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MAD's ROUND 2!! # 1's have been posted!! (3 Viewers)
- Thread starter Zegras11
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Raging weasel
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Good luck!
AAABatteries
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Mt. Man
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Selected favorites from the #4s . To celebrate the 4s, let’s go 4 categories deep. And this will be still leaving some very good songs off, because things are just that packed! Shuffled, per usual.
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Familiar songs:
Little Sister - QotSA/Josh Homme
Like a Stone - Audioslave/Chris Cornell
Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
A Pirate Looks at Forty - Jimmy Buffett
Here Comes My Girl - Tom Petty
New discoveries:
Spanish Pipedream - John Prine
Don’t Get Too Close - Nathaniel Rateliff
Man - Neko Case
Snow is Falling in Manhattan - Purple Mountains/David Berman
Drunk in the Morning - Kid Rock
Dig the Vibe corner
Not only Tchaikovsky (as always), but also Sufjan Stevens, Royksopp and The Seldom Scene hit us with strong instrumentals!
Shuffle Adventures:
Shuffle hit me with a rather “heavy” block, putting Faith no more followed by black midi and Mastodon, in that order. Maybe not completely leather jackets and devil signs, but still rockin’
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Familiar songs:
Little Sister - QotSA/Josh Homme
Like a Stone - Audioslave/Chris Cornell
Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
A Pirate Looks at Forty - Jimmy Buffett
Here Comes My Girl - Tom Petty
New discoveries:
Spanish Pipedream - John Prine
Don’t Get Too Close - Nathaniel Rateliff
Man - Neko Case
Snow is Falling in Manhattan - Purple Mountains/David Berman
Drunk in the Morning - Kid Rock
Dig the Vibe corner
Not only Tchaikovsky (as always), but also Sufjan Stevens, Royksopp and The Seldom Scene hit us with strong instrumentals!
Shuffle Adventures:
Shuffle hit me with a rather “heavy” block, putting Faith no more followed by black midi and Mastodon, in that order. Maybe not completely leather jackets and devil signs, but still rockin’
Zegras11
Footballguy
#3's PLAYLIST
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| Prince | Ramsay Hunt Experience | I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Official Music Video)"I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man" from 'Sign O' The Times' (1987)âï¸ Listen to more Prince here https://lnk.to/PrinceStreamðº Watch all the official ...
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| Tanya Donelly | plinko | Sweet Ride Feed the Tree B-side, 1993 |
| Talking Heads | kupcho1 | This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) |
| Sia Furler | Scoresman | Dusk Till Dawn (ZAYN featuring Sia) |
| Los Lobos | eephus | La Venganza de Los Pelados (feat. Café Tacvba) |
| The Seldom Scene | Charlie Steiner | In the Midnight Hour
The Seldom Scene - The Midnight HourThis dynamic, bluegrass version of 'The Midnight Hour' sparkles! It is from their 1993 album, "20th Anniversary Concert". The 2 cd set is broken into the 3...
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| Kid Rock | snellman | Wasting Time (NSFW) |
| Against Me! | scorchy | Thrash Unreal |
| Mastodon | KarmaPolice | Hearts Alive
Mastodon - Hearts Alive [HQ Full Studio Version]Artist: MastodonAlbum: LeviathanSong: Hearts AliveLyrics:Taken down with hearts aliveOur hears aliveLurking dark undergroundDescend to the bottomSwim below e...
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| Neko Case | Mister CIA | Timber
TimberProvided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesTimber · Her Boyfriends · Neko CaseVirginianâ 1997 Mint Records Inc.â 2011 Mint RecordsReleased on: 1997-07-15A...
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| Faith No More | JBBreakfastClub | Epic |
| black midi | Juxtatarot | Dethroned |
| Nina Simone | Don Quixote | I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free, from Silk & Soul
Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Official Audio)Official Audio for "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" by Nina SimoneListen to Nina Simone: https://NinaSimone.lnk.to/listenYDSubscribe to the offic...
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| Beastie Boys | Yo Mama | So What’Cha Want |
| Drive-By Truckers | Dr. Octopus | Outfit |
| Jimmy Buffet | -OZ- | Love and Luck |
| The Jam | Pip's Invitation | Funeral Pyre |
| Röyksopp | JMLs secret identity | 3 - If You Want Me feat Susanne Sundfør
Röyksopp - 'If You Want Me' ft. Susanne Sundfør (Official Visualiser)Tales of solitude and despair.Röyksopp - 'If You Want Me' ft. Susanne Sundfør out now on Dog Triumph. Stream here: https://royksopp.lnk.to/if-you-want-meYoDi...
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| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | salteriffic | Cabin Fever! |
| CSNY | jwb | Almost Cut my Hair |
| Roger Clyne | Mt. Man | Americano |
| David Berman | The Dreaded Marco | Trains Across the Sea
Silver Jews - Trains Across the Sea (Album Version)Troubles,no troubleson the line.And I can't stand to see you;I can't stand to see you when you're crying at home.Scotch and penicillin;please try Carlton,a c...
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| David Bowie | Binky the Doormat | Suffragette City
Suffragette City (2012 Remaster)Provided to YouTube by Parlophone UKSuffragette City (2012 Remaster) · David BowieThe Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Marsâ Under exclus...
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| Pointer Sisters | Mrs. Rannous | Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves 
Natalia, The Pointer Sisters - Sisters Are Doing It for ThemselvesMusic video by Natalia Meets The Pointer Sisters performing Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves. (C) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (BELGIUM) NV/SA
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| Incubus | MAC_32 | A Certain Shade Of Green |
| John Mellencamp | tuffnutt | Jack & Diane
John Mellencamp - Jack & DianeMusic video by John Mellencamp performing Jack & Diane. (C) 1982 John Mellencamp under exclusive license to the Island Def Jam Music Group
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| Sufjan Stevens | Ilov80s | Drawn to the Blood |
| Mike Shinoda | Just Win Baby | Crawling
Crawling [Official HD Music Video] - Linkin ParkCrawling [Official HD Music Video] - Linkin Park----------Papercuts - Singles Collection (2000-2023) | Available Now | https://lprk.co/papercutsOfficial Link...
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| Chris Cornell | Raging Weasel | Show Me How to Live |
| Josh Homme | titusbramble | The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret |
| Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | AAABatteries | And It's Still Alright
Nathaniel Rateliff - And It's Still Alright (Official Music Video)Watch “And It’s Still Alright” - the latest track off the new album. Order new album: https://found.ee/NRAndItsStillAlright-AlbumStore: https://found.ee/NRAn...
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| Kim Mitchell | Sullie | Rock N' Roll Duty
Rock N' Roll DutyProvided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupRock N' Roll Duty · Kim MitchellGreatest Hits℗ 1995 Alert MusicReleased on: 1995-01-01Composer Lyricist: Kim Mit...
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| Thin Lizzy | zamboni | Cowboy Song
Cowboy SongProvided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupCowboy Song · Thin LizzyJailbreakâ 1976 Mercury Records LimitedReleased on: 1990-03-05Associated Performer, Bass...
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| Collective Soul | falguy | Precious Declaration |
| Tears for Fears | John Maddens Lunchbox | Woman in Chains (Vocals Roland and Oleta Adams)
Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains ft. Oleta AdamsMusic video by Tears For Fears performing Woman In Chains. (C) 1989 Mercury Records Limited
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| Cheap Trick | FairWarning | She's Tight |
| John Prine | landrys hat | Speed of the Sound of Loneliness |
| Ben Folds | Hov34 | Landed |
| Tom Petty | Zegras11 | American Girl |
| Scott Hutchison | sneveneleven | State Hospital
Frightened Rabbit - State HospitalNew album ‘Painting of a Panic Attack’ out now: http://smarturl.it/POAPA'Recorded Songs' EP out now: https://atlanti.cr/recordedsongs 2017 tour dates on sale...
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| The New Pornographers | Northern Voice | Avalanche Alley |
| John Lee Hooker | DrIan Malcolm | Terraplane Blues
Terraplane BluesProvided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesTerraplane Blues · Roy Rogers · John Lee HookerSlidewinderâ 1987 BLIND PIG RECORDSReleased on: 1987-11-08Auto-g...
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| Rainbow | Sam Quentin | Catch the Rainbow |
| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | zazale | String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11, TH 111: I. Moderato e sempliceString Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11, TH 111: I. Moderato e semplicePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Borodin Quartet · Song · 2017
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Pip's Invitation
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3. Funeral Pyre
Writers: Paul Weller, Rick Buckler and Bruce Foxton
Album: Non-album single (1981)
Released as a single? Yes (UK #4)
Another tune that is as incendiary as its title, Funeral Pyre is a testament to how big The Jam had become in the UK by early 1981. It is three-and-a-half minutes of noise and rage, without any sugarcoating. Not exactly what most acts would try to send up the charts. But because it was The Jam and it was 1981, Funeral Pyre nonetheless hit UK #4.
One of only two songs credited to the entire band (the other is Music for the Last Couple, a mostly instrumental Sound Affects album track), Funeral Pyre begins with a pounding bass-and-drums intro (likely the reason for the co-writing credits for Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler) and is soon joined by Paul Weller's slashing guitar and yelping vocal. It's not all scorched-earth post-punk, though, as Foxton's basslines are highly melodic and the chord changes give the song a distinctiveness that sets it apart from other screeds of the time. The track is even a bit funky in its own way.
The song is about going scorched-earth, literally and figuratively, as a result of the powers-that-be stacking the deck against everyone else:
We feast on flesh and drink on blood
Live by fear and despise love in a crisis
(What with today's high prices)
Bring some paper and bring some wood
Bring what's left of all your love for the fire
We'll watch the flames grow higher
But if you get too burnt, you can't come back home
Well I feel so old, when I feel so young
Well, I just can't grow up to meet the demands
When The Guardian released a list of Paul Weller's 30 best songs, they ranked Funeral Pyre #25. They said:
"Pigeonholed as traditionalists, the Jam don’t get enough credit for being experimental. Funeral Pyre has almost no tune, just sprawling guitar noise, a relentless fusillade of drums and a furious, still-relevant lyric. “As I was standing by the edge / I could see the faces of those who led / Pissing theirselves laughing.” A single, incredibly."
Not surprisingly, it was also a standout live, check out at least one concert version below. I would not be surprised if the band thought that with this song, they had taken post-punk raging as far as it could go, as their next single was Absolute Beginners (#31 on this list), which began their transformation into a band that put their R&B/soul influences in the forefront -- the final phase of their brief career.
Music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFrrNhsGZp4
Remixed version that appears on the Snap! compilation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A4ZuRUXyOg
Live Jam version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00hJmONW86U
Fire and Skill 1981 disc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJLYoIznQJg
Radio 1 appearance, included on The Jam at the BBC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL1B-eHbeYs
Cover #3: Disguises
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B-side of Funeral Pyre (1981)
Writer: Pete Townshend
Original or best known version: The Who
Well, this is a happy coincidence: Funeral Pyre's A-side and B-side share the same entry. Disguises is one of Pete Townshend's most psychedelic songs. It first appeared on the 1966 EP Ready Steady Who and American collectors would most likely have it on the Magic Bus -- The Who on Tour compilation album (which was not live). The song was one of several Townshend wrote for a concept album about parents being able to choose their baby's gender; only this song and "I'm a Boy" survived. The Who's recording is notable for its extensive use of reverb and feedback, and of Keith Moon's use of almost Eastern rhythms, kind of like what Ringo Starr did on Tomorrow Never Knows from the same year. The Jam's cover retains that vibe but, in keeping with their post-punk leanings at the time, is more skeletal and sparse. It was the perfect way to unite their biggest influence with their current scene. Their version of Disguises also appears on the Extras compilation and the Direction Reaction Creation box set.
At #2, the song that cemented The Jam's status at the top of the UK music food chain after the breakthrough of The Eton Rifles.
Writers: Paul Weller, Rick Buckler and Bruce Foxton
Album: Non-album single (1981)
Released as a single? Yes (UK #4)
Another tune that is as incendiary as its title, Funeral Pyre is a testament to how big The Jam had become in the UK by early 1981. It is three-and-a-half minutes of noise and rage, without any sugarcoating. Not exactly what most acts would try to send up the charts. But because it was The Jam and it was 1981, Funeral Pyre nonetheless hit UK #4.
One of only two songs credited to the entire band (the other is Music for the Last Couple, a mostly instrumental Sound Affects album track), Funeral Pyre begins with a pounding bass-and-drums intro (likely the reason for the co-writing credits for Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler) and is soon joined by Paul Weller's slashing guitar and yelping vocal. It's not all scorched-earth post-punk, though, as Foxton's basslines are highly melodic and the chord changes give the song a distinctiveness that sets it apart from other screeds of the time. The track is even a bit funky in its own way.
The song is about going scorched-earth, literally and figuratively, as a result of the powers-that-be stacking the deck against everyone else:
We feast on flesh and drink on blood
Live by fear and despise love in a crisis
(What with today's high prices)
Bring some paper and bring some wood
Bring what's left of all your love for the fire
We'll watch the flames grow higher
But if you get too burnt, you can't come back home
Well I feel so old, when I feel so young
Well, I just can't grow up to meet the demands
When The Guardian released a list of Paul Weller's 30 best songs, they ranked Funeral Pyre #25. They said:
"Pigeonholed as traditionalists, the Jam don’t get enough credit for being experimental. Funeral Pyre has almost no tune, just sprawling guitar noise, a relentless fusillade of drums and a furious, still-relevant lyric. “As I was standing by the edge / I could see the faces of those who led / Pissing theirselves laughing.” A single, incredibly."
Not surprisingly, it was also a standout live, check out at least one concert version below. I would not be surprised if the band thought that with this song, they had taken post-punk raging as far as it could go, as their next single was Absolute Beginners (#31 on this list), which began their transformation into a band that put their R&B/soul influences in the forefront -- the final phase of their brief career.
Music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFrrNhsGZp4
Remixed version that appears on the Snap! compilation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A4ZuRUXyOg
Live Jam version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00hJmONW86U
Fire and Skill 1981 disc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJLYoIznQJg
Radio 1 appearance, included on The Jam at the BBC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL1B-eHbeYs
Cover #3: Disguises
Disguises
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupDisguises · The JamDirection Reaction Creation℗ 1981 Polydor Ltd. (UK)Released on: 1997-01-01Producer: Peter Wils...
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Writer: Pete Townshend
Original or best known version: The Who
Well, this is a happy coincidence: Funeral Pyre's A-side and B-side share the same entry. Disguises is one of Pete Townshend's most psychedelic songs. It first appeared on the 1966 EP Ready Steady Who and American collectors would most likely have it on the Magic Bus -- The Who on Tour compilation album (which was not live). The song was one of several Townshend wrote for a concept album about parents being able to choose their baby's gender; only this song and "I'm a Boy" survived. The Who's recording is notable for its extensive use of reverb and feedback, and of Keith Moon's use of almost Eastern rhythms, kind of like what Ringo Starr did on Tomorrow Never Knows from the same year. The Jam's cover retains that vibe but, in keeping with their post-punk leanings at the time, is more skeletal and sparse. It was the perfect way to unite their biggest influence with their current scene. Their version of Disguises also appears on the Extras compilation and the Direction Reaction Creation box set.
At #2, the song that cemented The Jam's status at the top of the UK music food chain after the breakthrough of The Eton Rifles.
Zegras11
Footballguy
this is like the only Bowie song I like. (Binky likes them all)
David Bowie Binky the Doormat Suffragette City
Suffragette City (2012 Remaster)
Provided to YouTube by Parlophone UKSuffragette City (2012 Remaster) · David BowieThe Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Marsâ Under exclus...
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Known-to-me favorites from #3:
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) -- Mr. Cerebral gets emotional and the results are stunning. I saw him perform this live with Arcade Fire.
Epic
So What 'Cha Want
Almost Cut My Hair -- the extended version on the CSN box set is even better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK3TIYG9mqM
Suffragette City
Jack & Diane
Show Me How to Live
Cowboy Song
Woman in Chains
She's Tight
American Girl -- also my #3 Petty
Catch the Rainbow
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) -- Mr. Cerebral gets emotional and the results are stunning. I saw him perform this live with Arcade Fire.
Epic
So What 'Cha Want
Almost Cut My Hair -- the extended version on the CSN box set is even better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK3TIYG9mqM
Suffragette City
Jack & Diane
Show Me How to Live
Cowboy Song
Woman in Chains
She's Tight
American Girl -- also my #3 Petty
Catch the Rainbow
Zegras11
Footballguy
John Mellencamp tuffnutt Jack & Diane
John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane
Music video by John Mellencamp performing Jack & Diane. (C) 1982 John Mellencamp under exclusive license to the Island Def Jam Music Group
Good memories of this song being the the song loop when I put myself through college bartending at Houlihan's in Long Beach.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Beastie Boys #3 - So What'cha Want
Album - Check Your Head (1992)
Peacockin'
Ad-Rock: 0, MCA: 0, Mike D: 1, Beastie Boys: 0, Greater NYC: 0
Name Rockin'
Eddie Harris, Spoonie Gee, Dr. Spock, Vincent the Cleaner
Rhyme Squawkin'
You scream and you holler 'bout my Chevy Impala
But the sweat is getting wet around the ring around your collar
Yo Mama Talkin'
This song has all the things I love about the Beastie Boys crammed into one song - it’s in your face, it’s raw, it’s got funk and it rocks, it’s got samples and musicianship, it’s got incredible DJing and production. Classic hip-hop that takes things to a whole new level and in a whole new direction. Speaks to the awesomeness of my top 2 that this is “only” number 3.
Album - Check Your Head (1992)
Peacockin'
Ad-Rock: 0, MCA: 0, Mike D: 1, Beastie Boys: 0, Greater NYC: 0
Name Rockin'
Eddie Harris, Spoonie Gee, Dr. Spock, Vincent the Cleaner
Rhyme Squawkin'
You scream and you holler 'bout my Chevy Impala
But the sweat is getting wet around the ring around your collar
Yo Mama Talkin'
This song has all the things I love about the Beastie Boys crammed into one song - it’s in your face, it’s raw, it’s got funk and it rocks, it’s got samples and musicianship, it’s got incredible DJing and production. Classic hip-hop that takes things to a whole new level and in a whole new direction. Speaks to the awesomeness of my top 2 that this is “only” number 3.
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
Tears for Fears
#3- Woman in Chains feat Oleta Adams
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Appears - The Seeds of Love
Year - 1989
UK Highest Chart Position - #26 and #57 on reissue
US Highest Chart Position - #36
Key Lyric -
Trades her soul as skin and bones
Sells the only thing she owns, oh oh
Woman in chains
Woman in chains
Notes
1- Phil Collins plays drums on this track. “The studio cut features Phil Collins on drums. "Tears for Fears just wanted me to do that big drum thing from 'In the Air Tonight'..." Collins recalled. "'We want you to come in here in a big way.”
He only drums from 3:32 minutes in until the end.
2- The song is not directly about empowering women, as it has come to be known. It’s a very personal song for Roland about his mother.
“During a 2021 interview with the Louder website, when asked if the song is the feminist anthem it’s usually read as, Orzabal replied: "Um... it was really about my mother. At one point in her life she was a stripper. My father and she ran an entertainment agency from a council house in Portsmouth. So she would go out to strip, and my father would send a driver out with her to spy on her. If she talked to another man, when she came back he would beat her up. So it's about domestic abuse."
3- One day in a two date stop during the Songs from Big Chair tour, keyboardist Ian Stanley popped in to the Peppercorn Duck Club in the Hyatt Hotel in Kansas City. The next day he brought Roland and Curt to hear this singer he had heard the previous night. Oleta Adams.
4- The band approached Adams after her performance and promised to work together in the future. I am sure small town singers hear this all the time, but while working on the Seeds of Love album they contacted Adams and got her to sing co-lead on two tracks, as well as backing vocals and piano on a couple more. She also was the opening act on their Seeds of Love tour remaining on stage to play Piano, backing vocals and lead on her two TFF tracks during their set time.
5- Adams did sing the national anthem in 1984 at game 2 of the ALC Series featuring the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City. This was on the back of two solo albums that were self funded and had minor local success
6- Following her work with the band she was offered a solo deal by the same record company as the band and recorded the Circle of One LP promptly. Minor success in the UK followed with the Rhythm of Life and Circle of One tracks. Once the first Gulf “war” broke out, she got lucky when her track “Get Here” was used prominently. It was a cover of a Brenda Russell song, which Adams heard in a record store in Sweden. It reached the top 5 in the UK and the US. Her only hit in the US. She continued having moderate success in the UK with 12 charting singles between 1990 and 1996
7- She actually subsequently collaborated with Brenda Russell on a movie soundtrack song, reunited with Roland for a TFF track on Raoul and the Kings of Spain, joined them on stage in Kansas in 2004 and has recorded 10 solo albums in total. Add in 4 grammy nominations and that chance encounter worked out quite well for her.
Where to find
The Hurting - 5
Songs from the Big Chair - 5
The Seeds of Love - 2
Elemental - 1
Raoul and the Kings of Spain - 1
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending - 5
Ready Boy and Girls - 1
The Tipping Point - 4
Greatest Hits only - 1
B- Sides - Other/Non Album Songs - 4
Year
1981 - 2
1982 - 1
1983 - 5
1984 - 1
1985 - 3
1986 - 1
1989 - 2
1993 - 1
1995 - 2
2004 - 5
2014 - 1
2017 - 1
2021 - 1
2022 - 3
Next up an album track that was never released as a single. But its highly emotional and personal. It was used on a 2000’s track by a very prominent artist as the basis for a tribute to his own mother
#3- Woman in Chains feat Oleta Adams
Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains
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Appears - The Seeds of Love
Year - 1989
UK Highest Chart Position - #26 and #57 on reissue
US Highest Chart Position - #36
Key Lyric -
Trades her soul as skin and bones
Sells the only thing she owns, oh oh
Woman in chains
Woman in chains
Notes
1- Phil Collins plays drums on this track. “The studio cut features Phil Collins on drums. "Tears for Fears just wanted me to do that big drum thing from 'In the Air Tonight'..." Collins recalled. "'We want you to come in here in a big way.”
He only drums from 3:32 minutes in until the end.
2- The song is not directly about empowering women, as it has come to be known. It’s a very personal song for Roland about his mother.
“During a 2021 interview with the Louder website, when asked if the song is the feminist anthem it’s usually read as, Orzabal replied: "Um... it was really about my mother. At one point in her life she was a stripper. My father and she ran an entertainment agency from a council house in Portsmouth. So she would go out to strip, and my father would send a driver out with her to spy on her. If she talked to another man, when she came back he would beat her up. So it's about domestic abuse."
3- One day in a two date stop during the Songs from Big Chair tour, keyboardist Ian Stanley popped in to the Peppercorn Duck Club in the Hyatt Hotel in Kansas City. The next day he brought Roland and Curt to hear this singer he had heard the previous night. Oleta Adams.
4- The band approached Adams after her performance and promised to work together in the future. I am sure small town singers hear this all the time, but while working on the Seeds of Love album they contacted Adams and got her to sing co-lead on two tracks, as well as backing vocals and piano on a couple more. She also was the opening act on their Seeds of Love tour remaining on stage to play Piano, backing vocals and lead on her two TFF tracks during their set time.
5- Adams did sing the national anthem in 1984 at game 2 of the ALC Series featuring the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City. This was on the back of two solo albums that were self funded and had minor local success
6- Following her work with the band she was offered a solo deal by the same record company as the band and recorded the Circle of One LP promptly. Minor success in the UK followed with the Rhythm of Life and Circle of One tracks. Once the first Gulf “war” broke out, she got lucky when her track “Get Here” was used prominently. It was a cover of a Brenda Russell song, which Adams heard in a record store in Sweden. It reached the top 5 in the UK and the US. Her only hit in the US. She continued having moderate success in the UK with 12 charting singles between 1990 and 1996
7- She actually subsequently collaborated with Brenda Russell on a movie soundtrack song, reunited with Roland for a TFF track on Raoul and the Kings of Spain, joined them on stage in Kansas in 2004 and has recorded 10 solo albums in total. Add in 4 grammy nominations and that chance encounter worked out quite well for her.
Where to find
The Hurting - 5
Songs from the Big Chair - 5
The Seeds of Love - 2
Elemental - 1
Raoul and the Kings of Spain - 1
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending - 5
Ready Boy and Girls - 1
The Tipping Point - 4
Greatest Hits only - 1
B- Sides - Other/Non Album Songs - 4
Year
1981 - 2
1982 - 1
1983 - 5
1984 - 1
1985 - 3
1986 - 1
1989 - 2
1993 - 1
1995 - 2
2004 - 5
2014 - 1
2017 - 1
2021 - 1
2022 - 3
Next up an album track that was never released as a single. But its highly emotional and personal. It was used on a 2000’s track by a very prominent artist as the basis for a tribute to his own mother
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
Röyksopp
3 - If You Want Me feat Susanne Sundfør
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Year - 2022
Appears on - Profound Mysteries 1
Vocalist - Susanne Sundfør
Key Lyric - The quiet in this room
All this suffocating gloom
When the darkness pulls me in
I am drowning
Notes
1- Like all the songs she appears on, Sundfør lifts what could have been an average track into something remarkable.
2- This is the only representative from the first Profound Mysteries I LP. There are some nice moments including another from Alison Goldfrapp (Impossible) that just missed the cut. Collaborations with Pixx, Astrid S and Beki Mari are in the 32-50 area
3- from mxdwn.com
The song, “If You Want Me,” features the art pop and electronica singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfør. She has traversed genres throughout her time as an artist with roots in folk music, a style she returned to in her latest album Music for People in Trouble. In her collaboration with Röyksopp, she adds an ethereal mood to the track that draws from her earlier work and complements Röyksopp’s latest project in tone. Like other Profound Mysteries songs, it is very introspective and thought-provoking. Sundfør sings about her weariness in life: “All the things that might have been/There were signs I should have seen/Oh, these thoughts will weigh me down/’Til I’m broken.”
She describes her solace as someone else, an unknown “you” who she isn’t certain will remain by her side: “Draw the line out in the sand/If you want me, here I am.”
Running Vocal Count
Röyksopp - 8
Robyn - 5
Susanne Sundfør - 5
Karin Dreijer - 2
Maurissa Rose - 1
Gunhild Ramsay Kovacs - 1
Alison Goldfrapp - 1
Jamie Irrepressible - 1
Karen Harding - 1
Kate Havnevik - 1
Erlend Øye
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 - 1
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 - 9
Next up we have another early track. it’s astonishing in it’s simplicity
3 - If You Want Me feat Susanne Sundfør
Röyksopp - 'If You Want Me' ft. Susanne Sundfør (Official Visualiser)
Tales of solitude and despair.Röyksopp - 'If You Want Me' ft. Susanne Sundfør out now on Dog Triumph. Stream here: https://royksopp.lnk.to/if-you-want-meYoDi...
m.youtube.com
Year - 2022
Appears on - Profound Mysteries 1
Vocalist - Susanne Sundfør
Key Lyric - The quiet in this room
All this suffocating gloom
When the darkness pulls me in
I am drowning
Notes
1- Like all the songs she appears on, Sundfør lifts what could have been an average track into something remarkable.
2- This is the only representative from the first Profound Mysteries I LP. There are some nice moments including another from Alison Goldfrapp (Impossible) that just missed the cut. Collaborations with Pixx, Astrid S and Beki Mari are in the 32-50 area
3- from mxdwn.com
The song, “If You Want Me,” features the art pop and electronica singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfør. She has traversed genres throughout her time as an artist with roots in folk music, a style she returned to in her latest album Music for People in Trouble. In her collaboration with Röyksopp, she adds an ethereal mood to the track that draws from her earlier work and complements Röyksopp’s latest project in tone. Like other Profound Mysteries songs, it is very introspective and thought-provoking. Sundfør sings about her weariness in life: “All the things that might have been/There were signs I should have seen/Oh, these thoughts will weigh me down/’Til I’m broken.”
She describes her solace as someone else, an unknown “you” who she isn’t certain will remain by her side: “Draw the line out in the sand/If you want me, here I am.”
Running Vocal Count
Röyksopp - 8
Robyn - 5
Susanne Sundfør - 5
Karin Dreijer - 2
Maurissa Rose - 1
Gunhild Ramsay Kovacs - 1
Alison Goldfrapp - 1
Jamie Irrepressible - 1
Karen Harding - 1
Kate Havnevik - 1
Erlend Øye
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 - 1
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 - 9
Next up we have another early track. it’s astonishing in it’s simplicity
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
#3 - Pointer Sisters - Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves - Natalia and the Sisters
Natalia is from Belgium. This obviously a cover of the Eurythmics song. It features Anita, Ruth, and Issa. Issa is Ruth's daughter and replaced June.
Alas, this is not on Spotify. @KarmaPolice , please replace this with Taj Mahal featuring the Pointer Sisters "Little Red Hen Blues".
Natalia is from Belgium. This obviously a cover of the Eurythmics song. It features Anita, Ruth, and Issa. Issa is Ruth's daughter and replaced June.
Alas, this is not on Spotify. @KarmaPolice , please replace this with Taj Mahal featuring the Pointer Sisters "Little Red Hen Blues".
-OZ-
Footballguy
Jimmy Buffet -OZ- Love and Luck
Another song that reminds me a lot of when I started dating my wife (John Mellencamp is a big part of that soundtrack). My top 3 are particularly sentimental.
First released on boats, beaches, bars and ballads, the boxed set I spent way too much time listening to from my junior year in HS through college.
“Borrowed heavily” from a song written by Jocelyne Beroard and J.C. Naimro entitled "Kole, Sere" Kole sere" is Caribbean Creole for "love and luck." "Gris gris" is a voodoo charm, usually a small bag containing several odd items chosen with the individual and the purpose in mind, and normally intended to bring good luck. There’s mild controversy whether Jimmy “wrote” the song.
So talk to me I'll listen to your story
I've been around enough to know
That there's more than meets the eye
Everybody needs a little good luck charm
A little gris gris keeps you safe from harm
Rub yours on me, and I'll rub mine on you
Luckiest couple on the avenue
Mysteries don't ever try to solve them
We're just players in a game
And no one's keeping score
So have your fun
Go ahead and tell your story
Find yourself a lover
Who will glue you to the floor
Kole sere kole sere
Kole sere kole sere
Kole sere kole sere
Kole sere kole sere
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
The switch was already in there, hence the name of the title of the playlist. All my hard work and humor only funny to me going unnoticed.
kupcho1
Footballguy
This is my #1 for Prince. I'm happy it ranked this high, but I ain't gonna lie, a little disappointed as well that it wasn't your top song.
Prince Ramsay Hunt Experience I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Official Music Video)
"I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man" from 'Sign O' The Times' (1987)âï¸ Listen to more Prince here https://lnk.to/PrinceStreamðº Watch all the official ...
(For some reason this version (from The Hits/The B-Sides) doesn't sound as clean as the one on the remastered version 2020 Sign O' The Times.)
kupcho1
Footballguy
Talking Heads
#3 This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
As I mentioned in my write-up on #18 Love Comes to Town, Talking Heads do not have many love songs in their catalog. However, This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) absolutely qualifies. From faroutmagazine:
Quite simply, it's just a beautiful song.
I'm just an animal looking for a home and
Share the same space for a minute or two
And you love me 'til my heart stops
Love me 'til I'm dead
#3 This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
As I mentioned in my write-up on #18 Love Comes to Town, Talking Heads do not have many love songs in their catalog. However, This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) absolutely qualifies. From faroutmagazine:
Quite simply, it's just a beautiful song.
I'm just an animal looking for a home and
Share the same space for a minute or two
And you love me 'til my heart stops
Love me 'til I'm dead
zamboni
Footballguy
Great tune - always think of the movie Wall Street when I hear it.
Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place (Wall Street movie scene)
Scene from the movie Wall Street (1987)
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zamboni
Footballguy
A few picks ago, I mentioned “Róisín Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend" was about the most Irish thing they did. This one is probably among the least Irish, but one of their all-timers with another blistering outro solo.
Thin Lizzy zamboni Cowboy Song
Cowboy Song
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupCowboy Song · Thin LizzyJailbreakâ 1976 Mercury Records LimitedReleased on: 1990-03-05Associated Performer, Bass...
Always wished the show Yellowstone used this as its theme song.
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
3.
The closest the Truckers ever came to a hit single, this simple story about a father’s advice to his rock star son, laid the groundwork to Isbell being one of the best songwriters working today.
You wanna grow up to paint houses like me
A trailer in my yard 'til you're 23
You wanna feel old after 42 years
Keep dropping the hammer and grinding the gears
Well, I used to go out in a Mustang
A 302 Mach One in green
Me and your mama made you in the back
And I sold it to buy her a ring
And I learned not to say much of nothing
So I figured you already know
But in case you don't or maybe forgot
I'll lay it out real nice and slow
Don't call what you're wearing an outfit
Don't ever say your car is broke
Don't worry about losing your accent
A Southern man tells better jokes
Have fun, but stay clear of the needle
Call home on your sister's birthday
Don't tell 'em you're bigger than Jesus, don't give it away
Don't give it away
Five years in a St. Florian foundry
They call it Industrial Park
Then hospital maintenance and Tech School
Just to memorize Frigidaire parts
But I got to missing your mama
And I got to missing you too
And I went back to painting for my old man
And I guess that's what I'll always do
So don't let 'em take who you are, boy
And don't try to be who you ain't
And don't let me catch you in Kendale
With a bucket of a wealthy man's paint
Don't call what you're wearing an outfit
Don't ever say your car is broke
Don't sing with a fake British accent
Don't act like your family's a joke
Have fun, and stay clear of the needle
Call home on your sister's birthday
Don't tell them you're bigger than Jesus, don't give it away
Don't give it away
- Song: Outfit
- Album: Decoration Day
- Released: 2003
- Lead Vocals: Jason Isbell
The closest the Truckers ever came to a hit single, this simple story about a father’s advice to his rock star son, laid the groundwork to Isbell being one of the best songwriters working today.
You wanna grow up to paint houses like me
A trailer in my yard 'til you're 23
You wanna feel old after 42 years
Keep dropping the hammer and grinding the gears
Well, I used to go out in a Mustang
A 302 Mach One in green
Me and your mama made you in the back
And I sold it to buy her a ring
And I learned not to say much of nothing
So I figured you already know
But in case you don't or maybe forgot
I'll lay it out real nice and slow
Don't call what you're wearing an outfit
Don't ever say your car is broke
Don't worry about losing your accent
A Southern man tells better jokes
Have fun, but stay clear of the needle
Call home on your sister's birthday
Don't tell 'em you're bigger than Jesus, don't give it away
Don't give it away
Five years in a St. Florian foundry
They call it Industrial Park
Then hospital maintenance and Tech School
Just to memorize Frigidaire parts
But I got to missing your mama
And I got to missing you too
And I went back to painting for my old man
And I guess that's what I'll always do
So don't let 'em take who you are, boy
And don't try to be who you ain't
And don't let me catch you in Kendale
With a bucket of a wealthy man's paint
Don't call what you're wearing an outfit
Don't ever say your car is broke
Don't sing with a fake British accent
Don't act like your family's a joke
Have fun, and stay clear of the needle
Call home on your sister's birthday
Don't tell them you're bigger than Jesus, don't give it away
Don't give it away
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Mister CIA
Footballguy
This is my favorite Silver Jews song. I've got a real good idea what one of the next two are, and maybe both if they are from the same album.
David Berman The Dreaded Marco Trains Across the Sea
Silver Jews - Trains Across the Sea (Album Version)
Troubles,no troubleson the line.And I can't stand to see you;I can't stand to see you when you're crying at home.Scotch and penicillin;please try Carlton,a c...
tuffnutt
Footballguy
3.
Jack and Diane- John Mellencamp
from American Fool Album
Our last Song from American Fool, is simply one of his best. In fact Jack and Diane is Mellencamp's signature song and his only #1 single. From the great riiff to the amazing drum break... this "little ditty" is great. And don’t forget those hand claps, which were originally used in the studio so the players could keep time but were kept in the finished product to memorable effect. Whether you love or hate Mellencamp, you cant deny that this one is iconic.
Mellencamp on the song: "It was 1980, and I was down in Miami again, making a record. We had spent $300,000, and I had three songs done. The record company was not happy. Finally the president of the company came down and was like, "You're spending money like crazy!" He went nuts. The three songs were "Jack & Diane," "Hurts So Good" and "Hand to Hold On To." He hated them. Hated them! He said, "We expect you to become the next Neil Diamond. What is this ****?"
"Jack & Diane" was originally about race. I was playing nightclubs and I was seeing new American couples, mixed-race couples. I thought it was cool. The song was my effort to make a song about that, but of course the record-company guy didn't like it. He said, "Maybe if you put some horns on this song and really build the chorus up, then maybe you have a shot. But take the race thing out."
I took his advice and made Jack a football star. I think people, particularly in the Midwest, really identified with these characters. I can't tell you how many people have come up to me and said, "I'm Jack and I'm Diane. You wrote about my life." To me, that's a successful song.
"Life goes on...long after the thrill of living is gone" has there ever been a more true rock lyric?
Jack and Diane- John Mellencamp
from American Fool Album
Our last Song from American Fool, is simply one of his best. In fact Jack and Diane is Mellencamp's signature song and his only #1 single. From the great riiff to the amazing drum break... this "little ditty" is great. And don’t forget those hand claps, which were originally used in the studio so the players could keep time but were kept in the finished product to memorable effect. Whether you love or hate Mellencamp, you cant deny that this one is iconic.
Mellencamp on the song: "It was 1980, and I was down in Miami again, making a record. We had spent $300,000, and I had three songs done. The record company was not happy. Finally the president of the company came down and was like, "You're spending money like crazy!" He went nuts. The three songs were "Jack & Diane," "Hurts So Good" and "Hand to Hold On To." He hated them. Hated them! He said, "We expect you to become the next Neil Diamond. What is this ****?"
"Jack & Diane" was originally about race. I was playing nightclubs and I was seeing new American couples, mixed-race couples. I thought it was cool. The song was my effort to make a song about that, but of course the record-company guy didn't like it. He said, "Maybe if you put some horns on this song and really build the chorus up, then maybe you have a shot. But take the race thing out."
I took his advice and made Jack a football star. I think people, particularly in the Midwest, really identified with these characters. I can't tell you how many people have come up to me and said, "I'm Jack and I'm Diane. You wrote about my life." To me, that's a successful song.
"Life goes on...long after the thrill of living is gone" has there ever been a more true rock lyric?
Mt. Man
Footballguy
#3 Americano! (off Americano!, 2004)
I can burn like a wildfire
Disappear like a ghost
A dagger in my cloak
I'm a rich and gracious host
(Youtube Version) Americano
(Live Version) Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers - Americano
Why I chose this:
Scorpion Sting! This is another song that should grab you early, fast-paced and hard-charging. Some catchy hooks and great instrument work here, combined with another character-driven story in the vocals. Though my ranking tend to always fluctuate a bit, I just love this one too much to not put it high most of the time.
It’s not necessarily the same character as in “Banditos” (and a few songs to come…) but Clyne admitted that it could be. That same outlaw flair, only aged a bit. A character who knows he’s responsible for a lot of bad things and is repetent about it, to the point of prayer. Yet a character who still keeps making those sort of choices. Whether it’s flaws, stubbornness, desperation, or a mix of all three.
At #2 We continue the story songs, with a song I could see at least one other artist on the playlist having done.
I can burn like a wildfire
Disappear like a ghost
A dagger in my cloak
I'm a rich and gracious host
(Youtube Version) Americano
(Live Version) Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers - Americano
Why I chose this:
Scorpion Sting! This is another song that should grab you early, fast-paced and hard-charging. Some catchy hooks and great instrument work here, combined with another character-driven story in the vocals. Though my ranking tend to always fluctuate a bit, I just love this one too much to not put it high most of the time.
It’s not necessarily the same character as in “Banditos” (and a few songs to come…) but Clyne admitted that it could be. That same outlaw flair, only aged a bit. A character who knows he’s responsible for a lot of bad things and is repetent about it, to the point of prayer. Yet a character who still keeps making those sort of choices. Whether it’s flaws, stubbornness, desperation, or a mix of all three.
At #2 We continue the story songs, with a song I could see at least one other artist on the playlist having done.
zamboni
Footballguy
Fixed
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
| Rainbow | Sam Quentin | Catch the RainbowCatch The RainbowRainbow · Song · 1975 open.spotify.com |
jwb
Footballguy
Almost Cut my Hair
Probably my favorite of Crosby's many excellent contributions. It's basically him saying "yea, I'm a hippie with long hair. Deal." He said about the lyrics "It was the most juvenile set of lyrics I've ever written ... but it has a certain emotional impact, there's no question about that."
Two things of note: no harmony vocals - it's all Crosby. And Neil is playing on a song that isn't his, which is somewhat rare. That moves this one into one of their harder / more rock-focused offerings.
New Binky the Doormat
Footballguy
who among has not replaced the theme of "Suffragette City" with a less appropriate phrase when singing it ...loudly and repeatedly?? 
"ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wham, bam, thank you mam!! - SUCK A BIG *****"
"ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wham, bam, thank you mam!! - SUCK A BIG *****"
who among has not replaced the theme of "Suffragette City" with a less appropriate phrase when singing it ...loudly and repeatedly??
"ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wham, bam, thank you mam!! - SUCK A BIG *****"
Tau837
Footballguy
Mike Shinoda Just Win Baby Crawling
Crawling [Official HD Music Video] - Linkin Park
Crawling [Official HD Music Video] - Linkin Park----------Papercuts - Singles Collection (2000-2023) | Available Now | https://lprk.co/papercutsOfficial Link...
This is the 4th song I have included in my top 31 from Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory album, their 1st studio album. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot Rock and Alternative Songs chart. It won the 2002 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance.
The song that first drew me to listen to Linkin Park is my #1 in this countdown, but this song was the one that really clinched for me how much I liked their music. Up to that point, I had not really heard any music like Linkin Park, and I loved it.
Chester said this about the song:
Brad Delson said this about Chester's vocals on the song:
In 2020, Metal Hammer ranked the top 25 Linkin Park songs of all time and ranked Crawling at #3. Here is an excerpt from their writeup on the song:
In 2021, Kerrang ranked the top 20 Linkin Park songs of all time and ranked Crawling at #7. Here is their writeup on the song from that ranking:
In 2023, Loudwire ranked all of the Linkin Park singles to that point and ranked Crawling at #5. Here is their writeup on the song from that ranking:
The band remixed the Hybrid Theory version of this song for their remix album Reanimation. That version of the song is here, and features Aaron Lewis (Staind). This is one of their best remixes IMO, love it.
New Binky the Doormat
Footballguy
who among has not replaced the theme of "Suffragette City" with a less appropriate phrase when singing it ...loudly and repeatedly??
"ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wham, bam, thank you mam!! - SUCK A BIG *****"
reaction.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Is there going to be a Round 3?
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I know krista wanted to do a covers countdown, but I'm not sure about the timing of that one.
tuffnutt
Footballguy
I'd be down for another round
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Some real good stuff in the 3's & 4's:
Faith No More - Epic
Royksopp - If You Want Me
Suffragette City - David Bowie
American Girl
- Tom Petty
Catch The Rainbow
- Rainbow
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
Thin Lizzy - Black Rose
Cheap Trick - Voices
Faith No More - Epic
Royksopp - If You Want Me
Suffragette City - David Bowie
American Girl
- Tom Petty Catch The Rainbow
- RainbowPsycho Killer - Talking Heads
Thin Lizzy - Black Rose
Cheap Trick - Voices
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
I kinda feel like I could become a Nick Cave fan but it would take a commitment.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I don't check the playlists. I'm not sure how.The switch was already in there, hence the name of the title of the playlist. All my hard work and humor only funny to me going unnoticed.
I will need some help to figure out how to set up my SIsters playlist, though. Time to learn new stuff.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Cutting off your ears?
***Totally kidding, I'm enjoying the Cave stuff I've listened to so far.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I'm already working on it.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
3. Midnight Hour
The last of three songs from the 20th Anniversary Album and the first taste of Lou Reid's vocals. While I'm not a fan of the twang in his voice and it makes the band sound more like a 'generic' bluegrass band, he does have the right energy. Despite the lineup changes and time passed, they still sounded as fresh as when they debuted 20 years before this album.
For context, I was finally finishing college when this album came out, and the band was falling back into my rearview mirror. Neither I nor my father had much interest in seeing this lineup, and I hate to admit it, but I think Lou Reid's quasi-hillbilly twang was part of it. Starling's voice had a little country sound to it where Rosenthal's was more neutral, but Reid just was a bridge too far for us and I think took away some of what made the 'Scene more unique: they were more suburban than backwoods, which expanded their appeal. I acknowledge that's unfair, but the heart wants what the heart wants.
Coming up next, another time jump, and more lineup changes.
The last of three songs from the 20th Anniversary Album and the first taste of Lou Reid's vocals. While I'm not a fan of the twang in his voice and it makes the band sound more like a 'generic' bluegrass band, he does have the right energy. Despite the lineup changes and time passed, they still sounded as fresh as when they debuted 20 years before this album.
For context, I was finally finishing college when this album came out, and the band was falling back into my rearview mirror. Neither I nor my father had much interest in seeing this lineup, and I hate to admit it, but I think Lou Reid's quasi-hillbilly twang was part of it. Starling's voice had a little country sound to it where Rosenthal's was more neutral, but Reid just was a bridge too far for us and I think took away some of what made the 'Scene more unique: they were more suburban than backwoods, which expanded their appeal. I acknowledge that's unfair, but the heart wants what the heart wants.
Coming up next, another time jump, and more lineup changes.
DrIanMalcolm
Footballguy
John Lee Hooker DrIan Malcolm Terraplane Blues
This one comes in as "Roy Rogers," but it's John Lee doing the singing.Terraplane Blues
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesTerraplane Blues · Roy Rogers · John Lee HookerSlidewinderâ 1987 BLIND PIG RECORDSReleased on: 1987-11-08Auto-g...
Been away a while, I apologize.
Yeah, this one's just so cool. It's all a car metaphor as these blues things go, and the slow way he proceeds through this thing is just really great, and its also late in his career, so that voice has really been whittled down to its bare essentials. Blues guys often sound better as they get old, and he's no exception. Happy holidays.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
This is where it all began for me. 1997 or 1998, I'm pulling into the parking lot at work and this song comes on the radio. I was in love! Had to wait for a few more song to play before I heard the DJ credt her for the song. Probably took a few more months to track down the CD (times were hard back then).
Neko Case Mister CIA Timber
Timber
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesTimber · Her Boyfriends · Neko CaseVirginianâ 1997 Mint Records Inc.â 2011 Mint RecordsReleased on: 1997-07-15A...
Anyway, this song takes me back, and it takes me away.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
I've been tracking the playlists for the Drive-By Truckers, Nick Cave, Silver Jews (David Berman), and David Bowie. Some fantastic songs are going to be left on the cutting floor.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I made the playlist for The Jam. At 1 hour and 45 minutes, that's extremely brief by my standards. 
You know what my top 2 are if you've paid attention to my posts in other threads. But I figure enough of you haven't so the element of surprise is still there.
You know what my top 2 are if you've paid attention to my posts in other threads. But I figure enough of you haven't so the element of surprise is still there.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
Yeah, I'm sure you're right about one of them. The other will possibly be a surprise for you but not if you recall our previous discussions prior to starting this countdown.This is my favorite Silver Jews song. I've got a real good idea what one of the next two are, and maybe both if they are from the same album.
David Berman The Dreaded Marco Trains Across the Sea
Silver Jews - Trains Across the Sea (Album Version)
Troubles,no troubleson the line.And I can't stand to see you;I can't stand to see you when you're crying at home.Scotch and penicillin;please try Carlton,a c...
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
And It’s Still Alright is such a good song.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
This song was beautiful.Röyksopp
3 - If You Want Me feat Susanne Sundfør
Röyksopp - 'If You Want Me' ft. Susanne Sundfør (Official Visualiser)
Tales of solitude and despair.Röyksopp - 'If You Want Me' ft. Susanne Sundfør out now on Dog Triumph. Stream here: https://royksopp.lnk.to/if-you-want-meYoDi...
Year - 2022
Appears on - Profound Mysteries 1
Vocalist - Susanne Sundfør
Key Lyric - The quiet in this room
All this suffocating gloom
When the darkness pulls me in
I am drowning
Notes
1- Like all the songs she appears on, Sundfør lifts what could have been an average track into something remarkable.
2- This is the only representative from the first Profound Mysteries I LP. There are some nice moments including another from Alison Goldfrapp (Impossible) that just missed the cut. Collaborations with Pixx, Astrid S and Beki Mari are in the 32-50 area
3- from mxdwn.com
The song, “If You Want Me,” features the art pop and electronica singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfør. She has traversed genres throughout her time as an artist with roots in folk music, a style she returned to in her latest album Music for People in Trouble. In her collaboration with Röyksopp, she adds an ethereal mood to the track that draws from her earlier work and complements Röyksopp’s latest project in tone. Like other Profound Mysteries songs, it is very introspective and thought-provoking. Sundfør sings about her weariness in life: “All the things that might have been/There were signs I should have seen/Oh, these thoughts will weigh me down/’Til I’m broken.”
She describes her solace as someone else, an unknown “you” who she isn’t certain will remain by her side: “Draw the line out in the sand/If you want me, here I am.”
Running Vocal Count
Röyksopp - 8
Robyn - 5
Susanne Sundfør - 5
Karin Dreijer - 2
Maurissa Rose - 1
Gunhild Ramsay Kovacs - 1
Alison Goldfrapp - 1
Jamie Irrepressible - 1
Karen Harding - 1
Kate Havnevik - 1
Erlend Øye
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 - 1
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 - 9
Next up we have another early track. it’s astonishing in it’s simplicity
Raging weasel
Footballguy
The 6's
Known favs
Delirious
Ziggy Stardust
Slow Hand
December
Dream Police
Won't Back Down
Tarot Woman- though I'm not sure I've heard this New York mix
New favs
Moonbeam Monkey- wow love this!
Crack the Sky
Duchess
Dig, Lazarus,Dig!!
Waiting for an Alibi
Known favs
Delirious
Ziggy Stardust
Slow Hand
December
Dream Police
Won't Back Down
Tarot Woman- though I'm not sure I've heard this New York mix
New favs
Moonbeam Monkey- wow love this!
Crack the Sky
Duchess
Dig, Lazarus,Dig!!
Waiting for an Alibi
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