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Twisted Intestine: Sinead O'Connor is a she, not a he. She was quite famous in the early '90s for tearing up a picture of the pope on live television. And the whole "2 U" business is a result of the song having been written by Prince, whose use of individual numbers and letters in place of full words predated the use of similar language in text messaging by nearly two decades.

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I don't know why the hell people would vote in this tournament if they haven't heard of half of the songs or even the artists. I mean I wouldn't vote in a Best Song of the 1930s tournament and be like "Rudy Vallee? That chick has a stupid name!" I guess it doesn't make any less sense than the people who seemingly hate '90s music voting in this thread.

 

Anyways my picks;

 

Montell Jordan- "This Is How We Do It" (Hopefully Howie Do It hasn't ruined this song's chances to make the Final Four and beyond)

Snoop Dogg- "Gin and Juice" ("Groove Is In The Heart" is a fun song but this song just screams '90s)

 

Warren G (ft. Nate Dogg)- "Regulate" (the battle between this and "This Is How We Do It" will be truly epic)

Jay-Z- "Can I Get A..."

 

Nirvana- "Heart Shaped Box"

The Smashing Pumpkins- "1979" (Glad to see this one move on another round)

 

R.E.M.- "Losing My Religion"

Tom Cochrane- "Life Is A Highway" (For Inc)

 

Skee-Lo- "I Wish" (Let's get the man to the Sweet 16. Pleasantly surprised to see him make it this far)

2-Pac- "California Love" (This is a battle of hip hop songs liked by people I know that don't normally like hip hop. Going off on a brief tangent here but I knew a guy who absolutely hated hip hop but he really liked DMX. What? He only liked shitty hip hop? Glad to see there weren't any DMX songs nominated even if he has been a good source of unintentional comedy over the years. )

 

Beastie Boys- "Sabotage" (Pretty good song, one of the better videos of the '90s)

Red Hot Chili Peppers- "Under The Bridge" (Yeah, The Offspring were pretty lame. I enjoy "Under The Bridge" sort of despite myself)

 

New Radicals- "You Get What You Give" (I really hope this makes it. One of my favorite singles of the '90s and "Creep" really isn't one of Radiohead's better songs by any stretch of the imagination)

Sinead O'Connor- "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Love this song)

 

Lisa Loeb- "Stay" (Let's keep the Cinderella run going. Keep it going for all the sensitive singer-songwriters and the hot chicks with glasses!)

Meat Loaf- "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" (This one's for BUTT)

 

 

 

 

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Looking at what was dropped and what remains, you guys really, really worry me. This is just awful.

 

The Spaghetti Incident?

 

Salt N Pepa- "Whatta Man"

 

Deee-Lite- "Groove Is In The Heart"

 

LL Cool J- "Mama Said Knock You Out"

 

Fiona Apple- "Criminal"

 

 

Get a Grip

 

Nirvana- "Heart Shaped Box"

 

Smashing Pumpkins- "1979"

 

R.E.M.- "Losing My Religion"

 

Blind Melon- "No Rain"

 

 

Armageddon: The Album

 

Soundgarden- "Black Hole Sun"

 

DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince- "Summertime"

 

Beastie Boys- "Sabotage"

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers- "Under the Bridge"

 

 

Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell

 

 

Radiohead- "Creep"

 

Faith No More- "Epic"

 

Hootie and the Blowfish- "I Only Wanna Be With You"

 

Meat Loaf- "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)"

 

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The Spaghetti Incident?

Montell Jordan- "This Is How We Do It"

 

Snoop Doggy Dogg- "Gin and Juice"

 

Warren G. (ft. Nate Dogg)- "Regulate"

 

Jay-Z "Can I Get A..."

 

 

Get a Grip

 

Stone Temple Pilots- "Interstate Love Song"

 

Smashing Pumpkins- "1979"

 

R.E.M.- "Losing My Religion"

 

Blind Melon- "No Rain"

 

 

Armageddon: The Album

 

Soundgarden- "Black Hole Sun"

 

DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince- "Summertime"

 

Beastie Boys- "Sabotage"

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers- "Under the Bridge"

 

 

Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell

 

Radiohead- "Creep"

 

Sinead O'Connor- "Nothing Compares 2 U". - Just based off of a funny video I saw

 

Hootie and the Blowfish- "I Only Wanna Be With You"

 

Meat Loaf- "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)"

 

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Salt N Pepa- "Whatta Man" Death to Montell Jordan and his fifteen minutes.

Montell Jordan- "This Is How We Do It"

 

Snoop Doggy Dogg- "Gin and Juice" Laid back...

Deee-Lite- "Groove Is In The Heart"

 

Warren G. (ft. Nate Dogg)- "Regulate" It's gonna win this tourney anyway.

LL Cool J- "Mama Said Knock You Out"

 

Fiona Apple- "Criminal"

Jay-Z "Can I Get A..." Sure. Why not.

 

 

Nirvana- "Heart Shaped Box"

Stone Temple Pilots- "Interstate Love Song" It was a chore deciding which one I disliked less. This one, I guess.

 

Smashing Pumpkins- "1979" I'm gonna be pissed if Don't Speak goes any further.

No Doubt- "Don't Speak"

 

Alanis Morrisette- "You Oughta Know" Who the hell voted for Losing My Religion?

R.E.M.- "Losing My Religion"

 

Tom Cochrane- "Life Is A Highway" Because life is a highway.

Blind Melon- "No Rain"

 

 

Soundgarden- "Black Hole Sun"

Skee-Lo- "I Wish" I wish this

 

DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince- "Summertime" California Love is overrated. Probably my least favorite Tupac single.

2Pac- "California Love"

 

Dr. Dre (ft. Snoop Doggy Dogg)- "Nuthin But A G Thang"

Beastie Boys- "Sabotage" Tough choice.

 

Offspring- "Self Esteem

Red Hot Chili Peppers- "Under the Bridge" This is easily the better song.

 

 

Radiohead- "Creep"

New Radicals- "You Get What You Give" I love Creep, but this song is better served to carry the torch for this tournament.

 

Sinead O'Connor- "Nothing Compares 2 U"

Faith No More- "Epic" No contest.

 

Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories- "Stay" At least it's not a Hootie song.

Hootie and the Blowfish- "I Only Wanna Be With You"

 

Garbage- "Only Happy When It Rains"

Meat Loaf- "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" Gotta give some props here.

 

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The Spaghetti Incident?

 

Montell Jordan- "This Is How We Do It"

 

Deee-Lite- "Groove Is In The Heart"

 

LL Cool J- "Mama Said Knock You Out"

 

Fiona Apple- "Criminal"

 

 

Get a Grip

 

 

Stone Temple Pilots- "Interstate Love Song"

 

Smashing Pumpkins- "1979"

 

Alanis Morrisette- "You Oughta Know"

 

Blind Melon- "No Rain"

 

 

Armageddon: The Album

 

 

Soundgarden- "Black Hole Sun"

 

2Pac- "California Love"

 

Beastie Boys- "Sabotage"

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers- "Under the Bridge"

 

 

 

Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell

 

 

Radiohead- "Creep"

 

Faith No More- "Epic"

 

Hootie and the Blowfish- "I Only Wanna Be With You"

 

Garbage- "Only Happy When It Rains"

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Can you edit this with the vote count? I like being internet outraged when a song I like loses. Plus without that there's no spite vote.

 

The Spaghetti Incident?

 

Montell Jordan- "This Is How We Do It"

 

Deee-Lite- "Groove Is In The Heart"

 

LL Cool J- "Mama Said Knock You Out"

 

Jay-Z "Can I Get A..."

 

 

Get a Grip

 

Stone Temple Pilots- "Interstate Love Song" (not a huge fan, but I don't want hey whey to win somehow)

 

No Doubt- "Don't Speak"

 

R.E.M.- "Losing My Religion"

 

Tom Cochrane- "Life Is A Highway"

 

 

Armageddon: The Album

 

Skee-Lo- "I Wish"

 

DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince- "Summertime"

 

Dr. Dre (ft. Snoop Doggy Dogg)- "Nuthin But A G Thang"

 

Offspring- "Self Esteem"

 

 

Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell

 

 

New Radicals- "You Get What You Give"

 

Faith No More- "Epic"

 

Hootie and the Blowfish- "I Only Wanna Be With You"

 

Meat Loaf- "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)"

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I do love "Creep," but it's weak against the rest of their catalog and that New Radicals song is and has always been the jam. "Under the Bridge" isn't awful, but I'd pick any other song still in the contest over it. Except for "Self Esteem."

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Salt N Pepa- "Whatta Man"

Snoop Doggy Dogg- "Gin and Juice"

Warren G. (ft. Nate Dogg)- "Regulate"

Fiona Apple- "Criminal"

Nirvana- "Heart Shaped Box"

Smashing Pumpkins- "1979"

R.E.M.- "Losing My Religion"

Tom Cochrane- "Life Is A Highway"

Skee-Lo- "I Wish"

DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince- "Summertime"

Dr. Dre (ft. Snoop Doggy Dogg)- "Nuthin But A G Thang"

Red Hot Chili Peppers- "Under the Bridge

Radiohead- "Creep"

Faith No More- "Epic"

Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories- "Stay"

Meat Loaf- "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)"

 

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Can you edit this with the vote count? I like being internet outraged when a song I like loses. Plus without that there's no spite vote.

 

Yeah, what the hell. I settled the ties via coin flip, btw.

 

"Whatta Man" d. "Loser" 18-16

 

"This Is How We Do It" d. "Iris" 23-11

 

"Gin and Juice" d. "Cannonball" 26-8

 

"Groove Is In The Heart" d. "Jump" 21-13

 

"Regulate" d. "Virtual Insanity" 28-6

 

"Mama Said Knock You Out" tied "Mo Money Mo Problems" 17-17

 

"Criminal" tied "Buddy Holly" 17-17

 

"Can I Get A..." d. "One" 21-13

 

"Heart Shaped Box" d. "Dammit" 26-8

 

"Interstate Love Song" d. "Song 2" 21-13

 

"1979" d. "Kiss From A Rose" 22-12

 

"Don't Speak" d. "Linger" 18-16

 

"You Oughta Know" d. "Basket Case" 18-16

 

"Losing My Religion" d. ""Wonderwall" 18-16

 

"Life Is A Highway" d. "Tubthumpin" 23-11

 

"No Rain" d. "Semi Charmed Life" 18-16

 

"Black Hole Sun" d. "Waterfalls" 20-14

 

"I Wish" d. "U Can't Touch This" 19-15

 

"Summertime" d. "O.P.P." 19-15

 

"California Love" d. "Killing Me Softly With His Song" 18-16

 

"Nuthin But A G Thang" d. "Bittersweet Symphony" 23-11

 

"Sabotage" d. "Lovefool" 21-13

 

"Self Esteem" d. "Save Tonight" 23-11

 

"Under the Bridge" d. "Closing Time" 23-11

 

"Creep" d. "Rosa Parks" 20-14

 

"You Get What You Give" d. "Evenflow" 18-16

 

"Nothing Compares 2 U" ties "Ghetto Superstar" 17-17

 

"Epic" d. "Popular" 24-10

 

"Stay (I Missed You)" d. "November Rain" 18-16

 

"I Only Wanna Be With You" ties "Brick" 17-17

 

"I'm Only Happy When It Rains" ties "Hey Jealousy" 17-17

 

"I'd Do Anything For Love (BUTT I Won't Do That)" d. "Everlong" 18-16

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Can you edit this with the vote count? I like being internet outraged when a song I like loses. Plus without that there's no spite vote.

 

"Mama Said Knock You Out" tied "Mo Money Mo Problems" 17-17

 

"Criminal" tied "Buddy Holly" 17-17

 

"Nothing Compares 2 U" ties "Ghetto Superstar" 17-17

 

"I Only Wanna Be With You" ties "Brick" 17-17

 

"I'm Only Happy When It Rains" ties "Hey Jealousy" 17-17

 

That's a lot of ties, but I think I am okay with all of the coin flips except for Mama Said Knock You Out going over Mo Money.

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The Spaghetti Incident?

 

Montell Jordan- "This Is How We Do It"

 

Snoop Doggy Dogg- "Gin and Juice"

 

LL Cool J- "Mama Said Knock You Out"

 

Jay-Z "Can I Get A..."

 

 

Get a Grip

 

Nirvana- "Heart Shaped Box"

 

No Doubt- "Don't Speak"

 

Alanis Morrisette- "You Oughta Know"

 

Blind Melon- "No Rain"

 

 

Armageddon: The Album

 

 

Skee-Lo- "I Wish"

 

DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince- "Summertime"

 

Dr. Dre (ft. Snoop Doggy Dogg)- "Nuthin But A G Thang"

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers- "Under the Bridge"

 

 

Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell

 

 

New Radicals- "You Get What You Give"

 

Sinead O'Connor- "Nothing Compares 2 U"

 

Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories- "Stay"

 

Garbage- "Only Happy When It Rains"

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I don't know why the hell people would vote in this tournament if they haven't heard of half of the songs or even the artists.

 

I assume you're talking to me, and I vote because I have heard of much more than half the songs... Just not all of them.

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