Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Some hosers used drones to fly a QR code over Dallas. People scanned it and got this song.
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rockaction
Footballguy
Man, attention is a tricky thing. I went from MAD to Dinosaur Jr. to Charli XCX's set at the Boiler Room. It's excellent, by the way. I've been sort of a fan for a while now. The set is fantastic. People were pretty damn excited about it, and I can see why. She works the 1s and 2s for a while and then dances a bit up on the balcony with entourage and then on to the center stage. But it's crazy. This Rihanna remix I'm listening to right now is utterly batcrap crazy. Now she's closing with "I Love It," a song she wrote that was performed by a female duo named Icona Pop. Damn. You've heard the song, no? If not, check it out.
I loved that song ("I Love It"), so about a little over a year or so ago I gave Charli's songs a bit of a spin. I came to her through a DJ she used that Vince Staples once commissioned for beats (that's really the connection—a DJ named Sophie, who has now passed), and I was sort of surprised by Charli's progressive/art/pop/dance music. Then the next summer came after my dive into her stuff, and the political world went bonkers—she went viral due to a Harris tweet or something like that—and Brat soared up the charts, leaving me one of the few guys at Steve Hoffman Forums that had been in her thread beforehand (it was sparse in there, to say the least) to watch with a bit of amusement. Like, "Yo, I know who this person is because she's extraordinarily talented and it's funny to watch her becoming a political and musical viral star. And it was weird to have people I agreed with in the Taylor Swift thread get called sexist simply because they're almost violently unimpressed by her, and now you're here reading my comments about a female artist who pushes boundaries musically and was cool from wayyyy before your lame asses showed up to the party." Total hipster **** I am. Anyway, she's always been sort of a name that the music biz knows, but holy heck she really blew up.
So if you read that wall of text and are still interested, she was going to be leaving Atlantic Records, but was able to leverage everything into staying (presumably for a pretty penny and budgets up the ying) and keeping her masters (in copyright law, that's known as owning your master recordings so that you're in charge of the publishing and original sound recording rights—instead of essentially being on loan to you from the record company who owns and reaps profits, you own them and essentially loan them to the record company). So yeah, she's a megastar and won the game. Good for her.
Most importantly, she writes forward-thinking dance music (not necessarily Brat, which was billed as a return to clubbing) that is excellently done to these sort of ingenue ears.
I loved that song ("I Love It"), so about a little over a year or so ago I gave Charli's songs a bit of a spin. I came to her through a DJ she used that Vince Staples once commissioned for beats (that's really the connection—a DJ named Sophie, who has now passed), and I was sort of surprised by Charli's progressive/art/pop/dance music. Then the next summer came after my dive into her stuff, and the political world went bonkers—she went viral due to a Harris tweet or something like that—and Brat soared up the charts, leaving me one of the few guys at Steve Hoffman Forums that had been in her thread beforehand (it was sparse in there, to say the least) to watch with a bit of amusement. Like, "Yo, I know who this person is because she's extraordinarily talented and it's funny to watch her becoming a political and musical viral star. And it was weird to have people I agreed with in the Taylor Swift thread get called sexist simply because they're almost violently unimpressed by her, and now you're here reading my comments about a female artist who pushes boundaries musically and was cool from wayyyy before your lame asses showed up to the party." Total hipster **** I am. Anyway, she's always been sort of a name that the music biz knows, but holy heck she really blew up.
So if you read that wall of text and are still interested, she was going to be leaving Atlantic Records, but was able to leverage everything into staying (presumably for a pretty penny and budgets up the ying) and keeping her masters (in copyright law, that's known as owning your master recordings so that you're in charge of the publishing and original sound recording rights—instead of essentially being on loan to you from the record company who owns and reaps profits, you own them and essentially loan them to the record company). So yeah, she's a megastar and won the game. Good for her.
Most importantly, she writes forward-thinking dance music (not necessarily Brat, which was billed as a return to clubbing) that is excellently done to these sort of ingenue ears.
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zamboni
Footballguy
I also really like the version Leadon brought to (and song lead on) the Eagles' debut album.
simey
Footballguy
Me too. The harmonies of Bernie, Don, Glenn, and Randy sound really nice. Gene made a couple solo versions as well. My favorite is the original of Dillard & Clark. I like the mandolin and banjo in it.
zamboni
Footballguy
This is a band I've needed to delve into more. Definitely channeling Sabbath here and Lemmy with some killer bass work.
Mt. Man
Footballguy
#, Please # 10
Song: 30 Days In The Hole
Artist: Humble Pie
Year: 1972
(Youtube Version) 30 Days In The Hole
(Live version) 30 Days in the Hole - Humble Pie and The Blackberries | The Midnight Special
4 Lines:
Give me my release, come on
Black Nepalese, it's got you weak in your knees
Seeds and dust that you got bust on
You know it's hard to believe
Number Theory:
For those that really enjoy this song, perhaps that 9 minute live version will sate you. It includes backup singers and a lot of harmonica. I almost included a cover instead as the main options I found were this, a 4 minute version where the only lyrics are the title, and much newer versions obviously without Steve Marriott.
Anyway, I don’t know how much I need to explain for the title, but that hasn’t stopped me on previous songs. This is obviously a song featuring the drugs part of “sex, drugs & rock and roll”. In a show in Kentucky, Marriott had learned that getting caught with drugs got the offender a sentence of, well, 30 days in jail. Marriott has also said that a movie where a prisoner got “30 Days in the Hole” served as inspiration. He talked about a Bogart/Cagney movie; perhaps “Angels with Dirty Faces”, though that line doesn’t appear in that movie. So it could be something else, or just the general idea.
