Random Rules January - Submissions!

[Brad]

Welcome to the first Monday of the new year!

It's time for Random Rules, 2014 style!

All you need to do is submit your list of 10 random songs - the next ten that come up via the random generator on your entire music library. We'll pull them all together then start the next part in a couple days (48 hours or 10 lists, whichever comes last), then start the elimination process to create the Random Rules Jukebox for January.

Exciting, right?

Start posting!

[DocBrown]

Jolly Goods - Girl Move Away From Here
Alice Cooper - I Never Cry
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss
The Rifles - The General
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Godspeed
Gin Blossoms - Pieces of the Night
Monogold - Dead Sea Minerals
Wilco - Heavy Metal Drummer
Idlewild - In Remote Part/Scottish Fiction
Nada Surf - When I Was Young

This is a truly horrid collection of music The best track here may be the worst track on its album.

[Mattceinicram]

Guns N' Roses- Night Train
Curtis Mayfield- We People who are Darker than Blue
Led Zeppelin- Hats Off too (Roy) Harper
George Harrison- I Dig Love
Neil Young- Till the Morning Comes
Supertramp- The Logical Song
The Beatles- Something
Jimi Hendrix- Moon, Turn the Tides...Gently, Gently Away
Kanye West- On Sight
The National- I Need My Girl

[Chilton]

Marble Sounds - Sky High
The Sore Losers - Beyond Repair
Bon Iver - Beth/Rest
Balthazar - Lorraine
Cinerex - Heavenly
Elliot Smith - Everything Reminds Me of Her
The Neon Judgment - Miss Brown
The Rolling Stones - Stop Breaking Down
iamamiwhoami - Drops
Coldplay - The Scientist

I've been listening to Belgian music a lot lately, and you can tell! Half of the list is Belgian. I hope y'all like it

[Blanco]

I've been listening to Belgian music a lot lately, and you can tell! Half of the list is Belgian. I hope y'all like it

Great! I know nothing of Belgian music, so your list will be a good start.

[Blanco]

Devin The Dude - See What I Can Pull
Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
Café Tacvba - Cómo te extraño mi amor
Michael Kiwanuka - Home again
Caifanes - Hasta Morir
Die Antwoord - Enter the Ninja
Panteón Rococó - La Dosis Perfecta
AlunaGeorge - Your Drums, Your Love
Quiero Club - No coke
Lila Downs - La Llorona

[Brad]

The Verlaines - Anniversary
Sonic Youth - Brother James
David Bowie - It Ain't Easy (live - from "Bowie at the Beeb - The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68-72")
Circulatory System - Outside Blasts
The Velvet Underground - I'm Set Free (live - from "The Legendary Guitar Amp Tapes") ( a bootleg; I'll settle for the original, one of my all-time faves!)
The Ladybug Transistor - Vale Of Cashmere
Rasputina - Deep In The Sweet Water
Bright Eyes - No Lies, Just Love
Pixies - River Euphrates
De La Soul - Take It Off

Thanks!

[Moonbeam]

Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Dazzle"
T. Rex - "Broken Hearted Blues"
The Walker Brothers - "The Electrician"
Comateens - "Ghosts"
Michael Jackson - "Beat It"
Bat for Lashes - "Moon and Moon"
Prince - "I Wanna Melt With U"
The Doors - "The End"
Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Desert Kisses"
Nico - "Chelsea Girls"

[Bruce]

Cloud Nine - Mongo Santamaria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7S04w58sYk

Casey Jones - Billy Murray and the American Quartet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSmGjMrVukw

Play That Barber-Shop Chord - Bert Williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu1c58W3lf0

Stormy Weather - Sierras
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upR4fB3X26w

Oh Baby Don't You Weep - James Brown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niVarTJc2o0

Shoes - Bobby "Blue" Bland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AANUxwLJvcg

I Wonder If I Care As Much - Everly Brothers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrG1Yz1XDSw

I'm Thinking - Dave Clark 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHZ1INFLgdM

Rock Around The Clock - Sex Pistols
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVsG2yudcuI

Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K37BhzM0I8I

For a random list this one is exceptional if I say so myself. There's the biggest record of 1910 (Casey Jones) and a nice Latin funk instrumental of "Cloud Nine" that was a hit in 1969. Something from Bert Williams, perhaps the first black star of stage and music. The Sierras with a very unique version of "Stormy Weather." A killer James Brown ballad, a big Northern Soul record (Shoes), a great Everly Brothers song in the wake of Phil's death, A DC5 flip side and a huge hit from when I was about 15 (Daniel Boone). But in the end I suspect that Sex Pistols song will enter the jukebox with the players we have here. We'll see.

[Nick]

Dusty Springfield- Breakfast in Bed
Phoenix- Everything Is Everything
Brian Eno- I'll Come Running
Panda Bear- Bro's
Sex Pistols- Pretty Vacant
Girl Talk- What's It All About
The Decemberists- When the War Came
Led Zeppelin- Black Mountain Side
Four Tet- This Unfolds
James Blake- I Never Learnt to Share

[Romain]

Here the first random ten songs of my music library :

The Divine Comedy - something for the weekend
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell
The Impressions - For Your Precious Love
The Veils - Another Night on Earth
Spandau Ballet - To Cut a Long Story Short
L'Affaire louis Trio - Chic planète
Charles Aznavour - Je m'voyais déjà
dEUs - Keep you close
Madness - Shut Up

[YellowEyedDemon]

1) Angel on My Shoulder - Pat Boone, Marty Paich & His Orchestra and Chorus - 1961
2) Good Evening Friends - Frankie Laine, Johnnie Ray, Ray Conniff & His Orchestra - 1956
3) Down Among the Sheltering Palms - Kay Starr - late 1940s
4) Thank You Day - The McGuire Sisters - 1956
5) All I Need Is You - Teddi King, George Siravo & His Orchestra - 1956
6) Please Forgive Me - Frankie Laine, Bill Reddie & His Orchestra and Chorus - 1968
7) While We're Young - Pat Boone - 1960
8) Robin Hood (from Adventures of Robin Hood) - Alan Dale, Dick Jacobs & His Orchestra and Chorus - 1955
9) Come Rain or Come Shine (from St. Louis Woman) (live) - Judy Garland - 1961
10) The Syncopated Clock - Tony Fontaine, Lew Douglas & His Orchestra and Chorus - 1951

[StationToStation]

I'm going to give it a try this month.

(1st 10 Random on iPod):
1. White (Okekervil River)
2. What Light (Wilco)
3. Out In The Street (The Who)
4. Working Titles (Damien Jurado)
5. Be Free, A Way (Flaming Lips)
6. Don't Worry About The Government (Talking Heads)
7. Twist And Crawl (The English Beat)
8. No Spell (Thee Oh Sees)
9. Afternoon (Youth Lagoon)
10. I Can't Get Enough (Jesus & Mary Chain)

Thanks!

[Nassim]

Broken Bells - October
The Roots - Stomp (ft. Greg Porn)
Arcade Fire - Black Waves/Bad Vibrations
Midnight Juggernaut - Dystopia
Herman Düne - Bristol
N.E.R.D. - Fly or Die
Cancer Bats - Sabotage
Wipers - No Fair
Black Sabbath - St. Vitus Dance
Kanye West - On Sight

[TimmyWing]

This first choice couldn't have been any more perfect! Goes downhill from there unfortunately.

The Magnetic Fields - Nothing Matters When We're Dancing
Yazoo - Tuesday
Richard Cheese - Silent Night [Ah ffs...]
The Creation - Tom Tom
Beach House - Zebra
Herbie Hancock - Three Bags Full
Pink Floyd - San Tropez
Frank Sinatra - Love and Marriage
Broadcast - Black Umbrellas
Simon and Garfunkel - Why Don't You Write Me?

Odd variety of styles there.

[Mattceinicram]

Kanye West - On Sight

With this being on my list as well, is this the first time we've had a repeat track on multiple lists?

[Brad]

Kanye West - On Sight

With this being on my list as well, is this the first time we've had a repeat track on multiple lists?

I believe that it is (within the same month - we've had several multiples over the full span). I can't think of any other instances off-hand.

[Bruce]

Kanye West - On Sight

With this being on my list as well, is this the first time we've had a repeat track on multiple lists?

I believe that it is (within the same month - we've had several multiples over the full span). I can't think of any other instances off-hand.

The rule should be that once a track is posted by a player that it cannot be used in the same month by another player.

[YellowEyedDemon]

I second Bruce's motion. No duplicate entries.

[Blanco]

With this being on my list as well, is this the first time we've had a repeat track on multiple lists?

I believe that it is (within the same month - we've had several multiples over the full span). I can't think of any other instances off-hand.

The rule should be that once a track is posted by a player that it cannot be used in the same month by another player.

I disagree. That would no longer be the real first 10 songs that came out in random order. I do not think it's fair that the songs of someone's list have to change because of other's songs. Furthermore, in the game one can remove an own song per day besides the limit for that day, so one has the advantage to eliminate his own songs. If that song came out repeatedly, and we only allow it on the list of the person who it appeared first, we'd be promoting a disadvantage. It is a small disadvantage, but it is a disadvantage after all.

I think it should be the other way around. If the song appeared twice, it will have a double opportunity to enter the Random Rules Jukebox. We must treat them as different songs. And if you really don't want this song to enter the jukebox, you'll have to spend two of your opportunities removing it.

If we change the selection criteria by songs that have been played "randomly, but only if..." That's no longer random.

[Bruce]

I disagree. That would no longer be the real first 10 songs that came out in random order. I do not think it's fair that the songs of someone's list have to change because of other's songs. Furthermore, in the game one can remove an own song per day besides the limit for that day, so one has the advantage to eliminate his own songs. If that song came out repeatedly, and we only allow it on the list of the person who it appeared first, we'd be promoting a disadvantage. It is a small disadvantage, but it is a disadvantage after all.

I think it should be the other way around. If the song appeared twice, it will have a double opportunity to enter the Random Rules Jukebox. We must treat them as different songs. And if you really don't want this song to enter the jukebox, you'll have to spend two of your opportunities removing it.

If we change the selection criteria by songs that have been played "randomly, but only if..." That's no longer random.

Nobody should EVER be allowed to remove something on his own list.

I have MP3s in my library that are not music. If one of them came up randomly I would not enter it in the contest. I have loads of TV theme songs that are less than a minute long. If one of them came up randomly I would not enter it in the contest either. Many of the TV theme songs don't even mention who the artist is.

[nicolas]

Strange repetitions #2 : a second Satie piece this time ! And a lot of pop/rock this month !

Dave Alvin – Shenandoah
Claude Nougaro – Le jazz et la java
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
Violent Femmes – Confessions
Erik Satie – Gymnopédie #1
Stromae – papaoutai
Tom Waits – Jockey Full Of Bourbon
Tindersticks – Let's Pretend
Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man – Mysteries
Steve Earle – Nothin' Without You

[Brad]

I second Bruce's motion. No duplicate entries.

It's not really up for vote. The premise here is you list the next ten that come up. That's the whole point of the "Submission" portion... we just want to see the lists.

Consider the "Elimination" part a separate entity, if that helps (I do). It doesn't matter if there are duplicates - it'll work out fine as is.

[Brad]

Speaking of which, I'll pull the lists together to start the Elimination part tomorrow, so still another day to submit lists!

