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schleuse
 Jun 17, 07 - 3:33 PM |
Bracketology: Results
BRITS SWEEP FIRST FOUR BRACKETS Welcome to the official postgame show of bracketology; each week’s results will appear in this thread, both so it’s easy to find and so that everything is in one place when it’s time to start round 2. The winner in each group is in ALL CAPS. I’ve shown each song’s original seeding, and after each song I’ve shown its point total and the number of first-place votes it got (I double-checked all the math). Bracket 1 48. THE VERVE, “BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY” (63 points / 9 first-place votes) 209. OutKast, “Ms. Jackson” (58 / 5) 81. Chuck Berry, “Maybellene” (49 / 5) 176. Amerie, “1 Thing” (30 / 1) The Dirty South wouldn’t go away, but the Verve led most of the week. Bracket 2 17. THE KINKS, “YOU REALLY GOT ME” (70 / 10) 145. The Beatles, “In My Life” (56 / 6) 112. Them, “Gloria” (42 / 2) 240. Desmond Dekker, “The Israelites” (32 / 2) Strong consensus here; decisive win for the Kinks. Bracket 3 49. THE ROLLING STONES, “SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL” (64 / 12) 177. Public Enemy, “Bring the Noise” (51 / 5) 208. The Isley Brothers, “Shout” (44 / 2) 80. Run-D.M.C., “Walk This Way” (41 / 1) The man of wealth and taste blew out the field; the other three songs were very tightly bunched. Bracket 4 144. DAVID BOWIE, “ZIGGY STARDUST” (63 / 7) 16. The Who, “My Generation” (61 / 8) 113. Underworld, “Born Slippy” (44 / 3) 241. Justin Timberlake, “My Love” (32 / 2) They died before they got old. Very, very close—the lead changed a few times, and Ziggy only squeaked ahead of the Who on Saturday to pull off the only upset of the week. So the Verve, Kinks, Stones and Bowie move on to the round of 64, which will begin in October. Congratulations to the winners (and to jonmarck, the only voter who put all four of them #1 on his ballot). |
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twister
Jun 18th, 2007 - 11:40 AM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
Nice results. Funny, that even in a relatively small pool of twenty voters, not a single song on the list failed to be someone's number one for its bracket. |
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schleuse
Jun 24th, 2007 - 4:01 PM |
Week 2 Results
The results from Brackets 5-8, in which songs by artists out of New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Hibbing, Minnesota move on to the round of 64. Bracket 5 33. STEVIE WONDER, “SUPERSTITION” (76 points / 17 first-place votes) 96. The Beatles, “Yesterday” (56 / 4) 224. Bob Dylan, “Blowin’ in the Wind” (47 / 1) 161. Fatboy Slim, “The Rockafeller Skank” (41 / 0) The writing’s on the wall: huge win for Mr. Wonder. Bracket 6 32. THE DOORS, “LIGHT MY FIRE” (60 / 7) 225. James Brown, “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” (56 / 5) 97. Rod Stewart, “Maggie May” (54 / 5) 160. Patsy Cline, “Crazy” (50 / 5) The Doors couldn’t get much higher than the other songs in this bracket. This was—by far—the most competitive group to date. Only ten points separated #1 from #4, which is smaller than the margin between #1 and #2 in the other three brackets—and look at those first-place votes. Bracket 7 65. LOU REED, “WALK ON THE WILD SIDE” (74 / 13) 64. Percy Sledge, “When a Man Loves a Woman” (63 / 6) 192. The Supremes, “Where Did Our Love Go” (42 / 1) 193. Woody Guthrie, “This Land Is Your Land” (41 / 2) Sweet Lou accomplishes the week’s only upset (if #65 beating #64 can count as an upset). Bracket 8 1. BOB DYLAN, “LIKE A ROLLING STONE” (81 / 19) 129. Talking Heads, “Once in a Lifetime” (56 / 1) 256. Pearl Jam, “Jeremy” (43 / 2) 128. The Beach Boys, “Don’t Worry Baby” (40 / 0) How does it feeeel to claim a very strong bracket by a 25-point margin? Congrats to the winners. Four of 22 voters picked all four winners: Midaso, jonmarck (again), Harold Wexler, and marc. |
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Midaso
Jun 24th, 2007 - 11:01 PM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
Whew! I'm glad 'Light My Fire' took out that group and not one of the inferior ones below it. Definitely agree with all 4 No.1s |
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jonmarck
Jun 26th, 2007 - 2:23 AM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
Week 3 looks like it's going to be a close one. |
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Pomtidom
Jun 30th, 2007 - 9:13 AM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
Yeah, I have to stop myself from adding the points myself.. need to know.. must.. know... 
