Seventies Song Madness: Division B Round 1

Simple rules. Pick the song in each pair that you think is “greater”. The one that gets more votes goes on to the next round.

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd
Brand New Key - Melanie

Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
Bright Size Life - Pat Metheny

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones
Carey - Joni Mitchell

Carry On My Wayward Sun - Kansas
Cars - Gary Numan

Changes - David Bowie
Chase - Giorgio Moroder

Chelsea Hotel No. 2 – Leonard Cohen
Cherry Bomb - Runaways

Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones
Cinema Show - Genesis

Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton
Colour My World - Chicago

Cool for Cats - Squeeze
Come And Get Your Love - Redbone

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Complete Control - The Clash

Copacabana - Barry Manilow
Cortez The Killer - Neil Young

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band
Country Bumpkin - Cal Smith

Cracklin’ Rosie - Neil Diamond
Crazy on You - Heart

Crocodile Rock - Elton John
Cruel to be Kind - Nick Lowe

Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton
Daisy a Day - Jud Strunk

Damaged Goods - Gang Of Four
Dance on a Volcano - Genesis

Dancing Queen - Abba
Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen

Daytime Friends - Kenny Rogers
Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons
Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy

Disco Inferno - The Trammps
Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart
Doing It to Death - Fred Wesley & The JBs

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmerelda
Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below… - Curtis Mayfield
Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger

Dream On - Aerosmith
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Duel Of The Jester and the Tyrant - Return To Forever
Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Elegant Gypsy Suite - Al Di Meola
Emotion - Samantha Sang

The Eton Rifles - The Jam
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) - Buzzcocks

Evergreen - Barbra Streisand
Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone

Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Fame - David Bowie

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones

Cars - Gary Numan

Changes - David Bowie

Chelsea Hotel No. 2 – Leonard Cohen

Cinema Show - Genesis

Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton

Cool for Cats - Squeeze

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Cortez The Killer - Neil Young

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

Crazy on You - Heart

Cruel to be Kind - Nick Lowe

Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton

Dance on a Volcano - Genesis

Dancing Queen - Abba

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Doing It to Death - Fred Wesley & The JBs

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmerelda

(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below… - Curtis Mayfield

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Elegant Gypsy Suite - Al Di Meola

The Eton Rifles - The Jam

Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone

Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers

I hate to tell you this, but no matter what you choose, it still won’t be as good as anything on the albums Moondance, St. Dominic’s Preview or Veedon Fleece, by Van Morrison. And I’m only not mentioning Astral Weeks because it’s from 1968.

My votes

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones

Cars - Gary Numan

Changes - David Bowie

Chelsea Hotel No. 2 – Leonard Cohen

Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones

Colour My World - Chicago

Cool for Cats - Squeeze

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Cortez The Killer - Neil Young

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

Cracklin’ Rosie - Neil Diamond

Cruel to be Kind - Nick Lowe

Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton

Damaged Goods - Gang Of Four

Dancing Queen - Abba

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Doing It to Death - Fred Wesley & The JBs

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Elegant Gypsy Suite - Al Di Meola

The Eton Rifles - The Jam

Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone

Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones

Carry On My Wayward Sun - Kansas

Changes - David Bowie

Cherry Bomb - Runaways

Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones

Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton

Come And Get Your Love - Redbone

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Copacabana - Barry Manilow

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

Crazy on You - Heart

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Daisy a Day - Jud Strunk

Dance on a Volcano - Genesis

Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmerelda

Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Emotion - Samantha Sang

The Eton Rifles - The Jam

Evergreen - Barbra Streisand

Fame - David Bowie

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones

Carry On My Wayward Sun - Kansas

Changes - David Bowie

Cherry Bomb - Runaways

Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones

Colour My World - Chicago

Come And Get Your Love - Redbone

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Copacabana - Barry Manilow

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

Crazy on You - Heart

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Daisy a Day - Jud Strunk

Dance on a Volcano - Genesis

Dancing Queen - Abba

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger

Dream On - Aerosmith

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Emotion - Samantha Sang

Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) - Buzzcocks

Evergreen - Barbra Streisand

Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers

Brand New Key - Melanie

Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones

Carry On My Wayward Sun - Kansas

Changes - David Bowie

Cherry Bomb - Runaways

Cinema Show - Genesis

Colour My World - Chicago

Come And Get Your Love - Redbone

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Copacabana - Barry Manilow

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

Crazy on You - Heart

Cruel to be Kind - Nick Lowe

Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton

Dance on a Volcano - Genesis

Dancing Queen - Abba

Daytime Friends - Kenny Rogers

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmerelda

Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger

Dream On - Aerosmith

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Emotion - Samantha Sang

Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) - Buzzcocks

Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone

Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers

Brand New Key - Melanie

Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Carey - Joni Mitchell

Carry On My Wayward Sun - Kansas

Changes - David Bowie

Cherry Bomb - Runaways

Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones

Colour My World - Chicago

Come And Get Your Love - Redbone

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Cortez The Killer - Neil Young

