You know, I feel pretty damn vindicated this afternoon.  I was originally going to leave Satisfaction out of the tournament.  It’s a critical song historically, second in British Invasion importance only to “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” (not in the tournament). It was the Stones first #1 hit, and the guitar line’s pretty sweet.  But the Stones, and music generally, evolved, leaving Satisfaction sounding a little repetitive and played out.  Brett was like, ‘you have to include it, some people say it’s the #1 rock n roll song of all time.’ Tonight, it goes down to Carvan (Van Morrison), 94-78.  

In a razor tight battle, Wildwood Flower (June Carter) def. Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key (Billy Bragg w/ Wilco and Natalie Merchant), 71-69.

The Gang’s All Here (Dropkick Murphys) def. Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Me First and the Gimme Gimmes), 64-54.  I guess I’ve just been choosing the wrong punk songs- we have Rancid coming up next week- hard to not dig them.

Subterranean Homesick Blues (Bob Dylan)  def. Stereo (Pavement), 79-50.  I guess no nostalgia points for Stereo? Harsh. Sub. Blues is a fun early music video, by the way.

Wavin’ Flag (K’Naan) def. New Day (Wyclef Jean w/ Bono), 91-71.  It can be hard to tell sometimes what these scores mean, but 85 is a monster score- look how easily it would have beaten Satisfaction.  This song is a gem, and may go far with that kick-ass chorus.