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Overlooked Songs 4 Round 1 Week 8

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Here is the bracket:
https://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=475312

Deadline to vote is Saturday, January 22nd at 8 am Central Time (-6 GMT)

Anyone can vote as long as they have listened to both songs in a match

Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
vs.
Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag

The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie
vs.
The Walker Brothers - The Electrician

Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
vs.
Annie - Greatest Hit

Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of Love
vs.
Portishead - We Carry On

Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God
vs.
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark

Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
vs.
Steely Dan - Doctor Wu

Richard Hawley - The Ocean
vs.
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game

These New Puritans - We Want War
vs.
Cornershop - 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere

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Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
vs.
Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag

The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie
vs.
The Walker Brothers - The Electrician

Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
vs.
Annie - Greatest Hit

Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of Love
vs.
Portishead - We Carry On

Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God
vs.
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark

Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
vs.
Steely Dan - Doctor Wu

Richard Hawley - The Ocean
vs.
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game

Pass
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Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag

The Walker Brothers - The Electrician

Annie - Greatest Hit

Portishead - We Carry On

Pass

Steely Dan - Doctor Wu

The Cardigans - My Favourite Game

These New Puritans - We Want War
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Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth 4
vs.
Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag 7

The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie 5
vs.
The Walker Brothers - The Electrician 9

Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again 7
vs.
Annie - Greatest Hit 7

Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of Love 6
vs.
Portishead - We Carry On 7

Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God 7
vs.
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark 6

Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device 6
vs.
Steely Dan - Doctor Wu 7

Richard Hawley - The Ocean 7
vs.
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game 6

These New Puritans - We Want War 7
vs.
Cornershop - 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere 5
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Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag
The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie
Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
Portishead - We Carry On
Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God
Steely Dan - Doctor Wu
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
Cornershop - 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere
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Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag
The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie
Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
Portishead - We Carry On
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Steely Dan - Doctor Wu
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
These New Puritans - We Want War
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8. Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
4. Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag

12. The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie
5. The Walker Brothers - The Electrician

15. Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
14. Annie - Greatest Hit

9. Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of Love
3. Portishead - We Carry On

13. Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God
11. Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark

1. Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
10. Steely Dan - Doctor Wu

16. Richard Hawley - The Ocean
6. The Cardigans - My Favourite Game

7. These New Puritans - We Want War
2. Cornershop - 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere
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Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth (9907) wins over Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag (4 out of 10 - tolerable)

The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie (BU) wins over The Walker Brothers - The Electrician (3.6 out of 10 - more disappointing)

Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again (7242) wins over Annie - Greatest Hit (BU)

Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of Love (4.2 out of 10) wins over Portishead - We Carry On (3.2 out of 10 - let's skip it)

Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark (BU) wins over Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God (4 out of 10 - tolerable)

Steely Dan - Doctor Wu (82nd favorite of all time) wins over Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device (2 out of 10 - bad) - unless you despise classic/yacht rock and jazz influenced rock. Thanks to Rob for indicating that Suspect Device is considered "raw punk." This is apparently a genre that I typically find especially annoying.

The Cardigans - My Favourite Game (5859) wins over Richard Hawley - The Ocean (BU)

These New Puritans (BU) - We Want War wins over Cornershop - 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere TBD (3.6 out of 10 - more disappointing)
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Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag
The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie
Annie - Greatest Hit
Portishead - We Carry On
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
Cornershop - 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere
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Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie
Annie - Greatest Hit
Portishead - We Carry On
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
These New Puritans - We Want War
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10 | Julian Cope | World Shut Your Mouth vs. 3 | Leonard Cohen | Dress Rehearsal Rag
14 | The Jacksons | Blame It on the Boogie vs. 5 | The Walker Brothers | The Electrician
11 | Britney Spears | Oops!... I Did It Again vs. 16 | Annie | Greatest Hit
2 | Antony and the Johnsons | Fistful of Love vs. 6 | Portishead | We Carry On
12 | Kaiser Chiefs | Oh My God vs. 7 | Death Cab for Cutie | I Will Follow You Into the Dark
4 | Stiff Little Fingers | Suspect Device vs. 9 | Steely Dan | Doctor Wu
8 | Richard Hawley | The Ocean vs. 15 | The Cardigans | My Favourite Game
1 | These New Puritans | We Want War vs. 13 | Cornershop | 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere
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Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie
Annie - Greatest Hit
Portishead - We Carry On
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
Cornershop | 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere
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11. Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth vs. 3. Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag
I know Julian Cope more from later more edgy rock tracks. This is more eighties pop, though not bad. Not as good as Dress Rehearsal Rag, a track that is deservedly cherished among Leonard Cohen fans.

14. The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie vs. 8. The Walker Brothers - The Electrician
The Electrician is really something special, standing outside the age it was made into something magical and a little sinister. Blame It on the Boogie is one of those catchy songs that always gets on my nerves a little before it's over.

16. Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again vs. 15. Annie - Greatest Hit
Not my match-up. Pop at it's most plastic. The Britney Spears music revaluation of the last years has been the most baffling for me, as Oops! sounds as bad to me as it did over 20 years ago. Greatest Hit is hardly better, but Annie at least has a more appealing voice.

2. Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of Love vs. 6. Portishead - We Carry On
Ahnoni projects are rather hit or miss for me, but this song is big hit. The moody Portishead is a worthy competitor, but the feeling in Fistful of Love can't be denied.

1. Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God vs. 12. Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Kind of surprising how popular I Will Follow You Into the Dark is considering it has dime-a-dozen beginner guitarist chord pickings. The lyrics are above average though. I definitely don't choose it over my own pick, Oh My God. To me that is pop rock perfection, with an especially great chorus build-up and appealing lyrics. It's a lot of fun.

10. Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device vs. 13. Steely Dan - Doctor Wu
In a week that has a particularly big amount of polished songs the raw punk of Suspect Device really stands out. That's why punk needs to happen in these playlists too. Doctor Wu is one of those typical Steely Dan songs that I know is good, but I also find impossible to get excited about. Sophistication can be a crutch at times.

7. Richard Hawley - The Ocean vs. 9. The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
My Favourite Game is pop done in a way I do like: dynamic with a sweeping melody and a great singing voice. It even almost beats the magistral singer/songwriter qualities of The Ocean, but not quite yet.

5. These New Puritans - We Want War vs. 4. Cornershop - 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere
Two dynamic epics that are great listens. I go with the upbeat Cornershop for now, but this could have gone either way.
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Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth vs. Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag

The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie vs. The Walker Brothers - The Electrician

Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again vs. Annie - Greatest Hit

Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of Love vs. Portishead - We Carry On

Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God vs. Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark

Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device vs. Steely Dan - Doctor Wu

Richard Hawley - The Ocean vs. The Cardigans - My Favourite Game

These New Puritans - We Want War vs. Cornershop - 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere
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Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
vs.
Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag

The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie
vs.
The Walker Brothers - The Electrician

Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
vs.
Annie - Greatest Hit

Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of Love
vs.
Portishead - We Carry On

Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God
vs.
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark

Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
vs.
Steely Dan - Doctor Wu

Richard Hawley - The Ocean
vs.
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game


These New Puritans - We Want War
vs.
Cornershop - 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere
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Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie
Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of Love
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
These New Puritans - We Want War
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Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag
The Walker Brothers - The Electrician
Annie - Greatest Hit
Portishead - We Carry On
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Steely Dan - Doctor Wu
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
These New Puritans - We Want War
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Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth > Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag

The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie < The Walker Brothers - The Electrician

Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again < Annie - Greatest Hit

Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of Love > Portishead - We Carry On

Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God < Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark

Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device < Steely Dan - Doctor Wu

Richard Hawley - The Ocean < The Cardigans - My Favourite Game

These New Puritans - We Want War > Cornershop - 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere
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Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
vs.
Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag

The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie
vs.
The Walker Brothers - The Electrician
Pass, I like both

Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
vs.
Annie - Greatest Hit
Baby One More Time and Toxic are rightfully acclaimed but I don't think there is another Britney song that is really that great.

Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of Love
vs.
Portishead - We Carry On
I'm wondering if I ever passed the half point mark in "I Am a Bird Now" because I remember hating everything I heard but I really like Fistful of Love, enough to beat a solid song from a band I like much more

Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God
vs.
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
The 1st Kaiser Chiefs album has a bunch of pretty great, and very earwormy, hits (including one I voted for and is eligible for Biggest Fan), too bad they couldn't repeat that in any following album (I know 3 people voted for it, but I hate Ruby with all my heart).

Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
vs.
Steely Dan - Doctor Wu
Peg from last week might have won here. Steely Dan is one of those bands that I admire more than I enjoy, their song really not being my cup of tea, but that's 2 weeks in a row I enjoy them pretty much... Going punk with my vote though.

Richard Hawley - The Ocean
vs.
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
Pass, tempted to vote for the Cardigans but it might be more because I'm familiar with it (and its awesome video) than anything else

These New Puritans - We Want War
vs.
Cornershop - 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere
Really enjoyed 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere, love the mix of sitar and guitars. Sticking with We Want War though, a song I didn't nominate but have in my all time top 1000.
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Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie
Annie - Greatest Hit
Portishead - We Carry On
Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God
Steely Dan - Doctor Wu
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
These New Puritans - We Want War
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Some really awful draws for me here, with 6 of my top 7 facing each other


14. Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
vs.
8. Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag

15. The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie
vs.
9. The Walker Brothers - The Electrician

16. Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
vs.
11. Annie - Greatest Hit

6. Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of Love
vs.
3. Portishead - We Carry On

12. Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God
vs.
2. Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark

13. Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
vs.
10. Steely Dan - Doctor Wu

1. Richard Hawley - The Ocean
vs.
5. The Cardigans - My Favourite Game

4. These New Puritans - We Want War
vs.
7. Cornershop - 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere
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Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
The Walker Brothers - The Electrician
Annie - Greatest Hit
Portishead - We Carry on
Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God
Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
Cornershop - 6 A.M. Jullandar Shere

Fave song: Suspect Device
Fave discovery: Fistful of Love
Most undeserving loser: Fistful of Love
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RESULTS

Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth: 9
Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag: 12

The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie: 9
The Walker Brothers - The Electrician: 11

Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again: 7
Annie - Greatest Hit: 14

Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of Love: 9
Portishead - We Carry On: 12

Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God: 6
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark: 14

Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device: 11
Steely Dan - Doctor Wu: 10

Richard Hawley - The Ocean: 5
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game: 15

These New Puritans - We Want War: 13
Cornershop - 6 A.M. Jallandar Shere: 7
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Our prediction leaderboard after the first round:
1 (tie). Sweepstakes Ron and Bang Jan (47 points)
3. BleuPanda (40 points)
4. Rob (39 points)
5. Listyguy (38 points)
6. Akhenaten (36 points)
7. andyd1010 (33 points)

Everyone's predicted overall winner survived round one
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