There are quite a few on the no-voters list that I came very close to voting for, but cut at the last minute (for instance, having Hildegard Knef, Lucia Pamela, the Shaggs AND Mrs Miller was just far too much). Particularly sad about Daniel Johnston and the Raincoats, as those weren't even the victim of vote-splitting. 'Magic's Wand' by Whodini was on my ballot for ages until I realised I was being a bit silly.
― emil.y, Monday, 6 December 2010 18:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Also, I don't think I actually noticed Love on the list, even though they had more than one song nominated - don't remember them even being on my first shortlist of around 300 songs, and they definitely would have been had I seen them.
― emil.y, Monday, 6 December 2010 18:41 (thirteen years ago) link
I nominated "Sweet Surrender" and it was the last song I cut. Wish I hadn't.
― sofatruck, Monday, 6 December 2010 19:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Herbert Howells - Take Him, Earth, for CherishingWould've totally voted for this if I'd noticed it on the ballot. And Slade. And The Primitives.
(I wasn't keen on the clustering of all the artists starting with 'The' on the ballot btw, my eyes just glazed over after a while)
― Jeff W, Monday, 6 December 2010 20:38 (thirteen years ago) link
didn't keep a copy of my ballot but i know that i ranked at least all of the elvis tracks at the top. i don't think there were any others in the ranked section. 'Baby let's play house' was definitely no.1, can't remember the order of the other 3.
Elvis Presley — Baby Let's Play HouseElvis Presley — All Shook UpElvis Presley — Can't Help Falling in LoveElvis Presley — Hound Dog
10cc — I'm Mandy Fly MeABBA — S.O.S.Al Green — Here I AmArab Strap — The Girls of SummerAretha Franklin — Say a Little PrayerBee Gees — Stayin' AliveBen E. King — Stand By MeBig Star — September GurlsBo Diddley — Who Do You LoveBob Dylan — Visions of JohannaBritney Spears — …Baby One More TimeBuddy Holly — Well…All RightCarpenters — Goodbye to LoveChic — Good TimesChris Bell — I Am the CosmosChuck Berry — Johnny B. GoodeCreedence Clearwater Revival — LodiDavid Bowie — Life on Mars?Desmond Dekker — IsraelitesDevo — Uncontrollable UrgeDolly Parton — JoleneDonna Summer — I Feel LoveDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra — Jack the BearEddie Cochran — Summertime BluesElvis Costello and The Attractions — Pump it UpFleetwood Mac — Go Your Own WayFrankie Lymon and The Teenagers — Why Do Fools Fall in LoveFred Astaire — Cheek to CheekGlen Campbell — Wichita LinemanGram Parsons and Emmylou Harris — Love HurtsHank Mizzell — Jungle RockJerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls of FireJerry Lee Lewis — Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' OnJohnny Cash — I Walk the LineJohnny Nash — I Can See Clearly NowJoni Mitchell — A Case of YouJoy Division — AtmosphereKate Bush — Wuthering HeightsLaurie Anderson — O SupermanLes Paul and Mary Ford — How High the MoonLittle Richard — LucilleLouis Armstrong — What a Wonderful WorldLove — You Set the SceneMarvin Gaye — I Heard it Through the GrapevineMaurice Williams and The Zodiacs — StayMisty in Roots — Intro/Mankind (Live at the Counter Eurovision)New Order — TemptationNick Drake — Northern SkyNick Drake — Which WillNirvana — Lounge ActOlivia Newton-John — XanaduOtis Redding — I've Been Loving You Too LongPatsy Cline — I Fall to PiecesPavement — Stop Breathin'Prince and The Revolution — When Doves CryPublic Enemy — Welcome to the TerrordomePulp — Common PeopleQueen — Bohemian RhapsodyR.E.M. — Find the RiverRobert Johnson — Terraplane BluesRoy Orbison — CryingSister Sledge — Lost in MusicSlint — Good Morning, CaptainSmokey Robinson and The Miracles — The Tracks of My TearsSonic Youth — Expressway to Yr SkullSteely Dan — Babylon SistersStevie Wonder — SuperstitionSuper Furry Animals — Ice Hockey HairTalk Talk — I Believe in YouTammy Wynette — Stand By Your ManThe Beach Boys — Surf's UpThe Beatles — Strawberry Fields ForeverThe Byrds — I'll Feel a Whole Lot BetterThe Carter Family — Wildwood FlowerThe Crystals — Da Doo Ron RonThe Everly Brothers — All I Have to Do Is DreamThe Flamingos — I Only Have Eyes for YouThe Glenn Miller Orchestra — Moonlight SerenadeThe Penguins — Earth AngelThe Platters — Smoke Gets in Your EyesThe Rolling Stones — Gimme ShelterThe Ronettes — Be My BabyThe Smiths — This Charming ManThe Specials — Ghost TownThe Stylistics — You Make Me Feel Brand NewThe Supremes — You Keep Me Hangin' OnThe Undertones — Teenage KicksThe Upsetters — Black PantaThe Wedding Present — KennedyToots and The Maytals — Pressure DropTricky — AftermathVan Morrison — Astral WeeksVan Morrison — Into the MysticWarren Zevon — Accidentally Like a MartyrWilson Pickett — In the Midnight HourWreckless Eric — Whole Wide World
thanks johnny fever and seandalai, it was a blast.
― xavi hoarder type (whatever), Monday, 6 December 2010 21:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Ah, found mine at last.
WEIGHTED:1. The Beach Boys — God Only Knows2. The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset3. Yes — Close to the Edge4. David Bowie — Heroes5. Carpenters — Goodbye to Love6. Blondie — Dreaming7. Chic — Good Times8. The Clash — Complete Control9. Flamin' Groovies — Shake Some Action10. Gary Numan / Tubeway Army — Are Friends Electric?11. Gram Parsons — $1000 Wedding12. The Beatles — Penny Lane13. Stevie Wonder — Living for the City14. Joni Mitchell — Both Sides Now15. Aretha Franklin — Say a Little Prayer16. The Jackson 5 — I Want You Back17. Kraftwerk — Autobahn18. Magazine — A Song From Under the Floorboards19. Sylvester — You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)20. Leonard Cohen — Hallelujah21. Lionel Richie — All Night Long22. Pink Floyd — Shine on You Crazy Diamond pt. I23. Billie Holiday — Strange Fruit24. Donna Summer — I Feel Love25. Eric B and Rakim — I Know Who Got Your Soul26. Michael Jackson — Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough27. Gladys Knight and The Pips — Midnight Train to Georgia28. Marvin Gaye — I Heard it Through the Grapevine29. Roxy Music — Street Life30. The Only Ones — Another Girl Another Planet31. Smokey Robinson and The Miracles — The Tracks of My Tears32. The Righteous Brothers — You've Lost That Loving Feeling33. The The — This Is the Day34. Patti Smith — Gloria35. Loose Ends — Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)
UNWEIGHTED:ABBA — The Winner Takes it AllAl Green — Let's Stay TogetherAlthea and Donna — Uptown Top RankingBlue Öyster Cult — Don't Fear the ReaperBoston — More Than a FeelingBronski Beat — Smalltown BoyBuzzcocks — Ever Fallen in LoveDiana Ross — Upside DownDionne Warwick — Walk on ByEarth, Wind and Fire — SeptemberEtta James — At LastFleetwood Mac — TuskFrankie Valli and The Four Seasons — The NightGo-Go's — Our Lips Are SealedHenry Mancini — Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's)Isaac Hayes — Theme from "Shaft"Japan — GhostsJimi Hendrix Experience — Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)Joe Jackson — It's Different for GirlsJohn Martyn — Solid AirKate Bush — CloudbustingLed Zeppelin — Stairway to HeavenLL Cool J — Rock the BellsLuther Vandross — Never Too MuchM — Pop MuzikMadonna — Like a PrayerNeneh Cherry — Buffalo StanceNew Order — Blue MondayNirvana — Smells Like Teen SpiritOrange Juice — Blue BoyOtis Redding — I've Been Loving You Too LongPatrice Rushen — Forget Me NotsPatsy Cline — CrazyPet Shop Boys — Being BoringPrince and The Revolution — KissPublic Enemy — Fight the PowerPublic Image Ltd. — Swan LakeRamones — Blitzkrieg BopRobert Wyatt — ShipbuildingRubén Blades and Willie Colón — Pedro NavajaS.O.S. Band — Just Be Good to MeSex Pistols — Holidays in the SunShuggie Otis — Strawberry Letter 23Simon and Garfunkel — Bridge Over Troubled WaterSister Sledge — Lost in MusicSoft Cell — Say Hello, Wave GoodbyeSparks — This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of UsStan Getz and Astrud Gilberto — Girl From IpanemaTelevision — Marquee MoonThe Archies — Sugar, SugarThe Breeders — CannonballThe Doobie Brothers — What a Fool BelievesThe Four Tops — Reach Out I'll Be ThereThe Monkees — I'm a BelieverThe Pop Group — She Is Beyond Good and EvilThe Rolling Stones — Gimme ShelterThe Ronettes — Be My BabyThe Saints — (I'm) StrandedThe Shangri-Las — Leader of the PackThe Smiths — There Is a Light That Never Goes OutThe Temptations — Papa Was a Rolling StoneTom Tom Club — Genius of LoveWire — Outdoor MinerWomack and Womack — TeardropsYaz(oo) — Only You
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 8 December 2010 12:21 (thirteen years ago) link
'Magic's Wand' by Whodini was on my ballot for ages until I realised I was being a bit silly.
