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I think Helen's pretty clear about our next topic - are you LEFT or RIGHT or both - and song titles only.

The next five themes are:

Theme 384 - "Going Up or Down?" - Song titles with "Up" or "Down", or both - Da Wookie Dookie
Theme 385 - To Hell and Bacharach - any song (no repeats), any singer (no repeats) written by Burt Bacharach - Val
Theme 386 - Song titles with Woman, Lady, Ladies (no girls) - Jemma
Theme 387 - Stop! Get Ready! Go! - Traffic light colours - any song title containing the colour(s) red, yellow or amber and green - Helen
Theme 388 - Initial impressions - Tracks with initials in the title - Fishy Jim

and new ideas are always welcome at:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

All Right Now - Free
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty

https://youtu.be/qjjs4thy-R0
https://youtu.be/d84Om-HLwTE

after Jemma

All Right Now - Free
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ie1t...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed1tv...

After Tim

All Right Now - Free
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield

https://youtu.be/S_E2EHVxNAE
https://youtu.be/FxmGWMm-BCk

After C

All Right Now - Free
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield
Going Left Right - Department S
Right In Two - Tool

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kCzAIPe...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bndL7ww...

After the Melon:

All Right Now - Free
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield
Going Left Right - Department S
Right In Two - Tool
Well Bloody Right - Supertramp
Was I Right Or Wrong - Lynyrd Skynyrd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaxAZ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOmoR...

after theDuke

All Right Now - Free
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield
Going Left Right - Department S
Right In Two - Tool
Well Bloody Right - Supertramp
Was I Right Or Wrong - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John
She Does It Right - Dr. Feelgood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Glv_...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOdEg...

After KJS

All Right Now - Free
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield
Going Left Right - Department S
Right In Two - Tool
Well Bloody Right - Supertramp
Was I Right Or Wrong - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John
She Does It Right - Dr. Feelgood
Third Finger, Left Hand - Martha & The Vandellas
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nQKv...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrxeP...

After Val:

All Right Now - Free
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield
Going Left Right - Department S
Right In Two - Tool
Well Bloody Right - Supertramp
Was I Right Or Wrong - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John
She Does It Right - Dr. Feelgood
Third Finger, Left Hand - Martha & The Vandellas
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega
Left Of The Middle - Natalie Imbruglia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YIBm...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Wwz...

This was unexpectedly difficult to find two nominations for.

Hang on Val please, I just realised it's gone midnight, won't be a sec.

All Right Now - Free
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield
Going Left Right - Department S
Right In Two - Tool
Well Bloody Right - Supertramp
Was I Right Or Wrong - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John
She Does It Right - Dr. Feelgood
Third Finger, Left Hand - Martha & The Vandellas
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega
Left Of The Middle - Natalie Imbruglia
Right Now - The Creatures
Right By Your Side - Eurythmics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pQBE...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwHwN...

Don't worry Foe, I'm a night owl, not a lark so it's often midday here (after 3.00am your time) when I get round to doing the playlist.

Here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

18 nominations means 6 votes each and all in by midnight Sunday please.

Martha - 6
Pets - 5
Lynyrd - 4
Tom/James - 3
Dr Feelgood - 2
Eurythmics - 1


All Right Now - Free
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys - 5
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield - 3
Going Left Right - Department S
Right In Two - Tool
Well Bloody Right - Supertramp
Was I Right Or Wrong - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 4
Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John
She Does It Right - Dr. Feelgood - 2
Third Finger, Left Hand - Martha & The Vandelles - 6
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega
Left Of The Middle - Natalie Imbruglia
Right Now - The Creatures
Right By Your Side - Eurythmics - 1

After Jemma

PS Boys - 6
Eurythmics - 5
S Vega - 4
L Skynyrd - 3
Martha - 2
Creatures - 1

All Right Now - Free
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys - 11
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield - 3
Going Left Right - Department S
Right In Two - Tool
Well Bloody Right - Supertramp
Was I Right Or Wrong - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 7
Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John
She Does It Right - Dr. Feelgood - 2
Third Finger, Left Hand - Martha & The Vandelles - 8
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega - 4
Left Of The Middle - Natalie Imbruglia
Right Now - The Creatures - 1
Right By Your Side - Eurythmics - 6

After Helen

Department S - 6
Suzanne Vega - 5
Gerry Rafferty - 4
Free - 3
Richard Marx - 2
Pet Shop Boys - 1

All Right Now - Free - 3
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty - 4
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys - 12
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx - 2
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield - 3
Going Left Right - Department S - 6
Right In Two - Tool
Well Bloody Right - Supertramp
Was I Right Or Wrong - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 7
Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John
She Does It Right - Dr. Feelgood - 2
Third Finger, Left Hand - Martha & The Vandelles - 8
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega - 9
Left Of The Middle - Natalie Imbruglia
Right Now - The Creatures - 1
Right By Your Side - Eurythmics - 6

After Val

Free - 6
The Creatures - 5
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 4
Tool - 3
Department S - 2
Eurythmics - 1

All Right Now - Free - 9
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty - 4
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys - 12
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx - 2
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield - 3
Going Left Right - Department S - 8
Right In Two - Tool - 3
Well Bloody Right - Supertramp
Was I Right Or Wrong - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 11
Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John
She Does It Right - Dr. Feelgood - 2
Third Finger, Left Hand - Martha & The Vandelles - 8
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega - 9
Left Of The Middle - Natalie Imbruglia
Right Now - The Creatures - 6
Right By Your Side - Eurythmics - 7

after C

Supertramp - 6
Suzanne Vega - 5
Nick Cave - 4
Dr John - 3
Free - 2
Creatures - 1

All Right Now - Free - 11
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty - 4
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys - 12
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx - 2
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield - 3
Going Left Right - Department S - 8
Right In Two - Tool - 3
Well Bloody Right - Supertramp - 6
Was I Right Or Wrong - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 11
Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John - 3
She Does It Right - Dr. Feelgood - 2
Third Finger, Left Hand - Martha & The Vandelles - 8
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 4
Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega - 14
Left Of The Middle - Natalie Imbruglia
Right Now - The Creatures - 7
Right By Your Side - Eurythmics - 7

after Tim

S Vega - 6
G Rafferty - 5
Department S - 4
Martha & The Vandellas - 3
Hawkwind - 2
T Jones - 1

All Right Now - Free - 11
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty - 9
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind - 2
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys - 12
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx - 2
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield - 4
Going Left Right - Department S - 12
Right In Two - Tool - 3
Well Bloody Right - Supertramp - 6
Was I Right Or Wrong - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 11
Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John - 3
She Does It Right - Dr. Feelgood - 2
Third Finger, Left Hand - Martha & The Vandellas - 11
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 4
Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega - 20
Left Of The Middle - Natalie Imbruglia
Right Now - The Creatures - 7
Right By Your Side - Eurythmics - 7

After Val:

Nick Cave et al - 6
Pet Shop Boys - 5
Dr. John - 4
Free - 3
Department S - 2
Tool - 1

All Right Now - Free - 14
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty - 9
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind - 2
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys - 17
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx - 2
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield - 4
Going Left Right - Department S - 14
Right In Two - Tool - 4
Well Bloody Right - Supertramp - 6
Was I Right Or Wrong - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 11
Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John - 7
She Does It Right - Dr. Feelgood - 2
Third Finger, Left Hand - Martha & The Vandellas - 11
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 10
Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega - 20
Left Of The Middle - Natalie Imbruglia
Right Now - The Creatures - 7
Right By Your Side - Eurythmics - 7

After theDuke:

Free - 5
Eurythmics - 4
Tool - 3
Department S - 2
Supertramp - 1

All Right Now - Free - 19
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty - 9
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind - 2
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys - 17
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx - 2
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield - 4
Going Left Right - Department S - 16
Right In Two - Tool - 7
Well Bloody Right - Supertramp - 7
Was I Right Or Wrong - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 11
Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John - 7
She Does It Right - Dr. Feelgood - 2
Third Finger, Left Hand - Martha & The Vandellas - 11
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 10
Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega - 20
Left Of The Middle - Natalie Imbruglia
Right Now - The Creatures - 7
Right By Your Side - Eurythmics - 11

After Fishy

Tool - 6
Department S - 5
Dr Feelgood - 4
PSB - 3
Hawkwind - 2
Suzanne Vega - 1

All Right Now - Free - 19
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty - 9
Time We Left This World Today - Hawkwind - 4
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys - 20
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx - 2
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield - 4
Going Left Right - Department S - 21
Right In Two - Tool - 13
Well Bloody Right - Supertramp - 7
Was I Right Or Wrong - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 11
Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John - 7
She Does It Right - Dr. Feelgood - 6
Third Finger, Left Hand - Martha & The Vandellas - 11
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 10
Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega - 21
Left Of The Middle - Natalie Imbruglia
Right Now - The Creatures - 7
Right By Your Side - Eurythmics - 11

The results are in! And it's a dead-heat for first place between FishyJim (Suzanne Vega) and Helen (Department S), both on 21 votes. I thought of a countback but it really was too close to call. Just behind them are Tim (Pet Shop Boys) on 20 votes and Jemma (Free) on 19 votes. Well done to our winners. Fishy has the honours of being top and bottom with no love for Natalie Imbruglia this time around - I thought it was a pretty good track even if it couldn't crack my top 6.

As an aside, 2023 is my year for re-visiting books I've enjoyed in years gone by. I'm currently re-reading The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss by Nick Coleman (born 1960) and on Saturday this passage made me think of our playlist above:

"My generation was the tidemark left behind by the 1960s. Not that we knew as much or cared. All the mattered was now, now and what happens next. What counted were the things which belonged to us alone, regardless of their heraldic position on the wallchart of history: Genesis, Yes and Pink Floyd, then, with a supporting cast composed of Free, Lynyrd Skynyrd (the American Free), Can, King Crimson, Hawkwind, The Faces, ..........."

Anyone recognise themselves? I should also credit one of the posters on the old Zon who recommended the book in the first place - don't remember his moniker exactly but it was something like "Knocked out 1965 ... woke up 1973". I read a lot of books he recommended.

To be honest, the Natalie Imbruglia track isn't my favourite by her. As I said, I found it hard to come up with anything that I knew and liked with Left or Right in the title. I thought she may get something, though. On the plus side, I really didn't think Suzanne Vega would do so well.