Country Bumpkin - Cal Smith

Crazy on You - Heart

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Daisy a Day - Jud Strunk

Dance on a Volcano - Genesis

Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Emotion - Samantha Sang

Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) - Buzzcocks

Evergreen - Barbra Streisand

Fame - David Bowie

Brand New Key - Melanie

Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones

Carry On My Wayward Sun - Kansas

Changes - David Bowie

Chelsea Hotel No. 2 – Leonard Cohen

Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones

Colour My World - Chicago

Cool for Cats - Squeeze

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Copacabana - Barry Manilow

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

Cracklin’ Rosie - Neil Diamond

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton

Damaged Goods - Gang Of Four

Dancing Queen - Abba

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Emotion - Samantha Sang

The Eton Rifles - The Jam

Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone

Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Bright Size Life - Pat Metheny

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones

Carry On My Wayward Sun - Kansas

Changes - David Bowie

Chelsea Hotel No. 2 – Leonard Cohen

Cinema Show - Genesis

Colour My World - Chicago

Cool for Cats - Squeeze

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Cortez The Killer - Neil Young

Country Bumpkin - Cal Smith

Crazy on You - Heart

Cruel to be Kind - Nick Lowe

Daisy a Day - Jud Strunk

Dance on a Volcano - Genesis

Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Doing It to Death - Fred Wesley & The JBs

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmerelda

(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below… - Curtis Mayfield

Dream On - Aerosmith

Duel Of The Jester and the Tyrant - Return To Forever

Elegant Gypsy Suite - Al Di Meola

Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) - Buzzcocks

Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone

Fame - David Bowie

Brand New Key - Melanie

Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Carey - Joni Mitchell

Cars - Gary Numan

Changes - David Bowie

Cherry Bomb - Runaways

Cinema Show - Genesis

Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton

Cool for Cats - Squeeze

Complete Control - The Clash

Cortez The Killer - Neil Young

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

Cracklin’ Rosie - Neil Diamond

Cruel to be Kind - Nick Lowe

Daisy a Day - Jud Strunk

Damaged Goods - Gang Of Four

Dancing Queen - Abba

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor

Doing It to Death - Fred Wesley & The JBs

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below… - Curtis Mayfield

Dream On - Aerosmith

Duel Of The Jester and the Tyrant - Return To Forever

Emotion - Samantha Sang

Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) - Buzzcocks

Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone

Fame - David Bowie

This one was the most depressing, only because I know a lot of my picks will never make it, as they were matched against the kind of classic rock this board leans heavily toward.

Votes:

Note: I skipped the pairs where I didn’t know (or like) either song.

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones

Cars - Gary Numan

Changes - David Bowie

Cherry Bomb - Runaways

Cinema Show - Genesis

Colour My World - Chicago

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Copacabana - Barry Manilow

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

Crazy on You - Heart

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Dance on a Volcano - Genesis

Dancing Queen - Abba

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger

Dream On - Aerosmith

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Evergreen - Barbra Streisand

Fame - David Bowie

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones

Cars - Gary Numan

Changes - David Bowie

Cherry Bomb - Runaways

Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones

Colour My World - Chicago

Cool for Cats - Squeeze

Complete Control - The Clash

Cortez The Killer - Neil Young

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

Crazy on You - Heart

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Damaged Goods - Gang Of Four

Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmerelda

(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below… - Curtis Mayfield

Dream On - Aerosmith

Duel Of The Jester and the Tyrant - Return To Forever

Elegant Gypsy Suite - Al Di Meola

The Eton Rifles - The Jam

Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone

Fame - David Bowie

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
Changes - David Bowie
Chase - Giorgio Moroder
Cherry Bomb - Runaways
Cinema Show - Genesis
Complete Control - The Clash
Cortez The Killer - Neil Young
Crazy on You - Heart
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
Dance on a Volcano - Genesis
Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen
Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmerelda
Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger
Dream On - Aerosmith
Duel Of The Jester and the Tyrant - Return To Forever
Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone
Fame - David Bowie

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones

Cars - Gary Numan

Changes - David Bowie

Chelsea Hotel No. 2 – Leonard Cohen

Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones

Colour My World - Chicago

Come And Get Your Love - Redbone

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Cortez The Killer - Neil Young

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

Crazy on You - Heart

Cruel to be Kind - Nick Lowe

Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton

Damaged Goods - Gang Of Four

Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Doing It to Death - Fred Wesley & The JBs

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below… - Curtis Mayfield

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Elegant Gypsy Suite - Al Di Meola

Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) - Buzzcocks

Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone

Fame - David Bowie

Some of these choices are impossible

Skipped a few.

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
Carey - Joni Mitchell
Cars - Gary Numan
Changes - David Bowie
Chelsea Hotel No. 2 – Leonard Cohen
Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones
Cortez The Killer - Neil Young
Cracklin’ Rosie - Neil Diamond
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen
Deacon Blues - Steely Dan
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones

Carry On My Wayward Sun - Kansas

Changes - David Bowie

Chelsea Hotel No. 2 – Leonard Cohen

Cinema Show - Genesis

Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton

Come And Get Your Love - Redbone

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Cortez The Killer - Neil Young

Country Bumpkin - Cal Smith

Cracklin’ Rosie - Neil Diamond

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Daisy a Day - Jud Strunk

Damaged Goods - Gang Of Four

Dancing Queen - Abba

Daytime Friends - Kenny Rogers

Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy

Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

Don’t Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmerelda

Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Elegant Gypsy Suite - Al Di Meola

The Eton Rifles - The Jam

Evergreen - Barbra Streisand

Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers