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[falguy]

Round #12

Not the best round, IMO. Maybe just my mood today. Nothing blew me away.

Yet another Blue October song got added - I Hope You're Happy
Meanwhile - Moody Blues
Sour Girl - STP
Rumble in Brighten - Setzer
Out Last Night - Chesney
Sing a Song - EWF

April Wine - You won't Dance with Me. Very 50's sounding song. The album version has a spoken verse right after the first verse. It's, more or less a repeat of the original verse. I chose to link the shorter version without that part. I love the guitar solo in this one as well as the part that starts with "So, why..." with the background vocals together. Beautiful.
Supposedly Myles wrote the guts of this song when he was in high school, which is evident if you listen to the spoken part in the album version...

But Jill told Fred
You wish I'd drop dead



Album version


I'm caught up! (for the next 4 hours, or so)

 

[MAC_32]

To the surprise of no one, the gettin's startin' to get good.

The 10's

Medal Stand
Gold STP- Crackerman, sorta gave this medal away over the weekend, my favorite STP track
Silver Fanny- Place In The Country, given my type I suspect Pip may have forecasted this
Bronze Roxy Music- Do The Strand, are they making a late run at a strong medal performance?
Honorable Mention1 Tea Party- Bazaar, this play list came out guns a blazing but to my surprise this got squeezed off the stand
Honorable Mention2 Belle & Sebastian and The Cure came through with hearts and the Circus delivered an epic cover that even KP probably liked

Medal Count
STP - 3 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze
Tea Party - 3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
Blue October - 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
The Doors - 3 gold, 1 silver
Fanny - 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams - 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
DMB- 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze
The Beach Boys - 2 gold, 1 silver
Oingo Boingo - 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Roxy Music - 2 silver, 1 bronze
Susanna Hoffs - 1 gold, 2 bronze
Mazzy Star - 1 gold, 1 bronze
Brian Setzer - 1 silver, 1 bronze
Iron & Wine- 1 silver, 1 bronze
April Wine - 2 bronze
Ronnie Dio - 1 silver
Jerry Jeff Walker - 1 silver
Belle & Sebastian - 1 silver
Strand of Oaks - 1 silver
Judas Priest - 1 silver
Mitski - 1 silver
Steve Albini - 1 silver
Sweet - 1 bronze
EWF- 1 bronze

Book keeping purposes, need to circle back to the 13's.

 

[Yo Mama]

To the surprise of no one, the gettin's startin' to get good.

The 10's

Medal Stand
Gold STP- Crackerman, sorta gave this medal away over the weekend, my favorite STP track
Silver Fanny- Place In The Country, given my type I suspect Pip may have forecasted this
Bronze Roxy Music- Do The Strand, are they making a late run at a strong medal performance?
Honorable Mention1 Tea Party- Bazaar, this play list came out guns a blazing but to my surprise this got squeezed off the stand
Honorable Mention2 Belle & Sebastian and The Cure came through with hearts and the Circus delivered an epic cover that even KP probably liked

Medal Count
STP - 3 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze
Tea Party - 3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
Blue October - 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
The Doors - 3 gold, 1 silver
Fanny - 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams - 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
DMB- 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze
The Beach Boys - 2 gold, 1 silver
Oingo Boingo - 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Roxy Music - 2 silver, 1 bronze
Susanna Hoffs - 1 gold, 2 bronze
Mazzy Star - 1 gold, 1 bronze
Brian Setzer - 1 silver, 1 bronze
Iron & Wine- 1 silver, 1 bronze
April Wine - 2 bronze
Ronnie Dio - 1 silver
Jerry Jeff Walker - 1 silver
Belle & Sebastian - 1 silver
Strand of Oaks - 1 silver
Judas Priest - 1 silver
Mitski - 1 silver
Steve Albini - 1 silver
Sweet - 1 bronze
EWF- 1 bronze

Book keeping purposes, need to circle back to the 13's.

 

[Zegras11]

