Yeah, email it is.
Go to Pho Saigon on Poplar and have the bun thom thit nuong cha gio, so good.
― WmC, Friday, 3 May 2019 19:14 (five years ago) link
Thanks for the tip.
Submitted, wasn't sure if i'd go the email address right, let me know if it's come through.
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Friday, 3 May 2019 21:45 (five years ago) link
Haven't gotten it yet. The address at the top is googleproofed, the µ should be a u.
― WmC, Friday, 3 May 2019 21:54 (five years ago) link
Just got a ballot, all lowercase.
― WmC, Friday, 3 May 2019 21:58 (five years ago) link
Lowercase not a problem, just mentioned it as an identifier.
― WmC, Friday, 3 May 2019 21:59 (five years ago) link
Just noticed a problem, you have 2 different versions of a song on your ballot, sent you an email back about it.
― WmC, Friday, 3 May 2019 22:02 (five years ago) link
Props to Noel Gallagher for introducing me to him via his 'Rebellious Jukebox' piece in Melody Maker when i was about 17, i bought a 24 track early 90s 'best of' (The Bacharach and David Songbook)as a result.
and his cover of this is great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIZHzLd0Cak
― piscesx, Friday, 3 May 2019 22:18 (five years ago) link
I just listened to the Promises, Promises original cast recording and I may have to make a change on my ballot. (Not saying which song.)
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7BF367F005988986
― WmC, Saturday, 4 May 2019 12:46 (five years ago) link
Oooh, I only just realised on hearing the overture that I'm voting for one track myself. Wasn't aware of its origin!
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 4 May 2019 13:54 (five years ago) link
Listening to Samuel Jonathan Johnson's My Love today I was reminded of his very nice version of What the World Needs Now is Love, which is followed by the funky extended outro Sweet Love.
― screator, Sunday, 5 May 2019 04:47 (five years ago) link
I am up to six ballots in and I hope every Burt-lover out there will vote. Rollout won't happen until the week of the 13th, as paying work is being dragged out due to client health issues.
― WmC, Sunday, 5 May 2019 11:49 (five years ago) link
79 different songs have votes so far.
― WmC, Sunday, 5 May 2019 21:45 (five years ago) link
^ that's awesome.
i'm getting fatigued by hearing version after version so i've just decided to just cut my ballot at 25 and call it a day. will email my finished list shortly.
― budo jeru, Monday, 6 May 2019 04:55 (five years ago) link
okay, voted.
― budo jeru, Monday, 6 May 2019 05:25 (five years ago) link
That makes 8 ballots -- how many can we get?
https://www.theopennotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Your_Vote_Counts_Badge.jpg
― WmC, Monday, 6 May 2019 12:52 (five years ago) link
Tabulation trivia - one of the songs has four votes, all from different artists.
― WmC, Monday, 6 May 2019 16:55 (five years ago) link
So no extension? If not, what time is the deadline?
― How I Redd One of the Blecchs (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 6 May 2019 17:09 (five years ago) link
Can probably get a ballot in by Wednesday, maybe by tomorrow
― L'assie (Euler), Monday, 6 May 2019 17:11 (five years ago) link
I'll take ballots all through this week. Rollout won't happen until next week.
― WmC, Monday, 6 May 2019 17:13 (five years ago) link
9 ballots in. 6th and 7th place are one point apart, 6th and 9th are 20 points apart.
― WmC, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 13:32 (five years ago) link
I voted, really wanted to throw a vote for Dorothy Ashby's version of 'The Look of Love'. Hope someone else does.
― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 15:13 (five years ago) link
That's not which version you had in your ballot -- you want me to change it to Ashby?
― WmC, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 15:16 (five years ago) link
I may have misunderstood yr post
― WmC, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 15:17 (five years ago) link
No, the version I voted for is the correct one. Just regretted not being able to vote for Ashby.
― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 15:38 (five years ago) link
Gotcha.
Five songs have points from four different artists! Only one of those five songs is in the top 15!
― WmC, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 15:44 (five years ago) link
Gonna have to scramble. With a few exceptions, probably going to vote for mostly obvious stuff, especially early stuff on Scepter, especially if Paul Griffin is on it.
