Posted October 13, 2024Oct 13 In lieu of the previous SyncTube sessions' weekly polls cutting each week's songs down to a list of 10 options to vote for because no one volunteered to do the work to make such curated lists, for our Hot 100 #1s marathon I'm just going to post one of these threads each week allowing people to vote for whichever songs they want from the full list x If you don't know what the above sentence is referring to don't worry, this thread is open to participation from anyone (although we're always open to new participants at our weekly listening sessions x), just post in the thread with up to 5 favourites and, if you want, up to 3 least favourites from the below song list. The song with the most favourite nods will get a play at the start of next week's session (and the song with the most least favourite nods will just have a permanent place on a wall of shame for funziez). It was another close race for the winner of the last poll but 7 was the magic number again as Simon & Garfunkel's 'The Sounds Of Silence' squeaked the win with 7 votes (out of a new record of 13), just behind in joint 2nd place with 6 votes each were The Animals' 'The House Of The Rising Sun' and The Rolling Stones' 'Paint It, Black'. Over on the worst poll there's also a new record as unsurprisingly the dodgy propaganda of 'The Ballad Of The Green Berets' by SSgt Barry Sadler walked over the field with 9 votes out of 11. Herman's Hermits were the distant runner up with 4 votes for 'Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter' and third place was a tie on 3 votes each for Tommy James And The Shondells' 'Hanky Panky' and Bobby Vinton's 'Mr. Lonely'. Wall of Fame Week 1 (Aug 1958-Apr 1962): Percy Faith - Theme From "A Summer Place" [7/9] Week 2 (May 1962-Aug 1964): The Tornados - Telstar [7/9] Week 3 (Aug 1964-Feb 1967): Simon & Garfunkel - The Sounds Of Silence [7/13] Wall of Shame Week 1 (Aug 1958-Apr 1962): Larry Verne - Mr. Custer [8/9] Week 2 (May 1962-Aug 1964): Steve Lawrence - Go Away Little Girl [5/8] Week 3 (Aug 1964-Feb 1967): SSgt Barry Sadler - The Ballad Of The Green Berets [9/11] This week's selection covers the 178th through 229th #1s, from mid February 1967 (The Buckinghams' 'Kind Of A Drag') to mid February 1970 (Shocking Blue's 'Venus'). Note that double A-Side #1s will have both songs listed separately in these polls, so there are actually 53 songs here (counting 'Come Together' and 'Something' separately). This thread should be open for a week as we'll hopefully be back to regular service with the next session on Sunday 20th. The 5th Dimension - Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) The 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up The Archies - Sugar, Sugar Aretha Franklin - Respect The Association - Windy B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head The Beatles - All You Need Is Love The Beatles - Come Together The Beatles - Hello, Goodbye The Beatles - Hey Jude The Beatles - Penny Lane The Beatles - Something The Beatles and Billy Preston - Get Back Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billie Joe Bobby Goldsboro - Honey The Box Tops - The Letter The Buckinghams - Kind Of A Drag Diana Ross & The Supremes - Love Child Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together The Doors - Hello, I Love You The Doors - Light My Fire Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds Henry Mancini - Love Theme From "Romeo & Juliet" Herb Alpert - This Guy's In Love With You Hugh Masekela - Grazing In The Grass The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley P.T.A. John Fred And His Playboy Band - Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine Lulu - To Sir With Love Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine The Monkees - Daydream Believer Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra - Somethin' Stupid Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue Peter, Paul And Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane The Rascals - People Got To Be Free The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday Shocking Blue - Venus Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense And Peppermints The Supremes - Love Is Here And Now You're Gone The Supremes - The Happening The Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You Tommy James And The Shondells - Crimson And Clover Tommy Roe - Dizzy The Turtles - Happy Together The Young Rascals - Groovin' Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
October 13, 2024Oct 13 Author Full results from week 3: Best: The Sounds Of Silence x7 The House Of The Rising Sun x6 Paint It, Black x6 Good Vibrations x5 Yesterday x4 Eve Of Destruction x3 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' x3 Help! x2 Oh, Pretty Woman x2 Reach Out I'll Be There x2 These Boots Are Made For Walkin' x2 Ticket To Ride x2 You Can't Hurry Love x2 Downtown Hang On Sloopy I Feel Fine I'm A Believer Last Train To Clarksville Leader Of The Pack Mr. Tambourine Man My Girl Stop! In The Name Of Love Summer In The City Sunshine Superman We Can Work It Out Where Did Our Love Go You Keep Me Hangin' On Worst: The Ballad Of The Green Berets x9 Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter x4 Hanky Panky x3 Mr. Lonely x3 Ringo x2 I'm Henry VIII, I Am Poor Side Of Town ~ My votes for this week: Best: The Beatles - Hey Jude Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense And Peppermints Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) Hard to whittle down once again, Strawberry Alarm Clock was a fantastic discovery for me so thought I needed to give it a nod x Worst: Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley P.T.A. Honestly I don't remember anything sounding particularly bad but iirc this was the one that was the least my thing. (Oop I really should have got this thread up while the songs were fresh in my memory, hope other people can remember ok enough x)
October 13, 2024Oct 13 From until 'Venus' about 27 minutes in if anyone wants a recap (and I won't be here next week so I'll jump a bit ahead too) Best: The Doors - Light My Fire Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine Shocking Blue - Venus Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds Aretha Franklin - Respect Worst: The Rascals - People Got To Be Free Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up Wall of Shame Week 3 (Aug 1964-Feb 1967): SSgt Barry Sadler - The Ballad Of The Green Berets [9/11]
October 13, 2024Oct 13 The Beatles - Penny Lane The Monkees - Daydream Believer Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine Worst: The Association - Windy Tommy James And The Shondells - Crimson And Clover The Rascals - People Got To Be Free
October 13, 2024Oct 13 Best: Hey Jude Sugar, Sugar Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Happy Together Love Theme From "Romeo & Juliet" Edited October 13, 2024Oct 13 by CowTzy
October 13, 2024Oct 13 The Beatles - Something The Doors - Light My Fire Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds The Monkees - Daydream Believer Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Sugar and Sugar, Happy Together and a fair few more just missing out, limiting it to one for the Beatles. I can't quite remember a lot of the new songs to me oops, so I'll leave Worst as none stood out as particularly awful songs.
October 13, 2024Oct 13 Top 5 this week: The Beatles - Something Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billie Joe The Doors - Light My Fire The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
October 13, 2024Oct 13 Best The Beatles - Hey Jude The Doors - Light My Fire Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Would also vote for 'Everyday People', but it won't win and I couldn't decide which of the above to exclude. Worst again nothing really stood out, but because I can't really get past the title, I'll say: John Fred And His Playboy Band - Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)
October 14, 2024Oct 14 Best: Aretha Franklin - Respect The Beatles - Something The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay The Turtles - Happy Together Worst: The Archies - Sugar, Sugar (potentially controversial but I'm not a fan)
October 15, 2024Oct 15 Best: The Beatles - Something The Box Tops - The Letter The Doors - Light My Fire Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday Worst: Lulu - To Sir With Love The Young Radcals - Groovin’ The Buckingham - Kind Of A Drag
October 20, 2024Oct 20 Looks like there's a tie at the top, so to save us a potential 8 minute replay with so many bonuses to come later, I'll swap my vote for 'Light My Fire' to 'Everyday People'
October 20, 2024Oct 20 Best Aretha Franklin - Respect The Beatles - Something The Doors - Light My Fire The Monkees - Daydream Believer Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson Worst Nothing
October 20, 2024Oct 20 OK now we have a 3-way tie :lol: Happy to reinstate my original vote for 'Light My Fire' to give it the win, we can always have the shortened version...
October 20, 2024Oct 20 Author I'm going to leave a longer post in the main thread explaining shortly but unfortunately not going to be able to do today either, sorry :( I know it's rather last minute but is there anything anyone else wants to do with this timeslot in the room? x (Or I could still do a session today but just starting a bit later and prepping on the fly which will mean no bonus tracks unforch, I guess we could double up next time?)
October 20, 2024Oct 20 I don't mind leaving this till next week. I'm in the middle of Storm Ashley and might lose power at any time. It does seem to have subsided a bit now.
October 20, 2024Oct 20 Author I'm actually meant to be away next weekend (unless I'm still too ill, ironically) oops. I think I will still do this today actually, probably starting at either 4:30 or 5 and just forgoing the #2 bonuses for now, will post more details in the main thread.
October 20, 2024Oct 20 Author Then you would have been missing most of it anyway (it's still going to be the same timeslot, just starting an hour later)
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