The SearchersWhen we set out to determine the greatest British Rock and Roll Band between 1960 and 1974 (I changed the dates slightly to more accurately reflect the field), these are the songs and matchups that will comprise Round One in our so-called Pop Bracket. Seedings appear in parentheses, and these are arranged in the actual brackets, so that the winner of the first pair will play the winner of the second pair; the third plays the fourth; etc.:
"Get Back,"The Beatles (1) vs.
"Hold Tight," Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (16)
"Virginia Plan," Roxy Music (8) vs.
"Gimme Some Lovin'," Spencer Davis Group (9)
"When You Walk Into the Room," The Searchers (5) vs.
"Pictures of Matchstick Men," Status Quo (12)
"I'm Into Something Good," Herman's Hermits (4) vs.
"Apache," The Shadows (13)
"Mr. Lacey," Fairport Convention (6) vs.
"Friday on My Mind," The Easybeats (11)
"Mr. Soul," Buffalo Springfield (3) vs.
"Do Ya," The Move (14)
"Paper Sun," Traffic (7) vs.
"Wild Thing," The Troggs (10)
"The Weight," The Band (2) vs.
"Hitchin' a Ride," Vanity Fair (15)
Remember, in our competition groups advancing have to be represented by a different song in each round, so it isn't always the best strategy to choose their best (or best-known) songs in the first round, especially if they are up against a seemingly weak opponent early on. By the same token a song with few hits is somewhat forced to start strong. This makes for the possibility of upsets in the early going, which is how things played out in the American contest last year. Feel free to offer comments, and I'll have the other brackets up in the next week or so.
"Get Back,"The Beatles (1) vs.
"Hold Tight," Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (16)
"Virginia Plan," Roxy Music (8) vs.
"Gimme Some Lovin'," Spencer Davis Group (9)
"When You Walk Into the Room," The Searchers (5) vs.
"Pictures of Matchstick Men," Status Quo (12)
"I'm Into Something Good," Herman's Hermits (4) vs.
"Apache," The Shadows (13)
"Mr. Lacey," Fairport Convention (6) vs.
"Friday on My Mind," The Easybeats (11)
"Mr. Soul," Buffalo Springfield (3) vs.
"Do Ya," The Move (14)
"Paper Sun," Traffic (7) vs.
"Wild Thing," The Troggs (10)
"The Weight," The Band (2) vs.
"Hitchin' a Ride," Vanity Fair (15)
Remember, in our competition groups advancing have to be represented by a different song in each round, so it isn't always the best strategy to choose their best (or best-known) songs in the first round, especially if they are up against a seemingly weak opponent early on. By the same token a song with few hits is somewhat forced to start strong. This makes for the possibility of upsets in the early going, which is how things played out in the American contest last year. Feel free to offer comments, and I'll have the other brackets up in the next week or so.
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