Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 7

[BleuPanda]

Note: the previous week is still open for a few more minutes; I just needed to get this topic up now.

The rules are simple: rank the songs in each set of 4 from best to worst. First gets 4 points, last gets 1. The top two will move on to the next round. The deadline to vote is Thursday, March 31st at 8 P.M. CST.

Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"
Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"
Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"

Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears"
Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless"
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"

Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"
The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"

The Beatles - The Beatles ("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"
The Who - Tommy: "Overture"
De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"

[Honorio]

4. Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"
10. Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"
12. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"
15. Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"

5. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"
6. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless"
8. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears"
11. Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"

1. The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"
2. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"
7. Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"
14. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"

3. The Beatles - The Beatles ("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"
9. De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"
13. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"
16. The Who - Tommy: "Overture"

[bonnielaurel]

Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"
Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"
Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"

Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears"
Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless"
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"
The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"
Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"
The Who - Tommy: "Overture"
The Beatles - The Beatles ("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"
De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"

[spiritualized]

Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"
Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"
Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"

Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless"
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears"

The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"
Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"

The Beatles - The Beatles ("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"
The Who - Tommy: "Overture"
De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"

[Bang Jan]

Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"
Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"
Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"

Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless"
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"
Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears"

Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"
The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"

Any group which involves placing Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Wonder at the bottom is a killer of a group IMO.

The Who - Tommy: "Overture"
The Beatles - The Beatles ("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"
De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"

[Henrik]

Uneven quality between the groups IMO. Too bad no more than two songs can advance from group 2.

9. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"
12. Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"
14. Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"
16. Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"

2. Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"
3. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless"
4. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"
10. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears"

1. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"
5. The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"
6. Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"
15. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"

7. The Beatles - The Beatles ("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"
8. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"
11. De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"
13. The Who - Tommy: "Overture"

[Romain]

9 Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"
10 Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"
11 Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"
14 Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"

2 Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"
4 Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless"
6 Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears"
7 Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"
What a spectacular group.

1 The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"
3 Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"
5 Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"
8 Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"
What a spectacular group II: the return!

12 The Who - Tommy: "Overture"
13 De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"
15 The Beatles - The Beatles ("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"
16 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"


Innervisions, Mysterons, Spanish Bombs or Europe Endless are, for sure, in the case of these albums with too much great songs for all make the ranks.

[Listyguy]

Serve the Servants
Radio Cure
Judy is a Punk
Wagon Wheel

Singapore
Mysterons
Drown in My Own Tears
Europa Endlos

Visions
Little Miss Strange
Spanish Bombs
Decades

Overture
Cry Baby Cry
Tread Water
Songbird

Any song from the 3rd group would have won the 4th...

[sonofsamiam]

3 | Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"
10 | Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"
13 | Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"
15 | Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"

5 | Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless"
9 | Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"
11 | Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears"
12 | Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"

1 | Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"
2 | The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"
6 | Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"
16 | Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"

4 | The Who - Tommy: "Overture"
7 | The Beatles - The Beatles ("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"
8 | De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"
14 | Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"

Geez, the 3rd bracket was stacked this week, including my all-time favorites by both Joy Division and The Clash. I never thought I wouldn't have an Innervisions track Top 2, but there you go.

[whuntva]

Wagon Wheel
Serve the Servants
Radio Cure
Judy is a Punk

Aside from Lou, weak group.

Singapore
Europe Endless
Mysterons
Drown in my Own Tears

On the contrary, this one was stacked. "Tears" could have won group one.

Decades
Spanish Bombs
Visions
Little Miss Strange

Very close between the Top two.

Songbird
Overture
Cry Baby Cry
Tread Water

"Songbird" is one of the most passionate, poignant love songs I have ever heard. Its placement dead-center of Rumours was perfect and made the whole album for me. Though it doesn't seem to be polling well, it was the biggest lock of the week for me.

