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"VS" LISTS
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This VS (verses) list page is the third VS page and covers Polls with a Theme to them, that have gone up against each other over at our Classic Rock Weekly Poll Page. 

- The Bang Your Head VS Polls -

Heavy Metal vs New Wave, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 1/4/2016)

Heavy Metal 57.7%
New Wave 42.3%

Heavy Metal vs Hip-Hop/Rap, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 1/11/2016)

Heavy Metal 76.8%
Hip-Hop/Rap 23.2%

Heavy Metal vs Classic Rock, which music genre do you like more?  (Poll held week of 1/18/2016)

Heavy Metal    9.2%
Classic Rock 90.8%

Heavy Metal vs Country/Southern Rock, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 1/26/2016)

Heavy Metal 23%
Country/Southern Rock Rock 77%

Heavy Metal vs Reggae, which music genre do you like more?  (Poll held week of 2/1/2016)

Heavy Metal 49.3%
Reggae 50.7%

 

Heavy Metal vs Doo Wop, which music genre do you like more?  (Poll held week of 2/8/2016)

Heavy Metal 49.3%
Doo Whop 50.7%

- End of the Bang Your Head polls -

- The Full of Soul Polls -

R&B/Soul/Motown vs Heavy Metal, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 9/5/2016)

R&B/Soul/Motown 64.4%
Heavy Metal 35.6%

R&B/Soul/Motown vs Punk, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 9/12/2016)

R&B/Soul/Motown 88.8%
Punk 11.2%

R&B/Soul/Motown vs Hip-Hop/Rap, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 9/19/2016)

R&B/Soul/Motown 97.5%
Hip-Hop/Rap    2.5%

R&B/Soul/Motown vs Classic Rock, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 9/26/2016)

R&B/Soul/Motown 40.2%
Classic Rock 59.8%

R&B/Soul/Motown vs Pop, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 10/3/2016)

R&B/Soul/Motown 57.1%
Pop 42.9%

R&B/Soul/Motown vs Reggae, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 10/10/2016)

R&B/Soul/Motown 64.8%
Reggae 35.2%

- End of the Full of Soul Polls -

- Punk Polls -

Punk vs New Wave, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 5/21/2018)

Punk 66.1%
New Wave 33.9%

Punk vs Heavy Metal, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 5/28/2018)

Punk 50.2%
Heavy Metal 49.8%

Punk vs Country Rock which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 6/4/2018)

Punk 21.8%
Country Rock 78.2%

Punk vs Classic Rock which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 6/11/2018)

Punk 19.8%
Classic Rock 80.2%

Punk vs Reggae which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 6/18/2018)

Punk 32.3%
Reggae 67.7%

Punk vs Disco which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 6/25/2018)

Punk 73.4%
Disco 26.6%

 - End of the Punk Polls -

- The Glam Polls -

Glam vs Hip-Hop/Rap which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 11/5/2018)

Glam 91.2%
Hip-Hop/Rap   8.8%

Glam vs Heavy Metal which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 11/12/2018)

Glam 50.4%
Heavy Metal 49.6%

Glam vs Country/Southern Rock which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 11/19/2018)

Glam 49.8%
Country/Southern Rock 50.2%

Glam vs Punk which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 11/26/2018)

Glam 50.4%
Punk 49.6%

Glam vs R&B/Soul/Motown, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 12/3/2018)

Glam 35.7%
R&B/Soul/Motown 64.3%

-Same Title, Different Songs Polls -

"Desperado" by Alice Cooper vs "Desperado" by The Eagles, which of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 12/5/2016)

Desperado by The Eagles 50.4%
Desperado by Alice Cooper 49.6%

 "Money" by the Beatles vs "Money" by Pink Floyd, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 12/12/2016)

Money by Pink Floyd 50.4%
Money by The Beatles 49.6%

"Rag Doll" by The Four Seasons vs "Rag Doll" by Aerosmith, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 12/19/2016)

Rag Doll by The Four Seasons 57.2%
Rag Doll by Aerosmith 42.8%

"Cocaine" by Eric Clapton vs "Cocaine" by Jackson Browne, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/2/2017)

Cocaine by Eric Clapton 50.6%
Cocaine by Jackson Browne 49.4%

"The End" by The Beatles vs "The End" by The Doors, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/9/2017)

The End by The Doors 50.5%
The End by The Beatles 49.5%

"Photograph" by Ringo Starr vs "Photograph" by Def Leppard, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/16/2017)

Photograph by Ringo Starr 61.6%
Photograph by Def Leppard 38.4%

"Shout" by the The Isley Brothers vs "Shout" by Tears for Fears, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/23/2017)

Shout by The The Isley Brothers 72.1%
Shout by Tears for Fears 27.9%

"Bye Bye Love" by The Everly Brothers vs "Bye Bye Love" by The Cars, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/30/2017)

Bye Bye Love by The Everly Brothers 59.9%
Bye Bye Love by The Cars 40.1%

"Good Times Bad Times" by Led Zeppelin vs "Good Times Bad Times" by The Rolling Stones, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 2/6/2017)

Good Times Bad Times by Led Zeppelin 67.9%
Good Times Bad Times by The Rolling Stones 32.1%

"Do It Again" by Steely Dan vs "Do It Again" by The Kinks, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 2/13/2017)

Do It Again by Steely Dan 50.1%
Do It Again by The Kinks 49.9%

"Fire" by Jimi Hendrix vs "Fire" by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 2/20/2017)

Fire by Jimi Hendrix 50.2%
Fire by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown 49.8%

"Mother" by John Lennon vs "Mother" by Pink Floyd, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 2/26/2017)

Mother by John Lennon 60.1%
Mother by Pink Floyd 39.9%

"One" by Three Dog Night vs "One" by Metallica vs "One" by U2, which one of these 3 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 8/7/2017)

One by Three Dog Night 39.5%
One by U2 30.5%
One by Metallica 30.0%

"Surrender" by Elvis Presley vs "Surrender" by Cheap Trick, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/1/2018)

Surrender by Cheap Trick 50.3%
Surrender by Elvis Presley 49.7%

"I’m Free” by the Rolling Stones vs “I’m Free by The Who, which one of these 2 different songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/8/2018)

I’m Free by The Who 50.1%
I’m Free by The Stones 49.9%

"1984" by David Bowie vs "1984" by Van Halen, which one of these 2 different songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/15/2018)

1984 by David Bowie 50.4%
1984 by Van Halen 49.6%

"I'm A Man" by Bo Diddley vs "I'm A Man" by the Spencer Davis Group/Chicago, which one of these 2 different songs with
the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/22/2018)

I'm A Man by Spencer Davis Group/Chicago 50.7%
I'm A Man by Bo Diddley 49.3%

"I Need You" by The Beatles vs "I Need You" by America, which one of these 2 different songs with the same title, is better?  (Poll held week of 1/29/2018)

I Need You by The Beatles 55.2%
I Need You by America 44.8%

"Changes" by David Bowie vs "Changes" by Black Sabbath vs "Changes" by Yes, which one of these 3 different songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 2/5/2018)

Changes by David Bowie 61.8%
Changes by Black Sabbath 26.5%
Changes by Yes 11.7%

"So Far Away" by Carole King vs "So Far Away" by Dire Straits, which one of these 2 different songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 2/12/2018)

So Far Away by Carole King 50.4%
So Far Away by Dire Straits 49.6%

"High and Dry" by The Rolling Stones vs "High 'n' Dry" by Def Leppard, which one of these 2 different songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 2/19/2018)

High and Dry by The Rolling Stones 51.5%
High 'n' Dry by Def Leppard 48.5%

- End of the Same Title, Different Songs Polls -

- The "Answer Song" and "Sequel Song" Polls -

An answer song is a song made in answer to a previous song by another artist, while a sequel song is recorded to follow up another song (usually by the same artist).

 "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" vs "Honky Cat", which Elton John song about a country boy in show business is better? (Poll held week of 1/7/2013)

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John 51.3%
Honky Cat by Elton John 48.7%

"California Girls" by The Beach Boys vs "Back in the USSR" by the Beatles, which song is better? (Poll held week of 4/4/2016)

California Girls  - original  by The Beach Boys 48.7%
Back in the USSR - Beatles' parody of 'California Girls' 51.3%

"Back in the U.S.A.' by Chuck Berry vs "Back in the USSR" by the Beatles, which song is better? (Poll held week of 4/11/2016)

Back in the U.S.A  - original by Chuck Berry 48.8%
Back in the USSR - Beatles' parody of 'Back in the U.S.A' 51.2%

"Space Oddity" vs "Ashes to Ashes", which David Bowie song about Major Tom is better? (Poll held week of 3/7/2016)

Space Oddity 51.7%
Ashes to Ashes 48.3%

"Hoochie Coochie Man" vs "Mannish Boy". Which of these 2 Muddy Waters songs that praise manhood, is the best? (Poll held week of 2/26/2018)

Hoochie Coochie Man 49.4%
Mannish Boy 50.6%

"Mannish Boy" by Muddy Waters vs "I'm A Man" by Bo Diddley. Which of these 2 songs that praise manhood, is the best? (Poll held week of 3/6/2018)

Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters 70.3%
I'm A Man - Bo Diddley 29.7%

"I'm a Man" by Bo Diddley vs "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy, which song praising each sex, is better? (Poll held week of 3/12/2018)

I Am Woman - Helen Reddy 49.4%
I'm A Man - Bo Diddley 50.6%

"Taxi" vs "Sequel", 2 songs by Harry Chapin. Which song about meeting an old flame, is better?  (Poll held week of 3/19/2018)

Taxi 69.6%
Sequel 30.4%

"Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd vs "Southern Man" and "Alabama" by Neil Young, which of these songs got their points across better? (Poll held week of 3/26/2018)

Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd 49.4%
Southern Man/Alabama by Neil Young 50.6%

"It's My Party" vs its answer song, "Judy's Turn to Cry", both by Lesley Gore. Which song is better? (Poll held week of 4/2/2018)

It's My Party 65.7%
Judy's Turn to Cry 34.3%

"Peggy Sue" vs. its sequel song, "Peggy Sue Got Married", both by Buddy Holly. Which song is better? (Poll held week of 4/9/2018)

Peggy Sue 50.8%
Peggy Sue Got Married 49.2%

- End of the "Answer Song" and "Sequel Song" Polls -

- Songwriters VS Polls -

Lennon/McCartney vs Jagger/Richards, which was the better song writing team? (Poll held week of 5/13/2019)

Lennon/McCartney 68.5%
Jagger/Richards 31.5%

Jimmy Page vs Pete Townsend, who was the better songwriter? (Poll held week of 5/20/2019)

Pete Townsend 71.2%
Jimmy Page 28.8%

   Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong vs Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland, which was the better songwriting team? (Poll held week of 5/27/2019)

Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland 50.5%
Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong 49.5%

Christine McVie vs Stevie Nicks, who was the better songwriter for Fleetwood Mac? (Poll held week of 6/3/2019)

Christine McVie 50.5%
Stevie Nicks 49.5%

David Gilmour vs Roger Waters, who was the better songwriter for Pink Floyd? (Poll held week of 6/10/2019)

Roger Waters 50.3%
David Gilmour 49.7%

Neil Young vs Stephen Stills, who was the better songwriter of the two? (Poll held week of 6/17/2019)

Neil Young 60.8%
Stephen Stills 39.2%

Elton John (music)/Bernie Taupin (lyrics). Of these songwriting partners, who's writing is more important to their songs? (Poll held week of 6/24/2019)

Elton John 50.1%
Bernie Taupin 49.9%

 Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA vs Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees. Which songwriters were better?  (Poll held week of 7/1/2019)

Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb 68.4%
Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson 31.6%

George Harrison vs Tom Petty. Which of these 2 former bandmates was the better overall songwriter? (Poll held week of 7/8/2019)

George Harrison 50%*
Tom Petty 50%*

*Note: Harrison won the poll by 1 vote

 Paul Simon vs Van Morrison. Who of these 2 soft rock performers is the better songwriter? (Poll held week of 7/15/2019)

Paul Simon 61.1%
Van Morrison 38.9%

Don Henley vs Glenn Frey. Which of these 2 Eagle bandmates was the better songwriter both while in the band and as solo artists? (Poll held week of 7/22/2019)

Don Henley 56.4%
Glenn Frey 43.6%

- End of the "Songwriters VS" Polls -

- The Beatles VS The Stones VS Polls -

"I Wanna Be Your Man" (by The Rolling Stones) vs "I Wanna Be Your Man" (by The Beatles), which version is better? (Poll held week of 2/25/2013)

