[under a CPell]

Here are my results for:

ROUND TWO DRAW

Group 1
1 En Gallop! / “En Gallop”
2 Ribbon Bows
3 Secret [P]

Group 2
1 Sawdust & Diamonds
2 Another Day [RH,JN]
3 Shame [DB,JN,V…]

Group 3
1 Kingfisher
2 Cassiopeia
3 Under The Paving Stones, The Beach! [JG,CG,CD,JN]

Group 4
1 Leaving the City=
1 No Provenance
3 Sympathy [GS]*

Group 5
1 In California
2 Untitled Harp Music / Prepared Harp. Improv. [DB,JN,V]
3 Life’s A Happy Song Finale [M]

Group 6
1 Time, As a Symptom
2 The Book Of Right-On
3 The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]

Group 7
1 Goose Eggs=
1 Sprout And The Bean
3 Mountain [GS]

Group 8
1 Soft As Chalk
2 What We Have Known
3 Angel

Group 9
1 Anecdotes=
1 Colleen
3 No Style [P]

Group 10
1 Autumn=
1 Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
3 I'm Already Gone / Already Gone [P]*

Group 11
1 Erin
2 You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
3 Kindness Be Conceived [TG]

Group 12
1 Only Skin
3 Ring The Living Bell [JN,S,WW]=
3 Eleven Continents [RF,LM]*

Group 13
1 Baby Birch
2 Instrumental 1999
3 River Guard [BC]

Group 14
1 Occident=
1 '81
3 He Needs Me

Group 15
1 A Pin-Light Bent
2 Jackrabbits
3 Against The Sky [VB]

Group 16
1 Sadie
2 The Things I Say
3 Sycamore [BC]

Group 17
1 Bridges And Balloons
2 Esme
3 Hear Me Marching [P]

Group 18
1 Have One On Me
3 If I Were [VB]=
3 Swift Nude [P]

Group 19
1 Same Old Man
2 Monkey & Bear
3 The North Star Grassman And The Ravens

Group 20
1 Easy
2 The Fray
3 Rock Bottom Riser [S]

Group 21
1 Sapokanikan
3 The Man Who Ran The Town [HS,JN]=
3 Bring Me Down [GS]

Group 22
1 Swansea
2 Inflammatory Writ
3 Spooks [JG,GC,DG,JN]

Group 23
1 Flying A Kite
2 Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
3 Picture [RP,JN]

Group 24
1 On A Good Day=
1 You and Me, Bess
3 Lifetime [RF,LM]

Group 25
1 Peach, Plum, Pear
2 Yarn And Glue
3 We Are The Doctor [P]

Group 26
1 Divers
2 Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
3 Amour Fou [V,JN,AC,DB]

Group 27
1 Go Long
3 Exit / Orderly Manor [P=]
3 Little Wing

Group 28
1 Emily
3 This Is Just To Say=
3 Tom Bombadil

Group 29
1 Waltz Of The 101st Lightborne
2 Three Little Babes
3 Do You Know Who You Are? [GS]

Group 30
1 Good Intentions Paving Company
2 This Side Of The Blue
3 Our Anniversary [S]

Group 31
1 Cosmia
2 Albatross
3 Man’s Road

Bonus Points: Leaving The City;Time, As A Symptom; Anecdotes; Cosmia

[solfatara]

Happy that this is well underway!

Here are my votes:

Round Two Draw:
Group 1
1. Ribbon Bows
2. “En Gallop”
Group 2
1. Sawdust & Diamonds
Group 3
1. Kingfisher
2. Cassiopeia
Group 4
1. No Provenance
2. Leaving The City
Group 5
1. In California
2. Prepared Harp Imrov
Group 6
1. Time, As A Symptom
2. The Book of Right-On
Group 7
1. Goose Eggs
2. Sprout And The Bean
Group 8
1. Soft As Chalk
2. What We Have Known
3. Angel
Group 9
1. Anecdotes
2. Colleen
3. No Style
Group 10
1. Autumn
2. Does Not Suffice
3. Already Gone
Group 11
1. You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
2. Erin
3. Kindness Be Conceived
Group 12
1. Only Skin
2. Ring The Living Bell
Group 13
1. Baby Birch
2. Instrumental 1999
Group 14
1. ‘81
2. Occident
Group 15
1. A Pin-Light Bent
2. Jackrabbits
3. Against The Sky
Group 16
1. Sadie
2. The Things I Say
Group 17
1. Esme
2. Bridges And Balloons
Group 18
1. Have One On Me
2. Swift Nude
3. If I were
Group 19
1. Monkey & Bear
2. Same Old Man
3. The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
Group 20
1. Easy
2. The Fray
3. Rock Bottom Riser
Group 21
1. Sapokanikan
2. The Man Who Ran The Town
Group 22
1. Swansea
2. Inflammatory Writ
Group 23
1. Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
2. Flying A Kite
3. Picture
Group 24
1. You And Me, Bess
2. On A Good Day
Group 25
1. Peach, Plum, Pear
2. Yarn And Glue
3. We Are The Doctor
Group 26
1. Divers
2. Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
Group 27
1. Go Long
2. Little Wing
Group 28
1. Emily
2. Tom Bombadil
3. This Is Just To Say
Group 29
1. Waltz Of The 101st Lightborne
2. Three Little Babes
Group 30
1. Good Intentions Paving Company
2. This Side Of The Blue
Group 31
1. Cosmia
2. Albatross
3. Man’s Road

