A few days ago, I asked you to vote on the
Sweet Sixteen match-ups of our draw, and the top seeds have begun to take their revenge. In the Snow Patrol Division,
#2 "Take On Me" breezed past #6 "Feel Good Inc.," while
#5 "Torn" crushed last year's winner, #9 "Rehab." The fairytale continued in the Gotye Division for
#12 "You Gotta Be" and
#11 "Better Off Alone", which beat #16 "All The Things She Said" and #10 "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)," respectively. In the Powter Division,
#4 "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" eked past #16 "Crush" by a single vote, while
#11 "Bittersweet Symphony" stomped all over #7 "Stacy's Mom," receiving more than double the number of votes. Both of the Florence Division battles were close, with #12 "Untouched" and #2 "Lovefool" defeating #8 "Criminal" and #3 "Bitch," respectively, by just one vote each.
Results: Sweet Sixteen
(5) “Torn" Natalie Imbruglia def. (9) “Rehab" Amy Winehouse [16-7]
(2) “Take On Me" a-ha def. (6) "Feel Good Inc." Gorillaz [17-6]
(12) “You Gotta Be" Des'ree def. (16) "All The Things She Said" t.A.T.u. [14-9]
(11) “Better Off Alone" Alice Deejay def. (10) "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" Nine Days [13-10]
(4) “I Write Sins Not Tragedies" Panic! at the Disco def. (16) "Crush" Jennifer Paige [12-11]
(11) "Bittersweet Symphony" The Verve def. (7) "Stacy's Mom" Fountains of Wayne [16-7]
(12) “Untouched” The Veronicas def. (8) “Criminal” Fiona Apple [12-11]
(2) “Lovefool” The Cardigans def. (3) “Bitch” Meredith Brooks [12-11]
With that, we now move on to the
Elite Eight of ATRL March Madness, where eight songs remain chasing the title of the
greatest one-hit wonder ever. After weeks of upsets, the
draw has now evened out, with a handful of early favorites and a few Cinderella stories still left in the tournament. Check out the updated draw below (or find a larger version
here):