MAD's ROUND 2!! # 1's have been posted!! (2 Viewers)

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Anyone want to take a guess at the top 3 Tears for Fears songs?
One of them is a layup

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Röyksopp
4- Istanbul Forever (Poor Leno - Istanbul Forever Mix) - Instrumental

Royksopp: Poor Leno (Istanbul forever mix)

So rusty. But I couldn't find a version of this song on Youtube other than the live performance, so here it is.

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Year - 2001, 2002, 2006 (2006 live version we will take)
Appears on - Röyksopp’s Night Out
Vocalist - Instrumental (Erlend Øye vocals Poor Leno - Original)
Key Lyric - Instrumental

Notes
1- The original version of Poor Leno was on the Melody A.M. LP and was the second single after So Easy. Erlend Øye provides the vocal

Röyksopp - Poor Leno

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2- As mentioned it was the second single released in 2001. After So Easy. After Remind Me had minor chart success in the UK, Poor Leno was re-released in 2002. On the re-released single, their Istanbul Forever version first saw the light of day.

3- Poor Leno is a sombre vocal and downbeat, but behind it is a soft dance groove. Istanbul Forever takes backing groove, amps it up and makes a killer dance track sans vocals.

4- It quickly became a live favorite, was played at the Glastonbury show in 2005 and found its way on to the live EP which is where I first caught it. I wanted to include both versions, but no space. This one wins out easily though

Running Vocal Count
Röyksopp - 8
Robyn - 5
Susanne Sundfør - 4
Karin Dreijer - 2
Maurissa Rose - 1
Gunhild Ramsay Kovacs - 1
Alison Goldfrapp - 1
Jamie Irrepressible - 1
Karen Harding - 1
Kate Havnevik - 1
Erlend Øye - 1
Sample - 1
Instrumental - 4

Where to find
Melody A.M - 2
The Understanding - 2
Röyksopp’s Night Out - 2
Back to Mine Series - 1
Junior - 3
Senior - 1
Late Night Tales Series - 2
Do It Again EP - 3
The Inevitable End - 2
Profound Mysteries I - 0
Profound Mysteries II - 2
Profound Mysteries III - 5
Other/Non Album Songs - 3

Year
1999 - 1
2001 - 1
2002 - 1
2005 - 2
2006 - 2
2007 - 1
2009 - 3
2010 - 1
2013 - 2
2014 - 4
2016 - 2
2022 - 8

Next up we return to Susanne Sundfør and our last track from the Profound Mysteries trilogy. It’s a cracker

 

[-OZ-]

Jimmy Buffet

-OZ-

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The ultimate middle aged / mid-life crisis song as Jimmy looks at the life of Phil Clark, one of the more colorful characters he met when he first came to Key West, Florida, in the early '70s. Clark was a modern-day pirate, described in various accounts as a smuggler, a mercenary, a drug runner and an adventurer. Buffett got to know him, and wrote this song based on their conversations. Clark was approaching 40 and wasn't sure his profession would be around much longer.

This is the last of his “big 8” on this playlist. The first 5 were included, 3 were left out.

A pirate looks at forty
Changes in latitudes changes in attitudes
Come Monday
Cheeseburger in paradise
Margaritaville
Fins
Volcano
Why don’t we get drunk

released on his fifth studio album, A1A, along with nautical wheelers and tin cup chalice.

Jimmy’s book, a pirate looks at fifty, is definitely worth picking up.


I like the question JML asked. Who wants to guess my top 3 for Jimmy?

 

[-OZ-]

Anyone want to take a guess at the top 3 Tears for Fears songs?
One of them is a layup

Without looking at your list, I’d personally put their top 3 as
Sowing the seeds
Everybody wants to rule the world
Break it down again

 

[Dr. Octopus]

4.

• Song: Women Without Whiskey
• Album: Southern Rock Opera
• Released: 2001
• Lead Vocals: Mike Cooley

A three chord rocker and with clever lyrics that act as a character study about a man who realizes it may be time “to put the bottle down”.