[bootsy]

Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"
Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"
Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"

Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless"
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears"
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"
Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"
The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"

De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"
The Who - Tommy: "Overture"
The Beatles - The Beatles ("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"

[jamieW]

6. Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"
7. Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"
11. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"
16. Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"

3. Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"
5. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"
8. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless"
15. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears"

1. Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"
2. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"
4. The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"
14. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"

9. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"
10. De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"
12. The Who - Tommy: "Overture"
13. The Beatles - The Beatles ("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"

[Harold]

1. Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"
2. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"
3. Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"
4. Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"

1. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"
2. Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"
3. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless"
4. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears

1. The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"
2. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"
3. Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"
4. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"

1. The Who - Tommy: "Overture"
2. The Beatles - The Beatles ("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"
3. De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"
4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"

[deadpacifist]

3. Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"
8. Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"
12. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"
16. Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"

4. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless"
10. Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"
13. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"
15. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears

1. The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"
2. Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"
5. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"
7. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"

6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"
9. The Who - Tommy: "Overture"
11. The Beatles - The Beatles ("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"
14. De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"

[antonius]

1. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"
2. Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"
3. Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"
4. Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"

1. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless"
2. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"
3. Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"
4. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears"

1. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"
2. The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"
3. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"
4. Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"

1. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"
2. The Who - Tommy: "Overture"
3. The Beatles - The Beatles("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"
4. De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"

[DaveC]

7. Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"
10. Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"
12. Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"
15. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"

4. Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"
5. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears"
6. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"
16. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless"

1. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"
2. Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"
3. The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"
8. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"

9. The Beatles - The Beatles ("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"
11. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"
13. The Who - Tommy: "Overture"
14. De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"

[BleuPanda]

5. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"
10. Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"
11. Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"
14. Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"

1. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless"
6. Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"
9. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"
13. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears"

2. Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"
3. The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"
12. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"
16. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"

4. De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"
7. The Beatles - The Beatles ("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"
8. The Who - Tommy: "Overture"
15. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"

[BleuPanda]

Tomorrow is the deadline.

[Krurze]

Ramones - Ramones: "Judy is a Punk"
Lou Reed - Transformer: "Wagon Wheel"
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: "Radio Cure"
Nirvana - In Utero: "Serve the Servants"

(Favourite bracket of the week)

Kraftwerk - Trans-Europa Express/Trans Europe Express: "Europa Endlos/Europe Endless" (Favourite song of the week)
Portishead - Dummy: "Mysterons"
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: "Drown in My Own Tears"
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: "Singapore"

Joy Division - Closer: "Decades"
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: "Little Miss Strange"
The Clash - London Calling: "Spanish Bombs"
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions: "Visions"

The Beatles - The Beatles ("White Album"): "Cry Baby Cry"
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: "Songbird"
The Who - Tommy: "Overture"
De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: "Tread Water"

[Sweepstakes Ron]

1. Serve the Servants
2. Wagon Wheel
3. Judy Is a Punk
4. Radio Cure

1. Mysterons
2. Europe Endless
3. Singapore
4. Drown in My Own Tears

1. Spanish Bombs
2. Visions
3. Little Miss Strange
4. Decades

1. Cry Baby Cry
2. Tread Water
3. Songbird
4. Overture

[BleuPanda]

Results:
1. Ramones - Judy is a Punk: 49
2. Nirvana - Serve the Servants: 48
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3. Wilco - Radio Cure: 43
4. Lou Reed - Wagon Wheel - 40

1. Portishead - Mysterons: 54
2. Kraftwerk - Europe Endless: 53
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3. Tom Waits - Singapore: 44
4. Aretha Franklin - Drown in My Own Tears: 29

1. The Clash - Spanish Bombs: 53
2. Stevie Wonder - Visions: 52
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3. Joy Division - Decades: 47
4. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Miss Strange: 28

1. The Beatles - Cry Baby Cry: 52
2. The Who - Overture: 49
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3. Fleetwood Mac - Songbird: 42
4. De La Soul - Treat Water: 37