Middle-aged Dummies are back and bursting at the "themes" to get going! Full theme ahead! (5 Viewers)

[Eephus]

Yeah my list really should have been my favorite 31 albums of 1984. That is really what I am doing. I made 3 omissions that I think in a totally objective list would need to be on there but it does make room for some lessrs know albums which is better IMO. Nobody here is going to listen to a song off Born in the USA and go "oh wow I wonder what the deal with this Bruce Springsteen guy is".

There was a countdown song a couple of days ago that started off in on the outskirts of Springsteen song and ended up in downtown Mellencamp. I think it was some of @falguy 's friends from north of the border.

 

[krista4]

I've been getting increasingly sick for a few days and feel like death today. Fired up the #15s and was thinking, "Who is this trying to sound like Janis Joplin?" Of course, it was Janis Joplin. I'd forgotten despite being the person to post the list and having read Pip's write-up. My brain is broken.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

What do people think of me not including Born in the USA for my best of 84?

Cover Me

Bruce Springsteen · Born In The U.S.A. · Song · 1984

open.spotify.com

If it’s personal taste than no issue with it. It was a huge album that year though. It’s a little overproduced (like most 80s albums) but there’s some well written songs on there.

Yeah my list really should have been my favorite 31 albums of 1984. That is really what I am doing. I made 3 omissions that I think in a totally objective list would need to be on there but it does make room for some lessrs know albums which is better IMO. Nobody here is going to listen to a song off Born in the USA and go "oh wow I wonder what the deal with this Bruce Springsteen guy is".

They're not gonna listen to Purple Rain and say that about Prince, either.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

New-to-me songs from #18 that caught my ear, as I finally begin my research for a fantasy baseball draft that's 22 days away.

Charlie Steiner – songs from Mad Men

Zou Bisou, Bisou - Jessica Pare

simey – train songs

Train Song - Watchouse

Mrs. Rannous – umlauts
Tyhma Aikuinen - Moottörin Jyrinä

KarmaPolice – songs from artists not on shuke’s list

The Urn - All Them Witches

Don Quixote – Afrobeat

Petit Sekou (Spotify) - Bembeya Jazz National (Guinea)

JMLs secret identity – songs in D#Minor, the saddest key of all

Butterflies and Hurricanes (Spotify) - Muse

-OZ- - song / music moments from the Marvel cinematic universe

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Malia J

Ilov80s - One song from each of the 31 best albums of 1984

Church Not Made with Hands - The Waterboys

El Floppo – Mallet Rock

Satellite - Elvis Costello

ditkaburgers - Girl Groups X Boy Bands

His Story - TLC

MrsKarmaPolice – Animal Kingdom

Zebra - Beach House

krista4 – Chicagoland

Myopic Books – American Music Club

I will be the 47th person in this thread to declare "The Urn" a favorite.
"Butterflies and Hurricanes" sounds like '90s Radiohead.

 

[Eephus]

I've been getting increasingly sick for a few days and feel like death today. Fired up the #15s and was thinking, "Who is this trying to sound like Janis Joplin?" Of course, it was Janis Joplin. I'd forgotten despite being the person to post the list and having read Pip's write-up. My brain is broken.

Wait a day and it might be you who sounds like Janis Joplin. I guess better that than Tom Waits.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I've been getting increasingly sick for a few days and feel like death today. Fired up the #15s and was thinking, "Who is this trying to sound like Janis Joplin?" Of course, it was Janis Joplin. I'd forgotten despite being the person to post the list and having read Pip's write-up. My brain is broken.

I hope you feel better soon.

And people don't read my posts even when they read my posts.

 

[kupcho1]

What do people think of me not including Born in the USA for my best of 84?

I applaud you.

 

[scorchy]

Round 15 - Deception - The Crüxshadows

Never heard of Dark Wave, but here it is. They are from Florida.

Was so excited to hear this! The Cruxshadows were huge in the mid-90s Florida goth/industrial scene - from Tallahassee (boooo!) but made there way through Gainesville a couple of times and played our little club. Their big hit at the time was Marilyn, My Bitterness, which even got spun up in the Philly clubs after I left the sunshine state. The original version was from 1996 but Spotify only has the redub.

Marilyn, My Bitterness

The Crüxshadows · Telemetry of a Fallen Angel (2004 Edition) · Song · 2004

open.spotify.com

 

[-OZ-]

What do people think of me not including Born in the USA for my best of 84?

Cover Me

Bruce Springsteen · Born In The U.S.A. · Song · 1984

open.spotify.com

I could see it be used or not used. I do dig the songs I'm Going Down and Downbound Train from the album.

personally I’d have included glory days or my hometown but there’s so much Boss out there and you chose a less known but good song.
Edit - oops. That wasn’t you (wrong year too). I don’t feel like you were really true to the category if you left Bruce out entirely but “best” is obviously subjective.

 

[Mister CIA]

Data point: Could not stand Springsteen back in my high school daze.

 

[Eephus]

Data point: Could not stand Springsteen back in my high school daze.

The Boss probably didn't think much of you either

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Data point: Could not stand Springsteen back in my high school daze.

The Boss probably didn't think much of you either

He was for the Everyman.

 

[El Floppo]

Winterlong was great. I had forgotten about this one, and it reminded me how much Neil I listened to in the 00s when Greendale came out and I have a few of these live CDs too.

You went on a Neil kick because of GREENDALE?

Shocking Pinks is usually the gateway.

It's a solid gateway...

Second Hand Girl

Shocking Pinks · Shocking Pinks · Song · 2007

open.spotify.com

 

[simey]

I've been getting increasingly sick for a few days and feel like death today. Fired up the #15s and was thinking, "Who is this trying to sound like Janis Joplin?" Of course, it was Janis Joplin. I'd forgotten despite being the person to post the list and having read Pip's write-up. My brain is broken.

I hope you feel better, k4, and I hope Floofers is on the upswing.

 

[Mister CIA]

It took a long time to recover from Hungry Heart.

 

[Ilov80s]

What do people think of me not including Born in the USA for my best of 84?

Cover Me

Bruce Springsteen · Born In The U.S.A. · Song · 1984

open.spotify.com

If it’s personal taste than no issue with it. It was a huge album that year though. It’s a little overproduced (like most 80s albums) but there’s some well written songs on there.

Yeah my list really should have been my favorite 31 albums of 1984. That is really what I am doing. I made 3 omissions that I think in a totally objective list would need to be on there but it does make room for some lessrs know albums which is better IMO. Nobody here is going to listen to a song off Born in the USA and go "oh wow I wonder what the deal with this Bruce Springsteen guy is".

They're not gonna listen to Purple Rain and say that about Prince, either.

Yeah but Purple Rain is a great album that I love. Born in the USA is a pretty good album that I think is ok.

 

[Ilov80s]

What do people think of me not including Born in the USA for my best of 84?

Cover Me

Bruce Springsteen · Born In The U.S.A. · Song · 1984

open.spotify.com

I could see it be used or not used. I do dig the songs I'm Going Down and Downbound Train from the album.

personally I’d have included glory days or my hometown but there’s so much Boss out there and you chose a less known but good song.
Edit - oops. That wasn’t you (wrong year too). I don’t feel like you were really true to the category if you left Bruce out entirely but “best” is obviously subjective.

I like Bruce a lot which is maybe why I am harsher on Born.

 

[Eephus]

What do people think of me not including Born in the USA for my best of 84?

Cover Me

Bruce Springsteen · Born In The U.S.A. · Song · 1984

open.spotify.com

I could see it be used or not used. I do dig the songs I'm Going Down and Downbound Train from the album.

personally I’d have included glory days or my hometown but there’s so much Boss out there and you chose a less known but good song.
Edit - oops. That wasn’t you (wrong year too). I don’t feel like you were really true to the category if you left Bruce out entirely but “best” is obviously subjective.

I like Bruce a lot which is maybe why I am harsher on Born.

It's not his best but it's his biggest.

 

[Ilov80s]

What do people think of me not including Born in the USA for my best of 84?

Cover Me

Bruce Springsteen · Born In The U.S.A. · Song · 1984

open.spotify.com

I could see it be used or not used. I do dig the songs I'm Going Down and Downbound Train from the album.

personally I’d have included glory days or my hometown but there’s so much Boss out there and you chose a less known but good song.
Edit - oops. That wasn’t you (wrong year too). I don’t feel like you were really true to the category if you left Bruce out entirely but “best” is obviously subjective.

I like Bruce a lot which is maybe why I am harsher on Born.

It's not his best but it's his biggest.

Biggest in terms of hits and biggest in terms of shine but Born to Run is bigger in the ways I like more.

 

[Mt. Man]

Wow, a bit over halfway through after hitting the #15s. Time flees. Speaking of which, time to get this out before the next round's posted.

Known Numbers:
I Feel Love - Donna Summer
I Would Die 4 U - Prince
Gone Daddy Gone - Violent Femmes
All 4 Love - Color Me Badd
Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

Total Surprises:
Hey Heron - Rosali
Nowhere Girl - B-Movie
Something to Live For - Barney Bentall & The Legendary Hearts
Avenue of Hope - I Am Kloot
Sleeps With Butterflies - Tori Amos

Go Figure:

Back to back-to-back! This pair is The Cruxshadows’ “Deception” (which I think was my favorite new song of this round) followed by “Summerland” from King’s X (which I’ve heard, but it’s been a bit)

 

[MAC_32]

What do people think of me not including Born in the USA for my best of 84?

Cover Me

Bruce Springsteen · Born In The U.S.A. · Song · 1984

open.spotify.com

Not a top 5 Springsteen album, maybe not even top 10. The only songs in my regular rotation are Hometown and the acoustic version of No Surrender.

 

[kupcho1]

What do people think of me not including Born in the USA for my best of 84?

On a related note, I'm looking forward to picking apart your 1984 selections. I have strong feelings on that year.

 

[kupcho1]

Data point: Could not stand Springsteen back in my high school daze.

The Boss probably didn't think much of you either

He was for the Everyman.

And yet (as I posted in the wheelhouse thread), his nickname is the Boss.
Go figure.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

What do people think of me not including Born in the USA for my best of 84?

Cover Me

Bruce Springsteen · Born In The U.S.A. · Song · 1984

open.spotify.com

Not a top 5 Springsteen album, maybe not even top 10. The only songs in my regular rotation are Hometown and the acoustic version of No Surrender.

If the songs on BItUSA were recorded in the 70s, I think the album would be a lot better.

The 80s obviously had a lot of great music but artists like Bruce, the Stones, Dylan, and Petty who relied on a certain grittiness had some really bad sounding albums when they tried to adjust to the 80s production trends.

For some artists like Bowie, the Kinks and McCartney the transition worked very well for the most part.

 

[-OZ-]

. I have strong feelings on that year

It was a great year. , miracle in Miami, Olympics were fantastic and there has never been a better year in movies.

 

[krista4]

#14 songs

kupcho1 – rain

Fool in the Rain - Led Zeppelin


Eephus – Single (Named) Ladies

My Sensitivity (Gets In The Way) – Ledisi


Charlie Steiner – songs from Mad Men

Butchie's Tune - The Lovin' Spoonful


simey – train songs

Railroad Man - Bill Withers


Yambag – Metal songs from 1988-1992 that became the gateway into the world of music for a young Yambag

Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue


Dr. Octopus – guitarists I’ve seen live

Alabama - Tedeschi Trucks Band (Derek Trucks)


Yo Mama – World’s Worst Superheroes

Man In A Suitcase - The Police


Mrs. Rannous – umlauts

Uwazaj na niego – Püdelsi


KarmaPolice – songs from artists not on shuke’s list

On & On - Film School


Don Quixote – Afrobeat

Musicawi Silt (Spotify) - Hailu Mercia & The Walias (Ethiopia)


