IPOD Decades Songs Draft - Rankings underway

[Jespher]

Kingsgirl4 has timed out. With my 23rd pick I'm finishing off the 80s with:

We're Not Gonna Take It (1984) Twisted Sister
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More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We're_Not_Gonna_Take_It_(Twisted_Sister_song)

 

[Jerryaki]

make up pick:

creedence clearwater revival - have you ever seen the rain (70s)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_you_ever_seen_the_rain

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[Kingsgirl4]

I'll fill in the details later, but this is my last 90s pick...

More Human Than Human - White Zombie - 90s

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Human_than_Human


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[LPKingsFan]

Still don't know which way to go with the last 70s pick, so it's time to wrap up the 80s...

Apache - Sugarhill Gang (1981)

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Which of course leads to this classic TV moment:

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Link, from wikipedia

 

[LoungeLizard]

I'll fill in the details later, but this is my last 90s pick...

More Human Than Human - White Zombie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Human_than_Human


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Very nice. This was on my list a few rounds back, but I decided to go a differant direction. Great track...gets me pumped every time I listen to it.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Last 70's pick

Hot Blooded, Foreigner, 1978
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[VF21]

I'm sorry I've giotten behind. I'll catch the board up in the morning.

 

[SacKings7]

Last pick for the 90's:

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Only in Dreams - Weezer - 90's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_in_Dreams

 

[John Galt]

I forget is kingzrool on normal time or on "skip me and I'll make it up" time?

 

[NoBonus]

I forget is kingzrool on normal time or on "skip me and I'll make it up" time?

We should ask to have that status listed on the front page... I can never remember.

 

[NoBonus]

Last pick for the 90's:


Only in Dreams - Weezer - 90's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_in_Dreams

Excellent pick... love the Weezer.

 

[Kingzrool]

Legalize It - Peter Tosh - 1976

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legalize_It

No vid link for obvious reasons.

 

[John Galt]

Over the Hills and Far Away - Led Zeppelin - 70's

Getting harder to choose. I have assumed from the start though that I would be able to get my Zep and Stones on at the end, and so it is.

This particular video in my opinion is the best display of Led Zeppelin's musicianship I've seen. Page's guitar tone is so perfect.

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

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[VF21]

I liked the Bob Seger original and, oddly enough (since I'm not a particular fan of this group) I liked this cover...

Turn the Page - Metallica - 90s

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[SacKings7]

I liked the Bob Seger original and, oddly enough (since I'm not a particular fan of this group) I liked this cover...

Turn the Page - Metallica - 90s

Awesome song! This is actually one of the rare cover songs that I like more than the original. Great pick!

 

[Capt. Factorial]

He's licking his lips, he's ready to win
On the hunt tonight for love at first sting

As I'm coming down to the end here, I realize that my '80s list is full of traditional "80s" music but sadly short of the hard rock that I cut my teeth on. I'll fix that with my last '80s pick, the lead song off of one of the best rock albums of the decade: Rock You Like A Hurricane by The Scorpions (released 1984).

Be sure to listen through the video for the awesome solo by Matthias Jabs!

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[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I had asked the commissioner on a ruling for a totally different choice for my last nineties pick but, after listening to this song again for the first time in a while, decided to go with this instead. As I told LPKingsFan, the song he picked was about the third-best on that album. That's because the best one is:


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Thieves in the Night - Black Star: Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star (1999)

How can you not like a rap song that quotes Toni Morrison?

 

[Emma]

Thieves in the Night - Black Star: Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star (1999)

How can you not like a rap song that quotes Toni Morrison?

Look what you guys made me go and buy yesterday (at the bottom of the thread):
http://www.kingsfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31819&page=3

Good stuff.

 

[NoBonus]

With my final 90's pick I will select one of my all-time favorites by a really cool band. This song always, always, always gets me pumped up:

Cake - The Distance (1996)

YOU MUST WATCH THIS VERSION OF THE VIDEO!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AMh2Ho346c



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[D-Mass]

My final pick is from the 80's...

BRINGIN' ON THE HEARTBREAK - Def Leppard (1981)

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Pyromania and Hysteria were great albums...but for my money, this song from High and Dry is Def Leppard at their best.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Pyromania and Hysteria were great albums...but for my money, this song from Diver Down is Def Leppard at their best.

You mean High And Dry. Diver Down was Van Halen.

Great song, by the way. Gypsy...sitting, looking pretty...a broken rose with laughing eyes...

 

[VF21]

Jerryaki sent me his pick, so here it is:

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine (70s)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain't_No_Sunshine


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[John Galt]

That is a good one that was on my board, but I've long since committed to a harder rock flavor across the board.

Great pick!

 

[Emma]

Last pick is one of my favorite songs ever:

Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations (1971)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_My_Imagination
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[Kingsgirl4]

I couldn't have an island without something from The Doors. I think I must have heard this song about a million times when I was growing up. A great song and a great way to end a fun draft!

Riders on the Storm - The Doors - 70s

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[Jespher]

Thanks for another great draft everyone. I only have room for one more song on my island, and nothing screams the '90s like Nirvana. So...With my 24th and final pick I select:

Lithium (1992) Nirvana
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More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_(Nirvana_song)

 

[D-Mass]

You mean High And Dry. Diver Down was Van Halen.

Great song, by the way. Gypsy...sitting, looking pretty...a broken rose with laughing eyes...

Fixed...can't believe I made that mistake!

 

[SacKings7]

Thanks for another great draft everyone. I only have room for one more song on my island, and nothing screams the '90s like Nirvana. So...With my 24th and final pick I select:

Lithium (1992) Nirvana

More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_(Nirvana_song)

It was a very close call between this and Come As You Are for me. Another fine choice

 

[VF21]

LPKingsFan has timed out. LoungeLizard is now on the clock. I'll send the PM.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Great draft everyone. It's been fun, some very good lists out there.

For my last pick I go with a little G Funk......

Regulate, Warren G and Nate Dogg, 1994
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulate_(song)