The Twelve Song Album Game

[JediKnight1969]

It is! That part was taken from the tango "Canaro en París" (1925) about the success of violinist, composer and orchestra director Francisco Canaro on his Paris tour.

Check it out at 2:06 (played on bandoneón)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKYQdTr0ZOA

WGT live with Doogie White:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFNGEQuMW80

Thank you for sharing that  I like the tango piece.

You're welcome mate!

[OpenYourEyes311]

Favourite song from a local band

1. Voyager - As The City Takes The Night (Perth, Western Australia)
2. Aerosmith - Kings And Queens (Boston)
3. Darkest Hour - Tranquil (near DC)
4. Lacuna Coil - No Need to Explain (Milano, Italy)
5. Coheed and Cambria - The Willing Well I-IV (New York City)
6. 2 Before Noon - Underwater Singles Bar (Fort Wayne)
7. Lamb of God - Laid to Rest (Richmond, VA)
8. Walter Giardino Temple - Corte Porteño (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
9. The Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm (Chicago, IL)
10. Powderfinger - Pick You Up (Brisbane, Aus)
11. Staind - Open Your Eyes (Springfield, MA)
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[wolfking]

It is! That part was taken from the tango "Canaro en París" (1925) about the success of violinist, composer and orchestra director Francisco Canaro on his Paris tour.

Check it out at 2:06 (played on bandoneón)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKYQdTr0ZOA

WGT live with Doogie White:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFNGEQuMW80

Thank you for sharing that  I like the tango piece.

10. Powderfinger - Pick You Up (Brisbane, Aus)

I was hoping for Men At Work, but I guess Melbourne is too far?  Just kidding

Could never stand Men at Work personally.  Something about Colin Hay I don't like.  Overkill is a fine song though.

[Stadler]

Favourite song from a local band

1. Voyager - As The City Takes The Night (Perth, Western Australia)
2. Aerosmith - Kings And Queens (Boston)
3. Darkest Hour - Tranquil (near DC)
4. Lacuna Coil - No Need to Explain (Milano, Italy)
5. Coheed and Cambria - The Willing Well I-IV (New York City)
6. 2 Before Noon - Underwater Singles Bar (Fort Wayne)
7. Lamb of God - Laid to Rest (Richmond, VA)
8. Walter Giardino Temple - Corte Porteño (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
9. The Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm (Chicago, IL)
10. Powderfinger - Pick You Up (Brisbane, Aus)
11. Staind - Open Your Eyes (Springfield, MA)
12. Moby - We Are All Made Of Stars (Darien, CT)




Songs you just actively, with a passion, flat out f*****g dislike (and yet seem to get played over and over anyway):
1.  The Pina Colada Song - Rupert Holmes
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[Metro]

Songs you just actively, with a passion, flat out f*****g dislike:
1.  The Pina Colada Song - Rupert Holmes
2.  Watcher in the Sky - Ghost
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The song and album that killed my interest in the band.

[Lonk]

Songs you just actively, with a passion, flat out f*****g dislike:

1. The Pina Colada Song - Rupert Holmes
2. Watcher in the Sky - Ghost
3. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns and Roses
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Maybe it's because I worked at Guitar Center 

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Songs you just actively, with a passion, flat out f*****g dislike:

1. The Pina Colada Song - Rupert Holmes
2. Watcher in the Sky - Ghost
3. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns and Roses
4. Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
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[Stadler]

So far all the songs meet the criteria, but I should have noted, "and that get played a lot anyway", not obscure songs that no one has ever heard of.

[Metro]

Clearly directed at my choice, but you don’t get to change the rules because you don’t recognize the song 

[Stadler]

Clearly directed at my choice, but you don’t get to change the rules because you don’t recognize the song 

HAHAHA, I was very worried about that. No, not you. Honestly, it was the Guns and Roses that triggered that clarification. It wasn't that you missed it, but that Vmadera nailed it.  That was EXACTLY the direction I was headed in.  I've actually liked Ghost since seeing them open for Maiden.  Not my main band, but interesting nonetheless. 

[Metro]

Ah I see, no worries 

I used to love Ghost and saw them every time they came to town, and I even drove 3 hours to Raleigh to see them once. I missed the tour where opened for Maiden, still kicking myself for that.
The new album just felt like a parody to me. Specifically the aforementioned song. I listened to it recently after avoiding for like 3 months and my opinion hasn’t changed. It’s made me not even want to revisit their older stuff that I loved.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Songs you just actively, with a passion, flat out f*****g dislike (and yet seem to get played over and over anyway):

1. The Pina Colada Song - Rupert Holmes
2. Watcher in the Sky - Ghost
3. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns and Roses
4. Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
5. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
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[TAC]

Songs you just actively, with a passion, flat out f*****g dislike (and yet seem to get played over and over anyway):

1. The Pina Colada Song - Rupert Holmes
2. Watcher in the Sky - Ghost
3. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns and Roses
4. Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
5. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
6. Sheyrl Crow-Every Day Is A Winding Road
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[Stadler]

That's a good one for the topic.

