Interactive Poll 14 ~ It's The Guys Turn This Time

i aologize for the delay, 

jamesbaldwin wrote: i aologize for the delay,  my nomination is FRANCESCO DE GREGORI: RUMORE DI NIENTE

  No need to apologize!  All updated.  

Snicolette wrote: Logan wrote: In my original post I wrote, "So here are my three choices: Nick Drake's "Fruit Tree" (my nomination), Cat Stevens' "Trouble" (which I wish I could also nominate) and Serge Gainsbourg's "L'hôtel particulier"...", and Nick Drake's "Fruit Tree" remains my nomination in case it was felt that it needed further confirmation. By the way, since it was asked, I do prefer to be called Greg in conversation (I like that personal touch), but since, say, The Dark Elf is also Greg, Logan works better in some instances to differentiate me from other Gregs. Logan is both a Logan's Run reference and a corruption on Log-in name.   Hello Greg (although I may still call you Logan, for the reason you mentioned).  All updated.   Just waiting on a few more to open the voting, will be checking in if I can before I leave, but will certainly be back in afternoon my time.

Speaking of other Gregs, the other Greg with Jim Croce's Time in a Bottle and Don McLean's Vincent were with the Cat Stevens and Drake choices the first four that sprang to mind. I had written a longer post knowing what your subject would be the day before you put up the poll, but knew it would be unfair to mention so many heavy-hitters, and I knew Greg liked that Nick Drake. Neil Young, Leonard Cohen (brilliant wordsmith), John Denver and Donovan were some others I considered. I didn't want to shy away from some bigger names this round even if familiarity meant that my choice might get less votes. I almost wet with Cat Stevens' "Father and Son" as an alternate, but "Trouble" means so very much to me because of how it used in Harold & Maude (which I first saw as a child). I so love that film and the closing sequence is very powerful to me. I've always wanted that Jag before it became a hearse. My mother's neighbour has a car like it. Cool that you met Bud Cort.

Logan wrote: Snicolette wrote: Logan wrote: In my original post I wrote, "So here are my three choices: Nick Drake's "Fruit Tree" (my nomination), Cat Stevens' "Trouble" (which I wish I could also nominate) and Serge Gainsbourg's "L'hôtel particulier"...", and Nick Drake's "Fruit Tree" remains my nomination in case it was felt that it needed further confirmation. By the way, since it was asked, I do prefer to be called Greg in conversation (I like that personal touch), but since, say, The Dark Elf is also Greg, Logan works better in some instances to differentiate me from other Gregs. Logan is both a Logan's Run reference and a corruption on Log-in name.   Hello Greg (although I may still call you Logan, for the reason you mentioned).  All updated.   Just waiting on a few more to open the voting, will be checking in if I can before I leave, but will certainly be back in afternoon my time. Speaking of other Gregs, the other Greg with Jim Croce's Time in a Bottle and Don McLean's Vincent were with the Cat Stevens and Drake choices the first four that sprang to mind. I had written a longer post knowing what your subject would be the day before you put up the poll, but knew it would be unfair to mention so many heavy-hitters, and I knew Greg liked that Nick Drake. Neil Young, Leonard Cohen (brilliant wordsmith), John Denver and Donovan were some others I considered. I didn't want to shy away from some bigger names this round even if familiarity meant that my choice might get less votes. I almost wet with Cat Stevens' "Father and Son" as an alternate, but "Trouble" means so very much to me because of how it used in Harold & Maude (which I first saw as a child). I so love that film and the closing sequence is very powerful to me. I've always wanted that Jag before it became a hearse. My mother's neighbour has a car like it. Cool that you met Bud Cort.

Logan wrote: ^ I love that Cat Stevens song. ^^ Yep, the hearse with Ontario (Canada) license plates in Hollywood. America could have paid tribute to the incident with "A Hearse with No Name", except that Young's hearse was named Mort (which is a play on death/dead). "I've been through the desert on a hearse [sic] with no name..." (America).

We're almost ready to get the polls open to vote, waiting on just one or two answers on final selections.  Thank you all for joining in, I've learned of some new music to pursue further, with this and every other one of these that we've done so far.  

dr wu23 wrote: If it;s not too late ...one of my favorite acoustic/electric artists who died too young...love his melancholy songs....my choice.

  Absolutely not too late, still waiting to hear from a couple, so will add it to the poll now.  Thanks!  I don't think I have heard of him, so looking forward to it.  

My guy by the way is called Sufjan not Surfjan Stevens (not sure whether any of these is a proper name by good old standards...).

Snicolette wrote: Lewian wrote: My guy by the way is called Sufjan not Surfjan Stevens (not sure whether any of these is a proper name by good old standards...).   Thanks for catching my typo, will go and fix it.

Playlist with all the current nominees: