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Middle-aged Dummies are back and bursting at the "themes" to get going! Full theme ahead! (3 Viewers)

It wasn't about a Ninja Turtle villain?

Don't think so. And whoosh!, although I can put it together somewhat. TMNT's villain is not in my immediate cultural lexicon.
Lol. It was on my mind since I watched and episode for scoresman's TV countdown recently. Rocksteady and Bebop were awesome.

I thought Alton Ellis was the villain when you wrote that. LOL. The villains were rocksteady and bebop? That's fantastic. If you're ska or swing, I guess so! Was bebop hard?
 
27. Elevator
Artist: New England
Album: Walking Wild (1981)
Todd's role(s): producer, engineer, guitar
Writer(s): John Fannon

The song: New England was managed by the same guy that oversaw the career of KISS, and two of its members went on to form the metal band Alcatrazz, but by the time of their third and final album, the Todd Rundgren-produced Walking Wild, they were dabbling in new wave, especially on its penultimate track "Elevator".

"Elevator" is peppy and poppy, with energized guitars, bumping rhythms and the kinds of harmonies commonly heard on Utopia records. It fits in perfectly with the cavalcade of power pop-oriented new wave bands of the time. Only the guitar solo hints at the arena-rock sound of their previous albums. With better marketing and decision-making, this could have been a hit. (It was the B-side to an inferior song, "DDT".)

The album: As with many AOR acts formed in the '70s, New England (based in Boston, naturally) named themselves after a geographic region, but unlike Boston, Kansas, Chicago, America, etc., mass success eluded them, the closest they came being their debut single, "Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya," which cracked the bottom of the Top 40. They were managed by Bill Aucoin, who helmed KISS, and opened for that band, but none of KISS' success rubbed off on them despite Paul Stanley co-producing their debut album. Sonically, their first two albums resembled Queen more than anyone else, which made sense given that they were co-produced by Mike Stone, who worked on the first six Queen albums.

With their original approach gaining no traction, for their third record, New England brought in Rundgren and ditched the Queen-like intricacies for a more streamlined sound. But success continued to elude them, and singer/guitarist John Fannon left the band soon after the album's release, effectively ending its run. The other three members formed a short-lived band with Vinnie Vincent called Warrior, which recorded some demos but dissolved after Vincent replaced Ace Frehley in KISS. That prompted bassist Gary Shea and keyboardist Jimmy Waldo to form Alcatrazz with Graham Bonnett, former vocalist for MAD 2 artist Rainbow, former Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr and a Swedish guitar hotshot named Yngvie Malmsteen. After Malmsteen left to hotshot on his own, he was replaced by Steve Vai, whom we have already seen in this countdown.

Note: To the extent this record was marketed at all, it was probably marketed as new wave.

You Might Also Like: "Get It Up", an obscure cut from this album about flying in a hot air balloon, which consists of nothing but piano, synth and vocal and is probably the most Queen-like track on the record, is by far the most popular New England track on Spotify. Why? Because a band called Sensity World reworked it as a EuroHouse song and took it to #1 in Spain in 1995. https://open.spotify.com/track/3Nd41wvVOjMlmxbwgdGiJp?si=a2375053ee5f49a6
This is one band that I had totally forgotten about but now remember listening to at the time. I think I even had the 45 for "Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya".
 
It wasn't about a Ninja Turtle villain?

Don't think so. And whoosh!, although I can put it together somewhat. TMNT's villain is not in my immediate cultural lexicon.
Lol. It was on my mind since I watched and episode for scoresman's TV countdown recently. Rocksteady and Bebop were awesome.

I thought Alton Ellis was the villain when you wrote that. LOL. The villains were rocksteady and bebop? That's fantastic. If you're ska or swing, I guess so! Was bebop hard?
I forget wtf Bebop was. I think a warthog?
 
OMG Umlauts!

I thought about that. I wondered if you'd be using Motörhead. I guess not. Anyway, the umlauts just make them even more metal than they already were, as if making Lemmy more metal was even possible.
Why? There are three REM songs in this round. Also a boatload of Canadians.

And I doubt you will see my selection coming.
And here it is:

Round 27 - Louie Louie - Motörhead

Well, rock, did you see this selection coming? It's a non-album single from 1978. I like it.
 
27. Elevator
Artist: New England
Album: Walking Wild (1981)
Todd's role(s): producer, engineer, guitar
Writer(s): John Fannon

The song: New England was managed by the same guy that oversaw the career of KISS, and two of its members went on to form the metal band Alcatrazz,
That Kiss manager was Bill Aucoin, who was also Billy Squier's manager during Billy's heyday - and also must have led him astray to do that "Rock Me Tonite" video.

As for Alcatrazz, didn't know they formed out of New England. Thought those two members you mentioned might have been Yngwie Malmsteen or Graham Bonnet, but turns out to be the other two Alcatrazz guys.
 
Don Quixote – Afrobeat

Lazy Bones (Spotify) - WITCH (Zambia)
I mentioned that I was taking a broad definition of Afrobeat. Maybe I should have called my theme “African music circa 1970s”, but I called it what I called it.

WITCH (or “We Intend to Cause Havoc”) was a Zamrock band in the 1970s, and they may be the most famous band in that style. The lead singer went by the nickname “Jagari,” an Africanization of Jagger. The band formed in the wake of the Zambia’s independence, but disbanded when Zambia backslid to a more authoritarian government.

Their back catalogue all got re-released in the early 2010’s, and the interest in them prompted them to get back together. They released a new album in 2023.

I think their best album was “Lazy Bones,” with this song being the title track from it. It has a garage rock sound to it; some of the limitations related to recording quality.

This article is a great read on the history of WITCH:
This as really cool. Almost sounded like a modern band going for a retro sound.
 
OMG Umlauts!

I thought about that. I wondered if you'd be using Motörhead. I guess not. Anyway, the umlauts just make them even more metal than they already were, as if making Lemmy more metal was even possible.
Why? There are three REM songs in this round. Also a boatload of Canadians.

And I doubt you will see my selection coming.
And here it is:

Round 27 - Louie Louie - Motörhead

Well, rock, did you see this selection coming? It's a non-album single from 1978. I like it.
If I had known this existed then, it would have made my MAD31 metal covers list.
Who would've thought a song sung by Lemmy would be easier to understand the words than the original.:laugh:
 
GTA #27 - Billy Idol - White Wedding (K-DST, San Andreas)

Into the first of two tracks from arguably the strongest station in any of the games, at least from my point of view, certainly the one that got the most tracks into the top 100 at 9, "the Dust" plays classic rock and is hosted by a character played by Axl Rose. This one is kind of amusing to me, in that I got back into the GTA series (having played 1/2 at the time, but not having a PC good enough to play III for some time afterwards) through watching speed runs of the games on Twitch over 10 years ago. While Vice City is my favourite of the three (and coincidentally I think my favourite speedrunner of that game, sadly AWOL on account of getting old and getting a job, also highly rates previous selection Japanese Boy), it was San Andreas that I watched more first, mainly the still active today Joshimuz. Back then we could still play the soundtrack on stream before the recording industry threw a hissy fit, and this track seemed to be playing a disproportionately large amount of the time when something went wrong with a mission, ending the run. Cue the natural quote in chat, "it's a nice day to start again"
 
MAC_32 – Songs to play during (and after) a funeral

One Last Drink - Enter The Haggis
Most, if not all, of you have never heard of this band. Supposedly they're currently on their final tour, so if you like what you hear, I don't recommend waiting. We first heard about this group because a friend of ours dad was piss drunk late one night and rather than going to bed turned on PBS (cause that's normal) and these guys were on. They caught his attention, he watched the entire set, and while only vaguely remembering watching mentioned it to his son at dinner the next night. He sought them out then word spread to all of us then within a few days we were all familiar with their catalog and making plans to see them at a local joint for $single digits for the first of what became many times.

But why this song and for this list? I'll call it an homage to my father-in-law. He's as traditional irish as one can imagine, down to the hair and sense of humor, and asked for this to be played at his post funeral gathering. He wants the casket in his living room (yeah, I know) and for this to be played on the hour every hour as long as there are people in attendance. Even if that is deep into the night, or better yet after sunrise (that's happened before, and recently). We'll see how many of his wishes we'll fulfill.
 
Ok... Wings of Desire is my favorite movie, so as lovely as that tune is... City of Angels is an abomination and disqualifies anything attached to it. :lol:

Also- no idea what the theme was, but there are so many fantastic songs from the WoD soundtrack, why not one of those?
@krista4 - you going to stand for this kind of talk in your thread? ;)

I stand side-by-side with GB El Floppo on this hill, and I will die on it.
 

