Amazon exiles discussion

2019:

206. MFSB - Mother, father, sister and/or brother in song titles. - KJS
207. There Goes The Neighbourhood! - an act from your home town (Straightforward in you live in a city or large town. If you live in Nowheresville, a band formed in a town/city you go to regularly, and within a reasonable driving distance, say 30 minutes in the UK. Anyone in say the Scottish highlands or rural Ireland can have more leeway on that. Say where they're from in your nom post) - Tim
208. 'Sing a song song' - Songs that feature the word 'song' in the title - theDuke
209. "A Diamond In The Mouth Of A Corpse" - a song that you adore from a band/singer/act that you despise. - Tech
210. It's My Party - any song with the word PARTY in the title - Val

Lez wrote: "That’s going to be almost impossible, Tech! It’s very unlikely anyone would own anything by someone they despise, so that would mean trawling through loads of stuff online by people they can’t stan..."

It'll be a test for sure. Probably easier if your despised person is for a reason besides music (say, if anyone still admits to loving a lostprophets song despite the evil things the singer got up to).

Maybe this one could have a mirror; a corpse in the mouth of a diamond, being a song you detest by an artist you love. ;-)

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206. MFSB - Mother, father, sister and/or brother in song titles. - KJS
207. There Goes The Neighbourhood! - an act from your home town (Straightforward in you live in a city or large town. If you live in Nowheresville, a band formed in a town/city you go to regularly, and within a reasonable driving distance, say 30 minutes in the UK. Anyone in say the Scottish highlands or rural Ireland can have more leeway on that. Say where they're from in your nom post) - Tim
208. 'Sing a song song' - Songs that feature the word 'song' in the title - theDuke
209. "A Diamond In The Mouth Of A Corpse" - a song that you adore from a band/singer/act that you despise. - Tech
210. It's My Party - any song with the word PARTY in the title - Val
211 - Nobody’s Perfect’ - a song you hate from a band/singer/act you love. - Lez

.... and you did it! 👏

Tim wrote: ".... and you did it! 👏"

We must have been typing at the same time!

206. MFSB - Mother, father, sister and/or brother in song titles. - KJS
207. There Goes The Neighbourhood! - an act from your home town (Straightforward in you live in a city or large town. If you live in Nowheresville, a band formed in a town/city you go to regularly, and within a reasonable driving distance, say 30 minutes in the UK. Anyone in say the Scottish highlands or rural Ireland can have more leeway on that. Say where they're from in your nom post) - Tim
208. 'Sing a song song' - Songs that feature the word 'song' in the title - theDuke
209. "A Diamond In The Mouth Of A Corpse" - a song that you adore from a band/singer/act that you despise. - Tech
210. It's My Party - any song with the word PARTY in the title - Val
211 - Nobody’s Perfect’ - a song you hate from a band/singer/act you love. - Lez
212 - Any song from the first album/single you bought with your own money (or want to admit to buying)

Tim wrote: "It'll be a test for sure. Probably easier if your despised person is for a reason besides music (say, if anyone still admits to loving a lostprophets song despite the evil things the singer got up to). ..."

Thanks for the suggestion Tim. There is a song by them that I have always liked. It might get an airing here.

no it won't!
sorry val, but if anyone nominates anything by that band featuring the baby rapist, i will withdraw participation and the nomination! i certainly won't listen or look at anything connected with that subhuman piece of shit!

Tech wrote: "no it won't!
sorry val, but if anyone nominates anything by that band featuring the baby rapist, i will withdraw participation and the nomination! i certainly won't listen or look at anything conne..."

Sorry, Val. I agree with Tech.

Yeh, I'm going to struggle with tech's theme too. And Sera's also, I have no idea what album/single I bought first, cannot remember stuff like that at all.

how's it hard? i loathe pink floyd, but i've got a soft spot for 'shite on you crazy diamond' - ub40? 'food for thought' - queen? 'don't stop me now' - the who? baba o'riley' - the jam? 'that's entertainment!' - springsteen?............ok, i'll get back to you on springsteen! 's no hard, it's easy!

It's incredibly sad that what Watkins did reflects on the rest of the band. He was only 1/5th of lostprophets, and for at least the first two albums there is no stain on their production. F@ck him to hell for the evil shit he is and ruining some good listening memories. Pardon my French.

Tech wrote: "no it won't!
sorry val, but if anyone nominates anything by that band featuring the baby rapist, i will withdraw participation and the nomination! i certainly won't listen or look at anything conne..."

Yes, poor suggestion. It was the first one that sprung into my head. And the most extreme.

Tech wrote: "how's it hard? i loathe pink floyd, but i've got a soft spot for 'shite on you crazy diamond' - ub40? 'food for thought' - queen? 'don't stop me now' - the who? baba o'riley' - the jam? 'that's ent..."

Musically, I'm hard pushed to think of anyone I loathe. Even Ed Sheeran is more to do with his omnipresence and the inane chart rules governing streaming which allowed him to monopolise the top ten in the singles.

206. MFSB - Mother, father, sister and/or brother in song titles. - KJS
207. There Goes The Neighbourhood! - an act from your home town (Straightforward in you live in a city or large town. If you live in Nowheresville, a band formed in a town/city you go to regularly, and within a reasonable driving distance, say 30 minutes in the UK. Anyone in say the Scottish highlands or rural Ireland can have more leeway on that. Say where they're from in your nom post) - Tim
208. 'Sing a song song' - Songs that feature the word 'song' in the title - theDuke
209. 'Diamond In The Mouth Of A Corpse' - a song that you adore from a band/singer/act that you despise - tech
210. It's My Party - any song with the word PARTY in the title - Val
211 - Nobody’s Perfect’ - a song you hate from a band/singer/act you love. - Lez
212 - Any song from the first album/single you bought with your own money (or want to admit to buying) - Sera69
213. 'Barbed wire Jockeys' - songs sung in a falsetto voice (doesn't have to be male, just a high register for at least one line) - Brass Neck

BN - you’ve missed 211 and 212 ;-)

Sorted.

Sera69 wrote: "It's incredibly sad that what Watkins did reflects on the rest of the band. He was only 1/5th of lostprophets, and for at least the first two albums there is no stain on their production. F@ck him ..."

Never heard of the Lost Prophets myself, or this Watkins guy, i thought folks were talking about the former glam rocking, wig wearing one, who's name shall not be mentioned!

Tim wrote: "Tech wrote: "how's it hard? i loathe pink floyd, but i've got a soft spot for 'shite on you crazy diamond' - ub40? 'food for thought' - queen? 'don't stop me now' - the who? baba o'riley' - the jam..."

Justin Beiber, per chance? Mind you everything he has done, is shite!

Some good themes there folks, plenty to get my thinking cap on.

Was wondering if Tech's and Lez's related themes could be place consecutively, if Val doesn't mind swapping places with Lez. Or would folks prefer a week's break in between to find suitable noms?

I can think of something for Tech's theme..but Lez's theme will take a bit more pondering on. No probs with Sera's theme, I know what my first ever album purchase was, I still own it today. But dare i admit what it is?! :)

"former glam rocking, wig wearing one, who's name shall not be mentioned!"

sorry, duke, you'll need to narrow it down a bit! :)

Tech wrote: "no it won't! sorry val, but if anyone nominates anything by that band featuring the baby rapist, i will withdraw participation and the nomination! i certainly won't listen or look at anything connected with that subhuman piece of shit!..."

There's obviously no point in my nominating it if posters feel so strongly. I don't know anything about the band or its members. I only know that one song and I like it - sorry.

But it would be okay to nominate Gary Glitter in the later theme if that happens to be the first single you bought? Double standard?