Anway, though the album “Smokin’” charted and the single “Hot N’ Nasty” reached the charts, this song never reached that success. It was mostly (if not completely) thanks to AOR and classic rock radio stations that this became what’s likely Humble Pie’s best known song.
Significant Digits:
Off album#: 5
Track #: 6 (or 1st on side two)
Artist crossover with other playlists: 22
(Known: 16)
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Next on the countdown, does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?
Song: 30 Days In The Hole
Artist: Humble Pie
Year: 1972
(Youtube Version) 30 Days In The Hole
(Live version) 30 Days in the Hole - Humble Pie and The Blackberries | The Midnight Special
4 Lines:
Give me my release, come on
Black Nepalese, it's got you weak in your knees
Seeds and dust that you got bust on
You know it's hard to believe
Number Theory:
For those that really enjoy this song, perhaps that 9 minute live version will sate you. It includes backup singers and a lot of harmonica. I almost included a cover instead as the main options I found were this, a 4 minute version where the only lyrics are the title, and much newer versions obviously without Steve Marriott.
Anyway, I don’t know how much I need to explain for the title, but that hasn’t stopped me on previous songs. This is obviously a song featuring the drugs part of “sex, drugs & rock and roll”. In a show in Kentucky, Marriott had learned that getting caught with drugs got the offender a sentence of, well, 30 days in jail. Marriott has also said that a movie where a prisoner got “30 Days in the Hole” served as inspiration. He talked about a Bogart/Cagney movie; perhaps “Angels with Dirty Faces”, though that line doesn’t appear in that movie. So it could be something else, or just the general idea.
Anway, though the album “Smokin’” charted and the single “Hot N’ Nasty” reached the charts, this song never reached that success. It was mostly (if not completely) thanks to AOR and classic rock radio stations that this became what’s likely Humble Pie’s best known song.
Significant Digits:
Off album#: 5
Track #: 6 (or 1st on side two)
Artist crossover with other playlists: 22
(Known: 16)
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Next on the countdown, does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?
El Floppo
Footballguy
my #10 from Alt-J's fantastic 2012 debut album, An Awesome Wave.
the song is apparently about Matilda from the movie "Leon" (aka The Professional).
while not apparently credited anywhere, I hear glockenspiel in the original mix- and have seen them use it live as well.
eta: this is another tune where the instrument is used as accompaniment/harmonies rather than as a featured melodic line.
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MAC_32
Footballguy
I really hope the last 9 months of the year are an improvement over the first 3.
Got called to my in-laws a week ago because MIL fell. FIL wasn't effing around this time (she has some pre-conditions, and this happened before) so him and I carried her to the car and he ushered her off to the ER. And it's a good thing we did. Lesion on the brain, lung infection, UTI, blood infection, fluid buildup around her lungs, and a heart attack. Writing that out I'm amazed I'm not adding to the funeral playlist, and had we not acted immediately we certainly would've, but this 5 foot nothin' 100 nothin' must have made a mutual agreement with the big man upstairs. She's not out of the woods, still on a feeding tube, she has a long ways to go, but the dr's tone has made a 180 since the weekend.
I'm going to try to re-join for the final few rounds, at the very least I could use the distraction.
Got called to my in-laws a week ago because MIL fell. FIL wasn't effing around this time (she has some pre-conditions, and this happened before) so him and I carried her to the car and he ushered her off to the ER. And it's a good thing we did. Lesion on the brain, lung infection, UTI, blood infection, fluid buildup around her lungs, and a heart attack. Writing that out I'm amazed I'm not adding to the funeral playlist, and had we not acted immediately we certainly would've, but this 5 foot nothin' 100 nothin' must have made a mutual agreement with the big man upstairs. She's not out of the woods, still on a feeding tube, she has a long ways to go, but the dr's tone has made a 180 since the weekend.
I'm going to try to re-join for the final few rounds, at the very least I could use the distraction.
Yambag
Footballguy
Out of the country and falling behind!
Summary: He’s the Godfather of Heavy Metal or if you prefer, The Prince of Darkness. Ozzy has sold over 100 million albums, is in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame (solo and with Black Sabbath) and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He had a hit tv show and his own concert tour in Ozzfest.
Times Seen Live in Concert: 4 = 2002, 2003, 2004 (with Slayer and Judas Priest), 2010 (with Judas Priest)
Personal Connection: My first Ozzy listen was actually 1982’s Speak of the Devil as my friend bought it due to the cover picturing the madman himself with what is probably red jello coming out of his mouth. But as with many, that voice hooked me instantly. My friend pretty much bought every album he could get his hands on (which were plentiful at the time). For the playlist, I only had 1988’s No Rest for the Wicked or 1991’s No More Tears to choose from so I went with the title track of the latter due to its iconic bass line and overall importance.
Other songs to consider: Mr. Crowley, Shot in the Dark
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Ditto. They were prog metal before "prog metal" existed.
krista4
Footballguy
This was Cher. I thought it was obvious, but maybe not, that Raging weasel also had her on there, under "Bonnie Jo Mason."
rockaction
Footballguy
Just went down a few minute rabbit hole with this and found out her name is really Cherilyn Sarkisian. I don't know why, but I always expected Cher to be Cherie Liebowitzenbach or something like that. Cherilyn Sarkisian is a much cooler and much more euphonious name than Bonnie Jo Mason, even, never mind the nasal squonk I can hear in my head every time I hear the mononym "Cher."
krista4
Footballguy
Agree!
Raging weasel
Footballguy
I didn't know that was actually Cher
rockaction
Footballguy
I didn't know that was actually Cher
Oh, I'm sure. I saw that song and never would have known. At all.
