Here's the updated schedule for Weeks 5 and 6:

Week 5 (July 31 – August 6)
Johnny Cash vs. Black Sabbath
Jay-Z vs. Siouxsie and the Banshees
Replacements vs. Nine Inch Nails
Blur vs. Tom Waits
Otis Redding vs. Chuck Berry
Queen vs. Arctic Monkeys
Kanye West vs. Vampire Weekend
Beastie Boys vs. Brian Eno
Arcade Fire vs. Eurythmics
Sly and the Family Stone vs. The Cure
Wilco vs. Fela Kuti
Michael Jackson vs. LCD Soundsystem
Kraftwerk vs. New Order
Depeche Mode vs. Coldplay
Beck vs. Steely Dan
Pearl Jam vs. Boards of Canada

Week 6 (August 7 – August 13)
Pink Floyd vs. The Byrds
Led Zeppelin vs. The Beach Boys
Stevie Wonder vs. Public Enemy
David Bowie vs. The Velvet Underground
Prince vs. Elvis Presley
Elvis Costello vs. Aretha Franklin
The Beatles vs. U2
The Clash vs. James Brown
Bob Dylan vs. Marvin Gaye
Nirvana vs. The Doors
Radiohead vs. Jimi Hendrix
Bob Marley vs. Van Morrison
Neil Young vs. The Kinks
The Rolling Stones vs. R.E.M.
The Smiths vs. Talking Heads
Bruce Springsteen vs. The Who

I decided to put the "A" pools week 6 because of some highly anticipated "Winner-Take-All" matches.

An updated Sly list:
1- Everybody Is a Star
2- Family Affair
3- Everyday People
4- If You Want Me To Stay
5- Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey
6- Dance to the Music
7- Hot Fun in the Summertime
8- Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

New game three songs:

Arcade Fire - Haiti
Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
Jay-Z - 99 Problems

1- Another One Bites the Dust
2- Keep Yourself Alive
3- Stone Cold Crazy
4- Bohemian Rhapsody
5- Killer Queen
6- Under Pressure
7- You're My Best Friend
8- We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions

Otis Redding:

1. Pain in My Heart
2. Hard to Handle
3. Mr. Pitiful
4. Try a Little Tenderness
5. I Can't Turn You Loose (Live at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go)
6. These Arms of Mine
7. I've Been Loving You Too Long
8. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

Beck:
1. Devil's Haircut
2. Hotwax
3. Lonesome Tears
4. Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime
5. Beercan
6. Lost Cause
7. Loser
8. E-Pro

10 hours left to change lists for week 5!

Can I make a conditional pick?

I'll make "Take Me to Your Heart" my Eurythmics pick. It probably will still lose to Arcade Fire, but it seemed to get a good response when I posted this thread. If you'll allow it, Listyguy, I'll put in "Step on the Beast" as the choice if Eurythmics win this week as I believe that means they would be assured a place in the next round, and I'd like to share a demented slice of Eurythmics mania.

For Siouxsie, I'll go with "Night Shift" as the default pick. If Siouxsie loses, though, I'll go with "Melt!" "99 Problems" is a forum favorite, so it will be tough to beat. But for all of the hardness that it brings, I think "Night Shift" shows that The Banshees are capable of absolute carnage. I like "John Wayne Gacy, Jr." as much as the next guy, but "Night Shift" is the pre-eminent serial killer song. "Melt!", meanwhile, is just devastatingly gorgeous while also sinister.

Aha, conditional picks are allowed.

Since it's gonna be a close call between Wilco and Michael Jackson this week, my Wilco song for week 5 is:

a) Misunderstood if Wilco wins against MJ
b) Jesus, Etc. if Wilco does not win (loss or draw) against MJ

i'll go with "Just Like Heaven" for The Cure next week

I'll go with my titan, Zombie, in an effort to unexpectedly make it to the next round.

Noticing a lot of teams bringing in their ace (wait, that's Baseball) to try and push their way into the next round (Sly included).
Here's the list of songs set to kick off (wait, that's American Football) tomorrow:

Johnny Cash (Folsom Prison Blues) vs. Black Sabbath (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath)
Jay-Z (99 Problems) vs. Siouxsie and the Banshees (Night Shift)
Replacements (Alex Chilton) vs. Nine Inch Nails (Hurt)
Blur (Coffee and TV) vs. Tom Waits (Tom Traubert's Blues)
Otis Redding (Mr. Pitiful) vs. Chuck Berry (Sweet Little Sixteen)
Queen (Stone Cold Crazy) vs. Arctic Monkeys (View From the Afternoon)
Kanye West (Through the Wire) vs. Vampire Weekend (Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa)
Beastie Boys (Hey Ladies) vs. Brian Eno (Mother Whale Eyeless)
Arcade Fire (Haiti) vs. Eurythmics (Take Me To Your Heart or Step on the Beast)
Sly and the Family Stone (Everyday People) vs. The Cure (Just Like Heaven)
Wilco (Misunderstood or Jesus, Etc) vs. Fela Kuti (Zombie)
Michael Jackson (People Make the World Go ‘Round) vs. LCD Soundsystem (All I Want)
Kraftwerk (Die Roboter (The Robots)) vs. New Order (Crystal)
Depeche Mode (Dangerous) vs. Coldplay (The Scientist)
Beck (Lonesome Tears) vs. Steely Dan (My Old School)
Pearl Jam (Black) vs. Boards of Canada (Dayvan Cowboy)

For week 6, here are my song subscriptions:

The Beach Boys - Hang On To Your Ego

The Doors - Riders On The Storm

Jim & Co. are not going to the next round. In other words, "This is the end"

Bob Marley's "Get Up Stand Up" in week 6. Thanks.

Biladama's updated Dylan list:
3. Tears Of Rage (67 Basement Tapes acetate version)
4. Subterranean Homesick Blues
5. Blind Willie McTell
6. Positively 4th Street
7. Like A Rolling Stone
8. All Along The Watchtower

Gotta bring out my big gun now:

Updated Kinks list:

1. You Really Got Me
2. Shangri-La
3. Waterloo Sunset
4. Days
5. Sunny Afternoon
6. Celluloid Heroes
7. David Watts
8. Lola

There is a day and 20 minutes left to changes songs for week 6, the last week of the pool round.

i'll go with

Neil Young - Cortez the Killer
Van Morrison - She Gives Me Religion

Prince - "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"

I'll change the David Bowie song to 'Life On Mars'. Cheers

Actually, let me change Prince's song to "Kiss".

[Hors Sujet
Sorry Moonbeam, can I ask you what are your twelve favorite songs by Prince in the 90's and the 00's. I make a list of best songs by decade and I found very difficult to choose for Prince. Thanks you.
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Please, change my R.E.M track to Radio Free Europe. Thanks!

Hi Listiguy

Please change my #3 Stevie song to Uptight

Here's the list of songs set to go for the upcoming week. Please correct any mistakes I may have made.

Pink Floyd (Comfortably Numb) vs. The Byrds (My Back Pages)
Led Zeppelin (When the Levee Breaks) vs. The Beach Boys (Hang Onto Your Ego)
Stevie Wonder (Uptight (Everything’s Alright)) vs. Public Enemy (Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos)
David Bowie (Life On Mars?) vs. The Velvet Underground (Sweet Jane)
Prince (Kiss) vs. Elvis Presley (In the Ghetto)
Elvis Costello (I Want You) vs. Aretha Franklin (Love is the Only Thing)
The Beatles (Golden Slumbers Medley) vs. U2 (Desire)
The Clash (White Riot) vs. James Brown (Get on the Good Foot)
Bob Dylan (Tears Of Rage (67 Basement Tapes acetate version)) vs. Marvin Gaye (Ain’t That Peculiar)
Nirvana (About a Girl) vs. The Doors (Riders on the Storm)
Radiohead (Everything In It’s Right Place) vs. Jimi Hendrix (Foxy Lady)
Bob Marley (Get Up, Stand Up) vs. Van Morrison (She Give Me Religion)
Neil Young (Cortez the Killer) vs. The Kinks (Waterloo Sunset)
The Rolling Stones (Tumbling Dice) vs. R.E.M. (Radio Free Europe)
The Smiths (Bigmouth Strikes Again) vs. Talking Heads (The Great Curve)
Bruce Springsteen (Thunder Road) vs. The Who (Pinball Wizard)

Please change my Aretha song to "Think". Sorry if I'm an hour late, I was out of town for a few days.

Here are next week’s matches:
U2 vs. The Kinks
The Smiths vs. Elvis Costello
Led Zeppelin vs. Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Wonder vs. Marvin Gaye
Bob Dylan vs. David Bowie
Radiohead vs. The Beach Boys
Prince vs. Bruce Springsteen
The Rolling Stones vs. The Beatles
Micheal Jackson vs. Brian Eno
New Order vs. Tom Waits
Arcade Fire vs. Queen
Steely Dan vs. Jay-Z
Johnny Cash vs. Pearl Jam
Otis Redding vs. Eurythmics
Blur vs. Coldplay
Kanye West vs. Wilco

How manys teams advanced per manager:
3 of 3- Billadama, Nicolas, Drewcannon3
2 of 2- Midaso
2 of 3- Dan M, Nick, Schwah, Andre, Listyguy, Moonbeam
1 of 2- Edderramirez, Stephan, Rocky Raccoon, Jackson, Gillingham, Alex D, Slick
1 of 3- Toni, Henry
0 of 1- Minrocker
0 of 2- Guy, Henrik, Zorg, Nassim
0 of 3- Greg, Brad

Best goal differences:
32- New Order
25- Johnny Cash, Marvin Gaye
24- Bruce Springsteen
22- U2, Bob Dylan
21- Arcade Fire, Stevie Wonder
20- The Rolling Stones

Most goals scored:
44- Bruce Springsteen
42- Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder
41- U2, Marvin Gaye, Johnny Cash, Arcade Fire, New Order
39- The Rolling Stones, The Smiths

Worst goal differences:
-34- Public Enemy
-30- Nirvana
-27- Talking Heads
-25 Neil Young
-24- Depeche Mode
-21- Boards of Canda

Also, at the end of the tournament, I will let everybody vote on what they though the “Best Game” of the tournament was. I have come up with two candidates from the pool round (feel free to suggest another):
-Bruce Springsteen’s 23-0 shutout of the Talking Heads.
-The Wilco-Fela Kuti winner-take-all match, which Wilco ended up winning 10-8.

Also of note: The Marvin Gaye vs. Stevie Wonder match will be the first time in the tournament that two teams with the same manager (Nicolas) are squaring off.

2 of my teams will face each other in the next round. Time to pick their 2 weakest songs. So please

Next Stevie song (round of 16): Another Star
Next Marvin song : Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Listyguy, thanks for the stats and schedules.

When is the deadline for bringing in next weeks' songs. At midnight, from Friday to Saturday?

Can I place a request? In the group phase, you let some late song changes slip through, but could you be more strict with the deadline from now on? Thanks in advance!

Switch Alison with whatever's currently in Costello's 4th slot. Smiths are a forum favorite with too many aces. I at least want to force them to play an ace to beat me.

Stick with Ol' 55 for Waits for now. Ballads seem to get the most traction with him.

That's great, Listyguy.

For the Beach Boys I will stick to the song that I had at position 4: "Don't Worry Baby"

For Wilco I'm still hesitating to pick a more risky song or not. Well, still 4 days left to figure that all out.

Queue up "Wanna Be Startin' Something" for methis week.

Can you post the matchups, listyguy?

Maybe a bit risky,but:
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
New Order - Ceremony

A notice to team coldplay: You currently do not have a song slated for this week. If you do not post an update to your list beofre the deadline in two days, your song will default to "Trouble".

Hey, then put Clocks for Coldplay. It's not because I'm fighting against my favorite band that I have to make the game smoother for them!

New Pearl Jam list

1. Last Kiss
2. Corduroy
3. Black
4. Better Man
5. Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
6. Nothing Man
7. Alive
8. Wishlist

Kinks list 3.0:

1. You Really Got Me
2. Shangri-La
3. Waterloo Sunset
4. Apeman
5. Sunny Afternoon
6. Get Back in Line
7. All Day and All of the Night
8. Lola

... and the new Otis Redding list:

1. Pain in My Heart
2. Hard to Handle
3. Mr. Pitiful
4. I Can't Turn You Loose (Live at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go)
5. These Arms of Mine
6. Try a Little Tenderness
7. I've Been Loving You Too Long
8. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

There are now less than 10 hours left to change lists!

My final changes:

Wilco - Misunderstood
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

Here's the songs set to go tomorrow. Please correct any mistakes I have on here.

U2 (Beautiful Day) vs. The Kinks (Apeman)
The Smiths (This Charming Man) vs. Elvis Costello (Alison)
Led Zeppelin (Dazed and Confused) vs. Jimi Hendrix (Little Wing)
Stevie Wonder (Another Star) vs. Marvin Gaye (Ain’t No Mountain High )
Bob Dylan (Subterranean Homesick Blues) vs. David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust)
Radiohead (Paranoid Android) vs. The Beach Boys (Good Vibrations)
Prince (Little Red Corvette) vs. Bruce Springsteen (The River)
The Rolling Stones (Gimme Shelter) vs. The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby)
Micheal Jackson (Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’) vs. Brian Eno (The Big Ship)
New Order (Ceremony) vs. Tom Waits (‘Ol 55)
Arcade Fire (Keep the Car Running) vs. Queen (Bohemian Rhapsody)
Steely Dan (Kid Charlemagne) vs. Jay-Z (Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Bitter Sweet Symphony)
Johnny Cash (San Quetin) vs. Pearl Jam (Better Man)
Otis Redding (I Can’t Turn You Loose (Live at the Whiskey A-Go-Go)) vs. Eurythmics (Take Me To Your Heart)
Blur (This is a Low) vs. Coldplay (Clocks)
Kanye West (Monster) vs. Wilco (Misunderstood)

Listyguy, the YouTube video for Beautiful Day doesn't work (it might just be unavailable here in the UK, I don't know). This one works, if you are happy to use it.

Notice:
Teams Marvin Gaye, Prince and New Order currently do not have a song listed for next week, and will be defaulted to Mercy Mercy Me, Purple Rain and Age of Consent, respectively, if their lists are not edited by the team's managers.

Do we get some time between the results and the next round to (possibly) change our songs?

10 hours left to change songs for next week!

It looks like neither will get through, but anyway...

Prince - "When Doves Cry"
Eurythmics - "This City Never Sleeps"

Likely to get to next round, but as I understand facing either Dylan or Bowie there, so here we go:

The Beach Boys - God Only Knows

And not likely to get to next round, but in case some huge miracle still occurs:

Wilco - Handshake Drugs

I'll go with You Can't Always Get What You Want if Springsteen wins and (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction if Prince wins.

Here are songs set to go next week. If I lose power before I can close voting (b/c of Hurricne Irene) I will keep voting for this week open until I regain power and will postpone next week's start until next Saturday (7 eastern, mdinight forum time). I also did not include teams that are getting destroyed this week.

U2 (One) vs. The Smiths (There is a Light that Never Goes Out)
Led Zeppelin (Rock and Roll) or Jimi Hendrix (Hey Joe) vs. Marvin Gaye (Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology))
Bob Dylan (Blind Willle McTell) or David Bowie (Changes) vs.The Beach Boys (God Only Knows)
Bruce Springsteen (Atlantic City) vs.The Rolling Stones (You Can’t Always Get What You Want) or Prince (When Doves Cry) vs. The Rolling Stones ((I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction)
Michael Jackson (Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool) vs. New Order (Age of Consent)
Queen (Killer Queen) vs. Steely Dan (Aja)
Johnny Cash (Delia’s Gone) or Pearl Jam (Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town) vs. Otis Redding (These Arms of Mine)
Blur (Out of Time) or Coldplay (Viva La Vida) vs. Kanye West (Gold Digger) or Wilco (Handshake Drugs)

Ack. I wish I still had time to change my pick.

Really we should be able to know our opponent before picks get finalized.

Next time we do this game we should have blind picks. You should have to pick your song without knowing your opponent's song.

The manager of The Smiths, for instance, shouldn't have known whether or not I was going to play one of my aces, and should have had to decide whether or not to take the risk.

Now I'm stuck with a great, but very obscure Dylan pick against a popular classic.

You can just pick first, we'll trust you to stick to your choices.

For next week, please consider Surf's Up to be my next pick for the Beach Boys. Thanks!

I'm gonna go with Paint It, Black for the next round.

Notice:
Team Coldplay currently has no song listed for next week. Please update your list.
In the event that you do not update your list, your song will be defaulted to "Trouble".

Well, then I put Yellow for Coldplay next round in the case them pass.

Here are the matches for next week:

U2 (I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For) or The Smiths (Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want) vs. Jimi Hendrix (Voodoo Child (Slight Return)) or Marvin Gaye (Sexual Healing)
Bob Dylan (Positively 4th Street) or The Beach Boys (Don’t Worry Baby) vs. Bruce Springsteen (Jungleland) or The Rolling Stones (Paint It, Black)
Michael Jackson (My Girl) or New Order (Temptation) vs. Queen (Under Pressure) or Steely Dan (Rikki Don’t Lose That Number)
Pearl Jam (Alive) or Otis Redding (Try a Little Tenderness) vs. Coldplay (Yellow)or Kanye West (Power)

1. Sympathy For The Devil
2. Jumpin' Jack Flash
3. Tumbling Dice
4. Gimme Shelter
5. You Can't Always Get What You Want
6. Paint It, Black
7. Brown Sugar
8. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Here's next week's picture:

U2 (Pride (In the Name of Love)) vs. The Rolling Stones (Brown Sugar)
New Order (Bizarre Love Triangle) or Queen (You’re My Best Friend) vs. Otis Redding (I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)) or Coldplay (In My Place)