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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 316622" data-attributes="member: 8">I think their best music is from the 1970 -1973 period, after that the New Seekers had to compete with artists who did it better. As with many artists who were very good at a particular time it sounds too much like &quot;keeping up with&quot; (imo).1. Not As Good As The Real Thing10 points for the song + 1 bonus point for the humbleness, and that means I&#039;m obliged to do a top <s>11</s>&nbsp; 12.2. I&#039;d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)I usually find signature songs tricky to rank, therefore I&#039;ve tried to pretend that I hadn&#039;t heard it before.3. Sing HallelujahTheir most euro-pop song I could find.4. OneI suspected this to be a Beatles or McCartney cover because of the &quot;Eleanor Rigby&quot; vibes, but the original is by Nilsson.5. IllinoisI suspected this to be a Nilsson cover because of the &quot;Everybody&#039;s Talking&quot; vibes, but the original is by not-that-Nirvana (I&#039;m gonna check out what else they&#039;ve done).6. All Right My Love7. ZarzisGorgeous and outer spacey.8. Beg, Steal Or Borrow9. For You We SingPerhaps all these sing-song songs are the not the most highbrow New Seekers tunes, but you can hear that something organically harmonic is happening.10. Pinball Wizard / See Me Feel MeDeserves credit for the combination of the two best songs from the movie. I didn&#039;t think it would work for the New&nbsp; Seekers but it does.11. Song For You And MeYes another great sing-song.12. Sweet LouiseI think this should have been a bit more rock-ier, The Babys or The Bay City Rollers should have covered it.Not #13. Rhythm Of LifeIt made me discover the original by Sammy Davis Jr. and I like that one.[ATTACH=full]35578[/ATTACH]FONDUE APPROVED by the Top Ten Club Members.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 316622, member: 8"] I think their best music is from the 1970 -1973 period, after that the New Seekers had to compete with artists who did it better. As with many artists who were very good at a particular time it sounds too much like "keeping up with" (imo). [B]1. Not As Good As The Real Thing[/B] [I]10 points for the song + 1 bonus point for the humbleness, and that means I'm obliged to do a top [S]11[/S] 12.[/I] [B]2. I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)[/B] [I]I usually find signature songs tricky to rank, therefore I've tried to pretend that I hadn't heard it before.[/I] [B]3. Sing Hallelujah[/B] [I]Their most euro-pop song I could find.[/I] [B]4. One[/B] [I]I suspected this to be a Beatles or McCartney cover because of the "Eleanor Rigby" vibes, but the original is by Nilsson.[/I] [B]5. Illinois[/B] [I]I suspected this to be a Nilsson cover because of the "Everybody's Talking" vibes, but the original is by not-that-Nirvana (I'm gonna check out what else they've done).[/I] [B]6. All Right My Love 7. Zarzis[/B] [I]Gorgeous and outer spacey.[/I] [B]8. Beg, Steal Or Borrow 9. For You We Sing[/B] [I]Perhaps all these sing-song songs are the not the most highbrow New Seekers tunes, but you can hear that something organically harmonic is happening.[/I] [B]10. Pinball Wizard / See Me Feel Me[/B] [I]Deserves credit for the combination of the two best songs from the movie. I didn't think it would work for the New Seekers but it does.[/I] [B]11. Song For You And Me[/B] [I]Yes another great sing-song.[/I] [B]12. Sweet Louise[/B] [I]I think this should have been a bit more rock-ier, The Babys or The Bay City Rollers should have covered it.[/I] [B]Not #13. Rhythm Of Life[/B] [I]It made me discover the original by Sammy Davis Jr. and I like [B]that one[/B].[/I] [ATTACH type="full"]35578[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]FONDUE APPROVED[/COLOR][/B] by the Top Ten Club Members. [/QUOTE]

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