6-2

Thank you Hunted.

The opening game of Round 3 was a close contest that was settled by a single vote.The victor on this ocassion was "West End Girls" the no.1 hit single on both sides of the Atlantic for PET SHOP BOYS.It will now enter the Quarter Final stage of the tournament.Defeated,and therefore,eliminated from the Cup is "Embarrassment" by MADNESS

The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon


Released - 14th October 1985
Written By - Mike Scott
Chart Position - 26 (UK)

V's

Soft Cell - Tainted Love


Released - 7th July 1981 (UK)
Written By - Ed Cobb
Chart Position - 1 (UK)

VOTING CLOSES TOMORROW (Wednesday 25th March) AT 3.30PM
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Songs Eliminated in Round 1 -

1.Van Halen - Jump
2.KC+The Sunshine Band - Give It Up
3.The Associates - Party Fears Two
4.Echo+The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
5.Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
6.My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise
7.The Wedding Present - Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft
8.Billy Bragg - Waiting For The Great Leap Forward
9.Simple Minds - Glittering Prize
10.Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
11.The Cure - A Forest
12.The Clash - Rock The Casbah
13.Pixies - Debaser
14.Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
15.Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
16.Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power of Love
17.The Sound - Winning
18.Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
19.AC/DC - Back In Black
20.OMD - Enola Gay
21.Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday
22.The Clash - Straight To Hell
23.Visage - Fade To Grey
24.Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
25.Yazoo - Only You
26.Heaven 17 - Temptation
27.Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle
28.The Undertones - It's Going To Happen
29.Ultravox - Vienna
30.The Stranglers - Strange Little Girl
31.The The - This Is The Day
32.Madonna - Like A Prayer
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Songs Through Round 1 -

1.Soft Cell - Tainted Love (S)
2.NWA - Straight Outta Compton
3.Madness - Embarrassment (S)
4.David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
5.The Jam - Going Underground (S)
6.Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
7.The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon (S)
8.New Order - Temptation
9.Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno (S)
10.Soft Cell - Say Hello,Wave Goodbye
11.New Order - Blue Monday (S)
12.The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
13.The Jesus+Mary Chain - April Skies (S)
14.Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype
15.Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (S)
16.The Sound - I Can't Escape Myself
17.The Human League - Don't You Want Me? (S)
18.Kraftwerk - Computer Love
19.Joy Division - Atmosphere (S)
20.The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
21.Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (S)
22.Blondie - Atomic
23.Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (S)
24.Orange Juice - Rip It Up
25.808 State - Pacific State (S)
26.The Specials - Ghost Town
27.The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (S)
28.The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
29.Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (S)
30.The Smiths - This Charming Man
31.Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (S)
32.The Jesus+Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
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Songs Eliminated in Round 2 -

1.Orange Juice - Rip It Up
2.NWA - Straight Outta Compton
3.Joy Division - Atmosphere
4.The Sound - I Can't Escape Myself
5.The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
6.David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
7.The Jesus+Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
8.Kraftwerk - Computer Love
9.The Human League - Don't You Want Me?
10.The Specials - Ghost Town
11.Blondie - Atomic
12.New Order - Temptation
13.Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype
14.Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
15.The Jesus+Mary Chain - April Skies
16.The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
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Songs Through Round 2 -

1.New Order - Blue Monday
2.Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule the World
3.Soft Cell - Tainted Love
4.The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
5.The Smiths - How Soon is Now?
6.The Jam - Going Underground
7.Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
8.Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno
9.Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
10.The Smiths - This Charming Man
11.Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
12.808 State - Pacific State
13.Madness - Embarrassment
14.Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
15.The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon
16.Soft Cell - Say Hello,Wave Goodbye
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Round 3 Results -

1.Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" 5 -4 Madness "Embarrassment"

Tainted Love

Not the best match-up admittedly.

I'll opt for Soft Cell - Tainted Love.

Though neither will win the competition.

I'll start the fight back 

Waterboys

Score Update -

Soft Cell - 5
The Waterboys - 2

Tainted love