Lea's Personal Top Ten

[Lucky]

Woohoo, Lea! It'll be a few days until I vote though, I've got to listen to some.

[Lea]

Bob Dylan video is also unavailable.

I noticed that but I think everyone knows the song so it not having a link should be ok. If anyone would like a link I'd be happy to supply one

I'm glad you guys are enjoying the music. I know it's kinda all over the place for dates and genre's but then so am I so it's to be expected

Edited May 24, 2010 by Guest
MC, your choices are as veried as my list. I find that very cool :D

[_Laurie_]

1. Don't Take Me Alive - Steely Dan ....Love this song!

2. Tight Rope - Leon Russell

3. The Sage - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

4. Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johhny Cash and Kris Kristofferson

5. White Rhythm & Blues - Linda Ronstadt

6. Babylon - David Gray

7. If You Want Me To Stay - Sly And The Family Stone

8. Bird Of Paradise - Snowy White

9. Down in Mexico - The Coasters

10 Making Plans for Nigel - XTC

Thank you Lea.....Many songs that are new to me...I enjoyed your list very much!

[RonJonSurfer]

1. Don't Take Me Alive

2. Tight Rope

3. Sweet Painted Lady

4. Love Song

5. Down In Mexico

6. Making Plans For Nigel

7. If You Want Me To Stay

8. C'est la vie

9. The Sage

10. You and Me

[Steel2Velvet]

I'm glad you guys are enjoying the music. I know it's kinda all over the place for dates and genre's but then so am I so it's to be expected

I like to think "inclusive" is more appropriate to your list than "all over the place." Kind of like colors in a rainbow. Y'know?

1. Tight Rope - Leon Russell "one side's ice and one is fire"

2. Winter Windows* - Sea Wolf very personal song for me

3. Babylon* - David Gray

4. The Sage* - Emerson, Lake & Palmer Terrific guitar work!

5. Red Light* - Jonny Lang

6. John Crow* - Jimmy Cliff

7. In The Winter - Janis Ian

8. Love Song - Elton John

9. If You Want Me To Stay - Sly And The Family Stone

10. You and Me - Alice Cooper brings back memories

HM:

Child In His Eyes* - Cirque du Soleil

Down in Mexico* - The Coasters

Making Plans for Nigel - XTC

Summersong* - The Decemberists

* = new music for me. Thanks for that, Lea.

[miamisammy29]

1. Don't Take Me Alive - Steely Dan

2. Under The Milky Way - The Church

3. You And Me - Alice Cooper

4. The Sage - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

5. Broken Hearted Savior - Big Head Todd and the Monsters

6. Red Light - Jonny Lang

7. Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson

8. One More Cup Of Coffee - Bob Dylan

9. No Ceiling - Eddie Vedder

10. Teddy Bear's Picnic - Val Rosing

[Uncle Joe]

1-Don't Take Me Alive - Steely Dan

2-Tight Rope - Leon Russell

3-Here I Am - Melanie Safka

4-Coyote - Joni Mitchell

5-White Rhythm & Blues - Linda Ronstadt

6-Summersong - The Decemberists

7-Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johhny Cash and Kris Kristofferson

8-In The Winter - Janis Ian

9-Down in Mexico - The Coasters

10-Teddy Bear's Picnic - Val Rosing

Quite different but nonetheless enjoyable. Nice list Lea.

[Jenny]

1. Babylon - David Gray White Ladder is one of my favorite albums

2. Under The Milky Way - The Church

3. You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse

4. Red Light - Jonny Lang

5. Held - Smog

6. Je Veux Nager - Arno

7. Sweet Painted Lady - Elton John

8. The High Road - Broken Bells

9. Pepper - Butthole Surfers

10. Self Control - Laura Branigan nice blast from the past

It was an interesting and exciting list ot listen to Lea...thank you!

[chutzpah]

1 I Talk To The Wind-King Crimson

2 Tightrope-Leon Russell

3 You And Me-Alice Cooper

4 Under The Milky Way-The Church

5 Red Light-Jonny Lang

6 Is There A Ghost-Band Of Horses

7 Everybody Knows-Leonard Cohen

8 The Sage-ELP

9 All Wrong-Morphine

10 Held-Smog

a good list of songs,tough choices

[Lea]

Thank you everybody. I'm glad you were able to find something you like. I didn't want to put up music most of you have heard a hundred times before.

Almost half of these songs are favorites of mine because of the lyrics. If the music doesn't get you right off then I most likely added the song because I loved the lyrics.

