The First 41 Songs Written

[Pmfnharris]

Does anyone have a list (maybe in chronological order) of the first 41 songs written? Obviously we have the numbered tunes but I'd be interested to at least know which songs make up the first 41...

[Jake]

we used to keep it here, but we took the page down. I'll see if I can find it.


but basically the truth is that they didn't really keep a count; it was more of a guess. We made it fit so that #34 was the 34th song, but it's really up to Dave's digression what he counts and how he counts it.


For example, Song that Jane Likes is actually from a thing Dave did with Mark Roebuck in early 1990; but Dave calls I'll Back You Up his first song he wrote. STJL without a doubt came before IBYU, so does Dave not count that b/c he co-wrote STJL?

[#41Tom]

How come it came down?

[jrkarger]

Originally Posted by Jake

it's really up to Dave's digression what he counts and how he counts it.

#27 isn't the 27th song they wrote..........



........or is it?

[raven rr]

Nancies used to have a chronological list.

[Roose13]

Originally Posted by #41Tom

How come it came down?

Probably because it was inaccurate like Jake said.

[OneSweetMonkey]

Originally Posted by jrkarger

#27 isn't the 27th song they wrote..........



........or is it?

I think technically it was. If I remember correctly, the "new" numbered songs (#27, #35) were considered the (respective number) songs written as part of a "new batch of songs", starting over at #1. I don't think anyone really knew when that "batch" actually began being written, but I imagine we can assume it started with the new 2006 or 2007 songs.

[#41Tom]

Originally Posted by Roose13

Probably because it was inaccurate like Jake said.

surely better than having no clue at all?

[axelrod]

Always assumed songs like:

Song that Jane Likes
Ill Back You Up
Tripping Billies
Recently
Warehouse
Minarets
Nancies
Cry Freedom
Jimi Thing
One Sweet World
Lover Lay Down
Satellite
Typical Situation
People People


.....were the first songs that were written

[bowa36]

Rapunzel came before #41

[recentlyJTR41]

Originally Posted by Roose13

Probably because it was inaccurate like Jake said.

I still liked looking at it. Hell, I was looking for it the other day.

[GoingToCA91]

Here's a link to the old list for those interested.

http://web.archive.org/web/201301231...ngtourfull.php

[#41Tom]

Originally Posted by axelrod

Always assumed songs like:

Song that Jane Likes
Ill Back You Up
Tripping Billies
Recently
Warehouse
Minarets
Nancies
Cry Freedom
Jimi Thing
One Sweet World
Lover Lay Down
Satellite
Typical Situation
People People


.....were the first songs that were written

They were mostly - it's good to see the actual ("guesstimated") progression though, and where songs like Spotlight etc came into the picture. There are some cool surprises too.

GoingToCA91- THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

[dobyblue]

The archive is a wonderful tool, archived the song tour over 150 times.

[Roose13]

Originally Posted by #41Tom

surely better than having no clue at all?

I think Jake's reasoning was because of it's potential inaccuracy he didn't want to pass it off as truth. He's got a background in journalism so at least someone out there has integrity these days

[carter41dmb]

Originally Posted by OneSweetMonkey

I think technically it was. If I remember correctly, the "new" numbered songs (#27, #35) were considered the (respective number) songs written as part of a "new batch of songs", starting over at #1. I don't think anyone really knew when that "batch" actually began being written, but I imagine we can assume it started with the new 2006 or 2007 songs.

#27 was the 27th song of the Batson sessions. #35 was named as such as a tribute to Roi, as he is so prominent on #34.

[jrkarger]

Originally Posted by OneSweetMonkey

I think technically it was. If I remember correctly, the "new" numbered songs (#27, #35) were considered the (respective number) songs written as part of a "new batch of songs", starting over at #1. I don't think anyone really knew when that "batch" actually began being written, but I imagine we can assume it started with the new 2006 or 2007 songs.

Originally Posted by carter41dmb

#27 was the 27th song of the Batson sessions. #35 was named as such as a tribute to Roi, as he is so prominent on #34.

Obviously you guys aren't golfers.








In all seriousness, I know.

I was joking that 27 isn't actually the 27th song Dave ever wrote in terms of pure chronology.

Yeesh. No senses of humor around these parts.

[#41Tom]

Originally Posted by Roose13

I think Jake's reasoning was because of it's potential inaccuracy he didn't want to pass it off as truth. He's got a background in journalism so at least someone out there has integrity these days

i get that - though it could be noted that "this is a rough estimate - dates are not exact, they could be wrong, but it's the best we can do given the information we have"

I've saved the archive anyway - I love looking through it! Thanks for whoever put all the work into it (presumably Jake et al?)

[YankeesDMB41]

I miss that song list

[#41Tom]

Originally Posted by YankeesDMB41

I miss that song list

a guy posted it above

[bowa36]

#35 was named so because it is the next tribute song, the first being (obviously) #34.

[misschung]

Alls I know for sure is the last on the list is my favorite song.

I forgot that Recently was "the Paul Simon song" - the first time I heard it, that's exactly what it reminded me of. I think that was around the time the Graceland album came out.

[bowa36]

Originally Posted by misschung

Alls I know for sure is the last on the list is my favorite song.

I forgot that Recently was "the Paul Simon song" - the first time I heard it, that's exactly what it reminded me of. I think that was around the time the Graceland album came out.

Isn't Lover Lay Down the Paul Simon song because it sounds like FWTLYL?

[freerider59102]

I was searching for this all day yesterday.... (1) I'm obviously bad at searching the forums, (2) thanks! (3) (yes, I've got a bottle of "grains of salt" to take while I read the list...)