Wednesday, October 21, 2015

BATTLE OF THE BANDS RESULTS

'The Season of the Witch' proved to be a very interesting BATTLE indeed. For awhile there the two contestants; Lou Rawls and Dr. John were neck and neck, but near the end the good doctor pulled ahead and Lou just couldn't catch up.

I like Lou Rawls his voice reminds me of that pat of butter slowly melting and sliding down a short stack all gooey and covered in real maple syrup. Dr. John is a little bit more like fingernails on a chalkboard, BUT for this contest (it being the Halloween song and all) and this song, those fingernails on the chalkboard see more appropriate. The instrumentation in the Dr. John version was also more interesting and had a more creepy, Halloweeny ai to it and for those reasons it gets my vote.

The final tally:

                                     Lou Rawls                  8 votes
                                     Dr. John                    13 votes  (including mine)


I'll be back on Monday, October 26th when I participate in Bish's 'Listing Blog Hop. See you then.

There will be another BATTLE on November 1st as we head into the 'real' Holiday season and I hope you'll be along for the ride..

I appreciate all the well wishes with respect to my health. I'm happy to report that I'm on the mend and the walking pneumonia has digressed into a very annoying head cold, but at least I can breathe, kind of.

Until the 26th...Happy Trails!

 
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20 comments:

  1. Pat HattOctober 21, 2015 at 5:19 PM

    Good you are on the mend. I pretty solid battle indeed

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  2. Green MonkeyOctober 21, 2015 at 5:39 PM

    sooooo glad you are feeling better! Breathing is important and you're doing it !!! yeah!!!

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    1. farawayeyesOctober 25, 2015 at 9:19 AM

      Hey, so glad you stopped by. I have been cray busy lately and not doing much blogging, but I promise to come by your place and see what's up and say HI!

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  3. CWMartinOctober 21, 2015 at 6:44 PM

    Hang in there... it'll clear soon, and you'll have the added treat of feeling how sweet breath really is.

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  4. Alex J. CavanaughOctober 21, 2015 at 7:12 PM

    Sorry I missed it!
    Glad you are participating in our hop on Monday.

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    1. farawayeyesOctober 25, 2015 at 9:20 AM

      I hadn't realized that you were a part of this Listing thing, but I'll see you there.

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  5. Michele at Angels Bark October 22, 2015 at 7:14 AM

    Hope you get to feeling more and more like yourself as each day passes. Walking pneumonia is no joke, that's some serious stuff!
    Great battle, even though I voted for the loser. But Dr. John is very talented. Great song you picked!
    Michele at Angels Bark

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    1. farawayeyesOctober 25, 2015 at 9:21 AM

      These wee two good entries IMO, and besides, there is never a wrong vote. It's all in the eye of the beholder or should I say ear of the listener,

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  6. Arlee BirdOctober 22, 2015 at 8:01 AM

    Glad to hear that you're getting better.

    I'm almost surprised that the gravelly voiced Dr. John won out over the much easier to listen to Lou Rawls. Your description captures his vocal style well.

    This was a great battle.

    Arlee Bird
    A to Z Challenge Co-host
    Tossing It Out

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  7. Debbie D. October 22, 2015 at 8:17 AM

    Glad to know you're getting better!
    Dr. John was my choice as well. It was a good battle over a fabulous song. Nobody does it like Donovan. ☺

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    1. farawayeyesOctober 25, 2015 at 9:22 AM

      Usually it is the case that the original is the best and that's why I generally don't use them in my BATTLES.

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  8. Jeffrey ScottOctober 22, 2015 at 11:34 AM

    Glad you can breath again.
    But did you really have to make me all hungry for a short stack? I know what I want for dinner tonight. If I can only find an IHOP.

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  9. Stephen T. McCarthyOctober 23, 2015 at 1:57 AM

    Your vote was wrong, Poo-Poo Head.
    (But then what would I 'spect from a Poo-Poo Head?)

    ~ D-FensDogG
    'Loyal American Underground'

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    1. farawayeyesOctober 25, 2015 at 9:23 AM

      Who you callin' Poo-Poo Head, you ole Poo-Poo Head!

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  10. CherdoOctober 23, 2015 at 10:07 AM

    What's the deal with Stephen giving you all this poo-poo? Cut that poo-poo out; be nice to FAE. Good thing she's faraway.

    Have a great weekend! This was a sweet battle!! Good ole' Dr. John...

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    1. farawayeyesOctober 25, 2015 at 9:23 AM

      Glad you enjoyed the BATTLE, and pay no mind to the ole Poo-Poo Head himself.

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