# Epic Song Madness (Elite Eight) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 13, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811 "2008-08-13T03:36:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/1 "2008-08-13T03:36:03Z")
In the previous round, Cream got creamed and Led Zeppelin went down like a metal balloon. **Who** shall prevail? Division A 1 **Hey Jude** (7:08) - The Beatles 14 **Baba O’Riley** (5:10) - The Who Division B 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** (7:35) - The Rolling Stones 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** (8:31) - The Who Division C 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** (5:55) - Queen 13 **Wish You Were Here** (5:19) - Pink Floyd Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** (5:01) - Nirvana 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** (6:24) - The Rolling Stones ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/2 "2008-08-13T03:51:38Z")
Division A 1 **Hey Jude** (7:08) - The Beatles Division B 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** (7:35) - The Rolling Stones (my pick to win the whole thing) Division C 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** (5:55) - Queen (Not my favorite Queen song, but a Queen song nonetheless, so I’ll go with it) Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** (5:01) - Nirvana ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/3 "2008-08-13T04:38:19Z")
Division A 1 **Hey Jude** (7:08) - The Beatles Division B 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** (8:31) - The Who Division C 13 **Wish You Were Here** (5:19) - Pink Floyd Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** (5:01) - Nirvana ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/4 "2008-08-13T04:39:50Z")
Division A 1 **Hey Jude** (7:08) - The Beatles Division B 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** (8:31) - The Who Division C 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** (5:55) - Queen Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** (5:01) - Nirvana Joe ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/5 "2008-08-13T04:41:15Z")
Division A 14 **Baba O’Riley** (5:10) - The Who Division B 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** (7:35) - The Rolling Stone Division C 13 **Wish You Were Here** (5:19) - Pink Floyd Division D 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** (6:24) - The Rolling Stones ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/6 "2008-08-13T05:46:35Z")
Division A 1 **Hey Jude** (7:08) - The Beatles Division B 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** (8:31) - The Who Division C 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** (5:55) - Queen Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** (5:01) - Nirvana ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/7 "2008-08-13T06:00:42Z")
Division A **Baba O’Riley** (5:10) - The Who Division B **Won’t Get Fooled Again** (8:31) - The Who Division C **Wish You Were Here** (5:19) - Pink Floyd Division D **Smells Like Teen Spirit** (5:01) - Nirvana ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/8 "2008-08-13T06:29:22Z")
Division A 14 **Baba O’Riley** (5:10) - The Who Division B 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** (8:31) - The Who Division C 13 **Wish You Were Here** (5:19) - Pink Floyd Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** (5:01) - Nirvana ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/9 "2008-08-13T11:26:53Z")
Division A 14 **Baba O’Riley** (5:10) - The Who Division B 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** (8:31) - The Who Division C 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** (5:55) - Queen Division D 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** (6:24) - The Rolling Stones ---
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Ooh, that first contest hurts. Gotta go with the Fabs; fortunately I can give the next one to the 'orrible 'Oo easily over the overblown Stones number. (Now if only the brilliant “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” had been in contention…) Division A 1 **Hey Jude** (7:08) - The Beatles Division B 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** (8:31) - The Who Division C 13 **Wish You Were Here** (5:19) - Pink Floyd Division D 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** (6:24) - The Rolling Stones ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/11 "2008-08-13T11:37:04Z")
Division A 14 **Baba O’Riley** (5:10) - The Who (A choice between two songs I voted against last round.) Division B 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** (8:31) - The Who Division C 13 **Wish You Were Here** (5:19) - Pink Floyd Division D 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** (6:24) - The Rolling Stones [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/12 "2008-08-13T11:40:53Z")
Division A 14 **Baba O’Riley** (5:10) - The Who Division B 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** (8:31) - The Who Division C 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** (5:55) - Queen Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** (5:01) - Nirvana I’d rather have Wish You Were Here than Baba O’Riley, but that option isn’t available. My vote for Nirvana is on the Rossini principle mentioned in earlier rounds. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/13 "2008-08-13T12:01:36Z")
**Division A** 14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who **Division B** 3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones **Division C** 13 Wish You Were Here (5:19) - Pink Floyd **Division D** 2 Sympathy For The Devil (6:24) - The Rolling Stones ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/14 "2008-08-13T14:28:06Z")
Ahhh…finally, Zeppelin-free. Couple of very tough choices here… Division A 1 **Hey Jude** (7:08) - The Beatles Division B 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** (8:31) - The Who Division C 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** (5:55) - Queen Division D 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** (6:24) - The Rolling Stones ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/15 "2008-08-13T14:43:05Z")
Division A 1 **Hey Jude** (7:08) - The Beatles Division B 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** (7:35) - The Rolling Stones Division C 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** (5:55) - Queen Division D 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** (6:24) - The Rolling Stones ---
**Author:** ![freekalette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/50afbb/32.png) [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/16 "2008-08-13T15:18:42Z")
Division A 14 **Baba O’Riley** (5:10) - The Who Division B 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** (7:35) - The Rolling Stones Division C 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** (5:55) - Queen Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** (5:01) - Nirvana ---
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Division A 14 **Baba O’Riley** (5:10) - The Who Division B 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** (8:31) - The Who Division C 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** (5:55) - Queen Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** (5:01) - Nirvana Hated to kick Floyd out (I love Wish You Were Here), but Bohemian Rhapsody is more epic. The rest were easy. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/18 "2008-08-13T16:39:45Z")
Hey Jude (7:08) - The Beatles (very tough choice between the two strongest songs in the group) Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen Sympathy For The Devil (6:24) - The Rolling Stones ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/19 "2008-08-13T17:04:05Z")
Division A 14 **Baba O’Riley** (5:10) - The Who Division B 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** (8:31) - The Who Division C 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** (5:55) - Queen Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** (5:01) - Nirvana ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811/20 "2008-08-13T17:09:11Z")
Division A 1 Hey Jude (7:08) - The Beatles Division B 5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who Division C 13 Wish You Were Here (5:19) - Pink Floyd Division D 1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-elite-eight/459811.md?page=2)