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Poll--The Weakest Link: Rearviewmirror (Sides 7 & 8), Semi-Final

MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
edited August 2017 in The Porch
Here we will continue evaluating each LP from the Greatest Hits release Rearviewmirror.
We will now move on to the final LP 4 (Sides 7 and 8)
We will get a winner from each LP and those 4 will compete to find the winner.
Wishlist and Last Kiss eliminated in Round 1.
Man of the Hour and Light Years eliminated in Round 2.
Nothing As It Seems and I Am Mine eliminated in Round 3.

Winner for LP 1 = Alive
Winner for LP 2 = Rearviewmirror
Winner for LP 3 = Black

For anyone new to the game:
You are going to pick the song that you think is the "Weakest Link" after 2 days I remove the 1 song with the most votes.
We will then move on to the Final round. - Remember you are voting to eliminate songs from contention.

Have FUN!

Poll will close on Thursday, 8/3 at 3:00pm cst

Poll--The Weakest Link: Rearviewmirror (Sides 7 & 8), Semi-Final 103 votes

Off He Goes
38%
cincybearcatjeffbrmcgruff10my_waveevenflow82AndySlashSpiritual_Chaoswashedinblack91Pearl JamesPA JammerJimmyVCaught-A-Bolt-Of-LightningjoberschlakepjrussRP112579giventofly69aicbonesCP218430dot30Leyna Minai 40 votes
Given To Fly
15%
darwinstheorylowenanadam42381PB11041MozzyIM160456Gern BlanstenYardenerocshiftyBanjoPapwall232oftenreadingbooboolisciousjoe159SmallestOceans 16 votes
Yellow Ledbetter
45%
CantKeepmedownigotid88NewJPagereleaseNYHebejebeForce Of Natureryph raphgoldrushdannyPurduePete55NamicutzBrainofBGAdimitrispearljamHesCalledDyerBF89905Kev - Coat and KeysKICK7071RS151862Abe Froman 47 votes
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    MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
    Yellow Ledbetter
    Only 1 song will be eliminated
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    PJfanwillneverleave1PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    Off He Goes
    I used to like this song so much until I found out later it was a song all about Neil. All I picture now is Neil riding a motor bike in the strongest winds. - not what I first envisioned when I heard this song when it first came out.  


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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,513
    Yellow Ledbetter
    I'm feeling a bit disillusioned after the last round.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 28,929
    edited August 2017
    Off He Goes
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:
    I used to like this song so much until I found out later it was a song all about Neil. All I picture now is Neil riding a motor bike in the strongest winds. - not what I first envisioned when I heard this song when it first came out.  




    Vedder said, "The song "Off He Goes" is really about me being a shit friend. I'll show up and everything's great and then all of [a] sudden I'm outta there..."[2] During a Pearl Jam performance on June 16, 2000 in Katowice, Poland at Spodek, Vedder said before starting the song that "this is about being friends with an asshole,"[3] and pointed at himself.
    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,513
    Yellow Ledbetter
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:
    I used to like this song so much until I found out later it was a song all about Neil. All I picture now is Neil riding a motor bike in the strongest winds. - not what I first envisioned when I heard this song when it first came out.  




    Vedder said, "The song "Off He Goes" is really about me being a shit friend. I'll show up and everything's great and then all of [a] sudden I'm outta there..."[2] During a Pearl Jam performance on June 16, 2000 in Katowice, Poland at Spodek, Vedder said before starting the song that "this is about being friends with an asshole,"[3] and pointed at himself.
    Yup, Eddie wrote the song about himself - this has been pretty well-established.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,873
    Off He Goes
    Three great songs, one easy choice.
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
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    cutzcutz Posts: 11,421
    Yellow Ledbetter
    PJ_Soul said:
    I'm feeling a bit disillusioned after the last round.
    I am too, as i'm surprised that NAIS was eliminated. TRAVESTY!
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,616
    Off He Goes
    Traveshamockery
    So long as G2F wins I don't care so much about the other two.  
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
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    rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,351
    Yellow Ledbetter
    MedozK said:
    Only 1 song will be eliminated
    MedozK. You know I love these polls (eagerly await each one; never missed a round). Please don't take this the wrong way but do we really need to eliminate OHG and YLB one at a time? 
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    darwinstheorydarwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 5,742
    Given To Fly
    Mother fuck! Is this song about to win this fucking thing? 
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,674
    Yellow Ledbetter
    Tough choice, of course!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,674
    Yellow Ledbetter
    Question for Mr. MK (and anyone else with a thought on this)-- would a weakest-link poll for the annual Christmas single get enough participants to give it a whirl later on?
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    derbydavederbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254
    Yellow Ledbetter
    HOW is this song still in the running??
    Should've been long gone by now!!
    '96: Seattle: Key Arena
    '98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
    '00: Columbus: Polaris
    '03: Columbus: Germain
    '10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
    '11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
    '12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
    '13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
    '14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
    '15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
    '16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
    '17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    '18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
    '22: Nashville / St. Louis


