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As I explained in this topic: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=996
I want to try my hand at running a competition involving the use of an alternative format of voting. In this format, you are given a list of around 10 entrants, and you must rank all of them from best to worst.

I am going to do both lists simultaneously, just taking the AM top 100 albums and songs. This week's entrants:

Albums:
The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
The Beatles-Abbey Road
Pink Floyd-The Dark Side of the Moon
James Brown-'Live' at the Apollo
Joy Division-Closer
Guns n' Roses-Appetite for Destruction
Otis Redding-Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
The Band-Music from Big Pink
Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Tom Waits-Swordfishtrombones

Songs:
Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five-The Message
The Kinks-You Really Got Me
New Order-Blue Monday
Stevie Wonder-Superstition
Simon and Garfunkel-Bridge Over Troubled Water
The Verve-Bitter Sweet Symphony
Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love
Johnny Cash-I Walk the Line
Wilson Pickett-In the Midnight Hour
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My votes:
Albums:
Tom Waits-Swordfishtrombones (21)
Joy Division-Closer (25)
The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds (28)
Pink Floyd-The Dark Side of the Moon (33)
James Brown-'Live' at the Apollo (113)
Otis Redding-Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul (157)
The Beatles-Abbey Road (186)
Guns n' Roses-Appetite for Destruction (275)
Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (345)
The Band-Music from Big Pink (346)

Songs:
New Order-Blue Monday (16)
Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone (30)
The Verve-Bitter Sweet Symphony (43)
Stevie Wonder-Superstition (46)
The Kinks-You Really Got Me (50)
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five-The Message (133)
Simon and Garfunkel-Bridge Over Troubled Water (152)
Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love (184)
Johnny Cash-I Walk the Line (202)
Wilson Pickett-In the Midnight Hour (835)
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Albums:
1. Tom Waits-Swordfishtrombones
2. Pink Floyd-The Dark Side of the Moon
3. The Beatles-Abbey Road
4. The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
5. Joy Division-Closer
6. James Brown-'Live' at the Apollo
7. Otis Redding-Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
8. Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
9. The Band-Music from Big Pink
10. Guns n' Roses-Appetite for Destruction

Songs:
1. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five-The Message
2. Johnny Cash-I Walk the Line
3. Stevie Wonder-Superstition
4. Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone
5. New Order-Blue Monday
6. Simon and Garfunkel-Bridge Over Troubled Water
7. The Verve-Bitter Sweet Symphony
8. Wilson Pickett-In the Midnight Hour
9. Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love
10. The Kinks-You Really Got Me
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Albums:
The Beatles-Abbey Road (1)
Pink Floyd-The Dark Side of the Moon (4)
The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds (61)
Guns n' Roses-Appetite for Destruction (76)
The Band-Music from Big Pink (90)
Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (600)
Otis Redding-Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul (750)
James Brown-'Live' at the Apollo (770)
Joy Division-Closer (811)
Tom Waits-Swordfishtrombones (NR)

Songs:
Simon and Garfunkel-Bridge Over Troubled Water (9)
Stevie Wonder-Superstition (125)
Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone (238)
Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love (590)
The Kinks-You Really Got Me (601)
The Verve-Bitter Sweet Symphony (1025)
Johnny Cash-I Walk the Line (2508)
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five-The Message (3687)
New Order-Blue Monday (NR)
Wilson Pickett-In the Midnight Hour (NR)
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Albums

1. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
2. The Band - Music from Big Pink
3. Joy Division - Closer
4. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
5. Guns n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
6. Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
7. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
8. Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
9. James Brown - 'Live' at the Apollo
10. The Beatles - Abbey Road

Songs:

1. Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
2. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message
3. Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
4. Stevie Wonder - Superstition
5. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
6. Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour
7. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
8. Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
9. The Kinks - You Really Got Me
10. New Order - Blue Monday
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Albums:

1. The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds
2. The Beatles- Abbey Road
3. Pink Floyd- The Dark Side of the Moon
4. Joy Division- Closer
5. Tom Waits- Swordfishtrombones
6. Guns N' Roses- Appetite for Destruction
7. James Brown- Live at the Apollo
8. Aretha Franklin- I Loved a Man the Way I Love You
9. Otis Redding- Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
10. The Band- Music from Big Pink

Songs:

1. The Verve- Bittersweet Symphony
2. Bob Dylan- Like a Rolling Stone
3. New Order- Blue Monday
4. Stevie Wonder- Superstition
5. The Kinks- You Really Got Me
6. Johnny Cash- I Walk the Line
7. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five- The Message
8. Simon and Garfunkel- Bridge Over Troubled Water
9. Led Zeppelin- Whole Lotta Love
10. Wilson Pickett- In the Midnight Hour
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Albums:
1.Joy Division-Closer
2.The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
3.The Beatles-Abbey Road
4.Guns n' Roses-Appetite for Destruction
5.Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
6.Pink Floyd-The Dark Side of the Moon
7.The Band-Music from Big Pink
8.Tom Waits-Swordfishtrombones
9.Otis Redding-Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
10.James Brown-'Live' at the Apollo

Songs:
1.Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone
2.The Verve-Bitter Sweet Symphony
3.New Order-Blue Monday
4.Johnny Cash-I Walk the Line
5.Simon and Garfunkel-Bridge Over Troubled Water
6.Stevie Wonder-Superstition
7.The Kinks-You Really Got Me
8.Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five-The Message
9.Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love
10.Wilson Pickett-In the Midnight Hour
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Albums:
Otis Redding-Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
The Beatles-Abbey Road
Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Joy Division-Closer
Pink Floyd-The Dark Side of the Moon
Tom Waits-Swordfishtrombones
James Brown-'Live' at the Apollo
Guns n' Roses-Appetite for Destruction
The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
The Band-Music from Big Pink

Songs:
The Kinks-You Really Got Me
Stevie Wonder-Superstition
The Verve-Bitter Sweet Symphony
Simon and Garfunkel-Bridge Over Troubled Water
Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five-The Message
Johnny Cash-I Walk the Line
New Order-Blue Monday
Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone
Wilson Pickett-In the Midnight Hour
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Albums:

1. The Beatles-Abbey Road (4)
2. The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds (21)
3. Pink Floyd-The Dark Side of the Moon (79)
4. Joy Division-Closer (167)
5. Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (200)
6. Guns n' Roses-Appetite for Destruction (239)
7. Otis Redding-Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul (291)
8. Tom Waits-Swordfishtrombones (342)
9. James Brown-'Live' at the Apollo (754)
10. The Band-Music from Big Pink (1067)



Songs:
1. Stevie Wonder-Superstition (28)
2. Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone (117)
3. The Kinks-You Really Got Me (302)
4. Simon and Garfunkel-Bridge Over Troubled Water (504)
5. Wilson Pickett-In the Midnight Hour (517)
6. Johnny Cash-I Walk the Line 4.5
7. Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love 4.25
8. New Order-Blue Monday 3.75
9. The Verve-Bitter Sweet Symphony 3.5
10. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five-The Message 3.5
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Flaw #1 found in this system:
It requires a certain amount of voters to really work. With the current amount of votes and format, Like a Rolling Stone would instantly win for being the only song to get more than one vote.

Solution:
I'm probably going to split the way the vote is counted. The same votes can be used, but the competition will be different. If so, I will split it as such:
1-40-41-80-81
20-21-60-61-100
These numbers corresponding to the ranking of the album/song. The smaller the pool, the more chance an entrant has of getting 2 or more votes, which is necessary for the system.
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Albums:
1. Joy Division-Closer
2. The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
3. The Beatles-Abbey Road
4. Pink Floyd-The Dark Side of the Moon
5. James Brown-'Live' at the Apollo
6. Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
7. Otis Redding-Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
8. The Band-Music from Big Pink
9. Guns n' Roses-Appetite for Destruction
10. Tom Waits-Swordfishtrombones

Songs:
1. Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone
2. The Kinks-You Really Got Me
3. Wilson Pickett-In the Midnight Hour
4. New Order-Blue Monday
5. Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love
6. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five-The Message
7. Simon and Garfunkel-Bridge Over Troubled Water
8. Stevie Wonder-Superstition
9. Johnny Cash-I Walk the Line
10. The Verve-Bitter Sweet Symphony
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Albums:
1. The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
2. Tom Waits-Swordfishtrombones
3. The Beatles-Abbey Road
4. Joy Division-Closer
5. Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
6. Otis Redding-Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
7. James Brown-'Live' at the Apollo
8. The Band-Music from Big Pink
9. Pink Floyd-The Dark Side of the Moon
10. Guns n' Roses-Appetite for Destruction

Songs:
1. Stevie Wonder-Superstition
2. Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone
3. Simon and Garfunkel-Bridge Over Troubled Water
4. New Order-Blue Monday
5. The Verve-Bitter Sweet Symphony
6. Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love
7. The Kinks-You Really Got Me
8. Johnny Cash-I Walk the Line
9. Wilson Pickett-In the Midnight Hour
10. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five-The Message
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Albums:
The Beatles-Abbey Road
Pink Floyd-The Dark Side of the Moon
The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
Guns n' Roses-Appetite for Destruction
Tom Waits-Swordfishtrombones
Joy Division-Closer
Otis Redding-Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
The Band-Music from Big Pink
James Brown-'Live' at the Apollo
Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Songs:
New Order-Blue Monday
The Kinks-You Really Got Me
Johnny Cash-I Walk the Line
Stevie Wonder-Superstition
Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone
Wilson Pickett-In the Midnight Hour
The Verve-Bitter Sweet Symphony
Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five-The Message
Simon and Garfunkel-Bridge Over Troubled Water
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Albums:
1. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
3. The Beatles - Abbey Road
4. Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
5. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
6. The Band - Music From Big Pink
7. Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
8. Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
9. Joy Division - Closer
10. James Brown - Live At The Apollo

Songs:
1. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
2. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
3. Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
4. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message
5. Stevie Wonder - Superstition
6. The Kinks - You Really Got Me
7. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
8. Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line
9. New Order - Blue Monday
10. Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour
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ALBUMS:
1. Guns 'N Roses - Appetite For Destruction
2. Otis Redding - Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
4. Joy Division - Closer
5. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
6. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man the Way I Love You
7. The Beatles - Abbey Road
8. James Brown - Live At The Apollo
.... and because I have to...
9. The Band - Music From Big Pink
10. Tom Waits - Sworfishtrombones

SONGS:
1. New Order - Blue Monday
2. Stevie Wonder - Superstition
3. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
4. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message
5. Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line
6. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
7. The Kinks - You Really Got Me
8. Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour
9. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
10. Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
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Albums:
1. The Beach Boys—Pet Sounds
2. Pink Floyd—The Dark Side of the Moon
3. Joy Division—Closer
4. The Beatles—Abbey Road
5. Aretha Franklin—I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
6. The Band—Music from Big Pink
7. Otis Redding—Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
8. Guns n’ Roses—Appetite for Destruction
9. Tom Waits—Swordfishtrombones
10. James Brown—‘Live’ at the Apollo

(I do like all 10 albums. As powerful as James Brown’s performance is, I’ve just always had a weakness when it comes to enjoying live albums, which is the only reason he finished last.)

Songs:
1. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five—The Message
2. Simon & Garfunkel—Bridge Over Troubled Water
3. The Kinks—You Really Got Me
4. Johnny Cash—I Walk the Line
5. Stevie Wonder—Superstition
6. Led Zeppelin—Whole Lotta Love
7. Bob Dylan—Like a Rolling Stone
8. New Order—Blue Monday
9. Wilson Pickett—In the Midnight Hour
10. The Verve—Bitter Sweet Symphony
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Albums
1. Pink Floyd—The Dark Side of the Moon
2. Joy Division—Closer
3. Guns n’ Roses—Appetite for Destruction
4. The Beatles—Abbey Road
5. Otis Redding—Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
6. The Beach Boys—Pet Sounds
7. James Brown—‘Live’ at the Apollo
8. Aretha Franklin—I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
9. Tom Waits—Swordfishtrombones
10. The Band—Music from Big Pink

Songs
1. The Verve—Bitter Sweet Symphony
2. New Order—Blue Monday
3. Stevie Wonder—Superstition
4. The Kinks—You Really Got Me
5. Johnny Cash—I Walk the Line
6. Simon & Garfunkel—Bridge Over Troubled Water
7. Bob Dylan—Like a Rolling Stone
8. Led Zeppelin—Whole Lotta Love
9. Wilson Pickett—In the Midnight Hour
10. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five—The Message
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Remember to vote in the Round 1.2 here:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1002

Album 1, First Place:
Pet Sounds-10 (Henrik, Henry, Greg, Nick, nicolas, Dan, tonga, acroamor, slick, jamie)
'Live' at the Apollo
Closer-4 (Bleu, guigs, Live in Phoenix, whuntva)
Music From Big Pink
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You-1 (Romain)

1. Pet Sounds

Second Place:
'Live' at the Apollo
Closer-11 (Bleu, guigs, Live in Phoenix, whuntva, Henrik, Nick, nicolas, Dan, tonga, slick, jamie)
Music From Big Pink-2 (Henry, Greg)
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You-2 (Romain, acroamor)

2. Closer

Third Place:
'Live' at the Apollo-5 (Bleu, Live in Phoenix, whuntva, Henrik, Nick)
Music From Big Pink-3 (Henry, Greg, tonga)
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You-7 (Romain, acroamor, guigs, nicolas, Dan, slick, jamie)

no majority, Music From Big Pink eliminated

'Live' at the Apollo-6 (Bleu, Live in Phoenix, whuntva, Henrik, Nick, tonga)
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You-9 (Romain, acroamor, guigs, nicolas, Dan, slick, jamie, Henry, Greg)

3. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Last:
'Live' at the Apollo-9 (Bleu, Live in Phoenix, whuntva, Henrik, Nick, Romain, nicolas, Dan, slick)
Music From Big Pink-6 (Henry, Greg, tonga, acroamor, guigs, jamie)

Album Group 1, Final Placements:
1. The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
2. Joy Division-Closer
3. Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
4. James Brown-'Live' at the Apollo
5. The Band-Music From Big Pink


Album 2, First Place:
Abbey Road-6 (Henry, Nick, guigs, nicolas, Live in Phoenix, tonga)
The Dark Side of the Moon-4 (Greg, acroamor, jamie, whuntva)
Appetite for Destruction-1 (slick)
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul-1 (Romain)
Swordfishtrombones-3 (Bleu, Henrik, Dan)

no majority, Appetite and Otis Blue eliminated

Abbey Road-7 (Henry, Nick, guigs, nicolas, Live in Phoenix, tonga, Romain)
The Dark Side of the Moon-5 (Greg, acroamor, jamie, whuntva, slick)
Swordfishtrombones-3 (Bleu, Henrik, Dan)

no majority, Swordfishtrombones eliminated

Abbey Road-8 (Henry, Nick, guigs, nicolas, Live in Phoenix, tonga, Romain, Dan)
The Dark Side of the Moon-7 (Greg, acroamor, jamie, whuntva, slick, Bleu, Henrik)

1. Abbey Road

Second Place:
The Dark Side of the Moon-9 (Greg, acroamor, jamie, whuntva, Henry, Nick, nicolas, Live in Phoenix, tonga)
Appetite for Destruction-2 (slick, guigs)
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul-1 (Romain)
Swordfishtrombones-3 (Bleu, Henrik, Dan)

2. The Dark Side of the Moon

Third Place:
Appetite for Destruction-7 (slick, guigs, Greg, whuntva, Henry, nicolas, tonga)
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul-3 (Romain, jamie, Live in Phoenix)
Swordfishtrombones-5 (Bleu, Henrik, Dan, acroamor, Nick)

no majority, Otis Blue eliminated

Appetite for Destruction-9 (slick, guigs, Greg, whuntva, Henry, nicolas, tonga, jamie, Live in Phoenix)
Swordfishtrombones-6 (Bleu, Henrik, Dan, acroamor, Nick, Romain)

3. Appetite for Destruction

Last:
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul-7 (Romain, jamie, Live in Phoenix, slick, whuntva, Henry, nicolas)
Swordfishtrombones-8 (Bleu, Henrik, Dan, acroamor, Nick, guigs, Greg, tonga)

Album Group 2, Final Placement:
1. The Beatles-Abbey Road
2. Pink Floyd-The Dark Side of the Moon
3. Guns 'n' Roses-Appetite for Destruction
4. Tom Waits-Swordfishtrombones
5. Otis Redding-Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul


Song Group 1, First Place:
Like a Rolling Stones-5 (Greg, Nick, guigs, Live in Phoenix, acroamor)
Blue Monday-4 (Bleu, tonga, slick, whuntva)
Superstition-4 (Henry, Romain, nicolas, Dan)
Whole Lotta Love
I Walk the Line-2 (Henrik, jamie)

No majority, Whole Lotta Love and I Walk the Line eliminated

Like a Rolling Stones-5 (Greg, Nick, guigs, Live in Phoenix, acroamor)
Blue Monday-4 (Bleu, tonga, slick, whuntva)
Superstition-6 (Henry, Romain, nicolas, Dan, Henrik, jamie)

no majority, Blue Monday eliminated

Like a Rolling Stones-6 (Greg, Nick, guigs, Live in Phoenix, acroamor, Bleu)
Superstition-9 (Henry, Romain, nicolas, Dan, Henrik, jamie, tonga, slick, whuntva)

1. Superstition

Second Place:
Like a Rolling Stones-8 (Greg, Nick, guigs, Live in Phoenix, acroamor, Henry, nicolas, Dan)
Blue Monday-4 (Bleu, tonga, slick, whuntva)
Whole Lotta Love-1 (Romain)
I Walk the Line-2 (Henrik, jamie)

2. Like a Rolling Stone

Third Place:
Blue Monday-8 (Bleu, tonga, slick, whuntva, Nick, guigs, Live in Phoenix, Dan)
Whole Lotta Love-3 (Romain, acroamor, Henry)
I Walk the Line-4 (Henrik, jamie, Greg, nicolas)

3. Blue Monday

Last:
Whole Lotta Love-6 (Romain, acroamor, Henry, Bleu, Live in Phoenix, Dan)
I Walk the Line-9 (Henrik, jamie, Greg, nicolas, tonga, slick, whuntva, Nick, guigs)

Song 1, Final Placement:
1. Stevie Wonder-Superstition
2. Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone
3. New Order-Blue Monday
4. Johnny Cash-I Walk the Line
5. Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love


Song 2, First Place:
The Message-3 (Henrik, Greg, jamie)
You Really Got Me-4 (Romain, nicolas, Live in Phoenix, tonga)
Bridge Over Troubled Water-2 (Henry, Dan)
Bitter Sweet Symphony-6 (Bleu, Nick, guigs, acroamor, slick, whuntva)
In the Midnight Hour

no majority, Bridge and Midnight Hour eliminated

The Message-3 (Henrik, Greg, jamie)
You Really Got Me-5 (Romain, nicolas, Live in Phoenix, tonga, Henry)
Bitter Sweet Symphony-7 (Bleu, Nick, guigs, acroamor, slick, whuntva, Dan)

no majority, The Message eliminated

You Really Got Me-6 (Romain, nicolas, Live in Phoenix, tonga, Henry, jamie)
Bitter Sweet Symphony-9 (Bleu, Nick, guigs, acroamor, slick, whuntva, Dan, Henrik, Greg)

1. Bitter Sweet Symphony

Second Place:
The Message-4 (Henrik, Greg, jamie, slick)
You Really Got Me-7 (Romain, nicolas, Live in Phoenix, tonga, Bleu, Nick, whuntva)
Bridge Over Troubled Water-4 (Henry, Dan, guigs, acroamor)
In the Midnight Hour

2. You Really Got Me (no majority, but all three of the others would have been eliminated, giving it all 15 votes)

Third Place:
The Message-6 (Henrik, Greg, jamie, slick, Bleu, Nick)
Bridge Over Troubled Water-7 (Henry, Dan, guigs, acroamor, Romain, nicolas, whuntva)
In the Midnight Hour-2 (Live in Phoenix, tonga)

No majority, Midnight Hour eliminated

The Message-8 (Henrik, Greg, jamie, slick, Bleu, Nick, Live in Phoenix, tonga)
Bridge Over Troubled Water-7 (Henry, Dan, guigs, acroamor, Romain, nicolas, whuntva)

3. the Message

Last:
Bridge Over Troubled Water-11 (Henry, Dan, guigs, acroamor, Romain, nicolas, whuntva, Henrik, jamie, Bleu, Nick)
In the Midnight Hour-4 (Live in Phoenix, tonga, Greg, slick)

Song 2, Final Placement:
1. The Verve-Bitter Sweet Symphony
2. The Kinks-You Really Got Me
3. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five-The Message
4. Simon and Garfunkel-Bridge Over Troubled Water
5. Wilson Pickett-In the Midnight Hour
Henry
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Re: Best of AM Top 100 Competition: Academy Style: Round 1.1

Post by Henry »

No surprise that the non-edgy BOTW worked its way to the bottom of the list for our beloved AMers.

By analogy to songs like ABACAB (b Genesis), I wondered about whether the "Bridge" could be a musical reference, e.g., the middle eight ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_struc ... lar_music) ).

While this interpretation is not widely held, I wondered in view of the lyrics, "I will lay me down." After all, it is difficult to imagine a literal bridge laying down itself. The laying down of lyrics and music for the middle eight bridge makes a little more sense in this context as far as I am concerned.
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