Songs in D Minor​

27 - Kraftwerk - The Robots​


Lyric - We are programmed just to do
Anything you want us to
We are the robots
We are the robots

Source - https://musicstax.com/track/the-robots-2009-remaster/5eqZWYQ5tbIehx00NeKXz7
https://tunebat.com/Info/The-Robots-2009-Remaster-Kraftwerk/5eqZWYQ5tbIehx00NeKXz7

Sadness Quotient - 3/11 - If people thinking they are Robots is sad, then perhaps higher

Comment - Some of the oddest songs turn up as being in D Minor. This song was the lead song on the 1978 Man Machine album that saw Kraftwerk change from essentially a synth prog band into a synth pop band. Again ahead of their time. They say everyone who bought the Velvet Underground albums went out and formed a band, well similar can be said here.

Next Up - A former MAD artist hits the D Minor circuit.
 

Batman​

27 - Mazzy Star - Tell Me Now​


Relevant Lyric - Eyes of blue
Sea of red
Take me to
Where I've never been dead
Where I've never been - dead
Hey, it's between myself and me
It's a very lonely place

Batman Vibe Score - 2/10 - I know i could find 50 rap songs that up the Vibe factor, but they suck. This doesn’t

Where to Find - Batman Forever Soundtrack

Quick Hit Comment - Former MAD artist finds their way over to Batman. The Batman Forever Soundtrack has a lot of good songs, but their relationship to Batman is minimal in most cases. The dilemma of boxing myself into a category.

Next Up - What has the Godfather got to do with Batman? Find out next.
 
Well, rock, did you see this selection coming? It's a non-album single from 1978. I like it.

I didn't really know what to expect. I suppose this fits just nicely because I thought it might be "1916" or an older "hit," and this is about as older of a hit as you can get. A few punk/metal bands cover "Louie, Louie," with the most famous I can remember being Black Flag's cover. Nobody, unfortunately, ever covers "Wild Thing," another riff-laden song that I dig. But "Louie, Louie" is the king of nonsensical riff songs that are awesome.
 
Well, rock, did you see this selection coming? It's a non-album single from 1978. I like it.

I didn't really know what to expect. I suppose this fits just nicely because I thought it might be "1916" or an older "hit," and this is about as older of a hit as you can get. A few punk/metal bands cover "Louie, Louie," with the most famous I can remember being Black Flag's cover. Nobody, unfortunately, ever covers "Wild Thing," another riff-laden song that I dig. But "Louie, Louie" is the king of nonsensical riff songs that are awesome.
Here they are live on Top of the Pops.
 

Songs in D Minor​

27 - Kraftwerk - The Robots​


Lyric - We are programmed just to do
Anything you want us to
We are the robots
We are the robots

Source - https://musicstax.com/track/the-robots-2009-remaster/5eqZWYQ5tbIehx00NeKXz7
https://tunebat.com/Info/The-Robots-2009-Remaster-Kraftwerk/5eqZWYQ5tbIehx00NeKXz7

Sadness Quotient - 3/11 - If people thinking they are Robots is sad, then perhaps higher

Comment - Some of the oddest songs turn up as being in D Minor. This song was the lead song on the 1978 Man Machine album that saw Kraftwerk change from essentially a synth prog band into a synth pop band. Again ahead of their time. They say everyone who bought the Velvet Underground albums went out and formed a band, well similar can be said here.

Next Up - A former MAD artist hits the D Minor circuit.
Oh man, did this bring back some great memories. When he was little, my son had a phase where he was obsessed with all things robots, so I’d play this song for him on the way to kindergarten. He loved it and would crack me up by trilling the R when he would sing We are the rrrrrobots. I don’t think I’ve listened to this since back in those days - thanks for this one!
 
-OZ- - song / music moments from the Marvel cinematic universe

Walk – Foo Fighters

My Son is possibly the biggest Foo fighters fan ever. He has literally every album made, live albums, limited edition releases, etc. he hasn’t seen them live yet, which I hope to help him rectify soon.

Walk was going to be on my playlist regardless of whether I stuck with the 140.6 theme (long distance triathlon) or MCU.

inspired by Kurt Cobain's death. “It kind of comes from the day after Kurt died,” he explained. “Waking up that morning and realizing, ‘Oh, s**t, he’s not here anymore. I am. Like, I get to wake up and he doesn’t. I’m making a cup of coffee. And he can’t. I’m gonna turn on the radio. And he won’t.’ That was a big revelation to me."

“I think also in life, you get trapped in crisis, where you imagine there’s no way out," he continued. "When really, if you dare to consider that crisis a blip on the radar, it’s easier to push through. And, yeah, I was just like, ‘I don’t want anyone to have that feeling that I had that morning.’”

A million miles away
Your signal in the distance
To whom it may concern
I think I lost my way
Getting good at starting over
Every time that I return
Learning to walk again
I believe I've waited long enough
Where do I begin?
Learning to talk again
Can't you see I've waited long enough?
Where do I begin?
Do you remember the days?
We built these paper mountains
Then sat and watched them burn
I think I found my place
Can't you feel it growing stronger
Little conquerors


simply a fantastic song with a strong message, in a movie I think grew better over the last decent after it was made.

Next up, a band assembles after a lengthy hiatus.
 

"Girls on Film" is the third single by the English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 13 July 1981. It became Duran Duran's first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 5 in July 1981, and an international hit reaching the top 20 in several countries, including number 1 in Portugal, number 4 in New Zealand and number 11 in Australia.
 
27. Elevator
Artist: New England
Album: Walking Wild (1981)
Todd's role(s): producer, engineer, guitar
Writer(s): John Fannon

The song: New England was managed by the same guy that oversaw the career of KISS, and two of its members went on to form the metal band Alcatrazz,
That Kiss manager was Bill Aucoin, who was also Billy Squier's manager during Billy's heyday - and also must have led him astray to do that "Rock Me Tonite" video.

As for Alcatrazz, didn't know they formed out of New England. Thought those two members you mentioned might have been Yngwie Malmsteen or Graham Bonnet, but turns out to be the other two Alcatrazz guys.
The original lineup of Alcatrazz was two English guys, a Swedish guy (who had been working in the States) and two guys from New England (the band and the region). I would presume they were put together by Aucoin or someone like that. Not sure how they would have met organically.

There are currently two versions of Alcatrazz, one led by Bonnet and one led by the New England guys.
 
Well, rock, did you see this selection coming? It's a non-album single from 1978. I like it.

I didn't really know what to expect. I suppose this fits just nicely because I thought it might be "1916" or an older "hit," and this is about as older of a hit as you can get. A few punk/metal bands cover "Louie, Louie," with the most famous I can remember being Black Flag's cover. Nobody, unfortunately, ever covers "Wild Thing," another riff-laden song that I dig. But "Louie, Louie" is the king of nonsensical riff songs that are awesome.
Put some respect on Sam Kinison's name!!!!!!
 

Songs in D Minor​

27 - Kraftwerk - The Robots​


Lyric - We are programmed just to do
Anything you want us to
We are the robots
We are the robots

Source - https://musicstax.com/track/the-robots-2009-remaster/5eqZWYQ5tbIehx00NeKXz7
https://tunebat.com/Info/The-Robots-2009-Remaster-Kraftwerk/5eqZWYQ5tbIehx00NeKXz7

Sadness Quotient - 3/11 - If people thinking they are Robots is sad, then perhaps higher

Comment - Some of the oddest songs turn up as being in D Minor. This song was the lead song on the 1978 Man Machine album that saw Kraftwerk change from essentially a synth prog band into a synth pop band. Again ahead of their time. They say everyone who bought the Velvet Underground albums went out and formed a band, well similar can be said here.

Next Up - A former MAD artist hits the D Minor circuit.
Oh man, did this bring back some great memories. When he was little, my son had a phase where he was obsessed with all things robots, so I’d play this song for him on the way to kindergarten. He loved it and would crack me up by trilling the R when he would sing We are the rrrrrobots. I don’t think I’ve listened to this since back in those days - thanks for this one!
Great story.
Im just the conduit.
Thank the key of D Minor
 

"Girls on Film" is the third single by the English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 13 July 1981. It became Duran Duran's first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 5 in July 1981, and an international hit reaching the top 20 in several countries, including number 1 in Portugal, number 4 in New Zealand and number 11 in Australia.
Wot? No youtube clip?
Uncensored might be a bit tricky around here though.
 
#, Please # 27
Song: 10538 Overture
Artist: Electric Light Orchestra
Year: 1971 (See Below)


(Official Music Video) Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture (HQ)
(Live version 1 ) 10538 Overture Jeff Lynne's ELO Live with Rosie Langley and Amy Langley, Glastonbury 2016
(Live version 2) ELO live playing 10538 and DoYa

4 Lines:
Did you see your friend crying from his eyes today?
Did you see him run through the streets and far away? Ah
Did you see him run, did you see him fall? Ah, ah, ah
Did his life flash by at the bedroom door? Ah, ah


Number Theory:

I could definitely quote a better summary for this song then I’ll make. Eh, what the heck, why not leave a link to it?

Anyway, short version. This is ELO's 1st song (see below) and their 1st single. The album was untitled (and became self-titled), though at first it had the name “No Answer”, after an executive from United Artists called up for the name and got, well, no answer. Also note that the album was released in 1971 in the UK but 1972 in the US, roughly 3 months later.

Now, about that number? The wiki has two possibilities. First, from bassist Roy Wood, that the lyrics are about an escaped prisoner, and Lynne wanted them to have a number rather than a name. 1053 was chosen from the serial number of the mixing console in the studio, with the “8” added as part of tweaking the lyrics. The second, from drummist Bev Bevan, that it was inspired by one of Lynne’s neighbors who was “a bit lacking in the brains department” and “used to have letters and numbers written across his forehead”, which is where Lynne got the idea.

Significant Digits:
Off album#: 1
Track #: 1
Technically #31 for the M-AD round 1 ELO playlist, though accidentally listed as #1.
#5 in France, #9 in the UK Singles, and #24 in Netherlands.

Artist crossover with other playlists: 4


Next on the countdown, you might have to meet me part of the way on this one. Though if you don’t, that’s also rather appropriate.
 
I've fallen behind on the playlists and writeups due to rain and ZAYN.

The long-anticipated rain has really cut into Lou's walks and ditkaburgers asked me to go see ZAYN (formerly of One Direction) tonight. He was always my favorite 1D member for whatever that's worth but I hadn't listened to his last two solo albums. The one from last year is quite good.
 

"Girls on Film" is the third single by the English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 13 July 1981. It became Duran Duran's first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 5 in July 1981, and an international hit reaching the top 20 in several countries, including number 1 in Portugal, number 4 in New Zealand and number 11 in Australia.
It seems I like New Wave more than I realized. So far, I've liked every single one of your picks.
 
I like the Enter the Haggis selection. Any further recomendations? Would like more.

Edit: I seem to have almost memorized the lyrics. I really need more songs.

I see Amazon has several of their albums. Where should I start?
 
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"Girls on Film" is the third single by the English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 13 July 1981. It became Duran Duran's first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 5 in July 1981, and an international hit reaching the top 20 in several countries, including number 1 in Portugal, number 4 in New Zealand and number 11 in Australia.
Absolute banger of a track. Love this one.
 
It seems I like New Wave more than I realized. So far, I've liked every single one of your picks.
thanks...

Here are a few others from the artists already listed:









 
It seems I like New Wave more than I realized. So far, I've liked every single one of your picks.
thanks...

Here are a few others from the artists already listed:









Thanks. I know most of them. I just really hadn't thought about it.
 
#, Please # 27
Song: 10538 Overture
Artist: Electric Light Orchestra
Year: 1971 (See Below)


(Official Music Video) Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture (HQ)
(Live version 1 ) 10538 Overture Jeff Lynne's ELO Live with Rosie Langley and Amy Langley, Glastonbury 2016
(Live version 2) ELO live playing 10538 and DoYa

4 Lines:
Did you see your friend crying from his eyes today?
Did you see him run through the streets and far away? Ah
Did you see him run, did you see him fall? Ah, ah, ah
Did his life flash by at the bedroom door? Ah, ah


Number Theory:
I could definitely quote a better summary for this song then I’ll make. Eh, what the heck, why not leave a link to it?

Anyway, short version. This is ELO's 1st song (see below) and their 1st single. The album was untitled (and became self-titled), though at first it had the name “No Answer”, after an executive from United Artists called up for the name and got, well, no answer. Also note that the album was released in 1971 in the UK but 1972 in the US, roughly 3 months later.

