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Title: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: BlueMeanie on November 04, 2007, 02:03:19 PM
So now we move on to Phase II. The 45 winning songs, plus the 3 'best' losers have been seeded into 4 groups of 12, judged by percentage of votes received. There will be a new group each week until we have our finalists.

Voting is the same as for the previous rounds, vote your top 3 in order of preference. 3pts for 1st place, 2pts for 2nd, and 1pt for 3rd.
There is no 'worst' vote in Phase II

So here we go with Group A. The vote will close at 12 noon GMT next Sunday 11th October.

Group A
01. I Am The Walrus
02. All My Loving        
03. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
04. Ticket To Ride                                 
05. Twist And Shout  
06. Eight Days A Week                                   
07. Mother Nature's Son             
08. You Never Give Me Your Money                         
09. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
10. Two Of Us                                             
11. Nowhere Man     
12. Fool On The Hill  
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: fendertele on November 04, 2007, 02:33:58 PM
1. you never give me youre money
2. i am the walrus
3. nowhere man

Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Andy Smith on November 04, 2007, 03:35:04 PM
1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
2. All My Loving
3. Ticket To Ride

worst: Mother Nature's Son

i struggle to find a worst song in this list, they are all too good!
:)
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: mr kite on November 04, 2007, 04:03:33 PM
1. I Am The Walrus

2. while My Guitar Gently Weeps

3. You Got To Hide Your Love Away.
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Klang on November 04, 2007, 04:49:30 PM

1. 'I Am The Walrus'

2. 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'

3. 'Nowhere Man'

 8)

Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Klang on November 04, 2007, 04:50:54 PM
Quote from: 449
1. I Am The Walrus

2. while My Guitar Gently Weeps

3. You Got To Hide Your Love Away.

Heh. Close match, but I didn't look first.

 :P

Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: BlueMeanie on November 04, 2007, 05:33:28 PM
Quote from: 614
worst: Mother Nature's Son

i struggle to find a worst song in this list, they are all too good!
:)

You didn't need to. As I said, there's no 'worst' vote.
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: harihead on November 04, 2007, 06:53:01 PM
Ooh, I'm so excited! I get to vote again, yay!

1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
2. Nowhere Man
3. Twist And Shout
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: BlueMeanie on November 04, 2007, 08:50:25 PM
1. I Am The Walrus
2. Nowhere Man
3. Eight Day's A Week
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: nothing_is_real on November 04, 2007, 09:33:32 PM
1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
2. Two of Us
3. I Am the Walrus
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Andy Smith on November 05, 2007, 01:44:49 AM
Quote from: 483

You didn't need to. As I said, there's no 'worst' vote.

oops, sorry! :)

Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Hello Goodbye on November 05, 2007, 03:26:16 AM
OK  This is like the Major League Baseball Playoffs.

1. Nowhere Man
2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
3. Ticket To Ride
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: tkitna on November 05, 2007, 03:28:01 AM
Quote from: 758
1. you never give me youre money
2. i am the walrus
3. nowhere man


Mark this up again.

I laughed as I read this as its the exact same order as I had.
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Kaleidoscope_Eyes on November 05, 2007, 03:29:42 AM
1. Fool on the Hill
2. I Am the Walrus
3. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: tkitna on November 05, 2007, 03:31:05 AM
God, I see the trend already and how this is going to play out.

I cant believe the love that 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' gets on this board. Its a tedious, repetitive, whiney, snorefest of a song.

(Only in my opinion I guess)
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Kaleidoscope_Eyes on November 05, 2007, 03:42:06 AM
Quote from: 373
I cant believe the love that 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' gets on this board. Its a tedious, repetitive, whiney, snorefest of a song.
Well, there are a lot of George fans around here, so that could explain it....

Quote from: 373
(Only in my opinion I guess)
Spot on...!  :P
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: The End on November 05, 2007, 08:49:24 AM
01. Twist And Shout  
02. I Am The Walrus          
03. Eight Days A Week            
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Bobber on November 05, 2007, 10:29:55 AM
Quote from: 373

(Only in my opinion I guess)

You are never alone.

1 Nowhere Man
2 You Never Give Me Your Money
3 Mother Nature's Son
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Kevin on November 05, 2007, 10:36:42 AM
1.I am the Walrus
2. Ticket To ride
3. you've Got To Hide Your Love away
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: BlueMeanie on November 05, 2007, 10:54:19 AM
Quote from: 59
OK  This is like the Major League Baseball Playoffs.

Only, more exciting! ;D

This one isn't panning out the way I thought it would. I was expecting a closer vote, but I can already see the 3 songs that are going to go through to the final.

I too, cannot see the massive adulation pour on While My Guitar Gently Weeps. I don't hate it it, but I don't thinks there's anything that great about it either. It's not even as if George plays the solo (which is not that good anyway). There are a lot of George fans here, I hope it's being voted for on merit, and not just because it's George.
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Pasta Cheif on November 05, 2007, 11:26:02 AM
1. Ticket To Ride          
2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
3. Nowhere Man    
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: harihead on November 05, 2007, 12:12:41 PM
Quote from: 483
I too, cannot see the massive adulation pour on While My Guitar Gently Weeps. ... I hope it's being voted for on merit, and not just because it's George.
I can see plenty of merit in the song, BM, largely because of the different versions I've heard. When the song holds up in different incarnations, it's got to be the song, not just the performance.

To me a strength of the piece is the eerie sense of alienation George achieves with the lyrics-- the singer is in the room, but not part of the group. He's watching the action, being affected by it, but simply observant, not reacting. It's a weird sense of dissociation, which absolutely fits the mood and melody.

In my opinion, which others might not share, I like the incarnations of the song in this order:

#1. Anthology 3-- just George. The intimacy of this take chills and moves me.
#2. Concert for George-- the whole band cooking on this thing, with Paul recreating and exceeding his driving piano intro, and Eric doing the same on his solo-- and of course we have 4 drummers hammering away by this time. Just an awesome production.
#3. Love-- George plus string accompaniment. I don't think it's Sir George's best score, a little too intrusive for my tastes, but it does support the original intimate mood.
#4. White Album--The Beatles. This version sounds the draggiest and tinniest to me. I just don't feel the band was giving their all on this-- but that's the way I feel about TWA and LIB in general. Just not a great period for the band, compared to what they could do when they truly supported each other.
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: BlueMeanie on November 05, 2007, 12:30:53 PM
I don't dislike it at all, I just don't think it brilliant. As for people voting just for George, I get a little suspicious when someone votes for 'Don't Bother Me' as the best song on With The Beatles. Apologies if I'm wrong, but that really looks like a vote for George, and not the song. Which is not what the game is about. But each to their own.
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Flaming Pie in the Sky on November 05, 2007, 08:06:08 PM
1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
2. I Am The Walrus
3. Nowhere Man
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Beatlemaniac64 on November 05, 2007, 09:35:41 PM
1. All My Loving
2. Ticket To Ride
3. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Klang on November 05, 2007, 09:59:34 PM

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

 :P

Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: fendertele on November 05, 2007, 10:08:16 PM
cmon people some more love for " you never give me youre money "  ;D
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: harihead on November 05, 2007, 10:33:41 PM
Are bribes acceptable for this voting? After all, we're into Phase II Group A. I would be open to a tenner.
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: BlueMeanie on November 05, 2007, 10:58:09 PM
I'm afraid I'm the only one here who's allowed to be corrupted! ;D
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Dark Phoenyx on November 05, 2007, 11:18:04 PM
1- I am the walrus
2- Ticket to ride
3- Twist & shout
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Michelle Revolution on November 06, 2007, 12:02:59 AM
1. Twist And Shout  
2. I Am The Walrus          
3. Nowhere Man  
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: dcowboys107 on November 06, 2007, 02:36:27 AM
I Am The Walrus
Two Of Us  
Fool On The Hill
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: blackmath on November 06, 2007, 10:36:19 AM
Ticket To Ride
I Am The Walrus
All My Loving
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: The Swine on November 06, 2007, 11:43:25 AM
1 you never give me your money
2 nowhere man
3 youve got to hide your love away
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: maccalennon on November 07, 2007, 07:35:53 PM
1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
2. Two of Us
3. I Am the Walrus
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: BlueMeanie on November 08, 2007, 04:36:46 PM
bump
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: fendertele on November 08, 2007, 06:48:28 PM
not many votes for it being the second phase :S must all be on holiday ?
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: BlueMeanie on November 08, 2007, 07:02:05 PM
22. It's average. A couple of people that usually vote, haven't yet. Still a couple of days left.
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: fendertele on November 08, 2007, 11:17:25 PM
yeah hopefully its starting to get interesting now
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: BlueMeanie on November 09, 2007, 04:07:08 PM
Quote from: 758
yeah hopefully its starting to get interesting now

I think so. There were more votes on the first day than any of the other rounds. Gone a bit quiet now though. I'll be happy with 2 or 3 more. The most we've had is 28, for Revolver. I'm hoping to beat that in the final.

Remember folks, you don't have to have voted before, to vote now. It's never too late!!

The vote for Phase II Group A closes at 12 noon GMT on Sunday.
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Klang on November 09, 2007, 04:21:09 PM

Vote early, vote often.

 :P
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: Lissy on November 10, 2007, 02:25:07 PM
1) I Am the Walrus
2) Ticket to Ride
3) You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: fendertele on November 11, 2007, 08:45:10 AM
*cough* You never give me youre money * cough * lol am only jokingcant wait to see how it finishes :)
Title: Re: Song Survivor-Phase II Group A
Post by: BlueMeanie on November 11, 2007, 09:07:46 AM
bump