c_s_1987 Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 (edited) It appears that Eagle Rock isn't as popular overseas as I thought - I'll try to be more selective with my Australian nominations. It was number 1 for 11 weeks down here in 1971! Edited September 14, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 I'm dying of curiosity - did any of you look at the Roger video links I posted and recognize either of my nominations? I know Banditos when it was originally a hit. My now husband and I would sing "everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people" about our co-workers! My nominations: 1. The Very Thought of You - Nat King Cole 2. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton 3. Squeezebox - The Who 4. Message of Love - The Pretenders 5. Oh, L'Amour - Erasure 6. Better Man - Pearl Jam 7. Burn Rubber - Gap Band 8. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix 9. Still The Same - Bob Seger 10. Banditos - The Refreshments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakin Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 I can't ever look at the video clips you guys post. I only really get to check out the forums at work, and our firewall blocks youtube and most video streams.. And Farin, if you like 74-75, you should check out the whole Ring album.. Great stuff, all their albums are just wonderfully written pop music that's light and enjoyable. For some reason, though, they only ever had a few minor hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 I can see YouTube at work, but not Myspace, so a lot of the stuff on "Get The Word Out" I can't listen to unless I remember to at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Thanks edna (and everyone else who's sent me messages, etc). It's great to be back with you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 1. Iron Man - Black Sabbath 2. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi 3. Fannie Mae - Buster Brown 4. Squeezebox- The Who 5. Rain, The Park and Other Things - Cowsills 6. Redneck Friend - Jackson Browne 7. So Very Hard To Go - Tower Of Power 8. Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey 9. Wah Wah - George Harrison 10. Annie's Song - John Denver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 10. Banditos - The Refreshments yeah Jenny!! 9: Down Together - Refreshments yeah Namahage! (yes, they were awfully tone deaf. But wait... that's me singing ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fish Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I'm dying of curiosity - did any of you look at the Roger video links I posted and recognize either of my nominations? I watched and enjoyed them both (though I didn't recognize them, I do know the band). The people singing along in the first video were totally tone-deaf... 1: Angel Eyes - Raghav 2: Mood For A Day - Yes 3: Eagle Rock - Daddy Cool 4: Read My Mind - Sweetbox 5: Annie's Song - John Denver 6: Pinball Wizard - The Who 7: Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton 8: New Days - Asher Lane 9: Down Together - Refreshments 10: All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix I had to do a lazy skim through the list on YouTube, so sorry to the probably good nominations I missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Thanks Chris for the best laugh I've had for weeks. Do some of you think that we may need to exercise some restraint on Led Zep and Jimi though ?; the same as we've beeen doing with the Beatles and Stones, or we'll be having them at the Top of our Tens all the time ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted September 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 yeah Jenny!! yeah Namahage! (yes, they were awfully tone deaf. But wait... that's me singing ) *cough* *cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted September 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 only two more to vote: CeeCeeRider DiggsUK as always it's very close, there are quite a few songs that can still be going to the Top Ten... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakin Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 (edited) And, no, no restraint is necessary. If it's a great song, vote for it! My utmost apologies Malakin ! I was replying to your Post and accidentally deleted some of it. Sorry Mate!!! I feel really bad about it. Old55. Edited September 16, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted September 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 well I think it doesn't make sense to leave it open any longer... The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #30 for the week ending 17th September 2006 1. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (1968) 2. Pinball Wizard - The Who (1969) 3. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison (1970) 4. Iron Man - Black Sabbath (1972) 5. Echoes - Pink Floyd (1971) 6. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton (1977) 7. Truckin' - The Grateful Dead (1970) 8. Squeezebox - The Who (1975) 9. Africa - Toto (1982) 10.Annie's Song - John Denver (1974) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 (edited) Pinball Wizard at number 2 and both my nominations in the top ten! All Along the Watchtower is a great number one, even though I still prefer Dylan't version. (I'm probably the only one ) Oh, and Squeezebox at number eight. Edited September 15, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted September 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 and if you want to take a look at the rest of the list, (and you know you do ) --> Top Ten Archive <-- and of course, I want to thank each and everyone for their participation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Finally, after a long drought, I get one in the Top Ten. Echoes is the most beautiful song ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Hi Malakin. No, I wasn't saying "don't vote for it". I'd always vote for a song I really like, no matter who the Artist. I love to see variety in our Top Tens, which we certainly get - that's evident when you look through Farin's Archives (always a good read), and I'm suggesting some restraint (for want of a better word) in some of our Nominations. We sort of had the same situation with The Beatles and The Stones; now it's Jimi, Led Zeppelin and The Who (we didn't nominate a lot of their songs before because they used to be in the Songfacts Top Tens always). I had "Uptown Girl"/ Billy Joel and "Happy Jack"/ The Who as my first pick nominations this week, but as Billy Joel made the Ten last week, and 2 others nominated 'Who' songs this time I changed them. These are just my thoughts. I don't mean to offend anyone. I suppose what I'm suggesting is don't NOT nominate them, but maybe spread them out a bit. Great to see Toto and John Denver make the Ten, and Jimi's All Along The Watchtower is certainly one of the best Bob Dylan covers ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 I thought "Still the same" would make it... it was close, so I might nominate it myself for the next round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 It's my favorite Bob Seger song edna. I thought of re-nominating it when Cee Cee's around, because I think she'd vote for it. I've got a few other re-nominations I should try ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 I have been singing that song for a week now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTallOne Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Pinball Wizard at 2 and the Grateful Dead finally get som love. This is one of my favorite lists so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_s_1987 Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 We sort of had the same situation with The Beatles and The Stones; now it's Jimi, Led Zeppelin and The Who (we didn't nominate a lot of their songs before because they used to be in the Songfacts Top Tens always). I bet the next band to make that list is Pink Floyd - there are quite a few songs from The Dark Side Of The Moon alone that I am pretty sure will make the ten the first time they are nominated. Not that I'm complaining - I love the Floyd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_s_1987 Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Also, have a look at the points for the top two songs in the archive (98 and 83, compared with 49 for "My Sweet Lord"). That would have to be the biggest points difference between the top two and the rest, which is pretty amazing considering they are both renominations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakin Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Oh, don't get me wrong, Ole Fitty, I try to nominate different artists every week.. I don't keep nominating another Beatles song, or another Zep song, or whatever.. I was just being difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 I don't know about anyone else's system for nominating, but personally, because my music tastes are a bit out there on the margins, I see no point in simply nominating tracks from my "all-time Top 50" or whatever, since they often don't have a cat in hell's chance of being recognised, let alone voted for. Also, simply nominating from the oeuvre of ones favourite bands is a bit limiting too. I always nominate tracks I'm very fond of, but it's usually on the basis of what's been going round my head that particular week. I mean, to be honest "Deeply Dippy" isn't exactly something that features highly in my "all-time faves", and Right Said Fred aren't exactly one of my favourite bands, but I had just bought that album ("Up")for my 7-year old daughter and was reminded of what a perfect pop track it is. The previous week I had just got back from my holidays in Brittany, France. I had been speaking (and singing!) in French for a fortnight, recalling the great times I had living in France as a younger man. Hence it was perfectly natural for me to nominate Edith Piaf's "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" upon my return; though some of you found that choice a bit eccentric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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