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Getcha passports ready - the middle-aged dummies are going to the British Isles! Top 31 song countdown. (3 Viewers)

I like everything today in Round 17.

A few personal favorites that aren't repeats or the Foursome:

Nights in White Satin
Where the Streets Have No Name
Loving Cup
Hungry Like the Wolf
White Room - this was on my five out
Seeing Other People
Suffragette City
The Whole of the Moon
Year of the Cat
Celluloid Heroes
London Calling
Pretty in Pink - Blacks/Radio
I Can See for Miles - The Song is Over


New to me favorites:

Divine Thing - love it
Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
Everyday is Like Sunday - I may have heard this before in the past, but I'm not sure.
Ceremony
Reuters
Cherish the Day
 
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Divine Thing

I saw this in someone's last 5 out and was surprised. Happy to see it get some love. Not much to say, just another guilty pleasure that makes me smile (like emf). Thought you were an angel, should have known you were the devil. Been there for sure. This ends a run of 6 straight from the post-college, half-decade, kroqin' good times. 8 of the last 10. So more than half of my reveals. I had a great time narrowing down that playlist and a terrible time ranking them. I used a randomizer. After spending so much time with them, I could probably rank them now. Can I make some changes, Krista? haha

Going fwd, I see a couple of my artists still unselected. Quite surprised by both. I see 13 songs. I'm a little chalky with some of the heavy hitters. In part I did this because I figured you nerds wouldn't and sometimes chalk is chalk for good reason. I'm already missing my kroqin' selections. I should have made room for Gene Loves Jezebel (and more).

Looks like another very solid list today.
 
I must admit, along with Jane Seymour ...
Almost tripped over her one time in real life :bag:
Almost?

The only celebrity I've ever physically contacted was Jared Leto. Coachella, 2004, the Radiohead set. He was blindly marching away from the venue wearing only jorts. He was clearly altered and plowed right into my chest. He is 5'8" at most and I'm 6'0", and I probably outweighed him by 50lbs. He fell down onto his back. I gave him a hand up, he apologized and said "thanks dude" and kept marching. He was very polite.

I would have rather tripped over Jane Seymour.......
 
On a personal note I feel like sharing for some reason:

I had a great weekend. I've been helping my sis (whose hubby's been in a wheelchair for 3+ decades) find a retirement home for 2 years. It. has. been. frustrating. His needs and her wants really complicate the process. She's only owned 1 home, built for him 3+ decades ago. Well, she found one 20 minutes from Vegas that looked perfect so we planned the weekend around seeing it. I had a long explanatory talk with the listing agent. Many agents refuse to waste time with us because she's said no to them so much. This agent knew about us. I felt blackballed. The house sis found was terrible for them. Needed major renovation. This agent had three back up ideas. First two were even worse, but she was clever. Set us up. The last one was perfect in every way. No renovation needed. Previous owner was wheelchair-bound. Even had a big empty steel shop on it (that previously housed a boat and RV) that sis is turning into a wheelchair friendly commercially kitchen and mancave. Even had a massive indoor/outdoor "kennel room" where sis is going to live her retirement dream and foster a dozen dogs.

Very happy to hear "our" little pug is doing well, yay.

Offer accepted this morning. Booyah! Finally.
 
Fifteen-Point Selections:


Don Quixote:
Gimme Some Lovin’ - Spencer Davis Group
MAC_32:Suffragette City - David Bowie
Andy Dufresne:Space Age Love Song - A Flock Of Seagulls
Mrs. Rannous:Nights In White Satin – The Moody Blues
simsarge:Year of the Cat - Al Stewart 🐱
Zegras11:Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
AAABatteries:Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
Many great songs again today so I'll just highlight my favorite new ones
Those songs are all new to you?
 
The spreadsheet is now current.

still no dups for Mrs. E. :)

And the contest update, based on the spreadsheet update:

PersonScore1234567TopSongSong By…
Chaos345U2Pink FloydElton JohnDavid BowieThe WhoVan MorrisonRadioheadThe Rolling StonesBitter Sweet SymphonyThe Verve
Uruk-Hai4David BowieElton JohnThe ClashThe WhoThe KinksThe AnimalsDusty SpringfieldThe BeatlesGoodbye Yellow Brick RoadElton John
The Dreaded Marco4David BowieU2The WhoThe KinksElton JohnBlack SabbathThe ClashThe BeatlesHeroesDavid Bowie
Don Quixote4David BowieThe KinksThe WhoRadioheadElton JohnU2Sex PistolsThe Rolling StonesWaterloo SunsetThe Kinks
Hov343David BowieThe WhoU2Elton JohnPink FloydArctic MonkeysYesThe Rolling StonesHeroesDavid Bowie
Doug B3U2David BowieThe WhoPink FloydOasisThe KinksElton JohnU2HeroesDavid Bowie
Hawks643Iron MaidenOzzy OsbourneElton JohnPink FloydThe WhoThe ClashRadioheadThe BeatlesFameDavid Bowie
falguy3Elton JohnPink FloydU2The WhoDavid BowieThe CultThe CureThe Rolling StonesComfortably NumbPink Floyd
Manster3Def LeppardPink FloydElton JohnDavid BowieDepeche ModeThe WhoU2The BeatlesBaba O'RileyThe Who
New Binky the Doormat3Elton JohnDavid BowieThe WhoPink FloydU2Def LeppardGenesisThe BeatlesBaba O'RileyThe Who
Just Win Baby3The WhoPink FloydThe CureU2The KinksElton JohnDavid BowieThe BeatlesWish You Were HerePink Floyd
Pip's Invitation3Pink FloydThe WhoDavid BowieElton JohnU2The CureThe KinksThe BeatlesWish You Were HerePink Floyd
Val Rannous3Pink FloydOzzy OsbourneThe KinksDavid BowieU2The WhoElton JohnThe BeatlesCrazy TrainOzzy Osbourne
Mrs. Rannous3The KinksElton JohnJethro TullU2The WhoThe EurythmicsPink FloydLed ZeppelinBaba O'RileyThe Who
scorchy3Pink FloydDavid BowieElton JohnThe WhoRadioheadVan MorrisonThe KinksThe BeatlesWish You Were HerePink Floyd
Eephus3The WhoThe KinksPink FloydDavid BowieU2Black SabbathElton JohnThe BeatlesWish You Were HerePink Floyd
DrianMalcolm2Elton JohnDavid BowiePink FloydThe WhoCreamElvis CostelloAmy WinehouseThe BeatlesSon of a Preacher ManDusty Springfield
jwb2Pink FloydVan MorrisonElton JohnDavid BowieU2YesIron MaidenThe Rolling StonesInto the MysticVan Morrison
Dr. Octopus2The WhoPink FloydU2Elton JohnThe CureVan MorrisonRadioheadThe BeatlesInto the MysticVan Morrison
MAC_322U2Pink FloydThe WhoDavid BowieThe ClashRadioheadThe CureThe BeatlesMaybe I'm AmazedPaul McCartney
Westerberg2David BowieThe WhoElton JohnVan MorrisonElvis CostelloRadioheadPink FloydThe BeatlesBaba O'RileyThe Who
higgins2Pink FloydRadioheadThe WhoJohn LennonDavid BowieU2Elton JohnThe BeatlesWish You Were HerePink Floyd
AAABatteries2Van MorrisonThe KinksElton JohnU2David BowiePink FloydRadioheadThe BeatlesZombieThe Cranberries
Chaz McNulty2U2Elton JohnThe WhoPink FloydDavid BowieRadioheadColdplayThe BeatlesTiny DancerElton John
cosjobs2The WhoBlack SabbathTrafficElvis CostelloFleetwood MacJethro TullVan MorrisonThe Rolling StonesLow Spark of High Heeled BoysTraffic
simey1Pink FloydVan MorrisonDavid BowieIron MaidenElton JohnThe CureU2Led ZeppelinBadU2
Karma Police1David BowiePink FloydThe WhoU2RadioheadVan MorrisonCreamLed ZeppelinSon of a Preacher ManDusty Springfield
 
Fifteen-Point Selections:


Don Quixote:
Gimme Some Lovin’ - Spencer Davis Group
MAC_32:Suffragette City - David Bowie
Andy Dufresne:Space Age Love Song - A Flock Of Seagulls
Mrs. Rannous:Nights In White Satin – The Moody Blues
simsarge:Year of the Cat - Al Stewart 🐱
Zegras11:Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
AAABatteries:Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
Many great songs again today so I'll just highlight my favorite new ones
Those songs are all new to you?
No. I meant new to the list. Nobody selected tem before today.
 
Fifteen-Point Selections:


Don Quixote:
Gimme Some Lovin’ - Spencer Davis Group
MAC_32:Suffragette City - David Bowie
Andy Dufresne:Space Age Love Song - A Flock Of Seagulls
Mrs. Rannous:Nights In White Satin – The Moody Blues
simsarge:Year of the Cat - Al Stewart 🐱
Zegras11:Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
AAABatteries:Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
Many great songs again today so I'll just highlight my favorite new ones
Those songs are all new to you?
No. I meant new to the list. Nobody selected tem before today.
Ah. :wipesbrow:
 
Happy Fursday to all who observe it.

Mrs. Eephus: Blacks/Radio - The Psychedelic Furs
@ditkaburgers: Pretty In Pink - The Psychedelic Furs

Mrs. Eephus and ditkaburgers still technically live under the same roof so their Psychedelic Furs cycles are synchronized in a variation of the McClintock effect. I'm going to apply for a grant to investigate this further.

Mrs. E went for a deep cut from side two the Furs debut album. She swears they played this live during a show about a decade ago although Setlist.fm doesn't show that. I have to trust my wife more than the Internet but you can make your own decisions.

The Furs are one of her favorite bands. She's seen them dozens of times, always up front on Tim Butler's side of the stage. Like a lot of legacy acts, they are gracious with their hardcore fans who come out to see them every time. They all say hi to Mrs. E and depending on the stage and barrier situation, Richard Butler has been known to lean down and kiss her hand.

ditkaburgers selected a not so deep cut from the Furs second album. She's seen the movie of course but like her mom, she's a fan of the band and has seen them four times by her count. I never understood why they re-recorded a different inferior version of "Pretty in Pink" for the movie soundtrack.



Eephus: Common People – Pulp
Jarvis Cocker has had a long and decidedly inconsistent career but all the planets aligned for this song, the crowing achievement of Britpop. The lyrics use a posh cultural tourist as a prop to both celebrate and satirize class warfare. Cocker's blase vocal asides in the beginning ("I can't see anyone else smiling") initially set the tone before the song builds to a full fledged anthem by the end.
 
ditkaburgers selected a not so deep cut from the Furs second album. She's seen the movie of course but like her mom, she's a fan of the band and has seen them four times by her count. I never understood why they re-recorded a different inferior version of "Pretty in Pink" for the movie soundtrack.
Probably because John Houston asked them to. He curated the music in his movies carefully. The version used in the movie matches the tone of it very well.
 
"Reuters" - Wire

i have no idea why I picked this particular song, which is likely the second introduction to Wire for at least a few of you. It is probably because it is the first track off of their first album, and it serves as an introduction to the band and the state of Britain in 1977. I guess if you want to use an avante-garde-art-as-war metaphor, or a description of how the punks saw England in 1977, you could do no better than this song, which starts off as a broadcast about said war

Our own correspondent is sorry to tell
Of an uneasy time where all is not well


And then the war is described in detail. Prices are rising, food is short, crime is doubled. There is looting and rape.

Very much a punk rock song from an art school band who would later leave punk and move on to post-punk and synth rock just a year or so later from the release of this track.
 
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One of the songs on todays list is my #1 song.
Engelbert?
I put that song on for MR R. And I quote:

OH, MY GOD! TURN IT OFF! TURN IT OFF! TURN IT OFF! (sounds of ralphing in background)

Mrs R is still laughing.
To Val with love

A Humperdinck/Hazelwood duet might literally bring down the Rannous house.
 
ditkaburgers selected a not so deep cut from the Furs second album. She's seen the movie of course but like her mom, she's a fan of the band and has seen them four times by her count. I never understood why they re-recorded a different inferior version of "Pretty in Pink" for the movie soundtrack.
Probably because John Houston asked them to. He curated the music in his movies carefully. The version used in the movie matches the tone of it very well.

The song plays over the ending credits :shrug:

The re-recorded version is faster and poppier. It became their biggest hit on both sides of the pond up to that point.

This thread is full of bands that were big and the UK but never really broke the States. The Furs are an exception in that they had more success in the US. Both Butler brothers relocated to the US. and the band went many years in the 2000s and 2010s playing shows exclusively in this country.
 
Maybe it's Bittersweet Symphony fatigue, but that was my first listen Sonnet listen (yes, I'm still on yesterday's list) and I enjoyed it a lot more :suds:
You skip over the other non-Bittersweet song from The Verve? :<_<:
Been a rough few weeks here, so it's entirely possible it came on a shuffle while managing a work crisis and just didn't grab my attention - whether because of the actual song or I was too distracted with the problem at hand.
 
The only celebrity I've ever physically contacted was Jared Leto. Coachella, 2004, the Radiohead set. He was blindly marching away from the venue wearing only jorts. He was clearly altered and plowed right into my chest. He is 5'8" at most and I'm 6'0", and I probably outweighed him by 50lbs. He fell down onto his back. I gave him a hand up, he apologized and said "thanks dude" and kept marching. He was very polite.
Ron Jeremy sat in the same booth as me in a nightclub and kept nodding off on my shoulder. He had terrible B.O.
 
The only celebrity I've ever physically contacted was Jared Leto. Coachella, 2004, the Radiohead set. He was blindly marching away from the venue wearing only jorts. He was clearly altered and plowed right into my chest. He is 5'8" at most and I'm 6'0", and I probably outweighed him by 50lbs. He fell down onto his back. I gave him a hand up, he apologized and said "thanks dude" and kept marching. He was very polite.

I would have rather tripped over Jane Seymour.......

OH once ran directly into Shaquille O'Neal coming out of a revolving door. Said it was like he had bounced off a mountain instead of a person.
 
