"VS" LISTS
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This VS (verses) list page is the third VS page and covers Polls with a Theme to them, that have gone up against each other over at our Classic Rock Weekly Poll Page.
- The Bang Your Head VS Polls -
Heavy Metal vs New Wave, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 1/4/2016)
| Heavy Metal | 57.7% |
| New Wave | 42.3% |
Heavy Metal vs Hip-Hop/Rap, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 1/11/2016)
| Heavy Metal | 76.8% |
| Hip-Hop/Rap | 23.2% |
Heavy Metal vs Classic Rock, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 1/18/2016)
| Heavy Metal | 9.2% |
| Classic Rock | 90.8% |
Heavy Metal vs Country/Southern Rock, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 1/26/2016)
| Heavy Metal | 23% |
| Country/Southern Rock Rock | 77% |
Heavy Metal vs Reggae, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 2/1/2016)
| Heavy Metal | 49.3% |
| Reggae | 50.7% |
Heavy Metal vs Doo Wop, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 2/8/2016)
| Heavy Metal | 49.3% |
| Doo Whop | 50.7% |
- End of the Bang Your Head polls -
- The Full of Soul Polls -
R&B/Soul/Motown vs Heavy Metal, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 9/5/2016)
| R&B/Soul/Motown | 64.4% |
| Heavy Metal | 35.6% |
R&B/Soul/Motown vs Punk, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 9/12/2016)
| R&B/Soul/Motown | 88.8% |
| Punk | 11.2% |
R&B/Soul/Motown vs Hip-Hop/Rap, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 9/19/2016)
| R&B/Soul/Motown | 97.5% |
| Hip-Hop/Rap | 2.5% |
R&B/Soul/Motown vs Classic Rock, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 9/26/2016)
| R&B/Soul/Motown | 40.2% |
| Classic Rock | 59.8% |
R&B/Soul/Motown vs Pop, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 10/3/2016)
| R&B/Soul/Motown | 57.1% |
| Pop | 42.9% |
R&B/Soul/Motown vs Reggae, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 10/10/2016)
| R&B/Soul/Motown | 64.8% |
| Reggae | 35.2% |
- End of the Full of Soul Polls -
- Punk Polls -
Punk vs New Wave, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 5/21/2018)
| Punk | 66.1% |
| New Wave | 33.9% |
Punk vs Heavy Metal, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 5/28/2018)
| Punk | 50.2% |
| Heavy Metal | 49.8% |
Punk vs Country Rock which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 6/4/2018)
| Punk | 21.8% |
| Country Rock | 78.2% |
Punk vs Classic Rock which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 6/11/2018)
| Punk | 19.8% |
| Classic Rock | 80.2% |
Punk vs Reggae which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 6/18/2018)
| Punk | 32.3% |
| Reggae | 67.7% |
Punk vs Disco which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 6/25/2018)
| Punk | 73.4% |
| Disco | 26.6% |
- End of the Punk Polls -
- The Glam Polls -
Glam vs Hip-Hop/Rap which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 11/5/2018)
| Glam | 91.2% |
| Hip-Hop/Rap | 8.8% |
Glam vs Heavy Metal which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 11/12/2018)
| Glam | 50.4% |
| Heavy Metal | 49.6% |
Glam vs Country/Southern Rock which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 11/19/2018)
| Glam | 49.8% |
| Country/Southern Rock | 50.2% |
Glam vs Punk which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 11/26/2018)
| Glam | 50.4% |
| Punk | 49.6% |
Glam vs R&B/Soul/Motown, which music genre do you like more? (Poll held week of 12/3/2018)
| Glam | 35.7% |
| R&B/Soul/Motown | 64.3% |
-Same Title, Different Songs Polls -
"Desperado" by Alice Cooper vs "Desperado" by The Eagles, which of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 12/5/2016)
| Desperado by The Eagles | 50.4% |
| Desperado by Alice Cooper | 49.6% |
"Money" by the Beatles vs "Money" by Pink Floyd, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 12/12/2016)
| Money by Pink Floyd | 50.4% |
| Money by The Beatles | 49.6% |
"Rag Doll" by The Four Seasons vs "Rag Doll" by Aerosmith, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 12/19/2016)
| Rag Doll by The Four Seasons | 57.2% |
| Rag Doll by Aerosmith | 42.8% |
"Cocaine" by Eric Clapton vs "Cocaine" by Jackson Browne, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/2/2017)
| Cocaine by Eric Clapton | 50.6% |
| Cocaine by Jackson Browne | 49.4% |
"The End" by The Beatles vs "The End" by The Doors, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/9/2017)
| The End by The Doors | 50.5% |
| The End by The Beatles | 49.5% |
"Photograph" by Ringo Starr vs "Photograph" by Def Leppard, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/16/2017)
| Photograph by Ringo Starr | 61.6% |
| Photograph by Def Leppard | 38.4% |
"Shout" by the The Isley Brothers vs "Shout" by Tears for Fears, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/23/2017)
| Shout by The The Isley Brothers | 72.1% |
| Shout by Tears for Fears | 27.9% |
"Bye Bye Love" by The Everly Brothers vs "Bye Bye Love" by The Cars, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/30/2017)
| Bye Bye Love by The Everly Brothers | 59.9% |
| Bye Bye Love by The Cars | 40.1% |
"Good Times Bad Times" by Led Zeppelin vs "Good Times Bad Times" by The Rolling Stones, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 2/6/2017)
| Good Times Bad Times by Led Zeppelin | 67.9% |
| Good Times Bad Times by The Rolling Stones | 32.1% |
"Do It Again" by Steely Dan vs "Do It Again" by The Kinks, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 2/13/2017)
| Do It Again by Steely Dan | 50.1% |
| Do It Again by The Kinks | 49.9% |
"Fire" by Jimi Hendrix vs
"Fire" by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better?
(Poll
held week of 2/20/2017)
| Fire by Jimi Hendrix | 50.2% |
| Fire by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown | 49.8% |
"Mother" by John Lennon vs "Mother" by Pink Floyd, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 2/26/2017)
| Mother by John Lennon | 60.1% |
| Mother by Pink Floyd | 39.9% |
"One" by Three Dog Night vs "One" by Metallica vs "One" by U2, which one of these 3 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 8/7/2017)
| One by Three Dog Night | 39.5% |
| One by U2 | 30.5% |
| One by Metallica | 30.0% |
"Surrender" by Elvis Presley vs "Surrender" by Cheap Trick, which one of these 2 songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/1/2018)
| Surrender by Cheap Trick | 50.3% |
| Surrender by Elvis Presley | 49.7% |
"I’m Free” by the Rolling Stones vs “I’m Free by The Who, which one of these 2 different songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/8/2018)
| I’m Free by The Who | 50.1% |
| I’m Free by The Stones | 49.9% |
"1984" by David Bowie vs "1984" by Van Halen, which one of these 2 different songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/15/2018)
| 1984 by David Bowie | 50.4% |
| 1984 by Van Halen | 49.6% |
"I'm A Man" by Bo Diddley vs "I'm A Man" by the Spencer Davis
Group/Chicago, which one of these 2 different songs with
the same title, is
better?
(Poll
held week of 1/22/2018)
| I'm A Man by Spencer Davis Group/Chicago | 50.7% |
| I'm A Man by Bo Diddley | 49.3% |
"I Need You" by The Beatles vs "I Need You" by America, which one of these 2 different songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 1/29/2018)
| I Need You by The Beatles | 55.2% |
| I Need You by America | 44.8% |
"Changes" by David Bowie vs "Changes" by Black Sabbath vs "Changes" by Yes, which one of these 3 different songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 2/5/2018)
| Changes by David Bowie | 61.8% |
| Changes by Black Sabbath | 26.5% |
| Changes by Yes | 11.7% |
"So Far Away" by Carole King vs "So Far Away" by Dire Straits, which one of these 2 different songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 2/12/2018)
| So Far Away by Carole King | 50.4% |
| So Far Away by Dire Straits | 49.6% |
"High and Dry" by The Rolling Stones vs "High 'n' Dry" by Def Leppard, which one of these 2 different songs with the same title, is better? (Poll held week of 2/19/2018)
| High and Dry by The Rolling Stones | 51.5% |
| High 'n' Dry by Def Leppard | 48.5% |
- End of the Same Title, Different Songs Polls -
- The "Answer Song" and "Sequel Song" Polls -
An answer song is a song made in answer to a previous song by another artist, while a sequel song is recorded to follow up another song (usually by the same artist).
