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Welcome to the playoffs of our cup! We now have 16 remaining teams.

- Vote for your favorite song on each match. Each point counts like a "goal".
- Comments are welcome but not obligatory.
- Voting is open until Jul 16th 23:59 AMF time.
- You don't have to have named an album to vote. Everybody can!
- Please, vote for the song, not the Album

Automatic for the People (Nightswimming) vs. Funeral (Neighboorhood #3 (Power Out))
Parallel Lines (Hanging on the Telephone) vs. Another Green World (Everything Merges With the Night)
The Idler Wheel... (Anything We Want) vs. Stankonia (Xplosion)
Purple Rain (I Would Die 4 U) vs. Abbey Road (Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (El Condor Pasa (If I Could)) vs. Songs in the Key of Life (Contusion)
Dummy (Mysterons) vs. The Queen Is Dead (The Queen Is Dead)
OK Computer (Paranoid Android) vs. Body Talk (Hang With Me)
Illinois (Come On! Feel the Illinoise!) vs. 69 Love Songs (Yeah! Oh Yeah!)



note: if you use to listen to the playlist at random, remember "Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End" are separated from each other there

Right, so I'm thrilled that my albums made it through (one by the skin of its teeth).

Here's my scores for the Round of 16

Automatic for the People (Nightswimming) vs. Funeral (Neighboorhood #3 (Power Out))
Parallel Lines (Hanging on the Telephone) vs. Another Green World (Everything Merges With the Night)
The Idler Wheel... (Anything We Want) vs. Stankonia (Xplosion)
Purple Rain (I Would Die 4 U) vs. Abbey Road (Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (El Condor Pasa (If I Could)) vs. Songs in the Key of Life (Contusion)
Dummy (Mysterons) vs. The Queen Is Dead (The Queen Is Dead)
OK Computer (Paranoid Android) vs. Body Talk (Hang With Me)
Illinois (Come On! Feel the Illinoise!) vs. 69 Love Songs (Yeah! Oh Yeah!)

Automatic for the People (Nightswimming)
Another Green World (Everything Merges With the Night)
Pass
Abbey Road (Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (El Condor Pasa (If I Could))
Dummy (Mysterons)
OK Computer (Paranoid Android)
Illinois (Come On! Feel the Illinoise!)

Funeral (Neighboorhood #3 (Power Out))
Another Green World (Everything Merges With the Night)
Stankonia (Xplosion)
Abbey Road (Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
Dummy (Mysterons)
OK Computer (Paranoid Android)
Illinois (Come On! Feel the Illinoise!)

Funeral (Neighboorhood #3 (Power Out))
Parallel Lines (Hanging on the Telephone)
The Idler Wheel... (Anything We Want) vs. Stankonia (Xplosion) - pass for now
Abbey Road (Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End)
Songs in the Key of Life (Contusion)
Dummy (Mysterons) vs. The Queen Is Dead (The Queen Is Dead) - pass for now
OK Computer (Paranoid Android) vs. Body Talk (Hang With Me) - pass for now
Illinois (Come On! Feel the Illinoise!) vs. 69 Love Songs (Yeah! Oh Yeah!) - pass for now
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Nightswimming
Hanging on the Telephone
Anything We Want (UPSET)
El Condor Pasa (whoever’s been selecting the Stevie songs is doing him dirty)
The Queen is Dead
I Would Die 4 U
Paranoid Android
Yeah! Oh Yeah!

Automatic for the People (Nightswimming)
Parallel Lines (Hanging on the Telephone)
The Idler Wheel... (Anything We Want)
Purple Rain (I Would Die 4 U)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (El Condor Pasa (If I Could))
Dummy (Mysterons)
OK Computer (Paranoid Android)
69 Love Songs (Yeah! Oh Yeah!)

Funeral (Neighboorhood #3 (Power Out))
Parallel Lines (Hanging on the Telephone)
The Idler Wheel... (Anything We Want)
Abbey Road (Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (El Condor Pasa (If I Could))
The Queen Is Dead (The Queen Is Dead)
OK Computer (Paranoid Android)
Illinois (Come On! Feel the Illinoise!)

Automatic for the People (Nightswimming)
Parallel Lines (Hanging on the Telephone)
Purple Rain (I Would Die 4 U)
Songs in the Key of Life (Contusion)
Dummy (Mysterons)
OK Computer (Paranoid Android)
Illinois (Come On! Feel the Illinoise!)

Automatic for the People (Nightswimming) vs. Funeral (Neighboorhood #3 (Power Out))
Parallel Lines (Hanging on the Telephone) vs. Another Green World (Everything Merges With the Night)
The Idler Wheel... (Anything We Want) vs. Stankonia (Xplosion)
Purple Rain (I Would Die 4 U) vs. Abbey Road (Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (El Condor Pasa (If I Could)) vs. Songs in the Key of Life (Contusion)
Dummy (Mysterons) vs. The Queen Is Dead (The Queen Is Dead) = UPSET (minor though, #7 AT over #5 AT)
OK Computer (Paranoid Android) vs. Body Talk (Hang With Me)
Illinois (Come On! Feel the Illinoise!) vs. 69 Love Songs (Yeah! Oh Yeah!)

Funeral (Neighboorhood #3 (Power Out))
Another Green World (Everything Merges With the Night)
Stankonia (Xplosion)
Purple Rain (I Would Die 4 U)
Songs in the Key of Life (Contusion)
Dummy (Mysterons)
OK Computer (Paranoid Android)
Illinois (Come On! Feel the Illinoise!)

Automatic for the People (Nightswimming) vs. Funeral (Neighboorhood #3 (Power Out))
Parallel Lines (Hanging on the Telephone) vs. Another Green World (Everything Merges With the Night)
The Idler Wheel... (Anything We Want) vs. Stankonia (Xplosion)
Purple Rain (I Would Die 4 U) vs. Abbey Road (Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (El Condor Pasa (If I Could)) vs. Songs in the Key of Life (Contusion)
Dummy (Mysterons) vs. The Queen Is Dead (The Queen Is Dead)
OK Computer (Paranoid Android) vs. Body Talk (Hang With Me)
Illinois (Come On! Feel the Illinoise!) vs. 69 Love Songs (Yeah! Oh Yeah!)

1. Automatic For the People (Night Swimming)
2. Parallel Lines (Hanging on the Telephone)
3. Stankonia (Xplosion)
4. Abbey Road (Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End)
5. Songs in the Key Of Life (Contusion)
6. The Queen is Dead (The Queen is Dead)
7. OK Computer (Paranoid Android)
8. Illinois (Come On! Feel the Illinoise!)

I guess the good thing about both my albums going up against each other is one is guaranteed to go to the next round!

1. Nightswimming vs. 12. Neighboorhood #3 (Power Out)
10. Hanging on the Telephone vs. 4. Everything Merges With the Night
14. Anything We Want vs. 16. Xplosion
6. I Would Die 4 U vs. 3. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End
11. El Condor Pasa (If I Could) vs. 15. Contusion
9. Mysterons vs. 8. The Queen Is Dead
2. Paranoid Android vs. 13. Hang With Me
5. Come On! Feel the Illinoise! vs. 7. Yeah! Oh Yeah!

Funeral (Neighboorhood #3 (Power Out))
won in penalty kicks
Parallel Lines (Hanging on the Telephone)
2-1 in regulation
Stankonia (Xplosion)
the underdog came out on top
Abbey Road (Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End)
teamwork played a huge part
Songs in the Key of Life (Contusion)
I just realized ABBA's "Fernando" pulled heavily from this S&G song
Dummy (Mysterons)
the more-experienced players managed a 2-0 victory
OK Computer (Paranoid Android)
truly unfair matchup
Illinois (Come On! Feel the Illinoise!)
the second half was a blowout

Few hours to vote!

Automatic for the People (Nightswimming) vs. Funeral (Neighboorhood #3 (Power Out))
Parallel Lines (Hanging on the Telephone) vs. Another Green World (Everything Merges With the Night)
The Idler Wheel... (Anything We Want) vs. Stankonia (Xplosion)
Purple Rain (I Would Die 4 U) vs. Abbey Road (Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (El Condor Pasa (If I Could)) vs. Songs in the Key of Life (Contusion)
Dummy (Mysterons) vs. The Queen Is Dead (The Queen Is Dead)
OK Computer (Paranoid Android) vs. Body Talk (Hang With Me)
Illinois (Come On! Feel the Illinoise!) vs. 69 Love Songs (Yeah! Oh Yeah!)

Blondie vs. Eno was an incredibly painful decision.

7. Automatic for the People (Nightswimming) vs. 6. Funeral (Neighboorhood #3 (Power Out))
8. Parallel Lines (Hanging on the Telephone) vs. 11. Another Green World (Everything Merges With the Night)
16. The Idler Wheel... (Anything We Want) vs. 10. Stankonia (Xplosion)
15. Purple Rain (I Would Die 4 U) vs. 9. Abbey Road (Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End)
12. Bridge Over Troubled Water (El Condor Pasa (If I Could)) vs. 13. Songs in the Key of Life (Contusion)
4. Dummy (Mysterons) vs. 3. The Queen Is Dead (The Queen Is Dead)
2. OK Computer (Paranoid Android) vs. 5. Body Talk (Hang With Me)
1. Illinois (Come On! Feel the Illinoise!) vs. 14. 69 Love Songs (Yeah! Oh Yeah!)

RESULTS:

Automatic for the People (Nightswimming) 7 vs. 9 Funeral (Neighboorhood #3 (Power Out))
Parallel Lines (Hanging on the Telephone) 11 vs. 5 Another Green World (Everything Merges With the Night)
The Idler Wheel... (Anything We Want) 7 vs. 6 Stankonia (Xplosion)
Purple Rain (I Would Die 4 U) 7 vs. 9 Abbey Road (Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (El Condor Pasa (If I Could)) 10 vs. 6 Songs in the Key of Life (Contusion)
Dummy (Mysterons) 9 vs. 6 The Queen Is Dead (The Queen Is Dead)
OK Computer (Paranoid Android) 13 vs. 2 Body Talk (Hang With Me)
Illinois (Come On! Feel the Illinoise!) 13 vs. 2 69 Love Songs (Yeah! Oh Yeah!)

Four very tough matchups, from which some of our great favorites are now out of competition!