LOL.
rockaction
Footballguy
That little rabbit hole told me (Bugs did) that she was going by Cherilyn La Piere when "Ringo, I Love You" was being recorded. I get it, I guess. What I don't get is that Phil Spector got her to change it to Bonnie Jo Mason because he wanted American names, and La Piere sounded too foreign—and it does sound a touch foreign, and probably more so for that time period, but can't we forget that and bash Phil Spector once again?
Anyway, the song flopped nationally, Spector didn't release it on his label imprint nor did he take production credit for it, but it was a minor hit in Buffalo, NY, which is I suppose why the Bills lose so cruelly every year in the playoffs.
kupcho1
Footballguy
That's not really a gypsy name now. Nor tramp, nor thief.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Eephus
Footballguy
Interesting that Spector gave the song to Cher/Mason rather than a singer with more of a girly voice
rockaction
Footballguy
You know the backstory, don't you? According to Wikipedia, the DJs across the country were rumored to have not played the song because her baritone of "Ringo, I Love You" was too risque for them to play. LOLOLOLOL. Good call if you didn't know that.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
I think I’ve changed my mind on the artist(s) I’ll be doing for the next MAD artist round. My previous idea will probably be too hard to get a decent top 31 on. My new plan is sort of a family tree of artists from the same original group, so hopefully that doesn’t bother the musical powers that be.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Theme: 31 Best Albums of 1984
10 .Teenage Nightingales to Wax by The Three Johns
Album: Atom Drum Bop
Released: September 21
9x Platinum in the English speaking world. Reached the number 1 spot in 3 countries. Pitchfork printed it was "a transitional album of the highest magnitude". Oh wait no, that was a U2 album that didn't make the cut because I had to make room for this leftist post punk drum machine fueled debut album from a band generally too drunk and unruly to perform. So much so that their first gig, a show for the Prince Charles-Diana wedding, had to be cancelled because thye were too smashed to take the stage. Here is a little tidbit from their best of sleevenotes:
One of the classic mid-80s underground bands - seemingly every fanzine of the day carried an interview with them - The Three Johns opted for humour and political belligerence at a time when all around them were intent on making their guitars jangle and handing out jelly babies to audiences dressed in anoraks.
So yeah check them out, cool band and a cool little album. No Place, Do Not Cross the Line, Dr. Freedom. Lots of good tracks here but Teenage Nightingales to Wax is the proper place to start IMO.
10 .Teenage Nightingales to Wax by The Three Johns
Album: Atom Drum Bop
Released: September 21
9x Platinum in the English speaking world. Reached the number 1 spot in 3 countries. Pitchfork printed it was "a transitional album of the highest magnitude". Oh wait no, that was a U2 album that didn't make the cut because I had to make room for this leftist post punk drum machine fueled debut album from a band generally too drunk and unruly to perform. So much so that their first gig, a show for the Prince Charles-Diana wedding, had to be cancelled because thye were too smashed to take the stage. Here is a little tidbit from their best of sleevenotes:
One of the classic mid-80s underground bands - seemingly every fanzine of the day carried an interview with them - The Three Johns opted for humour and political belligerence at a time when all around them were intent on making their guitars jangle and handing out jelly babies to audiences dressed in anoraks.
So yeah check them out, cool band and a cool little album. No Place, Do Not Cross the Line, Dr. Freedom. Lots of good tracks here but Teenage Nightingales to Wax is the proper place to start IMO.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I don't think many of us are going to fight about who does what or if it goes outside the mild structure we have. For example, you are saying instead of The Beatles, you'd do all their side projects?
On the topic of the MAD31 artists
bag: ) if it doesn't bother the masses too much I have a deal - I will do two artists this next time with the promise to stick to one going forward. I have two that are spiritual cousins for a variety of reasons and it will knock out the only two artists I would consider for an artist MAD in unpopular genres.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
In this scenario, I’d be including songs from the Beatles, Wings, Travelling Wilburys, and a few solo efforts - just a different core band and their subsequent iterations after breaking up. That’s why I wasn’t sure if that was kosher.I don't think many of us are going to fight about who does what or if it goes outside the mild structure we have. For example, you are saying instead of The Beatles, you'd do all their side projects?
On the topic of the MAD31 artists
I guess I could just throw it out there - I was thinking about doing a list of The (English/British) Beat and Friends, which would include songs from General Public and Fine Young Canibals plus a few solo things. If others wanted to do any of those separately or feel that’s too broad I’m not totally attached to the idea.
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
Im hardly one to say you cant do twoI don't think many of us are going to fight about who does what or if it goes outside the mild structure we have. For example, you are saying instead of The Beatles, you'd do all their side projects?
On the topic of the MAD31 artists
The way you were talking it sounds like you had 6 or 7 all lined up lol
I plan to commit to 1 and if it looks like we fall short of 35, will add a second.
Zegras can always keep us in line if he has to.
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
Love it!
Raging weasel
Footballguy
The 10's
Wow,what a strong playlist! Too many likes to list(16 known and 10 new)
Top new likes
Infection
Small Poppies
Why Can't I Touch It?
Wow,what a strong playlist! Too many likes to list(16 known and 10 new)
Top new likes
Infection
Small Poppies
Why Can't I Touch It?
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
As long as you keep your mitts off Neil Diamond, I'm cool with it.
