Day 2 featured three incredibly tight battles and two blow-outs.

Little Birds (Bob Marley) def. In the Summertime (Mongo Jerry), 100-96.  In the battle of chillaxing, these songs see-sawed till the end.

Basket Case (Green Day) def. Boys on the Docks (Dropkick Murphys), 105-102.  Nostalgia triumphed over traditional punk in this narrow contest.

Stop in the Name of Love (Supremes) def. Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell), 94-93.  People went pretty partisan on this battle of two of music’s top ladies, Diana and Joni.

Crazy (Gnarls Barkely) def. Optimistic (Radiohead), called early.  Radiohead fans complained I picked an unworthy track from the Kid A era, but they will have more chances.

Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers) def. Catch the Wind (Donovan), called early.  I agree with many of you that Unchained Melody is a great song- but going into it I was worried that some of you would be cheesed out by it.  Not the case.