The Moonie Absolute Favourite Tune Show!
 

Here is a new idea for a show to be organized once a year: The Moonie Absolute Favourite Tune Show!

Due to the possibility that we have to dedicate songs with our nick and some text, it should be possible to send an e-mail to the organizer of the show with the one and only favourite song of Progressive Rock (being in the library of AM). These should be queued up for one show lasting 24 hours. That means one day (like RQFW) only with the absolute favourite songs of the Moonies.

The rules should be only the followings:

For Moonies:
The tune is on AM
Max of x? characters for the dedication/explanation
Max length of the tune 15 min (to be discussed)

For the Organizer:
Try to play the tunes in respective time zone of the requester so that he can be online

Good schedule for such a show would be in December, not to interfere with Woj’s best of the year..


What do you think, and who volunteers as organizer?

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The Flower Kings : Ikea by night only 5 seconds :-)

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Not a bad idea. In fact, a really good idea. But a logisitical nightmare.

One suggestion. Certain songs should be off-limits as "obvious" ones. In other words, "Awaken" is probably the absolute favorite of a dozen people. Same with "Supper's Ready." If people can select Awaken we'll have twelve Awakens (I'll select Awaken). Take the top 20 off the list and then we'd have a phenomenal show!

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Sorry to disagree Spaz but if the idea is to have a 24 hour show, then why not let it be a true Moonie's favourite show, not a true Moonie's favourite show except you can't include the top 20 (which would have to be decided upon, and the exclusion of same might be a downer for some).

Freeform, honest, and a real representation with all the ones we love, no limitations, no lists of can't haves. I'm thinking that in the space of 24 hours there would be lots of room for top 20 and everything else too.

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Let the High Priestess of the Deserts Wisdom enlighten all. Of course Favorites are just that...why have someone else tell us it needs to be controlled

I think Lotus has a great idea.
The Moon Musically could do so much with its Catalogue. For instance I would love more specialized shows for more variety. We have Fusion Shows but none of classic prog exclusively .It would be my Favorites before 1985 every week

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When you're the only Priestess of Desert Wisdom, I guess by default you're the highest?

With the "Awaken" example, just play it once, but acknowledge that it was a multiple selection. (Just call me Mr. Compromise, thank you)

My favorite is not on the Moon, and I have a vehicle to play mine, so I will recuse myself....great idea though!

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No, I never thought we should play Awaken ten times!

I understood spaz to say that he thought the top 20 songs shouldn't be played at all, and it was that that I was offering a different view on.

Awaken or whatever once, with reference to everyone who submitted it as their fave etc.

Actually, it might be a short show :)

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Oh and sharc...

Definitely not sure about priestess and wisdom, but thank you. Unfortunately high has definitely been thin on the ground for about two decades. :rolleyes2

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This is exactly what I meant. In this way we are not overstressing any song, and every song "requested" is played.

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Why not have a separate show for the top 20, with the likes of Awaken and Suppers Ready likely to be included it could be aired the day after the 24 hour tuneathon ....... and repeated several times of course :)

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Ya'll are proving my point. My absolute favorite is Awaken, but baby, there's no way I'm nominating it for the show, because I've got a really good chance someone else will do it for me:haha: So I'll pick something more esoteric. There's a chance more than one of us will do the same thing. I'm just saying as we vote for our favorites, let's purposefully pick something that's not a universal favorite. It guarantees a little more diversity than the obvious. I'm predicting all the 70s Yes epics will be in the show!:smirk:

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There are no Yes songs in my top 10.

If you don't pick you're favorite song, then you're not picking you're favorite song. So what's the point?

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I loved your title, sharc. I took it as a compliment and I'm not very good with those. :o

As for you...you are the Sound Druid of the Woods. Always thought of you as that.

Rick, has a good point spaz lol. If we're avoiding picking our fave because we think everyone else will, what are we supposed to pick. I think you should pick Awaken anyway. Part of the fun would be to see just how many people love the same song.

I don't have any Yes in my top 10 either.

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Rick, you could do this for one of your shows. Open up the polls to all moonies to vote for their favorite song on the moon. Each member gets one vote only and the Top 20? gets played on a favorites edition of the Richter Scale show. So how about that? :D MAke it an annual event!

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I could, but it's more fun foisting my picks on you all!

Seriously, maybe when I go to England, that weekend or more likely towards the end of 2006...let's see how it goes.

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great glad i read the thread...MoonieTunes :rofl:

i think its a great idea. and side w/me proggy priestess.

poda

p.s. sharc i believe my title came not from across the big swamp but a local new yorker...who shall remain nameless and whom i just had to forgive.

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My original idea was not to make a "hit list" with the most voted favorites, but that every favorite gets played without and weighting. If by chance there is a tune wich is choosen (not voted) several times, it should be played only once, mentioning all the moonies which choosed it.

In best case, if 100 e-mails come in with 100 different tunes, 100 tunes are played, just as a super request queue with dedication.

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I think we all agreed on that. And it is your idea after all.

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Well I agree with Spaz but I guess we're outnumbered. The "reason" behind eliminating the top 20 is because it will likely end up being the "same old same old" we work so hard to avoid day in and day out. Just my opinion.

I absolutely will NOT veto what people want to do though...:angel:

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As the idea for the show got a positive feed back and even the boss is not argueing against it, what do we have to do to get this "show day" in the pipe?

First of all a announcement with the rules and the show date should be made on main page.

I (of course) volunteer to collect the (hopefully numerous) PM with "the one and only" favorite song and put the together in a list (Excel e.g., excuse me Vax..:rolleyes2 ). But somebody with access to the station has then to line them up in the system and push the button on the right day and hour.

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.. as sterile a debate as discussing about angel's sex ...:angel:

better have a:vaxman:

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Great minds think alike! ;)

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No comment about this

The last great idea from Lotus just disappeared into the sand despite the efforts of a couple. I'm afraid the same thing would happen here. Words are great but deeds are better.

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deeds are great but time is money and cash is king

In other words, everyone is strapped for time. I, for one, like the idea and most likely will allocate some time on the show in Nov/Dec for it. I'll do what I can.

Moon-wise, seeing the show schedule up, more room on the shout box, etc are more pressing. But this is a great idea, it will get done even if I have to put it on my show.

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Thank you Rick!

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Everybody just pick their genuine fave song,tally up the most votes,put out the top 20 and be done with it,simple!

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But then it's not an absolute favourite tune show is it. It's an absolute favourite tune show except the top 20 absolute faves aren't included.

I know, I know. Shut up mossy :shootmeno

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Mossy, he means put out the top 20 as in air it, not put out the top 20 like "put out the cat".....

MEOW!

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This is my last post (and also view) on my thread, and I thank Rick for his availability to support this "one only" show.

In order to make the idea clear to all, who do not read through he complete thread (and specially not the original thread), here again the idea:

• Every Moonie is invited to send a PM to the organizer with his most favorite song and a short dedication (why it is the most fav etc).
• This song has to be on the Moon. If it is not, please select you second (or third etc) choice
• No count of "votes" will be done, as there is no vote!
• Every song will be played in a show in a row, without any exception or weighting or comment (as this is not a poll or contest counting votes)
• If one tune is selected by several Moonies, it will be played once only with the names of all the selectors (if technically possible). So if the fav of 20 Moonies is PF "Atom Heart Mother", it will be played only once!
• The tunes have to be shorter than, let's say, 10 min.
• According to the number of selections arriving, it will be tried to let them play on a good geographical time for the selector (so he can here it and answer to q in black or white..), but this will be the only preference for a place in the row.
• I think a good idea to air the show would be RFQ, no request possible, but playing all requests..

If Management gives a go ahead to this idea (but only then), I would, as I mentioned in a former post, gladly receive all your PM with your personal choice and put them together in a spread sheet as a basic for the programming of the show. As I have no access to the station (and I do not want to have it!), somebody has to take care of programming it.
The announcement of this event, and the possibility to choice the fav song should be announced on Homepage on the news section.

As the feedback to the original thread has be mainly positive, with the usual exceptions, I ask the AM Management to let me know by PM, if it is in the interest of AM to organize such a show. If the answer is positive, I would be glad to help whatever I can. If negative, let me know as well and remove the thread from the forums!

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The only thing I could add to this well thought out plan, lotus, is a suggestion that Moonies record their own dedications, if they can (a la keithie's birthday party, and thanks to jam) and send those along too. Keep them to 30 seconds. I have no idea how much work is involved in integrating the recordings though.

Thank you, lotus

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I've just realised that I haven't chipped in with my 2p worth here. So here goes.

I reckon this is a great idea. I know that there will be a few (maybe more than a few) "usual suspects" tracks that get aired but SO WHAT!!!! If, as the title suggests, it's an "Absolute Favourite" show then so be it. It's just a few hours out of the thousands available and as a record of taste it would be interesting for that fact alone. Even more interesting would be to do it again in the future to see whether tastes have changed.

It's a bit like Classic FM's annual top 300 that is aired over the Easter holiday here in the UK. It's great to hear the tunes but the added interest is gained by seeing the "Highest Climbers", the "Lowest Fallers", the "New entries" and those that have "Dropped out".

Lotus' idea of setting up a Spreadsheet is a great one. I will be finishing my work contract at the end of October and will have time to put the data together at that time. So just let me know if you want me to do it and I will.

There you go.........I think that was more like 5p worth. :)

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so where's my change?:haha: :haha: R)

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Atom heart mother is well over 10 minutes, so there's a contradiction there. I fell if someone chooses that as their fav song they should have their head examined :rolleyes2

That usual exception sentence struck me just right...:rofl: