The Fretboard Guitar Songbook World Cup - Stage 2 begins

soma1975

Ok so first 10 songs selected to be in the larger songbook are:

Next bunch of knockout matches are up. Please vote. 

1

Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower 

2

Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze 

3 

Queen – Tie Your Mother Down 

4

Cream – Badge 

5

Cream – Sunshine of your Love 

6

Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak 

7

The Beatles – Come Together 

8

The Beatles - Get Back 

9

Neil Young – Rocking in the Free 

10

The Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Dani California 

Winners of 11-20 knockouts are (and in a completely different format because I forgot how I wrote it out originally)...


11 - Rolling Sones Jumping Jack Flash
12 - Bryan Adams - Run to You
13 - Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
14 - Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
15 - Metallica - Enter Sandman
16 - David Bowie - Let's Dance
17 - The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
18 - Pearl Jam Alive (by an astonishing 867 votes)
19 - The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
20 - Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well pt1

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Next round of knockouts - not a full 10 because this lot featured the leftovers from ties in earlier rounds. 

21

Lenny Kravitz – Always on the Run  Vs.

The Who – Substitute

22

REM - What's The Frequency Kenneth Vs.

The Foo Fighters – Everlong

23 Free - Alright Now Vs. Nirvana – In Bloom

24

The Who - Baba O’Riley Vs.

Black Sabbath/FNM – War Pigs

25

Cream – White Room Vs.

Stone Temple Pilots – Plush

26

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama Vs.

Weezer – Buddy Holly

27

The Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Dani California Vs.

The Beatles – Helter Skelter

We will still knock down until we have a top 10-15 but I think it's worth having the larger list of standards people can draw from as well. Again this doesn't take away from any individual songs people want to do at events - it's just a fallback list. 

soma1975

My votes for Groups 1 & 2

Group 1

Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower

Lenny Kravitz – Always on the Run

Primal Scream – Moving on Up

The Strokes – Last Nite

The White Stipes – Fell in Love with a Girl

Group 2

The Black Crowes - Sometimes Salvation

The Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go

The Foo Fighters - Times Like These

Nirvana – In Bloom

The Who - Baba O’Riley

mrkb

Group 1

2.      The Black Crowes – Struttin Blues

4.      David Bowie – Queen Bitch

5.      The Foo Fighters – Everlong

6.      Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower

7.      Lenny Kravitz – Always on the Run

Group 2

2.      The Black Crowes - Sometimes Salvation

5.      The Foo Fighters - Times Like These

6.      Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze

9.      Primal Scream - Jailbird

10.   Rolling Stones – Jumping Jack Flash

mo6020

Group 1

1.      AC/DC – Back in Black

2.      The Black Crowes – Struttin Blues

3.      The Foo Fighters – Everlong

4.      Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower

5.   The White Stipes – Fell in Love with a Girl

Group 2

1.      The Black Crowes - Sometimes Salvation

2.      The Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go

3.      Nirvana – In Bloom

4.   Rolling Stones – Jumping Jack Flash

5.   The Who - Baba O’Riley

Neilybob

It's knockout time! 

Group 1

1. AC/DC – Back in Black
2. The Foo Fighters – Everlong

3. Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower

4. Lenny Kravitz – Always on the Run
5. The Strokes – Last Nite

Group 2
1. Rolling Stones – Jumping Jack Flash
2. Deep Purple – Highway Star

3. The Foo Fighters - Times Like These

4. Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze
5. The Who - Baba O’Riley

TeleKinesis

Group 1

• David Bowie – Queen Bitch
• The Foo Fighters – Everlong
• Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower
• REM - What's The Frequency Kenneth
• The Strokes – Last Nite

Group 2

• The Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go
• Deep Purple – Highway Star
• Nirvana – In Bloom
• Rolling Stones – Jumping Jack Flash
• The Strokes – Someday

Bellycaster

Group 1 (1,3,6,8,9)

Group 2 (4,6,7,8,10)

prowla

Hmmm - there’s only a couple of songs I’d go for there: Highway Star and Jumping Jack Flash. 

Devil#20

I don't understand this. What's the criteria for a song being in either group 1 or 2? Who chose the 100+ songs to start with? Why not have all 10 groups listed at once like you would in a football world cup? Why wasn't it done via genre? I think I've missed something here. 

soma1975

Devil#20 said:

I don't understand this. What's the criteria for a song being in either group 1 or 2? Who chose the 100+ songs to start with? Why not have all 10 groups listed at once like you would in a football world cup? Why wasn't it done via genre? I think I've missed something here. 

I made a thread after our last meetup in the events section.

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/266996/the-fretboard-guitar-songbook-phase-1

 I asked people to suggest songs, which they did. I bumped the thread in here in this section. There was plenty of time to have those conversations. I don't really care about genre tbh. Nobody at the jams discusses what genre of song. Just what song they want to play. 

I'm doing 2 groups per week to give people time to vote, and because I can't be fucked to tally all 10 group's votes at the same time. 

Just trying to do something nice, mate. 

soma1975

prowla said:

Hmmm - there’s only a couple of songs I’d go for there: Highway Star and Jumping Jack Flash. 

There will plenty of time for other songs that might appeal more once we get through this stage so if you can pick the least offensive 5 from each group that would be ace. 

The full list is in the OP of the other thread. 

Fez

AC/DC Back in Black.
Hendrix, All along the watchtower.
Kenny Kravitz, On the run.
REM, What's the frequency Kenneth.
The strokes, Last night.

Group 2
Hendrix, Purple Haze
The OO, Baba O'riley
Rolling stones, Jumping Jack Flash.
The Strokes, Someday.
Primal Scream, Jailbird.

bloodandtears

Group 1
1.      AC/DC – Back in Black
3.      The Cars - Just What I Needed
5.      The Foo Fighters – Everlong
6.      Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower
7.      Lenny Kravitz – Always on the Run


Group 2
1.      AC/DC - It's a Long Way to the Top
4.      Deep Purple – Highway Star
5.      The Foo Fighters - Times Like These
6.      Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze
12.   The Who - Baba O’Riley

mart

Group 1

1.      AC/DC – Back in Black
3.      The Cars - Just What I Needed
5.      The Foo Fighters – Everlong
6.      Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower
9.      Primal Scream – Moving on Up

Group 2
3.      The Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go
4.      Deep Purple – Highway Star
6.      Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze
10.   Rolling Stones – Jumping Jack Flash
12.   The Who - Baba O’Riley

TTony

Germany to beat France in the final.

soma1975

Thanks all. Would love to get as many people involved as possible. I promise that even if you hate all these songs there's another 80-odd to get through some something will float your boat by the time we reach the knockout stages!

MagicPigDetective

Group 1

AC/DC, Jimi, Foos, REM, Strokes

Group 2

AC/DC, Jimi, Nirvana, Clash, Primal Scream 

BobHillman

Group 1

AC/DC – Back in Black

David Bowie – Queen Bitch

The Foo Fighters – Everlong

REM - What's The Frequency Kenneth

Lenny Kravitz – Always on the Run

Group 2

The Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go

Living Colour – Love Rears Up Its Ugly Head

Nirvana – In Bloom

Primal Scream - Jailbird

The Who - Baba O’Riley

soma1975

bumping for the morning crowd

fretfinder

TTony said:

Germany to beat France in the final.

Anyone but France winning it would be ok with me. 

Creed_Clicks

Group 1

AC/DC Back in Black

Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower

Lenny Kravitz – Always on the Run

New Order – Blue Monday

REM - What's the frequency kenneth

Group 2

AC/DC - It's a Long Way to the Top

The Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go

Nirvana – In Bloom

Living Colour – Love Rears Up Its Ugly Head

Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze