Song-Off: Recap and Suggestions Thread

Popdose Staff October 14, 2008 15

Hi folks! Since I’m currently under the weather, I’ll keep this short and sweet. As of today, there have been fourteen Song-Off matchups. I’ve got a endless supply of matchups already lined up for the future, but I thought it would be fun to see what matchups that Popdose readers would like to see. So have at it in the comments section below:

Date

Subject

Winner

%

Loser

5/27

Tunnel of Love

Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel of Love

61%

Dire Straits – Tunnel of Love

6/10

Poison

Alice Cooper – Poison

56%

Bel Biv Devoe – Poison

6/24

Evil Twins

The Magnetic Fields – I Wish I Had an Evil Twin

52%

They Might Be Giants – My Evil Twin

7/8

Rolling Stones

Bob Dylan – Like a Rolling Stone

54%

The Temptations – Papa Was a Rolling Stone

7/22

Vagrancy

Dramarama – Work for Food

60%

Pearl Jam – Evenflow

8/5

Having a Rock and Roll Heart

Lou Reed – Rock and Roll Heart

53%

Eric Clapton – I’ve Got a Rock and Roll Heart

8/19

Rockets

Herbie Hancock – Rockit

53%

Def Leppard – Rocket

8/26

Neuromancer

Straylight Run – Existentialism on Prom Night

60%

Sonic Youth – The Sprawl

9/2

Teen Angst

Placebo – Teenage Angst

60%

M83 – Teen Angst

9/9

Rollergirl

Dire Straits – Skateaway

77%

Melanie Safka – Brand New Key

9/16

Families Who are Alright

Cheap Trick – Surrender

67%

The Who – The Kids are Alright

9/23

Ball and Chain

Social Distortion – Ball and Chain

53%

XTC – Ball and Chain

9/30

Major Tom

Peter Schilling – Major Tom

53%

David Bowie – Space Oddity

10/7

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Neil Young – Heart of Gold

45%

Radiohead – Paranoid Android

  • http://www.thefrontloader.com Swapmeet Louie

    Awww… Pearl Jam lost! That's ok cuz The Boss won! I don't know whether to be happy or sad. I guess I'll flip a coin.

  • eddie

    Magnet by NRBQ [1971] vs Magnet And Steel by Walter Egan [1978]

  • Ian B

    Teacher lust:
    Hot for Teacher – Van Halen
    When I Kissed the Teacher – ABBA
    Don't Stand So Close To Me – The Police

  • Matt

    Speaking of pervy Police songs, how about “Be My Girl Sally” vs. “In Every Dream Home a Heartache” by Roxy Music?

  • Oldetymer

    A ghost story: This Ghost (Memphis Radio Kings) Vs. Searching For The Ghost (Heartless Bastards)

  • Eric S.

    I'm no math major, but how does Neil Young win with 45% of the vote? (Was it the electoral college?)

  • http://www.popdose.com Zack

    It was a threesome (actually, a foursome), so Neil Young won with a plurality. Lazy matchup monkey should have linked the entries to their original posts.

  • http://www.popdose.com Zack

    Maybe with Kristen Hersh's “Your Ghost” thrown in. And if anyone here mentions Tegan and Sara, I will kill you. I will physically kill you. Though if you can name any song by Ghost of an American Airman without cheating and looking it up, you will gain +25 cool points.

  • MichaelFortes

    Dogs: Neil Diamond “Shilo” vs. Henry Gross “Shannon”
    Show or tell?: Al Wilson “Show and Tell” vs. Rush “Show Don't Tell”
    One More Day: Todd Rundgren “One More Day (No Word)” vs. Chicago “One More Day”
    Float On: The Floaters “Float On” vs. Modest Mouse “Float On”

  • Flaregun

    Howz about:
    Learning To Fly – Pink Floyd or Tom Petty & Heartbreakers
    Bare Trees – Fleetwood Mac vs. Fake Plastic Trees – Radiohead
    Evil Urges – MMJ vs. Evil Ways – Santana
    Stray Cat Blues – Stones vs. Stray Cat Strut – Stray Cats

  • http://www.popdose.com Matchup Monkey

    Nice, I'd forgotten about the Pink Floyd one. I'd originally planned to use the Foo Fighters version for Aviation Week (it will be a part of a larger month dedicated to transportation!) but late Pink Floyd vs. late Tom Petty is a much better matchup.

    Oh, and suck it, Zack.

  • Elaine

    If it was PF vs. FF, I have no idea who'd win. They're both awesome. Tongue tied twisted just an earthbound misfit vs. lookin to the sky to save me. gosh.

  • Elaine

    If it was PF vs. FF, I have no idea who'd win. They're both awesome. Tongue tied twisted just an earthbound misfit vs. lookin to the sky to save me. gosh.

  • Elaine

    If it was PF vs. FF, I have no idea who'd win. They're both awesome. Tongue tied twisted just an earthbound misfit vs. lookin to the sky to save me. gosh.

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