Something I tried on another forum...

[loopydate]

...before it closed:

Anyone remember VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Songs of All-Time from a couple of years back?

I agree with a lot of the songs on the list, but am not crazy about the placement. So, I propose we have a tournament wherein I post a pair of songs, the winners advance to the next round, thereby eliminating 99 songs and leaving us with the REAL #1 greatest song of all-time. Interested? Here's the first batch of Round One match-ups:

"London Calling" by The Clash vs. "Jumpin’ Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones
"Let It Be" by The Beatles vs. "No Woman No Cry" by Bob Marley And The Wailers
"(Sittin On’) The Dock Of The Bay" by Otis Redding vs. "Thunder Road" by Bruce Springsteen
"Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison vs. "Fire And Rain" by James Taylor
"California Dreaming" by The Mamas & The Papas vs. "Gloria" by Them

Just reply to this post with your picks and in a couple of days, I'll have the results and the next batch of songs.

Of course, if this idea sucks, feel free not to respond, thereby effectively de-bumping this post into the nether realms of the Music Forum.

[el fregadero]

<font color=teal>London Calling
Let It Be
Thunder Road
Brown Eyed Girl
California Dreaming</font>

[Supreme Olajuwon]

London Calling
Let It Be
Thunder Road
Brown Eyed Girl
California Dreaming

[The Mask]

london calling
no woman no cry
sitting on the dock of the bay thing
fire and the rain
california dreaming

[Boomer]

dude I feel so young and uncultured....I've only heard the obvious ones....but I'll answer according to my musical taste and what I've heard I guess

London Calling
Let It Be (meh....one of my lesser favorites)
Dock Of The Bay (hey he was born where I live)
Fire And Rain
California Dreaming (who is Them?)

[loopydate]

Guess I should make my own picks, eh?

"London Calling" by The Clash
"Let It Be" by The Beatles
"(Sittin On’) The Dock Of The Bay" by Otis Redding
"Fire And Rain" by James Taylor
"California Dreaming" by The Mamas & The Papas

[asphyXy]

<font color=969696>"Hallowed Be Thy Name" by Iron Maiden</font>

[Wengerland]

London Calling
No Woman No Cry
Thunder Road
Fire and the Rain
California Dreaming

[loopydate]

Okay, first set winners are: London Calling, Let It Be, Thunder Road (actually a tie, but I'm dropping my own vote out), Fire And Rain, and California Dreaming.

And now, the second set of first-round match-ups:

"Twist And Shout" by The Beatles vs. "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys
"Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf" vs. "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King
"Blowin' In The Wind" by Bob Dylan vs. "The Twist" by Chubby Checker
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana vs. "Somebody To Love" by Jefferson Airplane

[Wengerland]

Twist and Shout
Born To Be Wild
Blowin In the Wind
Smells Like Teen Spirit

[The Mask]

"Twist And Shout" by The Beatles
"Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf"
"Blowin' In The Wind" by Bob Dylan
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana

[The Outlaw]

"Twist And Shout" by The Beatles
"Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf"
"Blowin' In The Wind" by Bob Dylan
"Somebody To Love" by Jefferson Airplane

Gotta go with the underdog in the last one. DUNNO, I like Vana more but I LOVE this song.

[Santos]

"Twist And Shout" by The Beatles
"Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf"
"The Twist" by Chubby Checker
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana