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Overlooked Songs: Round 2 Week 2

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The rules are simple: vote for your favorite in each match below. The winner will move to the next round. The deadline to vote is Thursday, August 18th at 8 P.M. CST. Please listen to these tracks before voting, even if you've heard them a thousand times before!

Bracket:
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Blur - Coffee and TV
vs.
Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices

Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood
vs.
Air - All I Need

The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
vs.
Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

Tindersticks - City Sickness
vs.
Muse - Knights of Cydonia

Fiona Apple - Criminal
vs.
The Jacksons - Shake Your Body

The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
vs.
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
vs.
Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

Kanye West - Bound 2
vs.
Mercury Rev - Holes

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Blur - Coffee and TV

Air - All I Need

The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends

Muse - Knights of Cydonia

Fiona Apple - Criminal

The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege

Kanye West - Bound 2
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Blur - Coffee and TV
Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood
The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
Muse - Knights of Cydonia
Fiona Apple - Criminal
The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty
Mercury Rev - Holes
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Blur - Coffee and TV
vs.
Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices

Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood
vs.
Air - All I Need

The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
vs.
Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

Never heard of The Sundays but really like this song over Lou Reed too, damnnnn.

Tindersticks - City Sickness
vs.
Muse - Knights of Cydonia

Fiona Apple - Criminal
vs.
The Jacksons - Shake Your Body

Tough, tough matchup. Hated to vote for one over the other. Shake Your Body is just so damn good, wooooooooooooooo.

The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
vs.
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

Another tough one but You Got Me is just so damn smooth and as cool as the other side of the pillow.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
vs.
Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

Ms. Fat Booty, a great song of many from a great album.

Kanye West - Bound 2
vs.
Mercury Rev - Holes

Even though I'm not a big fan of Bound 2 it still reigns supreme so far. Sing it Charlie.
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Blur - Coffee and TV

Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood

The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends

Tindersticks - City Sickness

Fiona Apple - Criminal

The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me

Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

Mercury Rev - Holes
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Blur - Coffee and TV
Air - All I Need
The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
Muse - Knights of Cydonia
Fiona Apple - Criminal
The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
tie for now
Mercury Rev - Holes
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3. Blur - Coffee and TV
vs.
16. Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices

5. Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood
vs.
13. Air - All I Need

4. The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
vs.
12. Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

15. Tindersticks - City Sickness
vs.
1. Muse - Knights of Cydonia

2. Fiona Apple - Criminal
vs.
11. The Jacksons - Shake Your Body

8. The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
vs.
7. Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
vs.
9. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

14. Kanye West - Bound 2
vs.
6. Mercury Rev - Holes
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Blur - Coffee and TV
vs.
Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices

Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood
vs.
Air - All I Need

The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
vs.
Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

Tindersticks - City Sickness
vs.
Muse - Knights of Cydonia

Fiona Apple - Criminal
vs.
The Jacksons - Shake Your Body

The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
vs.
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
vs.
Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

Kanye West - Bound 2

vs.
Mercury Rev - Holes
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4. Blur - Coffee and TV (AT 1345)
vs.
12. Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices

6. Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood (AT 2037)
vs.
5. Air - All I Need (AT 2012) ... so close!

3. The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends (AT 1000)
vs.
13. Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

7. Tindersticks - City Sickness (AT 2239)
vs.
15. Muse - Knights of Cydonia

11. Fiona Apple - Criminal
vs.
8. The Jacksons - Shake Your Body

2. The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me (AT 859)
vs.
16. Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

14. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
vs.
9. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

10. Kanye West - Bound 2
vs.
1. Mercury Rev - Holes (AT 121)
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Lots of 7s (and they're all pretty much interchangeable). I also just noticed that my top 3 and bottom 3 are seeded like the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament...

7. Blur - Coffee and TV 7
vs.
8. Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices 7

9. Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood 7
vs.
5. Air - All I Need 7

6. The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends 7
vs.
13. Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd. 7

11. Tindersticks - City Sickness 7
vs.
12. Muse - Knights of Cydonia 7

3. Fiona Apple - Criminal 8
vs.
14. The Jacksons - Shake Your Body 6

1. The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me 8
vs.
16. Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings 4

4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege 8
vs.
10. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty 7

15. Kanye West - Bound 2 5
vs.
2. Mercury Rev - Holes 8
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Coffee and TV
All I Need
Here's Where the Story Ends
Knights of Cydonia
Criminal
You Got Me
Sacrilege
Holes
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Blur - Coffee and TV

Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood

Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

Tindersticks - City Sickness

The Jacksons - Shake Your Body

The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me

Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

Mercury Rev - Holes
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Good week.

Blur - Coffee and TV
Air - All I Need
The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
Tindersticks - City Sickness
Fiona Apple - Criminal
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
Mercury Rev - Holes
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Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices
Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood
The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
Tindersticks - City Sickness
The Jacksons - Shake Your Body
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
Mercury Rev - Holes
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6. Blur - Coffee and TV
vs.
12. Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices

10. Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood
vs.
5. Air - All I Need

4. The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
vs.
8. Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

13. Tindersticks - City Sickness
vs.
16. Muse - Knights of Cydonia

11. Fiona Apple - Criminal
vs.
14. The Jacksons - Shake Your Body

3. The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
vs.
9. Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

15. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
vs.
7. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

1. Kanye West - Bound 2
vs.
2. Mercury Rev - Holes
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10. Blur - Coffee and TV
vs.
1. Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices

3. Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood
vs.
6. Air - All I Need

8. The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
vs.
9. Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

14. Tindersticks - City Sickness
vs.
11. Muse - Knights of Cydonia

5. Fiona Apple - Criminal
vs.
12. The Jacksons - Shake Your Bootsy

4. The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
vs.
15. Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

13. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
vs.
7. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

16. Kanye West - Bound 2
vs.
2. Mercury Rev - Holes
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Blur - Coffee and TV
Air - All I Need
Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.
Muse - Knights of Cydonia
The Jacksons - Shake Your Body
The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
Mercury Rev - Holes
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Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices

Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood

The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends

Muse - Knights of Cydonia

Fiona Apple - Criminal

The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me

Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

Mercury Rev - Holes
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Blur - Coffee and TV
Air - All I Need
Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.
Muse - Knights of Cydonia
Fiona Apple - Criminal
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
Kanye West - Bound 2
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Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices


Air - All I Need

The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
vs.
Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd. (Pass for now)


Muse - Knights of Cydonia


The Jacksons - Shake Your Body

The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
vs.
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings (Pass for now)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
vs.
Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty (pass for now)

Kanye West - Bound 2 (pass for now)
vs.
Mercury Rev - Holes
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16. Blur - Coffee and TV
vs.
1. Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices

I still don't get what makes Coffee and TV so special. In contrast, so much happens in Left to My Own Devices and all of it clicks. It's lyrics are wonderful too.

8. Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood
vs.
9. Air - All I Need

Funny contrast in vocalists. Both are very much worth a while, so it was a difficult choice.

2. The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
vs.
13. Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

Like I said last round, I love Reed, but not particularly Dirty Blvd. Here's Where the Story End though is one of my favorite discoveries of this poll.

11. Tindersticks - City Sickness
vs.
7. Muse - Knights of Cydonia

Here's a case in which a blockbuster thrill-ride for once wins from deep feeling.

6. Fiona Apple - Criminal
vs.
15. The Jacksons - Shake Your Body

As easy a choice as they come. Shake Your Body would be a fine song if it lasted two and half minutes, but now it drags. Criminal is great for its complete run time.

10. The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
vs.
14. Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

Eykah Baduh again makes my day.

3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
vs.
12. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

Nothing against Mos Def, but Sacrilege is another one of my favorite discoveries of the poll. The dance/rock/gospel combination is just very inspired.

5. Kanye West - Bound 2
vs.
4. Mercury Rev - Holes

The most difficult choice of the week. I like how much balls Bound 2 has, especially in its use of samples. The feeling of Holes however just gets to me in an even more profound way.
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Blur - Coffee and TV
vs.
Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices

Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood
vs.
Air - All I Need

The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
vs.
Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

Tindersticks - City Sickness
vs.
Muse - Knights of Cydonia

Pass - this is a tough one.

Fiona Apple - Criminal
vs.
The Jacksons - Shake Your Body

The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
vs.
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
vs.
Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

Kanye West - Bound 2
vs.
Mercury Rev - Holes
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2. Blur - Coffee and TV - Top 200 AT
13. Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices

12. Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood
5. Air - All I Need

3. The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends - Top 1000 AT
10. Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

8. Tindersticks - City Sickness
7. Muse - Knights of Cydonia

4. Fiona Apple - Criminal - Top 1000 AT
14. The Jacksons - Shake Your Body

6. The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
15. Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

11. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
9. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

16. Kanye West - Bound 2
1. Mercury Rev - Holes - Top 70 AT

This is my favorite week of this competition so far; great songs up and down the list!
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Blur - Coffee and TV
vs.
Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices

Blur have many good songs but this simply isn't one of them.

Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood
vs.
Air - All I Need

Hardest choice

The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
vs.
Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

Feels odd voting against Lou for some random band I’d never heard of, but damn if this song isn’t just the loveliest little thing.

Tindersticks - City Sickness
vs.
Muse - Knights of Cydonia

Fair enough song versus an epic of my adolescence.

Fiona Apple – Criminal
vs.
The Jacksons - Shake Your Body

Fiona Apple’s biggest hit takes it over a minor Jackson tune – did anyone else see “Criminal” on President Obama’s summer playlist?

The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
vs.
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

The best word for the FJM track I can think of is… flaccid?

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege
vs.
Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

The Mos Def song is the epitome of smooth, but voting against “Sacrilege” feels like just that.

Kanye West - Bound 2
vs.
Mercury Rev - Holes

"Holes" is a more emotional song than "Bound 2", but it doesn't have as much of an emotional connection to me personally.
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Left to My Own Devices
All I Need
Here's Where the Story Ends
City Sickness
Shake Your Body
You Got Me
Sacrilege
Bound 2
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Blur - Coffee and TV
vs.
Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices

Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood
vs.
Air - All I Need

The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
vs.
Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

Tindersticks - City Sickness
vs.
Muse - Knights of Cydonia

Fiona Apple - Criminal
vs.
The Jacksons - Shake Your Body

The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
vs.
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
vs.
Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

Kanye West - Bound 2
vs.
Mercury Rev - Holes
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Blur - Coffee and TV
vs.
Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices

Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood
vs.
Air - All I Need

The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
vs.
Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

Tindersticks - City Sickness
vs.
Muse - Knights of Cydonia

Fiona Apple - Criminal
vs.
The Jacksons - Shake Your Body

The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
vs.
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
vs.
Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

Kanye West - Bound 2
vs.
Mercury Rev - Holes
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12. Blur - Coffee and TV
vs.
5. Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices

10. Tom Waits - In the Neighborhood
vs.
1. Air - All I Need

4. The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
vs.
8. Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

7. Tindersticks - City Sickness
vs.
13. Muse - Knights of Cydonia

2. Fiona Apple - Criminal
vs.
11. The Jacksons - Shake Your Body

6. The Roots ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
vs.
15. Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
vs.
14. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty

16. Kanye West - Bound 2
vs.
9. Mercury Rev - Holes
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Coffee and TV: 17
Left to My Own Devices: 10

In the Neighborhood: 10
All I Need: 17

Here's Where the Story Ends: 22
Dirty Blvd.: 4

City Sickness: 9
Knights of Cydonia: 17

Criminal: 19
Shake Your Body: 8

You Got Me: 20
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings: 6

Sacrilege: 13
Ms. Fat Booty: 12

Bound 2: 7
Holes: 19


Devastating...only one of my nominations is left, and it's up against a song I actually prefer. Which naturally means it will be the one to move on, right?
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