Theme 472 - I write the songs - pick two songs by THE SAME songwriter, one who you think is under-rated - Val - VOTING - closed MIDNIGHT Sunday September 14th

[Val]

My theme and I'm after under-rated songwriters - I will be the judge of whether they're under-rated or not! And the songs may have been written in collaboration with someone else. The tracks you choose may be sung by the songwriter or another artist. The catch: the songwriter must be someone who YOU think is under-rated as a songwriter.

The next FIVE themes are:

Theme 473 - And the wooden spoon goes to.. Please choose 2 songs from the list above, nominating from your own list. - TheFoe (List at Message 1047 on Page 21)
Theme 474 - Jools' Jewels: Performances from Later ... with Jools Holland - Grimmy
Theme 475 - The Long and the Short of it. Put together one song with a very long title (the longer and more ridiculous the better) and one with a very short title (doesn't need to be a single word, just brief and to the point) - Tim
Theme 476 - "California Dreaming". Bands or artists from the Golden State -Collette
Theme 477 - Give me a give. Songs with give in the title - Grimmy

New ideas can be added at:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Tim]

kicking off then with T.V. Smith

Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts
Tomahawk Cruise - TV Smith's Explorers

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

[Derek]

Chris Leslie of Fairport Convention

Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts
Tomahawk Cruise - TV Smith's Explorers
Don't Reveal My Name - Fairport Convention
Mercy Bay - Fairport Convention

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyqX4...

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

[Helen The Melon]

Steve Kilbey...

Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts
Tomahawk Cruise - TV Smith's Explorers
Don't Reveal My Name - Fairport Convention
Mercy Bay - Fairport Convention
Field Of Mars - The Church
Brother Moon Sister Sun - Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ERtjfnJ...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cowPZA1...

[Grimmy]

After Helen

Chip Taylor who also wrote 'Angel Of The Morning'; 'Anyway That You Want Me'; 'Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)' among others. Here's the original versions of songs that were hits for The Troggs and The Hollies

Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts
Tomahawk Cruise - TV Smith's Explorers
Don't Reveal My Name - Fairport Convention
Mercy Bay - Fairport Convention
Field Of Mars - The Church
Brother Moon Sister Sun - Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy
Wild Thing - Jordan Christopher & The Wild Ones
I Can't Let Go - Evie Sands

https://youtu.be/9rxDOncgSrY?si=sNZM2...
https://youtu.be/VUn4ULtQWB0?si=c_1yZ...-

[TheFoe]

After Grimmy

Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts
Tomahawk Cruise - TV Smith's Explorers
Don't Reveal My Name - Fairport Convention
Mercy Bay - Fairport Convention
Field Of Mars - The Church
Brother Moon Sister Sun - Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy
Wild Thing - Jordan Christopher & The Wild Ones
I Can't Let Go - Evie Sands
Strange Case - The Chills
Water Wolves - The Chills

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9rx3...

Great band from 80's New Zealand! Singer Martin Phillips wrote all their songs and also played guitar. Sadly he passed away last year.

[Sera69]

After Foe

Chan Marshall aka Cat Power

Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts
Tomahawk Cruise - TV Smith's Explorers
Don't Reveal My Name - Fairport Convention
Mercy Bay - Fairport Convention
Field Of Mars - The Church
Brother Moon Sister Sun - Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy
Wild Thing - Jordan Christopher & The Wild Ones
I Can't Let Go - Evie Sands
Strange Case - The Chills
Water Wolves - The Chills
Nude as the News - Cat Power
Metal Heart - Cat Power

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ngI...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqLn3...

[Val]

After Sera

Okay, not a complete unknown, but not exactly a household name either, Arthur Alexander - the man who wrote songs such as Anna (Go To Him), famously covered by The Beatles; Every Day I Have to Cry (Dusty Springfield); Lonely Pup In A Christmas Shop (Adam Faith) and more.

Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts
Tomahawk Cruise - TV Smith's Explorers
Don't Reveal My Name - Fairport Convention
Mercy Bay - Fairport Convention
Field Of Mars - The Church
Brother Moon Sister Sun - Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy
Wild Thing - Jordan Christopher & The Wild Ones
I Can't Let Go - Evie Sands
Strange Case - The Chills
Water Wolves - The Chills
Nude as the News - Cat Power
Metal Heart - Cat Power
If It's Really Got To Be This Way - Robert Plant
You Better Move On - The Rolling Stones

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

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

[Val]

Fourteen nominations gives us FIVE votes each this round.

Here's the playlist:

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

[Helen The Melon]

Just the four from me...

