OLD 55 Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 NOMINATIONS FOR TOP TEN #12 NOW BEING TAKEN. HERE'S WHAT WE HAVE SO FAR: Earth-Angel The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode c s 1987 My Happiness - Powderfinger High Hopes - Pink Floyd Judo California Dreaming - The Mamas & The Papas Funkytown - Lipps,Inc. UncleJoe Only The Strong Survive - Jerry Butler More Love - Smokey Robinson Steel2Velvet The Thrill Is Gone - BB King Down Under - Men At Work Shawna What I Like About You - Romantics Money For Nothing - Dire Straits CanAm Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Here Comes My Baby - The Tremeloes bluesboy Work Song - Paul Butterfield Blues Band Only You Know and I Know - Dave Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 the violent femmes - "kiss off" franz ferdinand - "take me out" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted May 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Thanks Rachel ! Here's mine. I'm going with some 60s ladies this time. I Say A Little Prayer For You - Aretha Franklin Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jman14141414 Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 La Grange - ZZ Top Barracuda - Heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman I'm The Only One - Melissa Etheridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 96 Tears - ? & The Mysterians Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr That Sammy was one groovy Cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted May 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 (edited) He sure was ! There's a couple of oldies of his that I'd love to get, but I've never found them on Compilations, Downloads, etc. * Stan' Up And Fight - from Carmen Jones * And This Is My Beloved - from Kismet Both circa 1955. If anybody can help me I'd be very grateful ! P.S. These aren't my nominations for the Top Ten. Edited May 22, 2006 by Guest Sammy Davis Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Here's Stan' up And Fight And This Is My Beloved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 I love his version of Gershwin's I Got Plenty Of Nuttin'. He was a great talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted May 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 For sure Phil! Thanks very much bluesboy. I'll have to see if that 1999 Boxed Set is still available on import.He did a lot of songs from Guys And Dolls and Carmen Jones; I'd forgotten about his duets with Carmen McCrae. Isn't it amazing how at least one song is always missing from any 'Greatest Hits'/ 'Anthology' Collections ? Over 90 songs in that Box Set but no Stan' Up And Fight ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 One 80's and one 60's song from me Blue Monday ~ New Order Sunny Afternoon ~ The Kinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Love Reign O'er Me - The Who S.O.S - ABBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted May 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Hi Farin. I see from the Archives that with 3 more votes we would have had another 80s song in the last Top Ten. We sure like our 60s and 70s though ! There haven't been too many of our "regulars" around today, so hopefully we'll get more nominations soon. We've had some good ones so far (as usual). Goodnight All. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 I want to renominate this one (because I like it!): Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles besides that, I was humming my favourite Beatles song yesterday, and decided to conform a bit: All My Loving - The Beatles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtstuff Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Here we go again Rockers 1. Garden Party. Ricky Nelson. "Mr. Hughes in Dylan Shoes". "You can't please everyone so you've got to please yourself" 2. An American Band. Grand Funk Railroad. I once heard a trivia question about Grand Funk. Whick group sold out Shea Stadium the fastest? The automatic answer should be The Beatles. However, the answer that was given was Grand Funk Railroad. Well that's it for now. It is a beautiful day for yard work. I will catch you guys on the flip side. rtstuff "We're coming to your town to help you party down, we're an Amercian Band." Grand Funk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanAm Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 I want to renominate this one (because I like it!): Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles besides that, I was humming my favourite Beatles song yesterday, and decided to conform a bit: All My Loving - The Beatles Great choice Radhi!! All My Loving is also my favourite Beatles song. It was the first rock and roll song I can remember hearing. My much older cousin was a huge fan of the Beatles and C.C.R. and whenever we would visit his parents' house, I remember hearing All My Loving or Lookin' Out My Back Door playing on his portable record player. I have loved both these songs ever since. You definitely have my vote for All My Loving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Mines are: "These boots are made for walkin'" - Nancy Sinatra "Russian Roulette" - The Lords of the New Church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Oh good lord, away for a day and look what happens! So many good songs already nominated, songs I've thought of. This will be tough. Lots of ladies this time! Here's a couple more but not solo: Mockingbird ~ Carly Simon and James Taylor One Way or Another ~ Blondie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 I won't nominate "You're so vain" ( two days on the beach and I forget about everything...) If anybody wants to nominate it, go ahead, it's all yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 For sure Phil! Thanks very much bluesboy. I'll have to see if that 1999 Boxed Set is still available on import.He did a lot of songs from Guys And Dolls and Carmen Jones; I'd forgotten about his duets with Carmen McCrae. Isn't it amazing how at least one song is always missing from any 'Greatest Hits'/ 'Anthology' Collections ? Over 90 songs in that Box Set but no Stan' Up And Fight ! One of my favorites is - Come Back to Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtstuff Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Good one Edna! "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" Two things come to mind. 1. I can remember when Nancy would come on stage in knee high boots and mini skirt and perform this in '65-'66? I was in LOVE. 2. The scene in the movie "Full Metal Jacket" when they use the song as background music. rtstuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Have we gotten any Iggy votes so far? Let's try: Raw Power - Iggy and the Stooges Lust For Life - Iggy Pop (no Stooges) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted May 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 More good Nominations. I remember well These Boots Are Made For Wakin'. I was travelling with my job at that time (early 1966) and the radio station of the little Town I was in then used to play it, and Flowers On The Wall / Statler Brothers, and Barbara Ann / Beach Boys incessantly. Well they're the three I remember best anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted May 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Here's the NOMINATIONS TO DATE (42). PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING 59th Street Bridge Song, The (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel 96 Tears - ? & The Mysterians All My Loving - The Beatles Barracuda - Heart Blue Monday - New Order California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas Candy Man, The - Sammy Davis Jr. Down Under - Men At Work Funkytown - Lipps,Inc. Garden Party - Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman Here Comes My Baby - The Tremeloes High Hopes - Pink Floyd I Say A Little Prayer For You - Aretha Franklin I'm The Only One - Melissa Etheridge Kiss Off - The Violent Femmes La Grange - ZZ Top Love Reign O'er Me - The Who Lust For Life - Iggy Pop Mockingbird - Carly Simon And James Taylor Money For Nothing - Dire Straits More Love - Smokey Robinson My Happiness - Powderfinger Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young One Way Or Another - Blondie Only The Strong Survive - Jerry Butler Only You Know and I Know - Dave Mason Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode Raw Power - Iggy and the Stooges Russian Roulette - The Lords of the New Church Singer Not The Song, The - The Rolling Stones S.O.S - ABBA * Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra Thrill Is Gone, The - B.B. King Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles ** We're An American Band - Grand Funk What I Like About You - The Romantics Work Song - Paul Butterfield Blues Band You're A Big Girl Now - Bob Dylan .................................................. * The only palindrome in Billboard's Pop Charts for both the Song Title and the Group Name. Both are the same spelt forwards or backwards. ** The first video clip to be shown on MTV. GEE, THIS IS GOING TO BE TOUGH AGAIN. :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dappled Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 I nominate two songs many may not have heard. The Stones one I heard in 1965 and loved it (it was the B side of Get Off of My Cloud) and the Dylan song I heard on the radio for the first time 5 years ago and it's become one of my favourite. The Singer Not The Song - The Rolling Stones You're a big girl now - Bob Dylan Here's what Allmusic.com says about Singer not the Song: The early Rolling Stones (and in fact, the Rolling Stones throughout their career) were never all about raunchy, bluesy rock. They also penned a fair number of tuneful, poppy romantic songs, even if those were never dominant in their repertoire. "The Singer Not the Song," appearing on the December's Children album in late 1965, is one of the more overlooked ones. In retrospect, it's kind of a bridge between their early, wimpy Merseybeat-like original songs " which they tended to give to other artists to record, rather than do themselves " and their more mature pop/rock, non- blues-based tunes, such as "Lady Jane" and, a little later, "Ruby Tuesday." "The Singer Not the Song"'s still been criticized for being a little too sappy, and for the undoubtedly out-of-tune guitars and harmonies (as if those were rare events on early Rolling Stones records). But it's a fairly attractive British Invasion-like pop tune with a tinge of folk-rock in the heavy use of reverberant acoustic guitars (and a tinge of groups like the Beatles in the greater use of harmonies than usual). There are also some hints of tenderness and vulnerability in both the lyrics and the way they're sung, as if to signify that there was more to Mick Jagger and the boys than sardonic rebellion and misogyny. The phrase "it's the singer, not the song" is itself pretty lyrical and abstract for an early Rolling Stones song " almost philosophical " and helps put this in a more sophisticated league than earlier pop/rock ballads the group had written. The final chorus, too, has a weird leap into falsetto harmonies, on what's been speculated is an actual attempt to sound like the Four Seasons. Not too many people have heard it (or ever will). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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