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Some time ago we made a general guideline that Nominations would be restricted to "from the start of the Rock Era "(1955) and then relaxed it to '1950 onwards'. Nat King Cole's Unforgettable was originally recorded and hit in 1951. (One nomination of an Ella Fitzgerald song from 1949 did slip through admittedly).

Sorry, but I think we'll just have to stick to that rule. As much as I like "the Oldies" I think it just opens up a "can of worms" if we go back before 1950 again.

How about we have a separate Pre 1950 Special Top Ten (like the 'Worst Songs' one)sometime ?

Please don't take this as personal CanAm (or Judo). I apologise to you CanAm for the lateness of the change and ask you to please submit another song to replace Over The Rainbow, 1939.

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Wow Darryl this is going to be a tough one. A lot of really good tunes on this list.

Hey Darryl I saw on the news where the Queensland Zoo lost its oldest member, "Harriet" the Galapagos turtle. I believe they said Harriet was 176 years old and was one of the actual turtles that Darwin studied. Man that is a neat story.

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SPECIAL NOTICE:

Some time ago we made a general guideline that Nominations would be restricted to "from the start of the Rock Era "(1955) and then relaxed it to '1950 onwards'. Nat King Cole's Unforgettable was originally recorded and hit in 1951. (One nomination of an Ella Fitzgerald song from 1949 did slip through admittedly).

Sorry, but I think we'll just have to stick to that rule. As much as I like "the Oldies" I think it just opens up a "can of worms" if we go back before 1950 again.

How about we have a separate Pre 1950 Special Top Ten (like the 'Worst Songs' one)sometime ?

Please don't take this as personal CanAm (or Judo). I apologise to you CanAm for the lateness of the change and ask you to please submit another song to replace Over The Rainbow, 1939.

No need to apologize Old 55! I was asleep at the switch again. :doh:

Even though I'm not a huge Dylan fan, I will nominate the one song of his which, for some inexplicable reason, I absolutely love:

Lay, Lady Lay - Bob Dylan

I like your idea of the Special pre 1950 top ten idea. As I age (gracefully, of course) I find myself rediscovering the magic of the music my parents loved.

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1. Mainstreet ~ Bob Seger

2. Smokin' In The Boy's Room ~ Brownsville Station

Awesome selections, Shawna!! :thumbsup:

You'll definitely get my votes for these ones.

A belated welcome back!! Your sense of humour and excellent taste in music were missed. I hope you are feeling much better.

Hey, this is my 400th post. Does this mean I advance up the marine food chain to a sea slug or something?

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Thanks CanAm. I've said it before and I'll say it again; we're very fortunate to have such a great bunch of people here. We'll have that "Pre 50s Classics Top Ten" in the near future, so the rest of us better think up some good ones to top "Over The Rainbow".

:)

rt, voting on this Top Ten is going to be very difficult for me, because others (including you) have nominated a few songs that I would normally put at #1 and #2 in my Ten.

We saw film of the tortoise (when it was alive) on the TV News last night. The mind boggles when you think it lived for more than two average human lifespans. Steve Irwin was pretty cut up about as it'd been around all of his life, of course.

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Alive ~ Pearl Jam (possibly my favourite Pearl Jam song)

Since I see there are a few Pearl Jam fans here, I knew it was only a matter of time before this, definitely one of the greatest songs of the 90s, was nominated. I hope it makes the ten, and it will probably be number 1 on my list. Just as a matter of interest, one of Perth's local radio stations (96fm) has occasional greatest songs of all time countdowns, and Alive usually makes the top ten. :rockon:

My nominations:

S.W.L.A.B.R. (She Walks Like A Bearded Rainbow) - Cream

Sorrow - Pink Floyd

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HERE'S THE NOMINATIONS TO DATE (57).

53rd & 3rd - The Ramones

Alive - Pearl Jam

Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz

Back In The Saddle - Aerosmith

Bad Day - Daniel Powter

Bad Day - Fuel

Beck's Bolero - Jeff Beck

Black Water - The Doobie Brothers

Blackberry Way - The Move

Brick House - Commodores

Beautiful Disaster - Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers

Can't You See - The Marshall Tucker Band

Cast Your Fate to the Wind - Vince Guaraldi Trio

Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin

Come Undone - Duran Duran

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Do You Love Me - Brian Poole And The Tremeloes

Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand

Do You Want To Know A Secret - Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas

Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mama Cass with The Mamas & The Papas

Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night

Girly - The Refreshments

Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman

Hold On, Hold On - Neko Case

Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie And The Banshees

Just A Little - The Beau Brummels

Kids Are Alright, The - The Who

Late In The Evening - Paul Simon

Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton

Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan

Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings

Love Ballad - L.T.D.

Love Song - The Cure

Lucky Number - Lene Lovich

Mainstreet - Bob Seger

Mellow Yellow - Donovan

Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin

Mr.Tambourine Man - The Byrds

Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon

One Step Beyond - Madness

Picture Book - The Kinks

Raspberry Beret - Prince and The Revolution

Reasons - Earth, Wind & Fire

Runaway - Bonnie Raitt

San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott McKenzie

Sexy Ways - Four Tops

S.W.L.A.B.R. (She Walks Like A Bearded Rainbow) - Cream

Shine A Light - The Rolling Stones

Smokin' In The Boy's Room - Brownsville Station

So Very Hard To Go - Tower of Power

Sorrow - Pink Floyd

Sweet Jane - The Velvet Underground

The Rose - Bette Midler

This Masquerade - George Benson

Tired of Being Alone - Al Green

Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane

You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Cocker

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We'll accept any more nominations up to when Farin arrives in about 5 hours. This should be another Great Top Ten.

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HERE'S THE FINAL NOMINATIONS LIST. VOTING IS OPEN NOW. :headphones:

53rd & 3rd - The Ramones

Alive - Pearl Jam

Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz

Back In The Saddle - Aerosmith

Bad Day - Daniel Powter

Bad Day - Fuel

Beck's Bolero - Jeff Beck

Black Water - The Doobie Brothers

Blackberry Way - The Move

Brick House - Commodores

Beautiful Disaster - Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers

Can't You See - The Marshall Tucker Band

Cast Your Fate to the Wind - Vince Guaraldi Trio

Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin

Come Undone - Duran Duran

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Do You Love Me - Brian Poole And The Tremeloes

Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand

Do You Want To Know A Secret - Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas

Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mama Cass with The Mamas & The Papas

Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night

Fox on the Run - Manfred Mann

Girly - The Refreshments

Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman

Hold On, Hold On - Neko Case

Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie And The Banshees

Just A Little - The Beau Brummels

Kids Are Alright, The - The Who

Late In The Evening - Paul Simon

Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton

Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan

Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings

Love Ballad - L.T.D.

Love Song - The Cure

Lucky Number - Lene Lovich

Mainstreet - Bob Seger

Mellow Yellow - Donovan

Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin

Mr.Tambourine Man - The Byrds

Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon

One Step Beyond - Madness

Picture Book - The Kinks

Raspberry Beret - Prince and The Revolution

Reasons - Earth, Wind & Fire

Runaway - Bonnie Raitt

San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott McKenzie

Sexy Ways - Four Tops

S.W.L.A.B.R. (She Walks Like A Bearded Rainbow) - Cream

Shine A Light - The Rolling Stones

Smokin' In The Boy's Room - Brownsville Station

So Very Hard To Go - Tower of Power

Sorrow - Pink Floyd

Sweet Jane - The Velvet Underground

The Rose - Bette Midler

This Masquerade - George Benson

Tired of Being Alone - Al Green

Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane

Yes I Will - The Hollies

You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Cocker

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Evening Darryl!

1. 53rd & 3rd - The Ramones

2. The Kids Are Alright - The Who

3. One Step Beyond - Madness

4. Back In The Saddle - Aerosmith

5. Mainstreet - Bob Seger

6. Black Water - The Doobie Brothers

7. Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings

8. Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand

9. Come Undone - Duran Duran

10. S.W.L.A.B.R. (She Walks Like A Bearded Rainbow) - Cream

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1} Alive - Pearl Jam

2} Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan

3} Love Song - Cure

4} Come Undone - Duran Duran

5} Back In The Saddle - Aerosmith

6} Live & Let Die - Wings

7} Picture Book - Kinks

8} Sorrow - Pink Floyd

9} 53rd & 3rd - Ramones

10} One Step Beyond - Madness

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If this vote counts...

Me & my wife had a long debate on choosing which songs, but finally narrowed it down to 10.

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1.Come Undone - Duran Duran

2. Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin

3. Alive - Pearl Jam

4. Love Song - The Cure

5. Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mama Cass with 6. The Mamas & The Papas

6. Back In The Saddle - Aerosmith

7. 53rd & 3rd - The Ramones

8. Blackberry Way - The Move

9. Mr.Tambourine Man - The Byrds

10. Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz

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1. Love Song - The Cure

2. Alive - Pearl Jam

3. One Step Beyond - Madness

4. Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand

5. Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie And The Banshees

6. Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin

7. Picture Book - The Kinks

8. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott McKenzie

9. Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane

10. Mr.Tambourine Man - The Byrds

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1. Alive - Pearl Jam

2. Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand

3. Mr.Tambourine Man - The Byrds

4. Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz

5. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott McKenzie

6. Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mama Cass with The Mamas & The Papas

7. Kids Are Alright, The - The Who

8. You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Cocker

9. Love Song - The Cure

10.Come Undone - Duran Duran

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1) One Step Beyond - Madness

2) Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie And The Banshees

3) Lucky Number - Lene Lovich

4) 53rd & 3rd - The Ramones

5) Raspberry Beret - Prince and The Revolution

6) Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand

7) Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mama Cass with The Mamas & The Papas

8) Blackberry Way - The Move

9) Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan

10) San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott McKenzie

A bit tricky for me to come up with the full ten this round. Of the last three "Blackberry Way" and "San Francisco" make the cut because they vaguely remind me of good times in my early childhood, before the rot set in...

The other gets in, even though I don't particularly care for the song, for its "comedy value": the opening line "Lay lady lay, lay down on my big brass bed", sung in a preposterous voice, has been known to feature in a Fitter seduction-strategy... :blush: :laughing:

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1] Reasons - Earth, Wind & Fire

2] Love Ballad - L.T.D.

3] Tired of Being Alone - Al Green

4] This Masquerade - George Benson

5] Brick House - Commodores

6] Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin

7] Can't You See - The Marshall Tucker Band

8] One Step Beyond - Madness

9] Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon

10] Black Water - The Doobie Brothers

This one didn't break my heart as much as some of the others have. I did have to cut out Tower of Power, the Cure, and my beloved Duran Duran. :(

the cure- lovesong

madness - one step beyond

Good stuff, Rach! :bow:

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