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The Original Songfactors' Choice Top Ten Lists 1 to 9


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Gee I wish I was around when all these Posts are made. I really enjoy reading them the next morning though.

I see what you mean Steel - sort of "profiling". Sounds great, but I'm not very computer literate. Maybe check with one of the Moderators to see if it's viable first ?

RonJon I agree that it will be interesting to see the "percentage per decade" of the Top Tens. I'll have a go at that later. That leads me to something that Farin suggested to me last night. Here's the main extracts of our PTs.

Songfactors choice Top10 Archive?

FarinU

Hey Darryl,

How about we do a thread where we archive all the results of the weekly Top10s? That way we would have a separate, clearly laid out listing of our musical taste. And maybe after 10-15 weeks we don't know anymore if we had a song already in the Top10, so we can search there too (without browsing as many pages).

What do you think?

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OLD 55

Sounds Great to me Farin. How would you like to be our Archivist ?

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FarinU

I'll do that gladly!

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OLD 55

Good on you Martin. Thank you !

Maybe we could put the year* of each song beside it? I've got them all for Top Tens 1-4 and I can soon look up 5. * I've been using the year of release on a U.S. Single or Album.

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FarinU

Good Idea!

For the years I don't know I'll take it from the Songfacts, so you don't have to look up all the 50+ songs...

Martin

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Farin, I 'm sure everyone else will agree that this a great idea - commencing an Archive of our Top Tens.

You are officially the -

Songfactors Choice Top Ten ARCHIVIST :thumbsup:

ALSO we still have bluesboy's idea to implement when we've completed a few more Top Tens AND another great idea for a Favorite Band/Group Poll from CeeCee (more about that later).

I think we're very fortunate to have such a good bunch of people here. Thank you all for participating so enthusiastically. And keep those ideas coming please !

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I think Laurie's right. We could make a Top 40 here. :)

Thanks das, Elvish and rt. Here's the FINAL NOMINATIONS. VOTE AWAY !!!

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25 Or 6 To 4 - Chicago

After the Gold Rush - Neil Young

Beast of Burden - The Rolling Stones

Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes

Bluebird - Leon Russell

Breakdown - Tom Petty

Bring It On Home To Me - Sam Cooke

Brother Louie - Stories

Can't Find My Way Home - Blind Faith

Day I Tried To Live, The - Soundgarden

Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful

Domino - Van Morrison

Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night

End, The - The Doors

Fall On Me - R.E.M.

4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen

Given To Fly - Pearl Jam

Go All The Way - Raspberries

God Bless The Child - Blood, Sweat & Tears

God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

Heard It In A Love Song - The Marshall Tucker Band

Heart Of Gold - Neil Young

Hold Your Head Up - Argent

I Am The Highway - Audioslave

I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee

I'm Winning - Santana

I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family

If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

Indian Reservation - Paul Revere And The Raiders

Hypnotized - Fleetwood Mac

King Is Dead, The - Kent

Levon - Elton John

Loan Me A Dime - Boz Scaggs

Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel

Novocaine For The Soul - Eels

Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones

Pale Blue Eyes - Velvet Underground

Paradise By The Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf

Paranoid Android - Radiohead

Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart

Sexy Boy - Air

Some Kind Of Wonderful - Grand Funk

Spirit In The Night - Bruce Springsteen

Tequila Sunrise - Eagles

Thunder Road ~ Bruce Springsteen

Up On Cripple Creek - The Band

Valerie - The Monkees

Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones

Wind Cries Mary, The - Jimi Hendrix

Woman Left Lonely - Janis Joplin

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If anyone would like to get in touch with Brad, he would be wonderful for putting together the sort of thing S2V was talking about. He's very meticulous, an organized thinker, and good with math :grin: so he'd be able to keep count and stats - if he has time and wants to do it.

Sorry if I'm stepping on any toes here... I didn't think I'd seen where anyone was stepping up to the plate for that yet?

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Here's my Top Ten.

1. Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones

2. Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful

3. God Only Knows - Beach Boys

4. The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix

5. Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel

6. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes

7. I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee

8. If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

9. Tequila Sunrise - Eagles

10.Beast of Burden - The Rolling Stones

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Fancy having to leave out Heart Of Gold and Go All The Way ! :P

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1. Heart Of Gold ~ Mr Neil Young :bow:

2. Some Kind Of Wonderful

3. Hold Your Head Up

4. Can't Find My Way Home

5. The Wind Cries Mary

6. Up On Cripple Creek

7. Thunder Road

8. Eli's Coming

9. Go All The Way

10 After The Gold Rush

Phew...I put Heart Of Gold before my own suggestions!!!!

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Hi Shawna. No, there's no stepping on toes here !

We have a pretty convivial attitude I think. I understand Steel's aim, but I thought he meant it would take the writing of a computer program linked to Songfacts data base ? That's why I suggested he check with one of the Moderators to see if it's viable first.

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1. Mrs. Robinson ~ Simon and Garfunkel

2. After the Gold Rush ~ Neil Young

3. I'm Winning ~ Santana

4. Go All The Way ~ Raspeberries

5. Some Kind of Wonderful ~ Grand Funk

6. Paradise By The Dashboard Light ~ Meat Loaf

7. Tequila Sunrise ~ Eagles

8. Breakdown ~ Tom Petty

9. 25 or 6 to 4 ~ Chicago

10. Heart of Gold ~ Neil Young

Crikey! I voted my own as 3 and 4 :crazy:

This was the hardest list for me so far. I had three that I had to take off that I love!

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Hi Shawna. No, there's no stepping on toes here !

We have a pretty convivial attitude I think. I understand Steel's aim, but I thought he meant it would take the writing of a computer program linked to Songfacts data base ? That's why I suggested he check with one of the Moderators to see if it's viable first.

:)

haha... that's where you're wrong. Brad's brain works like a computer. You don't need no stinking program! :grin: :grin:

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This is going to be really hard....

1. Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones

2. Pale Blue Eyes - Velvet Underground

3. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

4. Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones

5. Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel

6. Wind Cries Mary, The - Jimi Hendrix

7. Heart Of Gold - Neil Young

8. End, The - The Doors

9. I Am The Highway - Audioslave

10.Paranoid Android - Radiohead

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1-Up On Cripple Creek - The Band

2-Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night

3-Spirit In The Night - Bruce Springsteen

4-If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

5-Bring It On Home To Me - Sam Cooke

6-25 Or 6 To 4 - Chicago

7-Heard It In A Love Song - The Marshall Tucker Band

8-4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen

9-I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee

10-Can't Find My Way Home - Blind Faith

This is getting to be impossible.

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If anyone would like to get in touch with Brad, he would be wonderful for putting together the sort of thing S2V was talking about.

Have I missed something here, Shawna? I thought you had a rather solid "in" with Brad. Perhaps things have .. uh .. evolved. Don't know.

As for "profiling" (as Fitty put it) musical similarities, I think it would be extremely intriguing and am willing to work on it, but I know NOTHING about setting up a program to make it work. If I did it, it would be pencil and paper, long-handed. But if no one else can pull it off through programming knowledge, I'll give it a shot after our 10th top ten. I figure that would give enough raw data to get a true feel for tastes and similarities.

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1- Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones

2- Wind Cries Mary, The - Jimi Hendrix

3- Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel

4- I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family

5- Pale Blue Eyes - Velvet Underground

6- After the Gold Rush - Neil Young

7- Thunder Road ~ Bruce Springsteen

8- I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee

9- Bring it on home to me - Sam Cooke

10- Paint it black - The Rolling Stones

This was the hardest one... I had to eliminate "Beast of Burden"... :shades: and "Heart of Gold"... and so many...

:P

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And you're an important member of the Team RonJon. :)

I'm far too lazy to do this, but with 50 songs on the hit lists already, what is the percentage breakdown by decade of release? It looks like the 70's and 60's might be neck and neck...

Spot on there ! Here's the breakdown.

1950s 2 songs (4%)

1960s 21 " (42%)

1970s 21 " (42%)

1980s 4 " (8%)

1990s 2 " (4%)

2000 + Nil.

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