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 votes will close next Sunday @ 12:00 Western European, get your votes in early ! Good luck & Have FUN !
Group 17
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Fred Astaire vs Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley vs Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band vs Joan Baez
Mastery - The Bats vs Rose Melberg (YT)
Group 18
Vasya Vasilyok - Red Army Choir vs The Wedding Present (The Ukrainians)
Nothing Compares 2 U - The Family (YT) vs Sinead O'Connor
Barbara Ann - The Regents vs The Beach Boys
Les Feuilles Mortes / Autumn Leaves - Yves Montand vs Frank Sinatra