The Bluemoon Song Cup 2024 Champion Is Hilts!

[BlueHammer85]

Final 9pm tonight.

£50 PPV so inbox me for accounts details.

 

[BimboBob]

All I will say is if you guys want to vote for a nonce and an ex con that's up to you:-)

Which one of the Cult is that?

 

[Stoned Rose]

Full Time!
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And in the final is She Sells Sanctuary.

Stand By Me 23 - 29 She Sells Sanctuary

You will never see me in this thread again.

 

[RobMCFC]

None of these are mine, but if they avoid each other, I'm going for a semi-final line-up of:-

The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
The Mama & The Papas - California Dreamin'
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

My prediction on 28th October. Wasn’t a million miles off.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

My prediction on 28th October. Wasn’t a million miles off.

Only about 500,000 :)

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

All I will say is if you guys want to vote for a nonce and an ex con that's up to you:-)

I’m American mate — we make them high-ranking government officials over here.

All I can say is that if in a small way we can stand up for what and Who is right this time, I’ll feel just a little better about the state of the world after the tragedy of 10 days ago . . .

Besides, you’re gonna get the big win anyhow — let’s spread the wealth a little :)

 

[BlueHammer85]

Ring walk




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[BlueHammer85]

 

[BlueHammer85]

Final

Rules/scores will all be on page 1.

Please click 'Like' on the song you prefer.


The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
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The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

 

[BlueHammer85]

The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary




"She Sells Sanctuary" is a song by British rock band the Cult. It is from their second studio album, Love (1985), and was released as a single on 13 May 1985, peaking at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in July of the same year. In March 2023, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) awarded the song a platinum certification for sales and streams of over 600,000. In January 1993, the song was re-released as "Sanctuary MCMXCIII" and experienced chart success once more, matching its original peak on the UK Singles Chart and entering the top 10 in New Zealand.

One of the earliest songs written for what would become the Love album, "She Sells Sanctuary" was first performed during the Dreamtime tour in the fall of 1984, and would become the last song to be recorded with the Cult's longtime drummer, Nigel Preston, who was fired from the band shortly after its release. According to Cult guitarist Billy Duffy, the iconic introduction effects were the result of all the guitar effects pedals being on at the same time. The recording was edited to include the introduction with the effects, whereas earlier versions started the song more abruptly. Duffy says he found a violin bow lying around the studio and started playing the guitar with it "like Jimmy Page" to amuse singer Ian Astbury, hit every effects pedal he had "to make it sound weirder", and then played the middle section of the song. "And we decided to start the song with that mystical sound. If I hadn't found that violin bow laying around, we wouldn't have gone there," said Duffy

After its release in 1985, the single reached number 36 during a six-week run on the US Billboard Hot Dance/Disco Club Play chart in early 1986. The band has released various versions of the song. Aside from the original 7-inch single, three other versions had been released around the same time on 12-inch formats: "The Long Version", "The Howling Mix" and "Assault on Sanctuary".


Path to the final –

R1 - The Cult (She Sells Sanctuary) 27 - 11 Michael Kiwanuka (Love&Hate)
R2 - The Cult (She Sells Sanctuary) 31 - 13 The Supremes (Someday We'll Be Together)
R3 - The Cult (She Sells Sanctuary) 25 - 4 Airbourne (Wussy)
R4 - The Cranberries (Zombie) 16 - 19 The Cult (She Sells Sanctuary)
QF - The Cult (She Sells Sanctuary) 22 - 14 Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Blinded By The Light)
SF - Ben E. King (Stand By Me) 23 - 29 The Cult (She Sells Sanctuary)