You, A Desert Island & Your iPod

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OK, since it's a slow season and we're even discussing beer, let's learn a little more about each other by getting into music. This is a variation on a famous old newspaper question (England in the late 1800s?) about what books you'd take to a desert island.

But this morning the SF Chronicle had a piece about iPods and downloadable music and then surveyed some famous musicians and asked them what was on their "most-played" list.

So for the purpose of this game you're marooned ona desert island with your iPod (or whatever MP3 player you'd like). But you can only have 10 songs. What are they? I'll have to think on mine before posting (movies I do keep a running list of), although I know for sure that "Hey Jude" is on it. In fact, since it's my game I'm going to put a rule on it that you can't have two by the same person.

Here's the URL to what the musicians said:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... 413N41.DTL

[Guest]

Re: You, A Desert Island & Your iPod

YOu don't want too many short songs and you gotta think artists first [IMO], so

Beatles - Norwegian Wood
Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
Who - Who Are You?
Iron Butterfly - Indagadadavida (sp?)
Eric Clapton - Layla (original)
Youngbloods - Let's Get Together
Darude - Sandstorm
Dirty Vega - Days Gone By
plus a really long classical piece (Beethoven?) to cleanse the palate

[Guest]

Re: You, A Desert Island & Your iPod

well, music is nice, but company might keep me sane...

so, while marooned, which t&f athlete, past or present would you prefer...

my choice...

a few hints...

she's a long jumper..

german...

and was married to an american at one time!!

[Guest]

Re: You, A Desert Island & Your iPod

My top ten songs......
"Jungleland".....Bruce Springsteen (hey, I'm from Jersey)
"Paradise By The Dashboard Lights".....Meatloaf
"Shoulda Been A Cowboy".....Toby Keith
"Stairway to Heaven".....Led Zep
"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant".....Billy Joel
"That Summer".....Garth Brooks
"Buffalo Soldier".....Bob Marley
"Johnny B. Goode".....Chuck Berry
"The Weight".....The Band
"Peace of Mind".....Boston

[MJD]

Re: You, A Desert Island & Your iPod

So for the purpose of
>this game you're marooned ona desert island with your iPod (or whatever

MP3
>player you'd like). But you can only have 10 songs.

The question is not possible to answer.

Stealers Wheel-Stuck in the Middle With You
Van Morrison-Wavelength
Bob Dylan-Hurricane
Cheap Trick-I Want You to Want Me
Pilate-Into Your Hideout
AB Logic- The Hitman
Waterboys-The Whole of the Moon
Stranglers-Skin Deep
AC Acoustics-Crush
Inxs-This Time
AC DC-Back In Black
Breeding Ground-Reunion
Our Lady Peace-Naveed
Altered Images-I Could be Happy
Jimmy Eat World-Lucky Denver Mint
Argent-Hold Your Head Up
Pete Yorn-For Nancy
Malcom Mclaren-Madam Butterfly
Steve Miller Band-The Joker
Steely Dan-Reeling In The Years
Smashing Pumpkins-1979
U2-Where the Streets Have No Name
Spinners-Rubberband Man
Bruce Springsteen-Candy's Room
Rolling Stones-Sympathy for the Devil
David Bowie-Heroes
Nada Surf-Hyperspace
Rod Stewart-Maggie May
Pretenders-2000 Miles
Prince-Let's Go Crazy
Cuba-Cross the Line
Pet Shop Boys-West End Girls
Hit List-Into the Fire
New Order-Your Silent Face
Rainer Maria-Thought I Was
Semisonic-Singing in my Sleep
Charlatans UK-The Only One I Know
GW McLennan-Then
Big Audio Dynamite-The Medicine Show
Belle and Sebastian-Sleep the Clock Around
Lo Fidelity All Stars-Battleflag
Kate Bush-Running Up That Hill
Yes-Yours is no Disgrace
Peter Gabriel-Solsbury Hill
Black Sabbath-Changes
Flash and the Pan-Hey St Peter
Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Yo La Tengo-Cherry Chapstick
World Party-Way Down Now
Sandbox-Curious
Elton John-Teacher I Need You
Talking Heads-once in a Lifetime
Touch and Go-Would You
Ike and Tina Turner-Proud Mary
Texas-Say What You Want
Freuer-Doot Doot
Underworld-Born Slippy
Radiohead-High and Dry
Bill Nelson-Wildest Dreams
Stevie Wonder-Superstition
Jesus and Mary Chain-Head on
Bad Finger-Come and Get It
Iggy Pop-Real Wild Child
Third Eye Blind-Graduate
Nick Lowe-Cruel To Be Kind
Moby-Go
Temptations-Just My Imagination
Moody Blues-Go Now
Supertramp-School
Thinkman-The Formula
Pulp-Disco 2000
Tom Robinson-The Real Thing
Sly and the Family Stone-I Want to take You Higher
Fat Boy Slim-Going Out of My head
REM-Radio Free Europe
Weeping Tile-South of Me
Simple Minds-Alive And Licking
Beach Boys-Help Me Rhonda
Style Council-Long hot Summer
Beatles-While My Guitar Gently Weeps
The Nails-88 lines About 44 Women
Topper Headon-Time Is Tight
The Clash-The Magnificent Seven
Joe Strummer-Yalla Yalla
Primitive Radio Gods-Standing Outside A broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand
Pluto-Paste
The The-This is the Day
Strawbs-Round and Round
Soft Cell-say hello, Wave Goodbye
Camper Van Beethoven-Take The Skinheads Bowling
Donovan-Atlantis
Doughboys-Shine
Doves-The Cedar Room
Bob Seger-Hollywood Nights
Echoboy-Kit and Holly
ELO-The Diary of Horace Wimp
ELP-I Believe in Father Christmas
Icicle Works-Whisper To A Scream
Siouxsie and the Banshees-Spellbound
Led Zeppelin-Going To California

I haven't even started thinking about it. I could
easily add that Death in Vegas track by tafnut too.

[Guest]

Re: You, A Desert Island & Your iPod

I don't know what ya'll are talking about. Just give me a George Strait cd.

[Guest]

Re: You, A Desert Island & Your iPod

Impossible to answer, of course, but fun nonethless... Here's the first 10 that come to mind:
John Coltrane: My Favorite Things
Miles Davis: Spanish Key
Hendrix: Machine Gun
Dick Dale: The Victor
Grateful Dead: Dark Star
Clash: London Calling
Bad Brains: Secret 77
Rage Against the Machine: I'm Housin
White Stripes: Seven Nation Army
Bach: any one of the Brandenburg Concertos

[Guest]

Re: You, A Desert Island & Your iPod

Here's mine (may choose more later as I've been drinking Champaigne at the beach all day, memory is a bit shaky)

The Clash London Calling
Led Zep Stairway to Heaven
Kate Bush Wuthering Hieghts
Joan Armatrading Love & Affection
Beatles Elanor Rigby
U2 Beautiful Day
The Jam Going Underground
Dave Matthews Crash
David Bowie Changes
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture

[tandfman]

Re: You, A Desert Island & Your iPod

Kuha1 and marknhj have some strange ideas of what constitutes a song. Neither the Brandenburg Concerti nor the 1812 Overture are songs, by any stretch of the imagination. (Hey, I didn't write the rules.)

Here's my list. It's just songs--no operatic arias, no pieces from oratorios, requiems, etc. I'm sure I'm forgetting one or more of my faves, but these came to mind pretty quickly. In no particular order:

Strauss - Belm Schlafengehen (from the Vier Letzte Lieder)
Elgar - Sabbath Morning at Sea (from Sea Pictures)
Elgar - Sea Slumber Song (from Sea Pictures)
Schubert - Ave Marie
Schubert - Morgengruss (from Die Schoene Mullerin)
Mahler - Um Mitternacht (from the Ruckertlieder)
Rachmaninoff - Sing not in My Presence, Dear Beauty (I can't do cyrillic so . . .)
Nielsen - Saa Bittert Van Mit Hjerte
Vaughn Williams - Rise Heart (Five Mystical Songs)
Berlioz - Villanelle (Nuits d'Ete)

[tafnut]

Re: You, A Desert Island & Your iPod

Gee, thanks a lot tandfman - now the rest of us look like redneck trash. I was feeling good about mine, classic rock, y'know, but now I'm feeling very inadequate.

[Guest]

My 10 and one allowable video

1. "Pancho and Lefty"- Townes Van Zandt

2. "F--- Hostile"- Pantera

3. "The End"- The Doors

4. "Tennessee Stud (acoustic) -Johnny Cash

5. "Stormy Monday"- Allman Brothers

6. "Call me the Breeze"- Lynyrd Skynyrd

7. "Our love is here to stay"- Frank Sinatra

8. "Wouldn't it be Loverly"- My fair Lady?

9. "Lungs"- Townes Van Zandt

10. "You win Again"- Hank Williams as sung by Townes Van Zandt.

One VHS I could take with me: Dr. Who- "Talons of Weng Chiang"

[Guest]

Re: My 10 and one allowable video

I'd Do It Again If I Could - Bernard Butler
Teardrop - Massive Attack
Cocaine Blues - Johnny Cash
Roads - Portishead
Dear Hearts - Murder City Devils
Double Clutchin' Finger F*ckin' - REO Speedealer
Demon Cleaner - Kyuss
So What - Ministry
Nefisa - Earthling
Morcheeba - Moog Island

[Per Andersen]

Re: My 10 and one allowable video

John Lee Hooker-One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.
Bad, Like Jesse James
Billie Holiday-Strange Fruit
Peggy Lee-Fever
Bobbie Gentry-Ode to Billie Joe
Janis Joplin- Me and Bobby McGee
Duke Ellington- Mood Indigo
Stan Getz- Desafinado
Miles Davis- Flamenco Scetches
Chuck Berry- Memphis Tennessee
The Who- My Generation
The Eagles- Hotel California
Bob Dylan- Romance in Durango
Johnny Cash- Orange Blossom Special
The Stones- Honkytonk Women
The Beatles- Strawberryfields
The Band- Up on Cripple Creek
Gordon Lightfoot- The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Big Bopper- Chantilly Lace
Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show- Sylvia's Mother
Beethoven- Synphony no.9
Jean Sibelius- Finlandia (also favorite Vodka)
Mozart- Piano Concerto No. 20 in D
Verdi- Aida
Finally John Coltrane- Anything by this man!

[Guest]

Re: My 10 and one allowable video

Rolling Stones - Midnight Rambler
" " Brown Sugar
Coasters - Yakety yak
Elvis - Jailhouse Rock
James Brown - Can't Stand Myself
Righteous br. - You've lost that lovin' feeling
E.Power Biggs - 'Jig' Fugue (Bach)
Chuck Berry - School Days
Los Machucambos - La Bamba
Jackie Wilson - I'll be Satisfied
video: von Karajan conducting "Ein Alpensinfonie"
(eclectic.. but whadya expect from a decathlete..)

[Guest]

Re: My 10

Well, since I started this thread, I guess I better post my picks. I found it more difficult than I imagined because there really aren't 10 songs I actually enjoy listening to. Anyway, here they are in descending order, best last:

10. Copa Cabana - Barry Manilow
9. Rubber Duckie - Sesame Street soundtrack
8. Tiptoe Thru the Tulips - Tiny Tim
7. Who Let the Dogs Out - Those Bahamian Guys
6. Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer - I forget
5. Karma Chameleon - Boy George
4. It's You Girl - Milli Vanilli
3. Ice, Ice, Baby - Vanilla Ice
2. Danke Schoen - Wayne Newton
and the best, of course, is
1. The Macarena!

Enjoy ;-)