Vote For Your winners, results posted tomorrow:
#1 U2 vs. #16 Bobby Brown
#8 Bryan Adams vs. #9 Belinda Carlisle
#5 Crowded House vs. #12 Fine Young Cannibals
#4 George Michael vs. #13 Slayer
#3 Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. #14 Ice-T
#6 Sting vs. #11 10,000 Maniacs
#7 Simple Minds vs. #10 The Thompson Twins
#2 Pet Shop Boys vs. #15 The Lemonheads
#1 U2
#9 Belinda Carlisle (even when she got schlocky, she never got embarrassing, which I can’t say for Mr. Adams)
#5 Crowded House
#4 George Michael (Slayer is tempting here, but that would just be contrarian of me)
#14 Ice-T (OK, this really is contrarian, but I’ve never liked RHCP)
#11 10,000 Maniacs (seems cruel to put Natalie Merchant up against one of the only rock stars prettier than she is)
#10 Thompson Twins (they're more fun, and Jim Kerr is often too far up his own backside.)
#2 Pet Shop Boys (Evan Dando deserves a tip of the cap. But PSB is the clear choice here...I'm surprised, but pleased, that they pulled the high seed they deserve.)
A potential U2/PSB matchup would be very delicious for me, since it was Bono's outrage over PSB's cover of "Where the Streets Have No Name" that made me realize he's kind of a humorless twit.
Results:
U2 93.8% / Bobby Brown 6.2%
Bryan Adams 56.0% / Belinda Carlisle 44.0%
Crowded House 57.1% / Fine Young Cannibals 42.9%
George Michael 63.3% / Slayer 36.7%
Red Hot Chili Peppers 90.6% / Ice-T 9.4%
Sting 58.3% / 10,000 Maniacs 41.7%
Simple Minds 75% / Thompson Twins 25%
Pet Shop Boys 76.7% / Lemonheads 23.3%