If I make it through this year, I think I'm gonna put this bottle down
Maybe as time goes on I'll learn to miss it less than I do now
Think I'm gonna tell her that I'm gonna go away for a while
'Til I can get this demon out

You know the bottle ain't to blame and I ain't trying to
It don't make you do a thing it just lets you
When I'm six feet underground, I'll need a drink or two
And I'll sure miss you

Take me piece by piece till there ain't nothing left worth taking away from me

The highway's humming in my head and it's hard to hear
Won't you read my lips if I pull you near enough
Could you read my fortune in the bottom of this coffee cup
Tell me how to tell when I've had enough

If morning's a ***** with open arms and night's a girl who's gone to far
Whiskey is harder to keep than a woman and it's half as sweet but
Women without whiskey, Women without whiskey
Whiskey is hard to beat
Whiskey is hard to beat

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I'm making top 31 lists for a few of the MAD 2 artists that I'm familiar enough with to rank somewhat confidently, to post after we're done.

(at least once the protesters stopped showing up just to turn their backs or spit on the band).

Some people clearly don't have enough to do in their lives.

Like who?

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Anyone want to take a guess at the top 3 Tears for Fears songs?
One of them is a layup

Mad World
The Working Hour
Broken

I feel pretty confident about the first two. Really no idea what the 3rd will be.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

And I'm also going to take a guess at @sneveneleven 's top 3 Frightened Rabbit/Scott Hutchison songs:

Death Dream
Boxing Night
State Hospital

I actually thought she'd have her #4 song from today (Poke) at 1 or 2 so I may be way off.

 

[zamboni]

Anyone want to take a guess at the top 3 Tears for Fears songs?
One of them is a layup

Mad World
The Working Hour
Broken

I feel pretty confident about the first two. Really no idea what the 3rd will be.

Was Woman in Chains already selected? That would be my guess if not.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Anyone want to take a guess at the top 3 Tears for Fears songs?
One of them is a layup

Mad World
The Working Hour
Broken

I feel pretty confident about the first two. Really no idea what the 3rd will be.

Was Woman in Chains already selected? That would be my guess if not.

That's a good call. I don't think he has listed that one yet.

 

[simey]

I like the question JML asked. Who wants to guess my top 3 for Jimmy?

Banana Republics
Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season
Havana Daydreamin'
Death of An Unpopular Poet

I'm not sure what you already picked, but none of these came up in a search.

 

[Eephus]

I can't remember my own top three much less anybody else's.

 

[-OZ-]

I like the question JML asked. Who wants to guess my top 3 for Jimmy?

Banana Republics
Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season
Havana Daydreamin'
Death of An Unpopular Poet

I'm not sure what you already picked, but none of these came up in a search.

Great songs, but none.

 

[kupcho1]

I think my top 3 Talking Heads songs are obvious. Hopefully the order will surprise

 

[Yo Mama]

Beastie Boys #4 - Intergalactic
Album - Hello Nasty (1998)

Peacockin'
Ad-Rock: 1, MCA: 0, Mike D: 0, Beastie Boys: 1, Greater NYC: 1

Name Rockin'
Jazz, A.W.O.L., Mario C, (Kool) Moe Dee, Tammy D, Mr. Spock

Rhyme Squawkin'
If you try to knock me you'll get mocked
I'll stir fry you in my wok
Your knees start shakin' and your fingers pop
Like a pinch on the neck from Mr. Spock

Yo Mama Talkin'
Since the Beasties took so much time between albums, there was always a lot of anticipation for what their new albums would sound like. Because of this, I still remember the first time I heard most of the first-release songs from each album. This one blew me away for that reason. Absolute banger. Sweet video too.

Beastie Boys - Intergalactic

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[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Once LJG came out as trans, Against Me's shows were totally re-energized, both by a new generation of fans who had finally found someone who spoke to them and the old guard who re-embraced the band. LJG just totally owns the stage and her role. The crowd shots at around the 2:15 mark still give me goosebumps at the amazing mix of folks finding joy in the music. The best part - barely a cell phone in site - just everyone living in the moment.

I've seen Against Me! with scorchy, and this is something I completely agree with. The vibe at the shows is incredible. Because the band ****ing MEANS SOMETHING to so many people there. I remember that I got to the venue before scorchy, fatguy, and plinko and was just waiting around in line. And I hear someone say, "Janice?" And the person behind me says, "It's Jackson now." And these two friends from college who hadn't seen each other since the guy transitioned just started catching up and it was just incredibly wholesome and sweet. I've also never seen such a diversity of band t-shirts at a concert. I saw a Jimmy Buffet. I saw a Clash. I saw an Al Yankovic. I think the guy in the Oak Ridge Boys shirt was being ironic, but bravo anyways.

EDIT: This was also about a week after Petty died and they did a SMOKING cover of Running Down a Dream.

 

[Mister CIA]

This pegs the awesome meter.

Neko Case on Austin City Limits "Man"

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[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Anyone want to take a guess at the top 3 Tears for Fears songs?
One of them is a layup

Without looking at your list, I’d personally put their top 3 as
Sowing the seeds
Everybody wants to rule the world
Break it down again

#6
#5
#20

Anyone want to take a guess at the top 3 Tears for Fears songs?
One of them is a layup

Mad World
The Working Hour
Broken

I feel pretty confident about the first two. Really no idea what the 3rd will be.

1 out of 3
The Working Hour and (We Are) Broken got shoved out by the heavy representation from the newer stuff.

Anyone want to take a guess at the top 3 Tears for Fears songs?
One of them is a layup

Mad World
The Working Hour
Broken

I feel pretty confident about the first two. Really no idea what the 3rd will be.

Was Woman in Chains already selected? That would be my guess if not.

Smart Man.

Anyone want to take a guess at the top 3 Tears for Fears songs?
One of them is a layup

Mad World
The Working Hour
Broken

I feel pretty confident about the first two. Really no idea what the 3rd will be.

Was Woman in Chains already selected? That would be my guess if not.

That's a good call. I don't think he has listed that one yet.

Nope. Such a beautiful song.
Two of the 3 revealed, but not the order

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Don't know what @-OZ- will have as the top 3, but I don't think my top 3 Jimmy Buffett songs have been mentioned:

Prince of Tides (30 years ago, Why Don't We Get Drunk would be in this spot instead)
Great Filling Station Holdup
Livingston Saturday Night

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Known-to-me favorites from #4:

Adore
Psycho Killer -- Pretty remarkable that this is the song that put them on the map; it is so brilliantly weird
Mississippi ****** -- known from a previous MAD countdown
A Pirate Looks at Forty
Southern Cross -- Every bit as magical as the best material from their first two albums
The Man Who Sold the World -- As a teen I knew Bowie had an album by this name, but I never heard any version of the title track until I watched Nirvana's Unplugged special. When I looked at my Bowie top 31 to see what Binky's top 4 might be, this struck me as an "obvious" one for one of those slots, which would not have been the case pre-Nirvana.
Cherry Bomb -- My #1 Mellencamp. Amazing on every level.
Like a Stone
Little Sister -- gotta love the SNL version with Will Ferrell on cowbell
Shout
Spanish Pipedream
Here Comes My Girl
Mass Romantic -- My #2 New Pornographers
Boom Boom
The Temple of the King

 

[Pip's Invitation]

4. The Eton Rifles
Album: Setting Sons (1979)
Released as a single? Yes (UK #3)

This is the song that transformed The Jam from a successful band to one of the biggest acts in the UK. Until this song was released in advance of Setting Sons, the band had never had a UK top 10 single. After this one, which peaked at #3, they did not have a domestic single released in their lifetime that reached lower than #4.

It is ferocious but rhythmic. As Meghan Trainor might say, it is all about that bass. Bruce Foxton totally drives the song and accounts for much of what makes it so appealing. Paul Weller's rousing vocals and lyrics account for much of the rest of the appeal. It's totally got that "pub singalong" vibe that resonates with generation after generation. NME in 2022 ranked it #16 on its list of 70 "seminal songs that tell the story of NME".

As with many of Weller's songs, this one is about class struggle. He wrote it after reading about clashes between socialist demonstrators and students from the prestigious Eton College.

Sup up your beer and collect your f@gs*
There's a row going on down near Slough
Get out your mat and pray to the west
I'll get out mine and pray for myself
Thought you were smart when you took them on
But you didn't take a peep in their artillery room
All that rugby puts hairs on your chest
What chance have you got against a tie and a crest?

Hello-hooray, what a nice day, for the Eton rifles, Eton rifles
Hello-hooray, I hope rain stops play, with the Eton rifles, Eton rifles

Thought you were clever when you lit the fuse
Tore down the house of commons in your brand new shoes
Compose a revolutionary symphony
Then went to bed with a charming young thing

Hello-hooray, cheers then mate, its the Eton rifles, Eton rifles
Hello-hooray, an extremist scrape, with the Eton rifles, Eton rifles

What a catalyst you turned out to be
Loaded the guns then you run off home for your tea
Left me standing, like a guilty schoolboy
What a catalyst you turned out to be
Loaded the guns then you run off home for your tea
Left me standing, like a naughty schoolboy

We came out of it naturally the worst
Beaten and bloody and I was sick down my shirt
We were no match for their untamed wit
Though some of the lads said they'll be back next week

Hello-hooray, there's a price to pay, to the Eton rifles, Eton rifles
Hello-hooray, I'd prefer the plague, to the Eton rifles, Eton rifles
Hello-hooray, there's a price to pay, to the Eton rifles, Eton rifles
Hello-hooray, I'd prefer the plague, to the Eton rifles, Eton rifles

* - British slang for cigarettes

When The Guardian put out their list of Paul Weller's 30 best songs, they ranked The Eton Rifles #9. They said:

The Eton Rifles is an old-fashioned protest song, inspired by a single incident, when unemployed marchers clashed with jeering pupils from the titular school. But the sheer force of its anger – and the brilliance of its melody – meant it long slipped its original moorings. No matter. The story that provoked it may be forgotten, but the song’s fury still burns bright.

The Eton Rifles is one of three Jam songs Weller played when I saw him in NYC in 2008. It was the second song of the encore, following That's Entertainment and preceding a cover of All You Need Is Love. That's a hell of a way to end an evening.

The setlist:
Blink and You'll Miss It, 22 Dreams, The Changingman, All I Wanna Do (Is Be With You), Out of the Sinking, Sea Spray, Wild Blue Yonder, Empty Ring, You Do Something to Me, Have You Made Up Your Mind, Shout to the Top! (The Style Council song), Porcelain Gods, Picking Up Sticks, Broken Stones, The Butterfly Collector (The Jam song), All on a Misty Morning, Brand New Start, Wild Wood, Echoes Round the Sun, Come On/Let's Go
E: That's Entertainment (The Jam song), Eton Rifles (The Jam song), All You Need Is Love (Beatles cover)

Top of the Pops appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7kUDkK70qQ
Live Jam version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snPk5XjYl-k
The Peel Session from 1979, included on The Jam at the BBC and the super deluxe edition of Setting Sons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGAk8XFlG7o
Fire and Skill 1980 disc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr6fVSm2ziU
Weller-only demo version that appears on the Extras compilation and the super deluxe edition of Setting Sons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t38KEwLUDos
Band demo version that appears on the super deluxe edition of Setting Sons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8nyPTipIvI

Cover #4: And Your Bird Can Sing

And Your Bird Can Sing

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Recorded at sessions for Sound Affects (1980); appears on the deluxe edition of that album and the Extras compilation
Writers: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Original or best known version: The Beatles

This hard-charging rocker from Revolver is in my top 25 Beatles songs and The Jam did it great justice when they recorded it during the Sound Affects sessions. Weller's vocal matches the cadence and vibe of John Lennon while putting his own spin on it. The music follows the original pretty closely except for the addition of organ, which adds a coloring that differentiates it well.

At #3, a song that you would think would be too loud and chaotic to be a hit single but is a testament to the appeal of the post-Eton Rifles Jam.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Cherry Bomb -- My #1 Mellencamp. Amazing on every level.

I had no idea that this was the name of that song. I know the words. WTF?

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Cherry Bomb -- My #1 Mellencamp. Amazing on every level.

I had no idea that this was the name of that song. I know the words. WTF?

Outside the club Cherry Bomb
Our hearts were really thumpin'
Say yeah yeah yeah
Say yeah yeah yeah

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Mass Romantic -- My #2 New Pornographers

This song is about the closest thing we've gotten to the classic-era Beach Boys in the 21st century. The pacing and arrangement are just killer.

 

[-OZ-]

Don't know what @-OZ- will have as the top 3, but I don't think my top 3 Jimmy Buffett songs have been mentioned:

Prince of Tides (30 years ago, Why Don't We Get Drunk would be in this spot instead)
Great Filling Station Holdup
Livingston Saturday Night

For whatever reason I’ve never really liked his Hot Water album.
The other two would have made the list if I went with the “no covers” rule.

