Great Music - Round 3: 1985-1989 (Group 8 of 12)

[mae]

During the third round of The Great Music Tournament, please vote for up to two tracks you would like to move onto the playoffs. The top two 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):

Aerosmith & Run DMC - Walk This Way (1986)

The B-52s - Love Shack (1989)

Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989)

Aerosmith - Rag Doll (1987)

[Shannon]

Eminem, all the way.

[mae]

You picked four, pick two.

[Shannon]

Eminem and B. Rabbit.

[mae]

It's kinda shocking, I think, but "Like a Prayer" is the only Madonna song left standing. I really hope it makes it in. It just wouldn't be right.

[Jon]

I am a Doublesmith!!!

[mae]

It's kinda shocking, I think, but "Like a Prayer" is the only Madonna song left standing. I really hope it makes it in. It just wouldn't be right.

What gods do I need to pray to so that "Like a Prayer" makes it?

No Madonna in the playoffs? You gotta be shitting me.

[mae]

Madonna is now just a single vote away from tying for second

[fernandito]

Not anymore!

[divemaster]

Aerosmith - Rag Doll (1987) is my favorite Aerosmith song. And The B-52s - Love Shack (1989) is just so fun! I love it.

[mae]

I fail to comprehend how there's even a possibility of no Madonna in the playoffs.

[T-Dogz_AK47]

Well I just voted for Madonna. I agree that there has to be at least one of her songs in the playoffs....

[T-Dogz_AK47]

My vote goes for Madonna.

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?20207-Great-Music-Round-3

Well you heard the man, Pablo! Shannon has clearly stated that he wants his vote to go for Madonna, so you can cancel the other 3 votes that he cast in this particular poll (especially as the max is only two).

That means Madonna is now tied in second place! WOOOT!!!!

A tiebreaker would also makes it fair in such a situation.....

[divemaster]

Shannon said no such thing relating to the song in this thread.

[T-Dogz_AK47]

Shannon said no such thing relating to the song in this thread.

This is the only Madonna song left in the tournament, so it kind of narrows it down....

[T-Dogz_AK47]

Shannon is now voting properly, so we can just ask him to voluntarily jettison two of his votes. If he keeps Madonna over Aerosmith's Rag Doll then so be it, there will be a tiebreaker....

That is fair.

[Patrick]

Love Shack and Walk This Way. If I had arrived prior to the poll closing.

[T-Dogz_AK47]

Love Shack and Walk This Way. If I had arrived prior to the poll closing.

Then it could be a three-way tiebreaker. Interesting....

[mae]

Sadly, we'll have to go with the results we got. It was close but the peeps have spoken.

[mae]

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

• Aerosmith & Run DMC - Walk This Way (1986) 73.68%
• Aerosmith - Rag Doll (1987) 42.11%

And the following are eliminated:

• Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989) 36.84%
• The B-52s - Love Shack (1989) 36.84%

[Jon]

Love Shack and Walk This Way. If I had arrived prior to the poll closing.

Yes... and just where in the hell have you been in this whole tournament?? Drinking??? LOL