Desert Island Song Draft - Alphabet thievery afoot - Thievery abounds, XTC and Queen popular. Starting Round 25. Chaos coming (2 Viewers)

[Pip's Invitation]

Busy day at work today, we have three conferences going. I'll make my picks in a few. Tomorrow and Saturday will be the same, so you can skip me until Sunday. I'll pop in when I can.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I realize Binky is ITC, but he just gave me lists for each letter and left it to my discretion which letter to take. I want to be thoughtful about the selection but need to do some work first.

Go by Scrabble tile values. That's what I've sort of been doing.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Anyone see a way out of this?

Sounds like stuff that should have been covered before we started.

I suggest just apply common sense and hear appeals on a case-by-case basis. This isn't a court of law.

 

[Hov34]

I need to get away from this board for awhile

It's your thread, so impose your rules. Make them kneel before Zod.

I agree. What you says goes.

 

[krista4]

Anyone see a way out of this?

I thought the way you'd outlined it was perfectly reasonable and reasonably perfect.

 

[krista4]

I suggest just apply common sense and hear appeals on a case-by-case basis. This isn't a court of law.

This is what he's been doing, and it works for me, too!

 

[krista4]

I realize Binky is ITC, but he just gave me lists for each letter and left it to my discretion which letter to take. I want to be thoughtful about the selection but need to do some work first.

Go by Scrabble tile values. That's what I've sort of been doing.

I went with "D" on the first pick, because he'd given me relatively fewer to choose from there, and it seemed like a lot of people still needed that letter and they could become scarce. Guess I need to figure out something similar for the next one. Or just go with one of the obvious choices.

 

[PIK95]

I realize Binky is ITC, but he just gave me lists for each letter and left it to my discretion which letter to take. I want to be thoughtful about the selection but need to do some work first.

Go by Scrabble tile values. That's what I've sort of been doing.

I went with "D" on the first pick, because he'd given me relatively fewer to choose from there, and it seemed like a lot of people still needed that letter and they could become scarce. Guess I need to figure out something similar for the next one. Or just go with one of the obvious choices.

Ironically D was my strongest letter along with R. So many great choices.

 

[krista4]

OK, he looks a little lighter on L choices, too:

18.Binky Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Needle and the Spoon

 

[krista4]

I think @landrys hat is ITC with Pip and JML now.

 

[landrys hat]

18.Z - Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - San Ber'dino

Frank Zappa - San Ber'dino (Visualizer)

Official Audio for San Ber'dino performed by Frank Zappa #FrankZappa #SanBerdino

www.youtube.com

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Round 17:

Bob Mould -- Tomorrow Morning

Since I already used H and there are a squillion options for S.

Round 18:

The Police -- When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around

They're still available? Did we burn out on them in the worldwide countdown?

Used: A, B, E, F, H, I, J, K, M, O, P, Q, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

 

[krista4]

My like was for Bob Mould, specifically.

 

[Ilov80s]

My like was for Bob Mould, specifically.

Mine was for The Police, specifically

 

[Pip's Invitation]

My like was for Bob Mould, specifically.

My like was for Bob Mould, specifically.

Mine was for The Police, specifically

 

[Eephus]

At this stage I seem mostly to be selecting songs I've had stuck in my head. This one has been in there today:

18.k4 Guided By Voices - Echos Myron

A Robert Pollard top 31 would be interesting although I'm not sure if Bob himself has listened to everything he's released.

 

[rockaction]

Round 16.xx

F - Fontaines D.C. - Big

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

youtu.be

Dublin in the rain is mine/A pregnant city with a Catholic mind
My childhood was small/But I'm gonna big

used: B, E, F, G, J, K, O, P, Q, S, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

need: A, C, D, H, I, L, M, N, R, T

 

[Eephus]

No idea if I owe one or two but since I'm here and I have a themed pair, I'll let 'em both rip.

 

[Eephus]

Today's theme is guitar heroes with distinctive personal styles whom we've lost in 2023.

17.V - Tom Verlaine - Breakin' My Heart​

(December 13, 1949 – January 28, 2023)

Breakin' My Heart

Provided to YouTube by Rhino/ElektraBreakin' My Heart · Tom VerlaineTom Verlaine℗ 1979 Elektra RecordsGuitar: Adey Wilson -Percussion: Allan SchwartzbergPian...

www.youtube.com

 

[Eephus]

18.L - David Lindley - Mercury Blues​

March 21, 1944 – March 3, 2023

David Lindley - Mercury Blues

Summer song number one!

www.youtube.com

 

[Eephus]

We could declare something like Acclaimed Music as authoritative for surname/stagename disputes.

 

[Eephus]

Loaf, Meat seriously?

 

[PIK95]

Loaf, Meat seriously?

Need some brown gravy please.

 

[PIK95]

We could declare something like Acclaimed Music as authoritative for surname/stagename disputes.

Having the commish rule with an Iron fist has actually been kinda satisfying, and definitely fun. Even though I am only one for two, I'm ok with it.

 

[Hov34]

Round 18:

The Police -- When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around

They're still available? Did we burn out on them in the worldwide countdown?

Used: A, B, E, F, H, I, J, K, M, O, P, Q, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

I took Petty early on and was hoping someone would steal and then I would have gone here.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Meat Loaf is an M. Calling him Mr Loaf would be very odd.

But The New York Times did it!

I rest my case.

 

[Steve Tasker]

16.W - Wu-Tang Clan - "Protect Ya Neck"

Apparently I'm looking to corner the market on songs featuring Inspectah Deck.

B, C, F, G, I, J, N, O, P, Q, R, U, V, W, Y, Z

 

[Hov34]

Can someone smarter than me (all of you) tell me if I'm in the chamber? I think I'm close - but not sure if these last few were just make-up picks

 

[Steve Tasker]

Can someone smarter than me (all of you) tell me if I'm in the chamber? I think I'm close - but not sure if these last few were just make-up picks

I think we've all just entered the 36 chambers.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Can someone smarter than me (all of you) tell me if I'm in the chamber? I think I'm close - but not sure if these last few were just make-up picks

Yes. Landrys went so now you can.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I seem to be up.

Round 18.D - The Starlight Lounge Presents: The Doobie Brothers - Black Water

I have no idea why they are still on the board. So many lovely harmonies.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Can someone smarter than me (all of you) tell me if I'm in the chamber? I think I'm close - but not sure if these last few were just make-up picks

Yes. Landrys went so now you can.

I just know I pick after/before Eephus. Blame him if I mess up.

 

[Steve Tasker]

17.E - Emancipator - "Ocelot"

Now that my mix has a little trip hop with the Zero 7 pick, we'll add a little more with Emancipator.

B, C, E, F, G, I, J, N, O, P, Q, R, U, V, W, Y, Z

 

[zamboni]

I seem to be up.

Round 18.D - The Starlight Lounge Presents: The Doobie Brothers - Black Water

I have no idea why they are still on the board. So many lovely harmonies.

Which Doobie you be?

 

[Steve Tasker]

Calling my shot that, knock on wood, 8 of my last 9 picks will be jazz hip-hop artists (I reserve the right to figure X out later), and I'll be able to finish the full 26 rounds with zero white male vocals.

 

[krista4]

Calling my shot that, knock on wood, 8 of my last 9 picks will be jazz hip-hop artists (I reserve the right to figure X out later), and I'll be able to finish the full 26 rounds with zero white male vocals.

Nice!!

 

[Eephus]

Meat Loaf is an M. Calling him Mr Loaf would be very odd.

But The New York Times did it!

I rest my case.

Urban myth

No, We Didn’t Call Him ‘Mr. Loaf.’ (Mostly.) (Published 2022)

After the rock singer Meat Loaf died Thursday, one small question — trivial, really — surfaced again. Did The Times really call him “Mr. Loaf” in its pages?

www.nytimes.com

 

[Eephus]

Calling my shot that, knock on wood, 8 of my last 9 picks will be jazz hip-hop artists (I reserve the right to figure X out later), and I'll be able to finish the full 26 rounds with zero white male vocals.

Hands off my Queen Latifah

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I seem to be up.

Round 18.D - The Starlight Lounge Presents: The Doobie Brothers - Black Water

I have no idea why they are still on the board. So many lovely harmonies.

Which Doobie you be?

Dooby dooby doo.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Meat Loaf is an M. Calling him Mr Loaf would be very odd.

But The New York Times did it!

I rest my case.

Urban myth

No, We Didn’t Call Him ‘Mr. Loaf.’ (Mostly.) (Published 2022)

After the rock singer Meat Loaf died Thursday, one small question — trivial, really — surfaced again. Did The Times really call him “Mr. Loaf” in its pages?

www.nytimes.com

Didn't really think they had.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Owe 2 picks
Pik95
Charli XCX BOOM Clap
Ice Cube -It Was a Good Day

Hov34
Jim James - Throwback (Distortion)
Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know

zamboni
The Call - "The Walls Came Down"
Derek and the Dominos - "Little Wing"

John Maddens Lunchbox
Pet Shop Boys - Casanova in Hell (live) Sung by Rufus Wainwright
R18 - Röyksopp - Remind Me

Rockaction
Hanoi Rocks - Cheyenne
Aesop Rock - Cycles To Gehenna


Owes 1 pick
Tuffnutt
Smashing Pumpkins- Mayonaise

R18
18.16 Otb_lifer Jet Boy/Jet Girl - The Damned
18.17 Ilov80s Hip Hop Hooray by Naughty by Nature

R19
19.01 Ilov80s - Put On by Jeezy featuring Kanye West
19.02 Otb_lifer Deadly Skies - Hüsker Dü
19.03 Mrs. Rannous Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
19.04 Eephus
19.05 Pik95 - A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
19.06 Rockaction - The Rapture - Olio
19.07 Steve Tasker
19.09 Tuffnutt Band of Horses- The Funeral
19.10. Hov34 Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It
19.11 Landrys hat - Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats - Death's Door
19.12 New Binky the Doormat The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)
19.13 Yo Mama Talk Talk - It’s My Life
19.14 Zamboni Loggins & Messina - "Angry Eyes"
19.15 Krista4 First Aid Kit - Emmylou
19.16 John Maddens Lunchbox
19.17 Pip’s Invitation Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young -- Almost Cut My Hair

R20
20.01 Pip’s Invitation Grandaddy -- He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot
20.02 John Maddens Lunchbox
20.03 Krista4 The New Pornographers - Sing Me Spanish Techno
20.04 Zamboni
20.05 Yo Mama Wolfmother - White Unicorn
20.06 New Binky the Doormat Mott the Hoople - Roll Away the Stone
20.07 Landrys hat Amyl and the Sniffers - Security
20.08 Hov34 Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)
20.09 Tuffnutt
20.11 Steve Tasker
20.12 Rockaction Dogs D'Amour - I Don't Want You To Go
20.13 Pik95
20.14 Eephus
20.15 Mrs. Rannous
20.16 Otb_lifer
20.17 Ilov80s

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Just a reminder
Once you make the 20th pick, you can drop out at anytime, saving all your selections and stop them from being stolen.
You need to announce it though. If you dont make your 21st pick onwards, your picks can still be stolen

 

[Ilov80s]

Alright let’s pump up for the weekend

18.7 Ocean Views by Nipsey Hussle

19.1 Put On by Jeezy featuring Kanye West

A,D,E,F,H,I,J,K,L,N,O,Q,T,U,V,W,X,Y, Z

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

R17 - Pet Shop Boys - Casanova in Hell (live) Sung by Rufus Wainwright

 

[otb_lifer]

18.xx

let's keep the crassics rolllin' ...

Jet Boy/Jet Girl - The Damned

yes, adapted from that Frenchie cat who were heavy on the trampoline schtick.

this are prime Damned - absurd anarchist theater.




(a,b,c,d,e,f,g,i,j,k,m,o,p,q,r,v,w,z off the bored for me)

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Strategically skipping Q

R18 - Röyksopp - Remind Me

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

18.xx

let's keep the crassics rolllin' ...

Jet Boy/Jet Girl - The Damned

yes, adapted from that Frenchie cat who were heavy on the trampoline schtick.

this are prime Damned - absurd anarchist theater.




(a,b,c,d,e,f,g,i,j,k,m,o,p,q,r,v,w,z off the bored for me)

Not many songs about Males doing the deed on other males.
No wonder the French version was a global hit

 

[otb_lifer]

18.xx

let's keep the crassics rolllin' ...

Jet Boy/Jet Girl - The Damned

yes, adapted from that Frenchie cat who were heavy on the trampoline schtick.

this are prime Damned - absurd anarchist theater.




(a,b,c,d,e,f,g,i,j,k,m,o,p,q,r,v,w,z off the bored for me)

Not many songs about Males doing the deed on other males.
No wonder the French version was a global hit

i believe it are a gender fluid tune - fits all comers, ya know?

btw, i know Bernie wrote the lyrics for Elton ... but "while little dirt cowboys/turn brown in their saddles" is ... uhhh - suggestive.

and red, rosey apples in summer ...

NTTAWWT

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Round 19.L - Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love

I think I'm up. I'm pretty much just trusting The Force here.

 

[otb_lifer]

19.xx

hard/fast/rules, baby ...

Deadly Skies - Hüsker Dü

let that be a lesson to other bands who umlaut their "Ü" on how to rip faces with a wicked sense of humor.

a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,m,o,p,q,r,w,v,z off my bingko cardt.