Now, about that number? The wiki has two possibilities. First, from bassist Roy Wood, that the lyrics are about an escaped prisoner, and Lynne wanted them to have a number rather than a name. 1053 was chosen from the serial number of the mixing console in the studio, with the “8” added as part of tweaking the lyrics. The second, from drummist Bev Bevan, that it was inspired by one of Lynne’s neighbors who was “a bit lacking in the brains department” and “used to have letters and numbers written across his forehead”, which is where Lynne got the idea.

Significant Digits:
Off album#: 1
Track #: 1
Technically #31 for the M-AD round 1 ELO playlist, though accidentally listed as #1.
#5 in France, #9 in the UK Singles, and #24 in Netherlands.

Artist crossover with other playlists: 4


Next on the countdown, you might have to meet me part of the way on this one. Though if you don’t, that’s also rather appropriate.
Loved the use of this in American Hustle.
 

"Girls on Film" is the third single by the English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 13 July 1981. It became Duran Duran's first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 5 in July 1981, and an international hit reaching the top 20 in several countries, including number 1 in Portugal, number 4 in New Zealand and number 11 in Australia.
It seems I like New Wave more than I realized. So far, I've liked every single one of your picks.
Duran Duran is in the mix for me when we do the next artist countdown.
 
It seems I like New Wave more than I realized. So far, I've liked every single one of your picks.
thanks...

Here are a few others from the artists already listed:









Duran Duran probably went from overrated in their heyday to underrated historically. They were a really good band.
 

"Girls on Film" is the third single by the English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 13 July 1981. It became Duran Duran's first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 5 in July 1981, and an international hit reaching the top 20 in several countries, including number 1 in Portugal, number 4 in New Zealand and number 11 in Australia.
It seems I like New Wave more than I realized. So far, I've liked every single one of your picks.
Duran Duran is in the mix for me when we do the next artist countdown.
If you did the Taylors you could include The Power Station.
 
Chaos34 - Post Surf Rock Surf Rockish (80s fwd)

If You Still Want Me - Veronica Falls

Non-revival-ish

What can I tell ya about Veronica Falls? It's the name of a band, not the name of a solo artist. They hit my algorithm over a decade ago with the suggestion: "If you like the Jesus and Mary Chain, you might like Veronica Falls." I did and I do. Much more subdued than JaMC, but it wasn't that comparison I liked. I like the reverbing surf guitar influence so a few tracks went to the appropriate playlist. London based, they had three or four decent indie hits come from a couple albums, and poof they were gone. Bad Feeling better represents the surf influence and would have been a better pick for this, I think. If You Still Want Me is one of those songs that annoyingly gets stuck in my head though. So be careful. Listen to it once and move along.
 
It seems I like New Wave more than I realized. So far, I've liked every single one of your picks.
thanks...

Here are a few others from the artists already listed:









Duran Duran probably went from overrated in their heyday to underrated historically. They were a really good band.

DD was also the successor to Shaun Cassidy and other 70s teen dreams.
 
Haven't had a chance to listen to the playlist yet, but about to drive into LA for the Lakers/Clippers game. Luka won't make is Lakers debut, which is a shame, but I'll have a good opportunity to listen while driving, which is good.
 
Wolves - The Barr Brothers - Animal Kingdom
This is a band out of Montreal although the Barr Brothers are originally from Rhode Island.
Pertinent lyrics:
Hunt like a Wolf, run like a river
Put your hand on the chest of a heart that is beating
You lie in debt to a lover beholden
Trained on a paw of a singular union
******
Your mother was a wolf
And she said to you
"It's not just how you see it, but how you're going to see it through"
"I know you want to give it up, but who are you gonna to give it to?"


THe first song a I heard from The Barr Brothers was Even the Darkness has Arms. Still a favorite.
 

"Girls on Film" is the third single by the English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 13 July 1981. It became Duran Duran's first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 5 in July 1981, and an international hit reaching the top 20 in several countries, including number 1 in Portugal, number 4 in New Zealand and number 11 in Australia.
It seems I like New Wave more than I realized. So far, I've liked every single one of your picks.
Duran Duran is in the mix for me when we do the next artist countdown.
Yes, please!
 
