Great Music - Round 1: 1975-1979 (Group 4 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):

Blondie - Atomic (1979)

Bad Company - Shooting Star (1975)

Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker (1979)

Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1975)

ABBA - Dancing Queen (1976)

Elvis Costello and The Attractions - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (1979)

Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down (1979)

[divemaster]

I hope ELO can get some love here. One of my favs--that back-beat on Don't Bring Me Down is just awesome.

(It's also one of my main go-to's on Karaoke night LOL).

[mae]

Man, "Atomic" should be way higher. Blondie is awesome and it's one of their best.

[divemaster]

I agree--I think that was one of my nominations.

[mae]

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

• Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker (1979) 76.47%
• Bad Company - Shooting Star (1975) 64.71%
• Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1975) 58.82%
• ABBA - Dancing Queen (1976) 52.94%
• Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down (1979) 52.94%

And the following are eliminated:

• Blondie - Atomic (1979) 23.53%
• Elvis Costello and The Attractions - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (1979) 23.53%