Seventeen-Point Selections:
Mister CIA:
I'm The Man - Joe Jackson
(new song)
Hov34:
Death Or Glory - The Clash
(new song)
timschochet:
Sally Simpson - The Who
(new song)
Dr. Octopus:
Beware Of Darkness - George Harrison
(new song)
Ilov80s:
I Can See For Miles - The Who
(duplicate – second vote)
I knew @zamboni would select TYA. I strongly suspect suspect, like really strongly suspect, that we will see more.
I've been waiting for this one to drop. It's got a great propulsive rhythm on the verse and that atmospheric chorus :chef's kiss:
Could you imagine this song being released today with those opening lyrics? It would be cancelled before they even got to the chorus for the first time.I've been waiting for this one to drop. It's got a great propulsive rhythm on the verse and that atmospheric chorus :chef's kiss:
To me, it's by far their best record. They were a good band and Lee was a good guitarist, but most of their stuff was generic blues boogie.
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I didn't time my picks to be with the cool kids...The Who with the unprecedented quintuple-up! And a surprise (to me) triple-up for ELO.
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The 15s playlistSeventeen-Point Selections:
Pip’s Invitation:
Empty Pages - Traffic
(new song)
New Binky the Doormat:
London Calling - The Clash
(duplicate – third vote)
worrierking:
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
(duplicate – second vote)
titusbramble:
You Held The World In Your Arms – Idlewild
(new artist)
simey:
Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello
(new song)
NOTE TO ALL: For ease of falguy's use, I'm not distinguishing Elvis vs. Elvis and the Attractions and am attributing them all to Elvis.
Just Win Baby:
All I Want Is You - U2
(new song)
Don Quixote:
Paper Planes - M.I.A.
(duplicate – third vote)
MAC_32:
Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
(new song)
timschochet:
Sally Simpson - The Who
(new song)
Yankee23Fan:
Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd
(new song)
Hawks64:
Don’t Bring Me Down – Electric Light Orchestra
(new song)
jwb:
Rime Of The Ancient Mariner – Iron Maiden
(new song)
DrIanMalcolm:
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
(duplicate – second vote)
Dr. Octopus:
Beware Of Darkness - George Harrison
(new song)
KarmaPolice:
Do I Wanna Know? – Arctic Monkeys
(duplicate – second vote)
shuke:
The Whole Of The Moon – The Waterboys
(duplicate – second vote)
Manster:
I Can't See My Feelings - Budgie
(new song)
scorchy:
Pink Flag (r1) (29 Nov 1999 Version) – Wire
(new song)
Sullie:
Radioactive - The Firm
(new artist)
Andy Dufresne:
Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
(duplicate – second song)
Mister CIA:
I'm The Man - Joe Jackson
(new song)
Mrs. Rannous:
Sweet Is The Night - Electric Light Orchestra
(new song)
higgins:
Shine A Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra
(new song)
The Dreaded Marco:
Head On - The Jesus and Mary Chain
(duplicate – second vote)
simsarge:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
(duplicate – second vote)
Mt. Man:
Mercy Street - Peter Gabriel
(new song)
landrys hat:
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
(duplicate – second vote)
Westerberg:
Baba O'Riley - The Who
(duplicate – second AND third votes today)
Eephus:
Get Started, Start A Fire - Graham Parker
(new song)
rockaction:
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
(duplicate – second vote)
falguy:
Hysteria - Def Leppard
(duplicate – fourth vote)
Hov34:
Death Or Glory - The Clash
(new song)
zamboni:
I’d Love To Change The World - Ten Years After
(new artist)
Doug B:
One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head
(new artist)
Ilov80s:
I Can See For Miles - The Who
(duplicate – second vote)
Val Rannous:
When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
(new song)
Chaos34:
There, There – Radiohead
(new song)
Chaz McNulty:
The A Team - Ed Sheeran
(new artist)
Zegras11:
Pictures Of You (live in Boise) - The Cure
(duplicate – third vote)
AAABatteries:
For Your Love - The Yardbirds
(new song)
Oliver Humanzee:
Horizontal Hold (Peel Session, Made Available) - This Heat
(new artist)
Mrs. Eephus:
Both Ends Burning - Roxy Music
(new song)
ditkaburgers:
Gotta Tell You - Samantha Mumba
(new artist)
cosjobs:
Baba O'Riley - The Who
(duplicate – second AND third votes today)
krista4:
Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
(duplicate – second vote)
I'm sure you're right. I'm not well-versed in TYA lore, but I always took it as Lee singing it in the vernacular of the day and not in a mean-spirited way. I don't recall any backlash, but I was a kid. I guess, today, he'd have to be ironic or in-character to pull it off. I know that gay folks I knew had no problem with referring to themselves the way Lee did well into the '90s.Could you imagine this song being released today with those opening lyrics? It would be cancelled before they even got to the chorus for the first time.I've been waiting for this one to drop. It's got a great propulsive rhythm on the verse and that atmospheric chorus :chef's kiss:
To me, it's by far their best record. They were a good band and Lee was a good guitarist, but most of their stuff was generic blues boogie.
These aren’t the stoners of yesteryear who didn’t roll out of bed until noon and were too stoned to remember where they left their Dozer CD. The live resin is the worm and these are your early birds. They probably even have jobs that don’t involve making pizza or selling guitars.Oof. Wasn't expecting a 20min wait out the door at the dispensary at 8am on a Weds. Lol.
For sure - no doubt Lee was just pointing out the issues of the time, Vietnam particularly. But today it would never get that far to understand the underlying message.I'm sure you're right. I'm not well-versed in TYA lore, but I always took it as Lee singing it in the vernacular of the day and not in a mean-spirited way. I don't recall any backlash, but I was a kid. I guess, today, he'd have to be ironic or in-character to pull it off. I know that gay folks I knew had no problem with referring to themselves the way Lee did well into the '90s.Could you imagine this song being released today with those opening lyrics? It would be cancelled before they even got to the chorus for the first time.I've been waiting for this one to drop. It's got a great propulsive rhythm on the verse and that atmospheric chorus :chef's kiss:
To me, it's by far their best record. They were a good band and Lee was a good guitarist, but most of their stuff was generic blues boogie.
It would be cancelled before they even got to the chorus for the first time.
Hawks64:
Don’t Bring Me Down – Electric Light Orchestra
(new song)
higgins:
Shine A Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra
(new song)
Plus no one is doing pop music that way anymore, so there'd be very little market for it. TYA was definitely a child of the era and - IMO - wouldn't make a dent these days.For sure - no doubt Lee was just pointing out the issues of the time, including an anti-war protest. But today it would never get that far to understand the underlying message.I'm sure you're right. I'm not well-versed in TYA lore, but I always took it as Lee singing it in the vernacular of the day and not in a mean-spirited way. I don't recall any backlash, but I was a kid. I guess, today, he'd have to be ironic or in-character to pull it off. I know that gay folks I knew had no problem with referring to themselves the way Lee did well into the '90s.Could you imagine this song being released today with those opening lyrics? It would be cancelled before they even got to the chorus for the first time.I've been waiting for this one to drop. It's got a great propulsive rhythm on the verse and that atmospheric chorus :chef's kiss:
To me, it's by far their best record. They were a good band and Lee was a good guitarist, but most of their stuff was generic blues boogie.
Interesting contrast in it. On one hand it’s obviously going to get heat for the second line but then it’s going to get a lot of love from the same group for its openly anti-rich, anti-capitalist POV. It’s economically left, socially right. That’s probably a very small sliver of the population.Could you imagine this song being released today with those opening lyrics? It would be cancelled before they even got to the chorus for the first time.
Legendary double albums are the most obvious guesses. London Calling, Exile on Main Street, Tommy, Quadrophenia, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Physical Graffiti, The White Album, The Wall, etc.I wonder what album will have the most different songs selected?
Of course - but you can't touch politics.It would be cancelled before they even got to the chorus for the first time.
Do you really think that there aren’t worse lyrics than that in some music out there today?
Certainly can find much much worse in rap especiallyIt would be cancelled before they even got to the chorus for the first time.
Do you really think that there aren’t worse lyrics than that in some music out there today?
I'm not surprised. The album Bandolier, which contains 'I can't see My Feelings', is not on Amazon either.The 15s playlistSeventeen-Point Selections:
Pip’s Invitation:
Empty Pages - Traffic
(new song)
New Binky the Doormat:
London Calling - The Clash
(duplicate – third vote)
worrierking:
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
(duplicate – second vote)
titusbramble:
You Held The World In Your Arms – Idlewild
(new artist)
simey:
Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello
(new song)
NOTE TO ALL: For ease of falguy's use, I'm not distinguishing Elvis vs. Elvis and the Attractions and am attributing them all to Elvis.
Just Win Baby:
All I Want Is You - U2
(new song)
Don Quixote:
Paper Planes - M.I.A.
(duplicate – third vote)
MAC_32:
Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
(new song)
timschochet:
Sally Simpson - The Who
(new song)
Yankee23Fan:
Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd
(new song)
Hawks64:
Don’t Bring Me Down – Electric Light Orchestra
(new song)
jwb:
Rime Of The Ancient Mariner – Iron Maiden
(new song)
DrIanMalcolm:
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
(duplicate – second vote)
Dr. Octopus:
Beware Of Darkness - George Harrison
(new song)
KarmaPolice:
Do I Wanna Know? – Arctic Monkeys
(duplicate – second vote)
shuke:
The Whole Of The Moon – The Waterboys
(duplicate – second vote)
Manster:
I Can't See My Feelings - Budgie
(new song)
scorchy:
Pink Flag (r1) (29 Nov 1999 Version) – Wire
(new song)
Sullie:
Radioactive - The Firm
(new artist)
Andy Dufresne:
Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
(duplicate – second song)
Mister CIA:
I'm The Man - Joe Jackson
(new song)
Mrs. Rannous:
Sweet Is The Night - Electric Light Orchestra
(new song)
higgins:
Shine A Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra
(new song)
The Dreaded Marco:
Head On - The Jesus and Mary Chain
(duplicate – second vote)
simsarge:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
(duplicate – second vote)
Mt. Man:
Mercy Street - Peter Gabriel
(new song)
landrys hat:
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
(duplicate – second vote)
Westerberg:
Baba O'Riley - The Who
(duplicate – second AND third votes today)
Eephus:
Get Started, Start A Fire - Graham Parker
(new song)
rockaction:
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
(duplicate – second vote)
falguy:
Hysteria - Def Leppard
(duplicate – fourth vote)
Hov34:
Death Or Glory - The Clash
(new song)
zamboni:
I’d Love To Change The World - Ten Years After
(new artist)
Doug B:
One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head
(new artist)
Ilov80s:
I Can See For Miles - The Who
(duplicate – second vote)
Val Rannous:
When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
(new song)
Chaos34:
There, There – Radiohead
(new song)
Chaz McNulty:
The A Team - Ed Sheeran
(new artist)
Zegras11:
Pictures Of You (live in Boise) - The Cure
(duplicate – third vote)
AAABatteries:
For Your Love - The Yardbirds
(new song)
Oliver Humanzee:
Horizontal Hold (Peel Session, Made Available) - This Heat
(new artist)
Mrs. Eephus:
Both Ends Burning - Roxy Music
(new song)
ditkaburgers:
Gotta Tell You - Samantha Mumba
(new artist)
cosjobs:
Baba O'Riley - The Who
(duplicate – second AND third votes today)
krista4:
Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
(duplicate – second vote)
So apparently the UK artists are much more difficult to get the rights to because we have another song I Can't See My Feelings - Budige picked by @Manster that isn't in Spotify, and I can't find the Live in Boise version of Pictures of You picked by @Zegras11 but did find a couple of different Live versions, so I went with the Live in Detriot.
I was so mad/excited when I saw someone take I Can See For Miles a couple days ago. I thought maybe it was going to somehow not get discussed until my selection. It’s always fun to be first on a song even if being later actually means you ranked it better.timschochet:
Sally Simpson - The Who
(new song)
Dr. Octopus:
Beware Of Darkness - George Harrison
(new song)
Ilov80s:
I Can See For Miles - The Who
(duplicate – second vote)
Special shout-outs today to these "other" songs from The Who, which I prefer to the other two (even though I like those as well). I realize "I Can See For Miles" was selected already, but I was busy with a special shout-out to something else that day. It's my second-favorite Who song, and Sally Simpson is a fantastic one, too.
And of course my favorite George solo song would get a shout-out. I didn't check the version Dr. O selected but hope it was the naked, non-Spectorized one.![]()
For sure - no doubt Lee was just pointing out the issues of the time, Vietnam particularly. But today it would never get that far to understand the underlying message.I'm sure you're right. I'm not well-versed in TYA lore, but I always took it as Lee singing it in the vernacular of the day and not in a mean-spirited way. I don't recall any backlash, but I was a kid. I guess, today, he'd have to be ironic or in-character to pull it off. I know that gay folks I knew had no problem with referring to themselves the way Lee did well into the '90s.Could you imagine this song being released today with those opening lyrics? It would be cancelled before they even got to the chorus for the first time.I've been waiting for this one to drop. It's got a great propulsive rhythm on the verse and that atmospheric chorus :chef's kiss:
To me, it's by far their best record. They were a good band and Lee was a good guitarist, but most of their stuff was generic blues boogie.
Was kind of mixed on The Firm, but almost included Midnight Moonlight on my list.The Firm was greeted with disappointment at the time because it was nothing like Led Zeppelin or even Bad Company. But if you ignore who is playing and singing, this is a well-crafted tune with sneakily good guitar lines.
Yeah, in retrospect shouldn't the countdown be a count up? Then the person who had the song ranked highest could be first to discuss it?I was so mad/excited when I saw someone take I Can See For Miles a couple days ago. I thought maybe it was going to somehow not get disused until my selection. It’s always fun to be first on a song even if being later actually means you ranked it better.
Some people were Abbie Hoffman, some others were Forrest Gump.For sure - no doubt Lee was just pointing out the issues of the time, Vietnam particularly. But today it would never get that far to understand the underlying message.I'm sure you're right. I'm not well-versed in TYA lore, but I always took it as Lee singing it in the vernacular of the day and not in a mean-spirited way. I don't recall any backlash, but I was a kid. I guess, today, he'd have to be ironic or in-character to pull it off. I know that gay folks I knew had no problem with referring to themselves the way Lee did well into the '90s.Could you imagine this song being released today with those opening lyrics? It would be cancelled before they even got to the chorus for the first time.I've been waiting for this one to drop. It's got a great propulsive rhythm on the verse and that atmospheric chorus :chef's kiss:
To me, it's by far their best record. They were a good band and Lee was a good guitarist, but most of their stuff was generic blues boogie.
I like this song but the lyrics sort of bug me too:
"Allow me point out all the stuff that's bad. But gee, I can't do anything. Here, you fix it".
Steve Harris channeling his Neil Peart by way of Samuel Coleridge.jwb:
@KarmaPolice I know this title as a poem by someone else, but not as a Maiden song.Rime Of The Ancient Mariner – Iron Maiden
(new song)
Way ahead of you. For the catch-all I aim to trarget all the favorites with bottom ten picks, and then finish with my favorite Canadian bar bands.Yeah, in retrospect shouldn't the countdown be a count up? Then the person who had the song ranked highest could be first to discuss it?I was so mad/excited when I saw someone take I Can See For Miles a couple days ago. I thought maybe it was going to somehow not get disused until my selection. It’s always fun to be first on a song even if being later actually means you ranked it better.
Yeah, in retrospect shouldn't the countdown be a count up? Then the person who had the song ranked highest could be first to discuss it?I was so mad/excited when I saw someone take I Can See For Miles a couple days ago. I thought maybe it was going to somehow not get disused until my selection. It’s always fun to be first on a song even if being later actually means you ranked it better.
I was so mad/excited when I saw someone take I Can See For Miles a couple days ago. I thought maybe it was going to somehow not get disused until my selection. It’s always fun to be first on a song even if being later actually means you ranked it better.
I've "discovered" a handful of good pop songs while shopping in a supermarket, with this being one of them.
You mean Andy? Done.Oh, and I want my Avatar back...
Oh, turns out I know this song. Had no idea it was by the same people who did "Laid." Good stuff.Mrs. Eephus' 16 point replacement song
James - Sit Down
She thinks Tim Booth is a fantastic, charismatic front man. The song (which was her second choice by the band without the pesky American guitarist) conveys the joyfulness of the band's music and its lyrics talk about how interconnected we all are human beings.
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I think counting down is always the right way to go. Just my general editorial opinion.Yeah, in retrospect shouldn't the countdown be a count up? Then the person who had the song ranked highest could be first to discuss it?
and none of that has not been "canceled" - I just think people exaggerate "cancel culture" - I know Zamboni wasn't doing that intentionally here but most of the time (here) it's done so disingenuously.Certainly can find much much worse in rap especially
Agreed. And there's no rule against discussing a song again after it was picked previously.I think counting down is always the right way to go. Just my general editorial opinion.Yeah, in retrospect shouldn't the countdown be a count up? Then the person who had the song ranked highest could be first to discuss it?
U2 is so over-rated, generally imo, but this song is so beautiful and could have made my list.I ranked this #7 in JML's U2 countdown. It's an amazing ballad WITHOUT the string arrangement -- with it, it's one of the most gorgeous songs ever produced in the "rock" genre.
Poor Binky is going to be so confused.I think counting down is always the right way to go. Just my general editorial opinion.Yeah, in retrospect shouldn't the countdown be a count up? Then the person who had the song ranked highest could be first to discuss it?
as Uruk stated, I don't think TYA is making political statements here but rather just throwing out the "talking points" that were being bandied about by opposing political/social groups.Interesting contrast in it. On one hand it’s obviously going to get heat for the second line but then it’s going to get a lot of love from the same group for its openly anti-rich, anti-capitalist POV. It’s economically left, socially right. That’s probably a very small sliver of the population.
I had expected to see A LOT more of them in this exercise. I bet if we were doing this 15-20 years ago on this board ... U2 would have a lot more songs taken.U2 is so over-rated, generally imo ...
I think that's the point. Everyone loves to complain - but no one has a real solution.I like this song but the lyrics sort of bug me too:
"Allow me point out all the stuff that's bad. But gee, I can't do anything. Here, you fix it".