Living the Dream Music Tournament: Round of 512 Begins!

Here we go!  These songs are all from the same division, and the winners will eventually have to play each other.

Check it out on Grooveshark, except Norwegian Wood.

Back on the Chain Gang (Pretenders) vs. Modern Love (David Bowie)

Such Great Heights (Postal Service) vs. Reach Out and I’ll Be There (Four Tops)

The Gambler (Kenny Rogers) vs. Captain Jack (Billy Joel)

The Great Pretender (Platters) vs. California Girls (Beach Boys)

Norwegian Wood (Beatles) vs. Galileo (Indigo Girls)

Vote by commenting below or emailing LTDdotorg@gmail.com! Voting runs till 6pm Tuesday.

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14 Responses to Living the Dream Music Tournament: Round of 512 Begins!

  1. natalie's avatar natalie says:

    back on the chain gang – 5
    modern love – 7

    such great heights – 9
    reach out & i’ll be there – 8

    the gambler – 8
    captain jack – 5

    the great pretender – 5
    california girls – 8

    norwegian wood – 8.5
    galileo – 8

  2. Margot's avatar Margot says:

    Back on the Chain Gang – 6
    Modern Love – 6.5

    Such Great Heights – 7
    Reach Out and I’ll Be There – 6

    The Gambler – 7
    Captain Jack – 8.5

    California Girls – 8
    The Great Pretender – 6.5

    Galileo – 8.5
    Norwegian Wood – 7

  3. Janos Marton's avatar janosmarton says:

    Back on the Chain Gang – 7
    Modern Love – 7.5

    Such Great Heights – 7.5
    Reach Out and I’ll Be There – 6.5

    The Gambler – 7.5
    Captain Jack – 8.5

    California Girls – 7.5
    The Great Pretender – 8

    Galileo – 9.5
    Norwegian Wood – 7

  4. Jordan's avatar Jordan says:

    Back on the Chain Gang [7]
    Modern Love [8]

    Such Great Heights [7]
    Reach Out and I’ll Be There [6]

    The Gambler [5]
    Captain Jack [9]

    The Great Pretender [6]
    California Girls [7]

    Norwegian Wood [7]
    Galileo [5]

  5. Mark's avatar Mark says:

    Back on the Chain Gang [6]
    Modern Love [7]

    Such Great Heights [5.5]
    Reach Out and I’ll Be There [7]

    The Gambler [6.5]
    Captain Jack [9]

    The Great Pretender [6]
    California Girls [8]

    Norwegian Wood [6.5]
    Galileo [8]

  6. Nick's avatar Nick says:

    Back on the Chain Gang – 7
    Modern Love – 6

    Such Great Heights – 7.5
    Reach Out and I’ll Be There – 7.5

    The Gambler – 8.5
    Captain Jack – 4

    California Girls – 7.5
    The Great Pretender – 8

    Galileo – 9.5
    Norwegian Wood – 7.5
    Quite a few of these songs weren’t as good on this listen as I’d remembered them, including the Gambler, California Girls, Captain Jack, Modern Love, and Back on the Chain Gang. Fond memories don’t always translate into a good listen right now…

    The only one that really got me was Galileo. My wife introduced me to the Indigo Girls a couple years ago, and from the first listen I’ve just been blown away by the depth of their lyrics and their fantastic instrumentals. This is probably their best song too. Great refrain, interesting topic, vocal harmonies that make me feel really good inside…

  7. kate's avatar kate says:

    Back on the Chain Gang (Pretenders) 6 vs. Modern Love (David Bowie) 9

    Such Great Heights (Postal Service) 6 vs. Reach Out and I’ll Be There (Four Tops) 5

    The Gambler (Kenny Rogers) 5 vs. Captain Jack (Billy Joel) 7

    The Great Pretender (Platters) 4 vs. California Girls (Beach Boys) 5

    Norwegian Wood (Beatles)7 vs. Galileo (Indigo Girls) 5

  8. Jim Rock's avatar Jim Rock says:

    Back on the Chain Gang (Pretenders) vs. Modern Love (David Bowie) 4:5

    Such Great Heights (Postal Service) vs. Reach Out and I’ll Be There (Four Tops) 10:8

    The Gambler (Kenny Rogers) vs. Captain Jack (Billy Joel) 7:7 This really should have been For The Longest Time….just sayin…

    The Great Pretender (Platters) vs. California Girls (Beach Boys) 6:8

    Norwegian Wood (Beatles) vs. Galileo (Indigo Girls) 6:4

  9. Cville's avatar Cville says:

    Back on the Chain Gang (Pretenders) vs. Modern Love (David Bowie) 5:6

    Such Great Heights (Postal Service) vs. Reach Out and I’ll Be There (Four Tops) 4:8

    The Gambler (Kenny Rogers) vs. Captain Jack (Billy Joel) 3:8

    The Great Pretender (Platters) vs. California Girls (Beach Boys) 6:8

    Norwegian Wood (Beatles) vs. Galileo (Indigo Girls) 8:5

  10. lindsay's avatar lindsay says:

    back on the chain gang – 6
    modern love – 7

    such great heights – 9
    reach out & i’ll be there – 7

    the gambler – 6.5
    captain jack – 6

    the great pretender – 5
    california girls – 6

    norwegian wood – 86.5
    galileo – 7

  11. Guillermo (with help from little sister)'s avatar Guillermo (with help from little sister) says:

    Back on the Chain Gang: 5.5
    Modern Love: 9

    Such Great Heights: 7.5
    Reach Out and I’ll Be There: 6

    The 21st century comes out swinging.

    The Gambler: 7
    Captain Jack: 5

    This song is long and boring and ruined my breakfast.

    Great Pretender: 5
    California Girls: 6

    ?

    Galileo: 8
    Norweigan Wood: 6.5

    Galileo is one of those songs that the indie girls used to tell me to try out, but I didn’t until it was too late to be hip. Norweigan Wood, love the melody of the verses, but you lose me in the chorus.

  12. Carrie's avatar Carrie says:

    Back on the Chain Gang (Pretenders): 7
    Modern Love (David Bowie): 8

    Such Great Heights (Postal Service): 7
    Reach Out and I’ll Be There (Four Tops): 6

    The Gambler (Kenny Rogers): 7
    Captain Jack (Billy Joel): 5

    The Great Pretender (Platters): 6
    California Girls (Beach Boys): 5

    Norwegian Wood (Beatles): 5
    Galileo (Indigo Girls): 6

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