As noted in yesterday’s post, I was unable to narrow the potential tournament songs precisely to 512. There will thus be a play-in round for the songs not among the 430 named yesterday. Though a couple of big names will be in the play-in round, there are also a lot of songs that don’t fit the “rock and roll” genre squarely, or just might not be as well known. Below are 162 songs that will be in the play-in round, as well as seven songs I’ve included upon recommendations from all of you. The songs below will compete against each other- a single victory will guarantee them a spot in the 512-song tournament.
The first set of match-ups will be posted tomorrow afternoon, so check in then. The first five match-ups will go live around 6pm, at which point you will all have 48 hours to cast your votes. Votes can be posted as comments here, on Facebook, or by emailing LTDdotorg@gmail.com
| Whipping Post | Allman Brothers |
| Oh No | Andrew Bird |
| Like a Stone | Audioslave |
| Don’t Worry Baby | Beach Boys |
| God Only Knows | Beach Boys |
| Body Movin | Beastie Boys/Fatboy Slim |
| I am the Walrus | Beatles |
| Norwegian Wood | Beatles |
| Sexx Laws | Beck |
| Summer Girl | Beck |
| Massachusetts | Bee Gees |
| Army | Ben Folds Five |
| From a Distance | Bette Midler |
| Crazy In Love | Beyonce |
| Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key | Billy Bragg, Wilco and Natalie Merchant |
| Paranoid | Black Sabboth |
| Adam’s Song | Blink 182 |
| Call Me | Blondie |
| Don’t Fear the Reaper | Blue Oyster Cult |
| Subterranean Homesick Blues | Bob Dylan |
| Stuck Inside of Mobile | Bob Dylan |
| Three Little Birds | Bob Marley |
| End of the Road | Boys II Men |
| Cannonball | Breeders |
| Growing Up | Bruce Springsteen |
| The Rising | Bruce Springsteen |
| Candela | Buena Vista Social Club |
| For What It’s Worth | Buffalo Springfield |
| Blue Suede Shoes | Carl Perkins |
| Black Magic Woman | Carlos Santana |
| Lookin Out My Back Door | CCR |
| Memphis Tennessee | Chuck Berry |
| Tidal Wave | Clap Your Hands |
| Train in Vain | Clash |
| Straight to Hell | Clash |
| Should I Stay | Clash |
| Viva La Vida | Coldplay |
| Gangster’s Paradise | Coolio |
| Ohio | CSNY |
| Friday I’m in Love | Cure |
| Welcome to Jamrock | Damien Marley |
| Tiger Woods | Dan Bern |
| Rebel Rebel | David Bowie |
| This Time, This Year | Defiance Ohio |
| Enjoy the Silence | Depeche Mode |
| Catch the Wind | Donovan |
| Boys on the Docks | Dropkick Murphys |
| The Gang’s All Here | Dropkick Murphys |
| Son of a Preacherman | Dusty Springfield |
| Never Met a Girl Like You Before | Edwin Collins |
| To the east | Electratones |
| That’s Alright Mama | Elvis Presley |
| Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley |
| Can’t Help Falling In Love | Elvis Presley |
| Wonderful Tonight | Eric Clapton |
| Praise You | Fatboy Slim |
| Criminal | Fiona Apple |
| Second Hand News | Fleetwood Mac |
| Radiation Vibe | Fountains of Wayne |
| Crazy | Gnarls Barkley |
| Feel Good, Inc. | Gorillaz |
| Scarlet Begonias | Grateful Dead |
| Basket Case | Green Day |
| American Woman | Guess Who |
| Your Cheatin Heart | Hank Williams |
| Violet | Hole |
| Peruvian Cocaine | Immortal Technique |
| Sex Machine | James Brown |
| Fire and Rain | James Taylor |
| Renegade | Jay Z/ Eminem |
| Empire State of Mind | Jay-Z |
| White Rabbit | Jefferson Airplane |
| Sweet Avenue | Jets to Brazil |
| Wind Cries Mary | Jimi Hendrix |
| Margaritaville | Jimmy Buffett |
| Bhindi Bhagee | Joe Strummer |
| Country Roads | John Denver |
| Working Class Hero | John Lennon |
| last night I had the strangest dream | johnny cash |
| Big Yellow Taxi | Joni Mitchell |
| Wildwood Flowers | June Carter |
| Charlie on the MTA | Kingston Trio |
| Around the Dial | Kinks |
| I Wanna Rock n Roll All Night | Kiss |
| This Machine is Dying | Kittens Ablaze |
| Wavin’ Flag | K’Naan |
| We Are The Robots | Kraftwerk |
| First We Take Manhattan | Leonard Cohen |
| The Girl Can’t Help It | Little Richard |
| Long Tall Sally | Little Richard |
| Lightning Crashes | Live |
| Borderline | Madonna |
| California Dreamin | Mamas and the Papas |
| Me Gusta Tu | Manu Chao |
| Dancing in the Street | Martha Reeves |
| Let’s Get It On | Marvin Gaye |
| Don’t Cry For me Argentina* | Me First and the Gimme Gimmes |
| You Took The Words Right Out of my mouth | Meatloaf |
| Black or White | Michael Jackson |
| Man In the Mirror | Michael Jackson |
| Show Me | Mint Royale |
| In the Summertime | Mongo Jerry |
| I’m a Believer | Monkees |
| Helpless Helpless | Neil Young |
| Hey Hey My My | Neil Young |
| Sliver | Nirvana |
| Lounge Act | Nirvana |
| Gone Away | Offspring |
| Rock and Roll N** | Patti Smith |
| Stereo | Pavement |
| Alive | Pearl Jam |
| This Land Is Your Land | Pete Seeger |
| Let My Love Open the Door | Pete Townsend |
| In The Air Tonight | Phil Collins |
| Sample in a Jar | Phish |
| Wave of Mutilation | Pixies |
| Gigantic | Pixies |
| Fight the Power | Public Enemy |
| There, There | Radiohead |
| Optimistic | Radiohead |
| Sulk | Radiohead |
| True Love Waits | Radiohead |
| Karma Police | Radiohead |
| No Shelter Here | Rage Against the Machine |
| Sheena is a punk rocker | Ramones |
| By The Way | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| What’s The Frequency Kenneth | REM |
| Unchained Melody | Righteous Brothers |
| Time Warp | Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| Wild Horses | Rolling Stones |
| Angie | Rolling Stones |
| Loving Cup | Rolling Stones |
| Jumpin Jack Flash | Rolling Stones |
| Satisfaction | Rolling Stones |
| Walk This Way | Run DMC |
| Shoop | Salt n Peppa |
| Friggin in the Riggin | Sex Pistols |
| Australia | Shins |
| Tracks of My Tears | Smokey Robinson |
| Two Princes | Spin Doctors |
| Take The Money And Run | Steve Miller |
| Back in the High Life Again | Steve Winwood |
| Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Stevie Wonder |
| Higher Ground | Stevie Wonder |
| Last Night | Strokes |
| Stop in the name of Love | Supremes |
| Burning Heart | Survivor |
| More Than a Woman | Tavares* |
| Walking with the ghost | Teegan and Sara |
| It’s Not Unusual | Tom Jones |
| Mysterious Ways | U2 |
| Red Red Wine | UB40s |
| Yeah! | Usher |
| Cleaning Windows | Van Morrison |
| Caravan | Van Morrison |
| Waitin For The Man | Velvet Underground |
| One Moment In Time | Whitney Houston |
| Pinball Wizard | Who |
| I’ll Believe in Anything | Wolf Parade |
| Gravel Pit | Wutang Clan |
| Let’s Get Together | Youngbloods |
| If I can’t have you | Yvonne Elliman |
| Sad But True | Metallica |
| Angel from Montgomery | John Prine |
| Crossroads | Cream |
| Tom Sawyer | Rush |
| Give Up The Funk | Parliament |
| Long Black Veil | The Band |
| Aqualung | Jethro Tull |
Living the Dream 
damn brother, still no Helter Skelter? we gonna be fightin soon.
Bro, the Beatles have 13 songs already, so I felt they didn’t need another one. It’s not enough that I’ll give you public credit for turning me on to “I’m Busted” by Ray Charles?
Ok, so I will add it, but in a 3-way battle.