Interactive Poll #0 April Fool!

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Posted: April 10 2021 at 11:28

Will do, and a great solution! Thanks, Scott!

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Posted: April 10 2021 at 12:09

Nickie, shadowyzard nominated the Japanese group with Yatta and Suitkees with King Missile.. You might have missed it on the previous page before the playlist.

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Posted: April 10 2021 at 12:20

Thanks, George, got them both now!

Still Waiting to Hear From:

JD (same as Scott, [rushfan4] one entry)

Icarium

Crane (one entry, also)

I will open voting in the morning (Sunday), unless I hear from these remaining three sooner. I will enter the two 1-entry folks then, if not heard from them.

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Posted: April 10 2021 at 12:31

Nanowar of Steel “Barbie MILF Princess..." (Cristi)

Lol, I shared this in the "guilty pleasures" poll.

One's guilty pleasure is another's proud taste. LOL

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Posted: April 10 2021 at 12:36

Shadowyzard wrote:

Nanowar of Steel “Barbie MILF Princess..." (Cristi)

Lol, I shared this in the "guilty pleasures" poll.

One's guilty pleasure is another's proud taste. LOL

isn't this the funny foolish quirky poll? It fits right in.

It's a power metal parody, it parodies Rhapsody and it's got Fabio Lione guesting on vocals. I dislike Rhapsody, but I gotta give it to Fabio, he's got a sense of humor here. LOL

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Posted: April 10 2021 at 12:39

^ Yup. I was just kidding.

It is a parody, but also musically impressive, IMO; which feels ironic. Geek

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Posted: April 10 2021 at 12:43

Shadowyzard wrote:

^ Yup. I was just kidding.

It is a parody, but also musically impressive, IMO; which feels ironic. Geek

yeah, they are competent and having a lot of fun, there is a hilarious Blind Guardian parody, but I don't remember the name of the song. I'll look into it and post it later. LOL

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Posted: April 10 2021 at 14:11

Snicolette wrote:

Still Waiting to Hear From:

Tancos

See the top post on page 5 of this thread.

I see that my nomination is already included in the poll.

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Posted: April 10 2021 at 15:10

And so you are...sorry, forgot to take you out of the still-needed list.

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Posted: April 11 2021 at 08:26

I will be opening up the poll to voting at Noon PDT, as there were a couple of questions on how the poll works, answered in the Interactive Poll Team topic, which is where they were posted (one was also posted on the previous page and answered there, as well, although it was covering two topics, so many have been missed).

Here are the rules I should have added at the start of this poll and again apologize for not so doing:

People put up, usually, up to 3 videos that go along with the general theme chosen, although some go for more. Each person decides after some deliberation (and potentially discussion), which 1 of their choices will go up for final vote. Those are the ones you see up in the voting area at the top.

You may vote for a "Top Three," up in there, but may wish to let us know who, what, why, contended for those spots as well....or not, depending on your inclination. Many of us don't vote for our own selection, but that is individual and not a requirement.

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Posted: April 11 2021 at 09:45

Ok, I think I have it now.

First choice was FZ - Dancing Fool

2 - ELP - Are You Ready Eddy

3 - Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain

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Posted: April 11 2021 at 09:52

Ok, I've decided that I'd like Frank Zappa - Dancing Fool to be my choice for the poll, It wasn't an easy decision as I absolutely love Zeppelin's Fool in The Rain, but Dancing Fool always get me dancing no matter where I am or what I'm doing.

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Posted: April 11 2021 at 10:11

JD wrote:

Ok, I've decided that I'd like Frank Zappa - Dancing Fool to be my choice for the poll, It wasn't an easy decision as I absolutely love Zeppelin's Fool in The Rain, but Dancing Fool always get me dancing no matter where I am or what I'm doing.

Thank you for your additional choices and your final choice. Prog was allowed in this poll (another side to these particular polls is that they are not prog polls, per se, I guess a reminder to all to definitely still keep including all of the "rules," at the beginning, not just the particulars for the theme....again, my sincerest apologies for omitting that step).

