otb_lifer
Footballguy
this one was also a very pleasant surprise for me ... the longer it lasted, the moar it hooked me - great stuff
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Where in the world are the middle-aged dummies? Worldwide top 31 song countdown. (3 Viewers)
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this one was also a very pleasant surprise for me ... the longer it lasted, the moar it hooked me - great stuff
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
In the privates!? Talk about "next level"!I like my beatings in private
simey
Footballguy
I just know you love The Harder They Come soundtrack.
Raging weasel
Footballguy
Did @Dr. Octopus get banned? Haven't seen him in a couple days but have noticed a Green Goblin lurking in a few threads
Green Goblin
Footballguy
My friend Doc did get banned - believe or not for a post he literally deleted 10 seconds after he posted it.
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zamboni
Footballguy
I'm sorry, man. Been there - I got banned in the RIP thread a few years ago for (what I thought) was just an off-the-cuff joke and got banned for a month. Thought about getting out for good as well, but tried to focus on the good stuff - like us music folks - rather than the bad stuff. And basically try to ignore the trolls.
Your friend Doc brings a lot around here (and we need some more Jets fans around here
) - so tell him to take some time to think about it and hope that he'll reconsider.
simey
Footballguy
You just have to let it go, and I agree with you 100% that the Staten Island Troll is a jerk. He has always been that way. He seems to have forgotten how kind and generous people on this site were to him when he suffered a tragic loss, and some of those people that helped him out were people he was very unkind to in the past. It should have made his heart grow three sizes like the Grinch's did, but sadly it didn't. Beware of the SIT.
Raging weasel
Footballguy
Who is the Staten Island Troll?
krista4
Footballguy
Couldn’t agree more.You just have to let it go, and I agree with you 100% that the Staten Island Troll is a jerk. He has always been that way. He seems to have forgotten how kind and generous people on this site were to him when he suffered a tragic loss, and some of those people that helped him out were people he was very unkind to in the past. It should have made his heart grow three sizes like the Grinch's did, but sadly it didn't. Beware of the SIT.
krista4
Footballguy
From simey’s post I’m gathering it is [redacted now that I know you’ve read it]
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simey
Footballguy
He is someone that needs a visit from little Cindy Lou Who.
Doug B
Footballguy
Saw this go down pretty much live. Tell Doc not to let dudes like that win -- come back strong and let that dude know, through ongoing presence, that Doc's not going anywhere.
(@timschochet could write The Bible on this kind of stuff)
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I watched that happen. Tell Doc Oc to use the "ignore" button. I know all of the arguments against it - I have used them all - but it makes life much easier.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Just my opinion, but - while the LIT was and will remain an idiot - Doc Oc got a little too hot for this board. I don't think the suspension for DO was out of line, but I think the other person should have been nuked.
Anyway, pass along my best to DO and let's hope he's back soon.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Ignore really is your friend. I even helps to stop seeing "just to spark discussion" threads that clog up half the front page.
You know, stuff like "What's the most correct method for tying shoes - Standard Shoelace Knot, Ian Knot, Bunny Rabbit or "Loop, Swoop and Pull”?"
You know, stuff like "What's the most correct method for tying shoes - Standard Shoelace Knot, Ian Knot, Bunny Rabbit or "Loop, Swoop and Pull”?"
zamboni
Footballguy
I've never used the ignore function - I'm pretty good at just tuning things out. My wife can attest to it.
Doug B
Footballguy
Before you go:
If you still need a ride to Vulture's barbecue Saturday, Sandman said he and Electro could pick you up.
Westerberg
Footballguy
Been there, man. It's maddening. I just imagine all my posts being read aloud in a Southern white upper middle class church and I've been good since. YMMV.
krista4
Footballguy
ironically enough, i were PMng a good buddy of mine, telling him that if i ventured into that thread, it was gonna mean Palookaville for me - straight shot to ban hammer!
i am trying not to stray ...
chin up, Doc ... but i hear ya
Which thread are we talking about?
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
This sounds like a good plan. Keep coming to the places that are enjoyable and don't devote any energy to the rest.His alternative consideration is to post only in the music threads and the Jets thread.I'm sorry, man. Been there - I got banned in the RIP thread a few years ago for (what I thought) was just an off-the-cuff joke and got banned for a month. Thought about getting out for good as well, but tried to focus on the good stuff - like us music folks - rather than the bad stuff. And basically try to ignore the trolls.
Your friend Doc brings a lot around here (and we need some more Jets fans around here
zamboni
Footballguy
Only a few days in, and we've lost two of our people already to time-out.I suggest we all just stay in the comfort and safety of this thread. If you must venture outside, take a buddy with you.
Sgt. Phil Esterhaus van Hill Street Blues: Let's be careful out there
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Doug B
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Babe Ruth time travel thread that tim started.
Brad = Doc Oc; Arnold = Tim
Fast Times At Ridgemont High(1982) - Brad Gets Fired
Stacy Hamilton (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is a pretty, but inexperienced, teen interested in dating. Given advice by her uninhibited friend, Linda Barrett (Phoeb...
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krista4
Footballguy
Five-Point Selections:
timschochet:
Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
(new song)
Just Win Baby:
Look What You've Done - Jet (Australian band members)
(new artist)
Pip’s Invitation:
Wishing Well - Free (UK/US/Japan)
(new artist)
Andy Dufresne:
Untitled #4 - Sigur Ros
(duplicate, second vote)
DrIanMalcolm:
Big Time Sensuality - Bjork (Iceland)
(new artist)
Don Quixote:
Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu - K. Frimpong and His Cubano Fiestas (Ghana)
(new artist)
Dr. Octopus:
Words Of Wonder - Playing For Change (feat. Keith Richards) (25 different countries)
(both new artists)
scorchy:
Hallucination Generation - Gruesome Twosome (Norway, France, Israel)
(new artist)
shuke:
Mama Told Me Not To Come - Three Dog Night …...........American/Canadian/Irish members on this album
(new artist)
Sullie:
Goodnight Tonight - Wings (Clearly it's because of Linda, she's like the Lars of Wings.)
(new artist)
The Dreaded Marco:
If I Ever Feel Better - Phoenix
(new song)
Mister CIA:
Without A Sound - Headstones (Canada)
(new song)
Hawks64:
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - Metallica
(new artist)
Mrs. Rannous:
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - Monkees (US + UK)
(new artist)
titusbramble:
Out Of The Blue - System F (Dutch)
(new artist)
Raging weasel:
Vidage - 1000mods (Greece)
(new artist)
Ilov80s:
Amor De Mis Amores - La Sonora Dinamita
(new artist)
worrierking:
The Bleeding Heart Show - The New Pornographers (Canada/US)
(new artist)
Val Rannous:
Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Canada, US)
(new song)
(warning to @Ilov80s regarding the hyphen in this artist name)
krista4:
Foolproof - Ron Sexsmith (Canada)
(new artist)
Mt. Man:
The Look - Roxette (Swedish band)
(new artist)
JMLs secret identity:
Sunshine Day - Osibisa (Ghana)
(new artist)
otb_lifer:
Jaan Pehchan Ho - Mohammed Rafi (India)
(new artist)
simey:
Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp (England, Scotland, USA)
(new song)
rockaction:
Dead Sound - The Raveonettes (Denmark)
(new song)
New Binky the Doormat:
Invisible Sun - The Police (UK guys with US drummer, Stewart Copeland)
(new song)
landryshat:
Afrique Victime - Mdou Moctar (Niger)
(duplicate, second vote)
John Maddens Lunchbox:
A Wanderer In The Sleepy City - Wu Qing-feng (feat. Rufus Wainwright) (Taiwan)
(both new artists)
MAC_32:
Juke Box Hero - Foreigner (With that name they gotta be eligible)
(duplicate, second vote)
jwb:
The Zoo - Scorpions
(new song)
Eephus:
Toys And Flavors - The Hellacopters
(new artist)
Hov34:
I Get Up - The Teskey Brothers
(new artist)
Manster:
Cold Gin - KISS
(new song)
simsarge:
Angie Baby - Helen Reddy (I was torn between that video or the School House Rock animated version. If there's a creepier pop hit (with the possible exception of the Exorcist theme) I haven't heard it. Tim Burton should totally make a stop motion, R Rated, animation feature length Angie Baby movie.)
(new artist)
ditkaburgers:
I Touch Myself - Divinyls
(new song)
Doug B:
Battle Without Honor Or Humanity - Tomoyasu Hotei
(duplicate, second vote)
westerberg:
King Of Spain - The Tallest Man On Earth
(new artist)
KarmaPolice:
Good Friday - The Black Crowes
(new artist)
higgins:
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House (New Zealand)
(new artist)
zamboni:
Yo Ya - Kazeret (Israel)
(new artist)
Zegras11:
I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones
(new song)
Oliver Humanzee:
Fur Immer - Neu!
(new artist)
Chaos34:
Come With Me Now - Kongos
(new artist)
AAABatteries:
Wake Me Up - Avicii
(new artist)
timschochet:
Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
(new song)
Just Win Baby:
Look What You've Done - Jet (Australian band members)
(new artist)
Pip’s Invitation:
Wishing Well - Free (UK/US/Japan)
(new artist)
Andy Dufresne:
Untitled #4 - Sigur Ros
(duplicate, second vote)
DrIanMalcolm:
Big Time Sensuality - Bjork (Iceland)
(new artist)
Don Quixote:
Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu - K. Frimpong and His Cubano Fiestas (Ghana)
(new artist)
Dr. Octopus:
Words Of Wonder - Playing For Change (feat. Keith Richards) (25 different countries)
(both new artists)
scorchy:
Hallucination Generation - Gruesome Twosome (Norway, France, Israel)
(new artist)
shuke:
Mama Told Me Not To Come - Three Dog Night …...........American/Canadian/Irish members on this album
(new artist)
Sullie:
Goodnight Tonight - Wings (Clearly it's because of Linda, she's like the Lars of Wings.)
(new artist)
The Dreaded Marco:
If I Ever Feel Better - Phoenix
(new song)
Mister CIA:
Without A Sound - Headstones (Canada)
(new song)
Hawks64:
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - Metallica
(new artist)
Mrs. Rannous:
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - Monkees (US + UK)
(new artist)
titusbramble:
Out Of The Blue - System F (Dutch)
(new artist)
Raging weasel:
Vidage - 1000mods (Greece)
(new artist)
Ilov80s:
Amor De Mis Amores - La Sonora Dinamita
(new artist)
worrierking:
The Bleeding Heart Show - The New Pornographers (Canada/US)
(new artist)
Val Rannous:
Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Canada, US)
(new song)
(warning to @Ilov80s regarding the hyphen in this artist name)
krista4:
Foolproof - Ron Sexsmith (Canada)
(new artist)
Mt. Man:
The Look - Roxette (Swedish band)
(new artist)
JMLs secret identity:
Sunshine Day - Osibisa (Ghana)
(new artist)
otb_lifer:
Jaan Pehchan Ho - Mohammed Rafi (India)
(new artist)
simey:
Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp (England, Scotland, USA)
(new song)
rockaction:
Dead Sound - The Raveonettes (Denmark)
(new song)
New Binky the Doormat:
Invisible Sun - The Police (UK guys with US drummer, Stewart Copeland)
(new song)
landryshat:
Afrique Victime - Mdou Moctar (Niger)
(duplicate, second vote)
John Maddens Lunchbox:
A Wanderer In The Sleepy City - Wu Qing-feng (feat. Rufus Wainwright) (Taiwan)
(both new artists)
MAC_32:
Juke Box Hero - Foreigner (With that name they gotta be eligible)
(duplicate, second vote)
jwb:
The Zoo - Scorpions
(new song)
Eephus:
Toys And Flavors - The Hellacopters
(new artist)
Hov34:
I Get Up - The Teskey Brothers
(new artist)
Manster:
Cold Gin - KISS
(new song)
simsarge:
Angie Baby - Helen Reddy (I was torn between that video or the School House Rock animated version. If there's a creepier pop hit (with the possible exception of the Exorcist theme) I haven't heard it. Tim Burton should totally make a stop motion, R Rated, animation feature length Angie Baby movie.)
(new artist)
ditkaburgers:
I Touch Myself - Divinyls
(new song)
Doug B:
Battle Without Honor Or Humanity - Tomoyasu Hotei
(duplicate, second vote)
westerberg:
King Of Spain - The Tallest Man On Earth
(new artist)
KarmaPolice:
Good Friday - The Black Crowes
(new artist)
higgins:
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House (New Zealand)
(new artist)
zamboni:
Yo Ya - Kazeret (Israel)
(new artist)
Zegras11:
I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones
(new song)
Oliver Humanzee:
Fur Immer - Neu!
(new artist)
Chaos34:
Come With Me Now - Kongos
(new artist)
AAABatteries:
Wake Me Up - Avicii
(new artist)
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krista4
Footballguy
Ace Award Guesses:
Two votes:
The Final Countdown – Europe
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
One vote:
Lovefool -- The Cardigans
Battle Scar – Max Webster
99 Luftballons - Nena
For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
Some Like It Hot - Power Station
Take On Me - A-ha
Heaven and Hell- Black Sabbath
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House – Five points
This Beat Goes On/Switching to Glide – The Kings – One point
Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling
Layla - Derek & the Dominoes
Cult of Personality – Living Colour
David Bowie for “Under Pressure” – David Bowie and Queen – Four points
Two votes:
The Final Countdown – Europe
One vote:
Lovefool -- The Cardigans
Battle Scar – Max Webster
99 Luftballons - Nena
For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
Take On Me - A-ha
Heaven and Hell- Black Sabbath
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House – Five points
This Beat Goes On/Switching to Glide – The Kings – One point
Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling
Cult of Personality – Living Colour
David Bowie for “Under Pressure” – David Bowie and Queen – Four points
krista4
Footballguy
Some of you are good at these little games. @Pip's Invitation and @Don Quixote , you can pretend it's a Jeopardy category of "'S' is for song".
Take a solo song from the singer of one of our countdown's artists.
Add an "s" at the beginning of the last word of the title.
Now you have a song in tomorrow's countdown.
The reason I noticed this? Because I was putting together tomorrow's picks and wondered if this were a cover. Ummmmm, it's not, since I totally botched the song name.
Last night I saw Westerberg's pick, "King of Spain," and I wondered if it was a cover of the Sting song. It was only after I listened (great song, by the way) and then went to look for the Sting song that I realized my error.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Paul Rodgers is one of my favorite singers and some of his best performances are on Free's final album, Heartbreaker. By this point, founding bassist (and Rodgers' main songwriting partner for most of the band's lifespan) Andy Fraser was gone, his place taken by Japanese bassist Testu Yamauchi and American keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick. And guitarist Paul Kossoff's presence was sporadic due to drug problems that would kill him a few years later. Rodgers responded to the chaos with some of his grittiest, most heartwrenching and best songs. My favorite from the record varies depending on what day it is, but for this list I chose its most accessible song, the melodic hard rocker Wishing Well.
krista4
Footballguy
Thanks, I'll change it in the post to Untitled #4.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
King of Pain is a Police song. Your clue was flawed!Some of you are good at these little games. @Pip's Invitation and @Don Quixote , you can pretend it's a Jeopardy category of "'S' is for song".
Take a solo song from the singer of one of our countdown's artists.
Add an "s" at the beginning of the last word of the title.
Now you have a song in tomorrow's countdown.
The reason I noticed this? Because I was putting together tomorrow's picks and wondered if this were a cover. Ummmmm, it's not, since I totally botched the song name.
Last night I saw Westerberg's pick, "King of Spain," and I wondered if it was a cover of the Sting song. It was only after I listened (great song, by the way) and then went to look for the Sting song that I realized my error.
worrierking
Footballguy
worrierking:
The Bleeding Heart Show - The New Pornographers (Canada/US)
(new artist)
This song has vague but very interesting lyrics, that make the song about many possible themes, generally around the idea of a short, intense romance. Then it has one of the catchiest outros of all time. This is the first of three songs in the countdown that remind me of the girl who broke my heart in High School, Mary (who will be mentioned again).
The Bleeding Heart Show - The New Pornographers (Canada/US)
(new artist)
This song has vague but very interesting lyrics, that make the song about many possible themes, generally around the idea of a short, intense romance. Then it has one of the catchiest outros of all time. This is the first of three songs in the countdown that remind me of the girl who broke my heart in High School, Mary (who will be mentioned again).
Hawks64
Footballguy
Mister CIA
Footballguy
If I disappear, it might be because I'm gone with the wind. Code 4 tonight.Only a few days in, and we've lost two of our people already to time-out.
krista4
Footballguy
Interesting picks today!!
So sorry to hear about Doctor Octopus, but happy his friend can still drop in!
Known to me favorites from today:
So sorry to hear about Doctor Octopus, but happy his friend can still drop in!
Known to me favorites from today:
| Brass in Pocket | The Pretenders |
| I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone | The Monkees |
| Take the Long Way Home | Supertramp |
| Juke Box Hero | Foreigner |
| Cold Gin | Kiss |
| I Wanna Be Sedated | Ramones |
Raging weasel
Footballguy
If I had known Under Pressure would be counted as a Bowie song and not a Queen song it would've been my pick to win the Ace in a landslide :(
simey
Footballguy
I've always loved this song. The gentle thumping on the piano keys at the beginning lead right into that awesome harmonica, which I am a big fan of. I also love that swinging interplay between the clarinet and harmonica mid-song, and the synthesizers give the song an orchestral feel. The lyrics are ambiguous and somewhat melancholy, but the melody is upbeat and the song just has this feel about it that I love. If I'm driving and getting close to home and this song comes on, or any song I love for that matter, I take the long way home.
simey
Footballguy
It's on the Queen album I think.
otb_lifer
Footballguy
yes, the otherwise sheeteous "Hot Space"
timschochet
Footballguy
Two artists who I really love showed up today: Ron Sexsmith and The Tallest Man On Earth.
Raging weasel
Footballguy
That's why I assumed it would count as Queen.
simey
Footballguy
Take it up with Management.
Green Goblin
Footballguy
It is.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Stick the Ghanaian Highlife into my veins. Just love the groove on this one, and the build-up with the guitars, the percussion, and then the horns (ETA: And a flute in there too because why not.)
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