Continued from this thread (rules are available there).
Hopefully, as this gets winnowed down, there will be more participants as more of the remaining songs will be well-known.
Interesting results: Some big ones got knocked out (So. Central Rain, Everybody Hurts, Losing My Religion) and some that started off with a healthy lead ended up dropping by the wayside in the end (Harborcoat, The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite). There was only one total blow-out (1,000,000 got no votes against Wolves, Lower) and one tie (All The Way To Reno vs. Beachball - the coin flip came up in Reno’s favor). Thanks to everyone who participated in Round 1. Here’s Round 2 - it’s going to be much tougher voting in this one, I can tell already. This round will close on Tues., March 18 at 10:00 am PST.
A
Radio Free Europe VS. Wolves, Lower
Gardening At Night VS. Pilgrimage
Pretty Persuasion VS. (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
Feeling Gravitys Pull VS. Driver 8
B
These Days VS. Superman
Fall On Me VS. The One I Love
Exhuming McCarthy VS. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Stand VS. Orange Crush
C
Half A World Away VS. Country Feedback
Try Not To Breathe VS. Man On The Moon
Nightswimming VS. Strange Currencies
What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? VS. Bittersweet Me
D
How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us VS. Daysleeper
Electrolite VS. At My Most Beautiful
The Great Beyond VS. Bad Day
All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star) VS. Leaving New York
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Continued from this thread (rules are available there).
Hopefully, as this gets winnowed down, there will be more participants as more of the remaining songs will be well-known.
Interesting results: Some big ones got knocked out (So. Central Rain, Everybody Hurts, Losing My Religion) and some that started off with a healthy lead ended up dropping by the wayside in the end (Harborcoat, The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite). There was only one total blow-out (1,000,000 got no votes against Wolves, Lower) and one tie (All The Way To Reno vs. Beachball - the coin flip came up in Reno’s favor). Thanks to everyone who participated in Round 1. Here’s Round 2 - it’s going to be much tougher voting in this one, I can tell already. This round will close on Tues., March 18 at 10:00 am PST.
A
Radio Free Europe
B
The One I Love
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Stand
C
Man On The Moon
Nightswimming
What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
I have to question the seeding, when it puts masterworks like Radio Free Europe and Wolves, Lower up against each other this early.
That said…
A
Radio Free Europe
Pilgrimage
(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
Driver 8
B
Superman
Fall On Me
Exhuming McCarthy
Orange Crush
C
Half A World Away
Try Not To Breathe
Nightswimming
Bittersweet Me
D
Daysleeper
Electrolite
The Great Beyond
All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
Group A is far and away the most powerful “region” in this tournament.
A
Radio Free Europe (but the Hib-Tone original on “Eponymous”, not the version that appeared on “Murmur”)
Gardening At Night
Pretty Persuasion
Driver 8
B
Superman
Fall On Me
Exhuming McCarthy
Orange Crush
C
Half A World Away
Try Not To Breathe
Nightswimming
Bittersweet Me
D
Daysleeper
At My Most Beautiful
Bad Day
All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
A
Radio Free Europe
Pilgrimage
(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
Driver 8
B
These Days
The One I Love
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Orange Crush
C
Country Feedback
Man On The Moon
Nightswimming
Bittersweet Me
D
How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us
Electrolite
Bad Day
Hardest decision: What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? VS. Bittersweet Me. Fall On Me VS. The One I Love would have been difficult, but “The One I Love” is my favorite R.E.M. song so I didn’t have to think about it. Still sad I have to vote out “Fall On Me” so early in the game, though.