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 8 May 2019 11:47 (five years ago) link
Your daily reminder to vote! With a low turnout, everybody who votes can be sure their ballot will carry a lot of weight.
― WmC, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 15:46 (five years ago) link
Okay, thanks. Slowly compiling a ballot.
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 8 May 2019 15:53 (five years ago) link
Sent!
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 8 May 2019 23:42 (five years ago) link
rad
― budo jeru, Thursday, 9 May 2019 05:02 (five years ago) link
I count a dozen or so unballoted posters upthread who said they'd vote or vaguely indicated interest -- please give a few minutes to hammer out your ballot! NV, Morbs, rushomancy, Euler, Darin, et al...
― WmC, Thursday, 9 May 2019 12:59 (five years ago) link
I am putting one together right now!
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 9 May 2019 14:41 (five years ago) link
Promises, promises.
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 May 2019 15:15 (five years ago) link
Obviously the results thread has to be called One Less Poll to Answer.
― WmC, Thursday, 9 May 2019 15:15 (five years ago) link
dunno if ongoing life crash will permit
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 9 May 2019 15:45 (five years ago) link
voted
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 9 May 2019 16:46 (five years ago) link
Sorry, Morbs, hope things improve for you.
Highest-ranked song with all points from one version: {redacted} placeLowest-ranked song with points from more than one artist: 60th place
― WmC, Thursday, 9 May 2019 17:33 (five years ago) link
Make it easy on yourself, Doctor.
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 May 2019 18:02 (five years ago) link
One of the weirder bootlegs in my music collection is Zumpano on the radio on “Burt Bacharach” night in 1999 playing:
24 Hours From TulsaAnyone Who Had A HeartWhat The World Needs NowAlways Something There To Remind MeMy Little Red Book
It’s a fun listen if nothing else, and I can’t remember where I got it.
― fancy the Dirkishness of carrying Doré a round (fionnland), Thursday, 9 May 2019 19:21 (five years ago) link
OK, I have a better sense of my work schedule (I hope). The thing is, my work client has newly-discovered cancer and is putting 95% of her time and attention into dealing with that, so a big project that should have been finished on the 1st isn't getting finished until next week. My part should be mostly done by Monday, fingers crossed. So I'm calling a hard deadline on ballots: MONDAY, MAY 13th by end of day. I will work on tabulations and artwork Tuesday and roll out results starting Wednesday.
Sorry this is dragging out past a month, I hate it when these polls do that. But you have plenty of time to vote!
― WmC, Friday, 10 May 2019 11:57 (five years ago) link
I have a job application and a ballot scheduled to do tomorrow/Sunday, hangover permitting. Might well just vote for the songs rather than versions tho
― call me cismale (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 May 2019 11:59 (five years ago) link
Haven't found the time to put together a ballot unfortunately, but here's a new interview with BB:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/may/10/burt-bacharach-trump-is-dangerous-my-songs-are-a-form-of-resistance?fbclid=IwAR3_2HB0-eNWHKODPiBio6ib_yJYcgOI0SP2_1uXymcs7ggrCQz_EPIP5gA
― Ward Fowler, Friday, 10 May 2019 15:23 (five years ago) link
Last 3 days to vote! Do it if you're gonna do it!
― WmC, Saturday, 11 May 2019 13:58 (five years ago) link
already voted, but still listening and finding new stuff to be interested in
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 11 May 2019 21:40 (five years ago) link
91 years old today! (or whenever Sunday arrives in the western hemisphere anyway)Nice Guardian article btw.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 11 May 2019 22:10 (five years ago) link
Interesting article!
I am pretty sure I could stay cool and collected in the presence of any individual but Dionne Warwick would be the exception. "Anyone Who Had A Heart" is just the greatest song
― twink infinitives (flamboyant goon tie included), Sunday, 12 May 2019 00:33 (five years ago) link
Happy Burtday! Vote if you haven't already!
― WmC, Sunday, 12 May 2019 11:52 (five years ago) link
Up to 103 different songs, represented by 110 artists, receiving votes.
― WmC, Monday, 13 May 2019 00:02 (five years ago) link
Drafting Ballot Now.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 13 May 2019 03:59 (five years ago) link
Needs To Be Said: The Rhino Box Is ALL-TIME.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 13 May 2019 04:37 (five years ago) link