Twenty-Four-Point Selections:
timschochet:
1-
First Time I Died - Ghalia Volt (Belgium)
(new artist)
Don Quixote:
2-
La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf (France)
(new song)
scorchy:
3-
Birthday - The Sugarcubes (Iceland)
(new song)
Hawks64:
4-
No Woman, No Cry (Live at The Lyceum, London 1975) - Bob Marley
(duplicate, second vote)
Mrs. Rannous:
5-
You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate (Jamaica)
(new song)
titusbramble:
6-
Tage Wie Diese - Die Toten Hosen (German)
(new artist)
JMLs secret identity:
7-
Ye Ke Ye Ke - Mory Kante (Guinea)
(new artist)
John Maddens Lunchbox:
8-
Of Course I'm Lying - Yello (Switzerland)
(new song)
MAC_32:
9-Killing Me Softly - The Fugees (Wylcef's Haitian)
(new song)
Hov34:
10-
Hang On To Your Love - Sade
(new artist)
simsarge:
11-
Children Of The Sun - Billy Thorpe (Back in the day, in a little town south of the DMZ and north of Seoul called Donduucheon (aka Tonducheon, aka TDC) ROK. This town's claim to fame (for me at least) was a strip of GI bars with pretty much one of every kind of music and distraction to occupy ones time after duty hours. The dj in one particular place spun the best rock music i'd ever heard (mind you I grew up in Podunkville listening to scratchy AM radio station 30 miles away , so "best" is kinda relative). Mixed with a couple few
Peach Oscars the music was great and plenty loud. Best of all it was mostly a straight shot back to the barracks!)
(new artist)
higgins:
12-
Silly Love Songs - Wings (UK/US mix)
(new song)
Chaos34:
13-
Mirror In The Bathroom - The Beat
(new song)
24 carat gold selections, with only a hint of spoiler
1 - Hey tim, how on earth did you find this artist? Their view count is quite low. Its got a good vibe if you like this type of music and she clearly is putting her heart and soul into it.
2 - 2 Edith Piaf songs now. Highly impressed. Wonder if we will see any more? Not from me btw
3 - Surprised it took this long for Birthday to see the light of day. It was astounding on first listen. Bit creepy lyrically, but Icelandic people are a different breed for sure.
4 - I actually prefer this version to the one i just chose. Didnt think to look for live versions of songs i chose.
5 - Almost chose this one for Hot Chocolate, but went with Every 1’s a Winner. Lots of great material from this band. Happy this one got a run.
6 - Love it when songs like this get chosen. The Dead Trousers or Die Toten Hosen have had 44 songs make the top 40 in Germany, 13 made the top 10 and two made number 1. This one and Zehn Kleine jagermeister. There is great info on Wiki for this song, too much to mention here. Nice anthemic qualities
7 - This number came up in my research. Guinea wasnt a hot bed of musical activity. I played it and boy its catchy. It charted in the UK at #29, but went #1 in 4 countries including the Netherlands, #2 in germany and #5 in his adopted country of France.
8 - As mentioned numerous times, i had trouble choosing a song from Yello. Was gonna go obvious with Oh Yeah, but its not my fave. Went with the one that was. Its such great storytelling.
I love your lies, I love your games
Take me to the ballroom
We're dancing through the night
I'm in your arms, I love your lies
They make me feel so light
You're lying to your shadow
So look into my face
You're lying
(I love it)
You're lying
(I love it)
Other choices from Yello I passed over were Viscous Games, Domingo, I Love You, Blazing Saddles, the Race, Goldrush, Lost Again, Pinball Cha Cha, Desire, Bostich etc
9 - Damn. Was hoping this wouldnt get chosen. Great great cover. Adds somethimg to a brilliant version from Roberta Flack.
10 - Forgot Sade was Nigerian born. Dammit. Plenty of great stuff to choose from, including this one. But id lose William onyeabors Atomic Bomb in the process
11 - Hate to be a party pooper but like most Australian stars of the 60s and 70s, Billy Thorpe was not born there eg Brothers Gibb, ONJ, Ac/DC for the most part etc. Thorpe didnt move there from the UK until he was 9 years old. His most well known songs in Australia are Its almost summer and Most People I know think that Im Crazy
12 - Why this song takes heat i will never know. Its simple, fun and happy. Whats wrong with that? I need to know. Cause here i go agaaaaainnn.
13 - For some reason known as the English Beat in the US. I know why btw. This is more of the uptempo ska that works well.