The biggest surprise to me was Sammy voting for "Teddy Bear Picnic". Go Sammy

[phil]

1. John Crow - Jimmy Cliff

2. I Talk To The Wind - King Crimson

3. Tight Rope - Leon Russel

4. Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johnny & Kris

5. Don't Take Me Alive - Steely Dan

6. Coyote - Joni Mitchell

7. In The Winter - Janis Ian

8. Clandestino - Manu Chao

9. No Ceiling - Eddie Vedder

10. If You Want Me To Stay - Sly And The Family Stone

Great Stuff, Lea. Love Jimmy Cliff & Sly!

[Viaene]

Tadaaa:

1. My Heroics - Absynthe Minded (Viaene)

2. Everybody Knows - Leonard Cohen (Edna)

3. Je veux Nager - Arno (Viaene)

4. Clandestino - Manu Chao (Farin)

5. All Wrong – Morphine

6. Summersong - The Decemberists (Tim)

7. Golden Brown - The Stranglers (Farin)

8. Is There A Ghost - Band of Horses (Tim)

9. Plateau - Nirvana (My Daughter)

10.Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johhny Cash and Kris Kristofferson

Like your style Lea!

Well, mix of styles actually

[Lucky]

1. Tight Rope - Leon Russell

2. Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johhny Cash and Kris Kristofferson

3. If You Want Me To Stay - Sly And The Family Stone

4. White Rhythm & Blues - Linda Ronstadt

5. All Wrong - Morphine

6. Babylon - David Gray

7. Counting Blue Cars - Dishwalla

8. The High Road - Broken Bells

9. Held - Smog

10. Broken Hearted Savior - Big Head Todd and The Monsters

Great, great, great .... that was fun Lea. I'd completely forgotten about the Sly song, and the Ronstadt song. Nice listening.

[Farin]

1. Little Girl - Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse

2. Golden Brown - The Stranglers

3. Clandestino - Manu Chao

4. Fire in Freetown - K'naan

5. All Wrong - Morphine

6. My Heroics - Absynthe Minded

7. Making Plans for Nigel - XTC

8. Counting Blue Cars - Dishwalla

9. Plateau - Nirvana

10.Held - Smog

very cool selections of songs, Lea even without voting for my own suggestions I would have had more than enough great songs to select from

[Tenacious_Peaches]

1] Fire in Freetown - K'naan

2] Red Light - Jonny Lang

3] Ghetto Cowboy - Bone Thugs N Harmony

4] If You Want Me To Stay - Sly And The Family Stone

5] John Crow - Jimmy Cliff

6] Little Girl - Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse

7] Pepper - Butthole Surfers

8] Self Control - Laura Branigan

9] Under The Milky Way - The Church

10] You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse

I'm loving the diversity of your list, woman. Spec-flipping-tacular!

Edited May 28, 2010 by Guest
WAIT! I knew something didn't feel right. I forgot Red Light, which I absolutely loved. Apparently I 've not seen Jonny since he's cut his hair. I am not mad at that brother. Of course, that makes me feel a little cougarish because he's such a baby. Ew.

[bluesboy]

1. Tight Rope - Leon Russell

2. Don't Take Me Alive - Steely Dan

3. White Rhythm & Blues - Linda Ronstadt

4. Teddy Bear's Picnic - Val Rosing

5. Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson

6. If You Want Me To Stay - Sly And The Family Stone

7. Love Is Just A Four Letter Word - Joan Baez

8. John Crow - Jimmy Cliff

9. Under The Milky Way - The Church

10.Broken Hearted Savior - Big Head Todd and The Monsters

[karma]

1. The Sage - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

2. Is There A Ghost - Band of Horses (Tim)

3. Babylon - David Gray

4. Summersong - The Decemberists (Tim)

5. Child In His Eyes - Cirque du Soleil

6. No Ceiling - Eddie Vedder

7. In The Winter - Janis Ian

8. Red Light - Jonny Lang

9. The High Road - Broken Bells (Farin)

10. Teddy Bear's Picnic - Val Rosing

Absolutely loved your list baby girl. I left off all my favs cause you had such good songs that I when off the chart and voted really different for me. Loved it!!!

[blind-fitter]

1) Making Plans for Nigel - XTC

2) Held - Smog

3) Pepper - Butthole Surfers

4) Under The Milky Way - The Church

5) Golden Brown - The Stranglers

6) You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse

7) Plateau - Nirvana

8) Little Girl - Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse

9) Clandestino - Manu Chao

10) Here I Am - Melanie Safka

The following tracks competed for my #10 spot:

If You Want Me To Stay - Sly And The Family Stone

Summersong - The Decemberists

Coyote - Joni Mitchell

Everybody Knows - Leonard Cohen

In The Winter - Janis Ian

John Crow - Jimmy Cliff

Love Is Just A Four Letter Word - Joan Baez

Self Control - Laura Branigan

The High Road - Broken Bells

Bukowski - Modest Mouse

Enjoyed that. Cheers, Lea!

