Official Discussion: DLC Week of 11/20: 6 Singles Spanning 6 Decades!

[Munnchy]

Ok, I've settled on what i'm picking up. The Weight" and "I Melt With You" are being left out for now, just because I don't know them. I'm still on the fence about "Cold", but the others are definite buys.

[TubaDude49]

I think Modern English is being underestimated in these sales order lists, given how well 80s one hit wonders traditionally sell.

This.

I'd say:
* Modern English – “I Melt With You” O
* The Allman Brothers Band – “Jessica” O X
* John Parr - "St. Elmo's Fire"(RBN)
* Nine Inch Nails – “Closer” O
* The Band – “The Weight (Live)” O X
* Dragonforce – “Cry Thunder” O
* Crossfade – “Cold”

[Munnchy]

Not sure what sort of job you think I have that I could check FB but not the forums. It's not a desk job.

Neither is mine. I usually check mobile facebook from my phone, then come back to the forums when I get back.

[hmxhenry]

Here's the latest from the DLC Production team:

* The live version of "The Weight" is credited in our files as coming from the 1972 album Rock of Ages

* Our version of "Jessica" clocks in at 7:08, putting this in album version territory lengthwise

* "Closer" is pretty much identical to the radio edit. It's the album length version with a slightly longer intro, but with the obvious fudge bombs blanked out.

I'll post an update if any additional info comes in.

[Munnchy]

* Our version of "Jessica" clocks in at 7:08, putting this in album version territory lengthwise

Yay!

[SheSaidSheSaid]

Neither is mine. I usually check mobile facebook from my phone, then come back to the forums when I get back.

My phone makes calls and sends texts.

* Our version of "Jessica" clocks in at 7:08, putting this in album version territory lengthwise

So freaking bought.

[Munnchy]

My phone makes calls and sends texts.

Ah... Never mind then

[stixman6]

And #3 on the list of best-ever songs by Canadian artists (from a list created polling people in the Canadian music industry).

http://www.torontolife.com/daily/hyp...out-americans/

1. “American Woman,” The Guess Who
2. “Heart of Gold,” Neil Young
3. “The Weight,” The Band
4. “Summer of ’69,” Bryan Adams
5. “Hallelujah,” Leonard Cohen
6. “Born to Be Wild,” Steppenwolf
7. “If You Could Read My Mind,” Gordon Lightfoot
8. “Takin’ Care of Business,” Bachman Turner Overdrive
9. “Four Strong Winds,” Ian and Sylvia
10. “Snowbird,” Anne Murray
11. “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell
12. “Tom Sawyer,” Rush
13. “Try,” Blue Rodeo
14. “New Orleans Is Sinking,” Tragically Hip
15. “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” Gordon Lightfoot

Man, do we need more of that top 15. This week brings us to 4. Sad that one of them got lost in RBN approval hell.

How the hell is 'Tom Sawyer' only #12 on that list?? And two behind Anne Murray ... yeesh. The pollsters of the Great White North need to remove their head from their zamboni.

[Happy29]

Good week and nice variety. Buying Jessica and possibly I melt with you, The weight, and Closer. Would get St Elmo's but no wii can do.

[FujiSkunk]

* "Closer" is pretty much identical to the radio edit. It's the album length version with a slightly longer intro, but with the obvious fudge bombs blanked out.

I'll post an update if any additional info comes in.

"Closer" appeared in (at least) two different flavors on the radio. Shoot, back in Atlanta, it wasn't uncommon for the same radio station to play both edits, depending on whatever mood struck them at the time. One was the album version with the lyric snips, and the other was a much shorter single edit.

It sounds like we're getting the album's music, if not exactly all of the album's words. That's good enough for me!