Tenacious_Peaches Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 I'm very, very sneaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 (edited) it took me soo long to get that It's still taking me to get it Edited October 10, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted October 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 get around to it. Does that help at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Peachy got a round tuit! How flashy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lucky Posted October 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Ok, we've got ourselves a list, and here it is .... a bit of a surprise to me, see what you think: The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten: Best Debut Single 1. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits 2. Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix 3. American Pie - Don McLean 4. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison 5. Alive - Pearl Jam 6. Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum 7. Take It Easy - Eagles 8. My Sharona - The Knack 9. Break On Through (To the Other Side) - The Doors 10. More than a Feeling - Boston Please, talk amongst yourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Dire Straits at #1 is a bit of a surprise!, but the rest of it is predictable. Solid list however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted October 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 That's what surprised me .... Dire Straits edged Jimi out by 1 vote .... they just kept stacking them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 I'm sure there will be some controversial comments when this list is published on the main page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted October 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 (edited) And the full list ... I know you're wondering. 1. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits 77 2. Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix 76 3. American Pie - Don McLean 71 4. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison 67 5. Alive - Pearl Jam 63 6. Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum 61 7. Take It Easy - Eagles 52 8. My Sharona - The Knack 51 9. Break On Through (To the Other Side) - The Doors 50 (10) 10. More than a Feeling - Boston 50 (8) Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones 50 (7) Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin 49 Hush - Deep Purple 47 Breakdown - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 44 Piano Man - Billy Joel 43 For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield 32 Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel 30 (6) Vision of Love - Mariah Carey 30 (4) Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machine 28 (7) Supersonic - Oasis 28 (3) She's Not There - Zombies 24 (6) Runaway - Del Shannon 24 (3) Fast Car - Tracy Chapman 22 (9) Fallin' - Alicia Keys 22 (4) Anarchy in the U.K. - Sex Pistols 20 (4) Tribute - Tenacious D 20 (3) Question 67 & 68 - Chicago 19 Last Train To Clarksville - Monkees 17 (4) West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys 17 (3) Hand In Glove - The Smiths 14 When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge 13 Is She Really Going Out With Him? - Joe Jackson 12 (3) Our Lips are Sealed - The Go-Gos 12 (3) Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd 10 Can't Get Enough - Bad Company 9 Human Behaviour - Björk 5 I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore - The Young Rascals 2 I find the full list more surprising than the final ten. How about you? Edited October 11, 2009 by Guest Points, along with the tiebreaking # of voters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 points? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted October 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 (edited) Ack ... sorry. brb. Okay, the list is complete with the points (as well as the tiebreaking # of voters in parenthesis). A huge number of ties. A close list, to be sure. Edited October 11, 2009 by Guest clarified post edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 A transitional period for Van, fronting Them and then signing a solo artist contract with Bang Records and producer / arranger Bert Berns (in the style of the Brill Building of the earlier 1960's.) It showcases Morrison's early songwriting potential that would later be prevalent in albums Astral Weeks and Moondance. An auspicious debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Ack ... sorry. brb. Okay, the list is complete with the points (as well as the tiebreaking # of voters in parenthesis). A huge number of ties. A close list, to be sure. Thanks Lucky. When people make comments on the main page, I'm going to double-check the songs they list as "should've been included" because I think that most of those will actually not be the debut singles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 that's probably right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_s_1987 Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Good point Mindcrime. I'll bet right now that someone will say Smells Like Teen Spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Dire Straits at #1 is a bit of a surprise!, but the rest of it is predictable. Solid list however. I find it very logic... "Sultans Of Swing" was a revolution in Europe. Besides, I'm glad a nom of mine made it to #1... I think it's the econd time it happens in any sort of lists A very good Top, by the way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 (edited) I didn't say there was anything bad about it, but it caught me off-guard. I should have voted for Blitzkrieg Bop , that song was revolutionary and influential, even more so than a lot of the ones that made the 10. Also, then I wouldn't have to write a paragraph out for #10 Edited October 12, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 (edited) "Sultans Of Swing" Dire Straits It was written by Mark Knoppfler and recorded as a demo that became very succesful at Radio London. Its local fame lead to a contract with Vertigo, a label distributed by Phonogram and it was released in May 1978, then in January 1979, reaching #4 in the Billboard charts and #8 in the UK. The single was released again in 1988. Mark Knoppfler's guitar and nasal voice contribued to the successs of the song, being mistaken often with Bob Dylan. The original demo was included in their first LP. I wrote this as I thought we had to write some comment about the songs... was I right? Edited October 12, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted October 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Aren't you always? Just something short and sweet for this one is fine. Thanks darlin'! When I was counting votes I kept singing to myself "edna's gonna have a #1!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 I can't say how happy I am with the Dire Straits on #1 Sultans of swing is such a subtle song, it has many different layers which combine themselves very well in the song about a lost bar band. This was made by a band of younglings, but boy could they play that music right, brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 I'm very, very sneaky. We have under-estimated the sneakiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 We decided to go without a big description for each song this time, since they mostly would break down to "This great song was released in xyz - it was to be the first hit in a long and fruitful career" Unless anyone has something explicitly against it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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