Favorite 31 Songs by US Artists According to a Bunch of Middle-Aged Dummies (1 Viewer)

[Yankee23Fan]

@krista4 this was an excellent thread, discussion and exercise. Kudos on everything and to all your assistants with the various parts of it. This thread is an example of the goodness that has always been this place, even in the depths of other things that are not allowed to be mentioned anymore that I took way too much part in.

I look forward to the next one. Thanks for having me.

 

[Don Quixote]

Congrats to our contest winners! We had a three-way tie for the winner of the initial contest, but on the tiebreaker @Don Quixote takes the crown by guessing “God Only Knows” as the next highest finishing song.

Chance for Hope Foundation for my charity of choice. Thanks!

 

[Uruk-Hai]

ditkaburgers:

The Way – Fastball
(new artist)

Whoa. Did not see this coming. I freaking love this record.

You done good @Eephus

 

[krista4]

Congrats to our contest winners! We had a three-way tie for the winner of the initial contest, but on the tiebreaker @Don Quixote takes the crown by guessing “God Only Knows” as the next highest finishing song.

Chance for Hope Foundation for my charity of choice. Thanks!

Today is Chance's birthday. This is perfect. @bigbottom

 

[krista4]

ditkaburgers:

The Way – Fastball
(new artist)

Whoa. Did not see this coming. I freaking love this record.

You done good @Eephus

When Eephus sent those picks along, he expressed surprise at this one. I wonder if he got the story behind it yet? I always associate this song with my mom, who loved it at the time. Spanning generations!

 

[Chaos34]

I'm a sucker for 3/4 time so I really liked the Ben Folds Five song as well. Nice melody, lovely arrangement,

Jimmy Buffett wrote Living and Dying in Three Quarter Time in three quarter time. Just sayin'.

 

[AAABatteries]

Congrats to our contest winners! We had a three-way tie for the winner of the initial contest, but on the tiebreaker @Don Quixote takes the crown by guessing “God Only Knows” as the next highest finishing song.

In the “last four in” contest, @AAABatteries wins also via a tiebreaker, having correctly guessed two of the four – The Beach Boys and Marvin Gaye. @Chaz McNulty , @KarmaPolice , @MAC_32 and @Val Rannous also correctly identified two of the four, but AAA correctly chose the Beach Boys as the highest scoring artist, as they ended up at #4. I decided later that my tiebreaker sucked a little and that I should have done lowest sum of the rankings of the four artists selected, but guess what? AAA won on that basis, too, with a total of 43 points for The Beach Boys (4th), R.E.M. (12th), Marvin Gaye (9th), and Pearl Jam (TIE for 18th).

Winners, please let us know your charities!

Chance for Hope for me!

 

[AAABatteries]

songs with the most top 10 votes

• The Boxer – six (of six!)
• Superstition – five (of seven)
• Smells Like Teen Spirit – four (of six)
• God Only Knows – four (of seven)
• What a Wonderful World – three (of three)
• (Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay – three (of four)
• Little Red Corvette – three (of four)

I had all 7 of these in my 25 and 5 of them in my top 10. Just call me Chalky McChalkFace.

 

[jwb]

I love the Fillmore East album. The entire thing is perfection, but Whipping Post is the jewel. Everything just comes together, and really shows just how good/tight that band was, and how they could all go off and do their thing and still bring it all back together at a moment's notice. I never get tired of it.

My cat would always hop up on the arm of my recliner when I listen to albums, and she really seemed to like this one for some reason - she'd purr and purr along with Duane and Dickey. She's ancient now (almost 19) and isn't hopping up on anything these days. In fact she can't climb stairs and does not like to be carried anymore so her days of recliner listening are done (my main listening area is upstairs). But I'll still stream this to the sonos every now and again for her, and my old rock and roll cat still purrs to whipping post - it's kind of bizarre, but I'll take it.

 

[Manster]

Return of the Grievous Angel......
I admit I was ignorant to Gram Parsons before this excercise. When I first fired up that song I didn't know what to expect. I was left wondering what's the big deal with this guy? Sounds like a pretty basic country duet..... Well I've listened a few times now, and I gotta say, Parsons has grown on me.....I'm not even sure why.....

 

[AAABatteries]

Congrats to our contest winners! We had a three-way tie for the winner of the initial contest, but on the tiebreaker @Don Quixote takes the crown by guessing “God Only Knows” as the next highest finishing song.

Chance for Hope Foundation for my charity of choice. Thanks!

Today is Chance's birthday. This is perfect. @bigbottom

Not enough hearts to go around. Good work @Don Quixote and @krista4 !

 

[jwb]

ok, now that we're done (so awesome @krista4 - thank you so much for doing this), a few surprises.

If I remember correctly, there's no George Thorogood anywhere. That's very surprising to me. But then again, I didn't pick him either.

In a "how could I miss this song" moment, I really should have gotten Donnie Iris' Ah! Leah! in there because I love it.

 

[Chaos34]

Return of the Grievous Angel......
I admit I was ignorant to Gram Parsons before this excercise. When I first fired up that song I didn't know what to expect. I was left wondering what's the big deal with this guy? Sounds like a pretty basic country duet..... Well I've listened a few times now, and I gotta say, Parsons has grown on me.....I'm not even sure why.....

When my kid played the #10s playlist in the bar it was the first track. She didn't like it and it was dashing her hopes for the rest, but then some guy said it was his favorite song and asked to hear it again.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Return of the Grievous Angel......
I admit I was ignorant to Gram Parsons before this excercise. When I first fired up that song I didn't know what to expect. I was left wondering what's the big deal with this guy? Sounds like a pretty basic country duet..... Well I've listened a few times now, and I gotta say, Parsons has grown on me.....I'm not even sure why.....

He’s also the singer in the Flying Burrito Brothers - which is on the list of #1 songs just posted.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Thanks @krista4 , @Hawks64 @falguy and @simey for all of your work in making this thread such a success.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Uruk-Hai:

Drift Away - Dobie Gray

When I first started compiling this list, I knew what my Top 3 were gonna be. And I knew this was gonna be my #1.

Two others chose it earlier. To be honest, I was kinda pissed at first, but then I thought about it for a minute (as most of my upcoming choices got sniped) and was happy they did. I don't need my tastes in music validated, and I'm so glad that others loved this record the way I do.

As for the performance itself, broken down into segments, it's fairly pedestrian. Dobie Gray was a good singer, but not transcendent. The lyrics aren't clever, just stating the truth. The band is doing everything required of them, but there's nothing that would make anyone forget Jamerson or Cropper.

And yet, the whole beats the parts here. Everything works. It's all seamless and delivers a message that's gotten me through many a rough struggle. Call it "rock", call it "soul", call it "country" - it's all three and more and genre labels don't mean a damned thing. All that matters is how it all comes together.

I posted 90-some pages ago that I kind of treated this as biography. And it is. Of course, there are 20,000 records I could substitute for almost any of my choices and told the Story Of Me.

Don't you guys see? It doesn't matter WHAT you love. What matters is THAT you love.

The chorus is the most famous part of this wonderful piece of art, but I love the bridge the best:

And when my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when I'm feelin' blue
The guitar's comin' through to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you've given me
I want you to know I believe in your song
And rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You've helped me along
Makin' me strong

 

[AAABatteries]

Did anybody vet Nathaniel Ratliffe?

This should have been in my 25:

I Need Never Get Old

I freaking love this song and that whole album.

 

[jwb]

Uruk-Hai:

Drift Away - Dobie Gray

When I first started compiling this list, I knew what my Top 3 were gonna be. And I knew this was gonna be my #1.

Two others chose it earlier. To be honest, I was kinda pissed at first, but then I thought about it for a minute (as most of my upcoming choices got sniped) and was happy they did. I don't need my tastes in music validated, and I'm so glad that others loved this record the way I do.

As for the performance itself, broken down into segments, it's fairly pedestrian. Dobie Gray was a good singer, but not transcendent. The lyrics aren't clever, just stating the truth. The band is doing everything required of them, but there's nothing that would make anyone forget Jamerson or Cropper.

And yet, the whole beats the parts here. Everything works. It's all seamless and delivers a message that's gotten me through many a rough struggle. Call it "rock", call it "soul", call it "country" - it's all three and more and genre labels don't mean a damned thing. All that matters is how it all comes together.

