We finally encountered a real upset in the first round of
Oz Division match-ups. #7 "Let It Go" became the first Disney song to suffer defeat, falling to oldie Record of the Year winner
#10 "Days of Wine and Roses". Elsewhere,
#1 "Over the Rainbow" scored the most decisive victory of the competition thus far, completely shutting out #16 "You Light Up My Life," while
#2 "When You Wish Upon a Star" and
#4 "You'll Be In My Heart" turned in equally dominant performances. A trio of #1 hits—
#3 "Take My Breath Away",
#5 "Last Dance" and
#6 "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"—advanced easily. In the battle of rap singles,
#9 "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp" squeezed past #8 "Glory."
Results (Round One: Oz Division)
(1) "Over the Rainbow" The Wizard of Oz def. #16 "You Light Up My Life" You Light Up My Life [16-0]
(9) "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp" Hustle & Flow def. (8) "Glory" Selma [9-7]
(5) "Last Dance" Thank God It's Friday def. (12) "We May Never Love Like This Again" The Towering Inferno [12-4]
(4) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" The Lion King def. (13) "Chim Chim Cher-ee" Mary Poppins [14-2]
(3) "Take My Breath Away" Top Gun def. (14) "Into the West" The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King [11-5]
(6) "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Dirty Dancing def. (11) "All the Way" The Joker Is Wild [12-4]
(10) "Days of Wine and Roses" Days of Wine and Roses def. (7) "Let It Go" Frozen [9-7]
(2) "When You Wish Upon a Star" Pinocchio def. (15) "High Hopes" A Hole In the Head [14-2]
With that, we move on to the
second round of ATRL March Madness, where 32 contenders remain chasing the title of the
gold standard Best Original Song. Incredibly, the top six seeds in every division are still in play, an
unprecedented development in the history of this tournament. (Conversely, not a single #7 seed advanced.) That leaves plenty of Disney songs and power ballads to
fight it out for voters' affections. Check out the updated draw below (or find a larger version
here):
