I’m 2/3rds of the way done with Battle of Genres with tonight featuring only 4 genres. Surf, Golden Age Hip-Hop, Punk, and 60s Pop. I had to up the song count to 9 each because surf, punk and 60s pop all tend to have songs less than 3 minutes each.
Here’s the updated bracket.
Next week will be the final two genres with 16 songs from both genres, give or take a few depending on song length. Here’s what played tonight:
Round 1 Surf Rock v Golden Age Hip-Hop
Surf Rock
Ft. Lauderdale – Impacts
Comanche – The Revels
Walk-Don’t Run – The Ventures
Stick Shift – The Trashmen
Bustin’ Surfboards – The Tornadoes
Penetration – The Pyramids
Baja – The Astronauts
Mr. Moto- The Bel-Airs
James Bond Theme – Monty Morman
Golden Age Hip-Hop
Eye Know – De La Soul
What’s Going On – Jungle Brothers
Bonita Applebum – A Tribe Called Quest
Sunshine Men – Freestyle Fellowship
Talkin’ All That Jazz – Stetsasonic
Way Wit Words – Original Flavor
Can I Kick It? – A Tribe Called Quest
It’s Like That – Pete Rock & CL Smooth
You Gots to Chill – EPMD
Round 2 Punk vs 60s Pop
Punk
Rock the Casbah – The Clash
I Don’t Mind – Buzzcocks
Helter Skelter – Sioxsie and the Banshees
I Got You Babe – The Dictators
Friction – Television
Chain Saw – Ramones
Night of the Living Dead – The Misfits
Banned in D.C. – Bad Brains
You Are (The Government) – Bad Religion
60s Pop
It’s No Use – The Byrds
She Knows How – The Box Tops
Pleas Do Something – The Spencer Davis Group
Stay – The Hollies
As I Ride By – The Troggs
Oh Baby Doll – The Pretty Things
When I See That Girl of Mine – The Kinks
She’s Not There – The Zombies
Sie Liebt Dich – The Beatles
Keep voting to see if your favorite will make it to the final two genres. To vote, just leave a comment, or get in touch with me otherwise.
Thanks for listening
-DJ Matthias