 

[zamboni]

Thin Lizzy

zamboni

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On another day, I might have put this at #1 - to me, it's one of their epic tunes.

Probably the most Irish thing they did outside of the earlier "Whiskey In The Jar". The tune even calls out the Whiskey title at the end, among other historical references. Lizzy was very proud of their Irish heritage, and it shows here.

Musicianship-wise, Gary Moore and Scott Gorham's twin guitars are incredible here, but it's Brian Downey's drumming that shines the most IMO.

 

[zamboni]

Cheap Trick

FairWarning

Voices Voices Cheap Trick · Song · 1979 open.spotify.com

Was great to see this get some prominence in recent years in a How I Met Your Mother episode.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Prince of Tides

Also a Top 3 Streisand movie.

 

[Mt. Man]

#4 State of the Art (off Turbo Ocho, 2008)

I call upon my demons as I call upon my saints
I lend an equal ear to each and I suffer no complaints
When the furies be your ushers and the shadows be your guide
The best way out of hell is through the other side

(Youtube Version) State of the Art
(Live Version) State of the Art - Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers

Let me quote Wikipedia (and other sources) here: Turbo Ocho was an “experiment where the band and crew set up a studio in a seaside home in Rocky Point, Mexico and broadcast daily audio and video episodes of a song a day to thousands of fans back home in the United States. They created and shared, from inspiration to the final mix, 8 songs in 8 days. Three more fan favorites were added to the song lineup for the final physical release two months later.” “State of the Art” is song #2 on the album.

Why I chose this:
Another strong start here; a good guitar lick and a bit of that same mariachi feel that’s present in other RCPM songs. We go a good thirty seconds before lyrics hit, and there’s a guitar solo later on. So Steve Larson’s performance carries a lot of weight here, and is thus a big reason why this song got so high up.

That said, I certainly love the lyrics too. We hit the chorus three times and the end is rare filler, but there’s a lot of great imagery in the words and the usual great power to the vocals. Overall, I simply enjoy this one completely from start to finish. I might wonder if I put this a little too high (#2 through, say, #10 often jostling for position). But hey, I’ve never claimed that my playlist is State of the Art!

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Cheap Trick

FairWarning

Voices Voices Cheap Trick · Song · 1979 open.spotify.com

Was great to see this get some prominence in recent years in a How I Met Your Mother episode.

My favorite Cheap Trick song.

 

[tuffnutt]

4.
Cherry Bomb- John Mellencamp
from The Lonesome Jubilee

Our last song from the Lonesome Jubilee, Cherry Bomb was another top 10 hit for Mellencamp in 1987. This one takes nostalgia to 11. It is, to me Mellencamps most personal songs, recalling his teeenage years. Mellencamp said: "Cherry Bomb is just a name of a club that I made up. The real name of the club was The Last Exit—The Last Exit Teen Club actually was the name of the place. It was a place that we went as kids. The whole world seemed to exist there. Everything that was important happened down in the basement of this church is what it was."

The song is universal. We all become those middle aged people. We sit back and remember things as being really special. The Lyrics... "17 has turned 35".. or my case 49 now... gets me everytime. LOVE THIS SONG

 

[MAC_32]

I have down a very poor job promoting Incubus list during this countdown, but I implore those unfamiliar with Just A Phase to give it a focused spin. Of those new to me's offered up by them, I suspect a lot miss because it was from their rawer more frentic days but this one isn't. Depending on my mood it's #1

 

[Yo Mama]

I have down a very poor job promoting Incubus list during this countdown, but I implore those unfamiliar with Just A Phase to give it a focused spin. Of those new to me's offered up by them, I suspect a lot miss because it was from their rawer more frentic days but this one isn't. Depending on my mood it's #1

Your choices have been awesome - this is one of my favorites.

 

[Tau837]

Mike Shinoda

Just Win Baby

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This is the 4th song I have included in my top 31 from Linkin Park's Minutes To Midnight album, their 3rd studio album. The song has been certified six times platinum by the RIAA, making it the band's most commercially successful single in terms of pure sales. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock and Alternative Airplay charts and #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Mike said this about the song:

"It was the last song we did [for the album], and a challenge to doing a song like this... we spent a long time on the other songs, and we decided we needed one more to round out the album and to sum up everything we put into this record musically. And that's a real challenge, to say "Everything you've done right, in the last year, every song that's taken 3, 6, 9 months to write... do another one in like 2 weeks." It was a stressful, pressure thing. I feel like the guys stepped up and it came together in about a week and a half."

