Poll
Question:
1963 Round of 16
Option 1: This is the 1/16 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 2: 1 Please Please Me - The Beatles
votes: 8
Option 3: 16 Blowin' In the Wind - Bob Dylan
votes: 5
Option 4: This is the 8/9 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 5: 8 Walk Like A Man - The Four Seasons
votes: 10
Option 6: 9 Ruby Baby - Dion
votes: 4
Option 7: This is the 5/12 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 8: 5 He's So Fine - The Chiffons
votes: 5
Option 9: 12 My Boyfriends Back - The Angels
votes: 9
Option 10: This is the 4/13 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 11: 4 Just One Look - Doris Troy
votes: 10
Option 12: 13 Easier Said Than Done - The Essex
votes: 3
Option 13: This is the 6/11 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 14: 6 Be My Baby - The Ronettes
votes: 9
Option 15: 11 Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals
votes: 5
Option 16: This is the 3/14 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 17: 3 Heat Wave - Martha & the Vandellas
votes: 12
Option 18: 14 It's My Party - Lesley Gore
votes: 2
Option 19: This is the 7/10 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 20: 7 Surf City - Jan & Dean
votes: 6
Option 21: 10 Wipeout - The Surfaris
votes: 8
Option 22: This is the 2/15 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 23: 2 Surfin' U.S.A.
votes: 11
Option 24: 15 Pipeline - The Chantays
votes: 3
* A quick note about seeding*
Barthheart asked me about how I seed these while we were at Origins. I was pretty buzzed when I answered, but, it went a little something like this. I am looking for symmetry in matchups. Reasons to put certain songs against certain others. This Bracket is the best example of that that I can give you. Each matchup is together for a reason: all the surf songs in one part, boys versus boys and girls versus girls in another, and Dylan versus The Beatles, as Bob turned on Paul before he was 'dead.'
So now we get to the part of the 60's where everyone will know most, if not all, of the songs without having to resort to the videos (although, I hope you guys spend some time watching the videos as it's fun to immerse yourself in the sounds of a particular year). The first appearance of The Beatles and Dylan happen in 1963. Surf music, led by the standard bearers, Jan & Dean and the Beach Boys. Still lots of girl groups and 'pop' singles abound. in a few years, things will look and sound radically different.
i hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoy putting it together. Thanks again, as always, for voting and have at!
The 1/16
The 8/9
The 5/12
The 4/13
The 6/11
The 3/14
The 7/10
The 2/15
I love surf music. Most were easy but I had to go with the Chantays over the Beach Boys.
Sooo much classic Rock n Roll goodness here. :coolsmiley:
Quote from: Staggerwing on July 02, 2017, 02:11:16 PM
I love surf music. Most were easy but I had to go with the Chantays over the Beach Boys.
Glad you liked the surf music!
Quote from: Steelgrave on July 02, 2017, 02:57:48 PM
Sooo much classic Rock n Roll goodness here. :coolsmiley:
I've got a soft spot for a lot of these tunes. The first few years of the 60's always get short shrift in the musical musings of the decade in favor of psychedelia, the Big 3, and how different things were from the beginning of the decade to the end. Glad you enjoy :) :bd:
It 'is pretty amazing how much things changed from 1963 to 1973. The span is the same length of time as the existence of the iPhone from release until today, and that certainly doesn't feel like very long ago.
There was an aura of honesty and innocence in a lot of the songs of that era. It wouldn't last much longer once Vietnam kicked in. On a side note, if you've (meaning all ya'll grogs) have never seen American Graffiti, put it on your must-watch list. Besides the nostalgia and the music, when you watch it count the number of times you say, "OMG, is that a young (insert actor's name here) because it is.
https://youtu.be/z2OoxzYqgNY (https://youtu.be/z2OoxzYqgNY)
https://youtu.be/OZ9Gp6Qc8LQ (https://youtu.be/OZ9Gp6Qc8LQ)
One of my Dad's favorites!
Quote from: MetalDog on July 02, 2017, 02:04:22 PM
* A quick note about seeding*
Barthheart asked me about how I seed these while we were at Origins. I was pretty buzzed when I answered,....
:D You must have been because it wasn't me who asked you that. :bd:
Quote from: Barthheart on July 03, 2017, 08:58:32 AM
Quote from: MetalDog on July 02, 2017, 02:04:22 PM
* A quick note about seeding*
Barthheart asked me about how I seed these while we were at Origins. I was pretty buzzed when I answered,....
:D You must have been because it wasn't me who asked you that. :bd:
:DD
Quote from: Barthheart on July 03, 2017, 08:58:32 AM
Quote from: MetalDog on July 02, 2017, 02:04:22 PM
* A quick note about seeding*
Barthheart asked me about how I seed these while we were at Origins. I was pretty buzzed when I answered,....
:D You must have been because it wasn't me who asked you that. :bd:
You most assuredly did. After I had come back from my jaunt looking for cigarettes.
Quote from: MetalDog on July 03, 2017, 09:14:45 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on July 03, 2017, 08:58:32 AM
Quote from: MetalDog on July 02, 2017, 02:04:22 PM
* A quick note about seeding*
Barthheart asked me about how I seed these while we were at Origins. I was pretty buzzed when I answered,....
:D You must have been because it wasn't me who asked you that. :bd:
You most assuredly did. After I had come back from my jaunt looking for cigarettes.
Well then I must have been buzzed because I don't have any recollection of that conversation..... :idiot2:
Beer + old age = Spotty memory ;)
:bd: