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General Malaise Spotify Shuffles Shuke's 1012 Favorite Songs by 1012 Different Artists: 11 Songs in, 2 Green Hearts, 3 Skips (1 Viewer)

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Why am I doing this?  Great question.  I don't remember when, but at some point in our history together as FBG personalities, I became convinced that Shuke was the perfect dance partner for comedic fodder and I like to think that the two of us have done our parts to provide some laughter to this great community over the years.  At the very least, our waistlines have suffered in attempts to make you all smile.  

But we also share a lot of tastes in things like good beers, sports (we both LOVE the Kentucky Derby and think opening day of March Madness should be a national holiday), grilling, getting outdoors with our kids and especially an affinity for good music, which is what brings us here today.  After completing the herculean task of assembling 1012 of his favorite songs from 1012 different artists, I only felt it right to give the online Abbott to my Costello a proper tribute and show my respect for his hard work.  

So yesterday, at 3:30pm PT as I awaited the arrival of my train, I put my earbuds in, opened Spotify, fired up the Shuke 1000 and hit "Shuffle".  What will follow is my reaction to each song as I work my way through it, one song at a time.  I'll be listening to these songs as I commute to work and home via train/walking, sit alone in the office or am at home cooking, grilling or doing dishes (my only alone time at home which is very rare with a family of 7).  I'll be making notes as I go so I can revert to them.  

I am 11 songs deep and I'll spend more time on certain songs than I will on others.  In some instances, I'll be offering alternative songs that are my favorite from that artist, but many of these songs and artists are completely new to me, which is awesome and why I'm so interested in doing this.  When I come across a new song that I like, it'll earn a green heart and will get added to my favorites on Spotify for future listening and research.  If I come across a song I don't like or know already and don't want to hear again, it'll get the skip treatment. I will praise where praise is due and mock accordingly where warranted.   

Ready?  

LESSSSSSSSSSGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 
Song #1:  INXS - Don't Change
Shuke Ranking:  415

Oh, HELL YEAH, we are getting off to a terrific start here!  Shuke and I are roughly the same age, which meant INXS was one of the biggest bands going in our early HS years.  1985's Listen Like Thieves is the album that propelled them to stardom in the States with their first US hit "What You Need".  But these guys were pumping out music before that and I didn't really know that until I saw them in concert in 1988 as they headlined a star studded event at Texas Stadium that featured Guns 'n Roses, Iggy Pop, Ziggy Marley and my personal favorite at the time - The Smithereens (I was perhaps the only 15 year old in the stadium that bought a Smithereens shirt).  They were fresh off their Kick release which was enormously successful.

INXS was awesome live.  Especially following up a pretty awful performance by GnR that was cut short either because the band didn't like the way the sound echoed or because Axel showed his junk but regardless, they were bad and the mood of 65,000 was souring, especially after the remnants of Hurricane Gilbert rolled through and soaked the people who weren't protected by the hole in the roof god used to watch his favorite team play.  INXS turned it all around and sounded amazing.  Man, Hutchence was a hell of a performer.  

INXS played all their hits, but it was their final song of the night that captivated me - it was Don't Change and I loved it so much, I bought 1982's Shabooh Shoobah on tape from Sound Warehouse the following day.  Hard to argue with Shuke on this one, but if I may, I'd like to offer up The One Thing, also from that album.  Great song, great band, damn shame what happened to Michael Hutchence.  

 
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Song #2:  Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago
Shuke Ranking:  539

Okay, this is cool.  It's 3:46pm and I'm on a train.  My father is a train aficionado and an avid blues fan.  He had an incredible record collection that I would admire as a kid and would listen to with him in the evenings.  He would sign and date every record he bought and he had a ton of them.  The man loved the Rolling Stones, Otis Redding and especially Jimmy Reed, who he saw in concert twice as a younger fella (only white kid in the crowd once).  When I was in college, my dad sold all his records and I was pretty devastated by it.  I asked him how much he got and he said "about 3 cases of Budweiser". :mellow:

Anyhow, years later, he bought me a bunch of blues CDs for my birthday.  Amongst them was Robert Johnson's Complete Collection.  "If you're going to listen to the blues, you got start here".  So I texted my dad from the train and asked him what his favorite song by Robert Johnson was since he knows way more about the blues than I do.  His reply - Me and the Devil Blues.

 
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Song #3:  Van Morrison - Into the Mystic
Shuke Ranking:  38

Wow, where to begin here.  Um, alright I'll start with this.  I dated a gal my freshman year of college who went a bit crazy on me, especially after we broke up (to her credit, I did dump her on the way to the airport when she was visiting me in the summer; jerk move, but the gal was loco).  She LOVED the song Brown Eyed Girl and would make me dance with her to it anytime it came on.  I grew to hate that song.  I still grimace when it comes on and if I have control, will turn it off or switch it to something else.  

Fast forward to the year 1998.  I was living with two other guys in a 3 BR Condo by the zoo in Portland.  It was the quintessential bachelor pad; dart board, fridge full of beer, VHS tapes that read "Terms of Endearment" on the white label but were really bad porno movies.  One of my roommates moved out (to this day, the only human I know who moved from Cleveland to Portland and voluntarily moved back) and we had an opening.  Wanting to keep rent down (we were paying $333 a month!!!) we sought out another roommate.  

The new roommate came in the form of a disgruntled young lady from Dallas who wanted to seek adventure. The gal followed her older brother everywhere in life - jobs, sports, college - and now she was following him up to Portland.  Her brother, a dashing fellow with blond hair and brute strength, welcomed her up to Portland with open arms and told her she could take the 3rd bedroom that had opened up.  The other guy - we'll call him Greg because that's his name - was about as milquetoast as they come when it comes to women.  Not a bad looking fellow, but timid, shy and awkward around ladies.  So in the humble estimation of yours truly, posed absolutely no threat to my sister, who preferred football players, guys who played drums or fellows who had a LOT of money.  

Two weeks after my sister moved up to Portland, I was taking a shower at 7am getting ready for work.  I could hear in the other bathroom the sounds of a one Van Morrison in the form a song that also left me scarred - "Moondance".  As I was scrubbing the Head and Shoulders out of my hair, I mused to myself that it was peculiar that Greg was playing Moondance in his shower since he had never listened to music in the shower before and had no interest in Van Morrison.  Even funnier is that my sister loved that song and artist and HEY WAIT A GOOD GOSH DAMN MINUTE!!!!!!! :hot:

And so it was there, in the shower that I discovered my sister and roommate were, uh, 'dating' and that I was now living with a couple.  Van Morrison was moved to my restricted list for life after that.  

But a funny thing happened.  10 years later in 2008 I was fresh of a divorce and began seeing a gal 8 years younger than me.  I always said if I could find a woman that liked Neil Young I would marry her.  Well, I did and I did.  Neil Young, The Beatles, Tracy Chapman, Tom Petty and especially Van Morrison.  My wife's favorite Van Morrison song?  Into the Mystic.  And because of her, I gave Van Morrison another chance and I'm glad I did because I too love this song and have enjoyed discovering a lot of his music that I wouldn't have if she didn't enter my life.  Here's my personal favorite from the same album - Ballerina. 

(these won't all be novels, I promise) 

 
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Song #4:  The Middle East - Blood
Shuke Ranking:  740

Alright, this is why we here.  Never heard of this band nor song before and I liked it.  Got me in all the right spots and earned my very first "GREEN HEART".  :thumbup:

 
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Song #5:  Florence and the Machine - Ship to Wreck
Shuke Ranking:  696

Good little tune.  I don't know much more from this band but I like what I hear when I hear it.  Prefer this song, however.  Her vocal chops are terrific. 

 
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Song #6:  New Madrid - Country Moon
Shuke Ranking: 1006 (this is the last one....where is 1007-1012???)

Another new one for me and I'm guessing rather obscure since they don't even have a wikipedia page (that I could find).  I am, however, freshly informed about the New Madrid Fault if anybody has questions.  

Vocalist for this is a bit pedestrian and there was no real tractor beam to this tune to suck me in, but I liked it enough to hear again and might even try to find other tunes. 

 
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Song #7:  Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
Shuke Ranking:  397

YEAH, GET DOWN!

I left the house before my wife was up and she's the one who makes the coffee because she doesn't like it when I make it so I don't (I don't "measure my scoops"  :rolleyes: ) but this little diddy was the perfect substitute for morning coffee.  I didn't green heart this one, but could see myself putting this on when it's time to shake a tail feather.

 
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Song #8:  Tiger Army - In the Orchard
Shuke Ranking:  666

This song feels like a music professor gave his class an assignment to create a song with the theme of Rawhide in it and this band responded with this song.  This band comes across as the ******* love child between Stray Cats and Tragically Hip.  Didn't skip it, didn't green heart it and would give this band another crack if others encourage me to do so.

 
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Song #9:  Boston - Foreplay / Long Time
Shuke Ranking:  261 (that's too high by like 100,00,919)

Ladies and gentlemen, our FIRST SKIP!!!!!

Look, I don't loathe Boston, but I was done listening to them by 9th grade, along with most bands that still dominate the classic rock stations in every city in this country.  I don't need to hear them again.  In fact, I think I'm going to start another thread based on songs that need to be retired for good.  This would be on that list.

If I had to listen to Boston voluntarily, I would opt for this one which radio didn't beat to death. 

 
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Song #10:  Shocking Blue - Venus 
Shuke Ranking:  663

Well, I was today years old when I learned that Bananarama's late 80s hit "Venus" was a cover.  I hated that song then and I hate the original too.  Barf.  Skip #2.....

 
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Song #11:  Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield
Shuke Ranking:  887

Well folks, we've hit a bit of a rough patch.  Nothing against Pat personally, but there is no need for me to listen to this song again either.  Skip #3 and might I suggest an alternative.  My favorite song by Pat Benatar - Shadows of the Night.  :wub:

 
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General Malaise said:
Song #8:  Tiger Army - In the Orchard

This song feels like a music professor gave his class an assignment to create a song with the theme of Rawhide in it and this band responded with this song.  This band comes across as the ******* love child between Stray Cats and Tragically Hip.  Didn't skip it, didn't green heart it and would give this band another crack if others encourage me to do so.
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Outlaw Heart is a better tune from them, IMO. 

 
General Malaise said:
Song #1:  INXS - Don't Change

Oh, HELL YEAH, we are getting off to a terrific start here!  Shuke and I are roughly the same age, which meant INXS was one of the biggest bands going in our early HS years.  1985's Listen Like Thieves is the album that propelled them to stardom in the States with their first US hit "What You Need".  But these guys were pumping out music before that and I didn't really know that until I saw them in concert in 1988 as they headlined a star studded event at Texas Stadium that featured Guns 'n Roses, Iggy Pop, Ziggy Marley and my personal favorite at the time - The Smithereens (I was perhaps the only 15 year old in the stadium that bought a Smithereens shirt).  They were fresh off their Kick release which was enormously successful.

INXS was awesome live.  Especially following up a pretty awful performance by GnR that was cut short either because the band didn't like the way the sound echoed or because Axel showed his junk but regardless, they were bad and the mood of 65,000 was souring, especially after the remnants of Hurricane Gilbert rolled through and soaked the people who weren't protected by the hole in the roof god used to watch his favorite team play.  INXS turned it all around and sounded amazing.  Man, Hutchence was a hell of a performer.  

INXS played all their hits, but it was their final song of the night that captivated me - it was Don't Change and I loved it so much, I bought 1982's Shabooh Shoobah on tape from Sound Warehouse the following day.  Hard to argue with Shuke on this one, but if I may, I'd like to offer up The One Thing, also from that album.  Great song, great band, damn shame what happened to Michael Hutchence.  
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LIVE BABY LIVE was a great VHS, and a cool slice of history, it's a shame they killed it off

I hadn't had time lately to track the real thread but I'm looking forward to this, and just going to assume every track is shuke's #1

 
JZilla said:
LIVE BABY LIVE was a great VHS, and a cool slice of history, it's a shame they killed it off

I hadn't had time lately to track the real thread but I'm looking forward to this, and just going to assume every track is shuke's #1
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I'll update to include Shuke rankings.  Good idea, friend. 

 
General Malaise said:
Well folks, we've hit a bit of a rough patch.  Nothing against Pat personally, but there is no need for me to listen to this song again either. 
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There is some on the list that is there more for nostalgia's sake.  While I've been listening to my playlist, I'll probably use 800 of the songs on it to make a new one of stuff I really want to listen to.

 
shuke said:
There is some on the list that is there more for nostalgia's sake.  While I've been listening to my playlist, I'll probably use 800 of the songs on it to make a new one of stuff I really want to listen to.
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Exactly.  I'm going to prune/adjust/add some other bands/songs for a 500 or so list for a 20-24 hour mix.  

 
3:45pm PT and I'm back on a train.  Time for Shuke 1000 Shuffle play!

Song #12:  Tommy and the Shondells - Draggin the Line
Shuke Ranking:  473

Yeah, this is a catchy tune.  Have heard on the oldies stations a time or ten in my life.  Catchy little diddy that I never paid much attention to but like all the same.  Reminds me a bit of the Turtles, which is a band near and dear to my heart for silly reasons.   

 
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Song #13:  Thee Headcotees - Davey Crockett 
Shuke Ranking:  212

Christ on a pogo stick, what is this crap?  Why would you voluntarily listen to this?  Here's a sample of the lyrics from this......this.....song.

Davy Crockett,
who's that girl in your locket
you got a big boy knife
to take her life
yeah
gabba gabba hey
gabba gabba hey
gabba gabba hey
gabba gabba hey
uooooh yell them all

Man, I love you but if I have to endure something like this every 10 songs or so, I might have to end our friendship.  I don't have an alternative.  I know who Holly Golightly is only because she makes an appearance with Jack White on a throwaway song that I kind of like off Elephant but this doesn't make me want to investigate any further.  Surely there is better from this band?  

 
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Song #14:  Red House Painters - Golden
Shuke Ranking:  84

This sounds like some sort of ballad a cast member of the Bachelorette would conjure up with in desperation before being sent home.  It's not bad, but not compelling.  Reminds me a little of Pete Yorn, who I'd much rather listen to if I'm in the mood indie folk with feelings.

 
Song #15:  ELO - Livin' Thing
Shuke Ranking:  203

Finally, I NEEDED this one.  Off the train and moving, I needed something like this to turn the tide around and this one didn't disappoint.  Made me think a little bit about how lucky we are right now to live in the age of the internet, where everything you ever want or need to know about music is a few keystrokes or swipes away.  When the Traveling Wilburys were formed, I had familiarity with 4 of the 5 venerable players.  Jeff Lynne was a bit of a mystery to me back then and while I would come to know ELO's other songs over the years, I never did do a thorough dive on Lynne or his bands because back then, I didn't have the resources or means to just spend wildly on music.  I wouldn't buy a tape or later a CD until I had a solid grasp on what I was about to purchase.  There weren't many speculative buys by me, so I never did plunge into ELO.  Maybe I should?  Maybe I will!

This song is great, but I think I would go with Don't Bring Me Down, which is a tremendous song.

 
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Song #16:  Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years
Shuke Ranking:  41

It is possible to have respect for a musician or a band and not really like them.  That's the case for me with Steely Dan.  I know they were one of the best studio bands in the history of rock n roll, but I just never liked them enough to buy any of their albums.  It's the kind of music that I'm either in the mood for or I'm not; generally I'm not, but I can still respect the quality and especially the guitar work. 

Now, my ex-wife?  She LOVES Steely Dan.  @ms_flaghoople, if you're still out there, you know what song I'm about to offer up as an alternative here.  This one is for you.

 

 
Song #17:  Greg Khin Band - The Breakup Song
Shuke Ranking:  153

I know somebody created a thread dedicated to one-hit wonders and I'm going to guess this tune is on there somewhere, hopefully near the top (although I just cheated and used Google to learn that this band also did the song "Jeopardy", which is a big meh for me).  

Gritty sound that I like, no argument with its placement on your list, GB.   :thumbup:

And this is where I leave you.  No Green Hearts, No skips, but some serious disappointment with that Davey Crockett crap.  

 
General Malaise said:
Song #13:  Thee Headcotees - Davey Crockett 
Shuke Ranking:  212

Christ on a pogo stick, what is this crap?  Why would you voluntarily listen to this?  Here's a sample of the lyrics from this......this.....song.

Davy Crockett,
who's that girl in your locket
you got a big boy knife
to take her life
yeah
gabba gabba hey
gabba gabba hey
gabba gabba hey
gabba gabba hey
uooooh yell them all

Man, I love you but if I have to endure something like this every 10 songs or so, I might have to end our friendship.  I don't have an alternative.  I know who Holly Golightly is only because she makes an appearance with Jack White on a throwaway song that I kind of like off Elephant but this doesn't make me want to investigate any further.  Surely there is better from this band?  
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I never really liked Davy Crockett either, but they are still a solid band.

They do a really good cover of Ca Plane Por moi.

...but I really prefer this little ditty.https://youtu.be/J8DCvzIOWXY

 
General Malaise said:
Song #17:  Greg Khin Band - The Breakup Song
Shuke Ranking:  153

I know somebody created a thread dedicated to one-hit wonders and I'm going to guess this tune is on there somewhere, hopefully near the top (although I just cheated and used Google to learn that this band also did the song "Jeopardy", which is a big meh for me).  

Gritty sound that I like, no argument with its placement on your list, GB.   :thumbup:

And this is where I leave you.  No Green Hearts, No skips, but some serious disappointment with that Davey Crockett crap.  
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Great song. :thumbup:  Though I do like Jeopardy and Al Yankovic's parody of it.

 
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