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Where in the world are the middle-aged dummies? Worldwide top 31 song countdown. (3 Viewers)
- Thread starter krista4
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I was out at brunch.
rockaction
Footballguy
Can you describe the brunch?
(Sorry, it's a crossover from KP's and 80's movie thread. I couldn't help it.)
krista4
Footballguy
krista4
Footballguy
I had to quit that thread. Breakfast Club reference?
krista4
Footballguy
I was surprised when your list came in and they hadn't made it; remembered that you and I had discussed them before.
rockaction
Footballguy
Yep.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
First GNR song I ever heard and still my favorite. When I took this in the Jukebox Draft, I said that Appetite "brought hard rock back into pop culture after the '80s did its best to kill it." The appeal of this song, with its plaintive vocal from Axl and explosive guitar from Slash, had a lot to do with that.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Songs updated: Suite Judy is surging but so is Welcome to the Jungle and The Weight. Keep an eye on Bohemian Rhapsody though. This has been a Queen dominated draft and it wouldn't surprise me if that song crept to the top in the final rounds. Adios Golden Earring.
| Suite Judy Blue Eyes | 124 |
| Welcome to the Jungle | 103 |
| Fade To Black | 94 |
| The Weight | 91 |
| Cult Of Personality | 82 |
| All Tomorrow's Parties | 81 |
| Gold Dust Woman | 77 |
| Bohemian Rhapsody | 76 |
| Redemption Song | 76 |
| The Chain | 75 |
| This Must be the Place (Naive Melody) | 74 |
| Southern Cross | 71 |
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I read this as "All Tomorrow's Panties". I need help. Or less Tom Jones.
krista4
Footballguy
Tomorrow we have an artist with a septuple-up. Will it be Queen putting this all but out of reach, or will another artist make a surge?
krista4
Footballguy
zamboni
Footballguy
Last chance to stuff those Krokus ballot boxes.
Tomorrow we have an artist with a septuple-up. Will it be Queen putting this all but out of reach, or will another artist make a surge?
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Well that could make it interesting
Tomorrow we have an artist with a septuple-up. Will it be Queen putting this all but out of reach, or will another artist make a surge?
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
What I said in my Neil countdown:
krista4
Footballguy
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Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
When we exchanged lists, DrIanMalcolm told me he thought there was one song that would be a consensus #1. I said "Do you mean Bohemian Rhapsody?" He said, "no, that never entered my mind." He was talking about The Weight. But yeah, my money would have been on Bohemian Rhapsody. I know there's at least one #1 vote for it (not me or DrIan) if the participant does what I think they will do.
krista4
Footballguy
He posted here that he thought there was a clear #1, and I assumed he meant Bohemian Rhapsody, too.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Hey, at least it didn't have Sugar Mountain's fate.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
The Weight and Bohemian Rhapsody were the two I first thought of
DrIanMalcolm
Footballguy
I'm back!
And yes, The Weight was the one I was thinking of.
Will scroll through a bit of this, but I don't expect to respond to any of it save the last page, given it's just been too long.
krista4
Footballguy
I'm back!
And yes, The Weight was the one I was thinking of.
Will scroll through a bit of this, but I don't expect to respond to any of it save the last page, given it's just been too long.
Welcome back! Hope you had a great vacation!
John Maddens Lunchbox
Footballguy
27 reasons to not spoil
1- Some titles always intrigue me, so lets check this one out. Its got great musicianship, Steve Winwoods vocals are on form and i dont have a clue wtf is going on lol. I started a thread here 20 years ago stating i didnt understand Jazz. Now i dont even know if this is Jazz, but thats where wiki parked it in among prog and psychedelic rock. Ive always felt im missing something and am jealous of those who get something from it. Do substances need to be consumed?
2- I knew the name but couldnt figure out where. He scored the Game of Thrones theme as it turns out. Interesting that this from Westworld was rated so high on a list. Would love to hear the drafters voice here. I mean maybe its a familiarity thing, but I would have chosen the GOT one over this but Ive never watched Westworld. German? From Iranian heritage. I assumed British of Indian heritage. Never assume.
3 - Was hoping for an Olivia Newton John cover lol. This was recorded first, but Im a Rush rookie. I get this more than Traffic, but its got a little bit in common with long synth numbers that Jarre, Oldfield, Vangelis and others do. Then the vocals kick in at the 5 minute mark. Different. Had to make sure i had it in the right speed. Dont hate it. Why do some people? Maybe I should or shouldnt check out more.
4 - Unusual number from this unique band. It was the follow up to their biggest US hit, Burning Down the House. That hasnt had a mention, among many great Talking Heads song that hasnt, but this one has at least 3 votes.
5 - Dont need to shout the resumes of both these artists. Not my style, but na interesting collaboration none the less. Much respect
6 - I was hoping we wouldnt have to wait until the top 5 until we saw Kraftwerk, but here we are. Will be interested in how many more are to come, but we have more fecking BTS at this stage. Tour De France is an interesting choice. Peak Kraftwerk is seen as 76-81 and this is after that period.
7- Is this where we post all the Black Betty memes i saw in the 1977 thread? Loved em. Heres a different take. A bit more rocky and modern than the Ram Jam version.
8 - Glad someone else picked this. If it wasnt obvious by now, i love to hear different things. The weirder it is, the more interested i am. Doesnt mean i like it, but vocals guitar, bass and drums when there are so much more sounds come from other instruments. Anyway, Birthday. Such a strange sound. But that vocal was so unique . I had read about this strange band from Iceland in the music papers. I was getting all the UK publications on import at the time. They were almost unified in exclaiming this band was amazing and the next big thing etc, but they say that every issue lol
9 - This song is just stunning. Sia first came to attention as guest vocalist with on one of Trip Hops leading bands, Zero 7. They used guest vocalists all the time, but were most successful when using Sia. She tried to eek out a solo career with moderate success until Chandelier and its amazing video came along. It reached #8 in 2014, but the charts have been bullshirt sunce at least 2010, maybe earlier.
10- This song is so amazing its scary. Once I knew the UK/US combos were allowed, I had a decision to make. Do the whole list based on them or only use it once. The later approach is what I chose. That was a tough choice, but not really. Turn on the Bright Lights was strongly regarded and it helped when one of my best friends raved about it. Had to listen now, and damn. I was blown away. NYC was the one that stood out as so beautiful. Paul Banks sounds so glorious. I think my record is 24 listens on repeat. One day i will beat that.
11 - This is one of the more bizarre collaborations of all time. Suzi Quatro had 6 singles chart between 41 and 100 on the billboard charts, but in the UK and Australia, she was a star. 9 top 20 hits and 2 number 1s in the UK, 10 top 20s in Australia, with 3 #1’s.
Chris Norman was lead singer of Smokie, who had 9 top 20 hits in the UK and 7 in Australia. Their biggest hit was Livin Next Door to Alice, which made #25 in the US.
Despite their lack of hits separately together, Stumblin In made #4 in the US
12 - So glad this got chosen and Giorgio got some due recognitiom. This would have been my exact choice for Italy, except i discovered I could take Daft Punk with Giorgio.
13 - Fried Chicken lol. “Freddie Mercury at some point introduced words that had nothing to do with the song for fun, as suggested by his partner, Jim Hutton. Some other made-up words during rehearsals were "one shrimp, one prawn, one clam, one chicken" and some profanity”
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Welcome back! No worries, what you did is way more interesting than following an internet thread closely, as interesting as it may be,I'm back!
And yes, The Weight was the one I was thinking of.
Will scroll through a bit of this, but I don't expect to respond to any of it save the last page, given it's just been too long.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Djawadi has done quite a bit of stuff. I like when a composer, like John Williams, goes the leimotif route for their compositions.
I'm a defender of the Westworld series and I think there's a lot more interesting things to listen to than GoT.
Anthony Hopkins performance is just fantastic and this piece sonically follows his character's arc.
DrIanMalcolm
Footballguy
Oye Como Va -- Santana (DrIanMalcolm):
Okay.
So I'm back. And I want to talk about Oye Como Va.
Because we're all middle-aged here, which means we're all familiar with mixtapes.
And Oye Como Va is the G.O.A.T. of mixtapes.
Why? Because it transitions you out of trouble. Because it blends with every single type of music you'd want to put on a mixtape. Because it goes well on just about every kind other than perhaps one you'd make for someone you were in a relationship with. Because it made every single mixtape I'd ever made better, without question.
It's the way that keyboard comes in, so direct and straightforward, and then the rolling R with the vocalist singing "Sabor..." (flavor). Then the kettle drums, and then Santana's beautiful guitar. After that first verse, you get the first real solo, and those kettle drums just keep going and you can definitely hear maracas shaking, backing behind Santana, along with the deep bass, and Carlos just takes over from there. And then you get after that the keyboards going berserk while the drums let loose, and now you're just in a rave, man; I saw them at the Houston rodeo and they just kill it.
Then everything drops, and you're just left with the same rhythm, and then the lyrics again - which aren't much, but they're not there to do anything but transition to the good stuff anyway, which, again, I'm talking Carlos.
