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

[krista4]

The most interesting thing I see on tomorrow's list is that we have an artist that has not been previously selected and will also not be selected again...but tomorrow they have two votes for two different songs.

Welcome to the countdown, Fairport Convention!

Good day for U2 and The Beatles, with four selections each.

 

[krista4]

krista4:

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

Speaking of Moondance...

 

[Pip's Invitation]

The most interesting thing I see on tomorrow's list is that we have an artist that has not been previously selected and will also not be selected again...but tomorrow they have two votes for two different songs.

Welcome to the countdown, Fairport Convention!

Good day for U2 and The Beatles, with four selections each.

After I made my top 31 and Last 5 Out, Fairport was one of two bands I wished I had made room for. The song I would have picked made my 1969 countdown.

 

[krista4]

The most interesting thing I see on tomorrow's list is that we have an artist that has not been previously selected and will also not be selected again...but tomorrow they have two votes for two different songs.

Welcome to the countdown, Fairport Convention!

Good day for U2 and The Beatles, with four selections each.

After I made my top 31 and Last 5 Out, Fairport was one of two bands I wished I had made room for. The song I would have picked made my 1969 countdown.

Feel free to name and discuss it, since we know it isn't going to come up.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

The most interesting thing I see on tomorrow's list is that we have an artist that has not been previously selected and will also not be selected again...but tomorrow they have two votes for two different songs.

Welcome to the countdown, Fairport Convention!

Good day for U2 and The Beatles, with four selections each.

After I made my top 31 and Last 5 Out, Fairport was one of two bands I wished I had made room for. The song I would have picked made my 1969 countdown.

Feel free to name and discuss it, since we know it isn't going to come up.

Here’s what I wrote:

19. A Sailor's Life -- Fairport Convention (from Unhalfbricking)

@zamboni called it.

IMO this is the apex of Fairport's brand of folk rock. It's an 11-minute workout of a traditional English folk song that takes all kinds of twists and turns that you're not expecting. Richard Thompson's guitar and Dave Swarbrick's violin make all kinds of haunting noises, and Sanny Denny turns in one of her most captivating vocals. Thompson's solo starting around 7:00 is a must-hear.

Fairport had up to this point mostly been aping the American folk scene. The success of this track led them to focus on English and Celtic folk/traditional music for the rest of their career. There are a couple of great examples on their late 1969 album, Liege & Lief, but I didn't have room for them here.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Astral Weeks is very good, but the run of albums Morrison had after it through the '70s are better (or, at least, they have better songs). I think Astral Weeks is more of a cultural oddity - it makes the Velvet Underground sound like Spanky And Our Gang - but it freed Van up.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

My new 27 pointers:

Lost In The Supermarket
Hey You
New Rose
Sky Pilot
The Man Who Sold The World
Sunny Afternoon

 

[landrys hat]

Twenty-Seven-Point Selections:

Oliver Humanzee:

This Time Tomorrow - The Kinks
(new song)


cosjobs:

Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
(new song)

Excellent Kinks picks

 

[zamboni]

Here’s what I wrote:

19. A Sailor's Life -- Fairport Convention (from Unhalfbricking)

@zamboni called it.

I don’t remember what I called, but I’ll take it. Great song

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Here’s what I wrote:

19. A Sailor's Life -- Fairport Convention (from Unhalfbricking)

@zamboni called it.

I don’t remember what I called, but I’ll take it. Great song

Early in the thread you said you hoped to see it in the countdown.

 

[Westerberg]

I'm not a big fan of U2 and they never entered my mind when putting my list together for the contest. Not smart.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

This is what I said about Where the Streets Have No Name in JML’s countdown thread:

There are several U2 songs from the '80s that were milestones for me.
Gloria -- "This is a cool sound. I should learn more about these guys."
New Year's Day -- "This song is awesome. I am now a fan."
Sunday Bloody Sunday (Red Rocks video) -- "This is an incredible anthem and this band is amazing live."
Bad (Live Aid and Wide Awake in America versions) -- "This is transcendent. These guys are going to be big stars."
Where the Streets Have No Name -- "This is the best band in the world right now."

I got the cassette of TJT for my 16th birthday (which was shortly after the album was released) and was absolutely stunned when I put it on and was greeted with Streets. It had all of the elements that had made U2 great up until that point, and took them to a whole other level. In atmosphere, in build, in dynamics, in momentum, in power, it shaped their trademark sound in new and improved ways that I didn't think were even achievable. It remains one of my favorite songs by any artist to this day.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Where the Streets Have No Name sounds great live - and there are a great many versions floating around out there. It's a little too bad the video is staged.

 

[Hawks64]

Twenty-Seven-Point Selections:


Pip’s Invitation:

Where The Streets Have No Name -- U2
(duplicate – third AND fourth votes today)


New Binky the Doormat:

Yours Is No Disgrace - Yes
(duplicate – second vote)


worrierking:

Meet On The Ledge - Fairport Convention
(new artist but see below)


titusbramble:

I Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses
(duplicate – fourth vote)


simey:

Running To Stand Still - U2
(new song)


Just Win Baby:

While My Guitar Gently Weeps – The Beatles
(duplicate – fourth vote)


Don Quixote:

Karma Police - Radiohead
(new song)


MAC_32:

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Live) - Elton John
(duplicate – third vote)


timschochet:

Lost In The Supermarket - The Clash
(new song)


Yankee23Fan:

Hey You – Pink Floyd
(new song)


Hawks64:

Excitable – Def Leppard
(new song)


jwb:

Every Picture Tells A Story – Rod Stewart
(duplicate – fourth vote)


DrIanMalcolm:

Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
(duplicate – third vote)


Dr. Octopus:

Just Like Heaven - The Cure
(duplicate – fourth vote)


KarmaPolice:

Angel – Massive Attack
(duplicate – third vote)


shuke:

Abbey Road Medley – The Beatles
(duplicate – second vote)


Manster:

Something - The Beatles
(new song)


scorchy:

I Found That Essence Rare - Gang of Four
(duplicate – third vote)


Sullie:

Paint It, Black - Rolling Stones
(duplicate – fifth AND sixth votes today)


Andy Dufresne:

Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
(duplicate – third AND fourth votes today)


Mister CIA:

In My Life - The Beatles
(new song)


Mrs. Rannous:

Desire - U2
(new song)


higgins:

Paranoid Android - Radiohead
(duplicate – fourth vote)


The Dreaded Marco:

Blue Monday - New Order
(new song)


simsarge:

You Wear It Well - Rod Stewart
(new song)


Mt. Man:

Us And Them - Pink Floyd
(new song)


landrys hat:

Words - Doves
(new song)


Westerberg:

Common People – Pulp
(duplicate – third vote)


Eephus:

Who Knows Where The Time Goes? - Fairport Convention
(new song based on artist being chosen above)


rockaction:

New Rose - The Damned
(new song)


falguy:

Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
(duplicate – third vote)


Hov34:

Optimistic – Radiohead
(new song)


zamboni:

Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon & The Animals
(new song)

@falguy , please just group this with "The Animals". No need for a separate Eric Burdon entry, either.


Doug B:

How Soon Is Now? – The Smiths
(duplicate – fifth vote)


Ilov80s:

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


Val Rannous:

Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
(duplicate – fifth vote)


Chaos34:

The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie
(new song)


Chaz McNulty:

Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
(duplicate – second vote)


Zegras11:

Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
(duplicate – second vote)


AAABatteries:

Paint It, Black - The Rolling Stones
(duplicate – fifth AND sixth votes today)


Oliver Humanzee:

This Time Tomorrow - The Kinks
(new song)


Mrs. Eephus:

Cuts You Up - Peter Murphy
(new artist)


ditkaburgers:

Never Enough - One Direction
(new artist)


cosjobs:

Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
(new song)


krista4:

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

The entry into the top 5 playlist!

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I'm not a big fan of U2 and they never entered my mind when putting my list together for the contest. Not smart.

"Desire" is the only U2 song I like, but I really love it.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Are we gonna skip Sunday due to The Big Game (tm)?

 

[Manster]

I own a Beatles song! I feel like Michael Jacks...........um nevermind.

Seriously though, my one and only Beatles song, and it's a George Harrison song that Harrison had apparently offered to Joe F'n Cocker! Could you imagine? How much would K4 hate the song? Well, we can all be thankful it made the cut for Abbey Road......I spose there may be a few Cocker fans out there that wouldve rather he got the song......there's a special place in hell reserved for them.

Something is simply one of the most beautiful songs ever composed, imo.

 

[krista4]

Are we gonna skip Sunday due to The Big Game (tm)?

Nope!

 

[Westerberg]

I'm not a big fan of U2 and they never entered my mind when putting my list together for the contest. Not smart.

"Desire" is the only U2 song I like, but I really love it.

I like a few of their songs. Even the ones that aren't for me, I can recognize why they're beloved. Just saying that it'd have been nice to have thought of them as I think that they'll place highly in the contest and I should've included them. Probably instead of Radiohead.

 

[shuke]

Friday's favorite new selections
Hawks64: Madman Across The Water – Elton John
Sullie: Helter Skelter - The Beatles
Hov34: Street Fighting Man – The Rolling Stones
Val Rannous: Run Runaway - Slade

New to me favorites
cosjobs: Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King Of Rock & Roll - Long John Baldry
krista4: Delicate – Damien Rice

I love the Run Runaway pick. Was an early 80's MTV favorite of mine.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I'm not a big fan of U2 and they never entered my mind when putting my list together for the contest. Not smart.

"Desire" is the only U2 song I like, but I really love it.

It gives me PTHD.

Post Traumatic Harmonica Disorder

 

[titusbramble]

This seems by far the best playlist to date. As you would expect. And despite the lack of Carter

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I own a Beatles song! I feel like Michael Jacks...........um nevermind.

Seriously though, my one and only Beatles song, and it's a George Harrison song that Harrison had apparently offered to Joe F'n Cocker! Could you imagine? How much would K4 hate the song? Well, we can all be thankful it made the cut for Abbey Road......I spose there may be a few Cocker fans out there that wouldve rather he got the song......there's a special place in hell reserved for them.

Something is simply one of the most beautiful songs ever composed, imo.

Frank has covered it though, calling it “the greatest love song written” (that may not be exact quote).

 

[Eephus]

cosjobs: Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King Of Rock & Roll - Long John Baldry

It's a shame that Spotify doesn't have the classic version with the spoken-word intro.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I'm not a big fan of U2 and they never entered my mind when putting my list together for the contest. Not smart.

"Desire" is the only U2 song I like, but I really love it.

It sounds like all of their other songs to me.

 

[Manster]

I'm not a big fan of U2 and they never entered my mind when putting my list together for the contest. Not smart.

"Desire" is the only U2 song I like, but I really love it.

I like a few of their songs. Even the ones that aren't for me, I can recognize why they're beloved. Just saying that it'd have been nice to have thought of them as I think that they'll place highly in the contest and I should've included them. Probably instead of Radiohead.

My dislike of U2 is probly irrational, but I stand by it. Bono always seemed a pretentious doosh nozzle to me.

That said, I knew they would score highly. They are a very popular band the world over......but I also picked Depeche mode, sooooo

 

[timschochet]

I own a Beatles song! I feel like Michael Jacks...........um nevermind.

Seriously though, my one and only Beatles song, and it's a George Harrison song that Harrison had apparently offered to Joe F'n Cocker! Could you imagine? How much would K4 hate the song? Well, we can all be thankful it made the cut for Abbey Road......I spose there may be a few Cocker fans out there that wouldve rather he got the song......there's a special place in hell reserved for them.

Something is simply one of the most beautiful songs ever composed, imo.

Cocker did get the song:

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

youtu.be

And his version of it is excellent.

 

[rockaction]

"New Rose" - The Damned

Sliding into my U.K. top five is the first punk rock single released in the U.K. "New Rose" has a Shangri-La's-by-way-of a-New York Dolls spoken intro of "Is she really going out with him?" before it takes off into two and a half minutes of a sonic fury theretofore unseen in the recorded world of music. Rat Scabies's drumming is monstrous, Brian James shreds, and Captain Sensible holds down the bass fort. Dave Vanian sings instead of his latter-career crooning, which means everything is bona fide punk and melodic on this track.

 

[shuke]

Lots of great new songs today, here are my favorites:
worrierking: Meet On The Ledge - Fairport Convention
Don Quixote: Karma Police - Radiohead
Yankee23Fan: Hey You – Pink Floyd
Manster: Something - The Beatles
Mister CIA: In My Life - The Beatles
Mt. Man: Us And Them - Pink Floyd
landrys hat: Words - Doves
Hov34: Optimistic – Radiohead
Chaos34: The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie
Oliver Humanzee: This Time Tomorrow - The Kinks
cosjobs: Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks

 

[titusbramble]

I'm not a big fan of U2 and they never entered my mind when putting my list together for the contest. Not smart.

"Desire" is the only U2 song I like, but I really love it.

I like a few of their songs. Even the ones that aren't for me, I can recognize why they're beloved. Just saying that it'd have been nice to have thought of them as I think that they'll place highly in the contest and I should've included them. Probably instead of Radiohead.

My dislike of U2 is probly irrational, but I stand by it. Bono always seemed a pretentious doosh nozzle to me.

Bono is a grade A prick but it doesn't mean U2 didn't write some great tracks

 

[Westerberg]

I own a Beatles song! I feel like Michael Jacks...........um nevermind.

Seriously though, my one and only Beatles song, and it's a George Harrison song that Harrison had apparently offered to Joe F'n Cocker! Could you imagine? How much would K4 hate the song? Well, we can all be thankful it made the cut for Abbey Road......I spose there may be a few Cocker fans out there that wouldve rather he got the song......there's a special place in hell reserved for them.

Something is simply one of the most beautiful songs ever composed, imo.

Cocker did get the song:

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

youtu.be

And his version of it is excellent.

Link

 

[Eephus]

"New Rose" - The Damned

Sliding into my U.K. top five is the first punk rock single released in the U.K. "New Rose" has a Shangri-La's by-way-of a New York Dolls spoken intro of "Is she really going out with him?" before it takes off into two and a half minutes of a sonic fury theretofore unseen in the recorded world of music. Rat Scabies's drumming is monstrous, Brian James shreds, and Captain Sensible holds down the bass fort. Dave Vanian sings instead of his latter-career crooning, which means everything is bona fide punk and melodic on this track.

I've posted this before but Mrs. Eephus' feature film debut was singing along to "New Rose" in the The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead documentary. Her brief appearance is around the 1:17:50 mark.

It's pretty entertaining as far as music docs go because the members of various incarnations of the band dish the dirt on one another.

 

[worrierking]

I'm glad to see someone else giving love to Fairport Convention. They carved out a pretty fresh niche with English Folk stuff and Richard Thompson is one the artists I'd most highly recommend from my list that others may not know or know well. His work with FP, with wife Linda and solo is outstanding. Check out Matty Groves if you like the combination of traditional English folk and late 60s guitar jam freakouts.

Others on my list who I would recommend strongly who have not seen much action include Ian Dury and Graham Parker.

Also glad to see another vote for I Found That Essence Rare.

 

[Mt. Man]

Apparently I never submitted this earlier for yesterday's songs. It’s been a busy few days for me, though this time in a fun way. Also this time I didn’t put a previously selected song in the bottom category, so less confusion there!

#6s
Recognized by title alone: 26
Sounded familiar: 3
Knew from this countdown: 3
Didn't know: 11

Selected Favorites:
Firth of Fifth (Pip’s Invitation) - This was a heavy contender for my Genesis selection.
Charlotte Sometimes (simey)
Destroyer (Just Win Baby) - It just missed being listed here the first time, so an easy add here.
Run Runaway (Val Rannous)

Some songs I didn't know that I ended up liking:
The Only Living Boy In New Cross (titusbramble)
Still Got The Blues (simsarge)
Cadillac (rockaction)
No Ordinary Love (ilov80s)

 

[Manster]

I'm not a big fan of U2 and they never entered my mind when putting my list together for the contest. Not smart.

