The Battle of
The Bands (BOTB) is your basic Which-do-you-like-best contest, where the one
that gets the most votes wins. All you have to do is show up (the 1st
and/or 15th of every month), give a listen, and cast your vote in the comment section. Votes will be tallied, and the winner will be revealed on or about 8
days later.
It has come
to my attention (thank you, Stephen T.!) that in all the busyness of “best-laid
plans” for a quick trip to the mountains last month, I forgot to post the
results of my last battle! I apologize,
my friends. If not for all of you, your votes, and thoughtful comments, there’d be nothing but static echoes of stony silence here, at Landmark Sounds, and I sure wouldn’t want that. So, here’s how it all went down:
The song was “Every
Kinda People.” The contenders were the jiving Mint Juleps, who garnered a single vote (though not for lack of talent or trying), and Britain’s own sharp-dressed man, Robert Palmer, who easily snagged seven votes (including mine) for the win.
Thank you all for playing along!
Now, about
today: Hey, hi! Happy May! In honor of summer actually showing signs of showing
up, my song choice for this battle was written by George Harrison in 1969 after
he too, must have experienced a long winter ;-) As the story goes, he used Eric
Clapton’s guitar and “magical” inspiration provided by Clapton’s sunny garden ;-)
Song
title: “Here Comes the Sun”
Contender #1 Sheryl Crow
Contender #2 Richie Havens
There you
have it, folks! Which do you like best? And how come? Let me know in the
comment section below. Oh! And, before you go, hop around and see the rest of
today’s battles (participating sites are located in the top right sidebar of
this page)
