IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
You could include the song from that album but this is not an album [un]madness.
DRC Madness #42
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You could include the song from that album but this is not an album [un]madness.
Channel98
Don't yell or hit.
The original song was number one on the country chart for four weeks in October-November 1990. For many years, Garth sang the third verse in concerts. A live version was finally included on an album in 1998: "Just wait till I finish this glass. Then I'll go back to my friends at the bar and you can........."
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I know the history and have seen him in concert. I also have the double live CD (or more correctly my wife did). The original song and this song will both qualify for this madness.
Channel98
Don't yell or hit.
Oh boy, another song parody which nobody (especially IRBS) asked for!
"Blame it all on my horse
I loved him, of course
But I don't think that he had a name
He ran through the desert
And inspired a hit song
And earned a great deal of fame
Not everyone likes him
I understand that
And there's nothing that I can do
Except write this song
So all can sing along
And maybe it will be a hit too
Oh, I've got a horse with no name
Name or not, it's all the same
Until he dies or until he goes lame
I've got a horse.....with no name"
"Blame it all on my horse
I loved him, of course
But I don't think that he had a name
He ran through the desert
And inspired a hit song
And earned a great deal of fame
Not everyone likes him
I understand that
And there's nothing that I can do
Except write this song
So all can sing along
And maybe it will be a hit too
Oh, I've got a horse with no name
Name or not, it's all the same
Until he dies or until he goes lame
I've got a horse.....with no name"
I will add two more songs to my list then
Ani DiFranco "Wishin and Hopin"
Swing Out Sister "Somewhere In The World"
Thank you
HecticArt
Administrator
sadchild
Dude
If any song from any album that charted in the 90s counts, I could triple my list. But I won't do that. My list just has songs that hit a Billboard chart.
*****
Iris – Goo Goo Dolls (18, 29, 45, 47)
****
Macarena – Los Del Rio (14, 23, 37, 60)
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston (14, 16, 24, 26)
***
Smooth – Santana/Rob Thomas (12, 30, 50, 58)
**
Don't Speak – No Doubt (16, 28, 52, 63)
Candle In The Wind 1997 – Elton John (14, 17, 28, 42)
I'll Make Love To You – Boyz II Men (14, 22, 31, 33)
End Of The Road – Boyz II Men (13, 19, 28, 32)
*
One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey/Boyz II Men (16, 19, 26, 27)
The Boy Is Mine – Brandy/Monica (13, 18, 27, 27)
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
I'd recommend taking psychedelic drugs, and channeling the 90s.
Yeah, I will have to deal with the whole idea of including those songs. For one, I'll need to pare-down the list. But also, I'm thinking that obscure songs will just drop out anyway, because no one else will have them on their list. And this is more or less a popularity contest, right?
HecticArt
Administrator
That is a good part of my consideration for selecting songs. It makes me think that I should stick with my picks from the charts.
I mean, songs like Battleflag from The Lo-Fi Allstars aren't going to get any votes, but a lot of my favorite stuff from the decade weren't mainstream tunes.
Wolf
AI is here, time to obey our robot overlords!
Out of my 300+ songs from the '90s, there are certain tracks that stand out as favorites because of their rhythm, beats, lyrics, and overall quality. I'm hoping that identifying those qualities will help me narrow down my top songs soon.
I tried doing a search, but the results didn't give me much useful information. How do you guys rate the quality of your music collections? I've seen some of you post lists of 300+ songs and easily sort or filter them by decade, rating, or other categories. I know IRBS usually uses a ***** / **** / *** rating system.
I was also thinking about incorporating something like Billboard chart rankings to help organize songs. At the same time, I sometimes feel chart rankings can be a lot like college football rankings where a group of industry people, media members, or other voters influence the results. Because of that, some lower-quality songs might end up ranked higher, while other great songs don't get the recognition they deserve.
Hopefully you understand what I'm trying to say. I'm curious how you evaluate and rank your own music collections beyond just chart performance.
I tried doing a search, but the results didn't give me much useful information. How do you guys rate the quality of your music collections? I've seen some of you post lists of 300+ songs and easily sort or filter them by decade, rating, or other categories. I know IRBS usually uses a ***** / **** / *** rating system.
I was also thinking about incorporating something like Billboard chart rankings to help organize songs. At the same time, I sometimes feel chart rankings can be a lot like college football rankings where a group of industry people, media members, or other voters influence the results. Because of that, some lower-quality songs might end up ranked higher, while other great songs don't get the recognition they deserve.
