Happy Friday! I was late posting because our soccer team lost to the Federal Reserve. Yep, strange times.
Songs are at Grooveshark; vote by commenting below or emailing LTDdotorg@gmail.com by 9am Monday.
Wilco and the Flaming Lips face elimation.
#2 I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) vs. #15 Heavy Metal Drummer (Wilco)
#7 Times They Are A Changin’ (Bob Dylan) vs. #10 Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen). I’d predict Dylan fatigue, but you guys have had Springsteen fatigue since the play-in round.
#3 Layla (Derek and the Dominoes) vs. #14 Fight Test (Flaming Lips)
#6 Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty) vs. #11 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder). This is a fun one.
Living the Dream 
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) 6.5
Heavy Metal Drummer (Wilco) 6.5
Times They Are A Changin’ (Bob Dylan) 8.5
Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen) 7.5
Layla (Derek and the Dominoes) 8
Fight Test (Flaming Lips) 5 [no yoshimi.]
Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty) 8
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder) 8.4
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) 6
Heavy Metal Drummer (Wilco) 7
Times They Are A Changin’ (Bob Dylan) 9
Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen) 7.5
I think I dinged that Dylan song last time, but it really does have fantastic lyrics. Some days, I can’t hang with murple murpel merpelle
Layla (Derek and the Dominoes) 6.5
Fight Test (Flaming Lips) 9
Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty) 6
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder) 6.5
#2 I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) 7 vs. #15 Heavy Metal Drummer (Wilco) 6
#7 Times They Are A Changin’ (Bob Dylan) 6 vs. #10 Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen). 8
#3 Layla (Derek and the Dominoes) 7 vs. #14 Fight Test (Flaming Lips) 6
#6 Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty) 9 vs. #11 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder). 7 Free Fallin’ is the best break up song ever from a male perspective. All of the stages are there: indifference, guilt, nostalgia, relief. Take that high school girlfriends of the world.
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) ~ 9
Heavy Metal Drummer (Wilco) ~ 6
Marvin looks strong! Are there two versions of this song in the tournament?
Times They Are A Changin’ (Bob Dylan) ~ 7
Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen) ~8
Bruce just has so much more energy…
Layla (Derek and the Dominoes) ~ 9
Fight Test (Flaming Lips) ~ 8.5
Sad to see Wayne Coyne and Co. go, but Layla is one of the rockinest songs of all time. Wouldn’t it be great if it came down to this and My Sweet Lord?
Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty) ~ 10
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder) ~ 9
Love the vocals on both of these. I don’t think Free Fallin’ is always a 10, but it was this morning… Stevie tried hard though, these songs are both winners in my book…
#2 I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) 10
#15 Heavy Metal Drummer (Wilco) 8
#7 Times They Are A Changin’ (Bob Dylan) 7
#10 Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen) 10
#3 Layla (Derek and the Dominoes) 7
#14 Fight Test (Flaming Lips) 5
#6 Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty) 9
#11 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder) 8.5
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) 8.8
Heavy Metal Drummer (Wilco) 4.5
Times They Are A Changin’ (Bob Dylan) 8.5
Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen) 8.8
Layla (Derek and the Dominoes) 9.5
Fight Test (Flaming Lips) 6.3
Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty) 6.8
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder) 8.5
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) 9
Heavy Metal Drummer (Wilco) 5.5
Times They Are A’Changin (Bob Dylan) 8.5
Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen) 8.8
Layla (Derek and the Dominoes) 10
Fight Test (Flaming Lips) 5
Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty) 9.5
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered (Stevie Wonder) 7
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) 8
Heavy Metal Drummer (Wilco) 6.5
Times They Are A Changin’ (Bob Dylan) 8
Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen) 8.5
Layla (Derek and the Dominoes) 6
Fight Test (Flaming Lips) 5
Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty) 9
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder) 8
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) 7
Heavy Metal Drummer (Wilco) 8
Times They Are A Changin’ (Bob Dylan) 7.6
Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen) 8.7
Both profound lyrically, but Born in the USA is a better song.
Layla (Derek and the Dominoes) 8.2
Fight Test (Flaming Lips) 8
Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty) 8
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder) 6
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) 7
Heavy Metal Drummer (Wilco) 7
Times They Are A Changin’ (Bob Dylan) 10
Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen) 5
Layla (Derek and the Dominoes) 7
Fight Test (Flaming Lips) 3
Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty) 8
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder) 9
#2 I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) 8
#15 Heavy Metal Drummer (Wilco) 6
#7 Times They Are A Changin’ (Bob Dylan) 7
#10 Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen) 5
#3 Layla (Derek and the Dominoes) 8.5
#14 Fight Test (Flaming Lips) 8
#6 Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty) 8
#11 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder) 8