Bonus Points to: Ribbon Bows, No Provenance, Autumn, Esme

[madpawn]

Thank you as always, Steve, for organizing this!

Group 1
1 En Gallop! / “En Gallop”

Group 2
1 Sawdust & Diamonds

Group 3
1 Kingfisher
2 Cassiopeia

Group 4
1 Leaving the City
2 No Provenance

Group 5
1 In California
2 Untitled Harp Music / Prepared Harp. Improv. [DB,JN,V]

Group 6
1 The Book Of Right-On
2 Time, As a Symptom

Group 7
1 Sprout And The Bean

Group 8
1 Soft As Chalk
2 What We Have Known

Group 9
1 Anecdotes
2 Colleen

Group 10
1 Autumn
2 Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)

Group 11
1 You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
2 Erin

Group 12
1 Only Skin

Group 13
1 Baby Birch
2 Instrumental 1999

Group 14
1 Occident
2 '81

Group 15
1 A Pin-Light Bent
2 Jackrabbits

Group 16
1 Sadie
2 The Things I Say

Group 17
1 Esme
2 Bridges And Balloons

Group 18
1 Have One On Me
2 If I Were [VB]

Group 19
1 Monkey & Bear
2 Same Old Man

Group 20
1 Easy
2 The Fray

Group 21
1 Sapokanikan
2 The Man Who Ran The Town [HS,JN]

Group 22
1 Swansea
2 Inflammatory Writ

Group 23
1 Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie

Group 24
1 On A Good Day
2 You and Me, Bess

Group 25
1 Peach, Plum, Pear
2 Yarn And Glue__
3 We Are The Doctor [P]

Group 26
1 Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
2 Divers

Group 27
1 Go Long

Group 28
1 Emily
2 This Is Just To Say
3 Tom Bombadil

Group 29
1 Waltz Of The 101st Lightborne
2 Three Little Babes

Group 30
1 Good Intentions Paving Company
2 This Side Of The Blue

Group 31
1 Cosmia

Bonus Points to: Autumn, Swansea, Occident, "En Gallop"

[worshippingvolcanoes]

Hi! I was sent here from the FB group. Here are my votes

ROUND TWO DRAW

Group 1
1. En Gallop! / “En Gallop”
2. Ribbon Bows
3. Secret [P]

Group 2
1. Sawdust & Diamonds
2. Another Day [RH,JN]
3. Shame [DB,JN,V…]

Group 3
1. Kingfisher
2. Cassiopeia
3. Under The Paving Stones, The Beach! [JG,CG,CD,JN]

Group 4
1. Leaving the City
2. No Provenance
3. Sympathy [GS]*

Group 5
1. In California
2. Untitled Harp Music / Prepared Harp. Improv. [DB,JN,V]
3. Life’s A Happy Song Finale [M]

Group 6
1. Time, As a Symptom
2. The Book Of Right-On
3. The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]

Group 7
1. Goose Eggs
2. Sprout And The Bean
3. Mountain [GS]

Group 8
1. Soft As Chalk
2. What We Have Known
3. Angel

Group 9
1. Anecdotes
2. Colleen
3. No Style [P]

Group 10
1. Autumn
2. Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
3. I'm Already Gone / Already Gone [P]*

Group 11
1. You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
2. Erin
3. Kindness Be Conceived [TG]

Group 12
1. Only Skin
2. Ring The Living Bell [JN,S,WW]
3. Eleven Continents [RF,LM]*

Group 13
1. Baby Birch
2. Instrumental 1999
3. River Guard [BC]

Group 14
1. Occident
2. '81
3. He Needs Me

Group 15
1. Jackrabbits
2. A Pin-Light Bent
3. Against The Sky [VB]

Group 16
1. Sadie
2. The Things I Say
3. Sycamore [BC]

Group 17
1. Esme
2. Bridges And Balloons
3. Hear Me Marching [P]

Group 18
1, Have One On Me
2. If I Were [VB]
3. Swift Nude [P]

Group 19
1, Monkey & Bear
2. The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
3. Same Old Man

Group 20
1. Easy
2. Rock Bottom Riser [S]
3. The Fray

Group 21
1. Sapokanikan
2. The Man Who Ran The Town [HS,JN]
3. Bring Me Down [GS]

Group 22
1. Swansea
2. Inflammatory Writ
3. Spooks [JG,GC,DG,JN]

Group 23
1. Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
2. Flying A Kite
3. Picture [RP,JN]

Group 24
1. You and Me, Bess
2. Lifetime [RF,LM]
3. On A Good Day

Group 25
1. Peach, Plum, Pear
2. Yarn And Glue
3. We Are The Doctor [P]

Group 26
1. Divers
2. Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
3. Amour Fou [V,JN,AC,DB]

Group 27
1. Go Long
2. Little Wing
3. Exit / Orderly Manor [P]

Group 28
1. Emily
2. This Is Just To Say
3. Tom Bombadil

Group 29
1. Waltz Of The 101st Lightborne
2. Three Little Babes
3. Do You Know Who You Are? [GS]

Group 30
1. Good Intentions Paving Company
2. This Side Of The Blue
3. Our Anniversary [S]

Group 31
1. Cosmia
2. Albatross
3. Man’s Road

Bonus Points
Sawdust and Diamonds, Kingfisher, In California, You And Me, Bess

[Steve]

Thank you for your votes, Headless_Caboose, Under a CPell, solfatara, and madpawn! I am glad it's not just me on my own.

[Julia]

Sorry I missed Round 1, but here are my votes for Round 2 (excluding the songs I don't know):

Group 1
2. En Gallop! / “En Gallop”
1. Ribbon Bows

Group 2
1. Sawdust & Diamonds

Group 3
1. Kingfisher
2. Cassiopeia

Group 4
2. No Provenance
1. Leaving the City

Group 5
1. In California
2. Untitled Harp Music / Prepared Harp. Improv. [DB,JN,V]

Group 6
1. Time, As a Symptom
2. The Book Of Right-On

Group 7
2. Sprout And The Bean
1. Goose Eggs

Group 8
2. What We Have Known
1. Soft As Chalk

Group 9
2. Colleen
1. Anecdotes

Group 10
1. Autumn
2. Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)

Group 11
1. You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
2. Erin

Group 12
1. Only Skin

Group 13
1. Baby Birch
2. Instrumental 1999

Group 14
2. Occident
1. '81

Group 15
1. Jackrabbits
2. A Pin-Light Bent

Group 16
1. Sadie
2. The Things I Say

Group 17
2. Bridges And Balloons
1. Esme

Group 18
Have One On Me

Group 19
3. Same Old Man
2. The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
1. Monkey & Bear

Group 20
1. Easy
2. The Fray

Group 21
Sapokanikan

Group 22
1. Inflammatory Writ
2. Swansea

Group 23
2. Flying A Kite
3. Picture [RP,JN]
1. Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie

Group 24
1. On A Good Day
2. You and Me, Bess

Group 25
1. Peach, Plum, Pear
2. Yarn And Glue

Group 26
1. Divers
2. Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes

Group 27
Go Long

Group 28
1. Emily
2. Tom Bombadil

Group 29
1. Waltz Of The 101st Lightborne

Group 30
1. Good Intentions Paving Company
2. This Side Of The Blue

Group 31
2. Albatross
1. Cosmia
3. Man’s Road

Bonus Points
A Pin-Light Bent, Colleen, Erin, Ca' the Yowes to the Knowes

[Steve]

Thank you for your votes, Julia! Don't worry too much about round 1 - it was mostly the lesser known stuff and collaborations (plus Same Old Man, which had a low average position, as it had previously appeared as 'only' a collaboration. Glad you are with us now, and pleas become back for Round 3 in a week or so.

[Adam]

Oh dear, I know far too few of these songs but will give it my best shot anyway! If I've given it a "3", that probably means I haven't heard it, haha. You really have got a comprehensive list there, we should put it on Wikipedia or something.

I put a plus next to my bonus point choices:

Group 1
_1+ En Gallop! / “En Gallop”
_2_ Ribbon Bows
_3_ Secret [P]
Group 2
_3_ Shame [DB,JN,V…]
_2_ Another Day [RH,JN]
_1_ Sawdust & Diamonds
Group 3
_3_ Under The Paving Stones, The Beach! [JG,CG,CD,JN]
_1_ Kingfisher
_2_ Cassiopeia
Group 4
_3_ Sympathy [GS]*
_2_ No Provenance
_1_ Leaving the City
Group 5
_1_ In California
_3_ Life’s A Happy Song Finale [M]
_2_ Untitled Harp Music / Prepared Harp. Improv. [DB,JN,V]
Group 6
_3_ The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
_1_ Time, As a Symptom
_2_ The Book Of Right-On
Group 7
_1_ Sprout And The Bean
_3_ Mountain [GS]
_2_ Goose Eggs
Group 8
_3_ Angel
_1_ What We Have Known
_2_ Soft As Chalk
Group 9
_2_ Colleen
_3_ No Style [P]
_1_ Anecdotes
Group 10
_3_ I'm Already Gone / Already Gone [P]*
_1_ Autumn
_2_ Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
Group 11
_3_ Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
_1_ You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
_2_ Erin
Group 12
_1_ Only Skin
_2_ Ring The Living Bell [JN,S,WW]
_3_ Eleven Continents [RF,LM]*
Group 13
_1_ Baby Birch
_2_ Instrumental 1999
_3_ River Guard [BC]
Group 14
_2_ Occident
_3_ He Needs Me
_1_ '81
Group 15
_3_ Against The Sky [VB]
_1+ Jackrabbits
_2_ A Pin-Light Bent
Group 16
_1_ Sadie
_2_ The Things I Say
_3_ Sycamore [BC]
Group 17
_3_ Hear Me Marching [P]
_1_ Bridges And Balloons
_2_ Esme
Group 18
_3_ If I Were [VB]
_2_ Swift Nude [P]
_1_ Have One On Me
Group 19
_2_ Same Old Man
_3_ The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
_1_ Monkey & Bear
Group 20
_1_ Easy
_3_ Rock Bottom Riser [S]
_2_ The Fray
Group 21
_1+ Sapokanikan
_2_ The Man Who Ran The Town [HS,JN]
_3_ Bring Me Down [GS]
Group 22
_1_ Inflammatory Writ
_3_ Spooks [JG,GC,DG,JN]
_2_ Swansea
Group 23
_1_ Flying A Kite
_3_ Picture [RP,JN]
_2_ Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
Group 24
_3_ Lifetime [RF,LM]
_2_ On A Good Day
_1_ You and Me, Bess
Group 25
_1_ Peach, Plum, Pear
_3_ We Are The Doctor [P]
_2_ Yarn And Glue
Group 26
_3_ Amour Fou [V,JN,AC,DB]
_1_ Divers
_2_ Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
Group 27
_3_ Exit / Orderly Manor [P]
_1_ Go Long
_2_ Little Wing
Group 28
_1+ Emily
_2_ This Is Just To Say
_3_ Tom Bombadil
Group 29
_1_ Waltz Of The 101st Lightborne
_2_ Three Little Babes
_3_ Do You Know Who You Are? [GS]
Group 30
_3_ Our Anniversary [S]
_1_ Good Intentions Paving Company
_2_ This Side Of The Blue
Group 31
_3_ Albatross
_1_ Cosmia
_2_ Man’s Road

[Steve]

Hi Adam. Welcome to the JNST and Thank you for your votes and your kind comments. I look forward to seeing you again in Round Three.

[Alex Ysoltsev]

Group 1
1 - En Gallop! / “En Gallop”
2 - Ribbon Bows

Group 2
1 - Sawdust & Diamonds

Group 3
1 - Kingfisher
2 - Cassiopeia

Group 4
1 - Leaving the City
2 - No Provenance

Group 5
1 - In California
2 - Untitled Harp Music / Prepared Harp. Improv. [DB,JN,V]

Group 6
1 - Time, As a Symptom
2 - The Book Of Right-On

Group 7
1 - Goose Eggs
2 - Sprout And The Bean

Group 8
1 - Soft As Chalk

Group 9
1 - Anecdotes
2 - Colleen

Group 10
1 - Autumn
2 - Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)

Group 11
1 - You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
2 - Erin

Group 12
1 - Only Skin

Group 13
1 - Baby Birch
2 - Instrumental 1999

Group 14
1 - '81
2 - Occident

Group 15
1 - Jackrabbits
2 - A Pin-Light Bent

Group 16
1 - Sadie
2 - The Things I Say

Group 17
1 - Esme
2 - Bridges And Balloons

Group 18
1 - Have One On Me

Group 19
1 - Monkey & Bear
2 - Same Old Man

Group 20
1 - Easy
2 - The Fray

Group 21
1 - Sapokanikan

Group 22
1 - Swansea
2 - Inflammatory Writ

Group 23
1 - Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
2 - Flying A Kite

Group 24
1 - On A Good Day
2 - You and Me, Bess

Group 25
1 - Peach, Plum, Pear
2 - Yarn And Glue

Group 26
1 - Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
2 - Divers

Group 27
1 - Go Long

Group 28
1 - Emily
2 - This Is Just To Say

Group 29
1 - Waltz Of The 101st Lightborne
2 - Three Little Babes

Group 30
1 - Good Intentions Paving Company
2 - This Side Of The Blue

Group 31
1 - Cosmia

Bonus Points:
Good Intentions Paving Company
Peach, Plum, Pear
Sapokanikan
On A Good Day

[Steve]

Why is it that every time my computer 'upgrades' it feels like a downgrade?

Thank you for Alex Ysoltsev, who also has just beaten the deadline while I was typing!

Anyway, now I've finished fighting with the thing, I have just made it in time for my own deadline! If anyone else is intending to vote, please do so in the next 25 minutes or so!

My votes for Round Two are -

Group 1
1_ En Gallop! / “En Gallop”
2_ Ribbon Bows
3_ Secret [P]
Group 2
1_ Sawdust & Diamonds
2_ Shame [DB,JN,V…]
3_ Another Day [RH,JN]
Group 3
1_ Kingfisher
2_ Cassiopeia
3_ Under The Paving Stones, The Beach! [JG,CG,CD,JN]
Group 4
1_ Leaving the City
=2 Sympathy [GS]*
=2 No Provenance
Group 5
1_ In California
2_ Untitled Harp Music / Prepared Harp. Improv. [DB,JN,V]
3_ Life’s A Happy Song Finale [M]
Group 6
1_ The Book Of Right-On
=2 The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
=2 Time, As a Symptom
Group 7
1_ Goose Eggs
2_ Sprout And The Bean
3_ Mountain [GS]
Group 8
1_ Soft As Chalk
2_ What We Have Known
3_ Angel
Group 9
1_ Anecdotes
2_ No Style [P]
3_ Colleen
Group 10
1_ Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
2_ Autumn
3_ I'm Already Gone / Already Gone [P]*
Group 11
1_ Erin
2_ You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
3_ Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Group 12
1_ Only Skin
2_ Eleven Continents [RF,LM]*
3_ Ring The Living Bell [JN,S,WW]
Group 13
1_ Baby Birch
2_ Instrumental 1999
3_ River Guard [BC]
Group 14
1_ '81
2_ Occident
3_ He Needs Me
Group 15
1_ A Pin-Light Bent
2_ Jackrabbits
3_ Against The Sky [VB]
Group 16
1_ Sadie
2_ Sycamore [BC]
3_ The Things I Say
Group 17
1_ Bridges And Balloons
2_ Esme
3_ Hear Me Marching [P]
Group 18
1_ Have One On Me
2_ Swift Nude [P]
3_ If I Were [VB]
Group 19
1_ Same Old Man
2_ Monkey & Bear
3_ The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
Group 20
1_ The Fray
2_ Easy
3_ Rock Bottom Riser [S]
Group 21
1_ Sapokanikan
2_ The Man Who Ran The Town [HS,JN]
3_ Bring Me Down [GS]
Group 22
1_ Inflammatory Writ
2_ Swansea
3_ Spooks [JG,GC,DG,JN]
Group 23
1_ Flying A Kite
2_ Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
3_ Picture [RP,JN]
Group 24
1_ On A Good Day
=2 Lifetime [RF,LM]
=2 You and Me, Bess
Group 25
1_ Peach, Plum, Pear
2_ Yarn And Glue
3_ We Are The Doctor [P]
Group 26
1_ Divers
2_ Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
3_ Amour Fou [V,JN,AC,DB]
Group 27
1_ Go Long
2_ Exit / Orderly Manor [P]
3_ Little Wing
Group 28
1_ Emily
2_ This Is Just To Say
3_ Tom Bombadil
Group 29
1_ Waltz Of The 101st Lightborne
2_ Three Little Babes
3_ Do You Know Who You Are? [GS]
Group 30
1_ This Side Of The Blue
2_ Good Intentions Paving Company
3_ Our Anniversary [S]
Group 31
1_ Cosmia
2_ Man’s Road
3_ Albatross
Bonus Points:
I decided to give these to four songs I had placed 2nd in their groups; five stood out, so I had to pass on The Man Who Ran The Town [HS,JN], and give them to:
Ribbon Bows
What We Have Known
No Style [P]
Ca' The Yowes To The Knowes

[Steve]

Thank you to all those who have voted so far in JNST6.

Voting is now closed in Round Two, and I think it is quite appropriate that exactly 2016 points were awarded!

Here is the outcome of the votes:

VI JOANNA NEWSOM SONG TOURNAMENT 2016
ROUND TWO RESULTS

Group 1
38 — En Gallop! / “En Gallop”
29 — Ribbon Bows
1 — Secret [P]
Group 2
48 — Sawdust & Diamonds
10 — Another Day [RH,JN]
6 — Shame [DB,JN,V…]
Group 3
48 — Kingfisher
16 — Cassiopeia
0 — Under The Paving Stones, The Beach! [JG,CG,CD,JN]
Group 4
39 — Leaving the City
27 — No Provenance
1 — Sympathy [GS]*
Group 5
48 — In California
16 — Untitled Harp Music / Prepared Harp. Improv. [DB,JN,V]
0 — Life’s A Happy Song Finale [M]
Group 6
35 — Time, As a Symptom
23 — The Book Of Right-On
7 — The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
Group 7
37 — Goose Eggs
26 — Sprout And The Bean
1 — Mountain [GS]
Group 8
44 — Soft As Chalk
20 — What We Have Known
1 — Angel
Group 9
47 — Anecdotes
18 — Colleen
3 — No Style [P]
Group 10
45 — Autumn
22 — Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
0 — I'm Already Gone / Already Gone [P]*
Group 11
40 — You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
23 — Erin
2 — Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Group 12
48 — Only Skin
10 — Ring The Living Bell [JN,S,WW]
6 — Eleven Continents [RF,LM]*
Group 13
48 — Baby Birch
16 — Instrumental 1999
0 — River Guard [BC]
Group 14
40 — '81
25 — Occident
0 — He Needs Me
Group 15
33 — Jackrabbits
32 — A Pin-Light Bent
1 — Against The Sky [VB]
Group 16
48 — Sadie
14 — The Things I Say
3 — Sycamore [BC]
Group 17
37 — Esme
28 — Bridges And Balloons
0 — Hear Me Marching [P]
Group 18
48 — Have One On Me
9 — Swift Nude [P]
7 — If I Were [VB]
Group 19
40 — Monkey & Bear
20 — Same Old Man
4 — The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
Group 20
44 — Easy
18 — The Fray
2 — Rock Bottom Riser [S]
Group 21
50 — Sapokanikan
13 — The Man Who Ran The Town [HS,JN]
3 — Bring Me Down [GS]
Group 22
37 — Swansea
28 — Inflammatory Writ
0 — Spooks [JG,GC,DG,JN]
Group 23
36 — Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
25 — Flying A Kite
3 — Picture [RP,JN]
Group 24
39 — On A Good Day
25 — You and Me, Bess
1 — Lifetime [RF,LM]
Group 25
49 — Peach, Plum, Pear
16 — Yarn And Glue
0 — We Are The Doctor [P]
Group 26
40 — Divers
26 — Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
0 — Amour Fou [V,JN,AC,DB]
Group 27
48 — Go Long
10 — Little Wing
6 — Exit / Orderly Manor [P]
Group 28
49 — Emily
9 — This Is Just To Say
7 — Tom Bombadil
Group 29
48 — Waltz Of The 101st Lightborne
15 — Three Little Babes
1 — Do You Know Who You Are? [GS]
Group 30
45 — Good Intentions Paving Company
20 — This Side Of The Blue
0 — Our Anniversary [S]
Group 31
49 — Cosmia
10 — Albatross
6 — Man’s Road

The draw for Round Three will be posted very shortly...

[Steve]

Commentary

The 31 group winners, plus the two best-performing runner-up, are qualified for Round Three. Fortunately, the runners-up are clear-cut, with A Pin Light Bent (32 points) and Ribbon Bows (29 points) scoring more points than any other second-placed song. Those which just missed out were:
Bridges And Balloons / Inflammatory Writ ... both 28 points
No Provenance ... 27
Sprout And The Bean / Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes ... both 26
Occident / Flying A Kite / You and Me, Bess ... 25 pts
It is possible that we will see the first three of these again if there is sufficient interest to justify running a "Division 3" of the final round.

The make-up of our final 33 is very consistent with previous years. Of the top 33 ranked songs across JNSTs I - V, only four did not make it, namely -
Colleen (19th) - EP track
Bridges And Balloons (29th) - from Milk-Eyed Mender
Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain) (32nd) - from Have One On Me
No Provenance (33rd) - from Have One On Me.
Their places have gone to the following songs which were previously ranked outside the top 33:
Anecdotes (44th) - from Divers
Esme (34th) - from HOOM
Jackrabbits (46th) - from HOOM
Ribbon Bows (35th) - from HOOM.

Our 33 qualifiers are all from the four main albums, and line up as follows:
THE MILK-EYED MENDER ........................................ 5
Peach, Plum, Pear
Sadie
En Gallop! / “En Gallop”
Swansea
Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
YS ....................................................................... 5
Emily
Cosmia
Only Skin
Sawdust & Diamonds
Monkey & Bear
HAVE ONE ON ME ................................................. 14
In California
Have One On Me
Go Long
Baby Birch
Kingfisher
Good Intentions Paving Company
Autumn
Easy
Soft As Chalk
'81
On A Good Day
Esme
Jackrabbits
Ribbon Bows*
DIVERS ................................................................ 9
Sapokanikan
Waltz Of The 101st Lightborne
Anecdotes
You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
Divers
Leaving the City
Goose Eggs
Time, As a Symptom
A Pin-Light Bent*

The next round draw will ensure that no group contains more than one song from each album, except for HOOM, where there are more qualified songs than groups.

[Steve]

VI JOANNA NEWSOM SONG TOURNAMENT 2016

DRAW FOR ROUND THREE

In this round, please arrange the songs within each group in descending order of your favourite - ie rank your favourite as #1, second favourite as #2 (and by implication the remaining one will be #3). Your top ranked song will receive 6 points, second ranked will receive 2, and third will receive zero. You also have the opportunity to nominate any TWO songs to receive a single bonus point. Any songs placed tied will share the points available for those positions; any songs not mentioned will be deemed to occupy the highest available position(s). As ever, it is the SONG, not the version you are voting for, so please base your votes on your favourite recording/version of each song: this may well be the album version, but if you prefer one of the many live recordings, or an early EP version, for example, please base your vote on that.

Group 1
__ Go Long
__ Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
__ Anecdotes

Group 2
__ A Pin-Light Bent*
__ Kingfisher
__ Sadie

Group 3
__ Emily
__ Time, As a Symptom
__ '81

Group 4
__ Autumn
__ Have One On Me
__ En Gallop! / “En Gallop”

Group 5
__ Ribbon Bows*
__ Sapokanikan
__ On A Good Day

Group 6
__ Easy
__ Leaving the City
__ Only Skin

Group 7
__ Peach, Plum, Pear
__ Soft As Chalk
__ Goose Eggs

Group 8
__ Divers
__ Monkey & Bear
__ In California

Group 9
__ Good Intentions Paving Company
__ Swansea
__ Sawdust & Diamonds

Group 10
__ Baby Birch
__ Waltz Of The 101st Lightborne
__ Jackrabbits

Group 11
__ You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
__ Cosmia
__ Esme

Bonus Point
Please nominate a maximum of two songs from any of those listed above.

EDIT/UPDATE: Apologies for not including the deadline at the outset. I intend to close the voting for this round at 11:59pm UK time on Friday 14th October 2016, or as soon as possible thereafter. As usual, any votes received before I formally close the round will be included.

[Adam]

Good work Steve, I was just wondering why you didn't mention any songs being "forced out" thanks to the new songs from Divers, then I realised it must have been in the last tournament too. I can't believe it's been out over a year now!

Let's see if I'm the first to vote this time...

Argh, some hard choices here. I had no idea how to rank Group 3 -- they are all really great but in completely different ways: "Emily", for its lyrics and sumptuous arrangement; "Time, As a Symptom" for being a great album-closer; and "'81" for its simplicity and pithiness. Group 7 I also found notable as the songs are thematically similar: they all concern recalled and recounted conversations. I don't know if you intended that, but these groupings create some interesting juxtapositions, actually.

Plusses indicate my bonus points, as before.

Group 1
_3_ Go Long
_2_ Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
_1_ Anecdotes

Group 2
_3_ A Pin-Light Bent*
_2_ Kingfisher
_1_ Sadie

Group 3
_1_ Emily
_2+ Time, As a Symptom
_3_ '81

Group 4
_2_ Autumn
_3_ Have One On Me
_1_ En Gallop! / “En Gallop”

Group 5
_2_ Ribbon Bows*
_1_ Sapokanikan
_3_ On A Good Day

Group 6
_3_ Easy
_2_ Leaving the City
_1_ Only Skin

Group 7
_2_ Peach, Plum, Pear
_3_ Soft As Chalk
_1_ Goose Eggs

Group 8
_3_ Divers
_1_ Monkey & Bear
_2_ In California

Group 9
_1_ Good Intentions Paving Company
_3_ Swansea
_2_ Sawdust & Diamonds

Group 10
_2+ Baby Birch
_3_ Waltz Of The 101st Lightborne
_1_ Jackrabbits

Group 11
_1_ You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
_2_ Cosmia
_3_ Esme

[Steve]

Hi Adam

Thank you for your votes (yep - you are the first!) and also the interesting comments, which I always enjoy reading. You're right - Divers was included in JNST5: it didn't officially come out until late October, but the tournament was run late in the year to be sure that its songs were included. It is interesting to see, though, that all four albums continue to be well-represented in the last 33. I wonder, too, whether the absence of any songs that are NOT on one of the official albums indicates that people just don't know or listen to them often enough to be familiar with them, or whether Joanna very shrewdly left them off. Personally, I think Flying A Kite (from which my identifier comes, obliquely), What We Have Known, Erin, and Ca' The Yowes To The Knowes would not be out of place in this company, and there are also a handful of the collaborations that I enjoy listening to (No Style, The Man Who Ran The Town, Shame, for example) - although, stylistically, none of those would really fit onto any of her solo albums.

As for arranging the draw so that groups contained subjectively linked songs - no: I haven't done that. It tends to be a more mechanical process, really, more than an artistic one. The main consideration is to 'reward' songs that have scored highly in by keeping them apart in subsequent stages. A secondary aim is to try to separate songs from the same album, although that isn't always possible. A few years ago, I did toy with the idea of a subsidiary vote where songs were grouped somewhat according to style (eg - long piano songs, etc), but I am not sure I would feel comfortable squeezing her remarkably varied body of work into restrictive categories: also, with dwindling numbers on here, I think it best just to focus on the core vote for now. Another idea I had was to try to ensure that songs were not paired with the same opponent year-on-year: I started a huge analysis of all the previous JNSTs, but I got rather bogged down and decided that idea could wait.

Anyway - as I say, I am always delighted to read any feedback, both on the songs themselves, and on the Tournament.

[under a CPell]

Round 3:

Group 1
1 Anecdotes=
1 Go Long
2 Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie


Group 2
1 Sadie
2 A Pin-Light Bent*=
2 Kingfisher


Group 3
1 Time, As a Symptom, Bonus Point
2 Emily=
2 '81

Group 4
1 Have One On Me
2 Autumn=
2 En Gallop! / “En Gallop”


Group 5
1 Sapokanikan
2 On A Good Day
3 Ribbon Bows*

Group 6
1 Leaving the City=
1 Only Skin, Bonus Point
2 Easy

Group 7
1 Peach, Plum, Pear
2 Soft As Chalk=
2 Goose Eggs

Group 8
1 Divers
2 In California
3 Monkey & Bear


Group 9
1 Good Intentions Paving Company
2 Swansea=
2 Sawdust & Diamonds

Group 10
1 Waltz Of The 101st Lightborne
2 Baby Birch
3 Jackrabbits

Group 11
1 Cosmia
2 You Will Not Take My Heart Alive=
2 Esme

I found it very difficult to choose this time, sorry for all the ties! Especially Group 6 seemed kind of cruel to have to choose between.
It's a pity there aren't more members voting, I always think the song tournament is great fun (and for me personally, occupying myself with Joanna's music is a good way to spend the time waiting for the remastered Boys for Pele album by Tori Amos and the Before the Dawn live album by Kate Bush). Thank you for organising this again!

[under a CPell]

I think I would find it very difficult to choose which songs go in which group together. I find it matters a great deal against which other songs a particular song is pitted for the resulting number of points it receives. For instance: I think I would rate Time, As A Symptom and Only Skin about the same in my love for them, but TAAS gets 7 points and OS only 4, because I love Leaving The City so much too. But I suppose there isn't really a way around this?

[Steve]

Thank you for your votes, Under a CPell (and also for the tipoff about the forthcoming Kate Bush album). You pinpoint a flaw with any tournament run on these lines, whether a JNST, a sporting competition, or even an employment interview process, in that it iis possible for the second-best entry to be eliminated early if it is unlucky enough noug to come up against the best at that stage. Seeding the draw helps to reduce the chances of this, but of course that is a blunt instrument and doesn't take account of each voter's own preferences. For example in the JNST, was Ribbon Bows really a 'best runner up', or was En Gallop just a 'worst winner'? I have my opinion on that, but it may not match that of others. I think the only ways round the problem would be
1) simply to present voters with a list of every song in the tournament and ask them to rank them, which has the drawback of being less 'interactive' and perhaps less exciting in that there isn't really any progress to follow, nor climactic finish; or
2) to do something like the 'song ranker' that Solfatara (I think) posted on here, where we all vote on each pairing and plug the combined result back into the algorithm; or
3) have an enormous round-robin, pairing each song once with every other song - but that would take all year and probably lose MM its last few readers through fatigue!
Option 1 is perhaps feasible, and may be a way of reaching out to the Facebook people too - they only need to vote once and wouldn't need to keep hopping back here, son perhaps I might use such a system in 2017, especially if mm readership remains at a low level.
Thank you as ever for your through provoking comments and I am glad you are enjoying the JNST.

[Julia]

This is fun! I'm slightly baffled about the mathematics behind it but enjoy the process nevertheless.

Some tough choices and many ties... Group 3 was impossible! Here are my votes:

Group 1
3 Go Long
2 Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
1 Anecdotes

Group 2
1 A Pin-Light Bent
1 Kingfisher
3 Sadie

Group 3
1 Emily
1 Time, As a Symptom
1 '81

Group 4
2 Autumn
1 Have One On Me
2 En Gallop! / “En Gallop”

Group 5
1 Ribbon Bows
1 Sapokanikan
3 On A Good Day

Group 6
1 Easy
2 Leaving the City
1 Only Skin

Group 7
1 Peach, Plum, Pear
3 Soft As Chalk
1 Goose Eggs

Group 8
1 Divers
1 Monkey & Bear
3 In California

Group 9
2 Good Intentions Paving Company
3 Swansea
1 Sawdust & Diamonds

Group 10
1 Baby Birch
1 Waltz Of The 101st Lightborne
3 Jackrabbits

Group 11
3 You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
1 Cosmia
1 Esme

Bonus Point
Soft as Chalk // Jackrabbits