Calling, Nankstone! Ring… ring… time for another count

Nah, take your time

For those yet to vote: get voting in IORR’s greatest-ever poll!

I agree, if someone likes the Stones' recording of a cover song so much that it becomes a favorite – why not?

Many songs written by Jagger/Richards are also so influenced by old blues/rock songs that you could almost consider them "cover adaptations"...
Who wants to draw the line there?

I took a closer look at our voting list.
Out of 134 different songs:
1 solo song
8 cover songs with one vote
2 cover songs with two votes (It's All Over Now / Little Queenie)
123 songs are Jagger/Richards compositions (some in collaboration with others (Ronnie, Andrew Watt, M. Faithful etc. or Nanker/Phelge compositions))

So, in total of 535 votings:
13 votes for cover songs and 1 solo song
522 votes for Jagger/Richards compositions


@ Big Al : next update tomorrow



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What's the solo song?

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What's the solo song?

It shouldn't be part of the count!

Edit: didn't someone vote for 'Blue', a Mick Jagger B-side? I have never heard it, myself.



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Cheers, Dandy. Yes, I have heard it, actually. Decent recording from the Goddess sessions.

To be fair, Blue is a good song.
Perhaps once this one is done and dusted we should ask everyone's favourite Stones solo songs! :'D

16th update after 111 correct votes.

With 111 members, each with 5 songs, that makes 555 songs in total.

136 different songs

67 songs with only 1 vote
19 songs with only 2 votes

3 votes for
100 Years Ago
Angie -- new entry
Before They Make Me Run
Dead Flowers -- new entry
I Got The Blues
Rip This Joint
Ruby Tuesday
She Was Hot
Sister Morphine
Slave
Sweet Virginia
Tell Me
Torn And Frayed
Waiting On A Friend

4 votes for
Miss You
One Hit
Shine A Light

5 votes for
2000 Light Years From Home
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
Loving Cup
Star Star

6 votes for
Bitch
Paint It Black
Street Fighting Man
Worried About You
You Can't Always Get What You Want

7 votes for
Hand Of Fate
Stray Cat Blues

8 votes for
Beast Of Burden
Let It Loose
Under My Thumb

9 votes for
All Down The Line
Memory Motel
Rocks Off
Sway
Time Waits For No One

10 votes for
Satisfaction
Wild Horses

11 votes for
Start Me Up
Winter

14 votes for
Monkey Man

15 votes for
Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Sympathy For The Devil

17 votes for
Honky Tonk Woman
Tumbling Dice

18 votes for
Midnight Rambler

22 votes for
Brown Sugar

23 votes for
Moonlight Mile

36 votes for
Jumpin' Jack Flash

44 votes for
Gimme Shelter

Thank you, Nankstone!

We now have an incredible 50 tracks on our 3-votes-upwards chart!

I had been wondering which album will be the most represented, and it does appear to be Sticky Fingers, with 9 of its 10 tracks represented; the unsurprising omission being You Gotta Move. Goats Head Soup is doing surprisingly well. Anything a little off? Yes: the 1963-1965 period is very underrepresented, with only (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction and - bizarrely - Tell Me (You’re Coming Back) representing the era of - probably - greatest success on the global singles/charts. I don’t this finding necessarily means it’s less liked, more so that, perhaps, our very-favourite recordings are not from this given time. After all, it was in 1868 that the incredible run really begun.

I’m really enjoying this poll’s journey, and very-much hoping we continue to entice the IORR faithful to participate by submitting their votes. Let’s keep it up!

After all, it was in 1868 that the incredible run really begun.!!!!!



ROCKMAN

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After all, it was in 1868 that the incredible run really begun.!!!!!

Yes! It all really began 100 years before Jumpin’ Jack Flash and Beggars Banquet

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After all, it was in 1868 that the incredible run really begun.!!!!!

Yes! It all really began 100 years before Jumpin’ Jack Flash and Beggars Banquet

What were they playing during that infamous 1792 tour then?

1 Ventilator Blues
2 Sister Morphine
3 No Expectations
4 Wild Horses
5 Down In The Hole

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Absolutely LOVE this song. Never heard it before. I think it’s outstanding

Rod

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To be fair, Blue is a good song.
Perhaps once this one is done and dusted we should ask everyone's favourite Stones solo songs! :'D

do you mind if i start a thread to do just that?

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To be fair, Blue is a good song.
Perhaps once this one is done and dusted we should ask everyone's favourite Stones solo songs! :'D

do you mind if i start a thread to do just that?

I don’t see why that’d be a problem - so long as you’re prepared to keep tally!

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Barkerboy2
To be fair, Blue is a good song.
Perhaps once this one is done and dusted we should ask everyone's favourite Stones solo songs! :'D

do you mind if i start a thread to do just that?