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schleuse
Jul 1st, 2007 - 2:09 PM |
Week 3 Results
Let me set your mind at ease with the WEEK 3 RESULTS Upsets galore this week—three of the four top-seeded songs were eliminated (and the fourth only narrowly escaped). Also for the first time, there weren’t really any blowouts; it was a lot harder for voters to come to a consensus. Bracket 9 88. WILSON PICKETT, “IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR” (61 points / 8 first-place votes) 41. The Eagles, “Hotel California” (56 / 9) 169. The Stone Roses, “Fools Gold” (50 / 3) 216. The Coasters, “Yakety Yak” (33 / 0) There’s no one else around, as Wilson Pickett takes the group. Bracket 10 105. SINÉAD O’CONNOR, “NOTHING COMPARES 2 U” (64 / 6) 152. The White Stripes, “Seven Nation Army” (57 / 7) 24. John Lennon, “Imagine” (53 / 6) 233. Metallica, “Enter Sandman” (26 / 1) Sinéad won by the largest margin of the week. “Imagine” is the first top-seeded song to finish at #3 in its bracket. Bracket 11 73. EDDIE COCHRAN, “SUMMERTIME BLUES” (61 / 9) 56. Franz Ferdinand, “Take Me Out” (57 / 4) 184. Kanye West, “Gold Digger” (42 / 4) 201. Kraftwerk, “Autobahn” (40 / 3) The 49-year-old “Summertime Blues” took out the 3-year-old “Take Me Out.” Bracket 12 9. LED ZEPPELIN, “STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN” (59 / 9) 137. The Impressions, “People Get Ready” (57 / 7) 120. Dionne Warwick, “Walk On By” (53 / 3) 248. Beastie Boys, “Fight for Your Right (To Party)” (31 / 1) The stairway to heaven beats the train to Jordan, by a very narrow margin. Close bracket—Dionne wasn’t too far behind. Like I said, not as much consensus this week. As you can see, two songs—“Hotel California” and “Seven Nation Army”—were eliminated despite having the most first-place votes in their groups. And for the first time, nobody picked all four winners, and even more remarkably, only two voters—jonmarck and Greg Rumpff—even managed to pick three. Good, exciting week. Congratulations to the winners. |
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jonmarck
Jul 1st, 2007 - 4:39 PM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
argh, only missed it by 3 points! C'mon Impressions fans we just needed one more ballot! |
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schleuse
Jul 8th, 2007 - 3:44 PM |
Week 4 Results
WEEK 4 RESULTS There was more agreement this week, as all of the winners built up big leads early (although in brackets 13 & 14, a couple of them had to fight off late charges by the runners-up). Bracket 13 40. BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS, “ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK” (62 points / 8 first-place votes) 168. The Everly Brothers, “All I Have to Do Is Dream” (57 / 6) 217. James Taylor, “Fire and Rain” (48 / 4) 89. Beyoncé, “Crazy in Love” (43 / 3) One, two, three o’clock, four o’clock, round of 64. Bracket 14 232. THE BEACH BOYS, “I GET AROUND” (62 / 8) 104. Jerry Lee Lewis, “Great Balls of Fire” (56 / 5) 25. The Beatles, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (50 / 4) 153. The Supremes, “Stop! In the Name of Love” (42 / 4) “I Get Around” is the biggest upset of the tournament to date (I haven’t made a basketball reference in a while, but this is our Valparaiso or George Mason). It’s the first song to win despite having the lowest seed in its bracket. By the way, the Fab Four are now 0-for-3… Bracket 15 185. THE ROLLING STONES, “PAINT IT, BLACK” (74 / 16) 200. The Who, “I Can’t Explain” (58 / 3) 57. Jerry Lee Lewis, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” (48 / 2) 72. Missy Misdemeanor Elliott, “Get Ur Freak On” (30 / 0) …but the Glimmer Twins are 2-for-2, and the first act to move two songs to the round of 64, as “Paint It, Black” easily outdistanced the rest of the field, upsetting the Killer and Missy Elliott. Bracket 16 8. CHUCK BERRY, “JOHNNY B. GOODE” (75 / 14) 121. Blur, “Song 2” (56 / 4) 249. Jackie Wilson, “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher” (40 / 2) 136. The Everly Brothers, “Bye Bye Love” (39 / 1) Go, Johnny, go. The brown-eyed handsome man takes it, in a blowout. Congratulations, Comets, Boys, Stones, and Chuck—and also the two voters who picked all four winners this week: Pomtidom (bracketology’s oldest friend) and Honorio, spacy or otherwise. I should also point out that we’re one quarter of the way through the first round. Huge thanks to everyone who’s voted so far. |
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Pomtidom
Jul 8th, 2007 - 10:04 PM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
Very nice, finally I have more than 2 choices progressing. |
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schleuse
Jul 15th, 2007 - 3:50 PM |
Week 5 Results
We'll cut the preliminaries short, since I'm doing this on an Amish computer. Let's go to the videotape... Bracket 17 45. PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION, "WHEN DOVES CRY" (88 points / 14 first-place votes) 84. Sam Cooke, "A Change Is Gonna Come" (79 / 7) 212. Deee-Lite, "Groove Is in the Heart" (52 / 4) 173. Kylie Minogue, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (51 / 2) Prince Rogers Nelson is the first artist to advance a song from the 1980s to the next round. Bracket 18 20. THE BEATLES, "A DAY IN THE LIFE" (99 / 21) 109. James Brown, "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (80 / 5) 148. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (51 / 0) 237. The Everly Brothers, "Cathy's Clown" (40 / 1) I read the news today: the Beatles' losing streak is over. Amazingly, this is the only bracket so far in which the final standings match the four songs' AM rankings. Bracket 19 205. SIMON & GARFUNKEL, "THE SOUND OF SILENCE" (78 / 12) 52. Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Proud Mary" (70 / 6) 77. Public Enemy, "Fight the Power" (70 / 9) 180. The Spencer Davis Group, "Gimme Some Lovin'" (52 / 0) Paul & Art accomplish this week's only upset; "TSoS" is the second-lowest-seeded song to advance so far. Bracket 20 13. THE RONETTES, "BE MY BABY" (83 / 13) 141. Bob Dylan, "Subterranean Homesick Blues" (82 / 12) 116. The Temptations, "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" (58 / 1) 244. Isaac Hayes, "Theme from Shaft" (37 / 0) Ronnie and Phil win the week's toughest two-song contest. Kudos to the winners. Voters who picked all 4 winners this week are tfguenther and spcurtis. I'll check in again when I'm back home. |
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schleuse
Jul 22nd, 2007 - 1:52 PM |
Week 6 Results
Turns out we didn’t need the tiebreaker after all... Bracket 21 36. GNARLS BARKLEY, “CRAZY” (76 points / 10 first-place votes) 221. The Smiths, “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” (75 / 11) 93. Elvis Presley, “Don’t Be Cruel” (49 / 2) 164. The Crystals, “Da Doo Ron Ron” (40 / 1) Prior to this week, the most recent song to make the second round was the 10-year-old “Bittersweet Symphony,” but now that honor goes to the 16-month-old “Crazy,” which edged out the Smiths in the week’s closest bracket. Bracket 22 100. THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS, “CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’” (77 / 14) 29. Ray Charles, “What’d I Say” (64 / 7) 157. Soft Cell, “Tainted Love” (52 / 1) 228. Mott the Hoople, “All the Young Dudes” (47 / 2) The Mamas and the Papas upset Brother Ray. Bracket 23 61. BEN E. KING, “STAND BY ME” (78 / 14) 68. Elvis Presley, “That’s All Right (Mama)” (69 / 5) 189. Little Richard, “Long Tall Sally” (60 / 5) 196. The Five Satins, “In the Still of the Night” (33 / 0) In a bracket that followed the chalk (results were the same as rankings), Ben E. King goes to the second round. Elvis is 0-for-2 with five more songs to go. Bracket 24 4. NIRVANA, “SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT” (78 / 14) 253. Pixies, “Monkey Gone to Heaven” (62 / 3) 132. Sly and the Family Stone, “Family Affair” (59 / 5) 125. Marvin Gaye, “Sexual Healing” (41 / 2) Our little group has always been and always will until the next round. Kurt, Krist and Dave take a very tough bracket. Congratulations, as always, to the winners; David A. and Rocky Raccoon were this week’s voters who picked all four of ‘em. |
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jonmarck
Jul 22nd, 2007 - 5:01 PM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
Pixies get 1 song, Nirvana gets 1 song, Elvis.......7! |
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Midaso
Jul 22nd, 2007 - 11:04 PM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
Well well well - the song voted by this forum as #8 of all time is gone - well that's just the way it goes I guess... |
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Honorio
Jul 23rd, 2007 - 9:12 AM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
Yes, yes, Morrissey and The Smiths needs a lotta love in this forum. |
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schleuse
Jul 29th, 2007 - 2:20 PM |
Week 7 Results
WEEK 7 RESULTS The big names dominated this week, as all four winning songs are by artists ranked by AM in the all-time top 11. Bracket 25 85. LED ZEPPELIN, “WHOLE LOTTA LOVE” (82 points / 9 first-place votes) 44. Derek and the Dominos, “Layla” (79 / 12) 213. Blur, “Girls and Boys” (58 / 3) 172. Donna Summer, “I Feel Love” (51 / 3) And baby I ain’t foooolin’…Led Zep beats Clapton in the week’s only upset. Bracket 26 21. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, “BORN TO RUN” (82 / 13) 149. Johnny Cash, “Folsom Prison Blues” (70 / 5) 236. Jefferson Airplane, “White Rabbit” (61 / 5) 108. Van Morrison, “Brown Eyed Girl” (57 / 4) The Boss beats out the Man in Black. Bracket 27 53. THE BEACH BOYS, “GOD ONLY KNOWS” (94 / 15) 181. The Beatles, “Tomorrow Never Knows” (81 / 12) 76. Booker T. & the MG’s, “Green Onions” (51 / 0) 204. Gladys Knight & the Pips, “Midnight Train to Georgia” (44 / 0) “God” only; “Tomorrow” never. Brian & co. take a heavyweight two-song contest. Bracket 28 12. THE BEATLES, “STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER” (93 / 16) 140. Prince, “Sign ‘O’ the Times” (71 / 6) 245. Otis Redding, “Try a Little Tenderness” (54 / 4) 117. The Smiths, “This Charming Man” (52 / 1) Nothing to get hung about at all for the Beatles. A blowout. The number of acts with two songs in the round of 64 increased this week from one to four, as Led Zeppelin, the Beach Boys and Beatles each advanced a song for the second time, joining the Stones. Nobody picked all four winning songs; voters who chose three of them were Rune, Midaso, Honorio, otisredding, Jonah, and Rocky Raccoon. |
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Midaso
Jul 29th, 2007 - 10:57 PM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
Wow - for me,Whole Lotta Love beating Layla is a BIG BIG upset |
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schleuse
Aug 5th, 2007 - 2:46 PM |
Week 8 Results
Here we go—let’s name the winners and complete the first half of the round of 64. Bracket 29 92. U2, “ONE” (95 points / 19 first-place votes) 37. The Byrds, “Mr. Tambourine Man” (80 / 5) 165. The Prodigy, “Firestarter” (61 / 4) 220. Madonna, “Into the Groove” (54 / 1) Achtung, baby: U2 upsets the Byrds and racks up the highest point total of the week. Bracket 30 156. DAVID BOWIE, “CHANGES” (83 / 9) 101. Buffalo Springfield, “For What It’s Worth” (81 / 10) 28. Little Richard, “Tutti Frutti” (78 / 9) 229. Grandmaster Flash, “The Adventures of…” (48 / 1) In one of the closer brackets we’ve had for a while, “Changes” edges out Buffalo Springfield...with “Tutti Frutti” close behind. Bowie becomes the fifth artist with two songs in the round of 64… Bracket 31 60. THE KINKS, “WATERLOO SUNSET” (93 / 14) 69. The Animals, “House of the Rising Sun” (84 / 9) 188. Bruce Springsteen, “Born in the U.S.A.” (58 / 3) 197. Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Free Bird” (55 / 3) …and the Kinks become the sixth. No surprises in this bracket; final standings followed the chalk. “Waterloo Sunset”’s fine. Bracket 32 5. ARETHA FRANKLIN, “RESPECT” (91 / 16) 124. David Bowie, “Space Oddity” (76 / 7) 133. James Brown, “Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine” (58 / 2) 252. Ramones, “Sheena Is a Punkrocker” (55 / 3) Lady Soul crushes the rest of the field; this bracket also matched the chalk. And there you have it: 32 brackets down, 32 to go. And congratulations to twister, who, despite a record number of ballots (29!), was the only voter this week to choose all four winners. |
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twister
Aug 6th, 2007 - 9:43 AM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
For the first and probably last time! Hurrah! |
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Midaso
Aug 6th, 2007 - 11:37 AM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
Well I was very close to changing my mind and having 'Waterloo Sunset' at #1 but I thought nah,Free Bird needs a few votes. I got the other 3 though |
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Mo
Aug 6th, 2007 - 12:17 PM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
I never try to pick the winners. I just choose accordingly to my taste. Hope others do that too. |
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schleuse
Aug 12th, 2007 - 3:06 PM |
Week 9 Results
This week features both the biggest blowout so far and the closest bracket so far. Let me show you: Bracket 33 47. THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE, “PURPLE HAZE” (102 points / 20 first-place votes) 210. Beastie Boys, “Sabotage” (62 / 4) 175. Jimmy Cliff, “Many Rivers to Cross” (61 / 3) 82. Carl Perkins, “Blue Suede Shoes” (55 / 1) Yep, this would be the blowout. The 40-point margin by which Hendrix destroyed “Sabotage” eclipses the previous record holder (“Like a Rolling Stone,” with a 25-point win in week 2). “Purple Haze” is also the first song to reach triple digits in points. Bracket 34 146. THE ROLLING STONES, “GIMME SHELTER” (95 / 15) 18. Joy Division, “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (76 / 8) 111. The Rolling Stones, “Honky Tonk Women” (56 / 3) 239. Motörhead, “Ace of Spades” (53 / 2) The Stones are gonna blow you away, Joy Division. Mick & Keef also managed to upset themselves (?) to advance “Gimme Shelter,” their third song in the round of 64. Bracket 35 207. THE BAND, “THE WEIGHT” (73 / 7) 79. Bob Marley and the Wailers, “No Woman No Cry” (73 / 7) 50. Martha and the Vandellas, “Dancing in the Street” (72 / 9) 178. ? and the Mysterians, “96 Tears” (62 / 5) Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time, we have a tie. “The Weight” was ranked higher than “No Woman” on 15 of 28 ballots (compared to 13 of 28 which went the other way)—so the Band barely escapes to the next round. And check out Martha, in third place but only one point behind the leaders. Wow. Bracket 36 15. GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE, “THE MESSAGE” (77 / 12) 114. Procol Harum, “A Whiter Shade of Pale” (71 / 7) 143. The Beatles, “Help!” (67 / 7) 242. Johnny Cash, “Ring of Fire” (65 / 2) Flash is fast, Flash is cool, Flash is…in the second round. This bracket followed the chalk, so, no need to wonder how he kept from going under. Quite a vote, Week 9 was. jonmarck was the only voter this week to pick all four winners. |
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Midaso
Aug 13th, 2007 - 5:26 AM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
It's interesting - there's always someone who puts a particular song at #1 - even in that bracket with Purple Haze,still a few people had the other songs at #1. |
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jonmarck
Aug 13th, 2007 - 7:53 AM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
Finally my picks are going on! Those were some dark times when we lost Tomorrow Never Knows and House of the Rising Sun. |
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schleuse
Aug 13th, 2007 - 2:15 PM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
Some stats: Midaso, you're right--of the 144 songs we've dealt with so far, 134 of them have received at least one first-place vote. So, it's not too surprising that 8 voters (myself included) didn't vote for "Purple Haze"--what made Jimi's performance impressive is that only 2 people (out of 28) ranked it lower than 2nd place. Those 3 points for 2nd do add up. And, jonmarck, we will have no complaining from the person who has advanced 25 of 36 picks (69%) to the next round--more than anyone else. (Perhaps this is perverse, but I take it as an odd point of pride that my own picks haven't done very well--I'm under 50%). If anyone's interested in voting stats, I'll try to compile them at the end of round one. |
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jonmarck
Aug 13th, 2007 - 8:55 PM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
Yeah but I'd trade all the Summertime Blues' and Stand By Me's and When Doves Cry's just to get Subterranean Homesick Blues back in there. |
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Netjade
Aug 16th, 2007 - 12:20 AM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
Hell, I require a consolation trophy, some kind of red lantern stuff, an AMisstra-Miss-It-All-Bowl or whatsoever. But don't exclude the try-hards  
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Henrik
Aug 18th, 2007 - 8:09 PM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
Yes, I'd like more voting stats! The funny thing is that you'd expect the guy behind this site to almost fully agree with the content, but I have the feeling that I am in the bottom of the list of people getting their #1's to the next round... |
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Rocky Raccoon
Aug 19th, 2007 - 12:18 AM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
But Henrick, the songs moving on in these brackets aren't always the highest seeds. So rather than being in disagreement with the content on this site, you're in disagreement with the people voting on it. |
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schleuse
Aug 19th, 2007 - 1:04 AM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
OK, here's some fun with stats (although, Henrik, I'm gonna wait a while before posting full voting stats; a lot of new voters have come on board in the last few weeks and I'd like to have more of a database to work from for them). Related to RR's point, here's how songs have performed by seed so far (I'm provisionally including Week 10 results here--voting is open for a few more hours, though, so in theory this could change). Top-seeded songs win their bracket 60% (24/40) of the time. Second-seeded songs win 20% of the time. Third-seeded songs win 10% of the time. Fourth-seeded songs also win 10% of the time. Another interesting factoid: of the ten lowest-seeded songs to advance so far, seven are from the 1960s (the others are two Bowie songs and "Nothing Compares 2 U"). The five lowest-seeded winning songs are all from between 1964 and 1968. On the other hand, the ten highest-seeded songs that have FAILED to advance are evenly spread out from 1955 to 1980. |
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Henrik
Aug 19th, 2007 - 11:05 AM |
Re: Bracketology: Results
You're absolutely right, RR, that was definitely a logical error (although schleuse's figures show that there's a good correlation between the critics' and our votes). Schleuse, it would also be interesting to see who's most aligned with the critics. But don't bother if it would cause you a lot of extra work. |
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schleuse
Aug 19th, 2007 - 4:17 PM |
Week 10 Results
Some familiar names won their brackets this week. Bracket 37 95. THE BEE GEES, “STAYIN’ ALIVE” (77 points / 10 first-place votes) 34. Buddy Holly, “That’ll Be the Day” (76 / 11) 223. Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Relax” (50 / 3) 162. Chubby Checker, “The Twist” (37 / 0) The song title says it all…Maurice, Barry and Robin take disco to the next level after Buddy blows an early 13-point lead. Bracket 38 226. THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE, “VOODOO CHILE (SLIGHT RETURN)” (69 / 8) 159. The Velvet Underground, “Waiting for the Man” (64 / 7) 31. The Jackson 5, “I Want You Back” (62 / 7) 98. Chic, “Good Times” (45 / 2) He’ll meet you in the next one, and don’t be late. Jimi upsets the field to put a song in the round of 64 for the second week in a row. Bracket 39 66. DAVID BOWIE, “HEROES” (81 / 13) 194. Bruce Springsteen, “Thunder Road” (66 / 6) 63. Simon and Garfunkel, “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (64 / 5) 191. The Rapture, “House of Jealous Lovers” (29 / 0) Not to be outdone, Bowie joins the Stones as one of only two artists with three winning songs… Bracket 40 2. THE ROLLING STONES, “(I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION” (85 / 16) 127. Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg, “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang” (61 / 4) 255. The Crystals, “He’s a Rebel” (52 / 2) 130. Missy Misdemeanor Elliott, “Work It” (42 / 2) …except that the Stones add a win for “Satisfaction” to those for “Gimme Shelter,” “Paint It, Black,” and “Sympathy for the Devil.” 4-for-5 with two more songs still to go, the Stones are indisputably the most successful act in bracketology so far. The two voters who picked all four winners this week were Midaso and Henrik (yes!). Oh, and the stats I posted above? The Gibb brothers’ win will alter them slightly. |
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schleuse
Aug 26th, 2007 - 4:20 PM |
Week 11 Results
WEEK 11 RESULTS The brackets this week ran unusually close to the seedings… Bracket 41 42. R.E.M., “LOSING MY RELIGION” (72 points / 14 first-place votes) 87. Elvis Presley, “Mystery Train” (55 / 4) 215. Steppenwolf, “Born to Be Wild” (52 / 0) 170. Black Sabbath, “Paranoid” (51 / 5) Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe easily outdistanced the field. Bracket 42 23. SEX PISTOLS, “GOD SAVE THE QUEEN” (70 / 10) 106. Hank Williams, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” (58 / 5) 234. Sonic Youth, “Teenage Riot” (55 / 4) 151. Van Halen, “Jump” (47 / 4) Turns out there is a future, after all. The Pistols advance. Bracket 43 55. PULP, “COMMON PEOPLE” (71 / 9) 74. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “All Along the Watchtower” (69 / 9) 183. The Human League, “Don’t You Want Me” (48 / 2) 202. Little Richard, “Good Golly Miss Molly” (42 / 3) Jarvis outduels Jimi in the week’s closest bracket (although it followed the chalk). And Little Richard will not be seen again, having gone 0-for-3. Bracket 44 10. THE KINGSMEN, “LOUIE LOUIE” (68 / 9) 138. Jimi Hendrix, “Hey Joe” (57 / 6) 119. T. Rex, “Get It On (Bang a Gong)” (56 / 5) 247. The Clash, “(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais” (49 / 3) Incomprehensible lyrics, so no goofy quote here. The pride of Portland, Oregon moves on to the round of 64. This was the first week in which there were no upsets—all four top-seeded songs advanced. And congrats to Pomtidom, the only voter to advance all four picks this week. |
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schleuse
Sep 2nd, 2007 - 12:58 PM |
Week 12 Results
With these results, we’re now officially three-quarters finished with the first round. Bracket 45 39. THE CLASH, “LONDON CALLING” (80 points / 17 first-place votes) 90. Johnny Cash, “I Walk the Line” (51 / 3) 218. Violent Femmes, “Blister in the Sun” (46 / 1) 167. Fats Domino, “Blueberry Hill” (43 / 1) Clash beats Cash by the second-largest margin to date. The Man in Black bows out of the tournament at 0-for-3. Bracket 46 103. ROY ORBISON, “OH, PRETTY WOMAN” (62 / 9) 231. The Beatles, “Paperback Writer” (58 / 4) 26. The Righteous Brothers, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (53 / 5) 154. Roxy Music, “Virginia Plain” (47 / 4) If that’s the way it must be, OK…Mr. R. Orbison pulls off the upset in the week’s closest bracket. Mercy! Bracket 47 58. AL GREEN, “LET’S STAY TOGETHER” (77 / 15) 199. Dusty Springfield, “Son of a Preacher Man” (60 / 5) 71. Del Shannon, “Runaway” (52 / 2) 186. Madonna, “Like a Virgin” (31 / 0) Reverend Green beats out “Preacher Man” to go to the next round. Bracket 48 7. MARVIN GAYE, “I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE” (75 / 11) 250. Eminem feat. Dido, “Stan” (59 / 7) 135. Gene Vincent, “Be Bop a Lula” (50 / 4) 122. Big Joe Turner, “Shake, Rattle and Roll” (36 / 0) This must be soul week…Marvin wins big, even though Mr. Mathers polled some strong support. And there you go. Two voters picked all four winners this time: nicolas and FormerlyEducated. |
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jonmarck
Sep 3rd, 2007 - 8:44 AM |
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My visits to AM have more than quadrupled since this started. You should call it cracketology. |
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nicolas
Sep 3rd, 2007 - 7:53 PM |
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my gosh ! I never thought this could happen ! |
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schleuse
Sep 9th, 2007 - 4:29 PM |
Week 13 Results
Quick—what’s the highest-ranked song to be eliminated in the first round so far? Read on for the answer… Bracket 49 83. GUNS ‘N’ ROSES, “SWEET CHILD ‘O’ MINE” (51 points / 8 first-place votes) 46. The Police, “Every Breath You Take” (46 / 4) 174. The Breeders, “Cannonball” (38 / 4) 211. Beastie Boys, “Intergalactic” (25 / 0) The Police couldn’t handle Guns…so there will be high hair in the round of 64. Bracket 50 19. MARVIN GAYE, “WHAT’S GOING ON” (50 / 7) 147. Prince and the Revolution, “Kiss” (38 / 3) 110. Oasis, “Wonderwall” (38 / 3) 238. The Buzzcocks, “Ever Fallen in Love?” (34 / 3) I’ll tell you what’s goin’ on…for the second week in a row, Marvin advances a song. Bracket 51 51. SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES, “THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS” (46 / 4) 78. Oasis, “Live Forever” (41 / 6) 206. James Brown, “I Got You (I Feel Good)” (39 / 5) 179. Bo Diddley, “Bo Diddley” (34 / 1) It’s easy to trace “The Tracks of My Tears”…it’ll be in the round of 64, after all. Two other songs received more first-place votes, but opinion on them was extremely divided (especially on “Live Forever”), whereas most voters liked Smokey well enough for at least 3 points. Bracket 52 115. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL, “FORTUNATE SON” (51 / 7) 14. Elvis Presley, “Heartbreak Hotel” (43 / 5) 142. The Rolling Stones, “Brown Sugar” (36 / 3) 243. Pink Floyd, “See Emily Play” (30 / 1) A song in the second round for Creedence. For Elvis, “Heartbreak Hotel” indeed—the highest-ranked song to be eliminated thus far, and only the second song in the Top 16 to be shown the door (the first was “My Generation,” back in the first week). Nobody got four. John, jonmarck, Harold Wexler and Rocky Raccoon each got three. And farewell from bracketology to the Beastie Boys, who have now gone 0-for-3, and Oasis, who (like Jerry Lee Lewis a while back) entered the tournament and exited it in the same week, with two songs falling short. Mild disappointment dept.—voter turnout was very low this week...in fact, the lowest we’ve ever had by a wide margin. I dunno if the choices were unappealing, if attention was divided by the BNIT, if a lot of people were out of town, or if a bit of bracket fatigue is setting in after three solid months of voting. Most of bracketology’s regulars did post a ballot, so I’m hoping it’s just a temporary dip (Week 14 voting is off to a very fast start). |
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jonmarck
Sep 9th, 2007 - 5:59 PM |
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I think it's just cause school is starting up again and everyone is busier than a dog with two...well...you know. I've been rushing my ballots just cause I don't have the time to think of something clever to say. |
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Midaso
Sep 9th, 2007 - 9:16 PM |
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Well I'm glad to see Tracks and What's GOing On in ahead of Oasis...I didn't think Smokey was gonna make it |
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Anthony
Sep 10th, 2007 - 8:15 PM |
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I'm gone for a few days, and I come come to this. Ok, I can see "Wonderwall" not advancing, but "Live Forever"?? Really? Absolute outrage. |
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Anthony
Sep 10th, 2007 - 8:18 PM |
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I meant "come home". See, I'm so angry I can't even type. |
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schleuse
Sep 16th, 2007 - 2:26 PM |
Week 14 Results
This week’s biggest surprise was that, for the first time, one song ran the table against its opponents. Bracket 53 35. THE ROLLING STONES, “JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH” (45 points / 6 first-place votes) 222. Fleetwood Mac, “Go Your Own Way” (41 / 5) 94. Buddy Holly, “Peggy Sue” (36 / 3) 163. The Troggs, “Wild Thing” (28 / 1) The Stones finish up the first round by going 5-for-7 (only “Brown Sugar” and “Honky Tonk Women” didn’t make it). As nobody said in their comments, it’s a gas gas gas. (I admire everyone’s restraint, although H. Wexler was sorely tempted.) Bracket 54 99. THE BEATLES, “SHE LOVES YOU” (48 / 8) 30. The Four Tops, “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” (44 / 4) 158. The Sugarhill Gang, “Rapper’s Delight” (34 / 3) 227. The Drifters, “There Goes My Baby” (24 / 0) Yeah, yeah, yeah…the Fab Four achieves this week’s only upset and places a third song in the second round. As for the Tops, well, no, they WON’T be there. Bracket 55 62. QUEEN, “BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY” (42 / 7) 67. New Order, “Blue Monday” (37 / 2) 195. R.E.M., “Radio Free Europe” (36 / 3) 190. The Flamingos, “I Only Have Eyes For You” (35 / 3) Freddie & co. take a tight bracket in which only 7 points separate first from last. Bracket 56 3. THE BEACH BOYS, “GOOD VIBRATIONS” (60 / 15) 131. Roy Orbison, “Only the Lonely” (35 / 0) 126. ABBA, “Dancing Queen” (29 / 0) 254. Pretenders, “Brass in Pocket” (26 / 0) Yep, you’re reading those first-place votes correctly…this was a unanimous decision for the first time in the tournament. No other song has even come close to that accomplishment. The Beach Boys, like the Beatles (and Bowie) now have three songs in round 2. Considering that everyone chose the same song in bracket 56, it’s surprising that nobody picked all four this week…although many people got three: jonmarck, Loophole, twister, Honorio, Mo, Harold Wexler, and the Artist Formerly Known As Pomtidom (Neoptolemos). |
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Neoptolemos
Sep 16th, 2007 - 2:34 PM |
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I kinda saw that 15-0 score coming. Funny how 'God Only Knows' had 15 first-places too, yet 93 points. It seems we're losing some voters. |
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jonmarck
Sep 17th, 2007 - 12:26 AM |
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I didn't pick all 4 but I said which 4 would win! |
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schleuse
Sep 23rd, 2007 - 4:39 PM |
Week 15 Results
There haven’t been very many really close brackets in recent weeks—but this batch made up for that. Bracket 57 43. OUTKAST, “HEY YA!” (54 points / 8 first-place votes) 86. Prince, “Little Red Corvette” (49 / 5) 214. The Lovin’ Spoonful, “Summer in the City” (35 / 2) 171. Glen Campbell, “Wichita Lineman” (32 / 2) Y’all ready for this? Andre’s song was the only one this week to build up anything like a substantial lead, and it’ll be the second twenty-first century song in the second round. Bracket 58 150. THE BEATLES, “PENNY LANE” (52 / 8) 107. The Shirelles, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (49 / 5) 22. Ike & Tina Turner, “River Deep Mountain High” (40 / 4) 235. Don McLean, “American Pie” (29 / 0) For the second week in a row, the Beatles manage an upset. They have now advanced four songs, including both sides of the Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane single. Bracket 59 182. THE SMITHS, “HOW SOON IS NOW?” (48 / 6) 54. Elvis Presley, “Hound Dog” (46 / 5) 75. Massive Attack, “Unfinished Sympathy” (44 / 4) 203. Sam Cooke, “You Send Me” (32 / 2) Moz finally got a song in the round of 64, taking a close three-way contest over E and the act known at the time as Massive. Bracket 60 118. THE WHO, “WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN” (51 / 6) 11. Sex Pistols, “Anarchy in the U.K.” (50 / 6) 139. Radiohead, “Creep” (40 / 3) 246. Aretha Franklin, “I Say a Little Prayer” (29 / 2) They don’t get eliminated again. Like the Smiths, the Who this week managed to avoid going 0-3 by finally winning a bracket on their last chance. The Pistols, on the other hand, break “Heartbreak Hotel”s two-week old record for the highest-seeded song to be eliminated. This week’s three upsets match the record for the most in one week. And for the third straight week, no voter picked all four winners. Neoptolemos, Loophole, jonmarck, Mo and Rocky Raccoon each got three. See y’all back here in 7 days for the end of the first round! |
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Neoptolemos
Sep 23rd, 2007 - 4:52 PM |
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Shame Elvis didn't make it, but at least The Who has a song in the next round. |
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Midaso
Sep 23rd, 2007 - 5:59 PM |
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Well,at least the greatest band of the 80s(Smiths) advanced a song to the 2nd round... |
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John
Sep 24th, 2007 - 3:58 AM |
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I didn't know the Replacements were in this round... 
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Midaso
Sep 24th, 2007 - 5:25 AM |
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Hahaha well you could make an argument for them... |
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schleuse
Sep 30th, 2007 - 10:11 PM |
Week 16 Results
Elvis…has left the building. Bracket 61 38. THE BEATLES, “HEY JUDE” (49 points / 7 first-place votes) 91. The Temptations, “My Girl” (35 / 4) 166. Ramones, “Blitzkrieg Bop” (33 / 1) 219. Blondie, “Heart of Glass” (33 / 3) Let it out and let in in. The Beatles join the Rolling Stones as the only two acts with five songs in the second round. Bracket 62 27. MICHAEL JACKSON, “BILLIE JEAN” (59 / 14) 155. Michael Jackson, “Beat It” (33 / 1) 102. The Specials, “Ghost Town” (31 / 0) 230. Eminem, “My Name Is” (27 / 0) “Billie Jean” came within one vote of a unanimous decision. Now who’s the idiot who voted for “Beat It”? Let’s see…oh. Er, never mind. Bracket 63 187. BILLIE HOLIDAY, “STRANGE FRUIT” (45 / 5) 59. Beck, “Loser” (41 / 6) 70. Elvis Presley, “Suspicious Minds” (38 / 3) 198. Elvis Presley, “Jailhouse Rock” (26 / 1) “Strange Fruit” will be, by far, the oldest song in the second round, having upset “Loser” (which came out 54 years later). And it’s official: Presley goes 0-7. Bracket 64 6. OTIS REDDING, “SITTIN’ ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY” (48 / 8) 251. The Undertones, “Teenage Kicks” (42 / 6) 134, Ritchie Valens, “La Bamba” (32 / 1) 123. The Byrds, “Eight Miles High” (28 / 0) Otis’ swansong is the last song in the round of 64. Only nicolas chose all four winners. And that’s it for round one! 192 songs have been eliminated, and we have 64 left. A huge thank-you to everyone who voted—I deeply appreciate the contributions of all 44 people who posted ballots over the last four months. I’ll post the first brackets of the second round on Friday, October 5. But while you’re waiting, I’ll post a pregame thread tomorrow morning. |
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nicolas
Sep 30th, 2007 - 10:31 PM |
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good ending for me I love these 4 songs |
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jonmarck
Oct 1st, 2007 - 2:39 AM |
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Strange Fruit sounds like an interesting song to get into. I wish I knew her stuff better. |
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jonmarck
Oct 1st, 2007 - 2:42 AM |
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I get the feeling round 2's going to tear my heart out, and no, I'm not above replying to my own post. |
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schleuse
Oct 1st, 2007 - 3:24 AM |
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The other great Holiday song to know is "Fine and Mellow," the B-side of "Strange Fruit," which is gorgeous, refined blues. And, by the way, she wrote it herself. |
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Anthony
Oct 1st, 2007 - 4:09 AM |
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Yeah, round 2 is going to be painful. Hopefully voter turnout can get back into the 20s, like it was before. |
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Midaso
Oct 1st, 2007 - 5:31 AM |
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Noooo Presley goes 0-7 - sort of sad about that but it's good Strange Fruit from the 30s is through. Pity they had to be in the same bracket... |
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jonmarck
Oct 1st, 2007 - 6:31 AM |
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By my count 45 of the 64 advancing songs are from the 60's and 70's. That's gotta be like 89 % or something (go easy on me I'm an arts student). |
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Neoptolemos
Oct 1st, 2007 - 10:08 AM |
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70%. ;) Still, if they're 35% each it's significantly more than the other decades.. but it was to be expected. |
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schleuse
Oct 14th, 2007 - 4:15 PM |
Round 2: Week 1 Results
ROUND 2: WEEK 1 RESULTS The biggest surprise for me this week was that the winning songs generally won by convincing margins, despite the tougher second-round competition. Bracket A THE ROLLING STONES, “SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL” (70 points / 11 first-place votes) The Kinks, “You Really Got Me” (62 / 2) The Verve, “Bittersweet Symphony” (60 / 5) David Bowie, “Ziggy Stardust” (58 / 7) The Stones continue to roll through the tournament, upsetting both the Kinks and the Verve. Bracket B BOB DYLAN, “LIKE A ROLLING STONE” (87 / 16) Stevie Wonder, “Superstition” (74 / 7) Lou Reed, “Walk on the Wild Side” (53 / 2) The Doors, “Light My Fire” (36 / 0) Dylan had to cope with the week’s strongest performance by a runner-up (“Superstition”), but the top overall seed still easily makes the Sweet 16. Bracket C LED ZEPPELIN, “STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN” (80 / 14) Sinéad O’Connor, “Nothing Compares 2 U” (66 / 6) Eddie Cochran, “Summertime Blues” (56 / 4) Wilson Pickett, “In the Midnight Hour” (48 / 1) If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, don’t be alarmed now…it’s just Led Zeppelin in the Sweet 16. (Hey, that even scans!) Bracket D CHUCK BERRY, “JOHNNY B. GOODE” (87 / 17) The Rolling Stones, “Paint It, Black” (68 / 6) The Beach Boys, “I Get Around” (63 / 1) Bill Haley and His Comets, “Rock Around the Clock” (32 / 1) Who says 50’s songs can’t hang? The man from St. Louis wins by the largest margin of the week. jonmarck picked all four winners. (I’m going to give that sentence its own function key, I think.) And, hey—voter turnout soared this week. Old favorites returned, and five new voters came on board. Huzzah! |
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Midaso
Oct 14th, 2007 - 8:13 PM |
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WHAT? Sympathy For The Devil in the top 16???? Man I thought England making the rugby World Cup final was crazy... |
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otisredding
Oct 15th, 2007 - 9:20 AM |
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WHAT? Stairway To Heaven in the top 16???? |
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nicolas
Oct 15th, 2007 - 9:46 AM |
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Modaso, don't talk about the rugby world cup, now I'm trying to forget about it (like you probably did one week ago) 
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Midaso
Oct 15th, 2007 - 10:17 AM |
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Yeah four more years
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nicolas
Oct 15th, 2007 - 12:26 PM |
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Sorry for mispelling your name, I'm busy so I don't read myself
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schleuse
Oct 21st, 2007 - 3:44 PM |
Round 2: Week 2 Results
