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

[Manster]

Make it one song per artist you cowards.

I believe the word you're looking for is cunts

 

[Manster]

So the British Isles.....England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland?

If only there were a link in the first post. Someone should see about that.

I've been known to forge ahead, only to backtrack.....good thing you're here to keep us (me) in line

 

[Manster]

Maybe we need a week? I don't know.

Aye......A fookin week is plenty of time laddy.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

We had so much fun in the Favorite 31 Songs by US Artists thread, that we middle-aged (or so) dummies are packing our bags and leaving on a jet plane.*

*Not chosen in the US countdown.

Yes it was!

I'm in, obviously.

Made my list last night. Just have to finish the vetting.

No one reads my posts. (Except Pip.) I chose it in Round 21.

And we are on the family plan, too.

IN!

 

[krista4]

Make it one song per artist you cowards.

I'm already up to 26 artists.

ETA - I don't have the patience to vet my own picks. But I'm willing to pay somebody with a bottle of whiskey if they want to do it for me.

I vetted all the ******* picks in the last one, 90% of which lists contained at least one ineligible, and I didn't get squat.

 

[krista4]

No, not a week, although I appreciate the spirit. Let's say Jan. 13. Allows for holidays, my vacation, Doug B figuring out there's a deadline, Binky getting back from a banning, etc. We can start counting down on Jan. 16.

 

[krista4]

Make it one song per artist you cowards.

I believe the word you're looking for is cunts

I can't believe that didn't get language-filtered.

 

[krista4]

I've started putting some ineligibles in post #3, but have more to add based on help from several other people. Just getting several in there to start.

New rule, in addition to formatting: if you send me a list with an artist that is ineligible for reasons already listed in post #3, you get a warning. If you have a second artist that you didn't vet using the minimal effort involved in looking at that list, you start to lose picks. This shouldn't be that hard for people. Ineligible artists that aren't in post #3 when the list is submitted won't incur a penalty. [Edit to clarify I'm joking about the penalty. But please double-check your lists vs. post #3 before submitting.]

Also, post #3 is representative but not exhaustive. It is possible that an artist might have additional ineligible members that I haven't listed. Do your research.

 

[krista4]

Is there a name for Mrs. Eephus that is better than "Mrs. Eephus"?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Make it one song per artist you cowards.

I believe the word you're looking for is cunts

I can't believe that didn't get language-filtered.

Gender bias.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Is there a name for Mrs. Eephus that is better than "Mrs. Eephus"?

Juliette? Ariadne? Charlotte?

 

[Eephus]

Is there a name for Mrs. Eephus that is better than "Mrs. Eephus"?

Juliette? Ariadne? Charlotte?

From you of all people

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Is there a name for Mrs. Eephus that is better than "Mrs. Eephus"?

Juliette? Ariadne? Charlotte?

From you of all people

What does that mean?

 

[Eephus]

What does that mean?

Your screen name is Mrs. Rannous

 

[Zegras11]

In.


I will have a Beatles at #1.















I will have a Beatles at #31.















Suck it shuke

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Both of our lists are already waaaay too long. Back to suffering.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Is there a name for Mrs. Eephus that is better than "Mrs. Eephus"?

For real. Of course that's better than calling his daughter "ditkaburgers", which just feels all kinds of wrong to me.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I may sit this one out.

On a completely unrelated note: is there a British Isles version of Billy Joel?

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I may sit this one out.

On a completely unrelated note: is there a British Isles version of Billy Joel?

Elton John?

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Elton John?

No, my friend.....just, no

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I may sit this one out.

On a completely unrelated note: is there a British Isles version of Billy Joel?

Yes

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I do find 95% of the new music I listen to is American which makes sense since the newer music I listen to mostly falls within, country, alt-country, Americana - my list may not contain any post-2000 music at all this time.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

As I mentioned me and my “idiots” are doing this same exercise in our text chain starting January 1. I can submit my list to krista for this - but in order not to hold anything up for us - on January 16th I can post their corresponding songs they chose in this thread as we go along - they just won’t be counted in the overall statistics for the group but we give Chap a forum to redeem himself and get more music in here.

