The Songfactors' Choice Ultimate Top Ten - Round 5

[c_s_1987]

[big]THE SECOND SONGFACTORS' CHOICE ULTIMATE TOP TEN - ROUND 5[/big]

- No nominations are required, as the songs have been selected from our 25 top tens.

- Voting rules will be exactly the same as the normal top tens - rank your favourite songs in the list from 1-10, and 10 points will be given to your number 1 song, 9 for number 2 etc.

- We have decided to restrict eligibility to vote to only those people who have nominated or voted in at least one of our Top Tens. We think that's fair !

- We realised it would be ridiculous to expect people to come up with a top ten from all 250 songs, so I have seeded the songs and split them into fair groups.

- The results will be announced in about a week from the start date of this thread.

- This is Group 5 of 5, and this group contains 50 songs. I will then combine the five top tens together to form a group, and then we will vote on these songs to form the Ultimate Top Ten.

Group 5:

A Day In The Life - The Beatles (1967)

All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (1968)

All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers (1958)

America - Simon & Garfunkel (1968)

Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley (1960)

Bang & Blame - R.E.M. (1994)

Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil (1988)

Behind Blue Eyes - The Who (1971)

Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen (1975)

Careless Whisper - Wham! (1984)

Common People - Pulp (1995)

Cry Baby - Janis Joplin (1971)

Dream On - Aerosmith (1973)

Eight Miles High - The Byrds (1966)

Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night (1969)

Evil Woman - Electric Light Orchestra (1975)

Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren (1972)

Hey Bulldog - The Beatles (1969)

Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles (1961)

Hurricane - Bob Dylan (1975)

Going to California - Led Zeppelin (1969)

I Can See for Miles - The Who (1968)

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John (1983)

In My Time Of Dying - Led Zeppelin (1975)

In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins (1981)

In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley (1969)

Israelites - Desmond Dekker (1969)

It's All Over Now - The Rolling Stones (1964)

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Bob Dylan (1965)

Itchycoo Park - Small Faces (1967)

Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy (1976)

London Calling - The Clash (1979)

My Sweet Lord - George Harrison (1970)

New York Mining Disaster 1941 - Bee Gees (1967)

Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, The - Joan Baez (1971)

Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan (1965)

Rambling Man - The Allman Brothers Band (1973)

Rock Lobster - The B-52's (1979)

Roxanne - The Police (1978)

Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder (1976)

Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver (1971)

Tears of a Clown, The - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1967)

Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers (1965)

Up On Cripple Creek - The Band (1969)

What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin (1966)

With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker (1969)

With or Without You - U2 (1987)

Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (1971)

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder (1973)

You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (1980)

[big]VOTE NOW![/big]

[c_s_1987]

1. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (1971)

2. Dream On - Aerosmith (1973)

3. Behind Blue Eyes - The Who (1971)

4. London Calling - The Clash (1979)

5. You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (1980)

6. Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil (1988)

7. With or Without You - U2 (1987)

8. A Day In The Life - The Beatles (1967)

9. Eight Miles High - The Byrds (1966)

10. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (1968)

Another very hard round for me.

[Uncle Joe]

1-Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder (1976)

2-Up On Cripple Creek - The Band (1969)

3-Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night (1969)

4-America - Simon & Garfunkel (1968)

5-Tears of a Clown, The - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1967)

6-What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin (1966)

7-Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan (1965)

8-Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren (1972)

9-Eight Miles High - The Byrds (1966)

10-Evil Woman - Electric Light Orchestra (1975)

[edna]

1- Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan (1965)

2- It's All Over Now - The Rolling Stones (1964)

3- Hey Bulldog - The Beatles (1969)

4- My Sweet Lord - George Harrison (1970)

5- Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen (1975)

6- Careless Whisper - Wham! (1984)

7- Hurricane - Bob Dylan (1975)

8- It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Bob Dylan (1965)

9- New York Mining Disaster 1941 - Bee Gees (1967)

10- Cry Baby - Janis Joplin (1971)

[katie_sane]

1. Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren

2. Dream On - Aerosmith

3. Going To California - Led Zeppelin

4. New York Mining Disaster 1941 - Bee Gees

5. America - Simon & Garfunkel

6. Behind Blue Eyes - The Who

7. London Calling - The Clash

8. Evil Woman - Electric Light Orchestra

9. Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy

10. Common People - Pulp

[Dappled]

1. A Day In The Life - The Beatles (1967)

2. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (1968)

3. America - Simon & Garfunkel (1968)

4. Eight Miles High - The Byrds (1966)

5. Hey Bulldog - The Beatles (1969)

6. Going to California - Led Zeppelin (1969)

7. I Can See for Miles - The Who (1968)

8. Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan (1965)

9. Itchycoo Park - Small Faces (1967)

10. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison (1970)

[OLD 55]

1. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers (1965)

2. All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers (1958)

3. Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley (1960)

4. A Day In The Life - The Beatles (1967)

5. In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley (1969)

6. It's All Over Now - The Rolling Stones (1964)

7. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles (1961)

8. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin (1966)

9. With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker (1969)

10.Tears of a Clown, The - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1967)

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9 60s and 1 50s. Surprise, surprise.

[Rayzor]

1. Dream On - Aerosmith (1973)

2. You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (1980)

3. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (1968)

4. Behind Blue Eyes - The Who (1971)

5. With a Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker (1969)

6. Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy (1976)

7. A Day In The Life - The Beatles (1967)

8. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (1971)

9. Going To California - Led Zeppelin (1969)

10. Roxanne - The Police (1978)

very tough top 10 to make...

