The middle-aged dummies are forming a band called "Blanket"! It's a cover band. (4 Viewers)

[simey]

He was a big advocate for domestic violence.

Guy sounds like kind of a jerk to me.

Sorry, gallows humor. Such a sad story about Sgt. Nix. Sounds like he did a lot of great things in his too-short time on Earth.

There was a woman he had helped out in a domestic violence case that was interviewed, and she said he helped give her strength and courage when she had none, and when she was too scared to go out and get groceries for her and her children he did it for her, and there were other nice things she mentioned. Sgt. Nix's family said they had no idea about some of the things he did off-duty to help some of the victims he advocated for.

 

[simey]

I think I may have picked two of my records in previous drafts, but I don't think it was any of the MAD events.

There are a few I picked in previous non-MADs, too. Every time I spell out MAD, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World enters my head.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

I think I may have picked two of my records in previous drafts, but I don't think it was any of the MAD events.

There are a few I picked in previous non-MADs, too. Every time I spell out MAD, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World enters my head.

I think I have previously selected the original version of 3 of my 31 covers in other MAD threads.

 

[Mister CIA]

I have four instrumentals in my top 31. Seems like a lot.

 

[krista4]

This is impossible. Who came up with this stupid idea?

 

[Uruk-Hai]

This is impossible. Who came up with this stupid idea?

I'd blame @simey if I were you.

 

[zamboni]

I have four instrumentals in my top 31. Seems like a lot.

I’ve got 2, plus 1 in my last 5 out.

 

[rockaction]

Officially narrowing . . .

 

[simey]

This is impossible. Who came up with this stupid idea?

I'd blame @simey if I were you.

I'm not that stupid.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Whats the story with timschochet?
He hasnt posted in the free for all since Dec 17.
All his posts since are in the Shark Pool and nothing since the last Steelers game

 

[krista4]

Whats the story with timschochet?
He hasnt posted in the free for all since Dec 17.
All his posts since are in the Shark Pool and nothing since the last Steelers game

I'd been wondering where he was, too. Also Zegras11. I tagged them both near the beginning here.

 

[krista4]

17 lists in. OH is working on his (already! ) and asked me a question that's answered in the first post. Him: "But you're right here. If you want me to do this but didn't want me to ask questions when the answers are readily available to me, you should have moved into a hotel or something."

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Whats the story with timschochet?
He hasnt posted in the free for all since Dec 17.
All his posts since are in the Shark Pool and nothing since the last Steelers game

I'd been wondering where he was, too. Also Zegras11. I tagged them both near the beginning here.

Zegras was just in the U2 thread. Maybe taking a break until he does his next MAD artists one

 

[Zegras11]

Whats the story with timschochet?
He hasnt posted in the free for all since Dec 17.
All his posts since are in the Shark Pool and nothing since the last Steelers game

I'd been wondering where he was, too. Also Zegras11. I tagged them both near the beginning here.

Whats the story with timschochet?
He hasnt posted in the free for all since Dec 17.
All his posts since are in the Shark Pool and nothing since the last Steelers game

I'd been wondering where he was, too. Also Zegras11. I tagged them both near the beginning here.

Zegras was just in the U2 thread. Maybe taking a break until he does his next MAD artists one

Hola guys, just been real busy this month. I had a "real" job all last year as the 8% interest rates killed my Five year run as a Top 10% RE agent. I quit that job Jan 2, and am basically retired now. Have been to Vegas twice since then (finished 8th in a World Poker Tour event) with 286 entries and am going back next Thursday and seeing U2 next Sat night.

I have an idea of what I want to do here, but haven't had the time to put it all together. Hopefully this week

 

[shuke]

This is due tonight???

 

[Don Quixote]

This is due tonight???

The 26th.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

This is due tonight???

The 26th.

Oh, thank goodness. I'm only about halfway through pruning the list. I'm just glad I'm not the only one with instrumentals. Some of mine are repeats, but most are not.

My biggest problem has been coming up with great covers just before I fall asleep and then not being able to remember them in the morning.

 

[zamboni]

My biggest problem has been coming up with great covers just before I fall asleep and then not being able to remember them in the morning.

This must be one of them (apologies if I've spotlighted this for anyone).

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

My biggest problem has been coming up with great covers just before I fall asleep and then not being able to remember them in the morning.

This must be one of them (apologies if I've spotlighted this for anyone).

I can't remember.

 

[Chaos34]

This is due tonight???

The 26th.

Oh, thank goodness. I'm only about halfway through pruning the list. I'm just glad I'm not the only one with instrumentals. Some of mine are repeats, but most are not.

My biggest problem has been coming up with great covers just before I fall asleep and then not being able to remember them in the morning.

I did this a couple times this weekend. I'm avoiding a big list to cut down. Eliminating as I go, but forgetting ideas I mean to check out. Anyhoo, one of those ideas was to support something you said awhile ago about a guy. It's an instrumental, but I haven't found the version I want. 4am here. Back to bed and back to forgetting.

 

[rockaction]

There are so many cover songs that the project has become dizzying. I'm just going with a "songs I like off the top of my head" approach as opposed to any theme of any sort.

Whew! This has taken me over fifteen hours of thought and action. Crazy. Easily fifteen.

I like covers, I guess.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

There are so many cover songs that the project has become dizzying. I'm just going with a "songs I like off the top of my head" approach as opposed to any theme of any sort.

Whew! This has taken me over fifteen hours of thought and action. Crazy. Easily fifteen.

I like covers, I guess.

I thought of two more last night and found another this morning. It is fun, though.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I'll be honest, I like covers but I didn't go to great lengths to put together or order my list.

Still, I like the content I submitted and really look forward to hearing what others have offered up.

Edit1: For me to POOP ON!
Edit2: No, not really.

 

[rockaction]

I thought of two more last night and found another this morning. It is fun, though.

I just wrapped it up. It would have been constant tinkering if I didn't. I wish I'd been clearer-headed to think of some sort of theme or gimmick, but it's just a list. Which sorta sucks, but oh well. I like the songs. I'll vouchsafe for them.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

My list is a mix of covers that just tickle my ears now and others that I've liked for a long time. Looking forward to doing my write-ups for each one.

 

[Galileo]

You music nerds have it the toughest. I don't know enough to be overwhelmed. I don't realize half the stuff out there that is cover material. My list is a blend of what I like/listen to routinely mixed with stuff that is just classically recognized as exceptional covers. So there is some definite "chalk" on my list.

 

[Chaos34]

A moment for Pip popped up on my X feed.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I thought of two more last night and found another this morning. It is fun, though.

I just wrapped it up. It would have been constant tinkering if I didn't. I wish I'd been clearer-headed to think of some sort of theme or gimmick, but it's just a list. Which sorta sucks, but oh well. I like the songs. I'll vouchsafe for them.

I mainly selected the first things that came to mind. There is a bit of a pattern to some of the selections, which will not surprise anyone who has seen me post in music threads.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

A moment for Pip popped up on my X feed.

He’s often portrayed in the media as cranky, and doesn’t really do much to dispel it, but we have to remember that Neil is also … Canadian.

 

[shuke]

There are so many cover songs that the project has become dizzying.

Agreed. I am keeping my focus on covers done by a small handful of bands, and throwing in a few one-offs that I really like. Trying to stay away from any "chalk" because I see this effort more about exposing some good underknown covers.

 

[Chaos34]

A moment for Pip popped up on my X feed.

He’s often portrayed in the media as cranky, and doesn’t really do much to dispel it, but we have to remember that Neil is also … Canadian.

I'm a fan of surly to the media.

 

[Chaos34]

I'm jealous of those of you who know what you're doing.

 

[shuke]

I'm jealous of those of you who know what you're doing.

I just started with stuff I remember. I'm not actively looking for new stuff or even to jog my memory. Would be too big of a pool.

 

[higgins]

I'm jealous of those of you who know what you're doing.

 

[shuke]

Distribution of covering artists:
10
8
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

 

[Galileo]

My distribution...
7
2
2
2
2
1 x 16

 

[Chaos34]

my distribution being songs I've formatted and hyperlinked

1
1
1
1
1
1

 

[Raging weasel]

My distribution...
7
2
2
2
2
1 x 16

Does this mean you have an artist performing 7 covers or an artist that is covered 7 times?

 

[Raging weasel]

Got my list done and sorted, just need to get it sent in. I mostly used covers I've liked for years and 5 I found just for this project. I would guess 6-10 would be considered chalk.

 

[Galileo]

My distribution...
7
2
2
2
2
1 x 16

Does this mean you have an artist performing 7 covers or an artist that is covered 7 times?

The same artist doing 7 covers

 

[krista4]

This is due tonight???

The 26th.

I will entertain requests for extension of no more than 32 hours.

 

[krista4]

There are so many cover songs that the project has become dizzying.

This is my problem. And I'll look one up that I know I like, and I see that it's part of an album of covers, and then I ended up listening to all of them just to make sure I have the right one, and...eesh.

 

[Scoresman]

This is one of those things where I keep discovering or even rediscovering new covers and I'll never know if what I submit really is my top 31.

 

[Chaos34]

There are so many cover songs that the project has become dizzying.

This is my problem. And I'll look one up that I know I like, and I see that it's part of an album of covers, and then I ended up listening to all of them just to make sure I have the right one, and...eesh.

One issue that's made me drop the project a couple times is I really want to share a few covers that stretch the definition too far for our purposes. One was played by me last year dozens of times on a favorite playlist. I doubt few here would even recognize what's being covered without the song title. Anyhow I will try to put in some effort tonight and not need an extension.

 

[Scoresman]

Is this going to be a repeat of the other MAD31s where any youtube links get kind of lost in the shuffle? I noticed that in one of them and have gone exclusively Spotify since, but there are so many good covers on youtube.

 

[scorchy]

Just curious, does this qualify as a cover? Stars on 45

When I was 8 or so, I would frequently spend my hard-earned allowance money on these crappy K-Tel compilations. The Stars on 45 medley was the second-to-last track on Dimensions, right before Elvira by the Oak Ridge Boys. May have been the first time I ever heard a Beatles song.

That track listing, though... I really hated the Manhattan Transfer song, and could never understand why Jimmy "The Boogie Woogie Man" Valiant used it as his intro music. I mean The Road Warriors had Iron Man and Hulk used Eye of the TIger. Who thought the crowd was gonna get pumped by Boy from New York City?

Queen of Hearts	Juice Newton
Jessie's Girl	Rick Springfield
The Stroke	Billy Squier
Fire And Ice	Pat Benatar
I Love You	Climax Blues Band
Really Wanna Know You	Gary Wright
Boy From New York City	Manhattan Transfer
You Make My Dreams	Hall & Oates
The Breakup Song	Greg Kihn Band
Cool Love	Pablo Cruise
The One That You Love	Air Supply
Time	Alan Parsons Project
Stars On 45 Medley (Part 1)	Stars On 45
Elvira	Oak Ridge Boys

 

[scorchy]

Playlist finished, just need put in the format and send over. Gonna have to re-read the instructions just so I don't earn the ire of our MAD covers overlord. I'm not a masochist like shuke.

Happy that the countdown should be starting at exactly the right time for me, as I've complained before that January is hell thanks to it being performance review season in the office. And these damn Gen-Zers mean it when they say they want feedback. No more 10-minute meetings of "Hey, you're doing great. Keep it up. Enjoy your 1.9 percent bonus."

 

[bostonfred]

Distribution of covering artists:
10
8
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Those big early numbers are easily countered by the Scorpion

5..............5
...3........3...
2.......2......2
.........3
....2
.1
1

 

[Don Quixote]

As another point of inquiry, does a cover count as such if in a different language from the original? Or should I PM Shuke?

I'm out, but will be watching. Aside, I have a good idea what song @Don Quixote might be looking at ...

(See the RIP thread if you haven’t yet today.) Wish I knew which song FatMax had me down for now…

 

[bostonfred]

As another point of inquiry, does a cover count as such if in a different language from the original? Or should I PM Shuke?

I'm out, but will be watching. Aside, I have a good idea what song @Don Quixote might be looking at ...

(See the RIP thread if you haven’t yet today.) Wish I knew which song FatMax had me down for now…

https://youtu.be/IMeXQUojkGU?si=X6rl-c3D_wTuhvVI is my guess