I posted 90-some pages ago that I kind of treated this as biography. And it is. Of course, there are 20,000 records I could substitute for almost any of my choices and told the Story Of Me.

Don't you guys see? It doesn't matter WHAT you love. What matters is THAT you love.

The chorus is the most famous part of this wonderful piece of art, but I love the bridge the best:

And when my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when I'm feelin' blue
The guitar's comin' through to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you've given me
I want you to know I believe in your song
And rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You've helped me along
Makin' me strong

I think it's awesome that he calls out the Beach Boys

(heh I know that's not the lyric but I thought it was for years, along with probably a billion other people)

Great song.

 

[Zegras11]

And when my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when I'm feelin' blue
The guitar's comin' through to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you've given me
I want you to know I believe in your song
And rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You've helped me along
Makin' me strong

Ain't this the ****ing truth.

hahahahaha... so glad I pissed you off GB.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I love the Fillmore East album. The entire thing is perfection, but Whipping Post is the jewel. Everything just comes together, and really shows just how good/tight that band was, and how they could all go off and do their thing and still bring it all back together at a moment's notice. I never get tired of it.

My cat would always hop up on the arm of my recliner when I listen to albums, and she really seemed to like this one for some reason - she'd purr and purr along with Duane and Dickey. She's ancient now (almost 19) and isn't hopping up on anything these days. In fact she can't climb stairs and does not like to be carried anymore so her days of recliner listening are done (my main listening area is upstairs). But I'll still stream this to the sonos every now and again for her, and my old rock and roll cat still purrs to whipping post - it's kind of bizarre, but I'll take it.

"Whipping Post" (in whatever version by ABB) makes all of the Brit hard-rockers sound like fey little kindergartners. It's impossible for a song to be more powerful without rupturing everything in the world.

Along with "Stand By Me", I regret leaving this one out the most. It wasn't even on my "last 5 out" list, which I can only attribute to stupidity.

 

[falguy]

Did anybody vet Nathaniel Ratliffe?

This should have been in my 25:

I Need Never Get Old

I freaking love this song and that whole album.

I love this tune. I didn't really consider much newer stuff but I definitely have this in heavy rotation. Also love S.O.B.

 

[Manster]

Return of the Grievous Angel......
I admit I was ignorant to Gram Parsons before this excercise. When I first fired up that song I didn't know what to expect. I was left wondering what's the big deal with this guy? Sounds like a pretty basic country duet..... Well I've listened a few times now, and I gotta say, Parsons has grown on me.....I'm not even sure why.....

He’s also the singer in the Flying Burrito Brothers - which is on the list of #1 songs just posted.

That's right! I remember now reading that when I looked him up after listening to Grievous Angel.

I just fired up #1 hot burrito......maybe I have the maturity of a 15 year, but the first thing I thought was the burrito thing is a sexual reference....."Once upon a time, you let me feel you deep inside".

 

[bigbottom]

Congrats to our contest winners! We had a three-way tie for the winner of the initial contest, but on the tiebreaker @Don Quixote takes the crown by guessing “God Only Knows” as the next highest finishing song.

Chance for Hope Foundation for my charity of choice. Thanks!

Today is Chance's birthday. This is perfect. @bigbottom

Not enough hearts to go around. Good work @Don Quixote and @krista4 !

My heart is full. Many thanks to all of you. Chance would have been 23 years old today. That you all continue to think of him and support Chance for Hope means the world to me. Tears are streaming down my face right now.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Congrats to our contest winners! We had a three-way tie for the winner of the initial contest, but on the tiebreaker @Don Quixote takes the crown by guessing “God Only Knows” as the next highest finishing song.

Chance for Hope Foundation for my charity of choice. Thanks!

Today is Chance's birthday. This is perfect. @bigbottom

Not enough hearts to go around. Good work @Don Quixote and @krista4 !

My heart is full. Many thanks to all of you. Chance would have been 23 years old today. That you all continue to think of him and support Chance for Hope means the world to me. Tears are streaming down my face right now.

You're not crying, I am.

