Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 1

Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 1

Poll ended at 17 Mar 2021, 11:50am

"Happiness Is a Warm Gun"
1
6%
"Blackbird"
6
38%
"Helter Skelter"
1
6%
"Revolution 1"
8
50%
 
Total votes: 16

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Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 1

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"Happiness Is a Warm Gun" versus "Blackbird" versus "Helter Skelter" versus "Revolution 1"

We will eliminate one per round until one track remains.
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The relatively anemic album version of revolution should get bounced first, imho
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Flex wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 11:56am
The relatively anemic album version of revolution should get bounced first, imho
Happiness Is A Warm Gun to go first of these, I say.
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Revolution is the weakest here for me.

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Revolution is the one that stands out to me as the weak sister. I have my preference among the other three, but all would be solid choices for the album champ.
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Flex wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 11:56am
The relatively anemic album version of revolution should get bounced first, imho
Agreed.
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Silent Majority wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 12:09pm
Flex wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 11:56am
The relatively anemic album version of revolution should get bounced first, imho
Happiness Is A Warm Gun to go first of these, I say.
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Wolter wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 1:11pm
Silent Majority wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 12:09pm
Flex wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 11:56am
The relatively anemic album version of revolution should get bounced first, imho
Happiness Is A Warm Gun to go first of these, I say.
:lol:
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Wolter wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 1:11pm
Silent Majority wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 12:09pm
Flex wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 11:56am
The relatively anemic album version of revolution should get bounced first, imho
Happiness Is A Warm Gun to go first of these, I say.
:lol:

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Wolter wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 1:11pm
Silent Majority wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 12:09pm
Flex wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 11:56am
The relatively anemic album version of revolution should get bounced first, imho
Happiness Is A Warm Gun to go first of these, I say.
:mrgreen:

To be fair, Revolution is probably worse with its "Don't smash shit up" scolding.
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I don't really care about any of these songs.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 2:58pm
I don't really care about any of these songs.
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Wolter wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 3:23pm
Heston wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 2:58pm
I don't really care about any of these songs.
The whole album is a poor man's Sandinista.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 3:26pm
Wolter wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 3:23pm
Heston wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 2:58pm
I don't really care about any of these songs.
The whole album is a poor man's Sandinista.
:sad:
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 3:29pm
Heston wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 3:26pm
Wolter wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 3:23pm
Heston wrote:
16 Mar 2021, 2:58pm
I don't really care about any of these songs.
The whole album is a poor man's Sandinista.
:sad:
Says Hoy’s non-union Geordie equivalent.
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