (...but not Country)
1.12 - Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Rock)
2.6 - Superstition - Stevie Wonder (R&B)
3.6 - Nuthin' But A G Thang - Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg (Hip Hop)
4.6 - I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles (Pop)
1.12 - Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Rock)
2.6 - Superstition - Stevie Wonder (R&B)
3.6 - Nuthin' But A G Thang - Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg (Hip Hop)
4.6 - I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles (Pop)
Chaos Commish
Footballguy
I choose not to rock.
I think we've given the squibbles a somewhat dated version of country. We started out with a dated male version. Soon rectified that with dated female country. I'm no help bringing our alien inquisitors up to date, because a good definition of country has to include Willie. There's so many better known songs to go to, but this heartache from 1963 with its country and western strings and vocal phrasing wreaks Willie and the bittersweetness in right proper country ballads. Right up there with So Lonesome for me.
3.xx Willie Nelson - Half a Man
No surprise hip hop is the least popular genre in this thing, and while not a criticism of any chosen songs, the scarcity could leave the squibbles misinformed a little. Hip hop's Mount Rushmore is missing some heads. This one is Kanye's featuring Jay Z with Nicki Minaj crushing the finale. The extra cool bonus is the song is sometimes listed as Kanye West and Bon Iver featuring Jay, Nicki and Rick Ross. Bon Iver in da posse! Horrorcore from a beautiful dark twisted fantasy.
4.xx Kanye West - Monster
I think we've given the squibbles a somewhat dated version of country. We started out with a dated male version. Soon rectified that with dated female country. I'm no help bringing our alien inquisitors up to date, because a good definition of country has to include Willie. There's so many better known songs to go to, but this heartache from 1963 with its country and western strings and vocal phrasing wreaks Willie and the bittersweetness in right proper country ballads. Right up there with So Lonesome for me.
3.xx Willie Nelson - Half a Man
No surprise hip hop is the least popular genre in this thing, and while not a criticism of any chosen songs, the scarcity could leave the squibbles misinformed a little. Hip hop's Mount Rushmore is missing some heads. This one is Kanye's featuring Jay Z with Nicki Minaj crushing the finale. The extra cool bonus is the song is sometimes listed as Kanye West and Bon Iver featuring Jay, Nicki and Rick Ross. Bon Iver in da posse! Horrorcore from a beautiful dark twisted fantasy.
4.xx Kanye West - Monster
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