8's PLAYLIST

		#8 -
Blue October	-OZ-	Sway - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. www.youtube.com
Fanny	Pip's Invitation	Soul Child Soul Child Song · Fanny · 2002 open.spotify.com
The Tea Party	Scoresman	Transmission Transmission Song · The Tea Party · 1997 open.spotify.com
Sweet	John Maddens ****ing Lunchbox	Action - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. m.youtube.com Action - Single Version Song · Sweet · 1976 open.spotify.com
Oingo Boingo	KarmaPolice	Mama Mama Song · Oingo Boingo · 1988 open.spotify.com
Belle and Sebastian	kupcho1	Nobody's Empire Nobody's Empire Song · Belle and Sebastian · 2015 open.spotify.com
Mitski	Ilov80s	Last Words of a Shooting Star Last Words of a Shooting Star Song · Mitski · 2014 open.spotify.com
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams	Yambag	Little Drummer Boy - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. youtu.be
The Moody Blues	Charlie Steiner	Silverbird Silver Bird - Remastered Song · Justin Hayward · 2016 open.spotify.com
Stone Temple Pilots	Yo Mama	And So I Know And so I Know Song · Stone Temple Pilots · 1996 open.spotify.com
Brian Setzer	Mrs. Rannous	Gene And Eddie Gene & Eddie - Live Song · Brian Setzer · 2016 open.spotify.com
Curtis Mayfield	Don Quixote	This Is My Country, by The Impressions - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. youtu.be This Is My Country Song · The Impressions · 1968 open.spotify.com
Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music	BinkytheDoormat	Ladytron - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. www.youtube.com
Strand of Oaks	Eephus	Ruby Ruby Song · Strand of Oaks · 2019 open.spotify.com
Dave Matthews	Tau837	#41 #41 Provided to YouTube by RCA Records Label#41 · Dave Matthews BandCrashâ 1996 BMG MusicReleased on: 1996-04-30Drums, Percussion, Composer: Carter BeaufordBass ... www.youtube.com
Mazzy Star	landrys hat	Blue Flower Blue Flower Song · Mazzy Star · 1990 open.spotify.com
Kenny Chesney	MAC	You & Tequila (ft Grace Potter) - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. www.youtube.com
The Beach Boys	zamboni	"I Know There's an Answer" I Know There's An Answer Song · The Beach Boys · 1966 open.spotify.com
Susanna Hoffs	Zegras11	Second Hand News Second Hand News Song · Susanna Hoffs, Matthew Sweet · 2009 open.spotify.com
Judas Priest	Raging Weasel	Breaking the Law Breaking the Law Song · Judas Priest · 1980 open.spotify.com
The Cure	Juxtatarot	Fascination Street Fascination Street - 2010 Remaster Song · The Cure · 1989 open.spotify.com
Iron and Wine	Tuffnutt	Jezebel - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. www.youtube.com
Jerry Jeff Walker	simey	Mr. Bojangles Mr. Bojangles - Original Mono Single Version Song · Jerry Jeff Walker · 1968 open.spotify.com
The Doors	jwb	The Crystal Ship The Crystal Ship Song · The Doors · 1967 open.spotify.com
Chvrches	JML’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Secret Identity	How Not to Drown (Featuring Robert Smith) - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. m.youtube.com How Not To Drown Song · CHVRCHES, Robert Smith · 2021 open.spotify.com
Earth, Wind, & Fire	Uruk-Hai	After The Love Has Gone - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. www.youtube.com
Destroyer	The Dreaded Marco	Cover From the Sun Cover From the Sun Song · Destroyer · 2017 open.spotify.com
Andrew Bird	Mister CIA	The Naming of Things The Naming of Things Song · Andrew Bird · 2005 open.spotify.com
Steve Albini	Oliver Humanzee	Shellac - Riding Bikes Riding Bikes Song · Shellac · 2014 open.spotify.com
Ronnie James Dio	Mt. Man	Egypt (The Chains Are On) Egypt (The Chains Are On) Song · Dio · 1984 open.spotify.com
April Wine	Falguy	Just Between You and Me Just Between You and Me Song · April Wine · 1981 open.spotify.com Just Between You and Me Provided to YouTube by Aquarius Records Ltd.Just Between You and Me · April WineThe Nature of the Beastâ 1981 Aquarius RecordsReleased on: 1981-01-01Main Ar... www.youtube.com

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Brian Setzer - Gene and Eddie

Gene is Gene Vincent, who was one of the writers of "Be-Bop-A-Lula". Interesting guy. He seems to have threatened a bunch of folks with a gun. He also shot at a bunch, including Gary Glitter. He was in a horrible car accident with Eddie (Eddie Cochran), which caused the latter's death. Cochran wrote "Summertime Blues" and song #31 "C'mon Everybody". Both were big influencess on Setzer. No kidding, right?

First done by the Stray Cats. Skinny Jim being one of the Cats, Slim Jim Phantom (drums), and the other being Lee Rocker (stand-up bass).

If you are getting an odd result on Spotify, I linked the version from Rockabilly Riot Osaka Rocka. I seem to be getting some rando part of the time.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

8. Silverbird (Moving Mountains, 1985)

The second of three selections from Justin Hayward's solo album. All I can say is I liked this song when I first heard it.

 

[Zegras11]

he Cure

Juxtatarot

Fascination Street Fascination Street - 2010 Remaster Song · The Cure · 1989 open.spotify.com

Great song live!

 

[-OZ-]

Blue October

-OZ-

Sway - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. www.youtube.com

Did I really have this so low?
Like most of us, the ranking can vary by day. I frickin love this song. Mostly because it’s the first song from Live From Manchester - possibly my favorite album, a go to on the bike trainer when I want to push for an hour or two.

- YouTube

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From their 2013 album of the same name. A simple love song about his wife. I’m borrowing this from someone else’s write up.

I saw it as simply that Justin like dancing with his wife, but they rarely have time to. There are specific references to Gruene Hall in Gruene, Texas which is a famous dance hall near San Marcos / New Braunfels that uses salt on the floors and is decorated with Christmas lights in the winter when the snow fell.

Sway ended up being the title track for several reasons. After Justin got out of rehab and had a new outlook on life, he wanted to purge his life of unnecessary drama and old drug buddies and toxic people, and to overall simplify his life and focus instead on small simple things that make you happy such as spending time with your family and dancing with your wife. As part of the simplification of life theme, "Sway" was chosen as the album's title because it is a short one-word title with 4 letters, which symbolize the 4 band members at the time. The 4 roses on the album cover also symbolize the 4 band members. Sway also reflected how the songs on the album were more upbeat and danceable than the band's previous work.

Much can be made of the metaphor of "sanded floor" and salt and what it does to wood. But the "salt" used at Texas dance halls is actually powdered floor polish, even though people call it salt. Actual salt would damage the wood over time. I always saw this line as a reference to the salted dance floors at Texas dance clubs, and a "sanded floor" as being one that is refurbished and shiny and new looking, and a "salted" or "worn" floor as reference to how things that are new and exciting and fun and shiny (i.e. relationships) eventually get worn if not maintained especially when harmful chemicals (drugs) are added.

I only wanna dance with you
Every time I try
We only get an hour or so, yeah, its...
It's time to get personal, oh
We've got these times of our lives
Let's take this time to let it show
'Cause these are ours
'Cause these are ours
[/QUOTE]

 

[-OZ-]

he Cure

Juxtatarot

Fascination Street Fascination Street - 2010 Remaster Song · The Cure · 1989 open.spotify.com

Great song live!

