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856. The Bats | "Boogey Man": 6/10
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Didn’t know whether to credit todays song to Milton Nascimento too, as the album is credited to both artists, but both the nominator and Spotify don’t, so I do neither.
857. Lô Borges – O trem azul
Year: 1972
Album: Clube da esquina
Biggest Fan: sonofsamiam (#180)
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857. Lô Borges – O trem azul
Year: 1972
Album: Clube da esquina
Biggest Fan: sonofsamiam (#180)
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The Bats – Boogey Man
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I noticed you didn't rate the selection. I didn't want to either . I don't know what to do about the Bats. They have one song that kicked me in the balls -- but when Barbara Manning performed it, not them ("Smoking Her Wings"). Maybe I need to listen to Daddy's Highway. Or maybe I need Barbara Manning to cover all of Daddy's Highway.
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Oh, it's a 6 for me. Added it to my original post.Live in Phoenix wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 2:53 pmI noticed you didn't rate the selection. I didn't want to either . I don't know what to do about the Bats. They have one song that kicked me in the balls -- but when Barbara Manning performed it, not them ("Smoking Her Wings"). Maybe I need to listen to Daddy's Highway. Or maybe I need Barbara Manning to cover all of Daddy's Highway.
Curious about the Barbara Manning cover. Perhaps I'll listen to it this coming Friday.
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857. Lô Borges | "O trem azul": 8/10
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Lô Borges - O trem azul: 6
I remember being underwhelmed by this album when it appeared in Moderately Acclaimed last year. I didn't particularly recall this song, but it fits the overall feel I remember: pleasant but rather forgettable.
I remember being underwhelmed by this album when it appeared in Moderately Acclaimed last year. I didn't particularly recall this song, but it fits the overall feel I remember: pleasant but rather forgettable.
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856. The Bats - Boogey Man: 7
I love Daddy's Highway (the album), and am anxious to get to it in Moderately Acclaimed (not my nomination). I think "Boogey Man" is a solid tune that represents The Bats' sound well - I just dislike the chorus and the whole "boogey man is gonna get you" thing going on.
Thanks!
I love Daddy's Highway (the album), and am anxious to get to it in Moderately Acclaimed (not my nomination). I think "Boogey Man" is a solid tune that represents The Bats' sound well - I just dislike the chorus and the whole "boogey man is gonna get you" thing going on.
Thanks!
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855. 10cc – The Things We Do for Love - 8
856. The Bats – Boogey Man - 8
I for one really enjoy this track, although they've done a lot better. I got into the Dunedin Sound after moving out of said city last year, and The Bats are definitely my favourite artist in that genre.
857. Lô Borges – O trem azul - 4
856. The Bats – Boogey Man - 8
I for one really enjoy this track, although they've done a lot better. I got into the Dunedin Sound after moving out of said city last year, and The Bats are definitely my favourite artist in that genre.
857. Lô Borges – O trem azul - 4
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No time like mid-Spring to unleash another Christmas song, although perhaps not one noticeable as one. It was written for the Swedish Christmas cartoon Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton. Though this is not the recording used in the film, but a later collaboration between the soundtrack composer and Arne Domnerus.
858. Arne Domnerus & Gunnar Svensson - Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton
Year: 1980
Album: Bröst-toner
Biggest Fan: Fred (#957)
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858. Arne Domnerus & Gunnar Svensson - Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton
Year: 1980
Album: Bröst-toner
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857. Lô Borges – O trem azul: 7.75
Great song - will have to chart it.
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Great song - will have to chart it.
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Arne Domnerus & Gunnar Svensson - Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton: 4
I don't hear anything special about this. Perhaps you had to grow up in Sweden and see the accompanying short every Christmas.
I don't hear anything special about this. Perhaps you had to grow up in Sweden and see the accompanying short every Christmas.
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858. Arne Domnerus & Gunnar Svensson | "Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton": 5/10
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857. Lô Borges – O trem azul: 7
858. Arne Domnerus & Gunnar Svensson - Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton: 5.5
858. Arne Domnerus & Gunnar Svensson - Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton: 5.5
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Are you trying to prove my point?
