Great Music - Round 2: 1980-1984 (Group 8 of 16)

[mae]

During the second round of The Great Music Tournament, please vote for up to three tracks you would like to move onto the next round. The top three tracks will be moving on. Keep in mind that the percentage of the vote a given track receives will determine its standing going forward.

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):

Queen - Another One Bites the Dust (1980)

Metallica - Fade to Black (1984)

Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (1982)

David Bowie - Modern Love (1983)

Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (1984)

[mae]

Possibly Leonard Cohen's signature song. One of my most favorite artists of all time. Still going strong, too, with new stuff!

[Ben Staad]

I'm going to look him up but I don't believe I had ever heard of him before.

[mae]

You must be kidding.

[Ben Staad]

I am not.

EDIT: I just skipped through about ten of his songs on youtube and I can definitely say I am not familiar with his work.

You must be kidding.

[Iwritecode]

I'm the same way. I knew the song "Everybody Knows" from the movie Pump Up the Volume but didn't know a thing about the artist other than his name.

[Tommy]

2 of Cohen's songs are on the Natural Born Killers Soundtrack as well. "Hallelujah" is probably my favorite song lyrically. I can't really pick a favorite version because there are so many and each one strikes different but elegant chords with me. I like Cohen's other stuff, sure. But he hit it out of the ballpark with that one.

[mae]

Pablo's A+ Super Ultimate Playlist of Leonard Cohen Goodness for Curious Minds:

1. Suzanne (1967)
2. So Long, Marianne (1967)
3. Teachers (1967)
4. Bird on the Wire (1969)
5. Avalanche (1971)
6. Famous Blue Raincoat (1971)
7. Lover Lover Lover (1974)
8. There Is a War (1974)
9. Who by Fire (1974)
10. Iodine (1977)
11. The Gypsy's Wife (1979)
12. Dance Me to the End of Love (1984)
13. Hallelujah (1984)
14. If It Be Your Will (1984)
15. First We Take Manhattan (1988)
16. Everybody Knows (1988)
17. I'm Your Man (1988)
18. The Future (1992)
19. Waiting for the Miracle (1992)
20. Democracy (1992)
21. In My Secret Life (2001)
22. A Thousand Kisses Deep (2001)
23. Here It Is (2001)
24. There for You (2004)
25. Going Home (2012)
26. Different Sides (2012)
27. Slow (2014)
28. Almost Like the Blues (2014)
29. My Oh My (2014)
30. You Got Me Singing (2014)

[divemaster]

I am not.

EDIT: I just skipped through about ten of his songs on youtube and I can definitely say I am not familiar with his work.

You must be kidding.

I had never heard of Leonard Cohen before this contest. And looking at Pablo's list, I can honestly say I'm not familiar with any of those songs.

[mae]

But once you listen to them, you'll surely become an instant fan. It would be impossible not to.

[Jon]

I am not.

EDIT: I just skipped through about ten of his songs on youtube and I can definitely say I am not familiar with his work.

You must be kidding.

I had never heard of Leonard Cohen before this contest.

EEekkk!!

[mae]

The poll has closed and the following tracks are moving on to the next round:

• Queen - Another One Bites the Dust (1980) 78.57%
• Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (1984) 64.29%
• Metallica - Fade to Black (1984) 50.00%

And the following are eliminated:

• Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (1982) 42.86%
• David Bowie - Modern Love (1983) 21.43%

[divemaster]

A few have complained here and there about Bowie getting left out of the advancement. Truth be told, Bowie is hit or miss with me and some of his songs in this overall contest fall into the "nice, but no great shakes" category for me.

However, for David Bowie - Modern Love (1983) to only get three votes is very surprising and disappointing. That's one I'd vote for all the way to the final 5 or whatever.

Quite a few of these contest results surprise me.

[Jon]

Yes...I care little for Bowie's work, but Modern Love is on my list...good point Dive.