Thanks for the numbers Mr Seemann.

The 5th match of Round 1 witnessed victory registered for the track "Hurt" by the late Johnny Cash. This victory will mean it now progresses through to Round 2. The three tracks eliminated at this stage of the tournament are 'Some Mother's Son' by The Kinks, 'This Woman's Work' by Kate Bush and 'The Winner Takes It All' by Swedish hit-makers ABBA.

Round 1/Game 6 -

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
https://youtu.be/IXdNnw99-Ic
Released - 12th September 1975
Written by - David Gilmour and Roger Waters
Songs Background - Lyrically, the song is often considered to be a direct tribute to former Pink Floyd member Syd Barrett However, on the documentary 'The story of Wish You Were Here', Gilmour and Waters separately describe the original concept that differs from this interpretation.

Waters, who mainly wrote the lyrics complementing Gilmour's initial riff idea and subsequent joint composition, describes the lyrics as being directed at himself, as his lyrics often are. Being present in one's own life and freeing one's self in order to truly experience life is a main topic in this song.

Gilmour, on the other hand, recognizes that he does not ever perform the song without remembering Syd Barrett. Waters later adds that the song is nevertheless open to interpretation

In 2011, the song was ranked No. 324 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs Of All-Time.

V's

Christy Moore - Black is The Colour (Of My True Love's Hair)
https://youtu.be/uYpgsPB-Bkw
Released - 1994
Written by - Original Author's Unknown (Traditional Scottish folk Song) 
Songs Background - "Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)" is a traditional folk song first known in the US in the Appalachian Mountains but originating from Scotland, as attributed to the reference to the (River) Clyde in the song's lyrics. The musicologist Alan Lomax supported this Scottish origin, saying that the song was an American "re-make of British materials'.

Many Artists have covered the song (Nina Simeone, Joan Baez, Paul Weller, The Corrs).

Possibly the finest cover is from Irish folk singer Christy Moore who was introduced to the song by his friend Hamish Imlach, a Scottish folk singer from Motherwell.

V's

Carole King - You've Got A Friend
https://youtu.be/eAR_Ff5A8Rk
Released - 1971
Written By - Carole King
Songs Background - "You've Got a Friend" was written by Carole King during the January 1971 recording sessions for her own album 'Tapestry', and James Taylor's album 'Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon'.

King has stated that "the song was as close to pure inspiration as I've ever experienced. The song wrote itself. It was written by something outside myself, through me.

According to Taylor, King told him that the song was a response to a line in Taylor's earlier song "Fire And Rain' that "I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend". King's album was recorded in an overlap with Taylor's, and King, Danny Kortchmar, and Joni Mitchell perform on both. The song is included on both albums; King said in a 1972 interview that she "didn't write it with James or anybody really specifically in mind. But when James heard it he really liked it and wanted to record it"

Taylor's version was released as a single, and reached number 1 on the US Billboard 100 and number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.

V's

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
https://youtu.be/jhdFe3evXpk
Released - 1985
Written By - Mark Knopfler
Songs Background - Written by Mark Knopfler and released as the first ever CD single released, the song was actually written 3 years earlier in 1982. The Year of the Falklands War. The song is essentially an Anti-War track.

Knopfler got the songs famous title from his Father. According to him he was having a chat with his father regarding the Falklands War and somewhere during the discussion, his father described both factions as “Brothers In Arms”.

Voting Closes tomorrow (Tuesday 18th June) at 10PM
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Tracks Eliminated - Round 1 -

1. The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work
2. Randy Newman - Dexter's Tune
3. Ralph McTell - Streets Of London
4. Gerry Rafferty - Mary Skeffington
5. Nina Simeone - Feelings
6. Neil Young - Birds
7. Don McLean - Vincent
8. Ray Charles and Betty Carter - Ev'ry Time We say Goodbye
9. Randy Crawford - Almaz
10. Red House Painters - Katy Song
11. Joni Mitchell - Both Sides, Now
11. Vera Lynn - We'll Meet Again
12. ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
13. Kate Bush - This Woman's Work
14. The Kinks - Some Mother's Son
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Tracks Through Round 1 -

1. The Walker Brothers - Make It Easy On Yourself
2. Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind
3. Eva Cassidy - Autumn Leaves
4. Roy Orbison - Crying
5. Johnny Cash - Hurt


 

Carole King - I'm in chanter's clique...

Pink Floyd

Wasn't fond of it when it came out, but Dire Straits please Tek.

Brothers in arms

Full Time - 

Carole King - 3
Christy Moore - 2
Dire Straits - 2
Pink Floyd - 2