Alyson nailed this week's band image. Who else but the Electric Six. Any excuse to play one of my favourite videos... with Jack White on guest vocals...
Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage
Other 6 groups were as follows...
Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me (from Jim)
The 6ths - San Diego Zoo (another alias for Stephin Merrit of the Magnetic Fields)
Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl (Prince fans take note)
Take 6 - Spread Love
The Deep Six - Last Time Around
The New Colony Six - Come And Give Your Love To Me
Soul Brothers Six - Your Love Is Such A Wonderful Love
Six Red Carpets - Vanilla Scent
The Sixth Great Lake - Lovely Today
And, for completeness' sake...
Classix Nouveau - Is It A Dream?
(There's a video that will blow your mind.)
Anyway, enough of that. What about the songs?
The Swede had a lie in this week, so George was first out of the traps with three country classics...
Hank Thompson - Six Pack To Go
Lucinda Williams - 6 Blocks Away
Gillian Welch - Six White Horses
Next came C, who remarked that reading (last week's post) makes it sound/feel like we were all in the same room having a good old real-life conversation (remember those?) - and I love it.
You mean we can't do that anymore, C? Oh wait, no, you're right. That sort of thing is only allowed for senior government advisers, isn't it? Silly me.
Oh, and here's C's suggestion for this week, and a fine one it is too...
That'll outnumber Leo Sayer, for sure.
Swiss Adam was the first to remark that there were "Not so many sixes..." (in comparison to last week's epic), but you won't hear me complaining. Here are his suggestions...
That was a popular one. Alyson also suggested that, along with these...
Never had you down as a Mansun fan, Alyson. But in Martin's absence, well done for keeping the Britpop flame burning.
Didn't we have that ten posts again? I'm not sure it counts this time.
There seems to be something called Six Pack by our old chum Sting and his fellow Policemen but that certainly won't be your pick if last week's comments were anything to go by.
I've actually nothing against Sting when he's fighting alongside the Boys in Blue. It's just once all the tantric wibbly wobbly stuff creeps in that he loses me.
The Police - Six Pack
Sadly though, this appears not to be a song but a box set of early Police singles. The best ones.
Wish we'd reached this number next week, as it would have coincided with one with all the sixes in the calendar - Just think, wouldn't it be something to have been born 60 years ago in 1960 on a date with all the sixes! Something devilish about that.
So if I save this post till Saturday, it can go out on the 6th of the 6th? Are you happy to sacrifice Saturday Snapshots just for that, Alyson?
No, I didn't think so.
Shortly after this, Lynchie and George got into a debate about Dundee and moustaches which didn't involve any sixes, but was quite amusing. Then George returned with this...
The Gracious Losers - Six Degrees of Separation
Sadly, I couldn't find that anywhere on t'internet, George. But here's another song from them to make up for that...
The Gracious Losers - Where The River Meets The Sea
I did find a different song with the title Six Degrees of Separation though, and it's a pretty good one from Miranda Lambert...
Miranda Lambert - Six Degrees of Separation
And I also found this... on youtube, I hasten to add, not in my own record collection...
The Script - Six Degrees of Separation
Moving swiftly on...
Jim in Dubai was the next one to remark that "this could be the quietest week for a while". Although he did add the following....
Split Enz - Six Months in a Leaky Boat (My fav Enz song)
Hugh Reed & The Velvet Underpants - Six to Wan (Great song about Glasgow)
That's very cool.
Wait - here comes George again...
Charity Chic will be miffed he forgot that one, George.
Next up is Rigid Digit, who insists on breaking the Tom Robinson Rule...
Tom Robinson Rule
Tom Robinson Rule
That's better.
Even that, kinda breaks the Tom Robinson Rule.
Also, would you buy a car from someone called Cole Swindell? Just asking.
I vote for Sweet - The Six Teens
(See my reply to Alyson...)
But as an outside bet how about...?
Gor blimey, guvnor. How about, indeed?
Except, no.
Also, I'd argue that half a sixpence is... I dunno, they phased old money out the year before I was born... threepence? A thruppeny bit?
Here's someone with an actual whole sixpence...
Phil Ochs - I've Got Sixpence
Fortunately, Charity Chic was here to get us back on track...
I will gladly take any further Lee Hazlewood suggestions you want to make, CC, as they're always excellent.
Oh look, The Swede's finally up! And he's remembered which way round I like my artists & titles this week. So let's crack on with his list, since he's no lightweight like Swiss Adam and Jim...
Excuse my philistinery, but that sounds like an intro waiting for a song.
That gets in on its title alone though... but the song's worth a listen too.
That, on the other hand, was even worse than could have been expected from a band called Dr Mix & the Remix. It sounded like someone had left a tape recorder running in David Lynch's bathroom.
We definitely had that back at 30, and if I do a zero week, I imagine it might pop up there too. Tom Robinson Rule be damned!
That also sounds like an intro waiting for a song... but it's only 1 minute 14, and I dig it.
Roscoe Mitchell - Off Five Dark Six
Nope, couldn't find that anywhere. Also: Tom Robinson Rule!
So that's the original, before Dr. Mix got his hands on it? Much better.
Arguably, that's a 12.
Tom Robinson Rule.
I have to admit, I expected Karl Blau to sound like Kraftwerk meets Can, so that was a pleasant surprise.
Not a collection of Police singles.
I'd give Everything I Own for a copy of that.
Didn't see any dead people.
Thank you, Swede. An eclectic mix as always. Although I was surprised you didn't suggest this one...
Bob Dylan - From A Buick 6
Brian, who almost beat The Swede to the game this week, was very impressed with a couple of earlier selections.
Jim in Dubai had a couple of favorites this week with Tender Trap and, especially, Split Enz. My vote goes with one of the Swede's picks... Tom Waits. I love that era around Swordfishtrombones and Rain Dogs. Here are a couple of more:
The Cure - Six Different Ways (from the only Cure album I like from front to back)
The Sugarplastic - Auld Lang Syne in 6/8 Time (could be a tough find, Rol)
Not as tough as most of The Swede's suggestions. However: Tom Robinson Rule
And again... Tom Robinson Rule
All of which brings us to Walter...
I am late but the list has to be completed with...
Jimi Hendrix - If 6 was 9
I think that did appear on the #9 post, Walter... just before I introduced the Tom Robinson Rule.
From Germany to Canada for our final contribution this week, as usual it's Douglas McLaren...
I will stick to one offering. Not likely a contender for the winning spot (as it is nearly nine minutes and an instrumental), but I like the song, and the group deserves an award for the most evocative titles:
Explosions in the Sky -- Six Days At the Bottom of the Ocean (From the album "The Earth is Not A Cold Dead Place")
You see, if you're going to do an "intro waiting for a song", at least put your money where your mouth is and make it a nine minute intro waiting for a song!
OK, time for my scrapings. By the way, nobody guessed my winning tune this week. I had Martin down for it, but I suspect he might have been out on his bike. Shame, it would have been an easy win for him.
Alice Cooper - Six Hours
The Bar-Kays - Six O'Clock News Report
That was in serious contention.
John Prine - Six O'Clock News
Ditto.
Kathleen Edwards - Six O' Clock News
And there's another one!
Mary Gauthier - Got Your Six
Georgia Satellites - Six Years Gone
Diesel Park West - Six Days To Juju
Black Francis - Six Legged Man
George Benson - Six Play
The KLF - Six Hours To Louisiana, Black Coffee Going Cold
(Which, to be fair to The Swede, also sounds like an intro waiting for a song... but it does at least have sheep in it.)
The Verve - Six O'Clock
The Skids - Six Times
The Blue Aeroplanes - Sixth Continent
The Human League - Rock Me Again And Again And Again And Again And Again And Again (Six Times)
The Pogues - Six To Go
The Pogues - Streets Of Sorrow/Birmingham Six
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Six Barrel Shotgun
Nick Cave - The Six Strings That Drew Blood
Of Monsters & Men - Six Weeks
Skinny Lister - Six Whiskies
Sleaford Mods - Bronx In A Six
Tom T. Hall - The Six O'Clock News
American Music Club - How Many Six Packs Does It Take To Screw In A Light?
Ash - Princess Six
Dire Straits - Six Blade Knife
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint - Six-Fingered Man
Harry Chapin - Six String Orchestra
Larrikin Love - Six Queens
Jimmy Buffet - Six String Music
The Lovin' Spoonful - Six O'Clock
ZZ Top - I Got The Six
The Lillingtons - K6
The Mekons - After 6
Ty Segall - 6th Street
The Harvest Ministers - Six O'Clock Is Rosary
A - 6 O'Clock On A Tube Stop
L.A. Salami - Day To Day (For 6 Days A Week)
Wanda Jackson - Blue Yodel #6
Client - 6 In The Morning
Half Man Half Biscuit - M-6-Ster
Liz Phair - 6'1"
(No, that does not contravene the Tom Robinson Rule.)
OK, so that brings us to the end of this week's post, and for the first time in ages, nobody has guessed my record of the week. I even went around to Martin's house and shouted through his window to have a go (on Sunday night to boot!), and all I got back was this...
Struggling. Was going to pitch Mansun and Sneaker Pimps, and they've both gone already. What am I missing? Am I going to be kicking myself?
I don't know. Maybe.
Here's a clue...
No?
What's in the box?
It's only the sequel to Se7en...
...courtesy of Evan Dando and chums.
Only 5 left, folks. Who's going to take the fifth?
