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Likewise I don't think "Coffee & TV" by Blur was new to me but is now a saved favorite.
It didn't my my Albarn countdown because it's a Graham Coxon song
Likewise I don't think "Coffee & TV" by Blur was new to me but is now a saved favorite.
Unsure if heard Mystery Theme Dictator song before?Likewise I don't think "Coffee & TV" by Blur was new to me but is now a saved favorite.
Why I remember stuff like this, I have no idea, but I think Coffee & TV was picked for the Microphone #2 playlist in GP4.I knew the vast majority of the #6 songs already, but still managed to snag a few new-to-me favorites:
"Borrow Trouble" by Feist - yes, a lady singer. I actually listened to her quite a bit in her early years but lost track along the way.
"Wfl" by Happy Mondays - yummy.
"Clear Skies" by Keane was not new to me but I didn't have it saved as a favorite, so now I do.
Likewise I don't think "Coffee & TV" by Blur was new to me but is now a saved favorite.
GTA #5 - Danzig - Mother (Radio X, SA)
Radio X is probably what I would be listening to if I was transported into the GTA universe at the time in question, playing a bunch of grunge and alt/hard rock, it's really very good and has a fairly good spread of tracks across its playlist from the previously used Living Colour, Primal Scream, Stone Roses, Guns n Roses (ALL the roses), Stone Temple Pilots and my pick from Danzig. An artist used by someone else earlier in the countdown on their own theme, they went for a different track to not go for the obvious if I remember their write up. I will go for the obvious. If only because only the obvious is played on the radio.
#5 (I'll have to get to my #6... sorry- was on vacation)
this is another case of using a mallet (glockenspiel) to plonk along melodically and rhythmically with the other instruments to add some texture to both.
nothing incredible about it's use here, imo. but I include it because I've always loved the song, on its own but primarily because it was the first "my" song that little floppinho took to... at 3yo. he had a whole dance routine worked up whenever it came on (also had one for "the bucket" by kings of leon around the same time) building in crazy energy as the song did.
so whenever I hear this song, I think of him at 3yo in our temporary digs (back when we had a fire) going joy-filled apeshit. fills me with so much happiness- can't even describe. second only to the other song I have attached to him- Heart it Races, by Architecture in Helsinki- which popped onto my ipod (ipod!!) as I headed back to the hospital the first time after he was born to bring mom some stuff. hell yeah, my heart it races.
I just spent way to long analyzing, adding, subtracting, reordering, alphabetizing, picking out words, letters, you name it in order to guess the mystery theme and still have nothing. I even have a friggin' Excel sheet going. Kinda reminds me of a time I did a holiday Jeopardy game for my family that I though was super easy and I think they got a total of like 4 questions right.
I have all the clues, even ChatGPT can't figure it out! The range of rabbit holes I just went down is wild. I'll share a few once this is done.I just spent way to long analyzing, adding, subtracting, reordering, alphabetizing, picking out words, letters, you name it in order to guess the mystery theme and still have nothing. I even have a friggin' Excel sheet going. Kinda reminds me of a time I did a holiday Jeopardy game for my family that I though was super easy and I think they got a total of like 4 questions right.
You're on the right track. Re-read yesterday's posts.
And by the way, this theme is nowhere near easy, so it's not like your Jeopardy game!
I have all the clues, even ChatGPT can't figure it out!
One last guess today because I need to walk away. Going down the list, you can use the first letter of the title or artist to see acronyms/abbreviations.I have all the clues, even ChatGPT can't figure it out!
You are smarter than ChatGPT.![]()
#4 songs
Yambag – Metal songs from 1988-1992 that became the gateway into the world of music for a young Yambag
Raining Blood - Slayer
In my introductory primer, I included “figurative” place specifically so I could include this song. But nobody reads my posts so….also enjoyed "Flying in a Blue Dream" by Joe Satriani (though admittedly I can't figure out the "place name"
Lake Shore Drive orients you to the city. I was so used to "water to the East" from my years of living here, that when we moved to Memphis, where the water (Mississippi River) was on the West, I was constantly lost until I mentally flipped my map of Memphis over. Instead of adapting to the idea that the water could be to the West, I flipped the entire city around in my head so that I could orient myself with water on the East.
Nice anecdote. I'd get so confused about "water to the East" and which way and what that meant that I'd be lost in a heartbeat. I have a staggeringly bad sense of direction and require many maps and much hand-holding by GPS to go anywhere. I cannot orient myself around rivers or natural landmarks. Good thing I never tried to be a Boy Scout or whatever the older version of that is. If you asked me to mentally flip a city in my head? Oh my.
I think I've just revealed the only weakness I have (lol) right now for your consumption. Treat me gently.
Nice anecdote. I'd get so confused about "water to the East" and which way and what that meant that I'd be lost in a heartbeat. I have a staggeringly bad sense of direction and require many maps and much hand-holding by GPS to go anywhere. I cannot orient myself around rivers or natural landmarks. Good thing I never tried to be a Boy Scout or whatever the older version of that is. If you asked me to mentally flip a city in my head? Oh my.
I think I've just revealed the only weakness I have (lol) right now for your consumption. Treat me gently.
OH is like this; has an almost unfathomably bad sense of direction.It was particularly noticeable when we used to go hiking. We could do an out-and-back that only involved one turn, and on the way back he somehow could choose the wrong way 100% of the time. (And I would gently correct him.
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Pretty funky problem to have.
Other songs to consider: War Ensemble
Mr R has a freely spinning map in his head. I'm a top class navigator, and even I think that's weird.If you asked me to mentally flip a city in my head? Oh my.
Oh, yeah. That's what I'm talking about.The piano work by John Jeremiah is :chefskiss:.
At least you wouldn’t be confused by Philly if you ever moved there.
Artist connection to Chicago (1-5 scale): 5 - Chicago band through and through. Sadly the last remaining member of the band, Ted Aliotta, died yesterday.
Song connection to Chicago (1-10 scale): 8 - I was shocked to find this song in my research, because I think it's amazing, and to my knowledge I had never heard it before! The piano work by John Jeremiah is :chefskiss:.
In terms of Chicago-y-ness, it's incredibly descriptive of the most important road in Chicago. It's not the most important because it's the fastest or most convenient, but it simply defines Chicago. As the song says, it truly did connect the best and worst parts of the city (in the 70s and still today):
Lake Shore Drive, the road is called and it'll take you up or down
From rats on up to riches, fifteen minutes you can fly
Harkening back to my selection of Justin Townes Earle's "Rogers Park," the road starts at that North in that questionable neighborhood, but as you get closer and closer to downtown it becomes so ****ing beautiful, with the skyline coming into view and the beaches to your left:
And it starts up north from Hollywood, water on the driving side
Concrete mountains rearing up, throwing shadows just about five
Sometimes you can smell the green if your mind is feeling fine
There ain't no finer place to be, than running Lake Shore Drive
Lake Shore Drive orients you to the city. I was so used to "water to the East" from my years of living here, that when we moved to Memphis, where the water (Mississippi River) was on the West, I was constantly lost until I mentally flipped my map of Memphis over. Instead of adapting to the idea that the water could be to the West, I flipped the entire city around in my head so that I could orient myself with water on the East.
Total: 13
@Yo Mama needs to work this into one of his World’s Worst Superheroes writeups.Lake Shore Drive orients you to the city. I was so used to "water to the East" from my years of living here, that when we moved to Memphis, where the water (Mississippi River) was on the West, I was constantly lost until I mentally flipped my map of Memphis over. Instead of adapting to the idea that the water could be to the West, I flipped the entire city around in my head so that I could orient myself with water on the East.
Nice anecdote. I'd get so confused about "water to the East" and which way and what that meant that I'd be lost in a heartbeat. I have a staggeringly bad sense of direction and require many maps and much hand-holding by GPS to go anywhere. I cannot orient myself around rivers or natural landmarks. Good thing I never tried to be a Boy Scout or whatever the older version of that is. If you asked me to mentally flip a city in my head? Oh my.
I think I've just revealed the only weakness I have (lol) right now for your consumption. Treat me gently.
Well, except that y'all can't give rivers names that can be pronounced by anyone else in the world. Example AAt least you wouldn’t be confused by Philly if you ever moved there.
Artist connection to Chicago (1-5 scale): 5 - Chicago band through and through. Sadly the last remaining member of the band, Ted Aliotta, died yesterday.
Song connection to Chicago (1-10 scale): 8 - I was shocked to find this song in my research, because I think it's amazing, and to my knowledge I had never heard it before! The piano work by John Jeremiah is :chefskiss:.
In terms of Chicago-y-ness, it's incredibly descriptive of the most important road in Chicago. It's not the most important because it's the fastest or most convenient, but it simply defines Chicago. As the song says, it truly did connect the best and worst parts of the city (in the 70s and still today):
Lake Shore Drive, the road is called and it'll take you up or down
From rats on up to riches, fifteen minutes you can fly
Harkening back to my selection of Justin Townes Earle's "Rogers Park," the road starts at that North in that questionable neighborhood, but as you get closer and closer to downtown it becomes so ****ing beautiful, with the skyline coming into view and the beaches to your left:
And it starts up north from Hollywood, water on the driving side
Concrete mountains rearing up, throwing shadows just about five
Sometimes you can smell the green if your mind is feeling fine
There ain't no finer place to be, than running Lake Shore Drive
Lake Shore Drive orients you to the city. I was so used to "water to the East" from my years of living here, that when we moved to Memphis, where the water (Mississippi River) was on the West, I was constantly lost until I mentally flipped my map of Memphis over. Instead of adapting to the idea that the water could be to the West, I flipped the entire city around in my head so that I could orient myself with water on the East.
Total: 13
Easier to pronounce than spell. School-kill.Well, except that y'all can't give rivers names that can be pronounced by anyone else in the world. Example AAt least you wouldn’t be confused by Philly if you ever moved there.
Artist connection to Chicago (1-5 scale): 5 - Chicago band through and through. Sadly the last remaining member of the band, Ted Aliotta, died yesterday.
Song connection to Chicago (1-10 scale): 8 - I was shocked to find this song in my research, because I think it's amazing, and to my knowledge I had never heard it before! The piano work by John Jeremiah is :chefskiss:.
In terms of Chicago-y-ness, it's incredibly descriptive of the most important road in Chicago. It's not the most important because it's the fastest or most convenient, but it simply defines Chicago. As the song says, it truly did connect the best and worst parts of the city (in the 70s and still today):
Lake Shore Drive, the road is called and it'll take you up or down
From rats on up to riches, fifteen minutes you can fly
Harkening back to my selection of Justin Townes Earle's "Rogers Park," the road starts at that North in that questionable neighborhood, but as you get closer and closer to downtown it becomes so ****ing beautiful, with the skyline coming into view and the beaches to your left:
And it starts up north from Hollywood, water on the driving side
Concrete mountains rearing up, throwing shadows just about five
Sometimes you can smell the green if your mind is feeling fine
There ain't no finer place to be, than running Lake Shore Drive
Lake Shore Drive orients you to the city. I was so used to "water to the East" from my years of living here, that when we moved to Memphis, where the water (Mississippi River) was on the West, I was constantly lost until I mentally flipped my map of Memphis over. Instead of adapting to the idea that the water could be to the West, I flipped the entire city around in my head so that I could orient myself with water on the East.
Total: 13
Maybe he'll tell to you to sit on a RItz.@Yo Mama needs to work this into one of his World’s Worst Superheroes writeups.Lake Shore Drive orients you to the city. I was so used to "water to the East" from my years of living here, that when we moved to Memphis, where the water (Mississippi River) was on the West, I was constantly lost until I mentally flipped my map of Memphis over. Instead of adapting to the idea that the water could be to the West, I flipped the entire city around in my head so that I could orient myself with water on the East.
Nice anecdote. I'd get so confused about "water to the East" and which way and what that meant that I'd be lost in a heartbeat. I have a staggeringly bad sense of direction and require many maps and much hand-holding by GPS to go anywhere. I cannot orient myself around rivers or natural landmarks. Good thing I never tried to be a Boy Scout or whatever the older version of that is. If you asked me to mentally flip a city in my head? Oh my.
I think I've just revealed the only weakness I have (lol) right now for your consumption. Treat me gently.
Duuuude. Whatever you're having, I'll have two, please.As I was scrolling upthread, I noticed that somebody guessed "Kourtney Kardashian" for the Mystery Theme. That's inspired shenanigans right there. I don't know why, but I did a double take and
Then I thought of the weirdness with her and Lamar Odom (was that Kourtney or Khloe?) and after that I just sort of sat there, trying to figure out which sister was which (refused to Google it) and then I snapped out of it saying "Slava Ukraine" or something like it. Man, I have nothing profound to say other than we live in weird times.
Duuuude. Whatever you're having, I'll have two, please.
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
8. Carnaval de Paris - Dario G
7. Seven Days and One Week - B.B.E.
6. Coffee and TV – Blur
5. Losing My Religion – REM
4. Word Up - Gun
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
Awakenings
Coming full circle
Trials and tribulations involving breasts?
My dad sucks
finding liberation
The trips Judas made and the things he did before he turned Jesus over to the Romans
If you add up the number of characters in the song titles and divide it by pi, you get the key to the universe.
the song/artist contains the letter J, K, Q, V, W, X, Y or Z
Birth to Death
Playlist of artists and songs that contain all letters of the alphabet
This a Jesus theme as we head towards Easter
Some voodoo with the running times of each song that I haven’t figured out yet
The first letter of the song title and artist name stand for contrasting elements in someone’s life story. Some examples are challenges vs achievements or resilience vs. fear and so on. The words combine to show the theme of duality or two sides/contrasts to a person’s journey.
the plot to The Matrix
Things that rhyme with purple
things that rhyme with orange
Things that rhyme with antidisestablishmentarianism
Maybe that's your next theme, with songs such as "Do you know the way to San Jose?"Duuuude. Whatever you're having, I'll have two, please.
I'm just trying to figure out how we got to where we are (given my awful sense of direction, no less).
He said, She said
Yes, but I don't really have a new guess for today, so we can see it as my last guess is what he said, and today's guess is what she said. I probably should have said She said, He said this time.He said, She said
Oops, you had that one before, right? Forgot it on the list.
I ended up going 100 different ways with it. Phew, that took over an hour to write up.Maybe he'll tell to you to sit on a RItz.@Yo Mama needs to work this into one of his World’s Worst Superheroes writeups.Lake Shore Drive orients you to the city. I was so used to "water to the East" from my years of living here, that when we moved to Memphis, where the water (Mississippi River) was on the West, I was constantly lost until I mentally flipped my map of Memphis over. Instead of adapting to the idea that the water could be to the West, I flipped the entire city around in my head so that I could orient myself with water on the East.
Nice anecdote. I'd get so confused about "water to the East" and which way and what that meant that I'd be lost in a heartbeat. I have a staggeringly bad sense of direction and require many maps and much hand-holding by GPS to go anywhere. I cannot orient myself around rivers or natural landmarks. Good thing I never tried to be a Boy Scout or whatever the older version of that is. If you asked me to mentally flip a city in my head? Oh my.
I think I've just revealed the only weakness I have (lol) right now for your consumption. Treat me gently.
I'm looking forward to this one. There are about twenty ways to go here.