First round had me thinking this was another battle where the winner was going to run away with it all. How could I not? Andy Williams took almost all the votes.
First Round Votes for Andy - Alex, Doe Do, Shady and Arlee
First Round Votes for Gloria - Debbie D.
Then came the second round. Would Gloria start to make a come-back? NO!!!! Not a single vote was cast for Gloria. It seems no one liked her upbeat version of the stalker song.
Second Round Votes for Andy - Mary, Dixie, Cathy, Robin & Hilary
But wait! Suddenly Andy started to lose a little steam. His supporters were beginning to wane. Though he received a few more votes, Gloria took the third round. It seems several actually liked the peppier version. Who knew?
Third Round Votes for Andy - John & Cherdo
Third Round Votes for Gloria - Mike, Michele & FAE
It was now the fourth and final round. Once again, Gloria won the set! In fact, she took all but one vote. But was it enough? Could this be the biggest upset in Jeffrey Scott's BOTB history? Unfortunately, no. Even with a final vote from my for Gloria, the battle ended 12-8. At least it wasn't the biggest upset in Jeffrey Scott's BOTB history.
Fourth Round Votes for Andy - Janie
Fourth Round Votes for Gloria - Stephen, ReInVintigedGood, Birgit and Jeffrey Scott
Winners Circle
Congratulations to Andy Williams
So, since Andy Williams wins by watching 'Every Breath You Take'
He's returning to sing "Can't Take My Eyes Off You'.
Get it?!!!
Top Comments
Doe Do - Ohhh, the very best of Andy Williams, I miss hearing his song. Glad this song remind me to breath. I love his song and pretty good voice, it is remind me of Alan Jackson. Anyway I like Andy Williams.
Shady Del Knight - Forgive me for going a little negative on you today, good buddy. This battle required me to choose between two artists I don't particularly like covering a song I don't particularly like by a band that I don't particularly like. It had me bouncing back and forth between the two contestants trying to find something to hang my hat on.
Debbie D. - Andy Williams' version is so bland. At least Gloria's version has some pizzazz and I always enjoy good sax. ☺ Please give my vote to her.
Dixie@dcrelief - I'm voting Andy Williams because I love the saxophone in the middle.
Cathy Kennedy - WOW, you blew out of the water using a Police Every Breath You Take song for two cover artist. I was surprised to see Andy Williams take this song on. It seems so out of character, but like some reflected on thoughts of Pat Boone stepping out of his comfort zone to do heavy metal. That was just crazy. At least Andy Williams didn't go wild man on us, in fact, I liked his cover fine. It's closer to Police's style than Gloria Gaynor.
Michele Truhlik - I thought I was going to vote for Andy Williams on this one but the more I listened to Gloria Gaynor's version, the more I liked it. I really enjoyed the instrumentation and her upbeat take on the song.
Robin - I was surprised to see that Andy Williams covered this song. I had reservations before pressing play. I was surprised. I liked it. He changed it up a bit and the addition of the sax in the middle was very enjoyable. As soon as Gloria Gaynor started I knew this wasn't going to be my cup of tea. The peppy instrumentation combined with her vocals (which somehow seemed way too happy for a song about stalking)... It all just rubbed me wrong. So, my vote goes to Andy Williams on this one.
Stephen T. McCarthy - Ordinarily, I like Andy Williams. I know that's supposed to be un-cool but too bad - I go my own way. However, I don't feel this song really suited him. It wasn't bad at all, but it kind of bored me. But I thought the GLORIA GAYNOR version was terrific. From the super-charged vocals and funky sax to the playful piano, I thought GLORIA's cover was better than Andy's, and better'n the Police original, too.
John Holton - I'm sorry, Gloria Gaynor's version just made me bust out laughing. I've been in a crappy mood all day, so I appreciate the ha-ha's.
Cherdo -SHOCKINGLY, I liked Andy Williams best. To be clear, I never disliked him but when I saw the song, I didn't think he could pull it off. Gloria seemed like a shoe-in, but I really didn't care for her version as much. I love a surprise! That's a great battle.
ReInVintagedGoods - My vote goes to Gloria Gaynor. Her version might not have been better, per se, but Andy's version is just too similar to The Police. He didn't need to necessarily turn the song inside out, but he didn't put enough of his own spin on it, IMO.
Once again, thanks to everyone who stopped by and placed a vote.
Come back again for a new battle March 15th
Who will you vote for?
What song will I choose?
Which artists will battle it out?
Stay tuned.
Don't forget to visit the other participants in the Battle of the Band to see who won their battles.
FAR AWAY SERIES
STMcC PRESENTS 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS'
TOSSING IT OUT
JANIE JUNEBUG RIGHTING AND EDITING
YOUR DAILY DOSE
MIKE'S RAMBLINGS
CURIOUS AS A CATHY
DCRELIEF - BATTLE OF THE BANDS
THE DOGLADY'S DEN
CHERDO ON THE FLIPSIDE
ANGELS BARK
NOVEL BREWS
QUIET LAUGHTER
BE_REINVINTAGED
THE SOUND OF ONE HAND TYPING
JINGLE JANGLE JUNGLE
HOLLI'S HOOTS AND HOLLERS
Are you currently in the BOTB and don't see your name in the list above? Let me know in comments and I'll include it.
Hi, Jeffrey!
ReplyDeleteYou wound up with a satisfying outcome, good buddy, a relatively close contest that was nowhere near a landslide. Your 12 to 8 finish matches the final score in my contest as well as Mary's at JJJ. I enjoyed Andy Wms. doing "Can't Take My Eyes Off You." The song was better suited to him. When you think about it, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is another stalker song and so are many other pop "love" songs in which boy sees girl, boy must have girl, boy pursues girl and boy refuses to take no for an answer. In some songs the girl does the stalking.
This was an interesting, unpredictable battle, good buddy Jeffrey, and I thank you. Enjoy the rest of your week!
I thought it was an interesting follow-up song. If Gloria had won, perhaps I would have used her perky cover of Elton John's 'Sad Songs'.
DeleteIt did end pretty well. Glad Andy included the Saxophone!!!
ReplyDeleteI think without the sax, this may have turned out differently. People love the saxophone.
DeleteAndy won? :P That song wasn't suited to him, IMO. The one you posted here is much better! Interesting battle, nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by to check out the winner.
DeleteHey, I picked the winner. Cool.
ReplyDeleteThat's always a nice feeling.
DeleteCan't Take My Eyes Off of You has always been a spooky song to me! I missed the contest...I thought I'd gotten around to everyone this week at least once, but I took most yesterday off after working and reading blogs all weekend...so I think I missed it?
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, it happens to all of us from time to time. Even my favourite blogs I miss a post here and there. But then, that's why I do a best of at the end of the year. ;)
DeleteThe original post put 'Every Breath You Take' by Andy Williams and Gloria Gaynor, to battle it out. As you see, Andy Williams won.
Gloria was robbed. Robbed, I tell ya. Just plain ole robbed. Where's a copper when ya needs one.
ReplyDeleteGood BATTLE, Jeffrey. Nice margin of victory on this one. No worries about Glitua ' she will survive! Ha!
I think she was robbed too, but she did end up getting more votes than I thought she was gong to get at first.
DeleteDid I miss this battle? Gosh darn it!
ReplyDeleteYes, I think you missed the boat.
DeleteNew one will be posted on the 15h. Don't miss it. ;)
What a fun battle when the voting returns go like they did! That's exciting. I'm surprised so many people liked Andy Williams version. I mean it was fine and all, but it didn't wow me.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you chose to showcase Gloria Gaynor on this one. I forgot about her!
Nice job.
Michele at Angels Bark