 

[Chaos34]

I'll try

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Supertramp – releases with Bob Siebenberg (US)

Looking into this further, wiki says he played on every album so they may need to move to totally ineligible- some one can correct me if I’m wrong.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I may sit this one out.

On a completely unrelated note: is there a British Isles version of Billy Joel?

Yes

Those poor people

 

[Val Rannous]

Can anyone vet this - I can't verify if he's eligible or not...

Need to know.

 

[zamboni]

I might need an actual list of eligibles here.

I first read this as edibles, which is also likely going to be very apropos here.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

On a completely unrelated note: is there a British Isles version of Billy Joel?

Phil Collins?

 

[Manster]

Frickin Zanzibar?!

How much Judas Priest stuff is ineligible?.........I can look it up later

 

[zamboni]

How much Judas Priest stuff is ineligible?.........I can look it up later

Just don’t be breaking the krista law.

 

[Manster]

Wasn't ringo born in Italy?

 

[Doug B]

IN

 

[Doug B]

One band that might be seen as ineligible, but really is eligible is Culture Club. Bassist Mikey Craig was often said to be Jamaican in the press — but he was born in London.

 

[AAABatteries]

Is there a name for Mrs. Eephus that is better than "Mrs. Eephus"?

“woman of great patience and an awesome daughter”

 

[scorchy]

I can do this just with different artists from Manchester - but I won't. All in.

 

[scorchy]

I know, just kidding...but I might submit 31 Van Morrison songs

It's spelt Morrissey. And his first name is Steven, not Van.

 

[zamboni]

I can do this just with different artists from Manchester - but I won't. All in.

No Melissa Manchester in the US one?

 

[scorchy]

I can do this just with different artists from Manchester - but I won't. All in.

No Melissa Manchester in the US one?

You should hear how she talks about you.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I may sit this one out.

On a completely unrelated note: is there a British Isles version of Billy Joel?

Yes

Those poor people

It’s Elton John despite your protest

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I know, just kidding...but I might submit 31 Van Morrison songs

It's spelt Morrissey. And his first name is Steven, not Van.

Finally a forum to give The Smiths some exposure beyond a few people in dorm rooms that played them.

 

[AAABatteries]

Krista will be proud of me - I wanted to include a Mary Poppins - Julie Andrews song but they were all written by the Sherman Brothers so they aren’t eligible. Right?

 

[Val Rannous]

I don't believe songwriter matters, just performer.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

On a completely unrelated note: is there a British Isles version of Billy Joel?

Yes

Rick Wakeman?

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Krista will be proud of me - I wanted to include a Mary Poppins - Julie Andrews song but they were all written by the Sherman Brothers so they aren’t eligible. Right?

Songwriters don’t matter. It’s the performers.

 

[AAABatteries]

Krista will be proud of me - I wanted to include a Mary Poppins - Julie Andrews song but they were all written by the Sherman Brothers so they aren’t eligible. Right?

Songwriters don’t matter. It’s the performers.

Thanks! If we have no clue who played this instruments then do we get to assume they are good? I’ll try to find out.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Dire Straits – releases with Hal Lindes or Jack Sonni (both US)

Songs from these albums are eligible

• Dire Straits (1978)
• Communiqué (1979)
• Making Movies (1980)
• Brothers in Arms (1985)
• On Every Street (1991)

Songs from these albums are not eligible

• Love over Gold (1982)

Jack Sonni was never an official member - he’s listed as “an additional musician” on Brothers In Arms.
Hal Lindes was an official member on Love Over Gold. He was also great on Barney Miller.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Krista will be proud of me - I wanted to include a Mary Poppins - Julie Andrews song but they were all written by the Sherman Brothers so they aren’t eligible. Right?

Songwriters don’t matter. It’s the performers.

Thanks! If we have no clue who played this instruments then do we get to assume they are good? I’ll try to find out.

If it’s a solo artist (Julie Andrews) it doesn’t matter who the session musicians were.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Yes - various, check your lineups

Most of their “classics” are eligible.

guitarist and backing vocalist Trevor Rabin was South African - 90215 and Talk albums not eligible.

Some of the later live albums may not be eligible.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

The Cult
- post 1989, drummers Matt Sorum and then Scott Garett were both Americans (which still leaves their bigger songs eligible)