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[KarmaPolice]

I’m sure I’ve heard Common People before but never really “listened”. It’s quite good and made my playlist.

Another one.

 

[Eephus]

Just popped in to post this. It's definitely worth a tumble if you like the 007 series and you were ever curious about the music. I thought it was really interesting that Duran Duran put in a bunch of effort to do a Bond theme, I had no idea. They were so popular at that time, as I recall, that I didn't think they would have had to put any effort into being selected.

The companion Sound of 007 concert at Royal Albert Hall was kind of a mixed bag. It started off strong with Dame Shirley Bassey and Lulu but ran downhill from there. My favorite part is when composer Hans Zimmer accidentally pulled out his guitar cable during his solo and couldn't reattach it. Finally David Arnold reached over and plugged it back in for Zimmer but by then his solo was over. It was like Spinal Tap bassist Derek Smalls emerging from his pod at the end of the song.

THE SOUND OF 007 in CONCERT from ROYAL ALBERT HALL in LONDON 🇬🇧

#jamesbond #jamesbond007 #albertroyalhall🇪🇦Os traemos el concierto completo que se hizo el 4 Octubre de 2022 en el Royal Albert Hall de Londres en conmemor...

www.youtube.com

 

[Val Rannous]

I think I'm ready to present v1.0 of

the Spreadsheet

Not a lot to summarize at this point and @krista4 probably has all this info anyway but here it is in Spreadsheet form. I'll post updates more often when we get closer to the finish line.
If you see any inconsistencies let me know.

Since the Spreadsheet is now active, here's the standings for the Charity Contest, including what everyone picked DrianMalcolm is currently in the lead!!!

Person	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Top	Song	Song By…
DrianMalcolm	3	Elton John	David Bowie	Pink Floyd	The Who	Cream	Elvis Costello	Amy Winehouse	The Beatles	Son of a Preacher Man	Dusty Springfield
jwb	2	Pink Floyd	Van Morrison	Elton John	David Bowie	U2	Yes	Iron Maiden	The Rolling Stones	Into the Mystic	Van Morrison
Hov34	2	David Bowie	The Who	U2	Elton John	Pink Floyd	Arctic Monkeys	Yes	The Rolling Stones	Heroes	David Bowie
Doug B	2	U2	David Bowie	The Who	Pink Floyd	Oasis	The Kinks	Elton John	U2	Heroes	David Bowie
Westerberg	2	David Bowie	The Who	Elton John	Van Morrison	Elvis Costello	Radiohead	Pink Floyd	The Beatles	Baba O'Riley	The Who
Don Quixote	1	David Bowie	The Kinks	The Who	Radiohead	Elton John	U2	Sex Pistols	The Rolling Stones	Waterloo Sunset	The Kinks
simey	1	Pink Floyd	Van Morrison	David Bowie	Iron Maiden	Elton John	The Cure	U2	Led Zeppelin	Bad	U2
Just Win Baby	1	The Who	Pink Floyd	The Cure	U2	The Kinks	Elton John	David Bowie	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Manster	1	Def Leppard	Pink Floyd	Elton John	David Bowie	Depeche Mode	The Who	U2	The Beatles	Baba O'Riley	The Who
Pip's Invitation	1	Pink Floyd	The Who	David Bowie	Elton John	U2	The Cure	The Kinks	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Hawks64	1	Iron Maiden	Ozzy Osbourne	Elton John	Pink Floyd	The Who	The Clash	Radiohead	The Beatles	Fame	David Bowie
Dr. Octopus	1	The Who	Pink Floyd	U2	Elton John	The Cure	Van Morrison	Radiohead	The Beatles	Into the Mystic	Van Morrison
Uruk-Hai	1	David Bowie	Elton John	The Clash	The Who	The Kinks	The Animals	Dusty Springfield	The Beatles	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John
higgins	1	Pink Floyd	Radiohead	The Who	John Lennon	David Bowie	U2	Elton John	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Val Rannous	1	Pink Floyd	Ozzy Osbourne	The Kinks	David Bowie	U2	The Who	Elton John	The Beatles	Crazy Train	Ozzy Osbourne
Mrs. Rannous	1	The Kinks	Elton John	Jethro Tull	U2	The Who	The Eurythmics	Pink Floyd	Led Zeppelin	Baba O'Riley	The Who
New Binky the Doormat	1	Elton John	David Bowie	The Who	Pink Floyd	U2	Def Leppard	Genesis	The Beatles	Baba O'Riley	The Who
The Dreaded Marco	1	David Bowie	U2	The Who	The Kinks	Elton John	Black Sabbath	The Clash	The Beatles	Heroes	David Bowie
AAABatteries	1	Van Morrison	The Kinks	Elton John	U2	David Bowie	Pink Floyd	Radiohead	The Beatles	Zombie	The Cranberries
Chaz McNulty	1	U2	Elton John	The Who	Pink Floyd	David Bowie	Radiohead	Coldplay	The Beatles	Tiny Dancer	Elton John
Chaos34	1	U2	Pink Floyd	Elton John	David Bowie	The Who	Van Morrison	Radiohead	The Rolling Stones	Bittersweet Symphony	The Verve
falguy	1	Elton John	Pink Floyd	U2	The Who	David Bowie	The Cult	The Cure	The Rolling Stones	Comfortably Numb	Pink Floyd
cosjobs	1	The Who	Black Sabbath	Traffic	Elvis Costello	Fleetwood Mac	Jethro Tull	Van Morrison	The Rolling Stones	Low Spark of High Heeled Boys	Traffic
scorchy	1	Pink Floyd	David Bowie	Elton John	The Who	Radiohead	Van Morrison	The Kinks	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Eephus	1	The Who	The Kinks	Pink Floyd	David Bowie	U2	Black Sabbath	Elton John	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Karma Police	0	David Bowie	Pink Floyd	The Who	U2	Radiohead	Van Morrison	Cream	Led Zeppelin	Son of a Preacher Man	Dusty Springfield
MAC_32	0	U2	Pink Floyd	The Who	David Bowie	The Clash	Radiohead	The Cure	The Beatles	Maybe I'm Amazed	Paul McCartney

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Oliver Humanzee:

Fizzy - Sleaford Mods
(new artist)

Holy hell, I think I've heard this before. Did one of you degenerates take it in GP4?

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think I'm ready to present v1.0 of

the Spreadsheet

Not a lot to summarize at this point and @krista4 probably has all this info anyway but here it is in Spreadsheet form. I'll post updates more often when we get closer to the finish line.
If you see any inconsistencies let me know.

Since the Spreadsheet is now active, here's the standings for the Charity Contest, including what everyone picked DrianMalcolm is currently in the lead!!!

Person	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Top	Song	Song By…
DrianMalcolm	3	Elton John	David Bowie	Pink Floyd	The Who	Cream	Elvis Costello	Amy Winehouse	The Beatles	Son of a Preacher Man	Dusty Springfield
jwb	2	Pink Floyd	Van Morrison	Elton John	David Bowie	U2	Yes	Iron Maiden	The Rolling Stones	Into the Mystic	Van Morrison
Hov34	2	David Bowie	The Who	U2	Elton John	Pink Floyd	Arctic Monkeys	Yes	The Rolling Stones	Heroes	David Bowie
Doug B	2	U2	David Bowie	The Who	Pink Floyd	Oasis	The Kinks	Elton John	U2	Heroes	David Bowie
Westerberg	2	David Bowie	The Who	Elton John	Van Morrison	Elvis Costello	Radiohead	Pink Floyd	The Beatles	Baba O'Riley	The Who
Don Quixote	1	David Bowie	The Kinks	The Who	Radiohead	Elton John	U2	Sex Pistols	The Rolling Stones	Waterloo Sunset	The Kinks
simey	1	Pink Floyd	Van Morrison	David Bowie	Iron Maiden	Elton John	The Cure	U2	Led Zeppelin	Bad	U2
Just Win Baby	1	The Who	Pink Floyd	The Cure	U2	The Kinks	Elton John	David Bowie	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Manster	1	Def Leppard	Pink Floyd	Elton John	David Bowie	Depeche Mode	The Who	U2	The Beatles	Baba O'Riley	The Who
Pip's Invitation	1	Pink Floyd	The Who	David Bowie	Elton John	U2	The Cure	The Kinks	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Hawks64	1	Iron Maiden	Ozzy Osbourne	Elton John	Pink Floyd	The Who	The Clash	Radiohead	The Beatles	Fame	David Bowie
Dr. Octopus	1	The Who	Pink Floyd	U2	Elton John	The Cure	Van Morrison	Radiohead	The Beatles	Into the Mystic	Van Morrison
Uruk-Hai	1	David Bowie	Elton John	The Clash	The Who	The Kinks	The Animals	Dusty Springfield	The Beatles	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John
higgins	1	Pink Floyd	Radiohead	The Who	John Lennon	David Bowie	U2	Elton John	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Val Rannous	1	Pink Floyd	Ozzy Osbourne	The Kinks	David Bowie	U2	The Who	Elton John	The Beatles	Crazy Train	Ozzy Osbourne
Mrs. Rannous	1	The Kinks	Elton John	Jethro Tull	U2	The Who	The Eurythmics	Pink Floyd	Led Zeppelin	Baba O'Riley	The Who
New Binky the Doormat	1	Elton John	David Bowie	The Who	Pink Floyd	U2	Def Leppard	Genesis	The Beatles	Baba O'Riley	The Who
The Dreaded Marco	1	David Bowie	U2	The Who	The Kinks	Elton John	Black Sabbath	The Clash	The Beatles	Heroes	David Bowie
AAABatteries	1	Van Morrison	The Kinks	Elton John	U2	David Bowie	Pink Floyd	Radiohead	The Beatles	Zombie	The Cranberries
Chaz McNulty	1	U2	Elton John	The Who	Pink Floyd	David Bowie	Radiohead	Coldplay	The Beatles	Tiny Dancer	Elton John
Chaos34	1	U2	Pink Floyd	Elton John	David Bowie	The Who	Van Morrison	Radiohead	The Rolling Stones	Bittersweet Symphony	The Verve
falguy	1	Elton John	Pink Floyd	U2	The Who	David Bowie	The Cult	The Cure	The Rolling Stones	Comfortably Numb	Pink Floyd
cosjobs	1	The Who	Black Sabbath	Traffic	Elvis Costello	Fleetwood Mac	Jethro Tull	Van Morrison	The Rolling Stones	Low Spark of High Heeled Boys	Traffic
scorchy	1	Pink Floyd	David Bowie	Elton John	The Who	Radiohead	Van Morrison	The Kinks	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Eephus	1	The Who	The Kinks	Pink Floyd	David Bowie	U2	Black Sabbath	Elton John	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Karma Police	0	David Bowie	Pink Floyd	The Who	U2	Radiohead	Van Morrison	Cream	Led Zeppelin	Son of a Preacher Man	Dusty Springfield
MAC_32	0	U2	Pink Floyd	The Who	David Bowie	The Clash	Radiohead	The Cure	The Beatles	Maybe I'm Amazed	Paul McCartney

 

[Raging weasel]

Oliver Humanzee:

Fizzy - Sleaford Mods
(new artist)

Holy hell, I think I've heard this before. Did one of you degenerates take it in GP4?

Probably, we drafted just about everything in that draft. Check the Say Ahhh(things you put in your mouth) playlist

 

[Ilov80s]

Looks like Pink Floyd updated their avatar for the draft (and the 50th anniversary of Darkside)

 

[Ilov80s]

I always thought Common People was a big hit in the States but it must have been more a cult song. So many people here and who I know IRL were seeming first exposed to it recently.

 

[Eephus]

I always thought Common People was a big hit in the States but it must have been more a cult song. So many people here and who I know IRL were seeming first exposed to it recently.

They must not have been cool or edgy at St. Martin's College

 

[krista4]

I think I'm ready to present v1.0 of

the Spreadsheet

Not a lot to summarize at this point and @krista4 probably has all this info anyway but here it is in Spreadsheet form. I'll post updates more often when we get closer to the finish line.
If you see any inconsistencies let me know.

Fantastic - thank you!! I've added a link to this in the second post.

 

[krista4]

John Taylor - Has always been her favorite as long as I've known her. She says she chose "Notorious" in large part because of John's bassline

John was the dreamiest for sure. "Notorious" is one of my favorites, too.

 

[krista4]

Speaking of Duran Duran, I mentioned previously that my favorite of theirs wasn't chosen, so I guess I can disclose what it is. No love for The Chauffeur? Is it because it was too hard to spell? Maybe it just sounds too dated? It's my favorite and not particularly close.