JMLs secret identity – songs in D#Minor, the saddest key of all

Boogie Wonderland (Spotify) - Earth, Wind and Fire & The Emotions


-OZ- - song / music moments from the Marvel cinematic universe

Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin


Mt. Man – Number, Please

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon


Pip’s Invitation – songs from albums produced and/or engineered by Todd Rundgren

I Can't Take It - Cheap Trick


falguy – songs by 31 different Canadian artists

Ordinary Day - Great Big Sea


Raging weasel – name-checking Beatles or their songs

Summer Rain - Johnny Rivers


jwb – songs that sound great on a decent 2-channel system

New Frontier – Donald Fagen


scorchy – songs by Manchester(-ish) artists

Catch The Sun – Doves


titusbramble – Grand Theft Auto, specifically the 3D era

Low Rider - War (SA - Master Sounds 98.3)


shuke – Saxytime

Do You Think I'm Pretty (Spotify) - Racing Mountain Pleasant


Ilov80s - One song from each of the 31 best albums of 1984

Pink Turns Blue - Husker Du


John Maddens Lunchbox – Batman

Heroes (We Could be) (Spotify) - Alesso featuring Tove Lo


Mister CIA – Texas Places in Song Titles

Amarillo Highway - Terry Allen


El Floppo – Mallet Rock

In A Lonely Place - The Smithereens


landrys hat - favorite Side 2 Track 1s from my record collection

"T" Stands For Trouble - Marvin Gaye - Trouble Man (1972)


rockaction - Songs that state the genre they’re in

Rock N' Roll Girl - The Beat


ditkaburgers - Girl Groups X Boy Bands

Slam Dunk (Da Funk) - Five


MrsKarmaPolice – Animal Kingdom

The Underdog - Spoon


Tau837 – Hair metal

Still Loving You - Scorpions


DrIanMalcolm – Songs about New York

Midnight in Harlem - Tedeschi Trucks Band


higgins – Instrumentals with places in the title

Going Home - Dire Straits


Zegras11 – New wave

Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds


Chaos34 - Post Surf Rock Surf Rockish (80s fwd)

Italian Jeans - Stufft Crust


krista4 – Chicagoland

The Slowest Drink at the Saddest Bar on the Snowiest Day in the Greatest City – The Lawrence Arms


Anonymous Mystery Theme Dictator - ???

Don't Stop Me Now - Queen


MAC_32 – Songs to play during (and after) a funeral

I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie

 

[krista4]

Led Zeppelin and Tedeschi Trucks Band double-ups! This playlist looks great.

#14 Playlist

 

[krista4]

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



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

 

[kupcho1]

kupcho1 – rain

Fool in the Rain - Led Zeppelin

Hey, I got a playlist title! Thanks @KarmaPolice

Fool in the Rain is off Led Zeppelin's 8th (and final studio) album, In Through the Out Door. This album was not received well by critics and (most) fans. 1979 was prime punk, and the fact that Led Zeppelin was part of the old guard, likely played a role in the reception. Plus, there's keyboards galore; this isn't a sound they're associated with.

But, it's a good rain song, and that's what matters.

And I'll run in the rain till I'm breathless
When I'm breathless I'll run 'til I drop, hey!
And the thoughts of a fool's kind of careless
I'm just a fool waiting on the wrong block, oh yeah

 

[krista4]

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

The plot to Thelma and Louise

All of these songs tie into the movie Thelma and Louise

I'm going to tell you what the hint was from two days ago. In my hint-to-the-hint, I bolded those that were closest to the theme. The above were those that I thought would most give away what the hint was.

The first seems to have no connection to any of the others, so it was one to look at particularly carefully. The second grouping showed that the plot to Thelma and Louise was closer than "tying into" the movie.

Pip was on the right track but not quite there. The hint is: the order matters.

 

[kupcho1]

The hint is: the order matters.

Louise and Thelma!

Pay the man.

 

[krista4]

kupcho1 – rain

Fool in the Rain - Led Zeppelin

Hey, I got a playlist title! Thanks @KarmaPolice

Fool in the Rain is off Led Zeppelin's 8th (and final studio) album, In Through the Out Door. This album was not received well by critics and (most) fans. 1979 was prime punk, and the fact that Led Zeppelin was part of the old guard, likely played a role in the reception. Plus, there's keyboards galore; this isn't a sound they're associated with.

But, it's a good rain song, and that's what matters.