We have an impressive assortment of upsets this week. Ch-check it out: Bracket E THE BEATLES, “A DAY IN THE LIFE” (75 points / 14 first-place votes) Prince and the Revolution, “When Doves Cry” (61 / 3) The Ronettes, “Be My Baby” (53 / 4) Simon and Garfunkel, “The Sound of Silence” (41 / 2) Now they know how many votes it takes to make the sweet 16. The highest point total of the week goes to “A Day in the Life.” Bracket F NIRVANA, “SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT” (70 / 13) The Mamas and the Papas, “California Dreamin’” (57 / 1) Gnarls Barkley, “Crazy” (57 / 6) Ben E. King, “Stand By Me” (46 / 3) I guess it makes me smile…“Teen Spirit” was the only top-ranked song to advance this week. Bracket G THE BEACH BOYS, “GOD ONLY KNOWS” (71 / 10) Bruce Springsteen, “Born to Run” (65 / 7) The Beatles, “Strawberry Fields Forever” (62 / 6) Led Zeppelin, “Whole Lotta Love” (32 / 0) I’ll make you so sure about it: In a three-cornered contest among heavyweights, “God Only Knows” upset Bruce & the Beatles. Bracket H U2, “ONE” (59 / 8) The Kinks, “Waterloo Sunset” (58 / 7) Aretha Franklin, “Respect” (55 / 5) David Bowie, “Changes” (48 / 2) “One” is 1, “Waterloo” is 2, in the closest bracket of the second round so far. Aretha’s “Respect” is now the highest-seeded song to get booted from the tournament. Two voters, DrDre and Harold Wexler, picked all four winners. |
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Moeboid
Oct 21st, 2007 - 3:56 PM |
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i picked the winners of the three brackets that i voted in haha. i would have lost had i voted in the fourth. i probably should have voted... i would have put changes first i think. shame to see it at fourth place :( i'm happy that slts is still in the comp though. i didn't think that it would get through this week. |
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Midaso
Oct 21st, 2007 - 7:20 PM |
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Some close results there - pleased God Only Knows got through but a little disappointed about Waterloo Sunset missing out... |
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schleuse
Oct 28th, 2007 - 4:33 PM |
Round 2: Week 3 Results
ROUND 2: WEEK 3 RESULTS The sweet 16 is starting to look wide-open, with a quartet of upsets this week—for the first time in bracketology, NONE of the songs ranked at the top of their brackets won; in fact, two of them (in brackets I and K) finished last. Bracket I THE ROLLING STONES, “GIMME SHELTER” (77 points / 15 first-place votes) The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Purple Haze” (59 / 4) The Band, “The Weight” (44 / 2) Grandmaster Flash, “The Message” (40 / 1) It’s just a shot away from the Final Four—“Gimme Shelter” is the Stones’ second song in the sweet 16. Bracket J DAVID BOWIE, “HEROES” (72 / 13) The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)” (54 / 5) The Rolling Stones, “Satisfaction” (53 / 3) The Bee Gees, “Stayin’ Alive” (41 / 1) We’re now guaranteed at least one dark horse in the Final Four—AM’s #2 song, “Satisfaction,” is sent packing by Bowie. We can beat them for ever and ever… Bracket K PULP, “COMMON PEOPLE” (72 / 11) R.E.M., “Losing My Religion” (62 / 7) Sex Pistols, “God Save the Queen” (49 / 2) The Kingsmen, “Louie Louie” (37 / 2) In a battle of 90’s heavyweights, Jarvis Cocker and friends come out on top. Bracket L THE CLASH, “LONDON CALLING” (72 / 12) Marvin Gaye, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (61 / 4) Al Green, “Let’s Stay Together” (53 / 4) Roy Orbison, “Oh, Pretty Woman” (34 / 2) Joe, Mick, Paul and Topper make this week a clean sweep for England. No more rap, no more Hendrix, no more Pistols…and (snif) no more R.E.M. John, Mo and Justin picked all four winning songs. So, the sweet 16 is 75% full…watch this space in 7 short days to see who gets the last four spots. |
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Midaso
Oct 28th, 2007 - 10:11 PM |
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Pretty strong line up for the sweet 16... |
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schleuse
Nov 4th, 2007 - 3:48 PM |
Round 2: Week 4 Results
How competitive was this week? Well, the Beatles finished in third place. Three times. Bracket M MARVIN GAYE, “WHAT’S GOIN’ ON” (67 points / 10 first-place votes) Guns ‘n’ Roses, “Sweet Child ‘O’ Mine” (58 / 8) Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Fortunate Son” (54 / 3) Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, “The Tracks of My Tears” (41 / 1) GnR took an early lead, but Marvin finished strong. Bracket N THE BEACH BOYS, “GOOD VIBRATIONS” (72 / 12) Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody” (57 / 6) The Beatles, “She Loves You” (47 / 3) The Rolling Stones, “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (44 / 1) I don’t know where, but we’ve sent them there. The Beach Boys and the Stones will be the only acts with two songs in the Sweet 16. Bracket O THE WHO, “WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN” (59 / 7) The Smiths, “How Soon Is Now?” (57 / 6) The Beatles, “Penny Lane” (54 / 6) OutKast, “Hey Ya!” (50 / 3) YYYYEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! (or something) A tough, tough four-song competition. “Hey Ya” was the highest seed, but was never really in the running. “Penny Lane” held the lead often, and “How Soon Is Now” staged a late drive, but “Won’t Get Fooled Again” will represent the Who in the next round. Bracket P MICHAEL JACKSON, “BILLIE JEAN” (65 / 8) Otis Redding, “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” (61 / 8) The Beatles, “Hey Jude” (50 / 4) Billie Holiday, “Strange Fruit” (44 / 2) Otis overcame a huge 14-point early deficit to briefly take the lead, but MJ hung on to close it out. Nobody picked all four winners; voters with three out of four were Neoptolemos, Loophole, Midaso, Mo, Jonah and Henrik. The Sweet 16 is now complete. In an hour or so, I’ll post a “pregame” thread if anyone wants to comment over the next 24 hours…we’ll look at the surviving songs and I’ll post updated voter standings. Sweet 16 balloting will open tomorrow and run for nine days—to Wednesday, November 14. Thanks to everyone who voted and made round two a success! |
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schleuse
Nov 15th, 2007 - 2:59 PM |
Sweet Sixteen Results
It’s taken us over five months to get here, but we finally have our bracketology Final Four. Bracket Q BOB DYLAN, “LIKE A ROLLING STONE” (86 points / 16 first-place votes) Chuck Berry, “Johnny B. Goode” (64 / 3) The Rolling Stones, “Sympathy for the Devil” (53 / 2) Led Zeppelin, “Stairway to Heaven” (47 / 4) Turns out it’s the #1 overall seed for a reason. This one was never even close. Bracket R THE BEATLES, “A DAY IN THE LIFE” (78 / 12) The Beach Boys, “God Only Knows” (65 / 7) Nirvana, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (56 / 3) U2, “One” (51 / 3) This one was close early, but the Liverpudlians gradually pulled away from the Angelinos. Bracket S THE ROLLING STONES, “GIMME SHELTER” (65 / 9) Pulp, “Common People” (65 / 7) The Clash, “London Calling” (63 / 4) David Bowie, “Heroes” (57 / 5) Had to go to the tiebreaker for this one—“Gimme Shelter” was ranked higher than “Common People” on 14 out of 25 ballots, so the Stones survive into the final round. This one was something of a war of attrition—Pulp held the lead for a while, the Clash were always hanging around, and Bowie staged a (too-late) comeback. “Gimme Shelter” is clearly the cinderella of the tournament: the only Final Four song which isn’t in the AM Top 100. Bracket T MICHAEL JACKSON, “BILLIE JEAN” (68 / 8) The Who, “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (63 / 7) Marvin Gaye, “What’s Going On” (61 / 6) The Beach Boys, “Good Vibrations” (58 / 4) MJ escapes. Despite the final results, this one was actually the closest bracket of the Sweet 16 for most of the week. Michael, Marvin, and the Who were each in first place at some time in the last three days (with the fourth song being that one-time unanimous winner “Good Vibrations”). Mo and damosu |