JAK2112 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 I wanna be your kingpin, livin in the ryman Put in It's just that simple for ryman #2, and Hotel Arizona for the civic opera house show Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobfrombob Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 I've requested Magazine Called Sunset at about 6 different shows. Once I stuffed the ballot box and voted for it about 60 times. It was the most requested song for that show. I have never seen Magazine Called Sunset performed live. Wilco HATES me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 I've requested Magazine Called Sunset at about 6 different shows. Once I stuffed the ballot box and voted for it about 60 times. It was the most requested song for that show. I have never seen Magazine Called Sunset performed live. Wilco HATES me! shoulda been @ SSF#1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Centril Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 All RIght, Kingpin it is. Seeing as my Casino Queen isn't going to make it.See you all in Nashville. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 I've requested Magazine Called Sunset at about 6 different shows. Once I stuffed the ballot box and voted for it about 60 times. It was the most requested song for that show. I have never seen Magazine Called Sunset performed live. Wilco HATES me! ..it sucks live (JK) Actually Cars Can't Escape was kind of disappointing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Actually Cars Can't Escape was kind of disappointingWaste of a request. Great song, but better left for solo shows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Actually Cars Can't Escape was kind of disappointing Probably because it's just not that great of a song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JAK2112 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Actually Cars Can't Escape was kind of disappointing I thought Cars Can't Escape > Wishful Thinking at SSF 2010 was absolutely fantastic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Queen Amaranthine Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 There ought to be other show menu items to request on their website in addition to songs. Jeff with or without glasses? Suit jacket or denim jacket? Band with beards or clean shaven? Banter level: light, medium or heavy? Hair wild or relatively tame? ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Gyrrr Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 There ought to be other show menu items to request on their website in addition to songs. Jeff with or without glasses? Suit jacket or denim jacket? Band with beards or clean shaven? Banter level: light, medium or heavy? Hair wild or relatively tame? ;-) I'm thinking this should happen on a per song basis too. I mean other pop stars do costume changes don't they? Windmills or duckwalk. Stick twirls or stand-up drumming. Nudie Suits or nude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 BUMP THE VOTE! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 There ought to be other show menu items to request on their website in addition to songs. Jeff with or without glasses? Suit jacket or denim jacket? Band with beards or clean shaven? Banter level: light, medium or heavy? Hair wild or relatively tame? ;-) speaking of the 'hair' issue...I am surprised Sue hasn't laid down the law on Jeff. Chicago has got to have professionals who could give him a reasonable haircut. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shug Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 So it looks like the whole "stuff the ballot box" approach backfired, as we got neither Kingpin nor It's Just That Simple, but somebody who requested Less Than You Think was obliged and its fairly likely he or she was the only one who made that request. As I imagined, when it comes to the song request thing, they pretty much do what ever the hell they please regardless of how many votes a song gets. Maybe stuffing the ballot box pissed them off. Maybe they aren't that contrary, I don't really know. Thoughts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Yeah, Shug, I was thinking the same thing. I was really rooting for Kingpin because I don't think I've ever heard that played live, and I knew I was going to be up close and wanted to inspect Jeff's tonsils during the scream. I also am beginning to wonder whether much attention is paid to the requests. What I'll bet really happens is that they make up their setlist, then someone tells them what's been requested for a given show, and assuming something that's already on the setlist is also on the request list, Jeff might mention that a particular song was a request. At least for these recent and upcoming shows promoting the new album, I suspect that's how it works. For special events like Solid Sound and maybe Tweedy solo shows, they probably do pay more attention to the requests. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cracked and hooked Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Do they ever play Reservations or Pieholden Suite? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Kingpin should come back as a semi-regular song. They played it the first time I saw them (2008) but it seems to be very rare since then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Divemistress of the Dark Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 *guilty* Sorry folks, I didn't see this thread till just now... Mr. Dive + a friend put in Late Greats for night 2 in Nashville (I went for 32" High with Nick Lowe) and they did play it, on top of Box Full of Letters, my request from Night 1. I gotta think it's just the mood they're in, because I know I can't request something like Airline to Heaven or My Flying Saucer and expect to hear it...(MA 1 & 2 are among my favorite albums of all time ever and the only song they ever play is California Stars since Hoodoo Voodoo got rotated out. Not awful, but IMO not the best from those discs...) So maybe it's just a question of requesting something they've played within the last few weeks? Just some $.02. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I'd be shocked if Wilco ever played a tune on which Billy Bragg sang lead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I too LOVE the Mermaid songs. I'm gonna request Blood Of The Lamb and Another Man's Done Gone for a December show...though I won't expect them to be played. Kind of off topic, but I'm holding out hope that they break out an off-the-wall cover in December. They used to playe Led Zeppelin and other classic songs in the early days. And fairly recently they did Band and Thunderclap Newman. The Whole Love reminds a LOT of McCartney. I'd soil my trousers if they busted out "Hi, Hi, Hi" or "Uncle Albert" one of these nights. How freakin' cool would that be?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Queen Amaranthine Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I'd like to hear them do Neil Young's "Harvest Moon." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JAK2112 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 So it looks like the whole "stuff the ballot box" approach backfired, as we got neither Kingpin nor It's Just That Simple, but somebody who requested Less Than You Think was obliged and its fairly likely he or she was the only one who made that request. As I imagined, when it comes to the song request thing, they pretty much do what ever the hell they please regardless of how many votes a song gets. Maybe stuffing the ballot box pissed them off. Maybe they aren't that contrary, I don't really know. Thoughts? I remember back in late 2009, somebody stuffed the box with a "Just a kid" request and they played it, but i feel like that doesn't always work. I know ballot box stuffing also helped get "Magazine Called Sunset" and "Cars Can't Escape" played at the first solid sound, but that's also probably because it was their own festival and they were catering to the die-hards. Sometimes they seem to pay very close attention, and others they seem to pay little to none. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LittleSavage Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I gotta think it's just the mood they're in, because I know I can't request something like Airline to Heaven or My Flying Saucer and expect to hear it...(MA 1 & 2 are among my favorite albums of all time ever and the only song they ever play is California Stars since Hoodoo Voodoo got rotated out. Not awful, but IMO not the best from those discs...) So maybe it's just a question of requesting something they've played within the last few weeks? Just some $.02. Well, I requested "Less Than You Think" for Ryman night 2, never expecting that they'd play it, and they opened with it, nearly causing me to fall out of the balcony. Whether they played it in response to my request, or it was just a happy coincidence, I couldn't have been happier than I was that night. Of course I'll always try to convince myself that they played it for me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
i'm only sleeping Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 In the new web page, there seems to be no way that I can effectively request they play 'Far Far Away', or anything else, when they come Spain this autumn, the request keeps 'frozen' ad aeternum. Wilco webmaster, please fix that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zebra Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I have requested "When The Roses Bloom Again" for six different shows and never heard it. One day... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Request "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider" just to see what they do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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