On a lesser note, it would have been cool to have you in this competition.

 

[shuke]

Biggest surprises to me:
The love for the Gram Parsons song.
The lack of love for Hotel California. Although I'm not complaining.

Later tonight after some beers I'll post my thoughts on shocking omissions.

 

[shuke]

shuke:

Eyes of the World - Grateful Dead
(new song)

I'll just copy what I posted about this from my top 1200 thread:

Ate the ripe age of 16 years and one month, my parents let me go with 3 other guys from Dayton to Cincinnati to see the Grateful Dead. My life would never be the same. I didn't know many of the songs I heard at the time, but I loved it all, including this song played in the second set and straight into drums.

The live album I linked to was released in April 1991, right before I graduated high school. I bought it immediately. Later that fall, my good friends and I drove up to Cleveland to see the Dead play at the Richfield Coliseum. I can't remember if I had started school at UC yet, but this was with my high school friends, and were all parting different ways. The show was where the Cavs used to play, but was out in the middle of nowhere. There was a campground nearby where we stayed with thousands others, and we able to walk to and from the show(s). I believe there were two that weekend but can't remember if we went to both. Regardless, it was one of the greatest weekends of my life.

I know others may point to better versions of the song, there are some great ones with Branford Marsalis on sax. But I've listen to this live album more than anything in my life. And probably this song more than any other.

 

[shuke]

Also @KarmaPolice, this would be a great introductory show to the Dead. Just search "One From The Vault" on Spotify or wherever. The opening with Bill Graham introducing the band members and then band driving right into "Help On The Way" sends chills down my spine.

 

[scorchy]

Thanks Krista and to everyone who participated. It's been both fun and educational. The latter is especially true for someone whose knowledge of non-country music from prior to the mid-to-late 70s is woefully limited.

I didn't know 11 of the #1s posted today, which I guess isn't that surprising given that an all-time favorite song is likely to be a highly personal thing.

Among the aggregate top 20, I came into this thing already knowing 19. The one I didn't - The Boxer. No joke.

Looking forward to the British Isles. Already putting my list together so I have plenty of time to vet.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Amazing work by @krista4 , @falguy, @Hawks64 and everyone else. This was a ton of fun.

Can’t wait for the British Isles one. We’ll see how many of us listened to The Smiths in college.

 

[Tau837]

@krista4 this was an excellent thread, discussion and exercise. Kudos on everything and to all your assistants with the various parts of it. This thread is an example of the goodness that has always been this place

ok, now that we're done (so awesome @krista4 - thank you so much for doing this)

Thanks @krista4 , @Hawks64 @falguy and @simey for all of your working in making this thread such a success.

Amazing work by @krista4 , @falguy, @Hawks64 and everyone else. This was a ton of fun.

 

[landrys hat]

My last 5 out

Be Thankful For You Got by William DeVaughn
Roadhouse Blues by The Doors
Mahgeetah by My Morning Jacket
Dearly Departed by Shakey Graves and Esme Patterson
Now We Can See by The Thermals

Thanks to all (especially whoever picked Guy Clark. been listening to him a lot the past two weeks. that guy has a ton of great songs).

 

[Tau837]

My top 10 from round 1 excluding my own choice:

• @DrIanMalcolm : Little Red Corvette - Prince
• @Pip's Invitation : Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
• @KarmaPolice : The Day I Tried to Live - Soundgarden
• @MAC_32 : Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen
• @simsarge : Straight On – Heart
• @landrys hat : (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
• @Sullie : Wall of Denial - Stevie Ray Vaughn
• @falguy : Turn the Page - Bob Seger
• @Zegras11 : Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
• @AAABatteries : God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

Great final round! Straight On is my favorite Heart song and almost made my top 36. I also very strongly considered taking Jungleland as my top Bruce song.

