THe Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #115

[Kevin]

1. Goodbye Stranger

2. When You're in Love With A Beautiful Woman

3. True Faith

4. Ain't No Mountain

5. All Touch

6. I'm So Lonesome

7. Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing

8. Can't Stand Losing You

9. Woman

10. Sheila Take A Bow

[OLD 55]

Mars, welcome to our Top Ten, but unlike the Personal Top Tens, the rules are that you must nominate first to be eligible to vote in the weekly Top Tens.

This is not discrimination; we just wouldn't want it to be seen as unfair to those whose songs you didn't vote for, as your votes will affect the outcome I believe.

However, if you're going to become a regular (and we'd love to have you here) Lucky, who is in charge, may use her discretion and count your votes this time.

Cheers, Old 55.

[OLD 55]

1. (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame - Elvis Presley (1961)

2. You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate (1975)

3. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Neil Diamond (1967)

4. When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (1978)

5. Woman - John Lennon (1980)

6.(You're My) Soul And Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers (1966)

7. Show Must Go On, The - Queen (1991)

8. Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection (1969)

9. Someday Never Comes - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1972)

10.Make Me Smile(Come Up To See Me) - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1975)

Sorry for the great songs I had to leave out !

[Lucky]

Mars, welcome to our Top Ten, but unlike the Personal Top Tens, the rules are that you must nominate first to be eligible to vote in the weekly Top Tens.

This is not discrimination; we just wouldn't want it to be seen as unfair to those whose songs you didn't vote for, as your votes will affect the outcome I believe.

However, if you're going to become a regular (and we'd love to have you here) Lucky, who is in charge, may use her discretion and count your votes this time.

Cheers, Old 55.

We're nothing if not a welcoming sort of bunch .... Welcome to the Top Ten Mars, we're happy to have you!

As I remember it, the rule about nominating first was put into place to prevent infrequent members from popping in, adding their votes, skewing the final result and never returning. However, Mars has become a fairly frequent poster, so I think the votes can stand. Just come back next week, nominate, and join us for the entire process ok? Ok!

[Lucky]

Now for my votes.

1. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams (1949)

2. Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp (1979)

3. Someday Never Comes - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1972)

4. (You're My) Soul And Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers (1966)

5. Smackwater Jack - Carole King (1971)

6. You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate (1975)

7. I'm Not Lisa - Jessi Colter (1975)

8. Dust In The Wind - Kansas (1977)

9. Lay It On The Line - Triumph (1979)

10. I Woke Up In Love This Morning - The Partridge Family (1971)

[MindCrime]

1. One - Metallica (1988)

2. True Faith - New Order (1987)

3. Adam's Song - Blink-182 (2000)

4. Dust In The Wind - Kansas (1977)

5. Can't Stand Losing You - Police (1978)

6. Someday Never Comes - CCR (1972)

7. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - N.Diamond(1967)

8. Just A Girl - No Doubt (1995)

9. Sheila Take A Bow - The Smiths (1987)

10. Ride On - AC/DC (1976)

[_Laurie_]

1. One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley (1970)

2. Lay It On The Line - Triumph (1979)

3. Someday Never Comes - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1972)

4. Let's Live For Today - The Grass Roots (1967)

5. Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection (1969)

6. I Woke Up In Love This Morning - The Partridge Family (1971)

7. Don't You Evah - Spoon (2007)

8. Smackwater Jack - Carole King (1971)

9. You Can Do Magic - America (1982)

10 You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate (1975)

[phil]

1. Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection

2. One - Metallica

3. Living In The Past - Tull

4. Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing - Chris Issak

5. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Gaye & Terrell

6. Back Off Boogaloo - Ringo

7. Shiela Take A Bow - Smiths

8. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Neil Diamond

9. You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate

10. One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley

[c_s_1987]

1. Ride On - AC/DC (1976)

2. Living In The Past - Jethro Tull (1969)

3. One - Metallica (1988)

4. Flyswatter - Eels (2000)

5. Adam's Song - Blink-182 (2000)

6. Show Must Go On, The - Queen (1991)

7. Make Me Smile(Come Up To See Me) - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1975)

8. Just A Girl - No Doubt (1995)

9. Don't You Evah - Spoon (2007)

10. Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing - Chris Isaak (1995)

[bazooka]

1. Living In The Past - Jethro Tull

2. Tuff Enuff - The Fabulous Thunderbirds

3. Man, Oh Man - The Persuasions

4. I'm Not Lisa - Jessi Colter

5. Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp

6. Let's Live For Today - The Grass Roots

7. Alpha Beta Gaga - Air

8. (Marie's The Name ) His Latest Flame - Elvis Presley

9. Hot Smoke And Sassafras - Bubble Puppy

10.Dust In The Wind - Kansas

[edna]

1- Make Me Smile(Come Up To See Me) - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1975)

2- Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Neil Diamond (1967)

3- Someday Never Comes - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1972)

4- Cutter, The - Echo & the Bunnymen (1983)

5- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (1967)

6- I Woke Up In Love This Morning - The Partridge Family (1971)

7- Let's Live For Today - The Grass Roots (1967)

8- Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection (1969)

9- Third Week In The Chelsea - Jefferson Airplane (1971)

10- Smackwater Jack - Carole King (1971)

11- Young Girl - Gary Puckett & the Union Gap (1968)

12- You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate (1975)

[Dappled]

1. Someday Never Comes - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1972)

2. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (1967)

3. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams (1949)

4. Wolf Of Velvet Fortune, The - The Beau Brummels (1967)

5. (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame - Elvis Presley (1961)

6. Living In The Past - Jethro Tull (1969)

7. Raised On Robbery - Joni Mitchell (1973)

8. Third Week In The Chelsea - Jefferson Airplane (1971)

9. Woman - John Lennon (1980)

10. (You're My) Soul And Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers (1966)

[katie_sane]

1. One - Metallica

2. Let's Live For Today - The Grass Roots

3. Can't Stand Losing You - The Police

4. Adam's Song - blink 182

5. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Neil Diamond

6. You Can Do Magic - America

7. Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing - Chris Isaak

8. The Show Must Go On - Queen

9. Young Girl - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

10. Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection

[Jenny]

1. Tuff Enuff - The Fabulous Thunderbirds

2. River of Dreams - Billy Joel

3. Just A Girl - No Doubt

4. Bright Lights - Matchbox Twenty

5. You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate

6. True Faith - New Order

7. Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing - Chris Isaak

8. Can't Stand Losing You - The Police "Your brother's gonna kill me and he's six foot ten"

9. Stay (Wasting Time) - DMB

10. Don't You Evah - Spoon

[Steel2Velvet]

1. River Of Dreams - Billy Joel (1993)

2. Smackwater Jack - Carole King (1971)

3. (You're My) Soul And Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers (1966)

4. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams (1949)

5. Bright Lights - Matchbox Twenty (2002)

6. I'm Not Lisa - Jessi Colter (1975)

7. When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (1978)

8. Tuff Enuff - The Fabulous Thunderbirds (1986)

9. (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame - Elvis Presley (1961)

10. Let's Live For Today - The Grass Roots (1967)

Edited May 15, 2008 by Guest
last minute adjustment

[CanAm]

1. Raised On Robbery - Joni Mitchell

2. You Can Do Magic - America

3. Young Girl - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

4. You're My Soul And Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers

5. When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show

6. Tuff Enuff - The Fabulous Thunderbirds

7. One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley

8. Someday Never Comes - CCR

9. Let's Live For Today - The Grass Roots

10. Lay It On The Line - Triumph

[bluesboy]

1. Sacred Island - Taj Mahal

2. Man, Oh Man - Persuasions

3. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank

4. (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame - Elvis

5. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

6. Third Week In The Chelsea - the Airplane

7. You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate

8. Smackwater Jack - Carole King

9. Living In The Past - Jethro Tull

10. Let's Live For Today - The Grass Roots

[cyberjudge]

1. Woman-John Lennon

2. Young Girl-Gary Puckett & the Union Gap

3. (You're My) Soul and Inspiration-Righteous Brothers

4. The River of Dreams-Billy Joel

5. You Sexy Thing-Hot Chocolate

6. When You're In Love with a Beautiful Woman-Dr. Hook

7. You Can Do Magic-America

8. Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon-Neil Diamond

9. Dust in the Wind-Kansas

10. Goodbye Stranger-Supertramp

Honorable mention: Ain't No Mountain High Enough-Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (If it were the Diana Ross version, I would have it as one of my top picks; I'll consider it for a future TT).

