The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #117

[OLD 55]

Now I remember Pearl Jam's Black.

When Farin and I had our "he nominated 60s, I nominated 90s" in one Top Ten, I consulted Young55 for some ideas, and he said 'what about my favorite Pearl Jam song ?' So I listened to it ( Black). But I said 'thanks son, but it's not really my kind of music'.

I've listened to all songs - no surprises here.

1. Up Around The Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970)

2. Rockaway Beach - Ramones (1977)

3. Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke (1966)

4. Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton (1977)

5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles (1967)

6. Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel (1977)

7. Singer Not The Song, The - The Rolling Stones (1965)

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

9. Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart (1976)

10.I Am ...I Said - Neil Diamond (1971)

[Tenacious_Peaches]

Over You ~ Daughtry (2007)

Oh snizzap, I somehow missed the fact that you nominated my beloved, beautiful, bald baby daddy!

((((Laurie))))

[Steel2Velvet]

1. Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia (1980)

2. Higher Love - Steve Winwood (1986)

3. Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel (1977)

4. Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton (1977)

5. Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke (1966)

6. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles (1967)

7. You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White (1974)

8. Don't Cry - Seal (1994)

9. Up Around The Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970)

10. Victim Of Love - The Eagles (1976)

[Tenacious_Peaches]

1] Over You - Daughtry (2007)

2] Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega (1986)

3] Never Say Never - Romeo Void (1982)

4] Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia (1980)

5] I Am ...I Said - Neil Diamond (1971)

6] Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel (1977)

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

8] Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton (1977)

9] Rockaway Beach - Ramones (1977)

10] You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White (1974)

[cyberjudge]

1. Just the Way You Are-Billy Joel

2. You’re the First the Last My Everything-Barry White

3. Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)-Rod Stewart

4. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds-Beatles

5. Biggest Part of Me-Ambrosia

6. Lay Down Sally-Eric Clapton

7. Up Around the Bend-CCR

8. Higher Love-Steve Winwood

9. I Am I Said-Neil Diamond

10. Fool to Cry-Rolling Stones (Just noticed there are 2 Stones songs this week. Watch out for a split vote.)

[Uncle Joe]

1-Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel (1977)

2-Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke (1966)

3-Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia (1980)

4-Do It Again - The Kinks (1984)

5-I Am ...I Said - Neil Diamond (1971)

6-You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White (1974)

7-I've Got You Under My Skin - The 4 Seasons (1966)

8-Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton (1977)

9-Up Around The Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970)

10-Function At The Junction - Shorty Long (1966)

[OLD 55]

I'll just mention that any regulars who missed nominating are most welcome to vote, as Joe just did. I'm not completely comfortable with my decision to allow Ledjam's votes to count. I initially wasn't going to, but when I went back through the Tens I found a precedent had been set by allowing him to do so before. Anyway, the decision has been taken.

[Dappled]

9-Whichever Rolling Stones song gets the most votes.

I think you should bet on Singer not the Song

[c_s_1987]

1. Black - Pearl Jam (1991)

2. Belfast Child - Simple Minds (1989) (Most weeks, this would get my #1 vote. It’s in my Personal Top Fifty).

3. I Try - Macy Gray (1999)

4. Down In A Hole - Alice In Chains (1992)

5. Black Gold - Soul Asylum (1992)

6. Freeway Jam - Jeff Beck (1975)

7. Day Of The Eagle - Robin Trower (1974)

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

9. Somebody To Shove - Soul Asylum (1993)

10. 18 And Life - Skid Row (1989)

[bazooka]

1. I'm A Lonesome Fugitive - Merle Haggard & The Strangers .. This may be the only vote for Haggard. I think many of my contemporaries will always hold a grudge over Okie From Muskogee. I never tolerated much C&W, but must admit some of Merle's earlier stuff is loaded with je ne sais quoi.

2. Function At The Junction - Shorty Long

3. Day Of The Eagle - Robin Trower

4. Hypnotized - Fleetwood Mac

5. Higher Love - Steve Winwood

6. Black - Pearl Jam

7. Do It Again - The Kinks

8. I Try - Macy Gray

9. Down In A Hole - Alice In Chains

10. Up Around The Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival

[Viaene]

1. Black - Pearl Jam (1991)

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

3. Good Fortune - PJ Harvey (2000)

4. Belfast Child - Simple Minds (1989)

5. We're Going To Be Friends - The White Stripes (2001)

6. Bongo Bong / Je Ne T'aime Plus - Manu Chao (2000)

7. Down In A Hole - Alice In Chains (1992)

8. Up Around The Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970)

9. Can't Repeat - The Offspring (2005)

10.Black Gold - Soul Asylum (1992)

Do It Again - The Kinks (1984)

Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton (1977)

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles (1967)

You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White (1974)

Gogo Pearl Jam!

[Dappled]

Wow, Pearl Jam's got 5 10s so far!

[Levis]

And it's going to get two at least one more!

That song deserves every one of them

Edited May 29, 2008 by Guest
um... er...ah... I'd rather not say....

[katie_sane]

1. Rockaway Beach - The Ramones

2. The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown) - Judas Priest

3. Bringin' On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard

4. 18 And Life - Skid Row

5. Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke

6. Fool To Cry - The Rolling Stones

7. Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel

8. Share The Land - The Guess Who

9. The Show Must Go On - Queen

10. Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart

[The Seeker]

1. Black Gold - Soul Asylum (1992)

2. I Try - Macy Gray (1999)

3. Black - Pearl Jam (1991)

4. Singer Not The Song, The - The Rolling Stones (1965)

5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles (1967)

6. Whenever You're Ready - The Zombies (1965)

7. We're Going To Be Friends - The White Stripes (2001)

8. Fool To Cry - The Rolling Stones (1976)

9. I Am ...I Said - Neil Diamond (1971)

10. Share The Land - The Guess Who (1970)

[Levis]

1. Black - Pearl Jam (1991)

2. Black Gold - Soul Asylum (1992)

3. Somebody To Shove - Soul Asylum (1993)

4. We're Going To Be Friends - The White Stripes (2001)

5. Good Fortune - PJ Harvey (2000)

6. Down In A Hole - Alice In Chains (1992)

7. Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega (1986)

8. 18 And Life - Skid Row (1989)

9. Bringin' On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard (1984)

10. I Try - Macy Gray (1999)

I like my ten

[Farin]

1.Bongo Bong / Je ne t'aime plus ~ Manu Chao

didn't expect that

[Jenny]

1. Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel

2. Somebody TO Shove - Soul Asylum

3. Tonight's The Night - Rod Stewart

4. I Try - Macy Gray

5. Black Gold - Soul Asylum

6. Don't Cry - Seal

7. Higher Love - Steve Winwood

8. Up Around The Bend - CCR

9. Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton

10. Black - Pearl Jam

[Lea]

didn't expect that

I told ya I liked it It's a nice little feel good song and a very catchy tune.

[edna]

I love that song...

[phil]

1.Walk Away Renee - Left Banke

2. Day Of The Eagle - Robin Trower

3. Hypnotized - FM

4. Victim Of Love - Eagles

5. Function At The Junction - Shorty Long

6.Black - Pearl Jam

7. Freeway Jam - Jeff Beck

8. I Am... I Said - Neil Diamond

9. Belfast Child - Simple Minds

10. Your Cash Ain't Nothing But Trash - Steve Miller

[MindCrime]

I think you should bet on Singer not the Song

And so it is.

I'm thinking about nominating one of their later hits next (any artists) Ten, if there aren't alot of other nominated songs, of course.

[OLD 55]

Thanks for reminding me Mindcrime.

Next week will be a "NO #1's Top Ten",

i.e. Artists/Groups who have made #1 in our Top Ten are not eligible to be nominated. They are all shown in red in the Artists' section of

Every Song That's Made The Songfactors' Choice Top Tens.

We'll resume 'open' Top Tens in #119.

[OLD 55]

If Black makes it, it'll be our first 90s #1 since Are You Gonna Go My Way in Top Ten #72, and it'd be good for the Ten to see that.

Great nomination Tim. You went close with Lithium last week and may go one better this time. Couldn't happen to a nicer young man.

[TheLizard]

Thanks Darryl, you're a pretty nice young man yourself.