Bawley (Hearts) 2015: Top 5 Covers of 2015

5. Mark Ronson - I Sat By The Ocean (Queens Of The Stone Age)

 This cover has all the swagger of the original (here).

4. GWAR - She Bop (Cyndi Lauper) / Blitzkrieg Bop (The Ramones)

This is ridiculous (here).

3. Tame Impala - Confide In Me (Kylie Minogue)

 Ever wondered how Kylie would sound with vintage synths and an unnecessary space rock guitar solo? Wonder no more (here).

2. Courtney Barnett - Shivers (The Boys Next Door)

Courtney Barnett gets dark, covers early Nick Cave. Shivers (here).

1. Hot Chip - Dancing In The Dark (Bruce Springsteen) / All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem)

Hot Chip invite The Boss back onto the dance floor, leave with all their friends.

(Doing the Sums 2014) Are You Joe Average?

The triplej Hottest 100 is an Australian institution. The Bawley crew don't always agree with the results but we do enjoy the ritual. Increasingly part of this ritual is our Are You Joe Average Hottest 100 quiz. (Previous results).

Here is how it works:

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.

How to interpret your score:

 1-13: I can believe I scored this High.

 14-29: You like to keep your Left Hand Free and your Sleeves Rolled Up.

 30-40: Solid score Won't Let You Down.

 41-52:  I'm a Happy Idiot.

 53-65: You have your own musical tastes but I Can Feel That You Don't Love Me.

 66-77: Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck)  

 78-89: Don't Quit Your Job.

90-100: You might need to Switch Lanes.  

 101: #Tay4Hottest100

 The Bawley 100 top 10 scored:

TV On The Radio - Happy Idiot - 49

Beck - Waking Light - 101

Röyksopp - Monument - 59

Damon Albarn - You & Me - 101

Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You) - 23

St. Vincent - Digital Witness - 101

Courtney Barnett - Pickles from the Jar - 51

The War On Drugs - Red Eyes - 63

Swans - A Little God In My Hands - 101

Lorde - Yellow Flicker Beat  - 18

Bawley's score: 66.7 Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck)

Share your results below...

The Bawley 100 - New Years Eve 2014/2015

In a dystopian future, the totalitarian nation of Bawley is divided between the districts and the Capitol. Each year three young representatives are selected to participate in The Bawley Games. Part list, part brutal retribution for a past rebellion, the list is published throughout Bawley on New Year's Eve. The participants are forced to select and rank the 100 best tracks of the year while the citizens of Bawley are required to listen.

 Let the 2014 Bawley games begin! And may the odds be ever in your favour.

100 Chet Faker - Talk Is Cheap

99 Courtney Barnett - Anonymous Club

98 Megan Washington - Limitless

97 Blue King Brown - All Nations

96 The Presets - Goodbye Future

95 Ben Ottewell - Patience & Rosaries

94 Happyness - You Come to Kill Me?!

93 Vaudeville Smash - Zinedine Zidane

92 The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers

91 Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk

90 Antemasque - In The Lurch

89 SAFIA - Paranoia, Ghosts & Other Sounds

88 Manchester Orchestra - Top Notch

87 Bombay Bicycle Club - Luna

86 CHVRCHES - Dead Air

85 Lana Del Rey - West Coast

84 Cold War Kids - All This Could Be Yours

83 Cold War Kids - First

82 Eels - Lockdown Hurricane

81 Ásgeir - King and Cross

80 Kingswood - ICFTYDLM

79 Bertie Blackman - Run For Your Life

78 The Antlers - Intruders

77 Elbow - Fly Boy Blue / Lunette

76 Broken Bells - After the Disco

75 Gary Numan - I Am Dust

74 The Horrors - So Now You Know

73 Apes - Pull The Trigger

72 alt-J - Every Other Freckle

71 Beck - Blue Moon

70 Alison Wonderland - I Want U

69 The Preatures - Ordinary

68 Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots

67 Interpol - All The Rage Back Home

66 The New Pornographers - War on the East Coast

65 The Babe Rainbow - Secret Enchanted Broccoli Forest

64 Swans - Oxygen

63 The Tea Party - The Black Sea

62 Thom Yorke - Interference

61 Mia Dyson - Idyllwild

60 Amaya Laucirica - Prettier Than The Sound

59 Ben Ottewell - Rattlebag

58 The Antlers - Palace

57 alt-J - Left Hand Free

56 St. Vincent - Rattlesnake

55 The Decemberists - Make You Better

54 Thumpers - Unkinder (A Tougher Love)

53 Kishi Bashi - Q&A

52 Belle & Sebastian - The Party Line

51 The Amazing Snakeheads - Flatlining

50 TV On The Radio - Careful You

49 David Bowie - Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)

48 Kishi Bashi - Carry On Phenomenon

47 Augie March - After The Crack Up

46 Damon Albarn - Lonely Press Play

45 Thom Yorke - A Brain In A Bottle

44 Thom Yorke - Guess Again!

43 First Aid Kit - My Silver Lining

42 Röyksopp - Do It Again

41 Kele - Doubt

40 Johnny Cash - She Used to Love Me a Lot - JC/EC Version

39 Aphex Twin - minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix]

38 Sun Kil Moon - Carissa

37 alt-J - Hunger Of The Pine

36 The Antlers - Hotel

35 Phantogram - Fall In Love

34 St. Vincent - Birth In Reverse

33 Mia Dyson - When We're Older

32 Walter Martin feat. Karen O - Sing to Me

31 The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream

30 Briggs and Gurrumul - Took The Children Away

29 Kimbra - 90s Music

28 Afternoons - Say Yes

27 Augie March - A Dog Starved

26 TV On The Radio - Quartz

25 Happyness - Montreal Rock Band Somewhere

24 Kishi Bashi - The Ballad of Mr. Steak

23 Weezer - Back To The Shack

22 The Horrors - I See You

21 Kelis - Jerk Ribs

20 The War On Drugs - Under The Pressure

19 Brody Dalle - Meet The Foetus / Oh The Joy

18 Cracked Actor - Hollywood

17 Elbow - My Sad Captains

16 The New Pornographers - Champions Of Red Wine

15 Kishi Bashi - Philosophize In It! Chemicalize With It!

14 Elbow - New York Morning

13 The Amazing Snakeheads - Every Guy Wants To Be Her Baby

12 The Preatures - Somebody's Talking

11 Mia Dyson - She Can't Take The World

10 TV On The Radio - Happy Idiot

9 Beck - Waking Light

8 Röyksopp - Monument

7 Damon Albarn - You & Me

6 Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You)

5 St. Vincent - Digital Witness

4 Courtney Barnett - Pickles from the Jar

3 The War On Drugs - Red Eyes

2 Swans - A Little God In My Hands

1 Lorde - Yellow Flicker Beat



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