Great Music - Round 1: 1965-1969 (Group 14 of 16)

[mae]

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


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynrdkkUxp3E


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3LFML_pxlY


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSvAEcP8bwQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTVjnBo96Ug


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


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb52aHbVqQQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8jO0c4gJy0

[Iwritecode]

Is that the original recording of Help? It sounds like they're in an empty parking garage.

[Girlystevedave]

Is that the original recording of Help? It sounds like they're in an empty parking garage.

:lol:


The Boxer, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay, Help!

This is a great group.

[mae]

Is that the original recording of Help? It sounds like they're in an empty parking garage.

Probably not, but original Beatles songs are hard to find on YouTube.

I just updated it, let me know if it's any better.

[Sai Sheb]

I'm English and should rave about the Beatles but can't! A few good songs (hey Jude) but simon and garfuncle are amazing!
"Hello darkness my old friend" conjures up as many images as SK novels can.

[Girlystevedave]

Simon and Garfunkel are amazing. Although I have realized in recent years that I am more drawn to the songs that Paul Simon does. Garfunkel's songs are just so moody and depressing. :lol:

[Sai Sheb]

Paul simon is a happy go lucky guy but art was the emotion that drove the steak through the bleeding hearts of love sick fools the world over!

[Iwritecode]

Is that the original recording of Help? It sounds like they're in an empty parking garage.

Probably not, but original Beatles songs are hard to find on YouTube.

I just updated it, let me know if it's any better.

:thumbsup:

[Girlystevedave]

Paul simon is a happy go lucky guy but art was the emotion that drove the steak through the bleeding hearts of love sick fools the world over!

:lol:

True. That's a great way to sum them up.

[divemaster]

The Boxer is my favorite Simon and Garfunkel song.

[Sai Sheb]

Great song... Love the boxer!

[mae]

Very surprised to see "The Boxer" and "My Generation" on the outside looking in, but still a chance to catch up.

[Girlystevedave]

Come on, Boxer!

[Sai Sheb]

How have the turtles got note vote than the boxer!...

[Girlystevedave]

Right?!

[divemaster]

There have been some results that surprised me a bit, and some a little more than a bit. But I never would have guessed The Boxer lagging a group of six. It's such a great song; one I can put on CD repeat for an entire drive. Simon and Garfunkel have rarely sounded better.

[Girlystevedave]

It's such a great song; one I can put on CD repeat for an entire drive.

Indeed. No matter how many times I play it, I still get that pull when it builds up to "I'm empty and aching and I don't know why-y-y."
It's a beautiful song.

[mae]

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


Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl (1967) 87.50%
Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay (1968) 68.75%
Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe (1965) 68.75%
The Beatles - Help! (1968) 56.25%
The Turtles - Happy Together (1967) 56.25%


And the following are eliminated:


The Who - My Generation (1965) 50.00%
Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer (1969) 43.75%

[Girlystevedave]

The Boxer?! What the F? :o

[divemaster]

This has just been gnawing at me...

For those of you who voted and did not vote for The Boxer, what is it that put you off? What factors came into play when listening to 7 songs and concluding that The Boxer lags in the bottom two?

I ask this not as a petulant challenge, but in a sincere attempt to understand the thought process. I know musical tastes differ, but I would have assumed that the folks I see participating in this contest would rank this song at least high enough to make a 5/7 cut.

[Girlystevedave]

I can't speak for those who didn't vote for The Boxer since it's one of my favorites, but maybe it just didn't make it because there were so many well known classics in here.

[Iwritecode]

I can't speak for those who didn't vote for The Boxer since it's one of my favorites, but maybe it just didn't make it because there were so many well known classics in here.

I voted for it as well but I agree. It was in a tough group.

[Sai Sheb]

Its seems like everyone voted for the boxer yet it still came LAST!!!!
Very sad!

[mae]

It fell just a few votes short. Great song indeed.