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by rylltraka
Thu Nov 19, 2020 12:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [WILD CARD ROUND TWO; SUBMIT BY 11/21]

--How unfair that these titans, these kings of songs, have to compete while one of the egregious ballads above will move on. "White Wedding" has been played out for a while, but the lead guitar in that is still fantastic. But I can't pick against one of my top-five all-time bands. Well, I...
by rylltraka
Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:05 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [WILD CARD ROUND ONE; SUBMIT BY 11/18]

WILD CARD: QUADRANT MAGNUM SUBMIT VOTES BY 11:59 PM 11/21 9A/9B: AC/DC, "Back in Black" vs. Eurythmics, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" 10A/10B: Tears for Fears, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" vs. The Police, "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" 11A/...
by rylltraka
Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:04 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [WILD CARD ROUND ONE; SUBMIT BY 11/18]

WILD CARD: QUADRANT VICE 9A/9B: Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" 8.5, Dire Straits, "Money For Nothing" 17 10A/10B: The Bangles, "Walk Like an Egyptian" 13.5 , Madonna, "Like a Prayer" 12 11A/11B: ZZ Top, "Gimme All Your Lovin'" 17.5 , Bill...
by rylltraka
Wed Nov 18, 2020 12:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [WILD CARD ROUND ONE; SUBMIT BY 11/18]

This is your friendly reminder that you have until midnight tonight to submit your votes.
by rylltraka
Sun Nov 15, 2020 1:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND THREE; SUBMIT BY 11/14]

WILD CARD: QUADRANT VICE SUBMIT VOTES BY 11:59 PM PST 11/18 9A/9B: Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" vs. Dire Straits, "Money For Nothing" 10A/10B: The Bangles, "Walk Like an Egyptian" vs. Madonna, "Like a Prayer" 11A/11B: ZZ Top, "Gimme All You...
by rylltraka
Sun Nov 15, 2020 5:19 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND THREE; SUBMIT BY 11/14]

The completed bracket is now available in the original post of this thread. There were a couple late additions: The Cars' "You Might Think" and The Pointer Sisters' "I'm So Excited", near the bottom of the field. Feel free to discuss the seedings and offer feedback, although they...
by rylltraka
Sun Nov 15, 2020 4:14 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND THREE; SUBMIT BY 11/14]

PLAY-IN ROUND THREE RESULTS 19. Once in a Lifetime 26 , Burning Down the House 3.5 - I thought these were roughly equally popular, and I was wrong. 20. Sunday Bloody Sunday 10.5 , I Still Haven't . . . 6.5, Pride . . . 7 21. Don't Stand . . . 4.5, Every Little Thing . . . 15.5 , None 11 22. Blue Mo...
by rylltraka
Sat Nov 14, 2020 12:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND THREE; SUBMIT BY 11/14]

Just a friendly reminder that you have until midnight tonight to submit your votes and to take egregious potshots at music other people enjoy.
by rylltraka
Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND THREE; SUBMIT BY 11/14]

25. Pick ‘em: Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel, “In Your Eyes” --You know, "Games without Frontiers" was released in 1980 and is far superior to any of the synth-schmaltz of his album So . The Dross doesn't deserve one song in this contest - this is supposed to be music, not echolalia! Sledgeh...
by rylltraka
Thu Nov 12, 2020 4:07 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND TWO; SUBMIT BY 11/11]

FINAL PLAY-IN ROUND (SUBMIT VOTES BY 11:59 PST 11/14) 19. The Head That Talks Talking Heads, “Once in a Lifetime” Talking Heads, “Burning Down the House” 20. Pick ‘em: U2 (“With or Without You” is untouchable) U2, "Sunday Bloody Sunday" U2, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” U2,...
by rylltraka
Thu Nov 12, 2020 4:07 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND TWO; SUBMIT BY 11/11]

PLAY-IN ROUND TWO RESULTS 10. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 13.5, Careless Whisper 19.5 11. Blister in the Sun 12 , Genius of Love 2, There She Goes 7, Going Underground 3.5, Save it for Later 4 12. Teenage Riot 7, Just Like Honey 6.5, A New England 9.5 , You Made Me Realise 5.5 13. Holiday in Cambod...
by rylltraka
Wed Nov 11, 2020 2:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND TWO; SUBMIT BY 11/11]

Just a friendly reminder that votes will be tabulated in about 12 hours.
by rylltraka
Tue Nov 10, 2020 12:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND ONE; SUBMIT BY 11/8]

A Dim-Witted Saboteur wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2020 10:53 am
Abstain, neither of these are particularly good Van Halen songs.
Man, we're not even in the real tournament yet and people are already taking big swings
by rylltraka
Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:32 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND ONE; SUBMIT BY 11/8]

PLAY-IN MATCHES PART TWO SUBMIT BY 11:59 PM, WEDNESDAY 11/11 10. Wham!? Wham!, “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” Wham!, “Careless Whisper” 11. Mostly muted English-sounding post-punk (Pick One) Violent Femmes, "Blister in the Sun" Tom Tom Club, "Genius of Love" The La's, "There...
by rylltraka
Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:19 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND ONE; SUBMIT BY 11/8]

The results of the first play-in round are: 1. Rock the Casbah 18, Should I Stay or Should I Go 18 - my tiebreaker goes for Rock the Casbah 2. Always on My Mind 14.5, Islands in the Stream 19 3. Super Freak 20, Celebration 10, Funkytown 4.5 4. One Thing Leads to Another 15.5, Relax 13, Running Up Th...
by rylltraka
Sun Nov 08, 2020 2:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND ONE; SUBMIT BY 11/8]

Can we convert this to a Google poll or something like that for future rounds? It's a pain to submit votes by typing out answers in a post, it would be easier for the organizer to tally, folks wouldn't have to scroll through very long posts to find Mik's posts, and it might increase voter turnout. ...
by rylltraka
Sun Nov 08, 2020 1:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND ONE; SUBMIT BY 11/8]

This is a reminder that votes must be submitted by midnight (PST) tonight. Get to it, people!
by rylltraka
Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [Starting 11/5]

PLAY-INS, SLATE ONE PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR VOTES BY MIDNIGHT PST 11/8 1. Clash of the Clash The Clash, “Should I Stay or Should I Go”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN1WwnEDWAM The Clash, “Rock the Casbah”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ9r8LMU9bQ 2. Country Crossover Corner Willie Nelson, “Always...
by rylltraka
Thu Nov 05, 2020 1:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [Starting 11/5]

Dear Everyone, The time for voting has arrived! The first thing on our agenda is play-ins/playoffs/grudge matches as to which songs from certain select or highly-contested categories make the bracket, or are otherwise left out in the cold. Winners of these matches will be ensured a slot in the 96-so...
by rylltraka
Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:01 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [Starting 11/5]

Suggestions are now officially closed. With all the suggestions now under consideration, this voting process will last longer than the 2020 election. The first round of play-in voting will be posted tomorrow.
by rylltraka
Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:28 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [Starting 11/5]

I must say that, while there's no way that it's making the bracket, I've really enjoyed Cameo's "Candy" as a bizarre hidden gem
by rylltraka
Sun Nov 01, 2020 6:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [Starting 11/5]

What I'm currently doing is listening through all the recommendations, categorizing them, discarding some (sorry, but that's the way it's gonna be), locking some into play-in games, slotting some into the top seeds (the Untouchables). Many thanks for all the submissions; I promise that they shall al...
by rylltraka
Sat Oct 31, 2020 3:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [Starting 11/5]

At the moment, here are the songs from my initial list which are potential drops before the first round of play-ins: The Weather Girls - It’s Raining Men Run-DMC - It’s Tricky (replaced by Walk That Way) The Cars – Drive Berlin - The Metro Anthrax - Madhouse What I'm anticipating is doing a batch of...
by rylltraka
Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:59 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [Starting 11/5]

The greatest revelation here is that "Uptown Girl" was made in the mid-80s and not the late 60s.
by rylltraka
Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [Starting 11/5]

Aw, I really like "Stand", but that's perhaps because I interpret the song as being smarter and deeper than it's intended to be. I've always seen it as a call to self-examination and self-awareness in a world that often gets lost in its own business, but maybe that's not a universally held...
by rylltraka
Thu Oct 29, 2020 2:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [Starting 11/5]

Stained Diviner wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:51 pm The Message also wouldn't be a huge loss.
Jiminy Christmas!

...your other ideas will be taken seriously.
by rylltraka
Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:10 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [Starting 11/5]

Man, I can't believe I missed "Only Breath You Take"! That's an absurd omission
by rylltraka
Thu Oct 29, 2020 2:41 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [Starting 11/5]

PRELIMINARY LIST OF SONGS These are 86 in number AC/DC - Back in Black Year of Release: 1980 Album: Back in Black Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAgnJDJN4VA A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away) Year of Release: 1982 Album: A Flock of Seagulls Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.co...
by rylltraka
Thu Oct 29, 2020 2:40 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144812

Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]

BEST SONG OF THE 1980s: THE BRACKET In the glorious tradition of Fred Morlan, and the interminable state of boredom into which quarantine has thrust us all, I feel that we all deserve the chance to retreat back into a simpler time, an easier clime, and to be serenaded by the lays of an earlier age....
by rylltraka
Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!

Stairway to Heaven vs. Born to Run Bruce is miles above Led Zeppelin as a lyricist. Anyways, here's some reminiscence about how we got to this place: Mik's Top Five: Superstition Bohemian Rhapsody Just What I Needed No Woman No Cry (Live) War Pigs Horizon Expanders (Songs I liked, but had never hear...
by rylltraka
Thu Jul 02, 2020 12:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Final Four!

Stairway to Heaven vs. Wish You Were Here At this point, you're going to have to be a pretty much perfect song in order to stand a chance at advancing, and I could take or leave the mincing first half of "Stairway to Heaven", although the second half is exceptional. Perhaps this is influen...
by rylltraka
Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Final Four!

If you didn't want Springsteen to win, you also shouldn't have discarded "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Hotel California" for god-knows-what reasons.
by rylltraka
Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Elite Eight!

I find the lyrics of "What's Going On" kind of insipid and vague and naive in terms of its overall message; but then again, it's not the 60s (or even the 70s) and we're in a different world. But what's inexcusable is that they waste half the song with scatting and pointless chit-chat. The...
by rylltraka
Mon Jun 29, 2020 2:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Elite Eight!

Wish You Were Here vs. Ohio "Wish You Were Here" is one of those songs where, in the right mood, you can sink into it and wallow in it, and it becomes almost unbearably moving, from the first little sad guitar riff - which, for all its simplicity, is incredibly melancholy without ever bec...
by rylltraka
Fri Jun 26, 2020 2:42 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Sweet Sixteen!

Since there's been an interruption in our regular service, I'm going to take advantage of this and make up for my sloth: Proud Mary vs. Long Train Runnin’ I can appreciate both, but I enjoyed every second of "Long Train Runnin'", which I can't say about "Proud Mary" - it just did...
by rylltraka
Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Sweet Sixteen!

Psycho Killer vs. Ohio I like the Talking Heads, but it was an absolute travesty that this song upset "Bohemian Rhapsody", and so I'd be voting against it out of protest even if I didn't believe "Ohio" was a superior song. Which I do. Having more than one instrumental segment als...
by rylltraka
Sun Jun 14, 2020 8:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Online Quizbowl in the West
Replies: 12
Views: 4625

Re: The Online Quizbowl in the West

I am old and way removed from the community, but am also going to be bored and at home for the next six months and would be happy to help out anyone who wants help.
by rylltraka
Sun Jun 14, 2020 1:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Beast of Burden vs. Me and Bobby McGee I'm pretty sure I've voted against each of these songs at least once before, but this is where the road has taken us. I noticed that both songs are at basically the exact same tempo - even when "Me and Bobby McGee" speeds up, it just goes to double-t...
by rylltraka
Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Under the gun, no time to talk:

Long Train Runnin’ vs. Maggie May
Proud Mary vs. It’s Too Late
Born to Run vs. Ramblin’ Man
Tangled Up in Blue vs. Layla
by rylltraka
Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:12 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

The Chain vs. War Pigs "The Chain" is A- Fleetwood Mac, whereas "War Pigs" is A+ Black Sabbath. Still not the one I devoted time to learning the bass line of, though. Both have a fine opening section, a fine musical interlude, and a culminating crescendo that's the best part of t...
by rylltraka
Sun Jun 07, 2020 3:38 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

I've been on the Internet for 25 years, I know better than to engage with a troll.
by rylltraka
Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Bohemian Rhapsody vs. Psycho Killer "Psycho Killer" is good and all, but people are voting for it over "Bohemian Rhapsody", especially as something representative of the 70s? Is this real life? Or just fantasy? Queen is weird in a much more universally compelling way; I wouldn't...
by rylltraka
Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Me and Bobby McGee vs. Black Magic Woman I was going to put "Black Magic Woman" in a landslide, but the ending of this version is so abrupt. There's great Santana stuff at the start, but the okayish nature of the vocals doesn't fully win me other. But "Me and Bobby McGee" does no...
by rylltraka
Sun May 24, 2020 5:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Dancing Queen vs. War Pigs I got nothing against "Dancing Queen" - it's got a great chorus, but the verse is basically nothing, and the music never really rises above "okay". "War Pigs" is much more balanced a composition. I really enjoy how deliberate the buildup is fo...
by rylltraka
Fri May 22, 2020 1:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Bohemian Rhapsody vs. Riders on the Storm Joe is correct that "Bohemian Rhapsody" is overstuffed and weird and bizarrely un-contextualized, but I fail to see why any of those are bad things. Queen, especially early Queen, was gloriously weird and reveled in it - and as for the earlier cla...
by rylltraka
Thu May 21, 2020 12:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

I think what we've really learned so far is that Chris Borglum and I should have a podcast where we trade barbs about ancient music with one another. Harry White and Joe Nutter can come too.
by rylltraka
Tue May 19, 2020 12:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

ValenciaQBowl wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 10:24 am
this Gordon Lightfoot sounds like music for wusses
When physical distancing restrictions are lifted, I will fly to where you are and wreck you like the Edmund Fitzgerald.
I assert that this will be difficult, as you have outed yourself as a wuss. Now Carly Simon - that's a real man's music.
by rylltraka
Tue May 19, 2020 2:36 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough vs. Lawyers, Guns, and Money What a weird version of song #1, which I'm much more familiar with in its original incarnation. In a snippet from my life, the neighbors across the driveway blare the original version all the goddamn time, but only about ten seconds of it, ...
by rylltraka
Sat May 16, 2020 4:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Black Magic Woman vs. Pink Moon I'm not the hugest fan of "Black Magic Woman"; it's fine and slippery and does well to set a mood, plus has an excellent guitar solo. Still, not sure what I'm supposed to get out of "Pink Moon" and the annoying affectation of its vocals. Me and Bo...
by rylltraka
Mon May 11, 2020 9:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351922

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Born to Run vs. Cars "Born to Run" is the apotheosis of Springsteen's grungy Americana poetics. "Cars" is just a great, unique song which is as much tech demo as musical product, but despite also being about cars, can't really hold a candle. But I will shed a single tear. I Will...