It's a mid-tempo chugging song that has just enough Latin flavor to go with contemporary music and a classic sound that mixes with the typical K-Rock type sound from ages past. It's almost danceable, so it lives in the same village with the paso doble or a cha-cha, but the driving guitar and the big percussion can hang with the Stones, Skynyrd, the Allmans and Bob Seger, and it's got enough of a swing that you can drop it in EWF or James Brown. You can stack it next to jazz, to the blues, to salsa, to Caribbean rhythms, to yacht rock, to mellow sounds, to deep tracks.
It moves, and swivels, and drives.
You've got a classic rock tune and need to shift it to more contemporary? Oye Como Va.
A fast-moving pop tune of today and need to back it up to the 70s? Oye Como Va.
Something with a bit of jazz to it and you want to go more guitar oriented? Oye Como Va.
More world-sounding music and you need to get back to the heartland? Oye Como Va.
Somehow you want to jump from the Jeff Beck Group to trip-hop? Oye Como Va.
Oye Como Va is the mayonnaise on every sandwich.
The straw that stirs the drink.
The shoes that instantly feel good when you put them on.
Your utility tool.
That Chanel suit.
A cast-iron skillet.
Your child's footie PJs.
An 80-degree beach day.
The Mariano Rivera of mixtapes.
Oye Como Va.
Okay.
So I'm back. And I want to talk about Oye Como Va.
Because we're all middle-aged here, which means we're all familiar with mixtapes.
And Oye Como Va is the G.O.A.T. of mixtapes.
Why? Because it transitions you out of trouble. Because it blends with every single type of music you'd want to put on a mixtape. Because it goes well on just about every kind other than perhaps one you'd make for someone you were in a relationship with. Because it made every single mixtape I'd ever made better, without question.
It's the way that keyboard comes in, so direct and straightforward, and then the rolling R with the vocalist singing "Sabor..." (flavor). Then the kettle drums, and then Santana's beautiful guitar. After that first verse, you get the first real solo, and those kettle drums just keep going and you can definitely hear maracas shaking, backing behind Santana, along with the deep bass, and Carlos just takes over from there. And then you get after that the keyboards going berserk while the drums let loose, and now you're just in a rave, man; I saw them at the Houston rodeo and they just kill it.
Then everything drops, and you're just left with the same rhythm, and then the lyrics again - which aren't much, but they're not there to do anything but transition to the good stuff anyway, which, again, I'm talking Carlos.
It's a mid-tempo chugging song that has just enough Latin flavor to go with contemporary music and a classic sound that mixes with the typical K-Rock type sound from ages past. It's almost danceable, so it lives in the same village with the paso doble or a cha-cha, but the driving guitar and the big percussion can hang with the Stones, Skynyrd, the Allmans and Bob Seger, and it's got enough of a swing that you can drop it in EWF or James Brown. You can stack it next to jazz, to the blues, to salsa, to Caribbean rhythms, to yacht rock, to mellow sounds, to deep tracks.
It moves, and swivels, and drives.
You've got a classic rock tune and need to shift it to more contemporary? Oye Como Va.
A fast-moving pop tune of today and need to back it up to the 70s? Oye Como Va.
Something with a bit of jazz to it and you want to go more guitar oriented? Oye Como Va.
More world-sounding music and you need to get back to the heartland? Oye Como Va.
Somehow you want to jump from the Jeff Beck Group to trip-hop? Oye Como Va.
Oye Como Va is the mayonnaise on every sandwich.
The straw that stirs the drink.
The shoes that instantly feel good when you put them on.
Your utility tool.
That Chanel suit.
A cast-iron skillet.
Your child's footie PJs.
An 80-degree beach day.
The Mariano Rivera of mixtapes.
Oye Como Va.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Sia, my pick from a couple of weeks ago.
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Zero 7 - Distractions
A rare videoclip from Zero 7...If you like them you'll probably like this one ;)From the time they were still a great band... (imo)
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
We are in the top 20 and getting to some movies I know you love.......
Ilov80s
Footballguy
and the discourse improved immensely.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
100%. Temperatures might rise toward the end again, but the last couple days have been good.
scorchy
Footballguy
Nice afternoon so I decided I should listen to today's playlist while hiking with the dog in the state park behind my house. My back was hurting a bit, so I took a muscle relaxer first, which I blame for my predicament. You see, thanks to my loopiness, I grabbed my wireless headphones instead of the wired ones. Only 30 minutes in, I had to stop at the creek and wash my hands (had to do with Milo eating half of a stuffed toy last night - no need for further details) and my right headphone fell out into the water and got swept down the stream. I thought about trying to chase it but even in my goofy state, saw the bad outcomes that could ensue (blood thinners and slippery rocks don't mix). Anyway, I guess I won't be able to listen to the rest of the playlist till tomorrow morning - Amazon says my new earbuds will be here by 6 am.
krista4
Footballguy
krista4
Footballguy
I need a laugh/cry combo reaction, so I chose smile.
krista4
Footballguy
I looked at the top 50 (so far). I at least like every one of these but LOVE the ones I've bolded. Only one I haven't seen is Thief.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Smart to bring it here to our safe thread
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I knew 27 songs today not counting my own but counting repeats.
Known-to-me favorites from #4, not including my own or Suite: Judy Blue Eyes and Gold Dust Woman, which are known to be on my list:
Like a Hurricane -- Neil Young (Zamboni)
Welcome to the Jungle -- Guns N' Roses (AAABatteries)
The Needle and the Damage Done -- Neil Young (Binky)
It Makes No Difference (live) -- The Band (Eephus)
YYZ -- Rush (jwb). All of side 1 of Moving Pictures has been picked. Can we say that about any other album side that has more than one song?
Layla -- Derek and the Dominoes (Worrierking). A little surprising that this hadn't surfaced yet, but the album is full of gems and many of us are sticking to one song per artist.
Helplessly Hoping -- Crosby, Stills and Nash (Simey)
The Chain -- Fleetwood Mac (Val Rannous)
Life During Wartime -- Talking Heads (KarmaPolice)
Panama -- Van Halen (Hawks64)
Eruption / You Really Got Me -- Van Halen (Just Win Baby)
Three Little Birds -- Bob Marley (Doc Oc)
Fade to Black -- Metallica (Raging Weasel)
T.N.T. -- AC/DC (Titusbramble)
Lift Me Up -- Yes (Simsarge). If the best song from the Trevor Rabin era of Yes isn't Changes, it's this.
Cuts Like a Knife -- Bryan Adams (Andy)
Bohemian Rhapsody -- Queen (Zegras11)
Fantasy -- Aldo Nova (Doug B)
Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) -- Santana (Chaos34)
Truth Hits Everybody -- The Police (Hov34)
Known-to-me favorites from #4, not including my own or Suite: Judy Blue Eyes and Gold Dust Woman, which are known to be on my list:
Like a Hurricane -- Neil Young (Zamboni)
Welcome to the Jungle -- Guns N' Roses (AAABatteries)
The Needle and the Damage Done -- Neil Young (Binky)
It Makes No Difference (live) -- The Band (Eephus)
YYZ -- Rush (jwb). All of side 1 of Moving Pictures has been picked. Can we say that about any other album side that has more than one song?
Layla -- Derek and the Dominoes (Worrierking). A little surprising that this hadn't surfaced yet, but the album is full of gems and many of us are sticking to one song per artist.
Helplessly Hoping -- Crosby, Stills and Nash (Simey)
The Chain -- Fleetwood Mac (Val Rannous)
Life During Wartime -- Talking Heads (KarmaPolice)
Panama -- Van Halen (Hawks64)
Eruption / You Really Got Me -- Van Halen (Just Win Baby)
Three Little Birds -- Bob Marley (Doc Oc)
Fade to Black -- Metallica (Raging Weasel)
T.N.T. -- AC/DC (Titusbramble)
Lift Me Up -- Yes (Simsarge). If the best song from the Trevor Rabin era of Yes isn't Changes, it's this.
Cuts Like a Knife -- Bryan Adams (Andy)
Bohemian Rhapsody -- Queen (Zegras11)
Fantasy -- Aldo Nova (Doug B)
Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) -- Santana (Chaos34)
Truth Hits Everybody -- The Police (Hov34)
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
otb_lifer:
Gallowdance - Lebanon Hanover (Larissa Iceglass - Switzerland)
(new artist)
A late entry to compete with Interpol and The Sisters of Mercy for the title of "who is most influenced by Joy Division?"
Gallowdance - Lebanon Hanover (Larissa Iceglass - Switzerland)
(new artist)
A late entry to compete with Interpol and The Sisters of Mercy for the title of "who is most influenced by Joy Division?"
Doug B
Footballguy
That’s going to be 203 artist points for some act. Kind of like when point values are tripled on Family Feud and the family getting smoked all game finally guesses the #1 answer and comes back to win.Tomorrow we have an artist with a septuple-up. Will it be Queen putting this all but out of reach, or will another artist make a surge?