The Rolling Stones cover version 52.7%
The Beatles original version 47.3%

"Revolution" (original by The Beatles) vs "Street Fighting Man" (original by The Rolliing Stones), which song is best? (Poll held week of 5/12/2014)

Street Fighting Man - Rolling Stones 50.4%
Revolution - The Beatles 49.6%

Abbey Road by The Beatles vs Exile On Mainstreet by The Rolling Stones, which album is better? (Poll held week of 4/20/2015)

Abbey Road - by the Beatles 50.1%
Exile On Mainstreet  - by The Rolling Stones 49.9%

Dirty Work by the Stones vs Yellow Submarine by the Beatles, which of these 2 fan maligned albums is better?  (Poll held week of 5/9/2016)

Dirty Work by the Rolling Stones 43.2%
Yellow Submarine by the Beatles 56.8%

The Beatles debut LP Please Please Me vs the Stones debut LP, The Rolling Stones, which one was better? (Poll held week of 5/16/2016)

Please Please Me by the Beatles 50.3%
The Rolling Stones by the Rolling Stones 49.7%

The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band vs the Stones Their Satanic Majesties Request, which psychedelic LP was better? (Poll held week of 5/23/2016)

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band by the Beatles 64%
Their Satanic Majesties Request by the Rolling Stones 36%

"I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys" by The Stones vs "Boys" by the Beatles, which song about boys is better? (Poll held week of 7/31/2017)

Boys by the Beatles 69%
I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys by the Rolling Stones 31%

George Harrison's sitar on 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)' vs Brian Jones' sitar on 'Paint It Black', which sitar sounds better? (Poll held week of 9/25/2017)

Brian Jones' sitar on "Paint It Black" 50.6%
George Harrison's sitar on "Norwegian Wood" 49.4%

Ringo Starr vs Charlie Watts, who is the better drummer? (Poll held week of 11/6/2017)

Charlie Watts 57.2%
Ringo Starr 42.8%

Paul McCartney vs. Bill Wyman, who is the better bassist? (Poll held week of 11/13/2017)

Paul McCartney 50.8%
Bill Wyman 49.2%

George Harrison vs Mick Taylor, who was the better lead guitarist? (Poll held week of 11/20/2017)

Mick Taylor 62.8%
George Harrison 37.2%

John Lennon vs Mick Jagger, who is the better lead singer? (Poll held week of 11/27/2017)

John Lennon 50.3%
Mick Jagger 49.7%

Paul McCartney vs Mick Jagger, who is the better lead singer? (Poll held week of 12/4/2017)

Mick Jagger 50.4%
Paul McCartney 49.6%

John Lennon's acid guitar on "Revolution" vs Keith Richard's acid guitar on "Sympathy For the Devil", which acid guitar riff sounds better? (Poll held week of 1/21/2019)

Sympathy For the Devil - acid riff by Keith Richards 50.1%
Revolution - acid riff by John Lennon 49.9%

The White Album by the Beatles VS Exile on Main Street by the Rolling Stones. Which double album is better? (Poll held week of 8/24/2020)

The White Album by The Beatles 50.1%
Exile on Main Street by the Rolling Stones 49.9%

John Lennon vs Brian Jones. Who was the better Harmonica player? (Poll held week of 6/28/2021)

Brian Jones 64.8%
John Lennon 35.2%

John Lennon vs Mick Jagger. Who was the better Harmonica player? (Poll held week of 7/5/2021)

John Lennon 50.1%
Mick Jagger 49.9%

- End of "The Beatles VS The Stones VS Polls" Polls - 

- The "normal" VS song Polls -

"I Fought the Law" by the Bobby Fuller Four vs "I Fought the Law" by the Clash, which version is better? (Poll held week of 4/16/2018)

Bobby Fuller Four cover 50.0%
The Clash's cover 50.0%

"Fingerprint File" by the Rolling Stones vs "The Crunge" by Led Zeppelin, which funk song by a non-funk band is better? (Poll held week of 4/23/2018)

Fingerprint File 50.6%
The Crunge 49.4%

"Rock and Roll Music" by Chuck Berry vs "Rock and Roll Music" by The Beatles, which version of the song is better? (Poll held week of 4/30/2018)

Chuck Berry's original 50.0%*
The Beatles' cover 50.0%*

*both songs saw 50% of the vote, but the Chuck Berry original had one more vote than the Beatles cover and won.

"The House Of The Rising Sun" by The Animals vs "La Grange" by ZZ Top, which song about a house of prostitution is better? (Poll held week of 5/7/2018)

House Of The Rising Sun 50.1%
La Grange 49.9%

"The House Of The Rising Sun": The Animals cover vs Frijid Pink's cover. Which version is better? (Poll held week of 5/14/2018)

Animals cover 53.1%
Frijid Pink's cover 46.9%

"Paranoid" by Black Sabbath vs "Brain Damage" by Pink Floyd, which song that deals with Paranoia & Schizophrenia is better? (Poll held week of 7/9/2018)

Brain Damage 50.2%
Paranoid 49.8%

Mono vs stereo, which sound do you perfer to hear on your records? (Poll held week of 7/16/2018)

Stereo 88.0%
Mono 12.0%

"The Last Time" vs "Under My Thumb", both by The Who. Which cover do you like better? (Poll held week of 7/23/2018)

Under My Thumb 50.6%
The Last Time 49.4%

"I Don't Need No Doctor" by Humble Pie vs "Doctor My Eyes" by Jackson Browne, which song in part about a doctor, is better? (Poll held week of 8/6/2018)

Doctor My Eyes 50.3%
I Don't Need No Doctor 49.7%

"Life in the Fast Lane" by the Eagles vs "Run That Body Down" by Paul Simon, which song about abusing one's body is better? (Poll held week of 12/10/2018)

Life in the Fast Lane 50.4%
Run That Body Down 49.6%

"Hurts so Good" by John Mellencamp vs "Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love)" by the Stones, which song about masochists is best? (Poll held week of 12/17/2018)

Hurts so Good 50.5%
Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love) 49.5%

"Rag Doll" by The 4 Seasons vs "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel. Which of these songs dealing with 2 gals and their social class, do you like better? (Poll held week of 1/7/2019)

Uptown Girl 50.3%
Rag Doll 49.7%

"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin vs "Knocking on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan, which song with Heaven in the title do you like better? (Poll held week of 1/29/2019)

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zep 50.0%
Knocking on Heaven's Door - Dylan 50.0%

"Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups vs "Hey Paula" by Paul and Paula, which song about getting married is better? (Poll held week of 2/4/2019)

Chapel of Love - Dixie Cups 77.7%
Hey Paula - Paul and Paula 22.3%

“He's So Fine” by The Chiffons vs “My Sweet Lord” by George Harrison, which song is better? (Poll held week of 2/11/2019)

My Sweet Lord - George Harrison 63.5%
He's So Fine - The Chiffons 36.5%

"Leader of the Pack" by The Shangri-Las vs "Leader of the Laundramat" by The Detergents, which song is better? (Poll held week of 2/18/2019)

Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las 70.7%
Leader of the Laundramat - The Detergents 29.3%

"Casey Jones" by The Grateful Dead vs "City of New Orleans" by Arlo Guthrie, which train song is better? (Poll held week of 2/25/2019)

City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 67.5%
Casey Jones - The Grateful Dead 32.5%

"Saturday In The Park" by Chicago vs "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" by Elton John, which song about Saturday is better? (Poll held week of 3/4/2019)

Saturday In The Park by Chicago 50.3%
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting by Elton John 49.7%

“Mr Tambourine Man” by the Byrds vs “Green Tambourine” by The Lemon Pipers. Which song about a tambourine player is better? (Poll held week of 3/11/2019)

Mr Tambourine Man by The Byrds 71.8%
Green Tambourine by The Lemon Pipers 28.2%

Lynyrd Skynyrd vs the Allman Brothers Band, which was the better southern Rock band? (Poll held week of 3/18/2019)

Allman Brothers Band 50.1%
Lynyrd Skynyrd 49.9%

“Ramblin' Man” by The Allman Brothers Band vs “Traveling Man” by Ricky Nelson. Which song about a rolling stone is better? (Poll held week of 4/1/2019)

Ramblin' Man by The Allman Brothers Band 50.7%
Traveling Man by Ricky Nelson 49.3%

“Freebird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd vs "Moonlight Mile" by The Stones. Which song about a traveler is better? (Poll held week of 4/8/2019)

Moonlight Mile by The Stones 50.1%
Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd 49.9%

“Cats in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin vs "Teach Your Children" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Which song about raising kids is better? (Poll held week of 4/15/2019)

Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin 50.2%
Teach Your Children by CSNY 49.8%

"The Israelites" by Desmond Dekker vs "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin. Which song has harder to understand lyrics? (Poll held week of 4/22/2019)

The Israelites by Desmond Dekker 50.1%
Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin 49.9%

"(Ain't Nothing But A) House Party" by the J. Geils Band vs "It's My Party", by Lesley Gore. Which party song is better? (Poll held week of 4/29/2019)

It's My Party by Lesley Gore 50.0%*
(Ain't Nothing But A) House Party by the J. Geils Band 50.0%*

* Note: The Lesley Gore song won by one single vote!

Abbey Road by The Beatles vs The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, which is the better
Concept Album? (Poll held week of 5/6/2019)

The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd 50.4%
Abbey Road by The Beatles 49.6%

"Everybody's Taking" vs "I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City". Both songs sung by Harry Nilsson and connected to the movie Midnight Cowboy. Which one is sung better? (Poll held week of 7/29/2019)

Everybody's Taking 50.5%
I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City 49.5%

 "Tin Man" by America vs "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John. Which song that borrows from The Wizard of Oz, is better? (Poll held week of 8/5/2019)

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John 61.2%
Tin Man by America 38.8%

 "The Boy in the Bubble" by Paul Simon vs "We Didn't Stop the Fire" by Billy Joel. Which song about how crazy everyday life is, is the better one? (Poll held week of 8/19/2019)

The Boy in the Bubble by Paul Simon 50.2%
We Didn't Stop the Fire by Billy Joel 49.8%

"Immigration Man" by Crosby & Nash vs "Illegal Alien" by Genesis. Which song about immigration into the U.S. is better? (Poll held week of 8/26/2019)

Immigration Man by Crosby & Nash 79.2%
Illegal Alien by Genesis 20.8%

"867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone VS "Beechwood 4-5789” by The Marvelettes. Which song about using the phone to get a date, is better? (Poll held week of 9/2/2019)

867-5309/Jenny by Tommy Tutone 50.1%
Beechwood 4-5789 by The Marvelettes 49.9%

"Alice's Restaurant Massacree" by Arlo Guthrie vs "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel. Which restaurant song that tells a story, is better? (Poll held week of 11/25/2019)

Alice's Restaurant Massacree by Arlo Guthrie 50.6%
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant by Billy Joel 49.4%

"Godzilla" vs "Frankenstein". Which song taken from a monster movie is the best? (Poll held week of 6/8/2020)

Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group 50.1%
Godzilla by Blue Öyster Cult 49.9%

"Monterey" by The Animals vs "Little Wing" by Jimi Hendrix. Which song about the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival is better? (Poll held week of 6/29/2020)

Monterey by The Animals 50.2%
Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix 49.8%

"Bang A Gong (Get It On)" by T. Rex vs "Bang the Drum All Day" by Todd Rundgren. Which song about banging on a percussion instrument is better? (Poll held week of 8/10/2020)

Bang A Gong (Get It On) by T. Rex 50.5%
Bang the Drum All Day by Todd Rundgren 49.5%

"Woodstock" by Crosby/Stills/Nash/Young vs "Who'll Stop the Rain" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Which song written about events that took place at Woodstock, is better? (Poll held week of 8/17/2020)

Woodstock by Crosby/Stills/Nash/Young 50.0%*
Who'll Stop the Rain" by Creedence Clearwater Revival 50.0%*

* Note: The CSNY song won by one single vote!

Which version of “The Sound of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel, is the better one? (Poll held week of 9/7/2020)

The Sound of Silence (electric version) 50.1%
The Sounds of Silence (acoustic version) 49.9%

Neil Young's My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) vs Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black). Which version of this song do you like better?  (Poll held week of 9/14/2020)

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) 50.7%
My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) 49.3%

"All I Really Want To Do" by Cher VS "All I Really Want To Do" by the Byrds. Which cover of the Dylan song is better? (Poll held week of 9/21/2020)

The Byrd's cover 53.1%
Cher's cover 46.9%

“Sentimental Lady” by Fleetwood Mac VS “Sentimental Lady” by Bob Welch. Which version of this song is better? (Poll held week of 9/28/2020)

Bob Welch's version 50.3%
Fleetwood Mac's version 49.7%

'Everybody's Talkin' vs '...Lord in New York City', both by Harry Nelison. Both were considered for the soundtrack to Midnight Cowboy, but only one was chosen. Which one would you have picked? (Poll held week of 10/5/2020)

I Guess The Lord Must Be in New York City 50.1%
Everybody's Talkin 49.9%

"Touch of Grey" by the Grateful Dead vs "You Wear It Well" by Rod Stewart. Which song was the better song about getting older? (Poll held week of 10/12/2020)

Touch of Grey by The Dead 50.4%
You Wear It Well by Rod Stewart 49.6%

"You Keep Me Hangin' On" by The Supremes vs "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by Vanilla Fudge. Which cover of this song was the better take? (Poll held week of 10/26/2020)

The Vanilla Fudge cover 50.0%*
The Supremes cover 50.0%*

* Note: The Vanilla Fudge cover won by one single vote!

"Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot vs "Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys. Which song about a sunken boat is better? (Poll held week of 11/2/2020)

Sloop John B 50.4%
Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald 49.6%

Elvis Presley's cover of "Hound Dog" vs his cover of "Jailhouse Rock. Which of these Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller written songs did he cover better? (Poll held week of 11/9/2020)

Hound Dog 50.5%
Jailhouse Rock 49.5%

Tie-breaker poll: "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd vs "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. Which song is best? (Poll held week of 11/16/2020)

Stairway to Heaven 50.1%
Free Bird 49.9%

"Wooden Ships" - Crosby, Stills & Nash vs "1999" - Prince vs "London Calling" - The Clash. Which song about the end of the word is better? (Poll held week of 4/12/2021)

Wooden Ships 33.4%
London Calling 33.3%
1999 33.3%

"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive vs "My Generation" by the Who. Which song with stuttering sung lyrics, used the stuttering lyrics best? (Poll held week of 4/19/2021)

My Generation 50.3%
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet 49.7%

1950s Rock music vs 1960s Rock music. Which decade was better overall for Rock music? (Poll held week of 4/26/2021)

1960s Rock 51.9%
1950s Rock 48.1%

1960s Rock music vs 1970s Rock music. Which decade was better overall for Rock music? (Poll held week of 5/3/2021)

1970s Rock 50.1%
1960s Rock 49.9%

"Soul Man" by Sam and Dave vs "Soul Man" by The Blues Brothers. Which cover of this song is better? (Poll held week of 5/10/2021)

Sam and Dave's cover 92.6%
The Blues Brothers' cover   7.4%

“After Midnight” by Eric Clapton vs "Call Me the Breeze" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Which J.J. Cale song was covered better? (Poll held week of 5/17/2021)

Call Me the Breeze 50.1%
After Midnight 49.9%

“The Old Man Down the Road” by John Fogerty vs "Run Through the Jungle" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Does the Fogerty song sound too much like the CCR song to you? (Poll held week of 5/24/2021)

No 96.0%
Yes   4.0%

"The Rain The Park and Other Things" by The Cowsills vs "I Think I Love You" by The Partridge Family. Which song by a family band (one real, one fake) was the better song? (Poll held week of 5/31/2021)

The Rain The Park and Other Things 50.1%
I Think I Love You 49.9%

Roger McGuin's solo take of “Ballad of Easy Rider” vs The Byrds' “I Wasn't Born to Follow”. Which song from the movie Easy Rider, was better? (Poll held week of 6/14/2021)

I Wasn't Born to Follow 69.1%
Ballad of Easy Rider 30.9%

"Baby Please Don't Go": Them's cover vs AC/DC's cover. Which Rock version of this Blues song is better? (Poll held week of 6/21/2021)

Them's cover 50.1%
AC/DC's cover 49.9%

Little Richard's cover of “Brown Sugar” VS Prince's cover of “Honky Tonk Woman”. Which cover of a Stones song is better? (Poll held week of 7/12/2021)

Little Richard's cover 51.0%
Prince's cover 49.0%

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