Post by Shireblogger on Sept 20, 2014 7:18:57 GMT 1
Time to celebrate Scottish culture, by selecting Haven's favourite Scottish songs.
Here's how it works. Everyone gets the chance to nominate 3 songs. Nominate in the thread below. All nominations are entered into the contest. Depending on the number of nominations, there will be a series of elimination rounds, before the Final, which will be decided by a Rate.
You can enter any song that you think has a Scottish link:-
# clearly Scottish - for example, something from the Bay City Rollers' heyday, or "Amazing Grace" by the Pipes & Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards;
# by a Scottish artist - from Andy Stewart to Calvin Harris;
# about Scotland - "Mull Of Kintyre", or Mark Knopfler's "Going Home" from the Local Hero soundtrack;
# or all 3 - Runrig's "Loch Lomond", for example.
I'm not going to ask you to justify why it is Scottish, but please avoid picking a song because the tambourine player's sound engineer's grandmother once visited Dumfries.
I'd caution against entering songs which are too obscure, because they'll probably be eliminated quite quickly. This is a popularity competition, not a cool contest.
One week for nominations, and one week for each round. Therefore, all nominations in by the end of Saturday 27th September, please.
NOMINATIONS so far...
AC/DC :: Back In Black
Altered Images :: Happy Birthday
Amy McDonald :: This Is The Life
Arab Strap :: The First Big Weekend
Associates :: Party Fears Two
Aztec Camera :: Somewhere In My Heart
Aztec Camera :: We Could Send Letters
Belle & Sebastian :: Fox In The Snow
Belle & Sebastian :: Lazy Line Painter Jane
Belle & Sebastian :: Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie
Biffy Clyro :: Mountains
Big Country :: Chance
Big Country :: Look Away
Big Dish :: Miss America
Blue Nile :: Tinseltown In The Rain
Bluebells :: Young At Heart
Bronski Beat :: Smalltown Boy
Calvin Harris :: Acceptable In The 80s
Camera Obscura :: Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken
Chvrches :: The Mother We Share
Cocteau Twins :: Iceblink Luck
Corries :: Flower Of Scotland
Danny Wilson :: I Can't Wait
Danny Wilson :: Mary's Prayer
Deacon Blue :: Dignity
Del Amitri :: Nothing Ever Happens
Delgados :: Coming In From The Cold
Dogs Die In Hot Cars :: Lounger
Donovan :: Mellow Yellow
Eddi Reader :: Patience Of Angels
Edwyn Collins :: A Girl Like You
Emeli Sande :: Read All About It
Eurythmics :: Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Fairground Attraction :: Perfect
Fiction Factory :: (Feels Like) Heaven
Fish :: Internal Exile
Franz Ferdinand :: Take Me Out
Fratellis :: Chelsea Dagger
Frightened Rabbit :: The Woodpile
Garbage :: When I Grow Up
Gerry Rafferty :: Baker Street
Goodbye Mr Mackenzie :: The Rattler
Horse :: The Speed Of The Beat Of My Heart
Hue & Cry :: Labour Of Love
Idlewild :: You Held The World In Your Arms
KT Tunstall :: Black Horse & The Cherry Tree
KT Tunstall :: Suddenly I See
Love & Money :: Hallelujah Man
Malcolm Middleton :: Fight Like The Night
Marmalade :: Reflections Of My Life
My Latest Novel :: Sister Sneaker Sister Soul
Orange Juice :: Rip It Up
Paolo Nutini :: Last Request
Primal Scream :: Loaded
Proclaimers :: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Rezillos :: Top Of The Pops
Runrig :: Loch Lomond
Shamen :: Ebeneezer Goode
Shop Assistants :: Somewhere In China
Simple Minds :: Someone Somewhere In Summertime
Skids :: The Saints Are Coming
Snow Patrol :: Run
Stealers Wheels :: Stuck In The Middle With You
Strawberry Switchblade :: Since Yesterday
Supernaturals :: Smile
Teenage Fanclub :: Sparky's Dream
Texas :: I Don't Want A Lover
Texas :: Say What You Want
Travis :: More Than This
Twin Atlantic :: Heart And Soul
Ultravox :: Hymn
Ultravox :: Vienna
Underworld :: Born Slippy
Vaselines :: Molly's Lips
Waterboys :: Fisherman's Blues
Here's how it works. Everyone gets the chance to nominate 3 songs. Nominate in the thread below. All nominations are entered into the contest. Depending on the number of nominations, there will be a series of elimination rounds, before the Final, which will be decided by a Rate.
You can enter any song that you think has a Scottish link:-
# clearly Scottish - for example, something from the Bay City Rollers' heyday, or "Amazing Grace" by the Pipes & Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards;
# by a Scottish artist - from Andy Stewart to Calvin Harris;
# about Scotland - "Mull Of Kintyre", or Mark Knopfler's "Going Home" from the Local Hero soundtrack;
# or all 3 - Runrig's "Loch Lomond", for example.
I'm not going to ask you to justify why it is Scottish, but please avoid picking a song because the tambourine player's sound engineer's grandmother once visited Dumfries.
I'd caution against entering songs which are too obscure, because they'll probably be eliminated quite quickly. This is a popularity competition, not a cool contest.
One week for nominations, and one week for each round. Therefore, all nominations in by the end of Saturday 27th September, please.
NOMINATIONS so far...
AC/DC :: Back In Black
Altered Images :: Happy Birthday
Amy McDonald :: This Is The Life
Arab Strap :: The First Big Weekend
Associates :: Party Fears Two
Aztec Camera :: Somewhere In My Heart
Aztec Camera :: We Could Send Letters
Belle & Sebastian :: Fox In The Snow
Belle & Sebastian :: Lazy Line Painter Jane
Belle & Sebastian :: Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie
Biffy Clyro :: Mountains
Big Country :: Chance
Big Country :: Look Away
Big Dish :: Miss America
Blue Nile :: Tinseltown In The Rain
Bluebells :: Young At Heart
Bronski Beat :: Smalltown Boy
Calvin Harris :: Acceptable In The 80s
Camera Obscura :: Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken
Chvrches :: The Mother We Share
Cocteau Twins :: Iceblink Luck
Corries :: Flower Of Scotland
Danny Wilson :: I Can't Wait
Danny Wilson :: Mary's Prayer
Deacon Blue :: Dignity
Del Amitri :: Nothing Ever Happens
Delgados :: Coming In From The Cold
Dogs Die In Hot Cars :: Lounger
Donovan :: Mellow Yellow
Eddi Reader :: Patience Of Angels
Edwyn Collins :: A Girl Like You
Emeli Sande :: Read All About It
Eurythmics :: Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Fairground Attraction :: Perfect
Fiction Factory :: (Feels Like) Heaven
Fish :: Internal Exile
Franz Ferdinand :: Take Me Out
Fratellis :: Chelsea Dagger
Frightened Rabbit :: The Woodpile
Garbage :: When I Grow Up
Gerry Rafferty :: Baker Street
Goodbye Mr Mackenzie :: The Rattler
Horse :: The Speed Of The Beat Of My Heart
Hue & Cry :: Labour Of Love
Idlewild :: You Held The World In Your Arms
KT Tunstall :: Black Horse & The Cherry Tree
KT Tunstall :: Suddenly I See
Love & Money :: Hallelujah Man
Malcolm Middleton :: Fight Like The Night
Marmalade :: Reflections Of My Life
My Latest Novel :: Sister Sneaker Sister Soul
Orange Juice :: Rip It Up
Paolo Nutini :: Last Request
Primal Scream :: Loaded
Proclaimers :: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Rezillos :: Top Of The Pops
Runrig :: Loch Lomond
Shamen :: Ebeneezer Goode
Shop Assistants :: Somewhere In China
Simple Minds :: Someone Somewhere In Summertime
Skids :: The Saints Are Coming
Snow Patrol :: Run
Stealers Wheels :: Stuck In The Middle With You
Strawberry Switchblade :: Since Yesterday
Supernaturals :: Smile
Teenage Fanclub :: Sparky's Dream
Texas :: I Don't Want A Lover
Texas :: Say What You Want
Travis :: More Than This
Twin Atlantic :: Heart And Soul
Ultravox :: Hymn
Ultravox :: Vienna
Underworld :: Born Slippy
Vaselines :: Molly's Lips
Waterboys :: Fisherman's Blues
