On That Note: A Fifth of OTN

[matclone]

My wife, once she knew I was onto this program, started to ask me about each week's topics while offering suggestions. But this selection is my own and favorite this week. Anyway I enjoy hearing from others who love music as I do. Reminds me of spending time with friends and sharing music in Ames so many years ago

 

[diaclone]

Wow, 5 years of OTN. I first came across the weekly thread early in the current pandemic. I thought "wow this is great" and looked forward to it each Tuesday. I do consulting work and the org I where I was working ended several our our contracts early in late Feb 2020. What a time to be leaving a gig! And I had just purchased a new car. So, OTN became part of my schedule since I had some free time and there wasn't much happening in the market, and I was doing a bit of penny pinching.

Most every topic interested me, and I rediscovered some artists and old songs that I'd forgotten about. Plus, I learned about newer artists and songs too.

Soul, 60's, and 70's music is what I mostly listen to when driving nowadays.

I didn't realize that you took ideas from participants. I've had an idea for a topic but just have never proposed it. I'll send and idea or two in the near future.

Keep up the good work.

 

[cyclones500]

Timeframe Touchstone

Billboard Hot 100 #1 song the week OTN launched:




Billboard 200 #1 the week OTN launched … two excerpts from the LP:

 

[cyclones500]

On That Note Notable-Note Nugget

First OTN thread of each calendar year, 2019 to 2022 … (my archive for early-January ’18 is incomplete)

On That Note - More Cowbell!

Welcome to the first On That Note of the New Year. OTN is a weekly music post from myself, @CycloneRulzzz, and @cyclones500. Last week's topic was Late Musicians 2018. Review it here: https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/on-that-note-late-musicians-2018.244509/ Trying to keep it a bit...

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On That Note: Musical Compass

Welcome back to On That Note, a weekly music series hosted by @MeanDean, @cyclones500 and myself. Welcome all to the first OTN of 2020! We are kicking off the new year with a topic that is looking for songs and artists that feature the 4 compass directions: North, South East and West. We will...

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On That Note - Everything Old is New Again (Part 2)

Welcome back to another weekly edition of On That Note. This is a weekly post from your hosts @cyclones500, @CycloneRulzzz and me. With the year 2020 over "and the new one just begun." we are looking for songs with the word "new" in the title or lyrics. Groups with "new" in the band name work...

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On That Note: The "Best" and "Worst" of Times

Welcome back to “On That Note,” CF’s weekly music exploration, co-hosted by @MeanDean, @cyclones500 and myself. This week the idea of end of year best and worst lists gave me this week's topic. This week we are looking for songs with words best and worst in the title or lyrics. We are focusing...

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[cyclones500]

On That Note Notable-Note Nugget

Based on the OTN archive and CF search, I think this was @CycloneRulzzz first appearance as guest host ... joined the team soon after:

On That Note: Don't Know Much About History

Welcome back to “On That Note,” CF's weekly music exploration, hosted by @MeanDean and @cyclones500. Rulzzz here guest hosting On That Note this week. Last week's topic gave me an idea for another topic. I sent it to Cyclones500 and after conferring with MeanDean they thought it was a solid...

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[drlove]

Thank you for doing these OTN threads. I look forward to them every week.

 

[IsUaClone2]

Big thanks guys. I've really enjoyed unearthing old memories. You guys have made a big ongoing contribution to culture ala

 

[cyclones500]

Roundup of OTN recurring annual/semi-annual themes … curious which of these are most-popular/most-anticipated among our contributors/participants:

• Albums-by-decade series (this year, we did 1962, ’72, ’82, etc.)
• 25th anniversary top albums/singles (1997 retrospective coming later this year)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — favorite songs from that year’s inductees
• New music encountered (or revisited) during the calendar year
• Late Musicians (music icons who passed during the calendar year)

Perhaps you have ideas for a new recurring feature. If so, let us know, in-thread or send us a message in the Conversations section.

(Edit 62-72 etc not 60-70)

 

[cyclones500]

Looking back, an early favorite OTN theme for me, hosted by @MeanDean ... Thread got some good response, it's worth a revisit.

On That Note - They Don't Say That

Trying to mix it up here on the OTN postings. Some weeks I'll concentrate on an artist or writer, as I did last two times with Burt Bacharach four weeks ago and Crowded House two weeks ago. This week I'm pushing a different idea. Songs where the words in the song title are not included in the...

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[Ms3r4ISU]

I appreciate the thought (and intent) that you all put into the themes and these threads. It takes determination to keep going, as I tell people who say they want to start a blog. You have to be able to sustain it and keep the enthusiasm, otherwise people won't come back.

More than a few of the songs (tunes?) have made me nostalgic, occasionally for my ISU undergrad days and a much younger me.

The competitive spirit is alive and well in these threads to see who gets any specific answer posted first with link. Do you know how difficult it is to use an iPhone 8 (small screen) to scroll quickly through what's already posted, open a browser window to search for what I want to add, find the link, return to the thread (scroll again) and hope that the post I'm doing actually works?! Of course you do.....
Keep on truckin' my music friends.