Where in the world are the middle-aged dummies? Worldwide top 31 song countdown. (2 Viewers)

[simsarge]

Well, crap, I had an old guy moment. . . .Pip's writeup stirred up my brain juices a little bit there. I could kick myself for not including Triumph but I needed another 31. . . in fact for the next 31 I would love to see a Double Tap, Deja 31 or Two for Tuesday (repeat the parameters of the thread again) or go in a different direction next time and do your top 31 remakes. Not trying to hijack just tossing some early ideas out there. . . I digress a lot.

Anyway, my "oh crap" moment was that this channel on YouTube (it's a Canadian Rock Station) does this PERFECT segment called Behind The Vinyl and this (I think) ties into some bands on this thread. Anyway, as much I love Triumph, Rush and other bands, well, this kinda sorta just made all that love go up a notch. The premise is that a band member sits in a chair, with a turntable on a table, some speakers and they just share their thoughts about the song, the time frame around the song, events leading up to it maybe, whatever it is they want to discuss and the time limit is set by the length of the song. No goofy questions, no interruptions, just the band member, the song and their thoughts. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the living hell out of this premise, it just works so well. Oh, and I dare, dare, triple dog DARE to you to hate Mike Levine from Triumph. You can hate Triumph songs but you cannot possibly hate Mike Levine unless you have neither a heart nor soul. These are a select few of my favorites, you gotta go check it out, you'll love it!

Behind The Vinyl : Magic Power with Mike Levine from Triumph
Behind The Vinyl : "Magic Power" with Rik Emmett from Triumph
Behind The Vinyl : "Lay it on the line" with Mike Levine from Triumph
Behind The Vinyl : "Tom Sawyer" with Alex Lifeson
Behind The Vinyl : "Limelight" with Alex Lifeson
Behind The Vinyl : "Lunatic Fringe" with Tom Cochrane

And on and on, some others I remember liking is there's another Rik Emmett, the Run DMZ Walk this way was funny, George Thorogood, etc.

Kindofa hijack here. Came accross this Rik Emmett interview on Spotify a while back and feel like it fits well with Sullie's info.

 

[zamboni]

Oh, and I dare, dare, triple dog DARE to you to hate Mike Levine from Triumph. You can hate Triumph songs but you cannot possibly hate Mike Levine unless you have neither a heart nor soul.

Maybe if you hate the St. Louis Blues

 

[Pip's Invitation]

New-to-me favorites from #18:

Shadow Of Your Love -- Guns N' Roses (Sullie). This is kind of cheating because it's an outtake from one of my favorite albums of all time, but damn if it isn't in the same ballpark as the songs that made the record.
Where Does The Time Go? -- The Bamboos ft. Aloe Blacc (Krista4), Great groove on this one.
Insanely Jealous Of You -- The Soft Boys (OH). I wasn't sure where this was going at first, but the buildup and climax are <chef's kiss>.
Burden -- Opeth (KarmaPolice). Another prog metal song that I dig. It sounded more "modern" than the other Opeth song so I ranked it slightly lower than that one.

Not sure what you mean by that last part.

I'm not sure either. More polished, I guess.

 

[Doug B]

That is, until Kiss and disco met and became Kissco with “I Was Made Made For Loving You”

I love trash-rock and loved a lot of KISS's music. This is one of their best records.

Gene’s best bass line for my money

I mean, Paul’s best bass line — totally forgot that Paul Stanley is hammering out the bass on the studio version. Simmons does play it live.

 

[KarmaPolice]

New-to-me favorites from #18:

Shadow Of Your Love -- Guns N' Roses (Sullie). This is kind of cheating because it's an outtake from one of my favorite albums of all time, but damn if it isn't in the same ballpark as the songs that made the record.
Where Does The Time Go? -- The Bamboos ft. Aloe Blacc (Krista4), Great groove on this one.
Insanely Jealous Of You -- The Soft Boys (OH). I wasn't sure where this was going at first, but the buildup and climax are <chef's kiss>.
Burden -- Opeth (KarmaPolice). Another prog metal song that I dig. It sounded more "modern" than the other Opeth song so I ranked it slightly lower than that one.

Not sure what you mean by that last part.

I'm not sure either. More polished, I guess.

Lower = better?

 

[rockaction]

Interesting we see Vienna Calling. Der Kommisar was another option I guess.

We saw Vienna Calling because the song, for some reason, followed up “On With The Show” by Motley Crue at the end of Too Fast For Love on an old dubbed cassette I had. Right after Vince Neil sang “Oh Frankie,” this other voice would blast “Vienna Calling!” So that’s how it wound up here.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

New-to-me favorites from #18:

Shadow Of Your Love -- Guns N' Roses (Sullie). This is kind of cheating because it's an outtake from one of my favorite albums of all time, but damn if it isn't in the same ballpark as the songs that made the record.
Where Does The Time Go? -- The Bamboos ft. Aloe Blacc (Krista4), Great groove on this one.
Insanely Jealous Of You -- The Soft Boys (OH). I wasn't sure where this was going at first, but the buildup and climax are <chef's kiss>.
Burden -- Opeth (KarmaPolice). Another prog metal song that I dig. It sounded more "modern" than the other Opeth song so I ranked it slightly lower than that one.

Not sure what you mean by that last part.

I'm not sure either. More polished, I guess.

Lower = better?

Yes, if you're Binky.

Also if we're talking about "bad" cholesterol levels.

 

[Mister CIA]

I have not watched the HBO show Succession, but Leonard Cohen karaoke is some grade A shtick.

https://twitter.com/mbaram/status/1642721663203655681?s=20

 

[rockaction]

It’s four in the morning
The end of December
It’s like simey just gave me
Lyrics I remember

That stop in my head
That stick out and soak in
And never forget
That it’s Leonard he’s broken

 

[rockaction]

Jane came by with a lock of your hair

 

[krista4]

Sorry not to be very engaged here; I really have not felt well for several days. Didn't get the energy to listen to today's playlist, but I loved the Jimi Hendrix selection (one of my faves from him, too), the Wings song, "Cult of Personality"...don't remember what else. I'm looking forward to re-listening to Triumph and to Little River Band, having not heard them in 30+ years, I bet.

I'm checking tomorrow's picks...think I mentioned somewhere along the way that there were a couple of songs that were selected in a prior countdown that would also be selected here. Tomorrow we get one of them, and it was chosen by the same drafter! Other than that, I don't know...the Tom Petty of this countdown makes an appearance, there looks to be a Ralph Fiennes movie on there, a song about an artist in the US countdown, at least one umlaut, an artist that I always misread as "Charley Barkley" when I see the name, and yes, yes, some Canadians.

I'm tired.

 

[Mt. Man]

Someone else mentioned a song fit for “If my Last Five Out had a Last Five Out”? Yeah, that’s this doubly true for me today. Two songs (both in the “selected favorites” list, natch) that might have made it if my list went to 40. Or if I’d been in a different mood when running the ranker. Also a shout-out to zamboni of course for the crossover. Or at least the one that I can mention without spoiling future selections.

#18s
Recognized by title alone: 17
Sounded familiar: 3
Knew from this countdown: 1 (counting Of Monsters and Men here)
Didn't know: 21

Selected Favorites:
Fight The Good Fight (Pip’s Invitaiton) - see above. Though I wouldn’t have had nearly as much to say about this song as Pip.
Get Free (MAC_32)
I Was Made For Loving You (simsarge) - see above! I might have bumped it up if I’d been clever enough to think of “Kissco”
Summer In The City (AAABatteries)

Some songs I didn't know that I ended up liking:
Drinking Water [Aqua de Beber] (Dr. Octopus)
Forget What I Said (simey)
Let Me Be (landryshat)
Purple Sneakers (Eephus)

Dig The Vibe: Incubus Succubus II (otb_lifer)

 

[Mt. Man]

Sorry not to be very engaged here; I really have not felt well for several days. Didn't get the energy to listen to today's playlist, but I loved the Jimi Hendrix selection (one of my faves from him, too), the Wings song, "Cult of Personality"...don't remember what else. I'm looking forward to re-listening to Triumph and to Little River Band, having not heard them in 30+ years, I bet.

I'm tired.

Take care of yourself, first and foremost!

 

[krista4]

Oh, a Deja Vote tomorrow between the two drafters, other than the Rannouses, that I think would be Most Likely To Have A Deja Vote.

 

[Zegras11]

timschochet:

’39 - Queen
(new song)

shuke:

Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five - Wings …...........Paul/Linda
(new song)

Raging weasel:

Tattooed Love Boys - The Pretenders
(new song)

New Binky the Doormat:

Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees (Davey is British, Mike is a US guy)
(new song)

AAABatteries:

Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful
(new artist)

My Top 5 from today....

 

[Eephus]

ditkaburgers:

Peut-etre - Louane
(new artist)

@ditkaburgers loves this French R&B song with lyrics about self discovery. Louane is pretty popular in the Francophone world with almost 3 million monthly Spotify streams. This seems to be a deep cut from her 2020 album.


Eephus:

Move Your Feet - Junior Senior
(new artist)

The song was inducted into the kitchen dancing hall of fame in its first year of eligibility.

We went and saw Junior Senior play at the Bottom of the Hill when they were touring behind this album. It's been a long time so I may be mistaken but I'm pretty sure they played "Move Your Feet" twice during their set. Give the people what they want I guess.

 

[Eephus]

ditkaburgers:

Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs; A-Trak
(Yeah Yeah Yeahs – new song; A-Trak – new artist)

@ditkaburgers says this YYY remix was in the trailer for 2012 teen movie Project X and became a party anthem for her crew in college. As she's grown up, it's migrated to her running playlist.

Eephus:

Purple Sneakers - You Am I
(new artist)

Music history is full of popular Australian bands who never made an impact in the States. Tim Rogers' band You Am I is one of them. Their music was a bit too retro and powerpop to click in the post-Grunge 90s but songs like "Purple Sneakers" have a timeless appeal for me.

 

[Tau837]

My top 5 from the 14 point round, excluding my own selection and prior to listening to the songs new to me:

1. Hawks64, Doug B: Cult Of Personality - Living Colour
2. worrierking: The Wind Cries Mary - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3. Zegras11: Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
4. Andy Dufresne: Take It Easy On Me - Little River Band
5. zamboni: The Night Owls - Little River Band

Big fan of LRB.

 

[Tau837]

Just Win Baby:

Soul Meets Body - Death Cab For Cutie

Catching up. Love this song, and particularly love these lyrics:

So brown eyes I hold you near
Cause you're the only song I want to hear
A melody softly soaring through my atmosphere

My wife has brown eyes, so it works.

 

[Tau837]

Just Win Baby:

Breathe Me - Sia

Again, I really like some lyrics in this song:

Be my friend, hold me
Wrap me up, enfold me
I am small and needy
Warm me up and breathe me

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Fourteen-Point Selections:

titusbramble:

1- Kelly Watch The Stars - Air (French)
(new artist)

Val Rannous:

2- Oh Yeah - Yello (Switzerland)
(new song)
JMLs secret identity:

3- Baby Come Back - The Equals (Guyana)
(new artist)


rockaction:

4- Deeper Shade Of Soul - Urban Dance Squad (Netherlands)
(new artist)


John Maddens Lunchbox:
5-
Tukoh Taka - Myriam Fares, Nicki Minaj and Maluma (Lebanon)
(Minaj – new song; Fares and Maluma – both new artists)


MAC_32:

6- Get Free - The Vines (Okay, isn't any way Krista believes me)
(new song)


jwb:

7-Sunday Girl - Blondie
(new song)



Chaos34:

8-November Rain - Guns N’ Roses
(new song)

Back on track. Todays hopefully spoiler free run down.

1- Absolutely love Air, but France is a competitive field. Moon Safari is glorious from start to finish. Kelly is probably the highlight as well, so well chosen.
2- Not one of the 40 songs I listened to for Yello, but I was tempted as its the known choice. Glad someone else went The Race. But they have a deep catalog.

3- Good old Eddy Grant with a classic. Amazing the distance in time between Baby Come Back and Electric Avenue. Guyana actually had a few choices given the massive post war migration to Britain from the Carribean.

4- Lets see how the Netherlands has evolved from George Baker, Shocking Blue, Pussycat and Golden Earring.....Rap Rock it says? Reached #26 in the US......interesting. Didnt top 50 in Aus or chart in the UK. Background completed. Lets play. Its a fun track. Not something i would seek out usually, but i was in the mood. Its a right mixed salad, but in a good way.

5- Hey @Mister CIA , lebanons answer to Shakira here with Myriam Fares. I know Shakira has lebanese heritage anyway, but Myriam does an admirable job on this. Nicki Minaj does her thing. Guy I feel sorry for yaluma, or tacooma or whatever his name is. Talk about a lack of star power compared to the ladies here.

6- I had to look up what happened to the Vines. Last i heard the singer was on some kind of breakdown. No mention if that on wiki though, so who knows? This track is electric. Good stuff

7- Looks like we are working through Parallel Lines very well. True story. I rolled a car doing 100mph, triple summersault, landed upside down without a scratch. First thing i noticed was the car stereo playing Sunday Girl. Then to plan the escape route. Sometimes its hard to associate a song to a memory. Here is pretty easy.

8- This is just such an epic song. Wonderful from start to finish. I love it when songs from bands shut up critics who paint them as one dimensional. All members shine on this track.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Sorry not to be very engaged here; I really have not felt well for several days. Didn't get the energy to listen to today's playlist, but I loved the Jimi Hendrix selection (one of my faves from him, too), the Wings song, "Cult of Personality"...don't remember what else. I'm looking forward to re-listening to Triumph and to Little River Band, having not heard them in 30+ years, I bet.

I'm checking tomorrow's picks...think I mentioned somewhere along the way that there were a couple of songs that were selected in a prior countdown that would also be selected here. Tomorrow we get one of them, and it was chosen by the same drafter! Other than that, I don't know...the Tom Petty of this countdown makes an appearance, there looks to be a Ralph Fiennes movie on there, a song about an artist in the US countdown, at least one umlaut, an artist that I always misread as "Charley Barkley" when I see the name, and yes, yes, some Canadians.

I'm tired.

Take a day off. Two if you need to.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Oh, a Deja Vote tomorrow between the two drafters, other than the Rannouses, that I think would be Most Likely To Have A Deja Vote.

I think we only have four songs in common. We do have more groups in common.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

For some reason, I read Paul/Linda as Paul Lynde. Wrong!

 

[otb_lifer]

For some reason, I read Paul/Linda as Paul Lynde. Wrong!

who ya got?

1. Richard Dawson on Match Game
2. Lynde on Hollywood Squares
3. Scoey Mitchell on Tattletales

 

[Val Rannous]

Depends on what you want - Dawson was probably the best game player, Lynde was funny as heck.

 

[otb_lifer]

Dawson was probably the best game player,

always baffled me when contestants opted for Fannie Flagg or Joyce Boulifant ... or even boozehound Brett for the final match - wtf?

Lynde was funny as heck.

Uncle Arthur > Doctor Bombay, and it ain't even close.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Uncle Arthur > Doctor Bombay, and it ain't even close.

Paul Lynde was America's favorite gay uncle.

 

[otb_lifer]

Uncle Arthur > Doctor Bombay, and it ain't even close.

Paul Lynde was America's favorite gay uncle.

his lesbian sister Endora (Agnes Moorehead) was a tad more "under wraps", so to speak.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Dawson was probably the best game player,

always baffled me when contestants opted for Fannie Flagg or Joyce Boulifant ... or even boozehound Brett for the final match - wtf?

Lynde was funny as heck.

Uncle Arthur > Doctor Bombay, and it ain't even close.

Eventually the contestants caught on and always picked Richard, which is why they had a wheel spin select the celebrity in later seasons.

 

[simey]

Jane came by with a lock of your hair

Well, I see you there with the in your teeth
one more thin Eejit thief

 

[otb_lifer]

Dawson was probably the best game player,

always baffled me when contestants opted for Fannie Flagg or Joyce Boulifant ... or even boozehound Brett for the final match - wtf?

Lynde was funny as heck.

Uncle Arthur > Doctor Bombay, and it ain't even close.

Eventually the contestants caught on and always picked Richard, which is why they had a wheel spin select the celebrity in later seasons.

not necessarily the case all the time - a few per week would buck the trend, and call on one of the other 2 regulars (Chuck or Brett), or, as stated before, one of the rotating in celebs ... Orson Bean & Nipsey Russel were other popular ones when they sat.

that's why i said it always baffled me, tho ... Dawson was prolly chosen north of 70% of the time, but there were outliers, obviously - his hit rate was most likely well over 60%

Rayburn: Dumb Donald was so dumb ...

Audience: how dumb was he?

Rayburn: Dumb Donald was so dumb, that when his daughter said she wanted a watch for her birthday, he ________

(first on the panel) Jimmie Walker: he let her!

*** hilarity ensues, as Chuck mugs with Brett before falling off his chair, while Elaine Joyce wears resting SHOCKED! face for 3 minutes ***

 

[simey]

Oh, and I dare, dare, triple dog DARE to you to hate Mike Levine from Triumph. You can hate Triumph songs but you cannot possibly hate Mike Levine unless you have neither a heart nor soul. These are a select few of my favorites, you gotta go check it out, you'll love it!

Behind The Vinyl : Magic Power with Mike Levine from Triumph
Behind The Vinyl : "Lay it on the line" with Mike Levine from Triumph

I loved watching his emotions while he was reminiscing. Thanks for sharing.

 

[timschochet]

Uncle Arthur > Doctor Bombay, and it ain't even close.

Paul Lynde was America's favorite gay uncle.

his lesbian sister Endora (Agnes Moorehead) was a tad more "under wraps", so to speak.

As was Darrin (the second one, **** Sargent) thought he came out years later.

 

[zamboni]

Rayburn: Dumb Donald was so dumb <HOW DUMB WAS HE?> that when his daughter said she wanted a watch for her birthday, he ________

Fixed

 

[Andy Dufresne]

NOBODY in the history of broadcast TV was creepier than Gene Rayburn.

And nobody was worse at the game than Fannie Flagg.

 

[scorchy]

Lots of goodness yesterday - actually had to pare down my list a l bit.

Known Favorites

Cult of Personality - Living Colour (Hawks64; Doug B)
Red Barchetta - Rush (Mrs. Rannous)
The Wind Cries Mary - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (worrierking)
Walk In The Shadows - Queensryche (Mt. Man)
Incubus Succubus II - Xmal Deutschland (otb_lifer) - scorchy (and Fairuza Balk) approved. Also the inspiration for the not-particularly good and unfortunately spelled UK goth band Inkubus Sukkubus.
Deeper Shade Of Soul - Urban Dance Squad (rockaction) - Love this pick - takes me straight back to 1990.
Get Free - The Vines (MAC_32)
Sunday Girl - Blondie (jwb)
Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs; A-Trak (ditkaburgers)
Seek & Destroy - Metallica (westerberg)
November Rain - Guns N’ Roses (Chaos34) - Sure it's overdone and ridiculous, and you can hear the old GnR dying as it goes on and on, but my lord it still stucks me in every time.

New Songs I Liked a Lot

Fight The Good Fight - Triumph (Pip’s Invitation) - I had no idea I liked Triumph.
Drinking Water (Aqua de Beber) - Antonio Carlos Jobim and Frank Sinatra (Dr. Octopus)
Distractions - Zero 7/Sia (Mister CIA)
Where Does The Time Go? - The Bamboos (feat. Aloe Blacc) (krista4)
Forget What I Said - Noora Noor (simey)
Alligator - Of Monsters And Men (Hov34)

 

[scorchy]

but one of my favorite OH-isms was when he was hopping mad about the Rush documentary because it made him like them as people.

Such a great documentary. Unlike OH, I was a huge Rush fan in HS and early college. Once on a drive from Gainesville back home to MD for Xmas break, I listened to all 17 (at the time) Rush albums in chronological order (obviously I didn't have a female passenger with me). Then for some reason, I started to find them ridiculous and unlistenable. Watching the documentary helped me fall for them again, much to my wife's chagrin.

 

[otb_lifer]

NOBODY in the history of broadcast TV was creepier than Gene Rayburn.

Peter Tomarken down?

And nobody was worse at the game than Fannie Flagg.

don't wanna spotlight too much here, but a popular Ozzie trio sure did pen a beaut about her ...

 

[Andy Dufresne]

NOBODY in the history of broadcast TV was creepier than Gene Rayburn.

Peter Tomarken down?

Pretty good rising to be a successful game show host while having a lisp.

BTW - Who was the jerk that chose the word "lisp" to describe a lisp?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

NOBODY in the history of broadcast TV was creepier than Gene Rayburn.

I say you Chuck Woolery.

 

[worrierking]

I have been absent all weekend, but it's an excused absence. I was in Gruene, TX to see one of my all-time favorite musicians, Ray Wylie Hubbard play at the oldest dancehall in Texas. Here are my comments on the three songs of mine from my missing time:

18	The Wind Cries Mary	Jimi Hendrix Experience	US/England
19	Back in Black	AC/DC	Australia
20	Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise	Avett Brothers	Joe Kwon born in Korea

The Wind Cries Mary is the third song that reminds me of the girl who broke my heart in high school. You'll be glad to know I'm finished whining about that topic!

Back in Black is pure riffing at its finest. The whole album is fantastic and a huge surprise to those of us who thought they were finished when Bon Scott died.

Head Full of Doubt is the theme song of my niece, a sweet and talented person with subterranean self-esteem that has caused her to make countless unforced errors in life. She is in an on-again-off-again relationship with an abusive man with whom she has a 3-year-old daughter. We try to help her in whatever way we can from many states away, but she always returns to her misery with the abuser due to the fact that she doesn't believe she deserves better. Head Full of Doubt.

Of the topics discussed the last few days, I could say a bunch but only have time to mention this to @timschochet! Congrats on telling Wenner Jr. how the top 500 stinks! You speak for us all!

 

[zamboni]

NOBODY in the history of broadcast TV was creepier than Gene Rayburn.

I say you Chuck Woolery.

We’ll be back inand

 

[otb_lifer]

NOBODY in the history of broadcast TV was creepier than Gene Rayburn.

I say you Chuck Woolery.

i think we all spelt Jimmy Saville wrong



(ok, maybe we were going more for creepy "vibe" rather than "REPUGNANT MISCREANT")

 

[Leroy Hoard]

NOBODY in the history of broadcast TV was creepier than Gene Rayburn.

I say you Chuck Woolery.

We’ll be back inand

Wasn't he the one who screwed himself out of the Wheel of Fortune payday for the next 30 years?

 

[otb_lifer]

btw ... were there any of that lot who were more ubiquitous than ol' Tom Kennedy?

seems like he hosted (or guest hosted) damn near all of 'em at one time or another - no s***, he were the Curt Gowdy of 70s game shows.

(which would prolly make Bert Convy the Frank Gifford of such)

 

[zamboni]

NOBODY in the history of broadcast TV was creepier than Gene Rayburn.

I say you Chuck Woolery.

We’ll be back inand

Wasn't he the one who screwed himself out of the Wheel of Fortune payday for the next 30 years?

Not sure - I remember he hosted WOF but not sure what the deal was.

Let’s face it though, none of them were Rolf Benirschke.

 

[krista4]

My Grandpa loved Gene Rayburn and did a good impersonation of him (why, I don’t know), so I refuse to think he’s creepy. Woolery is gross, an anti-Semite, and conspiracy theorist wacko.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

btw ... were there any of that lot who were more ubiquitous than ol' Tom Kennedy?

seems like he hosted (or guest hosted) damn near all of 'em at one time or another - no s***, he were the Curt Gowdy of 70s game shows.

(which would prolly make Bert Convy the Frank Gifford of such)

Yeah...Bill Cullen

Bill Cullen - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Any Bill Cullen fans here?