US aviation: the Douglas DC-3. This was the aircraft which ushered in the modern era of mass air travel, in most of the world, with flight being a good alternative to ships and long distance trains for ordinary people.
Pre-selection - TC August 2013
As usual, the preselection contains a mix of songs intended to be interesting, competitive, or representative, listed in alphabetical order.
THE CONTESTANTS
(1) - Alice Smith - "Shot"
(2) - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Lose Yourself"
(3) - DJ Rashad - "Let It Go"
(4) - Harper Simon - "Chinese Jade "
(5) - How to Destroy Angels - "Strings and Attractors"
(6) - Javelin - "Light Out"
(7) - John Grant - "It Doesn't Matter To Him"
(8) - Lydia - "Runaway"
(2) - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Lose Yourself"
(3) - DJ Rashad - "Let It Go"
(4) - Harper Simon - "Chinese Jade "
(5) - How to Destroy Angels - "Strings and Attractors"
(6) - Javelin - "Light Out"
(7) - John Grant - "It Doesn't Matter To Him"
(8) - Lydia - "Runaway"
(9) - Nails - "Wide Open Wound"
(10) - Our Last Night - "Skyfall" By Request
(11) - Pacific Air - "Roses" By Request
(12) - William Tyler - "We Can't Go Home Again"
(13) - Youth Lagoon - "Mute" By Request
The pre-selection songs on YouTube
(1) - Alice Smith - "Shot"
(2) - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Lose Yourself"
(3) - DJ Rashad - "Let It Go"
(4) - Harper Simon - "Chinese Jade "
(5) - How to Destroy Angels - "Strings and Attractors"
(6) - Javelin - "Light Out"
(7) - John Grant - "It Doesn't Matter To Him"
(8) - Lydia - "Runaway"
(9) - Nails - "Wide Open Wound"
(10) - Our Last Night - "Skyfall" By Request
(11) - Pacific Air - "Roses" By Request
(12) - William Tyler - "We Can't Go Home Again"
(13) - Youth Lagoon - "Mute" By Request
The voting format is the same as in the Countdown International, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0
points: the highest number of points for the song you like best, the
lowest number of points to the song you like least. Just send a message
or post a comment with your votes.
If you have enough free time, go ahead and write the reasons that you like and dislike particular songs, or parts of songs (but only if you want to).
Suggestions for future pre-selections are also very welcome.