Great song period.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Sweet​

#8 - Action​

- YouTube

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Producer - Sweet
Writer - Sweet
Chart Positions - UK #15, Australia #4, Germany #2, US #20
Album - Give Us a Wink
Year - 1975
Lead Vocal - Brian Connolly
Steve Priest Vocal - Backing Only

Notes - This was the first track where they fully broke free from Chinn/Chapman and its a belter. Fox on the Run was originally produced by Chinn/Chapman, but rerecorded and reproduced by the band in secret. That the rerecorded version was a massive hit gave the band the confidence to move on.
Action has been covered or revered by numerous Glam Metal acts of the 80s.
The lyrics refer to Sweet's negative treatment as pop stars, particularly by the music press, and to the demands of the music industry. The track features a masked "backwards vocal" with the words "You kiss my arse".

Once again Sweet complain that Queen directly ripped off one of their tracks. Here….I will let Brian explain….eventually.

“The first verse has a striking resemblance to the hard rock section of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", which was not released for another four months.[citation needed] Lead singer Brian Connolly called it a "blatant rip-off"

Next Up - We start a great run of Chinn/Chapman written songs that pretty much represent the Glam movement. Our #7 song is the last written by the songwriting duo and interrupted a run of top 5 songs in the UK

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Chvrches​

#8 - How Not to Drown (With Robert Smith of the Cure)​

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Producer - Chvrches
Writer - Iain Cook Martin Doherty Lauren Mayberry, Robert Smith
Album - Screen Violence
Year - 2021
Notes - From Niall Doherty from loudersound.com

"He's a true gem": Chvrches look back on their collaboration with Robert Smith
By Niall Doherty published 10 February 2024
The Cure man appeared on the Scottish trio's 2021 track How Not To Drown
It has become customary over the years for Robert Smith to pop up as guest vocalist on songs by groups influenced by The Cure and their kohl-eyed ways, as close as a band can get to being officially recognised by their gothy heroes. Some of the tracks are better than others – Smith’s austere reworking of The Twilight Sad’s There’s A Girl In The Corner is a cracker – and one of the best is when Smith appeared with Chvrches on the Scottish trio’s surging electronic banger How Not To Drown in 2021.

Speaking to this writer at the time of release, the synth-pop three-piece explained how it came about. “I wouldn't be in this band, or any band, if it wasn't for Disintegration and Pornography. I became obsessed with the idea that a band like The Cure could have pop songs but also be this really deep, really dark, really creative force. It’s a source of inspiration every single day,” said Chvrches keyboardist Martin Doherty. “When the idea came up to approach Robert Smith [to sing on a track], I thought our manager was ****ing mad, that it was hilarious and would never happen. That started the ball rolling. Our manager got in touch with Robert’s manager about linking up in some way with them and then he just got a message back from Robert Smith being like, ‘I heard you were looking for me, what do you want?’.

From there, Doherty said, the shocked band sent some music over, homing in on How Not To Drown as a potential duet. “We left it with him for a while,” recalled Doherty. “You know, you don't follow-up email Robert Smith, you just ****ing send it, cross your fingers, try and manifest it and then leave it alone for a few weeks. I never really thought it was gonna happen and then we were hanging out on Halloween and an email just came through from Robert being like, ‘Here's your tune. Let me know if you like the vocals.’ This is a bit much… but I was definitely crying.”

For singer Lauren Mayberry, it turned a song that was a harrowing portrayal of what it’s like being the female focal point of a band and all the negative comments and online trolling you have to deal with into something more triumphant. “When it was just me singing on it, it was clearly about my disillusionment with experiences that we've had in the last several years,” said Mayberry. “But when Robert Smith, who is one of the most inspirational people to us as writers and to this band, came on it, it went from ‘Oh, so it's a song about being disillusioned about music and the industry and not being sure that you wanted to do it anymore because you ot took too much of a toll on your soul’ to ‘It’s great, it's my favourite!”

It helped to restore some belief in what she was doing, said Mayberry. “I've definitely been quite disillusioned by “quote unquote” the industry at certain times and he just is everything that isn't that and so cool to work with, still open and nice to people, such a true artist. I think it's so cool and so rare to be that far into your career and really excited about making music and excited about new bands and new music. He's a true gem.”

Chvrches are currently on hiatus, with Mayberry prepping her debut solo album.

Next Up - Our last non single. This one is from the Love is Dead album.

 

[-OZ-]

Just looking over the list, #8 far surpasses #9. More than usual.

 

[Yo Mama]

STP #8 - And So I Know
Album - Tiny Music . . . (1996)

I just love the hypnotic vibes in this song. Very different from a lot of their other work to date.

Every time I listen to this, I immediately get brought back to the camping days of my semi-yoots. Carelessly floating on a Star Wars or SpongeBob themed inner tube with a fresh beer in one hand and a fresh joint in the other.

I think I’ll go inflate and fill up the old kiddie pool in the back yard and try to replicate the magic while the dogs stare at me and try to figure out what the heck I’m doing. Impeccable vibes.

 

[Yo Mama]

Just looking over the list, #8 far surpasses #9. More than usual.

Yeah, tons of big hitters on this list.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

“The first verse has a striking resemblance to the hard rock section of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", which was not released for another four months.[citation needed] Lead singer Brian Connolly called it a "blatant rip-off"

He's delusional. This was recorded in 1975 and released in July 1975. Bohemian Rhapsody was recorded in Auguust-Speptember of '75 and released in October. They started rehearsing during the summer. Connolly really just wants to be someone else, the way David Coverdale wanted to be Robert Plant.

