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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
 Posted - 08/29/2005 : 13:52:00
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Underwater Moonlight - Soft Boys vs. Moonlight On Vermont - Captain Beefheart
*Take a bite of the chocolate coffin. |
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
2674 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2005 : 14:50:54
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Oh scuse, I said Zappa for Moonlight on Vermont.
Now I'm Your Mom - David Byrne vs. Sick Bed of Chuchulainn - The Pogues
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If I were a millionaire I'd buy every carthorse in Ireland and wait. The day is coming when a carthorse will be worth more than a Porsche. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2005 : 15:01:25
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Pogues trump virtually everything, especially that song.
Smiths - This Charming Man vs. Blur - Charmless Man too easy
vs. Kristin Hersh - Me & My Charms
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2005 : 15:09:16
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Smiths trump every time
Jim Carroll "People Who Died" vs. The Tubes "White Punks on Dope"
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2005 : 00:26:21
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Who the hell is Jim Carroll? And didn't the Tubes have that song "She's a Beauty"? "White punks on Dope", I like the title. I'm picking that one. : p
How about Talking Heads - "Memories can't Wait" vs. Tom Tom Club "L'Elephant" |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2005 : 03:11:42
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Looks like the 'sticking to songs people should know' suggestion has gone out of the window already. I have no idea what that second song is.
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2005 : 04:08:08
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Sorry, guys, I'm not trying to show off or be difficult.
Jim Carroll, Patti Smith's ex, musician, most famous album Catholic Boy. Movie: Basketball Diaries.
White Punks on Dope = Tubes' most famous song.
Maybe I'm just showing my age.
Perhaps people are more familiar with Heywood's still pending vs.
Talking Heads - "Memories can't Wait" vs. Tom Tom Club "L'Elephant"
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2005 : 04:23:35
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Mayhaps the Tubes and Circle Jerks never made it across the ocean.
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Talking Heads.
Avalanche - Leonard Cohen vs. Avalanche - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
*Take a bite of the chocolate coffin. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2005 : 07:41:04
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Nick Cave's Avalanche.
Jesus and The Mary Chain, 'Just Like Honey' Vs The Beatles, 'Wild Honey Pie'
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2005 : 07:47:03
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Beatles trumps (though I adore the other song).
Steel Pulse - Your House vs. General Public - Tenderness
*holds breath, crosses fingers, prays people recognize those songs and don't think of her as snobbish*
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2005 : 08:39:55
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No.
El amor es la distancia más larga entre un punto y otro |
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2005 : 18:11:56
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Steel Pulse! And being musically knowledgable is not snobbish, I was just being a wise ass:)
Peter Tosh - Legalize it vs. Bob Marley - One Drop
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2005 : 18:14:22
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Tosh beats Marley every time.
Black Uhuru - Sponji Reggae
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Black Uhuru - Youth of Eglington
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2005 : 20:39:17
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Youth of Eglington
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Black Uhuru - I Love King Selassie vs. Peter Tosh - Stepping Razor
*Take a bite of the chocolate coffin. |
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2005 : 20:43:57
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Steppin Razor, great song.
Peter Tosh - Ketchy Shuby vs. Pato Banton - Don't sniff Coke |
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hWolsky
= Cult of Ray =
France
696 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2005 : 08:41:29
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Dustin Cruise
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2005 : 10:25:30
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Ketchy Shuby -- one of the best of the best
Plasmatics "Sex Freak" vs. Buzzcocks "Orgasm Addict"
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2005 : 23:05:56
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I always liked the Buzzcocks.
"Florence is Deaf (but there's no need to shout!) vs. Queen Alexandra Road is where she said she'd be but was she there to meet me, no chance" - Toy Dolls |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2005 : 15:04:20
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Don't know either, gonna go with the first, just to move things along (sorry).
Janet Jackson "What Have You Done For Me Lately?" vs. Weathergirls' "It's Raining Men"
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2005 : 15:23:00
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Weathergirls, because the main singer was the one who sang the line "Everybody Dance Now" for the C&C Music Factory. "Y'all want to get this party started...quickly?!!!
"In every Dream Home a Heartache" - Roxy Music vs. "Come back to me" - X |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2005 : 15:25:40
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(Is there a more feel-good song than "It's Raining Men?' No, there is not.)
I hope Denis forgives me, but it can only be X.
Leonard Cohen "Everybody Knows" vs. Concrete Blonde "Joey"
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2005 : 15:43:00
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Nobody is cooler than Leonard. Joey is a great song but I don't know ziltch about anything else CB has done.
"Babe" - Styx vs. "Centerfold" - J. Geils Band
(And sorry Kathryn but there is; "Dancing Queen" is the ultimate feel-good song) |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2005 : 17:00:05
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STYX!
(Heydude, I'd be happy to tell you all about Concrete Blonde)
Circle Jerks' "I Just Want Some Skank" vs. The Vapors' "Turning Japanese"
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2005 : 17:07:32
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Circle Jerks, that song reminds of Decline of the Western Civilization.
"Satellite" - Dave Matthews Band vs. "Sugar Magnolia" - The Grateful Dead
Oh and go ahead Kathryn, what'd be a good place to start with Concrete Blonde?
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2005 : 23:45:27
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I actually like "Satellite".
Moving to a poppy way of things:
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax vs. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
El amor es la distancia más larga entre un punto y otro |
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2005 : 03:56:47
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Relax
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Blank Frank - Eno Vs. Frankly, Mr. Shankly - Smiths
*Take a bite of the chocolate coffin. |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2005 : 11:27:34
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Smiths
Whitesnake - Still of the Night
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Will Smith - Gettin Jiggy Wit It
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2005 : 11:45:55
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Whitesnake ofcourse, I used to "rock out" to that video as a kid with my guitar/tennis racket.
Bruce Hornsby & the Range - The Way it is vs. Don Henley - Boys of Summer |
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offerw
* Dog in the Sand *
South Africa
1264 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2005 : 11:48:46
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Boys of Summer
What's going on vs Heard it through the grapevine
wilhelm
We've gone on holiday by mistake. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2005 : 13:16:22
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Heard It Through The Grapevine
Senses Working Overtime vs. Mayor Of Simpleton
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2005 : 14:15:25
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I don't like XTC much, but I'll plump for the former.
Stepping Out vs. Rainbow Connection
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2005 : 10:50:59
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Rainbow Connection
Low - Cracker vs. Take The Skinheads Bowling - Camper Van Beethoven
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2005 : 15:01:08
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CVB
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Time - Bowie Vs. Time - Richard Hell
*Take a bite of the chocolate coffin. |
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2005 : 22:00:57
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Time
Lullaby of London - Pogues vs. Just like Tom Thumbs Blues - Bob Dylan |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2005 : 02:35:15
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Pogues win every time, remember?
Crocodile Rock (Elton John) vs. Crocodile Shoes (Jimmy Nail)
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
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