ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 8, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2023 TIEBREAKER First song to receive five votes wins. (16) "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Cyndi Lauper vs. (2) "Heaven" DJ Sammy and Yanou ft. Do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 8, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2023 Hide contents @dabunique @Tusk @madonnas @Cannon @Verge of Obscene @Vroom Vroom @Staryu @prézli @Green @satellites.™ @touya kinomoto @SleepingTigers @Born to Run @Frozen99 @CBC @Allday @Quicksand @Reverie @SLIME @andresg770 @GreatestLoveofAll @Patrick @Mr. Duff @305 @Kool_Aid_King @confide in me @naval23 @dreamsicle @Phil @pride4jc1222 @Gwegend @Sesame @Ace Reject @Marla Singer @channelbangerz @kandicha @wehavetostan @suburbannature @superben It's too close to call on "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" vs. "Heaven." Time for a tiebreaker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator wehavetostan Posted April 8, 2023 ATRL Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2023 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naval23 Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marla Singer Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confide in me Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 "Heaven" DJ Sammy and Yanou ft. Do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator madonnas Posted April 8, 2023 ATRL Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2023 Heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandicha Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 8, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2023 She's so unusual...and also a winner. Cyndi takes it. Updating now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 8, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2023 Who could have predicted this is where we would wind up after the Elite Eight? The regional finals ended with two top seeds fending off another challenge...and two entirely unexpected underdog contenders continuing to upend the draw. #15 "Don't Leave Me This Way" shocked #1 "I Will Always Love You" with a narrow victory in this Houston-on-Houston throwdown, while #16 "Girls Just Wanted to Have Fun" sent #2 "Heaven" to the afterlife in the first tiebreaker of the tournament. Can either of these tracks become the lowest-ranking entry to make the championship of ATRL March Madness? First they'll have to get through some tough competition from #1 "It's My Life" and #1 "Torn", respectively, who showed little mercy against #3 "Killing Me Softly" and #15 "Valerie." (1) "It's My Life" No Doubt def. (3) "Killing Me Softly" The Fugees [17-11] (1) "Torn" Natalie Imbruglia def. (15) "Valerie" Mark Ronson [16-12] (16) "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Cyndi Lauper def. (2) "Heaven" DJ Sammy and Yanou [14*-14] (15) "Don't Leave Me This Way" Thelma Houston def. (1) "I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston [15-13] With that, we move on to the Final Four of ATRL March Madness, where four reimagined renditions continue to chase the title of the most indispensable cover. All of these hopefuls, each representing a different decade from the '70s through the '00s, have proved their bona fides by making it this far, but only two will get a shot at the crown. Check out the updated draw below: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandicha Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 The upsets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 8, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, kandicha said: The upsets! The tournament has been very unpredictable this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andresg770 Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 "Heaven" noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw your notification too late But at least Thelma made it through! And I love Natalie, but again, who honestly thinks of it as a "cover." Like, yes, it technically is, but did she even acknowledge the Ednaswap version while promoting it on TV and radio?? I just can't think of "Torn" as being an "indispensable cover" in the collective consciousness... Anyway, let's appreciate Queen Natalie's actual cover songs, including my personal favorite: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touya kinomoto Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 PLS NOT HEAVEN! I- Torn for the win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touya kinomoto Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 20 minutes ago, andresg770 said: And I love Natalie, but again, who honestly thinks of it as a "cover." Like, yes, it technically is, but did she even acknowledge the Ednaswap version while promoting it on TV and radio?? I just can't think of "Torn" as being an "indispensable cover" in the collective consciousness... i can say the same for GJWHF... if it weren't for this March Madness, i wouldn't know it is a cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andresg770 Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 10 minutes ago, touya kinomoto said: i can say the same for GJWHF... if it weren't for this March Madness, i wouldn't know it is a cover Agreed. That's why I threw my support behind "Heaven" this round. I don't really see GJWTHF as an "indispensable cover," either (and that's also why I nominated a different Cyndi cover before the tournament started). The case of "Girls" is even more blatant, though, because I don't think the original singer even released it as a single? That said, I do feel like I've heard multiple times how it was "originally sung/recorded by a man" in the world of trivia (Pop-Up Video, trivia nights, Trivial Pursuit, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 1 hour ago, supaspaz said: (15) "Don't Leave Me This Way" Thelma Houston def. (1) "I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston [15-13] Noooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 8, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2023 1 hour ago, andresg770 said: And I love Natalie, but again, who honestly thinks of it as a "cover." Like, yes, it technically is, but did she even acknowledge the Ednaswap version while promoting it on TV and radio?? I just can't think of "Torn" as being an "indispensable cover" in the collective consciousness... If anything, the constant collective surprise over it being a cover has turned it into an indispensable cover. 1 hour ago, touya kinomoto said: i can say the same for GJWHF... if it weren't for this March Madness, i wouldn't know it is a cover But is that essential criteria? If anything, becoming such a classic that you obliterate any memory of the original is extra credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 8, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2023 40 minutes ago, Phil said: Noooooo Yesssssss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prézli Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 WTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBC Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" vs. "Heaven." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 8, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, CBC said: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" vs. "Heaven." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator madonnas Posted April 8, 2023 ATRL Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2023 DLMTW is 10000x more classic than IWALY. Come on. We’re gays. Let’s not mourn what was the objectively correct decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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