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    Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,946
    Given To Fly
    darwinstheory said:
    Mother fuck! Is this song about to win this fucking thing? 
    not if I can help it

    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 28,929
    Off He Goes
    darwinstheory said:
    Mother fuck! Is this song about to win this fucking thing? 
    You know its loved by 99,9% of the fans. No need to act surprised. 
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    darwinstheorydarwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 5,742
    Given To Fly
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    You know its loved by 99,9% of the fans. No need to act surprised. 
    It'll be interesting to see where all the YL votes go assuming it does in fact get eliminated.
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
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    whoanelly15whoanelly15 Posts: 737
    Yellow Ledbetter
    This is the right Last 3 standing, but GTF is untouchable on this whole side. Despite being an iconic guitar riff and song, Yellow Ledbetter is weaker than Off He Goes to me. OHG is one of my "irrational love" songs for sentimental reasons, but it also just feels more... complete isn't the right word, maybe layered? Nuanced? Just more to it. 
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    pearljam1809pearljam1809 Posts: 863
    Off He Goes
    I can´t vote for (against) YLB, not in this round anyway.
    Regardless the lyrics, the song holds a special meaning to me,  maybe because I relate it with the shows I´ve been to, I don´t know. 
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,674
    Yellow Ledbetter
    MK, "Monday, 8/3".  What year is that in?  :wink:
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
    Yellow Ledbetter
    brianlux said:
    MK, "Monday, 8/3".  What year is that in?  :wink:
    ha, yea that should say Thursday.
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
    Yellow Ledbetter
    Good effing riddance!
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 (xx) / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24
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    NamiNami Newfoundland Posts: 5,989
    Yellow Ledbetter
    how is ledbetter still here.... 
    Hamilton 9-13-05; Toronto 5-9-06, Toronto 8-21-09, Toronto 9-12-11, Hamilton 9-15-11....
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
    Yellow Ledbetter
    Nami said:
    how is ledbetter still here.... 
    It'll be gone (finally!)... poll closed yesterday.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 (xx) / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    Off He Goes
    It's damn near a guitar masterpiece, do you guys realize the finesse that song takes?
    There are world famous guitarists that couldn't reproduce that song.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
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    bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,930
    Off He Goes
    GTF having 11 votes is a travesty. 
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
    Yellow Ledbetter
    rgambs said:
    It's damn near a guitar masterpiece, do you guys realize the finesse that song takes?
    There are world famous guitarists that couldn't reproduce that song.
    Mariah Carey can hit 8 octaves.  While impressive & talented, it doesn't mean I have to like it.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 (xx) / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,674
    Yellow Ledbetter
    rgambs said:
    It's damn near a guitar masterpiece, do you guys realize the finesse that song takes?
    There are world famous guitarists that couldn't reproduce that song.
    Are we talking about Yellow Ledbetter?  If so, it's really not that difficult to play.  I can play it fairly close and I'm far from a great guitar player.
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    northerndragonnortherndragon somewhere, nowhere, anywhere Posts: 9,728
    Yellow Ledbetter
    YL is just awful. That is all.
    Anything you lose from being honest
    You never really had to begin with.


    Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 28,929
    edited August 2017
    Off He Goes
    HesCalledDyer said:
    rgambs said:
    It's damn near a guitar masterpiece, do you guys realize the finesse that song takes?
    There are world famous guitarists that couldn't reproduce that song.
    Mariah Carey can hit 8 octaves.  While impressive & talented, it doesn't mean I have to like it.
    Pure magic though:

    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    darwinstheorydarwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 5,742
    Given To Fly
    bbiggs said:
    GTF having 11 votes is a travesty. 
    Yes, I agree. It should have gotten 46!
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
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