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The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
Jacques Brel - Ne Me Quitte Pas
The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down
Pulp - Common People
Tom Waits - Ruby's Arms
The Who - Pinball Wizard
Buzzcocks - What Do I Get?
Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Warren Zevon - Desperados Under the Eaves
Elvis Costello - Indoor Fireworks
Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
The Smiths - Half a Person
Aretha Franklin - I Say a Little Prayer
The Modern Lovers - Road Runner
Grant Lee Buffalo - Jupiter and Teardrop
b.....
sinnerman - nina simone
fools gold - stone roses
neon lights - kraftwerk
a day in the life - beatles
girlfriend in a come - smiths
be my baby - ronettes
moanin' - charlie mingus
runaround sue - dion & the belmonts
higher - sly & the family stone
stephanie says - the velvet underground
the pines - leadbelly
run the voodoo down - cassandra wilson
loaded (the Single version with the singing on it) - primal scream
the monks - complication
i see a darkness - bonnie prince billy
round 2 match 14 - Dr Jimmy out
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round 2 match 14 - Dr Jimmy out
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What mean expendable?
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Both lists have gone for a number of classic artists. With both lists though I get the impression that for some artists they have gone for the obvious classic whereas for others it appears as though they have put a pin in a discography.
It's the most difficult choice of the night. It comes down to pure gut feel.
B
It's the most difficult choice of the night. It comes down to pure gut feel.
B
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Re: round 2 match 14
Just dug out a Jacques Brel album from the bottom of my cd pile almost causing the shelf to collapse (yet another household job to do 
) and of course the song in question is not on there. OK, excluding what I don't know or don't care for. This is what I rate on each list:
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
Pulp - Common People
Buzzcocks - What Do I Get?
Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
Aretha Franklin - I Say a Little Prayer
The Modern Lovers - Road Runner
b.....
sinnerman - nina simone
fools gold - stone roses
be my baby - ronettes
moanin' - charlie mingus
higher - sly & the family stone
stephanie says - the velvet underground
loaded (the Single version with the singing on it) - primal scream
Dunno if that's helped much, but ultimately I think A has more exciting records (although conversely more conservative choices). Perhaps If B had gone for the Weatherall mix of Loaded it may have swung things their way.
Edit; Hardest one yet..I've changed my mind. B is warmer and more soulful. Final decision
B
) and of course the song in question is not on there. OK, excluding what I don't know or don't care for. This is what I rate on each list:
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
Pulp - Common People
Buzzcocks - What Do I Get?
Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
Aretha Franklin - I Say a Little Prayer
The Modern Lovers - Road Runner
b.....
sinnerman - nina simone
fools gold - stone roses
be my baby - ronettes
moanin' - charlie mingus
higher - sly & the family stone
stephanie says - the velvet underground
loaded (the Single version with the singing on it) - primal scream
Dunno if that's helped much, but ultimately I think A has more exciting records (although conversely more conservative choices). Perhaps If B had gone for the Weatherall mix of Loaded it may have swung things their way.
Edit; Hardest one yet..I've changed my mind. B is warmer and more soulful. Final decision
B
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Re: round 2 match 14
B
Nothing wrong with A at all but B is also faultless and feels more personal.
Nothing wrong with A at all but B is also faultless and feels more personal.
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Not too much distance between these two, so I think I'll judge it on the Smiths' choices. Well, "Girlfriend In A Coma" is one of their more humdrum efforts, while the teasingly sly "Half A Person" shows that the band often hid their best stuff on b-sides.
So, A it is once more. Also, there's plenty of quality elsewhere in that list.
So, A it is once more. Also, there's plenty of quality elsewhere in that list.
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This is one of those ties where one song just grabs you more than anything else and sways the vote alone. Reading down those lists, I came to Don't Let Me Down and I remembered what a phenomenal song it was. It feels a bit wrong to reward a Beatles song so heavily, a bit like giving Brazil a 1-0 headstart, but what can I say? The heart doesn't lie.
A
(by the way, though, if we're keeping with the Brazil analogy, B is a fab Argentina)
A
(by the way, though, if we're keeping with the Brazil analogy, B is a fab Argentina)
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