this looks like its going to be pretty frothy for a Mike Leigh film - I'm excited
― da croupier, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
from wikipedia
A naming competition for the bridge was held through the website www.NameThatBridge.com, with eleven shortlisted suggestions put to a "popular vote", attracting less than 6000 votes. The winning name was announced on 29 September 2009. The Courier Mail newspaper held an online poll on the same day, asking the question "Is the Go Between Bridge a good name for Brisbane's newest river crossing?", to which 81% of the 3,400 voters answered "No"
― da croupier, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
Only a few thousand people saw the Go-Betweens, but all of them voted on NameThatBridge.com
― da croupier, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
oh goddamnit, a bridge-naming website was my big idea! i was going to make millions!
― tylerw, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 15:42 (twelve years ago) link
Well from a purely name POV 'Go-betweens Bridge' isn't that great of a name. But this is Brisbane and so I can assure you those 81% have voted no because they've read the article about "an australian 80's indie band" they've never heard of. After voting no each of those 81% then said "they shoulda named it the Acca Dacca bridge!"
― Spikey, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
Robert Forster brings the songs!
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 19 January 2019 05:58 (five years ago) link
Rob is the man.
― Never Turn Your Back On Virginia Woolf (Tom D.), Saturday, 19 January 2019 09:05 (five years ago) link
A plaint of Forster’s is your only man
― Spirit of the Voice of the Beehive (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 19 January 2019 10:09 (five years ago) link
Ask! <3
Bobby doesn't have 24 songs (#3 and #16 are doubled up) better than Part Company though
― verhexen, Saturday, 19 January 2019 18:52 (five years ago) link
"Clouds" is one of the prettiest songs ever. I love when they do/did it as a duo.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 19 January 2019 20:37 (five years ago) link
and a lovely lyric
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 21 January 2019 03:26 (five years ago) link
Nice to see that you ranked "I’m All Right" so highly, Alfred. I've always loved that one. "Clouds" as well.
― Jazzbo, Friday, 25 January 2019 17:48 (five years ago) link
knew I met the right person for me when early on I found out three of her favorite bands were the Blue Nile, Prefab Sprout, and the Go-Betweens.
― omar little, Friday, 25 January 2019 17:50 (five years ago) link
I'm interested in opinions. I've had a Go-Betweens poll in the artist poll queue for some time and feel I should poll solo/side-projects as well when the time comes. Firstly, can I assume there's likely to be sufficient interest in such material to sustain a separate side-poll?
There are actually slightly more commercially-available solo/side-project tracks (at least 200) than Go-Betweens tracks. More than enough to warrant it, in theory. I'm inclined to poll "everything else" separately, as I fear that the main attraction would crowd out solo material on a consolidated ballot.
Combining all the LPs for the album ballot seems less problematic, perhaps even ideal, if one is allowed to select up to, say, 10 albums.
Any thoughts appreciated...
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 5 May 2019 02:39 (five years ago) link
"everything else" side-poll and "whatever you like" albums poll seems entirely tidy and sensible.
― blokes you can't rust (sic), Sunday, 5 May 2019 03:36 (five years ago) link
Okay, cheers.
Now... seems like a good time to listen to Cleopatra Wong.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 5 May 2019 04:45 (five years ago) link