Steel2Velvet Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 The portly, red-cheeked cop softly slaps his nightstick against an open hand as he walks nonchalantly this way "Alright now, there be no politickin' within 500 feet of a pollin' place. Move along now before I runs the lot of ya in!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 1. Show Me The Way ~ Peter Frampton 2. Vincent ~ Don McLean 3. Mr. Jones ~ Counting Crows 4. Tears Of A Clown ~ Smokey Robinson 5. Pleasant Valley Sunday ~ Monkees 6. Everything You Want ~ Vertical Horizon 7. Isn't It Time ~ Babys 8. Third Rate Romance ~ Amazing Rhythm Aces 9. All I Have To Do ~ Everly Brothers 10. Eli's Coming ~ Three Dog Night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fish Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I'm too lazy to go through the entire list on YouTube this week, so here's just what I came up with. 1: Ask DNA - Yoko Kanno 2: The Real Folk Blues - Yoko Kanno (sorry ) 3: Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night 4: Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden 5: Ticket To Ride - The Beatles 6: High Hopes - Pink Floyd 7: In My Place - Coldplay 8: Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon 9: Heroes - David Bowie 10: Albuquerque - Weird Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 b-f said ...Was Johnny Cash "Ring Of fire" not nominated in the end then? I would have voted for it, but it's not listed... Sorry, I caused the confusion. I said it's on my Lista. I'll nominate it next Top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 JUST Kevin to VOTE. Farin's a great guy, but he's too easy on you Mate. Someone has to kick ass. No, I know you have trouble getting access to the computer at times, so we hope you make it OK. Wasn't I clever making Farin my "apprentice". He's passed with Distinction ! (and not forgetting every one else who's helped make our Top Tens a success. I guess that's all of you). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted September 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 seems that Kevin doesn't want to vote or isn't able to do so... (or he forgot? ) well here's the Top Ten with a surprise #1 ( ) The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #31 for the week ending 24th September 2006 1. Ticket To Ride - The Beatles (1965) 2. Heroes - David Bowie (1977) 3. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2 (1983) 4. High Hopes - Pink Floyd (1994) 5. All I have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers (1958) 6. Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1967) 7. Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed (1972) 8. Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton (1975) 9. Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night (1969) 10.Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell (1968) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I wonder what our favorite Beatles song is...hmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Since it wasn't nominated by me originally, High Hopes brings my number of songs making it to the ten to a nice round 5! (4.5 + 0.5) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted September 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 if you want to take a look at the complete list (and you know you want to ) Top Ten Archive complete list with points, years, standings, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Great to see High Hopes at number three! With Heroes and Show Me The Way I now have 7.5 songs in the top ten (don't know if they've been nominated before) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Good, Beatles! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYMjlJWmP5A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Whoa... you got BOTH in? I applaud you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Thank you, thank you--and may I mention that this is the second time in a row? Oh, please, no more applause...yes, thank you, thank you! It just makes me think about whether I should nominate something more obscure next time. (this might sound silly depending on how you choose to interpret it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I'm getting suspicious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 You are? That's nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Hmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Thank you, thank you--and may I mention that this is the second time in a row? Oh, please, no more applause...yes, thank you, thank you! It just makes me think about whether I should nominate something more obscure next time. (this might sound silly depending on how you choose to interpret it) There are (probably quite literally) millions of songs to choose from, y'know? I think you could nominate from outside "the top 10 most famous/popular/"credible" artists in the history of rock and pop" without necessarily going "obscure". But then, what do I know? Neither of my nominations got a single vote from anybody (except myself) this time round... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I'd apologise, but it's not my fault if I don't know them. I always place my lesser vote-able songs high up on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 There are (probably quite literally) millions of songs to choose from, y'know? I think you could nominate from outside "the top 10 most famous/popular/"credible" artists in the history of rock and pop" without necessarily going "obscure". I agree blind-fitter, it's a no-brainer to choose a song by the Beatles, Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Who, CCR and the rest of the top five ---> ten most popular artists or groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 You all know that I think this is a contentious issue. I was giving giving the 'youngsters' a bit of a serve about Led Zeppelin (and others) last Top Ten. When I noticed that a Top Beatles' song had been nominated this time by CanAm, I PT'd him and asked him to change it, because it was the same situation. Being the gentleman that he is, he agreed instantly, and asked me to change it to 'Rock And Roll Never Forgets' by Bob Seger. Now it's MY FAULT that didn't happen. I couldn't contact Farin soon enough and voting had already started, so we let it go. .................................................. PLEASE BEAR WITH ME HERE ! THIS IS NOT MEANT TO UPSET ANYONE. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A GOOD THING GOING WITH OUR TOP TEN AND I DON'T WANT IT TO SELF DESTRUCT. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I DON'T WANT TO HURT ANYONE'S FEELINGS. I think we have to acknowledge that there's a big gap between MEGA HIT Nominations and FAIRLY OBSCURE Nominations. Farin and I have been talking about the situation and we feel there's got to be a compromise somewhere. Here's our proposal: * Make nominations for the next Top Ten #32 open to any artists/songs within our Rules. NOT a SUPER Top Ten - we've abandoned that idea. * Make nominations for the one after, #33, open only to artists who haven't had a #1 in OUR TOP TEN. Those Artists who have will be all shown in red in the "Every Song That's Made Our Top Ten" Thread. I proposed that once before, but I don't believe I worded it very well. Let's take our Current Top Ten as an example. Out of 54 Nominations, only 2 Artists nominated, The Beatles and Pink Floyd, had been #1 on OUR TOP TENS before. So if 'Ticket To Ride' and 'High Hopes' hadn't made it, "Black Hole Sun' and 'Vincent' would have been #9 and #10 - still a very good Top Ten! PLEASE GIVE YOUR SUPPORT TO THE NEXT TWO TOP TENS WE CAN REVIEW IT AGAIN AFTER THEM IF NECESSARY. THANKS EVERYONE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Quite a few years ago I heard in an interview with Smokey Robinson that "Tears Of A Clown" was his least favorite of all the songs he's written. He thought it was too formulaic and didn't even want to record it, so he was disappointed that it was #1 and a fan favorite, because he hated performing it. Of course I couldn't find anything on the Internet to support my memory. So maybe I'm just making stuff up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Balderdash! Balderdash, I say. I'm not really sure why. I think I just like to say it. As you were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Shawna, that must be why he didn't release it as a single for 3 years. It appeared on an (forget which) Album in 1967, but wasn't released as a single until 1970 - maybe because it was requested at The Miracles' concerts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 i personally try and nominate artists that have not made it to the top 10 so i think its a good idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 I'd just like to say that we are being a bunch of typical human beings obsessed with trivial issues. It is a mountain out of molehill situation. There is no need to stop or prevent or reduce nominations by any band just because it is 'bigger'. Classic bands have been around longer, are known by more people and therefore have a greater probability of getting votes. It's no fault of theirs. And it's no fault of the nominators either. And if they are coming under fire, it is because they are more visible. Everyone recognises a Beatles song so it will get more votes and you know what? Maybe it deserves them! I just think the whole list business is becoming unnecessarily complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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