Following on from yesterdays post on how democracy has failed us all.
Here is a test to see just how average you are:
1. Write out a list of the songs you voted for in the triplej Hottest 100.
2. Write down the position each of these came in the triplej Hottest 100
3. If a song did not make the list put down 101.
4. Add up the scores, and divide by the number of songs you voted for.
5. Post your results as a comment to this blog entry. The lower the score the more average you are.
Here is how Bawley scored:
Cut Copy - So Haunted - 101
Bloc Party - Waiting For The 7:18 - 101
Klaxons - Golden Skans - 54
Radiohead - 15 Step - 101
Radiohead - Ceremony - 101
Soko - I'll Kill Her - 9
Muscles - Sweaty - 76
Bloc Party - Sunday - 101
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends - 101
Radiohead - All I Need - 101
Total = 846 / 10 songs
Average Rating of 84.6
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Monday, 28 January 2008
Democracy Fails Us Again
Another Australia Day, another disapointing result in the worlds largest music poll the triplej Hottest 100.
Here is how things panned out, bawley ranking in brackets
100 (52) Pnau - Wild Strawberries
99 (-) The Hives - Tick Tick Boom
98 (-) Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver
97 (-) Josh Pyke - Forever Song
96 (-) Ben Lee - Love Me Like The World Is Ending
95 (-) Regina Spektor - Samson
94 (70) Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place
93 (-) Bumblebeez - Dr Love
92 (-) The Waifs - Sun Dirt Water
91 (-) Josh Pyke - Sew My Name
90 (-) Clare Bowditch & The Feeding Set - When The Lights Went Down
89 (-) Queens Of The Stone Age - Sick, Sick, Sick
88 (-) Cops - The Message
87 (-) Jackson Jackson - Eliza
86 (35) Midnight Juggernauts - Tombstone
85 (17) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Down Boy
84 (-) Chemical Brothers - Do It Again
83 (-) Wolfmother - Pleased To Meet You
82 (-) Foo Fighters - Long Road To Ruin
81 (-) Arcade Fire - No Cars Go
80 (-) Silverchair - Reflections Of A Sound
79 (72) Josh Pyke - Lines On Palms
78 (13) Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
77 (-) Operator Please - Get What You Want
76 (4) Muscles - Sweaty
75 (-) Kasabian - Shoot the Runner
74 (45) British India - Run The Red Light
73 (-) Grinspoon - Black Tattoo
72 (23) Jose Gonzalez - Down The Line
71 (-) Butterfly Effect - Reach
70 (57) Tegan And Sara - The Con
69 (64) Digitalism - Pogo
68 (-) Ben Kweller - Penny On The Train Track
67 (99) Amy Winehouse - Rehab (feat. Jay-Z)
66 (-) Powderfinger - I Don't Remember
65 (42) Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors
64 (65) The Shins- Australia
63 (-) Karnivool - The Only Way
62 (-) Cat Empire - No Longer There
61 (-) Birds Of Tokyo - Wayside
60 (-) Kings Of Leon - Charmer
59 (-) Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
58 (-) Muse - Invincible
57 (-) Midnight Juggernauts - Into The Galaxy
56 (-) Xavier Rudd - Better People
55 (-) John Butler Trio - Good Excuse
54 (8) Klaxons - Golden Skans
53 (86) Missy Higgins - Steer
52 (-) Kisschasy - Spray On Pants
51 (-) Missy Higgins - Peachy
50 (-) Cat Empire - So Many Nights
49 (29) Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent
48 (67) Bloc Party - Flux
47 (-) Cog - What If
46 (-) British India - Tie Up My Hands
45 (-) Angus & Julia Stone - The Beast
44 (83) My Chemical Romance - Teenagers
43 (100) Lupe Fiasco (Feat. Matthew Santos) - Superstar
42 (38) Tegan And Sara - Back In Your Head
41 (78) Modest Mouse - Dashboard
40 (80) Bloc Party - I Still Remember
39 (-) Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire
38 (-) Beautiful Girls - I Thought About You
37 (46) Cold War Kids - Hospital Beds
36 (-) Architecture In Helsinki - Hold Music
35 (32) Justice - D.A.N.C.E
34 (19) Feist - 1234
33 (-) Kings Of Leon - Fans
32 (-) Kisschasy - Opinions Won't Keep You Warm At Night
31 (53) Angus & Julia Stone - Wasted
30 (-) Silverchair - If You Keep Losing Sleep
29 (-) Regina Spektor - Real Love (Like A Version)
28 (39) Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye
27 (-) Operator Please - Just A Song About Ping Pong
26 (-) Hilltop Hoods - Recapturing The Vibe (Restrung)
25 (-) Urthboy - We Get Around
24 (26) Bloc Party - Hunting For Witches
23 (59) White Stripes - Icky Thump
22 (-) John Butler Trio - Used To Get High
21 (-) Chemical Brothers - The Salmon Dance
20 (11) Kanye West - Stronger
19 (-) Architecture In Helsinki - Heart It Races
18 (33) The Presets - My People
17 (77) M.I.A - Paper Planes
16 (-) Gyroscope - Snakeskin
15 (-) Powderfinger - Lost And Running
14 (25) Muscles - Ice Cream
13 (-) Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
12 (40) The Wombats - Let's Dance To Joy Division
11 (-) Bluejuice - Vitriol
10 (48) The Panics - Don't Fight It
9 (5) Soko - I'll Kill Her
8 (41) Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry
7 (56) Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (live)
6 (-) Foo Fighters - The Pretender
5 (34) Faker - This Heart Attack
4 (-) John Butler Trio - Better Than
3 (68) Kings Of Leon - On Call
2 (58) Silverchair - Straight Lines
1 (-) Muse - Knights of Cydonia
Saturday, 12 January 2008
The Bawley100 - New Years Eve 2007/2008
Bawley was born from boredom and an idea that we could catalogue the best songs of 2007 and play them back over the fast approaching new years party.
