Playlist Thunderdome - Week 14

by Supergenius

In a squeaker, Steppenwolf’s "Magic Carpet Ride" edged out "Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones, 16 votes to 15 (thanks to all those who voted as per my personal requests).

If you thought last week was close, this week is bound to be even more heated!

Rock me, Amadeus!

Here’s the winners thus far:

  • Elvis Costello - Allison
  • Jet - Look What You’ve Done
  • Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
  • Guns N Roses - Paradise City
  • Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
  • Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
  • The New Pornographers - Letter From An Occupant
  • The Smiths - There is a Light that Never Goes Out
  • The Police - King of Pain
  • Violent Femmes - Kiss Off
  • Cat Stevens - Wild World
  • Aretha Franklin - River’s Invitation
  • Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride

19 Comments

  1. meh. That’s what I thought about last week too. (I didn’t even vote last week. Still trying to decide about these.)

    Susan, “Jack and Diane” isn’t working for me in the radioblog.

    Comment by Heather P. — August 25, 2005 @ 5:58 pm

  2. Yeah, it’s messed up. But technical experts are working on the problem.

    Comment by Supergenius — August 25, 2005 @ 6:07 pm

  3. “Jack and Diane” makes me laugh (against my will) every time. It’s like the musical equivalent of a potty joke. I’m not feeling the Dire Straits song. I’m going for Steve Miller Band this time. The combination of “hoo-hoo”s, crime story theme and clapping is just too much fun.

    Comment by Allison — August 25, 2005 @ 6:08 pm

  4. Mark Knopfler + Prof. Roy Bittan=masterpiece.

    Comment by R.W, Rasband — August 25, 2005 @ 7:33 pm

  5. Trying to choose between the pure joy of the Steve Miller Band’s “Take the Money and Run” and Mark Knopfler’s articulate guitar-work and story-telling in “Romeo and Juliet.” The utter barbarity and injustice of the Thunderdome. I love it. And no, I haven’t decided yet. I’ll have to listen to each song at least ten times.

    Comment by danithew — August 26, 2005 @ 8:00 am

  6. Such is the way of Thunderdome, Dan. Get used to the sight of blood.

    Comment by Supergenius — August 26, 2005 @ 9:31 am

  7. SUPERgenius?

    Comment by Susan M — August 26, 2005 @ 9:40 am

  8. ok … blood has been spilled and the widows are grieving … but Mark Knopfler and the Straits were my choice. Mark Knopfler is to Dire Straits as Sting was to the Police.

    Comment by danithew — August 26, 2005 @ 10:26 am

  9. Susan, I used it as a reply to a comment of Alan’s a while ago and haven’t overwritten the cookie. Besides, I kind of like it! You may call me Steve.

    Comment by Supergenius — August 26, 2005 @ 10:50 am

  10. Is it pronounced Throatwobbler Mangrove?

    Comment by Susan M — August 26, 2005 @ 12:29 pm

  11. Yup.

    Comment by Supergenius — August 26, 2005 @ 12:44 pm

  12. I am still waiting to get the JCM song up before I vote… am I the only one that can’t get that song to work still?

    Comment by Geoff J — August 26, 2005 @ 4:43 pm

  13. The only version I have of it seems to be corrupted somehow. If someone else has it, email it to me at whenigodeaf@gmail.com.

    Comment by Susan M — August 26, 2005 @ 5:09 pm

  14. Dire Straits forever, eh?

    Comment by Clark Goble — August 26, 2005 @ 5:28 pm

  15. Thanks to Eric, “Jack and Diane” is now working in the radio.blog.

    Comment by Susan M — August 26, 2005 @ 10:20 pm

  16. Looks like I’m in the minority voting for Steve Miller. Oh well, maybe he’ll make a comeback. No great reason — I just like that band better than the others…

    (BTW — In Miles Davis’ Autobiography he was not kind to the Steve Miller Band. I believe he referred to him as “Steve M—-F—in’ Miller”. It had to do not so much with Steve or his band, but rather the indignity of having to open for them in the early seventies. Can you imagine? The great Miles Davis being the opening act for Steve Miller? Oh the injustice!)

    Comment by Geoff J — August 27, 2005 @ 12:45 am

  17. Of course after the string of crap in the 80’s, Miles Davis had a little crow eating to do himself. Come on. That cover of Michael Jackson’s Human Nature is pure schlock.

    Comment by Clark Goble — August 28, 2005 @ 1:12 am

  18. Good point Clark. I would choose to listen Steve Miller over most of Miles’ later stuff.

    Comment by Geoff J — August 28, 2005 @ 10:46 pm

  19. Look folks, Romeo and Juliet is a great song. If you listen to it in the right mood, it can bring you to tears. But the fact of the matter is, only one of the above songs is about two American kids doing the best they can. I think we should cut ‘em a break.

    Comment by Eric Russell — August 29, 2005 @ 10:04 am