Farin Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Oasis song? ... oh yes... way down there now, I liked the last two weeks' Tens much more, but I can't be happy everytime, right btw, am I the only one who thinks "We are the Champions" is one of the worst overplayed songs ever? not one Sporting event without it either getting played or, even worse, sung by the winners and fans that has caused it being my least favourite Queen song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 now, I liked the last two weeks' Tens much more, but I can't be happy everytime, right btw, am I the only one who thinks "We are the Champions" is one of the worst overplayed songs ever? not one Sporting event without it either getting played or, even worse, sung by the winners and fans that has caused it being my least favourite Queen song To the first comment, I agree... (it's an ok ten) To the second comment.... I whole heartedly agree!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 I liked the last two weeks also.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Yeah, s'awrite this ten, but I'm so happy that Oasis song made it! It isn't one of their 'big' ones, you know? And it's really good! We are the Champions is such a good song We Will Rock You is more overplayed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Yes, that's what I thought too... It's one of the less well-known songs. Doesn't make it any less great, of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Two '80's songs......not mine, but still not bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_n_white Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 "We Are The Champions" is without a doubt overplayed but I still love it and the "News of the World" album. It turned me on to Queen and I have been a fan ever since. Oh,and thank God "Gangsta's Paradise" didn't make it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 (I'm going to regret this) Oh,and thank God "Gangsta's Paradise" didn't make it in. why? Choose your words carefully when "explaining" yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 I got a number one!!! And I was having a terrilbe day, this just made it, and it is a great song...Zeppelin!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_n_white Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 (I'm going to regret this) why? Choose your words carefully when "explaining" yourself. Well I think maybe you could start another thread to discuss that since this is about the Top 10. I just think there were a lot more songs worthy of being in the Top 10 besides that song. How's that for a save? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Also cool that Tom Petty, Traffic, The Faces, and Eric Burdon with War are in the top ten...awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 I feel good about "Solitary Man" being on this Ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 The Tee Set gets eeked out again. I also like Solitary Man. I had that song on a 45. It was on Bang Records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Oh,and thank God "Gangsta's Paradise" didn't make it in. Having participated in these Top 10s for what, 18 months now, I have watched week after week of tens filled largely with songs I either don't know or don't particularly care for much, sometimes rueing - but, more commonly, laughing at- the poor performance of my own nominations, occasionally being delighted by a good showing for my own or somebody else's excellent nominations. I can honestly say that in all that time, I have never, ever sat , fingers-crossed, hoping and praying that somebody else's nomination fails to make the Ten. Or gained any satisfaction when this transpired. Pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Yeah Stop picking on my Queen nomination. I just said to my big rugby mad son "at least they don't play We Are The Champions at real men's sports like Rugby League/Union, just some wussy sports". (Like those where the Announcer is openly rooting for the Home Team). He said "it was played after the Rugby League Grand Final". Oops. As for the Ten: Good nomination Sweet Jane ! I don't even know #s 2 and 3 ! Sorry, we've had a rotten week and I didn't get time to listen to the nominations. Nice to see a few AM Pop Songs in there this week. Solitary Man is one of my favorites of Neil Diamond's, but I would have liked Ma Belle Amie there too. Also, it's great to see the Rod Stewart led Faces' Stay With Me finally make it. I find it difficult to understand why he's only made our Top Ten once solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 (I'm going to regret this) why? Choose your words carefully when "explaining" yourself. Thank you Levis , I was just going to say the same thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Thread-Crossing Dead Horse Dept. Honestly, I didn't mean my comment in a bad way. I've got some 'splaining to do when the results are in. You see, even though I ‘m hella old, I enjoy a considerable amount of Hip-Hop, including clever rhymes, scratching, and creative sampling. My issue with Gangsta’s Paradise is that the music is Stevie Wonder’s composition. yes, Gangsta's Paradise is an official reworking of Stevie Wonders' song I don’t know in what way it is “officialâ€. I saw Coolio on TV in the days around when he was presented a Grammy, and there was never any recognition of Pastime Paradise. Most web articles about Coolio or the song make no mention of Stevie Wonder. It seems ironic that Coolio whined when Weird Al turned it into Amish Paradise. Saw Coolio performing 'live' at the Phoenix Festival (Stratford, UK) with full band, (string sections and all) in 1996. Really good as far as I recall. ____________ Coolio was really good at that particular Live Music Festival, and it definitely was music. I’m sure I would have enjoyed that performance as well. It just seemed to me that Coolio had been a bit too willing to grab the praise. I think, aside from Stevie Wonder, tremendous credit is also due to whomever arranged the orchestration for Coolio’s production. Oh,and thank God "Gangsta's Paradise" didn't make it in. Oh, and I don’t want to be associated with that remark in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 I just enter my little trivial songs and root for them to win. Like my little babies going off on their own to see if they will retrn from war. But so far no good samaritans have taken them in, fed them, and returned them to their home. They've all gotten sucked up and kicked aside instead. But I'll keep plugging along. Maybe one day I'll throw something out there that will have the masses clamoring for a piece. I can dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Yay for Neil Diamond...!! And good to see Stones and Burdon. Not my fave Top ten this time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 well, I guess with "official" I meant that they didn't make any secret about it - even if they didn't really mention it too much... but I admit that after checking it out, I'm quite surprised that Stevie Wonder was really only mentioned in passing - even with the songwriter credits so all in all, more capitalistic than I would like, but objectively not really surprising either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted October 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 This is what bother's me. I like this song, and I like Stevie's original. What bother's me is the lack of acknowledgement (that seems somewhat across the board by some modern artists of today) of the roots and influence's that the past has had on their music. A lack, at times, of originality. Even the lack of originality doesn't bother me, it's the lack of acknowledgement. That puts me off a bit, and will taint my opinions of an artist, and their music. I'm open to a lot, and don't mind saying so, but artists should at least give credit where credit is due. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_s_1987 Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 If I was to record a cover song, I would ensure to give the original artist as much credit as possible. Maybe I would even call it " (A cover version of the classic)". Actually, no, that's far too long winded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 But the idea is good The original composers should be given credit. I wonder if these rappers pay any royalties to the original Composers ? I think it depends on how much of the original song they "sample" ? I believe David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Brian May had to take action, or threaten to, against Vanilla Ice to be listed as co-composers of 'Ice Ice Baby', which of course 'sampled' the 'Under Pressure' riff. At least Puff Daddy and Faith Evans listed Sting as co-composer of 'I'll Be Missing You' ('Every Breath You Take'). One of the few rap songs I like. Not that rappers would be the first to 'sample' others' music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #84 for the week ending 14th October 2007 1. Tangerine - Led Zeppelin (1970) 2. Runnin' Down A Dream - Tom Petty (1989) 3. John Barleycorn Must Die – Traffic (1970) 4. 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone (1982) 5. Stay With Me - The Faces (1971) 6. We Are The Champions – Queen (1977) 7. Monkey Man - The Rolling Stones (1969) 8. Spill The Wine - Eric Burdon and War (1970) 9. D'you Know What I Mean? – Oasis (1997) 10. Solitary Man - Neil Diamond (1966) moving right along... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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