Heh, has anyone tried playing some of these videos simultaneously? Honestly, the mix of Stairway, PA and Billie Jean is really good!

21. The Clash- London Calling (1979)



Total points: 436.95

Place in the 2005 poll: 36

Appears on: 13 ballots

Ranked by:

Vgrd (10)
Schleuse (11)
Michel (16)
Ozphoenix (33)
Neoptolemos (3
Nicolas (40)
Stammer (45)
Otisredding (6
Giuseppe (87)
BillAdama (100.5)
Andre (112)
Ajackson (170)
Lonesome Panda (193)

20. Pixies- Debaser (1989)



Total points: 445.99

Place in the 2005 poll: 9

Appears on: 10 ballots

Ranked by:

Rendle (2)
Stammer (6)
Mitchell Stirling (
Mo (9)
Henrik (2
Ozphoenix (85)
Fred (99)
Michel (117)
Honorio (140)
Midaso (14

Excellent stuff. I gave that a try Max, didn't work out too well..

Yeah, I just tried Max's Para-Stair BJ mash-up, and it didn't work out so well.

Do you have to time it perfectly with the third high-hat hit?

Hmm, I needed to turn Radiohead down a bit, it was much louder.

Hate to think what this says about my ear for music.

19. Bob Dylan- Tangled Up in Blue (1975)



Total points: 446.69

Place in the 2005 poll: 12

Appears on: 13 ballots

Ranked by:

Otisredding (3)
Rendle (16)
Fred (24)
Ozphoenix (24)
Ajackson (32)
Midaso (36)
Stammer (36)
Mark Propp (72)
BillAdama (100.5)
Neoptolemos (142)
Mo (157)
Sonofsamiam (172)
Nicolas (186)

I love that Ah-ah-ah-ah part in London Calling, brilliant.

That's likely gonna be one of the few Dylan songs where I'm among the lowest in the list. I am beginning to like "Tangled Up In Blue" more and more though.. last year it probably wouldn't even have made the top 300.

Yes! What a perfect way to end Valentine's day!

Fantastic songs, natch. I haven't looked through the 2005 poll in ages, interesting that a lot of these (TUIB, Debaser) did as well, or even better, last time round as well, considering I don't think there were *that* many who voted on both polls.

18. Otis Redding- (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay (196



Total points: 452.97

Place in the 2005 poll: 138

Appears on: 11 ballots

Ranked by:

Andre (1)
Nicolas (4)
Rocky Raccoon (12)
Honorio (1
Otisredding (26)
Ajackson (73)
Ozphoenix (7
Miguel (8
Giuseppe (124)
Mark Propp (16
Sonofsamiam (196)

Comments:

Honorio: Like Spanish hero Cid, Otis Redding won battles after his death. Steve Cropper completed this track that Otis left unfinished. A calm song that was composed in a rented houseboat at San Francisco Bay after the Monterey Festival, pointing that “nothing’s gonna change / everything still remains the same”. He had already conquered the throne of soul in Monterey, but this great song gives us an idea of the heights he could have reached.

What a great song "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay is! I've listened to it about 100 times since I compiled the list.

An El Cid reference in music! Now I've seen everything.

17. Billie Holiday- Strange Fruit (1939)



Total points: 473.17

Place in the 2005 poll: 308

Appears on: 9 ballots

Ranked by:

Schleuse (5)
Sonofsamiam (5)
Ozphoenix (7)
Giuseppe (10)
Rune (20)
Henrik (45)
Honorio (63)
Nicolas (65)
Otisredding (73)

I'd never heard "Strange Fruit" before. Chilling!

Well, if that isn't a surprise I don't know what is. 290 places.. whoa! Respect, Miss Holiday.

Yeah, fantastic to see a song like that come up. Go 1939!

I'm so happy a song from 1940 makes it to the top 20 !
And what a song !

Well done, everyone!

We've got to thank Scleuse and bracketology for having brought "Strange Fruit" to our ears and minds

16. David Bowie- “Heroes” (1977)



Total points: 506.63

Place in the 2005 poll: 3

Appears on: 13 ballots

Ranked by:

Ozphoenix (1)
Henrik (9)
Vgrd (17)
Mo (20)
Otisredding (32)
Honorio (33)
Midaso (39)
Michel (60)
Neoptolemos (75)
BillAdama (100.5)
Greg (11
Mitchell Stirling (121)
Eduard (136)

Comments:

Honorio: Sometimes fiction surpasses reality. Bowie peeped two lovers dating by the Berlin wall (legend says that it was Bowie’s producer Tony Visconti having an extramarital affair) and created a heroic lover’s tale with “guns shooting above our heads”. The atmospheric Eno’s dynamics, the awesome Fripp guitar work and the terrific Bowie vocal performance made the rest. Just for one day…

is there another Bowie song left ?
Something from Ziggy ?

Ziggy Stardust is still on the tracks, go my little Ziggy (and Common People, my 2 favourite remainers)

Great songs. And, yes, Stephan, El Cid. One of the legends about El Cid is that after his death the troops put his recently dead body on a horse and the enemies ran away in terror thinking that El Cid was still alive. Yes, it's creepy but it created the Spanish set phrase "won battles after his death". In that sense I've used it commenting the posthumous Otis Redding hit. Quite odd, now that I think of it...

I very much doubt it nicolas.

Yes Honorio, I know the story. I was just surprised to see it referenced in musical context.

15. Bruce Springsteen- Born to Run (1975)



Total points: 514.39

Place in the 2005 poll: 48

Appears on: 12 ballots

Ranked by:

Honorio (5)
Otisredding (12)
Nicolas (13)
Anthony (14)
Neoptolemos (1
Slush (34)
Rocky Raccoon (36)
Midaso (43)
Mo (69)
Giuseppe (83)
BillAdama (100.5)
Schwah (142)

Comments:

Honorio: The backstreet Romeo and Juliet stories of the previous two albums, the stories about girls that “comb their hair in rear-view mirrors” and boys that “try to look so hard” got here its culmination with Springsteen fighting hard to achieve his more focused and intense effort. Yes, intense is the word. It sounds more like a flood of music overflowing than a band playing.

Good score for the Boss
3 songs in the top 200

Another one of my favorites climbing since 2005, this list is getting better and better. And still my 3 top 10 songs haven't shown up. 1, 2 and 3 maybe?

14. Marvin Gaye- What’s Going On (1971)



Total points: 529.30

Place in the 2005 poll: 7

Appears on: 14 ballots

Ranked by:

Honorio (
Dumbangel (12)
Vgrd (16)
Georgie (20)
Midaso (24)
Otisredding (25)
Mark Propp (36)
Mo (46)
Henrik (57)
Rocky Raccoon (71)
Nicolas (89)
BillAdama (100.5)
Sonofsamiam (124)
Andre (14

Comments:

Honorio: Marvin going from the individual to the universal, from the hard experience of his brother Frankie fighting in Vietnam to all the “far too many” brothers dying (black, white and, yes, yellow too). And to all the people dying and suffering because of war. Then and now. Now still “we’ve got to find a way / to bring some understanding here today”.

That is one hilarious phonetic video you found for "Born To Run" there Moonbeam.

And a very depressing one for "What's Going On". Fitting though.

Yeah, quite the dichotomy!

13. Television- Marquee Moon (1977)



Total points: 542.32

Place in the 2005 poll: 13

Appears on: 14 ballots

Ranked by:

Slush (3)
Midaso (7)
Jonah (15)
Stammer (16)
Giuseppe (30)
Mitchell Stirling (36)
Otisredding (46)
Ozphoenix (55)
Vgrd (71)
Schwah (73)
Rendle (83)
Rune (83)
Fred (111)
Schleuse (140)

Now that's consistency. 2 times unlucky number 13.

"Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley hasn't shown yet

12. The Ronettes- Be My Baby (1963)



Total points: 548.12

Place in the 2005 poll: 10

Appears on: 13 ballots

Ranked by:

Dumbangel (5)
Andre (
Honorio (11)
Henrik (13)
Mark Propp (19)
Otisredding (19)
Rocky Raccoon (39)
Greg (66)
Sonofsamiam (80)
Georgie (82)
Mitchell Stirling (95)
Giuseppe (109)
Eduard (131)

Comments:

Honorio: An Ellie Greenwich lyrics about a promise of teenager love ’til eternity. A bright melody from Jeff Barry. A brilliant vocal performance from Ronnie Bennett and some delicious harmonies from the other Ronettes. A dramatic drum introduction from Hal Blaine. And the Wall of Sound due to the talents of Jack Nitzsche and, above all, Phil Spector. Cannot fail. These are the perfects ingredients for an immortal pop symphony.

Rocky Raccoon: A timeless classic, if all girl group music of the '60s was this great I'd be a bigger fan.

Hallelujah was between 200 and 300 if my memory is right nicolas

I hadn't thought of this one
A surprise I would say

Good observation nicolas, that must be the one I was missing! I kept coming to 1 song less than what was remaining.

Be my little babyyyyy!

Ah, Lonesomepanda is right, 213. That still leaves 1 mystery for me then.

Are you singing, or trying to romance nicolas on Valentines Day?

bien vu
i've got a list of 11
One Beatles song
Is "Satisfaction" still in the race ?

Romancing of course! But alas, I just realized he's married.

I went to a verly early restaurant dinner with my wife (and kids), came back, just to see this
I wish I had sung

No, Satisfaction is already out.

11. Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)



Total points: 605.48

Place in the 2005 poll: 43

Appears on: 16 ballots

Ranked by:

Rendle (3)
Stammer (3)
Ajackson (5)
Rocky Raccoon (5)
Mo (24)
Eduard (50)
Nicolas (52)
Ozphoenix (63)
Honorio (85)
Schleuse (96)
BillAdama (100.5)
Pop Elton (101)
Michel (116)
Lonesome Panda (144)
Vgrd (172)
Anthony (17

Comments:

Rocky Raccoon: This song is a tidal wave. For those of us lucky enough to be living in Seattle circa 1991 it was an amazing time. Cobain said it all without hardly saying anything. Favorite lyric, "Here we are now, entertain us."

Oh, darn. That's the one I forgot! Silly me.

Only one of the Bracketology Final Four is out yet (Billie Jean)...

ok what have we got here left ?

Creep, karma Police, Watreloo sunset, London Calling, Strawberry, Good Vibrations, Common People, Like a rolling stone
what else ?

And quite a few (three, I think) that went out during the sweet 16. Including one that lost to Billie Jean.

London Calling has been seen already !
and you forgot a day in the life !

Actually, London Calling is already out. #21

"London Calling" is gone.

And I haven't checked the older list, but I'm not at all sure "Creep" is going to come up...

Gimme Shelter and A Day In The Life.

I'm playing the songs on my windows mp, typed "smell like"
among the results, this beautiful and poetic song "what's that smells like fish ," by Blind Boy Fuller...
this one is not out yet

Oof--don't let's all pile on nicolas at once!

Oh, and There Is A Light That Never Goes Out!

of course "gimme shelter" and "a day..."

God Only Knows still out there too I think?

10. The Smiths- There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (1986)



Total points: 605.59

Place in the 2005 poll: 8

Appears on: 12 ballots

Ranked by:

Midaso (1)
Mo (3)
Honorio (7)
Ajackson (17)
Ozphoenix (20)
Michel (21)
Schleuse (33)
Greg (39)
Slush (43)
Mitchell Stirling (62)
Giuseppe (76)
Rendle (85)

Comments:

Honorio: Love according to Morrissey. Mozzer sings verses of desperate love (“And if a double-decker bus crashes into us / to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die / And if a ten ton truck kills the both of us / to die by your side, the pleasure and the privilege is mine” wrapped by The Smiths in state of grace, with dreamy orchestral arrangements courtesy of Johnny Marr.

I don't know about you guys, but I'm eagerly awaiting "We Built This City". I just know it's coming!!!

It's Top Ten time, boys!!!

Right Stephan
A little surprise
this is typically the song I never thought I would love before meeting you guys and your strange post-1975 tastes

Can I post my prediction of the top 9 Moonbeam?

Go for it, Stephan!

1) Like A Rolling Stone
2) A Day In The Life
3) Good Vibrations
4) Common People
5) Strawberry Fields Forever
6) God Only Knows
7) Waterloo Sunset
8) Gimme Shelter
9) Karma Police

2 Beach Boys, 2 Beatles, 1 Stones, 1 Dylan, 1 Pulp and...

I'm still waiting for "Let me play with yo' yo-yo" by Blind willie McTell
Strange it didn't come up earlier
I'm beginning to worry

Verrrry interesting!

I've got to go out for a little bit, and may not be here for the top spot. Put me down for a push between "Karma Police" and "Common People," with "Like a Rolling Stone" and "Waterloo Sunset" as dark horse contenders (and I'll be really embarrassed if I'm wrong about "Creep").

Err, make #9 Love Will Tear Us Apart.

9. The Beach Boys- Good Vibrations (1966)



Total points: 609.99

Place in the 2005 poll: 4

Appears on: 16 ballots

Ranked by:

Vgrd (5)
Neoptolemos (9)
Andre (16)
Otisredding (17)
Midaso (22)
Rocky Raccoon (24)
Giuseppe (2
Honorio (2
Mo (53)
Henrik (55)
Mitchell Stirling (65)
Pop Elton (95)
BillAdama (100.5)
Nicolas (136)
Miguel (141)
Lonesome Panda (199)

Comments:

Honorio: Brian Wilson made a titanic effort to obtain what many people consider the best song ever. Seven months of recordings in four different recording studios, creating small musical fragments later placed in a meticulous sound collage, complex but accessible, innovative but addictive, luminous, magical, exciting. But now we know that this creative effort left the unstable Brian exhausted and disturbed.

Because I just realized we're still missing that one, and Karma Police was only #20 in the 90s poll.. sooo I don't think we'll be seeing anymore Radiohead stuff.

Aw, I'm dead wrong already. Well, at least I had it included.

Yes Neo, Karma Police doesn't belong here.

and what about Take That's "Back for Good" ?

I blame nicolas for that one, he included it in his list which I copied.

Oops. Did I say "Karma Police"? I meant, of course, Cheap Trick's "Dream Police." (They live inside of my head)

OK, I'll say "Common People." I'll try to be back for the unveiling.

*Stephan

by the way : karma police is 281st

8. The Rolling Stones- Gimme Shelter (1969)



Total points: 626.56

Place in the 2005 poll: 18

Appears on: 16 ballots

Ranked by:

Ajackson (1)
Schwah (1)
Schleuse (10)
Rendle (17)
Michel (24)
Otisredding (33)
Anthony (40)
Mark Propp (47)
Greg (70)
Neoptolemos (71)
Rocky Raccoon (83)
BillAdama (100.5)
Ozphoenix (114)
Mo (115)
Midaso (117)
Stammer (117)

Such a fantastic song, it grows on me every time I hear it. I was close on that one.

So Joy Div is still in the race ?

What about a dark horse Stones song like Jumpin' Jack Flash?

Oh yes, baby.

I think I can say without spoiling anything that, when looking at my current 1980 songlist, it's safe to say it's still in the race.

Surprise for Joy Division...
I won't comment

7. The Kinks- Waterloo Sunset (1967)



Total points: 655.59

Place in the 2005 poll: 15

Appears on: 17 ballots

Ranked by:

Miguel (1)
Midaso (5)
Ozphoenix (13)
Stammer (13)
Eduard (19)
Mark Propp (30)
Georgie (40)
Mitchell Stirling (40)
Jonah (42)
Nicolas (56)
Schwah (57)
Honorio (82)
Mo (97)
John (123)
Slush (130)
Lonesome Panda (157)
Otisredding (17

so tonight I'm everybody's baby ?

Seems like I underestimated the power of Joy Division.

Quite surprised to see Waterloo Sunset that high, good surprise anyway !
No Aretha's Respect in the top 500 ?

Nah, she only got 1 entry in 2005 too. She didn't get any points from me either, I got Respect at the unrespectful #201.

6. Black Jesus- What That Thang Smell Like (2002)



Total points: 658.99

Place in the 2005 poll: unranked, but very rank

Appears on: 10 ballots

Ranked by:

Moonbeam (1)
Fanthony (1)
SomeRandomChick (3)
Badabing (5)
JadeNet (11)
Ronan Keating (15)
Moptoptolemos (17)
Slooshce (26)
Gunther (33)
Menrik (131)

Comments:

Moonbeam: The stuff of legend! Even better than Aqua’s “Barbie Girl”!

Fanthony: Oh my gosh, this song! I made my username “Fanthony” because I’m such an überfan of this brilliance!

JadeNet: The sincerity with which the guy sings “I’m tryin’ to kick it toniiiight” brings a tear to my eye every time!

Moptoptolemos: Have you seen the video? True visionaries! The way the cameraman’s shadow is visible rockin’ it in the background gives the whole thing a dark edge.

Waterloo Sunset. What a fantastic song.

Oh I forgot about that song...but how could I ever forget it?

Hahaha, that made me laugh. But seriously.. I need the next song.. must.. have..

excellent !
Was it my "what's that smells like fish" post that got you to post this or was it a complete hazard ?
i already saw that clip when u posted it , it's awesome !

Gotcha!

6. The Beatles- Strawberry Fields Forever (1967)



Total points: 707.34

Place in the 2005 poll: 6

Appears on: 14 ballots

Ranked by:

Honorio (2)
Rocky Raccoon (3)
Mark Propp (6)
Toni (9)
Mitchell Stirling (12)
Otisredding (1
Georgie (22)
Giuseppe (23)
Mo (23)
Miguel (65)
Pop Elton (87)
Rendle (87)
Nicolas (90)
Midaso (113)

Comments:

Honorio: Nostalgic vignettes of a misty Liverpool dreamed from the sunny Almeria. Lennon turned his childhood memories into a psychedelic trip where “nothing is real” and “living is easy with eyes closed”. Now we know that his infancy was not exactly happy, being abandoned by his parents and evolving hardly from the classroom strangest boy to the working class hero he would become.

Rocky Raccoon: I honestly can't quite put my finger on why I like this one so much, and maybe that's part of the reason I do, because of its subconscious effect; like a dream you fade in and out of.