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Dead Flowers - great version with Keith, Willie Nelson, Ryan Adams and Hank Williams III.
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Getcha passports ready - the middle-aged dummies are going to the British Isles! Top 31 song countdown. (3 Viewers)
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krista4
Footballguy
Fourteen-Point Selections:
Pip’s Invitation:
Yours Is No Disgrace - Yes
(new song)
New Binky the Doormat:
20th Century Boy – T. Rex
(new song)
worrierking:
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll - Ian Dury
(new artist)
titusbramble:
The Riddle - Nik Kershaw
(new artist)
simey:
Living On A Thin Line - The Kinks
(duplicate – second vote)
Just Win Baby:
How Soon Is Now? – The Smiths
(duplicate – second vote)
Don Quixote:
London Calling - The Clash
(new song)
MAC_32:
Valerie - Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse
(duplicate – fourth AND fifth votes today!)
timschochet:
Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townshend
(new artist)
Yankee23Fan:
Your Song – Elton John
(new song)
Hawks64:
Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
(duplicate – second vote)
jwb:
Enjoy The Silence – Depeche Mode
(duplicate – third vote)
DrIanMalcolm:
Pictures Of You - The Cure
(duplicate – second vote)
Dr. Octopus:
Showdown - Electric Light Orchestra
(duplicate – second vote)
KarmaPolice:
Slide Away - The Verve
(new song)
shuke:
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
(duplicate – third vote)
Manster:
High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night) - Def Leppard
(new song)
scorchy:
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - The Beatles
(new song)
Sullie:
Flesh For Fantasy - Billy Idol
(new song)
Andy Dufresne:
Highway Star - Deep Purple
(new song)
Mister CIA:
What Is And What Should Never Be - Led Zeppelin
(new song)
Mrs. Rannous:
Bang A Gong - T. Rex
(new song)
higgins:
Earth And Sky - Andy Summers
(new artist)
The Dreaded Marco:
Poke - Frightened Rabbit
(new song)
simsarge:
The Core - Eric Clapton
(new artist)
Mt. Man:
True Faith - New Order
(new artist)
landrys hat:
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
(new song)
Westerberg:
Valerie - Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse
(duplicate – fourth AND fifth votes today!)
Eephus:
Sexuality - Billy Bragg
(new song)
rockaction:
I Feel Free – Cream
(duplicate – second vote)
falguy:
She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult
(duplicate – third vote)
Hov34:
Somebody Else – The 1975
(new song)
zamboni:
A Letter To Elise - The Cure
(new song)
Doug B:
Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) - Pet Shop Boys
(new song)
Ilov80s:
Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
(duplicate – fifth vote)
Val Rannous:
Oh Well Part 1 - Fleetwood Mac
(new artist)
Chaos34:
Unbelievable – EMF
(new artist)
Chaz McNulty:
A Whiter Shade Of Pale – Procol Harum
(duplicate – second AND third votes today)
Zegras11:
Ticket To Ride - The Beatles
(new song)
AAABatteries:
A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
(duplicate – second AND third votes today)
Oliver Humanzee:
Neat Neat Neat - The Damned
(duplicate – third vote)
Mrs. Eephus:
Red Skies - The Fixx
(new artist)
ditkaburgers:
Last Ones Standing – Example
(new artist)
cosjobs:
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
(new song)
krista4:
Sonnet – The Verve
(new song)
Pip’s Invitation:
Yours Is No Disgrace - Yes
(new song)
New Binky the Doormat:
20th Century Boy – T. Rex
(new song)
worrierking:
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll - Ian Dury
(new artist)
titusbramble:
The Riddle - Nik Kershaw
(new artist)
simey:
Living On A Thin Line - The Kinks
(duplicate – second vote)
Just Win Baby:
How Soon Is Now? – The Smiths
(duplicate – second vote)
Don Quixote:
London Calling - The Clash
(new song)
MAC_32:
Valerie - Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse
(duplicate – fourth AND fifth votes today!)
timschochet:
Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townshend
(new artist)
Yankee23Fan:
Your Song – Elton John
(new song)
Hawks64:
Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
(duplicate – second vote)
jwb:
Enjoy The Silence – Depeche Mode
(duplicate – third vote)
DrIanMalcolm:
Pictures Of You - The Cure
(duplicate – second vote)
Dr. Octopus:
Showdown - Electric Light Orchestra
(duplicate – second vote)
KarmaPolice:
Slide Away - The Verve
(new song)
shuke:
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
(duplicate – third vote)
Manster:
High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night) - Def Leppard
(new song)
scorchy:
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - The Beatles
(new song)
Sullie:
Flesh For Fantasy - Billy Idol
(new song)
Andy Dufresne:
Highway Star - Deep Purple
(new song)
Mister CIA:
What Is And What Should Never Be - Led Zeppelin
(new song)
Mrs. Rannous:
Bang A Gong - T. Rex
(new song)
higgins:
Earth And Sky - Andy Summers
(new artist)
The Dreaded Marco:
Poke - Frightened Rabbit
(new song)
simsarge:
The Core - Eric Clapton
(new artist)
Mt. Man:
True Faith - New Order
(new artist)
landrys hat:
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
(new song)
Westerberg:
Valerie - Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse
(duplicate – fourth AND fifth votes today!)
Eephus:
Sexuality - Billy Bragg
(new song)
rockaction:
I Feel Free – Cream
(duplicate – second vote)
falguy:
She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult
(duplicate – third vote)
Hov34:
Somebody Else – The 1975
(new song)
zamboni:
A Letter To Elise - The Cure
(new song)
Doug B:
Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) - Pet Shop Boys
(new song)
Ilov80s:
Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
(duplicate – fifth vote)
Val Rannous:
Oh Well Part 1 - Fleetwood Mac
(new artist)
Chaos34:
Unbelievable – EMF
(new artist)
Chaz McNulty:
A Whiter Shade Of Pale – Procol Harum
(duplicate – second AND third votes today)
Zegras11:
Ticket To Ride - The Beatles
(new song)
AAABatteries:
A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
(duplicate – second AND third votes today)
Oliver Humanzee:
Neat Neat Neat - The Damned
(duplicate – third vote)
Mrs. Eephus:
Red Skies - The Fixx
(new artist)
ditkaburgers:
Last Ones Standing – Example
(new artist)
cosjobs:
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
(new song)
krista4:
Sonnet – The Verve
(new song)
krista4
Footballguy
Welcome New Order to the countdown!
Last night's teasers:
Two Deja Votes tomorrow! Both are songs we've already seen, though. Valerie, A Whiter Shade of Pale
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! Double-up: The Beatles; Triple-up: Led Zeppelin
We have three other double-ups, including a battle between me and a poster who probably wouldn't expect to double-up with me. T. Rex, The Verve (surprise double-up between KP and me), The Cure
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. The Cure--> The Core by Eric Clapton
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. Andy Summers, Pete Townshend
There's a song title hidden in this post as well. The Riddle by Nik Kershaw
And if it's Sunday, that must mean we'll have more Dusty and Verve. Two NEW Verve songs, though!
Also we have a poster taking a song with the same title as a song they previously selected! KP – “Slide Away” by Oasis and by The Verve
Last night's teasers:
Two Deja Votes tomorrow! Both are songs we've already seen, though. Valerie, A Whiter Shade of Pale
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! Double-up: The Beatles; Triple-up: Led Zeppelin
We have three other double-ups, including a battle between me and a poster who probably wouldn't expect to double-up with me. T. Rex, The Verve (surprise double-up between KP and me), The Cure
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. The Cure--> The Core by Eric Clapton
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. Andy Summers, Pete Townshend
There's a song title hidden in this post as well. The Riddle by Nik Kershaw
And if it's Sunday, that must mean we'll have more Dusty and Verve. Two NEW Verve songs, though!
Also we have a poster taking a song with the same title as a song they previously selected! KP – “Slide Away” by Oasis and by The Verve
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I now have zero artists left not taken already - took the same song from him to make it even worse.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Hey @Andy Dufresne here's a "like" for ya.
Is there such a thing as Thrash-Prog? There is now.
It's probably their best song, and I'm a fan of a lot of the Purples' '70s stuff. This one has a motor.
krista4
Footballguy
Were you around in my post-Beatles Beatles countdown? For some reason it seems like you didn't participate in that one much, if at all. Anyway, "Jenny Wren" is in my top 10 of Paul post-Beatles songs. I'm not sure which slot since I don't read my posts, but somewhere in the 7-10 range.
krista4
Footballguy
My special shout-out today goes to @Yankee23Fan for Elton John's "Your Song," which is pretty much a perfect song. Hey! Two Elton shout-outs in a row! This is probably my favorite Elton song, and it was my choice in an early version of my list, but I switched to another for sentimental reasons.
jwb
Footballguy
One of those Yes songs where you know it's them from the very first note.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
The big boys throwing the hammer down today.
cosjobs
Footballguy
I like his first the best
timschochet
Footballguy
Lots of stuff I don’t think I’ve heard on todays list. Looking forward to listening.
rockaction
Footballguy
"I Feel Free" - Cream
Neither a Cream nor Clapton aficionado, I picked this because of the utter swinging nature of the lyrical stylings at the beginning. It's sort of a hoary, moany vocal, and I dig it. The problem with the song and why it might not be ranked higher by me? Eephus and I both mentioned it last time. The mix is terrible. This song would absolutely shred if Cream had a competent engineer at the helm of it all. As it is, its uniqueness puts it in my top thirty-one.
Neither a Cream nor Clapton aficionado, I picked this because of the utter swinging nature of the lyrical stylings at the beginning. It's sort of a hoary, moany vocal, and I dig it. The problem with the song and why it might not be ranked higher by me? Eephus and I both mentioned it last time. The mix is terrible. This song would absolutely shred if Cream had a competent engineer at the helm of it all. As it is, its uniqueness puts it in my top thirty-one.
rockaction
Footballguy
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Love that three people have picked this song. Love it so much.
Love that three people have picked this song. Love it so much.
rockaction
Footballguy
I think I sat that out for the most part. I remember posting something that I didn't have it in me to listen to that many Beatles solo songs and figured I'd let the thread move at its own pace instead of clunking it up with drivel.
"Jenny Wren" is a really good song. I'm disappointed the rest of the album doesn't hit that sort of apex.
I suppose Ram and Wings are really the places to begin. Sounded like Hyden appreciated McCartney through maybe too much of a modernist view? /upspeak
ditkaburgers
Footballguy
Dua Lipa used to get criticized for her lack of stage presence, but then she came out with this in 2019 and it changed the way she performed. I still think about this routine every now and then. I love the visuals and the choreography is fun and easy to pick up.
Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now (Live at the MTV EMAs 2019)
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rockaction
Footballguy
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I'm not really a fan of any of their over stuff - but when you get not just one but TWO guitar solos...
I really love the live Chickenfoot version.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
I think I ran out of new artists two rounds ago once The Animals were selected but somehow I still have about half or more of my songs left
krista4
Footballguy
I'm a big fan of "Riding to Vanity Fair" from that album, and "Too Much Rain" is good as well. That's about it for me. I suggest adding Flaming Pie near the top of your list and maybe Flowers in the Dirt, too. The latter is enhanced if you're an Elvis Costello fan, which I can't remember if you are. Oh, and McCartney, as cos suggested. And for something different, check out the third album from The Fireman, Electric Arguments.
worrierking
Footballguy
I hope you'll allow me a moment to cheerlead for my pick today. Ian Dury is the most unlikely pop star in history. He contracted polio in the late 40s as a child and was badly handicapped for the rest of his life. One arm was withered and essentially useless and one leg barely functioned; he wore a brace on it that he detested. He wore bell-bottomed pants long after they were stylish to cover up the brace.
He could not sing a note, he was barely five feet tall and his head, which was the size of a normal human noggin', was way too large for his withered body.
Somehow, he managed 6-8 songs to reach the British charts, although he never made it in the US.
He is, without a question in my mind, rock and roll's most accomplished pottymouth. His lyrics are stuffed with ribaldities, many of which are only decipherable by those familiar with lower class British jargon.
