1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket

Whiter Hydra · Post by **Whiter Hydra** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 1:49 am

Granny Soberer wrote:
bretthogan43 wrote:
AKKOLADE wrote:Even more cuts:

ABBA Eagle
ABBA Voulez-Vous
ABBA Money, Money, Money
ABBA The Name of the Game
ABBA Does Your Mother Know?
ABBA Fernando
ABBA Mamma Mia
ABBA Knowing Me, Knowing You
ABBA Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)
ABBA S.O.S.
ABBA Waterloo
ABBA Take a Chance on Me
So let's just cut out the group the pretty much defined the '70s, that's cool
Presumably these songs are being cut because they are not "Dancing Queen"

Don't forget Chiquitita

Big Y wrote:You should not prevent people from freaking out.

Seconded.

Ethnic history of the Vilnius region · Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:52 am

Cheynem wrote:Seems like this exercise could have best been done the same way the NCAA does things--give autobids to 40 or so "must-have artists" and then assess the one-hit wonders.

I broke down must have artists. It's...a lot. Definitely no way to double up.

Abba
Rolling Stones
Bob Dylan
David Bowie
Led Zeppelin
George Clinton and progeny
Kool and the Gang
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Isley Brothers
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Joni Mitchell
Patti Smith
Beatles and Former Beatles
The O'Jays
Black Sabbath
Aerosmith
AC/DC
Al Green
Elton John
Talking Heads
Ramones
Sex Pistols
CCR
The Clash
Eric Clapton and related bands
Rod Stewart
Bee Gees
Fleetwood Mac
Yes
ELP
ELO
Donna Summer
Pink Floyd
Genesis
The Doors
Paul Simon
Jackson Browne
James Brown
Dolly Parton
Willie Nelson
Michael Jackson
Blondie
Crosby Stills Nash and Young
Queen
Steely Dan
Skynyrd
Allman Brothers
Van Halen
Iggy Pop/Stooges
Velvet Underground/Lou Reed
Bob Marley
Bruce Springsteen
The Who
Billy Joel

That's about 50 artists. Not to mention ZZ Top, The Eagles, Bob Seger, Barry White, Loretta Lynn, Chic The Doobie Brothers, Buzzcocks, Joy Division, Can, Kraftwerk, The Police, Curtis Mayfield, George Jones,Alice Cooper, Jim Croce, Blue Oyster Cult, Carole King, The Carpenters, John Denver, Warren Zevon, Tonya Tucker, Kenny Rogers, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Kate Bush, The Cars, Village People, Gloria Gaynor, Gladys Knight, Dire Straits, and the list goes on.

Cheynem · Post by **Cheynem** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 11:32 am

And Starland Vocal Band.

Ethnic history of the Vilnius region · Fri Feb 16, 2018 12:34 pm

Cheynem wrote:And Starland Vocal Band.

Goes without saying.

Noble Rot · Post by **Noble Rot** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 6:10 pm

Ethnic history of the Vilnius region wrote:
Abba
Rolling Stones
Bob Dylan
David Bowie
Led Zeppelin
George Clinton and progeny
Kool and the Gang
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Isley Brothers
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Joni Mitchell
Patti Smith
Beatles and Former Beatles
The O'Jays
Black Sabbath
Aerosmith
AC/DC
Al Green
Elton John
Talking Heads
Ramones
Sex Pistols
CCR
The Clash
Eric Clapton and related bands
Rod Stewart
Bee Gees
Fleetwood Mac
Yes
ELP
ELO
Donna Summer
Pink Floyd
Genesis
The Doors
Paul Simon
Jackson Browne
James Brown
Dolly Parton
Willie Nelson
Michael Jackson
Blondie
Crosby Stills Nash and Young
Queen
Steely Dan
Skynard
Allman Brothers
Van Halen
Iggy Pop/Stooges
Velvet Underground/Lou Reed
Bob Marley
Bruce Springsteen
The Who
Billy Joel

That's about 50 artists. Not to mention ZZ Top, The Eagles, Bob Seger, Barry White, Loretta Lynn, Chic The Doobie Brothers, Buzzcocks, Joy Division, Can, Kraftwerk, The Police, Curtis Mayfield, George Jones, The Ojays, Alice Cooper, Jim Croce, Blue Oyster Cult, Carole King, The Carpenters, John Denver, Warren Zevon, Tonya Tucker, Kenny Rogers, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Kate Bush, The Cars, Village People, Gloria Gaynor, Gladys Knight, Dire Straits, and the list goes on.

I'm glad someone other than me believes in Parliament/Funkadelic and ELO, but I think I would substitute solo Neil Young for CSNY, and as much as I love Kool and the Gang, I think the Eagles had a bigger decade. Also, what is Skynard?

El Salvadoreno · Post by **El Salvadoreno** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 6:37 pm

Noble Rot wrote:I'm glad someone other than me believes in Parliament/Funkadelic and ELO, but I think I would substitute solo Neil Young for CSNY, and as much as I love Kool and the Gang, I think the Eagles had a bigger decade. Also, what is Skynard?

I assume he means Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Whiter Hydra · Post by **Whiter Hydra** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:21 pm

Noble Rot wrote:
Ethnic history of the Vilnius region wrote:stuff
I'm glad someone other than me believes in Parliament/Funkadelic and ELO, but I think I would substitute solo Neil Young for CSNY, and as much as I love Kool and the Gang, I think the Eagles had a bigger decade. Also, what is Skynard?

As long as Mr. Blue Sky makes the cut, I will be more or less content with the list.

Ethnic history of the Vilnius region · Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:46 pm

Noble Rot wrote: ....but I think I would substitute solo Neil Young for CSNY, and as much as I love Kool and the Gang, I think the Eagles had a bigger decade. Also, what is Skynard?

I intended for solo Neil Young is included in the CSNY. Anyway, Skynyrd (sp.) was southern rock. They did Free Bird, Sweet Home Alabama, etc.

Anyway, my list of bands basically just goes to show how hard it will be to whittle this thing down. I'm not arguing that any of these bands should or shouldn't end up on the final list. Clearly some pretty much have to (Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, for example), but there are definitely going to be big acts that don't make it, especially if room is made for one hit wonders.

A Dim-Witted Saboteur · Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:56 pm

I'd upgrade The Eagles, The Police, John Denver, and Dire Straits. They were definitely more prolific and produced better quality music over this decade than, say, the Isley Brothers.

Cheynem · Post by **Cheynem** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:59 pm

Some group is going to have to be Seth Greenberg in this bracket.

merv1618 · Post by **merv1618** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:34 pm

Sit Room Guy wrote:I'd upgrade The Eagles, The Police, John Denver, and Dire Straits. They were definitely more prolific and produced better quality music over this decade than, say, the Isley Brothers.

Hot take: under the one-song-per-artist rule, Dire Straits are a top ten group in this bracket.

Ethnic history of the Vilnius region · Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:51 pm

Sit Room Guy wrote:I'd upgrade The Eagles, The Police, John Denver, and Dire Straits. They were definitely more prolific and produced better quality music over this decade than, say, the Isley Brothers.

Oh, those were just the bands that came to my head after putting in the top list. Definitely not saying that The Police are less prolific or whatever than the Isley Brothers or whatever. But Whose That Lady by the Isleys would likely be on a shortlist if not the final, I'd assume.

I mean, just a few other acts that I didn't originally list include The Temps, Van Morrison, Tom Petty, Carly Simon, The Pretenders, Peter Frampton, and, as I noted earlier, the list goes on. These are just the acts I can think of off the top of my head, so in no way am I implying that some of these bands are more worthy than others. When it gets down to it, we're probably going to end up discussing whether, say, The Ramones should be on instead of The Sex Pistols or something like that (just an example, not a literal choice we have to debate right now, lol).

Charm Bison · Post by **Charm Bison** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 11:56 pm

merv1618 wrote:
Sit Room Guy wrote:I'd upgrade The Eagles, The Police, John Denver, and Dire Straits. They were definitely more prolific and produced better quality music over this decade than, say, the Isley Brothers.
Hot take: under the one-song-per-artist rule, Dire Straits are a top ten group in this bracket.

Money for Nothing is an all-time great intro tacked on to six minutes of letdown. Sultans of Swing is better all-around, IMO.

merv1618 · Post by **merv1618** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 12:17 am

sambrochin wrote:
merv1618 wrote:
Sit Room Guy wrote:I'd upgrade The Eagles, The Police, John Denver, and Dire Straits. They were definitely more prolific and produced better quality music over this decade than, say, the Isley Brothers.
Hot take: under the one-song-per-artist rule, Dire Straits are a top ten group in this bracket.
Money for Nothing is an all-time great intro tacked on to six minutes of letdown. Sultans of Swing is better all-around, IMO.

I was referring to Sultans of Swing.

Rococo A Go Go · Post by **Rococo A Go Go** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 1:39 am

Money for Nothing was released in 1985. In fact, Dire Straits only released three singles in the 1970s. Sultans of Swing will deservedly contend in this bracket, but it’s the only song of theirs that deserves consideration now.

My hot take is that Walk of Life (also from 1985) is better than either of the aforementioned songs.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 11:23 pm

100 more cuts.

A Taste of Honey Boogie Oogie Oogie
Adam and The Ants Car Trouble
Aretha Franklin Day Dreaming
Aretha Franklin Brand New Me
Aretha Franklin Spirit in the Dark
Aretha Franklin Bridge Over Troubled Water
Aretha Franklin Call Me
Aretha Franklin Spanish Harlem
Aretha Franklin Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
Aretha Franklin Angel
Aretha Franklin Don't Play That Song
Aretha Franklin Rock Steady
Earth, Wind & Fire In the Stone
Earth, Wind & Fire Serpentine Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire Fantasy
Earth, Wind & Fire After the Love Has Gone
Earth, Wind & Fire That's the Way of the World
Earth, Wind & Fire Shining Star
Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions Boogie Wonderland
Harry Chapin Taxi
Harry Chapin W.O.L.D.
Linda Ronstadt Long, Long Time
Linda Ronstadt Dark End of the Street
Linda Ronstadt You're No Good
Lynyrd Skynyrd Sweet Home Alabama
Lynyrd Skynyrd That Smell
Moris Sábado Noche
Morris Albert Feelings
Mort Shuman Le Lac Majeur
Murray Head Superstar
Musique In the Bush
Nazareth This Flight Tonight
Nazareth Hair of the Dog
Nico Janitor of Lunacy
Nicoletta Mamy Blue
Niney Blood & Fire
Norma Jean Saturday
Odyssey Native New Yorker
Orchestra Baobab Jin Ma, Jin Ma
Randy Newman In Germany Before the War
Randy Newman Lonely at the Top
Randy Newman Old Kentucky Home
Randy Newman Mama Told Me Not to Come
Randy Newman Rednecks
Randy Newman You Can Leave Your Hat On
Randy Newman Guilty
Randy Newman Baltimore
Randy Newman Birmingham
Randy Newman Political Science
Randy Newman Louisiana 1927
Randy Newman Sail Away
Randy Newman God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)
Ray Stevens The Streak
Squeeze Up the Junction
Sweet Love Is Like Oxygen
Sweet Little Willy
Sweet Blockbuster
Sweet Fox on the Run
T. Rex Solid Gold Easy Action
T. Rex Cosmic Dancer
T. Rex Ballrooms of Mars
T. Rex Ride a White Swan
T. Rex Hot Love
T. Rex Metal Guru
T. Rex Telegram Sam
T. Rex Children of the Revolution
T. Rex Jeepster
T. Rex 20th Century Boy
Talking Heads The Big Country
Talking Heads Heaven
Talking Heads Memories Can't Wait
Talking Heads Love -> Building on Fire
Talking Heads The Book I Read
Talking Heads I Zimbra
Talking Heads Don't Worry About the Government
Television Prove It
Television Venus
Television Friction
Television See No Evil
Television Little Johnny Jewel
The Adverts One Chord Wonders
The Adverts Bored Teenagers
The Dramatics Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
The Equals Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys
The Velvet Underground Oh! Sweet Nuthin'
The Velvet Underground Who Loves the Sun?
The Velvet Underground New Age
The Velvet Underground Sweet Jane
Yes Going for the One
Yes America
Yes Awaken
Yes Starship Trooper
Yes Yours Is No Disgrace
Yes Siberian Khatru
Yes And You and I
Yes Wonderous Stories
Yes Close to the Edge
Yes Heart of the Sunrise
Yes Roundabout
Yes Long Distance Runaround

kitakule · Post by **kitakule** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 11:33 pm

AKKOLADE wrote: Earth, Wind & Fire In the Stone
Earth, Wind & Fire Serpentine Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire Fantasy
Earth, Wind & Fire After the Love Has Gone
Earth, Wind & Fire That's the Way of the World
Earth, Wind & Fire Shining Star
Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions Boogie Wonderland

I guess this was done because of September. Personally I think that song is overrated and Boogie Wonderland and Shining Star are more deserving of a spot.

Sun Feb 18, 2018 3:18 pm

AKKOLADE wrote:100 more cuts.

Earth, Wind & Fire Fantasy
Nazareth Hair of the Dog
Yes Roundabout

Wartortullian · Post by **Wartortullian** » Sun Feb 18, 2018 3:33 pm

AKKOLADE wrote: Yes Siberian Khatru
Yes And You and I
Yes Close to the Edge

You've just killed one of the best albums of the 70s.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Sun Feb 18, 2018 5:46 pm

It dead.

Even more cuts!

