And the winner of the 3rd Vague Space contest is Mr. Switsky with 2 of the 3 correct answers and the highest overall score of "18". Ira came in a close second with "17" overall points. He gets nothing, though, except perhaps the #1 pick in next year's draft, but if Al Davis is still alive, it'll be screwed up regardless. The contest was a bit of a trick question - the winner of all 3 categories is the same band, Mogwai. Congratulations to the Glaswegian rockers.
And now without further ado, here is the complete list of the Vague Space Song of the Year, 2006. For 2005 awards, go here and here and here.
Vague Space Song of the Year
- "Friend of the Night" Mogwai
- "The Story of Yo La Tango" Yo La Tengo
- "Another Radio Song" Okkervil River
- "Winged/Wicked Things" Sunset Rubdown
- "Jeez Louise" Grandaddy
- "Skateboarding Saves Me Twice" Grandaddy
- "The Mistress Witch from McClure" Sufjan Stevens
- "Are You Swimming in Her Pools?" Swan Lake
- "Omaha" Tapes 'n Tapes
- "The Crane Wife 3" The Decemberists
- 11. "Travel is Dangerous" Mogwai
- 12. "Montgomery" Magnolia Electric Co.
- 13. "Scale" Bright Eyes
- 14. "Heartbeats" Jose Gonzalez
- 15. "You Have Killed Me" Morrissey
- 16. "Stadiums and Shrines II" Sunset Rubdown
- 17. "Only Skin" Joanna Newsom
- 18. "To Go Home" M. Ward
- 19. "Emergency Trap" Mogwai
- 20. "O Valencia" The Decemberists
- 21. "All Fires" Swan Lake
- 22. "Shine" The Album Leaf
- 23. "No Key No Plan" Okkervil River
- 24. "Sons & Daughters" The Decemberists
- 25. "The Greatest" Cat Power
- 26. "Alibi" The Mountain Goats
- 27. "Shut Up, I Am Dreaming of Places Where Lovers Have Wings" Sunset Rubdown
- 28. "Insistor" Tapes 'n Tapes
- 29. "Very Loud" Shout Out Louds
- 30. "Dress Up in You" Belle & Sebastien
- 31. "Another Sunny Day" Belle & Sebastien
- 32. "Rear View Mirror" Grandaddy
- 33. "They Took a Vote and Said No" Sunset Rubdown
- 34. "Sour Shores" Portastic
- 35. "Folk Death 95" Mogwai
36. "The Freedom" Swan Lake
37. "Liar" Built to Spill
38. "Monkey & Bear" Joanna Newsom
39. "Adlai Stevenson" Sufjan Stevens
40. "Us Ones in Between" Sunset Rubdown
41. "Weed Party" Band of Horses
42. "Ox-Baker Triumphant" The Mountain Goats
43. "Lazy Eye" Silversun Pickups
44. "Country Mile" Camera Obscura
45. "Black Spider" Mogwai
46. "The Crane Wife 1 & 2" The Decemberists
47. "I Will Not Forget that I Have Forgotten" Eluvium
48. "Emily" Joanna Newsom
49. "Sister Winter" Sufjan Stevens
50. "7.25" Mogwai
Album and artist awards coming tomorrow. And yes, Mogwai won them both.
This is BS. Any contest that Switsky wins has to be rigged.
Posted by: Dan | December 18, 2006 at 09:44 AM
Second is not bad for someone that can't even listen to this music.
Rumor has it Brady Quinn is already negotiating with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL just in case the Raiders draft first.
Maybe if you send Al Davis a Mogwai CD he might drop dead while listening to it. A real Raider fan would do it.
Posted by: Ira | December 18, 2006 at 08:31 PM
Nice to see my Mogwai video in a blog :)
Posted by: Djono | December 30, 2007 at 12:17 AM