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I think I'm getting too old for this. I can only see 6 songs I'll definitely vote for so far. Let's hope we get some more good nominations (not that the ones we have already aren't - it's just that I don't know a lot of them).

Also, in the spirit of the Top Ten, please note that if you nominate you are expected to vote too ! We've had a couple of people drop in with nominations, and even though I PT'd them they didn't bother voting.

I'm beginning to feel the same, wondering if I would vote for just the few I knew and 'pass' the remainder of the ten votes.

Thank you Kevin. Both your nominations get my votes.

The Last Farewell - A distinctive song by a distinctive artist.

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I'm beginning to feel the same, wondering if I would vote for just the few I knew and 'pass' the remainder of the ten votes.

Please don't do that Judo, as it throws out our Voting system.

Just vote for the Artists like some of the youngsters do !

;)

Too easy; vote for mine. :grin:

"Joy To The World" is "Jeremiah was a bullfrog, he was a good friend of mine; I never understood a word he said, but I helped him drink his wine"

and you'd know "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" ???

"You are the sunshine of my life

Thats why I'll always be around,

You are the apple of my eye,

Forever youll stay in my heart"

:P

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In the previous top ten I voted for Because just because it was a Beatles song even though I had never heard the song before. I do this to favour KNOWN artists but whose songs I don't know / have never heard.

I was so undecided on the votes that I messed up my top ten as Lizard so kindly pointed out.

Following results of the last top ten our dear Edna sent me the MP3 of Because. Trust me OLD55, after hearing Because I regretted voting for it, even though it made the top ten!

I do realise how you feel on how this affects the voting process but how can I just vote for a song/artist I know nothing about. It's even worse to nominate and then quit voting.

What most of the nominators do not know is that I am at a disadvantage I do not have access to music/video sites which are blocked here at my end - company server. It will take some time before I settle down with a more permanent residence and buy a home PC again and once more be able to effectively sample new music.

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I do not know who is the original singer of "You are the sunshine of my life", nor whose version/cover I first heard. Stevie Wonder, unfortunately, is not one of my favourite artists. Having said that your nomination will surely get my vote - I just love the song.

I don't think I know your other nomination. Don't be surprised; I surprise myself. I did'nt know Lou Christie until last week !!

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Do you know the U.K. Group Blue Mink Judo ? They did an excellent cover of it. For some reason their great anti-racism song "Melting Pot" never became a Hit in the U.S., even though their lead singer, Madeline Bell, was from there.

She probably packed up and left the U.S. after her original of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" only reached #26 in the U.S., while it was covered by The Supremes and The Temptations (together) later that year (1968) and became a million seller for them.

My friend, I'm just joking when I say "vote for mine". Please don't do so unless you really like them.

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Well, I love the Beatles' song, and I dig the Stones', but I'm saving my #1 until someone nominates Tell Me, Congratulations, Time is on my side, or Little Red Rooster. The Animals have had only 2 songs nominated before, so don't tell me you are running out of songs to nominate! :)

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I could nominate a 1,000 songs right now. Imagination is one thing I'm not short of. :)

P.S. Little Red Rooster is my 3rd all time favorite Stones' song behind Satisfaction and Paint It Black.

THAT reminds me - I'm supposed to nominate 2 Bob Dylan songs for Namahage; he PT'd me at the weekend because he's away for a few days.

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Oh gee ! I've deleted his PT. :P

One of them was "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright".

But I forget the other one. Sorry Greg. :doh: I'll pick one I like.

NAMAHAGE'S NOMINATIONS:

Don't Think Twice It's Alright - Bob Dylan

Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan

:P

Now I've had FAR too much to say this Top Ten, so I'll just allow myself to fade to anonymity now. (As if....I'd talk under wet cement, with a mouthful of it).

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I think I just have to get off my lazy butt and do a little research of past charts , etc. for some inspiration or ideas . Ideally , I like to nominate new ones we haven't had before , so I guess I'm just a bit sad that I'm running short of these songs that I could quickly nominate off the top of my head . But you're right Darryl , there are some beauty renoms that should get another chance or two . :)

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That's fine Dappled. :)

I'd better try to catch Tell Me, edna. I don't even know it !

Kevin, I reckon you'll have a Top Ten with I Can't Help Myself. Funny, I thought I'd nominated that before - must have been on my Lista, so you've got my vote.

Goodnight All !

Early night tonight. I might just go and read a book for our Anniversary.

