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by Dexter
Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:52 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Biggest Fan Songs - 2nd Edition: 601 - 700
Replies: 536
Views: 3216248

Re: Biggest Fan Songs - 2nd Edition: 601 - 700

"Anaconda" three times better than "Don't Rain on My Parade"... interesting
by Dexter
Sat Aug 13, 2022 2:29 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top Artists of All Time 2022 Edition List Thread (Deadline: August 15)
Replies: 113
Views: 65529

Re: AMF Top Artists of All Time 2022 Edition List Thread (Deadline: August 15)

1. The Beatles (Abbey Road) 2. The Rolling Stones (Exile on Main St.) 3. Pink Floyd (The Dark Side of the Moon) 4. David Bowie (The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars) 5. Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin IV) 6. The Doors (The Doors) 7. Radiohead (OK Computer) 8. The Velvet Undergrou...
by Dexter
Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:04 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The News of Today
Replies: 198
Views: 153709

Re: The News of Today

https://parade.com/news/dave-matthews-band-poop-cruise-chicago-anniversary Twitter Remembers 18th Anniversary of Dave Matthews Band Dumping 800 Pounds of Poop on Passenger Cruise Yes, this really did happen. MARISA LOSCIALEAUG 8, 2022 18 years ago today, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus driver dumped 8...
by Dexter
Wed Jun 22, 2022 3:43 am
Forum: Ireland
Topic: RTÉ 2FM: The Ultimate Irish Playlist (60 Songs) [2022]
Replies: 13
Views: 12576

Re: RTÉ 2FM: The Ultimate Irish Playlist (60 Songs) [2022]

Not eligible but I guess it's worth posting as a reference for what the Irish think their best songs are.
by Dexter
Wed Jun 22, 2022 3:41 am
Forum: Ireland
Topic: RTÉ 2FM: The Ultimate Irish Playlist (60 Songs) [2022]
Replies: 13
Views: 12576

RTÉ 2FM: The Ultimate Irish Playlist (60 Songs) [2022]

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/music/2022/0616/1305203-the-ultimate-irish-playlist/ The Ultimate Irish Playlist – Have your say! Updated / Monday, 20 Jun 2022 17:10 So what are the greatest Irish songs of all time? It's a touchy subject - where do you start, where do you finish? We gave the job to...
by Dexter
Fri Mar 04, 2022 11:57 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: Rolling Stone: 100 Greatest Movies of the 1980s
Replies: 1
Views: 3846

Rolling Stone: 100 Greatest Movies of the 1980s

https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-lists/100-greatest-movies-of-the-1980s-1277869/ 100 'Testament' (1983) 99 'Gregory's Girl' (1980) 98 'The Decline of Western Civilization' (1981) 97 'Miracle Mile' (1988) 96 'Scarface' (1983) 95 'Matewan' (1987) 94 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?' (1988) 93 'Near ...
by Dexter
Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:17 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Results Thread)
Replies: 63
Views: 22927

Re: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Results Thread)

Thank you for hosting this poll, Jackson! It was a pleasure listening to new foreign sounding songs. I am sure some will enter my top 1000 during the next all-time poll.
by Dexter
Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:28 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Results Thread)
Replies: 63
Views: 22927

Re: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Results Thread)

Nice job with the album results, Jackson! Can't wait for the songs result.
by Dexter
Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:43 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top 2000 Songs of All Time, 2021, Results!
Replies: 337
Views: 301780

Re: AMF Top 2000 Songs of All Time, 2021, Results!

Thank you for this, Holden! Excellent work!
by Dexter
Sat Dec 04, 2021 12:33 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Voting Thread)
Replies: 101
Views: 73629

Re: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Voting Thread)

Yes, please count only the first 200. I'm not confident in the rankings below that as I only listened to most of them only once.
by Dexter
Wed Dec 01, 2021 2:51 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Voting Thread)
Replies: 101
Views: 73629

Re: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Voting Thread)

1 | Édith Piaf | La Vie en rose (1945, France) 2 | Emilio Tuero | Bésame Mucho (1941, Mexico) 3 | Carlos Gardel | Por una cabeza (1935, Argentina) 4 | Getz/Gilberto feat. Antônio Carlos Jobim | The Girl from Ipanema (1964, Brazil) 5 | Miriam Makeba | Pata Pata (1967, South Africa) 6 | Jacques Brel ...
by Dexter
Mon Nov 29, 2021 12:57 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Voting Thread)
Replies: 101
Views: 73629

Re: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Voting Thread)

1 | Édith Piaf | La Vie en rose (1945, France) 2 | Emilio Tuero | Bésame Mucho (1941, Mexico) 3 | Carlos Gardel | Por una cabeza (1935, Argentina) 4 | Getz/Gilberto feat. Antônio Carlos Jobim | The Girl from Ipanema (1964, Brazil) 5 | Miriam Makeba | Pata Pata (1967, South Africa) 6 | Jacques Brel |...
by Dexter
Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:18 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Voting Thread)
Replies: 101
Views: 73629

Re: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Voting Thread)

Le Jeune Rylan wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 1:50 pm Such a pity that I haven’t seen this vote until now! Otherwise I'd like to nominate several Chinese albums, such as Omnipotent Youth Society (万能青年旅店), Inside The Cable Temple (冀西南林路行), The Servile (醜奴兒) and so on.
If you had the chance, what Chinese SONGS would you have nominated?
by Dexter
Tue Sep 28, 2021 12:37 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Guilty Pleasure Songs of All Time (2022 Edition) - Sharing Thread
Replies: 13
Views: 15473

Re: Guilty Pleasure Songs of All Time (2022 Edition) - Sharing Thread

What are your thoughts on the following artists or bands and if you think they should be included in my next list cause I’m on the fence whether they should be included. Just could use some feedback if you look upon them favorably or not or kind of on the novelty side: *Mike and the Mechanics ... E...
by Dexter
Sat Sep 18, 2021 2:44 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Guilty Pleasure Songs of All Time (2022 Edition) - Sharing Thread
Replies: 13
Views: 15473

Guilty Pleasure Songs of All Time (2022 Edition) - Sharing Thread

Since I have seen a few submissions in the 2018 guilty pleasures results thread, I think it's proper to post a new topic in preparation of the 2022 edition of the poll. Please refrain from songs that made it in our top 200. To start off, I find this a complete earworm for years, whether I like it or...
by Dexter
Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:14 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Rolling Stone Magazine version 2021)
Replies: 190
Views: 249563

Re: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Rolling Stone Magazine version 2021)

I do like the pick of "Nightswimming" from Automatic for the People instead of the safe picks like "Everybody Hurts" or "Man on the Moon."
by Dexter
Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:11 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Bruce/Hymie is banned
Replies: 91
Views: 45227

Re: Bruce/Hymie is banned

I have a feeling that Hymie/Bruce will be back, of course with a different username. If the mods are fairly certain that it's him don't hesitate and ban him outright.
by Dexter
Fri Sep 17, 2021 2:49 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Rolling Stone Magazine version 2021)
Replies: 190
Views: 249563

Re: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Rolling Stone Magazine version 2021)

Here's the RS song ranking as opposed to the AMF ranking (2018 edition) for comparison, very interested to know what the AMF 2021 edition looks like as compared to the rankings below. RS | AMF 4 | 1º Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone 1965 13 | 2º The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter 1969 61 | 3º Led Ze...
by Dexter
Fri Sep 17, 2021 2:29 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Should Hymie/Bruce’s ballot remain in the AMF All Time Songs Poll
Replies: 12
Views: 7350

Re: Should Hymie/Bruce’s ballot remain in the AMF All Time Songs Poll

The boomer's list will help the boomer songs, especially the 50s and earlier which are, as I see it, underrepresented. So yes.
by Dexter
Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:30 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Rolling Stone Magazine version 2021)
Replies: 190
Views: 249563

Re: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Rolling Stone Magazine version 2021)

500 Kanye West, 'Stronger' 2007 499 The Supremes, 'Baby Love' 1964 498 Townes Van Zandt, 'Pancho and Lefty' 1972 497 Lizzo, 'Truth Hurts' 2017 496 Harry Nilsson, 'Without You' 1971 495 Carly Simon, 'You're So Vain' 1972 494 Cyndi Lauper, 'Time After Time' 1983 493 The Pixies, 'Where Is My Mind?' 198...
by Dexter
Sat Sep 11, 2021 5:09 am
Forum: Brazil
Topic: 101 músicas para você ouvir antes de morrer... (Carta Capital - 2012)
Replies: 3
Views: 7568

Re: 101 músicas para você ouvir antes de morrer... (Carta Capital - 2012)

The whole article, thanks Panam for the find. 101 songs for you to listen to before you die by CARTACAPITAL OCTOBER 13, 2012 - 11:15 Almost nobody around here liked the book 1001 Songs to Hear Before You Die, edited by Robert Dimery and published in Brazil by Sextante. That's because whoever selecte...
by Dexter
Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:30 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF's Greatest Guilty Pleasure Songs of All Time (2018): Results Thread
Replies: 132
Views: 139573

Re: AMF's Greatest Guilty Pleasure Songs of All Time (2018): Results Thread

Made a minor change in the rollout by changing the gifs to YouTube videos.

