Best Mescaleros song - vote it out

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Heston wrote:And Bhindi Bhagee is the only song I know of with the words "Waccy Baccy" in the lyrics. :mrgreen:
Nice to see a Northerner not dropping his "h". ;)
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Johnny Appleseed
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101Walterton wrote:
Purple Hayes wrote:
101Walterton wrote:
matedog wrote:
msza2 wrote: I took it as him being stoked about the cultural diversity in London, rather than a brag about how diverse he is personally.
I just comes across as really cheesy to me. "I love diversity! Look at how much I love it! I love all cultures and styles. My mind is so open!"
I think you have it wrong it isn't about Joe it is about changing London. He meets a guy from New Zealand (apparently based on a true story) which is significant because he is on the traditional 'OE' from the colonies and is looking for stereotypical London. Joe is trying to explain that those days are gone and London has moved on.
You're right, but we never really have had mushy peas in the South, everywhere north of Watford seems to, can we have another survey?
The guy is from New Zealand he is looking for the England he has heard about from his parents / grandparents and from watching Coronation Street. He presumes everyone wears a cloth cap and braces and eats mushy peas :mrgreen: .
Poor Kiwi. he'd have been better meeting Bill Oddie and getting some black pudding too. Mind you, we wouldn't have had that song.

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msza2 wrote:with tepista, Marky Dread, and matedog's votes...


By points:
1. Get Down Moses (24)
2. Bhindi Bhagee (18)
3. Johnny Appleseed (16)
4. Coma Girl (15)
5. X-Ray Style (8)
6. Yalla Yalla (7)
7. Mondo Bongo (6)
8. Sandpaper Blues (5)
Forbidden City (5)
Cool N Out (5)
11. Tony Adams (4)
Minstrel Boy BHD (4)
Shaktar Donestk (4)
14. Road to Rock n Roll (3)
Mega Bottle Ride (3)
Arms Aloft (3)
Burnin' Streets (3)
18. Willesden to Cricklewood (2)
Ramshackle Day Parade (2)
20. Nitcomb (1)
Global A Go-Go (1)


By # of times in top 3:

1. Get Down Moses - 10
2. Bhindi Bhagee - 8
3. Johnny Appleseed - 8
4. Coma Girl - 6
5. X-Ray Style - 4
6. Tony Adams - 3
Yalla Yalla - 3
Cool N Out - 3
9. Sandpaper Blues - 2
Road to Rock and Roll - 2
Forbidden City - 2
Willesden to Cricklewood - 2
Minstrel Boy BHD - 2
Mega Bottle Ride - 2
Shaktar Donesk - 2
Mondo Bongo - 2
Arms Aloft - 2
Ramshackle Day Parade - 2
19. Nitcomb - 1
Global A Go-Go - 1
Burnin' Streets - 1


Album representation:

Rock Art: 8/10 tracks or 80%
Global: 7/11 tracks or 64%
Streetcore: 5/10 or 50%

If anyone else wants to vote I'll add yours in.
I did a spot check here, and by points (ie 3,2,1) Rock Art gets 26%, Global 31% and Streetcore 43%. For such a small survey, I don't see the album or song results as significant - but that might be the statistician in me. However, what I do see as significant is the breadth of choice shown. I'd gladly take any dozen off of the list above and be happy with the diversity of the compilation.

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dave202 wrote:
msza2 wrote:with tepista, Marky Dread, and matedog's votes...

I did a spot check here, and by points (ie 3,2,1) Rock Art gets 26%, Global 31% and Streetcore 43%. For such a small survey, I don't see the album or song results as significant - but that might be the statistician in me. However, what I do see as significant is the breadth of choice shown. I'd gladly take any dozen off of the list above and be happy with the diversity of the compilation.
True. The Royal Statistical Society would find fault with the methodology :disshame: . But I do think it's fun to see certain songs rise and fall. Anyway here we are with a couple more votes.

By points:
1. Get Down Moses (24)
2. Johnny Appleseed (22)
3. Bhindi Bhagee (18)
4. Coma Girl (17)
5. Yalla Yalla (10)
6. X-Ray Style (8)
7. Mondo Bongo (6)
8. Sandpaper Blues (5)
Forbidden City (5)
Cool N Out (5)
11. Tony Adams (4)
Minstrel Boy BHD (4)
Shaktar Donestk (4)
14. Road to Rock n Roll (3)
Mega Bottle Ride (3)
Arms Aloft (3)
Burnin' Streets (3)
18. Willesden to Cricklewood (2)
Ramshackle Day Parade (2)
20. Techno D-Day (1)
Nitcomb (1)
Global A Go-Go (1)

By # of times in top 3:
1. Johnny Appleseed - 10
Get Down Moses - 10
3. Bhindi Bhagee - 8
4. Coma Girl - 7
5. Yalla Yalla - 5
6. X-Ray Style - 4
7. Tony Adams - 3
Cool N Out - 3
9. Sandpaper Blues - 2
Road to Rock and Roll - 2
Forbidden City - 2
Willesden to Cricklewood - 2
Minstrel Boy BHD - 2
Mega Bottle Ride - 2
Shaktar Donesk - 2
Mondo Bongo - 2
Arms Aloft - 2
Ramshackle Day Parade - 2
19. Techno D-Day - 1
Nitcomb - 1
Global A Go-Go - 1
Burnin' Streets - 1


Album representation:

Rock Art: 9/10 tracks or 90%
Global: 7/11 tracks or 64%
Streetcore: 5/10 or 50%

If anyone else wants to vote I'll add it in.

