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Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 3
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 8:26am
by WestwayKid
Let's get back to it!
Happiness versus Helter Skelter!!
Re: Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 3
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 8:42am
by Dr. Medulla
Two songs about violence—very 1968. I'm voting against HiaWG again just because the other song is a behemoth. That pop pretty boy Paul came up with that makes it even more impressive.
Re: Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 3
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 9:48am
by Wolter
I love both of these songs, but Happiness is my favorite Beatles song so I can’t not defend it until the end. It won’t suck losing to HS, at least. Both are top tier.
Re: Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 3
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 10:11am
by WestwayKid
Wolter wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 9:48am
I love both of these songs, but Happiness is my favorite Beatles song so I can’t not defend it until the end. It won’t suck losing to HS, at least. Both are top tier.
Happiness is a great track. It might not have the spontaneous insanity of HS, but it's a far better composition and the ensemble playing by the band is great. I agree, I would be okay if it lost to HS...but it is a really incredible song.
Re: Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 3
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 10:16am
by Mimi
Listening to them back to back, Happiness is a much better track. Love the energy of HS, but...
Re: Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 3
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 12:31pm
by Wolter
Mimi wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 10:16am
Listening to them back to back, Happiness is a much better track. Love the energy of HS, but...
It’s weird how a board full of the Softest of SRPs is going for the loudest Beatles song instead of pop craftsmanship, but this board will ever confound me.
Re: Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 3
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 12:37pm
by Dr. Medulla
Wolter wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 12:31pm
Mimi wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 10:16am
Listening to them back to back, Happiness is a much better track. Love the energy of HS, but...
It’s weird how a board full of the Softest of SRPs is going for the loudest Beatles song instead of pop craftsmanship, but this board will ever confound me.
To borrow from Newsradio, this board is a cipher wrapped in an enigma smothered in secret sauce.
Re: Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 3
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 12:50pm
by Silent Majority
I've been voting against Warm Gun til now, but it's got my vote against Helter Skelter. Helter Skelter fails to convince as hard rock - MacCartney wrote it in response to reading about a heavy song in the music press and that's how it comes off - whereas Gun succeeds on its own whimsical terms.
Re: Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 3
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 12:54pm
by Flex
i'm voting for helter skelter (to advance) because i want as many chance as possible for heston to refer to it as "heavy metal"
Re: Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 3
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 1:05pm
by Mimi
Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 12:37pm
Wolter wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 12:31pm
Mimi wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 10:16am
Listening to them back to back, Happiness is a much better track. Love the energy of HS, but...
It’s weird how a board full of the Softest of SRPs is going for the loudest Beatles song instead of pop craftsmanship, but this board will ever confound me.
To borrow from
Newsradio, this board is a cipher wrapped in an enigma smothered in secret sauce.
thread drift, but I loved that show and can't believe I forgot all about it.
Re: Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 3
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 1:06pm
by Flex
Mimi wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 1:05pm
Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 12:37pm
To borrow from
Newsradio, this board is a cipher wrapped in an enigma smothered in secret sauce.
thread drift, but I loved that show and can't believe I forgot all about it.
absolutely one of the best. i use that line all the time (as well as "everyone loves a cane")
Re: Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 3
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 1:12pm
by Dr. Medulla
Mimi wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 1:05pm
Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 12:37pm
Wolter wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 12:31pm
Mimi wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 10:16am
Listening to them back to back, Happiness is a much better track. Love the energy of HS, but...
It’s weird how a board full of the Softest of SRPs is going for the loudest Beatles song instead of pop craftsmanship, but this board will ever confound me.
To borrow from
Newsradio, this board is a cipher wrapped in an enigma smothered in secret sauce.
thread drift, but I loved that show and can't believe I forgot all about it.
"Just because I'm Canadian doesn't mean I'm a spy!"
Re: Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 3
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 2:37pm
by WestwayKid
Flex wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 1:06pm
Mimi wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 1:05pm
Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 12:37pm
To borrow from
Newsradio, this board is a cipher wrapped in an enigma smothered in secret sauce.
thread drift, but I loved that show and can't believe I forgot all about it.
absolutely one of the best. i use that line all the time (as well as "everyone loves a cane")
The cane episode is one of the funniest episodes of any show ever. It's such a funny show. We just rewatched them all. Phil Hartman was absolutely brilliant.
Re: Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 3
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 2:44pm
by BitterTom
I've evened it up with a vote for HS. Gun is stronger by a fair margin.
Re: Semifinal - The Beatles - Round 3
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 5:13pm
by Kory
BitterTom wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 2:44pm
I've evened it up with a vote for HS. Gun is stronger by a fair margin.
I pushed Gun over the edge for now with another HS vote.