I don't like any form of restrictions being placed on nominations. If you don't like the artist's history then don't vote for it. But telling anyone what they can't nominate is anathema to me.

that's why i asked the above question, val, i don't care for double standards. i didn't mean to be hostile, but if you were to make yourself aware of watkins' crimes, you'd maybe see why the reaction is so extreme - if given the opportunity i would disembowel him with my bare hands!
you're right though, who am i to tell folk what to nominate (or not), and again, that's why i asked the above question. if we set a pre-agreed standard this might help avoid such ugly controversies.

I'm neutral on this matter, so happy to go whatever the majority favours. But i'll just say that, this is a music thread, and it's the music i'm solely interested in, so perhaps folks could just concentrate solely on the artist's music, and not focus on what they got upto in their private lives. There have been many musicians shamed in the past, that were less than graceful 'behind the scenes' as it were, take George Michael & Michael Jackson for eg? Both lead dubious private lives..and yet they are still respected for their contibution to music. And Wacko Jacko was no saint was he?!

Crimes against children will always be a powerfully emotive topic to deal with..but then so is sexism, racism, murder, inequality, genocide, homophobia, disabilitism..and so on....where does one draw the line?

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206. MFSB - Mother, father, sister and/or brother in song titles. - KJS
207. There Goes The Neighbourhood! - an act from your home town (Straightforward in you live in a city or large town. If you live in Nowheresville, a band formed in a town/city you go to regularly, and within a reasonable driving distance, say 30 minutes in the UK. Anyone in say the Scottish highlands or rural Ireland can have more leeway on that. Say where they're from in your nom post) - Tim
208. 'Sing a song song' - Songs that feature the word 'song' in the title - theDuke
209. It's My Party - any song with the word PARTY in the title - Val
210 - Nobody’s Perfect’ - a song you hate from a band/singer/act you love. - Lez
211- Any song from the first album/single you bought with your own money (or want to admit to buying) - Sera69
212. 'Barbed wire Jockeys' - songs sung in a falsetto voice (doesn't have to be male, just a high register for at least one line) - Brass Neck

obviously, my last comment was not fit for displaying (sorry gordon), suffice to say you know where i stand!
........as you will see i've removed my theme. please don't do me a disservice by re-instating it. thankyou.

in future i will keep my opinions to myself.

'twas a fine theme, Tech. Perhaps change it to "Make-up on a Munter - Songs you like from artists you don't, usually"?

Sera69 wrote: "'twas a fine theme, Tech. Perhaps change it to "Make-up on a Munter - Songs you like from artists you don't, usually"?"

Seconded. Dialling back from despise should solve the issues.

nah! the issue's me, i will not water down my vision! :)

i'll come up with something else, or not! who knows!

A kick in the baws, that'd water your vision!

Don't know about 'adore' and 'despise', but I've got a nom for a song I quite like by a band I think are a bit pony and trap. Will that do?

How about just a song that one likes from a band that one isn't a fan of & vice versus?

Either way, they're good themes.

hey! it's a free country (hah!), do what thou wilt!

me? i've taken my well aimed and probably deserved tolchok to the yarbles, so have abandoned (all hope) the notion in it's entirety, though i'm looking forward to les's theme! currently working on submitting the theme,

'songs that contain sound, and must have letters or numbers in the title of the song or the name of the artist(s)'

whatcha think? too much work? :)

Tech wrote: "hey! it's a free country (hah!), do what thou wilt!

me? i've taken my well aimed and probably deserved tolchok to the yarbles, so have abandoned (all hope) the notion in it's entirety, though i'm ..."

I think ya nailed it on that one Tech! lol! :)

Howzabout ... Songs with tech(nology) in their title? ;o>

suzysunshine7 wrote: "Howzabout ... Songs with tech(nology) in their title? ;o>"

….or sergeants & (other military ranks)?

Brass Neck wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "Howzabout ... Songs with tech(nology) in their title? ;o>"

….or sergeants & (other military ranks)?"

great minds! My shortlist did have on it:

You're In The Army Now! - any song with a military title in the title or artist - captain, vice-marshall, lieutenant, general, squadron leader, colonel, commander, sergeant, admiral, etc

Great minds think alike …. but fools think the same.

I was thinking that as well ... (*giggles*) ... ! ;o>

Tee and indeed, hee.

206. MFSB - Mother, father, sister and/or brother in song titles. - KJS
207. There Goes The Neighbourhood! - an act from your home town (Straightforward in you live in a city or large town. If you live in Nowheresville, a band formed in a town/city you go to regularly, and within a reasonable driving distance, say 30 minutes in the UK. Anyone in say the Scottish highlands or rural Ireland can have more leeway on that. Say where they're from in your nom post) - Tim
208. 'Sing a song song' - Songs that feature the word 'song' in the title - theDuke
209. It's My Party - any song with the word PARTY in the title - Val
210 - Nobody’s Perfect’ - a song you hate from a band/singer/act you love. - Lez
211- Any song from the first album/single you bought with your own money (or want to admit to buying) - Sera69
212. 'Barbed wire Jockeys' - songs sung in a falsetto voice (doesn't have to be male, just a high register for at least one line) - Brass Neck
213. Tickle Those Ivories - songs that feature a piano - Helen

Tim, does ‘home’ town have to be where people live now or where they were born and brought up?

Lez wrote: "Tim, does ‘home’ town have to be where people live now or where they were born and brought up?"

Whichever is easiest or most appealing to you, Lez. But for avoidance of chicanery we'll keep it to either where you were born and raised, or where you now live..... so any multitude of places passed through can be ignored!

Aw, no Def Leppard then Lez.

Brass Neck wrote: "Aw, no Def Leppard then Lez."

Don’t worry, I’ll do the honourable thing. It would be really unfair for me to choose L’Pool. You can have Def Leppard!

Tim wrote: "Lez wrote: "Tim, does ‘home’ town have to be where people live now or where they were born and brought up?"

Whichever is easiest or most appealing to you, Lez. But for avoidance of chicanery we'll..."

Thank goodness for that Tim! I was born in Reading...but i only 'lived' for the first 4 years of my life, therefor know snaffu about Reading, or bands that came from there!

Since then, it's been various places around Wales. But i've found a local band near to where i live now, so i'm sticking with them! :)

I think we'll start a new group soon, cos i've lost track of where we are with the current crop of noms, unless folks are happy to adopt Spacepig's idea to just allow folks to nom whenever thay wish. Obviously if we opt to do it that way, then a little sensibility should be observed, folks could space their noms out appropriately, by checking when they placed their last one.

Otherwise, i'll be starting a new group in a coupla weeks or so. Either way suits me fine.

After helen:

206. MFSB - Mother, father, sister and/or brother in song titles. - KJS
207. There Goes The Neighbourhood! - an act from your home town (Straightforward in you live in a city or large town. If you live in Nowheresville, a band formed in a town/city you go to regularly, and within a reasonable driving distance, say 30 minutes in the UK. Anyone in say the Scottish highlands or rural Ireland can have more leeway on that. Say where they're from in your nom post) - Tim
208. 'Sing a song song' - Songs that feature the word 'song' in the title - theDuke
209. It's My Party - any song with the word PARTY in the title - Val
210 - Nobody’s Perfect’ - a song you hate from a band/singer/act you love. - Lez
211- Any song from the first album/single you bought with your own money (or want to admit to buying) - Sera69
212. 'Barbed wire Jockeys' - songs sung in a falsetto voice (doesn't have to be male, just a high register for at least one line) - Brass Neck
213. Tickle Those Ivories - songs that feature a piano - Helen
214. More cowbell! Any track which features afore said percussive instrument. Anyone not sure about what a cowbell sounds like, listen to the beginning of Forbidden Lovers by Be Bop Deluxe - it's that stunted tonk-tonk sound.

Regarding future themes, I know we did a general film music one but I wondered if it’s worth doing separate ones for different genres - favourite Western music, horror, crime etc. Not consecutive, just interspersed with other themes

I'm not really a film fan & don't know much about soundtracks, so I'm not keen on the idea, sorry Lez. I would really struggle and end up spending a lot of time googling & youtubing!