David Bowie A New Career in a New Town
David Bowie Always Crashing in the Same Car
David Bowie Andy Warhol
David Bowie Art Decade
David Bowie Be My Wife
David Bowie Boys Keep Swinging
David Bowie Breaking Glass
David Bowie Can You Hear Me
David Bowie D.J.
David Bowie Diamond Dogs
David Bowie Drive-In Saturday
David Bowie Fantastic Voyage
David Bowie Hang on to Yourself
David Bowie Joe the Lion
David Bowie John, I'm Only Dancing
David Bowie Kooks
David Bowie Queen Bitch
David Bowie Quicksand
David Bowie Stay
David Bowie Sweet Thing
David Bowie The Bewlay Brothers
David Bowie The Width of a Circle
David Bowie Time
David Bowie TVC15
David Bowie Warszawa
David Bowie We Are the Dead
David Bowie Wild Is the Wind
David Bowie Word on a Wing
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Electricity
Ornette Coleman Theme from a Symphony (Variation One)
Osibisa Music for Gong Gong
Otis Clay Trying to Live My Life Without You
Pablo Milanés Para Vivir
Pacific Gas & Electric Are You Ready?
Paco de Lucía Entre dos aguas
Penetration Don't Dictate
People's Choice Do It Any Way You Wanna
Pescado Rabioso Cantata de puentes amarillos
Pete Wingfield Eighteen with a Bullet
Phreek Weekend
Pilot Magic
Pino Daniele Napule è
Plastic Bertrand Ca plane pour moi
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me to Do
Positive Force We Got The Funk
Premiata Forneria Marconi Impressioni di settembre
Procol Harum Pandora's Box
Racing Cars They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Radio Birdman I-94
Rahsaan Roland Kirk Talk (Bright Moments)
Randy Vanwarmer Just When I Needed You Most
Ray Price For the Good Times
Ray, Goodman & Brown Special Lady
Renato Zero Il cielo
Riccardo Cocciante Margherita
Rich Kids Rich Kids
Richie Havens Freedom
Rick James Mary Jane
Rickie Lee Jones Chuck E.'s in Love
Robert Charlebois Ordinaire
Roberto Vecchioni Luci a San Siro
Robin McNamara Lay a Little Lovin' on Me
Rocky Burnette Tired of Toein' the Line
Roger Glover Love Is All
Secos & Molhados Sangue Latino
Serge Reggiani L'Italien
Shirley and Co. Shame, Shame, Shame
Sisa Qualsevol nit pot sortir el sol
Skyhooks Horror Movie
Sniff 'n' The Tears Driver's Seat
Sonics Rendezvous Band City Slang
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes I Don't Want to Go Home
Space [France] Carry On, Turn Me On
Spirit Nature's Way
Spizz Energi Where's Captain Kirk?
Split Enz I See Red
Tapper Zukie M.P.L.A.
T-Connection Do What You Wanna Do
Television Personalities Part-Time Punks
Telex Moskow Diskow
Teri DeSario Ain't Nothin' Gonna Keep Me From You
Terry Callier Dancing Girl
The 101ers Keys to Your Heart
The Heptones Book of Rules
The Intruders I'll Always Love My Mama
The Jaggerz The Rapper
The Jimmy Castor Bunch It's Just Begun
The Kendalls Just Like Real People
The Last Poets N*ggers Are Scared of Revolution
The Members The Sound of the Suburbs
The Mighty Diamonds Right Time
The Motels Total Control
The Motors Airport
The Nerves Hanging on the Telephone
The Records Starry Eyes
The Ritchie Family The Best Disco in Town
The Roches Hammond Song
The Rubettes Sugar Baby Love
The Rubinoos I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
The Salsoul Orchestra You're Just the Right Size
The Skids Into the Valley
The Slickers Johnny Too Bad
The Sylvers Hot Line
The Three Degrees When Will I See You Again
The Tubes White Punks on Dope
The Users Sick of You
Thelma Houston Don't Leave Me This Way
Timmy Thomas Why Can't We Live Together
Tom Zé Doi
Tony Bennett & Bill Evans Some Other Time

Belgium · Post by **Belgium** » Sun Feb 18, 2018 7:30 pm

AKKOLADE wrote:Plastic Bertrand Ca plane pour moi
Telex Moskow Diskow

This is a declaration of war.

ryanrosenberg · Post by **ryanrosenberg** » Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:42 pm

AKKOLADE wrote: Television Little Johnny Jewel
The Velvet Underground Sweet Jane

Sad these are out, but "Marquee Moon" and "Rock and Roll" will be tough to beat in the bracket.

kitakule · Post by **kitakule** » Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:03 am

AKKOLADE wrote: The Sylvers Hot Line

I just discovered this song and I can't stop playing it, it's really catchy! Bummer that there's no room for it in the bracket

Sam · Post by **Sam** » Mon Feb 19, 2018 4:27 pm

It will be funny the day in summer of 2021 when we realize Fred is just slowly listing every song composed in the 1970s in this thread.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Mon Feb 19, 2018 4:32 pm

playing the long con

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:37 am

Here's even more songs that at least someone considered good but I did not consider good enough for this bracket. I've been doing this for three pages. This is certainly a thing that I'm doing.

I've also eliminated almost 1100 songs by this point!

David Bowie A New Career in a New Town
David Bowie All the Young Dudes
David Bowie Always Crashing in the Same Car
David Bowie Andy Warhol
David Bowie Art Decade
David Bowie Be My Wife
David Bowie Boys Keep Swinging
David Bowie Breaking Glass
David Bowie Can You Hear Me
David Bowie D.J.
David Bowie Diamond Dogs
David Bowie Drive-In Saturday
David Bowie Fantastic Voyage
David Bowie Hang on to Yourself
David Bowie Joe the Lion
David Bowie John, I'm Only Dancing
David Bowie Kooks
David Bowie Queen Bitch
David Bowie Quicksand
David Bowie Stay
David Bowie Sweet Thing
David Bowie The Bewlay Brothers
David Bowie The Width of a Circle
David Bowie Time
David Bowie TVC15
David Bowie Warszawa
David Bowie We Are the Dead
David Bowie Wild Is the Wind
David Bowie Word on a Wing
Eloy The Apocalypse
Eloy Poseidon's Creation
Eloy The Sun-Song
Jane Birkin Ex fan des sixties
Jane Birkin Ballade de Johnny-Jane
Jeff Beck Freeway Jam
Jeff Beck Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Jefferson Starship Jane
Jim Croce Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
Jim Croce I Got a Name
Joe Dassin L'été Indien
Joe Dassin Salut les amoureux
Joe Ely Honky Tonk Masquerade
John Prine Hello in There
Johnny Hallyday Oh ! Ma jolie Sarah
Judas Priest The Ripper
Judee Sill The Kiss
Judy Collins Amazing Grace
Judy Collins Send in the Clowns
Julien Clerc Ma préférence
Junior Byles Fade Away
Laurent Voulzy Le Cœur grenadine
Laurent Voulzy Rockollection
Lee Perry & the Full Experiences Disco Devil
Léo Ferré Avec le temps
Léo Ferré La Mémoire et la mer
Leo Sayer You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Leo Sayer When I Need You
Love Unlimited Orchestra Love's Theme
Love Unlimited Orchestra Walkin' in the Rain With the One I Love
Magazine Light Pours out of Me
Magazine Shot by Both Sides
Mahavishnu Orchestra The Noonward Race
Mahavishnu Orchestra Meeting of the Spirits
Max Romeo Chase the Devil
Max Romeo & The Upsetters War ina Babylon
Maxime Le Forestier Mon frère
Maxime Le Forestier San Francisco
Maxine Nightingale Lead Me On
MFSB TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)
MFSB Love Is The Message
Michel Delpech Quand j'étais chanteur
Michel Delpech Pour un flirt
Millie Jackson My Man, a Sweet Man
Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges Cravo e canela
Nino Ferrer Le Sud
Nino Ferrer La Maison près de la fontaine
Orleans Dance with Me
Phil Ochs No More Songs
Phil Ochs Jim Dean of Indiana
Pierre Vassiliu Amour, Amitié
Pierre Vassiliu Qui c'est celui-là?
Ray Stevens Everything Is Beautiful
Raydio Jack and Jill
Raydio You Can't Change That
REO Speedwagon Roll with the Changes
REO Speedwagon Ridin' the Storm Out
Richard Hell & The Voidoids Love Comes in Spurts
Rino Gaetano Ma il cielo è sempre più blu
Rino Gaetano Mio fratello è figlio unico
Robin Trower Day of the Eagle
Rodriguez Crucify Your Mind
Roky Erickson Starry Eyes
Roky Erickson & Bleibalien Red Temple Prayer (Two Headed Dog)
Serge Lama Les P'tites filles de Pigalle
Serge Lama Je suis malade
Serú Girán Eiti leda
Serú Girán Seminare
Sham 69 Borstal Breakout
Sham 69 If the Kids Are United
Silver Convention Get Up and Boogie
Silver Convention Fly, Robin, Fly
Silvio Rodríguez Playa Girón
Silvio Rodríguez Ojalá
Siouxsie and The Banshees Metal Postcard
Siouxsie and The Banshees Hong Kong Garden
Sun Ra Space Is the Place
Sun Ra and His Arkestra Door of the Cosmos
Talking Heads Take Me to the River
Talking Heads Life During Wartime
Tangerine Dream Phaedra
Tangerine Dream Sequent C
Téléphone Hygiaphone
Téléphone Crache ton venin
The B-52's 52 Girls
The B-52's Planet Claire
The B-52's Dance This Mess Around
The Beach Boys Tears in the Morning
The Beach Boys Cuddle Up
The Beach Boys Feel Flows
The Beach Boys Sail On, Sailor
The Beach Boys Till I Die
The Beach Boys Surf's Up
The Chi-Lites That's How Long
The Chi-Lites Stoned out of My Mind
The Chi-Lites (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People
The Heartbreakers Chinese Rocks
The Heartbreakers Born to Lose
The Human League Being Boiled
The Human League Empire State Human
The Moody Blues Question
The Normal Warm Leatherette
The Normal T.V.O.D.
The Only Ones Another Girl, Another Planet
The Only Ones Lovers of Today
The Partridge Family I Think I Love You
The Partridge Family I Woke Up in Love This Morning
The Raincoats In Love
The Rezillos My Baby Does Good Sculptures
The Rezillos I Can't Stand My Baby
The Saints Know Your Product
The Saints (I'm) Stranded
The Selecter On My Radio
The Selecter Too Much Pressure
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Next
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band The Faith Healer
The Soft Machine Moon in June
Ton Steine Scherben Wir müssen hier raus
Ton Steine Scherben Macht kaputt, was euch kaputt macht
Townes Van Zandt To Live Is to Fly
Triana En el lago
Trooper Raise a Little Hell
Trooper We're Here for a Good Time
Tubeway Army Down in the Park
UFO Doctor Doctor
UFO Lights Out
Ultravox Hiroshima Mon Amour
Willie Colón & Ruben Blades Pedro Navaja
Wire I Should Have Known Better
Wire Strange
Wire Blessed State
Wire 1 2 X U
Wire Mannequin
Wire Three Girl Rhumba
Wire Ex Lion Tamer
Wire The 15th
Wire Map Ref. 41 Deg. N 93 Deg. W
Wire I Am the Fly
Yvonne Elliman I Don't Know How to Love Him

Belgium · Post by **Belgium** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:13 am

AKKOLADE wrote:Laurent Voulzy Rockollection
Téléphone Hygiaphone
Téléphone Crache ton venin

This better be to let La bombe humaine into the bracket. Also Rockollection is a kick-arse song, and you know it.

Wartortullian · Post by **Wartortullian** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:10 pm

AKKOLADE wrote: Mahavishnu Orchestra The Noonward Race
Mahavishnu Orchestra Meeting of the Spirits

I never expected Mahavishnu Orchestra to make it in, so I'm just happy to see that they were considered. Y'all should listen to this, by the way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYz0E2qY100.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:12 pm

A few more cuts today.

Emmylou Harris One of These Days
Fox Only You Can
Fox S-S-S-Single Bed
Francis Cabrel Je l'aime à mourir
Francis Cabrel Petite Marie
Françoise Hardy Message personnel
Françoise Hardy La question
Freda Payne Bring the Boys Home
Gene Clark No Other
Gene Clark Lady of the North
Generation X Ready Steady Go
Georges Brassens Mourir pour des idées
Georges Brassens Les passantes
Gérard Lenorman La ballade des gens heureux
Gérard Lenorman Michèle
Germs Manimal
Jim Croce Time in a Bottle
The Cars It's All I Can Do
The Damned Smash It Up
The Damned Neat Neat Neat
The Damned Love Song
The Doobie Brothers Takin' It to the Streets
The Doobie Brothers Minute by Minute
The Doobie Brothers China Grove
The Doobie Brothers Black Water
The Doobie Brothers Listen to the Music
The Doobie Brothers What a Fool Believes

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:40 pm

Here are some more cuts.

Bill Withers Grandma's Hands
Bill Withers Harlem
Bill Withers Lovely Day
Bill Withers Use Me
Bill Withers Lean on Me
Christopher Cross Ride Like the Wind
Christopher Cross Sailing
Cluster Hollywood
Cluster Sowiesoso
Cockney Rebel Judy Teen
Cockney Rebel Mr. Soft
Creedence Clearwater Revival Ramble Tamble
Creedence Clearwater Revival Sweet Hitch-Hiker
Creedence Clearwater Revival Hey Tonight
Creedence Clearwater Revival Long As I Can See the Light
Creedence Clearwater Revival I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Creedence Clearwater Revival Travelin' Band
Creedence Clearwater Revival Lookin' Out My Back Door
Creedence Clearwater Revival Up Around the Bend
Dan Fogelberg Longer
Dan Hartman Instant Replay
Dave Du coté de chez swann
David Bowie Five Years
David Bowie Look Back in Anger
David Bowie Beauty and the Beast
David Bowie Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)
David Bowie Panic in Detroit
David Bowie The Jean Genie
David Bowie Oh! You Pretty Things
David Bowie Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
David Bowie Moonage Daydream
David Bowie Golden Years
David Bowie Station to Station
David Bowie Suffragette City
David Bowie The Man Who Sold the World
David Bowie Rebel Rebel
David Bowie Sound and Vision
David Bowie Fame
David Bowie Starman
David Bowie Young Americans
David Bowie Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie Heroes
David Crosby Music Is Love
Dollar Brand/Abdullah Ibrahim Blues For a Hip King
Dollar Brand/Abdullah Ibrahim Mannenberg
Don McLean Vincent
Donny Hathaway I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
Donny Hathaway A Song for You
Eddie and The Hot Rods Teenage Depression
Eddie and The Hot Rods Do Anything You Wanna Do
Free My Brother Jake
Free Ride on a Pony
Free Wishing Well
Helen Reddy Angie Baby
Helen Reddy I Am Woman
Japan Adolescent Sex
Japan All Tomorrow's Parties
Japan Quiet Life
John Lennon How Do You Sleep?
John Lennon Love
John Lennon Oh Yoko!
John Lennon Power to the People
John Lennon Stand by Me
John Lennon Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
John Lennon Working Class Hero
John Lennon Jealous Guy
John Lennon God
John Lennon Mother
John Lennon #9 Dream
John Lennon Gimme Some Truth
John Lennon Imagine
John Lennon Instant Karma (We All Shine On)

kitakule · Post by **kitakule** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:01 pm

AKKOLADE wrote:Here are some more cuts.
Bill Withers Lean on Me
John Lennon Imagine

Wait what

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:52 pm

Lennon was a typo; that should have been Mind Games that was cut.

For Bill Withers I'm going with "Ain't No Sunshine."

Charm Bison · Post by **Charm Bison** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:55 pm

So your John Lennon pick is...Mind Games?

I can understand Lean on Me (Ain't No Sunshine), but Mind Games? Really??

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:01 pm

No, Mind Games was cut, Imagine's the pick. Sorry for the confusion.

merv1618 · Post by **merv1618** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 2:03 am

AKKOLADE wrote:Imagine's the pick.

barf

kitakule · Post by **kitakule** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 7:17 am

AKKOLADE wrote: For Bill Withers I'm going with "Ain't No Sunshine."

"Ain't No Sunshine" is a nice song, but I really think "Lean on Me" should be in the bracket instead, it's had a much bigger cultural impact.

El Salvadoreno · Post by **El Salvadoreno** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 10:15 am

kitakule wrote:
AKKOLADE wrote: For Bill Withers I'm going with "Ain't No Sunshine."

"Ain't No Sunshine" is a nice song, but I really think "Lean on Me" should be in the bracket instead, it's had a much bigger cultural impact.

Play-in game????

TBH, both are good songs and I’ll be fine with either. I certainly don’t think its a cut and dry case.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 2:27 pm

No play-in games; this is gonna go long enough as is.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:16 pm

I've added Spotify links to the top of the OP.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 9:46 pm

More cuts today:

Alice Coltrane Universal Consciousness
Alice Coltrane Journey in Satchidananda
Area Gioia e rivoluzione
Area Luglio, agosto, settembre (nero)
Ashford & Simpson Found a Cure
Ashford & Simpson Bourgie Bourgie
Atlanta Rhythm Section So in to You
Atlanta Rhythm Section Imaginary Lover
B.T. Express Express
Barbara L'Aigle Noir
Barbara Drouot
Bobby Womack Woman's Gotta Have It
Bobby Womack Harry Hippie
Bobby Womack That's the Way I Feel about 'Cha
Bootsy's Rubber Band I'd Rather Be With You
Bootsy's Rubber Band Bootzilla
Boz Scaggs Lido Shuffle
Boz Scaggs Lowdown
Caetano Veloso You Don't Know Me
Camarón La leyenda del tiempo
Camarón Volando voy
Candi Staton Young Hearts Run Free
Captain and Tennille Do That to Me One More Time
Captain and Tennille Love Will Keep Us Together
Christophe Les paradis perdus
Christophe Les Mots bleus
Dave and Ansil Collins Double Barrel
Elvis Presley An American Trilogy
Elvis Presley Moody Blue
Elvis Presley The Wonder of You
Elvis Presley Until It's Time for You to Go
Elvis Presley Promised Land
Elvis Presley Hurt
James Brown My Thang
James Brown Talkin' Loud and Saying Nothin'
James Brown I Got Ants in My Pants (And I Need to Dance)
James Brown King Heroin
James Brown Soul Power
James Brown Bodyheat
James Brown Get on the Good Foot, Part I
James Brown Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)
James Brown Funky Drummer
James Brown Super Bad
James Brown The Boss
James Brown Papa Don't Take No Mess
James Brown Get Up Offa That Thing
James Brown The Payback
James Taylor Country Road
James Taylor Mexico
James Taylor Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
James Taylor Handy Man
James Taylor Shower the People
James Taylor You've Got a Friend
James Taylor Sweet Baby James
Jorge Ben Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)
José Alfredo Jiménez Si nos dejan
Kevin Ayers and the Whole World May I?
Leonard Cohen Who by Fire
Leonard Cohen Dress Rehearsal Rag
Leonard Cohen Last Year's Man
Mott the Hoople Roll Away the Stone
Mott the Hoople All the Way from Memphis
Mott the Hoople The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Mott the Hoople Saturday Gigs
The Cars My Best Friend's Girl
The Cars Let's Go
The Cars Good Times Roll
The Cars Moving in Stereo
The Chi-Lites Oh Girl
The J.B.'s Doing It to Death
The Police The Bed's Too Big Without You
The Police So Lonely
The Police Can't Stand Losing You
The Police Walking on the Moon
The Police Message in a Bottle
The Who My Wife
The Who Summertime Blues
The Who Going Mobile
The Who Squeeze Box
The Who 5:15
The Who The Real Me
The Who The Seeker
The Who Young Man Blues
The Who Bargain
The Who Join Together
The Who Getting in Tune
The Who Love, Reign O'er Me
The Who Who Are You
The Who Behind Blue Eyes

kitakule · Post by **kitakule** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 5:09 am

AKKOLADE wrote:More cuts today:
Captain and Tennille Love Will Keep Us Together

Noooooooooo...

Charm Bison · Post by **Charm Bison** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 5:11 am

Two more cases of "I would've chosen differently but I really can't argue", with "Sweet Baby James" and "Behind Blue Eyes" getting the axe this time.

rylltraka · Post by **rylltraka** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 1:04 pm

"Behind Blue Eyes" is a fine but flawed song, and I wouldn't spring to its defense if it was a question of trying to pick basically the best Who song ever to compete. Its message is also pretty cloying and juvenile, in terms of the lyrics.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 2:20 pm

rylltraka wrote:"Behind Blue Eyes" is a fine but flawed song, and I wouldn't spring to its defense if it was a question of trying to pick basically the best Who song ever to compete. Its message is also pretty cloying and juvenile, in terms of the lyrics.

It was supposed to be the villain's song in a rock opera. I think it works decently well within that setting.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:58 pm

Some more cuts:

Aerosmith Kings and Queens
Aerosmith Draw the Line
Aerosmith No More No More
Aerosmith Seasons of Wither
Aerosmith Same Old Song and Dance
Aerosmith Come Together
Aerosmith Back in the Saddle
Aerosmith Mama Kin
Aerosmith Toys in the Attic
Aerosmith Last Child
Aerosmith Sweet Emotion
Aerosmith Walk This Way
Boney M Rivers of Babylon
Boney M Daddy Cool
Boney M Ma Baker
Can Mushroom
Cat Stevens Where Do the Children Play
Cat Stevens The Wind
Cat Stevens Oh Very Young
Cat Stevens Morning Has Broken
Cat Stevens Lady D'Arbanville
Cat Stevens Peace Train
Cat Stevens Father and Son
Creedence Clearwater Revival Who'll Stop the Rain
Creedence Clearwater Revival Have You Ever Seen the Rain
David Bowie Changes
Electric Light Orchestra 10538 Overture
Electric Light Orchestra Shine a Little Love
Electric Light Orchestra Strange Magic
Electric Light Orchestra Last Train to London
Electric Light Orchestra Can't Get It Out of My Head
Electric Light Orchestra Roll Over Beethoven
Electric Light Orchestra Sweet Talkin' Woman
Electric Light Orchestra Showdown
Electric Light Orchestra Telephone Line
Electric Light Orchestra Turn to Stone
Electric Light Orchestra Don't Bring Me Down
Electric Light Orchestra Livin' Thing
Electric Light Orchestra Evil Woman
Marvin Gaye I Want You
Marvin Gaye Trouble Man
Marvin Gaye When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You
Marvin Gaye Got to Give It Up, Part 1
Marvin Gaye Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Marvin Gaye Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Marvin Gaye Let's Get It On
Paul Simon American Tune
Paul Simon Slip Slidin' Away
Paul Simon Peace Like a River
Paul Simon Still Crazy After All These Years
Paul Simon 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Paul Simon Mother and Child Reunion
Paul Simon Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
Paul Simon with The Dixie Hummingbirds Loves Me Like a Rock
Raspberries Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)
Raspberries I Wanna Be With You
Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin Ballade de Melody Nelson
Simon and Garfunkel El condor pasa (If I Could)
Simon and Garfunkel The Only Living Boy in New York
Simon and Garfunkel Cecilia
Simon and Garfunkel My Little Town
The Fall Rowche Rumble
The Fall It's the New Thing
The Fall Industrial Estate
The O'Jays Love Train
The O'Jays I Love Music
The O'Jays For the Love of Money
The O'Jays Put Your Hands Together
The O'Jays Ship Ahoy
The O'Jays Use ta Be My Girl
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Here Comes My Girl
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers I Need to Know
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Even the Losers
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Listen to Her Heart
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Breakdown
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Don't Do Me Like That
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Refugee

kitakule · Post by **kitakule** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 2:25 am

AKKOLADE wrote:Some more cuts:
Boney M Rivers of Babylon
Boney M Daddy Cool
Boney M Ma Baker

Collapses in sadness

Is this because of "Rasputin"? "Rivers of Babylon" was a much bigger hit and is one of the UK's top ten-selling singles of all time. I don't know if you were allowing Christmas songs but if you are, "Mary's Boy Child" should definitely be considered as well.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:42 am

Nah, their songs just weren't good enough.

pray for elves · Post by **pray for elves** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:46 pm

So the Cat Stevens choice is "Wild World"? I can respect that, but for my money "Father and Son" is a much better song and with more impact.

kitakule · Post by **kitakule** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:56 pm

AKKOLADE wrote:Nah, their songs just weren't good enough.

Belgium · Post by **Belgium** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:20 pm

AKKOLADE wrote:Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin Ballade de Melody Nelson

Gainsbarre better show up in this bracket in some form, or else...I'll be mildly annoyed.