 

[Tau837]

I believe I had 21 songs in my top 31 that were not on any other lists:

1. Black (1991), from Ten - Pearl Jam
2. Wildflowers (1994), from Wildflowers - Tom Petty (solo)
3. Friend of a Friend (2005), from In Your Honor - Foo Fighters
4. In the End (2001), from Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park
5. Show Me How to Live (2002), from Audioslave - Audioslave
6. The Warmth (1999), from Make Yourself - Incubus
7. You Got Lucky (1982), from Long After Dark - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
8. A Pirate Looks at Forty (1975), from A1A - Jimmy Buffett
9. Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang (1992), from The Chronic - Dr. Dre with Snoop Dogg
10. Cold Shot (1974), from Couldn’t Stand the Weather - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
11. California Love (1995), from All Eyez on Me - 2Pac with Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman
12. Killing in the Name (1992), from Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
13. Crossing a Line (2018), from Post Traumatic - Mike Shinoda
14. Moving in Stereo (1978), from The Cars - The Cars
15. Here Comes a Regular (1985), from Tim - The Replacements
16. Inside My Head (1989), from Fun & Games - The Connells
17. He Still Loves Me (2003), from The Fighting Temptations: Music from the Motion Picture - Beyonce and Walter Williams Sr.
18. The King of the World (2001), from Lonelyland - Bob Schneider
19. No Sleep till Brooklyn (1987), from Licensed to Ill - Beastie Boys
20. It Was a Very Good Year (1965), from September of My Years – Frank Sinatra
21. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (1981), from Bella Donna – Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Wonder who had the most?

 

[Hawks64]

Number 1:


krista4:

The Ballad of El Goodo - Big Star
(duplicate – second vote)


Just Win Baby:

Black (1991), from Ten - Pearl Jam
(new song)


simey:

Return of the Grievous Angel - Gram Parsons
(duplicate – fourth vote)


scorchy:

Three Days - Jane's Addiction
(duplicate – second vote)


neal cassady:

Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan
(duplicate – second vote)


Uruk-Hai:

Drift Away - Dobie Gray
(duplicate – third vote)


Yankee23Fan:

The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
(duplicate – sixth vote)


Manster:

Sanctuary – Elder
(new song)


shuke:

Eyes of the World - Grateful Dead
(new song)


rockaction:

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Marvin Gaye
(new song)


Mrs. Rannous:

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
(duplicate – second vote)


New Binky the Doormat:

The Want of a Nail – Todd Rundgren
(new song)


Pip’s Invitation:

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
(duplicate – sixth vote)


Dr. Octopus:

Whipping Post – The Allman Brothers Band
(duplicate – second AND third votes today!)


Val Rannous:

The Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel
(duplicate – second vote)


Chaz McNulty:

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
(new artist)


Don Quixote:

Feeling Good - Nina Simone
(new song)


Sullie:

Wall of Denial - Stevie Ray Vaughn
(new song)


jwb:

Whipping Post (At Fillmore East version) – The Allman Brothers Band
(duplicate – third vote)


DrIanMalcolm:

Little Red Corvette, Prince
(duplicate – fourth vote)


Hawks64:

Love on The Weekend - John Mayer
(new song)


MAC_32:

Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen
(new song)


falguy:

Turn the Page - Bob Seger
(duplicate – third vote)


simsarge:

Straight On – Heart
(new song)


worrierking:

Desperados under the Eaves - Warren Zevon
(new song)


Eephus:

I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
(new song)


Hov34:

Love and Happiness - Al Green
(new song)


ditkaburgers:

The Way – Fastball
(new artist)


AAABatteries:

God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
(duplicate – seventh vote)


landryshat:

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
(duplicate – fourth vote)


Zegras11:

Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
(duplicate – third vote)


Ilov80s:

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Aretha Franklin
(duplicate – second vote)


Oliver Humanzee:

Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
(duplicate – third vote)


The Dreaded Marco:

Hot Burrito #1 - The Flying Burrito Brothers
(new artist)


Doug B:

Look What You've Done to Me - Boz Scaggs
(new artist)


KarmaPolice:

The Day I Tried to Live - Soundgarden
(new song)

The #1s!!!111111!!!!!!!!1!!!!!1 We did it!!!111111!!1!ONE!!!11111!

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I believe I had 21 songs in my top 31 that were not on any other lists:

1. Black (1991), from Ten - Pearl Jam
2. Wildflowers (1994), from Wildflowers - Tom Petty (solo)
3. Friend of a Friend (2005), from In Your Honor - Foo Fighters
4. In the End (2001), from Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park
5. Show Me How to Live (2002), from Audioslave - Audioslave
6. The Warmth (1999), from Make Yourself - Incubus
7. You Got Lucky (1982), from Long After Dark - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
8. A Pirate Looks at Forty (1975), from A1A - Jimmy Buffett
9. Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang (1992), from The Chronic - Dr. Dre with Snoop Dogg
10. Cold Shot (1974), from Couldn’t Stand the Weather - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
11. California Love (1995), from All Eyez on Me - 2Pac with Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman
12. Killing in the Name (1992), from Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
13. Crossing a Line (2018), from Post Traumatic - Mike Shinoda
14. Moving in Stereo (1978), from The Cars - The Cars
15. Here Comes a Regular (1985), from Tim - The Replacements
16. Inside My Head (1989), from Fun & Games - The Connells
17. He Still Loves Me (2003), from The Fighting Temptations: Music from the Motion Picture - Beyonce and Walter Williams Sr.
18. The King of the World (2001), from Lonelyland - Bob Schneider
19. No Sleep till Brooklyn (1987), from Licensed to Ill - Beastie Boys
20. It Was a Very Good Year (1965), from September of My Years – Frank Sinatra
21. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (1981), from Bella Donna – Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Wonder who had the most?

It’s gotta be OH.

 

[Manster]

I believe I had 21 songs in my top 31 that were not on any other lists:

1. Black (1991), from Ten - Pearl Jam
2. Wildflowers (1994), from Wildflowers - Tom Petty (solo)
3. Friend of a Friend (2005), from In Your Honor - Foo Fighters
4. In the End (2001), from Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park
5. Show Me How to Live (2002), from Audioslave - Audioslave
6. The Warmth (1999), from Make Yourself - Incubus
7. You Got Lucky (1982), from Long After Dark - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
8. A Pirate Looks at Forty (1975), from A1A - Jimmy Buffett
9. Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang (1992), from The Chronic - Dr. Dre with Snoop Dogg
10. Cold Shot (1974), from Couldn’t Stand the Weather - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
11. California Love (1995), from All Eyez on Me - 2Pac with Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman
12. Killing in the Name (1992), from Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
13. Crossing a Line (2018), from Post Traumatic - Mike Shinoda
14. Moving in Stereo (1978), from The Cars - The Cars
15. Here Comes a Regular (1985), from Tim - The Replacements
16. Inside My Head (1989), from Fun & Games - The Connells
17. He Still Loves Me (2003), from The Fighting Temptations: Music from the Motion Picture - Beyonce and Walter Williams Sr.
18. The King of the World (2001), from Lonelyland - Bob Schneider
19. No Sleep till Brooklyn (1987), from Licensed to Ill - Beastie Boys
20. It Was a Very Good Year (1965), from September of My Years – Frank Sinatra
21. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (1981), from Bella Donna – Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Wonder who had the most?

It’s gotta be OH.

I only shared one song, The Silence by Manchester Orchestra, with MAC_32 I believe?It was surprising to me how little they were represented. They had 4 or 5 more I could've easily included.

As for my list not matching up, I expected it. I didn't pick my songs based on cultural significance. I picked what Im currently listening to, and I'm not much of a pop music fan.

 

[Doug B]

It’s gotta be OH.

Either him or me. Others had The Cars "Drive", but I think I might have gone 30 out of 31. Need to check to be sure.

EDIT: Ah, didn't see Manster's post.

 

[worrierking]

I can't believe it's over!! Maybe this weekend I'll write up a long post explaining why I love each of my 31 so much. I have a spotify playlist somehwere. I also have about 60 songs on my British Isles list to whittle down.

Was I the only one who picked a Jackson Browne song? I missed the memo explaining that he's no longer cool.

 

[krista4]

I believe I had 21 songs in my top 31 that were not on any other lists:

1. Black (1991), from Ten - Pearl Jam
2. Wildflowers (1994), from Wildflowers - Tom Petty (solo)
3. Friend of a Friend (2005), from In Your Honor - Foo Fighters
4. In the End (2001), from Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park
5. Show Me How to Live (2002), from Audioslave - Audioslave
6. The Warmth (1999), from Make Yourself - Incubus
7. You Got Lucky (1982), from Long After Dark - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
8. A Pirate Looks at Forty (1975), from A1A - Jimmy Buffett
9. Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang (1992), from The Chronic - Dr. Dre with Snoop Dogg
10. Cold Shot (1974), from Couldn’t Stand the Weather - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
11. California Love (1995), from All Eyez on Me - 2Pac with Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman
12. Killing in the Name (1992), from Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
13. Crossing a Line (2018), from Post Traumatic - Mike Shinoda
14. Moving in Stereo (1978), from The Cars - The Cars
15. Here Comes a Regular (1985), from Tim - The Replacements
16. Inside My Head (1989), from Fun & Games - The Connells
17. He Still Loves Me (2003), from The Fighting Temptations: Music from the Motion Picture - Beyonce and Walter Williams Sr.
18. The King of the World (2001), from Lonelyland - Bob Schneider
19. No Sleep till Brooklyn (1987), from Licensed to Ill - Beastie Boys
20. It Was a Very Good Year (1965), from September of My Years – Frank Sinatra
21. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (1981), from Bella Donna – Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Wonder who had the most?

It’s gotta be OH.

Not even close.

 

[falguy]

falguy:

Turn the Page - Bob Seger

@MAC_32 Did I redeem myself?

No matter the chaos going on around me when that song is on (usually while driving not coincidentally) I never miss a single world and if I do 'acknowledge' anyone in my direct vicinity it's to sing along to them. They can continue to yammer about something...anything else and I'm not listening to a damn word they're having to say unless it's Out there in the spotlight you're a million miles away. Choice is theirs.



Yeah I stole your post but I did say I couldn't say it any better.

I love when he stretches out "on the paaaaaaaaaaaaaage ahh" Yeah I know this song inside and out.

 

[falguy]

Sheet now updated for the final round. I'll see if I can play with the data grouping and sorting a bit and come up with anything useful.

Here's one. Of the 35 songs picked in round 31 (KP wasnt around initially) 9 were selected at least 1 more time. Fortunate Son had the most duplicates (was picked 5 times) for a total of 81 points.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I can't believe it's over!! Maybe this weekend I'll write up a long post explaining why I love each of my 31 so much. I have a spotify playlist somehwere. I also have about 60 songs on my British Isles list to whittle down.

Was I the only one who picked a Jackson Browne song? I missed the memo explaining that he's no longer cool.

Uruk-Hai is a JB hater, and around here we respect our elders, so…

 

[MAC_32]

Sorry for the double thunder steal @scorchy . Given the context and timing of @krista4 's comment I suspected it was you and youbwere getting sniped on Nirvana unplugged and Jane's one take ******** epic.

Also, thank you @Just Win Baby for ensuring Black did not get shut out. It's their best, but this is a favorites list so I happily veered.

 

[simey]

Thanks k4 for running this, and thank you to her elves too.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

My new #1s at #1:

Sanctuary - Elder

Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye

Straight On - Heart

The Way - Fastball

 

[shuke]

I was going to say that the most shocking part of this was 5 different John Mayer songs selected. Then I just noticed they were all from one person.

@Hawks64 what's the story here?

 

[simey]

Biggest surprises to me:
The love for the Gram Parsons song.

Why does it surprise you?

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Uruk-Hai is a JB hater, and around here we respect our elders, so…

 

[Hawks64]

I was going to say that the most shocking part of this was 5 different John Mayer songs selected. Then I just noticed they were all from one person.

@Hawks64 what's the story here?

John Mayer is amazing, and top 3 for me all time, and those are by far my favorite songs of his. I'll do a write-up sometime this weekend but the way I approached this was different than most. I didn't care to have 1 song from 31 artists, I wanted my 31 favorite songs, so if that was multiple per artist I was totally fine with it.

 

[Manster]

Biggest surprises to me:
The love for the Gram Parsons song.

Why does it surprise you?

For me, never having listened to him, and then finally listening to him during this, I don't really get it either. He isn't a particularly good singer. Grievous Angel to me, was a pretty standard country duet. Nothing really stands out......clearly, I must be missing something about the cultural importance.....wouldn't be the first time.