Band Face Off - Round 37

[trackaghost]

Bonnie Raitt and her superior hair won the last round with 22 votes.

Round 37: a bunch of miserable old sods ;)

The results so far...
Round 1: Petty defeats Springsteen - 36 to 19
Round 2: Led Zeppelin defeat The Who - 22 to 19
Round 3: Madonna defeats Sheryl Crow/Kate Bush - 24 to 13/10
Round 4: The Beatles defeat Rolling Stones/U2 - 23 to 16/14
Round 5: Guns N Roses defeat Bon Jovi/Metallica - 17 to 13/12
Round 6: Heart defeat Blondie/The Pretenders - 23 to 16/6
Round 7: The Beach Boys defeat The Kinks/The Byrds - 24 to 10/10
Round 8: Johnny Cash defeats Elvis Presley/Roy Orbison - 20 to 19/7
Round 9: Abba defeats The Carpenters - 25 to 15
Round 10: Prince defeats Jimi Hendrix/Lenny Kravitz - 24 to 15/3
Round 11: No Doubt defeat Garbage/Hole - 27 to 11/9
Round 12: Bob Dylan defeats Neil Young - 26 to 25
Round 13: Dolly Parton defeats Emmylou Harris/Linda Ronstadt - 20 to 17/9
Round 14: Marvin Gaye defeats Aretha Franklin/Stevie Wonder/Diana Ross - 14 to 11/10/2
Round 15: David Bowie defeats Lou Reed/Iggy Pop - 38 to 5/2
Round 16: Talking Heads defeat The Clash - 21 to 19
Round 17: Billie Holiday defeats Ella Fitzgerald - 25 to 7
Round 18: The Eagles defeat Lynyrd Skynyrd - 30 to 17
Round 19: The Doors defeat Jefferson Airplane - 22 to 17
Round 20: Elvis Costello defeats Sting - 19 to 13
Round 21: Eurythmics defeat Depeche Mode/New Order - 27 to 7/6
Round 22: Duran Duran defeat Tears For Fears - 21 to 15
Round 23: Tori Amos defeats Alanis Morissette/Jewel - 21 to 11/8
Round 24: REM defeat Coldplay - 34 to 9
Round 25: The White Stripes defeat Beck - 19 to 18
Round 26: Pink Floyd defeat Radiohead - 30 to 9
Round 27: The Killers defeat Franz Ferdinand/Maroon 5 - 15 to 14/5
Round 28: Nirvana defeat Pearl Jam/Soundgarden - 15 to 13/4
Round 29: Elton John defeats Billy Joel - 31 to 11
Round 30: Creedence Clearwater Revival defeat The Band/The Grateful Dead - 25 to 7/7
Round 31: Aerosmith defeat AC/DC/Van Halen - 20 to 11/7
Round 32: Whitney Houston defeats Celine Dion/Christina Aguilera/Mariah Carey - 10 to 9/9/8
Round 33: Joni Mitchell defeats Carole King/Jackson Browne/James Taylor - 12 to 11/4/4
Round 34: Patti Smith defeats PJ Harvey - 24 to 7
Round 35: OutKast defeat Eminem/Kanye West - 18 to 6/4
Round 36: Bonnie Raitt defeats Eric Clapton - 22 to 11

[dissention]

Sharon is evil. -_-

I went with Tom Waits. I really love him and that's my reason for voting the way I did. So there.

[heyjupiter678]

I like all three of them, but I'm more familiar with Cohen's work, so he got my vote.

[cliffdweller]

Nick Cave. Is. Amazing.

So there you have it :cool:

[hayley]

Nick Cave'd. I have never liked Tom Waits, I simply can't. And more of Leonard's stuff makes me cringe than Nick's does.

[shackin'up]

leonard cohen. surprising huh? cave is a poseur and waits is brilliant, but did a little bit too much over the top in my opinion. So Mr. Gaulloise wins.

[Jyqm]

Round 37: a bunch of miserable old sods ;)

Hooray! Thank you, Sharon.

Now Nicky and Lenny are great and all, but this is an incredibly easy choice for me: Tom Waits all the way. He's demonstrated such an incredible breadth in his work, and since the late 70s he's just constantly pushed himself to do new and bizarre things musically. And throughout, the brilliance of his songwriting has never wavered. Whether it's the bar stool confessions of beatnik wharf rats or apocalyptic circus freak show prophesies or sentimental love letters to his wife, Tom always knows just what words to use to pierce right to your core.

I want to post some Tom Waits lyrics here, but it's so incredibly difficult to decide on one song, and I could never choose a favorite. But I think I have decided on this one. (And since you can never get the full effect of a Tom Waits song without hearing him sing it, I put a YouSendIt link down there at the bottom.)

"Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis"
by Tom Waits
from the album Blue Valentine (1978)

Hey Charlie I'm pregnant
and living on 9th street
right above a dirty bookstore
off Euclid Avenue
and I stopped takin' dope
and I quit drinkin' whiskey
and my old man plays the trombone
and works out at the track.

He says that he loves me
even though it's not his baby.
He says that he'll raise him up
like he would his own son.
He gave me a ring
that was worn by his mother
and he takes me out dancin'
every Saturday night.

Hey Charlie I think about you
everytime I pass a fillin' station
on account of all the grease
you used to wear in your hair.
I still have that record
of Little Anthony & the Imperials
but someone stole my record player.
Now how do you like that?

Hey Charlie I almost went crazy
after Mario got busted
and I went back to Omaha to
live with my folks
but everyone I used to know
was either dead or in prison
so I came back to Minneapolis.
This time I think I'm gonna stay.

Hey Charlie I think I'm happy
for the first time since my accident
and I wish I had all the money
that we used to spend on dope.
I'd buy me a used car lot
and I wouldn't sell any of 'em.
I'd just drive a different car
every day, dependin' on how
I feel.

Hey Charlie for chrissakes,
do you want to know the
truth of it?
I don't have a husband.
He don't play the trombone.
I need to borrow money
to pay this lawyer
and Charlie, hey
I'll be eligible for parole
come Valentines' Day.

http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1EUC6NX7ENBP91K2HL53XCXX90

[dissention]

"Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis"
by Tom Waits
from the album Blue Valentine (1978)

Hey Charlie I'm pregnant
and living on 9th street
right above a dirty bookstore
off Euclid Avenue
and I stopped takin' dope
and I quit drinkin' whiskey
and my old man plays the trombone
and works out at the track.

He says that he loves me
even though it's not his baby.
He says that he'll raise him up
like he would his own son.
He gave me a ring
that was worn by his mother
and he takes me out dancin'
every Saturday night.

Hey Charlie I think about you
everytime I pass a fillin' station
on account of all the grease
you used to wear in your hair.
I still have that record
of Little Anthony & the Imperials
but someone stole my record player.
Now how do you like that?

Hey Charlie I almost went crazy
after Mario got busted
and I went back to Omaha to
live with my folks
but everyone I used to know
was either dead or in prison
so I came back to Minneapolis.
This time I think I'm gonna stay.

Hey Charlie I think I'm happy
for the first time since my accident
and I wish I had all the money
that we used to spend on dope.
I'd buy me a used car lot
and I wouldn't sell any of 'em.
I'd just drive a different car
every day, dependin' on how
I feel.

Hey Charlie for chrissakes,
do you want to know the
truth of it?
I don't have a husband.
He don't play the trombone.
I need to borrow money
to pay this lawyer
and Charlie, hey
I'll be eligible for parole
come Valentines' Day.

http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1EUC6NX7ENBP91K2HL53XCXX90

I adore that song. Another of my favorites is "Murder In the Red Barn."

There was a murder in the red barn
Murder in the red barn

The trees are bending over
The cows are lying down
The autumn's taking over
You can here the Buckshot hounds
The watchman said to Reba the loon
Was it pale at Manzanita
Or Blind Bob the raccoon?
Pin it on a drifter
They sleep beneath the bridge
One plays the violin
And sleeps inside a fridge
There was a murder in the red barn,
A murder in the red barn

Someone's crying in the woods
Someone's burying all his clothes
Now Slam the Crank from Wheezer
Slept outside last night and froze
Road kill has it's seasons
Just like anything
It's possums in the autumn
And it's farm cats in the spring
There was a murder in the red barn,
A murder in the red barn

Now thou shalt not covet thy neighbors house
Or covet thy neighbors wife
But for some
Murder is the only door thru which they enter life

Now they surrounded the house
They smoked him out
They took him off in chains
The sky turned black and bruised
And we had months of heavy rains
Now the ravens nest in the rotted roof
Of Chenoweth's old place
And noone's asking Cal
About that scar upon his face
'Cause there's nothin' strange
About an axe with bloodstains in the barn,
There's always some killin'
You got to do around the farm
A murder in the red barn
Murder in the red barn

Now the woods will never tell
What sleeps beneath the trees
Or what's buried 'neath a rock
Or hiding in the leaves
'Cause road kill has it's seasons
Just like anything
It's possums in the autumn
And it's farm cats in the spring
A murder in the red barn
A murder in the red barn

Now a lady can't do nothin'
Without folks tongues waggin'
Is that blood on the tree
Or is it autumn's red blaze
When the ground's soft for diggin'
And the rain will bring all this gloom
There's nothing wrong with a lady
Drinking alone in her room
But there was a murder in the red barn
A murder in the red barn

[Richard B]

Nick Cave for sure AND he's got the coolest name ever.

[dissention]

Nick Cave for sure AND he's got the coolest name ever.

Hush your bocca. Mink Stole has the coolest name ever.

[Serrart]

Leonard Cohen. Everytime I listen to his music Nanni Moretti's movies come to my mind and that's a sublime match for me.

Romy

[cliffdweller]

Nick Cave for sure AND he's got the coolest name ever.

He's just the coolest GUY ever :~swoons~:

"No More Shall We Part" is a masterpiece and easily one of THE best albums of the last 10 years. Period.

[Dreammms]

I had to go with Cohen. My brother has been a big fan of his for years. So I know his songs well.

[DavidMn]

Mr. Cohen here. Wow, close vote so far.:nod:

[Moony]

Nick Cave, baby.

[face of glass]

Ba ba ba bum bum ba ba. I'm big in Japan.