New-to-me favorites from #17:

Seeing Other People -- Belle and Sebastian (Krista4). Very bouncy but not in a cheesy way. Love the piano.
Home -- Depeche Mode (KarmaPolice). I wasn't paying attention to Depeche Mode by 1997. Love the burbling synths at the beginning and did not expect a Martin Gore lead vocal.
Reuters -- Wire (Rockaction). What RA said in his post about this is a good summation of what I like about this. Forthright without being screechy.
Teardrop -- Massive Attack (Manster). More excellent production and a vibe you can get lost in.
 
The only celebrity I've ever physically contacted was Jared Leto. Coachella, 2004, the Radiohead set. He was blindly marching away from the venue wearing only jorts. He was clearly altered and plowed right into my chest. He is 5'8" at most and I'm 6'0", and I probably outweighed him by 50lbs. He fell down onto his back. I gave him a hand up, he apologized and said "thanks dude" and kept marching. He was very polite.
Ron Jeremy sat in the same booth as me in a nightclub and kept nodding off on my shoulder. He had terrible B.O.
I went to an Umphrey's McGee show at Irving Plaza in NYC and was up against the rail on the right hand side. Behind the rail was a path leading to backstage. During the second set Huey Lewis came out to play a few songs with them. In the middle of the first song I looked to the right and less than 2 feet away from me behind the rail were Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman. They returned backstage after Huey's segment was over.
 
Just doing a lot of catch-up. The past two days have been madness for me.

Finally listened to yesterday's new-to-me songs and want to give shout-outs to "The Riddle" by Nik Kershaw (which wasn't new to me, it turned out, but went directly onto my favorites list) and "Last Ones Standing" by Example. Both excellent and fun!

I didn't get a chance to discuss my song selection yesterday, which was "Sonnet" by The Verve. I love this song. There, now I've discussed it.

My selection today was "Seeing Other People" by Belle and Sebastian. It was the first song of theirs I ever heard, and depending on the day I have a different favorite, so I decided to go with the one that got it all started. Not only did this song lead me to Belle and Sebastian, but listening to B&S led me to another Scottish band, Snow Patrol, that came up on my list. And B&S and Snow Patrol together led me to the supergroup Reindeer Section, which I selected earlier with my long story about Vienna speakers (which I still miss). I particularly enjoy the feel of this song, the piano part, and the lyrics, in particular the end of this stanza:

You're kissing your elbow
You're kissing your reflection
And you can't understand why all the other boys are going for the
New, tall, elegant rich kids
You can bet it is a *****, kid
But if they don't see the quality then it is apparent that
You're going to have to change
Or you're going to have to go with girls
You might be better off
At least they know where to put it
 
Today's already-known shout-out goes to simey's Engelbert pick. I sort of snickered at it when it came in, but when I was looking for a YouTube of it last night*, I watched the video in full and remembered what an incredible talent he was. Suck it, Rannouses! :lol:

Another special shout-out to MAC for choosing my favorite Bowie song, "Suffragette City," and to Dr. O's pick of "The Whole of the Moon," which is flat-out beautiful.

Lots and lots of new-to-me songs today, so it'll be a while for me to get through them!

*simey sent links with all her picks, but this one was a later switch for which I didn't have one.
 
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Squonk - Genesis (New Binky the Doormat): I never got it when people said Marillion sounded like Genesis. Now I know.


Loving Cup - The Rolling Stones (timscochet): Dead Flowers is my favorite and my choice, but Loving Cup is objectively better. The piano sends it over the top.


Teardrop - Massive Attack (Manster) - After the U.S. thread, I'm really enjoying the kinder, gentler Manster.


Everyday Is Like Sunday – Morrissey (The Dreaded Marco) - Morrissey's solo debut is still the only one that holds up front-to-back for me, and this song is the centerpiece.


Reuters – Wire (rockaction) - Can't make a wrong choice from Pink Flag. This one kills.


Divine Thing - Soup Dragons (Chaos34): I'm not usually one for songs that wear their fun on their sleeve but have always loved the Soup Dragons' hits. Can't help but smile.


Ceremony - New Order (Oliver Humanzee): Much more my usual speed - finding overwhelming joy in a dark-*** song.
 
This has 500K views so you may have seen it before but this video of Mike Scott of the Waterboys playing "Whole of the Moon" to an audience of Irish schoolchildren in 1987 is absolutely delightful.

 
This has 500K views so you may have seen it before but this video of Mike Scott of the Waterboys playing "Whole of the Moon" to an audience of Irish schoolchildren in 1987 is absolutely delightful.

Nice follow up to his 1986 Cy Young season.
 
This has 500K views so you may have seen it before but this video of Mike Scott of the Waterboys playing "Whole of the Moon" to an audience of Irish schoolchildren in 1987 is absolutely delightful.


Omg, that is so charming and lovely.
 

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