Kevin Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Oh , I agree it shouldn't be a rule - they both made it fair and square . However , I don't like Oscar 'sweeps' , either . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 CCR is an answer to a rock trivia question. The group that had the most number 2 hits that didn't make it to number 1. rtstuff Elvis outdid them by 1. CCR had 5 songs that hit #2, Elvis Presley had 6, but of course, he's a solo artist and not a group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 I forgot about that - and they're #2 again ! Spooky ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 That was another terrific 10. You know, I nominated Day Tripper, because I think it is one of The Beatles "lost" classics. You don't hear it ever on the radio anymore. It never got huge airplay when it was a new song. That riff is something. It may have been slightly borrowed from the blues. Clapton uses the riff in a Bluesbreakers song that came out around the same time. Who influenced who? CCR, Gordon Lightfoot, 10 Years After...nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 I am also very pleased with this top ten. But I think they've all been good. I learn so much from everybody's nominations, as I try to get hold of the songs I don't already know. I love Heart...pleased to see them making it too I don't mind if Beatles and Stones songs get nominated and make the ten every week....just goes to show how many of us like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 ... and that Greenday song has become so commercial now that I can't stand it. I voted that song high, simply because I really like it. I had never heard it until it was used behind a farewell montage for the Seinfeld TV series. I thought it was a perfect fit. Then later, heard the song a few more times on radio. You may not like Greenday or feel that any song used outside of personal listening is commercial; but as an aspiring lyricist, I can say it is very difficult to start out by saying, "I'm going to write a commercial hit." Most songs have humble personal origins. Where they go from there cannot be controlled by the artist who wrote or sang them. If exposure is the criteria for commercialism, then Queen is an extremely commercial band. A couple of their songs are sung at almost every sporting event in the USA now. Perhaps this belongs in the Rockism thread. I just realized .... Paul Wagemann has introduced a label to something that Songfactors has been doing for quite awhile. Only we called it communicating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 I'm gonna submit my nominations for the next one now, because I just remembered about an old favorite song and I want to nominate it before I forget about it again! Your Mama Don't Dance ~ Loggins and Messina and My Kinda Lover ~ Billy Squier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanAm Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Another great list!! Although I didn't vote for I'd Love To Change The World, I'm gratified to see that there are some Ten Years After fans out there. Alvin Lee is one of my favourite artists and I believe one of the greatest rock guitarists. Although I like Ten Years After, I much prefer Lee's solo work. I was also pleased to see a Gordon Lightfoot tune make the top 10 list. There are several more of his songs that I plan to nominate in the future. Although I like Heart, I've never much cared for Crazy On You. It's probably because it's one of the few tunes by the group that is played on our local classic rock radio station. I've just heard it a few too many times. I'll have to try and listen to the song by Green Day. I'm not very familiar with the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Great discussion ! Day Tripper was a massive double sided Hit with We Can Work It Out here in Australia. Good nomination RonJon. Here's the full List of Nominations with the points they received. Air That I Breathe, The - The Hollies 62 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 24 Chain, The - Fleetwood Mac 23 Crazy On You - Heart 43 Dance To The Music - Sly And The Family Stone 19 Dance With Me - Orleans 14 Day Tripper - The Beatles 95 Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House 31 Don't Let Go - Roy Hamilton 18 Draggin' The Line - Tommy James 25 Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon 22 Fell On Black Days - Soundgarden 22 Funk #49 - The James Gang 22 Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day 47 Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival 48 Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival 79 Heatwave - Linda Ronstadt 19 Hurt - Johnny Cash 44 I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield 53 I'd Love To Change The World - Ten Years After 43 I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo 40 If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot 44 In The Garden - Susan Tedeschi 31 Jackie Brown - John Mellencamp 6 Just - Radiohead 17 Kentucky Rain - Elvis Presley 29 London Calling - The Clash 36 Loser - Beck 26 Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix 15 More Than I Can Say - Vince Gill 9 My Back Pages - The Byrds 28 Never Been To Spain - Three Dog Night 29 No One Knows - Queens Of The Stone Age 9 No Ordinary Love - Sade 8 Nothing Else Matters - Metallica 19 Psycho killer - Talking Heads 18 Rag Mama Rag - The Band 16 Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan 16 Rhinoceros - Smashing Pumpkins 14 Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh 17 Room At The Top Of The Stairs - Eddie Rabbit 8 Sara Smile - Hall and Oates 30 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John 40 Scenes From An Italian Restaurant - Billy Joel 29 Sloop John B - The Beach Boys 37 Stranger, The - Billy Joel 24 Sugar Mountain - Neil Young 41 Summer In The City - The Lovin Spoonful 32 Tempted - Squeeze 32 These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding 41 Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose 16 Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis 30 .................................................