The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #152

[RonJonSurfer]

1. Crystal Blue Persuasion

2. Peggy Sue

3. If I Fell

4. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)

5. The Prettiest Star

6. Chantilly Lace

7. In A Gadda Da Vida

8. Karn Evil 9

9. Grazing In The Grass

10. Lies

[miamisammy29]

1. People of the South Wind - Kansas

2. Lady Writer - Dire Straits

3. Bad Time - Grand Funk Railroad

4. High Voltage - AC/DC

5. Flirtin' With Disaster - Molly Hatchet

6. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - I. Ron Butterfly

7. Teenage Rampage - Sweet

8. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly

9. Karn Evil 9, 1st Impression Part Two - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

10. Great Southern Land - Icehouse

[CanAm]

1. Bad Time - Grand Funk Railroad

2. If I Fell - The Beatles

3. Lady Writer - Dire Straits

4. Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James & The Shondells

5. Don't Answer Me - The Alan Parsons Project

6. All I Need Is A Miracle - Mike & The Mechanics

7. I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles

8. Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper

9. Flirtin' With Disaster - Molly Hatchet

10. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) - The Beach Boys

[MindCrime]

1. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly (1968)

2. If I Fell - The Beatles (1964)

3. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots (1994)

4. All I Need Is A Miracle - Mike + The Mechanics (1985)

5. Bringing On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard (1981)

6. I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles (1979)

7. Lady Writer - Dire Straits (1979)

8. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly (1957)

9. Great Southern Land - Icehouse (1982)

10. Teenage Rampage - Sweet (1974)

[_Laurie_]

1. Bad Time - Grand Funk Railroad

2. I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles

3. Bringing On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard

4. Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and The Shondells

5. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly

6. Flirtin' With Disaster - Molly Hatchet

7. Pride And Joy - Bonnie Raitt

8. Grazing In The Grass - Friends of Distinction

9. Life Itself - Bruce Springsteen

10 When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) - The Beach Boys

[Steel2Velvet]

1. Stranger In A Strange Land - Leon Russell (1971)

2. Captain Of Her Heart, The - Double (1985)

3. I Started A Joke - Faith No More (1995)

4. Idolise - The Seaside (1991)

5. Lies - The Knickerbockers (1965)

6. Like A Rolling Stone - Jimi Hendrix (1970)

7. Grazing In The Grass - Friends of Distinction (1969)

8. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly (1957)

9. Bad Time - Grand Funk Railroad (1974)

10. Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper (1958)

[Lucky]

1. Stranger In A Strange Land - Leon Russell (1971)

2. Like A Rolling Stone - Jimi Hendrix (1970)

3. Pride And Joy - Bonnie Raitt (1996)

4. Lies - The Knickerbockers (1965)

5. Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and The Shondells (1969)

6. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly (1957)

7. Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper (1958)

8. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Nancy Sinatra (1967)

9. If I Fell - The Beatles (1964)

10. Flirtin' With Disaster - Molly Hatchet (1979)

[katie_sane]

1. Bringin' On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard

2. The Prettiest Star - David Bowie

3. Great Southern Land - Icehouse

4. Lady Writer - Dire Straits

5. Teenage Rampage - Sweet

6. Karn Evil 9 1st Impression Part Two

7. If I Fell - The Beatles

8. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly

9. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Nancy Sinatra

10. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots

[cyberjudge]

1. Peggy Sue-Buddy Holly

2. Chantilly Lace-Big Bopper

3. I Can't Tell You Why-Eagles

4. Crystal Blue Persuasion-Tommy James & the Shondells

5. If I Fell-Beatles

6. All I Need Is a Miracle-Mike + the Mechanics

7. No One Is to Blame-Howard Jones

8. When I Grow Up (to Be a Man)-Beach Boys

9. Don't Talk to Strangers-Rick Springfield

10. Captain of Her Heart-Double

[edna]

1- Don't Answer Me - Alan Parsons Project (1984)

2- Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Nancy Sinatra (1967)

3- Sound And Vision - David Bowie (1977)

4- Prettiest Star, The - David Bowie (1970)

5- Curly - The Move (1969)

6- If I Fell - The Beatles (1964)

7- Lies - The Knickerbockers (1965)

8- Smile - Lily Allen (2006)

9- Shelter From The Storm - Bob Dylan (1975)

10- Lady Writer - Dire Straits (1979)

[karma]

1. Shelter From The Storm - Bob Dylan (1975)

2. Out On The Highway - Kula Shaker (2007)

3. No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones (1985)

4. People Of The South Wind - Kansas (1979)

5. Like A Rolling Stone - Jimi Hendrix (1970)

6 I Started A Joke - Faith No More (1995)

7. Lady Writer - Dire Straits (1979)

8. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly (1968)

9. Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper (1958)

10. I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles (1979)

[Levis]

1. Out On The Highway - Kula Shaker (2007)

2. Three Is A Magic Number - Blind Melon (1996)

3. For Love - Lush (1992)

4. Idolise - The Seaside (1991)

5. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots (1994)

6. I Started A Joke - Faith No More (1995)

7. To Hell With Good Intentions - mclusky (2002)

8. Manhattan-Kaboul - Renaud & Axelle Red (2002)

9. Bringing On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard (1981)

10. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Nancy Sinatra (1967)

[Viaene]

1. Sound And Vision - David Bowie (1977)

2. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Nancy Sinatra (1967)

3. Meisjes - Raymond Van het Groenewoud (1977)

4. Lady Writer - Dire Straits (1979)

5. Like A Rolling Stone - Jimi Hendrix (1970)

6. Manhattan-Kaboul - Renaud & Axelle Red (2002)

7. High Voltage - AC/DC Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper (1975)

8. Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper (1958)

9. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots (1994)

10.Pride And Joy - Bonnie Raitt (1996)

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[The Seeker]

1. Grow Old With Me - John Lennon (1980)

2. Out On The Highway - Kula Shaker (2007)

3. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Nancy Sinatra (1967)

4. If I Fell - The Beatles (1964)

5. Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and The Shondells (1969)

6. I Started A Joke - Faith No More (1995)

7. Idolise - The Seaside (1991)

8. Three Is A Magic Number - Blind Melon (1996)

9. Like A Rolling Stone - Jimi Hendrix (1970)

10. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly (1968)

[Jenny]

1. Too Much - Dave Matthews Band I know DMB is an acquired taste, even for me, but I like this one

2. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots

3. No One is To Blame - Howard Jones this song makes no sense, but lots of '80's nostalgia here

4. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly

5. Don't Talk to Strangers - Rick Springfield more '80's nostalgia

6. Smile - Lily Allen

7. In A Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly

8. Three is A Magic Number - Blind Melon it certainly is for me, there are three in my family!

9. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces - Ben Folds Five I gotta get my hands on this bands's stuff

10. If I Fell - The Beatles

[phil]

1.Stranger In a Strange Land - Leon Russell

2. Flirtin' With Disaster - Molly Hatchet

3. Lies - Knickerbockers

4. Peggy Sue - Buddy

5. Life Itself - Bruce

6. I Started A Joke - Faith No More

7. Happiness Is Just Around The Bend - Brian Auger's Oblivion Express

8. Bad Time - Grand Funk

9. Lady Writer - Dire Straits

10. Meisjes - Raymond Van het Groenewould

[bazooka]

1. You Can Stay But the Noise Must Go - Johnny "Guitar" Watson [smaller] .. Yep. That Johnny 'Guitar' Watson sure does mesmerize![/smaller]

2. Lies - The Knickerbockers

3. Lady Writer - Dire Straits

4. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly

5. Happiness Is Just Around The Bend - Brian Auger's Oblivion Express

6. Flirtin' With Disaster - Molly Hatchet

7. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots

8. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly

9. Shelter From The Storm - Bob Dylan

10. People Of The South Wind - Kansas

[Farin]

1. Counting To Sleep - Wallis Bird (2007)

2. To Hell With Good Intentions - mclusky (2002)

3. Out On The Highway - Kula Shaker (2007)

4. Manhattan-Kaboul - Renaud & Axelle Red (2002)

5. I Started A Joke - Faith No More (1995) (I always wondered if that was meant as a parody )

6. Too Much - Dave Matthews Band (1996)

7. One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces - Ben Folds Five (1997)

8. Idolise - The Seaside (1991)

9. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots (1994)

10. Three Is A Magic Number - Blind Melon (1996)

For Love - Lush (1992)

Non-Alignment Pact - Pere Ubu (1977)

Smile - Lily Allen (2006)

Sound And Vision - David Bowie (1977)

Stranger In A Strange Land - Leon Russell (1971)

[Dappled]

1. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) - The Beach Boys (1965)

2. Shelter From The Storm - Bob Dylan (1975)

3. Curly - The Move (1969)

4. Lies - The Knickerbockers (1965)

5. Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and The Shondells (1969)

6. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly (1968)

7. If I Fell - The Beatles (1964)

8. Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper (1958)

9. I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles (1979)

10. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Nancy Sinatra (1967)

[The Seeker]

The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #152 for the week ending 8th February 2009

1. If I Fell - The Beatles (1964)

2. Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and The Shondells (1969)

3. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly (1968)

4. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly (1957)

5. Lady Writer - Dire Straits (1979)

6. Lies - The Knickerbockers (1965)

7. I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles (1979)

8. Flirtin' With Disaster - Molly Hatchet (1979)

9. Bad Time - Grand Funk Railroad (1974)

10. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Nancy Sinatra (1967)

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[Steel2Velvet]

5. I Started A Joke - Faith No More (1995) (I always wondered if that was meant as a parody )

I think the video reinforces the sincerity of this lyric, as being from the perspective of one who has experienced being the butt of joksters cruelty. As simple as the lines are (or perhaps because of it,) I've always felt this is up among the most emotive ballads ever written. I guess that would make it open to parody - but I don't feel it here.

[Farin]

yeah, I guess that's true...

I just always had to think because it was their last single (released after breaking up)

I finally died, which started the whole world living

now back to topic:

whoa!

The Beatles on number 1!?

did that ever happen before?

no, seriously, I don't find this Ten appealing at all

[Uncle Joe]

You guys realize that it was originally a Bee Gee's song, right?

[Farin]

... hence the parody part of my original comment