First of all, my thanks to everyone who participated in my latest 'Margarita Day' Battle Of The Bands contest, which also happened to be my first Battle Of The Bands' Battle Of The Booze contest. It took place HERE. The song was 'Tequila' and the contestants were Xavier Cugat & Buddy Morrow.
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I love BOTH renditions of the song and grade them both a solid 'A'. However, I like the Buddy Morrow version just a wee tiny bit more. Perhaps because of the slightly slower tempo which allows for more tension between the instruments. And then of course there's that filthy sax. There are prostitutes who aren't even that filthy!
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At any rate, my first BOTB's BOTB (a.k.a. The Battle In The Bar #1) was a fairly competitive affair.
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FINAL TALLY:
Xavier Cugat = 8 votes
Buddy Morrow = 5 votes
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I am posting another BOTB's BOTB installment on January 15th, so I hope you all will check back in then. I believe a lot of people are going to be surprised by the musical variety and the possibilities inherent in Battle Of The Bands contests in which hooch (a.k.a. "Evidence") is a primary ingredient / theme.
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Until next time...
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Bless & Be Blessed!!
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~ Stephen
DogGtor of Alcohology &
King of Inebriation Nation
I am posting another BOTB's BOTB installment on January 15th, so I hope you all will check back in then. I believe a lot of people are going to be surprised by the musical variety and the possibilities inherent in Battle Of The Bands contests in which hooch (a.k.a. "Evidence") is a primary ingredient / theme.
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Until next time...
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Bless & Be Blessed!!
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~ Stephen
DogGtor of Alcohology &
King of Inebriation Nation
That was a nice outcome. IN the long run, in the comfort of my own listening space for periods of just chilling out, I'd probably prefer the Buddy Morrow version for the reasons you stated. However, when put side by side I just couldn't resist those snappy juggling rhythms of Cugat. It's in my blood and takes me back to practicing our act with my parents. Good old days.
ReplyDeleteLee
LEE ~
DeleteI know *exactly* what you mean!
I could think of many examples where I might say Song A is objectively better than Song B, and yet I still prefer Song B due to strong memories I have associated with it.
Music is such a wonderful and mysterious art form!
~ D-FensDogG
Your battle results turned out pretty good, too. I happened to be on the wining side this go around. Yay for me! Thanks for sharing how things went down. :)
ReplyDeleteCAThy ~
DeleteYeah, I was very pleased with the way this Battle went. As it was going along, I had the impression that Xavier was kicking Buddy's butt. But was surprised to find it was pert-dern close after I tallied up all the votes.
This was a satisfying Margarita Day Battle.
~ D-FensDogG
Wow, what an upset!
ReplyDeleteCHRISTINE ~
DeleteActually, I was pretty sure Xavier was going to win this Battle even before I posted it. But I've been doing BOTB for so long that I have almost a sixth sense about it now. Even so, sometimes there are *VERY* surprising things that occur (such as "The Purple Waylon Effect") which keep me ever interested in this BOTB blogfest.
Also, the fun interactions with my voters has always been entertaining to me.
~ D-FensDogG
Good battle, Stephen! Yay for Cugat! Glad you shared the outcome. I finally did too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, dIEDRE!
DeleteYes, this *was* a good Battle. I loved both versions of 'Tequila'. If I were 23 again and in an L.A. club, Xavier's version is the one I would have wanted to hear.
~ D-FensDogG
Too bad Buddy lost. I was definitely into the filthy sax! ☺ I finally published my results too.
ReplyDeleteDEBBIE ~
DeleteI am a big fan of sax in general, but there's something especially special about filthy sax. ;^)
~ Dr. DogG