Epic Song Madness (Round 2)

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Division A

1 Hey Jude (7:08) - The Beatles
9 Hallelujah (6:53) - Jeff Buckley

SKIP2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos
7 The Thrill Is Gone (5:25) - B.B. King

6 Both Sides Now (5:45) - Joni Mitchell
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who

4 Whole Lotta Love (5:34) - Led Zeppelin
5 Suspicious Minds (7:41) - Elvis Presley
Division B

1 Stairway To Heaven (8:03) - Led Zeppelin
8 Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone (6:53) - The Temptations

3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones
6 Purple Rain (8:41) - Prince

4 Mr. Tambourine Man (5:28) - Bob Dylan
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who

7 Lust For Life (5:13) - Iggy Pop
15 White Room (5:03) - Cream
Division C

2 What’d I Say Parts I & II (6:28) - Ray Charles
7 Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen

3 A Day In The Life (5:34) - The Beatles
6 Kashmir (8:28) - Led Zeppelin

8 Free Bird (9:11) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
16 Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple

12 Iron Man (5:58) - Black Sabbath
13 Wish You Were Here (5:19) - Pink Floyd
Division D

1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana
8 Nothing Compares 2 U (5:11) - Sinead O’Connor

2 Sympathy For The Devil (6:24) - The Rolling Stones
10 Sweet Child O’ Mine (5:56) - Guns N’ Roses

3 Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:09) - Simon & Garfunkel
6 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (5:13) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

SKIP4 Hotel California (6:03) - The Eagles
12 Comfortably Numb (6:24) - Pink Floyd

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Winners are in red.

Division A

1 Hey Jude (7:08) - The Beatles = 26
9 Hallelujah (6:53) - Jeff Buckley = 11

2 Layla (7:05) - Derek And The Dominos = 32
7 The Thrill Is Gone (5:25) - B.B. King = 4

6 Both Sides Now (5:45) - Joni Mitchell = 2
14 Baba O’Riley (5:10) - The Who = 14

4 Whole Lotta Love (5:34) - Led Zeppelin = 21
5 Suspicious Minds (7:41) - Elvis Presley = 16

Both “Layla” and under-seeded “Baba O’Riley” demolish their competition, while “Whole Lotta Love” prevails in a surprisingly tight race with “Suspicious Minds”.

Division B

1 Stairway To Heaven (8:03) - Led Zeppelin = 21
8 Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone (6:53) - The Temptations = 16

3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (7:35) - The Rolling Stones = 25
6 Purple Rain (8:41) - Prince = 11

4 Mr. Tambourine Man (5:28) - Bob Dylan = 8
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who = 29

7 Lust For Life (5:13) - Iggy Pop = 13
15 White Room (5:03) - Cream = 23

Like the previous division, “Stairway to Heaven” had some trouble overcoming “Papa Was a Rolling Stone”. Entries from The Rolling Stones, The Who, and Cream move on to the next round.

Division C

2 What’d I Say Parts I & II (6:28) - Ray Charles = 10
7 Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen = 27

3 A Day In The Life (5:34) - The Beatles = 20
6 Kashmir (8:28) - Led Zeppelin = 16

8 Free Bird (9:11) - Lynyrd Skynyrd = 10
16 Smoke On The Water (5:19) - Deep Purple = 27

12 Iron Man (5:58) - Black Sabbath = 13
13 Wish You Were Here (5:19) - Pink Floyd = 24

Tough division: undeniably epic songs “Kashmir”, “Iron Man”, and “Free Bird” all fall by the wayside.

Division D

1 Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) - Nirvana = 30
8 Nothing Compares 2 U (5:11) - Sinead O’Connor = 7

2 Sympathy For The Devil (6:24) - The Rolling Stones = 24
10 Sweet Child O’ Mine (5:56) - Guns N’ Roses = 13

3 Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:09) - Simon & Garfunkel = 20
6 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (5:13) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience = 17

4 Hotel California (6:03) - The Eagles = 12
12 Comfortably Numb (6:24) - Pink Floyd = 23

I don’t know whether to be surprised that “Bridge Over Troubled Water” edges out “Voodoo Child”.

The Sweet Sixteen will be out shortly.

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Not that it matters, but I made a transcription error in reporting the number of votes for “Baba O’Riley”. The correct total for The Who song is 35.

Please vote in the Sweet Sixteen round.