This will work just like the NCAA college basketball tournament that is about to start, except it will involve songs that the Features play instead of basketball teams. Each 'round' of the tournament will last a couple of days. I will post the new round of matchups, and you can vote for which song in each matchup you like better by e-mailing me at: btpatton@comcast.net. I will tally the votes at the end of each round and post the results of which songs made it to the next round. A couple of guidelines are: judge each song not on any particular recording or performance of that song, but as a Features song in general. There are cover songs included. Obviously, judge these cover songs by the Features' version of the song, not the original. Here are the seedings:

NORTH
(1) Thursday
(2) 33 1/3
(3) See You Thru
(4) Circus
(5) Stagecoach
(6) Burma
(7) Treehouse Club
(8) Attention
(9) Engine Debris
(10) Button My Shirt
(11) Like a Virgin
(12) newer song with chorus
that sounds like 'Ooh La La'
(13) Extension Cord
(14) I'll Be Your Mirror
(15) Shiny Metal Objects
(16) M.E.

EAST
(1) God Save Rock'n'Roll
(2) The Beginning
(3) Walk You Home
(4) Leave It All Behind
(5) Serious
(6) Don't Lie to Me
(7) Heard It Through the Grapevine
(8) Radio One
(9) White Light, White Heat
(10) Waiting For the Man
(11) Discotheque
(12) I'm a Boy
(13) Femme Fatale
(14) Foggy Notion
(15) Stark White Stork Approaching
(16) The Most Annoying Song Ever Written

SOUTH
(1) Oh My Love
(2) Exorcising Demons
(3) Action
(4) 2 x 2
(5) Harold
(6) The Design
(7) Roger's Theme
(8) Psycho Killer
(9) Moonlight
(10) Hey Lou
(11) Rabbit March
(12) Bumblebee
(13) Buffalo Head
(14) I Won't Let You Down
(15) Smooth
(16) Waffle House Menu

WEST
(1) Armani Suede
(2) Darkroom
(3) Kari-Ann
(4) Paid to Think
(5) Temporary Blues
(6) Your Smile
(7) Anti-Gravity Class of '93
(8) Jurley
(9) Captain Williams
(10) Laid
(11) That's Me
(12) Stick Together
(13) Blow It Out
(14) I Feel Fine
(15) Hungry Like the Wolf
(16) Willy and the Willigers

I will post the first round matchups shortly...

FIRST ROUND
ENDS FRIDAY NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT
PICK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

EAST
(1)Thursday
(16) M.E.

(8) Attention
(9) Engine Debris

(5) Stagecoach
(12) new song with chorus like 'Ooh La La'

(4) Circus
(13) Extension Cord

(6) Burma
(11) Like a Virgin

(3) See You Thru
(14) I'll Be Your Mirror

(7) Treehouse Club
(10) Button My Shirt

(2) 33 1/3
(15) Shiny Metal Objects

EAST
(1) God Save Rock'n'Roll
(16) The Most Annoying Song Ever Written

(8) Radio One
(9) White Light, White Heat

(5) Serious
(12) I'm a Boy

(4) Leave It All Behind
(13) Femme Fatale

(6) Don't Lie to Me
(11) Discotheque

(3) Walk You Home
(14) Foggy Notion

(7) Heard It Through the Grapevine
(10) Waiting for the Man

(2) The Beginning
(15) Stark White Stork Approaching

SOUTH
(1) Oh My Love
(16) Waffle House Menu

(8) Psycho Killer
(9) Moonlight

(5) Harold
(12) Bumblebee

(4) 2 x 2
(13) Buffalo Head

(6) The Design
(11) Rabbit March

(3) Action
(14) I Won't Let You Down

(7) Roger's Theme
(10) Hey Lou

(2) Exorcising Demons
(15) Smooth

WEST
(1) Armani Suede
(16) Willy and the Willigers

(8) Jurley
(9) Captain Williams

(5) Temporary Blues
(12) Stick Together

(4) Paid to Think
(13) Blow It Out

(6) Your Smile
(11) That's Me

(3) Kari-Ann
(14) I Feel Fine

(7) Anti-Gravity Class of '93
(10) Laid

(2) Darkroom
(15) Hungry Like the Wolf

You can vote on some or all of these. The easiest way to do it would probably be to cut and paste and just put an 'X' beside your choice. Mail to btpatton@comcast.net

WHAT?!? This is a travesty... a mockery of justice!  Why in the world was '33 1/3' given a #2 seed?  That song has a much better RPI than 'Oh My Love' because it's been played at much more difficult venues.  :-)

Seriously, though, this is a great idea (and much better than basketball).  I'll send you my votes soon.

I pick 'Willy and the Willigers' as my upset special for the week!

(Edited by Tom Foolery at 8:47 pm on Mar. 11, 2002)

my friend you never cease to amaze me.

jamie you're a fucking genius. can we get roadie in on this and do a little side betting?

i bet eno would love this!

guys, eno is dead. i watched him bleed to death after i stabbed him in the eye.

i actually just got done voting on ncaa picks at yahoo.

wait, you of all people actually watch college hoops?

I hate basketball. I mean, I **REALLY** hate basketball. But if there's any basketball that I particularly hate, it's college basketball.

ok here it is you asked for it

GO DAWGS
SICK UM'

SEC EAST CHAMPS!

The Murry State Racers are going to get destroyed by the Georgia Bulldogs lead by

#24 Jarvis Hayes who won the SEC scoring title and was named All-SEC first team

#5 Ezra Williams who was third in the SEC in scoring and named to the second team All-SEC

#3 Rashad Wright who was second in the SEC in assist

#50 Chris Daniels who is one of the most versitile players in the leauge

#55 Steve Thomas who is Georgia's big man inside

#23 Mr. Freddie G yes that's right Fred Gibson the best true freshman to walk the UGA campus since a man named Walker and in case you didn't know he plays a little football as well



#33 Jonas Hayes the twin brother of Jarvis he can play some ball himself


GO DAWGS

yes lawnwrangler. i actually love college basketball. it's less predictable than the nba. i like how no name teams can come up out of nowhere and upset the favorites. it's hard to spend your youth in indiana and not be swayed with the masses. i've always found it odd how most musicians hate sports.

e.l.t.- any thoughts on the bob knight movie on espn? where's the fucking roadie when you need him?

OK. Today is the last day to vote on the first round. It ends tonight at midnight.

Can you comment on the number of votes cast thus far? Also, do you predict any first-round upsets?

Thus far only 5 people have voted, including myself. There are some surprising results so far. You can't bitch if you don't vote. What was it that Jello Biafara said, 'Vote your hopes, not your fears...'

yeah, i think it went something like that. fucking liberals.