By the way, this inclusion has been bugging me. Great song, but is it really that long? Is this referring to a live version or something?
Division A
1 Hey Jude (7:08) - The Beatles
2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
5 Suspicious Minds (7:41) - Elvis Presley
Division B
1 Stairway To Heaven (8:03) - Led Zeppelin
3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who
7 Lust For Life (5:13) - Iggy Pop
Division C
7 Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen
6 Kashmir (8:28) - Led Zeppelin
16 Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple
12 Iron Man (5:58) - Black Sabbath
Division D
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana
2 Sympathy For The Devil (6:24) - The Rolling Stones
6 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (5:13) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
4 Hotel California (6:03) - The Eagles
Some of my votes are made on what I call teh Rossini Principle.
Division A
9 Hallelujah (6:53) - Jeff Buckley
2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
5 Suspicious Minds (7:41) - Elvis Presley
Division B
1 Stairway To Heaven (8:03) - Led Zeppelin
6 Purple Rain (8:41) - Prince
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who
15 White Room (5:03) - Cream
Division C
7 Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen
3 A Day In The Life (5:34) - The Beatles
8 Free Bird (9:11) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
13 Wish You Were Here (5:19) - Pink Floyd
Division D
8 Nothing Compares 2 U (5:11) - Sinead O’Connor
10 Sweet Child O’ Mine (5:56) - Guns N’ Roses
3 Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:09) - Simon & Garfunkel
4 Hotel California (6:03) - The Eagles
Specifically, my vote for Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah, a song I do not know (from the title anyway) and Sweet Child O’Mine.
The Rossini Principle?
It is told that once he was asked, by a rich nobleman, to listen to two pieces of the nobleman’s own composition and give his opinion on which was the better. Rossini agreed because there was a fat fee involved.
On the day he turned up, and listened attentively as the nobleman played the first piece. When he had finished, Rossini stood up and delivered his opinion.
“You need play no more.” he said. “I prefer the second one.”
The songs they were up against - Hey Jude and Sympathy for the Devil - are simply awful.
Rats! You’re right; it’s a live version with additional extended wankery instead of the fade out. The studio (single) version is only 4:22.
Let’s see how it does against “Whole Lotta Love”.
Division A
Hallelujah (6:53) - Jeff Buckley
Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
Whole Lotta Love (5:34) - Led Zeppelin
Division B
Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone (6:53) - The Temptations
You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones
Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who
Lust For Life (5:13) - Iggy Pop
Division C
Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen
A Day In The Life (5:34) - The Beatles
Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple
Wish You Were Here (5:19) - Pink Floyd
Division D
Nothing Compares 2 U (5:11) - Sinead O’Connor
Sympathy For The Devil (6:24) - The Rolling Stones
Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:09) - Simon & Garfunkel
Comfortably Numb (6:24) - Pink Floyd
Division A
9 Hallelujah (6:53) - Jeff Buckley
2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
4 Whole Lotta Love (5:34) - Led Zeppelin
Division B
1 Stairway To Heaven (8:03) - Led Zeppelin
3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who
15 White Room (5:03) - Cream
Division C
7 Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen
6 Kashmir (8:28) - Led Zeppelin
16 Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple
12 Iron Man (5:58) - Black Sabbath
Division D
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana
10 Sweet Child O’ Mine (5:56) - Guns N’ Roses
6 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (5:13) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
12 Comfortably Numb (6:24) - Pink Floyd
1 Hey Jude (7:08) - The Beatles
2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
4 Whole Lotta Love (5:34) - Led Zeppelin
Division B
1 Stairway To Heaven (8:03) - Led Zeppelin
3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who
15 White Room (5:03) - Cream
Division C
7 Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen
3 A Day In The Life (5:34) - The Beatles
16 Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple
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
3 Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:09) - Simon & Garfunkel
4 Hotel California (6:03) - The Eagles
Division A
9 Hallelujah (6:53) - Jeff Buckley
2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
5 Suspicious Minds (7:41) - Elvis Presley
Division B
1 Stairway To Heaven (8:03) - Led Zeppelin
3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who
15 White Room (5:03) - Cream
Division C
7 Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen
6 Kashmir (8:28) - Led Zeppelin
16 Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple
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
3 Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:09) - Simon & Garfunkel
4 Hotel California (6:03) - The Eagles
(the last one was the only hard one for me–I like Floyd and I like the Eagles)
Division A
9 Hallelujah (6:53) - Jeff Buckley
7 The Thrill Is Gone (5:25) - B.B. King
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
5 Suspicious Minds (7:41) - Elvis Presley
Division B
8 Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone (6:53) - The Temptations
6 Purple Rain (8:41) - Prince
4 Mr. Tambourine Man (5:28) - Bob Dylan
15 White Room (5:03) - Cream
Division C
7 Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen
6 Kashmir (8:28) - Led Zeppelin
16 Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple
13 Wish You Were Here (5:19) - Pink Floyd
Division D
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana
10 Sweet Child O’ Mine (5:56) - Guns N’ Roses
3 Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:09) - Simon & Garfunkel
12 Comfortably Numb (6:24) - Pink Floyd
Egad, that was tough!
Division A
1 Hey Jude (7:08) - The Beatles
7 The Thrill Is Gone (5:25) - B.B. King
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
5 Suspicious Minds (7:41) - Elvis Presley
Division B
8 Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone (6:53) - The Temptations
6 Purple Rain (8:41) - Prince
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who
15 White Room (5:03) - Cream
Division C
2 What’d I Say Parts I & II (6:28) - Ray Charles
6 Kashmir (8:28) - Led Zeppelin
16 Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple
12 Iron Man (5:58) - Black Sabbath
Division D
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana
10 Sweet Child O’ Mine (5:56) - Guns N’ Roses
3 Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:09) - Simon & Garfunkel
12 Comfortably Numb (6:24) - Pink Floyd
Division A
1 Hey Jude (7:08) - The Beatles
2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
5 Suspicious Minds (7:41) - Elvis Presley
Division B
8 Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone (6:53) - The Temptations
3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who
7 Lust For Life (5:13) - Iggy Pop
Division C
2 What’d I Say Parts I & II (6:28) - Ray Charles
3 A Day In The Life (5:34) - The Beatles
8 Free Bird (9:11) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
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
3 Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:09) - Simon & Garfunkel
12 Comfortably Numb (6:24) - Pink Floyd
Division A
9 Hallelujah (6:53) - Jeff Buckley
2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
4 Whole Lotta Love (5:34) - Led Zeppelin
Division B
1 Stairway To Heaven (8:03) - Led Zeppelin
6 Purple Rain (8:41) - Prince
4 Mr. Tambourine Man (5:28) - Bob Dylan
15 White Room (5:03) - Cream
Division C
7 Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen
6 Kashmir (8:28) - Led Zeppelin
16 Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple
12 Iron Man (5:58) - Black Sabbath
Division D
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana
2 Sympathy For The Devil (6:24) - The Rolling Stones
6 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (5:13) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