"Desire" is the only U2 song I like, but I really love it.

I like a few of their songs. Even the ones that aren't for me, I can recognize why they're beloved. Just saying that it'd have been nice to have thought of them as I think that they'll place highly in the contest and I should've included them. Probably instead of Radiohead.

My dislike of U2 is probly irrational, but I stand by it. Bono always seemed a pretentious doosh nozzle to me.

Bono is a grade A prick but it doesn't mean U2 didn't write some great tracks

U2 is a very radio friendly band. I tend to like my popular rock a lil more grimey.....not Joe Cocker grimey.....more like Tom Petty grimey

 

[rockaction]

I've posted this before but Mrs. Eephus' feature film debut was singing along to "New Rose" in the The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead documentary. Her brief appearance is around the 1:17:50 mark.

Finally caught it! Mrs. Eephus! Cool stuff.

 

[Mister CIA]

If my eyesight is not failing me, I own 15 songs, and 6 artists outright. Amazingly, two of my top-four remain unloved.

Pictures Of Matchstick Men	Status Quo
One Of The Boys	Mott the Hoople
Starship Trooper	Yes
Long Tall Glasses	Leo Sayer*
Rattlesnakes	Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken	Camera Obscura
Uncertain Smile	The The
Homicide	999
30 Days In The Hole	Humble Pie
What Is And What Should Never Be	Led Zeppelin
I'm The Man	Joe Jackson
That Was A Wonderful Remark	Van Morrison
I'm Going Home	Ten Years After
If I Only Had Time	The Godfathers
Amoreena	Elton John

 

[Zegras11]

No one has selected my next three songs so far.

 

[Manster]

No one has selected my next three songs so far.

The equivalent to having shocks, and pegs on your bike

 

[titusbramble]

No one has selected my next three songs so far.

I believe that I am the same, but I'm fairly sure that someone did select the A-side to one of my picks, and the only one that has gone before has only been picked once

Edit - when I say I'm the same, I mean not exactly like that, but 3/4 of my last picks are unused

 

[titusbramble]

I also was glad that when I put Carter on on the jukebox earlier the immediate reaction was "tune" rather than "who put that **** on"

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

If my eyesight is not failing me, I own 15 songs, and 6 artists outright. Ostensibly; amazingly, two of my top-four remain unloved.

Pictures Of Matchstick Men	Status Quo
One Of The Boys	Mott the Hoople
Starship Trooper	Yes
Long Tall Glasses	Leo Sayer*
Rattlesnakes	Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken	Camera Obscura
Uncertain Smile	The The
Homicide	999
30 Days In The Hole	Humble Pie
What Is And What Should Never Be	Led Zeppelin
I'm The Man	Joe Jackson
That Was A Wonderful Remark	Van Morrison
I'm Going Home	Ten Years After
If I Only Had Time	The Godfathers
Amoreena	Elton John

17 and 5 for me, if my count is correct.

But all of my top four have been loved by another (or two others).

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Loved the Buzzcocks song from last round. So much fun.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

3 of my last 4 picks remain unchosen by anyone else.

 

[Mister CIA]

3 of my last 4 picks remain unchosen by anyone else.

Pretty sure I know two of them.

 

[MAC_32]

No one has selected my next three songs so far.

Same.

 

[Mister CIA]

Florence an the Machine's Dog Days Are Over is really good.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Today on SiriusXM’s yacht rock channel, I heard Robert Palmer’s version of Todd Rundgren’s Can We Still Be Friends. I knew of its existence but had not heard it before.

Could it be in Binky’s top 4?

 

[Mister CIA]

I've done the cipherin' :bold prediction:

@Eephus and I will have the same #1.

 

[titusbramble]

alright, my remaining tracks are:

- aptly titled as of right now
- something that is unused, but the a-side has been picked twice
- the only track that has been used so far which will make certain people happy
- what appears, as of right now, to be only the third track selected off of the album in question for no apparent reason given the depth of tracks that is on it