UPDATE: PHASE THREE DRAWS
Beginning in April, Phase Three will be groups of three songs battling it out. There will be one tie tweeted each day rather than the current two. The following groups were created by RANDOMLIST, the online randomizer, not chosen by me. There are a couple of what we call groups of death here, namely Sweet Jane and Union City Blue, one of those is gonna have to leave the building! A few ties from Phase Two still to be decided but here is an up to date draw for Phase Three.
THURSDAY 1ST APRIL
169 votes
Ceremony – Joy Division – 45%
FRIDAY 2ND APRIL
212 votes
Are ‘Friends’ Electric – Tubeway Army – 60.4%
SATURDAY 3RD APRIL
149 votes
The Girl From Ipanema – Astrud Gilberto 49.7%
SUNDAY 4TH APRIL
161 votes
MONDAY 5TH APRIL
163 votes
Pretty In Pink – Psychedelic Furs – 49.1%
89 votes
Goodbye – The Sundays 51.7%
TUESDAY 6TH APRIL
216 votes
Towers Of London – XTC – 45.8%
WEDNESDAY 7TH APRIL
260 votes
Where’s Captain Kirk – Spizzenergi – 40%
THURSDAY 8TH APRIL
248 votes
FRIDAY 9TH APRIL
164 votes
I Love Rock And Roll – Joan Jett and The Blackhearts – 43.3%
SATURDAY 10TH APRIL
119 votes
Oliver’s Army – Elvis Costello and The Attractions – 82.4%
SUNDAY 11TH APRIL
153 votes
Cowboys And Angels – George Michael – 41.2%
MONDAY 12TH APRIL
The Bronze Medal – Idlewild
The Myth Of Trust – Billy Bragg
The Hand Of Fate – Sniff ‘n’ The Tears
TUESDAY 13TH APRIL
Teen Age Riot – Sonic Youth
Go Wild In The Country – Bow Wow Wow
Going Underground – The Jam
WEDNESDAY 14TH APRIL
Fake Plastic Trees – Radiohead
Red Guitar – David Sylvian
Run Like Hell – Peter & The Test Tube Babies
THURSDAY 15TH APRIL
Great Fire –XTC
Whole Lotta Rosie – AC/DC
Zion Gate – Culture
FRIDAY 16TH APRIL
Rocking In The Free World – Neil Young
Monkey Gone To Heaven- Pixies
Waterfall – Atlantic Ocean
SATURDAY 17TH APRIL
Sexuality – Billy Bragg
And A Bang On The Ear – The Waterboys
Night Porter – Japan
SUNDAY 18TH APRIL
American-English – Idlewild
Australians In Europe – The Fall
Something That I Said – The Ruts
MONDAY 19TH APRIL
Hey Hey My My (Out Of The Blue) – Neil Young
I Love A Man In Uniform – Gang Of Four
Best Friend – The Beat
TUESDAY 20TH APRIL
Only Love Can Break Your Heart – Saint Etienne
I’m In Love With A German Film Star – The Passions
Rhythm Of Cruelty – Magazine
WEDNESDAY 21ST APRIL
Quadrophonia – Quadrophonia
Senses Working Overtime – XTC
All By Myself – Eric Carmen
THURSDAY 22ND APRIL
Antmusic – Adam and the Ants
Twenty Four Hours – Joy Division
The Killing Moon – Echo and the Bunnymen
FRIDAY 23RD APRIL
The Happening – Diana Ross & The Supremes
Grace Cathedral Park – Red House Painters
Going Missing – Maximo Park
SATURDAY 24TH APRIL
Hard To Say I’m Sorry – Chicago
Ashes To Ashes – David Bowie
I Feel Love – Donna Summer
SUNDAY 25TH APRIL
Dignity – Deacon Blue
Leisure – XTC
Yours Is No Disgrace – Yes
MONDAY 26TH APRIL
The Shape I’m In – Johnny Restivo
This Is The Sea – The Waterboys
Decades – Joy Division
TUESDAY 27TH APRIL
Bloody Sunday – Stiff Little Fingers
Frittering – Mercury Rev
The Great Beyond – REM
WEDNESDAY 28TH APRIL
Doll Parts – Hole
Red River Rock – Johnny & The Hurricanes
Bend And Break – Keane
THURSDAY 29TH APRIL
I Want You – Elvis Costello
No More Sorry – My Bloody Valentine
I’ve Been Loving You (Too Long) – Otis Redding
FRIDAY 30TH APRIL
Climbing To The Moon (Jon Brion remix) – Eels
Beauty Of The Ride – Sebadoh
Because The Night – Patti Smith Group
SATURDAY 1ST MAY
Bodies – Sex Pistols
Tommy Gun – The Clash
Primitive Painters – Felt
SUNDAY 2ND MAY
You Bastard – Alternative TV
The Sound Of The Suburbs – The Members
Smash It Up – The Damned
MONDAY 3RD MAY
Revolution – The Beatles
I Don’t Belong – Fontaines DC
God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
TUESDAY 4TH MAY
This Is The Last Time – Keane
Debaser – Pixies
Jacket Hangs – Blue Aeroplanes
WEDNESDAY 5TH MAY
I Know It’s Over- The Smiths
If You’re Looking For A Way Out – Odyssey
Making Plans For Nigel – XTC
THURSDAY 6TH MAY
Lorelei – Cocteau Twins
India – Psychedelic Furs
They Don’t Know – Kirsty MacColl
FRIDAY 7TH MAY
Reel Around The Fountain – The Smiths
Bruise Pristine – Placebo
Skateaway – Dire Straits
SATURDAY 8TH MAY
Holidays In The Sun – Sex Pistols
Lullaby – Low
What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? – REM
SUNDAY 9TH MAY
Burn Baby Burn – Ash
Homeward Bound – Simon And Garfunkel
Allentown – Billy Joel
MONDAY 10TH MAY
This Charming Man – The Smiths
No More Heroes – The Stranglers
Wild West Hero – ELO
TUESDAY 11TH MAY
My Immortal – Evanescence
Johnny Yen – James
Cockney Translation – Smiley Culture
WEDNESDAY 12TH MAY
Heartland – The Sound
Message Understood – Sandie Shaw
Nostalgia – The Chameleons
THURSDAY 13TH MAY
Absolute – Scritti Politti
The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby and The Range
That’s Entertainment – The Jam
FRIDAY 14TH MAY
God Is A DJ – Faithless
The Lovecats – The Cure
Fall On Me – REM
SATURDAY 15TH MAY
Little By Little – Dusty Springfield
I Will Follow – U2
A To Fade In – Adorable
SUNDAY 16TH MAY No
Ever Fallen In Love – Buzzcocks
Hey Little Girl – Icehouse
A Long December – Counting Crows
MONDAY 17TH MAY
Sister Europe – Psychedelic Furs
Without You I’m Nothing – Placebo
Telegraph Road – Dire Straits
TUESDAY 18TH MAY
Loose Fit – Happy Mindays
A Little Love And Understanding – Gilbert Becaud
Different Seasons – Johnny Hates Jazz
WEDNESDAY 19TH MAY
Haitian Divorce – Steely Dan
Nightmares – A Flock Of Seagulls
Next Year – Foo Fighters
THURSDAY 20TH MAY
Free Falling – Tom Petty
Try – Pink
Nature’s Law – Embrace
FRIDAY 21ST MAY
Phatt Bass – Warp Brothers vs Aquagen
Crash And Burn – Savage Garden
Loving And Free – Kiki Dee
SATURDAY 22ND MAY
Smack My Bitch Up – Prodigy
Cath Carroll – Unrest
Theresa’s Soundworld – Sonic Youth
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So we’ve all been put in a box again, for a few weeks, maybe more, who knows.
We have to find ways, entertaining ways in at that to pass the time and keep ourselves and others upbeat and positive.
A few of my Twitter friends run music polls.
Richard Shaw does years, best albums from a certain year, usually run every week on a Friday. Iain Crawford does artists. Recently, Gary Numan, currently Bob Dylan and futuristically, Neil Young. Jimmy The Mower doesn’t do polls at all and is far too busy although what lies within his music vaults is probably a best kept secret!
Anyway, those aforementioned are fairly extensive and what I’m embarking on here is equally so.
This project is inspired by through the night radio guru and all round good guy Dotun Adebayo who does a virtual Jukebox, I think once a week, where there’s a set theme and callers are invited to add to a playlist.
So as my taste is reasonably eclectic and music should be all about sharing, right? I’ve scoured my collection to pick many, many favourite songs that incorporate pretty much most of the main music genres AND features artists from all around the world.
It’s taken me since just after 3am to compile the lists and then put all of the songs into RANDOMLIST, a kind of online tombola and I’ve ended up with twelve pools with ten groups in each pool and four songs in each group which is… well, one heck of a lot of songs. And there may be even more still.
As you’d imagine, each group will be diverse apropos genres and styles, some might even have two classic songs going head to head but remember what I said, it’s all about discovery and sharing.
So if you see something you don’t know, try it – have a good old listen. I’ll either have included the video in the Twitter thread anyway or I might do a post here relative to the group in question.
What I’m minded not to do is a splurge. Maybe this could be a slow burner with two groups each day, so as not to be a burden to others currently with projects afoot.
All that said, here are the dozen pools with the contained groups of songs so that you can see exactly what’s involved music-wise and just how tough some of them might be.
And all this will start fairly shortly on an internet somewhere near you.
THE REBELLIOUS JUKEBOX
SECOND ROUND
The second phase is where the real fun begins
All songs from hereon in in must battle it out throughout the year in head to head format.
Below is the up to date draw and just look at some of the mouth-watering ties ahead.
SONGS THROUGH SO FAR
Making Plans For Nigel – XTC – 92.3%
Debaser – Pixies – 72.7%
The Killing Moon – Echo and the Bunnymen – 70.6%
Run Like Hell – Peter & The Test Tube Babies – 54.5%
Pretty In Pink – Psychedelic Furs – 55.6%
Only Love Can Break Your Heart – Saint Etienne – 52.8%
Going Underground – The Jam by – 51%
Live To Tell – Madonna – 54.1%
Skateaway – Dire Straits – 54.4%
Senses Working Overtime – XTC. – 69.6%
Smash It Up – The Damned – 69.9%
Reel Around The Fountain – The Smiths in – 73.7%
Lorelei – Cocteau Twins 65.1%
All By Myself – Eric Carmen – 78.2%
Sweet Jane – Velvet Underground – 66.5
Jacket Hangs – Blue Aeroplanes 63.6%
Something That I Said – The Ruts – 80%
Twenty Four Hours – Joy Division – 87.1%
Ever Fallen In Love – Buzzcocks – 62.9% – 237 votes
Rhythm Of Cruelty – Magazine – 52.4%
Revolution – The Beatles – 63%
I Could Be Happy – Altered Images – 57.3%
Sexuality – Billy Bragg – 61.6%
Cath Carroll – Unrest – 69.6%
My World – Secret Affair. – 64.3%
The Sound Of The Suburbs – The Members – 68.9%
Asylums In Jerusalem – Scritti Politti – 54.4%
Monkey Gone To Heaven- Pixies – 82.2%
Primitive Painters – Felt – 84.5
God Only Knows – The Beach Boys – 65%
A Long December – Counting Crows – 53.7%
Teen Age Riot – Sonic Youth 61.7%
Antmusic – Adam and the Ants 70.4%
You Bastard – Alternative TV – 77.4%
Best Friend – The Beat – 69.3%
Hey Hey My My (Out Of The Blue) – Neil Young – 60%
Quadrophonia – Quadrophonia – 72.1%
They Don’t Know – Kirsty MacColl – 84.5%
If You’re Looking For A Way Out – Odyssey – 72.2%
Birthday – The Sugarcubes – 51.3%
American-English – Idlewild – 57.5%
I Don’t Belong – Fontaines DC – 58.2%
Crackling Rosie – Neil Diamond – 59.6%
Hey Little Girl – Icehouse – 50.2%
Waterfall – Atlantic Ocean – 51%
Fake Plastic Trees – Radiohead – 67.8%
And A Bang On The Ear – The Waterboys – 56%
Halcyon (And On) – Orbital – 67.8%
Smack My Bitch Up – Prodigy – 60%
Bodies – Sex Pistols – 50%
Releasse The Pressure – Leftfield – 50%
Australians In Europe – The Fall – 60.5%
Night Porter – Japan – 56.9%
Go Wild In The Country – Bow Wow Wow – 60.9%
I Know It’s Over- The Smiths – 78.9
India – Psychedelic Furs – 84.4%
Embarrasment – Madness – 56.5%
Tommy Gun – The Clash – 66.7%
I Want You – Elvis Costello -54.2%
I Feel Love – Donna Summer – 59.8%
My Own Summer (Shove It) – Deftones – 62%
Are ‘Friends’ Electric – Tubeway Army – 58%
Decades – Joy Division – 68.6%
Beauty Of The Ride – Sebadoh 50.7%
Union City Blue – Blondie – 63%
Climbing To The Moon (Jon Brion remix) – Eels – 73.9%
Red River Rock – Johnny & The Hurricanes 71.9%
Bloody Sunday – Stiff Little Fingers – 57.7%
Lay It Down – Magnapop – 60%
The Shape I’m In – Johnny Restivo – 52.4%
Great Fire –XTC – 58.6%
A Forest – The Cure – 79.2%
Harmony In My Head – Buzzcocks – 64.8%
The Hanging Garden – The Cure – 72.3%
Frittering – Mercury Rev – 83.6%
Well I Wonder –The Smiths – 61.7%
Whole Lotta Rosie – AC/DC – 62.9%
Hounds Of Love – Kate Bush – 60.3%
Holidays In The Sun – Sex Pistols – 63.4%
Grace Cathedral Park – Red House Painters – 52.1%
Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd – 52.4%
Pulling Mussels (From A Shell) – Squeeze – 58.2%
Fools Gold – Stone Roses – 68.6%
Towers Of London – XTC – 58.4%
This Is The Sea – The Waterboys – 54.5%
Where’s Captain Kirk – Spizzenergi – 50.3%
The Girl From Ipanema – Astrud Gilberto – 50.6%
Because The Night – Patti Smith Group – 50.9%
Ceremony – Joy Division – 88.4%
Lullaby – Low – 54.7%
God Is A DJ – Faithless – 52.2%
The Great Beyond – REM – 93%
I’ve Been Loving You (Too Long) – Otis Reddin g – 61.7%
The Happening – Diana Ross & The Supremes – 56.1%
Ashes To Ashes – David Bowie – 91.7%
Dignity – Deacon Blue – 53%
The Lovecats – The Cure – 59.7%
Bend And Break – Keane – 75.6%
FRIDAY 19TH MARCH
Is She Really Going Out With Him – Joe Jackson – 58.9%
Hard To Say I’m Sorry – Chicago – 60%
SATURDAY 20TH MARCH
Washer – Slint – 60.9%
No More Sorry – My Bloody Valentine – 92.2%
SUNDAY 21ST MARCH
Born Yesterday – Inspiral Carpets – 51.4%
Zion Gate – Culture – 65.7%
MONDAY 22ND MARCH
Yours Is No Disgrace – Yes – 57.4%
Going Missing – Maximo Park – 75.9%