Theme 187 - 'Groovy Grocer!' Song titles with a fruit &/or veg in them - theDuke - VOTING (Closes 10pm Sun 29th July)

[Lez]

There’s a live version of Johnny’s :

The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter #23

https://youtu.be/f0bdLdTJdKI

[theDuke]

I presume Johnny plumped for a studio recording, so I added a similar one. Should Johnny sees this and prefers the live one..then i can change it.

[theDuke]

There we are then....a rare 20 noms this week...which means, we also get a equally rare extra vote each to play with! Yep..6 lovely whole votes apiece, so make 'em count folks! :)

Pretty good playlist there me thinks..here's the YT link:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

And the voting list:

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby
Pineapple Head - Crowded House
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn
Orange - The Dandy Warhols
Cherry Pie - Warrant
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan
The Banana Song - The Minions
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson

Enjoy!

Just starting to get the first signs of the forthcoming wet spell here, that's been forecast to arrive in full at the end of the week. It's already noticeably cooler here in South West Wales, so for those of you on the east side..make the most of your 35C+ sunshine..cos it's gunna get wet wet wet....'bout blinkin' time too! :-)

Ciao!

[Rob]

First vote:-

6 - Tony Joe White
5 - Bruce Cockburn
4 - Michael Hedges
3 - The Electric Prunes
2 - Warrant
1 - Mongo Santamaria

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby
Pineapple Head - Crowded House
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 5
Orange - The Dandy Warhols
Cherry Pie - Warrant - 2
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges - 4
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 1
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 6
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan
The Banana Song - The Minions
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 3
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson

[Craig White]

efterrob,

i put that extra point to good use! makes an excellent door wedge!

4 - c.beefheart
3 - m.inions
2 - j.a.m.c.
1 - d.warhols

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby
Pineapple Head - Crowded House
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 5
Orange - The Dandy Warhols - 1
Cherry Pie - Warrant - 2
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain - 2
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges - 4
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 1
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 6
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan
The Banana Song - The Minions - 3
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 3
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart - 4
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson

[theDuke]

Yet, you only used 4 of the 6 votes Tech? Where did the one other go, then?!

[Craig White]

i'm saving it to not use it in a future round!

[Rob]

I thought that was a pretty good round.

[Craig White]

well, it's down to the variety of themes, rob, some weeks the list is rotten, whereas on other weeks it's just rank! boom! :)

[theDuke]

I'm surprised you haven't nom'd a Reggae round yet Tech!

[Gordon]

After Tech

Mongo Santamaria - 6
Hawkwind - 5
Tony Joe White - 4
King Tubby - 3
Electric Prunes - 2
Lonnie Donegan - 1

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby - 3
Pineapple Head - Crowded House
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 5
Orange - The Dandy Warhols - 1
Cherry Pie - Warrant - 2
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind - 5
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain - 2
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges - 4
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 7
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 10
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan - 1
The Banana Song - The Minions - 3
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 5
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart - 4
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson

[TheFoe]

After Gordon, (decent list, hard to choose).

Tony Joe White - 6
The Dandy Warhols - 5
The Brothers Johnson - 4
Wolf Alice - 3
Bruce Cockburn - 2
Michael Hedges - 1

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby - 3
Pineapple Head - Crowded House
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 7
Orange - The Dandy Warhols - 6
Cherry Pie - Warrant - 2
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind - 5
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice - 3
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain - 2
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges - 5
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 7
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 16
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan - 1
The Banana Song - The Minions - 3
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 5
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart - 4
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson - 4

[Fishy_Jim]

theDuke wrote: "I'm surprised you haven't nom'd a Reggae round yet Tech!"

I did suggest this.

[Lez]

We’d all face mockery and derision!

[Val]

Especially if I nominate "Johnny Reggae"!

[theDuke]

And there's always the risk somebody will nom a blerdy UB40 track too! :)

[Helen The Melon]

After Foe

J&MC - 6
E Prunes - 5
Minions - 4
L of Pier - 3
Bruce C - 2
A-ha - 1

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby - 3
Pineapple Head - Crowded House
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 9
Orange - The Dandy Warhols - 6
Cherry Pie - Warrant - 2
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind - 5
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice - 3
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain - 8
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges - 5
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha - 1
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier - 3
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 7
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 16
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan - 1
The Banana Song - The Minions - 7
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 10
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart - 4
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson - 4

[Spacepig]

After Helen

Hawkwind - 4
Weather Report - 3
The Dandy Warhols - 2
King Tubby - 1

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby - 4
Pineapple Head - Crowded House
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 9
Orange - The Dandy Warhols - 8
Cherry Pie - Warrant - 2
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind - 9
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice - 3
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain - 8
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges - 5
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha - 1
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier - 3
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report - 3
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 7
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 16
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan - 1
The Banana Song - The Minions - 7
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 10
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart - 4
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson - 4

[Sj]

The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 6
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 5
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 4
Orange - The Dandy Warhols - 3
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice - 2
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan - 1

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby - 4
Pineapple Head - Crowded House
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 9
Orange - The Dandy Warhols - 11
Cherry Pie - Warrant - 2
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind - 9
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice - 5
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain - 8
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges - 5
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha - 1
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier - 3
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report - 3
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 12
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 20
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan - 2
The Banana Song - The Minions - 7
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 16
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart - 4
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson - 4

[KJS]

After Sj

The Brothers Johnson - 6
Captain Beefheart - 5
Electric Prunes - 4
Warrant - 3
Crowded House - 2
Tom T Hall - 1

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby - 4
Pineapple Head - Crowded House - 2
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 9
Orange - The Dandy Warhols - 11
Cherry Pie - Warrant - 5
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall - 1
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind - 9
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice - 5
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain - 8
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges - 5
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha - 1
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier - 3
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report - 3
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 12
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 20
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan - 2
The Banana Song - The Minions - 7
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 20
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart - 9
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson - 10

[Val]

After KJS

Bruce Cockburn - 6
The Brothers Johnson - 5
Captain Beefheart - 4
King Tubby - 3
Crowded House - 2
The Jesus and Mary Chain - 1

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby - 7
Pineapple Head - Crowded House - 4
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 15
Orange - The Dandy Warhols - 11
Cherry Pie - Warrant - 5
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall - 1
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind - 9
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice - 5
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain - 9
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges - 5
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha - 1
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier - 3
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report - 3
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 12
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 20
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan - 2
The Banana Song - The Minions - 7
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 20
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart - 13
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson - 15

[Tim]

After Val

Brothers Johnson - 6
King Tubby - 5
Hawkwind - 4
Dandy Warhols - 3
Electric Prunes - 2
Weather Report - 1

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby - 12
Pineapple Head - Crowded House - 4
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 15
Orange - The Dandy Warhols - 14
Cherry Pie - Warrant - 5
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall - 1
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind - 13
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice - 5
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain - 9
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges - 5
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha - 1
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier - 3
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report - 4
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 12
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 20
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan - 2
The Banana Song - The Minions - 7
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 22
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart - 13
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson - 21

[Lez]

After Tim

Tubby 6
Warhols 5
Prunes 4
Hedges 3
Brothers 2
Hawkwind 1

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby - 18
Pineapple Head - Crowded House - 4
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 15
Orange - The Dandy Warhols - 19
Cherry Pie - Warrant - 5
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall - 1
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind - 14
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice - 5
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain - 9
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges - 8
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha - 1
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier - 3
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report - 4
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 12
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 20
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan - 2
The Banana Song - The Minions - 7
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 26
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart - 13
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson - 23

[theDuke]

After Lez:

The Electric Prunes - 6
Hawkwind - 5
King Tubby - 4
Tony Joe White - 3
Michael Hedges - 2
Bruce Cockburn - 1

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby - 22
Pineapple Head - Crowded House - 4
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 16
Orange - The Dandy Warhols - 19
Cherry Pie - Warrant - 5
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall - 1
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind - 19
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice - 5
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain - 9
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges - 10
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha - 1
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier - 3
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report - 4
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 12
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 23
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan - 2
The Banana Song - The Minions - 7
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 32
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart - 13
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson - 23

[SussexWelsh]

After Duke

Captain Beefheart 6
The Electric Prunes 5
King Tubby 4
The Dandy Warhols 3
Late Of The Pier 2
Weather Report 1

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby - 26
Pineapple Head - Crowded House - 4
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 16
Orange - The Dandy Warhols - 22
Cherry Pie - Warrant - 5
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall - 1
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind - 19
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice - 5
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain - 9
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges - 10
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha - 1
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier - 5
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report - 5
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 12
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 23
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan - 2
The Banana Song - The Minions - 7
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 37
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart - 19
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson - 23

[suzysunshine7]

After SussexWelsh

Not a favourite Round for me - but I did enjoy a good blast of Warrant ;o>

Cherry Pie - Warrant - 6
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 5
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall - 4
Pineapple Head - Crowded House - 3
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice - 2
Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby - 1

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby - 27
Pineapple Head - Crowded House - 7
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 21
Orange - The Dandy Warhols - 22
Cherry Pie - Warrant - 11
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall - 5
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind - 19
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice - 7
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain - 9
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges - 10
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha - 1
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier - 5
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report - 5
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 12
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 23
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan - 2
The Banana Song - The Minions - 7
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 37
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart - 19
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson - 23

[Derek]

after suzy

prunes 4
wind 3
Lonnie 2
minions 1

Lamb's Bread Herb - King Tubby - 27
Pineapple Head - Crowded House - 7
I Wish I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn - 21
Orange - The Dandy Warhols - 22
Cherry Pie - Warrant - 11
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall - 5
The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon - Hawkwind - 22
Giant Peach - Wolf Alice - 7
Cherry Came Too - Jesus and Mary Chain - 9
The Funky Avocado - Michael Hedges - 10
Oranges On Appletrees - A-Ha - 1
Blueberry - Late Of The Pier - 5
Swamp Cabbage - Weather Report - 5
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria - 12
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White - 23
Digging My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan - 4
The Banana Song - The Minions - 8
The Great Banana Hoax - The Electric Prunes - 41
Orange Claw Hammer - Captain Beefheart - 19
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson - 23

[theDuke]

And that's that then..all done.

So..quite a few contenders in this round...but one song wins it by a massive lead over the others....with possibly the highest score achieved so far, since relocating to Goodreads. So, top banana this week is The Great Banana Hoax by The Electric Prunes, with an impressive 41 points....so congratulations to Spacepig..oh yes! :)

The best of the rest then....some way back but comfortably ahead in 2nd place is Lamb's Bread Herb by King Tubby, nominated by the Techmeister, leaving 3rd place hotly contested for by several songs, with 2 scoring 23 points apiece; Polk Salad Annie by Tony Joe White & Strawberry Letter 23 by The Brothers Johnson. Not a lot to separate these two, with 2 max points apiece, so both Johnny & Brass Neck get to share the bronze this week.

Congratulations to all...not a bad playlist I thought.

[suzysunshine7]

YAYYY!!! - Congratulations Spacepig! ... x ;o>

And very well-nominated tech, Johnny, and Mr B! ... x x x

[Craig White]

hey, big up, tubby's! good to see an artist who never played a note of music, or sang a word, can finish as runner up! well done space and the rest of the rabble!

a 'reggae' round would be great (as i would say), but, as indicated y'all would torment me with ewe bee farty!

[suzysunshine7]

So I still can't find a Round to nominate this cover? ...

Don't Worry, Be Happy - Florence Foster Jenkins

[Fishy_Jim]

Tech wrote: "a 'reggae' round would be great (as i would say), but, as indicated y'all would torment me with ewe bee farty! (..."

Nah, I'd probably go with something from the XTC dub experiments.

[suzysunshine7]

Why is tech crying and banging his Head against that Forum wall? ;oO

[Craig White]

bloody baldheads, i don't know! :)

'f yer talking about 'go+', jim, aye it's very good, i got it onna freebie 12",................................but, reggae 't'ain't! although i appreciate that you're tormenting me too! :)

[Fishy_Jim]

Tech wrote: "bloody baldheads, i don't know! :)

'f yer talking about 'go+', jim, aye it's very good, i got it onna freebie 12",................................but, reggae 't'ain't! although i appreciate that y..."

That's part of it. It was combined with some more tracks that Andy Partridge recorded and released as Explode Together.
It would be valid if the round was reggae/dub, maybe throw in ska as well.