SMB 1990s tournament (THE WINNER IS...)

[friday]

Different decade, same rules as before. 64 songs and no more than two songs per artist. I'll get it started. (And I'd use this opportunity to test the new Youtube direct linking feature, but I'm afraid the glut of videos might wreak havoc on the bandwidth, or just make the page a pain to load, so I'll stick with the urls).

Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You
Real McCoy - Another Night
Madonna - Take a Bow
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life

[halo19]

Hah, I think this decade has so much in it that the decisions are kind of hard. A half-decade specific or year-based one would have been a lot easier haha.

Smashing Pumpkins - "Today"
VAST - "Touched"
Nine Inch Nails - "The Perfect Drug"
Depeche Mode - "It's No Good"
Garbage - "Push It"

[WotUNeed]

Any decade is tough to narrow to five songs, really. I'm just tossing out five I really like, but I'm not even gonna pretend they're the five songs of the nineties. Still fun, though.

Coolio: "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)"
Live: "I Alone"
New Order: "Regret"
Soul Asylum: "Misery"
Stone Temple Pilots: "Big Bang Baby"

EDIT: I just noticed Coolio already has an entry. I know technically I can throw that in as a second, but since there's plenty of quality 90s rap from which to choose, I'll substitute:

LL Cool J: "Mama Said Knock You Out"

[Pipa]

Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
Collective Soul - Shine
Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand
4 Non Blondes - What's Up
Alice In Chains - Man In The Box

[a Nick O!]

1990s? Get out of my face. I don't even know the first 2+ years forwards and backwards like the last 7+, but the possibilities are overwhelming.

What I did was I just went down my CD collection chronologically and by the time I got through 1992, I had this list and only had to replace 2, which I'll keep in mind if we need to nominate more.

Pantera "Cowboys From Hell"
Sade "No Ordinary Love" (furthered along my fondness for mermaids)
Ice Cube "Wicked" (look for cameos from Anthony Kiedis and Flea throughout)
Bobby Brown "Humpin' Around"
Madonna "Deeper and Deeper"

Figured I ought to go ahead and get this out of the way now, as I'll be out of town for the rest of the week.

[crash46]

The best parts about the 90's tournament--for me--is that I won't have to listen to many unfamiliar songs, and that there's enough songs for about a trillion 90's tournaments.

I wonder if "Enjoy The Silence" could win this decade too if given the chance. lol

Alice In Chains - "Down In A Hole"
Dave Matthews Band - "Ants Marching"
Muse - "Muscle Museum"
Snoop Doggy Dogg - "Gin And Juice"
Urge Overkill - "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon"

I'm surprised Kirk didn't even put Gravity Kills up in here.

[halo19]

...But as I said it's such a varied topic and possibly if there was a year-specific one I'd include 'em. I still enjoy the first album quite a bit, and then each follow-up to lesser extents.

And in spite my lack of variety each of those songs charted in the Top 30 (and avoiding "Touched" all top ten) during their time so it's not like I made any super-obscure choices. I'll try to diversify the stuff if we need more noms. I actually remember hearing "Push It" in the days when MTV played videos and it made my chart when it still existed.

[Mega248]

Björk- "Venus As A Boy"
Our Lady Peace- "One Man Army"
Alanis Morissette- "Head Over Feet"
Foo Fighters- "Learn to Fly" (one of the best 90s videos too)
Depeche Mode- "Policy of Truth"

[a Nick O!]

Jul 19, 2008 14:09:45 GMT -4 Mega248 said:

Björk- "Venus As A Boy"
Depeche Mode- "Policy of Truth"

Nice.

[mtm4319]

Dido - "Here With Me"
Chumbawamba - "Tubthumping"
Pearl Jam - "Jeremy"
Sarah McLachlan - "Possession"
R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"

[a Nick O!]

Jul 20, 2008 12:09:28 GMT -4 mtm4319 said:

Dido - "Here With Me"
Sarah McLachlan - "Possession"

Even better.

If you wanna count "Here with Me" towards the '90's, though, you gots to come correct, son.

[radical347]

Simple Minds - See the Lights
Enigma - Sadeness, Pt. I
Chris Whitley - Big Sky Country
Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby
Thomas Dolby - I Love You Goodbye

[Haley]

TLC - Waterfalls
Quad City DJ's - C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train)
INOJ - Love You Down
Blackstreet - No Diggity
Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)

[Jeffster]

Snap - The Power

Jars Of Clay - Liquid

Plumb - Late Great Planet Earth (couldn't find an official video obviously

Sixpence None The Richer - Angeltread

DC Talk - Jesus Freak

[friday]

Dang, almost forgot about this. So, we're at 55 right now. Unless someone wants to come in and add more songs, I'll let those that have already voted add up to 3 more songs to round out the field.

[a Nick O!]

Then let me add:

Shakespear's Sister "Stay"
Annie Lennox "Why"
Dr. Dre f/ Snoop Doggy Dogg "Dre Day"

[WotUNeed]

Three more 'tis:

Concrete Blonde: "Joey"
Duran Duran: "Ordinary World"
U2: "Mysterious Ways"

[halo19]

Sorry... my tastes just won't stop skewing to the latter part of the decade...

Busta Rhymes - "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See"
Radiohead - "Paranoid Android"
A Tribe Called Quest - "Bonita Applebum" (the exception to my initial statement; I really tried too.)

And now it's complete!

[friday]

And just about every one of those nine songs are A+ caliber. Sweet.

I'll try to get the brackets going sometime later tonight.

[WotUNeed]

Jul 28, 2008 11:34:16 GMT -4 halo19 said:

Sorry... my tastes just won't stop skewing to the latter part of the decade...

This made me curious, so in case anyone else was wondering, I did an approximate year spread by chart year (rock or R&B or pop, unless that didn't apply, in which case it went to release year) and got:

1990: 6
1991: 6
1992: 8
1993: 7
1994: 9
1995: 7
1996: 6
1997: 6
1998: 3
1999: 6

Pretty evenly distributed except the low '98 count

[friday]

As with the previous tournament, all first-round matchups were determined completely at random, and two songs by the same artist cannot meet until at least the quarterfinals.

This round will end Saturday at 11 PM ET.

Group 1
Soul Asylum - Misery
Bjork - Venus As a Boy

Group 2
Thomas Dolby - I Love You Goodbye
Plumb - Late Great Planet Earth

Group 3
TLC - Waterfalls
Madonna - Deeper and Deeper

Group 4
Quad City DJ's - C'mon and Ride It (The Train)
DC Talk - Jesus Freak

Group 5
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
VAST - Touched

Group 6
Blackstreet - No Diggity
Collective Soul - Shine

Group 7
Live - I Alone
Madonna - Take a Bow

Group 8
Duran Duran - Ordinary World
Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon

Group 9
Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg - Dre Day
Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet

Group 10
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly

Group 11
Real McCoy - Another Night
New Order - Regret

Group 12
Alice In Chains - Down In a Hole
Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars

Group 13
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Radiohead - Paranoid Android

Group 14
Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby
Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money In My Hand

Group 15
Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See
Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth

Group 16
Enigma - Sadeness, Part I
Alice In Chains - Man in the Box

Group 17
R. E. M. - Losing My Religion
Smashing Pumpkins - Today

Group 18
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Bobby Brown - Humpin' Around

Group 19
Sade - No Ordinary Love
Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You

Group 20
Ice Cube - Wicked
Sarah McLachlan - Possession

Group 21
INOJ - Love You Down
Our Lady Peace - One Man Army

Group 22
Depeche Mode - It's No Good
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out

Group 23
Concrete Blonde - Joey
Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)

Group 24
Sixpence None the Richer - Angeltread
Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug

Group 25
Garbage - Push It
Jars of Clay - Liquid

Group 26
Muse - Muscle Museum
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum

Group 27
Snap - The Power
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice

Group 28
Dido - Here With Me
Chris Whitley - Big Sky Country

Group 29
U2 - Mysterious Ways
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby

Group 30
Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
Simple Minds - See the Lights

Group 31
4 Non Blondes - What's Up
Shakespear's Sister - Stay

Group 32
Annie Lennox - Why
Chumbawumba - Tubthumping

[a Nick O!]

Group 1
Soul Asylum - Misery
Bjork - Venus As a Boy

Group 2
Thomas Dolby - I Love You Goodbye
Plumb - Late Great Planet Earth

Group 3
TLC - Waterfalls
Madonna - Deeper and Deeper

Group 4
Quad City DJ's - C'mon and Ride It (The Train)
DC Talk - Jesus Freak

Group 5
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
VAST - Touched

Group 6
Blackstreet - No Diggity
Collective Soul - Shine
(For whatever reason, I had a hard time figuring out which of those two I preferred.)

Group 7
Live - I Alone
Madonna - Take a Bow

Group 8
Duran Duran - Ordinary World
Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon

Group 9
Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg - Dre Day
Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet

Group 10
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly
(I pretty much expect mine to be the only vote "Cowboys From Hell" gets against any Foo Fighters song here.)

Group 11
Real McCoy - Another Night
New Order - Regret

Group 12
Alice In Chains - Down In a Hole
Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
Disappointed that one of these has to go so quickly.

Group 13
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Just because it's fresher.

Group 14
Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby (Totally remember MTV airing this video in early '94. I was surprised I didn't recognize a thing about it until the very last scene. Didn't remember the song at all, though.)
Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money In My Hand

Group 15
Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See
Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth
Shame that one of these has to go so soon, as well.

Group 16
Enigma - Sadeness, Part I
Alice In Chains - Man in the Box

Group 17
R. E. M. - Losing My Religion
Smashing Pumpkins - Today

Group 18
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Bobby Brown - Humpin' Around

Group 19
Sade - No Ordinary Love
Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You

Group 20
Ice Cube - Wicked
Sarah McLachlan - Possession
Dammit, I hated voted against that song. I expect to be the only vote for Cube over Sarah, too.

Group 21
INOJ - Love You Down
Our Lady Peace - One Man Army

Group 22
Depeche Mode - It's No Good
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out

Group 23
Concrete Blonde - Joey
Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)
Didn't like voting against this one.

Group 24
Sixpence None the Richer - Angeltread
Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug
(I humored 6NTR out of fairness, though.)

Group 25
Garbage - Push It
Jars of Clay - Liquid
(I humored JoC out of fairness, though.)

Group 26
Muse - Muscle Museum
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum

Group 27
Snap - The Power
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice

Group 28
Dido - Here With Me
Chris Whitley - Big Sky Country

Group 29
U2 - Mysterious Ways
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby
Pretty touch choice there.

Group 30
Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
Simple Minds - See the Lights

Group 31
4 Non Blondes - What's Up
Shakespear's Sister - Stay

Group 32
Annie Lennox - Why
Chumbawumba - Tubthumping

[halo19]

This round will end Saturday at 11 PM ET.

Group 1
Soul Asylum - Misery
Bjork - Venus As a Boy

Group 2
Thomas Dolby - I Love You Goodbye
Plumb - Late Great Planet Earth

Group 3
TLC - Waterfalls
Madonna - Deeper and Deeper

Group 4
Quad City DJ's - C'mon and Ride It (The Train)
DC Talk - Jesus Freak

Group 5
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (Odd pairing, but both excellent songs.)
VAST - Touched

Group 6
Blackstreet - No Diggity
Collective Soul - Shine

Group 7
Live - I Alone (Semi close though.)
Madonna - Take a Bow

Group 8
Duran Duran - Ordinary World
Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon

Group 9
Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg - Dre Day
Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet

Group 10
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell (But I enjoy the main two singles from the album quite a bit. I don't remember the rest as well.)
Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly

Group 11
Real McCoy - Another Night
New Order - Regret

Group 12
Alice In Chains - Down In a Hole
Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars

Group 13
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Radiohead - Paranoid Android

Group 14
Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby
Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money In My Hand

Group 15
Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See
Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth

Group 16
Enigma - Sadeness, Part I
Alice In Chains - Man in the Box (I'm far less burned out on Enigma, though.)

Group 17
R. E. M. - Losing My Religion
Smashing Pumpkins - Today

Group 18
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Bobby Brown - Humpin' Around

Group 19
Sade - No Ordinary Love
Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You

Group 20
Ice Cube - Wicked
Sarah McLachlan - Possession

Group 21
INOJ - Love You Down
Our Lady Peace - One Man Army (I've just never been big on it. I guess INOJ gives me nostagia from my early pop listening days.)

Group 22
Depeche Mode - It's No Good
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out

Group 23
Concrete Blonde - Joey
Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)

Group 24
Sixpence None the Richer - Angeltread
Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug

Group 25
Garbage - Push It
Jars of Clay - Liquid

Group 26
Muse - Muscle Museum (But I greatly enjoy this, too. My first Muse song I heard and I loved it.)
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum

Group 27
Snap - The Power
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice

Group 28
Dido - Here With Me
Chris Whitley - Big Sky Country

Group 29
U2 - Mysterious Ways
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby

Group 30
Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
Simple Minds - See the Lights

Group 31
4 Non Blondes - What's Up
Shakespear's Sister - Stay

Group 32
Annie Lennox - Why
Chumbawumba - Tubthumping

[WotUNeed]

Group 1
Soul Asylum - Misery
Bjork - Venus As a Boy (I just don't feel like watching it go voteless.)

Group 2
Thomas Dolby - I Love You Goodbye
Plumb - Late Great Planet Earth

Group 3
TLC - Waterfalls
Madonna - Deeper and Deeper

Group 4
Quad City DJ's - C'mon and Ride It (The Train)
DC Talk - Jesus Freak

Group 5
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
VAST - Touched (Kept going back and forth on this one)

Group 6
Blackstreet - No Diggity
Collective Soul - Shine

Group 7
Live - I Alone
Madonna - Take a Bow

Group 8
Duran Duran - Ordinary World
Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon

Group 9
Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg - Dre Day
Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet

Group 10
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly

Group 11
Real McCoy - Another Night
New Order - Regret

Group 12
Alice In Chains - Down In a Hole
Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars

Group 13
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Radiohead - Paranoid Android

Group 14
Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby
Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money In My Hand

Group 15
Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth

Group 16
Enigma - Sadeness, Part I
Alice In Chains - Man in the Box

Group 17
R. E. M. - Losing My Religion
Smashing Pumpkins - Today

Group 18
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Bobby Brown - Humpin' Around (This was oddly difficult.)

Group 19
Sade - No Ordinary Love
Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You (Tough pairing)

Group 20
Ice Cube - Wicked
Sarah McLachlan - Possession

Group 21
INOJ - Love You Down
Our Lady Peace - One Man Army

Group 22
Depeche Mode - It's No Good
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out (Hate to vote against it in Round 1, but that's one of my fave 90s Depeche singles)

Group 23
Concrete Blonde - Joey
Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)

Group 24
Sixpence None the Richer - Angeltread
Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug

Group 25
Garbage - Push It
Jars of Clay - Liquid

Group 26
Muse - Muscle Museum
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum

Group 27
Snap - The Power
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice

Group 28
Dido - Here With Me
Chris Whitley - Big Sky Country

Group 29
U2 - Mysterious Ways
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby (Very tough choice)

Group 30
Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
Simple Minds - See the Lights

Group 31
4 Non Blondes - What's Up
Shakespear's Sister - Stay (Another good song with an unfortunate pairing)

Group 32
Annie Lennox - Why
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping

[crash46]

Group 1
Soul Asylum - Misery
Bjork - Venus As a Boy

Group 2
Thomas Dolby - I Love You Goodbye
Plumb - Late Great Planet Earth

Group 3
TLC - Waterfalls
Madonna - Deeper and Deeper

Group 4
Quad City DJ's - C'mon and Ride It (The Train)
DC Talk - Jesus Freak

Group 5
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
VAST - Touched

Group 6
Blackstreet - No Diggity
Collective Soul - Shine

Group 7
Live - I Alone
Madonna - Take a Bow

Group 8
Duran Duran - Ordinary World
Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon

Group 9
Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg - Dre Day
Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet

Group 10
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly

Group 11
Real McCoy - Another Night
New Order - Regret

Group 12
Alice In Chains - Down In a Hole
Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars

Group 13
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Radiohead - Paranoid Android

Group 14
Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby
Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money In My Hand

Group 15
Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See
Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth

Group 16
Enigma - Sadeness, Part I
Alice In Chains - Man in the Box

Group 17
R. E. M. - Losing My Religion
Smashing Pumpkins - Today

Group 18
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Bobby Brown - Humpin' Around

Group 19
Sade - No Ordinary Love
Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You

Group 20
Ice Cube - Wicked
Sarah McLachlan - Possession

Group 21
INOJ - Love You Down
Our Lady Peace - One Man Army

Group 22
Depeche Mode - It's No Good
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out

Group 23
Concrete Blonde - Joey
Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)

Group 24
Sixpence None the Richer - Angeltread
Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug

Group 25
Garbage - Push It
Jars of Clay - Liquid

Group 26
Muse - Muscle Museum
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum

Group 27
Snap - The Power
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice

Group 28
Dido - Here With Me
Chris Whitley - Big Sky Country

Group 29
U2 - Mysterious Ways
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby

Group 30
Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
Simple Minds - See the Lights

Group 31
4 Non Blondes - What's Up
Shakespear's Sister - Stay

Group 32
Annie Lennox - Why
Chumbawumba - Tubthumping

[mtm4319]

Group 1 no vote
Group 2 no vote
Group 3 TLC - Waterfalls
Group 4 DC Talk - Jesus Freak
Group 5 Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
Group 6 Collective Soul - Shine
Group 7 Live - I Alone
Group 8 Duran Duran - Ordinary World
Group 9 Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
Group 10 Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly
Group 11 Real McCoy - Another Night
Group 12 Alice In Chains - Down In a Hole
Group 13 Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Group 14 Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money In My Hand
Group 15 Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth
Group 16 Alice In Chains - Man in the Box
Group 17 R. E. M. - Losing My Religion
Group 18 Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Group 19 Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You
Group 20 Sarah McLachlan - Possession
Group 21 INOJ - Love You Down
Group 22 LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
Group 23 Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)
Group 24 Sixpence None the Richer - Angeltread
Group 25 Garbage - Push It
Group 26 no vote
Group 27 Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice
Group 28 Dido - Here With Me
Group 29 U2 - Mysterious Ways
Group 30 Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
Group 31 4 Non Blondes - What's Up
Group 32 Chumbawumba - Tubthumping

[Mega248]

Group 1
Soul Asylum - Misery
Bjork - Venus As a Boy

Group 2
no vote

Group 3
TLC - Waterfalls
Madonna - Deeper and Deeper

Group 4
Quad City DJ's - C'mon and Ride It (The Train)
DC Talk - Jesus Freak

Group 5
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
VAST - Touched

Group 6
Blackstreet - No Diggity
Collective Soul - Shine

Group 7
Live - I Alone
Madonna - Take a Bow

Group 8
Duran Duran - Ordinary World
Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon

Group 9
Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg - Dre Day
Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet

Group 10
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly

Group 11
Real McCoy - Another Night
New Order - Regret

Group 12
Alice In Chains - Down In a Hole
Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars

Group 13
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Radiohead - Paranoid Android (but I literally pondered this one for a few minutes)

Group 14
Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby
Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money In My Hand

Group 15
Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See
Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth

Group 16
no vote

Group 17
R. E. M. - Losing My Religion
Smashing Pumpkins - Today

Group 18
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Bobby Brown - Humpin' Around

Group 19
Sade - No Ordinary Love (but close)
Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You

Group 20
Ice Cube - Wicked
Sarah McLachlan - Possession

Group 21
INOJ - Love You Down
Our Lady Peace - One Man Army

Group 22
Depeche Mode - It's No Good
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out

Group 23
Concrete Blonde - Joey
Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)

Group 24
Sixpence None the Richer - Angeltread
Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug

Group 25
Garbage - Push It
Jars of Clay - Liquid

Group 26
Muse - Muscle Museum
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum

Group 27
Snap - The Power
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice

Group 28
Dido - Here With Me
Chris Whitley - Big Sky Country

Group 29
U2 - Mysterious Ways
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby

Group 30
Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
Simple Minds - See the Lights

Group 31
4 Non Blondes - What's Up
Shakespear's Sister - Stay

Group 32
Annie Lennox - Why
Chumbawumba - Tubthumping

[friday]

Group 1
Soul Asylum - Misery
Bjork - Venus As a Boy

Group 2
no vote

Group 3
TLC - Waterfalls
Madonna - Deeper and Deeper

Group 4
Quad City DJ's - C'mon and Ride It (The Train)
DC Talk - Jesus Freak

Group 5
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
VAST - Touched

Group 6
Blackstreet - No Diggity (But I have fond memories of being a white kid growing up in a predominantly non-white section of Queens, and just using the phrase "No diggity" amongst my friends because everyone else was saying it. )
Collective Soul - Shine

Group 7
Live - I Alone
Madonna - Take a Bow

Group 8
Duran Duran - Ordinary World
Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon

Group 9
Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg - Dre Day
Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet

Group 10
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly

Group 11
Real McCoy - Another Night
New Order - Regret

Group 12
Alice In Chains - Down In a Hole
Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars

Group 13
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Radiohead - Paranoid Android

Group 14
Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby
Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money In My Hand

Group 15
Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See
Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth

Group 16
Enigma - Sadeness, Part I
Alice In Chains - Man in the Box

Group 17
R. E. M. - Losing My Religion
Smashing Pumpkins - Today

Group 18
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Bobby Brown - Humpin' Around

Group 19
Sade - No Ordinary Love
Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You

Group 20
Ice Cube - Wicked
Sarah McLachlan - Possession

Group 21
INOJ - Love You Down (The Ready For the World original version is much better)
Our Lady Peace - One Man Army

Group 22
Depeche Mode - It's No Good
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out

Group 23
Concrete Blonde - Joey
Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)

Group 24
Sixpence None the Richer - Angeltread
Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug

Group 25
Garbage - Push It
Jars of Clay - Liquid (If it was "Flood" I'd really have a hard time voting against it.)

Group 26
Muse - Muscle Museum
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum

Group 27
Snap - The Power
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice

Group 28
Dido - Here With Me
Chris Whitley - Big Sky Country

Group 29
U2 - Mysterious Ways
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby

Group 30
Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
Simple Minds - See the Lights

Group 31
4 Non Blondes - What's Up
Shakespear's Sister - Stay

Group 32
Annie Lennox - Why
Chumbawumba - Tubthumping

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So, we have a tie in the first matchup, and the first person to vote in that one will decide which one advances to the round of 32. Here are the rest of the results.

Group 1
Soul Asylum - Misery
Bjork - Venus As a Boy

Group 2
Thomas Dolby - I Love You Goodbye
Plumb - Late Great Planet Earth

Group 3
TLC - Waterfalls
Madonna - Deeper and Deeper

Group 4
Quad City DJ's - C'mon and Ride It (The Train)
DC Talk - Jesus Freak

Group 5
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
VAST - Touched

Group 6
Blackstreet - No Diggity
Collective Soul - Shine

Group 7
Live - I Alone
Madonna - Take a Bow

Group 8
Duran Duran - Ordinary World
Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon

Group 9
Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg - Dre Day
Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet

Group 10
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly

Group 11
Real McCoy - Another Night
New Order - Regret

Group 12
Alice In Chains - Down In a Hole
Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars

Group 13
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Radiohead - Paranoid Android

Group 14
Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby
Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money In My Hand

Group 15
Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See
Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth

Group 16
Enigma - Sadeness, Part I
Alice In Chains - Man in the Box

Group 17
R. E. M. - Losing My Religion
Smashing Pumpkins - Today

Group 18
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Bobby Brown - Humpin' Around

Group 19
Sade - No Ordinary Love
Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You

Group 20
Ice Cube - Wicked
Sarah McLachlan - Possession

Group 21
INOJ - Love You Down
Our Lady Peace - One Man Army

Group 22
Depeche Mode - It's No Good
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out

Group 23
Concrete Blonde - Joey
Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)

Group 24
Sixpence None the Richer - Angeltread
Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug

Group 25
Garbage - Push It
Jars of Clay - Liquid

Group 26
Muse - Muscle Museum
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum

Group 27
Snap - The Power
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice

Group 28
Dido - Here With Me
Chris Whitley - Big Sky Country

Group 29
U2 - Mysterious Ways
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby

Group 30
Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
Simple Minds - See the Lights

Group 31
4 Non Blondes - What's Up
Shakespear's Sister - Stay

Group 32
Annie Lennox - Why
Chumbawumba - Tubthumping

[Mega248]

"Venus As A Boy" to advance!