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

[rockaction]

How cool is that?
So I went to your room and read your diary

(not eligible)

 

[krista4]

Top ten starts tomorrow!

We have an individual tomorrow with five selections combined between solo works and those with his band - all five are different songs.

We'll also lose another one of the Ace Award guesses when a second song is selected from the artist in question.

I saw my Nick Lowe pick dropped the other day. As we got higher I got more confident in it.

Wrong!

I would have thought that would be a good pick. Same with Murray Head, Dusty Springfield, and some others that got knocked out.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Top ten starts tomorrow!

We have an individual tomorrow with five selections combined between solo works and those with his band - all five are different songs.

We'll also lose another one of the Ace Award guesses when a second song is selected from the artist in question.

I saw my Nick Lowe pick dropped the other day. As we got higher I got more confident in it.

Wrong!

I would have thought that would be a good pick. Same with Murray Head, Dusty Springfield, and some others that got knocked out.

I figured we'd see something from Lowe aside from Cruel to Be Kind, but I wasn't expecting a Rick Astley dis track.

 

[Zegras11]

I think you'll know them when you see them.

(binky won't)

 

[timschochet]

Top ten starts tomorrow!

We have an individual tomorrow with five selections combined between solo works and those with his band - all five are different songs.

Is he edgy?

 

[Pip's Invitation]

New-to-me favorites from #11:

I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight -- Richard and Linda Thompson (Simey). I knew of the album for which this is the title track, but I'd never heard any of it. Excellent melody and arrangement.
If I Only Had Time -- The Godfathers (Mister CIA). It reminds me of The Smithereens, which, as Eephus noted, was definitely not in keeping with the UK musical trends of the late '80s. Maybe they should have directed all their energies over here like Bush did. In any case, The Smithereens and anything that sounds like them are always welcome in my headphones.
Rubber Bullets -- 10cc (Cosjobs). I only know their highly polished mid-70s US hits. This is a bizarre cross between the Beach Boys, British music hall and studio trickery that somehow manages to succeed (and went to No. 1 in the UK!)
Give It Up -- Hard-Fi (Ditkaburgers). Fun and enjoyable.

 

[Zegras11]

My 1, and 5-7 have been selected. The other six not yet.

 

[Val Rannous]

Whups! I just noticed the spreadsheet updated, and I missed it. My bad, here's the updated contest results:

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

 

[Val Rannous]

I've got 4 songs left unselected of my last 10.

The reason I noticed the spreadsheet update was that I was looking through the list for a band that I couldn't believe hadn't been selected yet. Absolutely stunning - why has nobody taken any song yet by one of the top prog rock groups of all time? Pip, why? Surely I'm not the only one who loves them. I'll be taking them at some point, but I'm flabbergasted.

 

[krista4]

I've got 4 songs left unselected of my last 10.

The reason I noticed the spreadsheet update was that I was looking through the list for a band that I couldn't believe hadn't been selected yet. Absolutely stunning - why has nobody taken any song yet by one of the top prog rock groups of all time? Pip, why? Surely I'm not the only one who loves them. I'll be taking them at some point, but I'm flabbergasted.

I’m stuck under a cat so can’t get to my computer to see if they’re on your list, but there’s a big-name (I think?) prog rock (I think?) group being selected for the first time tomorrow.

 

[rockaction]

I’m stuck under a cat

Such cat more whoa

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I've got 4 songs left unselected of my last 10.

The reason I noticed the spreadsheet update was that I was looking through the list for a band that I couldn't believe hadn't been selected yet. Absolutely stunning - why has nobody taken any song yet by one of the top prog rock groups of all time? Pip, why? Surely I'm not the only one who loves them. I'll be taking them at some point, but I'm flabbergasted.

I think we are taking the same band - I mentioned a few pages back I was surprised not to see yet.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Still haven't seen a pretty good rock/punk band that I'd expected a selection of two from.

 

[zamboni]

I’m stuck under a cat

Such cat more whoa

The Morning of the Cat

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I've got 4 songs left unselected of my last 10.

The reason I noticed the spreadsheet update was that I was looking through the list for a band that I couldn't believe hadn't been selected yet. Absolutely stunning - why has nobody taken any song yet by one of the top prog rock groups of all time? Pip, why? Surely I'm not the only one who loves them. I'll be taking them at some point, but I'm flabbergasted.

Maybe they have an American drummer?

 

[zamboni]

I've got 4 songs left unselected of my last 10.

