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The annual Top 2000 voting is taking place!

At the end of the year, the Dutch public radio has a show based on a list of 2000 pop songs, compiled by the voters. Frank's usually in the list! Last year, Dancing Fool landed somewhere in the 600 region.

Vote for Frank! Log on here:
http://top2000.radio2.nl/stemmen/page/top2000_voorpagina_normaal, click on Verder (black button on the right) to proceed.
Choose up to 10 songs from the list at the left, (click them, then click green button Toevoegen between the two lists). Frank will be under F.
When you're done, click Verder.

Then, if you desire, pick another song. Choose it yourself. I'm trying to get Peaches en Regalia in the chart, so if you want to help, thank you.
When you're done, click Verder.

You're then requested to pick one of the songs you choose, and write to the world why you love that song. Your comment will be placed on the web site eventually, and if they like it enough, it will be read on the radio during the emission.
When you're done, click Verder.

Then the usual data: name, e-mail, home address, postal code, city.
Click Verder to proceed.

Thanks for casting your vote!

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done.

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condamné pour l'eternité

Me too, all done.

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"Listen to that noise! It's like Barry White eating wasps."

Same call!
http://stemmen.top2000.nl/

All artists are sorted by first name. You're allowed to pick 15 songs they list there, and 5 songs that aren't in there.

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You expect me to vote against Henk Westbroek? Ain't happenin'.

Henk Westbroek? You, Sir, have lost all my respect.

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Tell me that in 50 years when they're erecting the 1000th statue of Hank Westbrook. Or whatever his name is.

Go ahead and Youtube some songs by him. Should really mess up your cookies.

Frank ended at 662, which I believe was higher than last year.
Complete list: http://top2012.radio2.nl/lijst-standaard/

My songs and where they ended:
Frank Zappa - Dancin' Fool 662
Deep Purple - Child In Time 4
Metallica - One 20
Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze 406
Michel Fugain - Une Belle Histoire 334
Jeff Wayne - Eve Of The War 640
Nina Simone - Ain't got no - I got life 294
Otis Redding - Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay 31
Mark & Clark Band - Worn Down Piano 107
Billie Holiday - Strange fruit 1895
Ike & Tina - River Deep Mountain High 523
Ben E King - Stand By Me 1173
Glenn Miller - In The Mood 1893
Aretha Franklin - Think 459

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Different year, same story:
http://stemmen.top2000.nl/#!/index.html ... &view=list

(now you can also vote for Slayer.)

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Can't I vote 15 Frank's songs?

You can pick 15 songs from a pre-designed list with thousands of songs on it, and 5 "free" songs. It doesn't happen a lot that a song that's not on the list can get on the list that way, but last year it happened with Slayer. The list that you can choose from has only Dancin' Fool to choose from. This is part advantage - ABBA gets relatively low because they have more than 20 songs in the list and they all sound alike so they are in direct competition with each other - but let's face it, as funny as it is, Dancin' Fool is hardly FZ's masterpiece.

What I voted for:
Frank Zappa - Dancing Fool
Deep Purple - Child In Time
Aretha Franklin - Think
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
Nina Simone - Ain’t Got No/I Got Life
Jeff Wayne - Eve Of THe War
Otis Redding - The Dock Of The Bay
Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
Dave Brubeck - Take Five
Glenn Miller - In The Mood
Mark & Clark Band - Worn Down Piano
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Michel Fugain - Une Belle Histoire
Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High
Slayer - Angel Of Death

Own songs: Tim Curry - Sloe Gin and Dir en grey - Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita Shakunetsu No Yami

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So I voted for:

Frank Zappa - Dancin' Fool
Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary
Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing
Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
King Crimson - Starless
Yes - Close To The Edge
The Beatles - Something
The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
Pink Floyd - Echoes
Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky
Deep Purple - Black Night
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

And my 5 special songs (able to play on the radio):

My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mamma
Peaches En Regalia
Mr. Green Genes
Sharleena
Bellerin' Plain

Thanks for voting Waka!

There's plenty of alternatives - one I voted for today was the Snob 2000: after voting for all Zappa songs in the list there was not enough room for all the Primus in the list. That was a dilemma!

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Just room for Bellerin' Plain. It was that or Pachuco.

Frank Zappa - Dancing Fool #873
Deep Purple - Child In Time #4
Aretha Franklin - Think #681
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit #1798 SHAME ON YOU AUDIENCE!!
Nina Simone - Ain’t Got No/I Got Life #668
Jeff Wayne - Eve Of THe War #729
Otis Redding - The Dock Of The Bay #67
Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite How did good old Reet Petite not score?
Dave Brubeck - Take Five #550
Glenn Miller - In The Mood sadly failed to score
Mark & Clark Band - Worn Down Piano #112
Ben E. King - Stand By Me #1043
Michel Fugain - Une Belle Histoire #345
Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High #535
Slayer - Angel Of Death #210


Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary #506
Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing #454
Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze #586
King Crimson - Starless #1975
Yes - Close To The Edge #676
The Beatles - Something #519
The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want #179
Pink Floyd - Echoes #171
Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky #286
Deep Purple - Black Night #992
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime #505
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven 3rd
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 2nd but has been #1 a lot of times

1 is alas alas Hotel California, 5 is the only Dutch song in the top 10 and one time winner Boudewijn de Groot with Avond, 6, 8 and 9 are taken up by Pink Floyd (Wish You Were Here, Comfortably Numb, Shine On You Crazy Diamond), 7 is Billy Joel's Piano Man (probably got this high because of a commercial) and #10 is Guns & Roses - November Rain.

Shockingly the highest Beatles-song is #50 (Let It Be): the phenomenon that the Beatles-songs are all in direct competition with each other usually kept most Beatles songs out of the top 10 but not even Let It Be got in the top 20...

http://www.radio2.nl/top2000

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This is pretty interesting. I hate I missed this thread earlier.

Is John Lennon's "Imagine" on the list? I know that song is not very exciting musically, but I always thought that lyrically this was the best any Beatles member ever accomplished. Keep in mind that I don't really care for The Beatles, but I do like some of Harrison's and Lennon's solo work. And, a couple of Wings songs. That's it though.

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Yah he's #38, higher than any Beatles song. You can search for an artist or song using the search bar on top. (that is, after you click away the cookies warning.)

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Thank you for searching the songs I voted too!!

For those of you who want to listen in live:
http://www.radio2.nl/top2000 click "luister". There's a time table as well: Zappa will be played early on in the hour 01:00-02:00 tomorrow Dutch time, which is GMT +1. He's tucked in between The The - Uncertain Smile, and Charles Aznavour - Yesterday When I Was Young.

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Listening in now... unfortunately Katy Perry is playing. Brr.

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It's the time of the year again! You can vote for Frank until Nov 27th, and here's how:

Step 1: Go to the voting site of Top 2000, located here:
http://stemmen.top2000.nl/#!/index.html ... &view=list
Agree with the cookies and click away the instructions unless you'd like to learn some Dutch.
Step 2: You are now represented with a MASSIVE list of artists in all eras and genres you could imagine. By entering the name of the artist of your choice, or by browsing the list, you can pick a bundle of songs and put them in your shopping cart. Vote for a list song by clicking on the title and then click the VOEG TOE (add) button at the bottom, click TERUG on the top right to go back without voting.
You may pick 15 songs from the list and 10 free songs. Once you have 15 songs selected, you are automatically sent to the continuation screen - if there are some songs you like to toss out, do it now and go shopping a bit.
Step 3: If you'd like to select songs that aren't on the list, click Vrije Keuze to add artist and songtitle, and if you like, under motivation, why, click Opslaan to save and add another one or click "Stemmen" (vote)
Step 4: on the final selection page, look over your choices again, if you're done, click "stuur lijstje in" to send it.
Step 5: Final Form:
Voornaam (1st name) Achternaam=last name Geslacht man vrouw = gender man woman, email address, three below that is postcode = postal code or zip code, woonplaats=city of residence, land=country. Three boxes underneath are for a mailing list, a check-before-publication box, permission to use data for research. Fourth one: check to prove you're no bot. When you've filled everything in to your liking, click verzenden to send it.
Next screen is a poll on how often you visit concerts, which concert you liked best etc.

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Sorry, but if the best they can do is offer only Dancing' Fool, I'm not interested. I'm a little full of myself having just listened to 200 Motels - The Suites, a great release.

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The way I see it Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.

I added Peaches to my Free Choice list, if enough people do that it might get in.

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Last chance!

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Zappa's too good for this shit.