Getcha passports ready - the middle-aged dummies are going to the British Isles! Top 31 song countdown. (2 Viewers)

[Val Rannous]

The top 10 artists are checked and re-checked and locked in. #4 is a little further ahead than I had posted last night but it goes like this:

Big Three

[gap >300 points]

Artist #4

[gap < 50 points]

Artists #5-#7 are separated by only four points total, including two of them being tied.

[gap 50-100 points]

Artists #8 and #9 are separated by < 10 points

[gap > 100 points]

Artist #10 and the rest

Interesting... According to the Charity Contest Voting, we the voters believe there is a clear "Top 8". Out of the current 26 entries, there are 5 acts that have received between 23 and 20 votes. After that, there's not another act until you get all the way down to 11 votes.

 

[Val Rannous]

Just over 12 hours left to get your guesses in on both the ***OFFICIAL*** contest and on the Super-Awesome-Mega-Contest!!!111. Check the first post for links if you need to find these. I have the following entries for the latter contest; please let me know if I've missed you:

Pip
simey
Chaos
worrier
DrIan
Just Win
Manster
Mrs R
jwb
MAC
Dr. O
KP
Uruk
Binky
Val
Doug
Marco
Hawks
Hov

In the Just Regular, Everyday, Non-Mega-Contest, we have the following entries:

Karma Police
Don Quixote
jwb
Hov34
simey
Just Win Baby
Manster
DrianMalcolm
Pip's Invitation
Hawks64
MAC_32
Dr. Octopus
Uruk-Hai
higgins
Val Rannous
Mrs. Rannous
New Binky the Doormat
Doug B
The Dreaded Marco

Still time to get in, and if you're worried about how much it's gonna cost you, it's free, free, free, but only for a limited time (Void in Vermont (Just kidding)).

Added to the "Now voting" List:

AAABatteries
Westerberg
Chaz McNulty
Chaos34
falguy
cosjobs
scorchy

 

[Val Rannous]

Here's a bizarre stat of interest to no one but me: somehow I ended up with five of my selected artists getting exactly 42 points. Spoiler: 42 points is not a good showing.

OK, a guessing game you might be more interested in...at what overall ranking will our highest-ranking female artist land?

Eww, it's gonna be lower than we think (I think)... 40th?

 

[Val Rannous]

Pattie-Boyd-off! Which artist scores more points: George Harrison solo or Cream?

Cream.

 

[krista4]

I'll give the female ranking answer in a bit, and the number of artists once I calculate it. I think you're all correct to expect a lot fewer, even with nine more lists submitted.

For the other two questions I suppose I should wait until the contest entry deadline passes, since it could affect answers.

IF the female is in the top 10, that could be spoiler for the contest. Or on the flip side if someone submitted a list with female artist in their 7, they know they are wrong if your answer is out of the top 10.

Yeah, I realized that later.

 

[Val Rannous]

Which Beatles cover band will score more: Oasis or ELO?

Since when is ELO a Beatles cover band?!? I'll say Oasis simply because I don't know of a ELO song that's a Beatles cover.

 

[Val Rannous]

Since I'm working on the artist rankings right now...guesses as to total number of artists in this countdown? For reference, in the US countdown we had 36 lists submitted with 526 different artists.

526 (Why not? We're just that weird...)

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Since I'm working on the artist rankings right now...guesses as to total number of artists in this countdown? For reference, in the US countdown we had 36 lists submitted with 526 different artists.

526 (Why not? We're just that weird...)

sorry ...I can't fathom that

too much of a scene man

 

[krista4]

Which Beatles cover band will score more: Oasis or ELO?

Since when is ELO a Beatles cover band?!? I'll say Oasis simply because I don't know of a ELO song that's a Beatles cover.

It was just a joke because both bands stole so much from the Beatles.

 

[Val Rannous]

I'll give the female ranking answer in a bit, and the number of artists once I calculate it. I think you're all correct to expect a lot fewer, even with nine more lists submitted.

For the other two questions I suppose I should wait until the contest entry deadline passes, since it could affect answers.

IF the female is in the top 10, that could be spoiler for the contest. Or on the flip side if someone submitted a list with female artist in their 7, they know they are wrong if your answer is out of the top 10.

Yeah, I realized that later.

Currently there are 3 female fronted acts that have received 1 vote apiece in the contest.

 

[krista4]

Looks like I'm not really going to get up and cook dinner.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Since I'm working on the artist rankings right now...guesses as to total number of artists in this countdown? For reference, in the US countdown we had 36 lists submitted with 526 different artists.

420

Here's a bizarre stat of interest to no one but me: somehow I ended up with five of my selected artists getting exactly 42 points. Spoiler: 42 points is not a good showing.

OK, a guessing game you might be more interested in...at what overall ranking will our highest-ranking female artist land?

42

Are you trying to tell us something about your activities this evening?

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Which Beatles cover band will score more: Oasis or ELO?

