[Shaun]

Yep. I know it's been a day but I have NOTHING TO LIVE FOR ANY MORE ;_;

As usual, I've handpicked 120 songs from various "best of" lists - VH1, Rolling Stone and Pitchfork amongst others - and I need 40 more from you. Here are the preselected songs:

Don McLean - American Pie
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
The Knack - My Sharona
Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
Lionel Richie & the Commodores - Easy
ABBA - Dancing Queen
Bob Dylan - Tangled Up in Blue
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get it On
The Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind this Time)

The Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster
The Carpenters - (They Long to be) Close to You
The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
Stevie Wonder - Living for the City
Earth, Wind & Fire - September
The Clash - Train in Vain
Billy Joel - She's Always a Woman
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Carly Simon - You're So Vain
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
Marvin Gaye - Mercy, Mercy Me
Elton John - Your Song
Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
David Bowie - "Heroes"

Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
James Taylor - Fire and Rain
The Who - Baba O'Riley
Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Pump it Up
The Emotions - The Best of My Love
Bill Withers - Ain't no Sunshine
The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
Prince - I Wanna be Your Lover
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
Supertramp - Breakfast in America

Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted to You
Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky
Blondie - One Way or Another
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring me Down
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Redemption Song
Blondie - Heart of Glass
T. Rex - (Bang a Gong) Get it On
Queen - Somebody to Love

Queen - You're My Best Friend
The Beatles - The Long and Winding Road
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On?
The Eagles - Hotel California
The Beatles - Let it Be
Rod Stewart - Maggie May
The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
The Rolling Stones - Angie
Pink Floyd - Money

Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)
The Temptations - Papa Was a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan - Hurricane
T. Rex - 20th Century Boy
Gladys Knight & the Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Boston - More Than a Feeling
The Kinks - Lola
T. Rex - Children of the Revolution

Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair
The Police - Roxanne
The Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK
Bob Marley & the Wailers - No Woman No Cry
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Three Little Birds
James Brown - Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine
James Brown - Get Up Offa that Thing
Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks
David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
David Bowie - Starman
David Bowie - Life on Mars?
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
The Doors - Riders on the Storm
Chic - Good Times
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop

Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us
Elton John - Candle in the Wind
Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
Joy Division - She's Lost Control
The Guess Who - American Woman
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music

The Steve Miller Band - The Joker
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes
John Lennon - Jealous Guy
Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown
Patti Smith - Because the Night
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
The Trammps - Disco Inferno

Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
ABBA - Thank You For the Music
Evelyn "Champagne" King - Shame
Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23
The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read my Mind
Black Sabbath - Paranoid

As always, you may suggest up to ten songs and then support up to ten of other members'. The first 40 songs to get a suggestion & two supports will qualify. And of course I ask that you don't vote tactically but honestly, anyone seen fishing for votes will be spanked by spunky arista (but no I will discount your votes)

Get suggesting and supporting

Suggested songs:
Slade - How Does it Feel? (Shaun)
Kool & the Gang - Hollywood Swinging (Shaun)
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Shaun)
John Lennon - Mother (Shaun)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Our House (Shaun)
Martha and The Muffins - Echo Beach (MrLuvaluva)
Jilted John - Jilted John (MrLuvaluva)
Lou Reed - Perfect Day (MrLuvaluva)
Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug (MrLuvaluva)
Donna Summer - I Feel Love (MrLuvaluva)
Free - All Right Now (Ammi)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (Ammi)
Cat Stevens - Where the Children Play (Ammi)
Cat Stevens - Father and Son (Ammi)
David Bowie - Queen Bitch (Ammi)
Bob Dorough - 3 Is the Magic Number (Jesus.H.Christ)
Elvis - Burning Love (Jesus.H.Christ)
M - Pop Muzik (*Kate*)
The Specials - A Message To You Rudy (Boothy)
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up (Boothy)
The Grateful Dead - Friend of the Devil (Bollo)
Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson Said (Bollo)
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (Bollo)
Rod Stewart - The Killing Of Georgie (Ammi)
Lynsey de Paul - Sugar Me (ukturtle)
The Archies - Sugar, Sugar (ukturtle)
Santana - Black Magic Woman (ukturtle)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (ukturtle)
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle (Bollo)
Kate Bush - Hammer Horror (Dezzy)
Blondie - In The Flesh (Dezzy)
Blondie - Denis (Dezzy)
Rita Coolidge - We're All Alone (GypsyGoth)
Nick Drake - Northern Sky (GypsyGoth)
Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain (GypsyGoth)
Maria Muldaur - Midnight at the Oasis (GypsyGoth)
Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (GypsyGoth)
Alicia Bridges - I Love The Nightlife (GypsyGoth)
Melanie - Ruby Tuesday (GypsyGoth)
Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz (ukturtle)
Tom Jones - She's a Lady (Marc)
Joy Division - Disorder (LemonJam)
Donny Hathaway - I Love You More than you'll ever know (LemonJam)
Stevie Wonder - You Haven't Done Nothin' (LemonJam)
Stevie Wonder - I Wish (LemonJam)
The Damned - Smash it Up (LemonJam)
Roberta Flack - First Time I Ever Saw Your Face (Marc)
Showaddywaddy - Under the moon of love (Marc)
Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good (Pyramid*)
ZZ Top - Tush (Marc)
Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls (Marc)
Cher - Dark Lady (Harry.)