[The Seeker]

1. Woman - John Lennon (1980)

2. Soldier Of Fortune - Deep Purple (1974)

3. Sheila Take A Bow - The Smiths (1987)

4. Flyswatter - Eels (2000)

5. River Of Dreams - Billy Joel (1993)

6. Make Me Smile(Come Up To See Me) - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1975)

7. Honey - Moby (1999)

8. Dust In The Wind - Kansas (1977)

9. You Can Do Magic - America (1982)

10. Can't Stand Losing You - The Police (1978)

Does anyone else think that Dust In The Wind and You Can Do Magic kind of sound the same?

[blind-fitter]

1) Young Girl - Gary Puckett & the Union Gap (1968)***

2) Cutter, The - Echo & the Bunnymen (1983)

3) Make Me Smile(Come Up To See Me) - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1975)

4) Black Steel - Tricky (1995)

5) Asbestos Lead Asbestos - Meat Beat Manifesto (1996)

6) Sheila Take A Bow - The Smiths (1987)

7) Flyswatter - Eels (2000)

8) Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Neil Diamond (1967

9) Risingson - Massive Attack (1997)

10) Can't Stand Losing You - The Police (1978)

*** Can't believe I just did that... again.

[Lucky]

[*] I'm Not Lisa -- Jessi Colter (1975) . . . This is surely not your typical bazooka song, but it's become my recent earworm, even though I haven't heard it in a hundred years.

Thanks for giving your earworm to me bazooka. At 4:30 this morning I was getting my coffee, and caught myself singing "my eye's are not blue, etc"

I was going through some of the youtubes again last night and realized I could've replaced several of the songs on my list with completely different songs.

[Levis]

1. Risingson - Massive Attack (1997)

2. Cutter, The - Echo & the Bunnymen (1983)

3. Flyswatter - Eels (2000)

4. Honey - Moby (1999)

5. Can't Stand Losing You - The Police (1978)

6. Alpha Beta Gaga - Air (2004)

7. Sheila Take A Bow - The Smiths (1987)

8. Asbestos Lead Asbestos - Meat Beat Manifesto (1996)

9. True Faith - New Order (1987)

10. The Good Times Are Killing Me - Modest Mouse

[Farin]

1. Cutter, The - Echo & the Bunnymen (1983)

2. Alpha Beta Gaga - Air (2004)

3. Flyswatter - Eels (2000)

4. Honey - Moby (1999)

5. Black Steel - Tricky (1995) (note to self: listen to more Tricky)

6. True Faith - New Order (1987)

7. Don't You Evah - Spoon (2007)

8. Good Times Are Killing Me, The - Modest Mouse (2004)

9. Just A Girl - No Doubt (1995)

10.Risingson - Massive Attack (1997)

Asbestos Lead Asbestos - Meat Beat Manifesto (1996)

Maybe Someday - The Cure (2000)

One - Metallica (1988)

Show Must Go On, The - Queen (1991)

[The Seeker]

The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #115 for the week ending 18th May 2008

1. Someday Never Comes - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1972)

2. One - Metallica (1988)

3. Woman - John Lennon (1980)

4. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Neil Diamond (1967)

5. Living In The Past - Jethro Tull (1969)

6. (You're My) Soul And Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers (1966)

7. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (1967)

8. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams (1949)

9. Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection (1969)

10. Flyswatter - Eels (2000)

[Farin]

arrgh, if I didn't have to leave Metallica out of my Ten it could have been #1 - even if this isn't my favourite song of theirs

and Eels