# Epic Song Madness **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 24, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661 "2008-07-24T21:51:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [July 29, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/41 "2008-07-29T01:11:56Z")
I intended to tally up the votes around this time, but due to the board shutdown, I’ll give this a couple more days. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/42 "2008-07-29T02:22:38Z")
Division A 1 **Hey Jude** - The Beatles 2 **Layla** - Derek And The Dominos 14 **Baba O’Riley** - The Who 13 **Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine** - James Brown 5 **Suspicious Minds** - Elvis Presley 11 **Stan** - Eminem 7 **The Thrill Is Gone** - B.B. King 9 **Hallelujah** - Jeff Buckley Division B 1 **Stairway To Heaven** - Led Zeppelin 2 **Light My Fire** - The Doors 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** - The Rolling Stones 13 **That’s The Way Of The World** - Earth Wind & Fire 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** - The Who 6 **Purple Rain** - Prince 7 **Lust For Life** - Iggy Pop 9 **Desolation Row** - Bob Dylan Division C 1 **Like A Rolling Stone** - Bob Dylan 2 **What’d I Say Parts I & II** - Ray Charles 3 **A Day In The Life** - The Beatles 13 **Wish You Were Here** - Pink Floyd 5 **The Boxer** - Simon & Garfunkel 6 **Kashmir** - Led Zeppelin 10 **Paranoid Android** - Radiohead 8 **Free Bird** - Lynyrd Skynyrd Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** - Nirvana 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** - The Rolling Stones 14 **Marquee Moon** - Television 13 **The End** - The Doors 12 **Comfortably Numb** - Pink Floyd 6 **Voodoo Child (Slight Return)** - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 7 **Maggie May** - Rod Stewart 8 **Nothing Compares 2 U** - Sinead O’Connor ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/43 "2008-07-29T03:37:37Z")
Division A 1 Hey Jude - The Beatles 2 Layla - Derek And The Dominos 14 Baba O’Riley - The Who (this should be seeded way higher) 4 Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin 12 Cortez The Killer - Neil Young 11 Stan - Eminem 10 Walk This Way - Run DMC 8 Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force Division B 16 Enter Sandman - Metallica 2 Light My Fire - The Doors 3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones 4 Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan 5 Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who 11 Love Shack - The B-52’s 7 Lust For Life - Iggy Pop 9 Desolation Row - Bob Dylan Division C 16 Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple (again, this needs to be seeded higher. Can anyone say most famous guitar riff in HISTORY?) 15 Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve 3 A Day In The Life - The Beatles 13 Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 12 Iron Man - Black Sabbath 6 Kashmir - Led Zeppelin 7 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 9 Rapper’s Delight - The Sugar Hill Gang Division D 1 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana (but how can a 4 minute song be epic?) 15 Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band 3 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel 13 The End - The Doors 12 Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd 6 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 10 Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses 9 Lose Yourself - Eminem ---
**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:** [July 31, 2008, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/44 "2008-07-31T00:07:23Z")
The results are in. Entries in red move to the next round. Division A 1 **Hey Jude** - The Beatles = 33 16 **I Feel Love** - Donna Summer = 3 2 **Layla** - Derek And The Dominos = 33 15 **Tiny Dancer** - Elton John = 4 3 **Tangled Up In Blue** - Bob Dylan = 4 14 **Baba O’Riley** - The Who = 32 4 **Whole Lotta Love** - Led Zeppelin = 23 13 **Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine** - James Brown =14 5 **Suspicious Minds** - Elvis Presley = 24 12 **Cortez The Killer** - Neil Young = 11 6 **Both Sides Now** - Joni Mitchell = 23 11 **Stan** - Eminem = 15 7 **The Thrill Is Gone** - B.B. King = 21 10 **Walk This Way** - Run DMC = 15 8 **Planet Rock** - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force = 10 9 **Hallelujah** - Jeff Buckley = 22 Division B 1 **Stairway To Heaven** - Led Zeppelin = 25 16 **Enter Sandman** - Metallica = 11 2 **Light My Fire** - The Doors = 18 15 **White Room** - Cream = 19 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** - The Rolling Stones = 33 14 **I Cant Make You Love Me** - Bonnie Raitt = 1 4 **Mr. Tambourine Man** - Bob Dylan = 30 13 **That’s The Way Of The World** - Earth Wind & Fire = 6 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** - The Who = 29 12 **Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?** - Rod Stewart = 5 6 **Purple Rain** - Prince = 27 11 **Love Shack** - The B-52’s = 10 7 **Lust For Life** - Iggy Pop = 26 10 **Good Times** - Chic = 10 8 **Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone** - The Temptations = 28 9 **Desolation Row** - Bob Dylan = 9 Division C 1 **Like A Rolling Stone** - Bob Dylan = 15 16 **Smoke On The Water** - Deep Purple = 22 2 **What’d I Say Parts I & II** - Ray Charles = 22 15 **Bittersweet Symphony** - The Verve = 12 3 **A Day In The Life** - The Beatles = 32 14 **Wild Horses** - The Rolling Stones = 7 4 **Heroes** - David Bowie = 11 13 **Wish You Were Here** - Pink Floyd = 26 5 **The Boxer** - Simon & Garfunkel = 18 12 **Iron Man** - Black Sabbath = 19 6 **Kashmir** - Led Zeppelin = 30 11 **Like a Prayer** - Madonna = 5 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** - Queen = 34 10 **Paranoid Android** - Radiohead = 3 8 **Free Bird** - Lynyrd Skynyrd = 21 9 **Rapper’s Delight** - The Sugar Hill Gang = 16 Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** - Nirvana = 32 16 **Visions of Johanna** - Bob Dylan = 4 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** - The Rolling Stones = 24 15 **Whipping Post** - The Allman Brothers Band = 12 3 **Bridge Over Troubled Water** - Simon & Garfunkel = 27 14 **Marquee Moon** - Television = 8 4 **Hotel California** - The Eagles = 23 13 **The End** - The Doors = 15 5 **Love And Happiness** - Al Green = 5 12 **Comfortably Numb** - Pink Floyd = 31 6 **Voodoo Child (Slight Return)** - The Jimi Hendrix Experience = 26 11 **Pictures Of You** - The Cure = 9 7 **Maggie May** - Rod Stewart = 15 10 **Sweet Child O’ Mine** - Guns N’ Roses = 21 8 **Nothing Compares 2 U** - Sinead O’Connor = 22 9 **Lose Yourself** - Eminem = 12 Next round will be out shortly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661.md?page=2)