Lucky Posted May 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 1. It's Too Late - Derek & The Dominos (1970) 2. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye (2011) 3. Angel - Aerosmith (1987) 4. Hold On - Alabama Shakes (2012) 5. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz (2005) 6. Easy Loving - Freddie Hart (1971) 7. Sweet Pea - Amos Lee (2006) 8. Someday Someway - Marshall Crenshaw (1981) 9. Round And Round - Perry Como (1957) 10. Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited (1968) Very tough week, really great songs here...I had to leave many off (including Miss Summer ). How do the rest of you feel about 3 nominations? I like it, Ben likes it .... is this something we might keep, or do you think it's too much to do 3 every week? ? Let us know your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 I think for the summer at least, when we have less participants in general, it would be a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 I think we need three noms. Keeps the game strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Sounds....copasetic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) I agree with my fishies. Whatever you decide is fine with me. Edited May 23, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 I like 2 nominations with a longer nominating period for more people to participate. I think 3 is too many. The only reason we had only 21 nominations after 3 days was not everyone was around during the nomination period to nominate. When the deadline was extended, they showed up and nominated. We went from 11 players to 17. We would have had 34 nominations with just 2 each. Not everyone has time to be on the site every day or two. I noticed some only come online once or twice a week and they often miss nominating. Extending the nomination period and keeping the nominations at 2 would give everyone plenty of time to nominate and still bring in enough nominations to choose from. I find having to listen to almost 50 songs is very time consuming and even more time consuming trying to pick out and numerate the top ten songs that I like best while leaving so many I also like off the list. Also, since I'm gonna nominate 3 songs I like best, I'm also going to vote for my 3 songs, which only leaves 7 songs to vote for from others instead of the usual 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 I like the idea of 3, I upped it to that many when I was the one doing the vote counting, though I realize how much of a burden it is on the person who has to count the votes. I also agree with Brad's idea. On a side note, I would like to do a Songfactor's Choice soon, it's been a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) Maybe I'm just a total noob when it comes to web browsing but I've usually got a hard time watching vids when fishies only put up 2 noms. Picking tunes for the Top 10 is tough for me already. I already know that I won't be able to watch this current list of noms in time to vote this week and if it were 3 noms every week I'd vote less than 1/2 the time. Too many videos and too many choices (I'm too indecisive) Edited May 24, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 1. You Can't Sit Down - The Dovells 2. Round And Round - Perry Como 3. Tomorrow's City - Brian Auger's Oblivion Express 4. It's Too Late - Derek & The Dominos 5. Someday Someway - Marshall Crenshaw 6. Too Many People - The Hollies 7. Get On Up - The Esquires 8. Sweet Pea - Amos Lee 9. Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited 10. Sinnerman - Nina Simone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 i've been working too much and i'm too out of the loop... when is the deadline for voting? I only just now have had a glimpse of sunlight in the past 4 days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 I'll be closing this one Friday afternoon. It'll be the last ten I work on, as I have real-life issues to look forward to. But I'll still nominate and vote whenever I can, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 1. The Remedy ~ Jason Mraz 2. She's So High ~ Tal Bachman 3. Somebody That I Used To Know ~ Gotye 4. I'm Yours ~ Jason Mraz 5. Someday Someway ~ Marshal Crenshaw 6. One ~ Nilsson 7. America ~ Neil Diamond 8. Halfway Gone ~ Lifehouse 9. Sweet Pea ~ Amos Lee 10. We Are Young ~ Fun Feat. Janelle Monae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 1. One - Harry Nillson (1971) 2. Sixteen Saltines - Jack White (2012) 3. Sunshine Highway - Dropkick Murphys (2005) 4. Hold On - Alabama Shakes (2012) 5. Assassin - Muse (2006) 6. Sink The Pink - AC/DC (1985) 7. Heading Out To The Highway - Judas Priest (1981) 8. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye (2011) 9. We Are Young - Fun feat. Janelle Monae (2011) 10. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue (1985) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #290 1. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye (2011) 2. One - Harry Nillson (1971) 3. Angel - Aerosmith (1987) 4. Highway Song - Blackfoot (1979) 5. Saved By The Bell - Robin Gibb (1970) 6. Sixteen Saltines - Jack White (2012) 7. It's Too Late - Derek & The Dominos (1970) 8. Someday Someway - Marshall Crenshaw (1981) 9. You Can't Sit Down - The Dovells (1963) 10. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz (2005) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 Sweet! That's my first #1 nom in the Top Tens. :happybanana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 Nice to see Somebody That I Used to Know hit #1, let alone make it in. I'm pretty sure this is the first time that the current US #1 also made it #1 on the SF Top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 I'll go with whatever is decided.....One thing about 3 noms is it does limit you to only 7 more songs...coz, like Brad said, most of us would use our own 3....Maybe 2 noms and longer period of time would be the thing to do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 I like the idea of 3 and here's why? On the occasions when I've nominated, I have not always voted for my own songs. On those times when I HAVE voted for my own songs, i typically place them where I feel they should be on the list, which is rarely in the #1 spot, unless the song happens to have an absolute favorite of mine. I like to have 3 nominations, because I like the variety. To make things more diverse, perhaps it could be stipulated that each song comes from a different decade? Or the third one comes from a different decade than the others? That way there will always be some new and some older. But then, I only am able to participate when I have time, which is seldom lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted May 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Woohoo, love it! Gotye has an amazing song there, I believe when the year is over it will have been bigger than Adele's biggest hit last (this?) year, which is really saying something. It didn't make it the first time it was nominated, too new I guess. Anyway, great ten, and Someday Someway making it in is a real surprise. I like the 3rd nomination for the variety it offers, but it does take more time both for listening, and for vote counting. I'm in a quandary.... here are my thoughts: There are good reasons for going either way .... For a long time we always had an average of 50 nominations, with 25 or so players. That number has dwindled to and average of 15 players, sometimes as low as 12. This week it was 11. So 3 noms made sense. And yes, leaving the voting open longer enabled more people to play, but those are not people that will necessarily play every week, ... Shawna, Farin, Bluesboy, Liberal and even Joe, don't always have the time to play every week. Since we're losing Tim, and it's summertime, with vacations and life in general happening, how about we just play it loose for a while? We'll do the special, as requested by Kenne (I didn't forget), we'll give 3 noms a try some weeks, and we'll try changing the time frame up a bit. After we've tried it both ways, we'll decide what works best. As far as time frame, I'm thinking about opening on Sunday as usual, beginning voting on Thursday (most people vote in the first two days), but letting the voting remain open & announcing the ten on the following Monday. That way people can both nominate for the new one, and see the final results for the previous week on the same day. That would give the entire weekend for listening for those that have a hard time through the week. Also gives me the weekend for counting the votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I'm okay with 3 also...either way, I'm gonna play...No Matter What!.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I'm okay with 3 also...either way, I'm gonna play...No Matter What!.... Same here. Count me in whatever you decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 ...No Matter What!.... That reminds me of a song I once heard. I can't remember the name of the group but it was a really good song. You should check it out, Laurie, you'd probably like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 BADFINGER!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Ok, so Let's just play it by ear, mix it up, and see what works best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #290 1. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye (2011) 2. One - Harry Nillson (1971) 3. Angel - Aerosmith (1987) 4. Highway Song - Blackfoot (1979) 5. Saved By The Bell - Robin Gibb (1970) 6. Sixteen Saltines - Jack White (2012) 7. It's Too Late - Derek & The Dominos (1970) 8. Someday Someway - Marshall Crenshaw (1981) 9. You Can't Sit Down - The Dovells (1963) 10. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz (2005) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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