70's Cup musings.......

[sloopjohnc]

You really shouldn't be surprised if you lose. Putting it diplomatically, your tastes aren't exactly in line with the rest of BCB

I don't mind losing at all. Just taking part is half the fun. It's just that I've kept the guilty pleasures in check this time as they got me exactly nowhere in previous cups. So I am/was hoping for a slightly better result...

You should choose songs that rhyme with "ooga."

[GoogaMooga]

Ooga-chaka Ooga-Ooga
Ooga-chaka Ooga-Ooga
Ooga-chaka Ooga-Ooga
Ooga-chaka Ooga-Ooga
I can't stop this feeling
Deep inside of me
Girl, you just don't realize
What you do to me
When you hold me
In your arms so tight
You let me know
Everything's all right
I'm hooked on a feeling
I'm high on believing
That you're in love with me

[sloopjohnc]

:ugeek:

Ooga-chaka Ooga-Ooga
Ooga-chaka Ooga-Ooga
Ooga-chaka Ooga-Ooga
Ooga-chaka Ooga-Ooga
I can't stop this feeling
Deep inside of me
Girl, you just don't realize
What you do to me
When you hold me
In your arms so tight
You let me know
Everything's all right
I'm hooked on a feeling
I'm high on believing
That you're in love with me

One down. . .

[Polishgirl]

Fucking hell

[fange]

Uh oh. Seems to be a lot of soul searching going on.

[Diamond Dog]

I've been really impressed with the selections so far mostly. I think it's brewing up to be a really excellent Cup - there is such a massive choice, I think it's fair to say the first two rounds have only scratched the surface so far.

I also think we will see more 'mainstream' and 'hits' choices as the tournament progresses - I think a lot of people have chosen deliberately 'unusual' or less obvious stuff at the front of their lists, because they were 'intimidated' by some of the more aggressive portents of doom, proclaiming we were going to have lists made up of 'the golden era of rock' etc etc.... People probably didn't want to be seen playing safe and the choices will loosen up later. I hope so, anyway.

[Darkness_Fish]

I also think we will see more 'mainstream' and 'hits' as the tournament progresses - I think a lot of people have chosen deliberately 'unusual' or less obvious stuff at the front of their lists, because they were 'intimidated' by some of the more aggressive portents of doom

Huh, I thought I went big with my first choice of Ultravox!, and it got tonked. Then the annoying little indie number of my second pick starts smashing a behemoth. Rationale doesn't seem to work here.

[Diamond Dog]

I also think we will see more 'mainstream' and 'hits' as the tournament progresses - I think a lot of people have chosen deliberately 'unusual' or less obvious stuff at the front of their lists, because they were 'intimidated' by some of the more aggressive portents of doom

Huh, I thought I went big with my first choice of Ultravox!, and it got tonked. Then the annoying little indie number of my second pick starts smashing a behemoth. Rationale doesn't seem to work here.

The Ultravox was John Foxx era.... hardly "big" in terms of popularity or sales?

[The Modernist]

I've been really impressed with the selections so far mostly. I think it's brewing up to be a really excellent Cup - there is such a massive choice, I think it's fair to say the first two rounds have only scratched the surface so far.

I also think we will see more 'mainstream' and 'hits' choices as the tournament progresses - I think a lot of people have chosen deliberately 'unusual' or less obvious stuff at the front of their lists, because they were 'intimidated' by some of the more aggressive portents of doom, proclaiming we were going to have lists made up of 'the golden era of rock' etc etc.... People probably didn't want to be seen playing safe and the choices will loosen up later. I hope so, anyway.

As it happened I did slightly the opposite. I front-loaded my first couple of entries with better known artists because I was worried they might have appeared too often and got a backlash by the time my entries came up if I left them in the middle or end of my list. As it happened, someone else must have had the same idea as me as one of the artists did, indeed, appear twice in the first round!

I'm really enjoying it. There hasn't been much in the way of exciting new discoveries for me, but I can usually find something to like in the majority of ties and some of my favourite tunes ever ( Could Heaven Ever Be Like This?, Sweet Surrender, Dancing Girl, Stay, I am The Black Gold...) have already appeared so I can't complain too much!

[Diamond Dog]

So you're 'responsible' for Slade.... or Lou Reed.....

[The Modernist]

So you're 'responsible' for Slade.... or Lou Reed.....

You're not very observant Pete!...all will be revealed soon.

[Diamond Dog]

There were others?! Oh dear.... *must pay attention*.....

[sloopjohnc]

I've been really impressed with the selections so far mostly. I think it's brewing up to be a really excellent Cup - there is such a massive choice, I think it's fair to say the first two rounds have only scratched the surface so far.

I also think we will see more 'mainstream' and 'hits' choices as the tournament progresses - I think a lot of people have chosen deliberately 'unusual' or less obvious stuff at the front of their lists, because they were 'intimidated' by some of the more aggressive portents of doom, proclaiming we were going to have lists made up of 'the golden era of rock' etc etc.... People probably didn't want to be seen playing safe and the choices will loosen up later. I hope so, anyway.

I was just thinking of this last night. Some Carole King came on the radio last night and I thought, "I Feel the Earth Move" would have been a neat choice. Then I thought of a bunch of other stuff from the early '70s: Billy Preston, Dr. John, Marvin Gaye.

I'm going to add them to my giant '70s playlist I made to cull from, just because there are some great songs.

If I stayed away from songs, it's because they didn't properly represent the era more universally, even if they did for me.

I really wanted to include the early power pop hit, I Want To Be Your Boyfriend by the Rubinoos, but it was kinda out of place in the '70s. It would fit it nicely and is comparable to Sweet and the Raspberries, even later '70s like Nick Lowe, Bram Tchaikovsky, or the Knack, but decided it wouldn't push enough buttons. I'll just enjoy it myself.

[Polishgirl]

There will be blood.

[sloopjohnc]

There will be blood.

I have some addresses if you need them.

[Count Machuki]

I've been really impressed with the selections so far mostly. I think it's brewing up to be a really excellent Cup - there is such a massive choice, I think it's fair to say the first two rounds have only scratched the surface so far.

I also think we will see more 'mainstream' and 'hits' choices as the tournament progresses - I think a lot of people have chosen deliberately 'unusual' or less obvious stuff at the front of their lists, because they were 'intimidated' by some of the more aggressive portents of doom, proclaiming we were going to have lists made up of 'the golden era of rock' etc etc.... People probably didn't want to be seen playing safe and the choices will loosen up later. I hope so, anyway.

I was just thinking of this last night. Some Carole King came on the radio last night and I thought, "I Feel the Earth Move" would have been a neat choice. Then I thought of a bunch of other stuff from the early '70s: Billy Preston, Dr. John, Marvin Gaye.

I'm going to add them to my giant '70s playlist I made to cull from, just because there are some great songs.

If I stayed away from songs, it's because they didn't properly represent the era more universally, even if they did for me.

I really wanted to include the early power pop hit, I Want To Be Your Boyfriend by the Rubinoos, but it was kinda out of place in the '70s. It would fit it nicely and is comparable to Sweet and the Raspberries, even later '70s like Nick Lowe, Bram Tchaikovsky, or the Knack, but decided it wouldn't push enough buttons. I'll just enjoy it myself.

B

[the masked man]

There will be blood.

You seem to be confused. This is the 70s songs cup, not the 00s films cup....

[fange]

Man, I hate bye round. I wanna be in the action, beating some of the crud you lot have put in.

[Loki]

AHA! M*A*SH* group, take note.

[fange]

I'm sure they have, and have been counting their blessings the past few days.