Yesterday, I asked you to vote on the first round of match-ups from the
Eagles Division of our draw, and it was full of easy victories and upsets.
#1 "Hotel California" defeated #16 "Nel blu, diplinto di blu (Volare)" by a greater margin than any other top seed thus far.
#2 "Not Ready to Make Nice",
#9 "It's Too Late",
#10 "Ironic" and
#12 "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" all continued the trend by nearly tripling the votes for their competitors. The results for
#3 Clocks",
#6 "Need You Now" and
#13 "You're Still the One" were closer, but their opponents were never truly in it.
Results: Round One (Eagles Division)
(1) "Hotel California" The Eagles def. (16) "Nel blu, diplinto di blu (Volare)" Domenico Modugno [17-2]
(9) "It's Too Late" Carole King def. (8) "I Honestly Love You" Olivia Newton-John [14-5]
(12) "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" Tony Bennett def. (5) "Please Read the Letter" Robert Plant and Alison Krauss [13-6]
(13) "You're Still the One" Shania Twain def. (4) "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" Green Day [11-8]
(3) "Clocks" Coldplay def. (14) "Fast Car" Tracy Chapman [12-7]
(6) "Need You Now" Lady Antebellum def. (11) "This Masquerade" George Benson [11-8]
(10) "Ironic" Alanis Morissette def. (7) "All I Wanna Do" Sheryl Crow [14-5]
(2) "Not Ready to Make Nice" Dixie Chicks def. (15) "Here We Go Again" Ray Charles and Norah Jones [14-5]
With that, we now move on to the
second round of ATRL March Madness, where 32 songs remain chasing the title of the
Grammys' greatest Record of the Year. Six of the nine l
ucky losers pulled off upset victories to move on. Can one of them take it all the way? They'll face an uphill battle, as most of top contenders—
including all of #1, #2 and #3 seeds—are still alive in the tournament. Check out the updated draw below (or find a larger version
here):