Ladies and gentlemen, your nominees for the 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

I know you've all been waiting just as eagerly as I have!!

Jimmy Cliff
Genesis
The Hollies
Kiss
LL Cool J
Red Hot Chili Peppers
ABBA
The Chantels
Darlene Love
Laura Nyro
The Stooges
Donna Summer

Twelve acts enter, five acts leave! Will this finally be the Stooges' year?? Can you believe Kiss finally got onto a ballot? Won't it be a travesty if the Peppers make it before Iggy Pop? I can hardly contain my anticipation!

i like them all except for the peppers. well, i'm not a big kiss fan either, actually. but all in all a great bunch of kids!

i want the chili peppers in so badly just cuz

Anthony Keidis should be all

Nevermind the Pac Jam
Nevermind the Gap Band
Nevermind the Zapp Band
Nevermind the Funk Scam
Cause we're
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Nevermind the British bands
Nevermind the Synth Funk bands
Nevermind the Wham Wham band
Nevermind Duran Duran
Cause we're
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Nevermind the Soft Cell shit
That's strictly for the twits
Nevermind the Men At Work
Those tunes are for the jerks
Cause we're
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Nevermind Hall and Oates
Those guys are a couple of goats
Nevermind the Culture Club
That jive's just one big flub
Cause we're
Red Hot Chili Peppers

please feel free to write new lyrics regarding this years nominees

if donna summer makes it and genesis doesn't, will geir explode?

though to be fair, geir is actually a donna summer fan, i think.

oh, wait, geir will explode if LL makes it and Genesis doesn't.

i think LL deserves this honor more than anyone. he makes hard rock jams for hard rock fans.

to be fair to the peps, they got a r&r nod before any of those bands they took on in that song, so they pretty much win

Seriously, man. Uncle L deserves this. Once he gets in, I hope he's changed to top billing on the new NCIS: Los Angeles

I'd vote:

LL Cool J
Kiss
The Hollies
Donna Summer
The Stooges

and then have them unite for an all-star cover of Two Different Worlds.

genesis would be first proggers to get in, right?

would laura nyro be the first dead person to get in?

you're pretty dumb

genesis would be first proggers to get in, right?

Which is why I'm sure they won't. They'll induct Collins as a solo act first just to avoid dealing with the Gabriel years.

why the hell would wenner et al be embarrassed by peter gabriel-era genesis and not phil collins' solo career?

i mean yeah that shit is cheese but I don't see why they'd be so desperate to have "sussudio" in

Can you believe Kiss finally got onto a ballot?

They're on the ballot, but not in the Hall.

The whole thing is utterly meaningless, though.

why the hell would wenner et al be embarrassed by peter gabriel-era genesis and not phil collins' solo career?

Hahaha you understand who Jann Wenner is, right?

yeah, and I think at this point peter gabriel is less embarrassing for aging boomers than phil collins, what with So and all

i wouldn't be surprised if they ignore these dudes entirely, but just inducting genesis as a catch-all seems more likely than giving love to No Jacket Required at the expense of "Supper's Ready."

"genesis would be first proggers to get in, right?"

Pink Floyd's in.

The inductees: ABBA, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, the Hollies and the Stooges.

I can't really argue with those choices, they're quite easily the best of the bunch (with the possible exception of Donna Summer).

N.B. I'm ignoring the ongoing snubbing of Darlene Love -- for this, the RnR HOF is in a distinct category of suck, and I've basically learned to live with that.

Monday, March 15, 2010. The Waldorf Astoria Hotel. NYC. ABBA. Iggy & The Stooges. Jamming onstage. Together. It's gonna happen. Oh yes.

There are many rivers to cross before that happens.

Jimmy Cliff can play too. They can all join in with Genesis on "Supper's Ready." Or "Search & Destroy"! Or "Mama Mia"?