Armed with one notepad, one pen, plenty of beers and a few G&T's the Bawley 100 was drafted.
The Bawley 100 was debuted at Racecourse Beach campsite where it provided the soundtrack to New Years Eve 2007/2008.
100 Lupe Fiasco (Feat. Matthew Santos) - Superstar
99 Amy Winehouse - Rehab
98 Grinderman - No Pussy Blues
97 The White Stripes - Conquest
96 The Good The Bad and The Queen - Green Fields
95 Tegan And Sarah - Soil Soil
94 Black Kids - I'm Not Going To Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You
93 M_HUMM - Survivalism (I'm Really Sorry Mix) [link]
92 Pop Levi - Sugar Assault Me Now
91 Josh Pyke - Someone Else's Town
90 Dappled Cities - Fire! Fire! Fire! (DFA mix)
89 The Killers - Read My Mind
88 k-rad - theprayermix
87 Liam Finn - Second Chance
86 Missy Higgins - Steer
85 Expatriate - Crazy
84 Muscles - One Inch Badge Pin
83 My Chemical Romance - Teenagers
82 Lost Valentinos - 17 Deaths
81 LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
80 Bloc Party - I Still Remember
79 Bjork - Earth Intruders
78 Modest Mouse - Dashboard
77 M.I.A. - Paper Plans
76 Queens of the Stone Age (feat. Trent Reznor) - Era Vulgaris
75 Shout Out Louds - Man On The Moon
74 Art Brut - Direct Hit
73 Blonde Redhead - 23
72 Josh Pyke - Lines On Palms
71 Muscles - Muscles I Love You
70 Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place
69 British India - Houseparty
68 Kings of Leon - On Call
67 Bloc Party - Flux
66 Iron and Wine - Naked As We Came
65 The Shins - Australia
64 Digitalism - Pogo
63 Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor
62 The Hold Steady - Stuck Between Stations
61 Interpol - No I In Threesome
60 Nine Inch Nails - Zero Sum
59 The White Stripes - Icky Thump
58 silverchair - Straight Lines
57 Tegan and Sarah - The Con
56 Daft Punk - Around The World / Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
55 Simian Mobile Disco - I Believe
54 UNKLE - Burn My Shadow
53 Angus and Julia Stone - Wasted
52 Pnau - Wild Strawberries
51 Midnight Juggernauts - Road To Recovery
50 Kaiser Chiefs - Angry Mob
49 Fall Out Boy - This Aint a Scene, It's An Arms Race
48 The Panics - Don't Fight It
47 Kate Nash - Foundations
46 Cold War Kids - Hospital Beds
45 British India - Run The Red Light
44 Kaiser Chiefs - Love Is Not A Competition (But I Am Winning)
43 Interpol - Mammoth
42 Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors
41 Cold War Kids - Hang Me Out To Dry
40 The Wombats - Lets Dance To Joy Division
39 Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye
38 Tegan and Sarah - Back In Your Head
37 Maximo Park - Girls Who Play Guitars
36 The Good The Bad and The Queen - Kingdom Of Doom
35 Midnight Juggernauts - Tombstone
34 Faker - This Heart Attack
33 The Presets - My People
32 Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
31 Cut Of Your Hands - Oh Girl
30 Arctic Monkeys - Teddy Picker
29 Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent
28 Beck - Timebomb
27 LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
26 Bloc Party - Hunting for Witches
25 Muscles - Icecream
24 Klaxons - It's Not Over
23 Jose Gonzales - Down The Line
22 Arcade Fire - Intervention
21 Josh Pyke - Forever Song
20 Band of Horses - Is There a Ghost
19 Feist - 1234
18 LCD Soundsystem - New York I Love You But Your Bringing Me Down
17 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Down Boy
16 Editors - An End Has A Start
15 Radiohead - House Of Cards
14 The White Stripes - You Don't Know What Love is (You Just Do What Your Told)
13 Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
12 Young and Restless - Police! Police!
11 Kanye West - Stronger
10 Cut Copy - So Haunted
9 Bloc Party - Waiting For The 7:18
8 Klaxons - Golden Skans
7 Radiohead - 15 Step
6 Radiohead - Ceremony
5 Soko - I'll Kill Her
4 Muscles - Sweaty
3 Bloc Party - Sunday
2 LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
1 Radiohead - All I Need
That is our list, the CD is in the mail.
What did we miss, what have we overrated, your comments...
Armed with one notepad, one pen, plenty of beers and a few G&T's the Bawley 100 was drafted.
The Bawley 100 was debuted at Racecourse Beach campsite where it provided the soundtrack to New Years Eve 2007/2008.
100 Lupe Fiasco (Feat. Matthew Santos) - Superstar
99 Amy Winehouse - Rehab
98 Grinderman - No Pussy Blues
97 The White Stripes - Conquest
96 The Good The Bad and The Queen - Green Fields
95 Tegan And Sarah - Soil Soil
94 Black Kids - I'm Not Going To Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You
93 M_HUMM - Survivalism (I'm Really Sorry Mix) [link]
92 Pop Levi - Sugar Assault Me Now
91 Josh Pyke - Someone Else's Town
90 Dappled Cities - Fire! Fire! Fire! (DFA mix)
89 The Killers - Read My Mind
88 k-rad - theprayermix
87 Liam Finn - Second Chance
86 Missy Higgins - Steer
85 Expatriate - Crazy
84 Muscles - One Inch Badge Pin
83 My Chemical Romance - Teenagers
82 Lost Valentinos - 17 Deaths
81 LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
80 Bloc Party - I Still Remember
79 Bjork - Earth Intruders
78 Modest Mouse - Dashboard
77 M.I.A. - Paper Plans
76 Queens of the Stone Age (feat. Trent Reznor) - Era Vulgaris
75 Shout Out Louds - Man On The Moon
74 Art Brut - Direct Hit
73 Blonde Redhead - 23
72 Josh Pyke - Lines On Palms
71 Muscles - Muscles I Love You
70 Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place
69 British India - Houseparty
68 Kings of Leon - On Call
67 Bloc Party - Flux
66 Iron and Wine - Naked As We Came
65 The Shins - Australia
64 Digitalism - Pogo
63 Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor
62 The Hold Steady - Stuck Between Stations
61 Interpol - No I In Threesome
60 Nine Inch Nails - Zero Sum
59 The White Stripes - Icky Thump
58 silverchair - Straight Lines
57 Tegan and Sarah - The Con
56 Daft Punk - Around The World / Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
55 Simian Mobile Disco - I Believe
54 UNKLE - Burn My Shadow
53 Angus and Julia Stone - Wasted
52 Pnau - Wild Strawberries
51 Midnight Juggernauts - Road To Recovery
50 Kaiser Chiefs - Angry Mob
49 Fall Out Boy - This Aint a Scene, It's An Arms Race
48 The Panics - Don't Fight It
47 Kate Nash - Foundations
46 Cold War Kids - Hospital Beds
45 British India - Run The Red Light
44 Kaiser Chiefs - Love Is Not A Competition (But I Am Winning)
43 Interpol - Mammoth
42 Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors
41 Cold War Kids - Hang Me Out To Dry
40 The Wombats - Lets Dance To Joy Division
39 Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye
38 Tegan and Sarah - Back In Your Head
37 Maximo Park - Girls Who Play Guitars
36 The Good The Bad and The Queen - Kingdom Of Doom
35 Midnight Juggernauts - Tombstone
34 Faker - This Heart Attack
33 The Presets - My People
32 Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
31 Cut Of Your Hands - Oh Girl
30 Arctic Monkeys - Teddy Picker
29 Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent
28 Beck - Timebomb
27 LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
26 Bloc Party - Hunting for Witches
25 Muscles - Icecream
24 Klaxons - It's Not Over
23 Jose Gonzales - Down The Line
22 Arcade Fire - Intervention
21 Josh Pyke - Forever Song
20 Band of Horses - Is There a Ghost
19 Feist - 1234
18 LCD Soundsystem - New York I Love You But Your Bringing Me Down
17 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Down Boy
16 Editors - An End Has A Start
15 Radiohead - House Of Cards
14 The White Stripes - You Don't Know What Love is (You Just Do What Your Told)
13 Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
12 Young and Restless - Police! Police!
11 Kanye West - Stronger
10 Cut Copy - So Haunted
9 Bloc Party - Waiting For The 7:18
8 Klaxons - Golden Skans
7 Radiohead - 15 Step
6 Radiohead - Ceremony
5 Soko - I'll Kill Her
4 Muscles - Sweaty
3 Bloc Party - Sunday
2 LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
1 Radiohead - All I Need
That is our list, the CD is in the mail.
What did we miss, what have we overrated, your comments...
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