Getcha passports ready - the middle-aged dummies are going to the British Isles! Top 31 song countdown. (1 Viewer)

[Mt. Man]

Including last 5 out, 7 of my top 20 have been picked.
Not on anyone else's list? I could see two easily, and push to around five with reasonable doubt. It's easy to overestimate, so I might put the O/U at 3.5 and not be surprised if it's the under. We shall see.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think 6 of my top 20 are already picked. Looking at them now, I expect at least 8 of my remaining top 20 are not on anyone else's list.

Four of your top 20 are not on anyone else's list.

Now that I've spoiled that for Just Win Baby , does anyone want to know the answers to these? I don't think they're spoilers at all since you don't know which are and which aren't, and when they might come up, but I'm happy to look at them and give info if anyone would like it.

I'm curious how many of my top 10 or 20 are KP only picks.

 

[scorchy]

Songs On My Original List of 75 that Missed the Cut

DARE – Gorillaz (Mrs. Eephus) - Pretty much anything associated with Shaun Ryder is aces in my book, except I guess for smoking crack.


Songs Not On That List But I Still Love Them

Kill Your Television - Ned's Atomic Dustbin (Pip’s Invitation) - not my favorite Ned's track, but in the running.

Nowhere Man - The Beatles (DrIanMalcolm)

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks (Dr. Octopus)

Dreams - The Cranberries (Andy Dufresne)

Let Down – Radiohead (rockaction)

Uncertain Smile - The The (Mister CIA)

I Know It's Over - The Smiths (Ilov80s)

Creep – Radiohead (Chaz McNulty)

Baba O'Riley - The Who (AAA Batteries)

Supermassive Black Hole – Muse (ditkaburgers)


New to Me Songs That I Liked A Bunch

Bus Stop – The Hollies (simsarge)

Tony Adams - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (Eephus) - I'm pretty unfamiliar with Joe's Strummer's solo stuff. I should remedy that.


Previously Lauded

She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult (simey)

Bitter Sweet Symphony – The Verve (Just Win Baby)

Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield (Don Quixote)

Rid Of Me - PJ Harvey (The Dreaded Marco)

 

[scorchy]

scorchy:

Daddy's Gone – Glasvegas

In late 2007, NME named Daddy's Gone as a track of the month, describing Glasvegas as equal parts Jesus and Mary Chain, the Velvet Underground, and Elvis. So basically catnip for my ears. I had never illegally downloaded music before, but I couldn't find any of their songs from a legit source, so I installed Limewire and hoped for the best. It was love at first listen. Eventually, I gave in and DLed the entire album, and I still think it's legit great. I'm not the only one - Robert Christgau called Glasvegas' music "Too good to be true."

I've only gotten to see them once - on their first US tour at a crappy college bar in West Chester, PA. @plinko even made the trip up for it and at least pretended to be impressed.

 

[krista4]

I think 6 of my top 20 are already picked. Looking at them now, I expect at least 8 of my remaining top 20 are not on anyone else's list.

Four of your top 20 are not on anyone else's list.

Now that I've spoiled that for Just Win Baby , does anyone want to know the answers to these? I don't think they're spoilers at all since you don't know which are and which aren't, and when they might come up, but I'm happy to look at them and give info if anyone would like it.

I'm curious how many of my top 10 or 20 are KP only picks.

Eight of top 20, mostly in the lower reaches.

 

[Mister CIA]

Glad to see Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters getting some love. Honky Chateau is a forgotten gem. Probably Elton's best.

 

[Mister CIA]

Finally hit the play on Bittersweet Symphony. Still sounds great. That entire album was the soundtrack to divorce #2.

 

[Eephus]

Seven unfamiliar artist/title combos among the eleven-point selections today.

Pip’s Invitation: Kill Your Television - Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Nice pull from an artist I'd long forgotten existed. Nice upbeat song with some mighty fine drumming.

MAC_32: Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons
Recognized this one immediately. It got a lot of airplay in spite of the F-bomb. The best part for me was the wordless harmonies leading into the last chorus.

Hawks64: Rough An’ Ready – Whitesnake
I think this is the third Whitesnake song I've listened to lately which tops my 2022 total. Of the three, I liked the first one the most by far. This one was kind of a standard boogie number.

Manster: All And Everyone - PJ Harvey
I remembered this one from the album. She shows a lot of range from the raw punk on Rid of Me to channeling Lord Tennyson on this historical epic.

scorchy: Daddy's Gone – Glasvegas
I remembered these guys as a big UK hype band from the aughts. Their sound is kind of reminiscent of the Noisepop of fellow Scotsmen JAMC but with more emphasis on the Pop and less on the noise. Lovely tune, awful band name.

Mt. Man: Only Time Will Tell – Asia
I remembered the song about a minute into it. Their albums are probably better because there's a lot of talent in the band but it's kind of a shame what Prog superstars had to do to stay relevent in the 80s.

zamboni: Epitaph - King Crimson
Now _this_ is Prog. I remember it as a side closer on Crimson King but didn't recognize it by title. One of the great examples of the familiar yet strange tones of the Mellotron. So cool I listened to it twice.



Glad to see Culture Club, The Coral, Sir Elton (finally), Talk Talk, The The (with the greatest three minutes of Jools Holland's long career) and Robert Plant

Long list cuts: Dusty, Cult, Verve

Big guns blazin': Satisfaction, Baba O'Riley

I liked KP's Muse song better than my daughter's.

 

[Mister CIA]

Would you look at this guy.

 

[Mister CIA]

Gold star to In the Light.

 

[Mister CIA]

Whitesnake ain't half-bad. Wait, the song ended just as soon as it started getting good.

 

[Mister CIA]

Heart of the Sunrise. Probably played this song 30 times in my life from start to finish.

EDIT: I'd forgotten it was on Fragile. I knew it from YesSongs.

 

[Mister CIA]

Regret not choosing Nowhere Man as my Beatles pick.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Pip’s Invitation: Kill Your Television - Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Nice pull from an artist I'd long forgotten existed. Nice upbeat song with some mighty fine drumming.

All five members kill it on this track, but the drumming is especially great.

 

[Mister CIA]

Pip’s Invitation: Kill Your Television - Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Nice pull from an artist I'd long forgotten existed. Nice upbeat song with some mighty fine drumming.

All five members kill it on this track, but the drumming is especially great.

Yeah my expectations for this band were way off due to faulty notebooking. Excellent tune.

 

[Mister CIA]

Secretly hoping there's a big reveal that The Kinks win this contest.

I know, I know, go read post 3.

EDIT: I WAS secretly hoping. Cat's out of the bag.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Don Quixote has selected two of my three soul songs sung by women. Will he pick Valerie and achieve the trifecta?

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Secretly hoping there's a big reveal that The Kinks win this contest.

I know, I know, go read post 3.

They could still win "most points outside of the Big Three."

 

[Mister CIA]

If I had a do over, I'd pick 3 songs from 5 bands (15), 2 songs from 3 bands (6), and 10 songs from 10 bands (10). I would call it Premium Blend.

Can one of you lawyers patent that for me? TIA

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think 6 of my top 20 are already picked. Looking at them now, I expect at least 8 of my remaining top 20 are not on anyone else's list.

Four of your top 20 are not on anyone else's list.

Now that I've spoiled that for Just Win Baby , does anyone want to know the answers to these? I don't think they're spoilers at all since you don't know which are and which aren't, and when they might come up, but I'm happy to look at them and give info if anyone would like it.

I'm curious how many of my top 10 or 20 are KP only picks.

Eight of top 20, mostly in the lower reaches.

By this you mean closer to #20 than #1, right?

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Nowhere Man was my #44 Beatles song in the Zegras/Krista rankdown. I didn't mention earlier that Help! was my #37 and I Feel Fine was my #17.

 

[KarmaPolice]

NM, I think that is 100% what you meant.

My best guesses for KP-only picks are: #s 19, 18, 17, 14, 11, 8. Then I would guess 2 of: 1, 3, and 6.

 

[Mister CIA]

How many points did Potliquor tally in the US artist's thread?

 

[zamboni]

Mt. Man: Only Time Will Tell – Asia
I remembered the song about a minute into it. Their albums are probably better because there's a lot of talent in the band but it's kind of a shame what Prog superstars had to do to stay relevent in the 80s.

Classic case of a band being considerably less than the sum of the parts. This is a good tune though, albeit with a goofy video that includes a gymnast leaping back and forth over a bunch of Zenith TVs.

 

[Don Quixote]

Secretly hoping there's a big reveal that The Kinks win this contest.

I know, I know, go read post 3.

I put down Waterloo Sunset as highest scoring song in the contest, but not looking good for that so far. At least it showed up today and has at least one vote.

 

[Mister CIA]

Nowhere Man was my #44 Beatles song in the Zegras/Krista rankdown. I didn't mention earlier that Help! was my #37 and I Feel Fine was my #17.

And you whiffed on this Neil Young tune.

 

[Mister CIA]

Secretly hoping there's a big reveal that The Kinks win this contest.

I know, I know, go read post 3.

I put down Waterloo Sunset as highest scoring song in the contest, but not looking good for that so far. At least it showed up today and has at least one vote.

I'll eat a booger if Waterloo Sunset does not get at least three more votes.

 

[shuke]

simey: She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult
Just Win Baby: Bitter Sweet Symphony – The Verve
Don Quixote: Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
timschochet: In The Light - Led Zeppelin
Yankee23Fan: Tiny Dancer – Elton John
jwb: Heart Of The Sunrise – Yes
Dr. Octopus: Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
KarmaPolice: Stockholm Syndrome - Muse
Sullie: It's My Life - Talk Talk
Andy Dufresne: Dreams - The Cranberries
Mister CIA: Uncertain Smile - The The
Westerberg: Into The Mystic - Van Morrison
rockaction: Let Down – Radiohead
falguy: Big Log - Robert Plant
Doug B: Save A Prayer - Duran Duran
Chaz McNulty: Creep – Radiohead
krista4: Tempted – Squeeze


Holy crap what a lineup today! Some pretty big hitters for me. Wow Tim, didn't know you had it in you!

 

[zamboni]

Holy crap what a lineup today! Some pretty big hitters for me. Wow Tim, didn't know you had it in you!

Balances out “Come Sail Away” at the top spot of his 1977 countdown (sorry, couldn’t resist).

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Holy crap what a lineup today! Some pretty big hitters for me. Wow Tim, didn't know you had it in you!

Balanced out “Come Sail Away” at the top spot of his 1977 countdown (sorry, couldn’t resist).

Could you imagine a Cartman version of In the Light?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Holy crap what a lineup today! Some pretty big hitters for me. Wow Tim, didn't know you had it in you!

Balanced out “Come Sail Away” at the top spot of his 1977 countdown (sorry, couldn’t resist).

Could you imagine a Cartman version of In the Light?

Now I am.

 

[Mister CIA]

Holy crap what a lineup today! Some pretty big hitters for me. Wow Tim, didn't know you had it in you!

Balanced out “Come Sail Away” at the top spot of his 1977 countdown (sorry, couldn’t resist).

My eyes, my eyes!

Full disclosure, I have hard-avoided that thread since I saw the thread title update.

 

[Eephus]

It's pretty funny that the following Tweet went viral on the same day as The The was selected.

APStylebook
@APStylebook
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We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing “the” labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled, the college-educated. Instead, use wording such as people with mental illnesses. And use these descriptions only when clearly relevant.

 

[Eephus]

Holy crap what a lineup today! Some pretty big hitters for me. Wow Tim, didn't know you had it in you!

Balanced out “Come Sail Away” at the top spot of his 1977 countdown (sorry, couldn’t resist).

My eyes, my eyes!

Full disclosure, I have hard-avoided that thread since I saw the thread title update.

I was surprised to see Styx come up in the American countdown because I always assumed they were from Hell.

 

[zamboni]

Holy crap what a lineup today! Some pretty big hitters for me. Wow Tim, didn't know you had it in you!

Balanced out “Come Sail Away” at the top spot of his 1977 countdown (sorry, couldn’t resist).

My eyes, my eyes!

Full disclosure, I have hard-avoided that thread since I saw the thread title update.

I actually like the earlier output of those Midwestern cherubs, but just can’t get behind that placement.

 

[Mister CIA]

Uprising by Muse == Instant guilty pleasure.

 

[Mister CIA]

Emotional Rescue: Hard no

Honestly, I gave it a minute. I get it that others love this song.

 

[Mister CIA]

PJ Harvey, I like mostly, but don't see a path to love. Like Yo La Tengo.

 

[timschochet]

I am proud of In the Light and proud of Come Sail Away. Two of the all time great rock classics!

 

[timschochet]

Waterloo Sunset has a gorgeous melody. But has anyone noticed it ends just like Good Day Sunshine?

 

[MAC_32]

In addition to the triple-up described above, another from an artist that will continue a surprisingly (to me) strong run. Muse

A lot of Muse fans out there. They seem to be doing a lot better than I expected.

I'm not surprised to see a lot of Muse towards the bottom of the list. They're an easy band to listen to with several enjoyable songs. I'll be very surprised if we see them also towards the top of a bunch of lists. Their best don't elicit a 'wow.'

 

[Mister CIA]

I don't get Asia. Is it the French horn?

 

[Pip's Invitation]

It's pretty funny that the following Tweet went viral on the same day as The The was selected.

APStylebook
@APStylebook
·
9h

We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing “the” labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled, the college-educated. Instead, use wording such as people with mental illnesses. And use these descriptions only when clearly relevant.

People with French?

Not tough to get around the others, but the French one...

Our style guide at work has workarounds for certain terms that might be dehumanizing, so I wouldn't be surprised if these got added to the list.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

It's pretty funny that the following Tweet went viral on the same day as The The was selected.

APStylebook
@APStylebook
·
9h

We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing “the” labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled, the college-educated. Instead, use wording such as people with mental illnesses. And use these descriptions only when clearly relevant.

Do we have to update our lists to krista? I did take The Kinks today. I have a few more The bands coming up.

 

[Mister CIA]

Hope someone picks my favorite Roxy Music song. I sure didn't.

 

[AAABatteries]

Secretly hoping there's a big reveal that The Kinks win this contest.

I know, I know, go read post 3.

I put down Waterloo Sunset as highest scoring song in the contest, but not looking good for that so far. At least it showed up today and has at least one vote.

I'll eat a booger if Waterloo Sunset does not get at least three more votes.

They just have so many good songs - you will probably not have to eat that booger (unless you just want to) but it wouldn’t surprise me given their catalog. And I’m hoping they are 4th.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Uprising by Muse == Instant guilty pleasure.

I thought we would see some Muse love, but I didn't think it would be that song or later stage Muse.

I assumed we would see more from Absolution and Black Holes and Revelations.

 

[Mister CIA]

I have a lot of thoughts on Van Morrison.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Dr. Octopus:

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
(new song)

I’d say I’m surprised no one has listed this song - but then I realize that the Kinks have so many great songs and this song is so great some one else may have it even higher.
While I wouldn’t say this is a happy song - it makes me so happy when I hear it.

 

[Mister CIA]

Secretly hoping there's a big reveal that The Kinks win this contest.

I know, I know, go read post 3.

I put down Waterloo Sunset as highest scoring song in the contest, but not looking good for that so far. At least it showed up today and has at least one vote.

I'll eat a booger if Waterloo Sunset does not get at least three more votes.

They just have so many good songs - you will probably not have to eat that booger (unless you just want to) but it wouldn’t surprise me given their catalog. And I’m hoping they are 4th.

Projection?