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 I voted that song high, simply because I really like it. I had never heard it until it was used behind a farewell montage for the Seinfeld TV series. I thought it was a perfect fit. Then later, heard the song a few more times on radio. You may not like Greenday or feel that any song used outside of personal listening is commercial; but as an aspiring lyricist, I can say it is very difficult to start out by saying, "I'm going to write a commercial hit." Most songs have humble personal origins. Where they go from there cannot be controlled by the artist who wrote or sang them. If exposure is the criteria for commercialism, then Queen is an extremely commercial band. A couple of their songs are sung at almost every sporting event in the USA now. Perhaps this belongs in the Rockism thread. I just realized .... Paul Wagemann has introduced a label to something that Songfactors has been doing for quite awhile. Only we called it communicating. I guess we're getting some insights on how we each nominate and vote . Oh , I agree with you , Steel , that it is a lyrically strong tune and has a good melody that successfully generates a feeling of sentiment for things passed /passing . I guess , for me , it is just a case of overexposure . I was referring to how I've seen it is used far too frequently , IMO - almost predictably at times - in everything from commercials for cars to TV dramas , and even the background music to news items or whenever they want to stir up said emotion . I guess it's become a modern anthem for that particular feeling as much as the Queen songs inevitably will appear for sports victories or rally cries - leading me to lose interest in those songs as well . On a side note , " My City Was Gone " ( great tune ) by the Pretenders is also a more difficult listen as it has become so strongly associated with Rush Limbaugh now ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 I've just been sending the nominations standings off to our ARCHIVIST, FarinU. He'll research them in his usual thorough way, but here's a short breakdown on the "Yearly Percentages" of our Top Ten (rounded to nearest %). 1950s.....3% 1960s....41% 1970s....44% 1980s.....6% 1990s.....4% 2000s.....2% ................................................. So far we've had all Groups at #1 in our Top Tens: The Beatles 2 The Rolling Stones 1 1/2 The Knack 1 Pink Floyd 1 Deep Purple 1 Simon And Garfunkel 1/2 ................................................. Personally, I'd really like to see some different Artists at #1. How about you ? I think we all know that if a half decent Beatles or Stones song is nominated, it'll probably make #1. Also, I believe that multiple nominations for the same Artist/s split their votes ! I'm just expressing some opinions, and I won't be at all "put out" if you disagree. It's OUR Top Ten. Nominate what you like ! Anyway I think we might declare NOMINATIONS FOR TOP TEN #8 OPEN. I know Shawna is rearing to go with a couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 I know Shawna is rearing to go with a couple. nawww... it's just cuz my memory sucks so bad, if I don't get it down right when it crosses my mind, I forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 City, Country, City - War Coconut - Harry Nilsson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 I'm gonna submit my nominations for the next one now, because I just remembered about an old favorite song and I want to nominate it before I forget about it again! Your Mama Don't Dance ~ Loggins and Messina and My Kinda Lover ~ Billy Squier Thanks bluesboy and Shawna ! And Phil ! Hi Mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Mississippi Queen - Mountain Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Here's mine. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procul Harum Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Beautiful, Darryl... just beautiful... I think I would vote for most of CCR songs, they have some "perfect" albums... not a bad tune. "Day tripper" deserves a first place... it's not one of my fave Beatles' songs but as everything they did, it's also... perfect. Now, I have so many great songs in my mind... let's see... - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits - No Milk Today - Herman's Hermits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judo Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 My nominations for Top Ten # 8 1. If I said you had a beautiful body - Dr. Hook 2. If I said you had a beautiful body - Bellamy Brothers. 3. Reflections of My Life - Marmalade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits - No Milk Today - Herman's Hermits Hi Edna ! I think you have a couple of vote catchers there. I've been in touch with Judo via PTs and the Bellamy Brothers' version of "If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body" is the one nominated. It already looks like another TOUGH Top Ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judo Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Good on you Edna, you can count on my vote for No Milk Today. Judo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits - No Milk Today - Herman's Hermits I swear that No Milk Today was one of my choices for nominations and Sultans of Swing will get my votes, too... You ain't seen nothing yet ~ Bachman-Turner Overdrive Minnie The Moocher ~ Cab Calloway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 You ain't seen nothing yet ~ Bachman-Turner Overdrive AND I'll cross that off my 'Lista' Farin ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Here's mine. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procul Harum Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music Good choices, Old55! Was gonna nominate that Roxy Music tune myself!! I nominate: Radar Love - Golden Earring (has this been nominated before? I checked Farin's Archive but couldn't find it. I might have missed it.) Atlantis - Donovan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 The boys are back in town - Thin Lizzy Boys of summer - Don Henley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 (edited) Hi Katie. MORE Vote Catchers No, Radar Love hasn't been used before. That wouldn't matter anyway unless it made one of our Top Tens. I know this will sound like a story, but last night before bed I was going through A in my U.S. Pop Hits Book index,(or was it D in the Artists) and I thought "I'll make Abraham, Martin And John - Dion and ATLANTIS - Donovan my nominations". Come today and I'd forgotten them ! I can see me voting for ones other than my nominations again. I have the last few Top Tens. AND now Angel puts on another of my favorites, Thin Lizzy's The Boys Are Back In Town ! I'm going to bed before my brain explodes. I've got more than Ten already. Edited April 30, 2006 by Guest ANGEL ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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