[Rob]

Am I still on time? If so, my list in order of appearance:

The Rolling Stones - One More Shot
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Graveyard Train
Carl Orff - O Fortuna (performed by Rundfunkchor Berlin, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester-Berlin, conducted by Riccardo Chailly)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Carry On
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Woodstock
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio
Simon & Garfunkel - Song for the Asking
Grateful Dead - China Cat Sunflower
Muse - Endlessly
Alabama Shakes - Hold On

It seems iTunes is messing with me. 3380 tracks available, only 12 by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, but somehow it figured out a way to give us no less than three songs by the quartet; a quarter of the ones I own by them! And they came right after each other! How big are the odds? It fits my iTunes tendency towards Americana today, I guess.

[Bruce]

I second Bruce's motion. No duplicate entries.

It's not really up for vote. The premise here is you list the next ten that come up. That's the whole point of the "Submission" portion... we just want to see the lists.

Consider the "Elimination" part a separate entity, if that helps (I do). It doesn't matter if there are duplicates - it'll work out fine as is.

So you allow people to eliminate things from their own list?

Suppose my first 10 random songs contain the same song twice? I have a lot of songs where I have more than one MP3 of the same song, like mono and stereo, or short version and long version, or an alternate version along with the released version.

Light My Fire (single version) - Doors
Light My Fire (LP version) - Doors

If something like this came up would it be accepted?

[Brad]

Yes. Absolutely. This is simply a forum to list the next ten songs that come up. I personally prefer participants not to edit, but I can't/won't dictate what people actually choose to post.

[Luke JR68]

Ok, might as well give this a shot

"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" by Nas feat. Lauryn Hill
"First of the Gang to Die" by Morrissey
"Anything is Possible" by Will Young
"Drive My Car" by Bobby McFerrin
"Sleeping Awake" by P.O.D.
"Through The Never" by Metallica
"Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles
"Long Haired Country Boy" by The Charlie Daniels Band
"Mr. Wendal" by Arrested Development
"Save Up All Your Tears" by Cher

Yeah... I have no idea what happened here

[Sweepstakes Ron]

Mattceinicram's list has two of my all-time top 5.

Here's my list:

R.E.M. - Just A Touch
The Beatles - Penny Lane
Richard Thompson - Am I Wasting My Love On You?
Alvin & the Chipmunks - Coast 2 Coast - (It will be many years before I can escape the hauntings of my young, stupid self )
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Amish Paradise - (Again?)
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Bob Seger - Get Out Of Denver (Live)
Linkin Park - Breaking The Habit
The Beatles - Paperback Writer
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

This is from my family's shared library, so there are a few songs here I barely know.

[Bruce]

Yes. Absolutely. This is simply a forum to list the next ten songs that come up.

If that's your entire purpose why have the eliminations?

What's important SHOULD be which records get into the jukebox, rather than the 100% randomness of each list that is submitted.

[Blanco]

Hey Bruce, this is my favorite game in the entire forum, and I do think it's perfect as it is. So instead of arguing with you, I can only say that if you do not like how the game works, just don't play.

Moving on, WOW! There are many lists this month! I think that just shows how great the game is. Congratulations Brad! And there are still a few hours, so I hope to see even more lists.

[Brad]

Hey Bruce, this is my favorite game in the entire forum, and I do think it's perfect as it is. So instead of arguing with you, I can only say that if you do not like how the game works, just don't play.

Moving on, WOW! There are many lists this month! I think that just shows how great the game is. Congratulations Brad! And there are still a few hours, so I hope to see even more lists.

Thanks Blanco, and yes, I'm just having fun with this and not interested in defending non-issues.

[Mattceinicram]

I have MP3s in my library that are not music. If one of them came up randomly I would not enter it in the contest. I have loads of TV theme songs that are less than a minute long. If one of them came up randomly I would not enter it in the contest either. Many of the TV theme songs don't even mention who the artist is.

I have a few interview type tracks that aren't songs either on my iTunes that came from special edition CD's. I think I would enter them personally. They would have no chance of winning, but it would be humorous and it's all part of the fun