Let's update this list after probably the non-English songs and greatest songs rollouts are done.
by Dexter
Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:31 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Song Top 10 Mini-Lists
Replies: 36
Views: 17813

Re: Song Top 10 Mini-Lists

Hymie wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 2:59 am ...In 1993 a friend of mine did a jazz poll with a lot of voters including several experts. Here are the top 25 songs and albums:
SONGS
1. West End Blues - Louis Armstrong
...
Do you have any more polls /lists with regards to jazz songs or pre-rock era songs?
by Dexter
Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:44 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Best Songs of All Time, 2021 Edition, LIST THREAD!
Replies: 396
Views: 300666

Re: AMF Best Songs of All Time, 2021 Edition, LIST THREAD!

1 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"): Ode to Joy | 1824 | Germany | Classical 2 | Queen | Bohemian Rhapsody | 1975 | UK | Pop/Rock 3 | Antonio Vivaldi | The Four Seasons: Spring: I. Allegro | 1723 | Italy | Classical 4 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 1812 Overture | 1880 | Rus...
by Dexter
Wed Sep 01, 2021 3:55 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Best Songs of All Time, 2021 Edition, LIST THREAD!
Replies: 396
Views: 300666

Re: AMF Best Songs of All Time, 2021 Edition, LIST THREAD!

That's all the time I need, thank you!
by Dexter
Wed Sep 01, 2021 3:51 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Best Songs of All Time, 2021 Edition, LIST THREAD!
Replies: 396
Views: 300666

Re: AMF Best Songs of All Time, 2021 Edition, LIST THREAD!

Requesting for a 24-hour extension of the deadline if it's alright with the forum
by Dexter
Sun Jul 25, 2021 10:09 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Biggest Fan Songs - July 2021
Replies: 238
Views: 103385

Re: Biggest Fan Songs - July 2021

927. Ludwig von Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E flat major "Eroica: IV. Finale: Allegro molto: 10
by Dexter
Thu Jul 08, 2021 6:10 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF's Greatest Guilty Pleasure Songs of All Time (2018): Results Thread
Replies: 132
Views: 139573

Re: AMF's Greatest Guilty Pleasure Songs of All Time (2018): Results Thread

I'll be okay with hosting another edition of AMF's Greatest Guilty Pleasure if the interest is still there. We could start sending lists right after the AMF's Greatest Songs deadline. If we get into this again, I don't know how much homework you like doing for a guilty pleasure list, but I've bumped...
by Dexter
Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:49 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021
Replies: 214
Views: 143040

Re: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021

Yeah, I guess it's too much to give Marvin Gaye all the #1 spots but due to today's culture I feel that it's either a song of a person of color or of a woman or both, which makes "Respect" a very good #1 prediction. "A Change Is Gonna Come" at #1 is also possible, because of it's...
by Dexter
Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:24 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021
Replies: 214
Views: 143040

Re: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021

panam wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 5:05 pm The list will be published in October, but maybe we have some advances in September.
What's your source? Would be interesting, if true, since by then the 2021 AMF Best Songs of All Time will wrap up and we can compare both lists.
by Dexter
Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:22 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021
Replies: 214
Views: 143040

Re: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021

jdizzle83, not sure if your post is sarcasm or serious. As to the voters, if we go by RS 500 Albums, majority are of the young side (Beyonce, Taylor, B. Eilish, C.R. Jepsen, Kesha, Saweetie, H.E.R., El-P, Hanson). I can see some older artists from the 60s and 70s like the Ronettes, Kiss, Alice Coope...
by Dexter
Sun Jun 13, 2021 6:46 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021
Replies: 214
Views: 143040

Re: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021

- More diverse and artists of color and female artists will see big gains - "What's Going On" at #1 - Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" as the highest new entry with Kanye West's "Runaway" not too far behind - Taylor Swift's "All Too Well" making an entry somewhere -...
by Dexter
Tue May 25, 2021 6:44 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Nominations Thread)
Replies: 140
Views: 149944

Re: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Nominations Thread)

Wow! Lots of songs I am not at all familiar with. However, it is a surprise that the song below has not yet been nominated. I hope someone does as I've used up my song nominations.

by Dexter
Wed May 12, 2021 11:53 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Nominations Thread)
Replies: 140
Views: 149944

Re: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Nominations Thread)

Wow! Thanks You're welcome. Hope you enjoy it. 27. The Hu - Yuve yuve yu ("How Strange", 2018, Mongolian) Already nominated, meaning that Jackson, The HU | Yuve Yuve Yu The Hu - Yuve yuve yu | Yuve yuve yu you've duplicated this. Still, this list is a goldmine, Dexter, I can't wait to get...
by Dexter
Tue May 11, 2021 6:49 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Nominations Thread)
Replies: 140
Views: 149944

Re: Non-English Language Albums and Songs Poll (Nominations Thread)

