Great Music - Round 1: 2010-2014 (Group 15 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=rMWEiqebmec


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB-5XG-DbAA


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


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tDjYuqJRJQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k22xOnlONB8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le-3MIBxQTw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOofWzI3flA

[mae]

With about 24 hours to go "Hold On" and "Rock N' Roll" are tied for fifth with "Cling Cling" one vote back. Would love to see both "Cling Cling" and "Rock N' Roll" get the nod. Perfume's song is so infectiously catchy I can listen to it on repeat for hours (and have done so while working). The Skrillex track is just so powerful. It's probably his best, in my opinion.

[Ben Staad]

Alabama Shakes was interesting. Not a song I like enough to vote for but they have a fun sound.

[mae]

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


Sam Smith - Stay With Me (2014) 53.85%
Bruno Mars - Marry You (2010) 46.15%
Kongos - Come With Me Now (2012) 38.46%
Nicolas Jaar - With Just One Glance You (2012) 23.08%


And these will go through a tiebreaker poll for the final spot to move on:


Alabama Shakes - Hold On (2012) 15.38%
Perfume - Cling Cling (2014) 15.38%
Skrillex - Rock N' Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain) (2011) 15.38%