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Shaun
08-03-2012, 02:24 AM
Shomebody shtop me...

anyway. Ammi wrote on my wall that I should post some kind of "what you should be listening to" thread to recommend a song of the day... and this is the fruition of that.

If you want you can all rank it out of ten and stuff and we'll keep scores of which songs are most well-received... and obviously feel free to discuss the songs, their bands, other material and stuff.

Thursday, 8th March: "Drinking in L.A.", Bran van 3000.

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Released: 1997, on their album Glee.
Interesting facts: This was chosen on Radio 1's Established 1967 compilation CD to represent a song from 1999 (the year it was released over here). The song was covered on this by The Twang. It peaked at #3 in the UK, their highest worldwide position.

Benjamin
08-03-2012, 02:40 AM
I like this idea. :amazed:

10/10 - I love this song. Brings me back to when I was fifteen. :hugesmile:


Did they ever release anything else?

Shaun
08-03-2012, 03:05 AM
They've released 4 albums - the most recent was in 2010 :o but they're regarded as a one-hit-wonder really.

Shaun
08-03-2012, 03:06 AM
Oh, a 2001 song called "Astounded" reached the UK top 40 too... at #40 :laugh:

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King Gizzard
08-03-2012, 03:07 AM
Interesting facts: This was chosen on Radio 1's Established 1967 compilation CD to represent a song from 1999 (the year it was released over here). The song was covered on this by The Twang. It peaked at #3 in the UK, their highest worldwide position.


I don't get these two facts :suspect:

Benjamin
08-03-2012, 03:08 AM
Oh, a 2001 song called "Astounded" reached the UK top 40 too... at #40 :laugh:

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Oh, so they are not a one hit wonder. :laugh:


I may check out some of their albums, see if there is anything worth digging out.

Shaun
08-03-2012, 03:09 AM
In 2007 Radio 1 compiled a CD of 40 songs from every year and got popular acts of 2007 to cover them :shrug: 1999's was BV3000.

King Gizzard
08-03-2012, 03:11 AM
What's the 1967 bit about ;s

And I like it, chilled and soothing, 8/10

Shaun
08-03-2012, 03:15 AM
1967 is the year Radio 1 was established. :p

King Gizzard
08-03-2012, 03:17 AM
oh

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Benjamin
08-03-2012, 03:18 AM
:laugh:

Shaun
08-03-2012, 10:50 PM
only 2 ratings :( #almostasmuchofaflopasSongStar

Jords
08-03-2012, 11:10 PM
SongStar was good fun :hmph:

GypsyGoth
08-03-2012, 11:14 PM
Nice song, very summery.

7/10