Blog: Tables 4-6: Songs Played

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Here we go then, here's the top twenty songs played in various permutations of personnel. Please note that this ONLY includes gigs from 2005 onwards, and then not ALL of them as I didn't always remember to keep my setlist. With that in mind, let's STAT!

Top Twenty Songs Played At Gigs By Any Validatory Combination

	Title	% gigs	(N)
1	Easily Impressed	93.18	(41)
2	The Lesson Of The Smiths	81.81	(36)
3	The Peterborough All-Saints' Wide Game Team (Group B)	70.45	(31)
4	Boom Shake The Room	68.18	(30)
5	Hey Hey 16K	68.18	(30)
6	Clubbing In The Week	59.09	(26)
7	Fucking Hippy	47.72	(21)
8	Billy Jones Is Dead	43.18	(19)
9	Red & White Sockets	40.9	(18)
10	Things'll Be Different (when I'm in charge)	38.63	(17)
11	Never Going Back To Aldi's	34.09	(15)
12	The Fight For History	31.81	(14)
13	Quality Of Life Enhancement Device	27.27	(12)
14	The Perfect Love Song	25	(11)
15	Better Things To Do	22.72	(10)
16	The Gay Train	22.72	(10)
17	Good Luck In Your New Job	18.18	(8)
18	The Symbol Of Our Nation	15.9	(7)
19=	Breaks In The Journey	13.63	(6)
19=	I Come From The Fens	13.63	(6)
19=	Payday Is The Best Day	13.63	(6)
19=	Tell Me Something You DO Like	13.63	(6)

Top Twenty Songs Played At Solo Gigs

	Title	% gigs	(N)
1	The Peterborough All-Saints' Wide Game Team (Group B)	93.54	(29)
2=	Boom Shake The Room	90.32	(28)
2=	Easily Impressed	90.32	(28)
2=	The Lesson Of The Smiths	90.32	(28)
5	Clubbing In The Week	80.64	(25)
6	Fucking Hippy	67.74	(21)
7	Red & White Sockets	58.06	(18)
8	Hey Hey 16K	54.83	(17)
9=	Billy Jones Is Dead	32.25	(10)
9=	The Perfect Love Song	32.25	(10)
11	Good Luck In Your New Job	25.8	(8)
12=	Never Going Back To Aldi's	22.58	(7)
12=	Things'll Be Different (when I'm in charge)	22.58	(7)
14	The Fight For History	19.35	(6)
15=	I Come From The Fens	16.12	(5)
15=	Work's All Right (when it's a proper job)	16.12	(5)
17=	Better Things To Do	9.67	(3)
17=	Dino At The Sands	9.67	(3)
17=	Fly Me To The Moon	9.67	(3)
17=	Payday Is The Best Day	9.67	(3)
17=	The Drummer's Lament	9.67	(3)

Top Twenty Songs Played With The Validators

	Title	% gigs	(N)
1=	Easily Impressed	100	(13)
1=	Hey Hey 16K	100	(13)
3	Quality Of Life Enhancement Device	84.61	(11)
4	Things'll Be Different (when I'm in charge)	76.92	(10)
5	Billy Jones Is Dead	69.23	(9)
5=	The Gay Train	69.23	(9)
7=	Never Going Back To Aldi's	61.53	(8)
7=	The Fight For History	61.53	(8)
7=	The Lesson Of The Smiths	61.53	(8)
10	Better Things To Do	53.84	(7)
11	Tell Me Something You DO Like	46.15	(6)
11=	The Symbol Of Our Nation	46.15	(6)
13	Breaks In The Journey	30.76	(4)
14	Payday Is The Best Day	23.07	(3)
15=	Boom Shake The Room	15.38	(2)
15=	Leave My Brother Alone	15.38	(2)
15=	Looking At My Hands	15.38	(2)
15=	Mental Judo	15.38	(2)
15=	Song For Cookie Boy	15.38	(2)
15=	The Peterborough All-Saints' Wide Game Team (Group B)	15.38	(2)

Excuse me for saying so, but THAT is what i call some QUALITY FACTS!

It also fills me with dread for when Tim sees it - as SETLIST MEISTER he is FOREVER saying we always play the same songs in the Vlads, and i fear this may prove to be AMMUNITION for his cause. Still, it's noticeable that there's a lot more NEW STUFF in the Vlads set than in my solo one. This is for two reasons: firstly we've PRACTICED the new ones a lot more and have only ever played a lot of the old ones as a band when we actually recorded them, and secondly - with a wider palate to choose from on my own I'm able to play more stuff that's already OUT and... er... available to buy from a friendly retailer at the end of the gig!

Also, if you're wondering - "Song For Cookie Boy" is the cover of "Sugar Spun Sister" we playe (twice!) at Nic and Emma's wedding last year!

posted 10/2/2006 by MJ Hibbett

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