 

[krista4]

That Hugh Laurie is a great actor - I didn't even know he was British until years into House.

I was blown away when I found out after first watching The Wire that my #1 Idris Elba was English.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

@Pip's Invitation I heard Jerry "The Geater" Blavat passed away. XPN's doing a salute to him tomorrow from 2 til 7

One of my friends texted me about that earlier today.

I also got a call from my stepmother, who probably only has a few months to live, saying that she was thinking of me because she heard the news about David Crosby.

 

[krista4]

Mother is so good. I think it might be my favorite Pink Floyd song of all time.

A bit too uplifting for me.

It's not quite as uplifting as John Lennon's cover of Mother.

Cover?

 

[krista4]

I think I'm ready to present v1.0 of

the Spreadsheet

Not a lot to summarize at this point and @krista4 probably has all this info anyway but here it is in Spreadsheet form. I'll post updates more often when we get closer to the finish line.
If you see any inconsistencies let me know.

Since the Spreadsheet is now active, here's the standings for the Charity Contest, including what everyone picked DrianMalcolm is currently in the lead!!!

Person	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Top	Song	Song By…
DrianMalcolm	3	Elton John	David Bowie	Pink Floyd	The Who	Cream	Elvis Costello	Amy Winehouse	The Beatles	Son of a Preacher Man	Dusty Springfield
jwb	2	Pink Floyd	Van Morrison	Elton John	David Bowie	U2	Yes	Iron Maiden	The Rolling Stones	Into the Mystic	Van Morrison
Hov34	2	David Bowie	The Who	U2	Elton John	Pink Floyd	Arctic Monkeys	Yes	The Rolling Stones	Heroes	David Bowie
Doug B	2	U2	David Bowie	The Who	Pink Floyd	Oasis	The Kinks	Elton John	U2	Heroes	David Bowie
Westerberg	2	David Bowie	The Who	Elton John	Van Morrison	Elvis Costello	Radiohead	Pink Floyd	The Beatles	Baba O'Riley	The Who
Don Quixote	1	David Bowie	The Kinks	The Who	Radiohead	Elton John	U2	Sex Pistols	The Rolling Stones	Waterloo Sunset	The Kinks
simey	1	Pink Floyd	Van Morrison	David Bowie	Iron Maiden	Elton John	The Cure	U2	Led Zeppelin	Bad	U2
Just Win Baby	1	The Who	Pink Floyd	The Cure	U2	The Kinks	Elton John	David Bowie	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Manster	1	Def Leppard	Pink Floyd	Elton John	David Bowie	Depeche Mode	The Who	U2	The Beatles	Baba O'Riley	The Who
Pip's Invitation	1	Pink Floyd	The Who	David Bowie	Elton John	U2	The Cure	The Kinks	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Hawks64	1	Iron Maiden	Ozzy Osbourne	Elton John	Pink Floyd	The Who	The Clash	Radiohead	The Beatles	Fame	David Bowie
Dr. Octopus	1	The Who	Pink Floyd	U2	Elton John	The Cure	Van Morrison	Radiohead	The Beatles	Into the Mystic	Van Morrison
Uruk-Hai	1	David Bowie	Elton John	The Clash	The Who	The Kinks	The Animals	Dusty Springfield	The Beatles	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John
higgins	1	Pink Floyd	Radiohead	The Who	John Lennon	David Bowie	U2	Elton John	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Val Rannous	1	Pink Floyd	Ozzy Osbourne	The Kinks	David Bowie	U2	The Who	Elton John	The Beatles	Crazy Train	Ozzy Osbourne
Mrs. Rannous	1	The Kinks	Elton John	Jethro Tull	U2	The Who	The Eurythmics	Pink Floyd	Led Zeppelin	Baba O'Riley	The Who
New Binky the Doormat	1	Elton John	David Bowie	The Who	Pink Floyd	U2	Def Leppard	Genesis	The Beatles	Baba O'Riley	The Who
The Dreaded Marco	1	David Bowie	U2	The Who	The Kinks	Elton John	Black Sabbath	The Clash	The Beatles	Heroes	David Bowie
AAABatteries	1	Van Morrison	The Kinks	Elton John	U2	David Bowie	Pink Floyd	Radiohead	The Beatles	Zombie	The Cranberries
Chaz McNulty	1	U2	Elton John	The Who	Pink Floyd	David Bowie	Radiohead	Coldplay	The Beatles	Tiny Dancer	Elton John
Chaos34	1	U2	Pink Floyd	Elton John	David Bowie	The Who	Van Morrison	Radiohead	The Rolling Stones	Bittersweet Symphony	The Verve
falguy	1	Elton John	Pink Floyd	U2	The Who	David Bowie	The Cult	The Cure	The Rolling Stones	Comfortably Numb	Pink Floyd
cosjobs	1	The Who	Black Sabbath	Traffic	Elvis Costello	Fleetwood Mac	Jethro Tull	Van Morrison	The Rolling Stones	Low Spark of High Heeled Boys	Traffic
scorchy	1	Pink Floyd	David Bowie	Elton John	The Who	Radiohead	Van Morrison	The Kinks	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Eephus	1	The Who	The Kinks	Pink Floyd	David Bowie	U2	Black Sabbath	Elton John	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Karma Police	0	David Bowie	Pink Floyd	The Who	U2	Radiohead	Van Morrison	Cream	Led Zeppelin	Son of a Preacher Man	Dusty Springfield
MAC_32	0	U2	Pink Floyd	The Who	David Bowie	The Clash	Radiohead	The Cure	The Beatles	Maybe I'm Amazed	Paul McCartney

Reminder that you don't really want to be leading right now.

 

[krista4]

I always thought Common People was a big hit in the States but it must have been more a cult song. So many people here and who I know IRL were seeming first exposed to it recently.

I've been surprised at how many people here hadn't heard it. I'd thought it was a big deal, too.

And thus concludes my Hippling. Sorry, busy work day.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think I'm ready to present v1.0 of

the Spreadsheet

Not a lot to summarize at this point and @krista4 probably has all this info anyway but here it is in Spreadsheet form. I'll post updates more often when we get closer to the finish line.
If you see any inconsistencies let me know.

Since the Spreadsheet is now active, here's the standings for the Charity Contest, including what everyone picked DrianMalcolm is currently in the lead!!!

Person	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Top	Song	Song By…
DrianMalcolm	3	Elton John	David Bowie	Pink Floyd	The Who	Cream	Elvis Costello	Amy Winehouse	The Beatles	Son of a Preacher Man	Dusty Springfield
jwb	2	Pink Floyd	Van Morrison	Elton John	David Bowie	U2	Yes	Iron Maiden	The Rolling Stones	Into the Mystic	Van Morrison
Hov34	2	David Bowie	The Who	U2	Elton John	Pink Floyd	Arctic Monkeys	Yes	The Rolling Stones	Heroes	David Bowie
Doug B	2	U2	David Bowie	The Who	Pink Floyd	Oasis	The Kinks	Elton John	U2	Heroes	David Bowie
Westerberg	2	David Bowie	The Who	Elton John	Van Morrison	Elvis Costello	Radiohead	Pink Floyd	The Beatles	Baba O'Riley	The Who
Don Quixote	1	David Bowie	The Kinks	The Who	Radiohead	Elton John	U2	Sex Pistols	The Rolling Stones	Waterloo Sunset	The Kinks
simey	1	Pink Floyd	Van Morrison	David Bowie	Iron Maiden	Elton John	The Cure	U2	Led Zeppelin	Bad	U2
Just Win Baby	1	The Who	Pink Floyd	The Cure	U2	The Kinks	Elton John	David Bowie	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Manster	1	Def Leppard	Pink Floyd	Elton John	David Bowie	Depeche Mode	The Who	U2	The Beatles	Baba O'Riley	The Who
Pip's Invitation	1	Pink Floyd	The Who	David Bowie	Elton John	U2	The Cure	The Kinks	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Hawks64	1	Iron Maiden	Ozzy Osbourne	Elton John	Pink Floyd	The Who	The Clash	Radiohead	The Beatles	Fame	David Bowie
Dr. Octopus	1	The Who	Pink Floyd	U2	Elton John	The Cure	Van Morrison	Radiohead	The Beatles	Into the Mystic	Van Morrison
Uruk-Hai	1	David Bowie	Elton John	The Clash	The Who	The Kinks	The Animals	Dusty Springfield	The Beatles	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John
higgins	1	Pink Floyd	Radiohead	The Who	John Lennon	David Bowie	U2	Elton John	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Val Rannous	1	Pink Floyd	Ozzy Osbourne	The Kinks	David Bowie	U2	The Who	Elton John	The Beatles	Crazy Train	Ozzy Osbourne
Mrs. Rannous	1	The Kinks	Elton John	Jethro Tull	U2	The Who	The Eurythmics	Pink Floyd	Led Zeppelin	Baba O'Riley	The Who
New Binky the Doormat	1	Elton John	David Bowie	The Who	Pink Floyd	U2	Def Leppard	Genesis	The Beatles	Baba O'Riley	The Who
The Dreaded Marco	1	David Bowie	U2	The Who	The Kinks	Elton John	Black Sabbath	The Clash	The Beatles	Heroes	David Bowie
AAABatteries	1	Van Morrison	The Kinks	Elton John	U2	David Bowie	Pink Floyd	Radiohead	The Beatles	Zombie	The Cranberries
Chaz McNulty	1	U2	Elton John	The Who	Pink Floyd	David Bowie	Radiohead	Coldplay	The Beatles	Tiny Dancer	Elton John
Chaos34	1	U2	Pink Floyd	Elton John	David Bowie	The Who	Van Morrison	Radiohead	The Rolling Stones	Bittersweet Symphony	The Verve
falguy	1	Elton John	Pink Floyd	U2	The Who	David Bowie	The Cult	The Cure	The Rolling Stones	Comfortably Numb	Pink Floyd
cosjobs	1	The Who	Black Sabbath	Traffic	Elvis Costello	Fleetwood Mac	Jethro Tull	Van Morrison	The Rolling Stones	Low Spark of High Heeled Boys	Traffic
scorchy	1	Pink Floyd	David Bowie	Elton John	The Who	Radiohead	Van Morrison	The Kinks	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Eephus	1	The Who	The Kinks	Pink Floyd	David Bowie	U2	Black Sabbath	Elton John	The Beatles	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
Karma Police	0	David Bowie	Pink Floyd	The Who	U2	Radiohead	Van Morrison	Cream	Led Zeppelin	Son of a Preacher Man	Dusty Springfield
MAC_32	0	U2	Pink Floyd	The Who	David Bowie	The Clash	Radiohead	The Cure	The Beatles	Maybe I'm Amazed	Paul McCartney