Come to think of it, I may use it as a theme after bagpipes. I could link songs/aritsts in a chain.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I didn’t know you had a brat summer rock, I love it.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Yes, I have a lot of playlists and I "could" do a lot of artists. No, am very picky as to who I want to do, and after these two I don't really have a really strong pull on one. I joke about my listening habits, but 90% is just for me and just liking having a process to the listening - instead of writing down songs or making a spreadsheet, I just make a playlist and throw songs in that standout as I listen.Im hardly one to say you cant do twoI don't think many of us are going to fight about who does what or if it goes outside the mild structure we have. For example, you are saying instead of The Beatles, you'd do all their side projects?
On the topic of the MAD31 artists
The way you were talking it sounds like you had 6 or 7 all lined up lol
I plan to commit to 1 and if it looks like we fall short of 35, will add a second.
Zegras can always keep us in line if he has to.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I don't know how I missed this before. Love it! Let me know what you think or if you found any songs that really grabbed you.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
When the playlists become too unwieldy it makes these exercises a chore to keep up with the listening (sometimes at the expense of listening to "my" music).
I'm not in favor of people submitting multiple lists because of that and if the next MAD Artist list becomes too big I will likely not participate. I get how people get excited and want to jump to the next one before we even finish the first one, but at some point it becomes too much, imo. Live in the moment people and enjoy.
With that said, I'm not in charge and don't want to tell people what to do but the "cheating" does annoy me a bit. I'll just play it by ear and decide if I'm in or out for the next round.
I'm not in favor of people submitting multiple lists because of that and if the next MAD Artist list becomes too big I will likely not participate. I get how people get excited and want to jump to the next one before we even finish the first one, but at some point it becomes too much, imo. Live in the moment people and enjoy.
With that said, I'm not in charge and don't want to tell people what to do but the "cheating" does annoy me a bit. I'll just play it by ear and decide if I'm in or out for the next round.
krista4
Footballguy
#9 songs
kupcho1 – rain
Laughter In The Rain - Neil Sedaka
Eephus – Single (Named) Ladies
Inevitable – Shakira
Charlie Steiner – songs from Mad Men
Found Love - The Fly Bi Nights
simey – train songs
The Memphis Train - Rufus Thomas
Yambag – Metal songs from 1988-1992 that became the gateway into the world of music for a young Yambag
Fallen Angel - Poison
Dr. Octopus – guitarists I’ve seen live
Highway Star - Deep Purple (Richie Blackmore)
Yo Mama – World’s Worst Superheroes
Woman In Chains - Tears for Fears
Mrs. Rannous – umlauts
Bats In The Attic - King Creosote
KarmaPolice – songs from artists not on shuke’s list
Typhoons - Royal Blood
Don Quixote – Afrobeat
Allah Wakbarr (Spotify) - Ofo & The Black Company (Nigeria)
JMLs secret identity – songs in D#Minor, the saddest key of all
Lay All Your Love on Me (Spotify) - Abba
-OZ- - song / music moments from the Marvel cinematic universe
Daydream Believer - The Monkees
Mt. Man – Number, Please
25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
Pip’s Invitation – songs from albums produced and/or engineered by Todd Rundgren
Dancing Barefoot - Patti Smith Group
falguy – songs by 31 different Canadian artists
Downtown Came Uptown - David Wilcox
Raging weasel – name-checking Beatles or their songs
London Calling - The Clash
jwb – songs that sound great on a decent 2-channel system
Cowgirl in the Sand (Filmore East version) - Neil Young and Crazy Horse
scorchy – songs by Manchester(-ish) artists
The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies
titusbramble – Grand Theft Auto, specifically the 3D era
Act Like You Know - Fat Larry's Band (VC - Fever 105)
shuke – Saxytime
Anyhow (Spotify) - Tedeschi Trucks
Ilov80s - One song from each of the 31 best albums of 1984
Somebody - Depeche Mode
John Maddens Lunchbox – Batman
Dreamers (Spotify) - Rizzle Kicks
Mister CIA – Texas Places in Song Titles
Telephone Road - Steve Earle
El Floppo – Mallet Rock
American Valhalla - Iggy Pop
landrys hat - favorite Side 2 Track 1s from my record collection
Halleluwah - Can - Tago Mago (1971)
rockaction - Songs that state the genre they’re in
Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) - Parliament
ditkaburgers - Girl Groups X Boy Bands
Ugly Heart - G.R.L.
MrsKarmaPolice – Animal Kingdom
Reptile - Nine Inch Nails
Tau837 – Hair metal
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
DrIanMalcolm – Songs about New York
Take the A Train - Duke Ellington Orchestra
higgins – Instrumentals with places in the title
Song for Bilbao - Pat Metheny Group
Zegras11 – New wave
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Eurythmics
Chaos34 - Post Surf Rock Surf Rockish (80s fwd)
Different Kind of Blue - Los Straitjackets (ft. Nick Lowe)
krista4 – Chicagoland
Rock N Roll McDonalds – Wesley Willis
Anonymous Mystery Theme Dictator - ???