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859. Gang Gang Dance - Princes
Year: 2008
Album: Saint Dymphna
Biggest Fan: Depeche Mode (#189)
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Year: 2008
Album: Saint Dymphna
Biggest Fan: Depeche Mode (#189)
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856. The Bats – Boogey Man - 9
857. Lô Borges – O trem azul - 6
858. Arne Domnerus & Gunnar Svensson - Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton - 7
859. Gang Gang Dance - Princes - 4
857. Lô Borges – O trem azul - 6
858. Arne Domnerus & Gunnar Svensson - Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton - 7
859. Gang Gang Dance - Princes - 4
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858. Arne Domnerus & Gunnar Svensson - Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton: 5
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Gang Gang Dance - Princes: 7
Gang Gang Dance at their best create a unique fusion between ethereal and world music coupled to a modern dance sound. This song does it too, with some added hip-hop and at its best moments it ranks with the best of their work, but every now and then I feel this song just loses its stride. There is a lot happening for a four minute song. Maybe a little too much?
Gang Gang Dance at their best create a unique fusion between ethereal and world music coupled to a modern dance sound. This song does it too, with some added hip-hop and at its best moments it ranks with the best of their work, but every now and then I feel this song just loses its stride. There is a lot happening for a four minute song. Maybe a little too much?
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A rare Hymie that ranks on AM; this one you can find on #2721.
860. Roy Brown – Good Rocking Man
Year: 1947
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#362)
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860. Roy Brown – Good Rocking Man
Year: 1947
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#362)
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860. Roy Brown – Good Rocking Man - 7
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859. Gang Gang Dance - Princes: 7.5
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Afraid not. The one that ranks on AM is "Good Rockin' Tonight" This is "Good Rockin' Man."
You do have the right track on Spotify. It's from 1951.
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Roy Brown – Good Rocking Man: 7
Good proto-rock R&B. The only thing that holds it back a little are the backing vocalists, whose hearts don't seem to be in it.
Good proto-rock R&B. The only thing that holds it back a little are the backing vocalists, whose hearts don't seem to be in it.
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859. Gang Gang Dance - Princes: 8
860. Roy Brown – Good Rocking Man: 6
860. Roy Brown – Good Rocking Man: 6
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859. Gang Gang Dance | "Princes": 6/10
860. Roy Brown | "Good Rocking Man": 5/10
860. Roy Brown | "Good Rocking Man": 5/10
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861. Bright Eyes – Old Soul Song (for the New World Order)
Year: 2005
Album: I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
Biggest Fan: acroamor (#34)
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Year: 2005
Album: I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
Biggest Fan: acroamor (#34)
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858. Arne Domnerus & Gunnar Svensson - Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton - 5
859. Gang Gang Dance - Princes - 8
860. Roy Brown – Good Rocking Man - 6
861. Bright Eyes – Old Soul Song (for the New World Order) - 7
859. Gang Gang Dance - Princes - 8
860. Roy Brown – Good Rocking Man - 6
861. Bright Eyes – Old Soul Song (for the New World Order) - 7
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860. Roy Brown – Good Rocking Man: 6
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861. Bright Eyes – Old Soul Song (for the New World Order): 7.5
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861. Bright Eyes | "Old Soul Song (for the New World Order)": 7/10
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Bright Eyes – Old Soul Song (for the New World Order): 8
I remember initially not connecting to Bright Eyes. Now I can't even remember why.
I remember initially not connecting to Bright Eyes. Now I can't even remember why.
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856. The Bats – Boogey Man: 7.5
857. Lô Borges – O trem azu: 8.5
858. Arne Domnerus & Gunnar Svensson - Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton: 6.5
859. Gang Gang Dance - Princes: 7.5
860. Roy Brown – Good Rocking Man: 5
861. Bright Eyes – Old Soul Song (for the New World Order): 8
857. Lô Borges – O trem azu: 8.5
858. Arne Domnerus & Gunnar Svensson - Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton: 6.5
859. Gang Gang Dance - Princes: 7.5
860. Roy Brown – Good Rocking Man: 5
861. Bright Eyes – Old Soul Song (for the New World Order): 8
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Tony Christie - Avenues and Alleyways 6
10cc - The Things We Do for Love 2
The Bats - Boogey Man 8
Lô Borges - O trem azul 8
Arne Domnerus & Gunnar Svensson - Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton 4
Gang Gang Dance - Princes 8
Roy Brown - Good Rocking Man 7 That's one hell of a cold open, some say Brown was the first to capture on record what would become known as rock & roll
Bright Eyes - Old Soul Song (For the New World Order) At times, this is my most beloved of Conor's tunes; at present, it'll just have to settle for 2nd spot behind Lua, a score of 10 and a ranking of #191 on mymuted mooted AT ballot. The way the pedal steel and mariachi-like trumpet 'harmonise' after the second chorus gets me each time
I may well have mentioned it before in this thread but Living Next Door to Alice always struck me as Schlager and I've got a feeling Smokie were bigger in Germany than their native Britain.