12 Comfortably Numb (6:24) - Pink Floyd
Division A
1 Hey Jude (7:08) - The Beatles
2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
5 Suspicious Minds (7:41) - Elvis Presley
Division B
1 Stairway To Heaven (8:03) - Led Zeppelin
3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who
15 White Room (5:03) - Cream
Division C
2 What’d I Say Parts I & II (6:28) - Ray Charles
6 Kashmir (8:28) - Led Zeppelin
16 Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple
12 Iron Man (5:58) - Black Sabbath
Division D
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana
2 Sympathy For The Devil (6:24) - The Rolling Stones
3 Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:09) - Simon & Garfunkel
4 Hotel California (6:03) - The Eagles
Division A
1 Hey Jude (7:08) - The Beatles
2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
4 Whole Lotta Love (5:34) - Led Zeppelin
Division B
1 Stairway To Heaven (8:03) - Led Zeppelin
6 Purple Rain (8:41) - Prince
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who
15 White Room (5:03) - Cream
Division C
7 Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen
6 Kashmir (8:28) - Led Zeppelin (TOUGH choice!!)
16 Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple
12 Iron Man (5:58) - Black Sabbath
Division D
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana
2 Sympathy For The Devil (6:24) - The Rolling Stones
3 Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:09) - Simon & Garfunkel
12 Comfortably Numb (6:24) - Pink Floyd
Division A
1 Hey Jude (7:08) - The Beatles
2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
4 Whole Lotta Love (5:34) - Led Zeppelin
Division B
1 Stairway To Heaven (8:03) - Led Zeppelin
3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who
7 Lust For Life (5:13) - Iggy Pop
Division C
7 Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen
6 Kashmir (8:28) - Led Zeppelin
16 Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple
12 Iron Man (5:58) - Black Sabbath
Division D
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana
10 Sweet Child O’ Mine (5:56) - Guns N’ Roses
6 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (5:13) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
12 Comfortably Numb (6:24) - Pink Floyd
Division A
9 Hallelujah (6:53) - Jeff Buckley
2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
4 Whole Lotta Love (5:34) - Led Zeppelin
Division B
1 Stairway To Heaven (8:03) - Led Zeppelin
3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones
4 Mr. Tambourine Man (5:28) - Bob Dylan
15 White Room (5:03) - Cream
Division C
7 Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen
3 A Day In The Life (5:34) - The Beatles
8 Free Bird (9:11) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
13 Wish You Were Here (5:19) - Pink Floyd
Division D
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana
10 Sweet Child O’ Mine (5:56) - Guns N’ Roses
6 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (5:13) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
12 Comfortably Numb (6:24) - Pink Floyd
Holy balls, this round was hard! Lots of songs I like matched against each other.
Division A
1 Hey Jude (7:08) - The Beatles
2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
5 Suspicious Minds (7:41) - Elvis Presley
Division B
8 Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone (6:53) - The Temptations
3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who
15 White Room (5:03) - Cream
Division C
2 What’d I Say Parts I & II (6:28) - Ray Charles
6 Kashmir (8:28) - Led Zeppelin
16 Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple
12 Iron Man (5:58) - Black Sabbath
Division D
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana
2 Sympathy For The Devil (6:24) - The Rolling Stones
6 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (5:13) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
12 Comfortably Numb (6:24) - Pink Floyd
1 Hey Jude (7:08) - The Beatles
2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
4 Whole Lotta Love (5:34) - Led Zeppelin
1 Stairway To Heaven (8:03) - Led Zeppelin
3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who
7 Lust For Life (5:13) - Iggy Pop
7 Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen
6 Kashmir (8:28) - Led Zeppelin
16 Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple
13 Wish You Were Here (5:19) - Pink Floyd
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana
10 Sweet Child O’ Mine (5:56) - Guns N’ Roses
6 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (5:13) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
12 Comfortably Numb (6:24) - Pink Floyd
Division A
1 Hey Jude (7:08) - The Beatles
2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
4 Whole Lotta Love (5:34) - Led Zeppelin
Division B
1 Stairway To Heaven (8:03) - Led Zeppelin
3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who
15 White Room (5:03) - Cream
Division C
7 Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen
3 A Day In The Life (5:34) - The Beatles
16 Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple
13 Wish You Were Here (5:19) - Pink Floyd
Division D
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana
10 Sweet Child O’ Mine (5:56) - Guns N’ Roses
3 Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:09) - Simon & Garfunkel
12 Comfortably Numb (6:24) - Pink Floyd
Division A
9 Hallelujah (6:53) - Jeff Buckley
2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who
5 Suspicious Minds (7:41) - Elvis Presley
Division B
8 Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone (6:53) - The Temptations
3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who
15 White Room (5:03) - Cream
Division C
2 What’d I Say Parts I & II (6:28) - Ray Charles
3 A Day In The Life (5:34) - The Beatles
8 Free Bird (9:11) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
13 Wish You Were Here (5:19) - Pink Floyd
Division D
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana
10 Sweet Child O’ Mine (5:56) - Guns N’ Roses
3 Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:09) - Simon & Garfunkel
4 Hotel California (6:03) - The Eagles