# Rolling Stones Madness: Elite Eight **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 29, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143 "2008-03-29T04:26:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/1 "2008-03-29T04:26:52Z")
The Selection Committee is pleased that 3 of the top 4 #1 Seeds are still in the tournament. Let’s blow the whistle on the quarterfinals at 10:30 p.m. CDT on Monday March 31 ``` Mick ``` 2] Let it Bleed vs 8] Paint It, Black ``` Keith ``` 1] Gimme Shelter vs 3] Jumpin’ Jack Flash ``` Charlie ``` 1] Satisfaction vs 7] Wild Horses ``` Brian ``` 1] Sympathy for the Devil vs 6] Under My Thumb ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/2 "2008-03-29T04:28:05Z")
8] Paint It, Black 3] Jumpin’ Jack Flash 1] Satisfaction 1] Sympathy for the Devil ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/3 "2008-03-29T04:34:15Z")
1. Paint It Black 2. Gimme Shelter 3. Satisfaction 4. Under My Thumb ---
**Author:** ![Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/4 "2008-03-29T04:46:00Z")
Mick Let it Bleed ``` Keith ``` Gimme Shelte ``` Charlie ``` Wild Horses ``` Brian ``` Sympathy for the Devil ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/5 "2008-03-29T06:34:59Z")
Mick 8] Paint It, Black Keith 3] Jumpin’ Jack Flash Charlie 1] Satisfaction Brian 1] Sympathy for the Devil ---
**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:** [March 29, 2008, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/6 "2008-03-29T06:48:05Z")
Mick 8] Paint It, Black ``` Keith ``` 3] Jumpin’ Jack Flash ``` Charlie ``` 7] Wild Horses ``` Brian ``` 6] Under My Thumb ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/7 "2008-03-29T07:29:18Z")
8] Paint It, Black 1] Gimme Shelter 7] Wild Horses 1] Sympathy for the Devil ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/8 "2008-03-29T11:10:26Z")
Mick 8] Paint It, Black Keith 1] Gimme Shelter Charlie 1] Satisfaction Brian 1] Sympathy for the Devil ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/9 "2008-03-29T12:00:08Z")
Mick 8] Paint It, Black Keith 3] Jumpin’ Jack Flash Charlie 7] Wild Horses Brian 1] Sympathy for the Devil ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/10 "2008-03-29T12:21:03Z")
Mick 2] Let it Bleed Keith 1] Gimme Shelter Charlie 1] Satisfaction Brian 1] Sympathy for the Devil ETA: Paint It Black over Let It Bleed? Are you people _mad_? ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/11 "2008-03-29T12:40:26Z")
Paint It, Black Gimme Shelter Satisfaction Sympathy for the Devil ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/12 "2008-03-29T12:45:50Z")
Mick Let it Bleed Keith Gimme Shelter Charlie Satisfaction Brian Sympathy for the Devil ---
**Author:** ![CateAyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@CateAyo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CateAyo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/13 "2008-03-29T12:51:11Z")
Mick Paint It, Black Keith Gimme Shelter Charlie Satisfaction Brian Sympathy for the Devil ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/14 "2008-03-29T13:45:38Z")
Mick Paint It, Black Keith Jumpin’ Jack Flash Charlie Satisfaction Brian Sympathy for the Devil ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/15 "2008-03-29T13:48:41Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] ETA: Paint It Black over Let It Bleed? Are you people _mad_? [/QUOTE] Sorry, **twickster** ; it wasn’t even a very hard choice. I just can’t believe that “Honky Tonk Women” didn’t make it this far. Plus I was really pulling for “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” to take all the marbles. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/16 "2008-03-29T14:23:21Z")
Mick 2] Let it Bleed Keith 1] Gimme Shelter Charlie 1] Satisfaction Brian 1] Sympathy for the Devil ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/17 "2008-03-29T14:30:28Z")
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] Sorry, **twickster** ; it wasn’t even a very hard choice. I just can’t believe that “Honky Tonk Women” didn’t make it this far. Plus I was really pulling for “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” to take all the marbles. [/QUOTE] The best thing about this bracketing thing is that it’s made me realize how awesome the Stones catalog of songs really is. Even what I would think of as their second-tier songs, stuff not in my personal Top 10, are still kick-ass. I’d take about a dozen of their songs, including “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking”, “Heartbreaker”, “Dead Flowers” and “Monkey Man”, and most certainly “Let It Bleed” (one of my Top 5 Stones faves) over “Paint It, Black”. And yet, I totally love “Paint It, Black”. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/18 "2008-03-29T14:34:54Z")
In fact, I just went back to look at the [original bracketing of 64 songs](http://tinyurl.com/285mxq), and two of my all time Stones faves didn’t even make it to the Dance: _Shine A Light_ and _Memory Motel_. Huh! ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/19 "2008-03-29T16:30:41Z")
Let it Bleed Gimme Shelter Satisfaction Under My Thumb ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143/20 "2008-03-29T16:49:47Z")
Mick 8] Paint It, Black Keith 3] Jumpin’ Jack Flash Charlie 7] Wild Horses Brian 1] Sympathy for the Devil [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-madness-elite-eight/443143.md?page=2)