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" vs "Honky Cat", which Elton John song about a country boy in show business is better? (Poll held week of 1/7/2013)
| Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John | 51.3% |
| Honky Cat by Elton John | 48.7% |
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys vs "Back in the USSR" by the Beatles, which song is better? (Poll held week of 4/4/2016)
| California Girls - original by The Beach Boys | 48.7% |
| Back in the USSR - Beatles' parody of 'California Girls' | 51.3% |
"Back in the U.S.A.' by Chuck Berry vs "Back in the USSR" by the Beatles, which song is better? (Poll held week of 4/11/2016)
| Back in the U.S.A - original by Chuck Berry | 48.8% |
| Back in the USSR - Beatles' parody of 'Back in the U.S.A' | 51.2% |
"Space Oddity" vs "Ashes to Ashes", which David Bowie song about Major Tom is better? (Poll held week of 3/7/2016)
| Space Oddity | 51.7% |
| Ashes to Ashes | 48.3% |
"Hoochie Coochie Man" vs "Mannish Boy". Which of these 2 Muddy Waters songs that praise manhood, is the best? (Poll held week of 2/26/2018)
| Hoochie Coochie Man | 49.4% |
| Mannish Boy | 50.6% |
"Mannish Boy" by Muddy Waters vs "I'm A Man" by Bo Diddley. Which of these 2 songs that praise manhood, is the best? (Poll held week of 3/6/2018)
| Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters | 70.3% |
| I'm A Man - Bo Diddley | 29.7% |
"I'm a Man" by Bo Diddley vs "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy, which song praising each sex, is better? (Poll held week of 3/12/2018)
| I Am Woman - Helen Reddy | 49.4% |
| I'm A Man - Bo Diddley | 50.6% |
"Taxi" vs "Sequel", 2 songs by Harry Chapin. Which song about meeting an old flame, is better? (Poll held week of 3/19/2018)
| Taxi | 69.6% |
| Sequel | 30.4% |
"Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd vs "Southern Man" and "Alabama" by Neil Young, which of these songs got their points across better? (Poll held week of 3/26/2018)
| Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd | 49.4% |
| Southern Man/Alabama by Neil Young | 50.6% |
"It's My Party" vs its answer song, "Judy's Turn to Cry", both by Lesley Gore. Which song is better? (Poll held week of 4/2/2018)
| It's My Party | 65.7% |
| Judy's Turn to Cry | 34.3% |
"Peggy Sue" vs. its sequel song, "Peggy Sue Got Married", both by Buddy Holly. Which song is better? (Poll held week of 4/9/2018)
| Peggy Sue | 50.8% |
| Peggy Sue Got Married | 49.2% |
- End of the "Answer Song" and "Sequel Song" Polls -
- Songwriters VS Polls -
Lennon/McCartney vs Jagger/Richards, which was the better song writing team? (Poll held week of 5/13/2019)
| Lennon/McCartney | 68.5% |
| Jagger/Richards | 31.5% |
Jimmy Page vs Pete Townsend, who was the better songwriter? (Poll held week of 5/20/2019)
| Pete Townsend | 71.2% |
| Jimmy Page | 28.8% |
Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong vs Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland, which was the better songwriting team? (Poll held week of 5/27/2019)
| Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland | 50.5% |
| Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong | 49.5% |
Christine McVie vs Stevie Nicks, who was the better songwriter for Fleetwood Mac? (Poll held week of 6/3/2019)
| Christine McVie | 50.5% |
| Stevie Nicks | 49.5% |
David Gilmour vs Roger Waters, who was the better songwriter for Pink Floyd? (Poll held week of 6/10/2019)
| Roger Waters | 50.3% |
| David Gilmour | 49.7% |
Neil Young vs Stephen Stills, who was the better songwriter of the two? (Poll held week of 6/17/2019)
| Neil Young | 60.8% |
| Stephen Stills | 39.2% |
Elton John (music)/Bernie Taupin (lyrics). Of these songwriting partners, who's writing is more important to their songs? (Poll held week of 6/24/2019)
| Elton John | 50.1% |
| Bernie Taupin | 49.9% |
Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA vs Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees. Which songwriters were better? (Poll held week of 7/1/2019)
| Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb | 68.4% |
| Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson | 31.6% |
George Harrison vs Tom Petty. Which of these 2 former bandmates was the better overall songwriter? (Poll held week of 7/8/2019)
| George Harrison | 50%* |
| Tom Petty | 50%* |
*Note: Harrison won the poll by 1 vote
Paul Simon vs Van Morrison. Who of these 2 soft rock performers is the better songwriter? (Poll held week of 7/15/2019)
| Paul Simon | 61.1% |
| Van Morrison | 38.9% |
Don Henley vs Glenn Frey. Which of these 2 Eagle bandmates was the better songwriter both while in the band and as solo artists? (Poll held week of 7/22/2019)
| Don Henley | 56.4% |
| Glenn Frey | 43.6% |
- End of the "Songwriters VS" Polls -
- The Beatles VS The Stones VS Polls -
"I Wanna Be Your Man" (by The Rolling Stones) vs "I Wanna Be Your Man" (by The Beatles), which version is better? (
Poll held week of 2/25/2013)| The Rolling Stones cover version | 52.7% |
| The Beatles original version | 47.3% |
"Revolution" (original by The Beatles) vs "Street Fighting Man" (original by The Rolliing Stones), which song is best?
(Poll held week of 5/12/2014)| Street Fighting Man - Rolling Stones | 50.4% |
| Revolution - The Beatles | 49.6% |
Abbey Road by The Beatles vs Exile On Mainstreet by The Rolling Stones, which album is better? (Poll held week of 4/20/2015)
| Abbey Road - by the Beatles | 50.1% |
| Exile On Mainstreet - by The Rolling Stones | 49.9% |
Dirty Work by the Stones vs Yellow Submarine by the Beatles, which of these 2 fan maligned albums is better? (Poll held week of 5/9/2016)
| Dirty Work by the Rolling Stones | 43.2% |
| Yellow Submarine by the Beatles | 56.8% |
The Beatles debut LP Please Please Me vs the Stones debut LP, The Rolling Stones, which one was better? (Poll held week of 5/16/2016)
| Please Please Me by the Beatles | 50.3% |
| The Rolling Stones by the Rolling Stones | 49.7% |
The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band vs the Stones Their Satanic Majesties Request, which psychedelic LP was better? (Poll held week of 5/23/2016)
| Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band by the Beatles | 64% |
| Their Satanic Majesties Request by the Rolling Stones | 36% |
"I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys" by The Stones vs "Boys" by the Beatles, which song about boys is better? (Poll held week of 7/31/2017)
| Boys by the Beatles | 69% |
| I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys by the Rolling Stones | 31% |
George Harrison's sitar on 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)' vs Brian Jones' sitar on 'Paint It Black', which sitar sounds better? (Poll held week of 9/25/2017)
| Brian Jones' sitar on "Paint It Black" | 50.6% |
| George Harrison's sitar on "Norwegian Wood" | 49.4% |
Ringo Starr vs Charlie Watts, who is the better drummer? (Poll held week of 11/6/2017)
| Charlie Watts | 57.2% |
| Ringo Starr | 42.8% |
Paul McCartney vs. Bill Wyman, who is the better bassist? (Poll held week of 11/13/2017)
| Paul McCartney | 50.8% |
| Bill Wyman | 49.2% |
George Harrison vs Mick Taylor, who was the better lead guitarist? (Poll held week of 11/20/2017)
| Mick Taylor | 62.8% |
| George Harrison | 37.2% |
John Lennon vs Mick Jagger, who is the better lead singer? (Poll held week of 11/27/2017)
| John Lennon | 50.3% |
| Mick Jagger | 49.7% |
Paul McCartney vs Mick Jagger, who is the better lead singer? (Poll held week of 12/4/2017)
| Mick Jagger | 50.4% |
| Paul McCartney | 49.6% |
John Lennon's acid guitar on "Revolution" vs Keith Richard's acid guitar on "Sympathy For the Devil", which acid guitar riff sounds better? (Poll held week of 1/21/2019)
| Sympathy For the Devil - acid riff by Keith Richards | 50.1% |
| Revolution - acid riff by John Lennon | 49.9% |
The White Album by the Beatles VS Exile on Main Street by the Rolling Stones. Which double album is better? (Poll held week of 8/24/2020)
| The White Album by The Beatles | 50.1% |
| Exile on Main Street by the Rolling Stones | 49.9% |
John Lennon vs Brian Jones. Who was the better Harmonica player? (Poll held week of 6/28/2021)
| Brian Jones | 64.8% |
| John Lennon | 35.2% |
John Lennon vs Mick Jagger. Who was the better Harmonica player? (Poll held week of 7/5/2021)
| John Lennon | 50.1% |
| Mick Jagger | 49.9% |
- End of "The Beatles VS The Stones VS Polls" Polls -
- The "normal" VS song Polls -
"I Fought the Law" by the Bobby Fuller Four vs "I Fought the Law" by the Clash, which version is better? (Poll held week of 4/16/2018)
| Bobby Fuller Four cover | 50.0% |
| The Clash's cover | 50.0% |
"Fingerprint File" by the Rolling Stones vs "The Crunge" by Led Zeppelin, which funk song by a non-funk band is better? (Poll held week of 4/23/2018)
| Fingerprint File | 50.6% |
| The Crunge | 49.4% |
"Rock and Roll Music" by Chuck Berry vs "Rock and Roll Music" by The Beatles, which version of the song is better? (Poll held week of 4/30/2018)
| Chuck Berry's original | 50.0%* |
| The Beatles' cover | 50.0%* |
*both songs saw 50% of the vote, but the Chuck Berry original had one more vote than the Beatles cover and won.
"The House Of The Rising Sun" by The Animals vs "La Grange" by ZZ Top, which song about a house of prostitution is better? (Poll held week of 5/7/2018)
| House Of The Rising Sun | 50.1% |
| La Grange | 49.9% |
"The House Of The Rising Sun": The Animals cover vs Frijid Pink's cover. Which version is better? (Poll held week of 5/14/2018)
| Animals cover | 53.1% |
| Frijid Pink's cover | 46.9% |
"Paranoid" by Black Sabbath vs "Brain Damage" by Pink Floyd, which song that deals with Paranoia & Schizophrenia is better? (Poll held week of 7/9/2018)
| Brain Damage | 50.2% |
| Paranoid | 49.8% |
Mono vs stereo, which sound do you perfer to hear on your records? (Poll held week of 7/16/2018)
| Stereo | 88.0% |
| Mono | 12.0% |
"The Last Time" vs "Under My Thumb", both by
The Who. Which cover do you like better? (Poll
held week of 7/23/2018)
| Under My Thumb | 50.6% |
| The Last Time | 49.4% |
"I Don't Need No Doctor" by Humble Pie vs "Doctor My Eyes" by Jackson Browne, which song in part about a doctor, is better? (Poll held week of 8/6/2018)
| Doctor My Eyes | 50.3% |
| I Don't Need No Doctor | 49.7% |
"Life in the Fast Lane" by the Eagles vs "Run That Body Down" by Paul Simon, which song about abusing one's body is better? (Poll held week of 12/10/2018)
| Life in the Fast Lane | 50.4% |
| Run That Body Down | 49.6% |
"Hurts so Good" by John Mellencamp vs "Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love)" by the Stones, which song about masochists is best? (Poll held week of 12/17/2018)
| Hurts so Good | 50.5% |
| Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love) | 49.5% |
"Rag Doll" by The 4 Seasons vs "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel. Which of these songs dealing with 2 gals and their social class, do you like better? (Poll held week of 1/7/2019)
| Uptown Girl | 50.3% |
| Rag Doll | 49.7% |
"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin vs "Knocking on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan, which song with Heaven in the title do you like better? (Poll held week of 1/29/2019)
| Stairway to Heaven - Led Zep | 50.0% |
| Knocking on Heaven's Door - Dylan | 50.0% |
"Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups vs "Hey Paula" by Paul and Paula, which song about getting married is better? (Poll held week of 2/4/2019)
| Chapel of Love - Dixie Cups | 77.7% |
| Hey Paula - Paul and Paula | 22.3% |
“He's So Fine” by The Chiffons vs “My Sweet Lord” by George Harrison, which song is better? (Poll held week of 2/11/2019)
| My Sweet Lord - George Harrison | 63.5% |
| He's So Fine - The Chiffons | 36.5% |
"Leader of the Pack" by The Shangri-Las vs "Leader of the Laundramat" by The Detergents, which song is better? (Poll held week of 2/18/2019)
| Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las | 70.7% |
| Leader of the Laundramat - The Detergents | 29.3% |
"Casey Jones" by The Grateful Dead vs "City of New Orleans" by Arlo Guthrie, which train song is better? (Poll held week of 2/25/2019)
| City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie | 67.5% |
| Casey Jones - The Grateful Dead | 32.5% |
"Saturday In The Park" by Chicago vs "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" by Elton John, which song about Saturday is better? (Poll held week of 3/4/2019)
| Saturday In The Park by Chicago | 50.3% |
| Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting by Elton John | 49.7% |
“Mr Tambourine Man” by the Byrds vs “Green Tambourine” by The Lemon Pipers. Which song about a tambourine player is better? (Poll held week of 3/11/2019)
| Mr Tambourine Man by The Byrds | 71.8% |
| Green Tambourine by The Lemon Pipers | 28.2% |
Lynyrd Skynyrd vs the Allman Brothers Band, which was the better southern Rock band? (Poll held week of 3/18/2019)
| Allman Brothers Band | 50.1% |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | 49.9% |
“Ramblin' Man” by The Allman Brothers Band vs “Traveling Man” by Ricky Nelson. Which song about a rolling stone is better? (Poll held week of 4/1/2019)
| Ramblin' Man by The Allman Brothers Band | 50.7% |
| Traveling Man by Ricky Nelson | 49.3% |
“Freebird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd vs "Moonlight Mile" by The Stones. Which song about a traveler is better? (Poll held week of 4/8/2019)
| Moonlight Mile by The Stones | 50.1% |
| Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd | 49.9% |
“Cats in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin vs "Teach Your Children" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Which song about raising kids is better? (Poll held week of 4/15/2019)
| Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin | 50.2% |
| Teach Your Children by CSNY | 49.8% |
"The Israelites" by Desmond Dekker vs "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin. Which song has harder to understand lyrics? (Poll held week of 4/22/2019)
| The Israelites by Desmond Dekker | 50.1% |
| Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin | 49.9% |
"(Ain't Nothing But A) House Party" by the J. Geils Band vs "It's My Party", by Lesley Gore. Which party song is better? (Poll held week of 4/29/2019)
| It's My Party by Lesley Gore | 50.0%* |
| (Ain't Nothing But A) House Party by the J. Geils Band | 50.0%* |
* Note: The Lesley Gore song won by one single vote!
Abbey Road by The Beatles vs The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd,
which is the better
Concept Album?
(Poll
held week of 5/6/2019)
| The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd | 50.4% |
| Abbey Road by The Beatles | 49.6% |
"Everybody's Taking" vs "I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City". Both songs sung by Harry Nilsson and connected to the movie Midnight Cowboy. Which one is sung better? (Poll held week of 7/29/2019)
| Everybody's Taking | 50.5% |
| I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City | 49.5% |
"Tin Man" by America vs "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John. Which song that borrows from The Wizard of Oz, is better? (Poll held week of 8/5/2019)
| Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John | 61.2% |
| Tin Man by America | 38.8% |
"The Boy in the Bubble" by Paul Simon vs "We Didn't Stop the Fire" by Billy Joel. Which song about how crazy everyday life is, is the better one? (Poll held week of 8/19/2019)
| The Boy in the Bubble by Paul Simon | 50.2% |
| We Didn't Stop the Fire by Billy Joel | 49.8% |
"Immigration Man" by Crosby & Nash vs "Illegal Alien" by Genesis. Which song about immigration into the U.S. is better? (Poll held week of 8/26/2019)
| Immigration Man by Crosby & Nash | 79.2% |
| Illegal Alien by Genesis | 20.8% |
"867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone VS "Beechwood 4-5789” by The Marvelettes. Which song about using the phone to get a date, is better? (Poll held week of 9/2/2019)
| 867-5309/Jenny by Tommy Tutone | 50.1% |
| Beechwood 4-5789 by The Marvelettes | 49.9% |
"Alice's Restaurant Massacree" by Arlo Guthrie vs "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel. Which restaurant song that tells a story, is better? (Poll held week of 11/25/2019)
| Alice's Restaurant Massacree by Arlo Guthrie | 50.6% |
| Scenes From An Italian Restaurant by Billy Joel | 49.4% |
"Godzilla" vs "Frankenstein". Which song taken from a monster movie is the best? (Poll held week of 6/8/2020)
| Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group | 50.1% |
| Godzilla by Blue Öyster Cult | 49.9% |
"Monterey" by The Animals vs "Little Wing" by Jimi Hendrix. Which song about the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival is better? (Poll held week of 6/29/2020)
| Monterey by The Animals | 50.2% |
| Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix | 49.8% |
"Bang A Gong (Get It On)" by T. Rex vs "Bang the Drum All Day" by Todd Rundgren. Which song about banging on a percussion instrument is better? (Poll held week of 8/10/2020)
| Bang A Gong (Get It On) by T. Rex | 50.5% |
| Bang the Drum All Day by Todd Rundgren | 49.5% |
"Woodstock" by Crosby/Stills/Nash/Young vs "Who'll Stop the Rain" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Which song written about events that took place at Woodstock, is better? (Poll held week of 8/17/2020)
| Woodstock by Crosby/Stills/Nash/Young | 50.0%* |
| Who'll Stop the Rain" by Creedence Clearwater Revival | 50.0%* |
* Note: The CSNY song won by one single vote!
Which version of “The Sound of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel, is the better one? (Poll held week of 9/7/2020)
| The Sound of Silence (electric version) | 50.1% |
| The Sounds of Silence (acoustic version) | 49.9% |
Neil Young's “My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)” vs “Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)”. Which version of this song do you like better? (Poll held week of 9/14/2020)
| Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) | 50.7% |
| My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) | 49.3% |
"All I Really Want To Do" by Cher VS "All I Really Want To Do" by the Byrds. Which cover of the Dylan song is better? (Poll held week of 9/21/2020)
| The Byrd's cover | 53.1% |
| Cher's cover | 46.9% |
“Sentimental Lady” by Fleetwood Mac VS “Sentimental Lady” by Bob Welch. Which version of this song is better? (Poll held week of 9/28/2020)
| Bob Welch's version | 50.3% |
| Fleetwood Mac's version | 49.7% |
'Everybody's Talkin' vs '...Lord in New York City', both by Harry Nelison. Both were considered for the soundtrack to Midnight Cowboy, but only one was chosen. Which one would you have picked? (Poll held week of 10/5/2020)
| I Guess The Lord Must Be in New York City | 50.1% |
| Everybody's Talkin | 49.9% |
"Touch of Grey" by the Grateful Dead vs "You Wear It Well" by Rod Stewart. Which song was the better song about getting older? (Poll held week of 10/12/2020)
| Touch of Grey by The Dead | 50.4% |
| You Wear It Well by Rod Stewart | 49.6% |
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" by The Supremes vs "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by Vanilla Fudge. Which cover of this song was the better take? (Poll held week of 10/26/2020)
| The Vanilla Fudge cover | 50.0%* |
| The Supremes cover | 50.0%* |
* Note: The Vanilla Fudge cover won by one single vote!
"Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot vs "Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys. Which song about a sunken boat is better? (Poll held week of 11/2/2020)
| Sloop John B | 50.4% |
| Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald | 49.6% |
Elvis Presley's cover of "Hound Dog" vs his cover of "Jailhouse Rock. Which of these Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller written songs did he cover better? (Poll held week of 11/9/2020)
| Hound Dog | 50.5% |
| Jailhouse Rock | 49.5% |
Tie-breaker poll: "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd vs "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. Which song is best? (Poll held week of 11/16/2020)
| Stairway to Heaven | 50.1% |
| Free Bird | 49.9% |
"Wooden Ships" - Crosby, Stills & Nash vs "1999" - Prince vs "London Calling" - The Clash. Which song about the end of the word is better? (Poll held week of 4/12/2021)
| Wooden Ships | 33.4% |
| London Calling | 33.3% |
| 1999 | 33.3% |
"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive vs "My Generation" by the Who. Which song with stuttering sung lyrics, used the stuttering lyrics best? (Poll held week of 4/19/2021)
| My Generation | 50.3% |
| You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet | 49.7% |
1950s Rock music vs 1960s Rock music. Which decade was better overall for Rock music? (Poll held week of 4/26/2021)
| 1960s Rock | 51.9% |
| 1950s Rock | 48.1% |
1960s Rock music vs 1970s Rock music. Which decade was better overall for Rock music? (Poll held week of 5/3/2021)
| 1970s Rock | 50.1% |
| 1960s Rock | 49.9% |
"Soul Man" by Sam and Dave vs "Soul Man" by The Blues Brothers. Which cover of this song is better? (Poll held week of 5/10/2021)
| Sam and Dave's cover | 92.6% |
| The Blues Brothers' cover | 7.4% |
“After Midnight” by Eric Clapton vs "Call Me the Breeze" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Which J.J. Cale song was covered better? (Poll held week of 5/17/2021)
| Call Me the Breeze | 50.1% |
| After Midnight | 49.9% |
“The Old Man Down the Road” by John Fogerty vs "Run Through the Jungle" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Does the Fogerty song sound too much like the CCR song to you? (Poll held week of 5/24/2021)
| No | 96.0% |
| Yes | 4.0% |
"The Rain The Park and Other Things" by The Cowsills vs "I Think I Love You" by The Partridge Family. Which song by a family band (one real, one fake) was the better song? (Poll held week of 5/31/2021)
| The Rain The Park and Other Things | 50.1% |
| I Think I Love You | 49.9% |
Roger McGuin's solo take of “Ballad of Easy Rider” vs The Byrds' “I Wasn't Born to Follow”. Which song from the movie Easy Rider, was better? (Poll held week of 6/14/2021)
| I Wasn't Born to Follow | 69.1% |
| Ballad of Easy Rider | 30.9% |
"Baby Please Don't Go": Them's cover vs AC/DC's cover. Which Rock version of this Blues song is better? (Poll held week of 6/21/2021)
| Them's cover | 50.1% |
| AC/DC's cover | 49.9% |
Little Richard's cover of “Brown Sugar” VS Prince's cover of “Honky Tonk Woman”. Which cover of a Stones song is better? (Poll held week of 7/12/2021)
| Little Richard's cover | 51.0% |
| Prince's cover | 49.0% |
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