Winter Hill - Doves
MAC_32 – Songs to play during (and after) a funeral
In My Life - The Beatles
kupcho1 – rain
Laughter In The Rain - Neil Sedaka
Eephus – Single (Named) Ladies
Inevitable – Shakira
Charlie Steiner – songs from Mad Men
Found Love - The Fly Bi Nights
simey – train songs
The Memphis Train - Rufus Thomas
Yambag – Metal songs from 1988-1992 that became the gateway into the world of music for a young Yambag
Fallen Angel - Poison
Dr. Octopus – guitarists I’ve seen live
Highway Star - Deep Purple (Richie Blackmore)
Yo Mama – World’s Worst Superheroes
Woman In Chains - Tears for Fears
Mrs. Rannous – umlauts
Bats In The Attic - King Creosote
KarmaPolice – songs from artists not on shuke’s list
Typhoons - Royal Blood
Don Quixote – Afrobeat
Allah Wakbarr (Spotify) - Ofo & The Black Company (Nigeria)
JMLs secret identity – songs in D#Minor, the saddest key of all
Lay All Your Love on Me (Spotify) - Abba
-OZ- - song / music moments from the Marvel cinematic universe
Daydream Believer - The Monkees
Mt. Man – Number, Please
25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
Pip’s Invitation – songs from albums produced and/or engineered by Todd Rundgren
Dancing Barefoot - Patti Smith Group
falguy – songs by 31 different Canadian artists
Downtown Came Uptown - David Wilcox
Raging weasel – name-checking Beatles or their songs
London Calling - The Clash
jwb – songs that sound great on a decent 2-channel system
Cowgirl in the Sand (Filmore East version) - Neil Young and Crazy Horse
scorchy – songs by Manchester(-ish) artists
The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies
titusbramble – Grand Theft Auto, specifically the 3D era
Act Like You Know - Fat Larry's Band (VC - Fever 105)
shuke – Saxytime
Anyhow (Spotify) - Tedeschi Trucks
Ilov80s - One song from each of the 31 best albums of 1984
Somebody - Depeche Mode
John Maddens Lunchbox – Batman
Dreamers (Spotify) - Rizzle Kicks
Mister CIA – Texas Places in Song Titles
Telephone Road - Steve Earle
El Floppo – Mallet Rock
American Valhalla - Iggy Pop
landrys hat - favorite Side 2 Track 1s from my record collection
Halleluwah - Can - Tago Mago (1971)
rockaction - Songs that state the genre they’re in
Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) - Parliament
ditkaburgers - Girl Groups X Boy Bands
Ugly Heart - G.R.L.
MrsKarmaPolice – Animal Kingdom
Reptile - Nine Inch Nails
Tau837 – Hair metal
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
DrIanMalcolm – Songs about New York
Take the A Train - Duke Ellington Orchestra
higgins – Instrumentals with places in the title
Song for Bilbao - Pat Metheny Group
Zegras11 – New wave
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Eurythmics
Chaos34 - Post Surf Rock Surf Rockish (80s fwd)
Different Kind of Blue - Los Straitjackets (ft. Nick Lowe)
krista4 – Chicagoland
Rock N Roll McDonalds – Wesley Willis
Anonymous Mystery Theme Dictator - ???
Winter Hill - Doves
MAC_32 – Songs to play during (and after) a funeral
In My Life - The Beatles
krista4
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Yeah, I am not here to ruin it for others, just sharing music. It felt like the last couple artist only ones didn't have as many participants, and that seems the trend for these. If it's to the point of people not wanting to do this because of that activity, I won't bother.
krista4
Footballguy
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
26. Living On My Own - Freddie Mercury
25. Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
24. Better Off Alone - Alice Deejay
23. Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music
22. By The Time I Get To Arizona - Public Enemy
21. I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
20. Goddess On A Hiway - Mercury Rev
19. Dark Therapy – Echobelly
18. Run To You - Bryan Adams
17. Inside Out – Anthrax
16. There's Nothing I Won't Do – JX
15. You - Bad Religion
14. Don't Stop Me Now – Queen
13. Moving – Supergrass
12. The Time Is Now – Moloko
11. Ms Jackson – Outkast
10. Ray of Light - Madonna
9. Winter Hill – Doves
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
Non-guitar driven songs
Songs in 4/4 time
Broadway shows
Songs that all charted in the same six countries:
UK
Australia
Germany
France
Ireland
Netherlands
Songs under 5 minutes
Songs where artists let out excessive vocalizations of the “ahh,” “ooh,” “dee,” etc. variety
A break up and starting over
Things that will drive a bunch of middle aged dummies who are trying to find a pattern go crazy
Stages in Rustoleum’s marriage
Guinness World Records
Songs that can qualify for other people’s themes
Songs by people with facial hair
All songs use an instrument with keys
Songs that are the narrative arc of a divorce
Addiction
Songs with 125 BPM or more
Songs that sample other songs on the list
Songs representing different Nicholas Cage movies / characters
Songs
This is your life, Krista
Something to do with Tina Turner/abused women
Jimi Hendrix
Detailing Britney Spears’ descent into madness
Addiction ... to love
Songs in A Minor
The plot to Thelma and Louise
Kourtney Kardashian
Songs about a major change in someone's life
Midlife crisis
Songs with a subject you should see a therapist about
Mental illness
Songs about the world's worst super heros
Mania
Things you do impulsively
Songs that use the word “The” at some stage in the lyrics
The Ballad of @krista4 and OH
Songs the were on the UK official singles chart for the week ending on Aug 16, 2008
Songs from multiple decades
Songs about exploration of identity
Dancing
Each of these songs holds a special place in the hearts of listeners, and they remain influential in the genres they represent
krista's iconic playlist
struggle, rebellion, and survival
songs that have no connection to each other whatsoever - y'all are just wasting your time - ha ha ha suckers
Id, ego, and superego
Each song is somehow connected to one of the first 31 themes submitted for this countdown
Songs that qualify for more than one of the MAD31 themes submitted
Obscure chess strategies
All of these songs tie into the movie Thelma and Louise
history repeating itself
Songs for which there exists another song with the exact same title
Songs that implicate the seven deadly sins
The plot of a movie
the arc of Pink Floyd’s The Wall
Being in an oppressive relationship, and the journey to take back control of your life
the arc of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
trapped in a continuous cycle and finding a release that feels like freedom
Moving on through suicide
Things that require immediate action
Determining your own destiny
the life and tribulations of Pamela Anderson
[Eliminating/adding characters to a title -or- re-ordering the words in a title] give you the title to another song.
the Kiefer Sutherland life story
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
26. Living On My Own - Freddie Mercury
25. Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
24. Better Off Alone - Alice Deejay
23. Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music
22. By The Time I Get To Arizona - Public Enemy
21. I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
20. Goddess On A Hiway - Mercury Rev
19. Dark Therapy – Echobelly
18. Run To You - Bryan Adams
17. Inside Out – Anthrax
16. There's Nothing I Won't Do – JX
15. You - Bad Religion
14. Don't Stop Me Now – Queen
13. Moving – Supergrass
12. The Time Is Now – Moloko
11. Ms Jackson – Outkast
10. Ray of Light - Madonna
9. Winter Hill – Doves
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
Non-guitar driven songs
Songs in 4/4 time
Broadway shows
Songs that all charted in the same six countries:
UK
Australia
Germany
France
Ireland
Netherlands
Songs under 5 minutes
Songs where artists let out excessive vocalizations of the “ahh,” “ooh,” “dee,” etc. variety
A break up and starting over
Things that will drive a bunch of middle aged dummies who are trying to find a pattern go crazy
Stages in Rustoleum’s marriage
Guinness World Records
Songs that can qualify for other people’s themes
Songs by people with facial hair
All songs use an instrument with keys
Songs that are the narrative arc of a divorce
Addiction
Songs with 125 BPM or more
Songs that sample other songs on the list
Songs representing different Nicholas Cage movies / characters
Songs
This is your life, Krista
Something to do with Tina Turner/abused women
Jimi Hendrix
Detailing Britney Spears’ descent into madness
Addiction ... to love
Songs in A Minor
The plot to Thelma and Louise
Kourtney Kardashian
Songs about a major change in someone's life
Midlife crisis
Songs with a subject you should see a therapist about
Mental illness
Songs about the world's worst super heros
Mania
Things you do impulsively
Songs that use the word “The” at some stage in the lyrics
The Ballad of @krista4 and OH
Songs the were on the UK official singles chart for the week ending on Aug 16, 2008
Songs from multiple decades
Songs about exploration of identity
Dancing
Each of these songs holds a special place in the hearts of listeners, and they remain influential in the genres they represent
krista's iconic playlist
struggle, rebellion, and survival
songs that have no connection to each other whatsoever - y'all are just wasting your time - ha ha ha suckers
Id, ego, and superego
Each song is somehow connected to one of the first 31 themes submitted for this countdown
Songs that qualify for more than one of the MAD31 themes submitted
Obscure chess strategies
All of these songs tie into the movie Thelma and Louise
history repeating itself
Songs for which there exists another song with the exact same title
Songs that implicate the seven deadly sins
The plot of a movie
the arc of Pink Floyd’s The Wall
Being in an oppressive relationship, and the journey to take back control of your life
the arc of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
trapped in a continuous cycle and finding a release that feels like freedom
Moving on through suicide
Things that require immediate action
Determining your own destiny
the life and tribulations of Pamela Anderson
[Eliminating/adding characters to a title -or- re-ordering the words in a title] give you the title to another song.
the Kiefer Sutherland life story
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Yikes
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
9.
Who? – Ritchie Blackmore
What? – Deep Purple
Where? – Giants Stadium
When? – 1987
Why? – I wasn’t that familiar with Deep Purple when I saw them going to the show more for Guns N’ Roses and Aerosmith but old man Blackmore blew me away. The guy plays with a heavy speed sound which isn’t usually my jam, but he’s one of the best at it. I find it a little funny that he now plays in a medieval folk band under the name Blackmore’s Night – it’s pretty interesting to tell the truth.
Who? – Ritchie Blackmore
What? – Deep Purple
Where? – Giants Stadium
When? – 1987
Why? – I wasn’t that familiar with Deep Purple when I saw them going to the show more for Guns N’ Roses and Aerosmith but old man Blackmore blew me away. The guy plays with a heavy speed sound which isn’t usually my jam, but he’s one of the best at it. I find it a little funny that he now plays in a medieval folk band under the name Blackmore’s Night – it’s pretty interesting to tell the truth.
El Floppo
Footballguy
my #9... Iggy's first album after the Stooges officially disbanded (this time for real!) "Post Pop Depression" from 2016,
I love the post punk minimal lean into the vibraphone for the lead hook- very early 80s. no background accent here.
From an article I found...
krista4
Footballguy
Artist connection to Chicago (1-5 scale): 5
Rock over London, Rock on Chicago
Thus ended, along with a seemingly random advertising slogan, every Wesley Willis song.
There are people that the general public would associate immediately with Chicago - think of Harry Caray, for instance. But I think there are three people who are absolute Chicago legends but would probably garner a "Huh?" from people outside of Chicagoland. There's Ronnie Woo Woo at the Cubs games, Tamale Guy at your local dive bar (if you're lucky), and Wesley Willis.
If you don't know of Wesley Willis...where to begin?! He was a gigantic man - at least 6'6"and massively overweight - who was a diagnosed schizophrenic and had a big permanent bump on his forehead from head-butting everyone. At the end of his shows, he would head-butt everyone in the audience, or at least those who couldn't escape first. He'd say "rock" and then say "roll" as he head-butted you each time. (I was never head-butted by Wesley Willis.)
His music was as eccentric as he was - very much outsider, a bit punk rock, and avant garde AF, whether or not knowingly. This song, which sounds very much like the rest of his songs, is not going to be loved by everyone! Wesley was also an artist, and you'd see him (you couldn't miss him!) selling his art on the streets around Chicago. He wrote and drew what he knew, and he was beloved here. He even recorded a record as "Wesley Willis Fiasco" with Steve Albini! Wesley died about 20 years ago of leukemia, and he's sorely missed.
Song connection to Chicago (1-10 scale): 6 - Rock N Roll McDonald's was iconic in Chicago, but really just for tourists. And it's not even Rock N Roll McDonald's after being rebuilt about 10 years ago. Now they grow kale on the rooftop.
Total: 11
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
9. Dancing Barefoot
Artist: Patti Smith Group
Album: Wave (1979)
Todd's role(s): producer, engineer, bass
Writer(s): Patti Smith and Ivan Kral
The song: Memorable and mesmerizing, Patti Smith's "Dancing Barefoot" is the second single and best-known song from her Todd Rundgren-produced fourth album Wave. The song and some others from this album are considered to be Smith's break from punk, but that had started on her previous album Easter.
"Dancing Barefoot" was inspired by Jeanne Hébuterne, a French artist who was the partner of and sometime model for artist Amedeo Modigliani. Two days after Modigliani died from tuberculosis, Hébuterne jumped out of a fifth-story window, killing herself and their unborn child. The song, whose lyrics alternate between a third-party perspective and a first-party perspective, concerns a woman who is so intoxicated by a man that she loses all sense of control.
She is benediction
She is addicted to thee
She is the root connection
She is connecting with he
Here I go and I don't know why
I fell so ceaselessly
Could it be he's taking over me
I'm dancing barefoot
Heading for a spin
Some strange music draws me in
Makes me come on like some heroine
The repeated chant of "Oh God, I fell for you" at the end of the song makes the connection to Hébuterne explicit.
The words also described Smith's feelings at the time, as she had just begun a relationship with MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith. (They got married a year later -- she would joke that she married him so that she wouldn't have to change her last name -- and they stayed together until his death in 1994.)
Smith was asked to replace the word "heroine" on the single version so that radio programmers wouldn't be scared off by a drug reference, but she refused since she was referring to the female version of "hero". (Though given the subject matter, it works as a double entendre. Love is the drug, indeed.)
In the previous entry, New York Dolls' "Personality Crisis," the band liked that Rundgren made all the instruments sound equal to each other, and the same is true on this recording. While the arrangement conveys a sense of being swirled around and losing control, it does not layer instruments needlessly or drown anything out. The strong, prominent bassline was played by Rundgren himself, with usual bassist Ivan Kral, who co-wrote the song with Smith, playing second guitar.
"Dancing Barefoot" did not chart but did gain airplay on FM radio and became one of Smith's signature songs. It has been covered a squillion times, including by U2, which is where I first heard it. And it made the 2004 and 2010 versions of the Rolling Stone Garbage List.
This song was covered by Rundgren on the (re)Production album. https://open.spotify.com/track/1jELDZDSNRinLsTU36NHN3?si=b52e4bbc96c143c2
The album: Easter gave Smith her first taste of mainstream success with the hit "Because the Night," which she co-wrote with Bruce Springsteen. For the follow-up Wave, Rundgren was enlisted to capitalize on that and push Smith's group -- which in addition to Kral included guitarist Lenny Kaye, keyboardist Richard Sohl and drummer Jay Dee Daugherty -- further toward a sound that would appeal to mainstream rock listeners.
Smith and Rundgren had known each other from the NYC music and art scenes for many years before their collaboration on Wave. In the liner notes of Something/Anything? from 1972, Rundgren dedicated "Song of the Viking" to Smith. They remain friends to this day, and Smith inducted Rundgren into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.
The singles did receive FM airplay and the album hit #18 on the Billboard charts, the highest any Smith record achieved, but Wave received mixed reviews and the Patti Smith Group broke up at the end of its tour. Smith turned her focus to raising a family and did not release another album until 1988.
The album includes a cover of a song that showed up in rockaction's theme: The Byrds' "So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star." https://open.spotify.com/track/5dZDQPiC2PGom8Q8pEqKgW?si=afb13885db7343df
You Might Also Like: First single "Frederick," also inspired by Fred Smith, sounds an awful lot like "Because the Night," presumably on purpose. https://open.spotify.com/track/1AWSemPzuGu4A9lVhSsFWJ?si=5674b9d510ab4eff
At #8, the reason why this theme includes the phrase "and/or engineered".
Artist: Patti Smith Group
Album: Wave (1979)
Todd's role(s): producer, engineer, bass
Writer(s): Patti Smith and Ivan Kral
The song: Memorable and mesmerizing, Patti Smith's "Dancing Barefoot" is the second single and best-known song from her Todd Rundgren-produced fourth album Wave. The song and some others from this album are considered to be Smith's break from punk, but that had started on her previous album Easter.
"Dancing Barefoot" was inspired by Jeanne Hébuterne, a French artist who was the partner of and sometime model for artist Amedeo Modigliani. Two days after Modigliani died from tuberculosis, Hébuterne jumped out of a fifth-story window, killing herself and their unborn child. The song, whose lyrics alternate between a third-party perspective and a first-party perspective, concerns a woman who is so intoxicated by a man that she loses all sense of control.
She is benediction
She is addicted to thee
She is the root connection
She is connecting with he
Here I go and I don't know why
I fell so ceaselessly
Could it be he's taking over me
I'm dancing barefoot
Heading for a spin
Some strange music draws me in
Makes me come on like some heroine
The repeated chant of "Oh God, I fell for you" at the end of the song makes the connection to Hébuterne explicit.
