Thanks for the numbers LAO.

The opening Quarter Final of the tournament witnessed a close contest won by the winning track 'The Queen Is Dead' and as a consequence of said victory it will now progress through to the last 4 of the competition after defeating the (now eliminated) track 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now'.

2nd Quarter Final -

The Smiths - Ask


Released - 20th October 1986
Written by - Morrissey/Marr
Album - The World Won't Listen 
Chart Position - 14 (UK)

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The Smiths - Sheila Take A Bow


Released - 13th April 1987
Written by - Morrissey/Marr
Album - "Louder Than Bombs"
Chart Position - 10 (UK)

VOTING CLOSES TOMORROW (Saturday 18th March) at 10PM
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Tracks Through Round 1 -

1.Please,Please,Please,Let Me Get What I Want (S)
2.Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
3.Bigmouth Strikes Again (S)
4.Shakespeare's Sister
5.The Headmaster Ritual (S)
6.Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
7.What Difference Does It Make? (S)
8.Panic
9.This Night Has Opened My Eyes (S)
10.Hand In Glove
11.William It Was Really Nothing (S)
12.I Want The One I Can't Have
13.How Soon Is Now? (S)
14.The Queen Is Dead
15.Cemetry Gates (S)
16.Meat Is Murder
17.The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (S)
18.Nowhere Fast
19.I Know It's Over (S)
20.Barbarism Begins At Home
21.Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (S)
22.Sheila Take A Bow
23.Ask (S)
24.Sweet And Tender Hooligan
25.This Charming Man (S)
26.You've Got Everything Now
27.The Draize Train (S)
28.Oscillate Wildly
29.Shoplifters of the World Unite (S)
30.Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
31.There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (S)
32.Asleep
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Tracks Eliminated in Round 1 -

1.Handsome Devil
2.That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
3.Death of a Disco Dancer
4.Stretch Out And Wait
5.Back To The Old House
6.Unloveable
7.I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
8.Wonderful Woman
9.Unhappy Birthday 
10.Pretty Girls Make Graves 
11.Well I Wonder
12.These Things Take Time
13.Girl Afraid
14.A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
15.Never Had No-One Ever
16.I Won't Share You
17.Accept Yourself
18.Rubber Ring
19.Is It Really So Strange?
20.The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
21.Frankly, Mr Shankly
22.Girlfriend In A Coma
23.Paint A Vulgar Picture
24.Reel Around The Fountain
25.What She Said
26.Death At One's Elbow
27.London
28.Rusholme Ruffians
29.Vicar In A Tutu
30.You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby 
31.Half A Person
32.Still Ill
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Round 2 Results -

1.How Soon Is Now? 6-1 Meat Is Murder 
2.What Difference Does It Make? 5-1 Shakespeare's Sister
3.This Night Has Opened My Eyes 4-5 The Queen Is Dead
4.Cemetry Gates 6-1 You've Got Everything Now 
5.Please,Please,Please,Let Me Get What I Want 5-3 Sweet And Tender Hooligan 
6.The Draize Train 2-5 Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
7.There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 8-0 Hand In Glove
8.The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 1-6 Panic
9.This Charming Man 7-2 Barbarism Begins At Home 
10.The Headmaster Ritual 7-0 Oscillate Wildly
11.I Know It's Over 7-2 Nowhere Fast
12.William, It Was Really Nothing 1-5 Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
13.Shoplifters of the World Unite 4-5 I Want The One I Can't Have
14.Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 5-2 Asleep
15.Ask 5-4 Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
16.Bigmouth Strikes Again 3-5 Sheila Take A Bow
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Round 3 Results -

1.Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 4-3 This Charming Man
2.Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before 1-6 How Soon Is Now?
3.I Know It's Over 4-4 The Headmaster Ritual ('I Know It's Over' progresses after winning a coin toss)
4.Cemetry Gates 3-4 The Queen Is Dead
5.Sheila Take A Bow 4-3 Please,Please,Please,Let Me Get What I Want
6.Panic 4-4 What Difference Does It Make? ('Panic' progresses after winning coin toss)
7.There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 5-2 Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
8.I Want The One I Can't Have 4-5 Ask
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Quarter Final Results -

1.The Queen Is Dead 4-3 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
 

'Ask' is one of those rare Smiths tracks as in much as i don't really care for it.Quite surprised it's made it further than the likes of 'Still Ill', 'Paint A Vulgar Picture', 'Well I Wonder', etc tbh.

Sheila Take A Bow

Just a great pop track.
 

Sheila take a bow

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