Please vote for your FAVOURITE song(s).
The top FIVE songs from this era proceed to the Late 1980s Quarter Final.
Welcome to the Joshua Tree era round in Best Song Survivor v2! The object of this game is to find Interference's favourite U2 songs. Each album will be featured in a single round with the non-album tracks from its era. The amount of finalists from each era is based on seeding from the latest U2 Album Survivor. These rounds will last 48 hours and will be multiple choice polls where you vote for your favourite tracks (within reason). A suggestion is to vote for the amount of tracks that will proceed to the next round, although this is not a hard and fast rule. Remember that there is a tradeoff: if you vote for more songs, the power of each of your votes is dampened, but if you vote for fewer songs, you get to spread your influence less far.
Only original U2 songs with official studio releases will compete. However, you are free to vote on the basis of live versions, alternate versions, remixes, etc., as in the normal version of Survivor. Basically whatever you think best represents the song in your mind.
In the last round, the Joshua Tree era featured a close tussle for practically every position. There is, however, a very clear distinction between the top four and the rest of the pack. Given the calibre and popularity of some of the songs polled, e.g. Streets and WOWY, it is perhaps surprising that none beat NYD's record for pulling the greatest percentage of votes relative to total votes cast. Unfortunately, although numerous b-sides polled very well, none made the finals; Spanish Eyes, which in 2009's edition of this tournament beat ISHFWILF to the seventh and last finals position, was unable to repeat that success in 2013.
(bold = qualified for finals)
1. Where the Streets Have No Name - 45 votes
2. With or Without You - 43
3. Running to Stand Still - 40
4. One Tree Hill - 39
5. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - 29
6. Exit - 27
7. In God's Country - 26
8. Red Hill Mining Town - 25
9. Bullet the Blue Sky - 21
10. Spanish Eyes - 18
11. Luminous Times - 17
12. Walk to the Water - 14
13. Sweetest Thing - 10
14. Mothers of the Disappeared - 9
15. Silver and Gold - 8
16. Wave of Sorrow - 5
17. Deep in the Heart - 4
18. Desert of Our Love - 3
=19. Beautiful Ghost - 2
=19. Rise Up - 2
=19. Trip Through Your Wires - 2
=22. Drunk Chicken - 1
=22. Race Against Time - 1
(Total voters: 54)
The top FIVE songs from this era proceed to the Late 1980s Quarter Final.
Welcome to the Joshua Tree era round in Best Song Survivor v2! The object of this game is to find Interference's favourite U2 songs. Each album will be featured in a single round with the non-album tracks from its era. The amount of finalists from each era is based on seeding from the latest U2 Album Survivor. These rounds will last 48 hours and will be multiple choice polls where you vote for your favourite tracks (within reason). A suggestion is to vote for the amount of tracks that will proceed to the next round, although this is not a hard and fast rule. Remember that there is a tradeoff: if you vote for more songs, the power of each of your votes is dampened, but if you vote for fewer songs, you get to spread your influence less far.
Only original U2 songs with official studio releases will compete. However, you are free to vote on the basis of live versions, alternate versions, remixes, etc., as in the normal version of Survivor. Basically whatever you think best represents the song in your mind.
In the last round, the Joshua Tree era featured a close tussle for practically every position. There is, however, a very clear distinction between the top four and the rest of the pack. Given the calibre and popularity of some of the songs polled, e.g. Streets and WOWY, it is perhaps surprising that none beat NYD's record for pulling the greatest percentage of votes relative to total votes cast. Unfortunately, although numerous b-sides polled very well, none made the finals; Spanish Eyes, which in 2009's edition of this tournament beat ISHFWILF to the seventh and last finals position, was unable to repeat that success in 2013.
(bold = qualified for finals)
1. Where the Streets Have No Name - 45 votes
2. With or Without You - 43
3. Running to Stand Still - 40
4. One Tree Hill - 39
5. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - 29
6. Exit - 27
7. In God's Country - 26
8. Red Hill Mining Town - 25
9. Bullet the Blue Sky - 21
10. Spanish Eyes - 18
11. Luminous Times - 17
12. Walk to the Water - 14
13. Sweetest Thing - 10
14. Mothers of the Disappeared - 9
15. Silver and Gold - 8
16. Wave of Sorrow - 5
17. Deep in the Heart - 4
18. Desert of Our Love - 3
=19. Beautiful Ghost - 2
=19. Rise Up - 2
=19. Trip Through Your Wires - 2
=22. Drunk Chicken - 1
=22. Race Against Time - 1
(Total voters: 54)