Members Chosen Theme 20 Songs Themed On Best Use Of Strings - The Vote/Result Merged

[Emelee]

I'll explain the irony at the end of this voting round.

Ok, so we can rule out @Willie Oleson everyone. Hear that? No more votes for Willie. And no votes for me either, please.

 

[Angela Channing]

On dear, just a couple of days to go and I've not yet listened to any of the songs yet and I'm out tonight. Looks like I've got a busy day tomorrow.

 

[Ome]

I'm really sorry, but I've had a few unexpected things happening in the real world and I've still to check out the songs. I'm not going to get close to doing that until late into the weekend, so please don't rush if you haven't yet voted.


I'll get the next theme up and running at the weekend too - for those who might be getting a little impatient with it all.

 

[Angela Channing]

When I go through the nominations, I pick out anywhere between 3 and 5 songs from each member. Then I select the 10 I like best. This time, I will let you in on a secret... The 5 songs I chose from each member are in this post. First my top 10 list, then the songs that made the cut but not the top 10 list.

The way I do it to go though all the songs usually 2 sets of nominees (i.e. 40 songs) per day and give every song a score out of 10 (to one decimal place). I then take the top 10 scores and play about 30 seconds of each of those songs to refresh my memory and reorder my final top 10 if necessary.

 

[Angela Channing]

My top 10:

01. Whatever – Oasis @Emelee
02. Summer Of '71 - Bolland & Bolland @Willie Oleson
03. Rather Be – Clean Bandit @Ome
04. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago @Mel O'Drama
05. If You Go Away – Dusty Springfield​

06. Only You [Live for Burberry] - Alison Moyet @Mel O'Drama
07. Millenium - Robbie Williams @Justine
08. Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It - Belle & Sebastian @Willie Oleson
09. She Said - Plan B @Justine
10. Small Black Flowers That Grow In The Sky - Manic Street Preachers @Long Lashes

I think @Justine had the most diverse and most interesting nominees overall so I think she chose the theme, although she could be stringing us along.

 

[Willie Oleson]

1. By Default by Design - ABC @Omg
2. Show Me Love (America) – The Wanted @Omg
3. He – Moby Grape @Richard Channing
4. The Dangling Conversation - Simon And Garfunkel @Long Lashes
5. Only You [Live for Burberry] - Alison Moyet @Mel O'Drama
6. Drops of Jupiter – Train @Emelee
7. I'm Bound To Pack It Up – Aluminium @Richard Channing
8. Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve @Angela Channing
9. I (Who Have Nothing) - Shirley Bassey @Mel O'Drama
10. Four To The Floor - Starsailor @Long Lashes

The finger of suspicion points at you @Richard Channing!

 

[Richard Channing]

1. You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra @Mel O'Drama
2. The Days Of Pearly Spencer - David McWilliams @Willie Oleson
3. My Silver Lining – First Aid Kit @Emelee
4. The Time is Now – Moloko @Ome
5. Exogenesis Symphony, Part 1 - Muse @Long Lashes
6. National Anthem - Lana Del Rey @Justine
7. Can't Get You Out Of My Head [Abbey Road Sessions] - Kylie Minogue @Mel O'Drama
8. Mahogany Suite - Michael Masser @Angela Channing
9. I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes) - The 1975 @Ome
10. Ride - Lana Del Rey @Emelee

I think @Long Lashes chose this theme.

 

[Long Lashes]

1. Only You [Live for Burberry] - Alison Moyet @Mel O'Drama
2. Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve @Angela Channing
3. If You Go Away - Dusty Springfield @Richard Channing
4. Silver – Echo & the Bunnymen @Ome
5. Empty - Ray LaMontagne @Willie Oleson
6. My Silver Lining - First Aid Kit @Emelee
7. The Imitation Game – Alexandre Desplat @Richard Channing
8. The Last Beat of My Heart - Siouxsie and the Banshees @Ome
9. Genevieve (The Pilot Of Your Thighs) - Perry Blake @Willie Oleson
10. One Day Like This – Elbow @Justine


I will guess this was @Emelee ’s choice.

 

[Willie Oleson]

The finger of suspicion points at you @Richard Channing!

I forgot to mention why:

 

[Mel O'Drama]

1. I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten - Marc Almond & Sarah Cracknell @Long Lashes
2. Cloudbusting - Kate Bush @Ome
   
3. Manhattan Skyline - David Shire @Richard Channing
   
4. To Love You More - Céline Dion @Emelee
5. Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore @Justine
6. Chi Mai - Ennio Morricone @Angela Channing
   
7. When Two Worlds Drift Apart - Cliff Richard @Willie Oleson
   
8. Cry Thief - Brotherhood Of Man @Willie Oleson
9. If You Go Away - Dusty Springfield @Richard Channing
10. MacArthur Park - Richard Harris @Angela Channing

This was a challenging round. I struggled to get down to just ten tracks, but here we are.

 

[Ome]

1. The Days Of Pearly Spencer - David McWilliams @Willie Oleson
2. Only You [Live for Burberry] - Alison Moyet @Mel O'Drama
3. I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten - Marc Almond & Sarah Cracknell @Long Lashes
4. Hooked On Classics - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @Angela Channing
5. Talisman – Air @Richard Channing
6. My Silver Lining – First Aid Kit @Emelee
7. She Said - Plan B @Justine
8. Everything Will Flow – Suede @Long Lashes
9. Crusoe - Cinerama --- @Willie Oleson
10. The Imitation Game – Alexandre Desplat @Richard Channing

 

[Ome]

From a total of 160 songs nominated
8 voted on 63 songs

Here’s how they look.



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1. Only You [Live for Burberry] - Alison Moyet = 30
2. The Days Of Pearly Spencer - David McWilliams = 19
3. My Silver Lining – First Aid Kit / I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten - Marc Almond & Sarah Cracknell = 18
4. If You Go Away - Dusty Springfield = 16
5. National Anthem - Lana Del Rey = 14
6. Crusoe – Cinerama / Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve = 12
7. I (Who I Have Nothing) Shirley Bassey = 11
8. Last Dance Donna Summer / Show Me Love (America) – The Wanted / Whatever – Oasis / By Default by Design – ABC / You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra = 10
9. Summer Of '71 - Bolland & Bolland / Cloudbusting - Kate Bush = 9
10. Stand By Me Ben E. King / And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going - Bonnie Tyler / Rather Be – Clean Bandit / He – Moby Grape / Manhattan Skyline - David Shire = 8
11. Gangsta's Paradise Coolio feat. L.V. / I Drove All Night – Cyndi Lauper / If You Leave Me Now – Chicago / The Dangling Conversation - Simon And Garfunkel / The Time is Now – Moloko / Silver – Echo & the Bunnymen / To Love You More - Céline Dion / Hooked On Classics - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra = 7
12. Toxic Britney Spears / Palladio – Escala / She Said - Plan B / Exogenesis Symphony, Part 1 – Muse / Empty - Ray LaMontagne / Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore / Talisman – Air = 6
13. American Trilogy Elvis Presley & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Come On Eileen – Dexys Midnight Runners / If I say - Mumford And Sons / Drops of Jupiter – Train / The Imitation Game – Alexandre Desplat / Chi Mai - Ennio Morricone = 5
14. I'm Wishing On A Star Rose Royce = / Millenium - Robbie Williams / I'm Bound To Pack It Up – Aluminium / Can't Get You Out Of My Head [Abbey Road Sessions] - Kylie Minogue / When Two Worlds Drift Apart - Cliff Richard = 4
15. I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor / First Of May - Bee Gees / Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It - Belle & Sebastian / Mahogany Suite - Michael Masser / The Last Beat of My Heart - Siouxsie and the Banshees / Cry Thief - Brotherhood Of Man / Everything Will Flow – Suede = 3
16. Family Portrait Pink / You're My World - Cilla Black / I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes) - The 1975 / Genevieve (The Pilot Of Your Thighs) - Perry Blake = 2
17. Small Black Flowers That Grow In The Sky - Manic Street Preachers / Four To The Floor – Starsailor / Ride - Lana Del Rey / One Day Like This – Elbow / MacArthur Park - Richard Harris = 1



Total votes chose from your nominations.
1. @Angela Channing = 12
2. @Ome, @Mel O'Drama, @Willie Oleson = 11
3. @Richard Channing = 10
4. @Long Lashes = 9
5. @Emelee, @Justine = 8


Winning song nominated by @Mel O'Drama


I'll say we have a winner, but it's been so long, I can't even remember the question.

 

[Emelee]

Congrats @Mel O'Drama @Angela Channing & winning song!!!

 

[Mel O'Drama]

I love strings, so it's been a treat to have the whole of July dedicated to them!!

Congrats on your dazzling dozen, @Angela Channing.

 

[Willie Oleson]

Only You [Live for Burberry] - Alison Moyet = 30

11 points above the #2, that's an impressive victory.
Congratulations on your winning nomination Mel O'Drama.

And who is the third winner? Which clever forum member outfoxed the fox?

 

[Richard Channing]

Well done @Angela Channing and congrats on the wonderful winning song @Mel O'Drama

And who is the third winner? Which clever forum member outfoxed the fox?

Well done @Willie Oleson, it was me! Actually I was sure you'd be on to me, you know me too well. I do love strings and so this round was such a pleasure, looking for songs and discovering so much great music on people's lists.

 

[Mel O'Drama]

it was me!

Thanks for a terrific round, @Richard Channing. It's been great fun.


And well done to our resident supersleuth @Willie Oleson on another successful deduction!!

 

[Angela Channing]

1. @Angela Channing = 12

It's a rarity for my nominated songs to be the most chosen, so thanks everyone

Congrats @Mel O'Drama @Angela Channing & winning song!!!

I love strings, so it's been a treat to have the whole of July dedicated to them!!

Congrats on your dazzling dozen, @Angela Channing.

Thank you both. I have to enjoy these rare moments of success before going on to the next round when normal service will be resumed and nobody picks my songs.

 

[Angela Channing]

Congratulations to @Mel O'Drama for picking the winning song.

it was me!

Thanks for your congratulations which I return to you for suggesting a different type of theme and a very interesting one too. Well done @Willie Oleson for you super sleuthing skills.

 

[Long Lashes]

Congrats @Angela Channing

and I love the winning song thanks @Mel O'Drama

Special mentions to @Richard Channing for choosing a great theme and well done @Willie Oleson for guessing correctly