[HOF]

Songs you just actively, with a passion, flat out f*****g dislike (and yet seem to get played over and over anyway):

1. The Pina Colada Song - Rupert Holmes
2. Watcher in the Sky - Ghost
3. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns and Roses
4. Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
5. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
6. Sheyrl Crow-Every Day Is A Winding Road
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
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[JediKnight1969]

Songs you just actively, with a passion, flat out f*****g dislike (and yet seem to get played over and over anyway):

1. The Pina Colada Song - Rupert Holmes
2. Watcher in the Sky - Ghost
3. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns and Roses
4. Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
5. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
6. Sheyrl Crow-Every Day Is A Winding Road
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
8. Twist and shout - The Beatles
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[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

6. Sheyrl Crow-Every Day Is A Winding Road

Does this still get played a lot? I don't think I've heard this song in 20+ years.

[TAC]

6. Sheyrl Crow-Every Day Is A Winding Road

Does this still get played a lot? I don't think I've heard this song in 20+ years.

I hear it at least 3 times a week on my work muzak.

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

6. Sheyrl Crow-Every Day Is A Winding Road

Does this still get played a lot? I don't think I've heard this song in 20+ years.

I hear it at least 3 times a week on my work muzak.

That sounds terrible!

[TAC]

6. Sheyrl Crow-Every Day Is A Winding Road

Does this still get played a lot? I don't think I've heard this song in 20+ years.

I hear it at least 3 times a week on my work muzak.

That sounds terrible!

Tell me about it! It was the first song I thought of.

[Lonk]

Does Christmas music counts for this? 

[Kwyjibo]

Songs you just actively, with a passion, flat out f*****g dislike (and yet seem to get played over and over anyway):

1. The Pina Colada Song - Rupert Holmes
2. Watcher in the Sky - Ghost
3. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns and Roses
4. Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
5. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
6. Sheyrl Crow-Every Day Is A Winding Road
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
8. Twist and shout - The Beatles
9. Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
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[Deadeye21]

Songs you just actively, with a passion, flat out f*****g dislike (and yet seem to get played over and over anyway):

1. The Pina Colada Song - Rupert Holmes
2. Watcher in the Sky - Ghost
3. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns and Roses
4. Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
5. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
6. Every Day Is A Winding Road - Sheryl Crow
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
8. Twist and shout - The Beatles
9. Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
10. Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
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[wolfking]

Songs you just actively, with a passion, flat out f*****g dislike (and yet seem to get played over and over anyway):

1. The Pina Colada Song - Rupert Holmes
2. Watcher in the Sky - Ghost
3. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns and Roses
4. Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
5. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
6. Every Day Is A Winding Road - Sheryl Crow
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
8. Twist and shout - The Beatles
9. Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
10. Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
11. Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss A Thing
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[LithoJazzoSphere]

6. Sheyrl Crow-Every Day Is A Winding Road

9. Losing My Religion - R.E.M.

Ouch, I always liked those two, for the percussion, and for the mandolin.

[Cool Chris]

Great stuff on this list - and by great I mean in keeping with the spirit of the theme.

Sweet Home Alabama is a song I never liked even when I was big in to classic rock and Skynyrd. Though it always makes me smile when Lee Corso picks Bama and the guitar intro hits.

I first heard Shake It Off in the film Sing. I thought "well this is a crappy song, but it's in a kid's movie, so whatever." I couldn't believe it when I later found out it was not written for the film. It was actually a popular song on a popular album by a popular artist. 

[LithoJazzoSphere]

"Sweet Home Alabama" is of those songs that has cool parts in it (especially Billy Powell's piano solo), but it's been played way out of proportion to everything else in culture, so I never need to hear it again.  Same with Journey's "Don't Stop Believing", plus I have personal baggage from a situation with someone, so that just rubs salt in the wound. 

[Kwyjibo]

I really like Sweet Home Alabama, but I agree that it‘s seriously overplayed.

And I really like Sweet Child O‘ Mine.

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

I really like Sweet Home Alabama, but I agree that it‘s seriously overplayed.

And I really like Sweet Child O‘ Mine.

Do you also like Sweet Emotions? 

[Kwyjibo]

Yeah and Sweet Dreams too. 

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Ballroom Blitz?

[wolfking]

Sweet Leaf. 

[TAC]

My favorite Muppet was Sweetums.

[nick_z]

And I really like Sweet Child O‘ Mine.

Yep, Sweet Child O Mine is a masterpiece, no matter how many times it gets played. I'm ready to fight over this one 

[LithoJazzoSphere]

It's way overplayed, but I don't mind it instrumentally.  Good guitar picking exercise too.  I just can't stand Axl's voice.  Much rather hear Slash with Myles or either Snakepit vocalist.  Rod Jackson on Ain't Life Grand is criminally overlooked.