Where in the world are the middle-aged dummies? Worldwide top 31 song countdown. (1 Viewer)

[Doug B]

Embarrassed to say I didn't know the song, Round 2: "Pass The Kouchie." This was great. Of course I know the "other" one that was based on it.

I think it was @shuke that awarded it top score among Drug Songs back in one of the old Tim Drafts[TM]. Not positive on that.

 

[Doug B]

John Maddens Lunchbox:

She Bangs - Ricky Martin - Puerto Rico

Wait just a second here. I just realized you have him as Puerto Rico. Is that where he's from? Puerto Rico was included in the US draft.

(JML taps his right arm. Jan Hammer runs in from the bullpen.)

 

[rockaction]

Precious is one of the great songs off one of the great debut albums of all time.

Love this track.

 

[Manster]

Wild packs of family dogs...

Ten points from me if you can name the band without looking it up

Modest Mouse

 

[rockaction]

Modest Mouse

TEN POINTS FOR MANSTER COMING THROUGH!!

 

[shuke]

For my one-pointer (and Ace award selection) - This Beat Goes on/Switchin' to Glide - would likely be higher in my list but I wanted it as the "kickoff" song. In the 80's and early 90's my local classic rock station would always play this at 5pm on Friday for the start of the weekend, and it's a great song for that.

@Krista - this should get an Ace point, right?

Here are my thoughts from my top 1000 thread.

 

[jwb]

For my one-pointer (and Ace award selection) - This Beat Goes on/Switchin' to Glide - would likely be higher in my list but I wanted it as the "kickoff" song. In the 80's and early 90's my local classic rock station would always play this at 5pm on Friday for the start of the weekend, and it's a great song for that.

@Krista - this should get an Ace point, right?

https://forums.footballguys.com/thr...ifferent-artists.775147/page-50#post-21906733
Here are my thoughts from my top 1000 thread.

Great little story.

Yea, classic rock stations are hardly unique. It's time for Get the Led Out!

 

[shuke]

Embarrassed to say I didn't know the song, Round 2: "Pass The Kouchie." This was great. Of course I know the "other" one that was based on it.

I think it was @shuke that awarded it top score among Drug Songs back in one of the old Tim Drafts[TM]. Not positive on that.

I don't recall this.

 

[Manster]

Modest Mouse

TEN POINTS FOR MANSTER COMING THROUGH!!

This probly makes my top 5 prizes I've ever won. I'd like to dedicate the winning of these ten points to the CD player in my truck.....thank you

 

[Doug B]

Embarrassed to say I didn't know the song, Round 2: "Pass The Kouchie." This was great. Of course I know the "other" one that was based on it.

I think it was @shuke that awarded it top score among Drug Songs back in one of the old Tim Drafts[TM]. Not positive on that.

I don't recall this.

Coulda been @General Malaise . It was someone with a black-&-white avatar.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

This might be the most fun countdown, as I expect to learn about soooooo much new stuff.

Exactly how much do you know about Chinese Diva’s?

Btw what the hell is Puerto Rico and Guam in all this? US or not?
Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Monserrat, British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar and Turks and Caicos for the UK?

We didn't really discuss Puerto Rico or Guam, I think. The British stuff we did not include. I'd just say everything you named is eligible if you want it.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

John Maddens Lunchbox:

She Bangs - Ricky Martin - Puerto Rico

Wait just a second here. I just realized you have him as Puerto Rico. Is that where he's from? Puerto Rico was included in the US draft.

(JML taps his right arm. Jan Hammer runs in from the bullpen.)

Not so fast

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Never really listened to the Divinyls and only know them by their couple of hits but like this Boys in Town song.
I'll never be able to keep up with listening to the whole playlist each round so mostly going to focus on new to me tracks

Yeah that's the big winner for me from round 1. Love that tune and it was totally new to me.

The whole first real album has great tracks. Bruce Springsteen loved it so much he had them support him on their US tour in the early to mid 80s.
Check out the International release version of the Desperate LP. It includes the best two songs from their debut Monkey Grip Soundtrack, Boys in Town and Only Lonely. Add to that the tracks from the Australian version of Desperate like Science Fiction, Siren and the cover of the Easybeats song I’ll make you happy and its no wonder the Boss was impressed.