Won’t be my artist, I’m pretty sure.
Val Rannous
Footballguy
Wow. Doc Ock, we are not worthy 
| Person | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ACE Song | By |
| Dr. Octopus | 9 | Queen | Neil Young | Fleetwood Mac | Talking Heads | The Band | Bob Marley | CSN and CSNY | Van Halen | Metallica | Arcade Fire | Some Like It Hot | Power Station |
| Don Quixote | 7 | Queen | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Fleetwood Mac | Neil Young | Van Halen | Metallica | The Band | Guns N' Roses | Rush | Leonard Cohen | The Final Countdown | Europe |
| Pip’s Invitation | 7 | Queen | Neil Young | Fleetwood Mac | The Police | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Bob Marley | Van Halen | AC/DC | Guns N' Roses | Talking Heads | Lovefool | The Cardigans |
| Simey | 7 | Queen | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | The Band | Guns N' Roses | AC/DC | CSN and CSNY | Metallica | Fleetwood Mac | The Police | Van Halen | Take On Me | A-Ha |
| Manster | 6 | Metallica | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Neil Young | Queen | The Police | Guns N' Roses | Fleetwood Mac | Rush | Arcade Fire | Van Halen | Beds Are Burning | Midnight Oil |
| New Binky the Doormat | 6 | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Neil Young | Queen | CSN and CSNY | Metallica | Van Halen | AC/DC | Fleetwood Mac | The Police | Rush | Layla | Derek & The Dominoes |
| otb_lifer | 6 | Queen | Bob Marley | Neil Young | Metallica | Guns N' Roses | Rush | AC/DC | Van Halen | The Police | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 99 Luftballons | Nena |
| The Dreaded Marco | 6 | AC/DC | The Band | CSN and CSNY | INXS | Bob Marley | The Police | Queen | Rush | Talking Heads | Neil Young | Major Tom (Coming Home) | Peter Schilling |
| westerberg | 6 | Queen | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | The Police | Metallica | Neil Young | Rush | AC/DC | The Band | Talking Heads | Fleetwood Mac | Under Pressure | David Bowie/Queen |
| Just Win Baby | 5 | Queen | Fleetwood Mac | Van Halen | AC/DC | The Police | Metallica | Talking Heads | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Rush | INXS | Cult of Personality | Living Colour |
| jwb | 5 | Queen | Fleetwood Mac | The Police | Neil Young | Metallica | AC/DC | The Pretenders | Talking Heads | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Wings | The Beat Goes On/Switching to Glide | The Kings |
| Mrs. Rannous | 5 | Fleetwood Mac | Queen | INXS | AC/DC | Red Hot Chili Peppers | CSN and CSNY | Santana | Neil Young | The Police | Van Halen | Beds Are Burning | Midnight Oil |
| Sullie | 5 | Rush | AC/DC | Guns N' Roses | CSN and CSNY | The Police | Van Halen | Kiss | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Metallica | Fleetwood Mac | Battlescar | Max Webster |
| Val Rannous | 5 | Rush | Queen | Fleetwood Mac | CSN and CSNY | AC/DC | Santana | The Police | The Traveling Wilburys | Van Halen | Neil Young | For What It's Worth | Buffalo Springfield |
| higgins | 4 | Queen | The Police | Van Halen | Dire Straits | Rush | ABBA | The Scorpions | Bob Marley | The Pretenders | Talking Heads | Don't Dream It's Over | Crowded House |
| Raging Weasel | 4 | Queen | Santana | AC/DC | Van Halen | Fleetwood Mac | The Police | Pixies | The Pretenders | Guns N' Roses | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Heaven and Hell | Black Sabbath |
| titusbramble | 1 | Queen | The Police | ABBA | Bryan Adams | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Daft Punk | AC/DC | Garbage | Kraftwerk | Arcade Fire | The Final Countdown | Europe |
Manster
Footballguy
You can either thank me, or curse me for Metallica
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I will say they are surprising me with how high they are scoring. I like Metallica, they just us usually don’t seem to get drafted this much around here.You can either thank me, or curse me for Metallica
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I included this comment when I sent my contest entry to Krista:
(12 would have been my preferred number, as I think CSN(Y) and Metallica also have a good shot.)
I chose ... poorly.
(12 would have been my preferred number, as I think CSN(Y) and Metallica also have a good shot.)
I chose ... poorly.
krista4
Footballguy
Totally got the Joy Division vibe, too. Loved it. As did OH. We're still listening to the playlist so I'll post more thereafter.
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