New field of 64: best song

Undertoad · 03-25-2010, 05:49 PM

I'm ready, let's do this; let's start from scratch or you can review the previous thread. If you don't understand field of 64, you will once I publish the link for the tournament. Or you could browse through the previous field of 64 links to get an idea of how the tournament works.

First, though, we are just trying to find 64 songs which will compete for the title of best song, and then we're trying to "seed" them into a tournament setting where they will compete songo-a-songo.

Put forth your nominations: which songs do you think should compete? And anyone may "second" nominations that are put forth. Seconding will count towards seeding.

My nominations come from the earlier thread.

Rhapsody in Blue
Wichita Lineman
Ring of Fire
Pride (In the Name of Love)
Careless Whisper
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Greensleeves
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Bohemian Rhapsody

Undertoad · 03-25-2010, 06:02 PM

I'm adding Beatles:

A Day in the Life
Hey Jude

Pete Zicato · 03-25-2010, 06:04 PM

From the earlier thread:

Hallelujah Chorus - Handel
Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor
Wishing You Were Here - Chicago
I am the Mercury - Jimmy Spheeris
One for Daddy-O - Nat Adderly
Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller

I may add more in a bit.

Shawnee123 · 03-25-2010, 06:28 PM

Moon River--Henry Mancini

Black Cow--Steely Dan

The Story in Your Eyes--Moody Blues

Beach Boys, anything off of Pet Sounds. Pick one.

Just suggestions...don't use if they suck and I just don't know it.

Undertoad · 03-25-2010, 06:32 PM

If you're putting up Black Cow, I'm putting up Aja.

For Pet Sounds, we'll go with "God Only Knows", and I'm seconding.

Shawnee123 · 03-25-2010, 06:33 PM

I was thinking God Only Knows, too. In fact it's stuck in my head.

I can never pick a Steely Dan song. I'm a huge fan. I'll second Aja if you want to leave off Black Cow? Same album anyway!

Undertoad · 03-25-2010, 06:50 PM

We'll wait for Flint for his opinion here.

I just saw youtubers of Fagan explaining the chords for "Josie" and "Peg" and he might as well have been speaking conversational French.

Shawnee123 · 03-25-2010, 06:51 PM

Good idea, Flint knows from Steely Dan!

Clodfobble · 03-25-2010, 06:52 PM

Just my two cents, and it's kind of already shaping up this way, but I think that each band should only get one song entry. That way it doesn't come down to 15 Beatles songs going head-to-head.

Shawnee123 · 03-25-2010, 07:11 PM

Makes sense to me.

UT, I just watched a little bit of Fagen talking about Peg. You think YOU don't understand it! My ex, the piano player, will love it though. I'll have to send the link.

lumberjim · 03-25-2010, 07:48 PM

Whole Lotta Love
Since I've Been Loving You
Sober
Fade to Black
Two Step
The Hook
Little Wing
3 Days
Comfortably Numb
I'm Finding it Harder

skysidhe · 03-25-2010, 08:15 PM

It is very hard to choose since there are so many that can be called 'best songs'

A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum

Time Of The Season - Zombies

The Tracks Of My Tears - The Miracles

Kashmir - Led zeppelin

Aqualung - Jethro Tull

Pie · 03-25-2010, 08:31 PM

Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
Sailing to Philadelphia - Mark Knopfler
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
One Nation Under a Groove - Parliament Funkadelic
Woke Up Laughing - Robert Palmer
Athena - The Who
Blue Sky - The Allman Brothers
Wasted on the Way - CSNY
Tangled Up in Blue - Dylan

jinx · 03-25-2010, 08:35 PM

Death letter
Bang bang
Rocket queen
Outshined
7 Nation army
Crazy fingers
Little wing
Pigs (3 different ones)
Three days

This is too hard...

Pie · 03-25-2010, 08:40 PM

Little Wing! Of course! Personally, I prefer the SRV version.
Seconding Aqualung, too.

03-25-2010, 05:49 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	New field of 64: best song I'm ready, let's do this; let's start from scratch or you can review the previous thread. If you don't understand field of 64, you will once I publish the link for the tournament. Or you could browse through the previous field of 64 links to get an idea of how the tournament works. First, though, we are just trying to find 64 songs which will compete for the title of best song, and then we're trying to "seed" them into a tournament setting where they will compete songo-a-songo. Put forth your nominations: which songs do you think should compete? And anyone may "second" nominations that are put forth. Seconding will count towards seeding. My nominations come from the earlier thread. Rhapsody in Blue Wichita Lineman Ring of Fire Pride (In the Name of Love) Careless Whisper The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Greensleeves I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Bohemian Rhapsody

03-25-2010, 06:04 PM	#3
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	From the earlier thread: Hallelujah Chorus - Handel Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor Wishing You Were Here - Chicago I am the Mercury - Jimmy Spheeris One for Daddy-O - Nat Adderly Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller I may add more in a bit. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

03-25-2010, 06:28 PM	#4
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Moon River--Henry Mancini Black Cow--Steely Dan The Story in Your Eyes--Moody Blues Beach Boys, anything off of Pet Sounds. Pick one. Just suggestions...don't use if they suck and I just don't know it. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-25-2010, 06:33 PM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I was thinking God Only Knows, too. In fact it's stuck in my head. I can never pick a Steely Dan song. I'm a huge fan. I'll second Aja if you want to leave off Black Cow? Same album anyway! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-25-2010, 06:51 PM	#8
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Good idea, Flint knows from Steely Dan! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-25-2010, 06:02 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I'm adding Beatles: A Day in the Life Hey Jude

03-25-2010, 06:32 PM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	If you're putting up Black Cow, I'm putting up Aja. For Pet Sounds, we'll go with "God Only Knows", and I'm seconding.

03-25-2010, 06:50 PM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	We'll wait for Flint for his opinion here. I just saw youtubers of Fagan explaining the chords for "Josie" and "Peg" and he might as well have been speaking conversational French.

03-25-2010, 06:52 PM	#9
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Just my two cents, and it's kind of already shaping up this way, but I think that each band should only get one song entry. That way it doesn't come down to 15 Beatles songs going head-to-head. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-25-2010, 07:11 PM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Makes sense to me. UT, I just watched a little bit of Fagen talking about Peg. You think YOU don't understand it! My ex, the piano player, will love it though. I'll have to send the link. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-25-2010, 07:48 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Whole Lotta Love Since I've Been Loving You Sober Fade to Black Two Step The Hook Little Wing 3 Days Comfortably Numb I'm Finding it Harder __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-25-2010, 08:15 PM	#12
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	It is very hard to choose since there are so many that can be called 'best songs' A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum Time Of The Season - Zombies The Tracks Of My Tears - The Miracles Kashmir - Led zeppelin Aqualung - Jethro Tull

03-25-2010, 08:31 PM	#13
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Kashmir - Led Zeppelin Sailing to Philadelphia - Mark Knopfler Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin One Nation Under a Groove - Parliament Funkadelic Woke Up Laughing - Robert Palmer Athena - The Who Blue Sky - The Allman Brothers Wasted on the Way - CSNY Tangled Up in Blue - Dylan __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

03-25-2010, 08:35 PM	#14
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Death letter Bang bang Rocket queen Outshined 7 Nation army Crazy fingers Little wing Pigs (3 different ones) Three days This is too hard... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

03-25-2010, 08:40 PM	#15
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Little Wing! Of course! Personally, I prefer the SRV version. Seconding Aqualung, too. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

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