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Overlooked Songs 2: Final 16/Division Finals

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The rules are simple. After listening to each song, vote for your favorite in each match. The deadline to vote is Thursday, March 15 at 10 am CST.

Here is the bracket:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=468522


Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand
vs.
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

Arctic Monkeys - 505
vs.
Grimes - California

Frida Hyvonen - Dirty Dancing
vs.
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
vs.
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation

John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
vs.
Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
vs.
Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart

Nina Simone - Sinnerman
vs.
ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End
vs.
Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat



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Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand

Grimes - California

The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town

Pass

Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

Nina Simone - Sinnerman

Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat
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I'm so happy to see two of my nominations (Dirty Dancing and Childhood's End) make it to the final match of their division!


Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Grimes - California
Frida Hyvonen - Dirty Dancing
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart
Nina Simone - Sinnerman
Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End
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Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand


Arctic Monkeys - 505
vs.
Grimes - California pass for now

Frida Hyvonen - Dirty Dancing
vs.
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town pass for now

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms


John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads


Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
vs.
Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart pass for now

Nina Simone - Sinnerman


Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End
vs.
Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat pass for now
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Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand
Arctic Monkeys - 505
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart
Nina Simone - Sinnerman
Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat

Favorite song I couldn't vote for: Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
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8. Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Cowgirl in the Sand vs. 3. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
11. Arctic Monkeys - 505 vs. 16. Grimes - California
15. Frida Hyvönen - Dirty Dancing vs. 9. The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
4. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms vs. 13. Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
14. John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads vs. 2. Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
6. Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) vs. 10. Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart
1. Nina Simone – Sinnerman vs. 5. ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
12. Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End vs. 7. Sniff 'n' the Tears - Drivers Seat
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Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Arctic Monkeys - 505
Frida Hyvonen - Dirty Dancing
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart
Nina Simone - Sinnerman
Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End
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Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Grimes - California
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat
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Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand
Grimes - California
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
Nina Simone - Sinnerman
Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End
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Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Grimes - California
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) [tough match, but in honor of Int'l Women's Day...]
ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat
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Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Grimes - California
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart
Nina Simone - Sinnerman
Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat
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Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand
Arctic Monkeys - 505
Frida Hyvonen - Dirty Dancing
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
Nina Simone - Sinnerman
Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat

Can anybody tell what’s so special about ”California”?
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Henrik wrote:Can anybody tell what’s so special about ”California”?

For me, that whole division has been pretty much just okay. I love my own nomination which fell in the first round, and the only other one I really connected with also fell in the first round. I guess I'd rather hear a merely good Grimes song over merely good songs by any of the other artists featured.
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Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Arctic Monkeys - 505
Frida Hyvonen - Dirty Dancing
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
Richard And Linda Thompson - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
Nina Simone - Sinnerman
Majical Cloudz - Childhood’s End
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Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand vs. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

Arctic Monkeys - 505 vs. Grimes - California

Frida Hyvonen - Dirty Dancing vs. The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms vs. Joan Jett - Bad Reputation

John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads vs. Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) vs. Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart

Nina Simone - Sinnerman vs. ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End vs. Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat
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Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand
vs.
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

Arctic Monkeys - 505
vs.
Grimes - California

HARSH matchup :( :( :(

Frida Hyvonen - Dirty Dancing
vs.
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
vs.
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation

John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
vs.
Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
vs.
Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart

Nina Simone - Sinnerman
vs.
ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End
vs.
Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat
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Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand
Arctic Monkeys - 505
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat
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Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

Arctic Monkeys - 505

Frida Hyvonen - Dirty Dancing

Joan Jett - Bad Reputation

Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart

Nina Simone - Sinnerman

Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End
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Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

Grimes - California

Frida Hyvonen - Dirty Dancing

Joan Jett - Bad Reputation

John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads

Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart

Nina Simone - Sinnerman

Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat
Henrik wrote:Can anybody tell what’s so special about ”California”?
It's her catchiest song.
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse- Cowgirl in the Sand
Grimes - California
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat
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8. Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand vs. 12. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

11. Arctic Monkeys - 505 vs. 14. Grimes - California

4. Frida Hyvonen - Dirty Dancing vs. 15. The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
I know not everyone is focussed on lyrics, but am I the only one who is a little bothered by that Life in a Northern Town is a song about the cold north of England and about Nick Drake, but somehow bases it's hooks around African chants? I mean, African music is about the last thing that makes me think about life in a Northern town. It's not a bad song or anything, but it just gets me out of what they seem to be going for and it is a creative decision I just can't understand.

2. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms vs. 13. Joan Jett - Bad Reputation

6. John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads vs. 5. Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

7. Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) vs. 3. Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart

1. Nina Simone - Sinnerman vs. 16. ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
A rare match-up that satisfies me deeply.

10. Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End vs. 9. Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat
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Congrats to all those whose entries that have made the "Sweet 16". Good luck all.
Its another great presentation by BleuPanda thus far.
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Cowgirl in the Sand
California
Life in a Northern Town
Bad Reputation (pretty weak matchup tbh)
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Cold Little Heart
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
Driver's Seat
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Results

Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand: 9
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels): 11

Arctic Monkeys - 505: 10
Grimes - California: 9

Frida Hyvonen - Dirty Dancing: 8
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town: 11

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms: 10
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation: 9

John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads: 8
Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight: 12

Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down): 10
Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart: 9

Nina Simone - Sinnerman: 15
ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight): 5

Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End: 6
Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat: 13
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