Yesterday, I asked you to vote on the first round of match-ups from the
Gotye Division of our draw, and the major upsets just kept rolling. #1 "Somebody That I Used to Know" was handily defeated by
#16 "All The Things She Said", while
#15 "Mambo No. 5" squeezed past #2 "The Reason" in the final few votes. #5 "Sex and Candy" and #6 "Want U Back" were also both crushed by the competition;
#12 "You Gotta Be" and
#11 "Better Off Alone", respectively, earned twice as many points as their higher-ranked opponents. #7 "Closing Time" also fell victim to
#10 "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)". Only
#3 "Why Can't I?" and
#4 "Come On Eileen" managed to overcome the underdog momentum, though they both found themselves in uncomfortably close showdowns. They'll be joined in the second round by
#8 "Pumped Up Kicks", which handily dispatched #9 "You're Beautiful."
Results: Round One (Gotye Division)
(16) "All The Things She Said" t.A.T.u. def. (1) "Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye ft. Kimbra [12-6]
(8) "Pumped Up Kicks" Foster the People def. (9) "You're Beautiful' James Blunt [12-6]
(12) "You Gotta Be" Des'ree def. (5) "Sex and Candy" Marcy Playground [12-6]
(4) "Come On Eileen" Dexys Midnight Runners def. (13) "Children" Robert Miles [11-7]
(3) "Why Can't I?" Liz Phair def. (14) "Fall For You" Secondhand Serenade [10-8]
(11) "Better Off Alone" Alice Deejay def. (6) "Want U Back" Cher Lloyd [13-5]
(10) "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" Nine Days def. (7) "Closing Time" Semisonic [10-8]
(15) "Mambo No. 5" Lou Bega def. (2) "The Reason" Hoobastank [10-8]
Today we move on to the
Powter Division, where Daniel Powter's classic
American Idol send-off,
"Bad Day", is seeded first (and was
tied for third in the nomination process). In each of the match-ups below, please pick the song that
turns it around for you. Happy voting!
Round One: Powter Division
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VS. | (16) "Crush"
Jennifer Paige
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(3) "Heaven"
DJ Sammy and
Yanou ft. Do
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