Classic Rock Mega-Knockout, Sweet Sixteen round 1 of 2

Vote for your favorite song from each pair

  • "Stairway To Heaven" (Led Zeppelin)

    Votes: 12 63.2%

  • "Paradise City" (Guns 'n Roses)

    Votes: 7 36.8%

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    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "Let It Be" (The Beatles)

    Votes: 7 36.8%

  • "Layla" (Derek & the Dominoes)

    Votes: 10 52.6%

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    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "Smoke On The Water" (Deep Purple)

    Votes: 9 47.4%

  • "Crazy Train" (Ozzy Osbourne)

    Votes: 10 52.6%

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    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "Tom Sawyer" (Rush)

    Votes: 13 68.4%

  • "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones)

    Votes: 6 31.6%
  • Total voters
    19
  • Poll closed .
"Wanted Dead Or Alive" (Bon Jovi) [83] vs. "Already Gone" (The Eagles) [430]
"Wanted Dead Or Alive" (Bon Jovi) - 1986 - #7 US, #13 Uk
Ranked by 8 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #27

"Already Gone" (The Eagles) - 1974 - #32 US
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #189

"Don't You (Forget About Me)" (Simple Minds) [174] vs. "1979" (Smashing Pumpkins) [339]
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" (Simple Minds) - 1985 - #1 US, #7 UK
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in Washington DC: #79

"1979" (Smashing Pumpkins) - 1995 - #12 US, #16 UK
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Australia: #29

One day left for Round 16
Also open: Round 17 , Round 18
 
My votes:

The Who, easily, one of my favorites, one of the first basslines I ever learned. It'll be interesting to see how Rush vs. Who goes. Won't Get Fooled Again
Bob Marley is cool, but I wish a better song like "Three Little Birds" or "Redemption Song" was here. Stevie's song beats this Marley song for me. Superstition
Even if the Bon Jovi song wasn't their best, the Eagles song is just more Glenn Frey crap. Wanted Dead Or Alive
Hey, hey, hey, oh. I was 15 when The Breakfast Club came out, I don't have a choice. Don't You Forget About Me
 
Rush is better than The Who, and I really like "Closer to the Heart," but "Won't Get Fooled Again" is one of the greatest rock songs ever. It wins.
Marley's music is overrated, and I got so damn sick of this song in college. Stevie Wonder brings the funk. He wins.
Agree with SMX: no Glenn Frey crap. Bon Jovi wins. Plus, there is no way you can listen to that song and not smile. Soooooo cheesy.
Breakfast Club. 'Nuf said.
 
Who in a battle of the rounds two best songs.
Eagles in the battle of the two worst
Superstition is built on a very cool riff.
Pumpkins, although the Minds song is cool.
 
The Who, without a doubt.
I like that Marley song a lot, but it's not his best and "Superstition" is simply wonderful.
Both songs are awful, but the Eagles song is one minute shorter and thus preferable in an "I'd rather lose my left hand than my right" kind of way.
I haven't even seen The Breakfast Club, but the Simple Minds song is oddly memorable.
 
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout, 512 to 256, Round 23 of 64

This round introduces the #42 seed and its challengers...

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"Brown-Eyed Girl" (Van Morrison) [42] vs. "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Lenny Kravitz) [471]
"Brown-Eyed Girl" (Van Morrison) - 1967 - #10 US
Ranked by 10 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #44

"Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Lenny Kravitz) - 1993 - #1 US (Album Tracks chart), #4 UK
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Australia: #90

"What I Like About You" (The Romantics) [215] vs. "The Waiting" (Tom Petty) [298]
"What I Like About You" (The Romantics) - 1980 - #49 US
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in New York City: #148

"The Waiting" (Tom Petty) - 1981 - #19 US
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #64
 
"I Wanna Be Sedated" (The Ramones) [87] vs. "Dear Mr. Fantasy" (Traffic) [426]
"I Wanna Be Sedated" (The Ramones) - 1978
Ranked by 9 of 13 radio stations, highest in Los Angeles: #26

"Dear Mr. Fantasy" (Traffic) - 1967
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #31

"Bad" (U2) [170] vs. "China Grove" (The Doobie Brothers) [343]
"Bad" (U2) - 1984
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #51

"China Grove" (The Doobie Brothers) - 1973 - #15 US
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Ontario: #137

One day left for Round 20
Also open: Round 21 , Round 22
 
My votes:

The Kravitz song is a great Kiss ripoff, but the Van song is better. Wish I could vote Lenny, but no. Brown-Eyed Girl
Very many good memories associated with playing that Romantics song in bar bands... What I Like About You
...while the Traffic song reminds me of bad bands I was in. I Wanna Be Sedated
We finally see one of the rare Doobie Bros songs I like, and they still can't get my vote, because the U2 song (esp live) is a jawdropper. Bad
 
Lenny, Romantics, Ramones. Sorry U2, not one of my favourites, so gone for Doobie Bros.
 
Pretty mediocre round overall, but Bad (live version) might be the best thing U2 ever did.
 
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