Chester said this about the song:

"Joe [Hahn] came up to Mike and I and asked us to take the whole idea of Minutes to Midnight and apply that to how the band has changed. So, in a way, it’s us saying goodbye to how we used to be. The lyrics in the first verse are ’In this farewell, there is no blood, there is no alibi,’ and right away, you’ll notice that the band sounds different: The drums are much more raw, the guitars are more raw and the vocals aren’t tripled. It’s just us out there … and that’s how Rick wanted it. Basically he told us, ’If it sounds like it could’ve been on the first two records, then we’re not going to work on it.’"

In 2020, Metal Hammer ranked the top 25 Linkin Park songs of all time and ranked What I've Done at #6. Here is an excerpt from their writeup on the song:

The first single from Linkin Park’s third album Minutes To Midnight, and the first to be produced by the legendary Rick Rubin, who guided them away from their nu metal roots.

“What I’ve Done summed up the band’s new approach, shifting the focus to Bennington’s vocals rather than the interplay between his soaring voice and Mike Shinoda’s rhymes,” said Rolling Stone. “Moving from vulnerability to desperation, the singer explores regret above an ominous, hypnotic piano riff.”

The change in sound didn’t affect the band’s popularity one bit. What I’ve Done has been certified platinum in the United States, selling over 5 million copies.

In 2021, Kerrang ranked the top 20 Linkin Park songs of all time and ranked What I've Done at #9. Here is their writeup on the song from that ranking:

The lead single from Minutes To Midnight was a forthright goodbye to their nu-metal roots. (‘In this farewell, there is no blood, there is no alibi…’) Guided by legendary producer Rick Rubin, the band build over a beguiling piano riff, with a rawer performance fixated not on vocal interplay, but on the bare quality of Bennington’s delivery. Critics at the time saw it as a move away from metal altogether, in pursuit of the more middle-of-the-road mainstream appeal of outfits like U2 now that the initial subgenre bubble had burst. With the benefit of hindsight, its easier to understand it as an evolutionary step from a band with the daring to leave behind a formula with which they had conquered the world – and continued to win.

In 2023, Loudwire ranked all of the Linkin Park singles to that point and ranked What I've Done at #8. Here is their writeup on the song from that ranking:

Linkin Park turned the magnifying glass inward with this anthem about taking personal accountability for past sins. “What I’ve done / I’ll face myself / To cross out what I’ve become / Erase myself / And let go of what I’ve done,” Chester Bennington sings defiantly.

The triumphant track was also selected for the end credits of the first Transformers movie, kicking off a long-running relationship with the blockbuster film franchise.

Here is a great live video from 2011.

 

[Yo Mama]

That run from Incubus -> Mellencamp -> Sufjan -> Linkin Park -> Audioslave -> QOTSA has so many of my favorites and is totally my wheelhouse every playlist, but the #4s were the best combo for me yet.

 

[jwb]

Southern Cross

Southern Cross - 2005 Remaster

Crosby, Stills & Nash · Song · 1982

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Not much to say here - simply one of their best. Really a Stills/Nash song - David was prettywell out of it at this point.

 

[-OZ-]

Southern Cross

Southern Cross - 2005 Remaster

Crosby, Stills & Nash · Song · 1982

open.spotify.com

Not much to say here - simply one of their best. Really a Stills/Nash song - David was prettywell out of it at this point.

It’s a Jimmy Buffett song!
One of those songs where I think the original and remake are basically equal.

There’s another song this round that I’m not loving the original, much prefer the nirvana remake. No offense to the ultra talented Bowie.

 

[tuffnutt]

Still trying to play catch up here....

Rounds 16/15

Known Favs

Hey Mama- Nathanial Rateliff- LOVE this one... sound so much like a Van Morrison song
Dont come around here no more- Petty
Shine Collective Soul- My #1 by them
And she was- Talking Heads- Top 10
Gasoline- Audio Slave
Changes- Bowie- hard to rank Bowie, so many classics...but prob top 5
Kate- Ben Folds- Always liked this.. Side note was listening to this last night and my 14 year old cam in room and was like "who's this??" she liked and added it to her spotify!

Unknown Favs:

Wait a Minute- The seldom scene- haven't highlighted these guys yet (i dont think) really enjoyed this one
Tsr and Because of the shame by Against me- Fell like i'm adding these guys each round. very good stuff
At Last- Neko Case
Private Hell- The Jam
Yawns- Frightened Rabbit
The Girl and the Robot- Royksopp- Fun song

also enjoyed Dirty work cover by Pointer Sisters - Had not heard that before

Listening to 14/13s now... Hope to get posted today

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

@zamboni ...not sure what the deal is ...I tried to click on the like button for your post - but it didn't let me

 

[zamboni]

@zamboni ...not sure what the deal is ...I tried to click on the like button for your post - but it didn't let me

Not sure what happened - post seems to be gone. This was the link though:

Rain Man: "SHUT UP!!! He is answering a question, from a half-hour ago!"

((~RuSs~tOnE~))®(1988: #Drama #Melodrama )Director: Barry LevinsonStarring: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino

youtu.be

 

[KarmaPolice]

Oh ****, I didn't realize where we were in the playlists. Any fans of the The Last Baron strap in for Mastodon's longest song. THIS is song 2 of 2 from Leviathan (Blood and Thunder being the other song), so we are also back to the less popular vocals as well as pushing 14mins. Honestly, I had forgotten all about this song and it turned into one of my favorites and most listened to while I was doing research. Another reason it stands out in the mix is that this is one of the very few songs that I assosiate with Troy. He is usually stalking in the background on most tracks, but the bass is front and center here. You really hear it from the 6-8min mark. After that it's another smoking Brent solo mixed with some heavy Bill riffs.

 

[Eephus]

Oh ****, I didn't realize where we were in the playlists.

Says the guy responsible for the playlists

 

[titusbramble]

While I wanted to try to catch up on write ups, there's realistically no way I can do so - just hope that people enjoy the last three bangers and have liked the tracks to date, I might do a quick thing after the list is fully revealed but wouldn't want to commit to it, as I mentioned at the outset this is by far the busiest time of year for me outside of work and I'm happy to just share records and take a back seat

 

[KarmaPolice]

Oh ****, I didn't realize where we were in the playlists.

Says the guy responsible for the playlists

I honestly don't remember putting the 4s together.

 

[Raging weasel]

I'm still trying to catch up to.
The 8's
known favs
U Got the Look
Bawitdaba
From Our of Nowhere
I Put a Spell on You
For What It's Worth
Heroes
Circles
I Need to Know
Kill the King

New favs
Lay Down Sally- like many versions of this song but haven't spotlighted these guys much
333
Capilarion Crest
Hands Up/Wang Dang Doodle
Howling at Nothing
Bad Like Jesse James

There were more songs I knew but not my favs, really strong round!

 

[Raging weasel]

Oh ****, I didn't realize where we were in the playlists.

Says the guy responsible for the playlists

I honestly don't remember putting the 4s together.

Flower Power!!

 

[KarmaPolice]

Oh ****, I didn't realize where we were in the playlists.

Says the guy responsible for the playlists

I honestly don't remember putting the 4s together.

Flower Power!!

Most of the time I am joking around about the reefer, but that night I tried a more potent edible, realized how high I still was at 530am when I was doing the playlist, and went back to bed to sleep it off.

 

[Raging weasel]

The 7's
Known favs
Let's Go Crazy- our entrance song in to the hall after our wedding
Are You Experienced?- love this album,wish it was all on Spotify so I could've used a track from it
Easy
Where the Devil Dont Stay- probably their only song I knew coming in
Just a Song Before I Go
I'm so Excited
I Want You to Want Me
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Jailbreak
Breakdown
Long Live Rock and Roll

New favs
Cities
Unstoppable
Love Don't
Run

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Oh ****, I didn't realize where we were in the playlists.

Says the guy responsible for the playlists

I honestly don't remember putting the 4s together.

So you didn’t Put.The.Bong.Down.

 

[Raging weasel]

Oh ****, I didn't realize where we were in the playlists.

Says the guy responsible for the playlists

I honestly don't remember putting the 4s together.

So you didn’t Put.The.Bong.Down.

Edible- no bong required lol