Adverts - 4
Fairport Name - 3
TV Smith- 2
Evie S - 1

Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts - 4
Tomahawk Cruise - TV Smith's Explorers - 2
Don't Reveal My Name - Fairport Convention - 3
Mercy Bay - Fairport Convention
Field Of Mars - The Church
Brother Moon Sister Sun - Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy
Wild Thing - Jordan Christopher & The Wild Ones
I Can't Let Go - Evie Sands - 1
Strange Case - The Chills
Water Wolves - The Chills
Nude as the News - Cat Power
Metal Heart - Cat Power
If It's Really Got To Be This Way - Robert Plant
You Better Move On - The Rolling Stones

[Sera69]

After Helen

5 - TV Smith
4 - Kilbey & Kennedy
3 - The Chills
2 - Adverts
1 - Robert Plant

Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts - 6
Tomahawk Cruise - TV Smith's Explorers - 7
Don't Reveal My Name - Fairport Convention - 3
Mercy Bay - Fairport Convention
Field Of Mars - The Church
Brother Moon Sister Sun - Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy - 4
Wild Thing - Jordan Christopher & The Wild Ones
I Can't Let Go - Evie Sands - 1
Strange Case - The Chills - 3
Water Wolves - The Chills
Nude as the News - Cat Power
Metal Heart - Cat Power
If It's Really Got To Be This Way - Robert Plant - 1
You Better Move On - The Rolling Stones

[Val]

After Sera

Only four for me this round

The Chills (Strange Case) - 4
Fairport Convention (Don't Reveal My Name) - 3
Fairport Convention (Mercy Bay) - 2
Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy - 1

Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts - 6
Tomahawk Cruise - TV Smith's Explorers - 7
Don't Reveal My Name - Fairport Convention - 6
Mercy Bay - Fairport Convention - 2
Field Of Mars - The Church
Brother Moon Sister Sun - Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy - 5
Wild Thing - Jordan Christopher & The Wild Ones
I Can't Let Go - Evie Sands - 1
Strange Case - The Chills - 7
Water Wolves - The Chills
Nude as the News - Cat Power
Metal Heart - Cat Power
If It's Really Got To Be This Way - Robert Plant - 1
You Better Move On - The Rolling Stones

[Tim]

after Val

Evie Sands - 5
Stones - 4
The Church - 3
Fairport (don't) - 2
The Chills (wolves) - 1

Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts - 6
Tomahawk Cruise - TV Smith's Explorers - 7
Don't Reveal My Name - Fairport Convention - 8
Mercy Bay - Fairport Convention - 2
Field Of Mars - The Church - 3
Brother Moon Sister Sun - Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy - 5
Wild Thing - Jordan Christopher & The Wild Ones
I Can't Let Go - Evie Sands - 6
Strange Case - The Chills - 7
Water Wolves - The Chills - 1
Nude as the News - Cat Power
Metal Heart - Cat Power
If It's Really Got To Be This Way - Robert Plant - 1
You Better Move On - The Rolling Stones - 4

[theDuke]

After Tim:

The Adverts - 5
TV Smith's Explorers - 4
Fairport Convention (Don't) - 3
Fairport Convention (Mercy) - 2
The Rolling Stones - 1

Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts - 11
Tomahawk Cruise - TV Smith's Explorers - 11
Don't Reveal My Name - Fairport Convention - 11
Mercy Bay - Fairport Convention - 4
Field Of Mars - The Church - 3
Brother Moon Sister Sun - Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy - 5
Wild Thing - Jordan Christopher & The Wild Ones
I Can't Let Go - Evie Sands - 6
Strange Case - The Chills - 7
Water Wolves - The Chills - 1
Nude as the News - Cat Power
Metal Heart - Cat Power
If It's Really Got To Be This Way - Robert Plant - 1
You Better Move On - The Rolling Stones - 5

[Grimmy]

After theDuke

Kilbey & Kennedy - 5
Fairport (name) - 4
Adverts - 3
Plant - 2
Power (heart)

Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts - 14
Tomahawk Cruise - TV Smith's Explorers - 11
Don't Reveal My Name - Fairport Convention - 15
Mercy Bay - Fairport Convention - 4
Field Of Mars - The Church - 3
Brother Moon Sister Sun - Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy - 10
Wild Thing - Jordan Christopher & The Wild Ones
I Can't Let Go - Evie Sands - 6
Strange Case - The Chills - 7
Water Wolves - The Chills - 1
Nude as the News - Cat Power
Metal Heart - Cat Power - 1
If It's Really Got To Be This Way - Robert Plant - 3
You Better Move On - The Rolling Stones - 5

[Derek]

After Grimmy

Evie - 5
Cat Metal - 4
Cat Nude - 3
JC & TWO -2
K & K - 1

Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts - 14
Tomahawk Cruise - TV Smith's Explorers - 11
Don't Reveal My Name - Fairport Convention - 15
Mercy Bay - Fairport Convention - 4
Field Of Mars - The Church - 3
Brother Moon Sister Sun - Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy - 11
Wild Thing - Jordan Christopher & The Wild Ones - 2
I Can't Let Go - Evie Sands - 11
Strange Case - The Chills - 7
Water Wolves - The Chills - 1
Nude as the News - Cat Power - 3
Metal Heart - Cat Power - 5
If It's Really Got To Be This Way - Robert Plant - 3
You Better Move On - The Rolling Stones - 5

[Val]

Voting closed and here's the results:

First place goes to Derek with 15 votes for songwriter Chris Leslie's Don't Reveal My Name.
In second it's Tim and songwriter T.V. Smith with 14 votes for Gary Gilmore's Eyes
Three nominations are tied in third spot, all with 11 votes: Tim with T.V. Smith's Tomahawk Cruise; Helen with Steve Kilbey's Brother Moon Sister Sun and Grimmy with Chip Taylor's I Can't Let Go.

Nice work people. Back soon.