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VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 06 Apr 2017, 13:47
by Steve
Hi to anyone who reads this!

It looks as though MilkyMoon is almost dormant now: I think there was a complete month (Feb) with no postings at all, and - but for some admin - March would have suffered the same fate, too.

However, if I'm the only one here, I guess it won't offend anyone if I put up another JNST.

It will start slowly and gently with the obscurities in the preliminary phase over the next few weeks, and - just maybe - a few visitors will come along and participate later on (that does not, of course, mean that all-comers aren't welcome even in the early stages).

Anyone lacking knowledge on the obscurities is invited to contact me by PM, as in the past, for assistance in familiarising yourself with some of these songs. And - as before - I'll repeat my appeal for information / files / links from last year ...

PS - Does anyone have any information as to whether Joanna participated in either of the "ensemble' pieces at the Fleetwood Mac event, or did she only appear on the song she sang solo? Perhaps someone here (or on FB) attended the concert and could give a definitive answer.

1) Does anyone have audio files of France and/or The French Lieutenant's Dreams performed with Philip Glass & Tim Fain that they would be prepared to send me, please? [The Orchard has kindly been found]. Also, any Joanna material that’s on the ‘director’s cut’ of Family Jams, but not on the new DVD.
2) Did Joanna appear on any song at the Fleetwood Mac tribute other than Beautiful Child. I am aware that the show opener was Tusk, and that a group performance of Don’t Stop closed the show, but have not seen any evidence that Joanna appeared on either of these songs, and so I have not included them as yet.
3) Did Joanna appear on the finale to the Muppets soundtrack, Life’s A Happy Song. It’s listed as an entire cast performance, so I'll include it in the JNST.
4) Little Picture of You: Joanna is not credited for this track on Kevin Barker's 2010 album, but does anyone know if she guested on a live or unreleased version?? - I have continued to include this song in the JNST.

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 11 Aug 2017, 00:29
by Steve
VII JOANNA NEWSOM SONG TOURNAMENT 2017

More in hope than expectation, I launch the seventh (and perhaps last, if I am the only one taking part!) edition of this once popular pastime.

There were no responses to my questions above, so I shall continue to assume that Tusk and Don't Stop do not feature Joanna, and that Life's A Happy Song and Little Picture Of You do.

The piece referred to in (1) above should correctly be known as The French Lieutenant Dreams. Again, if anyone has any audio of this or of France), I'd love to hear them please!

The title of one other track is presenting some confusion, since I have mislaid my copy of the Nervous Cop CD "NRVSCP", and online images are impossible to read. For the time being, I am sticking with Hawk Feeds You To Feed Itself (without preceding "The").

This means that there are 136 songs entered into this year's competition - the 135 that featured last time, plus Make Hay, the outtake from "Divers" that emerged just too late for inclusion.

COLLABORATIONS
Songs that have not appeared as solo pieces have their performers or collaborators listed in [square brackets] after the titles, using the following abbreviations:
Collaborations are indicated in square brackets, [...], and are abbreviated as follows:
BC = Bill Callaghan (also known as Smog, qv)
CD = Clive Deamer
CG = Clive Greenwood
DB = Devendra Banhart
DG = Danny Goffey
E = Espers
GC = Gaz Coombes
GS = Golden Shoulders
HS = Hard Skin
JG = Jonny Greenwood
KB = Kevin Barker
LI = The Lonely Island
LM = Lili De La Mora
M = The Muppets
MB = The Moore Brothers
MO = Mike O'Brien
NC = Nervous Cop
P = The Pleased
PG = Philip Glass
RF = Ryan Francesconi
RH = Roy Harper
RP = Robin Pecknold
S = Smog (also known as Bill Callaghan, qv)
SN = Stacy Nuner
TF = Tim Fain
TG = Thao & The Get Down Stay Down (Thao is Thao Nguyen)
V = Vetiver
VB = Vashti Bunyan
WW = Weird War
JN = Joanna Newsom, including Joanna Newsom & The Ys Street Band - not shown unless her name appears as part of the credited artists.

ENTERED SONGS
Here is a list of the 136 songs entered in this year's JNST. If anyone knows of anything that I have omitted, please let me know (and as soon as possible, please, so that it may be slipped in without too much disruption to the structure).

7 Minutes In Heaven [MOB/JN]
’81
A Pin-Light Bent
About Me [P]
Against The Sky [VB]
Albatross
Amerilie [V]
Amour Fou [V/JN/AC/DB]
Anecdotes
Angel
Another Day [RH/JN]
Another Disaster [P]
Autumn
Baby Birch
Beautiful Child
The Book Of Right-On
Bridges And Balloons
Bring Me Down [GS]
Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
Cassiopeia
Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie
Colleen
Colorchains Of Inner Space [NC]
The Conversation [P]
Cosmia
Divers
Do You Know Who You Are? [GS]
Does Not Suffice
Don't Make Things [P]
Dreams [DB/JN/V]
Easy
Eleven Continents [RF/LM]
Emily
En Gallop (aka En Gallop!)
Erin
Esme
Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P]
Flying A Kite
France [PG/JN/TF]
Franks Vs Frank [NC]
The Fray
The French Lieutenant Dreams [JN/TF]
Get Wolf Boy And Get In Context [NC]
Go Long
Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB]
Good Intentions Paving Company
Goose Eggs
Happy Birthday To You
Have One On Me
Hawk Feeds You To Feed Itself [NC]
He Needs Me
Hear Me Marching [P]
The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
If I Were [VB]
If You Can Afford It [P]
Ill Pearls [NC]
I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P]
In California
Inflammatory Writ
Instrumental 1999
Intermission (aka I The Province) [P]
Jackrabbits
Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Kingfisher
Leaving The City
Let Go [P]
Life's A Happy Song Finale [M]
Lifetime [RF/LM]
Little Picture Of You [KB]
Little Wing
Make Hay
The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN]
Man’s Road
Monkey & Bear
Mountain & Bear [KB]
Mountain [GS]
The Muppet Show Theme [M]
Never Come Home [P]
No Provenance
No Style [P]
Nonrum Nonproblem [NC]
The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
Nuflesh, Old Thirst [NC]
Occident
Oh Canada [P]
On A Good Day
One Horse [P]
Only Skin
Orange Peter [P]
The Orchard [PG/JN/TF]
Our Anniversary [S]
Peach, Plum, Pear
Picture [RP/JN]
Pow Strikes Pow Implosion [NC]
R.U. In [P]
Ras Trent [LI]
Ribbon Bows
Rice Precipitation [NC]
Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW]
River Guard [BC]
Rock Bottom Riser [S]
Roots [DB/V/JN/E/SN]
Sadie
Same Old Man
Sapokanikan
Sawdust & Diamonds
Secret [P]
Setting The Bushes On Fire [NC]
Shame [DB/V/JN+friends]
Soft As Chalk
Spooks [JG/GC/DG/JN]
Sprout And The Bean
Swansea
Swift Nude [P]
Sycamore [S]
Sympathy [GS]
The Things I Say
This Is Just To Say
This Side Of The Blue
Three Little Babes
Through The Trees [RF/LM]
Time, As A Symptom
Tom Bombadil [and the Portlandia appearance]
Under The Paving Stones, The Beach! [JG/CG/CD/JN]
untitled (from One Piece From The Middle) [P]
Untitled Harp Music / Prepared Harp. Improv. [DB/JN/V]
Wake Up Instead [P]
Waltz Of The 101st Lightborne
We Are A Crowd [LI]
We Are The Doctor [P]
What We Have Known
The Wheel [BC]
Yarn And Glue
You & Me [KB]

ALTERNATIVE TITLES and EXCLUDED SONGS
I have not included songs by other artists which include samples of Joanna's work (even if she is credited as a featured artist): if you wish to cast a vote for one of these songs, please do so using the original JN song title as mentioned below for those of which I am aware.
A number of her songs have been known by more than one title:
- In some cases this is just an addition / omission of a preceding article (The, A) - in the list above, the definite article is ignored for purposes of alphabetical ordering.
- For convenience, some songs had a non-official fan-invented titles (eg "The Diver's Wife", "Barbara", "Be A Woman"), or simply labels by which they can be referred in the JNST.
- A few songs, especially those by The Pleased, were re-released (and sometimes re-recorded) under new titles.

