Middle Aged Dummies - Artist - Round 3 - #1's have been posted! (2 Viewers)

[Tau837]

36. Satellite

This was the one song on the album I didn’t like. I remember sitting in a buddy’s dorm room listening to music and hanging out when it came on, I mentioned that I hated the song. It was his favorite

I essentially included it as my last out because I thought its role in Dave's evolution was pretty cool, as described here: Dave Matthews explains how Robert Fripp inspired his hit song Satellite and developed the guitar's role in his writing

Satellite, from Dave Matthews Band's 1994 debut Under The Table And Dreaming, is a serious workout for a singer/guitarist and turned out to be quite a game-changer for the songwriter in the longer term too.

"Satellite was a challenging lick," reflects Matthews in the video interview with GQ below. "I liked to watch Robert Fripp and how he played. But he has got this crazy way of playing – his hands are all spread out and he gets this coverage. Which is unnecessary if your guitar is tuned traditionally."

Nevertheless, the idea of spreading his fretting hand got him exploring melodic ideas, combined with a desire to break out of traditional rock keys. "Another friend of mine had said, 'Why do rock bands do everything in A and E and C, why don't they ever do anything in A flat or E flat?' And it's because all the chords are down there," adds Matthews. "So that made me think, if I'm doing this weird spread out thing I can do a pattern that works, that looks kind of like Robert Fripp but is unnecessary, and is A flat."

The song ended up being a stepping stone towards a new mindset. "The way I first learned to play it and sing at the same time was like an exercise. I would play it over and over again and I would talk as I was going it, make up silly lyrics to it" remembers Matthews. "It taught me I can separate my voice from my guitar – one could be the marching orders and the other could be singing and dancing, flying around the structure a little bit more."

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Bryan Ferry First/Last 5 Out aka songs ranked #32 - #36

Happy 4th Everybody!!!


#32 Jealous Guy - Roxy Music

#33 Beauty Queen - Roxy Music

#34 For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music

#35 Can't Let Go - Bryan Ferry

#36 A Song For Europe - Roxy Music

 

[Zegras11]

First/Last 5 Out

so which is it?

 

[Zegras11]

I'm almost there. Have my 1-20 set.....

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

First (last?) five out for The Beach Boys, apropos on the 4th of July. You may have heard most of these before.

31. Sloop John B
32. Cabinessence
33. Catch A Wave
34. Little Deuce Coupe
35. Fun, Fun, Fun

ETA: the top 31 won’t be nearly as beachy

I am astounded Sloop John B didnt make the list and high at that.
After the covers draft i flogged it relentlessly and can say without hesitation it would have been my #1 choice for the Beach Boys.
I know it will be a strong list and looking forward to it.

Bryan Ferry First/Last 5 Out aka songs ranked #32 - #36

Happy 4th Everybody!!!


#32 Jealous Guy - Roxy Music

#33 Beauty Queen - Roxy Music

#34 For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music

#35 Can't Let Go - Bryan Ferry

#36 A Song For Europe - Roxy Music

Again the #32 song lol. Thought this was gonna be one of your 4 covers.
Another list I am really looking forward to.

 

[krista4]

First/Last 5 Out

so which is it?

Not that you were asking me, but Last Five Out makes more sense with how I compile a list and think of the process. For my M-aD countdowns, I'd make a long list of possibilities. Say I started with 100, for instance; I then start kicking songs off the list. Then I'll get down close to 31, perhaps having 26 "in" and 10 left to be determined. As I go through those 10, five are going to be my last five in and five are going to be the last five that I kick off the list - i.e., "last five out." For me, the terminology has to do with the compiling process.

 

[KarmaPolice]

First/Last 5 Out

so which is it?

Not that you were asking me, but Last Five Out makes more sense with how I compile a list and think of the process. For my M-aD countdowns, I'd make a long list of possibilities. Say I started with 100, for instance; I then start kicking songs off the list. Then I'll get down close to 31, perhaps having 26 "in" and 10 left to be determined. As I go through those 10, five are going to be my last five in and five are going to be the last five that I kick off the list - i.e., "last five out." For me, the terminology has to do with the compiling process.

That's how I always thought of it too. Start with a big list, make cuts as I listen more, then usually there are those last 5-6 tough decisions and songs I had to boot out of my playlist to make 31.

 

[-OZ-]

These aren’t necessarily the five that just missed, but a representative collection imo. One cover.

A banger showing off the bass and vibe I love for their live shows

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Live, absolutely love the emotion, violin and bass together

- YouTube

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Justin messing around and showing off his voice.

- YouTube

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youtu.be

- YouTube

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youtu.be

- YouTube

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youtu.be

 

[Zegras11]

Ok, here's my five last out... Susanna Hoffs.

As an FYI, she did a lot of covers with Matthew Sweet. Any songs where he was mostly the lead singer weren't counted,


36. Complicated Girl

Complicated Girl

The Bangles · Everything · Song · 1988

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35. Some Dreams Come True

Some Dreams Come True

The Bangles · Everything · Song · 1988

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34. Lost At Sea

Lost At Sea

The Bangles · Doll Revolution · Song · 2003

open.spotify.com

33. Bell Jar

Bell Jar

The Bangles · Everything · Song · 1988

open.spotify.com

32. Maggie May

Maggie May

Susanna Hoffs, Matthew Sweet · Under The Covers Vol. 2 · Song · 2009

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[Yo Mama]

Last five in = #27-#31

First five out = #32-#36

Next five out = 9th place SEC team, 10th place Big10 team, 3 regular season mid-major champs who lost in their conference tourney

Last five out = UTEP, IUPUI, Detroit Mercy, Coppin St, Miss Valley

Just ask Joe Lunardi. It’s science (bracketology).

 

[-OZ-]

First/Last 5 Out

so which is it?

Not that you were asking me, but Last Five Out makes more sense with how I compile a list and think of the process. For my M-aD countdowns, I'd make a long list of possibilities. Say I started with 100, for instance; I then start kicking songs off the list. Then I'll get down close to 31, perhaps having 26 "in" and 10 left to be determined. As I go through those 10, five are going to be my last five in and five are going to be the last five that I kick off the list - i.e., "last five out." For me, the terminology has to do with the compiling process.

Very close to what I did. Pandora, Artist only, most are already thumbed up but I’ll start a separate playlist. Jimmy had over 100 on the list, Blue October has 82. But that includes live versions of some songs.
Then I make the list on excel and sort - must include / probably / possibly.
The possibly list had a few that I grew to like more during this process. Enough to probably call them top 10 now.

 

[Zegras11]

All closed and sending the 31s to KP

 

[Zegras11]

I sent the 31's to KP and all the song links displayed perfectly.


Well done Dummies!

 

[Zegras11]

Looks like I have at least 11 covers. Many have appeared as originals in all the other threads.

 

[KarmaPolice]

OINGO CUTS

These aren't actually my last few cuts. Most of mine are from the albums I lean heavy on in the countdown and I want anybody a green to them as I was a better feel of me last December. These are a few outside their usual sound or on albums I don't lean on as much but I still think are worth a listen and blurb about.

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Home Again

Oingo Boingo · Boi-Ngo · Song · 1987

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Home Again was a painful cut, as this was the one Oingo song I saw on my daughter's playlist (still no Dino). We had fun listening in the car, but in the end I understood that's why it was sticking around. I like it, but like the rest of the Boi-Ngo album it's a bit repetitive and synthy. It was #31 when I posted my intro but was replaced by yet another from the Good for Your Soul album with the dark inappropriate humor that surprised me when I dug in.

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Insanity

Oingo Boingo · Boingo · Song · 1994

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An interesting miss would be how I describe their last album from 1994. This was '94? Such an odd album, and I am trying to picture what it's reception was like around that time. Insanity is the album opener and one that was on my initial playlist. It got cut, but there is one more song respresenting this album that made it.

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Gratitude

Oingo Boingo · So-Lo · Song · 1984

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I got a little confused on the Danny Elfman album So-Lo about which were Oingo tracks and which weren't. In the end the more I listened the more it didn't matter. I found it a bit lacking and even this track reminds me of an earlier Oingo track I like more. Gratitude is a fun tune and shows up on their live shows a bit, but it got booted from the first playlist.

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Little Girls

Oingo Boingo · Only A Lad · Song · 1981

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In the end, Little Girls is a bit too much even for me. In hindsight, it is serendipity that I started with the album that I did. If I started with their last one, I'm not sure I would have been as driven to continue. This is the opener for their debut, and I wonder if I would have been as driven to listen more, combined with the Kinks cover that I couldn't skip fast enough. There are a few on here I really like and are on the playlist and one that I adore. But overall not my favorite album and despite my WTF reaction that put it on my playlist it got cut in the end.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I will get to that playlist in a couple hours. My kiddo just agreed to watch the '84 Karate Kid after she got her way and we watched the crap Jaden Smith version first and she liked it. No way I'm missing this...

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Looks like I have at least 11 covers. Many have appeared as originals in all the other threads.

Well i have one of them.
The other one of mine is a different version to the more well known, but not really a cover. More like the original

 

[Zegras11]

In the end, Little Girls is a bit too much even for me.

Quit talking about Little Girls and get me a playlist!!!!

 

[Zegras11]

My list is ranked some other way.	Blue October	-OZ-
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Fanny	Pip's Invitation
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	The Tea Party	Scoresman
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Sweet	John Maddens ****ing Lunchbox
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Oingo Boingo	KarmaPolice
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Belle and Sebastian	kupcho1
My list is ranked some other way.	Mitski	Ilov80s
My list is ranked some other way.	The Slambovian Circus of Dreams	Yambag
My List Is Ranked Chronologically	The Moody Blues	Charlie Steiner
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Stone Temple Pilots	Yo Mama
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Brian Setzer	Mrs. Rannous
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Curtis Mayfield	Don Quixote
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music	BinkytheDoormat
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Strand of Oaks	Eephus
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Dave Matthews	Tau837
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Mazzy Star	landrys hat
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Kenny Chesney	MAC
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	The Beach Boys	zamboni
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Susanna Hoffs	Zegras11
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Judas Priest	Raging Weasel
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	The Cure	Juxtatarot
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Iron and Wine	Tuffnutt
My list is ranked some other way.	Jerry Jeff Walker	simey
My list is ranked some other way.	The Doors	jwb
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Chvrches	JML’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Secret Identity
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Earth, Wind, & Fire	Uruk-Hai
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Destroyer	The Dreaded Marco
My list is ranked some other way.	Andrew Bird	Mister CIA
My list is ranked some other way.	Steve Albini	Oliver Humanzee
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Ronnie James Dio	Mt. Man
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	April Wine	Falguy

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Chvrches​

#32-36 First Five Out​

#32 - Strong Hand

CHVRCHES - Strong Hand (Unofficial Video)

Unofficial music video for "Strong Hand", a bonus track from CHVRCHES' debut album "The Bones Of What You Believe." We're fans of this band and just really l...

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The only one I was desperately trying to find a place for but couldn’t. Song quality is maybe a bit lower, but that fan video cracks me up everytime

#33 - I Would Die For You (Prince Cover)

Chvrches I WOULD DIE 4 YOU - Rare STUDIO audio + fan video HD - Prince Cover I would die 4 V

Chvrches Cover of I Would Die 4 You or I would Die 4 V by Prince was performed 1 time in studio but not filmed. This is the rare crystal clear audio. I attem...

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The only cover I wanted to include but it lost out to ones with better sound quality and that were better covers

#34 - Bow Down

Chvrches Bow Down Unofficial Music Video - High Quality - Never played Live - 1080p HD

Chvrches Bow Down (every open eye bonus track) Unofficial Video - High Quality - Never played Live - 1080p HD. It's partially a tribute to the charitable wor...

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This one was on my list until the last minute. It’s a good song. I like it. But I like others better

#35 - Warning Call

CHVRCHES - Warning Call (Lyric Video)

CHVRCHES- "Warning Call" Theme From Mirror’s Edge CatalystiTunes: http://smarturl.it/WarningCallSpotify: http://smarturl.it/WarningCallSptfyAmazon: http://sm...

m.youtube.com

Chvrches have a strong relationship with the gaming community. I think this is their first song written specifically for a game. Others had a stronger case for inclusion

#36 - Make Them Gold

CHVRCHES - Make Them Gold

⸠More Information Down Below!-Twitter @PoserGalore (http://bit.ly/XDSbLi)-PureVolume @PoserGalore (http://bit.ly/TggoJa)-YouTube Music @IndiePlayBack (http:...

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Just one of about 20 songs that are a tier down from my top 31. On another day it makes my list.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

My list is ranked some other way.	Blue October	-OZ-
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Fanny	Pip's Invitation
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	The Tea Party	Scoresman
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Sweet	John Maddens ****ing Lunchbox
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Oingo Boingo	KarmaPolice
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Belle and Sebastian	kupcho1
My list is ranked some other way.	Mitski	Ilov80s
My list is ranked some other way.	The Slambovian Circus of Dreams	Yambag
My List Is Ranked Chronologically	The Moody Blues	Charlie Steiner
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Stone Temple Pilots	Yo Mama
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Brian Setzer	Mrs. Rannous
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Curtis Mayfield	Don Quixote
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music	BinkytheDoormat
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Strand of Oaks	Eephus
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Dave Matthews	Tau837
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Mazzy Star	landrys hat
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Kenny Chesney	MAC
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	The Beach Boys	zamboni
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Susanna Hoffs	Zegras11
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Judas Priest	Raging Weasel
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	The Cure	Juxtatarot
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Iron and Wine	Tuffnutt
My list is ranked some other way.	Jerry Jeff Walker	simey
My list is ranked some other way.	The Doors	jwb
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Chvrches	JML’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Secret Identity
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Earth, Wind, & Fire	Uruk-Hai
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Destroyer	The Dreaded Marco
My list is ranked some other way.	Andrew Bird	Mister CIA
My list is ranked some other way.	Steve Albini	Oliver Humanzee
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	Ronnie James Dio	Mt. Man
In Order with Fave #1 at TOP and Least Fave at BOTTOM. Don't Binky It!!	April Wine	Falguy

How many said they would do a list and couldnt get it in?

 

[Zegras11]

How many said they would do a list and couldnt get it in?

one

 

[zamboni]

First (last?) five out for The Beach Boys, apropos on the 4th of July. You may have heard most of these before.

31. Sloop John B
32. Cabinessence
33. Catch A Wave
34. Little Deuce Coupe
35. Fun, Fun, Fun

ETA: the top 31 won’t be nearly as beachy

I am astounded Sloop John B didnt make the list and high at that.
After the covers draft i flogged it relentlessly and can say without hesitation it would have been my #1 choice for the Beach Boys.
I know it will be a strong list and looking forward to it.

I guess it’s a personal choice. I like Sloop a lot, just less than many of their other songs and less than others do. Really just shows how incredibly deep their catalog is.

 

[zamboni]

Little Girls

Oingo Boingo · Only A Lad · Song · 1981

open.spotify.com

In the end, Little Girls is a bit too much even for me. In hindsight, it is serendipity that I started with the album that I did. If I started with their last one, I'm not sure I would have been as driven to continue. This is the opener for their debut, and I wonder if I would have been as driven to listen more, combined with the Kinks cover that I couldn't skip fast enough. There are a few on here I really like and are on the playlist and one that I adore. But overall not my favorite album and despite

Again shows different tastes. Big fan and would have been way up there for me, although I admittedly don’t have an overly deep knowledge of Boingo’s catalog. Looking forward to changing that though with your list.

 

[Mt. Man]

Following the idea that the Dio list has a bit of retrospective to it, here's a somewhat tailored Last Five Out List.

Elf- Ain't It All Amusing (from Carolina Country Ball, 1974) Youtube link

Black Sabbath - Children of the Sea (from Heaven and Hell, 1980) Youtube Link

One Night in the City (from The Last in Line, 1984) Youtube Link

Dio - Master of the Moon (from Master of the Moon, 2004) Youtube Link

Heaven & Hell - Bible Black (from The Devil You Know, 2009) Youtube Link

Definitely a few tough cuts. And by "a few", I mean around a dozen.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

@KarmaPolice
“An interesting miss would be how I describe their last album from 1994. This was '94? Such an odd album, and I am trying to picture what its reception was like around that time. Insanity is the album opener and one that was on my initial playlist. It got cut, but there is one more song respresenting this album that made it.”

In 1994 I had no idea Oingo Boingo still existed.

 

[Zegras11]

In 1994 I had no idea Oingo Boingo still existed.

you were only a lad

 

[Zegras11]

FWIW, I have a very popular Bangles song that barely made my 31.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

FWIW, I have a very popular Bangles song that barely made my 31.

Sounds like your list is going to be all over the place.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

First/Last 5 Out

so which is it?

Not that you were asking me, but Last Five Out makes more sense with how I compile a list and think of the process. For my M-aD countdowns, I'd make a long list of possibilities. Say I started with 100, for instance; I then start kicking songs off the list. Then I'll get down close to 31, perhaps having 26 "in" and 10 left to be determined. As I go through those 10, five are going to be my last five in and five are going to be the last five that I kick off the list - i.e., "last five out." For me, the terminology has to do with the compiling process.

not that I've really thought about it, but I guess I just referenced it the way that you see the NCAA BB tourney team selection process referenced.

x.com

x.com

 

[KarmaPolice]

Whoa, there is 31 of us in the MAD31?















In all honesty, I am not sure. I just counted the links 7 times, and that was my most common answer.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Oh, I missed the puns!!

 

[KarmaPolice]

@John Maddens Lunchbox - or your evil twin, I can't keep track. The Sweet link you had didn't seem to work, so I added another to finish the list . Please let me know if there is a different one you prefer.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

@John Maddens Lunchbox - or your evil twin, I can't keep track. The Sweet link you had didn't seem to work, so I added another to finish the list . Please let me know if there is a different one you prefer.

I assume this is the Chvrches one.
If you can find a link in Spotify, go for it. All I could find was an “episode” or whatever it is called. You had to manually click play.
I have the youtube one anyway

 

[KarmaPolice]

Little Girls

Oingo Boingo · Only A Lad · Song · 1981

open.spotify.com

In the end, Little Girls is a bit too much even for me. In hindsight, it is serendipity that I started with the album that I did. If I started with their last one, I'm not sure I would have been as driven to continue. This is the opener for their debut, and I wonder if I would have been as driven to listen more, combined with the Kinks cover that I couldn't skip fast enough. There are a few on here I really like and are on the playlist and one that I adore. But overall not my favorite album and despite

Again shows different tastes. Big fan and would have been way up there for me, although I admittedly don’t have an overly deep knowledge of Boingo’s catalog. Looking forward to changing that though with your list.

It was a hard cut, and I will fully admit that part of the cut was because I have been listening to these MAD31s ideas in the car with the kiddo. I think if it was just me with the headphones and sharing with you fine folks, it would have made the playlist. My #31 is one that has a few lines I found dark in a similar way, but for whatever it was slightly better listening in the car. It's one I saw a lot after I got into and looked at "best of" lists. Mine is the minority opinion for sure. I will probably continue the streak of doing 44 for my final playlist I share, and Little Girls will be on that. Like my Dino Jr. list i'd love any feedback from people who have been long time fans, or at least knew more than 2 of their songs before this.

 

[KarmaPolice]

@John Maddens Lunchbox - or your evil twin, I can't keep track. The Sweet link you had didn't seem to work, so I added another to finish the list . Please let me know if there is a different one you prefer.

I assume this is the Chvrches one.
If you can find a link in Spotify, go for it. All I could find was an “episode” or whatever it is called. You had to manually click play.
I have the youtube one anyway

No, it was Sweet. It was greyed out when I saw it. Now that you mention it, the Chvrches one looked a little odd too.

 

[Zegras11]

31's PLAYLIST

What Is the name of your artist?	What is your FBG Screen name?	#31 -
Blue October	-OZ-	Hate Me - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. www.youtube.com
Fanny	Pip's Invitation	Bitter Wine Bitter Wine Fanny · First Time In A Long Time: The Reprise Recordings · Song · 2002 open.spotify.com
The Tea Party	Scoresman	Sister Awake Sister Awake The Tea Party · Tangents - The Tea Party Collection · Song · 2014 open.spotify.com
Sweet	John Maddens ****ing Lunchbox	Fox on the Run (Original, not the hit Version) - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. m.youtube.com Fox on the Run Sweet · Desolation Boulevard (New Extended Version) · Song · 1974 open.spotify.com
Oingo Boingo	KarmaPolice	Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me Nothing Bad Ever Happens To Me Oingo Boingo · Good For Your Soul · Song · 1983 open.spotify.com
Belle and Sebastian	kupcho1	What Happened to You, Son? What Happened to You, Son? Belle and Sebastian · What Happened to You, Son? · Song · 2024 open.spotify.com
Mitski	Ilov80s	Two Slow Dancers Two Slow Dancers Mitski · Be the Cowboy · Song · 2018 open.spotify.com
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams	Yambag	The Trans-Slambovian Bipolar Express The Trans-Slambovian Bipolar Express The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams · The Grand Slambovians · Song · 2013 open.spotify.com
The Moody Blues	Charlie Steiner	Overture Overture - Complete Live At Red Rocks Version/1992 The Moody Blues, Colorado Symphony · A Night At Red Rocks With The Colorado Symphony Orchestra · Song · 1993 open.spotify.com
Stone Temple Pilots	Yo Mama	Plush - Accoustic Plush - Acoustic Stone Temple Pilots · Thank You · Song · 2003 open.spotify.com
Brian Setzer	Mrs. Rannous	C'mon Everybody C'mon Everybody - Live Stray Cats · The Toronto Strut (Live) · Song · 2024 open.spotify.com
Curtis Mayfield	Don Quixote	Get Down, by Curtis Mayfield - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. youtu.be Get Down Curtis Mayfield · Roots · Song · 1971 open.spotify.com
Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music	BinkytheDoormat	Limbo - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. www.youtube.com
Strand of Oaks	Eephus	End in Flames End in Flames Strand of Oaks · Leave Ruin · Song · 2009 open.spotify.com
Dave Matthews	Tau837	Let You Down - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. www.youtube.com
Mazzy Star	landrys hat	Still Cold Still Cold Mazzy Star · Among My Swan · Song · 1996 open.spotify.com
Kenny Chesney	MAC	Beer In Mexico - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. www.youtube.com
The Beach Boys	zamboni	"Break Away" Break Away - Original 1969 Single Mix The Beach Boys · "Feel Flows" The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971 (Super Deluxe) · Song · 2021 open.spotify.com
Susanna Hoffs	Zegras11	Under My Thumb Under My Thumb Susanna Hoffs · The Deep End · Song · 2023 open.spotify.com
Judas Priest	Raging Weasel	Desert Plains Desert Plains Judas Priest · Point Of Entry · Song · 1981 open.spotify.com
The Cure	Juxtatarot	Open Open - 2022 Remaster The Cure · Wish (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) · Song · 2022 open.spotify.com
Iron and Wine	Tuffnutt	Southern Anthem - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. www.youtube.com
Jerry Jeff Walker	simey	Pickup Truck Song Pickup Truck Song Jerry Jeff Walker · Live At Gruene Hall · Song · 2006 open.spotify.com
The Doors	jwb	Roadhouse Blues Roadhouse Blues The Doors · An American Prayer · Song · 1978 open.spotify.com Roadhouse Blues The Doors · Morrison Hotel · Song · 1970 open.spotify.com
Chvrches	JML’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Secret Identity	Bela Lugosi’s Dead (Cover of Bauhaus Song) - Spotify may require a click - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. m.youtube.com Bela Lugosis Dead - CHVRCHES Singles · Episode open.spotify.com
Earth, Wind, & Fire	Uruk-Hai	Can't Let Go - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. www.youtube.com
Destroyer	The Dreaded Marco	The Very Modern Dance The Very Modern Dance Destroyer · Streethawk: A Seduction · Song · 2001 open.spotify.com
Andrew Bird	Mister CIA	Opposite Day Opposite Day Andrew Bird · The Mysterious Production of Eggs · Song · 2005 open.spotify.com
Steve Albini	Oliver Humanzee	Shellac - Didn't We Deserve a Look at You the Way You Really Are Didn't We Deserve a Look At You The Way You Really Are Shellac · Terraform · Song · 1998 open.spotify.com
Ronnie James Dio	Mt. Man	We Rock We Rock Dio · The Last in Line · Song · 1984 open.spotify.com
April Wine	Falguy	The Band Has Just Begun The Band Has Just Begun April Wine · Electric Jewels · Song · 1973 open.spotify.com - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. www.youtube.com

