Overlooked Songs: Round 2 Week 4

[BleuPanda]

The rules are simple: vote for your favorite in each match below. The winner will move to the next round. The deadline to vote is Thursday, September 1st at 8 P.M. CST. Please listen to these tracks before voting, even if you've heard them a thousand times before!

Bracket:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=463761

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
vs.
Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy

Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy
vs.
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

Radiohead - You and Whose Army?
vs.
Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
vs.
Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die
vs.
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight

Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow
vs.
Nico - The Fairest of Seasons

LCD Soundsystem - Home
vs.
Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies

Kanye West - Say You Will
vs.
Low - Lullaby

[Henry]

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned

Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger

Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die
vs.
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight (pass for now)

Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow

Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies

Low - Lullaby

[Nassim]

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned (#8 of week 1 vs #16)
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye (#3 vs #14)
Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind (#6 vs #13)
Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger (#7 vs #10)
Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die (#8 vs #16)
Nico - The Fairest of Seasons (#7 vs #10)
LCD Soundsystem - Home (#4 vs #6)
Low - Lullaby (#3 vs #12)

I remember filling the prediction bracket that I thought that whoever would win the Home vs Like Dylan in the Movies match-up could very likely win the tournament (both were facing my picks, so I knew they would get to round 2 )

[Honorio]

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned

Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy

Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die

Nico - The Fairest of Seasons

Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies

Low – Lullaby

[Bang Jan]

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned

Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy

Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger

The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight

Nico - The Fairest of Seasons

Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies

Low - Lullaby

[luney6]

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
vs.
Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy

Radiohead - You and Whose Army?
vs.
Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die
vs.
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight

LCD Soundsystem - Home
vs.
Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies

[DaveC]

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy
Radiohead - You and Whose Army?
Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die
Nico - The Fairest of Seasons
Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies
Low - Lullaby

[Henrik]

9. The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
vs.
14. Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy

7. Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy
vs.
15. Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

10. Radiohead - You and Whose Army?
vs.
8. Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

4. Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
vs.
1. Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
#7 in my list for the 2015 all-time songs poll. That's how much I love this song! I love how the singing is restrained and the strings do the job on the high notes in the chorus.

2. Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die
vs.
16. The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight

13. Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow
vs.
12. Nico - The Fairest of Seasons

11. LCD Soundsystem - Home
vs.
5. Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies

6. Kanye West - Say You Will
vs.
3. Low - Lullaby

[andyd1010]

I'm sure some of these rankings would change after getting more familiar with some of them, but I don't think any of the matchup results would change. I like Kanye and Low...not my favorites of theirs represented here though.


11. The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
vs.
5. Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy

4. Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy
vs.
1. Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

2. Radiohead - You and Whose Army?
vs.
9. Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

6. Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
vs.
8. Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

13. Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die
vs.
10. The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight

12. Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow
vs.
14. Nico - The Fairest of Seasons

3. LCD Soundsystem - Home
vs.
7. Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies

15. Kanye West - Say You Will
vs.
16. Low - Lullaby

[slick]

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned

Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

Radiohead - You and Whose Army?

Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger

The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight

Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow

LCD Soundsystem - Home

Kanye West - Say You Will

[bootsy]

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
vs.
Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy

Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy
vs.
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

Radiohead - You and Whose Army?
vs.
Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
vs.
Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die
vs.
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight

Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow
vs.
Nico - The Fairest of Seasons

LCD Soundsystem - Home
vs.
Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies

Kanye West - Say You Will
vs.
Low - Lullaby

[jamieW]

3. The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned 9
vs.
14. Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy 5

7. Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy 8
vs.
9. Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye 7

10. Radiohead - You and Whose Army? 7
vs.
5. Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind 8

13. Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger 5
vs.
6. Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down 8

2. Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die 9
vs.
16. The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight 5

15. Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow 5
vs.
8. Nico - The Fairest of Seasons 7

12. LCD Soundsystem - Home 6
vs.
4. Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies 8

11. Kanye West - Say You Will 6
vs.
1. Low - Lullaby 9

Might be the first time ever that I get to vote for all of my top 8!

[EmilienDelRey]

1. The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
vs.
2. Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy

3. Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy
vs.
14. Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

13. Radiohead - You and Whose Army?
vs.
4. Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

16. Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
vs.
11. Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

9. Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die
vs.
15. The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight

10. Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow
vs.
12. Nico - The Fairest of Seasons

6. LCD Soundsystem - Home
vs.
7. Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies

5. Kanye West - Say You Will
vs.
8. Low - Lullaby

[Chilton]

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
vs.
Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy

Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy
vs.
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

Radiohead - You and Whose Army?
vs.
Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
vs.
Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die
vs.
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight

Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow
vs.
Nico - The Fairest of Seasons

LCD Soundsystem - Home
vs.
Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies (The Best-Loser-of-the-Week-Award)

Kanye West - Say You Will
vs.
Low - Lullaby

[spiritualized]

Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy

Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

Radiohead - You and Whose Army?

Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die

Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow

Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies

Low - Lullaby

[Rob]

No time for comments this week.

6. The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
vs.
14. Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy

7. Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy
vs.
15. Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

11. Radiohead - You and Whose Army?
vs.
1. Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

13. Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
vs.
8. Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

4. Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die
vs.
5. The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight
Damn

2. Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow
vs.
3. Nico - The Fairest of Seasons
Damn

9. LCD Soundsystem - Home
vs.
10. Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies

16. Kanye West - Say You Will
vs.
12. Low - Lullaby

[BleuPanda]

Wow, didn't realize I still needed to vote!




The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy

Voting against my last nomination...

Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind
Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight
Nico - The Fairest of Seasons
LCD Soundsystem - Home
Kanye West - Say You Will

[Henrik]

As much as I am happy for all the votes for "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down", I'm surprised by the lack of support for "Love Is a Stranger", which is also a masterpiece in my book. It's one of the songs that have always been most surprising to me that it hasn't appeared on enough critics' lists to be included on AM (it will be added in the coming update though).

[Sweepstakes Ron]

Everybody's Been Burned
Linus and Lucy
The Windmills of Your Mind
I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
Underwater Moonlight
Night of the Swallow
Home
Say You Will

[Krurze]

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
vs.
Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy

Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy
vs.
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

Surprised to see this so one-sided. Linus and Lucy is a fun tune, and I can see how it resonates even more, on a nostalgic level, if you have seen the Peanuts movies. I sadly don't have, and Lazy Eye, on the other hand, has grown to be a huge favourite of mine. The part roughly from 2:40 to 3:10 is one of the most visceral displays of emotion I have heard in any song.

Radiohead - You and Whose Army?
vs.
Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
vs.
Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die
vs.
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight

Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow
vs.
Nico - The Fairest of Seasons

LCD Soundsystem - Home
vs.
Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies

Kanye West - Say You Will
vs.
Low - Lullaby

[acroamor]

Thanks to FYF Fest this past weekend, I was lucky enough to hear two of this week's songs live - "Blue Boy" and "Home", as well as last week's "Delorean Dynamite". In "Blue Boy"'s case, it was enough to tilt the scales in its favor now.

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
vs.
Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy

Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy
vs.
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

Radiohead - You and Whose Army?
vs.
Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
vs.
Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die
vs.
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight

Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow
vs.
Nico - The Fairest of Seasons

LCD Soundsystem - Home
vs.
Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies

Kanye West - Say You Will
vs.
Low - Lullaby

[Romain]

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind
Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight
Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow
LCD Soundsystem - Home
Low - Lullaby

[Bruno]

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind
Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow
LCD Soundsystem - Home
Kanye West - Say You Will

[Dan]

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
vs.
Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy

Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy
vs.
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

Radiohead - You and Whose Army?
vs.
Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
vs.
Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die
vs.
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight

Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow
vs.
Nico - The Fairest of Seasons

LCD Soundsystem - Home
vs.
Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies

Kanye West - Say You Will
vs.
Low - Lullaby

[Jackson]

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy

Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

Radiohead - You and Whose Army?
Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight

Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow
Nico - The Fairest of Seasons

LCD Soundsystem - Home
Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies

Kanye West - Say You Will
Low - Lullaby


This is the weakest week of round 2 by far in my opinion, with no songs in my top 1000. I think some of the week 3 songs that lost close matchups would have had a better chance here.

[Toni]

All the top 5 tracks could have been #1.

11. The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned
vs.
2. Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy
I'm sad with all the hatred for MacDeMarco. He has taken some jangly, indie rock and psychedelic influences, and has put them all into a sound that is totally his own, with beautiful colors and textures. Blue Boy is a great exemple of that, and for me it's only defect is being too short. My compliments to whoever has put this song in the game.

9. Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy
vs.
12. Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

13. Radiohead - You and Whose Army?
vs.
7. Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind

15. Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
vs.
6. Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

10. Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die
vs.
3. The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight
Underwater Moonlight is a very creative song, and the guitars take it to another level. I think I should hear the album of the same name soon.

5. Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow
vs.
8. Nico - The Fairest of Seasons

4. LCD Soundsystem - Home
vs.
1. Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies
Although I ended putting "Home" at #4, this "match" was probably the hardest of the whole tournament for me.

16. Kanye West - Say You Will
vs.
14. Low - Lullaby

[BleuPanda]

Results

Everybody's Been Burned: 18
Blue Boy: 6

Linus and Lucy: 14
Lazy Eye: 7

You and Whose Army?: 6
The Windmills of Your Mind: 18

Love is a Stranger: 11
I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down: 12

Waitin' Around to Die: 11
Underwater Moonlight: 12

Night of the Swallow: 14
The Fairest of Seasons: 9

Home: 13
Like Dylan in the Movies: 11

Say You Will: 8
Lullaby: 15

[Rob]

Well, there goes my predicted winner: You and Whose Army. I didn't dare to bet against Radiohead, but it deserved to be crushed by The Windmills of Your Mind.

And Like Dylan in the Movies is gone as well. Wasn't that most people's predicted champion?

This is also a rare week in which most of what I vote for wins. In fact, there is only one discrepancy: Underwater Moonlight's victory and even that was almost a tie with Waitin' Around to die for me (and a literal tie in the tournament).