BOTB 2024 February 1st - Results

 

Battle Name:             For the Birds  - 5^th installment

Song:                          Songbird

Contenders and Tallies:

                                    Rita Wilson & Josh Groban    = 4 votes

                                    The Running Mates                = 5 votes

Many thanks to everyone who flew in to vote on what was likely one of my last For the Birds battles. Honestly, I’m not even near the end of my list of ‘Bird’ songs, but it feels like time to move on to another theme. I don’t know what it will be yet, but in the meantime, I’ve challenged myself to a second battle for the month of February - in honor of Valentine’s Day, presenting love songs that don’t actually use the word “Love.” I bet you’ll stop by to see how I’ll ever pull it off ;-)

Thanks again, everybody – and for your kind condolences as well. Other battle results are probably available (I’m a slowpoke) at the links located in the top right column of this page. I'm on my way to check them out now ;-)

See you on the 15^th!

BOTB October 2023

 

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.

It’s International Music Day! Universal Music Day is next Saturday. I don’t mind two celebrations, do you?

So, in my never-ending search for any and all things interesting, like on this day in history, Marvel published the first Alice Cooper comic book! And, it’s Julie Andrews’ birthday today – the same day that thirteen-year-old Judy Garland signed with MGM - I discovered the longest-running sound system in Jamaican history called Merritone Music. I’m still not exactly sure what they do, but they’ve been doing it for a long, long time ;-)

I was determined to come up with an unusual, yet uplifting battle that might even get our toes tapping. Thanks to Merritone Music, I found my first contender right away. But had to go to plan B when something went wrong with video uploads.  I figure these two will inspire at least a little positivity ;-)

First up: Creedence Clearwater Revival

Next up:  Survivor

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)