[BlueAngel]

1. Making Plans for Nigel - XTC

2. Pepper - Butthole Surfers

3. Held - Smog

4. Bukowski - Modest Mouse

5. Little Girl - Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse

6. Golden Brown - The Stranglers

7. The High Road - Broken Bells

8. My Heroics - Absynthe Minded

9. Plateau - Nirvana

10. Summersong - The Decemberists

Tough to narrow down, lot of great stuff.

[Steel2Velvet]

The voting concluded, it seems we SFers included just about all the listed songs in a tightly bunched tally. This might be another indication of the eclectic inclusive nature of the initial list. Without including too much narrative, I give you

Lea's Personal Top Ten

1. Tight Rope - Leon Russell 79

2. Under The Milky Way - The Church 67

3. Don't Take Me Alive - Steely Dan 64

4. Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johhny Cash and Kris Kristofferson 54

5. You and Me - Alice Cooper 41

6. You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse 38

7. The Sage - Emerson, Lake & Palmer 37

8. Babylon - David Gray 36

9. Red Light - Jonny Lang 36

10. Is There A Ghost - Band of Horses 36

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Included for consideration:

Making Plans for Nigel - XTC 35

Summersong - The Decemberists 35

Golden Brown - The Stranglers 33

If You Want Me To Stay - Sly And The Family Stone 32

White Rhythm & Blues - Linda Ronstadt 32

Pepper - Butthole Surfers 29

Everybody Knows - Leonard Cohen 28

Held - Smog 27

I Talk To the Wind - King Crimson 27

Bird Of Paradise - Snowy White 25

John Crow - Jimmy Cliff 25

Clandestino - Manu Chao 24

Counting Blue Cars - Dishwalla 24

Fire in Freetown - K'naan 24

Little Girl - Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse 24

In The Winter - Janis Ian 23

One More Cup of Cofee - Bob Dylan 21

Plateau - Nirvana 21

The High Road - Broken Bells 21

All Wrong - Morphine 20

Self Control - Laura Branigan 19

My Heroics - Absynthe Minded 18

Sweet Painted Lady - Elton John 18

No Ceiling - Eddie Vedder 17

Je veux Nager - Arno 13

Bukowski - Modest Mouse 12

Coyote - Joni Mitchell 12

Down in Mexico - The Coasters 11

Love Song - Elton John 10

Teddy Bear's Picnic - Val Rosing 10

Here I Am - Melanie Safka 9

Outside The Rain - Stevie Nicks 9

Winter Windows - Sea Wolf 9

Child In His Eyes - Cirque du Soleil 8

Ghetto Cowboy - Bone Thugs N Harmony 8

Monsters 8

Broken Hearted Savior - Big Head Todd and The C'est la vie - Emerson, Lake & Palmer 5

Love Is Just A Four Letter Word - Joan Baez 4

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Excluded:

Mensch - Herbert Grönemeyer

The Night - Morphine

A note: Sorry about the tardiness of this post, but my wife and I were at what turned out to be an all night party, last night.

Let's let Lea know how much we liked her music.

[MindCrime]

Funny how Under the Milky Way was #2 on this list, but only #10 on mine last week.

This is a great list and I enjoyed listening to it. I'd like to see You & Me make the weekly 10 sometime.

I mean the song, not us lol

[_Laurie_]

Excellent PTT Lea!

[Lea]

I'd like to see you and me make the weekly TT to Kenne but I get first place and you get second k

I will be nominating "You & Me", in the next ten following the special we're doing next week. Maybe it will stand a chance of making the list. It is a really nice song and I'm not much of a Cooper fan but I really like that song.

I am very happy you guys liked the list. I hope there was something for everyone. " Under The Milky Way", is a bit of a surprise and everything after #4. The big names and songs always do well. Their popular for a reason

I was surprised with the way a lot of people voted and quite pleased. You guys even voted for "Teddy Bears Picnic", Sad that "Mensch", got no votes and kinda surprised "The Night", didn't either.

I was thinking about giving some background on "Mensch", it's a sadly beautiful song. You can tell that by the tones of his voice. I can't quite describe what I hear in this song that makes me love it so much. I know what it means and Farin gave me the lyrics but thats not what keeps me listening to it and loving it.

There was only two songs that got no votes and I find that pretty outstanding. I'm very pleased with the way the voting went and the list turned out.

Thank you to all who played it was fun. You rock ! ! !

[_Laurie_]

And thank you Lea!

[Lucky]

Great top ten Lea, thanks for giving it to us. In fact thanks for the entire 50, you gave me a lot of new listening .... but I'm especially fond of your #1 ( ).