Here a couple of my favorite examples of his wordsmithing:
Had a love affair with Nina
in the back of my Cortina.
A seasoned-up hyena
could not have been more obscener
and:
Einstein can't be classed as witless
He claimed atoms were the littlest
When he did a bit of splitness
frightened everybody ####less.
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is reputed to be the first entry of that now legendary phrase in pop culture. It's a fun song as are most of his. Enjoy.
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zamboni
Footballguy
Totally. They weren’t always known for their harmonies, but this is one that stands above in that regard.
Pretty cool live performance on the old Beat Club: https://youtube.com/watch?v=nx_GIji9EGw&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Good one @timschochet ! IIRC it was this one and Athena that really caused a schism in The Who. The guys believed Pete was withholding the best songs from the band for use solo. They probably weren't wrong.
I'm finally 100% down with a @Yankee23Fan choice!
Bang A Gong is just silky smooth.
The Fixx are a relatively underrated band.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
No offense, but that's un-good.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Gonna have to disagree. Steve Vai rules.
zamboni
Footballguy
Agreed - glad they were selected here. Was very close to drafting “Red Skies” or another one of theirs here.
Tau837
Footballguy
My top 10 from the 14 point round, excluding my own selection:
- @Hawks64 : Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
- @Mister CIA : What Is And What Should Never Be - Led Zeppelin
- @landrys hat : Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
- @cosjobs : Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
- @falguy : She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult
- @shuke : Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
- @DrIanMalcolm : Pictures Of You - The Cure
- @jwb : Enjoy The Silence – Depeche Mode
- @Sullie : Flesh For Fantasy - Billy Idol
- @Mt. Man : True Faith - New Order
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krista4
Footballguy
+1 on the love for The Fixx. Happy to see them represented.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Steve Vai wasn't the problem. Everything else was.
rockaction
Footballguy
Oh that's who your avatar is. I saw a picture after I Googled him.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
This was my LZ countdown #1 but I changed it up for this as I will explain later. But I love it. Never gets old to me.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Here's what I wrote about this in my 1971 countdown (favorite songs from that year that were not on Tim and Binky's lists):
2. Yours Is No Disgrace -- Yes (from The Yes Album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fUudna1Xuw
With Steve Howe taking over on guitar, Yes made a huge jump in quality -- and popularity -- on their third record, The Yes Album. The new lineup spent months writing and rehearsing in mid-1970, and the new material bore many fruits from those efforts. Most impressive was the nearly 10-minute opener, which not only contains some extraordinary and fluid guitar work from Howe and some of Chris Squire's most melodic bass playing, but also, in contrast to how the band is stereotyped, took on current events in the lyrics. This is an antiwar anthem, and a powerful one, telling the soldiers that they had no choice but to fight and they weren't to blame for the situation.
The structure of the song is far more complex than what the band had attempted on its first two albums, and consisted of several sections that were developed separately in rehearsals and then stitched together -- but the flow and consistency of the song doesn't make that obvious. It heralded a very high level of composition and performance that the band would achieve in the next 2 years, which remains unmatched by most artists, and which would make them one of the top acts of the decade, even when some of their post-1972 albums fell flat.
I saw Yes in 1987 and 1991 and this was performed both times. At the 1991 show, which featured an 8-piece version of the band (Squire, singer Jon Anderson, guitarists Howe and Trevor Rabin, keyboardists Rick Wakeman and Tony Kaye, and drummers Bill Bruford and Alan White), they opened with a spectacular 20-minute version of this.
zamboni
Footballguy
Weren’t on the way to making out?
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Yeah this is the song every piano player should be asked to play instead of Piano Man, and I love Billy Joel.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
A lot of people have complained about being burned out on some classic rock songs since they were played to death. I’m starting to feel that way about Bitter Sweet Symphony now. Damn I just cringed a bit when I heard those opening strings this time through the playlist, and I used to like the song 
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Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
I will have notes to post on this later......hint hint wink wink nudge nudge
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Sweet, what does mine say.A lot of people have complained about being burned out on some classic rock songs since they were played to death. I’m starting to feel that way about Bitter Sweet Symphony now. Damn I just cringed a bit when I heard those opening strings this time through the playlist, and I used to like the song
Edit: "Dude, what does mine say?" would have been the thinking man's reply.
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zamboni
Footballguy
For @AAABatteries:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=zl-CriM6vx0&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE
(In before they messed it up - it was an intentional mistake)
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Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Another song which, while I love it, I wasn't expecting to get more than one vote, given how many outstanding Kinks songs there are, and how most Kinks fanatics prefer their '60s and '70s stuff to their later stuff. This has gotta be Dave Davies' most famous composition, yes?
And this is one of the reasons why Daltrey, Entwhistle and Jones accused Townshend of saving his best songs for his solo albums. Maybe this doesn't "sound like" The Who, but neither does any of It's Hard aside from its one outstanding song (which is not Athena). Empty Glass was Townshend's greatest post-Quadrophenia accomplishment.
Yay! It's not played as often as their biggest mid- and late-70s hits, so I wasn't sure if anyone else was gonna be with me on this one.
Clever. I'll have some song-title shtick of my own later.
Tween me loved this. I still think it might be their best song.
I had this at #17 in Anarchy's Zep countdown. My friend had it at #23. I listened to that Leaf Hound album in its entirety and one of the other tracks borrows liberally from this.
Arguably Clapton's best post-1970 guitar work can be found on this track. Great performance by Marcy Levy as well.
I ranked this #10 in the Zeppelin countdown. My friend ranked it #20.
This was almost my Purple pick instead of Child in Time. It is the musical equivalent of a "killing machine that's got everything."
Did solo Andy actually show up before solo Sting? Wow.
I ranked this #42 in the Zegras/Krista Beatles countdown extravaganza, during which we discussed life, the universe and everything.
I always liked The Fixx's singles but I guess I got over them quickly. One day in college in the early '90s I was working a shift at the student paper and a PR person called to ask if anyone would be interested in doing an interview with The Fixx. No one was.
I did not have room for this in my top 25 Zep. My friend ranked it #13.
They're British, of course they love their sonnets.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I’m lost.Sweet, what does mine say.A lot of people have complained about being burned out on some classic rock songs since they were played to death. I’m starting to feel that way about Bitter Sweet Symphony now. Damn I just cringed a bit when I heard those opening strings this time through the playlist, and I used to like the song
Edit: "Dude, what does mine say?" would have been the thinking man's reply.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I’ve said this before, but if the Kinks were strictly an 80s band, they would have been a great band. Throw in what they did in the 70s and 60s and, oh boy.
I think their 80s stuff is far superior than what any of their contemporaries were putting out in the 80s with the exception of maybe David Bowie. The Stones, Who, McCartney, Plant/Page endeavors 80s output is hit and miss with mostly misses. Robert Plant actually has an argument to be included with Bowie and the Kinks - Jimmy Page does not.
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Hawks64
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I had a feeling that Krista and I were doubling up on non-Bittersweet Verve songs, but didn't want to say since I obviously knew mine was coming up.
Westerberg
Footballguy
I'm surprised so many people selected Valerie. I figured there would be quite a bit of Winehouse but I thought it would be from her album. I came to Valerie late but it quickly became a favorite. Such a groove. It was my most played song a few years ago on that end of year thing Spotify does.
jwb
Footballguy
me too. Love this song.
jwb
Footballguy
It's waaaaay up there. Almost almost all of us heard Pyromania first (and I looove that album), then found the two previous albums. This song really stood out.
titusbramble
Footballguy
If I was picking a Doves track off of that album, it'd probably have been the last track, but Catch the Sun is a great song
simey
Footballguy
Strangers or Death of a Clown may be more known. I don't know. I love all of their decades of music, but I decided to take Living On A Thin Line, because I was in college when the album came out, and I loved the song and the album. As I said when someone else took it, The Kinks played at my university in support of the album, and it was so much fun. It was the last song they played during their encore, and it was awesome. It was easy for it to be my chosen one.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
I had track 2 on my short list.
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