Duran Duran probably went from overrated in their heyday to underrated historically. They were a really good band.
I agree with this. I saw them 18 months ago in Salt Lake City with my son. They played Saturday night and The Cure played Sunday night. I'm a huge Cure fan, and I enjoyed the Duram Duran show more. The Cure had a set of about 8 new songs no one knew and it killed the vibe.
 
Selections:

31. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers

30. Hear The Drummer Get Wicked - Chad Jackson

29. Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band

28. Virtual Insanity – Jamiroquai

27. Another Chance - Roger Sanchez



Incorrect guesses:


Songs that give advice

Bands That Have Never Been in My Kitchen

Songs by artists who have headlined Glastonbury

Songs featuring the Mellotron

Fear mongering

Song titles that could be part of geometry proofs

Bands who have a member whose first or last name is a James Bond reference

Bands with family members

Songs that reference a location in another country

Songs that have nine or more words in the title

Songs that mention famous streets

Bands who had a member mysteriously disappear, get declared dead, but no body has ever been found

Songs that reference footballguys user names

Songs without a guitar

Song titles that are commands

First two words of song titles in order of lyrics from The Youngbloods’ Get Together

Songs about resilience in the face of adversity

Songs about the importance of progress

Songs to make people overthink and speculate about an imaginary theme that doesn't really exist

31 songs that MADs submitted in prior MAD rounds, but judge disqualified because the submitting MAD failed to get the long-form birth certificate of all band members before submitting

Songs NOT produced by Todd Rundgren

Artists without umlauts

Songs Sam Rockwell has danced to in a movie

Songs about navigating and adapting to a constantly changing world

Songs credited to more than one songwriter

UK top ten singles

Singles released by UK artist/bands

31 British Isles Songs That Did Not Appear in the MAD British Isles Countdown
Songs in 4/4 time. I know Pick up the Pieces and Virtual Insanity are.
 
A little behind on posts. Random thoughts on the #28s...

Yes, @Charlie Steiner - I am predictably stalled out on Mad Men right now, but your playlist (especially this song) is reminding me how great it is and that I need to get back to it. Babylon is a great episode and song
I LOVED the groove on Engine Number 9. I feel I missed the story about the actual #9 and simey, though....
I already posted about Pull the Plug. However, a follow up mention to @Yambag as a thank you for softening up the masses for my upcoming Opeth playlist for the next MAD31 artist version. If the MAD31ers can get through this and your upcoming pick, anything I through at them will be smooth sailing. ;)
I have been slowly working on my playlist for The Who as well, and The Punk and The Godfather (and the album it is from) is an all-time favorite. I think jealously of seeing these bands is making me not post on Doc Oc's list more. This was another that I was laughing at thinking about what @Yo Mama's write-up would have been on this superhero combo.
The super long track tested me a little, but the last couple from this playlist have really landed, especially Love's A Real Thing. It is still one of the playlists I am most looking forward to the selection each time.
I loved &. I was listening to the playlist in the car when I picked up the 9yo. Our exchange:
Her: Wait, this is titled "and"?
Me: Yup
Her: Why
Me: Singing along and annoyingly exaggerating each "and"
Her: :rolleyes:
It's funny that I've Seen A UFO came after King Gizzard, because in my mind that is what King Gizzard sounds like.
 
What a stacked round.

Notable favorites although I thought the entire playlist was good.
kupcho1 – November Rain - Guns N' Roses - a shuke list top 100 entry!
Eephus – Days Move Slow – Bully
Yo Mama – Living Loving Maid - Led Zeppelin
KarmaPolice – Juicy Socks - Cherry Glazerr - hasn't made an appearance yet, but she's in been on the "to add" list for a while.
-OZ- - Walk – Foo Fighters
Mt. Man – 10538 Overture – Electric Light Orchestra
Don Quixote – Lazy Bones (Spotify) - WITCH - totally new to me and WOW
Mister CIA – Dracula From Houston - Butthole Surfers
El Floppo – Hey, Snow White - The New Pornographers
landrys hat -Continental Breakfast - Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile
rockaction - Rock Steady – Alton Ellis
MrsKarmaPolice – Wolves - The Barr Brothers - another totally new to me that I thought was awesome
Zegras11 – Girls on Film - Duran Duran
 

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