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Posted: April 11 2021 at 13:04

'Tis the striking of Noon PDT, folks. So I entered Crane's one submission and JD's choice. We've not heard from Icarium, but I am going to open the polls. We all probably need more listening time now to come to final decisions, so will enter it if we hear back from Icarium soon (unless the moderators have a better suggestion?).

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Posted: April 12 2021 at 04:42

Got not time this last week to listen to all the suggestion, so I guess I have missed some funny things... Listened to the nominations only and will go directly to my vote (no comments, this time). There were some fun lyrics and good music coming by, but these stood out for me:

1. Fjernsyn Fjernsyn - Nr. 1: Because it's Nr. 1, of course... No lyrics here, but it shows how music can be utterly funny - they're crazy... and very gifted musicians! Great choice!

2. Nanowar of Steel - Barbie MILF Princess of the Twilight: This is hilarious, indeed!

3. For my third voted I hesitated between the silly kitsch of Happatai with their Yatta song or the witty silliness of Deichkind... I'll go for Richtig gutes Zeug, because musically it is more interesting.

Seriously?

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Posted: April 12 2021 at 12:19

My choices:

(according to semi-serious and variable criteria, from the beauty of the music to the hilarity of the video or text)

PODIUM:

1) Joe Ely "Me & Billy the Kid" (TCat).

After Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, John Hiatt and Tom Petty, Joe Ely is one of my fave American songwriter.

His album "Letter to Laredo" is wonderful.

2) Happatai "Yatta" (Shadowyzard)

Wonderful demential video and song

3) Deichkind, "Richtig gutes Zeug" (Lewian)

Guily synth-pop pleasure.

the video is a masterpiece

---- but I'm sorry for Cristi's song, that musically is better than these ones.... too much better to be voted! Wink

Honorable mentions:

The songs posted by:

- Crane

- Snicolette

- Suitkees

- rushfan4

Edited by jamesbaldwin - April 12 2021 at 12:25

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Posted: April 12 2021 at 12:42

my 3 choices

Dennis Leary "A**hole"

Gillan "No Laughing in Heaven"

Frank Zappa "Dancing Fool"

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Posted: April 12 2021 at 12:50

After careful consideration...

1 - Dennis Leary - @sshole

2 - Frank Zappa - Dancin' Fool

3 - Ian Gillan - No Laughing In Heaven

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Posted: April 12 2021 at 13:09

Thanks to suitkees for the vote Smile

Here are my first reactions of the first songs:

Nanowar of Steel “Barbie MILF Princess..." (Cristi) is heavy metal turned "up to 11" whith exaggerated used of falsetto screaming and double pedal. The lyrical humour doesn't appeal to me, but I can understand why some may find it funny. It's a bit sexist, isn't it? The visual use of Disney aesthetics is obviously ironic, but it's a tad too primitive for my taste.

Dennis Leary "A**hole" (mathman0806). I have heard this already. It is held in a folkish atmosphere with acoustic guitar. Satirical obviously, referring to the role of the US in the world, but I think I would have liked it better if it were more deadpan. I think someone like Tom Lehrer was much better at political satire.

John Prine "Dear Abby" (dr Wu23) is in the folk area with acoustic guitar and nasal singing. Musically it could have been an early Dylan song. It's much more laid back and understated, and as such it appeals much more to me. Like with the previous song, the humour is mostly about the lyrics rather than the music. I didn't get all the words.

Todd Snider "Talkin' Seattle Grunge Rock Blues" (snicolette). More Dylan references here, this song clearly is paraphrasing "Talkin' New York" from Dylan's debut album. With its references to the worst clichés about grunge music, the song is actually very witty, and it should be a contender for my part.

Giorgio Gaber "The Corrupt Man" (Lorenzo). Musically, this is in the bluesy area. The comical elements of the lyrics are mixed with a certain amount of sadness, and the song certainly has a lot of depth. There is irony en masse, but also societal criticism. Strong contender for my vote.

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