The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #113

[Steel2Velvet]

1. Sweet Life - Paul Davis (1978)

2. I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth (1971)

3. Fell In Love With A Girl - The White Stripes (2002)

4. We Are Family - Sister Sledge (1979)

5. Mummer's Dance, The - Loreena McKennit (1997)

6. I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations (1967)

7. Home And Away - Humble Pie (1969)

8. Rock Me On The Water - Jackson Browne (1972)

9. Rock And Roll Heaven - Righteous Brothers (1974)

10. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight (1971)

[The Seeker]

I'm really happy (and quite surprised!) to see a lot of people voting for Humble Pie!

[skybluesky]

1– Too Bad About Your Girl–The Donnas

2– I Want You Around–The Ramones

3– Fell In Love With A Girl–The White Stripes

4– You Can't Hurry Love–The Supremes

5– Far Behind–Candlebox

6– Hey Hey What Can I Do - Led Zeppelin

7– Take Me To The River ~ Talking Heads

8–Work It - Missy Elliott

9– 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins

10– Show and Tell-Al Wilson

[TheLizard]

1. "Motherless Children"- Eric Clapton

2. "In Your Honor"- Foo Fighters

3. "A Quick One While He's Away"- The Who

4. "Hey Hey What Can I Do"- Led Zeppelin

5. "Fell In Love With A Girl"- The White Stripes

6. "Fortune Faded"- Red Hot Chili Peppers

7. "Welcome to the Jungle"- Guns N' Roses

8. "1979"- Smashing Pumpkins

9. "Bungle in the Jungle"- Jethro Tull

10. "Roll With It"- Oasis

[Lucky]

I'm on vacation for a week so I can't post my votes. Will you do that for me?

1. These Foolish Things - Bryan Ferry

2. Get Back In Line - The Kinks

3. Theme For An Imaginary Western - Mountain

4. Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll - Long John Baldry

5. I Wish it Would Rain - The Temptations

6. Home And Away - Humble Pie

7. Father Of Day, Father Of Night - Manfred Mann's Earth Band

8. Rock and Roll Heaven - Righteous Brothers

9. Bungle In The Jungle - Jethro Tull

10. Run Run Run - Jo Jo Gunne

My noms for next are:

As you see, Dappled is on vacation, this week only. He sent me his votes this morning. As you can also see he sent me his nominations for next week as well. And before you ask, yes, I know what they are!

I am telling y'all this, so that hopefully someone will remind me to post them, post haste, when I open next weeks ten! Between all of us, someone should remember (ya ya, I know, that someone should be me! ) Thank you!

[Lucky]

1. Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The King Of Rock And Roll - Long John Baldry (1971)

2. Hey Hey What Can I Do - Led Zeppelin (1970)

3. Booze And The Drugs, The - The Broken Family Band (2006)

4. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight (1971)

5. Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman (1995)

6. You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes (1966)

7. Rock And Roll Heaven - Righteous Brothers (1974)

8. Rock Me On The Water - Jackson Browne (1972)

9. Run Run Run - Jo Jo Gunne (1972)

10. Barefootin' - Robert Parker (1965)

[cyberjudge]

1. Show and Tell-Al Wilson

2. Rock and Roll Heaven-Righteous Brothers

3. Sweet Life-Paul Davis

4. You Can't Hurry Love-Supremes

5. Give Me One Reason-Tracy Chapman

6. We Are Family-Sister Sledge

7. Kiss-Prince

8. Mr. Big Stuff-Jean Knight

9. I Wish It Would Rain-Temptations

10. I Feel Love-Donna Summer

[Kevin]

1. Eyes Of A Stranger

2. Give Me One Reason

3. 1979

4. Hey Hey What Can I Do

5. Makin' It Work

6. Bungle In The Jungle

7. The Booze and The Drugs

8. Take Me To the River

9. You Can't Hurry Love

10. Sweet Life

[Uncle Joe]

1-I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations (1967)I need raidrops to hide the tears in my eyes.

2-Bungle In The Jungle - Jethro Tull (1974) The monkeys seem willing to strike up the band.

3-Take Me To The River - Talking Heads (1978) Washa me down, washa me down.

4-Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The King Of Rock And Roll - Long John Baldry (1971) Or is that boohdgie woohdgie?

5-Rock Me On The Water - Jackson Browne (1972) But the sisters of the sun are going to rock me on the water now.

6-Show And Tell - Al Wilson (1973) Ooh, girl, show and tell, Just a game I play

7-You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes (1966) Love don't come easily, it's a game of give and take.

8-Rock Me Right - Susan Tedeschi (1998) I can almost hear Bonnie Raitt wailin' this one.

9-Barefootin' - Robert Parker (1965) Long Tall Sally was out of sight, Threw way her wig, and her high sneakers too,

10-Rock And Roll Heaven - Righteous Brothers (1974) They've got a helluva band. RIP Mr. Hatfield.

Edited May 1, 2008 by Guest
Aesthetics!

[c_s_1987]

1. Glósóli - Sigur Rós (2005)

2. Fell In Love With A Girl - The White Stripes (2002)

3. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins (1996)

4. Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N' Roses (1987)

5. A Quick One, While He's Away - The Who (1966)

6. Bungle In The Jungle - Jethro Tull (1974)

7. Home And Away - Humble Pie (1969)

8. Babylon - David Gray (2000)

9. Roll With It - Oasis (1995)

10. Hey Hey What Can I Do - Led Zeppelin (1970)

[Viaene]

1. Fortune Faded - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2003)

2. Fell In Love With A Girl - The White Stripes (2002)

3. Song To Say Goodbye - Placebo (2006)

4. In Your Honor - Foo Fighters (2005)

5. Kiss - Prince and the Revolution (1986)

6. Country House - Blur (1995)

7. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins (1996)

8. Glósóli - Sigur Rós (2005)

9. Motherless Children - Eric Clapton (1974)

10.Hey Hey What Can I Do - Led Zeppelin (1970)

[The Seeker]

1. A Quick One, While He's Away - The Who (1966)

2. Roll With It - Oasis (1995)

3. Home And Away - Humble Pie (1969)

4. Hey Hey What Can I Do - Led Zeppelin (1970)

5. Father Of Day, Father Of Night - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (1973)

6. Fortune Faded - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2003)

7. Country House - Blur (1995)

8. Jack-Ass - Beck (1996)

9. Theme For An Imaginary Western - Mountain (1970)

10. Far Behind - Candlebox (1993)

[Jenny]

1. Babylon - David Gray

2. Kiss - Prince and The Revolution

3. Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman

4. I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations

5. You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes

6. The Mummer's Dance - Loreena McKennitt

7. Welcome to The Jungle - Guns 'N' Roses

8. Take Me To The River - Talking Heads

9. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins

10. Hey Hey What Can I Do - Led Zeppelin

[bazooka]

1. Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman

2. Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The King Of Rock & Roll - Long John Baldry

3. Resurrection Shuffle - Ashton, Gardner and Dyke

4. Devil With The Blue Dress - Shorty Long

5. Bird Of Paradise - Snowy White

6. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins

7. Barefootin' - Robert Parker (1965)

8. Get Back In Line - The Kinks

9. Rock Me Right - Susan Tedeschi

10.We Are Family - Sister Sledge

[MindCrime]

1. Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N' Roses (1987)

2. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins (1996)

3. Far Behind - Candlebox (1993)

4. Hey Hey What Can I Do - Led Zeppelin (1970)

5. Fell In Love With A Girl - The White Stripes (2002)

6. Fortune Faded - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2003)

7. I Want You Around – Ramones (1979)

8. Babylon - David Gray (2000)

9. Waiting Room - Fugazi (1989)

10. Bungle In The Jungle - Jethro Tull (1974)

[bluesboy]

1. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight

2. Barefootin' - Robert Parker

3. Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The King Of Rock And Roll - Long John Baldry

