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

[simey]

I'm guessing Pictures of You ranked higher on everyone else's list.

I'm kidding. I love the song. I haven't had time to write any comments on the songs yet, but I'm getting ready to.

 

[Mister CIA]

Let it Bleed sounds so fresh.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

No awards will be granted for participation in this thread, in case that's why any of you are here.

Well, being a Gen X'er, I don't believe in participation trophy's anyway.

Stop this nonsense. I'm 49, and we all received trophies in every sport we played growing up.

Really? Im trying to think of one that I got growing up. The only thing I can remember is we got certificates saying we participated in a certain sport.....not the same as a trophy.....I mean i get that the participation trophy thing probly started in our generation, but I don't remember it so much out in the sticks of Eastern Oregon....course we were probly 10 years behind anyway.

An aside, my son's youth football team went undefeated this season.....they had some really close ones too. they didn't just blow teams out. The coaches got the kids trophies that said undefeated, 8-0. They also said they didn't believe in participation trophies. They also took time to say something about each kid during the trophy presentation at they pizza party. It was pretty cool.

Mrs. Eephus still has an old bowling trophy she got in school. I didn't know her then but I've seen her bowl since and there's no way she won it based on talent.

reading this comment, Mrs. E invites Eephus out to the backyard

 

[Mister CIA]

Eurythmics, Would I Lie to You is 9.5.

Meant to shoutout last week when @New Binky the Doormat picked it.

 

[Mister CIA]

I Melt With You is the most redeeming 80's song.

 

[Doug B]

Let it Bleed sounds so fresh.

There's your stripped down production. They could show up at Preservation Hall on Bourbon Street with their instruments and four five** mikes and sound pretty much like the record.

** Need another one for Ian Stewart on the ivories.

 

[Mister CIA]

Rock and Roll got me to thinking. Born in '65, Led Zeppelin IV was really Led Zeppelin I to me. Pretty sure it was a first-five album of mine.

And this is track 1!

 

[Doug B]

I Melt With You is the most redeeming 80's song.

Another touchstone track (see "Bittersweet Symphony" posts on previous page).

 

[Mister CIA]

Did Deee-Lite win the American Top-31 thread?

 

[Mister CIA]

Anybody here remember The Beatles Red and Blue best of double-albums?

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Anybody here remember The Beatles Red and Blue best of double-albums?

duh.

for amateurs ...but I bought'em anyway

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I'm guessing Pictures of You ranked higher on everyone else's list.

it's a good song - one of many that fell into that MTV 80s 1 - 3 hit wonders crew ...there were a ton.

I don't think we're thinking of the same song.

 

[krista4]

New-to-me favorite today was...surprise, surprise, the Mumford & Sons song! I think I've put every single one of these on my playlist. Perhaps I should finally dig into the band.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Rock and Roll got me to thinking. Born in '65, Led Zeppelin IV was really Led Zeppelin I to me. Pretty sure it was a first-five album of mine.

And this is track 1!

It's track 2 on LZ4. But it is track 1 on The Song Remains the Same.

 

[krista4]

New-to-me favorite today was...surprise, surprise, the Mumford & Sons song! I think I've put every single one of these on my playlist. Perhaps I should finally dig into the band.

Jesus, we listened to these guys from our deck when they played the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, and I made a mental note to check into more of their music. I just looked it up, and that was in 2011. I'm a little behind on my musical to-do list.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I will wait, I will wait for Mumford & Sons

 

[Eephus]

No awards will be granted for participation in this thread, in case that's why any of you are here.

Well, being a Gen X'er, I don't believe in participation trophy's anyway.

Stop this nonsense. I'm 49, and we all received trophies in every sport we played growing up.

Really? Im trying to think of one that I got growing up. The only thing I can remember is we got certificates saying we participated in a certain sport.....not the same as a trophy.....I mean i get that the participation trophy thing probly started in our generation, but I don't remember it so much out in the sticks of Eastern Oregon....course we were probly 10 years behind anyway.

An aside, my son's youth football team went undefeated this season.....they had some really close ones too. they didn't just blow teams out. The coaches got the kids trophies that said undefeated, 8-0. They also said they didn't believe in participation trophies. They also took time to say something about each kid during the trophy presentation at they pizza party. It was pretty cool.

Mrs. Eephus still has an old bowling trophy she got in school. I didn't know her then but I've seen her bowl since and there's no way she won it based on talent.

reading this comment, Mrs. E invites Eephus out to the backyard

Fortunately we don't really have a yard

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

I'm guessing Pictures of You ranked higher on everyone else's list.

it's a good song - one of many that fell into that MTV 80s 1 - 3 hit wonders crew ...there were a ton.

I don't think we're thinking of the same song.

what? is there an other Pictures of You?

I don't think so momo

 

[simey]

Some favorites from round 19 with no repeats or the Foursome. I like all of the songs on the playlist.

Fools Gold - funky
Ch Ch Ch Ch Changes - love this one and Starman
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - If I Needed Someone - both great George songs
Wish You Were Here -
Dead Flowers and Let it Bleed - The Stones have done gone country
Pictures of You - One of my favorite Cure songs. I like everything about it.
Eyes Without A Face - Love it. The whole album brings back great memories.
Der Kommissar - I've always liked this song
Whole Lotta Love - <------ participation award
I Will Wait -
30 Days in the Hole - I feel it is 1972.
Crossroads -
Shadowplay - I like the music in this.

New to me favorites:

A Design for Life
Freelance Fiend -
Catch The Sun
Go!
Cherry Red
How We Operate

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

No awards will be granted for participation in this thread, in case that's why any of you are here.

Well, being a Gen X'er, I don't believe in participation trophy's anyway.

Stop this nonsense. I'm 49, and we all received trophies in every sport we played growing up.

Really? Im trying to think of one that I got growing up. The only thing I can remember is we got certificates saying we participated in a certain sport.....not the same as a trophy.....I mean i get that the participation trophy thing probly started in our generation, but I don't remember it so much out in the sticks of Eastern Oregon....course we were probly 10 years behind anyway.

An aside, my son's youth football team went undefeated this season.....they had some really close ones too. they didn't just blow teams out. The coaches got the kids trophies that said undefeated, 8-0. They also said they didn't believe in participation trophies. They also took time to say something about each kid during the trophy presentation at they pizza party. It was pretty cool.

Mrs. Eephus still has an old bowling trophy she got in school. I didn't know her then but I've seen her bowl since and there's no way she won it based on talent.

reading this comment, Mrs. E invites Eephus out to the backyard

Fortunately we don't really have a yard

well, watch your kombucha buddy

payback is comin'

 

[simey]

I forgot to list "10538 Overture" as a new to me favorite. I know a lot of ELO's songs, but I'm not familiar with their very early albums. Eldorado is when I got to know them.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Thirteen-Point Selections:


Pip’s Invitation:

Fools Gold (long version that was a bonus track on the S/T album) - The Stone Roses
(new song)


worrierking:

Changes - David Bowie
(new song)


Don Quixote:

Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
(new song)



shuke:

Catch The Sun - Doves
(new artist)


Andy Dufresne:

Pictures Of You - The Cure
(new song)


Ilov80s:

Shadowplay - Joy Division
(new song)


Chaos34:

Go! - Tones on Tail
(new artist)

Fantastic list today.

These are my favorites of those known to me that I haven't already extolled.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

New-to-me favorites from #19:

Catch the Sun -- Doves (Shuke). A-plus melody, especially on the chorus, mixing the best aspects of power pop and alt-rock. Reminds me of some of the best material of Teenage Fanclub and Sloan. This is now my highest-ranking new-to-me song.

I posted too soon.

I'm a huge Doves fan. Nice pick shuke.

Pip, you should give their entire catalog a listen. I think they're in your wheelhouse.

 

[rockaction]

Oh no!! Tom Verlaine died!

Wait, what?

He just passed? Oh my. That's awful.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Oh no!! Tom Verlaine died!

Wait, what?

He just passed? Oh my. That's awful.

Yes, it happened today. "After a short illness."

 

[Pip's Invitation]

New-to-me favorites from #19:

Catch the Sun -- Doves (Shuke). A-plus melody, especially on the chorus, mixing the best aspects of power pop and alt-rock. Reminds me of some of the best material of Teenage Fanclub and Sloan. This is now my highest-ranking new-to-me song.

I posted too soon.

I'm a huge Doves fan. Nice pick shuke.

Pip, you should give their entire catalog a listen. I think they're in your wheelhouse.

Putting on their first album now (the one with Catch the Sun on it).

 

[Eephus]

I forgot to list "10538 Overture" as a new to me favorite. I know a lot of ELO's songs, but I'm not familiar with their very early albums. Eldorado is when I got to know them.

The descending guitar line in the intro for 10538 sounded awfully familiar but I just couldn't place it. It took me a few blocks of walking before I remembered one of Mrs. E's picks "Changingman" by Paul Weller used it as well.

I googled it when I got home and it turns out Weller's producer looped the ELO song. Lynne supposedly considered legal action but doesn't have a writer's credit to this day.

 

[Eephus]

No awards will be granted for participation in this thread, in case that's why any of you are here.

Well, being a Gen X'er, I don't believe in participation trophy's anyway.

Stop this nonsense. I'm 49, and we all received trophies in every sport we played growing up.

Really? Im trying to think of one that I got growing up. The only thing I can remember is we got certificates saying we participated in a certain sport.....not the same as a trophy.....I mean i get that the participation trophy thing probly started in our generation, but I don't remember it so much out in the sticks of Eastern Oregon....course we were probly 10 years behind anyway.

An aside, my son's youth football team went undefeated this season.....they had some really close ones too. they didn't just blow teams out. The coaches got the kids trophies that said undefeated, 8-0. They also said they didn't believe in participation trophies. They also took time to say something about each kid during the trophy presentation at they pizza party. It was pretty cool.

Mrs. Eephus still has an old bowling trophy she got in school. I didn't know her then but I've seen her bowl since and there's no way she won it based on talent.

reading this comment, Mrs. E invites Eephus out to the backyard

Fortunately we don't really have a yard

well, watch your kombucha buddy

payback is comin'

Fortunately she doesn't read the thread. ditkaburgers has checked in now and again but she's seen her mom bowling skills as well.

 

[rockaction]

Yes, it happened today. "After a short illness."

Oh my. I just Googled it. So quickly. "After a short illness" sums it up, apparently.

RIP. Godspeed.

 

[Eephus]

I know it's early but we're far enough along for trends to emerge. Color me surprised that multiple Joy Division songs have been picked while New Order still isn't on the board. There has been lots of 80s synth-based music picked so I assume some New Order is coming but they have a lot more songs than Joy Division.

 

[Eephus]

TIL that After the Fire was a group of old 70s Christian Proggers and that their version of Der Kommissar was a bigger hit in the US than it was in their native land. Put me down for preferring the German version but the hook works in any language.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

TIL that After the Fire was a group of old 70s Christian Proggers and that their version of Der Kommissar was a bigger hit in the US than it was in their native land. Put me down for preferring the German version but the hook works in any language.

It helped that it got regular play on MTV (as did Falco's version).

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

New-to-me favorites from #19:

Catch the Sun -- Doves (Shuke). A-plus melody, especially on the chorus, mixing the best aspects of power pop and alt-rock. Reminds me of some of the best material of Teenage Fanclub and Sloan. This is now my highest-ranking new-to-me song.

I posted too soon.

I'm a huge Doves fan. Nice pick shuke.

Pip, you should give their entire catalog a listen. I think they're in your wheelhouse.

Putting on their first album now (the one with Catch the Sun on it).

That's my favorite one. Enjoy!

 

[Eephus]

TIL that After the Fire was a group of old 70s Christian Proggers and that their version of Der Kommissar was a bigger hit in the US than it was in their native land. Put me down for preferring the German version but the hook works in any language.

It helped that it got regular play on MTV (as did Falco's version).

No doubt. After the Fire's version peaked at #5 on the US charts during the last week of April 1983. Beat It, Dexy's, Greg Kihn's Jeopardy and Mr. Roboto made up the rest of the top five. Billie Jean was on its way down at #7.

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1983-04-30/

 

[Zegras11]

No awards will be granted for participation in this thread, in case that's why any of you are here.

Well, being a Gen X'er, I don't believe in participation trophy's anyway.

Stop this nonsense. I'm 49, and we all received trophies in every sport we played growing up.

i'm 64, and I have never received a participation trophy. I played a lot of baseball, football, basketball and golf.

It was 1st place for any kind of trophy that you'd want to really "show" and occasionally 2nd or mayyyyyyybe 3rd place.

no win ...no soup for you.

I do remember kids that were in swimming at the local pool - got a ton of crappy ribbons though. I didn't hang out at the pool - I am basically albino that happened to received the gift of colored hair and eyebrows.

I'm 63. No participation BS. The ****ing Boy Scouts handed out ribbons for a lot of ****.

