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Hmmm, not sure about that one. Katrina and the Waves and two other top 25 hits in the UK and US and another song that was top 50. |
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I disagree. As Maple Leafs said. to find a hit for both the original and the cover is not easy. I had originally seen 5 or 6 and Hurt wasn't among them. I don't think I had heard that one. |
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When ihear that one Ithink of Weird Al's version. :D |
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Wow, they had a Top 20 in '89. Never heard of it. I'm not real concerned about their UK charting, or winning Eurovision either. I'd be open for a ruling here. |
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It is what it is. The voting will be the ruling. :) (I wouldn't worry about international success either) |
To me one hit wonder is an American hit.
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I think its a fine pick, perfectly appropriate. |
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I think it is appropriate as well. I don't remember them charting a second song.
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you might get into trouble with the guy who got the beatles though. |
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Nah, he's alright. |
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Don't worry man I hadn't heard of it until I looked it up :) |
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Isn't wikipedia wondeful? :) |
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Tis :) |
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One of the greatest true epic songs:
Epic - 2112 - Rush |
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It would only be a grand slam if everyone has heard of it. |
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That was my second epic pick. |
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I was surprised it hadn't gone earlier because they do "epic" songs polls, that's usually up there with Stariway or Bohemian. I originally thought of two other songs but they belonged in the Classic category better and I have already gotten in trouble for busting categories. |
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Nothing wrong with putting a classic in another category. :) That's a very flexible category, unlike Love Song. :) |
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The only reason I took American Pie over 2112 was because I think more people will recognize it. |
With pick 9.10 I am pleased to select as my crossover song Faith No More - Epic. Rapcore at its finest.
Classic - 1.10 Hotel California - The Eagles Epic - 2.1 American Pie - Don McLean Arena - 6.1 Arena - Rock and Roll All Night - Kiss Trendsetter - 8.1 - Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones Love Song - 5.10 - My Heart Will Go On (Theme from Titanic) - Celine Dion One-Hit Wonder - 3.10 Macarena - Los Del Rio Party - 7.10 - Old Time Rock n Roll - Bob Seger Crossover - 9.10 - Epic - Faith No More Cover - Anti-Establishment - 4.1 We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister |
I'm up at 10.2?
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With my pick at 10.1 and final pick in the cover category and taking my second female choice. Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies.
Classic - 1.10 Hotel California - The Eagles Epic - 2.1 American Pie - Don McLean Arena - 6.1 Arena - Rock and Roll All Night - Kiss Trendsetter - 8.1 - Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones Love Song - 5.10 - My Heart Will Go On (Theme from Titanic) - Celine Dion One-Hit Wonder - 3.10 Macarena - Los Del Rio Party - 7.10 - Old Time Rock n Roll - Bob Seger Crossover - 9.10 - Epic - Faith No More Cover - 10.1 - Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies Anti-Establishment - 4.1 We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister |
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Ok, now I go. One of the best female crossovers, #1 pop and #1 country:
Crossover - Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry (10.2) |
I agree on the one-hit wonders.. there shouldn't be a "ruling", but the voters shouldn't punish Maple Leafs mercilessly...
Lee Greenwood is FAR from a one hit wonder and I'd be surprised if people don't recognize that.. imo it is the most clear category and he's just not even close. |
A guy I am a fan of that just didn't make the draft.
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It also could've gone in the "cover" category, which would have made me laugh. |
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First we'll start with a small anecdote. I realized after my last pick that I should've thought ahead. I picked my One-Hit Wonder and stepped away from the computer. About 20 minutes later I realized the huge mistake I made. Both of the people picking (4 picks, 2 teams) before my next pick already had a One-Hit Wonder. By definition, there's no way they block me on that one. I then sweat for the next hour or so to see if I got blocked on my Cover Song. We'll now return you to your regularly scheduled programming.
I hope this pleases the people that seem to be putting a lot of stock into the Cover Song. While the original version was not a hit (in the billboard sense), it is well known that the original version exists and is a fantastic song on it's own. Bob Marley wrote this fantastic song with the Wailers, but Eric Clapton perfected "I Shot the Sheriff". How I managed to snake Eric Clapton in the 10th round I'm not sure, but I thank vtbub for taking a song he did with Derek and the Dominos for his Epic. :) Classic - 8.3 - "A Change is Gonna Come", Sam Cooke Epic - 6.3 - "Space Oddity", David Bowie Arena - 5.8 - "You Shook Me All Night Long", AC/DC Trendsetter - 2.3 - "Rapper's Delight", The Sugarhill Gang Love Song - 7.8 - "Unforgettable" - Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole One-Hit Wonder - 9.8 - "Mickey", Toni Basil Party - 4.3 - "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)", Beastie Boys Crossover - 1.8 - "Walk This Way", Run-D.M.C. feat. Aerosmith Cover - "I Shot The Sheriff", Eric Clapton Anti-Establishment - 3.8 - "Killing in the Name", Rage Against the Machine |
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The band recorded it twice, with different singers. The version you likely know is, technically, a "cover." |
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I really enjoy the Goldfinger cover. It's one I considered, but it's one of the many cover songs I love that no one (or very few people) would recognize. |
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Except that I hate Toni Basil with a passion. |
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I hate when people write this, but it's just too accurate: LOL |
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Crossover- On The Road Again- Willie Nelson 10.4
Thank You and Goodnight. |
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My list of covers I put together for this is loaded with this situation. I'd name some because everyone has picked a cover, but there's always the possibility it could spark someone's thoughts in another category. :) |
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I can't wait to see 10.6 :) |
dola: probably appropriate for picking your anti-establishment song.