If I'd known anyone else anywhere was seriously considering voting for it, I'd have organized an off-board voting block.
― Lightning Is For Babies (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, 8 December 2010 12:24 (thirteen years ago) link
#1) Otis Redding — I've Been Loving You Too Long Can — Future DaysKing Crimson — ExilesLionel Richie — All Night LongMotorpsycho — The Golden Core Motorpsycho — Mad SunNick Drake — Hazey Jane IIEric Serra — The Big Blue OvertureRay Charles — Georgia on My MindJim O'Rourke — Ghost Ship in a StormSmashing Pumpkins — 1979Nirvana — Lounge ActMadness — Our HouseKing Crimson — I Talk to the WindKraftwerk — Computer Love Kate Bush — CloudbustingGenesis — Firth of FifthEmerson, Lake and Palmer — The Endless Enigma 1Daryl Hall and John Oates — Method of Modern LoveBig Country — In a Big CountryMickey and Sylvia — Love Is StrangeNora Bayes and Jack Norworth — Shine On, Harvest MoonSouls of Mischief — 93 'Til InfinityThe Moody Blues — The Actor The Psychedelic Furs — Love My WayQ Lazzarus — Goodbye HorsesSimon and Garfunkel — AmericaRobert Wyatt — Sea SongChristopher Cross — SailingArthur Russell — A Little LostFrankie Valli and The Four Seasons — Can't Take My Eyes Off YouGrateful Dead — Friend of the DevilKansas — Dust in the WindNirvana — AneurysmOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark — Maid of OrleansSmokey Robinson and The Miracles — Tears of a ClownThe Monkees — Porpoise SongThe Smiths — This Charming ManXTC — Making Plans for NigelThe Beatles — Penny LaneNick Drake — Northern SkyNick Drake — Place to BeNick Drake — River ManOffspring — Self EsteemFleetwood Mac — RhiannonBrian Eno — St. Elmo's FireBelle and Sebastian — Dirty Dream Number TwoArcher Prewitt — Good ManArto Lindsay Trio — ImbueDonovan — Hurdy Gurdy ManElis Regina and Tom Jobim — Aguas de MarcoCyndi Lauper — Time After TimeThe Beach Boys — God Only KnowsThe Stone Roses — I Wanna Be AdoredYes — Close to the EdgeGrandmaster Flash and The Furious Five — The MessageEmerson, Lake and Palmer — TrilogyEmerson, Lake and Palmer — JerusalemAztec Camera — Somewhere in My HeartDaryl Hall and John Oates — Private EyesGeorge Michael — Careless WhisperGrateful Dead — Box of RainGuided By Voices — Tractor Rape ChainMarvin Gaye — What's Goin' OnPeter Gabriel — In Your EyesRobert Fripp and Brian Eno — Evening StarRobert Wyatt — The Age of Self Robert Wyatt — ShipbuildingThe Everly Brothers — Cathy's ClownToto — AfricaTommy James and The Shondelles — I Think We're Alone NowVan Der Graaf Generator — A Plague of Lighthouse KeepersVince Guaraldi Trio — Linus and LucyThe Stylistics — You Make Me Feel Brand NewJohn Lennon — Jealous GuyJoe Jackson — It's Different for GirlsBelle and Sebastian — The State I Am In#78) Michael Jackson — Billie Jean
#79) Beck — LoserBelle and Sebastian — Get Me Away From Here I'm DyingBob Marley and The Wailers — Buffalo SoldierBrian Eno — Third UncleBronski Beat — Smalltown BoyBuzzcocks — Ever Fallen in LoveCat Stevens — Wild WorldDon Henley — The Boys of SummerElvis Presley — Heartbreak HotelFaust — JenniferGenesis — Carpet CrawlersGrateful Dead — Uncle John's BandGuided By Voices — I Am a ScientistHeart — Magic Man Harry Nilsson — Everybody's Talkin'Musical Youth — Pass the DutchieNirvana — Negative CreepOasis — Champagne SupernovaPaul Simon — Me and Julio Down By the SchoolyardPink Floyd — Astronomy DomineAztec Camera — Oblivious#79) King Crimson — Starless
― ZOUNDS! (CaptainLorax), Wednesday, 8 December 2010 20:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Ernie K. Doe — Mother-in-LawMickey and Sylvia — Love Is StrangeDel Shannon — RunawayAndrea True Connection — More, More, MoreRay Parker, Jr. — GhostbustersFela Kuti — Sorrow, Tears and BloodPublic Enemy — Bring the NoiseRandy Newman — Louisiana 1927The Rolling Stones — Under My ThumbNew York Dolls — TrashThe KLF — Justified and AncientRob Base and DJ E-Z Rock — It Takes TwoBurning Spear — Marcus GarveyStevie Wonder — SuperstitionMarvin Gaye — I Heard it Through the GrapevineElmore James — It Hurts Me TooPatsy Cline — I Fall to PiecesPet Shop Boys — Can You Forgive HerPrince — Little Red CorvettePulp — Common PeopleIke and Tina Turner — River Deep, Mountain HighGeto Boys — Mind Playing Tricks on MeBuzzcocks — What Do I GetThe Spinners — I'll Be AroundMadonna — Into the Groove
Aaron Neville — HerculesAl Green — Here I AmAlthea and Donna — Uptown Top RankingBackstreet Boys — I Want it That WayBarrett Strong — Money (That's What I Want)Billie Holiday — Strange FruitBlondie — Hanging on the TelephoneBo Diddley — Who Do You LoveBuddy Holly — Peggy SueChuck Berry — Roll Over BeethovenDe La Soul — Eye KnowDusty Springfield — I Just Don't Know What to Do With MyselfElvis Presley — Suspicious MindsFleetwood Mac — DreamsFrank Sinatra — Night and DayFunkadelic — One Nation Under a GrooveGary U.S. Bonds — Quarter to ThreeGeorge Jones — He Stopped Loving Her TodayGeorge McCrae — Rock Your BabyGinuwine — PonyGrandmaster Flash and The Furious Five — The MessageHowlin' Wolf — Smokestack LightningIggy Pop — Lust for LifeJames Brown — Papa Don't Take No MessJoe Turner — Shake, Rattle and RollJoni Mitchell — Help MeJoy Division — TransmissionKate Bush — Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)KC and The Sunshine Band — Get Down TonightLittle Richard — LucilleLos Del Rio — MacarenaLouis Armstrong — StardustMichael Jackson — Don't Stop 'Til You Get EnoughMississippi John Hurt — Stack O'LeeMott the Hoople — All the Young DudesMuddy Waters — Hoochy Coochie ManNew Order — TemptationNew Radicals — You Get What You GiveNext — Too CloseOtis Redding — Sittin' on the Dock of the BayPere Ubu — Non-Alignment PactPhil Phillips — Sea of LoveProfessor Longhair — Mardi Gras in New OrleansRamones — Bonzo Goes to BitburgRay Charles — What'd I SayRobert Johnson — Come on in My KitchenRod Stewart — Maggie MaySam and Dave — Hold on, I'm Comin'Sam Cooke — CupidSister Sledge — Lost in MusicSly and The Family Stone — Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)Smashing Pumpkins — 1979Smokey Robinson and The Miracles — The Tracks of My TearsSonic Youth — Teen Age RiotSylvester — You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)The (English) Beat — Save it for LaterThe 13th Floor Elevators — You're Gonna Miss MeThe Big Bopper — Chantilly LaceThe Byrds — I'll Feel a Whole Lot BetterThe Cadillacs — SpeedoThe Chiffons — One Fine DayThe Chords — Sh-BoomThe Clash — Train in VainThe Crystals — And Then He Kissed MeThe Drifters — There Goes My BabyThe Easybeats — Friday on My MindThe Flamingos — I Only Have Eyes for YouThe Gap Band — Burn RubberThe Human League — Don't You Want MeThe Modern Lovers — RoadrunnerThe Psychedelic Furs — Love My WayThe Velvet Underground — Rock n' RollTommy James and The Shondelles — I Think We're Alone NowWarren G — RegulateWillie Nelson — Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
― gospodin simmel, Thursday, 9 December 2010 01:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Stuff I voted for and which made the top 125:
Althea and Donna — Uptown Top RankingBillie Holiday — Strange FruitDavid Bowie — HeroesDeee-lite — Groove Is in the HeartElis Regina and Tom Jobim — Aguas de MarcoGil Scott-Heron — The Revolution Will Not Be TelevisedGlen Campbell — Wichita LinemanKraftwerk — AutobahnNeil Young and Crazy Horse — Cortez the KillerNew Order — Ceremony (NOMINATED)Prince and The Revolution - When Doves CryRon Grainer and Delia Derbyshire — Theme from "Dr. Who"Roxy Music — Virginia Plain (NOMINATED)Sonic Youth — Teen Age RiotThe Specials — Ghost TownStan Getz and Astrud Gilberto — Girl From IpanemaStereolab — Jenny OndiolineTalking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)Television — Marquee Moon (NOMINATED)The Flamingos — I Only Have Eyes for YouThe Smiths — There Is a Light That Never Goes OutThe Smiths — This Charming Man
Stuff from the 125 that I would have found room for if I hadn't inexplicably overlooked them in nominations list:
Laurie Anderson - O SupermanM|A|R|R|S - Pump Up the VolumeNancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood - Some Velvet MorningScreamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You
Artists for whom I backed the 'wrong' song:
Nina Simone - SinnermanPulp - Common People
Some stuff that placed outside the top 125:
Afrika Bambaataa — Planet RockArt Ensemble of Chicago — Theme de yoyoAudio Two — Top Billin' (NOMINATED)Bela Bartok - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: III. Adagio (NOMINATED)Charles Trenet - La MerDionne Warwick — Walk on ByEdgard Varèse — Poème électroniqueEnnio Morricone — L'Estasi dell'Oro (The Ecstacy of Gold)Ennio Morricone — The Man With the Harmonica (Once Upon a Time in the West)Eric B and Rakim — Paid in FullFrance Gall — Laisse tomber les fillesFrancis Lai — Un homme et une femme (Theme)György Ligeti — AtmosphéresIannis Xenakis — La Legende d'EerIgor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring: pt. I (NOMINATED)Jacques Brel — Ces Gens-LàJohn Barry — Theme from "Midnight Cowboy"Karlheinz Stockhausen - Gesang der Junglinge (NOMINATED)Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme (NOMINATED)Olivier Messiaen - Quatuor pour la fin du temps (NOMINATED)Orange Juice - Blue BoyPierre Schaeffer - Etude aux chemins de fer (NOMINATED)The Associates - Party Fears Two (NOMINATED)The Magnetic Fields - 100,000 Fireflies (NOMINATED)The Pop Group — She Is Beyond Good and EvilThe Saints — Know Your Product (NOMINATED)The Shaggs — My Pal Foot FootThe Slits — So ToughThe Sugarcubes — Birthday (NOMINATED)The Walker Brothers — The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine AnymoreThe Yardbirds — Happening Ten Years Time AgoVera Lynn — We'll Meet Again (NOMINATED)Wu Tang Clan — Protect Ya NeckX-Ray Spex — Oh Bondage Up Yours!Yoko Ono — Why
Some stuff I was utterly alone in voting for:
Anton Webern - Six Pieces for Large Orchestra, Op.6: III. MassigGal Costa - Baby (NOMINATED)Incredible String Band - First Girl I Loved (NOMINATED)
― Nag! Nag! Nag!
Are you me?
― Moka, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 04:41 (ten years ago) link
Actually just checked itt and my ballot is very different but I still love this one.
― Moka, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 04:46 (ten years ago) link
This was a fun poll.