September started out as a strong month for the Sputnik Music Song of the Day chart, and we had a greater number of different people participating than had taken part in the charts for the last few months. This was a good thing, even though it meant that all of the participants were reduced to recommending a max of two songs for the month. did tail off a bit around the end of the month, though.
I was also the host for the month, and I got to pick the theme. And although it was unknown to most (all, really) of my participants, I chose to give a bit of a nod to our old friend Jeremy Gilchrist by declaring the theme for the month to be "SONGS OF DEATH". And fittingly enough, a Long Island artist actually had the highest scoring song of the month (It was one of my recs. But before my head got too big, my second rec came just short of getting the lowest conglomerate score of the month, so I'm still my usual humble self.)
Artist/song/link/overall rating given by Sput users (out of 5)/my rating (X=I rec'd it)
1. My Favorite - Burning Hearts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZJWWrKewpE - 3.74 - X
2. Emery - Dear Death Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc-2Wc7DmKc - 2.28 - 3.4
3. Depressive Silence - To Die in Your Dream - https://youtu.be/Ijn09_fJpDk - 2.89 - 3.3
4. Lagwagon - One More Song - https://youtu.be/LGNJ7hBBQLA - 2.32 - 2.9
5. Hammock - Floating Away in Every Direction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyEHzlgdkIA - 3.56 - 3.4
6. Gravediggaz - 1-800-Suicide - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vLiJIgVlRQ - 3.53 - 2.0
7. Beyond the Bridge - All a Man Can Do - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g79F1WND5AU - 2.40 - 3.7
8. R.E.M. - Try Not to Breathe - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RokyGRQP0no - 3.56 - 3.4
9. DJ Krush - Final Home - https://youtu.be/S-9lOwfUaYQ - 3.38 - 3.6
10. Anathema - Memento Mori - https://youtu.be/zcLuemrQmNQ - 3.52 - 2.4
11. LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eISo-iFGGDg - 3.67 - 3.1
12. Purple Mountains - Nights That Won't Happen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMqODXQf3_s - 3.49 - 2.9
13. We Lost the Sea - Bogatyri - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okv8yAIYTFI - 3.07 - 3.0
14. Dirty Projectors - About to Die - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_ytC1BJlWE - 2.62 - 2.1
15. Gladys Knight - License to Kill - https://youtu.be/vQKaujX6R-U - 2.82 - 2.3
16. Neck Deep - Candour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AUC-Nxkcpo - 1.73 - X
17. Mastodon - Jaguar God - https://youtu.be/yvSPWG_mE4c - 2.67 - 3.1
18. Bad Books - Army - https://youtu.be/Xp3JJ5CtSdc - 2.03 - 2.7
19. B. Dolan - Who Killed Russell Jones? - https://youtu.be/97W1sLRsrtE - 1.75 - 1.0
20. Alkaline Trio - Heart Attacks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz-DBV1NmIw - 2.20 - 3.6
21. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahr4KFl79WI - 3.27 - 3.2
22. Coldworld - Suicide - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSWVe3z7i1Q - 3.31 - 2.8
23. The The - Phantom Walls - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3ELPnHlz9U - 2.93 - 3.0
24. Regina Spektor - Samson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p62rfWxs6a8 - 2.79 - 3.6
25. Lil Peep and Lil Tracy - White Wine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wckAAh-V428 - 1.61 - 1.7
26. Flying Lotus - Coronus the Terminator - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak4vLEBxIo4 - 3.60 - 2.1
27. Black Moon - Reality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYN3c85AldA - 2.70 - 1.0
28. The Pogues - The Body of an American - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOZHwWFjb30 - 2.48 - 2.6
29. Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat - The Copper Top - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu_qjcsF6Gs - 2.85 - 3.0
30. Los Jaivas - La Poderosa Muerte - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oxvmNgBjTE - 3.52 - 3.6
My recs for the month were on the 1st and the 16th (My Favorite and Neck Deep). The My Favorite went over well, but I learned tragically late that most of my cohorts have no tolerance at all for emo vocals. Sigh.
The highest rated song by the group was My Favorite's "Burning Hearts", which I wholeheartedly concurred with. But since we're not allowed to rate our own songs, my highest rating went to Beyond the Bridge's "All a Man Can Do," a bit of epic prog metal (which many of my colleagues hated.)
The lowest rating for the month went to Lil Peep and Lil Tracy's "White Wine," which might not have received my lowest rating, but was certainly a deserving pick. My lowest scores went to B. Dolan's "Who Killed Russell Jones?" ( a mostly spoken-word piece that had no musical accompaniment at all), and Black Moon's "Reality" (a bit of gangsta rap that my son probably would love).
Follow the links and give them a listen if you like. See how your ratings match up with this lot's.
