DRC Madness #41: Best #1 Song of the 70s

Channel98

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"Hey, bartender, another round!"

Round 2

The Beatles: Let It Be

Don McLean: American Pie

George Harrison: My Sweet Lord

Blondie: Heart of Glass

Elton John: Bennie & The Jets

Paul McCartney & Wings: Band On The Run

Fleetwood Mac: Dreams

Stevie Wonder: Sir Duke
 
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Round 2

Average White Band: Pick Up The Pieces

Don McLean: American Pie

Stevie Wonder: Superstition

Carly Simon: You're So Vain

Elton John: Bennie and The Jets

Paul McCartney and Wings: Band On The Run

Eagles: Hotel California

Stevie Wonder: Sir Duke
 
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The Beatles: Let It Be
Herb Alpert: Rise
Average White Band: Pick Up The Pieces


Don McLean: American Pie
Steve Miller Band: Rock'n Me
Pop Muzik
i HATE to eliminate this, i'll take it over 12 of the other 15 songs

George Harrison: My Sweet Lord
Stevie Wonder: Superstition

Blondie: Heart of Glass
Carly Simon: You're So Vain

The Knack: My Sharona
Elton John: Bennie and The Jets

Paul McCartney and Wings: Band On The Run

Bee Gees: Stayin' Alive

Fleetwood Mac: Dreams close call here
Eagles: Hotel California

Elton John: Philadelphia Freedom
Stevie Wonder: Sir Duke
 
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Round 2

The Beatles "Let It Be"
Steve Miller Band "Rock n Me"
George Harrison "My Sweet Lord"
Blonde "Heart of Glass"
The Knack "My Sharona"
Bee Gees "Stayin Alive"
Fleetwood Mac "Dreams"
Elton John "Philadelphia Freedom "
 
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Round 2

The Beatles: Let It Be
Don McLean: American Pie
George Harrison: My Sweet Lord
Blondie: Heart Of Glass
The Knack: My Sharona
Paul McCartney and Wings: Band On The Run
Eagles: Hotel California
Elton John: Philadelphia Freedom
 
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Wolf

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Thank you, everyone, for voting as of Round 2 has officially closed!

Below are the final voting results. Since there another tie, I'm going to let that artist/song titles advance.
The artist/song titles in bold are the winners and will advance to the next round, which will be posted sometime. Here is a preview of the Quarterfinals matchups.

Round 2 Results and Quarterfinal Matchups


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Wolf

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Welcome to the Quarterfinals of DRC Madness #41: Best #1 Song of the ’70s.

Voting is open now till end of the week, or may close sooner if all votes are submitted before then.

The usual rules apply. Please note: if you plan on skipping a vote, indicate that clearly it makes it easier when applying everyone’s votes to the spreadsheet.

Let the next round of madness begin!


Quarterfinals


The Beatles: Let It Be
Stevie Wonder: Superstition
Eagles: Hotel California

Don McLean: American Pie
Stevie Wonder: Sir Duke

Blondie: Heart of Glass
Fleetwood Mac: Dreams

The Knack: My Sharona
Paul McCartney and Wings: Band On The Run
 

Channel98

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"Quarterfinals." Does that mean the Half-Dollar Finals are next?

The Beatles: Let It Be

Don McLean: American Pie

Fleetwood Mac: Dreams

Paul McCartney & Wings: Band On The Run
 
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The Beatles: Let It Be so don't blame me when it wins
Stevie Wonder: Superstition
Eagles: Hotel California

Don McLean: American Pie
Stevie Wonder: Sir Duke

Blondie: Heart of Glass

Fleetwood Mac: Dreams

The Knack: My Sharona
Paul McCartney and Wings: Band On The Run
 
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The Beatles: Let It Be
Stevie Wonder: Superstition

Eagles: Hotel California

Don McLean: American Pie
Stevie Wonder: Sir Duke

Blondie: Heart of Glass

Fleetwood Mac: Dreams

The Knack: My Sharona
Paul McCartney and Wings: Band On The Run

Every song but the 2 Stevie Wonder songs is on my ***** list. I eliminated the one that was lower in the countdown.
 
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scotchandcigar

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Eagles: Hotel California

Don McLean: American Pie

Fleetwood Mac: Dreams

Paul McCartney and Wings: Band On The Run

The 2 Stevie Wonder songs are some of my favorites, but the competition was brutal.
 

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Quarterfinals


The Beatles: Let It Be
Stevie Wonder: Superstition
Eagles: Hotel California

Don McLean: American Pie (Skip)
Stevie Wonder: Sir Duke (Skip)


Blondie: Heart of Glass
Fleetwood Mac: Dreams

The Knack: My Sharona
Paul McCartney and Wings: Band On The Run
 
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The choices are getting tough now.

The Beatles: Let It Be
Stevie Wonder: Superstition
Eagles: Hotel California

Don McLean: American Pie

Stevie Wonder: Sir Duke

Blondie: Heart of Glass
Fleetwood Mac: Dreams

The Knack: My Sharona
Paul McCartney and Wings: Band On The Run
 
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Wolf

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Thank you, everyone, for voting as of the Quarterfinals has officially closed!

Below are the final voting results. Since there another tie, I'm going to let that artist/song titles advance.
The artist/song titles in bold are the winners and will advance to the next round. Take the weekend off as here is a preview of the Semifinal matchups.

Quarterfinals Results and Semifinal Matchup Preview with an estimated remaining dates.

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Channel98

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When I find myself on DRC
Often there's a poll to see
The Beatles win every one there could be

There could be, there could be
There could be, there could be
Other polls but Beatles win every one that could be
 
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