The words also described Smith's feelings at the time, as she had just begun a relationship with MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith. (They got married a year later -- she would joke that she married him so that she wouldn't have to change her last name -- and they stayed together until his death in 1994.)
Smith was asked to replace the word "heroine" on the single version so that radio programmers wouldn't be scared off by a drug reference, but she refused since she was referring to the female version of "hero". (Though given the subject matter, it works as a double entendre. Love is the drug, indeed.)
In the previous entry, New York Dolls' "Personality Crisis," the band liked that Rundgren made all the instruments sound equal to each other, and the same is true on this recording. While the arrangement conveys a sense of being swirled around and losing control, it does not layer instruments needlessly or drown anything out. The strong, prominent bassline was played by Rundgren himself, with usual bassist Ivan Kral, who co-wrote the song with Smith, playing second guitar.
"Dancing Barefoot" did not chart but did gain airplay on FM radio and became one of Smith's signature songs. It has been covered a squillion times, including by U2, which is where I first heard it. And it made the 2004 and 2010 versions of the Rolling Stone Garbage List.
This song was covered by Rundgren on the (re)Production album. https://open.spotify.com/track/1jELDZDSNRinLsTU36NHN3?si=b52e4bbc96c143c2
The album: Easter gave Smith her first taste of mainstream success with the hit "Because the Night," which she co-wrote with Bruce Springsteen. For the follow-up Wave, Rundgren was enlisted to capitalize on that and push Smith's group -- which in addition to Kral included guitarist Lenny Kaye, keyboardist Richard Sohl and drummer Jay Dee Daugherty -- further toward a sound that would appeal to mainstream rock listeners.
Smith and Rundgren had known each other from the NYC music and art scenes for many years before their collaboration on Wave. In the liner notes of Something/Anything? from 1972, Rundgren dedicated "Song of the Viking" to Smith. They remain friends to this day, and Smith inducted Rundgren into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.
The singles did receive FM airplay and the album hit #18 on the Billboard charts, the highest any Smith record achieved, but Wave received mixed reviews and the Patti Smith Group broke up at the end of its tour. Smith turned her focus to raising a family and did not release another album until 1988.
The album includes a cover of a song that showed up in rockaction's theme: The Byrds' "So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star." https://open.spotify.com/track/5dZDQPiC2PGom8Q8pEqKgW?si=afb13885db7343df
You Might Also Like: First single "Frederick," also inspired by Fred Smith, sounds an awful lot like "Because the Night," presumably on purpose. https://open.spotify.com/track/1AWSemPzuGu4A9lVhSsFWJ?si=5674b9d510ab4eff
At #8, the reason why this theme includes the phrase "and/or engineered".
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Round 9 - Bats in the Attic - King Creosote
King Creosote is the stage name of Scottish singer Kenny Anderson. I can't show you the rock dots, because they use the three dot thingie over the 'i' in their artwork. This site doesn't support that since it's not in any font that I could find.
It's one of the contributors to the odd number of total dots in my list.
King Creosote is the stage name of Scottish singer Kenny Anderson. I can't show you the rock dots, because they use the three dot thingie over the 'i' in their artwork. This site doesn't support that since it's not in any font that I could find.
It's one of the contributors to the odd number of total dots in my list.
Mt. Man
Footballguy
It’s always easy to praise the playlists. But man, the #10s were especially difficult to not include at least 2/3rd of the songs. Great stuff all around!
Known Numbers:
Here Comes the Rain Again - Eurythmics
Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
On the Loose - Saga
Young Americans - David Bowie
On Broadway - George Benson
Total Surprises:
From Paris to Berlin - Infernal
Infection - The Bellrays
Dallas - Joe Ely
You’re A Wolf - Sea Wolf
Black Memories - The Growlers
Go Figure:
Eh, I don’t know how to select this either. Hmm, okay, there was a bit of fog today, so how about Friend & Lover’s “Reach Out Of The Darkness” and “Fade to Gray” from Visage as my pair?
Known Numbers:
Here Comes the Rain Again - Eurythmics
Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
On the Loose - Saga
Young Americans - David Bowie
On Broadway - George Benson
Total Surprises:
From Paris to Berlin - Infernal
Infection - The Bellrays
Dallas - Joe Ely
You’re A Wolf - Sea Wolf
Black Memories - The Growlers
Go Figure:
Eh, I don’t know how to select this either. Hmm, okay, there was a bit of fog today, so how about Friend & Lover’s “Reach Out Of The Darkness” and “Fade to Gray” from Visage as my pair?
simey
Footballguy
"Awakenings" is missing from the wrong list. My new wrong guess is "Coming full circle."
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Yes I do enjoy finding new music but there’s diminishing returns when it’s too much new music - I listen to more music than most (I’m always top 1% of all Spotify listeners at year’s end) but there is a limited amount of time I can listen to music.
Like I said I’m not trying to force my will - I do have the option to drop out if I don’t like what’s happening though and if more and more people start going with two artists that will likely lead me towards that route.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I always wonder what the rush is. Savor the music.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
love this song
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I love that you thought of Shakira and not Beyoncé. I figured this song was not on your playlist. Beautiful Liar. Pity. It's lovely video.
This song is beautiful, too.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I did not anticipate Neil Sedaka in one of these countdowns.
Raging weasel
Footballguy
9) London Calling -The Clash
My second pick from The Clash and kind of a stretch but it still makes the top 10.
Key Lyrics
London Calling,now don't look to us
Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust
My second pick from The Clash and kind of a stretch but it still makes the top 10.
Key Lyrics
London Calling,now don't look to us
Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust
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