Were your tastes in line with the general consensus, or is it just you ?
Time to find out !
The game will start with all 128 songs pitted against their original versions, in groups of 4, two per week. A couple of songs will not make the cut, as we have 130 unique nominations
You don't have to have nominated to participate.
Please feel free to add any comment, I hope there will be plenty to discuss.
Vote for who you think penned the best version of the song. If the original wins, the cover is eliminated.
In the second round, only cover versions will remain and they will be pitted against each other in a different voting format (to be determined by the number of songs going through the first stage.
The Spotify playlist is in order of original, then cover. Uilab's and Red House Painters' cover are unavailable on Spotify, you have a YT link
The votes will close next Sunday @ 12:00 Western European, get your votes in early ! Good luck & Have FUN !
Group 5
St Elmo's Fire - Brian Eno vs Uilab (YT)
Et Maintenant / What Now My Love - Gilbert Bécaud vs Frank Sinatra
Hurt - Nine Inch Nails vs Johnny Cash
Ne Me Quitte Pas - Jacques Brel vs Nina Simone
Group 6
Doin' Time - Sublime vs Lana Del Rey
All Mixed Up - The Cars vs Red House Painters (YT)
The Partisan - Anna Marly vs Leonard Cohen
Blowin' in The Wind - Bob Dylan vs Peter Paul & Mary