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Steel2 I was just browsing the last few pages checking nominations, and I remembered that I meant to compliment you on your "Africa" photo. My youngest son has a Bachelor of IT , but he's decided that's not for him, and he's gone back to Uni to pursue Photography as a career.

Thanks for the compliment, Fitty. Hope your son finds as much inner reward as I have, by seeing things a little differently through the lens. He would do well to tap into a site where all levels of photography skills (from basic through professional) are elevated through communal interaction: www.digitalimagecafe.com

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Thanks Steel. I'll have a browse and show Peter when he gets home from Uni. later. I'll have to put some of his work on here sometime - have a "showing for" him.

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ONLY TWENTY FOUR HOURS LEFT TO VOTE FOR TOP TEN #3 !!!

STILL TO VOTE:

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Elvish

Jenny

JimmyJazz

rtstuff

steelmagnolia

Tenacious Peaches

OLD55

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1. Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Traffic

2. Fearless - Pink Floyd

3. Caravan - Van Morrison

4. Crossroads - Cream

5. Whipping Post - Allman Brothers Band

6. Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly

7. Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones

8. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

9. What's the Frequency, Kenneth? - R.E.M.

10. Crumblin' Down - John Cougar Mellencamp

Normally don't get over here on the weekends, but I knew you'd be gettin antsy. :)

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Thanks Malakin. I'd better try to acquire that "Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys". I'd never heard of it until a few days ago. I reckon from the title I won't like it, but being open minded I'll give it a listen. I could never understand why some of their late 60s U.K./ Australian Hits never charted in the U.S.

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I just amended my post above a little. I've always liked Stevie Winwood/ Spencer Davis Group/ Traffic, but you know me - singles not album cuts (usually). I'll let you know what I think of it.

There's a few U.K. Groups I like but I don't nominate their songs because I don't want to waste a nomination if nobody in the U.S. has heard of them.

Do you guys know Fischer-Z ???

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Thanks Malakin. I'd better try to acquire that "Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys". I'd never heard of it until a few days ago. I reckon from the title I won't like it, but being open minded I'll give it a listen. I could never understand why some of their late 60s U.K./ Australian Hits never charted in the U.S.

:P

Oh yeah 55 you'll like it. It only missed my vote cause I voted the oldies. I'm a big Winwood/Spencer Davis/Traffic girl myself. I'm guaranteeing you'll like it! It was released as a single here.... :confused:

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Hi Edna. :)

So Long and The Perfect Day were their big ones here in Australia. They never had any Chart Hits in the U.S. Maybe some will try to acquire those songs thanks to us ?

Why didn'tch tell me

Not leave me this way

Not leave me for so long......

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FINAL NOMINATIONS ON WHICH WE ARE VOTING. :headphones:

96 Tears - ?(Question Mark) & The Mysterians

Africa - Toto

Almost Cut My Hair - C.S.N.&Y.

Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T.Rex

Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) - The Pretenders

Budapest - Jethro Tull

Can't You See? - The Marshall Tucker Band

Caravan - Van Morrison

Crimson And Clover - Tommy James And The Shondells

Crossroads - Cream

Crumblin' Down - John Cougar Mellencamp

Do You Believe In Magic - The Lovin' Spoonful

Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks

Epitaph - King Crimson

Every Rose Has It's Thorn - Poison

Expressway To Your Heart - Soul Survivors

Fearless - Pink Floyd

Groovin - The Young Rascals

I Got You - Split Enz

In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel

Kiss On My List - Hall and Oates

Knocks Me Off My Feet - Stevie Wonder

Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Loner, The - Neil Young

Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Traffic

Mr. Soul - Buffalo Springfield

Monday, Monday - The Mamas & The Papas

Money for Nothing - Dire Straits

My Old School - Steely Dan

Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly

Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder

Pretender, The - Jackson Browne

Radio Ga-Ga - Queen

Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Sitting - Cat Stevens

Six Months In A Leaky Boat - Split Enz

Sleepwalk - Santo & Johnny

Spit On A Stranger - Nickel Creek

Stand By Me - Ben E King

Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels

Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones

Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan

Three Little Birds - Bob Marley & The Wailers

To Love Somebody - The Bee Gees

Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles

What's the Frequency, Kenneth? - R.E.M.

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band

Who Do You Love? - George Thorogood & The Destroyers

You Dropped A Bomb On Me - The Gap Band

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STILL TO VOTE:

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daslied

Elvish

Jenny

JimmyJazz

rtstuff

steelmagnolia

Tenacious Peaches

OLD55

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AND NOT FORGETTING OUR CURRENT TOP TEN !

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Chart #2 Wednesday 5th April 2006

1. GIMME SHELTER - THE ROLLING STONES

2. RESPECT - ARETHA FRANKLIN

3. NIGHT MOVES - BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND

4. ROCK AND ROLL - LED ZEPPELIN

5. THE WEIGHT - THE BAND

6. AQUALUNG - JETHRO TULL

7. TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS - OTIS REDDING

8. REVOLUTION - THE BEATLES

9. LET'S STAY TOGETHER - AL GREEN

10. CECILIA - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL

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...we'll get you to be an album deep cut kind of guy...just give us time....You'll love it, really you will! :) :headphones:

At my age I mightn't have time to listen to too many 10 minute opuses, Laurie. Although I did hear one I liked today. My Son-in-law introduced me to the extraordinary guitarist Bill Kirchen's 10 minute version of Hot Rod Lincoln. Anyone know it ? He also played me Parthenogenesis by Canned Heat. I'll parth on that.

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Oh yeah 55 you'll like it. It only missed my vote cause I voted the oldies. I'm a big Winwood/Spencer Davis/Traffic girl myself. I'm guaranteeing you'll like it! It was released as a single here.... :confused:

It doesn't seem to want to be acquired CeeCee. I'm still waiting. :P

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I do, I do (waving hand wildly). Isn't it great?? He's got the sounds of everyone down pat. I had listed that as one of my fave novelty songs, whether you'd really call it novelty I don't know, but it's amazing!!! Good for your son. Teach the old dog new tricks. By happenstance, Low spark of High Heeled Boys played on my Launchcast right after I posted that last night!!!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICHOLAS FROM ALL OF US ON SONGFACTS

And Congratulations Mr and Mrs Elvish ! Doesn't seem like a year.

Thanks, Darryl :grin:

Amazingly enough, this is the exact same style of plates, napkins, etc. that we used for the party. I didn't see the star shaped ones, but the colors are exactly the same!

Here's my vote:

1-Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd

2-Texas Flood - SRV

3-Pretender, The - Jackson Browne

4-Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

5-Can't You See? The Marshall Tucker Band

6-Mr. Soul - Buffalo Springfield

7-Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly

8-Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder

9-Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band

10-Three Little Birds - Bob Marley & the Wailers

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Good grief, this is difficult!

1] Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder

2] To Love Somebody - The Bee Gees

3] You Dropped A Bomb On Me - The Gap Band

4] Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band

5] Six Months In A Leaky Boat - Split Enz

6] Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

7] Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) - The Pretenders

8] Groovin - The Young Rascals

9] In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel

10] Kiss On My List - Hall and Oates

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Okay, here's mine:

1. Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

2. Crumblin' Down - JCM

3. Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels

4. Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks

5. Sympathy for the Devil - Stones

6. Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd

7. In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel

8. What's The Frequency, Kenneth? - REM

9. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

10. Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles

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I really dig Traffic/Spencer Davis/Winwood stuff, I really could've nominated any number of Traffic songs.. But Low Spark has always stood out as my favorite of theirs for some reason or another.. It just has such a great improvised, jazzy feel to it. I can't get tired of that song.

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1. Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder

2. To Love Somebody - The Bee Gees

3. Six Months In A Leaky Boat - Split Enz

4. Sleepwalk - Santo & Johnny

5. Caravan - Van Morrison

6. Crimson And Clover - Tommy James And The Shondells

7. In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel

8. Knocks Me Off My Feet - Stevie Wonder

9. Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones

10. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

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1. Can't You See? - The Marshall Tucker Band

2. Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks

3. Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd

4. Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band

5. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

6. Money for Nothing - Dire Straits

7. In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel

8. Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder

9. Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T.Rex

10.Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) - The Pretenders

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Hi All.

Hope the Party for Nicholas went well Elvish !!!

:)

I've just listened to Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys and I reckon it's as close to Jazz as you're ever going to get ! I like the opening very much. For some reason it also reminds me a little of Sade's Smooth Operator. A tick from me.

:)

He's amazing, that Bill Kirchen. I just found out he was one of the guitarists with Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen who covered Hot Rod Lincoln. My Son-in-law saw him perform it at the annual Blues Festival at Byron Bay (the most Easterly town in Australia) two years ago.

:)

I haven't heard of Launchcast !

:)

I'll put all the votes together and get the Top Ten on as soon as I can. We're minding the Grandkids while their Mum and Dad have a day out.

I haven't finished my Ten yet, and I'll check to see if RT and JimmyJazz got theirs in before I finalize it.

:)

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