IPOD Decades Songs Draft - Rankings underway

[VF21]

Here's more info:

http://blog.ez-tracks.com/public/item/garth-brooks-las-vegas-concerts-official

 

[Capt. Factorial]

What to say to make you come again
Come back to me again and play your sad guitar?

With my next pick I select one of my favorite covers of all time, Sonic Youth doing a song made famous by the Carpenters: Superstar (released 1994). Just can't quite imagine my iPod without this one, a sort of breathy, creepy stalker take on a song whose lyrics actually stand up to that sort of thing.

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[Mr. S£im Citrus]

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I've Got 5 On It - The Luniz: Operation Stackola (1995)

 

[VF21]

NoBonus is currently on the clock, with about 1 hour left. D-Mass is on deck...

 

[D-Mass]

YOU REALLY GOT ME - Van Halen (1978)

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A cover of a great Kinks song...it's much better with Eddie's solo Eruption in front of it, but even though they're often played together, they're listed as two separate tracks.

 

[Jespher]

Great pick D-Mass .

 

[Jerryaki]

the carpenters - superstar (aka don't you remember you told me you loved me baby) (70s)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenters#Superstar

awww man, can't find the clip from "tommy boy" when they reluctantly started rocking out to this song. oh well.

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[NoBonus]

Sorry about the timeout.. Now, I will select my favorite song by one of my favorite bands:

Birdhouse in your soul by They Might Be Giants from the album Flood (1990)


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[Emma]

This is for the King's win.

Celebration Kool & The Gang (1980)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration_(song)

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[Capt. Factorial]

the carpenters - superstar

I think it's kind of funny that I took a cover right before you took the most famous version! (I would say "original" but my understanding is that the Carpenters' version wasn't the first.)

 

[Kingsgirl4]

Ok, my turn... Which way to go here? I need another fun song... This one is perfect!!


Peaches- The Presidents of the United States of America (90's)
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:fbfexxr5ld6e

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[Jespher]

Great pick Kingsgirl4. It just wouldn't be the '90s without the Presidents of the United States of America . Pick coming...

 

[Jespher]

I don't have enough songs from big hair bands, so with my 19th pick I select:

Raise Your Hands (1986) Bon Jovi
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More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raise_Your_Hands_(song)

 

[LPKingsFan]

Time from some more reggae, and political reggae at that:

Can't Blame the Youth - Peter Tosh (1972)

Can't find a suitable or appropriate video right now, but will try to post one soon.

Allmusic link here (you have to find the reference in the text).

 

[LoungeLizard]

Santa Monica, Everclear, 1995

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Monica_(song)

Art Alexakis, (for some reason I always thought it was Alexis), just one of the inspirations for my regrettable bleached hair in 95 and 96.

 

[SacKings7]

May as well finish off the 70's:

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Superstition - Stevie Wonder - 70's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition_(song)

 

[Jespher]

I hope you voted for my list last year too SacKings7. Nice choice .

 

[John Galt]

Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed - 70's

I keep tempting fate willing this song to stay on the board for another round, but no longer. Nice bass groove, nice sax.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_on_the_Wild_Side_(Lou_Reed_song)

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[SacKings7]

I hope you voted for my list last year too SacKings7. Nice choice .

Damn, you picked that one last year? Other than the first 3 rounds, I was trying to pick songs not taken yet. Oh well

 

[VF21]

For my next pick, I go back to one of the grittiest songs I ever heard. And nobody did gritty blues like Jim Morrison...Roadhouse Blues - The Doors - 70s

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[Capt. Factorial]

I'll give you candy, give you diamonds, give you pills
Give you anything you want, hundred dollar bills

Time for me to grab another '80s song, so how about going the Dramarama route with Anything, Anything (released 1985). It's a simple song, but one that really draws me in.

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[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I had my next pick all planned out, but after watching RAW last night, I'm going to put it off one, and go with this instead. For board harmony, I will post the edited version here, but let it be understood, with no equivocation, for my island, only the unedited version will be acceptable:




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Who Am I (What's My Name)? - Snoop Doggy Dogg: Doggystyle (1993)

 

[John Galt]

Time for me to grab another '80s song, so how about going the Dramarama route with Anything, Anything (released 1985). It's a simple song, but one that really draws me in.

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First time I ever heard this was Storm Large's cover on the Rock Star tv show. Great song.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Storm Large?

 

[John Galt]

Storm Large?

I guess you could fit the viewership of Rock Star Supernova in a phone booth, but I was one of them. Actually I'm disappointed the Rock Star franchise did not take off. I really liked both runs.

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[SacKings7]

I guess you could fit the viewership of Rock Star Supernova in a phone booth, but I was one of them. Actually I'm disappointed the Rock Star franchise did not take off. I really liked both runs.

Be Yourself by Toby Rand was awesome! At least I thought it was

 

[VF21]

I guess you could fit the viewership of Rock Star Supernova in a phone booth, but I was one of them. Actually I'm disappointed the Rock Star franchise did not take off. I really liked both runs.

I really liked the Rock Star concept. I'll admit I wasn't really fond of the guy who won Rock Star INXS (JD Fortune) but I enjoyed the competitions. And I liked Storm.



Note: In googling Rock Star INXS, I found an article from Rolling Stone that says Fortune is claiming INXS canned him and he's now homeless and living in his pick-up truck...

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdai...r-inxs-singer-says-hes-homeless-and-bandless/

(Not to derail my own thread or anything...)

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Can I get in on the momentary thread derailment, because I loooooved Rock Star?

I liked JD, in terms of him being a good fit for INXS, which really wasn't a band I liked back in their day but grew to appreciate a little more over the course of the show.

I wanted to like Storm since she's a local celeb but I just don't get her at all. She picked some of my favorite songs and altered the phrasing in ways that made no sense to me.

Rock Star was my favorite singing show, aside from the first season or two of Nashville Star they had the best talent of any show and the best music... well if you're into rock. The house band was amazingly popular and those guys show up all the time in the backing bands for big name solo acts on stuff like SNL and other shows. I'd have liked to see a Rock Star where the job was to start a new project with the house band.

Back on the original topic that momentarily derailed things, I picked Anything, Anything last year. Great pick.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Back on the original topic that momentarily derailed things, I picked Anything, Anything last year. Great pick.

Hmm. I'm beginning to wonder if I've picked any songs that weren't picked last year.

 

[NoBonus]

I select an awesome 80's song:

Our House by Madness (1982)

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