Great Music - Semifinals: 1960-1964 (Bracket 1 of 2)

[mae]

For this playoffs poll, please choose one track to move on to the Finals.

IMPORTANT! Please do not simply vote on name recognition (or lack thereof) alone. Please do listen to each nomination and then make your choice. Even if you think you know a track well, it's still worth giving it a listen for a refresher.

The poll will run for seven days. Discussion is greatly encouraged!

The nominees are (please let me know if any video doesn't play for you):


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeGd8hYHNlQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkUeWTBH1Kg

[T-Dogz_AK47]

This matchup should have been The Final.

[mae]

Fun trivia note: these two tracks were the first two seconded during the nomination process ("The Sound of Silence" from the second semifinal was fourth).

[Tommy]

Too hard, must think.......

[ladysai]

Very tough choice.
Stand By Me

[Heather19]

Don't know what to do. Love both :panic:

[mae]

Holy shit. It's very early but "House" is trailing perhaps for the first time this whole tournament.

[St. Troy]

The House Of The Rising Sun

[Jean]

....and Troy brings the House one step up, and bears tie it with the former leader!!!!

THotRS is my everything

[Sai Sheb]

Bloody hell it's hard... but stand by me has just piped it at the post...

[mae]

This is stunning...

[Sai Sheb]

I think the animals need a vet....

[fernandito]

HotRS is one of my all time favorite songs :(

[Jean]

HotRS is one of my all time favorite songs :(mine too
especially Dylan's verions, of course, but since we are not considering it, I so wish the Animals' one would move on

doesn't look like it's likely to happen, though
*sad bears*

[mae]

doesn't look like it's likely to happen, though

"House" is just a vote back. :excited:

[Jean]

somebody, please, please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Heather19]

This match up was so tough, in the end I decided to go with Stand By Me. It's such a great song. I really do love House of the Rising Sun as well though, and wish both could move on.

[Jean]

it's all that horrible time thing!! we have to make 60s face 60s, and 70s compete with 70s!.. while if they were bracketed with any of the later songs, they would nix those in no time

[mae]

I doubt that. It will be a very very fun Tournament Final (and unpredictable!) where the winners of all 14 time periods will face off against one another. Two '60s and two '70s tracks can certainly meet up, too. Cannot wait!

[Heather19]

it's all that horrible time thing!! we have to make 60s face 60s, and 70s compete with 70s!.. while if they were bracketed with any of the later songs, they would nix those in no time

I agree, wish a lot of these earlier songs could make it to the finals. There's some crappy ones left in the later time eras.

[Merlin1958]

Stand by Me

[divemaster]

Oh, come on! Gotta be:

The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun (1964)

(just voted)

[Jon]

House!

[mae]

And we are tied at ten!

[T-Dogz_AK47]

I'm still undecided on this one at the moment.... :panic:

Both songs are legendary and deserve to advance!!

[mae]

I'm still undecided on this one at the moment.... :panic:

Both songs are legendary and deserve to advance!!

But we do need a winner....

[Tommy]

I voted House of the Rising Sun

[Iwritecode]

How the hell is this even close? Stand By Me is an ok song and a better movie but really?

I voted for The Animals.

[fernandito]

how are we on the tie breaker for this?

[mae]

We're still awaiting at least one person to vote before it closes tomorrow. Hope tiebreakers won't be needed.

[Merlin1958]

Stand by me

[T-Dogz_AK47]

Both are great songs, but this is a King site....

My vote goes to Ben E. King - Stand by Me :clap:

[Iwritecode]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31g0YE61PLQ

[mae]

The poll has closed. "Stand By Me" will face Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence (1964) in the Finals.

[divemaster]

This is so, so, so wrong.

[mae]

Very very very close. "The House of the Rising Sun" averaged a stunning 92.95% in five polls through the Quarterfinals. With the Semifinal tally, it amassed an aggregate 512.39% (out of a possible 600%), the biggest in the tournament so far. The second biggest? "The Sound of Silence" at 476.17%.

[Iwritecode]

I don't want to play anymore. :cry:

[Tommy]

thumbsdownlarge

[divemaster]

"The House of the Rising Sun" averaged a stunning 92.95% in five polls through the Quarterfinals. With the Semifinal tally, it amassed an aggregate 512.39% (out of a possible 600%), the biggest in the tournament so far.

So how the fuck does it lose?

[mae]

Easy. Only 10 people voted for it, and 11 people voted for "Stand By Me".

[divemaster]

It was a rhetorical question. (I can count to 11).

[mae]

I know. I should've used a smiley ;)

[T-Dogz_AK47]

The better song won. :FU: LOL! J/K

Interestingly though, Stand by Me has just been voted the greatest song of all time in a magazine Poll, with John Lennon's Imagine in second place....

http://en.mediamass.net/culture/stand-by-me/best-of-all-time.html (http://en.mediamass.net/culture/stand-by-me/best-of-all-time.html)

[Iwritecode]

I get the feeling that sharing the title of a fairly beloved movie based on a SK story helped the winner.

[St. Troy]

...Stand by Me has just been voted the greatest song of all time in a magazine Poll, with John Lennon's Imagine in second place...

Those are the best we have, are they?

[runs off to quickly remind himself of the existence of David Gilmour and Steven Wilson]

[Girlystevedave]

I didn't realize these two went up against each other until now. It must have been during the period I was away from the site. I am really really bummed that this happened. :(

[Girlystevedave]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31g0YE61PLQ

:rofl:

I'd say that's a reasonable reaction.

[Girlystevedave]

I don't want to play anymore. :cry:

I don't know if I do either. :(

House of the Rising Sun really should have taken the entire tournament, I think.

[Jean]

I don't want to play anymore. :cry:

I don't know if I do either. :(

House of the Rising Sun really should have taken the entire tournament, I think.oh yes, yes!
bears are heartbroken

[Jon]

I didn't realize these two went up against each other until now. It must have been during the period I was away from the site. . :(


That's why I sent you away.

[Girlystevedave]

:lol:

Jerk!

[Jon]

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[Sai Sheb]

"I should be able to send more money next week as Patty's offered me a blow job"... love the jerk