Hopefully you understand what I'm trying to say. I'm curious how you evaluate and rank your own music collections beyond just chart performance.
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sadchild
Dude
It'll get my vote!
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
Some DRC members, like IRBS and sadchild, have always kept running lists and rankings for songs they like or have. It looks like Channel98 has that too.
I don't. I spent about 2 or 3 years putting together and presenting my favorites in Scotch Sampler. I put the list together chronologically, but also by artist. So if I was doing 1982, I'd look at a bunch of sources, such as playback.fm and playlistresearch.com. I also looked at Metacritic.com, which I had used for years to see reviews of new music. And finally, I have part of my music collection in a library of mp3s. So I'd use all that to find 1982 artists, such as R.E.M., and then I'd go to Wikipedia and get their discology. Sometimes I'd cover the artists for all their active years, but other times I'd focus on just one album or time period.
This all took a long time, which is why I'm using the list now to find all my 90s picks. But I don't have anything ranked, like those guys do. I'm actually not a fan of ranking. Trying to compare a hard rock song to a ballad or some jazz rock seems stupid. But for these games, I'm making my list, and then I'll have to do some sort of ranking.
Edit: I should mention that once I came up with the discography of say R.E.M., I'd go to YouTube and pull-up all the videos of songs I liked (or maybe liked). That's how I made the posts for Scotch Sampler. And often, I'd find some interesting live performance or studio recording.
Channel98
Don't yell or hit.
I've compiled more than a hundred lists of songs played on various radio stations and SiriusXM channels but I've never tried to make a list of my favorites. My all-time favorite song is Venus by Frankie Avalon and an uncredited female chorus. Produced and conducted by Pete DeAngelis, Venus is a fun, simple, uptempo pop song that was number one for five weeks in March-April 1959. Among my other mostest favoritest songs are Denise by Randy & The Rainbows, Down Under by Men At Work, Nowhere Man by the Beatles, Pretty Little Angel Eyes by Curtis Lee & The Halos, I'll Never Find Another You by the Seekers, I Am A Rock by Simon & Garfunkel, Paint It Black by the Rolling Stones, Jolene by Dolly Parton and How Do You Like Me Now?! by Toby Keith.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Partially true. As I have built my music library I have kept accurate (to me) rankings of songs either 3, 4, or 5 stars. Back in COVID when we were all going a bit batty, I took the challenge and posted my list of 5 star songs at the time. I took the time to order them. I counted them down here on DRC too. I have maintained that order over time adjusting occasionally. I am in the process of doing the same with my 4 star ones but it is a work in progress.
When I came up with the 70s list, the 5 star ones were easy. The 4 star ones I had to order as well as the 3 * ones. The same will be true of the 90s although with the 70s I started with a list of potential candidates. The 90s will be harder as a vast majority of the good 90s songs I like are 3 and 4 star songs.
"Venus" is wonderful all-time favorite song and the Seekers.
My all-time would be "Beginnings" Chicago
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
I'm currently in the process of going through the list - which is now ordered chronologically - and cutting the songs that either don't qualify (they were not singles and didn't make any of the charts) or were not the best candidates for that artist/album compared to other songs. I will still have to somehow order them after.
But I wanted to share that I'm getting a very nostalgic overload of YouTube videos from MTV's 120 Minutes (with Matt Pinfield), The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (probably 75% of my picks were on that show), Letterman, and Conan. Oh, and Dennis Miller and the Howard Stern show. And Later with Jools Holland.
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scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
I came across this interesting bit of info. One of my all-time favorite albums is from 1996 by a Swedish band called Salt.
I have 5 of their songs on my list, but they only released one single in the US, Bluster (#21 on Modern Rock chart). Plus, I found out the long-haired blonde lead singer, Nina Ramsby (laying on the couch) is now Nino Ramsby, a guy.
I have 5 of their songs on my list, but they only released one single in the US, Bluster (#21 on Modern Rock chart). Plus, I found out the long-haired blonde lead singer, Nina Ramsby (laying on the couch) is now Nino Ramsby, a guy.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
If you want to include them, go for it. I would not exclude them as the album was released in the 1990s.
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
Case in point: a 19-year-old Fiona Apple on Howard Stern in '97. Hard to believe that voice comes from her.