Here's my list purely devoted to Asia which I feel will still eventually get left out, even in a non-English poll. 1. Asha Bhosle - Dum maro dum ("Puff, take a puff", 1971, Hindi) 2. Ros Serey Sothea - Chnam oun dop pram mauy ("I'm 16", 1973, Khmer) 3. Oslan Husein and Orkes Teru...
by Dexter
Sun May 02, 2021 2:51 pm
Forum: 1960s
Topic: udiscovermusic: 100 Best 60s Songs
Replies: 3
Views: 6966

udiscovermusic: 100 Best 60s Songs

Authored by one person but the article uses "We", instead of "I", alluding to a group/staff effort. Personally, I like the list - it's very AMFish. 100 Of The Best 60s Songs: Classic Tunes From A Decade That Changed Music Forever This list of the best songs of the 60s celebrates ...
by Dexter
Thu Apr 08, 2021 10:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your All-Time NBA Team vs. Mine
Replies: 3
Views: 4985

Re: Your All-Time NBA Team vs. Mine

My bench PG and C had better careers than the starters there, but Shaq was so dominant at his peak, but I like having the greatest shooter of all time in a lineup like this. ... Very solid team, imagine Curry in a Jordan team - a Paxson or Kerr in acid. I could argue that my Rodman and Olajuwon had...
by Dexter
Thu Apr 08, 2021 2:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your All-Time NBA Team vs. Mine
Replies: 3
Views: 4985

Your All-Time NBA Team vs. Mine

In anticipation of Space Jam 2, I ask this forum to build its own dream team, 10 players composed of a starting five and reserves. Let me start by listing my team: Starters: PG (point guard) - Gary Payton SG (shooting guard) - Michael Jordan SF (small forward) - Scottie Pippen PF (power forward) - D...
by Dexter
Sun Mar 28, 2021 3:26 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums Where You Love Every Song
Replies: 25
Views: 18466

Re: Albums Where You Love Every Song

Kind of Blue
by Dexter
Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:42 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees
Replies: 72
Views: 45476

Re: Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees

And of course, Nigerians mobilize support for Fela. Great for them!

https://thenationonlineng.net/nigerians ... l-of-fame/
by Dexter
Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:03 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 2021 Poll Planning Thread
Replies: 42
Views: 22857

Re: 2021 Poll Planning Thread

I'm interested in a non-English songs poll, participating and scrolling the lists made by AMFers. Non-English songs are underrepresented in AM.

Also, it's time to redo our "guilty pleasures" song list too, if people are still interested.
by Dexter
Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hey AMF, Whatcha Reading?
Replies: 21
Views: 21033

Re: Hey AMF, Whatcha Reading?

For those looking for more recent novels below is the Booker Prize 2020 shortlist: The New Wilderness by Diane Cook (Oneworld Publications) This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga (Faber & Faber) Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi (Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Random House) The Shadow King by Maaza Mengist...
by Dexter
Sun Aug 30, 2020 10:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AMF Favorite Books 2020 Edition: Voting Thread
Replies: 74
Views: 82900

Re: AMF Favorite Books 2020 Edition: Voting Thread

I'll replace them with classics:

100. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf (1927)
99. Animal Farm by George Orwell (1945)

...fell out of love with "Infinite Jest" (No. 61 on my last list).
by Dexter
Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AMF Favorite Books 2020 Edition: Voting Thread
Replies: 74
Views: 82900

Re: AMF Favorite Books 2020 Edition: Voting Thread

100. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (Graphic novel, 2003) 99. The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima (1956) 98. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (1966) 97. Circe by Madeline Miller (2018) 96. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (1898) 95. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phili...
by Dexter
Wed Aug 19, 2020 10:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AMF Favorite Books 2020 Edition: Voting Thread
Replies: 74
Views: 82900

Re: AMF Favorite Books 2020 Edition: Voting Thread

I will post my list before the deadline. I wonder if in this era of "wokeness" classic but problematic titles will still place high on the final result. I'm sure if an all-time film poll will be held today "Gone with the Wind"'s placing will fall down from the previous poll.
by Dexter
Wed Apr 15, 2020 5:50 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Greatest Run of 4 Albums
Replies: 33
Views: 23640

Re: Greatest Run of 4 Albums

Black Sabbath Black Sabbath Paranoid Master of Reality Vol. 4 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Sabotage Creedence Clearwater Revival Creedence Clearwater Revival Bayou Country Green River Willy and the Poor Boys Cosmo's Factory Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young) Crosby, Stills & Nash Deja Vu 4 Way St...
by Dexter
Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:34 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Final 1980s Poll: Instructions and Links
Replies: 62
Views: 53071

Re: Final 1980s Poll: Instructions and Links

If it's ok, can I ask for a 24hr extension?

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