FOFC Favorite OHW - Round 1 - Group D
 

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The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Pace Lace - The Night Chicago Died

Macy Gray - I Try

Hollywood Argyles - Alley Oop

Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight

Steve Earle - Copperhead Road

The Heights - How Do You Talk to an Angel

Patrick Hernandez - Born to Be Alive

? and The Mysterians - 96 Tears

The Cascades - Rhythm of the Rain

Sanford Townsend Band - Smoke From a Distant Fire

J Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers - Last Kiss

Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around

The Standells - Dirty Water

Ace - How Long

Mary Jane Girls - In My House

4 songs from 1976...

90210 gets my vote even though he was an abusive dirt bag.

Copperhead Road can seriously not lose in the 1st round..... WTF

The Heights winning 14-2 and Copperhead Road losing, smh

With that said Im not sure Id classify Steve Earle as a OHW

this is a great round! I love finding old songs i haven't heard in awhile.

Like How Long!
I swear Paul Carrack sang in every band of the 70s and 80s :)
such a great singer

and 96 tears has always been one of my favorites from the 60s

altho...I originally thought that was the stones :)

Yeah. It got a tough draw. Afternoon Delight is not, IMHO, a great song, but the whole idea of Afternoon Delight has entered the culture in a way that certainly benefits the song in a poll like this.

Guitar Town was a bigger hit for Earle just based on Billboard rankings

There is a bunch of background information for this bracket. The list and the rankings were compiled from a number of places. And a definition was applied to eliminate any that didn't fit. Earle actually didn't really qualify as having an initial hit under the definition we used, but i left him in. You can look at the original thread if you missed it here:

OHW Defined and Ranked

But by the way...in general I'd agree with you that Earle isn't really what you'd consider a OHW...but as you'll see in the other thread, it's not my list, I didn't determine the songs that were used. I just compiled the information.

A little late with this, but it's closed:

Quick Summary:

Few less voters this time around, but The Proclaimers vs Paper Lace received 100% of the votes possible.

Only lower seed to win was J Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers and it as close.

Was a bit surprised to see 2 more rock edge songs - Steve Earle and The Standells lose pretty handily to a folk and disco tune.

Born to be Alive is criminally underappreciated!

Deeper Thoughts:

The Proclaimers vs Paper Lace - I knew from the original thread Paper Lace had a nice contingent of supporters so this played out exactly like I expected.

Macy Gray vs Hollywood Argyles - The only surprise here was the support Alley Oop received. Much higher than anticipated.

Starland Vocal Band vs Steve Earle - This one shocked me. I realize Earle is more of an acquired taste, but it wasn't that long ago that Afternoon Delight was a punchline song. Time has definitely been kind to the Starland Vocal Band.

The Heights vs Patrick Hernandez - uneventful pairing...

? vs The Casecades - I figured 96 Tears would win, and win big, but The Cascades seriously outperformed my expectations.

Sandford Townsend Band vs J Frank Wilson - this was a pick'em from the start...

Vicki Sue Robinson vs The Standells - another one that I didn't expect. The punk edged Standells losing pretty handily to the disco classic was interesting.

Ace vs Mary Jane Girls - This one also surprised me. Ace's song still gets a good bit of play on Adult Contemporary and Classic Rock Stations, where as Mary Jane Girls are all but extinct, so I expected a pretty easy win, but that's far from how it played out. At first blush, I expected Ace had a good shot at winning the bottom half of this bracket, but following the weak showing in round 1, I don't think that's going to be the case. The match up with the Disco classic in round two will be very telling.