Living the Dream

Unlike some of our other divisions, L and K enter the Round of 64 without runaway favorites.

The most dramatic story in Division K is “Landslide”, the only song in this tournament not nominated by one of us “People.”  It actually received an automatic bye after a scoring error mistakenly eliminated it from the Living the Dream Tournament.   If you aren’t familiar with America, the band, their big hit is “A Horse with No Name,” which I thought was a Neil Young song.  “Sister Golden Hair” was also a #1 hit.

In Division L, Flo and the Machine have been looking strong, but CCR, an always dangerous tournament foe, i s lurking…around the bend.  Otis gives his second of three contenders a whirl, and Butch Walker temporarily replaces Semisonic as the Cinderella story of the tournament.  Let’s see how these Division semi-finals shake out. Continue reading →

OK Go prepare for battle (ze goggles do nothing)

Taking a gander at the numbers, the division I and J semi-finals matchups are looking like we will have a few blowouts and a few close calls.  First off, Midnight Train to Georgia is up again.  With an average score of 8.12 in the last round, this song had the highest score of the entire round.  Similarly, You are the Best Thing had a healthy 7.56, the 6th highest of the last round.  The matchup to watch today has got to be Frankie Valli vs The Faces.  Only 0.2 points separated their average scores and with fluctuations in daily voters, this could be anybody’s game. Continue reading →

Folks, this will have to be a  short post, because I’m under the gun at work until I leave to watch Planet of the Apes. Opening night, what!?  Seriously, I’ve always loved this concept, both the original movie and the books were always a good mix of action and introspection.

On to our results. The listening party, filled with irregular voters, had a seismic impact on a couple of matches.

Division G

#4 I’d Rather Go Blind (Etta James) def. #1 The Joker (Steve Miller Band), 185.55-172.4.   Buoyed by “10s” from Tim, Jen and Ilya, Etta James topped the top-seeded Steve Miller Band.  Will it be able to replicate the success without the support of the ‘regular’ voters, though? Continue reading →

J-E-T-S

I don’t know about you, but I’m loving the Round of 64.  The level of play has improved considerably, setting the stage for a lot of fun, close match-ups.  Rare has been the Danno Hammer.

The good times continue with Divisions G and H. Listen here (or on the widget) and vote by commenting below before 8pm EST on Friday.   Note that we are taking a break over the weekend, and will be back with the second half of the Round of 64 on Sunday night. Let’s face it, during the summer, everyone is getting their outdoor on.  Continue reading →