Theme 299 - Fossil Fools - any song title featuring one of the three fossil hydrocarbon fuels or their derivatives - coal, gas or oil (petrol, diesel, gasoline, kerosene, etc) - Brass Neck (closed 10pm 9th May)

[theDuke]

Forthcoming Themes:

Theme 300 - My Mate 808 - songs featuring a drum machine; no human drummers in earshot please - Helen
Theme 301 - A Good Year - songs that feature years in their titles (e.g. In the Year 2525 - Zager & Evans, Winter of '79 - Tom Robinson Band, etc.) or first line of their lyrics (e.g. Lonely Boy - Andrew Gold, Riot in Cell Block #9 - The Robins, etc.) - Gordon
Theme 302 - Ain't - er, that's it, songs with ain't in the title - Brass Neck
Theme 303 – Unaccompanied intros – songs which start with just vocals – Fishy Jim
Theme 304 - Gee Whizzed - song titles with a missin' verb endin' (from the definitely not bullyin' Priti Patel school of speakin') - Brass Neck
Theme 305 - "Songbird Songbook" - Song titles featuring a songbird in them - LeDuke

*Cream Of 2021 - Summer - 5 Rounds - commences 27th June*
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Nominations thread link:
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Good evening Goodreaders.

Got me first jab on the Friday....all done and dusted in about 30 mins.....and the lovely vaccine nurse even changed her mask to one of those plastic see through visors, so i could lip read her. I can't tell you what a right pain it is to try and communicate with someone, with these bloody masks on! That nurse was the first person to do that for me, what a sweetie! :) Side effects were minimal, a shivery night with little sleep followed by a thumping headache all day...now subsided....just a wee ache in me arm. Pretty good all round. Hopefully i get my 2nd in late June, as they're being done around 8 week here in Wales.

Right...onwards and upwards...Brass Neck returns to offer up his next theme., which is thus:

'Fossil Fools - any song title featuring one of the three fossil hydrocarbon fuels or their derivatives - coal, gas or oil (petrol, diesel, gasoline, kerosene, etc)'

I think I'll be burning some of black stuff for a wee while, whilst i think of a nom. But the rest of ya.....mine your fossil fuel related noms and links up, and pump 'em on here, in the manner that you're all familiar with, mucho gracias.

And I'll see you on Wednesday.

Toodly pip.

[Val]

What happened to Theme 298 Snooker loopy?

[Brass Neck]

Pending the steward's inquiry;

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvqTR...

[Craig White]

efterbrass,

snookah would have been like, totally on-topic.

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein

https://youtu.be/z0wK6s-6cbo

[Tim]

after tech

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUA9F...

[KJS]

After Tim

Do 298 next week.

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK4oe...

[Collette]

After KJ

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey
Life's A Gas - T-Rex

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEtLX...

[Derek]

After Collette

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey
Life's A Gas - T-Rex
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKrrD...

[theDuke]

Hello folks, apologies to KJS, as it looks like i somehow skipped his snooker based theme when setting this one up last night. I shall correct that after this round has played. Sorry about that!

[Brass Neck]

A proper balls up! Deserves the rack!

[theDuke]

I guess i got tired last night watching the snooker! All those long frames with Selby snookering Murphy.....how does he get them so perfect?!

[Jemma]

After Derek

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey
Life's A Gas - T-Rex
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies

https://youtu.be/24JzByRzpRM

[Fishy_Jim]

After Jemma:

As soon as I saw the theme, there was only one track I was going to nominate.

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey
Life's A Gas - T-Rex
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies
Kerosene - Big Black

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuO3w...

[Brass Neck]

"Jumpin' Jack Flash" - fossil fuel link? Next line (is a gas, gas, gas) maybe but in the title?

[Rob]

After The Foe,

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey
Life's A Gas - T-Rex
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies
Kerosene - Big Black
Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
Coal - Rod Picott

https://youtu.be/-RiVeG8cSSs

[theDuke]

Jemma wrote: "After Derek
"

Ps...thanks for your message Jemma, sorry i forgot to mention it! Ta! :)

[Helen The Melon]

After Rob

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey
Life's A Gas - T-Rex
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies
Kerosene - Big Black
Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
Coal - Rod Picott
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0O_bHEq...

[Jemma]

theDuke wrote: "Jemma wrote: "After Derek
"

Ps...thanks for your message Jemma, sorry i forgot to mention it! Ta! :)"

No worries Dunk easily sorted out. 👍😃

[Val]

After Helen

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey
Life's A Gas - T-Rex
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies
Kerosene - Big Black
Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
Coal - Rod Picott
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth
Coal War - Joshua James

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVh_X...

[theDuke]

Struggling a bit with this one, but did remember this old gassy classic:

After Val:

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey
Life's A Gas - T-Rex
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies
Kerosene - Big Black
Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
Coal - Rod Picott
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth
Coal War - Joshua James
Classical Gas - Mason Williams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mREi_...

[TheFoe]

Brass Neck wrote: ""Jumpin' Jack Flash" - fossil fuel link? Next line (is a gas, gas, gas) maybe but in the title?"

Was a poor attempt at a joke,I was waiting for someone to question it and then retort with, "Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas, gas, gas".

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey
Life's A Gas - T-Rex
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies
Kerosene - Big Black
Coal - Rod Picott
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth
Coal War - Joshua James
Classical Gas - Mason Williams

[TheFoe]

After Duke, bit stuck on this as well.


Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey
Life's A Gas - T-Rex
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies
Kerosene - Big Black
Coal - Rod Picott
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth
Coal War - Joshua James
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Petrol - Orbital

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LCIw...

[theDuke]

Evening all.

Looks like the well is now pumped dry for noms for this week, so 13 songs it is....and once again, we remain with the 4 vote system.

Playlist:

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

Voting list:

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey
Life's A Gas - T-Rex
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies
Kerosene - Big Black
Coal - Rod Picott
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth
Coal War - Joshua James
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Petrol - Orbital

Have fun wiv 'em..see ya Sunday.

[Craig White]

pumped dry is da woids i'da used

2 - l.dorsey
1 - t..rex

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey - 2
Life's A Gas - T-Rex - 1
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies
Kerosene - Big Black
Coal - Rod Picott
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth
Coal War - Joshua James
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Petrol - Orbital

[Serial]

After de dry humper

Wolf - 4
Rammstein - 3
Black - 2
Dorsey - 1

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein - 3
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf - 4
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey - 3
Life's A Gas - T-Rex - 1
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies
Kerosene - Big Black - 2
Coal - Rod Picott
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth
Coal War - Joshua James
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Petrol - Orbital

[Jemma]

After Serial

Lee - 4
T-Rex - 3
Mason - 2
Joshua - 1




Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein - 3
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf - 4
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey - 7
Life's A Gas - T-Rex - 4
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies
Kerosene - Big Black - 2
Coal - Rod Picott
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth
Coal War - Joshua James - 1
Classical Gas - Mason Williams - 2
Petrol - Orbital

[Rob]

After Jemma,

4 - Mason Williams
3 - Joshua James
2 - Sonic Youth
1 - Bloodkin

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa
Benzin - Rammstein - 3
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf - 4
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey - 7
Life's A Gas - T-Rex - 4
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin - 1
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies
Kerosene - Big Black - 2
Coal - Rod Picott
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth - 2
Coal War - Joshua James - 4
Classical Gas - Mason Williams - 6
Petrol - Orbital

[Helen The Melon]

After Rob

Big Black - 4
T Rex - 3
Orbital - 2
Zappa - 1

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa - 1
Benzin - Rammstein - 3
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf - 4
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey - 7
Life's A Gas - T-Rex - 7
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin - 1
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies
Kerosene - Big Black - 6
Coal - Rod Picott
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth - 2
Coal War - Joshua James - 4
Classical Gas - Mason Williams - 6
Petrol - Orbital - 2

[Collette]

After Helen

Rod Picott - 4
Joshua James - 3
Lee Dorsey - 2
Bloodkin - 1

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa - 1
Benzin - Rammstein - 3
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf - 4
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey - 9
Life's A Gas - T-Rex - 7
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin - 2
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies
Kerosene - Big Black - 6
Coal - Rod Picott - 4
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth - 2
Coal War - Joshua James - 7
Classical Gas - Mason Williams - 6
Petrol - Orbital - 2

[KJS]

after Collette

H Wolf - 4
Hollies - 3
T Rex - 2
M Williams - 1

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa - 1
Benzin - Rammstein - 3
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf - 8
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey - 9
Life's A Gas - T-Rex - 9
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin - 2
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies - 3
Kerosene - Big Black - 6
Coal - Rod Picott - 4
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth - 2
Coal War - Joshua James - 7
Classical Gas - Mason Williams - 7
Petrol - Orbital - 2

[theDuke]

Enjoyed that, a few others i could've voted for.

After KJS:

Rammstein - 4
Rod Picott - 3
Lee Dorsey - 2
Bloodkin - 1

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa - 1
Benzin - Rammstein - 7
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf - 8
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey - 11
Life's A Gas - T-Rex - 9
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin - 3
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies - 3
Kerosene - Big Black - 6
Coal - Rod Picott - 7
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth - 2
Coal War - Joshua James - 7
Classical Gas - Mason Williams - 7
Petrol - Orbital - 2

[Tim]

after Duke

T. Rex - 4
Lee Dorsey - 3
Sonic Youth - 2
Big Black - 1

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa - 1
Benzin - Rammstein - 7
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf - 8
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey - 14
Life's A Gas - T-Rex - 13
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin - 3
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies - 3
Kerosene - Big Black - 7
Coal - Rod Picott - 7
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth - 4
Coal War - Joshua James - 7
Classical Gas - Mason Williams - 7
Petrol - Orbital - 2

[Val]

After Tim

Lee Dorsey - 4
T. Rex - 3
Orbital - 2
Hollies - 1

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa - 1
Benzin - Rammstein - 7
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf - 8
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey - 18
Life's A Gas - T-Rex - 16
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin - 3
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies - 4
Kerosene - Big Black - 7
Coal - Rod Picott - 7
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth - 4
Coal War - Joshua James - 7
Classical Gas - Mason Williams - 7
Petrol - Orbital - 4

[TheFoe]

After Val

Big Black - 4
Sonic Youth - 3
Rod Picott - 2
Mason Williams - 1

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa - 1
Benzin - Rammstein - 7
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf - 8
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey - 18
Life's A Gas - T-Rex - 16
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin - 3
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies - 4
Kerosene - Big Black - 11
Coal - Rod Picott - 9
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth - 7
Coal War - Joshua James - 7
Classical Gas - Mason Williams - 8
Petrol - Orbital - 4

[Brass Neck]

LD - 4
HW - 3
TR - 2
MW - 1

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa - 1
Benzin - Rammstein - 7
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf - 11
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey - 22
Life's A Gas - T-Rex - 18
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin - 3
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies - 4
Kerosene - Big Black - 11
Coal - Rod Picott - 9
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth - 7
Coal War - Joshua James - 7
Classical Gas - Mason Williams - 9
Petrol - Orbital - 4

[Derek]

after BN

Hollies 2
Rod 1

Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Frank Zappa - 1
Benzin - Rammstein - 7
I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Wolf - 11
Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey - 22
Life's A Gas - T-Rex - 18
Quarter Tank of Gasoline - Bloodkin - 3
Gasoline Alley Bred - The Hollies - 6
Kerosene - Big Black - 11
Coal - Rod Picott - 10
Malibu Gas Station - Sonic Youth - 7
Coal War - Joshua James - 7
Classical Gas - Mason Williams - 9
Petrol - Orbital - 4

[theDuke]

Happy Mothering Sunday, mothers everywhere..especially if they're in the US!

Okay doke..let's tally up this weeks winning songs and nominators. The golden oldies have it, proving that the old 'uns are still the best, they are:

the vintage classic that is Working In The Coal Mine by Lee Dorsey mined up a total of 22 points..thus KJS is this week's crowned champ. Well done sah.

4 points fewer, but by no means a shabby result, Life's A Gas by T-Rex, earns Collette 2nd place..and finally;

Edit (missed one again!)..a tie for 3rd place equal footing with 11 points apiece, they are: a golden oldie bluesy number I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) by Howlin' Wolf, nominated by Tim & Kerosene by Big Black, nominated by Fishy Jim.

Congrats to you four, and a jolly fine playlist i dare say, plus, once again nobody suffers the ignominy of a wooden stirry thing neither. A fine show.

[Brass Neck]

"once again nobody suffers the ignominy of a wooden stirry thing neither" - only just! ;¬)

[theDuke]

Brass Neck wrote: ""once again nobody suffers the ignominy of a wooden stirry thing neither" - only just! ;¬)"

You got a point mate..whacha moaning abart?! ;-)

[Tim]

Dare I say that Jim's Big Black nom should be sharing third place.

[theDuke]

Tim wrote: "Dare I say that Jim's Big Black nom should be sharing third place."

Thank you for that Tim, corrected. I am a wee bit tired.....been outside in the garden all day, getting ready for the big day. No...i'm not getting married.....me new summerhouse is finally arriving on Friday....yay! :)