Songs with 1 support:
Seals And Crofts - Summer Breeze (Boothy, Ammi)
Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (Ammi, Bollo)
Blondie - I'm Always Touched By Your Presence Dear (MrLuvaluva, Dezzy)
Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion (GypsyGoth, *Kate*)
Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes (*Kate*, GypsyGoth)
Billy Paul - Me and Mrs Jones (MrLuvaluva, Marc)
Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You (ukturtle, Marc)
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing (Marc, Bollo)
The Blues Brothers - Soul Man (Marc, *Kate*)
John Lennon - Working Class Hero (Boothy, Shaun)
Stevie Wonder - As (LemonJam, Shaun)
Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection (Bollo, Ammi)
Elton John - Bennie & The Jets (Marc, Ammi)
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear ( The Reaper) (Bollo, GypsyGoth)
The five stairsteps - Ooh Child (Jesus.H.Christ, GypsyGoth)
Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (LemonJam, ukturtle)

Songs with 2 supports (QUALIFIED):
T. Rex - Cosmic Dancer (Marc., Shaun, Ammi)
The Jam - Eton Rifles (Shaun, *Kate*, Boothy)
Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Baby (*Kate*, Boothy, Marc.)
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (*Kate*, Shaun, Marc.)
The Flying Lizards - Money (MrLuvaluva, Shaun, Ammi)
Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street (MrLuvaluva, Shaun, Ammi)
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love (Bollo, Shaun, Mrluvaluva)
Squeeze - Cool For Cats (MrLuvaluva, Bollo, *Kate*)
The Police - Message in a Bottle (Boothy, Bollo, ukturtle)
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide (Shaun, *Kate*, Ninastar)

Bob Marley and the Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff (Boothy, ukturtle, Ninastar)
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (Shaun, Ammi, Dezzy)
Billy Joel - Piano Man (Jesus.H.Christ, Ninastar, Dezzy)
Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes (Dezzy, Shaun, Mrluvaluva)
Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free (*Kate*, ukturtle, Marc)
Fleetwood Mac - Songbird (Ninastar, GypsyGoth, *Kate*)
Carole King - I Feel the Earth Move (ukturtle, *Kate*, Marc)
The Jackson 5 - ABC (Shaun, Ninastar, LemonJam)
Queen - We Are the Champions (Boothy, Ninastar, LemonJam)
David Bowie - Changes (Ammi, GypsyGoth, LemonJam)

Dobie Gray - Drift Away (GypsyGoth, Locke, Ninastar)
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (*Kate*, Ninastar, Ammi)
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way (LemonJam, GypsyGoth, *Kate*)
Fleetwood Mac - Never Going Back Again (Ninastar, GypsyGoth, Marc)
Dolly Parton - Jolene (ukturtle, *Kate*, Marc)
Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (*Kate*, LemonJam, Marc)
Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You (*Kate*, Ninastar, Marc)
The Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking? (Ammi, Dezzy, Boothy)
David Bowie - Kooks (Ammi, Shaun, Dezzy)
Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane (Bollo, Shaun, Dezzy)

Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (GypsyGoth, Shaun, Dezzy)
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (LemonJam, Marc, Shaun)
The Doors - L.A. Woman (Bollo, Dezzy, Shaun)
Paul McCartney & The Wings - Live and Let die (Marc, Dezzy, Ammi)
10cc - I'm Not In Love (*Kate*, Mrluvaluva, GypsyGoth)
Boney M. - Rivers Of Babylon (ukturtle, *Kate*, GypsyGoth)
Joni Mitchell - A Case of You (Shaun, Ammi, ukturtle)
Iggy Pop - The Passenger (Bollo, Shaun, Mrluvaluva)
MacFadden and Whitehead - Ain't No Stopping Us Now (*Kate*, Ninastar, Mrluvaluva)
Joy Division - Shadowplay (LemonJam, Shaun, Mrluvaluva)

Suggestions left:
- Shaun (0)
- Mrluvaluva (0)
- Ammi (0)
- Marc. (0)
- Boothy (3)
- *Kate* (0)
- Jesus.H.Christ (6)
- Bollo (0)
- ukturtle (1)
- Ninastar (8)
- Dezzy (6)
- GypsyGoth (0)
- LemonJam (0)
- Pyramid* (9)
- Harry (9)

Supports left:
- *Kate* (5)
- Shaun (0)
- Ammi (5)
- Boothy (12)
- Mrluvaluva (9)
- Marc. (5)
- Bollo (11)
- ukturtle (10)
- Ninastar (5)
- Dezzy (6)
- GypsyGoth (6)
- LemonJam (11)
- Locke (14)

[Shaun]

And already I've spotted a glaring omission - The Jackson 5

My suggestions:
- The Jackson 5 - ABC
- The Jam - Eton Rifles
- Slade - How Does it Feel?
- Joni Mitchell - A Case of You
- Kool & the Gang - Hollywood Swinging
- David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
- Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
- John Lennon - Mother
- Santana - Oye Como Va
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Our House

[Kate!]

I'll.support Eton Rifles straight off the bat. Back in a bit with my suggestions.

Shaun

[Mrluvaluva]

I would like to suggest the following:

Martha and The Muffins - Echo Beach
The Flying Lizards - Money
Jilted John - Jilted John
Squeeze - Cool For Cats
Blondie - I'm Always Touched By Your Presence Dear
Lou Reed - Perfect Day
Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street
Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug
Billy Paul - Me and Mrs Jones
Donna Summer - I Feel Love

[Shaun]

omfg, can't believe I forgot Bobby Womack. I'll support that and the Flying Lizards

[Marc]

Just two T Rex songs?

[Shaun]

3 Children, Bang a Gong and 20th Century Boy

[Marc]

Is the world coming to an end?

[Shaun]

I can't have loads of songs by the same people -brushes the 5 Bowie songs under the carpet-

[Ammi]

Suggest:

Can't You Hear Me Knockin..Rolling Stones
All Right Now...Free
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover..Paul Simon
Band On The Run..Paul McCartney
Where Do the Chilren Play..Cat Stevens
Father And Son..Cat Stevens
Changes..David Bowie
Kooks..David Bowie
Queen Bitch...David Bowie

Support:
Joni Mitchell..A Case Of You
David Bowie...Ziggy Stardust

[GypsyGoth]

Yay I love researching these, I'll do a list later.

[Shaun]

*supports Kooks*

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I can't have loads of songs by the same people -brushes the 5 Bowie songs under the carpet-

T Rex - Cosmic Dancer

[Shaun]

-supports-

[Ammi]

Supports Cosmic Dancer also

1) Billy Joel - Piano man.
2) Bob Dorough - 3 is the magic number.
3) The five stairsteps - Ooh child.
4) Elvis - Burning Love

I'll check some dates and update my list in a while.

[Kate!]

K I'm back. Loads of the songs I love are on the original list but after some browsing here are some submissions.

Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Baby
Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You
MacFadden and Whitehead - Ain't No Stopping Us Now
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
M - Pop Muzik
10cc - I'm Not In Love
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

[Kate!]

K I'm back. Loads of the songs I love are on the original list but after some browsing here are some submissions.

Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Baby
Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You
MacFadden and Whitehead - Ain't No Stopping Us Now
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
M - Pop Muzik
10cc - I'm Not In Love
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

[Tom4784]

I'd take part in this but the 80's one nearly caused me to have a nervous breakdown.

[Boothy]

Suggest

John Lennon - Working Class Hero
Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
The Specials - A Message To You Rudy
The Police - Message in a Bottle
Seals And Crofts - Summer Breeze
Queen - We Are the Champions
Bob Marley and the Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up

Gonna save my other two in case I think of something else.

Support
Eton Rifles - The Jam

[Boothy]

Oh, I support Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe too.

[Shaun]

Boothy - You Can't Always Get... is a 60s song technically, so you have one extra

[Kate!]

Boothy good choice of support.

[Mrluvaluva]

I would like to support 10cc - I'm Not In Love (*Kate*).

[Shaun]

*supports Fleetwood Mac*

I want more of their songs in oh my GOD I'VE FORGOTTEN LANDSLIDE