Battle of the Bands Wrap Up

Okay, I lied. Yesterday was not it. Here is a little summary I felt compelled to type up.

Repeat Performers (3 or more battles)

Ryan Adams
Record: 5-1

Fiona Apple
Record: 2-1

The Beatles
Record: 4-3
Good god, that’s weird.

Blur
Record: 1-3
Blur did, in fact, win one. That’s so weird, because I love Blur. I used to have such a crush on Damon Albarn.

Melanie C.
Record: 0-4
Ouch. But that’s as it should be. I love her, but she’s totally not better than anyone else in my collection.

Brandi Carlile
Record: 7-2
Bet you thought she’d be undefeated. I’m not that crazy. I am almost that crazy, though.

Kelly Clarkson
Record: 2-3
A losing record! Aw, that kind of makes me sad. Unlike Melanie C., Kelly Clarkson is super talented, and I, like, am in love with her still. Oh well. She’s still not Brandi Carlile.

Guster
Record: 2-3
Oh no! A losing record for Guster, too? Stiff competition up in here.

Jewel
Record: 1-2
That’s not surprising really. I like Jewel, but I can kind of take her or leave her at this point.

Ben Kweller
Record: 3-3
Um, I guess I don’t love Ben as much as I thought I did. But, to be fair, he did get beaten by the Indigo Girls, Ben Folds, and Brandi, so… I do.

Lisa Loeb
Record: 1-3
Well, at least you won one, Lisa.

Dave Matthews
Record: 1-1-6
He had almost as many songs on this thing as Brandi. And he did not do nearly as well. I think it really is time for a Dave Matthews cleanse.

Alanis Morissete
Record: 3-0
Aha! Someone did go undefeated. Alanis did take three songs from her very greatest album into battle, but still. She deserves to be the champeen. Although, Brandi did take 3 times as many songs as she did into battle… Oh whatever. Alanis is awesome.

Phish
Record: 2-3
Aw, tough break there, fellas. I do still love you, though.

Rilo Kiley
Record: 2-1
Bested only by Guster—and they went up against Kelly Clarkson. Good work.

Semisonic
Record: 1-3
They just got smashed—by The Beatles, Brandi, and Joni Mitchell. There was no hope for them.

Rufus Wainwright
Record: 3-2
I love Rufus better than that. But he did lose to Joni and—strangely—to Dave Matthews.

Pete Yorn
Record: 3-0
Another undefeated! Where even did Pete Yorn come from? Well, if he had to go up against Alanis, he would lose.

So Alanis wins, y’all! And…Brandi comes in third. I guess. I don’t know. I think I win, because that was fun, and it kept me occupied while it was slow at work.

Okay, now it's over.