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| Poll: Out of curiosity, which of my original nominees would you have voted for? |
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| Bob Marley |
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36% |
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| Laura Marling |
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18% |
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| Esperanza Spalding |
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9% |
[1] |
| Weird Al Yankovic |
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9% |
[1] |
| Carrots |
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27% |
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| Total Votes : 11 |
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BozoTyrannus
Gender: Male
Age: 33
- #1
- Posted: 08/27/2020 23:15
- Post subject: Best Songwriters 2: Electric Boogaloo
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After our extensive month long Round One, we have at least reached a consensus. I'm sure that every single individual will be happy with the result and there will be no people unhappy with how this round turned out 
(as Gowi didn't get around to posting new votes, I used the last posted votes)
First, let's take a gander at those who were fortunate enough to be nominated, and yet lacked the reputation to move on further. Those were:
Patrick Walker, Tim Buckley, Lawrence, Jeffrey Lewis, Dan Fogelberg, Bernie Taupin, Will Oldham, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Neil Peart, Rosanne Cash (alright, alright, I learned to spell it correctly), Nanci Griffith, Gordon Lightfoot, Billy Joel, Emmylou Harris (take comfort in the fact that she placed #84 in our survey of best ever artists), Ron Mael, and Townes van Zandt
Which leaves us with what as round 2?
2a: Lou Reed vs. Daniel Dumile
2b: Tom Waits vs. Victor Jaras
2c: Beck vs. Janelle Monae
2d: Matt Berninger vs. Phil Elverum
2e: Neko Case vs. billy woods
2f: Van Morrison vs. Cole Porter *
2g: Andre 3000 vs. Nick Drake
2h: Josh Tillman vs. Bill Calahan
* Cole Porter vs. Gordon Lightfoot was a tie, so rather than abstaining like I usually do, I cast a tie breaker vote)
Round 2 will remain open two weeks, and thus deadline is September 10th.
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baystateoftheart
Neil Young as a butternut squash
Age: 30
Location: Massachusetts 
- #2
- Posted: 08/27/2020 23:26
- Post subject: Re: Best Songwriters 2: Electric Boogaloo
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| BozoTyrannus wrote: | | Rosanne Cash (alright, alright, I learned to spell it correctly) |
Next up, Víctor Jara, Janelle Monáe, André 3000, and Bill Callahan 
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Hayden
Location: Vietnam 
- #3
- Posted: 08/27/2020 23:26
- Post subject: Re: Best Songwriters 2: Electric Boogaloo
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| BozoTyrannus wrote: | (alright, alright, I learned to spell it correctly)
Victor Jaras
Bill Calahan
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(no s)(2 ls)
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Hayden
Location: Vietnam
- #4
- Posted: 08/27/2020 23:32
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2a: Lou Reed vs. Daniel Dumile
2b: Tom Waits vs. Victor Jara (going against my nom here...)
2c: Beck vs. Janelle Monae
2d: Matt Berninger vs. Phil Elverum
2e: Neko Case vs. billy woods (abstain, too bizarre of a comparison)
2f: Van Morrison vs. Cole Porter
2g: Andre 3000 vs. Nick Drake (I don't like this one)
2h: Josh Tillman vs. Bill Callahan
Sad about Buckley and Linton Kwesi Johnson not making the cut, but I suppose they had some brutal matchups. I know I'm voting for Janelle this round, but I think Bernie Taupin should've been up there too.
Last edited by Hayden on 08/29/2020 00:43; edited 2 times in total
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BozoTyrannus
Gender: Male
Age: 33
- #5
- Posted: 08/27/2020 23:45
- Post subject: Re: Best Songwriters 2: Electric Boogaloo
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| baystateoftheart wrote: | | Next up, Víctor Jara, Janelle Monáe, André 3000, and Bill Callahan |
Wouldn't get my hopes up if I were you
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RoundTheBend
I miss the comfort in being sad
Location: Ground Control
- #6
- Posted: 08/28/2020 03:02
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Anyway, would've totally voted for both Marling and Marley. Very good choices. Was kinda bummed when I learned they wern't in the thing button click games.
2a: Lou Reed vs. Daniel Dumile
2b: Tom Waits vs. Victor Jaras
2c: Beck vs. Janelle Monae
2d: Matt Berninger vs. Phil Elverum
2e: Neko Case vs. billy woods (Abstain)
2f: Van Morrison vs. Cole Porter *
2g: Andre 3000 vs. Nick Drake
2h: Josh Tillman vs. Bill Calahan
Voted solely based on who used their lyrics and music in ways that intrigued me. I'm not certain I'm skilled enough in wordsmithing to really say who "objectively" is the better wordsmith-->melody human.
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- #7
- Posted: 08/28/2020 13:16
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2a: Lou Reed vs. Daniel Dumile
2b: Tom Waits vs. Victor Jaras
2c: Beck vs. Janelle Monae
2d: Matt Berninger vs. Phil Elverum
2e: Neko Case vs. billy woods
2f: Van Morrison vs. Cole Porter
2g: Andre 3000 vs. Nick Drake (abstain)
2h: Josh Tillman vs. Bill Callahan (abstain, cannot vote against Bill even if FJM is my nominee)
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babyBlueSedan
Used to be sort of blind, now can sort of see
Gender: Male
- #8
- Posted: 08/28/2020 15:30
- Post subject: Re: Best Songwriters 2: Electric Boogaloo
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2a: Lou Reed vs. Daniel Dumile
2b: Tom Waits vs. Victor Jara
2c: Beck vs. Janelle Monae
2d: Matt Berninger vs. Phil Elverum
2e: Neko Case vs. billy woods
2f: Van Morrison vs. Cole Porter (I promise I'll actually get around to this one this time!)
2g: Andre 3000 vs. Nick Drake
2h: Josh Tillman vs. Bill Callahan
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- #9
- Posted: 08/28/2020 17:16
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2a: Lou Reed vs. Daniel Dumile
2b: Tom Waits vs. Victor Jaras
2c: Beck vs. Janelle Monae
2d: Matt Berninger vs. Phil Elverum
2e: Neko Case vs. billy woods I'll come back to this. Billy Woods is very fresh in my mind and I haven't listened to classic Neko Case in years.
2f: Van Morrison vs. Cole Porter
2g: Andre 3000 vs. Nick Drake I gotta reflect on this one
2h: Josh Tillman vs. Bill Callahan Show me a lyric that Josh wrote that's better than "Alone in my room, I feel such a warmth for the community, but out on the street I'm like a robot by the river, searching for a drink" or like anything as simplistic yet impactful as the entirety of let me see the colts.
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AwaitingAndrew
Gender: Male
- #10
- Posted: 08/28/2020 19:04
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2a: Lou Reed vs. Daniel Dumile
2b: Tom Waits vs. Victor Jara
2c: Beck vs. Janelle Monae
2d: Matt Berninger vs. Phil Elverum
2e: Neko Case vs. Billy Woods
2f: Van Morrison vs. Cole Porter
2g: Andre 3000 vs. Nick Drake
2h: Josh Tillman vs. Bill Callahan
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