 

[simey]

Mr. Bojangles

Jerry Jeff wrote this song in 1966, and it first appeared on his 1968 album Mr. Bojangles. This is his most famous song, and it was important in many ways. It has been covered by a lot of people, and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band had a top 10 hit with it. The covers were lucrative for Jerry Jeff, and it would provide a safety net for him, and the freedom to experiment with his sound on his terms. He got the idea of the song after being thrown in jail in New Orleans for public intoxication in 1965. He spent a long 4th of July weekend in a jail cell with a man who told him stories. This man is Mr. Bojangles in the song. When asked which cover is his favorite, Jerry Jeff said Nina Simone's version.

This is Jerry Jeff performing Mr. Bojangles on Austin City Limits in 1976

I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you...

 

[kupcho1]

Belle and Sebastian

kupcho1

Nobody's Empire Nobody's Empire Song · Belle and Sebastian · 2015 open.spotify.com

My #9 selection, Nobody' Empire, is a song so damn good someone used it for the title of their 2015 annual playlist (2015 - Loud and rough round the edges).

For those that actually read my write-ups, you'll recall that Belle and Sebastians first 3 albums were based on material a house-bound Stuart Murdoch wrote while ailing. From something called me-pedia:

The song deals with leader singer Stuart Murdoch's experience with myalgic encephalomyelitis.

Speaking to The Guardian, Murdoch described writing the song

“There’s a year of my life bottled into every line...When I wrote it I was fighting the same demons. I wrote the song to cheer myself up. I wanted to write my own ‘glorious’, in inverted commas, history. I want to walk out of this room and be a normal person. I want to go on tour with the band. All of this is a day-to-day battle so it was absolutely real for me, writing that song.”

As usual, the lyrics are great, but don't sleep on the castanets.

Now I look at you you’re a mother of two
You’re a quiet revolution
Marching with the crowd singing dirty and loud
For the people’s emancipation
Did I do OK, did I pave the way?
Was I strong when you were wanting?
I was tied to the yoke with a decent bloke
Who was stern but never daunting

 

[Pip's Invitation]

To the surprise of no one, the gettin's startin' to get good.

The 10's

Medal Stand
Gold STP- Crackerman, sorta gave this medal away over the weekend, my favorite STP track
Silver Fanny- Place In The Country, given my type I suspect Pip may have forecasted this
Bronze Roxy Music- Do The Strand, are they making a late run at a strong medal performance?
Honorable Mention1 Tea Party- Bazaar, this play list came out guns a blazing but to my surprise this got squeezed off the stand
Honorable Mention2 Belle & Sebastian and The Cure came through with hearts and the Circus delivered an epic cover that even KP probably liked

Medal Count
STP - 3 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze
Tea Party - 3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
Blue October - 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
The Doors - 3 gold, 1 silver
Fanny - 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams - 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
DMB- 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze
The Beach Boys - 2 gold, 1 silver
Oingo Boingo - 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Roxy Music - 2 silver, 1 bronze
Susanna Hoffs - 1 gold, 2 bronze
Mazzy Star - 1 gold, 1 bronze
Brian Setzer - 1 silver, 1 bronze
Iron & Wine- 1 silver, 1 bronze
April Wine - 2 bronze
Ronnie Dio - 1 silver
Jerry Jeff Walker - 1 silver
Belle & Sebastian - 1 silver
Strand of Oaks - 1 silver
Judas Priest - 1 silver
Mitski - 1 silver
Steve Albini - 1 silver
Sweet - 1 bronze
EWF- 1 bronze

Book keeping purposes, need to circle back to the 13's.

It was actually the #13 Fanny song I predicted you would love. But this one is somewhat your “type” as well.

 

[KarmaPolice]

#8 MAMA

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Is it a tribute to @Yo Mama or is it a weird creepy song Elfman wrote from the POV of Norman Bates? Either way I was hooked from that opening bass, and then the guitars and his voice comes in and . This was another late add and the highest climber of the b-sides/live tracks as I started digging more. My understanding is this was in an LP box set of Boi-Ngo and was re-recorded for the "live" album that has come up a couple times (but not the last time). And to think, I ALMOST didn't listen to all the Boingo songs and would have missed out on this gem and Something Isn't Right. I also misspoke in an earlier post - this was the other one that I had in mind that I thought was different enough that people who haven't been liking the more new wave songs might dig, like Mac. I didn't even know the Bates connection until looking around a couple nights ago for something mildly interesting to post about the song, not from Elfman himself but from some song meaning sites, so My take away is that it was a similar experiment to Little Girls in that Elfman was writing in the POV of a bad person.

 

[Yambag]

he Cure

Juxtatarot

Fascination Street Fascination Street - 2010 Remaster Song · The Cure · 1989 open.spotify.com

Great song live!

This! On a given day, this could be my number one Cure song.

 

[Yambag]

8's PLAYLIST

The Slambovian Circus of Dreams

Yambag

Little Drummer Boy - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. youtu.be

NOT ON SPOTIFY PLAYLIST

Oh no, a Christmas Song!!! With a Slambovian twist of course. Only fitting to highlight the band's drummer for this one: Matthew Abourezk has played drums professionally for over thirty years, most notably with the alternative rock band Thin White Rope. As the first American band to tour the USSR, Thin White Rope toured extensively in the US and Europe and produced three music videos that were featured on VH1 and MTV. Reviewed multiple times in People Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Melody Maker, the latter named Matthew “one of the best about.” Matthew has opened for Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and more. He has worked as a session drummer at Warner Brothers Amigo Studios in LA and as a drum instructor. He appears on four Thin White Rope studio albums.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Can someone tell me if the Brian Setzer song is coming up correctly in the playlist, please? I can't tell at all.

 

[KarmaPolice]

@Mrs. Rannous it is working for me.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

@Mrs. Rannous it is working for me.

Thanks. I have no idea why I was getting some random song. I have no idea why the YouTube links are in German, either.

 

[Eephus]

Oh no, a Christmas Song!!! With a Slambovian twist of course. Only fitting to highlight the band's drummer for this one: Matthew Abourezk has played drums professionally for over thirty years, most notably with the alternative rock band Thin White Rope. As the first American band to tour the USSR, Thin White Rope toured extensively in the US and Europe and produced three music videos that were featured on VH1 and MTV. Reviewed multiple times in People Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Melody Maker, the latter named Matthew “one of the best about.” Matthew has opened for Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and more. He has worked as a session drummer at Warner Brothers Amigo Studios in LA and as a drum instructor. He appears on four Thin White Rope studio albums.

Small world.

I've been friends with the original drummer of Thin White Rope since our sons were in pre-school together. He left the band early on to join True West and later Game Theory.

 

[Mt. Man]

Ronnie James Dio #8
Artist: Dio
Song: Egypt (The Chains Are On) - off The Last in Line (1984)

(music video) Egypt (The Chains Are On)
(live version) Dio - Egypt (The Chains Are On) [Live at The Spectrum 1984]

You've seen them walking on the water
You've seen flying through the sky
They were frightening in the darkness
They had rainbows in their eyes

Not exactly your usual intro here. Somewhat haunting and spiritual, trying to set the tone of Ancient Egypt almost as much as the phrase “way-oh way-oh”. But that’s a different story. Anyway, the guitars kick in soon enough..Dio’s voice joining strong and fierce, ready to guide you through this story, the highs and the lows. I can't say enough great things about it, so I'll mostly shut up and let you listen to it.

Though for a change, let me quote Dio himself for some background of this song. In the liner notes to the Stand Up and Shout compilation in 2003, he wrote: “It was the people, the people in chains taken from their home and made slaves, who built the pyramids, not the architect or the Pharaoh. This is what the people are saying–We don’t know what to do, what’s happening here? At the end of the song it’s over and Now what? Wait a minute, we’re free! And away they go. No longer slaves, the chains are an illusion.”

–
Next on the countdown, well actually, in the spirit of the song, you should ultimately be more curious about what comes next when it’s finished.

 

[Don Quixote]

Curtis Mayfield

Don Quixote

This Is My Country, by The Impressions - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. youtu.be This Is My Country Song · The Impressions · 1968 open.spotify.com

Some people think we don't have the right
To say it's my country
Before they give in, they'd rather fuss and fight
Than say it's my country
I've paid three hundred years or more
Of slave driving, sweat, and welts on my back
This is my country

One of Mayfield’s most powerful message songs as get into the top 8. He wrote this one as RFK’s assassination was in the news. The anger comes into the lyrics a bit more than it did in some of his earlier songs. Todd Mayfield writes of it:

The repeated lyric, “This is my country,” was a subtle rephrasing of Black Power. My father was saying black people had built America with their sweat and blood, with each lash of the slave driver’s whip, with hundreds of years of forced labor; that they’d battled titanic forces to receive the benefits America offered everyone but them; that they’d been tortured, lynched, assassinated, humiliated, and rejected every step of the way, and yet they never stopped fighting for what was theirs. He’d never written more straightforward lyrics. Ditching the dual voices of Dunbar [this refers to the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar] for good, he sang in the single voice of a people who had been owed something for a long time and now demanded payment in full. The song marked a major shift in his thinking and reflected the militant shift in the movement.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

8. Soul Child
Album: Charity Ball (1971)
Writers: Nickey Barclay, Jean Millington and June Millington
Lead vocals: Jean Millington

First of all, cowbell!

Soul Child is arguably the best Fanny original with funk elements, and never forgets to rock, either. If sung by a man, it could easily be envisioned as a Santana, War or Mandrill album track from the time. The organ break from Nickey Barclay at 2:15 certainly sounds like something Gregg Rolie would have played. The vocal melody is instantly memorable, and the rhythm section of Jean Millington and Alice de Buhr pulls off some of their most groovy work.

This song calls out "Mean Girls" long before that was a thing, and 5 years before Hall & Oates' Rich Girl offered similar warnings, conveys the message to young women that their privilege alone won't protect them from the harshness of the real world.

Well she says she won't but you know she will
'Cause she's going to school on her daddy's bill
And she knows she's cool 'cause she's on the pill

You better
Look out, girl
You got to learn how to get along in this world

This is the only Fanny original credited to Barclay and both of the Millngton sisters. (There is one written by all four members, but it's not on my list.)

There is no evidence that Soul Child was performed live in the '70s, and we can only hope that is from a lack of documentation as opposed to actually being omitted. However, it appeared in the setlists of the 2023 reunion shows, so at least someone in the band remembers it fondly; it also kind of fits in with some of the lyrical themes of the reunion album.

Live in LA in 2023, featuring a slinky June Millington guitar solo that is not part of the studio version (and a humorous mid-song pause): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gmcr6G3QCk

At #7, the song that became Fanny's biggest hit ... after the band broke up.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

“The first verse has a striking resemblance to the hard rock section of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", which was not released for another four months.[citation needed] Lead singer Brian Connolly called it a "blatant rip-off"

He's delusional. This was recorded in 1975 and released in July 1975. Bohemian Rhapsody was recorded in Auguust-Speptember of '75 and released in October. They started rehearsing during the summer. Connolly really just wants to be someone else, the way David Coverdale wanted to be Robert Plant.

Connolly is the one quoted above, but Andy Scott has been very vocal about Queen stealing material, Tie Your Mother Down in particular. Their producer Phil Wainman was the one probably driving the bus

“However, other acts also benefited from Sweet’s innovative use of vocal harmonies. Among them were Queen. “They beat us to it,” later conceded Phil Wainman. “I saw them as a support band at Hammersmith Odeon. I went up to Roy Thomas Baker, who was producing them and had been an engineer for me. I said, ‘Roy, that band are phenomenal. I’ll swap you all my acts for that band’. He said, ‘I can’t do that’. I played Killer Queen to Sweet, and all Andy could say was, ‘Yeah, Phil, we’re being ripped off’”.

“I was scared to death when I heard Queen’s first album, because till then I thought we were doing alright,” comments Scott now. “I remember having a wry smile when I met Brian May in Los Angeles. Bohemian Rhapsody was out, and there were definite similarities. I told Brian (May) I liked the last part of that one, that it was very reminiscent of [our own] Action. But that’s okay, you beg, steal and borrow. I’ve put a lot of Jeff Beck and Hendrix into some of the cheapest and nastiest pop singles ever, and nobody realises.”

The jealousy from Sweet continued. On the cover of their Give us a Wink album “The graffiti on the record’s sleeve also bears the legend: “Queen are a bunch of winkers”.

I do not hear Action and Bohemian Rhapsody in the same ballpark.
Other stuff, yeah

 

[zamboni]

The Beach Boys

zamboni

"I Know There's an Answer" I Know There's An Answer Song · The Beach Boys · 1966 open.spotify.com

This is among the most ambitious songs off Pet Sounds, with an interesting backstory (at least to me). Originally titled "Let Go of Your Ego", the song was inspired by Wilson's experience with LSD and his struggle with so-called "ego death". There was a lot of controversy with the title/lyrics, especially from bandmate Mike Love, who objected to the band promoting the use of LSD. Brian eventually relented, changing the title to "I Know There's An Answer" and revising the lyrics to be a more positive message about finding yourself and less judgmental about how people can improve themselves from the perils of LSD.

From a musical standpoint, the arrangement is highly unusual, with layers of guitars, tambourines, tack piano, banjo, clarinets, flutes, electric keyboards, and timpani. The bass harmonica solo in the middle was played by session musician Tommy Morgan, who is not necessarily a household name, but played harmonica on just about every notable song/movie soundtrack/TV theme song from the 1970s through the 1990s. As just a few examples, that's him on the Sanford & Son theme song, the Rockford Files theme song, and "Rainy Days and Mondays" by The Carpenters.

The rest of the way comes several of the real heavy hitters...

 

[jwb]

Breaking the Law

Breaking the Law

Song · Judas Priest · 1980

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One of the all-time great opening guitar riffs.

 

[zamboni]

Breaking the Law

Breaking the Law

Song · Judas Priest · 1980

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One of the all-time great opening guitar riffs.

Agreed. Since the '90s, I usually think of Beavis and Butthead when I hear the song.

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[MAC_32]

Kenny Chesney

MAC

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Now we're to the best of the best tier. It was recorded 2011 and I was only a decade late to it, but have been making up for it ever since. Any time those opening chords hit, I Go Back to high school bon fires. Sing-a-long's are his staples, but what makes this one his signature in my opinion is it's beginning-to-end. Just ask our neighbors that are within earshot of our back deck. The vocal pairing with Grace Potter is so perfectly entwined @krista4 probably even will enjoy this.

You and Tequila make me crazy
Run like poison in my blood
One more night could kill me
One is one too many, one more is never enough

What a line...

 

[Scoresman]

Tea Party # 8 - Transmission​

Another off my favorite Tea Party album of the same name. This is one I regret I did not rank higher, even with it being at number 8. It's probably my favorite percussion of all their tracks with an absolute banger of a chorus.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

#8' - "After The Love Has Gone"

This was probably EWF's biggest-selling record, though I haven't tried to research it. It was getting Top 40 play for like a year. It got up to #2, which was quite an accomplishment in 1979 considering their were some real chart hogs at the top. Seems like every song that got to #1 ("My Sharona", "Bad Girls", "Hot Stuff", "Good Times", etc...) stayed there for a month or more.

Anyway, it's another in a long line of their "it sounds sweet, but is really sad" ballads. White sings the verses and Bailey the chorus. Smooth as honey.

Up next, their first major radio hit.

 

[MAC_32]

I'm finally caught up! **scrolls back and sees the 8's are posted** D'oh!

The 13's

Medal Stand
Gold Fanny- Borrowed Time, yeah Pip was right about this
Silver Sweet- Sweet FA, they've been criminally under represented throughout and this jam confirmed it
Bronze Beach Boys- Wouldn't It Be Nice, this was a tougher call than I expected. Figured this was a lock for a medal, but this round was stacked.
Honorable Mention1 Were Hoffs / Sweet the original writers for Go All The Way? Definitely heard it before, but unsure if this was a cover **hearted** regardless
Honorable Mention2 What a list: Circus- Baby Jane, Iron & Wine- Tree By The River, Jerry Jeff Walker- Driftin Way Of Life, EWF- Shining Star...but only 3 medals.
Honorable Mention3 Lastly, this was at least the third time in the countdown I thought The Doors would be on the medal stand from the outset, but was later proven wrong. Touch Me is definitely the biggest surprise though. If for nothing less than the instant flashback I always have to Heath Ledger in 10 Things I Hate About You. What a scene and what a jam, but no hardware for you.

Medal Count
STP - 3 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze
Tea Party - 3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
Fanny - 3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
Blue October - 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
The Doors - 3 gold, 1 silver
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams - 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
DMB- 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze
The Beach Boys - 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Oingo Boingo - 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Roxy Music - 2 silver, 1 bronze
Susanna Hoffs - 1 gold, 2 bronze
Mazzy Star - 1 gold, 1 bronze
Brian Setzer - 1 silver, 1 bronze
Iron & Wine- 1 silver, 1 bronze
Sweet - 1 silver, 1 bronze
April Wine - 2 bronze
Ronnie Dio - 1 silver
Jerry Jeff Walker - 1 silver
Belle & Sebastian - 1 silver
Strand of Oaks - 1 silver
Judas Priest - 1 silver
Mitski - 1 silver
Steve Albini - 1 silver
EWF- 1 bronze

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Honorable Mention1 Were Hoffs / Sweet the original writers for Go All The Way? Definitely heard it before, but unsure if this was a cover **hearted** regardless

No. It was originally by The Raspberries in 1972. Eric Carmen wrote it and sang lead. It's a power pop classic, which is why it worked so well for Hoffs & Sweet.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Sweet​

#8 - Action​

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Producer - Sweet
Writer - Sweet
Chart Positions - UK #15, Australia #4, Germany #2, US #20
Album - Give Us a Wink
Year - 1975
Lead Vocal - Brian Connolly
Steve Priest Vocal - Backing Only

Notes - This was the first track where they fully broke free from Chinn/Chapman and its a belter. Fox on the Run was originally produced by Chinn/Chapman, but rerecorded and reproduced by the band in secret. That the rerecorded version was a massive hit gave the band the confidence to move on.
Action has been covered or revered by numerous Glam Metal acts of the 80s.
The lyrics refer to Sweet's negative treatment as pop stars, particularly by the music press, and to the demands of the music industry. The track features a masked "backwards vocal" with the words "You kiss my arse".

Once again Sweet complain that Queen directly ripped off one of their tracks. Here….I will let Brian explain….eventually.

“The first verse has a striking resemblance to the hard rock section of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", which was not released for another four months.[citation needed] Lead singer Brian Connolly called it a "blatant rip-off"

Next Up - We start a great run of Chinn/Chapman written songs that pretty much represent the Glam movement. Our #7 song is the last written by the songwriting duo and interrupted a run of top 5 songs in the UK

This is a great song and it's from my favorite Sweet LP. I don't suppose "Blind Mice" is coming up, is it?

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Mr. Bojangles

Jerry Jeff wrote this song in 1966, and it first appeared on his 1968 album Mr. Bojangles. This is his most famous song, and it was important in many ways. It has been covered by a lot of people, and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band had a top 10 hit with it. The covers were lucrative for Jerry Jeff, and it would provide a safety net for him, and the freedom to experiment with his sound on his terms. He got the idea of the song after being thrown in jail in New Orleans for public intoxication in 1965. He spent a long 4th of July weekend in a jail cell with a man who told him stories. This man is Mr. Bojangles in the song. When asked which cover is his favorite, Jerry Jeff said Nina Simone's version.

This is Jerry Jeff performing Mr. Bojangles on Austin City Limits in 1976

I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you...

If he never did anything else, JJW should be revered for writing this. The vocal melody is so unique and it's one of the great story-songs of all time.

 

[Oliver Humanzee]

10. Shellac -- Crow

A rare Steve/Bob lyrical mash up. I like that the word "Crow" is used in two different idioms: "as the crow flies" and "to eat crow". One of many of their songs that highlight a kind of toxic, particularly male trait: in this song, a failure to admit fault and/or suffer the consequences.

9. Shellac -- Watch Song

Inspired by a faulty digital watch, it is the story of another hapless bro who, when confronted with the problem of misbehaving technology chooses fisticuffs with an inanimate object rather than a sensible solution. I feel like the collection of aggrieved, chest-pounding *ssholes that Steve was always writing about would make a great psychological profile of an average Trump voter.

Fun fact: yes, Steve Albini wore a digital watch, in 2024. He loved the fuggin' things. He called luxury watches like Rolex or whatever "trinkets for c*nts".



8. Shellac -- Riding Bikes

A welcome departure for Shellac. A fairly straight story of betrayal a la "Pancho and Lefty", if Lefty hadn't betrayed Pancho for money, but for adulthood. Lyrically, one of their best.

 

[Yambag]

8's Thoughts From Slambovia:

Known: STP, DMB (could be my #1 from them), Priest, Cure, Jerry Jeff Walker, Doors, EWF

Previously established favorites: Blue October, Fanny, Tea Party, Oingo Boingo, Chvrches and Brian Setzer

5 Standouts
Belle and Sebastian: Nobody's Empire
Strand of Oaks: Ruby
Mazzy Star: Blue Flower
Beach Boys: I Know There's An Answer
Iron and Wine: Jezebel

 

[MAC_32]

8's Thoughts From Slambovia:

Known: DMB (could be my #1 from them)

**nods head** Definitely top 5, probably #1

The 8's

Medal Stand
Gold DMB- #41
Silver Brian Setzer- Gene & Eddie, another that's been surprisingly under represented, chair dancing from beginning-to-end
Bronze Tea Party- Transmission, back to the wackiness that sucked me into them in the first place
Honorable Mention While CHVRCHES and Robert Smith aren't in my wheelhouse, I find it noteworthy their collaboration was **heart** worthy. Sweet tried to make it 2 in a row, but fell just short. Oingo Boingo tried to make a comeback, but suffered the same fate. Lastly, Breaking The Law - that riff

Medal Count
STP - 3 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze
Tea Party - 3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze
Fanny - 3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
Blue October - 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
The Doors - 3 gold, 1 silver
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams - 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
DMB- 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze
The Beach Boys - 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Oingo Boingo - 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Roxy Music - 2 silver, 1 bronze
Susanna Hoffs - 1 gold, 2 bronze
Mazzy Star - 1 gold, 1 bronze
Brian Setzer - 2 silver, 1 bronze
Iron & Wine- 1 silver, 1 bronze
Sweet - 1 silver, 1 bronze
April Wine - 2 bronze
Ronnie Dio - 1 silver
Jerry Jeff Walker - 1 silver
Belle & Sebastian - 1 silver
Strand of Oaks - 1 silver
Judas Priest - 1 silver
Mitski - 1 silver
Steve Albini - 1 silver
EWF- 1 bronze

 

[tuffnutt]

8.
Jezebel- Iron and Wine
from Women King (2005)

Who's seen Jezebel?
She was born to be the woman we could blame
Make me a beast half as brave
I'd be the same

“Jezebel” is the second track on Iron and Wine’s 4th EP, Woman King. Like the rest of the songs on the EP, “Jezebel” focuses on a female figure with spiritual overtones. In this case the woman is the biblical queen Jezebel. Beam turns the old Bible parable on its head, transforming Jezebel from an evil pagan( she did convinced her husband to lose his religion, after all) into a misunderstood, murdered woman. It’s one of the most beautiful songs in the Iron & Wine catalog, and the lyrics with images and allusions to the Old Testament pack as heavy a punch as the music itself.

 

[KarmaPolice]

8's Thoughts From Slambovia:

Known: DMB (could be my #1 from them)

**nods head** Definitely top 5, probably #1

The 8's

Medal Stand
Gold DMB- #41
Silver Brian Setzer- Gene & Eddie, another that's been surprisingly under represented, chair dancing from beginning-to-end
Bronze Tea Party- Transmission, back to the wackiness that sucked me into them in the first place
Honorable Mention While CHVRCHES and Robert Smith aren't in my wheelhouse, I find it noteworthy their collaboration was **heart** worthy. Sweet tried to make it 2 in a row, but fell just short. Oingo Boingo tried to make a comeback, but suffered the same fate. Lastly, Breaking The Law - that riff

Medal Count
STP - 3 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze
Tea Party - 3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze
Fanny - 3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
Blue October - 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
The Doors - 3 gold, 1 silver
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams - 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
DMB- 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze
The Beach Boys - 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Oingo Boingo - 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Roxy Music - 2 silver, 1 bronze
Susanna Hoffs - 1 gold, 2 bronze
Mazzy Star - 1 gold, 1 bronze
Brian Setzer - 2 silver, 1 bronze
Iron & Wine- 1 silver, 1 bronze
Sweet - 1 silver, 1 bronze
April Wine - 2 bronze
Ronnie Dio - 1 silver
Jerry Jeff Walker - 1 silver
Belle & Sebastian - 1 silver
Strand of Oaks - 1 silver
Judas Priest - 1 silver
Mitski - 1 silver
Steve Albini - 1 silver
EWF- 1 bronze

Im calling when new tunes have to go up against your established faves for medals!!


(Not mad, as #41 is my fave from the album and maybe from DMB)

 

[Scoresman]

#41 is one of the songs that's makes me wonder why DMB gets so much hate (not here but in general). What a great tune.

 

[KarmaPolice]

#41 is one of the songs that's makes me wonder why DMB gets so much hate (not here but in general). What a great tune.

I thought that same thing last night, but then listened to all of Crash and can understand more. Many of the main tunes i don't live from that one as much.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

#41 is one of the songs that's makes me wonder why DMB gets so much hate (not here but in general). What a great tune.

I thought that same thing last night, but then listened to all of Crash and can understand more. Many of the main tunes i don't live from that one as much.

What do you guys think it is, though?

I'm not a big DMB fan (I doubt I'd recognize more than a dozen songs) , but I was shocked when I started noticing how many people despised them. The music isn't offensive or badly performed. They're not covering Billy Joel songs (I don't think ).

 

[MAC_32]

Im calling when new tunes have to go up against your established faves for medals!!


(Not mad, as #41 is my fave from the album and maybe from DMB)

Spoiler alert- depending on Tau's tastes DMB may be making a late run, we'll see what he's got up his sleeve. STP and The Doors may not have much more in them though. The Doors classics ran up against some stacked rounds and while Yo Mama's nailed a lot of the tier 2 cuts that litter my library (this would be why he wins), I don't think there's much more established fav's to contend with. 2 certainties, but nothing guaranteed beyond them. What I've loved about this particular MAD countdown is my lack of familiarity with the rest and I think that's demonstrated in the medal count.

 

[zamboni]

#41 is one of the songs that's makes me wonder why DMB gets so much hate (not here but in general). What a great tune.

I thought that same thing last night, but then listened to all of Crash and can understand more. Many of the main tunes i don't live from that one as much.

What do you guys think it is, though?

I'm not a big DMB fan (I doubt I'd recognize more than a dozen songs) , but I was shocked when I started noticing how many people despised them. The music isn't offensive or badly performed. They're not covering Billy Joel songs (I don't think ).

I've also never understood the hate for DMB. Have never been a big fan, but nothing about the music - just that his voice grates a bit on me (which I can understand from the Rush haters). I have been to Charlottesville, VA more times over the years than I can count, so I do feel some sort of connection with the band.

 

[Scoresman]

Im calling when new tunes have to go up against your established faves for medals!!


(Not mad, as #41 is my fave from the album and maybe from DMB)

Spoiler alert- depending on Tau's tastes DMB may be making a late run, we'll see what he's got up his sleeve. STP and The Doors may not have much more in them though. The Doors classics ran up against some stacked rounds and while Yo Mama's nailed a lot of the tier 2 cuts that litter my library (this would be why he wins), I don't think there's much more established fav's to contend with. 2 certainties, but nothing guaranteed beyond them. What I've loved about this particular MAD countdown is my lack of familiarity with the rest and I think that's demonstrated in the medal count.

The Tea Party got an early head start because I led the countdown off with two of my top 10s to "introduce" the band. That said, I said previously this is probably the highest medal count standings for anything from Canada so I'm happy. I think about half the songs 1-7 are probably in your wheelhouse based on what you've given them medals for so far.