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I can't begin to say how happy this ten makes me. Lake Shore Drive.... Been trying to get that in there for 6 years. Gypsy, Caught up in You, Empty Pages, The Who And Third Rate Romance, all favorites - woohoo!

Congrats to the World Champion San Francisco Giants for a great NL win and sweep of the AL contender. The Best team won. (grrr) On to next year!

WELCOME TO THE... #309 ALL MEMBERS OF SONGFACTS ARE MOST WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE. The greater the participation, the more diverse, and more representative our top ten list is. We'd like to invite everyone to help us select THE SONGFACTORS' CHOICE TOP TEN! IT'S SIMPLE, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS: * Nominate up to three songs that haven't made the Ten before ... Click here to view Every Song That's Made The Songfactors' Choice Top Tens (Artists). ... And here to view Every Song That's made The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten (Songs) * When nominations close, choose your favorite Ten songs in order of preference from the Final Nominations and post them here. Points are allotted, 10 for your #1 song, 9 for #2, Etc. and our Top Ten is compiled from them. At the end of the voting period we'll announce The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten For that week. Nominate Now!

All of you SF'ers in the east take care. Stay warm, dry and smart!

Hang tough YS - like Joe said, kick some ass! you know where to find us if you need some distraction.

1. Lake Shore Drive - Alliota Haynes Jeremiah (1971) 2. Third Rate Romance - The Amazing Rhythm Aces (1975) 3. Empty Pages - Traffic (1970) 4. Gypsy - Fleetwood Mac (1982) 5. Eminence Front - The Who (1982) 6. Whammer Jammer - J. Geils Band (1972) 7. Live and Die - The Avett Brothers (2012) 8. Caught Up In You - 38 Special (1982) 9. Get Ready - The Temptations (1966) 10. You Turn Me On - Ian Whitcomb (1965)

I don't necessarily agree, although it's apples and oranges, and fundamentally I'm in the same basic camp as you are pink. The 60's while a time of great change and yes, definite polarization, were a very different time than now. Those changes, while provoking such strong opinions emotions didn't necessarily touch each individual personally, or make an impact on their lives, most especially those in middle America. In many cases it was something to watch on the news and shake their heads over. In today's world, the issues of the day effect each and everyone of us personally, whether it be jobs, bank accounts, education, taxes, environment, etc etc. The changes of the 60's evoked strong opinions in many but little actual effect on individual day to day lives in many cases. The issues of today's world effect each and everyone of us in a much more personal way and seem to be more polarizing than the 60's just in the widespread effect they have on us. Of course I'm half asleep at the moment and probably completely wrong anyway ...

Back To Front - The Kinks (1981) Beware My Love - Paul McCartney & Wings (1976) Caught Up In You - 38 Special (1982) Cemetery Gates - Pantera (1990) Cleveland Rocks - The Presidents Of The United States Of America (1997) Day By Day - Doug And The Slugs (1985) Eminence Front - The Who (1982) Empty Pages - Traffic (1970) Get On Up - The Esquires (1967) Get Ready - The Temptations (1966) Gypsy - Fleetwood Mac (1982) Hell Is For Children - Pat Benatar (1981) I Shall Be Released - Joe Cocker (1969) I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz (2012) Jar of Hearts - Christina Perry (2010) Jerry Was A Racecar Driver - Primus (1991) Lake Shore Drive - Alliota Haynes Jeremiah (1971) Lazy Eye - Silversun Pickups (2006) Live and Die - The Avett Brothers (2012) Love and War - Neil Young (2010) Love Walks In - Van Halen (1986) Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold (2010) Paradise - Coldplay (2011) Psyché Rock - Pierre Henry (1967) Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell featuring Michael Jackson (1984) Smooth Up In Ya - Bulletboys (1988) Something So Strong - Crowded House (1986) Son Of My Father - Chicory Tip (1972) Take Me Back - Bryan Adams (1983) Third Rate Romance - The Amazing Rhythm Aces (1975) Walking On Broken Glass - Annie Lennox (1992) Whammer Jammer - J. Geils Band (1972) Yellow River - Christie (1970) You Turn Me On - Ian Whitcomb (1965) Youth Gone Wild - Skid Row (1989)

1. Spanish Caravan - The Doors (1968) 62 points 2. I Can’t Quit You Baby - Led Zeppelin (1969) 52 points 3. Uptown Girl - Billy Joel (1983) 51 points 10 votes 4. Sweet Virginia - The Rolling Stones (1972) 51 points 8 votes 5. Jet City Woman - Queensryche (1990) 40 points 6. I'm Into Something Good - Herman's Hermits (1964) 37 points 7. Rag Doll - The Four Seasons (1964) 32 points 8. Soul Deep - The Box Tops (1969) 29 points 9. I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi (1989) 28 points 10. Tears In The Rain - Triumph (1986) 27 points 5 votes

There's my number one!

Shaving it off was traumatic for him (it was 38 years old!) but he likes being semi-clean shaven much better now! As do I.

Whammer Jammer - J. Geils Band (1972) Empty Pages - Traffic (1970) You Turn Me On - Ian Whitcomb (1965)

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1. Sweet Virginia - The Stones (1972) 2. Tender is the Night - Jackson Browne (1983) 3. I'm Into Something Good - Herman's Hermits (1964) 4. Wang Dang Doodle - KoKo Taylor (1966) 5. Rag Doll - The Four Seasons (1964) 6. No Time To Lose - Tarney/Spencer Band (1979) 7. Soul Deep - The Box Tops 8. Uptown Girl - Billy Joel (1983 9. I Can’t Quit You Baby - Led Zeppelin (1969) 10. Jumper - Third Eye Blind (1998)

Not a lot of nominations this week, but some really good ones, that I can't believe aren't already on the list! California Man - The Move (1972) Dancing At A Funeral - Brett Dennen (2011) Estimated Prophet - Grateful Dead Evening Star - Kenny Rodgers (1980) Freedom - Tyrone Wells (2012) Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad - Def Leppard (1992) I Can’t Quit You Baby - Led Zeppelin (1969) I'm Into Something Good - Herman's Hermits (1964) I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi (1989) Jet City Woman - Queensryche (1990) Jumper - Third Eye Blind (1998) Little Girl - Syndicate Of Sound Lua - Bright Eyes (2004) Moon, The - The Swell Season (2006) No Time To Lose - Tarney/Spencer Band (1979) Nothing Left To Lose - Mat Kearney (2006) Our Last Night - Better Than Ezra (2005) Rag Doll - The Four Seasons (1964) Satellite - The Kills (2011) Soul Deep - The Box Tops Soul Doctor - Foreigner (1993) Spanish Caravan - The Doors (1968) State of Massachusetts, The - Dropkick Murphys (2007) Stupid Cupid - Neil Sedaka (1959) Sweet Virginia - The Stones (1972) Tears Are Falling - Kiss (1985) Tears In The Rain - Triumph (1986) Tender is the Night - Jackson Browne (1983) Uptown Girl - Billy Joel (1983) Wang Dang Doodle - KoKo Taylor (1966) Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - Metallica (1986) When I Get Through With You - Patsy Cline (1962) You Hit Me (I'm Down) - The Raveonettes (2012)

1. N.I.B. - Black Sabbath (1970) 66 points 2. You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest (1982) 64 points 3. Clap For The Wolfman - The Guess Who (1974) 54 points 4. The Trooper - Iron Maiden (1983) 51 points, 9 votes 5. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters (1959) 51 points, 8 votes 6. All I Want Is You - U2 (1988) 45 points 7. Working My Way Back To You - The Spinners (1979) 41 points 8. Walk Like A Man - The 4 Seasons (1963) 40 points 9. Far Behind - Candlebox (1993) 32 points 10. There's Only One - Graham Nash (1971) 29 points, 6 votes, 9 points highest vote

Van Morrison doesn't tour anymore, he plays gigs (his words), and plays very few of his hits in concert. He says he doesn't want to be relegated to being just a nostalgia act. (per wiki)

I want a set too! I'm so jealous.

Mystery solved.

Rebel.

Sounds good, thanks Tim. Fyi, I changed one of my noms.

Tender is the Night - Jackson Browne (1983) I'm Into Something Good- Herman's Hermits (1964) Wang Dang Doodle - KoKo Taylor (1966)

I like this ten, nice work y'all.

Thank you Laurie! That dang list is a killer. Those lists I should say. So easy to get messed up ... Yes - Paradise only made it for a special (to my knowledge), it's never made the top ten on a regular week. It is eligible to be nominated. That is the problem with not doing the archives ... it makes it tough to look up songs/nominations.

WELCOME TO THE... #307 ALL MEMBERS OF SONGFACTS ARE MOST WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE. The greater the participation, the more diverse, and more representative our top ten list is. We'd like to invite everyone to help us select THE SONGFACTORS' CHOICE TOP TEN! IT'S SIMPLE, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS: * Nominate up to three songs that haven't made the Ten before ... Click here to view Every Song That's Made The Songfactors' Choice Top Tens (Artists). ... And here to view Every Song That's made The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten (Songs) * When nominations close, choose your favorite Ten songs in order of preference from the Final Nominations and post them here. Points are allotted, 10 for your #1 song, 9 for #2, Etc. and our Top Ten is compiled from them. At the end of the voting period we'll announce The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten For that week. Nominate Now!