Reminder that you don't really want to be leading right now.

Oh, yeah!

Well then..... suck it, losers!!!

 

[KarmaPolice]

So far at the top of my list of bands I need to listen to more based on my reactions to songs drafted are Duran Duran and Deep Purple.

I think the universe is telling me I need to learn bass or something - I am oddly fixated on bass guitar in songs drafted. It's not usually what I notice first.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Easily the song whiff of the draft for me was Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress). It's such a great song.

 

[Ilov80s]

So far at the top of my list of bands I need to listen to more based on my reactions to songs drafted are Duran Duran and Deep Purple.

I think the universe is telling me I need to learn bass or something - I am oddly fixated on bass guitar in songs drafted. It's not usually what I notice first.

Duran Duran is awesome. They got a lot of **** for being big stars and marrying supermodels but sorry nerds, their music is still good. It’s possible to be cool, hot, popular and talented.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I always thought Common People was a big hit in the States but it must have been more a cult song.

Oh God, don’t tell that to Mr. Pedantic About The Smiths.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I always thought Common People was a big hit in the States but it must have been more a cult song. So many people here and who I know IRL were seeming first exposed to it recently.

Other than the few years I had to drive my step-son to school I didn’t and still don’t really listen to hit radio. So if it didn’t get played during that 15 minutes, I could have missed it.
I’m pretty sure I’ve heard it - but didn’t pay attention to it.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Huh, for some reason I thought I had Baba O'Reilly for the song. Maybe I had it written down with Son of a Preacher Man and went the other way. I do like the Wish You Were Here pick as well. I was trying to think of a Floyd song, but in the end could convince myself they would be popular enough overall.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

@Pip's Invitation I heard Jerry "The Geater" Blavat passed away. XPN's doing a salute to him tomorrow from 2 til 7

One of my friends texted me about that earlier today.

I also got a call from my stepmother, who probably only has a few months to live, saying that she was thinking of me because she heard the news about David Crosby.

You ever listen to his show XPN runs on Saturday? Drove me crazy because it's obvious he lived/loved the music he played, but he talked all over the records he played.

 

[KarmaPolice]

So far at the top of my list of bands I need to listen to more based on my reactions to songs drafted are Duran Duran and Deep Purple.

I think the universe is telling me I need to learn bass or something - I am oddly fixated on bass guitar in songs drafted. It's not usually what I notice first.

Duran Duran is awesome. They got a lot of **** for being big stars and marrying supermodels but sorry nerds, their music is still good. It’s possible to be cool, hot, popular and talented.

Oh, don't I know it.

 

[Eephus]

Mrs. Eephus: Notorious - Duran Duran
Mrs. E's ***official rankings of DD members

ditkaburgers unofficial rankings of DD members

1. Simon
2. Alvin
3. Theodore

Just to clarify, this was not a dig at my daughter's relative lack of middle-agedness, it was a joke she made when Mrs. E was doing her rankings

 

[Val Rannous]

Huh, for some reason I thought I had Baba O'Reilly for the song. Maybe I had it written down with Son of a Preacher Man and went the other way. I do like the Wish You Were Here pick as well. I was trying to think of a Floyd song, but in the end could convince myself they would be popular enough overall.

I just double checked your entry to make sure I didn't screw up - Son of a Preacher Man was indeed your pick.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Huh, for some reason I thought I had Baba O'Reilly for the song. Maybe I had it written down with Son of a Preacher Man and went the other way. I do like the Wish You Were Here pick as well. I was trying to think of a Floyd song, but in the end could convince myself they would be popular enough overall.

I just double checked your entry to make sure I didn't screw up - Son of a Preacher Man was indeed your pick.

Oh, hell - it wasn't meant for you to do that. Thanks though, I also double checked but like I posted I think I had stuff written down for the questions and had a couple I was debating on.

I'm the only one with Zep and Son of a Preacher Man, so I know what to "cheer" for.

 

[krista4]

Doug B

2

U2

David Bowie

The Who

Pink Floyd

Oasis

The Kinks

Elton John

U2

Heroes

David Bowie

I have a good idea of who doesn't read my posts.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I'm the only one with Zep and Son of a Preacher Man, so I know what to "cheer" for.

It’s not looking too good for Zeppelin. They haven’t been picked yet.

 

[Chaz McNulty]

Seems like around 75% of the lists have Elton, The Who, Pink Floyd, U2, and David Bowie.

 

[Ilov80s]

Seems like around 75% of the lists have Elton, The Who, Pink Floyd, U2, and David Bowie.

Only 1 of those for me

 

[krista4]

Finally listened to the new-to-me selections from yesterday. Wow, this was a great group! Nothing that I disliked, and many I enjoyed quite a bit and added to my playlist.

First, though, the lengthy list of songs that I thought were new-to-me and weren't, all of which I like.
Sunshine of Your Love by Cream
In the Meantime by Spacehog
The Caterpillar by The Cure
I Feel Free by Cream
Complete Control by The Clash
Your Love by The Outfield
Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues by Mclusky (I hear this around my house a lot but never knew what it was)
Airbag by Radiohead
Prodigal Son by The Rolling Stones - where did this land in the @Dr. Octopus rankings (if at all)? Love this one.
Love Is In the Air by John Paul Young

How can I be this bad at recognizing song names?

OK, actual new-to-me songs that I enjoyed the most:
Cody by Mogwai - Maybe it was because I'd just done yoga before listening, but loved the vibe. The song seemed to fly by more quickly than its run time.
American Trilogy by the Delgados
Silver, Blue & Gold by Bad Company
I Am The Resurrection by Stone Roses - my favorite of the day
Hey Now! by Oasis
...Out of Time by Chris Farlowe - so weird, so good

 

[krista4]

Seems like around 75% of the lists have Elton, The Who, Pink Floyd, U2, and David Bowie.

Only 1 of those for me

Think he's talking about the list of contest guesses.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Seems like around 75% of the lists have Elton, The Who, Pink Floyd, U2, and David Bowie.

I whiffed on two of those, but I'm counting on some oddball picks to offset the war pigs.

 

[Ilov80s]

Think he's talking about the list of contest guesses.

Oh yeah that makes sense.

 

[KarmaPolice]

This was a similar playlist for me as night was. Plus I had fun with the random thoughts, so why not...

New to me adds to the playlist:

SOMEWHERE WE ONLY KNOW - KEANE @krista4 Sure, it sounds a bit like Coldplay, but I dig me some Coldplay and this song was great.
GET MYSELF ARRESTED - GOMEZ @DrIanMalcolm This song was fun as hell.
PARIS - THE 1975 @Eephus I don't know what band I was thinking of when I saw the artist, but I wasn't expecting this. Great sound and sound. Faint whiff of Phil Collins?


Another wave of the thanks for taking a song I didn't think would get attention awards to @Manster and @Just Win Baby . Mother and Undisclosed Desires are soooooo good.

How about the I Just Got My Bollocks Rocked award to @zamboni ? Holy **** Lady Strange rocked. I had a brief thought while I was doing research that I should maybe revisit High and Dry and On Through the Night. I don't remember much about either album but this song blew me away and an early Leppard deep dive is on the horizon.

An odd one here - thanks for picking what movie I am going to obsess about watching now award to @ditkaburgers and @Don Quixote . I don't know why songs from 10sec scenes of movies drill in my head, but they do. That's why I was stupidly convinced somebody was taking songs from movies the last draft. Cruel Summer and In the Summertime make me think of Karate Kid and Wedding Crashers.

The alright you wore me down award to @Mister CIA , and I guess anybody else taking Yes songs in the last few days. I've been resisting, but that bass officially pulled me in tonight. Starship Trooper was added to the playlist. ****, now I also want to watch Starship Troopers.

Not quite an award, but @Oliver Humanzee - you need a hug, mate?

 

[krista4]

Guys? I just enjoyed a Pink Floyd song. Might be pushing my luck listening to Jethro Tull now.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Oh, I forgot the thanks for not reading my last 5 out or listening to the playlist I made for you blokes award to @Andy Dufresne and @Dr. Octopus

 

[jwb]

Looks like Pink Floyd updated their avatar for the draft (and the 50th anniversary of Darkside)

I updated mine because ya'll were doing it (and let's face it, Trooper Eddie is freaken' awesome), but I never realized we had that kind of pull.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Loving the hair on display on Duran Duran's debut. Taking this for a spin.

 

[jwb]

So far at the top of my list of bands I need to listen to more based on my reactions to songs drafted are Duran Duran and Deep Purple.

I think the universe is telling me I need to learn bass or something - I am oddly fixated on bass guitar in songs drafted. It's not usually what I notice first.

I usually go right to the bassline. If I could play (and I can't), it would be bass.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think the bass on Girls On Film might be my favorite thing of the draft so far.

 

[scorchy]

And to think, the best version of Common People wasn't even eligible for this thread: Common People - William Shatner (feat. Joe Jackson)

 

[simey]

Round 27 continued

Spooky - I love Dusty's voice, and it works well on this cover song. Her soulful voice was instantly recognizable, and my favorite of any British female vocalist.
The Killing Moon - This song reminds me of visiting my sister at NCSU, and going to a bar called Barry's in Raleigh. That bar played great music.
Back to Black - One of my favorite songs by Winehouse. She always seemed like a throwback mix of soul, jazz, and blues. An old soul in a young body shackled by inner demons.
Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress - Golden oldie
Evil Woman - This song reminds me of growing up in the 70s. ELO was played a lot on the radio, and I've always liked them.
Bitter Sweet Symphony - I like this song and the whole Urban Hymns album.

Maybe to be continued...

 

[Eephus]

And to think, the best version of Common People wasn't even eligible for this thread: Common People - William Shatner (feat. Joe Jackson)

...and Ben Folds

 

[jwb]

Guys? I just enjoyed a Pink Floyd song. Might be pushing my luck listening to Jethro Tull now.

Good luck... I tried, but it's not happening.

 

[simey]

John Taylor - Has always been her favorite as long as I've known her. She says she chose "Notorious" in large part because of John's bassline

John was the dreamiest for sure.

 

[krista4]

Guys? I just enjoyed a Pink Floyd song. Might be pushing my luck listening to Jethro Tull now.

Good luck... I tried, but it's not happening.

Since I do force myself to listen to at least three minutes of each song, I did get 10 seconds or so of flute.

Today's new-to-me winners!
On the Turning Away, by Pink Floyd - I'm as surprised as anyone about this.
Paris, by The 1975 - wow