 

[Zegras11]

Page 1 has been updated with links to #31's.

 

[Zegras11]

Fox on the Run (Original, not the hit Version)

- YouTube

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wait.... wtf?

 

[KarmaPolice]

In MAD31 news, my wife and saw @kupcho1 's previous artist The Decemberists. Holy **** - I was blown away. One of my favorite and most surprising concerts I've been to period. No small part is due to these adventures and your playlist. They played many of the ones I Ioved from that list. I was obsessed with the drummer and couldn't stop watching. My wife thought she was annoying.

Next up we are seeing Spoon. Again, being more excited because I know and love way more songs. I am establishing street cred at the store with the 20 somethings at the store by giving them playlists and music ideas. Spoon is one I throw around a lot with rave reviews. Fitted Shirt and Mystery Zone are the biggest hits. As I typed that, I clicked on Anything You Want and had the biggest smile on my face.

My son works at the same store as I do. We were bsing the other day, and he expressed his annoyance that two of the workers were blabbing for "a couple hours" about how good his dad's musical taste is. He will find out soon enough - we started our Spotify Blend a few weeks ago and I have been working on my rap playlists to win him over too. I am going to get him off that annoying "high hat" noise I hear in his rap if it kills me. One of the artists I have fallen in love with during this project is the current front runner for MAD31 Part 4 if we get there.

Happy 4th, MAD31ers!!!

 

[KarmaPolice]

Fox on the Run (Original, not the hit Version)

- YouTube

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wait.... wtf?

That song kicks so much ***.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

31. Bitter Wine
Album: Fanny (1970)
Writer: Nickey Barclay
Lead vocals: Nickey Barclay

One of six songs on Fanny's debut that Nickey Barclay wrote or co-wrote, Bitter Wine is a song she has disavowed. In a 2003 interview, she called it "oh so sweet" and said she hated it for the same reasons she hates the work of Carole King and Joni Mitchell: "I find the whole Femme Lite genre to be just too, too, too, TOO damned WET. Where is the real passion in all these? Nowhere, as far as I’m concerned."

The opening harmonies (which resurface during the chorus) may indeed be too precious, but otherwise, this is a song that boasts a strong melody and structure, a bridge that grabs your attention with its gravitas, and, most thrillingly, a fantastic coda (starting at 2:25) with slashing guitar lines, propulsive cowbell and swirling organ -- I wish we could hear more after the fade. I don't find it to be too sweet, too light or too dispassionate at all.

If this song was ever played live, there is no surviving evidence of it.

At #30, another Barclay composition that is definitely not "sweet" or "light."

 

[KarmaPolice]

Oh, I forgot the other MAD31 connection. About the only thing I like about meeting up with family is they have an awesome game, HITSTER. I can't recommend this game enough if you have Spotify. It's simple - scan the card, it plays the song, you place it on the timeline. We do 20-30 secs. Anyway, Ballroom Blitz came on. I couldn't for the life of me come up with the name, but I said - "dammit, it's a band with a short one syllable name. Krokus??" Apologies, @John Maddens Lunchbox.

 

[Zegras11]

Ballroom Blitz came on. I couldn't for the life of me come up with the name

stoner

 

[KarmaPolice]

Ballroom Blitz came on. I couldn't for the life of me come up with the name

stoner

How dare you!

What is frustrating to everyone is it's a game I excel at (yes, even while stoned on edibles. Not sure how you people surprise family functions with the inlaws...) because it's more about clips of music, not lyrics. Also, they have a surprising number of songs that are on movie soundtracks, and a good portion of the game is knowing when a song came out. So when I steal songs and points because I randomly know when Flashdance and Dangerous Minds were released....

 

[KarmaPolice]

I started the playlist, and have been listening to a bit of Duran Duran as I make a playlist. Surprising to me, it's a Belle and Sebastian song that reminds of Duran Duran with that bass. I am getting a Rio feel.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Rio - 2009 Remaster

Duran Duran · Rio (Collector's Edition) · Song · 1982

open.spotify.com

 

[Zegras11]

rry Jeff Walker	simey	Pickup Truck Song Pickup Truck Song Jerry Jeff Walker · Live At Gruene Hall · Song · 2006 open.spotify.com
The Doors	jwb	Roadhouse Blues Roadhouse Blues The Doors · An American Prayer · Song · 1978 open.spotify.com

went well together back to back

 

[Eephus]

Strand of Oaks - "End in Flames" (2009)

Strand of Oaks is a long-running solo project by singer/songwriter Tim Showalter. Tim was born in Goshen, IN in 1982. He began performing music under the Strand moniker while he was a schoolteacher in Wilkes Barre, PA.

"End in Flames" is the first song of his debut album Leave Ruin. It's an autobiographical song that connects the literal flames of losing his house in Wilkes Barre to a fire and the metaphorical ones of his wife Sue having an affair around the same time. Leave Ruin didn't bring the music industry crawling to Tim's feet but it got him a little notice and the first album out of the way. He and Sue stayed together; she got a new job in Philadelphia so they moved there in the "New Brooklyn" era of the late-2000s. He was able to make friends in the burgeoning local scene helped his career and artistic development.

It's obviously the earliest song of his on my list. It would have been somewhere near the bottom of the list anyway but I just slotted it at #31 for narrative purposes. It's a pretty straightforward confessional acoustic ballad from an album that I seldom listen to. Tim is not one of those artists who emerged on debut as a fully formed musician. His songwriting and guitar chops have definitely improved over his fifteen year career.

End in Flames

Strand of Oaks · Song · 2009

open.spotify.com

 

[Tau837]

Dave Matthews

Tau837

Let You Down - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. www.youtube.com

"Let You Down" is a song by DMB from their 1996 album Crash. Known for its mellow and intimate feel, it offers a softer, more introspective side of the band compared to some of their more upbeat and complex tracks.

Written by Dave, the song is a tender and vulnerable song. The lyrics convey feelings of regret, longing, and unfulfilled desire. Matthews sings about the sorrow of feeling inadequate and the yearning to be closer to someone. The simplicity and honesty in the lyrics resonate deeply with listeners.

Musically, "Let You Down" features a gentle acoustic arrangement. Dave's guitar playing is complemented by Stefan Lessard's smooth bass lines and subtle touches from Boyd Tinsley's violin and LeRoi Moore's saxophone. The song has a laid-back, almost lullaby-like quality, with a soothing melody and a relaxed tempo.

One of the unique elements of "Let You Down" is the whistling section by Dave, which adds a whimsical and personal touch to the song. This feature further enhances the song's gentle and reflective atmosphere.

Dave's vocal performance in "Let You Down" is particularly tender and sincere, adding to the song's emotional impact. His delivery captures the essence of vulnerability and longing.

I loved this song from the first time I heard these lyrics:

I have no lid upon my head
But if I did
You could look inside and see
What's on my mind, oh it's you

It always makes me think fondly of my wife.