After that it was a mixed bag, but I touch Myself went global and thats all that anybody really heard. Go right back to the beginning, its magnificent stuff

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Never really listened to the Divinyls and only know them by their couple of hits but like this Boys in Town song.
I'll never be able to keep up with listening to the whole playlist each round so mostly going to focus on new to me tracks

Yeah that's the big winner for me from round 1. Love that tune and it was totally new to me.

The whole first real album has great tracks. Bruce Springsteen loved it so much he had them support him on their US tour in the early to mid 80s.
Check out the International release version of the Desperate LP. It includes the best two songs from their debut Monkey Grip Soundtrack, Boys in Town and Only Lonely. Add to that the tracks from the Australian version of Desperate like Science Fiction, Siren and the cover of the Easybeats song I’ll make you happy and its no wonder the Boss was impressed.

After that it was a mixed bag, but I touch Myself went global and thats all that anybody really heard. Go right back to the beginning, its magnificent stuff

After I selected Boys in town for this, I listened to the first US album all the way through and every track was a winner.

 

[rockaction]

The Divinyls were how I heard of the Dead Boys back in like ninth or tenth grade. Their "Hey Little Boy" cover of "Hey Little Girl" by the Boys got me into them.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Mt Hung had such a great attitude in his American Idol audition as well “I already gave my best. I have no regrets at all”

He’s a good kid so I’m glad he found some success - but it was a novelty record based on how bad he was. I apologize if the song does make some one happy and they do enjoy it, but….

Maybe I’m way off base but I feel like maybe that’s a “troll” account trying to be funny or perhaps I’m just missing some inside joke.

ETA: I re-read your post again. I guess you actually are both accounts? Now I guess I'm part of the inside joke.

Musically its terrible, we all know that. But i get great joy from listening to it for reasons explained. Its my only unserious ranking, but I love it none the same.
Once I got to 45 countries I realised it was gonna be a brutal hatchet job or use my imagination. I chose the latter approach.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Never really listened to the Divinyls and only know them by their couple of hits but like this Boys in Town song.
I'll never be able to keep up with listening to the whole playlist each round so mostly going to focus on new to me tracks

Yeah that's the big winner for me from round 1. Love that tune and it was totally new to me.

The whole first real album has great tracks. Bruce Springsteen loved it so much he had them support him on their US tour in the early to mid 80s.
Check out the International release version of the Desperate LP. It includes the best two songs from their debut Monkey Grip Soundtrack, Boys in Town and Only Lonely. Add to that the tracks from the Australian version of Desperate like Science Fiction, Siren and the cover of the Easybeats song I’ll make you happy and its no wonder the Boss was impressed.

After that it was a mixed bag, but I touch Myself went global and thats all that anybody really heard. Go right back to the beginning, its magnificent stuff

After I selected Boys in town for this, I listened to the first US album all the way through and every track was a winner.

The Divinyls were how I heard of the Dead Boys back in like ninth or tenth grade. Their "Hey Little Boy" cover of "Hey Little Girl" by the Boys got me into them.

There was great disappointment in their follow up album, but a few tracks still sound great. Mike Chapman and Holly Knight penned Plesure and Pain, which is their only other charting song in the US #76, Good die young and Sleeping Beauty are pretty good. The fourth single however, In My Life was excruciatingly bad. I mean awful, bad.

Hey Little Boy was from their third real album. A bit disappointing, but this track is the highlight from it.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

I always forget how good "Beds Are Burning" is. Still sounds fresh to me a million years later.

the vid remains cringey as hell, tho - it was then, and 36 haven't helped. oooffff.

though i will give spastic Pete lotsa credit for actually joining the political fray proper, rather than just watching from the sidelines.

I will try and keep politics out of this, but Garrett was always Political in his lyrics…US Forces anyone?
He basically got the Greens party off the ground in Australia, but was politically hopeless. If theres a clip of him debating Bill Hayden, former leader of the Labor party and future Governor General, watch it. He is hilariously awful.

Full credit though, he did join the mainstream Labor Party and became a cabinent minister in several portfolios. After he left he pretty much went back to his mid 80s politics as he rejoined the Oils. He admitted selling his soul to try and better the system, but that the system had his measure.

 

[shuke]

Favorites:
The Dreaded Marco: Point That Thing Somewhere Else - The Clean
krista4: Wake Up – Arcade Fire (Canada)
Mt. Man: White Unicorn – Wolfmother - Australian band
New Binky the Doormat: Under The Milky Way - The Church - Australia
Jwb: This Beat Goes On/Switchin’ To Glide – The Kings
ditkaburgers: It's My Life - No Doubt
KarmaPolice: Fences – Phoenix
Chaos34: In Hell I’ll Be In Good Company - The Dead South

New to me favorites:
Andy Dufresne: The Other Side Of Mt. Heart Attack – Liars
westerberg: Afrique Victime - Mdou Moctar

 

[simey]

10 favorites that I know from Round 31. There weren't any songs on the playlist that I didn't like.

The Chain - I've always loved how the men and women all had their own styles, and that gave them some uniqueness in their sound, and it all meshed together so well.
Down Under - I dig that intro, and I like Colin Hay's voice.
If You Could Read My Mind - I love this song, and I considered putting it on my list. I'm glad it made it on someone's favorite 31 list.
Open Letter (to a Landlord) - I haven't heard this in a long time. I saw them live when they opened for The Rolling Stones in '89 and they rocked.
Under the Milky Way - I love song and album, but not the leader singer cause he was mean to k4 and her friend.
Beds are Burning - This song reminds me of college. I love the chorus.
Lights - I like this song, and the Infinity album in general.
Fences - This band and song reminds me of The Hoof.
Wake Up - Great song that leaves us very different than when it greets us.
My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) - I had no idea until today this was the name of this song. It reminds me of high school days.

10 new favorites that I didn't know

Point That Thing Somewhere Else - This is dreamy.
In Hell I'll Be In Good Company -
Murder City Lights -
Prisincolinensinainciusol - I laughed when it first started, and I was intrigued all through it. It's different in a good way.
This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide - This sounds familiar. I like it.
Portrait of a Man - Late night goodness.
Sodade - I like the music and the singer. I wonder what she is singing about.
Strong Reflection - Is this mellow metal? I like it.
Beez in the Trap -
Afrique Victime - Wild guitar playing.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Mt Hung had such a great attitude in his American Idol audition as well “I already gave my best. I have no regrets at all”

He’s a good kid so I’m glad he found some success - but it was a novelty record based on how bad he was. I apologize if the song does make some one happy and they do enjoy it, but….

Maybe I’m way off base but I feel like maybe that’s a “troll” account trying to be funny or perhaps I’m just missing some inside joke.

ETA: I re-read your post again. I guess you actually are both accounts? Now I guess I'm part of the inside joke.

Musically its terrible, we all know that. But i get great joy from listening to it for reasons explained. Its my only unserious ranking, but I love it none the same.
Once I got to 45 countries I realised it was gonna be a brutal hatchet job or use my imagination. I chose the latter approach.

I just didn’t know the other JML was also you. I actually thought it was some one mocking you - and then when they chose Hung I thought that for sure.
I was just confused. No worries.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I saw them live when they opened for The Rolling Stones in '89 and they rocked.

I saw them at Shea Stadium on that tour.

 

[simey]

I saw them live when they opened for The Rolling Stones in '89 and they rocked.

I saw them at Shea Stadium on that tour.

I saw them at Carter-Finley Stadium. @Just Win Baby Were you there?

 

[otb_lifer]

I saw them live when they opened for The Rolling Stones in '89 and they rocked.

I saw them at Shea Stadium on that tour.

iirc, they did some local shows prior to - and i do think Maxwells was one - or no?

ETA:

 

[rockaction]

Hey little Donna/still wanna/you said to ring you up/when I was in Toronta

 

[Ilov80s]

Sodade - I like the music and the singer. I wonder what she is singing about.

Sodade is a Portuguese word for an even deeper version of nostalgia- a feeling of being incomplete. The song is about the many people who boarded ships and migrated away from Cape Verde to far away places across the globe never to return home.

 

[rockaction]

The Liars song Andy picked is really good. I just picked a Liars song in a collaborative playlist with a friend the other day, and I wished I'd looked into them further for this.

 

[otb_lifer]

Sodade - I like the music and the singer. I wonder what she is singing about.

Sodade is a Portuguese word for an even deeper version of nostalgia- a feeling of being incomplete. The song is about the many people who boarded ships and migrated away from Cape Verde to far away places across the globe never to return home.

sounds like it's Portuguese for Irish

 

[simey]

The Liars song Andy picked is really good. I just picked a Liars song in a collaborative playlist with a friend the other day, and I wished I'd looked into them further for this.

I liked that song, too.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

krista4:

Wake Up – Arcade Fire (Canada)

My selection today is more "time and place" than it being my favorite song, or even my favorite Arcade Fire song. Lollapalooza, 2005, the first year it was held in Chicago instead of touring, and organizers had to be wondering why TF they would have this is Chicago in July. The heat and humidity were unbearable, with actual temps over 100 degrees and humidity >80%. Arcade Fire was one of the bands I was most excited to see, having, like everyone else, picked up Funeral a few months prior. In the midst of the heat index over 120, they took the stage...all wearing black suits and hats. I mean, full three-piece suits, shirts, hats. I didn't think they could survive. The played a monster set, never shedding a single item of clothing, and brought the house down. Certainly one of the most memorable performances I've ever seen.

The opened with this song and blew us all away from the first notes. While I think they have "better" songs, this is the one that instantly transports me to the feeling of awe I had at that moment .

I experienced this same moment. But it was at Coachella in May 2005. They'd released Funeral the prior September and were taking off. But they still drew an early afternoon slot on the outdoor stage in May in Indio. It was probably 96 degrees at that time but they were in suits and ties. The Andalusian Dog ( ) and I were already huge fans. We showed up early for the band before and were in the first row for AF. Fifteen minutes before their set was scheduled to begin the crowd was hundreds of rows deep out into the polo field. When the first note of Wake Up hit we went crazy. Like you, it is one of my favorite concert moments ever.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

The Liars song Andy picked is really good. I just picked a Liars song in a collaborative playlist with a friend the other day, and I wished I'd looked into them further for this.

I liked that song, too.

Big Liars fan. Like I said earlier, had no idea Angus was Australian--the name should've clued me in. Check out all their albums. They're so varied but all are great.

 

[jwb]

MAC_32:

If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot - North Canada

Gordon was the guy I forgot about. Happy to see him listed already. He has a few songs that should make it.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

The Liars song was also in a weird, not great but I still kind of liked it movie called The Nines starring Ryan Reynolds back in '07.

 

[otb_lifer]

Hey little Donna/still wanna/you said to ring you up/when I was in Toronta

Donnie Iris?

 

[Hov34]

Known Favs:

@Just Win Baby Juke Box Hero - Foreigner
@worrierking The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
@krista4 Wake Up - Arcade Fire
@Val Rannous Battle Without Honor - HOTEI
@simey Emotion - Samantha Sang, Bee Gees
@New Binky the Doormat Under the Milky Way - The Church
@ditkaburgers It's My Life - No Doubt
@KarmaPolice Fences - Phoenix
@Zegras11 Precious - Pretenders

Unknown Favs:

@Oliver Humanzee Murder City Nights - Radio Birdman
@Pip's Invitation Boys In Town - Divinyls
@shuke @otb_lifer Prisencolinensinainciusol - Adriano Celentano (glad I gave this a longer chance than Mr. Hung - 12 seconds, btw)
@The Dreaded Marco Point That Thing Somewhere Else - The Clean (Where has this been all my life!?!)
@Mister CIA Hey ***** - Izïa (holy ****)

 

[Dr. Octopus]

iirc, they did some local shows prior to - and i do think Maxwells was one - or no?

I’m not sure about Maxwell’s. Loved that place. I think it’s just a restaurant now - maybe not even the same name.
Toad’s Place in Connecticut was one of those local shows I think.

 

[Eephus]

I'm known as the guy who likes long songs. Eephus is known as the guy who hates long songs.

Eephus' song today is more than twice as long as my song today.

Just sayin'.

My song tomorrow is even longer than today's

 

[scorchy]

Known Favorites

The Other Side Of Mt. Heart Attack – Liars (Andy Dufresne)
Wake Up – Arcade Fire (krista4)
Under The Milky Way - The Church (New Binky the Doormat)
3 A.M. Eternal - The KLF (landryshat) - Everytime I hear this, I get the urge to burn one million quid.
Save It For Later - The Beat (Hov34)
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil (AAA Batteries)

New To Me Picks

Prisencolinensinainciusol - Adriano Celentano (shuke & otb_lifer) - I have no idea how two people here have heard this song before, much less picked it in the exact same spot in a favorites list. But I'm really glad they did.
Point That Thing Somewhere Else - The Clean (The Dreaded Marco) - not sure how I've never heard this band. Wow.
Hey ***** - Izïa - (Mr. CIA)
Strong Reflection – Mars Red Sky – (Raging weasel)
Emotion – Samantha Sang (simey)
Murder City Nights – Radio Birdman (Oliver Humanzee)

 

[Eephus]

I liked the Mdou Moctar song. Desert Blues is some of the most accessible African music for Rock audiences. The guitar freakout at the end was top rank.

Teenage Eephus thought Gordon Lightfoot was the blandest middle-of-the-road fodder but I was wrong. "If You Could Read My Mind" is an exceptional song; the melody, lyrics, vocals, picking, strings are just lovely.

The Chilliwack song was pretty cool. I loved when the harmonies kicked in before the instrumental break.

 

[krista4]

Point That Thing Somewhere Else - The Clean (The Dreaded Marco) - not sure how I've never heard this band. Wow.

This really surprises me for some reason.

 

[otb_lifer]

The Clean - reminds me of "I Will Follow", "Gloria" - that claustrophobic minimalism U2 was awash in back then - not quite Joy Division, but somewhere between the two.

IZIA - oooh, some Kat Bjelland vibes ... that is a freakin' ripper

 

[scorchy]

This really surprises me for some reason.

Me too.

 

[Eephus]

I will try and keep politics out of this, but Garrett was always Political in his lyrics…US Forces anyone?
He basically got the Greens party off the ground in Australia, but was politically hopeless. If theres a clip of him debating Bill Hayden, former leader of the Labor party and future Governor General, watch it. He is hilariously awful.

Full credit though, he did join the mainstream Labor Party and became a cabinent minister in several portfolios. After he left he pretty much went back to his mid 80s politics as he rejoined the Oils. He admitted selling his soul to try and better the system, but that the system had his measure.

I don't think any Orleans songs made the US countdown so Garrett has done better than John Hall.

 

[Val Rannous]

Thank you for the Wolfmother track, that rocks.

 

[Mister CIA]

dammit ...I am the one that submitted my list upside down. I feel so bad for @krista4 - and have apologized profusely

since we were posting from #31 ranked down to #1 ranked - I submitted my rankings that way

wanted to own up - and take the abuse ...

oh the irony of the whole "higher/lower" schtick

reaction.

Was expecting this reaction.

 

[rockaction]

Hey little Donna/still wanna/you said to ring you up/when I was in Toronta

Donnie Iris?

I didn’t even know who that was until I looked him up

 

[otb_lifer]

Hey little Donna/still wanna/you said to ring you up/when I was in Toronta

Donnie Iris?

I didn’t even know who that was until I wound up in Sewickley, circa '89

fixed, as per my "discovery" - but i kinda like yours better.

 

[Mister CIA]

I liked the Mdou Moctar song. Desert Blues is some of the most accessible African music for Rock audiences. The guitar freakout at the end was top rank.

Teenage Eephus thought Gordon Lightfoot was the blandest middle-of-the-road fodder but I was wrong. "If You Could Read My Mind" is an exceptional song; the melody, lyrics, vocals, picking, strings are just lovely.

The Chilliwack song was pretty cool. I loved when the harmonies kicked in before the instrumental break.

"Touareg Music" is a fantastic wormhole to be discovered on youtube.

This live version of the already selected Afrique Victime is an amazing video to soak in. Mdou Moctor gets all the love, but drummer is no slouch himself. Edit to include link: https://youtu.be/FDwT6trlSws

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I'm known as the guy who likes long songs. Eephus is known as the guy who hates long songs.

Eephus' song today is more than twice as long as my song today.

Just sayin'.

My song tomorrow is even longer than today's

I've shown you the light

 

[Pip's Invitation]

zamboni:

My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) – Chilliwack (Canada)

If you squint your ears just enough, Bill Henderson kind of sounds like Daryl Hall on this song. If this song had been dropped into Voices, Private Eyes or H2O, I don't think most listeners would have been the wiser.