10cc - The Things We Do for Love 2
The Bats - Boogey Man 8
Lô Borges - O trem azul 8
Arne Domnerus & Gunnar Svensson - Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton 4
Gang Gang Dance - Princes 8
Roy Brown - Good Rocking Man 7 That's one hell of a cold open, some say Brown was the first to capture on record what would become known as rock & roll
Bright Eyes - Old Soul Song (For the New World Order) At times, this is my most beloved of Conor's tunes; at present, it'll just have to settle for 2nd spot behind Lua, a score of 10 and a ranking of #191 on my
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I can't see any reason why you would ever mention it in this thread. I can't speak for Germany but that song was a #1 hit in The Netherlands and the parody Alice, Who the X Is Alice? by Dutch act Gompie was even bigger. It's one of those songs very strictly tied to childhood memories as it was ubiquitous when it came out in 1995 and I was eight at the time, but it has disappeared since. The song reminds me more of some British folk pop than schlager though.
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I thought I'd brought it up when erstwhile Biggest Fan regular BobPatience compared Bergwijn de Groot to Schlager but probably not. You've got the same frame of reference as me with this song though, I was 7 in 1995 when Who the F- is Alice (censorship theirs) hit big in the UK, so that's how I know it. The similarities I picked up between Alice and Schlager are the shared sentimentality, singalong hooks, twangyRob wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 9:56 pm I can't see any reason why you would ever mention it in this thread. I can't speak for Germany but that song was a #1 hit in The Netherlands and the parody Alice, Who the X Is Alice? by Dutch act Gompie was even bigger. It's one of those songs very strictly tied to childhood memories as it was ubiquitous when it came out in 1995 and I was eight at the time, but it has disappeared since. The song reminds me more of some British folk pop than schlager though.
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Perhaps a Nottingham band should pen a song titled "turnpikes and twichells."mileswide wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 9:30 pm Tony Christie - Avenues and Alleyways 6
I may well have mentioned it before in this thread but Living Next Door to Alice always struck me as Schlager and I've got a feeling Smokie were bigger in Germany than their native Britain.
10cc - The Things We Do for Love 2
The Bats - Boogey Man 8
Lô Borges - O trem azul 8
Arne Domnerus & Gunnar Svensson - Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton 4
Gang Gang Dance - Princes 8
Roy Brown - Good Rocking Man 7 That's one hell of a cold open, some say Brown was the first to capture on record what would become known as rock & roll
Bright Eyes - Old Soul Song (For the New World Order) At times, this is my most beloved of Conor's tunes; at present, it'll just have to settle for 2nd spot behind Lua, a score of 10 and a ranking of #191 on my muted AT ballot. The way the pedal steel and mariachi-like trumpet 'harmonise' after the second chorus gets me each time
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Finally! Back on the thread after probably a few hundred without. Bright Eyes - Old Soul Song (For the New World Order) is a definite 10 from me.
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"Gizza croggy dahn the jittehs n twitchells" Tony Christie'd surely be singing if he was born another 50 miles south
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Last week we had a song by The Bats here, now we have a cover of one of their songs. One that coincidentally was mentioned here last Sunday (see top of the page). Everybody is getting in on that Dunedin Sound revival that is taking place on this forum.
862. Barbara Manning – Smoking Her Wings
Year: 1991
Album: One Perfect Green Blanket
Biggest Fan: Live in Phoenix (#252)
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862. Barbara Manning – Smoking Her Wings
Year: 1991
Album: One Perfect Green Blanket
Biggest Fan: Live in Phoenix (#252)
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861. Bright Eyes – Old Soul Song (for the New World Order) - 7
862. Barbara Manning – Smoking Her Wings - 7
862. Barbara Manning – Smoking Her Wings - 7
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861. Bright Eyes – Old Soul Song (for the New World Order): 7.5
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862. Barbara Manning – Smoking Her Wings: 6