“En Gallop” - listed under "E" as En Gallop (aka En Gallop!)
Already Gone [P] - listed as I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P]
Barbara - unofficial title for Ribbon Bows
Be A Woman - unofficial title for (part of) Only Skin
Cosmia Proper (Instrumental) - unofficial title for (part of) Cosmia
Diver - unofficial title for Divers
The Diver's Wife - unofficial title for Divers
Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain) - listed as Does Not Suffice
En Gallop! - later re-recorded as “En Gallop” - listed as En Gallop (aka En Gallop!)
Heart To Task - unofficial title for Ribbon Bows
I The Province [P] - listed as Intermission (aka I The Province) [P]
Kyle's Blues [GS] - listed as The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
Look And Despair - unofficial title for Sapokanikan
new Americana-style piano song - convenient label for Anecdotes
new harp song: Hay and a clean stall - convenient label for Leaving The City
Milk Eyed Gangster [Jay-Z, JN] - also known as The L.O.C. Mixtape, and divided into seven segments, each corresponding to a JN song: The Book Of Right-On, Sadie, “En Gallop”, Three Little Babes, Sprout And The Bean, Bridges And Balloons, Peach Plum Pear
new piano song: ...space of half a day - convenient label for The Things I Say
Orderly Manor [P] - listed as Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P]
Prepared Harp. Improv. - listed as Untitled Harp Music / Prepared Harp. Improv. [DB/JN/V]
Right On [The Roots, JN, STS] - includes samples of The Book Of Right-On
Shallow [16-Bit] - B-side of their 2009 12” release ‘Twice’: I have not heard this, but assume it is a sample or remix from The Book Of Right-On

RULES

1. The tournament is intended to find (in a fun way) the best-loved Joanna Newsom song (whether she appears as a solo artist or as a part – no matter how small – of a collaboration, and including songs that she did not write herself). It is driven by the votes of members of this MilkyMoon site. The tournament is thus between the songs and not between the people who are involved in it as voters.

2. Each SONG that Joanna has performed is one entry. This means that songs that have been recorded more than once count as a single entrant, and voters are asked to consider their personal favourite version when casting their votes. As well as the songs on Joanna's four official albums, her two early self-released EPs, and her handful of official singles, the tournament is also open to any song (or other scripted or lyrical piece, poem, etc) that she has ever performed, either solo or in collaboration with another artist or a group, so long as it is known to exist by the tournament organiser. (This, by default, is me, but it doesn't mean I have to have heard the song, but just that I have to know it has been performed; it can include songs only performed "live" as well as officially released songs). Where the same song is known by more than one title, it is still only entered once, and will be known by the most official title, or (if none, or more than one) by the title chosen by the organiser; all versions can however be considered by the voters. (eg: if you want to vote for En Gallop!, you can do so by selecting "En Gallop").

3. The organiser will draw the songs into a series of Groups or pairs, to be posted in this thread. MilkyMoon members are then invited to vote for their favourite song (or songs - see instructions posted at the time of the draw) in each Group, within a specified time limit. At the expiry of that time period (perhaps slightly extended, depending on when the organiser gets here to close off the round), the votes will be counted up, and the most popular song(s) in each group will progress to the next round, whereupon the process described in paragraph 3 will be repeated. The following provisions will also apply:
a) The draw will include an element of 'seeding', based on the song's performance in previous JNSTs, or in previous rounds of this JNST, to try to ensure that the most popular songs do not clash at earlier stages of the tournament.
b) If voters are asked to cast more than one vote per group, these can be ordered according to instructions posted at the time of each specific draw - for example, if two songs are to be chosen, these may be allocated 2 points for a first choice, and 1 point for a second choice. If your vote is ambiguous, I'll do my best to resolve it privately, but if this proves impossible I'll have to make a sensible decision on how to treat it.
c) If a voter is unable to choose between more than one song, their vote(s) will be regarded as shared equally between the songs involved, unless he or she makes it clear that they do not like any of the songs in a particular group, in which case no vote will be counted for that voter for that group.
d) The organiser will endeavour to make the draws as neutral as possible, for example by scrambling the order of groups and the order in which songs are presented within each group.
e) Depending on the exact number of songs entered in the initial draw, it is possible that wild-card places in a subsequent round may be allocated to the "best losers" (however defined) from the previous round, with the proviso that no song can receive two such wild-cards during the course of the same tournament. An asterisk (*) will be appended to the song’s title as a reminder that it has already received one such wild-card, and cannot do so again.

4. The final stage may follow the same pattern, or may be constituted as a series of "head to head" pairings on a round-robin basis involving up to 12 songs. An element in ordering the songs in the Final may be a brought forward 'bonus score' derived from voting in earlier rounds, but this will form only a minor part of the total weighting. (The final stages will decide the positions of the songs which reach that stage, and the lower positions will be determined by analysis of the results of the earlier rounds, possibly with a subsidiary vote for some of the positions).

For those that aren't interested in the mechanics - don't worry: all I invite you to do is to do is cast your votes for each group within the period stated. Please only post them in this thread, and if you change your mind (within the time limit) please do so by making a NEW post, and not by editing your initial one, as I could miss this if I've done an intermediate count and look only for later postings. The key things to remember are:
Don't rush your Qualifying Round votes ... take your time to consider, seek out, and listen again to these less familiar songs: PM me if you’re a regular MilkyMooner who would like some help in doing so.
ALL versions of a song count towards a single entry. For example, if you're asked to consider Cosmia, cast your vote on the basis of the version you like the best, whether it's one of the officially released versions on Ys or the Colleen EP, or one of any number of unreleased, bootlegged, unofficial, live, YouTube etc versions.
Please try to vote before the deadline that I state. I won't close a round before that date / time, but as soon as the deadline has elapsed, I am liable to close it at any time. I will, however, include votes cast between the announced deadline and the actual close of the round. All times / dates referred to are based on UK time (that's BST – British Summer Time – until the last Sunday in October, and then Greenwich Mean Time - GMT).

PROPOSED FORMAT
Of the 136 songs, the best performing 24 from previous JNSTs are exempted from the earlier rounds, leaving 112 to contest Round One. Of the 24 exempt songs, the top twelve will not enter until Round Three, and the next twelve (positions 13-24 adjudged by age-weighted permilles in all six previous JNSTs) will enter at the Round Two stage.
Round One A - The 112 songs are divided into 56 pairs. Voters are to select one from each pair, and the song receiving the higher number of votes will win the pairing.
Round One B - The above is repeated, with a new set of pairings.
Round One C - The above is repeated, with a third set of pairings.
After each song has contested three pairings, the results will be tabulated and the songs' performances placed in order. Any ties will be resolved by reference to the age-weighted permilles garnered in the six previous JNSTs. The leading 28 songs will progress to Round Two, and the remaining 84 will be eliminated.
Round Two - Forty songs (the 28 qualifiers from Round One, together with the 12 lower exempted songs) will be drawn into 20 pairs, on which you will be asked to vote. The winners from each pairing (with ties broken first be Round One performance if applicable to both songs, and then by age-weighted permilles as above) will progress to Round Three.
Round Three - This will involve the 20 winners from Round Two, and the top twelve exempted songs, a total of 32. More details of the procedure will be decided nearer the time, depending on level of interest shown in the earlier rounds.

Timescale - I envisage Round One A concluding at the end of August 2017, Round One B then being open until the end of 15 September 2017, and Round One C until the end of September 2017.
Round Two would probably remain open for most of October.
The format and timings of later rounds will be decided once Round Two is complete, but whatever happens the Tournament will conclude before the end of 2017.

A plea ... if anyone is reading this who has access to the community over on Facebook (which I do not, being a non-user of that system), please spread the word and encourage as many people as possible to join this site and cast their votes. Just one vote per pairing per person please!

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 11 Aug 2017, 01:49
by Steve
ROUND ONE A

Please choose your preferred song from each of the 56 pairings below, before the end of August 2017 (UK time):

Pair 1
He Needs Me
Do You Know Who You Are? [GS]
Pair 2
Another Day [RH/JN]
Beautiful Child
Pair 3
Bring Me Down [GS]
Under The Paving Stones, The Beach! [JG, CG, CD, JN]
Pair 4
untitled (from One Piece From The Middle) [P]
Untitled Harp Music / Prepared Harp. Improv. [DB/JN/V]
Pair 5
Hear Me Marching [P]
Man’s Road
Pair 6
This Is Just To Say
Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P]
Pair 7
Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
Little Picture Of You [KB]
Pair 8
What We Have Known
The Orchard [PG/JN/TF]
Pair 9
The Wheel [BC]
The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN]
Pair 10
Nonrum Nonproblem [NC]
Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
Pair 11
Inflammatory Writ
Mountain & Bear [KB]
Pair 12
R.U. In [P]
Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
Pair 13
Dreams [DB/JN/V]
You And Me, Bess
Pair 14
Make Hay
Secret [P]
Pair 15
Jackrabbits
Roots [DB/V/JN/E/SN]
Pair 16
Against The Sky [VB]
You & Me [KB]
Pair 17
If You Can Afford It [P]
Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Pair 18
Life's A Happy Song Finale [M]
Tom Bombadil
Pair 19
Angel
Swift Nude [P]
Pair 20
Amour Fou [V]
Shame [DB/V/JN+friends]
Pair 21
7 Minutes In Heaven [MOB/JN]
Esme
Pair 22
Autumn
Get Wolf Boy And Get In Context [NC]
Pair 23
The Things I Say
Through The Trees [RF/LM]
Pair 24
Spooks [JG, GC, DG, JN]
Lifetime [RF/LM]
Pair 25
The Muppet Show Theme [M]
The Book Of Right-On
Pair 26
Bridges And Balloons
France [PG/JN/TF]
Pair 27
Ribbon Bows
Ill Pearls [NC]
Pair 28
The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
One Horse [P]
Pair 29
The Conversation [P]
The Fray
Pair 30
You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
The French Lieutenant Dreams [JN/TF]
Pair 31
’81
We Are A Crowd [LI]
Pair 32
River Guard [BC]
Picture [RP/JN]
Pair 33
Colorchains Of Inner Space [NC]
Erin
Pair 34
This Side Of The Blue
Let Go [P]
Pair 35
Sprout And The Bean
Ras Trent [LI]
Pair 36
Little Wing
Happy Birthday To You
Pair 37
Rice Precipitation [NC]
Leaving The City
Pair 38
Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW]
Intermission (aka I The Province) [P]
Pair 39
Rock Bottom Riser [S]
I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P]
Pair 40
Colleen
Setting The Bushes On Fire [NC]
Pair 41
Pow Strikes Pow Implosion [NC]
Flying A Kite
Pair 42
Our Anniversary [S]
Mountain [GS]
Pair 43
No Provenance
The Hawk Feeds You To Feed Itself [NC]
Pair 44
The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
Never Come Home [P]
Pair 45
We Are A Crowd [LI]
If I Were [VB]
Pair 46
We Are The Doctor [P]
No Style [P]
Pair 47
Instrumental 1999
Wake Up Instead [P]
Pair 48
Amerilie [V]
Cassiopeia
Pair 49
Same Old Man
Oh Canada [P]
Pair 50
Occident
Franks Vs Frank [NC]
Pair 51
Sympathy [GS]
Eleven Continents [RF/LM]
Pair 52
Orange Peter [P]
Yarn And Glue
Pair 53
About Me [P]
Three Little Babes
Pair 54
Nuflesh, Old Thirst [NC]
On A Good Day
Pair 55
Another Disaster [P]
Albatross
Pair 56
Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB]
Sycamore [BC]

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 18 Aug 2017, 00:58
by under a CPell
ROUND ONE A

Pair 1
He Needs Me
Pair 2
Another Day [RH/JN]
Pair 3
Under The Paving Stones, The Beach! [JG, CG, CD, JN]
Pair 4
Pair 5
Man’s Road
Pair 6
Pair 7
Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
Pair 8
What We Have Known
Pair 9
The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN]
Pair 10
Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
Pair 11
Inflammatory Writ
Pair 12
Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
Pair 13
You And Me, Bess
Pair 14
Make Hay
Pair 15
Jackrabbits
Pair 16
Pair 17
Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Pair 18
Tom Bombadil
Pair 19
Angel
Pair 20
Pair 21
Esme
Pair 22
Autumn
Pair 23
The Things I Say
Pair 24
Lifetime [RF/LM]
Pair 25
The Book Of Right-On
Pair 26
Bridges And Balloons
Pair 27
Ribbon Bows
Pair 28
The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
Pair 29
The Fray
Pair 30
You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
Pair 31
’81
Pair 32
Picture [RP/JN]
Pair 33
Erin
Pair 34
This Side Of The Blue
Pair 35
Sprout And The Bean
Pair 36
Little Wing
Pair 37
Leaving The City
Pair 38
Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW]
Pair 39
Pair 40
Colleen
Pair 4
Flying A Kite
Pair 42
Pair 43
No Provenance
Pair 44
The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
Pair 45
If I Were [VB]
Pair 46
Pair 47
Instrumental 1999
Pair 48
Cassiopeia
Pair 49
Same Old Man
Pair 50
Occident
Pair 51
Eleven Continents [RF/LM]
Pair 52
Yarn And Glue
Pair 53
Three Little Babes
Pair 54
On A Good Day
Pair 55
Albatross
Pair 56
Good Heart, Money And Rain [M]

Where there's no title under the Pair number, I wasn't able to make a choice because I hadn't heard the song or wasn't able to hear Joanna's contribution, or just didn't like either song enough! I want to mostly vote for "real" Joanna songs, the ones that are preferably authored by her and/or audibly performed by her. I must admit I don't really have a desire to listen to the other songs, especially the ones by Nervous Cop! ;-)

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 19 Aug 2017, 08:35
by Steve
Hello Under a CPell!
And thank you so much for your votes. I feared it would be just me so - while I'm always appreciative that anyone takes an interest in this, my 'thank you' is especially heartfelt this time.
I will probably relisten to all these obscure songs once again to help with my choices, but I agree that the Nervous Cop ones are mostly very jarring. I am glad they exist, though - Joanna's own " Revolution #9" I suppose!
Thanks once again and I hope we are not the only ones...

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 05 Sep 2017, 02:06
by Steve
Hello! Apologies that this has slipped behind schedule. I intend to close this round at around midnight at the end of 5 Sept 2017 (UK time), and then operate THREE more sets of pairings in Round One during September. Thanks for your patience...

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 10 Sep 2017, 00:33
by Steve
MY VOTES FOR ROUND ONE A
Pair 1
Do You Know Who You Are? [GS]
Pair 2
Another Day [RH/JN]
Pair 3
Bring Me Down [GS]
Pair 4
Untitled Harp Music / Prepared Harp. Improv. [DB/JN/V]
Pair 5
Man’s Road
Pair 6
Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P]
Pair 7
Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
Pair 8
What We Have Known
Pair 9
The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN]
Pair 10
Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
Pair 11
Inflammatory Writ
Pair 12
Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
Pair 13
You And Me, Bess
Pair 14
Make Hay
Pair 15
Jackrabbits
Pair 16
Against The Sky [VB]
Pair 17
If You Can Afford It [P]
Pair 18
Tom Bombadil
Pair 19
Angel
Pair 20
Shame [DB/V/JN+friends]
Pair 21
Esme
Pair 22
Autumn
Pair 23
The Things I Say
Pair 24
Spooks [JG, GC, DG, JN]
Pair 25
The Book Of Right-On
Pair 26
Bridges And Balloons
Pair 27
Ribbon Bows
Pair 28
One Horse [P]
Pair 29
The Fray
Pair 30
You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
Pair 31
’81
Pair 32
Picture [RP/JN]
Pair 33
Erin
Pair 34
This Side Of The Blue
Pair 35
Sprout And The Bean
Pair 36
Little Wing
Pair 37
Leaving The City
Pair 38
Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW]
Pair 39
Rock Bottom Riser [S]
Pair 40
Setting The Bushes On Fire [NC]
Pair 41
Flying A Kite
Pair 42
Our Anniversary [S]
Pair 43
No Provenance
Pair 44
The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
Pair 45
If I Were [VB]
Pair 46
No Style [P]
Pair 47
Instrumental 1999
Pair 48
Cassiopeia
Pair 49
Same Old Man
Pair 50
Occident
Pair 51
Eleven Continents [RF/LM]
Pair 52
Yarn And Glue
Pair 53
Three Little Babes
Pair 54
On A Good Day
Pair 55
Another Disaster [P]
Pair 56
Sycamore [BC]

Voting for Round One A is now closed and I will post new pairings shortly ...

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 10 Sep 2017, 00:55
by Steve
VII JOANNA NEWSOM SONG TOURNAMENT 2017
RESULTS FROM ROUND ONE A


Pair 1: He Needs Me 1 - 1 Do You Know Who You Are? [GS]
Pair 2: Another Day [RH/JN] 2 - 0 Beautiful Child
Pair 3: Bring Me Down [GS] 1 - 1 Under The Paving Stones, The Beach! [JG, CG, CD, JN]
Pair 4: Untitled Harp Music / Prepared Harp. Improv. [DB/JN/V] 1 - 0 untitled (from One Piece From The Middle) [P]
Pair 5: Man’s Road 2 - 0 Hear Me Marching [P]
Pair 6: Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P] 1 - 0 This Is Just To Say
Pair 7: Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes 2 - 0 Little Picture Of You [KB]
Pair 8: What We Have Known 2 - 0 The Orchard [PG/JN/TF]
Pair 9: The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN] 2 - 0 The Wheel [BC]
Pair 10: Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie 2 - 0 Nonrum Nonproblem [NC]
Pair 11: Inflammatory Writ 2 - 0 Mountain & Bear [KB]
Pair 12: Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain) 2 - 0 R.U. In [P]
Pair 13: You And Me, Bess 2 - 0 Dreams [DB/JN/V]
Pair 14: Make Hay 2 - 0 Secret [P]
Pair 15: Jackrabbits 2 - 0 Roots [DB/V/JN/E/SN]
Pair 16: Against The Sky [VB] 1 - 0 You & Me [KB]
Pair 17: If You Can Afford It [P] 1 - 1 Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Pair 18: Tom Bombadil 2 - 0 Life's A Happy Song Finale [M]
Pair 19: Angel 2 - 0 Swift Nude [P]
Pair 20: Shame [DB/V/JN+friends] 1 - 0 Amour Fou [V]
Pair 21: Esme 2 - 0 7 Minutes In Heaven [MOB/JN]
Pair 22: Autumn 2 - 0 Get Wolf Boy And Get In Context [NC]
Pair 23: The Things I Say 2 - 0 Through The Trees [RF/LM]
Pair 24: Spooks [JG, GC, DG, JN] 1 - 1 Lifetime [RF/LM]
Pair 25: The Book Of Right-On 2 - 0 The Muppet Show Theme [M]
Pair 26: Bridges And Balloons 2 - 0 France [PG/JN/TF]
Pair 27: Ribbon Bows 2 - 0 Ill Pearls [NC]
Pair 28: The North Star Grassman And The Ravens 1 - 1 One Horse [P]
Pair 29: The Fray 2 - 0 The Conversation [P]
Pair 30: You Will Not Take My Heart Alive 2 - 0 The French Lieutenant Dreams [JN/TF]
Pair 31: ’81 2 - 0 We Are A Crowd [LI]
Pair 32: Picture [RP/JN] 2 - 0 River Guard [BC]
Pair 33: Erin 2 - 0 Colorchains Of Inner Space [NC]
Pair 34: This Side Of The Blue 2 - 0 Let Go [P]
Pair 35: Sprout And The Bean 2 - 0 Ras Trent [LI]
Pair 36: Little Wing 2 - 0 Happy Birthday To You
Pair 37: Leaving The City 2 - 0 Rice Precipitation [NC]
Pair 38: Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW] 2 - 0 Intermission (aka I The Province) [P]
Pair 39: Rock Bottom Riser [S] 1 - 0 I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P]
Pair 40: Colleen 1 - 1 Setting The Bushes On Fire [NC]
Pair 41: Flying A Kite 2 - 0 Pow Strikes Pow Implosion [NC]
Pair 42: Our Anniversary [S] 1 - 0 Mountain [GS]
Pair 43: No Provenance 2 - 0 The Hawk Feeds You To Feed Itself [NC]
Pair 44: The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS] 2 - 0 Never Come Home [P]
Pair 45: If I Were [VB] 2 - 0 We Are A Crowd [LI]
Pair 46: No Style [P] 1 - 0 We Are The Doctor [P]
Pair 47: Instrumental 1999 2 - 0 Wake Up Instead [P]
Pair 48: Cassiopeia 2 - 0 Amerilie [V]
Pair 49: Same Old Man 2 - 0 Oh Canada [P]
Pair 50: Occident 2 - 0 Franks Vs Frank [NC]
Pair 51: Eleven Continents [RF/LM] 2 - 0 Sympathy [GS]
Pair 52: Yarn And Glue 2 - 0 Orange Peter [P]
Pair 53: Three Little Babes 2 - 0 About Me [P]
Pair 54: On A Good Day 2 - 0 Nuflesh, Old Thirst [NC]
Pair 55: Another Disaster [P] 1 - 1 Albatross
Pair 56: Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB] 1 - 1 Sycamore [BC]

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 10 Sep 2017, 13:32
by Steve
2017 JOANNA NEWSOM SONG TOURNAMENT VII

Here are the next pairings for your consideration...

I hope some of you are still with me! If so, here are the next set of pairings - including one extra set as "We Are A Crowd" was accidentally included twice at the expense of "Don't Make Things" in Pair 45 of Round 1a. Regular and non-regular and new Milkymooners all welcome - and please spread the word to the Facebook group if anyone sees this who is a member there (as I am not).

Hopefully there will be a few more interesting choices this time around.


ROUND ONE B

Please choose your preferred song from each of the 56 pairings below. I hope to close the voting on the evening of next Sunday, 17th September 2017 (UK time), which gives you only a week to cast your votes:

Pair 45b
If I Were [VB]
Don't Make Things [P]
Pair 57
Sprout And The Bean Same Old Man
Pair 58
Autumn
Picture [RP/JN]
Pair 59
Franks Vs Frank [NC]
untitled (from One Piece From The Middle) [P]
Pair 60
R.U. In [P]
I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P]
Pair 61
The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
If You Can Afford It [P]
Pair 62
Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW]
Jackrabbits
Pair 63
Hear Me Marching [P]
Pow Strikes Pow Implosion [NC]
Pair 64
Ribbon Bows
The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
Pair 65
You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P]
Pair 66
Amerilie [V]
Orange Peter [P]
Pair 67
The Fray
Instrumental 1999
Pair 68
The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN]
What We Have Known
Pair 69
This Is Just To Say
France [PG/JN/TF]
Pair 70
Swift Nude [P]
7 Minutes In Heaven [MOB/JN]
Pair 71
Beautiful Child
The Muppet Show Theme [M]
Pair 72
Mountain & Bear [KB]
Happy Birthday To You
Pair 73
Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
Rock Bottom Riser [S]
Pair 74
Through The Trees [RF/LM]
Let Go [P]
Pair 75
Make Hay
No Provenance
Pair 76
Nuflesh, Old Thirst [NC]
Amour Fou [V]
Pair 77
Get Wolf Boy And Get In Context [NC]
We Are The Doctor [P]
Pair 78
Angel
Esme
Pair 79
Under The Paving Stones, The Beach! [JG, CG, CD, JN]
Lifetime [RF/LM]
Pair 80
Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
No Style [P]
Pair 81
The Conversation [P]
Wake Up Instead [P]
Pair 82
The Things I Say
This Side Of The Blue
Pair 83
Sycamore [BC]
He Needs Me
Pair 84
Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
One Horse [P]
Pair 85
Ill Pearls [NC]
You & Me [KB]
Pair 86
Intermission (aka I The Province) [P]
Roots [DB/V/JN/E/SN]
Pair 87
Cassiopeia
Yarn And Glue
Pair 88
’81
Eleven Continents [RF/LM]
Pair 89
Inflammatory Writ
Little Wing
Pair 90
Hawk Feeds You To Feed Itself [NC]
Never Come Home [P]
Pair 91
Three Little Babes
Erin
Pair 92
Shame [DB/V/JN+friends]
Leaving The City
Pair 93
Life's A Happy Song Finale [M]
Little Picture Of You [KB]
Pair 94
Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB]
Do You Know Who You Are? [GS]
Pair 95
River Guard [BC]
Nonrum Nonproblem [NC]
Pair 96
Sympathy [GS]
We Are A Crowd [LI]
Pair 97
Another Disaster [P]
Colleen
Pair 98
Setting The Bushes On Fire [NC]
Albatross
Pair 99
On A Good Day
Our Anniversary [S]
Pair 100
Against The Sky [VB]
Bridges And Balloons
Pair 101
Don't Make Things [P]
Dreams [DB/JN/V]
Pair 102
Man’s Road
Flying A Kite
Pair 103
If I Were [VB]
You And Me, Bess
Pair 104
Ras Trent [LI]
Oh Canada [P]
Pair 105
About Me [P]
Colorchains Of Inner Space [NC]
Pair 106
The Wheel [BC]
The Orchard [PG/JN/TF]
Pair 107
Bring Me Down [GS]
Spooks [JG, GC, DG, JN]
Pair 108
Tom Bombadil
Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
Pair 109
Rice Precipitation [NC]
Mountain [GS]
Pair 110
Prepared Harp Improv./Untitled Harp Music
Occident
Pair 111
The Book Of Right-On
Another Day [RH/JN]
Pair 112
The French Lieutenant Dreams [JN/TF]
Secret [P]

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 11 Sep 2017, 01:54
by under a CPell
My, it IS quiet in here! Perhaps we're the only Joanna fans who are not on Facebook and are clinging to this old place to check for our news? At this rate I predict a joint first place for "En Gallop" and "Time, As A Symptom" this year.... :lol:

ROUND ONE B

Pair 45b
Pair 57
Tied: Sprout And The Bean
Tied: Same Old Man
Pair 58
Autumn
Pair 59
Pair 60
Pair 61
The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
Pair 62
Jackrabbits
Pair 63
Ribbon Bows
Pair 65
You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
Pair 66
Pair 67
The Fray
Pair 68
What We Have Known
Pair 69
Pair 70
Pair 71
Beautiful Child
Pair 72
Pair 73
Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
Pair 74
Pair 75
No Provenance
Pair 76
Pair 77
Pair 78
Esme
Pair 79
Pair 80
Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
Pair 81
Pair 82
The Things I Say
Pair 83
Pair 84
Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Pair 85
Pair 86
Pair 87
Yarn And Glue
Pair 88
’81
Pair 89
Inflammatory Writ
Pair 90
Pair 91
Erin
Pair 92
Leaving The City
Pair 93
Pair 94
Pair 95
Pair 96
Pair 97
Colleen
Pair 98
Albatross
Pair 99
On A Good Day
Pair 100
Bridges And Balloons
Pair 101
Pair 102
Flying A Kite
Pair 103
You And Me, Bess
Pair 104
Pair 105
Pair 106
Pair 107
Pair 108
Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
Pair 109
Pair 110
Occident
Pair 111
The Book Of Right-On
Pair 112

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 11 Sep 2017, 13:47
by Steve
Haha under a cpell!
Thank you for your votes and well remembered!!
I had been thinking the same thing myself. We will have to hope they do not get paired against each other but luckily I know the organiser...
I do appreciate your support - I'd feel pretty foolish if I was typing all that for no one but myself to read. Perhaps one day the forum will come back into vogue and our efforts to keep the JNST gluon through these lean times will have ensured continuity.
Keep coming back
- Steve

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 05 Oct 2017, 01:27
by Steve
My goodness - this has taken me rather longer than I intended: thank you under a CPell for sticking with it at least, and everyone else - please feel free to join in!

Voting is now closed for pairs up to and including 112, and the results of the second block are as follows:

ROUND ONE B
Pair 45b : Don't Make Things [P] 1 - 0 If I Were [VB]
Pair 57 : Sprout And The Bean 1.5 - 0.5 Same Old Man
Pair 58 : Autumn 1 - 1 Picture [RP/JN]
Pair 59 : untitled (from One Piece From The Middle) [P] 1 - 0 Franks Vs Frank [NC]
Pair 60 : I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P] 1 - 0 R.U. In [P]
Pair 61 : The North Star Grassman And The Ravens 1 - 1 If You Can Afford It [P]
Pair 62 : Jackrabbits 2 - 0 Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW]
Pair 63 : Hear Me Marching [P] 1 - 0 Pow Strikes Pow Implosion [NC]
Pair 64 : Ribbon Bows 2 - 0 The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
Pair 65 : You Will Not Take My Heart Alive 2 - 0 Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P]
Pair 66 : Amerilie [V] 1 - 0 Orange Peter [P]
Pair 67 : The Fray 2 - 0 Instrumental 1999
Pair 68 : What We Have Known 2 - 0 The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN]
Pair 69 : This Is Just To Say 1 - 0 France [PG/JN/TF]
Pair 70 : Swift Nude [P] 1 - 0 7 Minutes In Heaven [MOB/JN]
Pair 71 : Beautiful Child 2 - 0 The Muppet Show Theme [M]
Pair 72 : Happy Birthday To You 1 - 0 Mountain & Bear [KB]
Pair 73 : Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain) 2 - 0 Rock Bottom Riser [S]
Pair 74 : Let Go [P] 1 - 0 Through The Trees [RF/LM]
Pair 75 : No Provenance 2 - 0 Make Hay
Pair 76 : Amour Fou [V] 1 - 0 Nuflesh, Old Thirst [NC]
Pair 77 : We Are The Doctor [P] 1 - 0 Get Wolf Boy And Get In Context [NC]
Pair 78 : Esme 2 - 0 Angel
Pair 79 : Under The Paving Stones, The Beach! [JG, CG, CD, JN] 1 - 0 Lifetime [RF/LM]
Pair 80 : Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie 1 - 1 No Style [P]
Pair 81 : The Conversation [P] 1 - 0 Wake Up Instead [P]
Pair 82 : The Things I Say 1 - 1 This Side Of The Blue
Pair 83 : He Needs Me 1 - 0 Sycamore [BC]
Pair 84 : Kindness Be Conceived [TG] 1 - 1 One Horse [P]
Pair 85 : You & Me [KB] 1 - 0 Ill Pearls [NC]
Pair 86 : Roots [DB/V/JN/E/SN] 1 - 0 Intermission (aka I The Province) [P]
Pair 87 : Cassiopeia 1 - 1 Yarn And Glue
Pair 88 : ’81 2 - 0 Eleven Continents [RF/LM]
Pair 89 : Inflammatory Writ 2 - 0 Little Wing
Pair 90 : Never Come Home [P] 1 - 0 Hawk Feeds You To Feed Itself [NC]
Pair 91 : Erin 2 - 0 Three Little Babes
Pair 92 : Leaving The City 2 - 0 Shame [DB/V/JN+friends]
Pair 93 : Little Picture Of You [KB] 1 - 0 Life's A Happy Song Finale [M]
Pair 94 : Do You Know Who You Are? [GS] 1 - 0 Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB]
Pair 95 : River Guard [BC] 1 - 0 Nonrum Nonproblem [NC]
Pair 96 : Sympathy [GS] 1 - 0 We Are A Crowd [LI]
Pair 97 : Another Disaster [P] 1 - 1 Colleen
Pair 98 : Albatross 2 - 0 Setting The Bushes On Fire [NC]
Pair 99 : On A Good Day 2 - 0 Our Anniversary [S]
Pair 100 : Bridges And Balloons 2 - 0 Against The Sky [VB]
Pair 101 : Don't Make Things [P] 1 - 0 Dreams [DB/JN/V]
Pair 102 : Flying A Kite 2 - 0 Man’s Road
Pair 103 : You And Me, Bess 2 - 0 If I Were [VB]
Pair 104 : Oh Canada [P] 1 - 0 Ras Trent [LI]
Pair 105 : About Me [P] 1 - 0 Colorchains Of Inner Space [NC]
Pair 106 : The Wheel [BC] 1 - 0 The Orchard [PG/JN/TF]
Pair 107 : Bring Me Down [GS] 1 - 0 Spooks [JG, GC, DG, JN]
Pair 108 : Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes 2 - 0 Tom Bombadil
Pair 109 : Mountain [GS] 1 - 0 Rice Precipitation [NC]
Pair 110 : Occident 2 - 0 Prepared Harp Improv./Untitled Harp Music
Pair 111 : The Book Of Right-On 2 - 0 Another Day [RH/JN]
Pair 112 : Secret [P] 1 - 0 The French Lieutenant Dreams [JN/TF]

I will post the next batch of pairings in the morning...

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 05 Oct 2017, 12:39
by Steve
2017 JOANNA NEWSOM SONG TOURNAMENT VII

Here are the next pairings for your consideration...

Regular, irregular, and new Milkymooners all welcome - and please spread the word to the Facebook group if anyone sees this who is a member there (as I am not).

The choices should be getting harder in each batch.

ROUND ONE C

Please choose your preferred song from each of the 56 pairings below. I hope to close the voting over the weekend of 14/15 October 2017 (UK time), so you have a little over a week to consider these:

Pair 113
Spooks [JG, GC, DG, JN]
Sycamore [BC]
Pair 114
R.U. In [P]
Life's A Happy Song Finale [M]
Pair 115
Mountain & Bear [KB]
7 Minutes In Heaven [MOB/JN]
Pair 116
Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
Erin
Pair 117
We Are The Doctor [P]
Roots [DB/V/JN/E/SN]
Pair 118
Cassiopeia
Under The Paving Stones, The Beach! [JG, CG, CD, JN]
Pair 119
Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
untitled (from One Piece From The Middle) [P]
Pair 120
You And Me, Bess
Leaving The City
Pair 121
Swift Nude [P]
Colleen
Pair 122
Secret [P]
Little Wing
Pair 123
Ribbon Bows
Inflammatory Writ
Pair 124
France [PG/JN/TF]
Wake Up Instead [P]
Pair 125
The Book Of Right-On
Bridges And Balloons
Pair 126
Beautiful Child
The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
Pair 127
One Horse [P]
Same Old Man
Pair 128
Prepared Harp Improv./Untitled Harp Music
Never Come Home [P]
Pair 129
The Orchard [PG/JN/TF]
Rice Precipitation [NC]
Pair 130
Yarn And Glue
No Style [P]
Pair 131
Our Anniversary [S]
About Me [P]
Pair 132
Ras Trent [LI]
If I Were [VB]
Pair 133
Esme
Flying A Kite
Pair 134
You & Me [KB]
Another Day [RH/JN]
Pair 135
Shame [DB/V/JN+friends]
Amerilie [V]
Pair 136
Autumn
Bring Me Down [GS]
Pair 137
Sprout And The Bean
The Fray
Pair 138
Against The Sky [VB]
Happy Birthday To You
Pair 139
Jackrabbits
On A Good Day
Pair 140
Lifetime [RF/LM]
Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB]
Pair 141
Make Hay
Sympathy [GS]
Pair 142
The Conversation [P]
Angel
Pair 143
Intermission (aka I The Province) [P]
The Hawk Feeds You To Feed Itself [NC]
Pair 144
Let Go [P]
Eleven Continents [RF/LM]
Pair 145
Nuflesh, Old Thirst [NC]
Colorchains Of Inner Space [NC]
Pair 146
We Are A Crowd [LI]
Dreams [DB/JN/V]
Pair 147
Orange Peter [P]
The French Lieutenant Dreams [JN/TF]
Pair 148
Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW]
If You Can Afford It [P]
Pair 149
No Provenance
What We Have Known
Pair 150
This Side Of The Blue
Picture [RP/JN]
Pair 151
Another Disaster [P]
Rock Bottom Riser [S]
Pair 152
Little Picture Of You [KB]
River Guard [BC]
Pair 153
The Things I Say
He Needs Me
Pair 154
Nonrum Nonproblem [NC]
Franks Vs Frank [NC]
Pair 155
The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P]
Pair 156
Get Wolf Boy And Get In Context [NC]
The Muppet Show Theme [M]
Pair 157
Hear Me Marching [P]
Tom Bombadil
Pair 158
Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
Do You Know Who You Are? [GS]
Pair 159
Amour Fou [V]
Instrumental 1999
Pair 160
Don't Make Things [P]
Albatross
Pair 161
’81
Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
Pair 162
Setting The Bushes On Fire [NC]
Pow Strikes Pow Implosion [NC]
Pair 163
Through The Trees [RF/LM]
Ill Pearls [NC]
Pair 164
This Is Just To Say
The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN]
Pair 165
The Wheel [BC]
Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P]
Pair 166
Oh Canada [P]
Man’s Road
Pair 167
Mountain [GS]
Three Little Babes
Pair 168
Occident
You Will Not Take My Heart Alive

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 06 Oct 2017, 22:31
by under a CPell
ROUND ONE C

Pair 113
Pair 114
Pair 115
7 Minutes In Heaven [MOB/JN]
Pair 116
tied - Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
tied - Erin
Pair 117
Pair 118
Cassiopeia
Pair 119
Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Pair 120
Leaving The City
Pair 121
Colleen
Pair 122
Little Wing
Pair 123
Ribbon Bows
Pair 124
Pair 125
Bridges And Balloons
Pair 126
Beautiful Child
Pair 127
Same Old Man
Pair 128
Prepared Harp Improv./Untitled Harp Music
Pair 129
The Orchard [PG/JN/TF]
Pair 130
Yarn And Glue
Pair 131
Pair 132
Ras Trent [LI]
Pair 133
Esme
Pair 134
Another Day [RH/JN]
Pair 135
Pair 136
Autumn
Pair 137
Sprout And The Bean
Pair 138
Pair 139
On A Good Day
Pair 140
Pair 141
Make Hay
Pair 142
Angel
Pair 143
Pair 144
Eleven Continents [RF/LM]
Pair 145
Pair 146
We Are A Crowd [LI]
Pair 147
The French Lieutenant Dreams [JN/TF]
Pair 148
Pair 149
No Provenance
Pair 150
This Side Of The Blue
Pair 151
Pair 152
Pair 153
The Things I Say
Pair 154
Pair 155
The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
Pair 156
Pair 157
Tom Bombadil
Pair 158
Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
Pair 159
Instrumental 1999
Pair 160
Albatross
Pair 161
’81
Pair 162
Pair 163
Through The Trees [RF/LM]
Pair 164
The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN]
Pair 165
Pair 166
Man’s Road
Pair 167
Three Little Babes
Pair 168
Occident

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 14 Oct 2017, 00:06
by Steve
Very many thanks for your votes, under a CPell, and for saving me from talking to myself for the past couple of months!

I was intrigued to see that you'd cast a vote in Pair 147 for The French Lieutenant's Dreams ... do you have a recording of this, even of only fragmentary, or a link for an online source, as I have never heard it?

I aim to close this round of voting on Sunday night (UK time), and to start the next set of pairings by the next morning, so if anyone else is intending to vote please note you have a little under 48 hours to do so from the time of posting this message.

Here are my votes for ROUND ONE C pairings.

Some of the choices were hard ones, especially Pairs 116, 120, 123, 130, 133, and 161, as well as 137 which I had to declare a tie

Pair 113 - Sycamore [BC]
Pair 114 - R.U. In [P]
Pair 115 - 7 Minutes In Heaven [MOB/JN]
Pair 116 - Erin
Pair 117 - We Are The Doctor [P]
Pair 118 - Cassiopeia
Pair 119 - Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Pair 120 - You And Me, Bess
Pair 121 - Swift Nude [P]
Pair 122 - Secret [P]
Pair 123 - Ribbon Bows
Pair 124 - Wake Up Instead [P]
Pair 125 - Bridges And Balloons
Pair 126 - The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
Pair 127 - Same Old Man
Pair 128 - Prepared Harp Improv./Untitled Harp Music
Pair 129 - The Orchard [PG/JN/TF]
Pair 130 - No Style [P]
Pair 131 - Our Anniversary [S]
Pair 132 - If I Were [VB]
Pair 133 - Flying A Kite
Pair 134 - Another Day [RH/JN]
Pair 135 - Shame [DB/V/JN+friends]
Pair 136 - Autumn
Pair 137 – tie: Sprout And The Bean / The Fray
Pair 138 - Against The Sky [VB]
Pair 139 - On A Good Day
Pair 140 - Lifetime [RF/LM]
Pair 141 - Make Hay
Pair 142 - Angel
Pair 143 - Intermission (aka I The Province) [P]
Pair 144 - Eleven Continents [RF/LM]
Pair 145 - Colorchains Of Inner Space [NC]
Pair 146 - Dreams [DB/JN/V]
Pair 147 - Orange Peter [P]
Pair 148 - Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW]
Pair 149 - What We Have Known
Pair 150 - This Side Of The Blue
Pair 151 - Rock Bottom Riser [S]
Pair 152 - River Guard [BC]
Pair 153 - The Things I Say
Pair 154 - Franks Vs Frank [NC]
Pair 155 - The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
Pair 156 - The Muppet Show Theme [M]
Pair 157 - Tom Bombadil
Pair 158 - Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
Pair 159 - Instrumental 1999
Pair 160 - Albatross
Pair 161 - ’81
Pair 162 - Setting The Bushes On Fire [NC]
Pair 163 - Through The Trees [RF/LM]
Pair 164 - The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN]
Pair 165 - Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P]
Pair 166 - Man’s Road
Pair 167 - Three Little Babes
Pair 168 - Occident

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 14 Oct 2017, 01:23
by under a CPell
Oh, I'm so sorry! That must have been wishful thinking, because, no, I have never heard the songl :oops:
I thought the pairs you mentioned were very hard to choose between too, as well as pair 125.

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 17 Oct 2017, 09:37
by Steve
Thank you once again to all those who voted ... that means YOU, under a CPell!

Here are the latest results ... new pairings to follow very soon.

2017 JOANNA NEWSOM SONG TOURNAMENT VII

ROUND ONE C


Pair 113: Sycamore [BC] 1 - 0 Spooks [JG, GC, DG, JN]
Pair 114: R.U. In [P] 1 - 0 Life's A Happy Song Finale [M]
Pair 115: 7 Minutes In Heaven [MOB/JN] 2 - 0 Mountain & Bear [KB]
Pair 116: Erin 1.5 - 0.5 Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
Pair 117: We Are The Doctor [P] 1 - 0 Roots [DB/V/JN/E/SN]
Pair 118: Cassiopeia 2 - 0 Under The Paving Stones, The Beach! [JG, CG, CD, JN]
Pair 119: Kindness Be Conceived [TG] 2 - 0 untitled (from One Piece From The Middle) [P]
Pair 120: You And Me, Bess 1 - 1 Leaving The City
Pair 121: Swift Nude [P] 1 - 1 Colleen
Pair 122: Secret [P] 1 - 1 Little Wing
Pair 123: Ribbon Bows 2 - 0 Inflammatory Writ
Pair 124: Wake Up Instead [P] 1 - 0 France [PG/JN/TF]
Pair 125: Bridges And Balloons 2 - 0 The Book Of Right-On
Pair 126: Beautiful Child 1 - 1 The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
Pair 127: Same Old Man 2 - 0 One Horse [P]
Pair 128: Prepared Harp Improv./Untitled Harp Music 2 - 0 Never Come Home [P]
Pair 129: The Orchard [PG/JN/TF] 2 - 0 Rice Precipitation [NC]
Pair 130: Yarn And Glue 1 - 1 No Style [P]
Pair 131: Our Anniversary [S] 1 - 0 About Me [P]
Pair 132: Ras Trent [LI] 1 - 1 If I Were [VB]
Pair 133: Esme 1 - 1 Flying A Kite
Pair 134: Another Day [RH/JN] 2 - 0 You & Me [KB]
Pair 135: Shame [DB/V/JN+friends] 1 - 0 Amerilie [V]
Pair 136: Autumn 2 - 0 Bring Me Down [GS]
Pair 137: Sprout And The Bean 1.5 - 0.5 The Fray
Pair 138: Against The Sky [VB] 1 - 0 Happy Birthday To You
Pair 139: On A Good Day 2 - 0 Jackrabbits
Pair 140: Lifetime [RF/LM] 1 - 0 Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB]
Pair 141: Make Hay 2 - 0 Sympathy [GS]
Pair 142: Angel 2 - 0 The Conversation [P]
Pair 143: Intermission (aka I The Province) [P] 1 - 0 The Hawk Feeds You To Feed Itself [NC]
Pair 144: Eleven Continents [RF/LM] 2 - 0 Let Go [P]
Pair 145: Colorchains Of Inner Space [NC] 1 - 0 Nuflesh, Old Thirst [NC]
Pair 146: We Are A Crowd [LI] 1 - 1 Dreams [DB/JN/V]
Pair 147: Orange Peter [P] 1 - 1 The French Lieutenant Dreams [JN/TF]
Pair 148: Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW] 1 - 0 If You Can Afford It [P]
Pair 149: No Provenance 1 - 1 What We Have Known
Pair 150: This Side Of The Blue 2 - 0 Picture [RP/JN]
Pair 151: Rock Bottom Riser [S] 1 - 0 Another Disaster [P]
Pair 152: River Guard [BC] 1 - 0 Little Picture Of You [KB]
Pair 153: The Things I Say 2 - 0 He Needs Me
Pair 154: Franks Vs Frank [NC] 1 - 0 Nonrum Nonproblem [NC]
Pair 155: The North Star Grassman And The Ravens 2 - 0 I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P]
Pair 156: The Muppet Show Theme [M] 1 - 0 Get Wolf Boy And Get In Context [NC]
Pair 157: Tom Bombadil 2 - 0 Hear Me Marching [P]
Pair 158: Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie 2 - 0 Do You Know Who You Are? [GS]
Pair 159: Instrumental 1999 2 - 0 Amour Fou [V]
Pair 160: Albatross 2 - 0 Don't Make Things [P]
Pair 161: ’81 2 - 0 Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
Pair 162: Setting The Bushes On Fire [NC] 1 - 0 Pow Strikes Pow Implosion [NC]
Pair 163: Through The Trees [RF/LM] 2 - 0 Ill Pearls [NC]
Pair 164: The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN] 2 - 0 This Is Just To Say
Pair 165: Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P] 1 - 0 The Wheel [BC]
Pair 166: Man’s Road 2 - 0 Oh Canada [P]
Pair 167: Three Little Babes 2 - 0 Mountain [GS]
Pair 168: Occident 2 - 0 You Will Not Take My Heart Alive

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 22 Oct 2017, 01:23
by Steve
2017 JOANNA NEWSOM SONG TOURNAMENT VII

ROUND ONE D


Here are the final group of pairings for this stage, following which the best performing songs in Round One will progress to Round Two along with all the exempted songs. Please chose your preferred song in each of the following pairs:

Pair 169
Cassiopeia
No Provenance
Pair 170
Make Hay
Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
Pair 171
Through The Trees [RF/LM]
Another Disaster [P]
Pair 172
Wake Up Instead [P]
Intermission (aka I The Province) [P]
Pair 173
Spooks [JG, GC, DG, JN]
The French Lieutenant Dreams [JN/TF]
Pair 174
Ill Pearls [NC]
France [PG/JN/TF]
Pair 175
R.U. In [P]
Amour Fou [V]
Pair 176
About Me [P]
untitled (from One Piece From The Middle) [P]
Pair 177
We Are A Crowd [LI]
If I Were [VB]
Pair 178
The Things I Say
Leaving The City
Pair 179
Sympathy [GS]
7 Minutes In Heaven [MOB/JN]
Pair 180
Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Prepared Harp Improv./Untitled Harp Music
Pair 181
Dreams [DB/JN/V]
Orange Peter [P]
Pair 182
The Book Of Right-On
We Are The Doctor [P]
Pair 183
Happy Birthday To You
The Wheel [BC]
Pair 184
Yarn And Glue
No Style [P]
Pair 185
Inflammatory Writ
Eleven Continents [RF/LM]
Pair 186
Ribbon Bows
Sprout And The Bean
Pair 187
Autumn
You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
Pair 188
Flying A Kite
This Side Of The Blue
Pair 189
Beautiful Child
Little Wing
Pair 190
Bring Me Down [GS]
He Needs Me
Pair 191
Rock Bottom Riser [S]
The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
Pair 192
Amerilie [V]
One Horse [P]
Pair 193
Bridges And Balloons
Occident
Pair 194
Sycamore [BC]
Setting The Bushes On Fire [NC]
Pair 195
Shame [DB/V/JN+friends]
Instrumental 1999
Pair 196
Picture [RP/JN]
Lifetime [RF/LM]
Pair 197
Nonrum Nonproblem [NC]
Life's A Happy Song Finale [M]
Pair 198
Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB]
Ras Trent [LI]
Pair 199
Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW]
Same Old Man
Pair 200
Swift Nude [P]
Do You Know Who You Are? [GS]
Pair 201
You And Me, Bess
What We Have Known
Pair 202
Never Come Home [P]
The Muppet Show Theme [M]
Pair 203
Esme
Albatross
Pair 204
River Guard [BC]
Jackrabbits
Pair 205
Franks Vs Frank [NC]
You & Me [KB]
Pair 206
The Hawk Feeds You To Feed Itself [NC]
Nuflesh, Old Thirst [NC]
Pair 207
Another Day [RH/JN]
Against The Sky [VB]
Pair 208
If You Can Afford It [P]
The Orchard [PG/JN/TF]
Pair 209
Angel
The Fray
Pair 210
Rice Precipitation [NC]
Pow Strikes Pow Implosion [NC]
Pair 211
Don't Make Things [P]
Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
Pair 212
On A Good Day
Erin
Pair 213
Get Wolf Boy And Get In Context [NC]
Mountain & Bear [KB]
Pair 214
Man’s Road
Tom Bombadil
Pair 215
The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
Secret [P]
Pair 216
Little Picture Of You [KB]
Mountain [GS]
Pair 217
Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
’81
Pair 218
Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P]
The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN]
Pair 219
Under The Paving Stones, The Beach! [JG, CG, CD, JN]
Colleen
Pair 220
Let Go [P]
Oh Canada [P]
Pair 221
Three Little Babes
Our Anniversary [S]
Pair 222
This Is Just To Say
Roots [DB/V/JN/E/SN]
Pair 223
Colorchains Of Inner Space [NC]
I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P]
Pair 224
Hear Me Marching [P]
The Conversation [P]

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 24 Oct 2017, 21:16
by under a CPell
ROUND ONE D

Pair 169
No Provenance
Pair 170
tied- Make Hay
tied- Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
Pair 171
Through The Trees [RF/LM]
Pair 172
Pair 173
Spooks [JG, GC, DG, JN]
Pair 174
Pair 175
Pair 176
Pair 177
If I Were [VB]
Pair 178
Leaving The City
Pair 179
Sympathy [GS]
Pair 180
Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Pair 181
Pair 182
The Book Of Right-On
Pair 183
Pair 184
Yarn And Glue
Pair 185
Inflammatory Writ
Pair 186
Sprout And The Bean
Pair 187
Autumn
Pair 188
Flying A Kite
Pair 189
Beautiful Child
Pair 190
Bring Me Down [GS]
Pair 191
The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
Pair 192
Amerilie [V]
Pair 193
Occident
Pair 194
Instrumental 1999
Pair 196
Picture [RP/JN]
Pair 197
Pair 198
Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB]
Pair 199
Same Old Man
Pair 200
Do You Know Who You Are? [GS]
Pair 201
You And Me, Bess
Pair 202
Pair 203
Esme
Pair 204
Jackrabbits
Pair 205
You & Me [KB]
Pair 206
Pair 207
Another Day [RH/JN]
Pair 208
The Orchard [PG/JN/TF]
Pair 209
The Fray
Pair 210
Pair 211
Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
Pair 212
tied- On A Good Day
tied- Erin
Pair 213
Mountain & Bear [KB]
Pair 214
Man’s Road
Pair 215
The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
Pair 216
tied- Little Picture Of You [KB]
tied- Mountain [GS]
Pair 217
’81
Pair 218
The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN]
Pair 219
Colleen
Pair 220
Pair 221
Three Little Babes
Pair 222
Pair 223
Pair 224

Re: VII Joanna Newsom Song Tournament 2017

PostPosted: 01 Nov 2017, 13:09
by Steve
Thank you for your votes, Under A CPell. Between us, I think we have completed the First Round, as my votes are below, and I will be closing the votes at around midnight (UK time - GMT now) tonight, and posting the first batch of pairings for Round Two, which will include all the exempted songs plus the qualifiers from Round One. So if anyone else wishes to vote in Round One D, please note that you have only about 11 hours in which to do so.

My votes for Round One D are -

Pair 169 Cassiopeia
Pair 170 Does Not Suffice (In California, Refrain)
Pair 171 Through The Trees [RF/LM]
Pair 172 Wake Up Instead [P]
Pair 173 Spooks [JG, GC, DG, JN]
Pair 174 neither
Pair 175 Amour Fou [V]
Pair 176 untitled (from One Piece From The Middle) [P]
Pair 177 If I Were [VB]
Pair 178 The Things I Say
Pair 179 Sympathy [GS]
Pair 180 Prepared Harp Improv./Untitled Harp Music
Pair 181 Dreams [DB/JN/V]
Pair 182 The Book Of Right-On
Pair 183 The Wheel [BC]
Pair 184 tie - Yarn And Glue / No Style [P]
Pair 185 Inflammatory Writ
Pair 186 Ribbon Bows
Pair 187 Autumn
Pair 188 Flying A Kite
Pair 189 Little Wing
Pair 190 Bring Me Down [GS]
Pair 191 Rock Bottom Riser [S]
Pair 192 Amerilie [V]
Pair 193 Bridges And Balloons
Pair 194 Sycamore [BC]
Pair 195 Shame [DB/V/JN+friends]
Pair 196 Picture [RP/JN]
Pair 197 Life's A Happy Song Finale [M]
Pair 198 Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB]
Pair 199 Same Old Man
Pair 200 Do You Know Who You Are? [GS]
Pair 201 What We Have Known
Pair 202 Never Come Home [P]
Pair 203 Esme
Pair 204 Jackrabbits
Pair 205 Franks Vs Frank [NC]
Pair 206 The Hawk Feeds You To Feed Itself [NC]
Pair 207 Another Day [RH/JN]
Pair 208 The Orchard [PG/JN/TF]
Pair 209 The Fray
Pair 210 Pow Strikes Pow Implosion [NC]
Pair 211 Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
Pair 212 Erin
Pair 213 Mountain & Bear [KB]
Pair 214 Man’s Road
Pair 215 The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
Pair 216 Mountain [GS]
Pair 217 Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
Pair 218 The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN]
Pair 219 Under The Paving Stones, The Beach! [JG, CG, CD, JN]
Pair 220 Oh Canada [P]
Pair 221 Three Little Babes
Pair 222 This Is Just To Say
Pair 223 I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P]
Pair 224 Hear Me Marching [P]

There were some quite hard choices this time, and it felt awkward to vote against The Sprout And The Bean, He needs Me, Angel, On A Good Day, and '81, especially when some much inferior (in my opinion) songs were picking up votes in other pairings - but that is how the round was structured and hopefully some of those songs will still progress, while other votes will go only to deciding the lower placings.

I have, I think for the first time, given a "no result": this was in Pair 174, where I found nothing to love about Ill Pearls, but have not heard France. I also gave a "tie" ½ point each to Yarn & Glue (which I really like, and had as my telephone ring tone for a long time) and No Style, which I think is the best of Joanna's early band corroborations.

I have made it an axiom that the 2017 tournament will be completed within the year, so I will aim to keep the remaining rounds tripping along at a reasonable pace, likely one week per set. Hopefully with somewhat fewer pairs, and more familiar songs that won't need to be re-listened to every time, it'll be less arduous and more enjoyable to vote, and we will see some more people joining the two of us!