Since when is ELO a Beatles cover band?!? I'll say Oasis simply because I don't know of a ELO song that's a Beatles cover.

It was just a joke because both bands stole so much from the Beatles.

hey, there are thousands of them out there ...

I'm there

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I'm going to predict that the highest-ranking female artist (or female-fronted band) in the catch-all countdown will have a higher ranking than the counterpart in the British Isles one or the US one.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Looks like I'm not really going to get up and cook dinner.

indulge in some really good pizza ...

 

[krista4]

I'm going to predict that the highest-ranking female artist (or female-fronted band) in the catch-all countdown will have a higher ranking than the counterpart in the British Isles one or the US one.

Oooo, that's an interesting one. Highest rank among the three countdowns? Highest US was #17 (Aretha).

 

[krista4]

Looks like I'm not really going to get up and cook dinner.

indulge in some really good pizza ...

YOU READ MY MIND.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Looks like I'm not really going to get up and cook dinner.

indulge in some really good pizza ...

YOU READ MY MIND.

the kind you love but rarely order because it's just too ridiculously priced ...

 

[DrIanMalcolm]

Living in NY you get a lot of cuisines but Bosnian seems to have been a miss for me - what's it like?

You can browse the menu for specific items. Generally, Bosnian food is in the butter zone of Hungarian, Czech, and Greek food. They seem to eat very well. We thought we'd lost the restaurant during Covid, but they took the opportunity to move to a much better location.

Houston has restaurants that cover gazillions of cuisines. It's a lot of foodie fun.

Been there several times. They do have great food.

Since I'm working on the artist rankings right now...guesses as to total number of artists in this countdown? For reference, in the US countdown we had 36 lists submitted with 526 different artists.

Like all the others, I expect less artists but with more participation maybe the drop off isn't as steep. How about 487.

Fewer.

I'm going to predict that the highest-ranking female artist (or female-fronted band) in the catch-all countdown will have a higher ranking than the counterpart in the British Isles one or the US one.

Oooo, that's an interesting one. Highest rank among the three countdowns? Highest US was #17 (Aretha).

That is awfully, awfully low for Aretha, who should have been a top 10 pick.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Looks like I'm not really going to get up and cook dinner.

indulge in some really good pizza ...

YOU READ MY MIND.

the kind you love but rarely order because it's just too ridiculously priced ...

Truffle oil Pizza. And some good red wine.

I hear you can get the wine delivered too.

 

[krista4]

Fewer.

/Stannis

 

[Eephus]

That is awfully, awfully low for Aretha, who should have been a top 10 pick.

No Respect at all

 

[krista4]

Truffle oil Pizza. And some good red wine.

OH hates truffle oil. There are a couple of great pizza joints in the area that offer pies with house-made sausage, local mushrooms, and truffle oil (maybe some other stuff but who cares), and I have to get it without the truffle oil.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Fewer.

/Stannis

I miss that show. At the time of the final season I was ok with everything and didn't hate it like so many but I have never gone back to watch it again. Which i guess tells the story since I watched the first 5 seasons 3 or 4 times.

 

[krista4]

Fewer.

/Stannis

I miss that show. At the time of the final season I was ok with everything and didn't hate it like so many but I have never gone back to watch it again. Which i guess tells the story since I watched the first 5 seasons 3 or 4 times.

Did you watch the prequel? I'm going to, but I don't watch anything until the series is over*, so have to wait.

*Better Call Saul was my one exception.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Truffle oil Pizza. And some good red wine.

OH hates truffle oil. There are a couple of great pizza joints in the area that offer pies with house-made sausage, local mushrooms, and truffle oil (maybe some other stuff but who cares), and I have to get it without the truffle oil.

I don't know how to react to that, but ima gonna refill my glass and just let the fermented liquid kill the brain cells that would have the job of remembering it.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Fewer.

/Stannis

I miss that show. At the time of the final season I was ok with everything and didn't hate it like so many but I have never gone back to watch it again. Which i guess tells the story since I watched the first 5 seasons 3 or 4 times.

Did you watch the prequel? I'm going to, but I don't watch anything until the series is over*, so have to wait.

*Better Call Saul was my one exception.

Not yet for similar reason. I'd like it to get 2 or 3 seasons to get into its groove. Since we went fully streaming I have become that person who had no patience for waiting for the next episode.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

OMG

 

[krista4]

OMG

I hope @Uruk-Hai had a lot of booze delivered today.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I just saw that right? That wasn't a new USFL commercial?

 

[krista4]

Out of 45 entrants, only one had a 31-point song from an artist who was not selected by anyone else.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Out of 45 entrants, only one had a 31-point song from an artist who was not selected by anyone else.

That's impressive

 

[DrIanMalcolm]

Out of 45 entrants, only one had a 31-point song from an artist who was not selected by anyone else.

Told you I was all in on Sixpence None the Richer.

 

[DrIanMalcolm]

Fewer.

/Stannis

I miss that show. At the time of the final season I was ok with everything and didn't hate it like so many but I have never gone back to watch it again. Which i guess tells the story since I watched the first 5 seasons 3 or 4 times.

I watched the first 5 several times as well. The 6th I think I went through twice. I watched season 7 and 8 one time each, and haven't revisited. Nor the other seasons after those two aired.

The best (unfortunate) meme I saw was the one that compared seasons 1-4 of that painting of Jesus, 5-6 of the unrestored version, and 7-8 of the "restored" one that made him look like a monkey.

 

[cosjobs]

Since I'm working on the artist rankings right now...guesses as to total number of artists in this countdown? For reference, in the US countdown we had 36 lists submitted with 526 different artists.

420

Here's a bizarre stat of interest to no one but me: somehow I ended up with five of my selected artists getting exactly 42 points. Spoiler: 42 points is not a good showing.

OK, a guessing game you might be more interested in...at what overall ranking will our highest-ranking female artist land?

42

Are you trying to tell us something about your activities this evening?

The universe will often reveal its mysteries to you, if you l listen.

 

[krista4]

Told you I was all in on Sixpence None the Richer.


Reactions:You and Hugsy_Malone

Uh oh...

 

[krista4]

I'm nearly done with the last check of artists. I'm down to the nine-pointers! Then I'll post how many total artists.

 

[Manster]

Out of 45 entrants, only one had a 31-point song from an artist who was not selected by anyone else.

I'm guessing OH with some computer noise

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Told you I was all in on Sixpence None the Richer.


Reactions:You and Hugsy_Malone

Uh oh...

Is that Woodstock's pal? We knew this might be coming.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

We getting teaser questions or observations for the countdown that I have 0 change of guessing, @krista4 ?

I'll come up with something. I posted about the cover songs yesterday and no one speculated, so you could start there.

Last night I was looking to see which artist would win whatever the opposite of the Ace Award is - let's call it the Two of Clubs Award - in that they had the most songs chosen without a duplicate. Turned out the number of songs was pretty low, though. Two artists had five songs taken with no duplicates. One almost crushed them with eight different songs but got a late duplication.

Completely random guesses: The Stranglers and Joss Stone.

 

[krista4]

Told you I was all in on Sixpence None the Richer.


Reactions:You and Hugsy_Malone

Uh oh...

Is that Woodstock's pal? We knew this might be coming.

Yes, I've seen Woodstock palling around with that guy.

 

[krista4]

Since I'm working on the artist rankings right now...guesses as to total number of artists in this countdown? For reference, in the US countdown we had 36 lists submitted with 526 different artists.

386

WINNER! We had a 21-way tie for 352nd place (one point), meaning we had 372 separate artists.

 

[krista4]

Interesting... According to the Charity Contest Voting, we the voters believe there is a clear "Top 8". Out of the current 26 entries, there are 5 acts that have received between 23 and 20 votes. After that, there's not another act until you get all the way down to 11 votes.

Charity contest voters are dummies.

 

[krista4]

Interesting... According to the Charity Contest Voting, we the voters believe there is a clear "Top 8". Out of the current 26 entries, there are 5 acts that have received between 23 and 20 votes. After that, there's not another act until you get all the way down to 11 votes.

Charity contest voters are dummies.

Because we're all dummies.

 

[krista4]

Apologies to @Uruk-Hai , but Harbaugh seems like such a d!ck.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Interesting... According to the Charity Contest Voting, we the voters believe there is a clear "Top 8". Out of the current 26 entries, there are 5 acts that have received between 23 and 20 votes. After that, there's not another act until you get all the way down to 11 votes.

Charity contest voters are dummies.

Because we're all dummies.

I mean, yeah, it's in the thread title...

 

[KarmaPolice]

Out of 45 entrants, only one had a 31-point song from an artist who was not selected by anyone else.

Hawks or OH.

 

[cosjobs]

I'm going to predict that the highest-ranking female artist (or female-fronted band) in the catch-all countdown will have a higher ranking than the counterpart in the British Isles one or the US

Looks like I'm not really going to get up and cook dinner.

indulge in some really good pizza ...

YOU READ MY MIND.

the kind you love but rarely order because it's just too ridiculously priced ...

Truffle oil Pizza. And some good red wine.

I hear you can get the wine delivered too.

Looks like I'm not really going to get up and cook dinner.

indulge in some really good pizza ...

YOU READ MY MIND.

the kind you love but rarely order because it's just too ridiculously priced ...

Truffle oil Pizza. And some good red wine.

I hear you can get the wine delivered too.

What we call truffle oil. is an abomination. It's grotesque and I will return any dish when I smell its fetid odor.

 

[zamboni]

Apologies to @Uruk-Hai , but Harbaugh seems like such a d!ck.

Sorry, Uruk. Not that it’s any consolation, but the team managed pretty well having a huge hole without Lamar.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Out of 45 entrants, only one had a 31-point song from an artist who was not selected by anyone else.

Hawks or OH.

And then we will learn who is the British equivalent of John Mayer.