:)

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I think I'm getting too old for this. I can only see 6 songs I'll definitely vote for so far. Let's hope we get some more good nominations (not that the ones we have already aren't - it's just that I don't know a lot of them).

that's quite normal for me...

okay 6 is a bit extreme, but on a normal, regular Top Ten there are usually about 15-20 songs that I recognize and 10-15 that I like enough to put in the Ten

I try to look some songs up on youtube, where I know the artist, but not the song, but of course I have neither the time, nor the patience to do that for all 60 songs... :P

PS I'm glad we have some more 90's songs this time, from the decade which is terribly underrated, imho :thumbsup:

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Alice's Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie

Are You Gonna be My Girl - Jet

Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden

Brownsville/Mockingbird - Joy Of Cooking

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

City of Blinding Lights - U2

Comes A Time - Neil Young

Common People - Pulp

Connection - Elastica

Devil's Dance Floor - Flogging Molly

Don't Think Twice It's Alright - Bob Dylan

Every Little Bit Hurts - The Small Faces

Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead

Four Strong Winds - Ian & Sylvia

Friends - Buzzy Linhart

Happy Anniversary - Slim Whitman

Hawaiian Wedding Song, The - Jim Reeves

Help Me - Joni Mitchell

Hey Bulldog - The Beatles

Hymn 43 - Jethro Tull

I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys

I Can't Help Myself ( Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops

I Hope You Dance - Leann Womack

(If Paradise is) Half As Nice - Amen Corner

In My Daughter's Eyes - Martina McBride

In the River - The Call

It's All Over Now - The Rolling Stones

I've been hurt - Bill Deal & The Rhondells

Jealous Guy - John Lennon

Jeremy - Pearl Jam

Joy To The World - Three Dog Night

Killing an Arab - The Cure

Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan

Last Farewell, The - Roger Whittaker

Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters

Living on the Ceiling - Blancmange

Miles Away - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Mr. Jones - The Counting Crows

Nothing Else Matters - Metallica

Out Of The Rain - The Duhks

Rosalita - Bruce Springsteen

Salvation - The Cranberries

Separate Ways - Journey

September Gurls - Big Star

Somebody Told Me - The Killers

Take the Long Way Home - Supertramp

Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells

Time Won’t Let Me - The Outsiders

Tribute - Tenacious D

Trouble - Ray LaMontagne

Upside Down - Jack Johnson

When I Was Young - The Animals

Why Can't I Fall In Love - Ivan Neville

Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder

Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie

VOTE AWAY NOW!!

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1- I've been hurt - Bill Deal & The Rhondells

2- When I Was Young - The Animals

3- Hey Bulldog - The Beatles

4- It's All Over Now - The Rolling Stones

5- I Can't Help Myself ( Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops

6- Brownsville/Mockingbird - Joy Of Cooking

7- Living on the Ceiling - Blancmange

8- Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie

9- Don't Think Twice It's Alright - Bob Dylan

10- Joy To The World - Three Dog Night

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1. Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden

2. Nothing Else Matters - Metallica

3. Jeremy - Pearl Jam

4. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

5. Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters

6. Tribute - Tenacious D

7. Common People - Pulp

8. Salvation - The Cranberries

9. Are You Gonna be My Girl - Jet

10.I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys

The Who destroyed my 90's/00's Top Ten...

How dare they make such a great song? :grin:

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1. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie

2. Killing An Arab - The Cure

3. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

4. Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead

5. Take the Long Way Home - Supertramp

6. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

7. Jeremy - Pearl Jam

8. Upside Down - Jack Johnson

9. Mr. Jones - Counting Crows

10. Rosalita - Bruce Springsteen

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1. Out Of The Rain - The Duhks

2. Trouble - Ray LaMontagne

3. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder

4. I Can't Help Myself ( Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops

5. Time Won’t Let Me - The Outsiders

6. I Hope You Dance - Leann Womack

7. Joy To The World - Three Dog Night

8. Jeremy - Pearl Jam

9. Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters

10.Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

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1. Why Can't I Fall In Love - Ivan Neville

2. September Gurls - Big Star

3. Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead

4. Hymn 43 - Jethro Tull

5. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie

6. It's All Over Now - The Rolling Stones

7. Jealous Guy - John Lennon

8. Killing an Arab - The Cure

9. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

10. Time Won’t Let Me - The Outsiders

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1-Help Me - Joni Mitchell

2-Brownsville/Mockingbird-Joy Of Cooking

3-Friends - Buzzy Linhart

4-Four Strong Winds - Ian & Sylvia

5-Don't Think Twice It's Alright - Bob Dylan

6-Every Little Bit Hurts - The Small Faces (I prefer the original by Brenda Holloway)

7-Time Won’t Let Me - The Outsiders

8-I Can't Help Myself ( Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops

9-When I Was Young - The Animals

10-I've Been Hurt - Bill Deal & The Rhondells

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