The Medusa Fora

As we all know, there were lots of great songs that didn't make it to the 1st 3 albums....so they deserve competition as well. I'm limiting the list to songs that are bonus tracks on the first 3 albums/CDs.

I started this today, since it's the 1st day of summer....wanted to see if this could be decided within a season before the 1st day of fall (as the temp drops, the dancing girls need to put more clothing....so the sooner, the better).

So, here it goes......

The Leaving of Liverpool 10
Muirshin Durkin 10
Repeal of the Licensing Laws 10
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (short version) 10
Whiskey You're the Devil 10
The Wild Rover 10
A Pistol for Paddy Garcia 10
London Girl 10
Rainy Night in Soho 10
Body of an American 10
Planxty Noel Hill 10
The Parting Glass 10
The Battle March (Medley) 10
The Irish Rover 10
Mountain Dew 10
Shanne Bradley 10
Sketches of Spain 10
South Australia 10

The Leaving of Liverpool 10
Muirshin Durkin 10
Repeal of the Licensing Laws 10
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (short version) 10
Whiskey You're the Devil 10
The Wild Rover 10
A Pistol for Paddy Garcia 10
London Girl 11
Rainy Night in Soho 10
Body of an American 10
Planxty Noel Hill 10
The Parting Glass 10
The Battle March (Medley) 10
The Irish Rover 10
Mountain Dew 10
Shanne Bradley 10
Sketches of Spain 9
South Australia 10

The Leaving of Liverpool 10
Muirshin Durkin 10
Repeal of the Licensing Laws 10
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (short version) 10
Whiskey You're the Devil 10
The Wild Rover 10
A Pistol for Paddy Garcia 10
London Girl 11
Rainy Night in Soho 10
Body of an American 11
Planxty Noel Hill 10
The Parting Glass 10
The Battle March (Medley) 10
The Irish Rover 10
Mountain Dew 10
Shanne Bradley 10
Sketches of Spain 8
South Australia 10

The Leaving of Liverpool 11
Muirshin Durkin 10
Repeal of the Licensing Laws 10
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (short version) 10
Whiskey You're the Devil 10
The Wild Rover 10
A Pistol for Paddy Garcia 10
London Girl 11
Rainy Night in Soho 10
Body of an American 11
Planxty Noel Hill 10
The Parting Glass 10
The Battle March (Medley) 10
The Irish Rover 10
Mountain Dew 10
Shanne Bradley 10
Sketches of Spain 7
South Australia 10

The Leaving of Liverpool 11
Muirshin Durkin 10
Repeal of the Licensing Laws 10
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (short version) 10
Whiskey You're the Devil 10
The Wild Rover 10
A Pistol for Paddy Garcia 10
London Girl 11
Rainy Night in Soho 10
Body of an American 12
Planxty Noel Hill 10
The Parting Glass 10
The Battle March (Medley) 10
The Irish Rover 10
Mountain Dew 10
Shanne Bradley 10
Sketches of Spain 6
South Australia 10

Charles wrote:
I started this today, since it's the 1st day of summer....wanted to see if this could be decided within a season before the 1st day of fall (as the temp drops, the dancing girls need to put more clothing....so the sooner, the better).

Try 1 year and 2 seasons. It'll take six months to get down to the final two songs (Soho and Matilda) and they'll be on about 90 points each, then 12 more months of tedium to finally give the nod to Soho (because it's not a cover).

Sorry, i'm out (though i'll pop in from time to time to check if you're all ok for beer and curry). See you December 2014

Fr. McGreer wrote:

Charles wrote:
I started this today, since it's the 1st day of summer....wanted to see if this could be decided within a season before the 1st day of fall (as the temp drops, the dancing girls need to put more clothing....so the sooner, the better).

Try 1 year and 2 seasons. It'll take six months to get down to the final two songs (Soho and Matilda) and they'll be on about 90 points each, then 12 more months of tedium to finally give the nod to Soho (because it's not a cover).

Sorry, i'm out (though i'll pop in from time to time to check if you're all ok for beer and curry). See you December 2014

I would have guessed Soho and Body, and a possible dark horse of London Girl.

kmurray105 wrote:

Fr. McGreer wrote:

Charles wrote:
I started this today, since it's the 1st day of summer....wanted to see if this could be decided within a season before the 1st day of fall (as the temp drops, the dancing girls need to put more clothing....so the sooner, the better).

Try 1 year and 2 seasons. It'll take six months to get down to the final two songs (Soho and Matilda) and they'll be on about 90 points each, then 12 more months of tedium to finally give the nod to Soho (because it's not a cover).

Sorry, i'm out (though i'll pop in from time to time to check if you're all ok for beer and curry). See you December 2014

I would have guessed Soho and Body, and a possible dark horse of London Girl.

Yeah you're right. I forgot Body was on the list.

The Leaving of Liverpool 11
Muirshin Durkin 10
Repeal of the Licensing Laws 10
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (short version) 10
Whiskey You're the Devil 10
The Wild Rover 9
A Pistol for Paddy Garcia 10
London Girl 11
Rainy Night in Soho 11
Body of an American 12
Planxty Noel Hill 10
The Parting Glass 10
The Battle March (Medley) 10
The Irish Rover 10
Mountain Dew 10
Shanne Bradley 10
Sketches of Spain 6
South Australia 10

The Leaving of Liverpool 11
Muirshin Durkin 10
Repeal of the Licensing Laws 10
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (short version) 9
Whiskey You're the Devil 10
The Wild Rover 9
A Pistol for Paddy Garcia 10
London Girl 11
Rainy Night in Soho 12
Body of an American 12
Planxty Noel Hill 10
The Parting Glass 10
The Battle March (Medley) 10
The Irish Rover 10
Mountain Dew 10
Shanne Bradley 10
Sketches of Spain 6
South Australia 10

The Leaving of Liverpool 11
Muirshin Durkin 10
Repeal of the Licensing Laws 10
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (short version) 9
Whiskey You're the Devil 10
The Wild Rover 9
A Pistol for Paddy Garcia 10
London Girl 11
Rainy Night in Soho 12
Body of an American 13
Planxty Noel Hill 10
The Parting Glass 10
The Battle March (Medley) 10
The Irish Rover 10
Mountain Dew 10
Shanne Bradley 10
Sketches of Spain 5
South Australia 10

Fr. McGreer wrote:

Charles wrote:
I started this today, since it's the 1st day of summer....wanted to see if this could be decided within a season before the 1st day of fall (as the temp drops, the dancing girls need to put more clothing....so the sooner, the better).

Try 1 year and 2 seasons. It'll take six months to get down to the final two songs (Soho and Matilda) and they'll be on about 90 points each, then 12 more months of tedium to finally give the nod to Soho (because it's not a cover).

Sorry, i'm out (though i'll pop in from time to time to check if you're all ok for beer and curry). See you December 2014

I love Matilda but not the short version hence me taking a point of it. As much as I love the song its a bit of a strange choice to think that it would be on of the final two though??

The Leaving of Liverpool 11
Muirshin Durkin 10
Repeal of the Licensing Laws 10
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (short version) 9
Whiskey You're the Devil 10
The Wild Rover 9
A Pistol for Paddy Garcia 10
London Girl 11
Rainy Night in Soho 12
Body of an American 14
Planxty Noel Hill 10
The Parting Glass 10
The Battle March (Medley) 10
The Irish Rover 10
Mountain Dew 10
Shanne Bradley 10
Sketches of Spain 4
South Australia 10

The Leaving of Liverpool 11
Muirshin Durkin 10
Repeal of the Licensing Laws 10
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (short version) 9
Whiskey You're the Devil 10
The Wild Rover 9
A Pistol for Paddy Garcia 10
London Girl 12
Rainy Night in Soho 12
Body of an American 14
Planxty Noel Hill 10
The Parting Glass 10
The Battle March (Medley) 10
The Irish Rover 10
Mountain Dew 10
Shanne Bradley 10
Sketches of Spain 3
South Australia 10

The Leaving of Liverpool 11
Muirshin Durkin 10
Repeal of the Licensing Laws 10
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (short version) 9
Whiskey You're the Devil 10
The Wild Rover 9
A Pistol for Paddy Garcia 10
London Girl 12
Rainy Night in Soho 12
Body of an American 15
Planxty Noel Hill 10
The Parting Glass 10
The Battle March (Medley) 10
The Irish Rover 10
Mountain Dew 10
Shanne Bradley 9
Sketches of Spain 3
South Australia 10

Damn, London Girl and Body of are defiantly my two favorite Pogues songs, this is going to be tough.