The reason I noticed the spreadsheet update was that I was looking through the list for a band that I couldn't believe hadn't been selected yet. Absolutely stunning - why has nobody taken any song yet by one of the top prog rock groups of all time? Pip, why? Surely I'm not the only one who loves them. I'll be taking them at some point, but I'm flabbergasted.

Maybe they have an American drummer?

Never really considered the Po-Po to be prog, if that's what we're talking about.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I've got 4 songs left unselected of my last 10.

The reason I noticed the spreadsheet update was that I was looking through the list for a band that I couldn't believe hadn't been selected yet. Absolutely stunning - why has nobody taken any song yet by one of the top prog rock groups of all time? Pip, why? Surely I'm not the only one who loves them. I'll be taking them at some point, but I'm flabbergasted.

Maybe they have an American drummer?

They do not.

 

[MAC_32]

Others new-to-me I enjoyed a lot were "Willie McBride" (though wow, that was a downer)

Left turn promise, delivered.

 

[rockaction]

How do we address the versions of upcoming songs we're about to select? I'm asking because two songs I have coming up have differing versions on Spotify, and I was hoping to have specific ones used. I know we've been doing it by alerting Hawks64 after the fact, but I'm wondering if we can't do it before and make things easier on the people in charge of that stuff.

Or maybe it doesn't really matter, but it seems people are listening to the playlists and there are bad versions of the songs I picked that might get put into the playlist and won't be indicative of the quality of the song.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

How do we address the versions of upcoming songs we're about to select? I'm asking because two songs I have coming up have differing versions on Spotify

Hawks said he’s putting in the version that we linked (if Spotify link) - if not first one that comes up.

He’s away this week and made all the lists in advance - I only know this because he asked for my guy’s songs from the next few days.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I've got 4 songs left unselected of my last 10.

The reason I noticed the spreadsheet update was that I was looking through the list for a band that I couldn't believe hadn't been selected yet. Absolutely stunning - why has nobody taken any song yet by one of the top prog rock groups of all time? Pip, why? Surely I'm not the only one who loves them. I'll be taking them at some point, but I'm flabbergasted.

Maybe they have an American drummer?

Never really considered the Po-Po to be prog, if that's what we're talking about.

I was being facetious since that's what knocked out a bunch of bands in the pre-countdown vetting.

Now, said American drummer was in a prog band before the Po-Po, and would render the albums from that band that he appeared on ineligible.

 

[zamboni]

Now, said American drummer was in a prog band before the Po-Po, and would render the albums from that band that he appeared on ineligible.

Much to Stewart's chagrin

 

[rockaction]

Is that why nobody has picked "Roxanne" yet?

(I'm a bit behind on the vetting of these groups, as one might be able to tell)

 

[Don Quixote]

Is that why nobody has picked "Roxanne" yet?

(I'm a bit behind on the vetting of these groups, as one might be able to tell)

Yes - The Police is listed in the wholly ineligible category in krista’s list in the third post.

 

[rockaction]

Yes - The Police is listed in the wholly ineligible category in krista’s list in the third post.

I was being facetious with the "Roxanne" thing. Drink!

That said, I'd forgotten that The Police were wholly ineligible. I thought it was a big oversight of mine for a moment. Then I remembered the American drummer thing.

 

[Ilov80s]

How do we address the versions of upcoming songs we're about to select? I'm asking because two songs I have coming up have differing versions on Spotify, and I was hoping to have specific ones used. I know we've been doing it by alerting Hawks64 after the fact, but I'm wondering if we can't do it before and make things easier on the people in charge of that stuff.

Or maybe it doesn't really matter, but it seems people are listening to the playlists and there are bad versions of the songs I picked that might get put into the playlist and won't be indicative of the quality of the song.

Thanks in advance.

Unless I misunderstood a post, Hawks may have collaborated behind the scenes with Krista and some of the playlists might already be made. Perhaps you could PM Hawks?

 

[rockaction]

Unless I misunderstood a post, Hawks may have collaborated behind the scenes with Krista and some of the playlists might already be made. Perhaps you could PM Hawks?

It's possible I could do that, but if the lists are already made, then I don't want to trouble him. It's really not a big deal. It's two songs, and if they're bad, nobody is really going to say anything. They're just such quality songs from my twenties that I wanted people to hear the good versions of them. But at forty-nine songs a list, it's not an imperative that it get done.

 

[Don Quixote]

Yes - The Police is listed in the wholly ineligible category in krista’s list in the third post.

I was being facetious with the "Roxanne" thing. Drink!

That said, I'd forgotten that The Police were wholly ineligible. I thought it was a big oversight of mine for a moment. Then I remembered the American drummer thing.

American drummer from the musical hotbed of Alexandria, VA, which Dave Grohl, Jim Morrison, and John Phillips of the Mamas and Papas also called home. (And I call home, but all I do musically is participate in making song lists on a fantasy football message board).

 

[rockaction]

From the musical hotbed of Alexandria, VA

My friends lived in Alexandria when I worked in D.C. Certainly brief transit into the city. I forgot Grohl was from there. He was in the D.C. hardcore band Scream, which I read over and over as a youth reading about Nirvana.

all I do musically is participate in making song lists on a fantasy football message board.

This describes my life (to a degree).

 

[Hov34]

I only have 3 songs in my top ten that have not been picked yet (one coming today). The other 7 are pretty chalk. All my artists have been picked. Pretty boring, I know.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

My Idiots #10

Scooter
Shaking The Tree (Secret World Live) – Peter Gabriel

Doug
Days Like This – Van Morrison

Jeb
Cemetry Gates – The Smiths

Chap
Who Needs Information – Roger Waters

 

[worrierking]

Top ten starts tomorrow!

We have an individual tomorrow with five selections combined between solo works and those with his band - all five are different songs.

We'll also lose another one of the Ace Award guesses when a second song is selected from the artist in question.

I saw my Nick Lowe pick dropped the other day. As we got higher I got more confident in it.

Wrong!

I would have thought that would be a good pick. Same with Murray Head, Dusty Springfield, and some others that got knocked out.

I figured we'd see something from Lowe aside from Cruel to Be Kind, but I wasn't expecting a hilarious Rick Astley dis track.

Fixed it.

I have only two remaining picks that have not been previously selected (#9 & #4). I expect one will remain unpicked and the other has a decent shot at being picked.

 

[zamboni]

Chap
Who Needs Information – Roger Waters

Radio KAOS selection - nice. I was circling around another tune from the album, but left it off.

 

[titusbramble]

Looks like I have 8 picks left that haven't yet been used, three of which would be from new artists

 

[Raging weasel]

I'd have 3 unpicked from my top 10 if I had played but no new bands. 2 will be picked for sure and the 3rd would shock the hell out me if it's picked.

 

[rockaction]

All I know right now is that The Damned's (eligible, of course) second album, Music For Pleasure, has probably the most unfortunate cover art I can remember since Sebadoh put that picture of the child hovering over the toilet with his or her hand in it. It's this weirdly abstract thing in yellow that doesn't tell you until further inspection the name of the band nor the album name.

Also, I'm going to have two unpicked songs in my top ten. No new bands, though. Nothing that out of left field.

 

[DrIanMalcolm]

I only have 3 songs in my top ten that have not been picked yet (one coming today). The other 7 are pretty chalk. All my artists have been picked. Pretty boring, I know.

I *think* this is where I am too but can't find the spreadsheet yet again!

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I only have 3 songs in my top ten that have not been picked yet (one coming today). The other 7 are pretty chalk. All my artists have been picked. Pretty boring, I know.

I *think* this is where I am too but can't find the spreadsheet yet again!

the link is in the second post.

 

[DrIanMalcolm]

I only have 3 songs in my top ten that have not been picked yet (one coming today). The other 7 are pretty chalk. All my artists have been picked. Pretty boring, I know.

I *think* this is where I am too but can't find the spreadsheet yet again!

the link is in the second post.

My bad!

So, of my top 10. One artist has somehow not shown up, and 4 (!) of my songs, and only one is one I thought I might be unique on. The other 3 at this point are surprises to me.

 

[zamboni]

I suspect we'll have a lot of titans (both artists and songs) repeated in the top 10, which is expected and probably the way it should be.

 

[krista4]

Yes, Hawks is gone for four days so I have all of those playlists in advance. I sent him my “starting point” for each day, though, which includes links if they were provided, so the right versions should be there, @rockaction .

 

[rockaction]

which includes links if they were provided, so the right versions should be there, @rockaction .

Thanks, k4.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Yesterday Here Comes the Sun came on and my son started bouncing to it. Then said: "Before learning to play guitar: Ooooooooooo. After learning to play guitar: This is pretty easy."

