The competition marched along as expected in the first round of the
Tiffany Division, as top seeds
#1 "Moon River",
#2 "The Way We Were",
#3 "You Must Love Me" and
#4 "You'll Be In My Heart" all trounced their opponents, earning at least three times as many votes. (That means both qualifying Bond themes, perhaps the most iconic of all movie music, are out already.) Facing '60s classics,
#5 "Falling Slowly" and
#6 "You Must Love Me" advanced easily as well. Though
#9 "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" and
#10 "Let the River Run" prevailed over higher-ranked competition, they are at most minor upsets.
Results (Round One: Tiffany Division)
(1) "Moon River" Breakfast at Tiffany's def. (16) "Never On Sunday" Never On Sunday [15-1]
(9) "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" A Star Is Born def. (8) "Say You, Say Me" White Nights [10-6]
(5) "Falling Slowly" Once def. (12) "The Windmills of Your Mind" The Thomas Crown Affair [10-6]
(4) "You'll Be In My Heart" Tarzan def. (13) "Secret Love" Calamity Jane [12-4]
(3) "You Must Love Me" Evita def. (14) "The Weary Kind" Crazy Heart [12-4]
(6) "For All We Know" Lovers and Other Strangers def. (11) "Born Free" Born Free [12-4]
(10) "Let the River Run" Working Girl def. (7) "I Just Called to Say I Love You" The Woman In Red [11-5]
(2) "The Way We Were" The Way We Were def. (15) "Writing's On the Wall" Spectre [12-4]
Today we close out the first round with the
Oz Division, where our top seed is
"Over the Rainbow", the ballad that made Judy Garland a legend. In each of the match-ups below, please pick the song that
takes you way up high. Happy voting!
Round One: Oz Division
Vote
"Over the Rainbow" vs. "You Light Up My Life"
"It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp" vs. "Glory"
"Last Dance" vs. "We May Never Love Like This Again"
"Chim Chim Cher-ee" vs. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
"Take My Breath Away" vs. "Into the West"
"All the Way" vs. "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
"Let It Go" vs. "Days of Wine and Roses"
"High Hopes" vs. "When You Wish Upon a Star"
