Top tournament contender Rock the Casbah (Clash) fended off a spirited challenge from Do You Love Me (Contours), 123-108.5.  Some people thought “Dirty Dancing”, but do you remember Carl Winslow’s performance on Family Matters?  No? Ok, we’ll move on.

Imagine (John Lennon) def. Mack the Knife (Ella Fitzgerald), 117.5-104.  It is probably true that Bobby Darin’s version would have knocked off Imagine in what would have been a pretty big upset.  But you can’t live in a world of ifs.

Running on Empty (Jackson Browne) def. Friend of the Devil (Grateful Dead), 108.5-96.  I believe “Sugar Magnolia” is the only Dead song left to play in the first round. It’s been brutal for Jerry and friends.

The only impressive score of this batch was America (Simon and Garfunkel), which cruised over Dyermaker (Led Zeppelin), 127-109.

The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down (The Band) def. Always (Bon Jovi), 110.5-96.5 .  Three or four people absolutely crushed Always, but that’s fair.  People seemed pretty happy with Dixie Down.

We bid adieu to Ella Fitzgerald and the Contours- too classy old acts.