4. Devil With The Blue Dress - Shorty Long

5. The Booze And The Drugs - The Broken Family Band

6. Hey Hey What Can I Do - Led Zeppelin

7. Show And Tell - Al Wilson

8. Run Run Run - Jo Jo Gunne

9. I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth

10. Rock Me Right - Susan Tedeschi

[blind-fitter]

1) Story Of The Blues, The - The Mighty Wah! (1982)

2) I Feel Love - Donna Summer (1977)

3) Booze And The Drugs, The - The Broken Family Band (2006)

4) Waiting Room - Fugazi (1989)

5) Too Bad About Your Girl – The Donnas (2002)

6) Jack-Ass - Beck (1996)

7) Kiss - Prince and the Revolution (1986)

8) Fell In Love With A Girl - The White Stripes (2002)

9) Resurrection Shuffle - Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (1969)

10) These Foolish Things - Bryan Ferry (1973)

[phil]

1. You Can't Hurry Love - Supremes

2. Show and Tell - Al Wilson

3. Don't try To Lay On Boogie Wogie... - Long John Baldry

4. Devil With The Blue Dress - Shorty Long

5. Run Run Run - Jo Jo Gunne

6. Rock Me On The Water - Jackson Browne

7. Welcome to The Jungle - Guns & Roses

8. Give Me One reason - Tracy Chapman

9. The Booze & The Drugs - Broken Family

10.I Wish It Would Rain - Temptations

[Shawna]

Looks like the Broken Family is garnering some attention here... We'll have to haul them somewhere for a personal Songfacts concert!

[katie_sane]

1. I Want You Around - The Ramones

2. Labelled With Love - Squeeze

3. Too Bad About Your Girl - The Donnas

4. Hey Hey What Can I Do - Led Zeppelin

5. 1979 - The Smashing Pumpkins

6. Country House - Blur

7. Roll With It - Oasis

8. Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman

9. I Feel Love - Donna Summer

10. These Foolish Things - Bryan Ferry

[Farin]

1. Glósóli - Sigur Rós (2005)

2. Fell In Love With A Girl - The White Stripes (2002)

3. Country House - Blur (1995)

4. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins (1996)

5. Jack-Ass - Beck (1996)

6. Booze And The Drugs, The - The Broken Family Band (2006)

7. In Your Honor - Foo Fighters (2005)

8. Fortune Faded - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2003)

9. Too Bad About Your Girl – The Donnas (2002)

10.Far Behind - Candlebox (1993)

[The Seeker]

Thank you.

Everyone else... please vote within the next eight hours or so. I'm sure Radhi's still got room for dessert if you don't!

[Levis]

1. Roll With It - Oasis (1995)

2. Fortune Faded - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2003)

3. Far Behind - Candlebox (1993)

4. Song To Say Goodbye - Placebo (2006)

(Now I'm all depressed after that video)

5. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins (1996)

6. Glósóli - Sigur Rós (2005)

7. Fell In Love With A Girl - The White Stripes (2002)

8. Country House - Blur (1995)

9. Story Of The Blues, The - The Mighty Wah! (1982)

10. Booze And The Drugs, The - The Broken Family Band (2006)

[Lucky]

Looks like the Broken Family is garnering some attention here... We'll have to haul them somewhere for a personal Songfacts concert!

Not bad for a little song from an unknown indie band! I defy you to listen to that song and not have an earworm for the day. Even if it doesn't make the ten, I'm happy with the response!!

[The Seeker]

The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #113 for the week ending 4th May 2008

1. Fell In Love With A Girl - The White Stripes (2002)

2. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins (1996)

3. Hey Hey What Can I Do - Led Zeppelin (1970)

4. Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The King Of Rock And Roll - Long John Baldry (1971)

5. Bungle In The Jungle - Jethro Tull (1974)

6. Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman (1995)

7. You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes (1966)

8. I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations (1967)

9. Booze And The Drugs, The - The Broken Family Band (2006)

10. A Quick One, While He's Away - The Who (1966)