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dave202 wrote:
101Walterton wrote:
Purple Hayes wrote:
101Walterton wrote:
matedog wrote: I just comes across as really cheesy to me. "I love diversity! Look at how much I love it! I love all cultures and styles. My mind is so open!"
I think you have it wrong it isn't about Joe it is about changing London. He meets a guy from New Zealand (apparently based on a true story) which is significant because he is on the traditional 'OE' from the colonies and is looking for stereotypical London. Joe is trying to explain that those days are gone and London has moved on.
You're right, but we never really have had mushy peas in the South, everywhere north of Watford seems to, can we have another survey?
The guy is from New Zealand he is looking for the England he has heard about from his parents / grandparents and from watching Coronation Street. He presumes everyone wears a cloth cap and braces and eats mushy peas :mrgreen: .
Poor Kiwi. he'd have been better meeting Bill Oddie and getting some black pudding too. Mind you, we wouldn't have had that song.
Yeah but the Meskies covering Black Pudding Bertha would've been awesome. :shifty:
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This was tougher than I thought it would be considering there's only 3 albums of material.

1. The Road To Rock 'n' Roll
2. Shaktar Donetsk
3. Ramshackle Day Parade

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1. Yalla Yalla
2. At The Border Guy
3. Get Down Moses

Tough.

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Updated with the latest

By points:
1. Get Down Moses (25)
2. Johnny Appleseed (22)
3. Bhindi Bhagee (18)
4. Coma Girl (17)
5. Yalla Yalla (13)
6. X-Ray Style (8)
7. Road to Rock n Roll (6)
Shaktar Donestk (6)
Mondo Bongo (6)
10. Sandpaper Blues (5)
Forbidden City (5)
Cool N Out (5)
13. Tony Adams (4)
Minstrel Boy BHD (4)
15. Mega Bottle Ride (3)
Arms Aloft (3)
Ramshackle Day Parade (3)
Burnin' Streets (3)
19. Willesden to Cricklewood (2)
At the Border Guy (2)
21. Techno D-Day (1)
Nitcomb (1)
Global A Go-Go (1)

By # of times in top 3:
1. Get Down Moses - 11
2. Johnny Appleseed - 10
3. Bhindi Bhagee - 8
4. Coma Girl - 7
5. Yalla Yalla - 6
6. X-Ray Style - 4
7. Tony Adams - 3
Road to Rock and Roll - 3
Cool N Out - 3
Shaktar Donesk - 3
Ramshackle Day Parade - 3
12. Sandpaper Blues - 2
Forbidden City - 2
Willesden to Cricklewood - 2
Minstrel Boy BHD - 2
Mega Bottle Ride - 2
Mondo Bongo - 2
Arms Aloft - 2
19. Techno D-Day - 1
Nitcomb - 1
Global A Go-Go - 1
At the Border Guy - 1
Burnin' Streets - 1


Album representation:

Rock Art: 9/10 tracks or 90%
Global: 8/11 tracks or 73%
Streetcore: 5/10 or 50%

'll add any more if they come in...

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(1) - Bhindi Bhagee
(2) - Ramshackle Day Parade
(3) - Sandpaper Blues

That's really hard. Had to think about that one.
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Coma Girl
Yalla Yalla
Global A Go-Go

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Cool, got some more votes! With Chuck and robotrock...

By points:
1. Get Down Moses (25)
2. Johnny Appleseed (22)
3. Bhindi Bhagee (21)
4. Coma Girl (20)
5. Yalla Yalla (15)
6. X-Ray Style (8)
7. Road to Rock n Roll (6)
Sandpaper Blues (6)
Shaktar Donestk (6)
Mondo Bongo (6)
11. Forbidden City (5)
Cool N Out (5)
Ramshackle Day Parade (5)
14. Tony Adams (4)
Minstrel Boy BHD (4)
16. Mega Bottle Ride (3)
Arms Aloft (3)
Burnin' Streets (3)
19. Willesden to Cricklewood (2)
Global A Go-Go (2)
At the Border Guy (2)
22. Techno D-Day (1)
Nitcomb (1)


By # of times in top 3:
1. Get Down Moses - 11
2. Johnny Appleseed - 10
3. Bhindi Bhagee - 9
4. Coma Girl - 8
5. Yalla Yalla - 7
6. X-Ray Style - 4
Ramshackle Day Parade - 4
8. Tony Adams - 3
Road to Rock and Roll - 3
Cool N Out - 3
Shaktar Donesk - 3
Sandpaper Blues - 3
13. Forbidden City - 2
Willesden to Cricklewood - 2
Minstrel Boy BHD - 2
Global A Go-Go - 2
Mega Bottle Ride - 2
Mondo Bongo - 2
Arms Aloft - 2
20. Techno D-Day - 1
Nitcomb - 1
At the Border Guy - 1
Burnin' Streets - 1


Album representation:

Rock Art: 9/10 tracks or 90%
Global: 8/11 tracks or 73%
Streetcore: 5/10 or 50%

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