Battle of the Bands - Results and such

 

Many thanks to everyone who stopped by to listen and cast a vote on my latest Battle of the Bands!  Just when I thought it couldn’t be done, two different icons laid claim (and accrued acclaim) for outstanding covers of a legendary train song; proving it can so be done.       

Contenders                                       Song(s)                                Votes

John Denver                         City of New Orleans                           7  (Including me and Anon.)

Johnny Cash                         City of New Orleans                          2   

 

Since the holidays are fast upon us, I won’t fret too much about what happened here ;-)  Suffice it to say one John won, and one Johnny didn’t. With that in mind, I present an artist who appeared in my search for songs about trains that might just hold his own – were he to compete against the winner.

Please let me know what you think in the comment section.  

I encourage you to stop by and see how the other battles went (participant links in the upper right sidebar)

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Battle of The Bands - November 1st, 2024

 

Hey, hi! Glad you stopped by ;-)

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 1^st and/or 15^th of every month), give a listen, and cast your vote in the comment section. Votes will be tallied, and the winner revealed on or about 8 days later.

I hope your November is off to a good start. My area of Arizona has finally turned down the heat, so we won’t mind turning the oven on in a few short weeks ;-) I wait all year to have turkey on Thanksgiving, though I’m willing to eat Pumpkin pie anytime. As far as music for the occasion, besides Nat King Cole, and any of those old favorites, a song that comes to mind (because we play it every year) is one by Arlo Guthrie about an unforgettable Thanksgiving, which I’ll just leave a link to, since it’s nearly 20 minutes long.  Instead, here are a couple versions of another song written by Steve Goodman (1970) but made famous by Arlo Guthrie in 1972.  You may be surprised (I know I was) by who else covered this song about riding on a train. 

There you have it, folks. Which do you like best?

Be safe if you're traveling, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!