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

[KarmaPolice]

Oliver Humanzee:

Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues - Mclusky
(new song)

I don't know that we're going to top this one as far as song titles go.

Ah, that's the Mclusky song I remember from drafts.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I guess the language filter is down

I was shocked it let through the F word go in someone's comment about the Pogues song.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Holy blast from the past with Spacehog showing up.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Pip’s Invitation:

Suspect Device (1979 album version) - Stiff Little Fingers
(new artist)

As befitting my limited knowledge of non-first-tier British Isles punk acts, I came to this song via Ted Leo and the Pharmacists' version, which was released on an EP in 2005 and appeared in their live sets from time to time.

Stiff Little Fingers were from Northern Ireland and their debut single, whose lyrics were written by their co-manager, journalist Gordon Oglivie, conveyed all the fury and anxiety of a community overwhelmed by The Troubles. There were suspect devices everywhere in Belfast at the time. The rage and frustration are palpable in every second of the song -- punk music was the perfect vehicle to convey it.

The first version of the song was issued in 1978 on the band's own label, and made waves after it caught John Peel's attention. But I actually prefer the rerecorded version that kicks off their 1979 debut album, Inflammable Material, released on Rough Trade. It's louder and beefier and conveys even more rage.

 

[zamboni]

zamboni:

Love Is Like Oxygen – Sweet
(duplicate – second vote)

You get too much, you get too <puff puff pass>

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Oliver Humanzee:

Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues - Mclusky
(new song)

I don't know that we're going to top this one as far as song titles go.

When the Stones got sued for owing one more song to ABKCO records when they tried to leave, they recorded a song called ********** Blues, to fulfil their obligations, - with lyrics consisting of "I need my **** sucked, I need my *** ****ed". Maybe that?

 

[Dr. Octopus]

cocksucking = ok
********** = no

seems biased in favor of verbs

 

[timschochet]

Rumour Has It, Maybe I’m Amazed, Roundabout and I Don’t Like Mondays are my favorites from this round.

I never could get into the Alan Parsons thing.

 

[krista4]

krista4:

Sunshine On Leith – The Proclaimers
(new artist)

The first of many Scottish acts on my list - I have five more between my seven- and 20-pointers. I saw these guys play in Boston in 1989 and was blown away. It's a shame they became known for that one song (which is good but overplayed now), when they have so many great ones! Their harmonies are sublime. And speaking of homely but talented folks...

 

[Manster]

I feel like OH picked that song because it has cocksucking in the title

 

[krista4]

I Don’t Like Mondays

Huge fan of this song, which was on and off my list. I was happy to see it come in on falguy's.

 

[Mister CIA]

cocksucking = ok
********** = no

seems biased in favor of verbs

Are Cockney accents allowed?

 

[rockaction]

As befitting my limited knowledge of non-first-tier British Isles punk acts

@HellToupee would quibble with this, I think.

Damn fine song and album that you cited.

 

[Manster]

For some reason I thought Whitesnake was ineligible....maybe later stuff? Anyway, Still of the night rips! I turn that cocksucking song up to 11 every time!

 

[Hawks64]

Four-Point Selections:

Pip’s Invitation:

Suspect Device (1979 album version) - Stiff Little Fingers
(new artist)


New Binky the Doormat:

Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
(new artist)


worrierking:

In God's Country - U2
(new song)


titusbramble:

Cody – Mogwai
(new song)


simey:

Happy Hour - The Housemartins
(new artist)


Just Win Baby:

You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
(new artist)


Don Quixote:

Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
(new artist but see below)


MAC_32:

In The Meantime - Spacehog
(new artist)


timschochet:

Caterpillar - The Cure
(new song)


Yankee23Fan:

I Feel Free - Cream
(new song based on artist being chosen above)


Hawks64:

Prodigal Son – The Rolling Stones
(new song)


jwb:

Gloria – Them
(new song)


DrIanMalcolm:

Rumour Has It – Adele
(new artist)


Dr. Octopus:

Perfect Strangers - Deep Purple
(new song)


KarmaPolice:

Still Of The Night - Whitesnake
(new artist but see below)


shuke:

Picture Book - The Kinks
(new song)


Manster:

Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
(new artist)


scorchy:

Airbag – Radiohead
(new artist)


Sullie:

Tainted Love - Soft Cell
(new artist)


Andy Dufresne:

Ready To Go - Republica
(new artist)


Mister CIA:

Complete Control - The Clash
(new artist)


Mrs. Rannous:

That's Not My Name – The Ting Tings
(new artist)


higgins:

Alive And Kicking (from Live from the City of Light) - Simple Minds
(new artist)


The Dreaded Marco:

American Trilogy - The Delgados
(new artist)


simsarge:

Eye In The Sky – The Alan Parsons Project
(new artist)


Mt. Man:

Silver, Blue & Gold - Bad Company
(new artist)


landrys hat:

Your Love - The Outfield
(new artist)


Westerberg:

Paper Planes - M.I.A.
(duplicate – second vote)


Eephus:

I Am the Resurrection - The Stone Roses
(new song)


rockaction:

Rehab - Amy Winehouse
(duplicate – second vote)


falguy:

I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
(new artist)


Hov34:

Freedom! '90 - George Michael
(new song)


zamboni:

Love Is Like Oxygen – Sweet
(duplicate – second vote)


Doug B:

Love Is In The Air - John Paul Young
(new artist)


Ilov80s:

Hey Now! – Oasis
(new artist)


Val Rannous:

Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
(new artist)


Chaos34:

Charlotte Anne - Julian Cope
(new artist)


Chaz McNulty:

Someone You Loved – Lewis Capaldi
(new artist)


Zegras11:

Roundabout -Yes
(duplicate – second vote)


AAABatteries:

Here I Go Again – Whitesnake
(new song based on artist being chosen above)


Oliver Humanzee:

Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues - Mclusky
(new song)


Mrs. Eephus:

Out Of Time (Stereo Version) - Chris Farlowe
(new artist)


ditkaburgers:

A View To A Kill - Duran Duran
(new song)


cosjobs:

Tears Of A Clown - English Beat
(new artist)


krista4:

Sunshine On Leith – The Proclaimers
(new artist)

The dummies 28th favorites.

 

[Raging weasel]

I guess the language filter is down

**** yeah!

 

[Ilov80s]

For some reason I thought Whitesnake was ineligible....maybe later stuff? Anyway, Still of the night rips! I turn that cocksucking song up to 11 every time!

I think any Whitesnake release after the 80s is ineligible out of respect for our ears.

 

[Raging weasel]

I guess the language filter is down

**** yeah!

Seems to somewhat work lol

 

[rockaction]

titusbramble:

Cody – Mogwai
(new song)

Well alright!

Fellow Mogwai traveler, unite!

 

[timschochet]

OH’s description of Crass was informative. Like Rockaction, I mainly knew about this band as insignia. I’m also very familiar with one song, not the song that OH chose. I won’t name it in case that’s spotlighting (though it would honestly surprise me if another Crass song gets selected.) But it was part of a British punk rock compilation that a friend of mine played a lot.

Crass chat is allowable. As is Crass chat.

OK then. The song I was familiar with was “Bloody Revolutions”. Haven’t listened to it for years (until yesterday) but I distinctly remembered the woman (or falsetto) in the middle of the song singing “You’re far too much of a man for that”. Great stuff.

 

[Ilov80s]

I am teasing, I hope I didn't offend anyone who drafted a song off of Whitesnake's 2019 album Flesh & Blood

 

[shuke]

Well, I went through all the Radiohead albums yesterday, and I have some hard cuts to start making. Initial gut reaction adds to my playlist had 47 songs just from the albums. No surprise that 3 albums dominated the playlist with 8, 7, and 6 songs from each taken. The biggest surprise for me was the 4th album that also got 6 songs added. The other 5 all had 4 adds from each.

Now I am going through the B-sides once again, then it's time to hit random on the playlist several times and see which songs don't stack up and attempt to cut 20 or so songs.

Rank all the songs, you coward.

 

[timschochet]

I Don’t Like Mondays

Huge fan of this song, which was on and off my list. I was happy to see it come in on falguy's.

Boomtown Rats were, and remain, one of my alltime favorite bands.

 

[shuke]

All this avatar talk. Get your screen name changed and then talk to me.
Getzlaf15

Wait, what?

 

[KarmaPolice]

For some reason I thought Whitesnake was ineligible....maybe later stuff? Anyway, Still of the night rips! I turn that cocksucking song up to 11 every time!

There was debate, mostly around their S/T album, but it was deemed eligible.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

As befitting my limited knowledge of non-first-tier British Isles punk acts

@HellToupee would quibble with this, I think.

Damn fine song and album that you cited.

I meant in terms of fame/renown, not quality.

 

[rockaction]

I meant in terms of fame/renown, not quality.

Ah, sure. I wasn't disagreeing even with the quality aspect, really. Just a way to get HellToupee to comment on one of his favorites.

 

[rockaction]

Wait, what?

LOL. Same dude. How often do you visit here now?

eta* There's a real cool club on the other side of town/where the real cool kids go to hang around/and talk about the other kids

eta2* Just kidding, shuke. It is Getz, though.

 

[Chaz McNulty]

Rumour Has It, Maybe I’m Amazed, Roundabout and I Don’t Like Mondays are my favorites from this round.

I never could get into the Alan Parsons thing.

We don't like dealing in rumor and innuendo in this thread. Why don't you just tell us yourself what your favorite picks of the round are.

 

[zamboni]

I Don’t Like Mondays

Huge fan of this song,

Tell me why

 

[timschochet]

When I went to see Sir Paul at SoFi stadium last year, when he sang “Maybe I’m Amazed” he displayed the cover photo from the McCartney album, the one where he’s holding a tiny baby. Then he said, “She’s a grandmother now.” That freaked me out.

 

[shuke]

Wait, what?

LOL. Same dude. How often do you visit here now?

Honestly shuked here.

 

[rockaction]

Okay, so I can't write up Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" any better than wikkid could, so I won't really try. Suffice it to say that Amy and I had similar problems with similar substances at the same time and I found her defiant "no no no" quite liberating and funny back then. Her insouciance about her impending reality struck me as a perfect rejoinder to those people charged with making my life not quite such a mess. Almost needless to say, I did not find her death as liberating or funny as I found the track, and I would indeed wind up in rehab later on, a move that probably has saved my life up until this post.

Okay, that went from zero to sixty in terms of seriousness in less than a few seconds, but the above is true.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Listening to these choices I've come to a conclusion.

Many of you do a LOT of drugs.

 

[rockaction]

Many of you do a LOT of drugs.

Man, did you ever post that right after the perfect post for it.

 

[Zegras11]

All this avatar talk. Get your screen name changed and then talk to me.
Getzlaf15

Wait, what?

it would be great schtick , no the greatest schtick if you changed your screen name.

 

[krista4]

When I went to see Sir Paul at SoFi stadium last year, when he sang “Maybe I’m Amazed” he displayed the cover photo from the McCartney album, the one where he’s holding a tiny baby. Then he said, “She’s a grandmother now.” That freaked me out.

That pic is on the back cover. But yeah, that's freaky.

 

[falguy]

I Don’t Like Mondays

Huge fan of this song, which was on and off my list. I was happy to see it come in on falguy's.

Don't worry guys, Despite my last 2 picks I am not depressed

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Dr. Octopus:

Perfect Strangers - Deep Purple
(new song)

I loved how the original band reunited after all those years and was able to put out such a kick *** album. Love the vocals and driving ominous riff that permeates the song.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

OMG, Sweet and George Michael are going to finish ahead of Led Zeppelin!

They obviously never read The Tortoise and the Hare.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

cocksucking = ok
*** = no

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Many of you do a LOT of drugs.

Man, did you ever post that right after the perfect post for it.

Big bonus multiplier for using the work "insouciance".

 

[falguy]

Four-Point Selections:


MAC_32:

In The Meantime - Spacehog
(new artist)

Love this song. Wish I had a mulligan.

simsarge:
Eye In The Sky – The Alan Parsons Project

rockaction:
Rehab - Amy Winehouse

Hov34:
Freedom! '90 - George Michael

zamboni:
Love Is Like Oxygen – Sweet

krista4:
Sunshine On Leith – The Proclaimers

also love these picks

maybe today i'll have time to try and catch up on some of the ones I do not know off-hand.

 

[krista4]

Rumour Has It, Maybe I’m Amazed, Roundabout and I Don’t Like Mondays are my favorites from this round.

I never could get into the Alan Parsons thing.

We don't like dealing in rumor and innuendo in this thread. Why don't you just tell us yourself what your favorite picks of the round are.

I'm still laughing at this, and feeling like a dork.

 

[jwb]

Dr. Octopus:

Perfect Strangers - Deep Purple
(new song)

I loved how the original band reunited after all those years and was able to put out such a kick *** album. Love the vocals and driving ominous riff that permeates the song.

Yup. Usually when a band does this, the new effort really isn't that good. Not the case here at all. I love this album.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I'm in the office today, which makes it difficult to listen to the playlist while I work.

 

[jwb]

am really digging the harder / metal turn in this round. Just starting to listen now so these are the ones I know right away.

Just Win Baby:

You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
(new artist)

Dr. Octopus:

Perfect Strangers - Deep Purple
(new song)


KarmaPolice:

Still Of The Night - Whitesnake
(new artist but see below)

Manster:

Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
(new artist)

AAABatteries:

Here I Go Again – Whitesnake
(new song based on artist being chosen above)

 

[Chaz McNulty]

Rumour Has It, Maybe I’m Amazed, Roundabout and I Don’t Like Mondays are my favorites from this round.

I never could get into the Alan Parsons thing.

We don't like dealing in rumor and innuendo in this thread. Why don't you just tell us yourself what your favorite picks of the round are.

I'm still laughing at this, and feeling like a dork.

I have to apologize to everyone for this. I need to ask myself 'how bad is this Dad humor' before I hit reply.

 

[jwb]

KarmaPolice:

Still Of The Night - Whitesnake

and regarding this song... man, it's a hair-metal masterpiece. I loved the Slide It In album, and was excited for this release. This song leads it off iirc, but also led to a bit of disappointment, because the rest of the album kind of went the power-ballad route that a lot of these bands started doing. Here I go Again is decent, but the rest just didn't do it for me.

But this song... wow.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Just Win Baby:

You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
(new artist)

jwb:

Gloria – Them
(new song)

Manster:

Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
(new artist)


Sullie:

Tainted Love - Soft Cell
(new artist)


higgins:

Alive And Kicking (from Live from the City of Light) - Simple Minds
(new artist)

simsarge:

Eye In The Sky – The Alan Parsons Project
(new artist)


ditkaburgers:

A View To A Kill - Duran Duran
(new song)

I like Alive And Kicking in all its iterations. I'm partial to the acoustic version.

Tainted Love is quintessential 80's and I sing the #### out of this song often. Did you know there's a nearly 9 minute version?

I'm unabashedly a fan of a lot of Duran Duran.

Crazy Train off of Tribute was for a long time my absolute favorite song. That version just kicks all sorts of ###. How about an isolated guitar track version?