[The Seeker]

1. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (1971)

2. I Can See for Miles - The Who (1968)

3. Itchycoo Park - Small Faces (1967)

4. Hey Bulldog - The Beatles (1969)

5. A Day In The Life - The Beatles (1967)

6. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison (1970)

7. Roxanne - The Police (1978)

8. Eight Miles High - The Byrds (1966)

9. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John (1983)

10. London Calling - The Clash (1979)

Three Who songs!! That's not fair.

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[Farin]

and you didn't even vote for all three

[The Seeker]

I know, but I'm no big fan of Behind Blue Eyes.

[Farin]

1. Bang & Blame - R.E.M. (1994)

2. London Calling - The Clash (1979)

3. Common People - Pulp (1995)

4. Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil (1988)

5. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (1971)

6. Rock Lobster - The B-52's (1979)

7. Itchycoo Park - Small Faces (1967)

8. Israelites - Desmond Dekker (1969)

9. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (1968)

10.A Day In The Life - The Beatles (1967)

[miamisammy29]

1. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

2. It's All Over Now - The Stones

3. London Calling - The Clash

4. Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy

5. Evil Woman - ELO

6. Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan

7. New York Mining Disaster 1941 - Bee Gees

8. Hurricane - Bob Dylan

9. Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder

10. Eight Miles High - Byrds

[Tenacious_Peaches]

1] Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder (1976)

2] Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles (1961)

3] Rock Lobster - The B-52's (1979)

4] What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin (1966)

5] London Calling - The Clash (1979)

6] Up On Cripple Creek - The Band (1969)

7] Tears of a Clown, The - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1967)

8] You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (1980)

9] Careless Whisper - Wham! (1984)

10] Dream On - Aerosmith (1973)

[bluesboy]

1. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (1968)

2. A Day In The Life - The Beatles (1967)

3. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers (1965)

4. America - Simon & Garfunkel (1968)

5. Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley (1960)

6. Tears of a Clown, The - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1967)

7. Eight Miles High - The Byrds (1966)

8. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (1971)

9. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder (1973)

10. Cry Baby - Janis Joplin (1971)

[Jenny]

1. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers

2. What Becomes of The Broken Hearted - Jimmy Ruffin

3. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles

4. In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins

5. With or Without You - U2

6. I Guess That's Why They Call it The Blues - Elton John

7. Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy

8. Careless Whisper - Wham!

9. Bang & Blame - REM

10. Roxanne - The Police

[Levis]

1. Bang & Blame - R.E.M. (1994)

2. Careless Whisper - Wham! (1984)

3. Common People - Pulp (1995)

4. Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil (1988)

5. Behind Blue Eyes - The Who (1971)

6. Dream On - Aerosmith (1973)

7. I Can See for Miles - The Who (1968)

8. Roxanne - The Police (1978)

9. London Calling - The Clash (1979)

10. With or Without You - U2 (1987)

I felt like leaving them in alphabetical order.

[bazooka]

1. Eight Miles High --- The Byrds

2. I Can See for Miles --- The Who

3. Israelites --- Desmond Dekker

4. With A Little Help From My Friends --- Joe Cocker

5. Roxanne --- The Police

6. All Along The Watchtower --- Jimi Hendrix

7. New York Mining Disaster 1941 --- Bee Gees

8. Are You Lonesome Tonight --- Elvis Presley

9. The Tears of a Clown --- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

10.Hey Bulldog --- The Beatles

[CanAm]

1. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren

2. Rambling Man - The Allman Brothers Band

3. Evil Woman - ELO

4. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

5. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down- Joan Baez

6. Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver

7. America - Simon & Garfunkel

8. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison (Even if George was successfully sued for plagiarizing the music from "He's So Fine".)

9. In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins

10.Up On Cripple Creek - The Band

[TheLizard]

1. "Dream On"- Aerosmith

2. "Born to Run"- Bruce Springsteen

3. "Won't Get Fooled Again"- The Who

4. "In My Time of Dying"- Led Zeppelin

5. "Sir Duke"- Stevie Wonder

6. "All Along the Watchtower"- Jimi Hendrix

7. "Bang and Blame"- REM

8. "London Calling"- The Clash

9. "Itchycoo Park"- The Small Faces

10. "Behind Blue Eyes"- The Who

[OLD 55]

Ah, Jenny and bluesboy. We are the only ones so far who appreciate the beautiful "Unchained Melody".

It was written for a 1954 movie about a prisoner in a minimum secutity jail, thus the "Unchained", and had 3 different versions simultaneously in the U.S. Top Ten in 1955, one of them at #1. Also another cover version by a U.K. singer topped their Charts.

The most famous cover is of course this one by the Righteous Brothers (really Bobby Hatfield solo - I don't think Bill Medley sang a note on it) which was U.S. #4 in 1965. A quarter of a century later it topped Charts again around the world after being used in the movie "Ghost".

One of the most beautiful songs ever written.

[Red Fish]

1: Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan

2: With or Without You - U2

3: A Day In The Life - The Beatles

4: All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

5: Evil Woman - Electric Light Orchestra

6: With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker

7: Dream On - Aerosmith

8: Behind Blue Eyes - The Who

9: America - Simon & Garfunkel

10: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Bob Dylan

I like Unchained Melody, but I've heard it far too much to be able to think it's better than some other songs. I've been curious about the rest of Alex North's stuff.

[OLD 55]

I didn't know much about him, until I just looked up Wikipedia. He was responsible for many Movie scores, and received 15 Academy Award nominations (unsuccessfully), but he did receive the "Lifetime Achievement Academy Award". Hy Zaret wrote the great lyrics.

Probably, as you say, everyone's heard it a lot, and unfortunately, familiararity does breed contempt - or indifference anyway.

[Lucky]

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I've accidently deleted the LIST!!! My profuse apologies!! I'm going to hide my head, and hope that Chris can replace the data....

[TheLizard]

Commence with the public flogging!