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Hernandez Bracket: CardsofSTL vs Radbird

Posted: January 25 24, 1:42 pm
by CardsofSTL
CardsofSTL's The Undiscovered Country List

Desc: Not country music! Shakespeare called the future, the undiscovered country...

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Cosmos

Desc: Songs from Jr/Sr HS days which coincided with the Apollo program when NASA & the Space Program were about the only positive current event in the midst of political and cultural upheaval. All were released between ‘66-‘72 except for 1989’s Coming Home which wrapped up Major Tom’s career.

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Re: Hernandez Bracket: CardsofSTL vs Radbird

Posted: January 25 24, 2:02 pm
by heyzeus
MODFIGHT

Re: Hernandez Bracket: CardsofSTL vs Radbird

Posted: January 25 24, 2:06 pm
by heyzeus
Looking forward to listening to both playlists, but just wanted to throw this out there for extra homework/listening on Rad's list: I am the Cosmos by the tragically short-lived Chris Bell, who was half of the songwriting team in the also tragically short-lived Big Star.

Re: Hernandez Bracket: CardsofSTL vs Radbird

Posted: January 25 24, 10:57 pm
by CardsofSTL
I made my list thinking about space and maybe the future a little bit; hopefully a future where humanity is somehow still surviving. I am not going to vote on this one but I liked the feeling of my list. I also really liked Rad's list which has a couple no doubt classics.

Re: Hernandez Bracket: CardsofSTL vs Radbird

Posted: January 27 24, 11:21 am
by BottenFieldofDreams
I chose the outer space one.

Re: Hernandez Bracket: CardsofSTL vs Radbird

Posted: January 27 24, 3:22 pm
by Smith Corks One
Both good lists. But @Radbird pretty sure the 1989 date is too late for Major Tom. I remember being a pretty young kid when it first came out (I was in high school by 89), and then I specifically remember it getting some airplay after the Challenger disaster. Definitely a huge song in my childhood memories, and the one that put the Cosmos list over the top for me.

Re: Hernandez Bracket: CardsofSTL vs Radbird

Posted: January 27 24, 9:23 pm
by Radbird
Smith Corks One wrote:
January 27 24, 3:22 pm
Both good lists. But @Radbird pretty sure the 1989 date is too late for Major Tom. I remember being a pretty young kid when it first came out (I was in high school by 89), and then I specifically remember it getting some airplay after the Challenger disaster. Definitely a huge song in my childhood memories, and the one that put the Cosmos list over the top for me.
You’re right - it was 1983. I was going by the release date of the album I pulled it from on Spotify.

Re: Hernandez Bracket: CardsofSTL vs Radbird

Posted: January 28 24, 10:55 pm
by CardsofSTL
I'm obviously losing the Boomer vote.

Re: Hernandez Bracket: CardsofSTL vs Radbird

Posted: January 30 24, 12:17 am
by Kincaid
A nice contrast of approaches to the same basic prompt.

"Space Cowboy" always throws me off when I hear it because "Hoodoo Voodoo" by Billy Bragg/Wilco/Woodie Guthrie uses pretty much the exact same riff.

Re: Hernandez Bracket: CardsofSTL vs Radbird

Posted: January 31 24, 8:56 am
by CardsofSTL
@Radbird wins the intergalactic battle!