Best Song Survivor: Late 1980s Quarter Final Round III

[Axver]

Please vote for your LEAST FAVOURITE song.

Welcome to the third late eighties quarter final in Best Song Survivor! The object of this game is to find Interference's favourite U2 song. To do so, songs will be eliminated album-by-album in 24 hour long rounds to leave the favourites to contest a final that will determine the very favourite. The top seven songs from the late eighties quarter final will proceed to the eighties semi-final and meet the top five early eighties songs. Only original U2 songs with official studio releases will compete. Due to dominating past tournaments and the inevitable likelihood that they will do the same this time, Where The Streets Have No Name and One are not in the tournament and can be assumed default equal #1 over and above the ultimate winner.

In the second quarter final, The Three Sunrises and Luminous Times were eliminated in a tied outcome.

SEMI-FINALISTS
1. Out Of Control
2. The Electric Co.
3. Gloria
4. Sunday Bloody Sunday
5. New Year's Day

LAST ROUND'S RESULTS
31 votes: The Three Sunrises, Luminous Times
8: Spanish Eyes
7: Heartland (wtf)
3: Pride, Running To Stand Still
2: In God's Country, One Tree Hill (wtf)
1: Bad
0: A Sort Of Homecoming, The Unforgettable Fire, With Or Without You, All I Want Is You
(Total votes: 88)

 

[Axver]

RTSS again. If its awkward little intro weren't there, this would be a much harder selection.

 

[The Sad Punk]

RTSS, but it's not a hard selection for me.

I just find it pretty boring.

 

[Tyagu_Anaykus]

This is about the studio versions, live versions or globally?

Because if its about studio versions, then Bad (U2's best live song). If its globally then I'll have to think a bit more...

 

[bono_212]

Puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhh-ride.

 

[Yahweh_OMG]

In God's country


Can't believe Luminous times is out, wtf Interference!

 

[Axver]

This is about the studio versions, live versions or globally?

Studio versions only.

 

[Addicted To Bad]

This is about the studio versions, live versions or globally?

Because if its about studio versions, then Bad (U2's best live song). If its globally then I'll have to think a bit more...

I´ve taken these rounds just as studio versions . My vote is for RTST but if the live version in ZOO TV Sydney counts so I need to change my choice.

So, what ?

 

[Addicted To Bad]

Studio versions only.

Oh, so I was right. Thanks Axver.

(you answered while I was writing my post)

 

[An Cat Gav]

In God's Country again.

 

[SamuelSmeloc]

Spanish Eyes again...

 

[2861U2]

Heartland.

 

[nadie]

RTSS, cause nobody else will vote for Unforgettable Fire.

 

[corianderstem]

Way-hey-hey!

 

[the tourist]

RTSS.

These results make me realize how pointless b-side rounds are.

 

[nicv]

ouch that hurt, i just voted for RTSS in hopes Spanish Eyes makes it

 

[Galeongirl]

Spanish Eyes. Again. RIP TTS.

 

[gump]

Puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhh-ride.

I should basically give you my vote until Pride is eliminated.

 

[phanan]

Not sure what I want to vote for here. I'd like to see Spanish Eyes stay a bit longer, though.

 

[dward1]

Spanish Eyes. I think the only B-side that might avoid instant elimination will be Lady With the Spinning Head outlasting a song from Zooropa maybe

 

[LemonMelon]

Love Comes Tumbling was the only b-side that was up there in quality with the rest of these. Time for Spanish Eyes to go.

 

[bonocomet]

Spanish Eyes

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Fuck. I want Spanish Eyes to stay alive so I'll toss in a vote for the next highest.

 

[the tourist]

Running To Stand Still and In God's Country need to be the next two to go.

 

[CTU2fan]

^ No, no they don't. This whole quarterfinal is a bummer.

And I'm sorry, I know music is subjective, people have their own tastes yadda yadda yadda...but voting for PITNOL is just asinine. Unless you honestly think Pride sucks, or is honestly worse than these b-sides (I enjoy Spanish Eyes, but I also enjoy TTYW...and I realize they're somewhat throwaway). Pride is a U2 classic that gets a bum rap around here because it's the poster child for tired warhorses...but the studio version Want to do something fun? Pull out TUF and crank up Pride. Better yet, find one of those bootleg 5.1 surround downmixes of TUF and then crank up Pride...ah, bliss

For the record, when Pride first came out I was utterly underwhelmed...so if the 5 of you just don't dig Pride my humble apologies. But I smell anti-warhorse prejudice here

 

[Purplereign]

But I smell anti-warhorse prejudice here

Guilty as charged . . . I try to love it, truly I do . . . and occassionally I get goosebumples but the majority of the time it gets skippety dippety dipped specially when it is such fine company with Bad, A Sort Of Homecoming, The Unforgettable Fire, Wire et al . . .

 

[nicv]

Running To Stand Still and In God's Country need to be the next two to go.

I'm up for bandwagonnnnnning IGC to save RTSS next round

Please note, despite my crassness, I truly believe these are all worthy songs

anyone? anyone?

 

[Lila64]

baby hang on!

Way-hey-hey!

Love Comes Tumbling was the only b-side that was up there in quality with the rest of these. Time for Spanish Eyes to go.

Spanish Eyes. Again. RIP TTS.

Spanish Eyes

 

[theFly51]

Spanish Eyes

 

[The_Pac_Mule]

I think All I Want Is You will be the winner in the end.