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Be interesting to see each song listed by category and in the order they were picked...
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Classic
1.1 Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin - Subby 1.3 Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan - NoMyths 1.5 Yesterday - The Beatles - vtbub 1.10 Hotel California - Eagles - Oilers9911 2.2 Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones - Buccaneer 3.2 Foxy Lady- Jimi Hendrix - Lathum 8.3 A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke - lordscarlet 8.6 What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong - Maple Leafs 9.4 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John - Butter_of_69 10.5 ntdeacon |
I give vtbub the best value pick in that category. Bucc and Maple Leafs made nice picks, too.
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Epic - Final
1.4 - Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen - Butter_of_69 2.1 - American Pie, Don McLean - Oilers9911 2.5 - Another Brick in the Wall, Pink Floyd - ntndeacon 2.9 - Baba O'Riley, The Who - Lathum 3.1 - Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd - Subby 3.3 - The End, The Doors - NoMyths 3.7 - Layla, Derek and the Dominoes - vtbub 5.5 - Thriller, Michael Jackson - Maple Leafs 6.3 - Space Oddity, David Bowie - lordscarlet 9.9 - 2112, Rush - Buccaneer |
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I have Butter with the late round steal... |
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Looking back on the three picks I sent in to ML, Stairway was on there and I also had Hey Jude. But seeing later that I had 1.9, those two had gone off but I was very, very glad that it did so Crappy could get Satisfaction in there for me. |
Arena - Final
1.7 - Welcome to the Jungle, Guns 'N Roses - Maple Leafs 3.4 - Rock and Roll (Part Two), Gary Glitter - Butter_of_69 3.9 - Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen - Buccaneer 4.8 - Where the Streets Have No Name, U2 - NoMyths 5.8 - You Shook Me All Night Long, AC/DC - lordscarlet 6.1 - Rock and Roll All Night, Kiss - Oilers9911 6.4 - Enter Sandman, Metallica - vtbub 6.5 - Do You Feel Like We Do, Peter Frampton - ntndeacon 6.9 - Iron Man, Black Sabbath - Lathum 8.10 - Mama I'm Coming Home, Ozzy Osbourne - Subby |
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Esp. considering that it was voted the #1 song on some lists (as well as Stairway). |
Butter's pick in the Arena category stands out as being really, really bad.
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Not you, sorry, whoever did Lee Greenwood - NoMyths was it? |
Trendsetter - Final
1.2 - Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana - Lathum 1.6 - Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys - ntndeacon 2.3 - Rapper's Delight, The Sugarhill Gang - lordscarlet 2.4 - Heartbreak Hotel, Elvis Presley - Maple Leafs 2.6 - Rock Around the Clock, Bill Haley and The Comets - vtbub 2.8 - Respect, Aretha Franklin - NoMyths 6.2 - Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry - Buccaneer 6.10 - Like a Virgin, Madonna - Subby 8.1 - Blitzkrieg Bop, The Ramones - Oilers9911 8.7 - Heart of Glass, Blondie - Butter_of_69 |
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I think Bohemian is more popular among the general population. I'm thinking 2112 should be up there but that's what I get for paying strict attention to the category. |
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Let's call all bad or miscategorized picks "reach" instead of "very, very bad", k? ;) |
In hindsight, Lathum's trendsetter pick looks pretty decent. You've got to give that category to lordscarlet, though.
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Would that have won One-Hit category? Would the hip hop/rap folks consider Rapper's Delight a trendsetter? |
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It literally named the genre. This pick is, by FAR, the most direct trend setter. There's really no argument about it imo. |
1979??? I swore that it was later in the 80s. Well, no wonder.
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(Still, I have to ask -- how long did the trend that Nirvana set last? Five years? You're telling me Heartbreak Hotel or Rock Around the Clock didn't have a bigger impact? Really? Why am I writing in all question marks? When did I turn into Bill Simmons?) |
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I think some view Nirvana as a more direct trend setter than those. I don't know that I agree, but I think that's the issue. fwiw, I thought crossover was a trainwreck of a definition.. either it had a poor definition or a poor name.. seems crossover just means that an artist performed in a style they don't normally do or got success in the mainstream in a genre that does not normally where your definition seemed to point to some sort of joint effort. I thought the epic definition could have been better, but everyone seemed to pick more to what me is an epic than what the definition was. I thought the trendsetter definition was fine, but that people abused it a little. |
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I think this draft should definitely be done again, even next week if you wanted, or a long time from now - but with 10 new categories. |
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Hell, this says Mudhoney was commercially successful before Nirvana, just not as successful..
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But when they came along, it seemed like suddenly everyone started doing grunge. You couldn't get away from it. Labels were racing to sign anyone with long hair who mumbled. And that was Nirvana's influence, make no mistake. Grunge had been around for a while, but Nirvana was the tipping point. |
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Not surprising that 4 1st rounders were spent here. Eight solid picks, though I'm surprised the Beatles fell to 5. Edge to Subby. |
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Solid, solid bunch. Maybe Light My Fire for the Doors. Thriller a steal. I like American Pie |
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Hendrix. Aren't we still waiting for deacons? |
I actually think that Hendrix pick isn't bad in itself. It was just bad strategerizing.
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I think Hendrix would have been a dead lock sinch for Epic, Cover or Arena. He certainly belongs, just not there.
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Arena Rocker
1.7- Welcome To The Jungle-G'N'R ML 3.4- Rock and Roll Part 2- Garry Glitter Butter 3.9- Born In The USA- Springsteen Bucc 4.8- Where the Streets Have No Name- U2 NoMyths 5.8- You Shook Me All Night Long- AC/DC lordscarlet 6.1- Rock and Roll All Night- Kiss Oilers9911 6.4- Enter Sandman- Metallica vtbub 6.5- Do You Feel Like I Do- Peter Frampton ntndeacon 6.9- Iron Man- Black Sabbith Lathum 8.10- Mama, I'm Coming Home- Ozzy Subby |
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Of course, but a trendsetter is not the inventor of something, it's the popularizer of that thing. In fashion, it's not the designer, it's the celebrity who wears it. |
I'll be able to make my next pick when it comes up
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http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/...&postcount=955 :) |
Love Song - Final
4.2 - Imagine, John Lennon - Buccaneer 4.9 - At Last, Etta James - Lathum 5.1 - Lola, The Kinks - Subby 5.7 - My Love, Paul McCartney - vtbub 5.10 - My Heart Will Go On, Celine Dion 6.6 - Unchained Melody, Righteous Brothers - Maple Leafs 6.7 - My Girl, The Temptations - Butter_of_69 7.3 - Can't Get Enough of Your Love Babe, Barry White - NoMyths 7.6 - Baby Love, The Supremes - ntndeacon 7.8 - Unforgettable, Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole - lordscarlet |
looking at the love song list I love my pick assuming people recognize the song.
lola kicks ass also |
There were 4 songs I considered for this last spot. All of them would be a wonderful addition to this list. However the song I have chosen is now synonomous with that performer. Who else can I pick but Ol' Blues Eyes?
Classic - 10.5-My Way--Frank Sinatra Epic - 2.5 - Another Brick in the Wall — Pink Floyd Arena - 6.5-Do You Feel Like We Do--Peter Frampton Trendsetter - 1.6 - Good Vibrations - Beach Boys Love Song -7.6 - Baby Love--The Supremes One-Hit Wonder - 9.6--Tainted Love--Soft Cell Party - 8.5-Shout--The Isley Brothers Crossover - 4.5-I Can't Stop Loving You--Ray Charles Cover - 5.6 - Proud Mary--Ike and Tina Turner Anti-Establishment -3.6-London Calling--The Clash |
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Party Song
4.3 - (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party), Beastie Boys - lordscarlet 4.6 - 1999, Prince - Maple Leafs 5.4 - Celebration, Kool and the Gang - Butter_of_69 7.1 - O.P.P., Naughty by Nature - Subby 7.2 - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer, George Thorogood - Lathum 7.10 - Old Time Rock n Roll, Bob Seger - Oilers9911 8.2 - Girls,Girls,Girls, Motley Crue - Buccaneer 8.4 - Louie Louie, The Kingsman - vtbub 8.5 - Shout, The Isley Brothers - ntndeacon 10.8 - NoMyths |
Classic - Final
1.1 Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin - Subby 1.3 Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan - NoMyths 1.5 Yesterday - The Beatles - vtbub 1.10 Hotel California - Eagles - Oilers9911 2.2 Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones - Buccaneer 3.2 Foxy Lady- Jimi Hendrix - Lathum 8.3 A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke - lordscarlet 8.6 What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong - Maple Leafs 9.4 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John - Butter_of_69 10.5 My Way, Frank Sinatra - ntndeacon |
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Cover - Final
4.4 - I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston - vtbub 4.10 - You Really Got Me, Van Halen - Subby 5.6 - Proud Mary, Ike and Tina Turner - ntndeacon 7.4 - Killing Me Softly, The Fugees - Butter_of_69 7.5 - Burning Down the House, Tom Jones & The Cardigans - Maple Leafs 7.9 - I Love Rock 'N Roll, Joan Jett - Buccaneer 8.9 - A Little Help From My Friends, Joe Cocker - Lathum 9.3 - Nothing Compares 2 U, Sinead O'Connor - NoMyths 10.1 - Sweet Jane, Cowboy Junkies - Oilers9911 10.3 - I Shot the Sheriff, Eric Clapton - lordscarlet |
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I'm going on song recognition. :) By the way, never heard of your song or artist for that matter. |
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