And I'll run in the rain till I'm breathless
When I'm breathless I'll run 'til I drop, hey!
And the thoughts of a fool's kind of careless
I'm just a fool waiting on the wrong block, oh yeah

It's a fantastic song, in part because it is so unexpected.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

14.

Who? – Derek Trucks

What? – w/ Eric Clapton, Tedeschi Trucks Band

Where? – Madison Square Garden, Beacon Theater

When? – 2011, 2017

Why? - Trucks is one of the best young blues players out there and more than held his own sharing a stage with Eric Clapton. The TTB, and band he formed with his wife, Susan Tedeschi is one of the best live bands out there – unfortunately their ticket prices reflect that.

 

[krista4]

krista4 – Chicagoland

The Slowest Drink at the Saddest Bar on the Snowiest Day in the Greatest City – The Lawrence Arms

I have to be close to the longest song title, right? I have another later that is even longer, I think.

Artist connection to Chicago (1-5 scale): 5 - Very much a Chicago punk band, though not born here. Brendan Kelly might be better known as the man behind the Twitter account, "Nihilist Arby's."

Song connection to Chicago (1-10 scale): 5 - Hard to score this one. On the one hand, it's a 10, because it perfectly describes being at one of thousands of dive bars on a miserable winter day in the city. On the other hand, it doesn't mention anything specifically Chicago. I went in the middle but am regretting not putting it higher on the scale.

Total: 10

 

[Uruk-Hai]

@Yo Mama I'm already having nightmares of where you're going with this.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

krista4 – Chicagoland

The Slowest Drink at the Saddest Bar on the Snowiest Day in the Greatest City – The Lawrence Arms

I have to be close to the longest song title, right? I have another later that is even longer, I think.

Artist connection to Chicago (1-5 scale): 5 - Very much a Chicago punk band, though not born here. Brendan Kelly might be better known as the man behind the Twitter account, "Nihilist Arby's."

Song connection to Chicago (1-10 scale): 5 - Hard to score this one. On the one hand, it's a 10, because it perfectly describes being at one of thousands of dive bars on a miserable winter day in the city. On the other hand, it doesn't mention anything specifically Chicago. I went in the middle but am regretting not putting it higher on the scale.

Total: 10

How are ya feeling, k4?

 

[krista4]

krista4 – Chicagoland

The Slowest Drink at the Saddest Bar on the Snowiest Day in the Greatest City – The Lawrence Arms

I have to be close to the longest song title, right? I have another later that is even longer, I think.

Artist connection to Chicago (1-5 scale): 5 - Very much a Chicago punk band, though not born here. Brendan Kelly might be better known as the man behind the Twitter account, "Nihilist Arby's."

Song connection to Chicago (1-10 scale): 5 - Hard to score this one. On the one hand, it's a 10, because it perfectly describes being at one of thousands of dive bars on a miserable winter day in the city. On the other hand, it doesn't mention anything specifically Chicago. I went in the middle but am regretting not putting it higher on the scale.

Total: 10

How are ya feeling, k4?

Still pretty awful. I did get sleep last night, after some coughing bouts that were monumentally bad. I took so many different drugs to try to combat it, which probably knocked me out. Feel like I could go back to bed right now, though. Also having chills again, but no fever yet. Thanks for asking.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

kupcho1 – rain

Fool in the Rain - Led Zeppelin

Hey, I got a playlist title! Thanks @KarmaPolice

Fool in the Rain is off Led Zeppelin's 8th (and final studio) album, In Through the Out Door. This album was not received well by critics and (most) fans. 1979 was prime punk, and the fact that Led Zeppelin was part of the old guard, likely played a role in the reception. Plus, there's keyboards galore; this isn't a sound they're associated with.

But, it's a good rain song, and that's what matters.

And I'll run in the rain till I'm breathless
When I'm breathless I'll run 'til I drop, hey!
And the thoughts of a fool's kind of careless
I'm just a fool waiting on the wrong block, oh yeah

In Through The Out Door is a better LP than its rep. It set Zep up well to go into the 1980s, sort of how The Who did. Circumstances dictated a different outcome, but John Paul Jones is the hero of this record.

 

[Raging weasel]

14) Summer Rain- Johnny Rivers
Key Lyrics
All summer long we spent dancing in the sand
And the jukebox kept on playing
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

 

[Yambag]

#14 songs

Yambag – Metal songs from 1988-1992 that became the gateway into the world of music for a young Yambag

Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue

Summary: The first hair metal band on the list (I don’t really consider GNR in that genre). Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981. The band has sold over 100 million albums worldwide and have achieved seven platinum or multi-platinum certifications.

Times Seen Live in Concert: 2 = 1990, 2010 (with Ozzy)

Personal Connection: 1983’s Shout at the Devil was an early cassette purchase, probably due to the cover and them being in the same family as Twisted Sister. I’m not sure why I never really got into their debut album, but I loved 1987’s Girls, Girls, Girls and 1989’s Dr. Feelgood. With my chosen time range, I had to go with something from the latter and chose Kickstart My Heart as it is my go-to Crue track whenever I need a pick me up.

Other songs to consider: Any and all from Jwb’s round 3 MAD31’s playlist

 

[Uruk-Hai]

14) Summer Rain- Johnny Rivers
Key Lyrics
All summer long we spent dancing in the sand
And the jukebox kept on playing
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Love this record.

 

[-OZ-]

-OZ- - song / music moments from the Marvel cinematic universe

Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin

Double Zep!

The song needs no introduction, it gels perfectly with Thor’s comeback Are you Thor, God of hammers?

FEATURE FILMS​

Thor: Ragnarok

ALBUMS​

Led Zeppelin III

COMPOSER​

Robert Plant
Jimmy Page

LYRICS​

Robert Plant
Jimmy Page

PERFORMERS​

Led Zeppelin

We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow
The hammer of the gods
Will drive our ships to new lands
To fight the horde, sing and cry
Valhalla, I am coming
On we sweep with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore
Ah-ah, ah!
Ah-ah, ah!
We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow
How soft your fields so green
Can whisper tales of gore
Of how we calmed the tides of war
We are your overlords
On we sweep with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore
So now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins
For peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing

next up - a classic that might make you get happy

 

[Zegras11]

Don't You (Forget About Me)

Simple Minds · Once Upon A Time (Super Deluxe) · Song · 1985

open.spotify.com

"Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a song by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released as a single in 1985. It was written and composed by the record producer Keith Forsey and the guitarist Steve Schiff for the film The Breakfast Club (1985). Simple Minds initially declined to record it, preferring to record their own material, but accepted after several other acts also declined.

"Don't You (Forget About Me)" became a breakout hit for Simple Minds, an iconic song and a 1980s anthem. The single reached No. 1 in the United States and Canada, becoming Simple Minds' biggest hit in the United States. It also reached No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top ten in charts around the world.

Alive And Kicking

Simple Minds · Once Upon A Time (Super Deluxe) · Song · 1985

open.spotify.com

Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)

Simple Minds · New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) · Song · 1982

open.spotify.com

All The Things She Said

Simple Minds · Once Upon A Time (Super Deluxe) · Song · 1985

open.spotify.com

One of the more iconic songs from the era IMO

 

[Yo Mama]

-OZ- - song / music moments from the Marvel cinematic universe

Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin

Double Zep!

The song needs no introduction, it gels perfectly with Thor’s comeback Are you Thor, God of hammers?

FEATURE FILMS​

Thor: Ragnarok

ALBUMS​

Led Zeppelin III

COMPOSER​

Robert Plant
Jimmy Page

LYRICS​

Robert Plant
Jimmy Page

PERFORMERS​

Led Zeppelin

We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow
The hammer of the gods
Will drive our ships to new lands
To fight the horde, sing and cry
Valhalla, I am coming
On we sweep with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore
Ah-ah, ah!
Ah-ah, ah!
We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow
How soft your fields so green
Can whisper tales of gore
Of how we calmed the tides of war
We are your overlords
On we sweep with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore
So now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins
For peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing

next up - a classic that might make you get happy

Perfect song for an epic fight scene.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

The Police into Pudelsi is a nice transition

 