 

[krista4]

Twenty-Two-Point Selections:


Pip’s Invitation:

Baby Blue -- Badfinger
(duplicate – fourth vote)


New Binky the Doormat:

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath
(new song)


worrierking:

Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
(duplicate – fifth vote)


titusbramble:

Carrion - British Sea Power
(new artist)


simey:

How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
(new song)


Just Win Baby:

She Sells Sanctuary – The Cult
(duplicate – fifth vote)


Don Quixote:

I Can’t Control Myself - The Troggs
(new artist)


MAC_32:

Zombie - The Cranberries
(duplicate – sixth vote)


timschochet:

Me And Howard Hughes - Boomtown Rats
(new song)


Yankee23Fan:

Yesterday – The Beatles
(duplicate – second vote)


Hawks64:

Roxanne – Sting
(new song)


jwb:

Into The Mystic – Van Morrison
(duplicate – second vote)


DrIanMalcolm:

Shine A Light - The Rolling Stones
(new song)


Dr. Octopus:

Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townsend
(duplicate – second vote)


KarmaPolice:

The Trooper – Iron Maiden
(duplicate – second vote)


shuke:

Starman – David Bowie
(duplicate – fourth vote)


Manster:

Into The Void - Black Sabbath
(new song)


scorchy:

Stand By Me (MTV Unplugged) - Liam Gallagher
(new artist)


Sullie:

The Nile Song - Pink Floyd
(new song)


Andy Dufresne:

Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
(duplicate – fourth vote)


Mister CIA:

Amoreena - Elton John
(new song)


Mrs. Rannous:

When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
(duplicate – second vote)


higgins:

From The Beginning – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
(new artist)


The Dreaded Marco:

Death Of A Disco Dancer - The Smiths
(new song)


simsarge:

Shooting Star - Bad Company
(new song)


Mt. Man:

Hold On Tight - Electric Light Orchestra
(new song)


landrys hat:

Train In Vain (Stand By Me) - The Clash
(duplicate – third vote)


Westerberg:

Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
(duplicate – third vote)


Eephus:

Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones
(new artist)


rockaction:

Born Slippy (Nuxx) – Underworld
(duplicate – second vote)


falguy:

Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones
(new song)


Hov34:

Bad – U2
(new song)


zamboni:

Diary Of A Madman - Ozzy Osbourne
(new song)


Doug B:

Skateaway - Dire Straits
(new song)


Ilov80s:

Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
(duplicate – sixth vote)


Val Rannous:

War Pigs - Black Sabbath
(duplicate – sixth vote)


Chaos34:

Angel - Massive Attack
(duplicate – second vote)


Chaz McNulty:

Yellow – Coldplay
(new song)


Zegras11:

Help! - The Beatles
(duplicate – second vote)


AAABatteries:

The Cave - Mumford & Sons
(new song)


Oliver Humanzee:

Transmission - Joy Division
(duplicate – second vote)


Mrs. Eephus:

Autonomy – The Buzzcocks
(new song)


ditkaburgers:

Body Talk – Foxes
(new artist)


cosjobs:

Watch Your Step - Elvis Costello
(new song)


krista4:

Rocket Man – Elton John
(new song)

 

[krista4]

Five votes:
Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve

Four votes:
Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

Two votes:
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry

One vote:
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
6 Underground - Sneaker Pimps
A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe
Song 2 - Blur
Damaged Goods - Gang of Four
One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head
I Will Wait - Mumford and Sons
Time Of The Season - The Zombies
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears for Fears
Wild Thing - Troggs
Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex
Freedom '90 - George Michael
You Got Another Thing Coming - Judas Priest

 

[falguy]

Just perusing the data (Not yet posted to the google sheet) as of yesterday's update
I count 14 different Bowie songs
12 Elton
13 Zep
17 Beatles!
16 Stones
11 The Who

Some decent artists there

 

[Andy Dufresne]

If I say my choice for Crazy Train is the live version from the Tribute album, is it a different song? Anyway, that IS my choice.

Crazy Train - Live 1981

Ozzy Osbourne · Song · 1987

open.spotify.com

 

[Dr. Octopus]

higgins:

From The Beginning – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
(new artist)

This was the band I was talking about as to being surprised we hadn’t seen anything by them yet.

 

[jwb]

Mt. Man:

Hold On Tight - Electric Light Orchestra
(new song)

Definitely a surprise ELO pick. Love it!! I became an ELO fan in the late 70's, but the Time album was my first "buy it day one" by them. Played that thing over and over.

 

[timschochet]

Amoreena! So so good. Opening tune for Dog Day Afternoon.