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

Zegras11:

Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
(new song based on artist being chosen above)

Saw him live at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, 9/29/1978. This place held 300 people. It's history is incredible with all the great acts that played there. It took me forever to find this as the show is not on setlist. I remember sitting just next to the stage. I was just in awe of how incredible this song was. Also saw the Busboys there.

 
Zegras11:

Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
(new song based on artist being chosen above)

Saw him live at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, 9/29/1978. This place held 300 people. It's history is incredible with all the great acts that played there. It took me forever to find this as the show is not on setlist. I remember sitting just next to the stage. I was just in awe of how incredible this song was. Also saw the Busboys there.


You saw the Busboys live. Wildly jealous.
 
Don Quixote:

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
(new song)
It is a shame that they are known for this one song, but it is my favorite of theirs.

I mentioned in the US thread that I seemed to have a soft spot that I had not previously recognized for call and response type songs: Sam Cooke’s Bring It on Home to Me, Ray Charles’ What I’d Say, Prince’s Let’s Go Crazy a few that were on my US list, probably among some others too.

Here’s another one that I’ll add to that list.
 
I have not seen Deliverance and have no plans to.

I saw three concerts with my father and stepmother that I can remember: Neil Diamond, James Taylor and the Joshua Redman/Christian McBride/Brian Blade trio.

I think that's all the non-music topics from this thread that I hadn't weighed in on yet.
Oh, I didn't do the sports affiliation thing.

I'm 100% Philly in pro sports. I grew up in the PA suburbs of Philly and have lived in various parts of NJ since college, never more than 100 miles from Philly.

College basketball, I root for Princeton and the City Six (Villanova, Temple, La Salle, Penn (except when playing Princeton), St. Joseph's and Drexel).

College football, I don't care.
 
DrIanMalcolm:

Night Fever - Bee Gees
(new artist)


I'm surprised we came this far without these guys. And I imagine I won't be the last. I just find I like this one a bit more than the title track of what is an otherwise ridiculous soundtrack. Very few movies hit the moment dead on the nose, but this one did, and you just can't forget the Bee Gees after this, even though on the first listen - and maybe the 30th - it's hard to understand half of what the hell Barry is saying. The production on this is so damned smooth, and lovely, and boy it's just amazing. The strings, that wah-wah sound of the guitar that comes in about a minute in, and that really clean drum beat that comes in there is just fantastic. Disco remains one of the most maligned musical genres.

Plus, it helps if you like to dance, and I love to dance. Travolta fills me with such envy, man. (As for the movie, one downside is its really nasty treatment of women, which is pretty tough to take - it was then, and even more so now.)

This was the first one I thought I had to pre-emptively comment on; this group is pretty enlightened and doesn't reflexively hate too much, so I'm not concerned about that.
 
Oh, I didn't do the sports affiliation thing.

I'm 100% Philly in pro sports. I grew up in the PA suburbs of Philly and have lived in various parts of NJ since college, never more than 100 miles from Philly.

College basketball, I root for Princeton and the City Six (Villanova, Temple, La Salle, Penn (except when playing Princeton), St. Joseph's and Drexel).

College football, I don't care.

Fine, fine. Pip knows all of this, but...

Grew up in Central Jersey (but back when there were 2 area codes, I was 201, so, N Jersey).

Lifelong Mets, Giants, Knicks fan. Don't mind the Jets either. Hate the Yankees. Will renew membership as Net fan when they get rid of the antisemite running point.

College basketball is whatever to me, and college football even less so. I occasionally look at an ESPN site to see if my alma mater (Rutgers) still sucks at it (usually it does).
 
Zegras11:

Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
(new song based on artist being chosen above)

Saw him live at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, 9/29/1978. This place held 300 people. It's history is incredible with all the great acts that played there. It took me forever to find this as the show is not on setlist. I remember sitting just next to the stage. I was just in awe of how incredible this song was. Also saw the Busboys there.


Love this song. Pretty easily my favorite from him.
 
it's hard to understand half of what the hell Barry is saying.
I posted this same sentiment in tim's 1977 thread. Thankfully, I care more about the groove than lyrics.
Yeah, lots of Bee Gees discussion in that thread. I think the Bee Gees are in that Duran Duran realm in that it wasn't cool to like them back when we were younger, but always (if secretly) liked them and appreciated their talent. And even more so now.
 
@simey is today's slam dunk winner.
simey:

Mama Weer All Crazee Now – Slade
(new song but see below)

Mister CIA:

Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade
(duplicate – second vote today!)
Two's a crowd on my cloud, baby.
I thought Quiet Riot did a good job on this, much like all their other Slade covers. Entertaining video too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gStvjANqoqs
 
War Pigs

Somewhere in this thread I said changes were made to my list because I felt obligated to certain songs/bands that I was leaving out. Black Sabbath was one. I have a story. Briefly as I can. My bro is 69. He went from muscle bound, crew cut wearing, record setting HS running back, all-american boy - to war protesting, long haired, bearded, radical college hippy in one year. I idolized him and the change freaked me out. My friends called my dad Santini. He was patriotic, pro war, and military to the bone, nttawwt. The only war 9 year old me cared about was the one between them. Sabbath and a long list of 60s protest music was banned from our house. The day big bro was cut off, kicked out, and told not to come back, I ran out to his brown yellow and gold van and begged him to change back. He looked at his little bro, sighed and said, get in. He drove to the neighborhood park softly explaining Vietnam to me and why it was so important to him. Then he defended the music they were fighting about. Spoke these lyrics to me, explaining them. Played the song on 8 track through big cabinet speakers he'd wired to the back of that van. And I heard the war in those dark guitars.

addendum: today he's a proud christian conservative and my hair is on my shoulders. :)
 
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War Pigs

Somewhere in this thread I said changes were made to my list because I felt obligated to certain songs/bands that I was leaving out. Black Sabbath was one. I have a story. Briefly as I can. My bro is 69. He went from muscle bound, crew cut wearing, record setting HS running back, all-american boy - to war protesting, long haired, bearded, radical college hippy in one year. I idolized him and the change freaked me out. My friends called my dad Santini. He was patriotic, pro war, and military to the bone, nttawwt. The only war 9 year old me cared about was the one between them. Sabbath and a long list of 60s protest music was banned from our house. The day big bro was cut off, kicked out, and told not to come back, I ran out to his brown yellow and gold van and begged him to change back. He looked at his little bro, sighed and said, get in. He drove to the neighborhood park softly explaining Vietnam to me and why it was so important to him. Then he defended the music they were fighting about. Spoke these lyrics to me, explaining them. Played the song on 8 track through big cabiniet speakers he'd wired to the back of that van. And I heard the war in those dark guitars.

addendum: today he's a proud christian conservative and my hair is on my shoulders. :)

Thats a cool story!

I've heard War Pigs a million times, and it never gets old.....it's just one of those songs.
 
it's hard to understand half of what the hell Barry is saying.
I posted this same sentiment in tim's 1977 thread. Thankfully, I care more about the groove than lyrics.
Yeah, lots of Bee Gees discussion in that thread. I think the Bee Gees are in that Duran Duran realm in that it wasn't cool to like them back when we were younger, but always (if secretly) liked them and appreciated their talent. And even more so now.
One could make the case that the Bee Gees are as creative as any artist in pop music history. Or, I could and will if asked nicely. And I'm an all-in fanboy of both the Beatles and Stevie Wonder.

David Bowie often gets described as a musical chameleon. He was, but he had nothing on the Bee Gees.

I know why their 2nd-half-of-the-70s stuff got dissed. Same reason as that stupid "Disco Sucks" debacle happened in Chicago. Joe closed down the PSF for good reason, so I'll leave it there.

Never a "guilty pleasure" for me. I stopped feeling guilty about what I liked around age 14.
 
it's hard to understand half of what the hell Barry is saying.
I posted this same sentiment in tim's 1977 thread. Thankfully, I care more about the groove than lyrics.
Yeah, lots of Bee Gees discussion in that thread. I think the Bee Gees are in that Duran Duran realm in that it wasn't cool to like them back when we were younger, but always (if secretly) liked them and appreciated their talent. And even more so now.
What?!?! Maybe I just wasn't cool, but I loved them when I was younger, and I love them now. They were the first band I saw live without my parents in 1979. I had a life size poster of them in my room in the 70s that I got at Disneyworld. I love their 60s and 70s music. Super talented family.
 
it's hard to understand half of what the hell Barry is saying.
I posted this same sentiment in tim's 1977 thread. Thankfully, I care more about the groove than lyrics.
Yeah, lots of Bee Gees discussion in that thread. I think the Bee Gees are in that Duran Duran realm in that it wasn't cool to like them back when we were younger, but always (if secretly) liked them and appreciated their talent. And even more so now.
What?!?! Maybe I just wasn't cool, but I loved them when I was younger, and I love them now. They were the first band I saw live without my parents in 1979. I had a life size poster of them in my room in the 70s that I got at Disneyworld. I love their 60s and 70s music. Super talented family.
:shrug: I chalk it up to elementary school peer pressure. Bee Gees albums sometimes had to be hidden beneath the stack of Kiss albums.
 
Great list today. Favorites of the known:

Paranoid Android, Baker Street and Solsbury Hill. Also Living on a Thin Line, which I knew, but never noticed until it was used to end a particularly violent episode of The Sopranos. It became a favorite after that.

Hopeful to get to the few I don't know later.
 
Known-to-me favorites from #24:

Glad -- Traffic (Cosjobs)
Paranoid Android -- Radiohead (Manster)
That's Entertainment -- The Jam (Worrierking)
My Sweet Lord -- George Harrison (Sullie and Yankee23Fan)
Rock the Casbah -- The Clash (AAABatteries)
War Pigs -- Black Sabbath (Chaos34)
Ace of Spades -- Motorhead (Rockaction)
Night Fever -- Bee Gees (DrIanMalcolm)
Tales of Brave Ulysses -- Cream (Shuke)
Misunderstanding -- Genesis (Doc Oc)
Baker Street -- Gerry Rafferty (Falguy)
Love Spreads -- The Stone Roses (Hawks64)
Once Bitten, Twice Shy -- Ian Hunter (Eephus)
Solsbury Hill -- Peter Gabriel (Zegras11)
Rid of Me -- PJ Harvey (OH)
 
DrIanMalcolm:

Night Fever - Bee Gees
(new artist)


I'm surprised we came this far without these guys. And I imagine I won't be the last. I just find I like this one a bit more than the title track of what is an otherwise ridiculous soundtrack. Very few movies hit the moment dead on the nose, but this one did, and you just can't forget the Bee Gees after this, even though on the first listen - and maybe the 30th - it's hard to understand half of what the hell Barry is saying. The production on this is so damned smooth, and lovely, and boy it's just amazing. The strings, that wah-wah sound of the guitar that comes in about a minute in, and that really clean drum beat that comes in there is just fantastic. Disco remains one of the most maligned musical genres.

Plus, it helps if you like to dance, and I love to dance. Travolta fills me with such envy, man. (As for the movie, one downside is its really nasty treatment of women, which is pretty tough to take - it was then, and even more so now.)

This was the first one I thought I had to pre-emptively comment on; this group is pretty enlightened and doesn't reflexively hate too much, so I'm not concerned about that.

I listed "How Deep Is Your Love" on my last five out, and it truly was. As I mentioned then, most of my favorite songs of theirs aren't eligible in this draft, and ultimately I decided to "save" them for the catch-all. Easily could have included them in both, but with so many great artists clamoring - yes, clamoring! - for my votes, I let someone else in instead. Yours is tied as my second favorite of the eligibles.
 
Don Quixote:

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
(new song)
It is a shame that they are known for this one song, but it is my favorite of theirs.

I mentioned in the US thread that I seemed to have a soft spot that I had not previously recognized for call and response type songs: Sam Cooke’s Bring It on Home to Me, Ray Charles’ What I’d Say, Prince’s Let’s Go Crazy a few that were on my US list, probably among some others too.

Here’s another one that I’ll add to that list.

I think it's a great song, as I mentioned when I made my selection. But yeah, they should be known for so many more. :thumbup:
 
Oliver Humanzee:

Rid Of Me – PJ Harvey
(new song)


Of COURSE his PJ pick would be produced by Steve Albini. I always thought he drowned her out more than necessary on this album. Great song, though. She opened with it when I saw her tour for this album.

Oh geez, that reminds me...those Vienna Acoustics speakers I talked about in my song selection post today? Steve Albini owns them now. We were getting rid of everything when moving to Nicaragua, and drove them to Chicago for him. I'm happy to know they're in great, appreciative hands.
 
DrIanMalcolm:

Night Fever - Bee Gees
(new artist)


I'm surprised we came this far without these guys. And I imagine I won't be the last. I just find I like this one a bit more than the title track of what is an otherwise ridiculous soundtrack. Very few movies hit the moment dead on the nose, but this one did, and you just can't forget the Bee Gees after this, even though on the first listen - and maybe the 30th - it's hard to understand half of what the hell Barry is saying. The production on this is so damned smooth, and lovely, and boy it's just amazing. The strings, that wah-wah sound of the guitar that comes in about a minute in, and that really clean drum beat that comes in there is just fantastic. Disco remains one of the most maligned musical genres.

Plus, it helps if you like to dance, and I love to dance. Travolta fills me with such envy, man. (As for the movie, one downside is its really nasty treatment of women, which is pretty tough to take - it was then, and even more so now.)

This was the first one I thought I had to pre-emptively comment on; this group is pretty enlightened and doesn't reflexively hate too much, so I'm not concerned about that.

I listed "How Deep Is Your Love" on my last five out, and it truly was. As I mentioned then, most of my favorite songs of theirs aren't eligible in this draft, and ultimately I decided to "save" them for the catch-all. Easily could have included them in both, but with so many great artists clamoring - yes, clamoring! - for my votes, I let someone else in instead. Yours is tied as my second favorite of the eligibles.
Artists clamoring for krista's vote.
 
Spreadsheet now up to date.

Kind of interesting to see some of the common selections. Also,

8 people have had none of their 8 songs selected by anyone else.
Rockaction has 5 of 8 that have been selected by at least one other person.
scorchy has 3 and all 3 have been selected by 2 others.

Now I"ll try to listen to today's list
 
Eight-Point Selections:

New Binky the Doormat:

All The Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople

worrierking:
That's Entertainment - The Jam

simey & Sullie:
Mama Weer All Crazee Now – Slade

Don Quixote:
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers

MAC_32:
Smack My ***** Up - The Prodigy

Yankee23Fan & Mister CIA:
My Sweet Lord – George Harrison

jwb:
Living On A Thin Line – The Kinks

DrIanMalcolm:
Night Fever - Bee Gees

Dr. Octopus:
Misunderstanding - Genesis

shuke:
Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream

Mrs. Rannous:
Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day - Jethro Tull

landrys hat:
Zombie - The Cranberries

Eephus:
Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Ian Hunter

falguy:
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

zamboni:
Cause We've Ended As Lovers - Jeff Beck

Chaos34:
War Pigs - Black Sabbath

Zegras11:
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

Chock full o' goodness today.
 
titusbramble:

Legacy – Mansun
(new artist)

I can't place whether I've heard this before, but :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :love:
Never heard that one before either, but I like it a lot.

Wonder if those guys ever toured with Kasabian.

I get the reference you're making, but careers didn't really overlap. Mansun were basically done after their third album in 2000, and I didn't see Kasabian live until, looking at setlist.fm, 2003, before they were big (or could play live, for that matter) supporting the Cooper Temple Clause
 
Several rock books I have read mention “All the Young Dudes” as a pivotal song in rock history. I don’t know about that but it’s truly great. David Bowie’s version, which I’ve heard live, is missing the swagger that Ian Hunter puts into the vocals. His performance, particularly the ending, is truly awesome.
 
Eight-Point Selections:

Pip’s Invitation:


Valerie - Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse
(duplicate – third vote)


New Binky the Doormat:

All The Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
(new song)


worrierking:

That's Entertainment - The Jam
(new artist)


titusbramble:

Legacy – Mansun
(new artist)


simey:

Mama Weer All Crazee Now – Slade
(new song but see below)


Just Win Baby:

Strange & Beautiful (I’ll Put A Spell On You) – Aqualung
(new artist)


Don Quixote:

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
(new song)


MAC_32:

Smack My ***** Up - The Prodigy
(new artist)


timschochet:

Proof - I Am Kloot
(new artist)


Yankee23Fan:

My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
(new song but see below)


Hawks64:

Love Spreads – The Stone Roses
(new song)


jwb:

Living On A Thin Line – The Kinks
(new song)


DrIanMalcolm:

Night Fever - Bee Gees
(new artist)


Dr. Octopus:

Misunderstanding - Genesis
(new artist)


KarmaPolice:

Tears Dry On Their Own - Amy Winehouse
(new song)


shuke:

Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream
(new song)


Manster:

Paranoid Android - Radiohead
(new song)


scorchy:

Angel - Massive Attack
(new artist)


Sullie:

My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
(duplicate – second vote today!)


Andy Dufresne:

Kayleigh - Marillion
(duplicate – second vote)


Mister CIA:

Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade
(duplicate – second vote today!)


Mrs. Rannous:

Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day - Jethro Tull
(new song)


higgins:

Secret World (from Secret World Live) - Peter Gabriel
(new artist but see below)


The Dreaded Marco:

The Shining - Badly Drawn Boy
(new artist)


simsarge:

Here And Now - Del Amitri
(new song)


Mt. Man:

Here Comes The Rain Again – Eurythmics
(new song)


landrys hat:

Zombie - The Cranberries
(duplicate – second vote)


Westerberg:

Coffee & TV – Blur
(new song)


Eephus:

Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Ian Hunter
(new artist)


rockaction:

Ace Of Spades – Motorhead
(duplicate – second vote)


falguy:

Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
(duplicate – second vote)


Hov34:

Do I Wanna Know? – Arctic Monkeys
(new artist but see below)


zamboni:

Cause We've Ended As Lovers - Jeff Beck
(new artist)


Doug B:

No More Lonely Nights - Paul McCartney
(new song)

NOTE TO @Hawks64 : there are a few versions of this song, and no version was specified or link provided, so choose what you'd like. :)


Ilov80s:

The Modern Leper - Frightened Rabbit
(new artist)


Val Rannous:

Simply Irresistible - Robert Palmer
(new song)


Chaos34:

War Pigs - Black Sabbath
(new song)


Chaz McNulty:

Sign Of The Times – Harry Styles
(new artist)


Zegras11:

Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
(new song based on artist being chosen above)


AAABatteries:

Rock The Casbah - The Clash
(duplicate – second vote)


Oliver Humanzee:

Rid Of Me – PJ Harvey
(new song)


Mrs. Eephus:

Teddy Picker - Arctic Monkeys
(new song based on artist being chosen above)


ditkaburgers:

Never Had A Dream Come True - S Club 7
(new artist)


cosjobs:

Glad - Traffic
(new artist)


krista4:

The Grand Parade – The Reindeer Section
(new artist)
Working on it now...work lunch ran long
 

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