I reckon you’ll all know the script by now. If not, just scroll back to all five of the Sunday postings from last month.
This week, seventeen songs are competing for your votes, with eight of them set to qualify for the knock-out stages. As ever, all the songs, are #1 from all the relevant ICAs, and they now follow in alphabetical order of the singer or group involved.
Arctic Monkeys – Chun Li’s Spinning Bird Kick (ICA 193)
The Auteurs – The Rubettes (ICA 178)
Beastie Boys – Ch-Check It Out (ICA 240)
The Brilliant Corners – Rambling Rose (ICA 163)
Cats On Fire – Horoscope (ICA 314)
Chumbawamba – Give The Anarchist A Cigarette (ICA 273)
Comsat Angels – Missing In Action (ICA 252)
Amelia Fletcher – Talulah Gosh* (ICA 309)
The Go-Betweens – Lee Remick (ICA 200)
Davy Henderson – Candyskin** (ICA 306)
Hinds – Chili Town (ICA 286)
Manic Street Preachers – A Design For Life (ICA 182)
Kylie Minogue – The Loco-motion (ICA 260)
Smog – The Well (ICA 192)
The Style Council – Mick’s Blessings (ICA 217)
The Who – My Generation (ICA 208)
Wilco – Box Full Of Letters (ICA 238)
*a song by Talulah Gosh – ICA 309 was a compilation of tracks on which Amelia Fletcher was involved
*a song by The Fire Engines – ICA 306 was a compilation of tracks on which Davy Henderson sang and played
This is the sort of group I was hoping that the draw would deliver. Loads of big names, some of whom had their ICAs open up with lesser-known or weaker tracks, which perhaps makes them vulnerable when you come to cast your votes. Once again, you can nominate up to eight singers or band to progress, but no more than that.
As usual, voting closes at midnight (UK time) next Saturday, which is the 13th of August.
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 
Arctic Monkeys
Beastie Boys
Comsat Angels
Manic Street Preachers
Smog
The Style Council
The Who
Wilco
Auteurs
Go-Betweens
Davy Henderson
Manic Street Preachers (they are often ridiculous but this is a great song)
(Daltrey’s unrighteous politics should see his bunch kicked out of the tournament in my view, but hey I’m a hardliner).
Monkeys
Corners
Angels
Preachers
Style Vouncil
Arctic Monkeys
Auteurs
Beastie Boys
Go-Betweens
Manics
Smog
The Who
Wilco
Arctic Mondays
Comsat Angels
Go-Betweens
Kylie
MSP
Style Council
Crumbs! This week I’m self-limited to just three…
Top of the pile: Talulah Gosh
Middle of the pile: The Go-Betweens
Bottom of the pile: Cats on Fire
Wilco
Smog
Go -Betweens
Beastie Boys
Davy Henderson
Style Council
Chumbawamba
Kylie
#vivakylie!
Arctic Monkeys
Chumbawamba
Auteurs
Beastie Boys
Kylie
Manics
Hinds
comsat angels
amelia fletcher
Davy Henderson
Smog
Kylie
Arctic Monkeys
Manic Street Preachers
The Style Council
The Who
Arctic Monkeys
Beastie Boys
Chumbawamba
Amelia Fletcher
Go-Betweens
Manics
The Who
I was tempted, chaval, to do as you suggested. But it was a guest ICA, written by a self-proclaimed socialist from the heart of Midlothian; given he had no qualms about writing it in the first place, then it seemed only right to include it.
Go-Betweens
Chumbawamba
Arctic Monkeys
Beastie Boys
Amelia Fletcher
Manics
(no I am not Robster71 under another name)
Amelia Fletcher
Brilliant Corners
Chumbawamba
Beastie Boys
Manics
Davy Henderson
Cats on Fire
Kylie
Hmm, difficult. Very difficult. A Plenty of good songs, not a bad one either.
The Who
The Brilliant Corners
Comsat Angels
Amelia Fletcher
The Go-Betweens
Kylie Minogue
Cats on Fire
Beastie Boys
Davy Henderson
Wilco
Who
Manic Street Preachers
Style Council
Kylie
Go-Betweens
Beastie Boys
Glad Kylie’s getting some votes with a song I thought she might have struggled with.
My votes-
Beastie Boys
Go- Betweens
Manics
Kylie
Style Council
Auteurs
Comsat Angels
Brilliant Corners
Beastie Boys – Ch-Check It Out (ICA 240)
Chumbawamba – Give The Anarchist A Cigarette (ICA 273)
Comsat Angels – Missing In Action (ICA 252)
Manic Street Preachers – A Design For Life (ICA 182)
Kylie Minogue – The Loco-motion (ICA 260)
The Who
Go-Betweens
Style Council
Wilco
Cool line up I’d go to this festival!
1.(one of) Bristol’s finest BCs
2.(one of) Spain’s finest Hinds
3.(one of) Wales’ finest Manics
4.Burnley’s f inest The Chumbas
5..The Auteurs
6..(one of) Sheffield’s finest.Artic Ms
7.Comsat Angels
& 8 just because & why not? ‘The singing budgie’ herself!
Beastie Boys
Manics
Hinds
Auteurs
Go-Betweens
the Who
Style Council
Kylie
Arctic Monkeys
Cats On Fire
Chumbawumba
Comsat Angels
Manics
The Who
Wilco
Damn, quite a lot of support for Kylie M. here. I guess I missed that boat.
Arctic Monkeys – Chun Li’s Spinning Bird Kick (ICA 193)
Beastie Boys – Ch-Check It Out (ICA 240)
Comsat Angels – Missing In Action (ICA 252)
Manic Street Preachers – A Design For Life (ICA 182)
The Style Council – Mick’s Blessings (ICA 217)
The Who – My Generation (ICA 208)
Arctic Monkeys
Auteurs
Amelia Fletcher
Go-Betweens
Chumbawamba
Davy Henderson
Brilliant Corners
Hinds
Go-Betweens and. Manics for me
Great to see a lot of love for the wonderful person that is Amelia Fletcher!
Brilliant Corners
Amelia Fletcher/Talulah Gosh
Wannadies/Go-Betweens
Fire Engines/Davy Henderson
Hinds
Style Council
Comsat Angels
Wilco
Beastie Boys
Brilliant Corners
Comsat Angels
Amelia Fletcher
The Go-Betweens
Manic Street Preachers
Style Council
Wilco
1) Beastie Boys – Ch-Check It Out (ICA 240)
2) The Brilliant Corners – Rambling Rose (ICA 163)
3) Chumbawamba – Give The Anarchist A Cigarette (ICA 273)
4) Comsat Angels – Missing In Action (ICA 252)
5) The Go-Betweens – Lee Remick (ICA 200)
6) Hinds – Chili Town (ICA 286)
7) Kylie Minogue – The Loco-motion (ICA 260)
8) Wilco – Box Full Of Letters (ICA 238)
Man, that was another tough one. I feel particularly bad about dropping Amelia Fletcher from my final list (sorry, Amelia!). Arguably, Tallulah Gosh is a better song than The Loco-motion but I have to fess up and say that I’ve definitely danced to the latter more often. Although I’ll state for the record that it would have been at work dos and I definitely, definitely did not admit this to any of my other friends at the time. I finally admitted to being a Kylie fan in 1994.
Arctic Monkeys
Davy Henderson
Who
Brilliant Corners
Wilco
Style Council
Manic Street Preachers
Go Betweens
Hi, these are my votes;
Auteurs
Beastie Boys
Chumbawumba
Amelia Fletcher
Go-Betweens
Hinds
Manics
The Who
Arctic Monkeys – Chun Li’s Spinning Bird Kick (ICA 193)
The Auteurs – The Rubettes (ICA 178)
The Brilliant Corners – Rambling Rose (ICA 163)
Comsat Angels – Missing In Action (ICA 252)
The Go-Betweens – Lee Remick (ICA 200)
Davy Henderson – Candyskin** (ICA 306)
Manic Street Preachers – A Design For Life (ICA 182)
The Who – My Generation (ICA 208)
Cheers
Stephen
Brilliant Corners
Cats On Fire
Chumbawamba
Amelia Fletcher
Go-Betweens
Davy Henderson
Smog
Who
Arctic Monkeys
The Auteirs
Chumbawamba
Amelia Fletcher
The Go-Betweens
Davy Henderson
Hinds
The Style Council
Cats On Fire
Comsat Angels
Chumbawamba
The Style Council
The Go-Betweens
Smog
Manic Street Preachers
The Auteurs
The Manics x 8!
You can shout and ramble all you like, Kaggsy, but your vote will only count once!!!!
Made me laugh mind you…..
🤣🤣🤣
The Who
The Style Council
Wilco
Style Council
Wilco
Brilliant Corners
Cats on Fire
Go-Betweens
Ameila Fletcher
Davy Henderson
Beastie Boys – Ch-Check It Out (ICA 240)
Cats On Fire – Horoscope (ICA 314)
Chumbawamba – Give The Anarchist A Cigarette (ICA 273)
Comsat Angels – Missing In Action (ICA 252)
Amelia Fletcher – Talulah Gosh* (ICA 309)
Davy Henderson – Candyskin** (ICA 306)
Manic Street Preachers – A Design For Life (ICA 182)
Hinds – Chili Town (ICA 286)
Auteurs
Brilliant Corners
Comsat Angels
Amelia Fletcher
Go-Betweens
Davy Henderson
Manic Street Preachers
Who
Sorry I’m on the drag, I’ve been away for a couple of days…
Arctic Monkeys
Chumbawamba
Go-Betweens
Davy Henderson
Manic Street Preachers
The Style Council
The Who
Wilco
Auteurs
Beastie Boys
Brilliant Corners
Amelia Fletcher
Go-Betweens
Davy Henderson
Hinds
Kylie Minogue
Finally I found the time to make my list
Beastie Boys
Chumbawumba
Go-Betweens
Manics
Kylie
Style Council
The Who
Comsat Angels
Beastie Boys
Comsat Angels
Fire Engines
Manics
Kylie
Smog
The Who
Wilco
Cats on Fire
Amelia (we’re practically on first name terms)
Manics
Kylie
Go-Betweens
The Who
Davy Henderson
Hinds
Amelia Fletcher – Talulah Gosh* (ICA 309)
The Auteurs – The Rubettes (ICA 178)
Cats On Fire – Horoscope (ICA 314)
Chumbawamba – Give The Anarchist A Cigarette (ICA 273)
Comsat Angels – Missing In Action (ICA 252)
Davy Henderson – Candyskin** (ICA 306)
The Go-Betweens – Lee Remick (ICA 200)
Hinds – Chili Town (ICA 286)
Apologies if this shows up twice, but the first submission seems to have vanished.
Amelia Fletcher – Talulah Gosh* (ICA 309)
The Auteurs – The Rubettes (ICA 178)
Cats On Fire – Horoscope (ICA 314)
Chumbawamba – Give The Anarchist A Cigarette (ICA 273)
Comsat Angels – Missing In Action (ICA 252)
Davy Henderson – Candyskin** (ICA 306)
The Go-Betweens – Lee Remick (ICA 200)
Hinds – Chili Town (ICA 286)
Brilliant Corners (looking like they’re vulnerable -can I vote twice for them?)
Comsat Angels
The Go-Betweens
Davy Henderson
Manic Street Preachers
Amelia Fletcher – courtesy of a cracking way to start the ICA
“Eight songs a week”, here are my eight for this one. Thanks!!
The Auteurs – The Rubettes (ICA 178)
Cats On Fire – Horoscope (ICA 314)
Chumbawamba – Give The Anarchist A Cigarette (ICA 273)
Comsat Angels – Missing In Action (ICA 252)
Amelia Fletcher – Talulah Gosh* (ICA 309)
The Go-Betweens – Lee Remick (ICA 200)
Davy Henderson – Candyskin** (ICA 306)
Manic Street Preachers – A Design For Life (ICA 182)
Here’s mine, it was a tough go, had to listen repeatedly to this batch. In the end it was a few from the familiarity pile, a few from the “That’s an odd’un” pile, a few from the “Well, that’s a surprise” pile. I was really prepared to dismiss Kylie and the LocoMotion from the get go, but childhood nostalgia and a good rendition won me over.
Arctic Monkeys
Chumbawamba
Fire Engines
Kylie Minogue
Smog
The Auteurs
The Go-Betweens/The Wannadies
Cats on Fire
Hated to bump Style Council and The Brilliant Corners off the list, but something had to give.
Was late for voting, but that is ok, need to say thanks for a few songs I grabbed while the grabbing was good.
Cats on Fire (Never heard of them before)
Chumbawamba (didn’t think I would like them)
Talulah Gosh (Never heard of them before)
Hinds (Never heard of them before)