 

[Tau837]

My top 10 from the 13 point round, excluding my own selection:

1. @rockaction : Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
2. @Yankee23Fan : While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
3. @falguy : Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
4. @DrIanMalcolm : In God's Country - U2
5. @Zegras11 : Rock And Roll - Led Zeppelin
6. @Andy Dufresne : Pictures Of You - The Cure
7. @Westerberg : Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis
8. @The Dreaded Marco : Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
9. @higgins : Abacab - Genesis
10. @Chaz McNulty : I Melt With You - Modern English

For my taste, this was the best round yet, by a large margin. Wow.

As for Rock and Roll, I didn't rank it in my top 25 in the Zep countdown, but I still think it is a great song. But IMO Zep probably has the strongest song for song catalog of any artist I am aware of. They have a lot of truly great songs that didn't make my top 25 list.

 

[Mister CIA]

Rock and Roll got me to thinking. Born in '65, Led Zeppelin IV was really Led Zeppelin I to me. Pretty sure it was a first-five album of mine.

And this is track 1!

It's track 2 on LZ4. But it is track 1 on The Song Remains the Same.

Yeah, you're right.

 

[Zegras11]

My top 10 from the 13 point round, excluding my own selection:

1. @Zegras11 : Rock And Roll - Led Zeppelin

Suck it Shuke.

 

[Mt. Man]

I’m trying not to shine too much more light on the Big 3 in my selections. Which was rough today, as Dead Flowers and She’s a Rainbow could’ve both got mentions. Just assume <3 for certain groups. Speaking of such things, tomorrow my last unmentioned artist shows up!

#19s
Recognized by title alone: 30
Sounded familiar: 4
Knew from this countdown:
Didn't know: 10

Special Shout Out: Fools Gold (Pip’s Invitation). I spent several minutes of this song thinking “I’ve heard this somewhere”. Which, it turns out, is in The World’s End. So familiar enough, but not instantly linked. I think the message here is that I need to watch The Cornetto Trilogy more often.

Selected Favorites:
Love Will Tear Us Apart (Don Quixote)
Pictures of You (Andy Dufrense)
30 Days in The Hole (MisterCIA)
Your Love (Hov34)
Would I Lie to You? (Val Rannous)

Some songs I didn't know that I ended up liking:
I Will Wait (Hawks64)
Freelance Friend (KarmaPolice)
Cherry Red (OliverHumanzee) - It was this or Midnight Blue (not eligible). I didn’t choose this completely to make this joke, but it didn’t hurt that I could.
How We Operate (krista4)

 

[krista4]

Two Deja Votes tomorrow! Both are songs we've already seen, though.

In addition, one of our Big 3 has a triple-up, and one has a double-up, but the third artist is completely shut out tomorrow. Maybe they won't make the top three!

We have three other double-ups, including a battle between me and a poster who probably wouldn't expect to double-up with me.

Riddle: Take one of our double-up artists, with a name consisting of two words, and replace one letter of the second word to get a song that is one of tomorrow's selections.

Two songs tomorrow will come from solo artists better known for being in non-Big-3 bands, one of which was not eligible for this draft.

There's a song title hidden in this post as well.

And if it's Sunday, that must mean we'll have more Dusty and Verve.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Two Deja Votes tomorrow! Both are songs we've already seen, though.

Let me guess, one of them is Bitter Sweet Symphony.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Two Deja Votes tomorrow! Both are songs we've already seen, though.

Let me guess, one of them is Bitter Sweet Symphony.

F.f.s. people!!

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Riddle: Take one of our double-up artists, with a name consisting of two words, and replace one letter of the second word to get a song that is one of tomorrow's selections.

I could see Ditkaburgers taking a song called The Woo.

 

[krista4]

Also we have a poster taking a song with the same title as a song they previously selected!

 

[krista4]

I could see Ditkaburgers taking a song called The Woo.

And it would probably turn out to be a great song!

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Also we have a poster taking a song with the same title as a song they previously selected!

Someone else has a song called Bitter Sweet Symphony?

 

[krista4]

10 new artists tomorrow, and the double- and triple-ups for Big 3 bands are for new songs of theirs, so it's not getting too same-y yet.

 

[timschochet]

I really like Abacab. Why is Phil Collins with Genesis so much better than Phil Collins solo? (At least IMO)

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I really like Abacab. Why is Phil Collins with Genesis so much better than Phil Collins solo? (At least IMO)

Because he had Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford helping him steer the ship.

 

[Zegras11]

so it's not getting too same-y yet.

(binky - simey)