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Eagles Song Survivor: Desperado
Time for the Desperado Survivor, where we vote off the songs on the album until we get to the last one standing!
If you're new, for a basic overview of the game, see this post: Survivor Overview
I'm going to list all the songs on the album here. Vote for the song that you feel should be eliminated from the list. The song that gets the most votes will be taken off of the list (or, in the language of Survivor, "voted off of the island.") Each round, one more song will get axed, until there's only one left. Remember: you're voting for the one you think should GO, not the one you think should stay.
Note: Do not criticize how/why other people vote. Their reasons are their own and they are free to vote however they like. Also, never attack a fellow poster. You can disagree without making it personal. Sometimes these games can get heated, but remember... it's still just a game.
Each round will last 48 hours after posting to give people a chance to vote who don't post every day. That means that the first round will end at 8:00 Eastern time the day after tomorrow. If you miss a round, don't think you can't play. It's all good!
Since there may be discussion posts, be sure to make it clear when you are casting your vote. Once the board clock strikes 8:00 pm Eastern on the second day, no more votes will be counted for that round - even if it's only seconds after. Your votes also cannot be changed once you have voted, even if you change your mind or make a mistake. Once it's on the record, that's it - so be careful!
If you get confused about what round we are in, look at this post. I'll always update it to reflect the current round. Also feel free to post any questions if you don't understand what's going on.
If there is a tiebreaker, then ALL votes from ALL previous rounds are tallied and whoever has the most prior votes is eliminated. That’s the way it’s done on the real show, that’s the way it’s done here. If there is a complete tie with prior votes (Murphy’s Law), then I'll have a sudden-death trivia question ready. The tie-breaker question will be asked one hour after results are in, if there is need for it. The first person who answers it correctly gets to break the tie. The odds of that happening are slim, but you never know, and it's good to be prepared. The exception is the last round. If the tiebreaker does not resolve the last round, then the tie will be allowed to stand.
In order to avoid voter fraud and trolling, we require that you must be "a member in good standing" as defined by the Terms of Service for at least two weeks before the start of the game in order to cast a vote.
GAME OVER!
The winner of the Desperado Survivor is …
Doolin-Dalton/Desperado Reprise
Songs Eliminated:
Twenty-One 4/19
Bitter Creek 4/21
Certain Kind of Fool 4/23
Saturday Night 4/25
Out of Control 4/27
Outlaw Man 4/29
Doolin'-Dalton 5/01
Desperado 5/03
Tequila Sunrise 5/05
Hope everyone enjoyed the game.
Thanks for playing!
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I love every single song on this album. It's hard for me to pick one to vote for even now, and it's just going to get harder. This is going to be a tough game!
That said, something's gotta go...
I cast my vote for Twenty-One.
I love the energy and the harmonies, but I voted for it because one line always bothered me: "I can't give a reason why I should ever wanna die." It doesn't seem to make sense in context - of course he can't. Why would he be thinking about wanting to die at that point? Just seems a bit awkward. Only flaw I could find, and a minor one at that, but I had to make a decision somehow.
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I'm with Soda on this one, love love love all the songs. This is probably one of my favorite cd's ever from any artists, any genre. But I vote for Twenty One as well. Its good and I love singing along with it in the car, but something has to be first.
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This IS my favorite album of all time and as such, it's hard to choose a song to go, but I'd have to agree with everyone else so far: "Twenty One" it is.
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I'm going with Twenty-One. I don't like that song. I love country, but too much banjo.
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There are a few I could choose to go first, but I'll go with everyone else here and vote for Twenty-One - too country for me also.
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I vote for "Twenty One " too.
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I’m not sure I feel twenty one is the worst song on the album but it seems like it’s going to lose so I vote twenty one
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Out of Control
This is my favourite Eagles album which means it's going to tough to choose. I'm not going to be able to save Twenty One as there's not another contender so I'm placing a vote against Out of Control in anticipation of defending a favourite.
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Is it finally Friday? (Got to put a word in to management as to why everyone else got to go home at 5pm, yet I am still here finishing up a software project... grr...)
I will also vote for Twenty-One, although there is another song I could have voted for.
So, disagreements on voting with this album will be determined in the street by, shall we say... the luck of the draw? :)
(Oh, I am getting punchy. Time to go home...)
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Well it looks like 21 is on its way out anyway. I kind of like its rhythm so I'm a bit sorry about that. I have been listening to the Desperado album this wee, and the one song that does least if anything for me is 'Bitter Creek' so I will opt to vote it off this round. I know it wont go but the vote might be useful later
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Well - Since this round is already decided, I'll look toward the future as well ...
I cast my vote for Saturday Night.
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Results for Round One
The first song performance to be eliminated in Desperado Survivor is Twenty-One. “Twenty-One, the tribe has spoken and it looks like you have a cause to be afraid because you weren’t as strong as you thought. We found a way of stoppin’ you young man and your life in this game has faded. Now, you’ll have to find another way. Glad you like to spend your life out on the road because you must leave the island immediately.
Votes
Twenty-One – 9
Certain Kind of Fool – 1
Out of Control – 1
Bitter Creek –1
Saturday Night – 1
Vote Breakdown
Twenty-One – sodascouts
Twenty-One – WalshFan88
Twenty-One – LovinGlennGirl
Twenty-One – scottside
Twenty-One – shunlvswx
Twenty-One – groupie2686
Twenty-One – New Kid In Town
Twenty-One – YoungEaglesFan
Twenty-One– CainOH
Certain Kind of Fool – thelastresort
Out of Control – UndertheWire
Bitter Creek – Glennsallnighter
Saturday Night – Ive always been a dreamer
Songs Eliminated
Twenty-One 4/19
Songs Remaining
Doolin-Dalton
Out of Control
Tequila Sunrise
Desperado
Certain Kind of Fool
Outlaw Man
Saturday Night
Bitter Creek
Doolin-Dalton/Desperado Reprise
Voting for Round 2 begins now.
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BTW - I actually meant to mention this in the announcement thread for this game, but it totally slipped my mind. If anyone would like to send me write-ups for all or any of the songs to post at the beginning of each round's results post, I will be happy to use it. Some of you may have a little fun with it. Anyway, just PM me if you want to contribute.
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I vote for "Saturday Night" to go next. Another hard decision, but I had to pick something.
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I vote out of control. I appreciate the up tempo and grittiness to the song but I just don’t care for it much
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Out Of Control is hands down the best song on the album, for me anyway. I love that rock edge.
I'm going to wait to see what other people vote for in efforts to save it and form an early coalition. I'm not voting just yet.
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My vote goes for Bitter Creek, just not my favorite. And I love Out of Control too much.
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I also vote for Bitter Creek.
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Bitter Creek is my favourite of Bernie's songs and I want to save it, so I'll have to wait and see which other song is getting the votes. Good lyrics and a very laid-back style. I love the guitar and the long outro,
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I vote for Saturday Night.
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I'm going to vote for Bitter Creek.
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I’ll vote for Bitter Creek because if you hadn’t guessed by the username, big Out of Control fan over here.
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Hate to target Bernie, but...
I cast my vote for Bitter Creek as well.
Again, not a bad song, but compared to what's left, my least favorite.
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Yes - let's give Bernie some love here. I really like Twenty-One a lot - it's my second favorite of his Eagles songs, but I knew there was no way to save it last round. I like Bitter Creek a lot too and maybe it can still be saved this round. So please join me in a coalition to ...
SAVE BITTER CREEK!!!
VOTE FOR SATURDAY NIGHT!!!
Now, to make it official ...
I cast my vote for Saturday Night.
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Also, just want to let everyone know that the results of tonight's round will be posted late tonight. I have plans and won't be home until later in the evening. So, as always, please do not vote for the next round until the official results are posted for this one. Thanks!
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I am also voting for Bitter Creek. This and Certain Kind of Fool are my least favorites of what's left, but it seems like Bitter Creek is going down anyway. Poor Bernie isn't getting any love here!
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I personally find bitter creek really underrated. I love the guitar work and I find it a unique song within the Eagles catalogue. The sparseness of the track is nice for a change and I think Bernie does a great job on the lyrics
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Please save Bitter Creek.
I vote for Saturday Night.
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No need to change my mind this round - I vote for Bitter Creek
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Sorry. I'm voting for Bitter Creek. Not my favorite song and I always skip it.
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Re: Results for Round Two
The next song performance to be eliminated in Desperado Survivor is Bitter Creek. “Bitter Creek”, the tribe has spoken and it looks like you may have a cause to weep. You should have tried harder to find an ill for the cure. Now, you might wanna go hide out where the desert meets the sky cause it’s time to hit the road one last time and leave the island immediately.
Votes
Bitter Creek – 8
Saturday Night – 4
Out of Control – 1
Vote Breakdown
Bitter Creek – LovinGlennGirl
Bitter Creek – CainOH
Bitter Creek – WalshFan88
Bitter Creek – Out of Control
Bitter Creek – sodascouts
Bitter Creek– groupie2686
Bitter Creek – Glennsallnighter
Bitter Creek – shunlvswx
Saturday Night – scottside
Saturday Night – New Kid In Town
Saturday Night – Ive always been a dreamer
Saturday Night – UndertheWire
Out of Control – YoungEaglesFan
Songs Eliminated
Twenty-One 4/19
Bitter Creek 4/21
Songs Remaining
Doolin-Dalton
Out of Control
Tequila Sunrise
Desperado
Certain Kind of Fool
Outlaw Man
Saturday Night
Doolin-Dalton/Desperado Reprise
Voting for Round 3 begins now.
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Missed the last round - some of us heathens work on Easter Sunday ;) - but alas it wouldn't have made a difference anyway. I love Bitter Creek as per YEF said, a very unique entry in their catalog and some seriously good guitar work on the outro.
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Since it appears my beloved Saturday Night (easily in my top 10 Eagles songs ever) is doomed come what may over the coming days I will go uber tactical...
I vote for Depserado.
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Originally Posted by
thelastresort
Since it appears my beloved Saturday Night (easily in my top 10 Eagles songs ever) is doomed come what may over the coming days I will go uber tactical...
I vote for Depserado.
Well, that escalated quickly. ;)
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Originally Posted by
thelastresort
Missed the last round - some of us heathens work on Easter Sunday ;) - but alas it wouldn't have made a difference anyway. I love Bitter Creek as per YEF said, a very unique entry in their catalog and some seriously good guitar work on the outro.
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Since it appears my beloved Saturday Night (easily in my top 10 Eagles songs ever) is doomed come what may over the coming days I will go uber tactical...
I vote for Depserado.
WOW. Would not have expected a vote for Desperado this early in the game.
I am voting for Certain Kind of Fool. It is not that great of a song, compared to the others. And why all the dislike for Saturday Night? It is one of my favorites too!
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Well, I will vote for Saturday Night one more time.
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Darn, I completely forgot about the game starting! Just too much going on around here! :doh:
I just love this album so yes, it's going to be hard to vote off any songs for me. I will have to agree with Twenty One and Bittercreek though. They would have been my first two picks although I really like both songs.
So, getting it together here and voting for Certain Kind of Fool. I do love it though and I think Randy does a great job on it! I just love what's left more! :shrug: