AM World Cup: Pool Round Week 2

[Listyguy]

Here are the second group of pool round matches. Vote for the song you like more, not the artist. Also remember that this will only be open for 6 days, not 7, to allow for one day of changing lists for next week. Also you don't have to be in charge of a team to vote, anyone can!

The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby) vs. Pink Floyd (Arnold Layne)
Stevie Wonder (I Wish) vs. Townes Van Zandt (Lungs)
Bob Dylan (It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)) vs. Madonna (Nothing Really Matters)
Talking Heads (Life During Wartime) vs. Nina Simone (Wild is the Wind)
The Rolling Stones (Beast of Burden) vs. Elvis Costello (Watching the Detectives)
Arcade Fire (Suburban War) vs. Nick Drake (From the Morning)
David Bowie (Life on Mars?) vs. Kanye West (Gold Digger)
Nick Cave (Avalanche) vs. The National (Daughters of the Soho Riots)
Bruce Springsteen (Atlantic City) vs. The Clash ((White Man) In Hammersmith Palais)
Tom Waits (Way Down in the Hole) vs. Kate Bush (Babooshka)
Radiohead (Reckoner) vs. Jimi Hendrix (Little Wing)
LCD Soundsystem (New York, I Love You But You’re Brining Me Down) vs. Wilco (Jesus, Etc.)
Neil Young (Like a Hurricane) vs. Marvin Gaye (Ain’t No Mountain High Enough)
Daft Punk (Giorgio by Moroder) vs. Leonard Cohen (First We Take Manhattan)
Prince (Let’s Go Crazy) vs. R.E.M. (Fall on Me)
Otis Redding (Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)) vs. Bjork (Isobel)

[Bang Jan]

Eleanor Rigby
I Wish
It's Alright Ma
Life During Wartime
Watching The Detectives
Suburban War
Life on Mars?
Avalanche
Atlantic City
Way Down in the Hole
Reckoner
Jesus, Etc.
Like a Hurricane
Giorgio by Moroder
Fall on Me
Isobel

Spotify Playlist:

You're on your own for Let's Go Crazy

[DocBrown]

The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby)
Stevie Wonder (I Wish)
Bob Dylan (It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding))
Talking Heads (Life During Wartime)
Elvis Costello (Watching the Detectives)
Arcade Fire (Suburban War)
David Bowie (Life on Mars?)
The National (Daughters of the Soho Riots)
Bruce Springsteen (Atlantic City)
Kate Bush (Babooshka)
Jimi Hendrix (Little Wing)
Wilco (Jesus, Etc.)
Neil Young (Like a Hurricane)
Leonard Cohen (First We Take Manhattan)
Prince (Let’s Go Crazy)
Bjork (Isobel)

[Henry]

The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby)
Stevie Wonder (I Wish)
Bob Dylan (It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding))
Nina Simone (Wild is the Wind)
The Rolling Stones (Beast of Burden) - close call
Arcade Fire (Suburban War)
David Bowie (Life on Mars?)
Nick Cave (Avalanche) vs. The National (Daughters of the Soho Riots) - no vote yet
The Clash ((White Man) In Hammersmith Palais)
Kate Bush (Babooshka)
Jimi Hendrix (Little Wing)
Wilco (Jesus, Etc.)
Marvin Gaye (Ain’t No Mountain High Enough)
Daft Punk (Giorgio by Moroder)
Prince (Let’s Go Crazy)
Otis Redding (Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song))

[ordinaryperson]

The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby)
Stevie Wonder (I Wish)
Bob Dylan (It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding))
Talking Heads (Life During Wartime)
Elvis Costello (Watching The Detectives)
Arcade Fire (Suburban War)
David Bowie (Life On Mars?)
Nick Cave (Avalanche)
Bruce Springsteen (Atlantic City)
Kate Bush (Babooshka)
Radiohead (Reckoner)
Wilco (Jesus, Etc.)
Neil Young (Like A Hurricane)
Leonard Cohen (First We Take Manhattan)
R.E.M. (Fall On Me)
Otis Redding (Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song))

[Listyguy]

The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby) vs. Pink Floyd (Arnold Layne)
Stevie Wonder (I Wish) vs. Townes Van Zandt (Lungs)
Bob Dylan (It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)) vs. Madonna (Nothing Really Matters)
Talking Heads (Life During Wartime) vs. Nina Simone (Wild is the Wind)
The Rolling Stones (Beast of Burden) vs. Elvis Costello (Watching the Detectives)
Arcade Fire (Suburban War) vs. Nick Drake (From the Morning) “From the Morning” is the pure essence of beauty captured perfectly by a guitar
David Bowie (Life on Mars?) vs. Kanye West (Gold Digger) This was brutal
Nick Cave (Avalanche) vs. The National (Daughters of the Soho Riots)
Bruce Springsteen (Atlantic City) vs. The Clash ((White Man) In Hammersmith Palais)
Tom Waits (Way Down in the Hole) vs. Kate Bush (Babooshka)
Radiohead (Reckoner) vs. Jimi Hendrix (Little Wing)
LCD Soundsystem (New York, I Love You But You’re Brining Me Down) vs. Wilco (Jesus, Etc.)
Neil Young (Like a Hurricane) vs. Marvin Gaye (Ain’t No Mountain High Enough)
Daft Punk (Giorgio by Moroder) vs. Leonard Cohen (First We Take Manhattan) Neither is a top notch song but both are good
Prince (Let’s Go Crazy) vs. R.E.M. (Fall on Me)
Otis Redding (Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)) vs. Bjork (Isobel)

[bonnielaurel]

The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby)
Stevie Wonder (I Wish)
Bob Dylan (It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding))
Nina Simone (Wild is the Wind)
Elvis Costello (Watching the Detectives)
Nick Drake (From the Morning)
David Bowie (Life on Mars?)
Nick Cave (Avalanche)
Bruce Springsteen (Atlantic City)
Kate Bush (Babooshka)
Jimi Hendrix (Little Wing)
Wilco (Jesus, Etc.)
Marvin Gaye (Ain’t No Mountain High Enough)
Leonard Cohen (First We Take Manhattan)
Prince (Let’s Go Crazy)
Bjork (Isobel)

[Moonbeam]

Pink Floyd (Arnold Layne)
Stevie Wonder (I Wish)
Madonna (Nothing Really Matters)
Nina Simone (Wild is the Wind)
Elvis Costello (Watching the Detectives)
Nick Drake (From the Morning)
David Bowie (Life on Mars?)
The National (Daughters of the Soho Riots)
The Clash ((White Man) In Hammersmith Palais)
Kate Bush (Babooshka)
Jimi Hendrix (Little Wing)
LCD Soundsystem (New York, I Love You But You’re Brining Me Down)
Marvin Gaye (Ain’t No Mountain High Enough)
Daft Punk (Giorgio by Moroder)
Prince (Let’s Go Crazy)
Bjork (Isobel)

[Honorio]

Eleanor Rigby
I Wish
It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
Wild is the Wind
Watching the Detectives
From the Morning
Life on Mars?
Daughters of the Soho Riots
Atlantic City
Way Down in the Hole
Little Wing
Jesus, Etc.
Like a Hurricane
Giorgio by Moroder
Fall on Me
Isobel

[Listyguy]

Let's not forget about this!

[notbrianeno]

The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby)
Townes Van Zandt (Lungs)
Madonna (Nothing Really Matters)
Nina Simone (Wild is the Wind)
The Rolling Stones (Beast of Burden)
Nick Drake (From the Morning)
David Bowie (Life on Mars?)
Nick Cave (Avalanche)
Bruce Springsteen (Atlantic City)
Tom Waits (Way Down in the Hole)
Radiohead (Reckoner)
LCD Soundsystem (New York, I Love You But You’re Brining Me Down)
Neil Young (Like a Hurricane)
Leonard Cohen (First We Take Manhattan)
Prince (Let’s Go Crazy)
Bjork (Isobel)

[jamieW]

The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby)
Stevie Wonder (I Wish) (My closest matchup of the week)
Bob Dylan (It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding))
Nina Simone (Wild is the Wind)
Elvis Costello (Watching the Detectives)
Arcade Fire (Suburban War)
Kanye West (Gold Digger) (Or maybe this one’s the closest…)
The National (Daughters of the Soho Riots)
The Clash ((White Man) In Hammersmith Palais)
Tom Waits (Way Down in the Hole)
Jimi Hendrix (Little Wing)
Wilco (Jesus, Etc.)
Neil Young (Like a Hurricane)
Daft Punk (Giorgio by Moroder)
Prince (Let’s Go Crazy)
Bjork (Isobel)

In nearly half the matchups this week, I voted against the artist I prefer. But then I guess that’s what makes this game so interesting and unpredictable…

[Listyguy]

Just a reminder that there's only about 36 hours left to vote!

[Toni]

The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby)
Stevie Wonder (I Wish)
Madonna (Nothing Really Matters)
Nina Simone (Wild is the Wind)
Elvis Costello (Watching the Detectives)
Nick Drake (From the Morning)
David Bowie (Life on Mars?) - agree with JamieW, tough match against Kanye, but I still go with this one
The National (Daughters of the Soho Riots)
The Clash ((White Man) In Hammersmith Palais)
Kate Bush (Babooshka)
Radiohead (Reckoner)
Wilco (Jesus, Etc.) - Won the best match of the week, LCD could have won almost all the other matches
Marvin Gaye (Ain’t No Mountain High Enough)
Leonard Cohen (First We Take Manhattan)
Prince (Let’s Go Crazy)
Otis Redding (Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)) - another difficult choice

[Listyguy]

Just a bit over 10 hours left to vote!!!!!!!!!!

[Otisredding]

The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby)
Stevie Wonder (I Wish)
Bob Dylan (It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding))
Talking Heads (Life During Wartime)
Elvis Costello (Watching the Detectives)
Arcade Fire (Suburban War)
David Bowie (Life on Mars?)
Nick Cave (Avalanche)
Bruce Springsteen (Atlantic City)
Tom Waits (Way Down in the Hole)
Jimi Hendrix (Little Wing)
Wilco (Jesus, Etc.)
Neil Young (Like a Hurricane)
Leonard Cohen (First We Take Manhattan)
Prince (Let’s Go Crazyz)
Otis Redding (Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa )

[Jirin]

On vacation and can't listen till tomorrow so now only voting where I can clearly remember both songs by name.

The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby)
Townes Van Zandt (Lungs)
Bob Dylan (It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
Elvis Costello (Watching the Detectives)
David Bowie (Life on Mars?)
Bruce Springsteen (Atlantic City)
Tom Waits (Way Down in the Hole)
LCD Soundsystem (New York, I Love You But You’re Brining Me Down)
Leonard Cohen (First We Take Manhattan)
Prince (Let’s Go Crazy)

[Andre]

The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby)
Stevie Wonder (I Wish)
Bob Dylan (It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding))
Talking Heads (Life During Wartime)
Elvis Costello (Watching the Detectives)
Arcade Fire (Suburban War)
David Bowie (Life on Mars?)
The National (Daughters of the Soho Riots)
The Clash ((White Man) In Hammersmith Palais)
Kate Bush (Babooshka)
Jimi Hendrix (Little Wing)
Wilco (Jesus, Etc.)
Neil Young (Like a Hurricane)
Daft Punk (Giorgio by Moroder)
R.E.M. (Fall on Me)
Otis Redding (Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song))

[Listyguy]

The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby) def Pink Floyd (Arnold Layne) 13-1
Stevie Wonder (I Wish) def Townes Van Zandt (Lungs) 12-2
Bob Dylan (It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)) def Madonna (Nothing Really Matters) 11-3
Nina Simone (Wild is the Wind) def Talking Heads (Life During Wartime) 7-6
Elvis Costello (Watching the Detectives) def The Rolling Stones (Beast of Burden) 12-2
Arcade Fire (Suburban War) def Nick Drake (From the Morning) 7-6
David Bowie (Life on Mars?) def Kanye West (Gold Digger) 13-1
The National (Daughters of the Soho Riots) def Nick Cave (Avalanche) 7-5
Bruce Springsteen (Atlantic City) def The Clash ((White Man) In Hammersmith Palais) 9-5
Kate Bush (Babooshka) draws Tom Waits (Way Down in the Hole) 7-7
Jimi Hendrix (Little Wing) def Radiohead (Reckoner) 9-4
Wilco (Jesus, Etc.) def LCD Soundsystem (New York, I Love You But You’re Brining Me Down) 11-3
Neil Young (Like a Hurricane) def Marvin Gaye (Ain’t No Mountain High Enough) 8-5
Daft Punk (Giorgio by Moroder) draws Leonard Cohen (First We Take Manhattan) 7-7
Prince (Let’s Go Crazy) def R.E.M. (Fall on Me) 10-4
Bjork (Isobel) def Otis Redding (Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)) 7-6

As it stands, only two teams clinched a playoff spot (Bjork and Bruce Springsteen). Team owners have 24 hours to PM me updated song lists. Schedule for next week and updated standings can be found in the main thread.

[slick]

Pink Floyd (Arnold Layne)
Stevie Wonder (I Wish)
Madonna (Nothing Really Matters)
Talking Heads (Life During Wartime)
Elvis Costello (Watching the Detectives)
Arcade Fire (Suburban War)
David Bowie (Life on Mars?)
The National (Daughters of the Soho Riots)
The Clash ((White Man) In Hammersmith Palais)
Kate Bush (Babooshka)
Jimi Hendrix (Little Wing)
LCD Soundsystem (New York, I Love You But You’re Brining Me Down)
Neil Young (Like a Hurricane)
Daft Punk (Giorgio by Moroder)
R.E.M. (Fall on Me)
Otis Redding (Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)