I don’t see why that’d be a problem - so long as you’re prepared to keep tally!

i can make an effort

Strange Ruthless People and Blue didn't make it onto Mick's best of.

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Barkerboy2
To be fair, Blue is a good song.
Perhaps once this one is done and dusted we should ask everyone's favourite Stones solo songs! :'D

do you mind if i start a thread to do just that?

I don’t see why that’d be a problem - so long as you’re prepared to keep tally!

i can make an effort

i already started the threads and just realized i was responding to big al and not barkerboy

i'm sorry

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Cheers, Dandy. Yes, I have heard it, actually. Decent recording from the Goddess sessions.

Of course, it is excellent.

However, it was pre-recorded in 2001.

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After all, it was in 1868 that the incredible run really begun.!!!!!

Yes! It all really began 100 years before Jumpin’ Jack Flash and Beggars Banquet

Yep, the end of the Civil War soon inspired people to come together and play, also across the pond

As for the 1792 tour, wasn't that consisting of mostly Mozart covers honouring him as he had croaked the year before, along with the medieval chanting stuff they soon would drop?



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Barkerboy2
To be fair, Blue is a good song.
Perhaps once this one is done and dusted we should ask everyone's favourite Stones solo songs! :'D

do you mind if i start a thread to do just that?

I don’t see why that’d be a problem - so long as you’re prepared to keep tally!

i can make an effort

i already started the threads and just realized i was responding to big al and not barkerboy

i'm sorry

If you were asking me, of course! Glad you have - I have already submitted to the Mick and Keith ones. Ronnie I will have to have a think about first...

Roll-up, roll-up!

Anyone who hasn't voted yet, please do so. 112 members and - hopefully! - counting!

Perhaps no new Stones votes are being added right now, because the three solo votes are currently in full swing.
Perhaps it's also harder to name five top Stones songs than five solo songs.
Perhaps the members who have already voted in the solo votes but haven't yet voted in the Stones poll could still decide to post their five favorite Stones songs...

Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps

I've checked, and if I haven't missed anything, it should be the following members. Of course, anyone else who hasn't voted yet can also vote.

incorrect votes "Stones Top 5"
GasLightStreet - incorrect vote (10 Songs)
MizzAmandaJonez - incorrect vote (2 lists)

voted "Solo's Top 5" - but not "Stones Top 5"
69firebird
bakersfield
dadrob
Doxa
Elmo Lewis
ekelundh
GiorgioGomelsky
Hillside Blues
Irelandcalling4
liddas
Lien
longlongwinter
SomeTorontoGirl
StonedRambler
stratoskier
Taylor 1
thomponj
whiteM8



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What's the solo song?

It shouldn't be part of the count!

Edit: didn't someone vote for 'Blue', a Mick Jagger B-side? I have never heard it, myself.

I voted for it. Its enough for me that a person or two reading this thread hears it for the first time. But let's also admit there are lesser songs on the list without appearances from all the core stones.

Yes, here’s hoping that those who’ve yet to vote get on board! This poll isn’t over yet! Get voting!

It seems no new votes are being added, so this is probably the last update.

17th update after 112 correct votes.

With 112 members, each with 5 songs, that makes 560 songs in total.

137 different songs

66 songs with only 1 vote
21 songs with only 2 votes

3 votes for
100 Years Ago
Angie
Before They Make Me Run
Dead Flowers
I Got The Blues
Rip This Joint
Ruby Tuesday
She Was Hot
Slave
Sweet Virginia
Tell Me
Torn And Frayed
Waiting On A Friend

4 votes for
Miss You
One Hit
Shine A Light
Sister Morphine

5 votes for
2000 Light Years From Home
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
Loving Cup
Star Star

6 votes for
Bitch
Paint It Black
Street Fighting Man
Worried About You
You Can't Always Get What You Want

7 votes for
Hand Of Fate
Stray Cat Blues

8 votes for
Beast Of Burden
Let It Loose
Under My Thumb

9 votes for
All Down The Line
Memory Motel
Rocks Off
Sway
Time Waits For No One

10 votes for
Satisfaction

11 votes for
Start Me Up
Wild Horses
Winter

14 votes for
Monkey Man

15 votes for
Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Sympathy For The Devil

17 votes for
Honky Tonk Woman
Tumbling Dice

18 votes for
Midnight Rambler

22 votes for
Brown Sugar

23 votes for
Moonlight Mile

36 votes for
Jumpin' Jack Flash

44 votes for
Gimme Shelter

No, we’ll keep it going, Nankstone. Please keep on keeping a tally, and we’ll bump up the thread every so often. Thank you for your effort!

Of course, if more votes come in, I'll post another update

Well, let's see if it continues – 112 votes is already a pretty large number of participants, thanks to everyone for this great poll!

Here is mine

Mother's Little Helper
Beast of Burden
Memory Motel
Sweet Virginia