[titusbramble]

Theme for Great Cities is peak Simple Minds

 

[Leroy Hoard]

#14 songs


simey – train songs

Railroad Man - Bill Withers


Yambag – Metal songs from 1988-1992 that became the gateway into the world of music for a young Yambag

Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue


JMLs secret identity – songs in D#Minor, the saddest key of all

Boogie Wonderland (Spotify) - Earth, Wind and Fire & The Emotions


-OZ- - song / music moments from the Marvel cinematic universe

Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin


Mt. Man – Number, Please

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon


Pip’s Invitation – songs from albums produced and/or engineered by Todd Rundgren

I Can't Take It - Cheap Trick


Raging weasel – name-checking Beatles or their songs

Summer Rain - Johnny Rivers


jwb – songs that sound great on a decent 2-channel system

New Frontier – Donald Fagen


titusbramble – Grand Theft Auto, specifically the 3D era

Low Rider - War (SA - Master Sounds 98.3)


Ilov80s - One song from each of the 31 best albums of 1984

Pink Turns Blue - Husker Du

Tau837 – Hair metal

Still Loving You - Scorpions


krista4 – Chicagoland

The Slowest Drink at the Saddest Bar on the Snowiest Day in the Greatest City – The Lawrence Arms


Anonymous Mystery Theme Dictator - ???

Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Great list, new to me were The Lawrence Arms and Bill Withers tunes.

 

[Don Quixote]

Don Quixote – Afrobeat

Musicawi Silt (Spotify) - Hailu Mercia & The Walias (Ethiopia)

I accidentally wrote it as Mercia instead of Mergia. Ah well.

This is the first and only trip to Ethiopia on my list. Hailu Mergia was influenced by the sounds of the likes of Booker T. and the MG’s (in the article below, he refers to Green Onions as having the world’s best bassline - and he’s not wrong). He kind of merged those sounds with the sounds of Ethiopian jazz. His band played at a hotel in Addis Ababa with a lot of international travelers, so they developed some sounds for the variety of customers that would be there.

He left Ethiopia in the early 1980s when the famine hit. At that time, he moved to Washington, DC, joining the large Ethiopian population in the DC area (DC is a good place for Ethiopian food, given the large population in this area). He took up a job as a taxi driver, driving for the Washington Flyer to Dulles Airport. For all that I know, he has been my cab driver at some point and I did not even know it.

Hailu Mergia: the Ethiopian jazz legend who jams in his taxi

He fled his native country with his group, the Walias Band, in 1981 and now drives a cab in Washington DC, in which he also composes. But, despite his lo-fi setup, ‘if you have a good bassline you can create anything’

www.theguardian.com

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I feel like I know way more songs than usual on this playlist.

 

[Mt. Man]

I'm going to tell you what the hint was from two days ago. In my hint-to-the-hint, I bolded those that were closest to the theme. The above were those that I thought would most give away what the hint was.

The first seems to have no connection to any of the others, so it was one to look at particularly carefully. The second grouping showed that the plot to Thelma and Louise was closer than "tying into" the movie.

Pip was on the right track but not quite there. The hint is: the order matters.

I was wondering if it was something like that.

First two words of song titles in order of lyrics from The Youngbloods’ Get Together
A break up and starting over
Stages in Rustoleum’s marriage
Songs that are the narrative arc of a divorce
This is your life, Krista
Detailing Britney Spears’ descent into madness
The plot to Thelma and Louise

The Ballad of @krista4 and OH
Songs about a major change in someone's life

All of these songs tie into the movie Thelma and Louise​

The highlighted suggest, well, a story. Perhaps "the plot" to some media (book, movie, TV show, etc). "narrative", 'detailing", "stages" all tend to support that. "This is your life" is a small push towards this involving a real person, but I'm not locked onto that. I have to wonder if the order makes more sense from 1 to 31, but going either direction, I haven't seen it, and might not until it's obvious (and/or discovered). It seems like the titles hold the weight here. Though I'm on fence as to how much it matters that it's Bad Religion's "You" instead of, say, Candlebox's.

But that's just me overthinking it, while I actually have time to ponder it.