The Bluemoon Song Cup 2023

[hilts]

Love Petty but Gerry takes this for me.

You have to be impressed by the 'not sure I can by arsed with this' look on Gerrys face as well:-)

 

[chesterbells]

That’s the most impossible one so far! My favourite Tom Petty track too. I mean I just had to vote for Gerry because that song, that playing, that singing, that production, is just sublime. But Refugee is brilliant. Awful to see them pitched against each other.

 

[journolud]

Going to have to listen to the Rafferty song again to see what I’m missing.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Oooof. Really, really, really tough call, but I went with "Refugee" out of sheer Yankee jingoism. Had it been "Baker Street" (or even "Stuck In The Middle With You") vs. "Don't Come Around Here No More" (or "Jammin' Me") my head might have imploded. Both men met sad and too-early ends. Lots of respect for both of them as original artists. Two great tunes. So far I think this has been the most difficult match-up for me.

 

[threespires]

One of the tougher calls this one.

 

[bennyboy]

Got the makings of the shock of the tournament so far.
Will the Petty fans boys rally enough to vote.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Got the makings of the shock of the tournament so far.
Will the Petty fans boys rally enough to vote.

I thought this would be an easy win for Petty. Superb performance from Rafferty FC

 

[MCFCTrick]

Tom Petty had a slightly unfortunate career path. He started with such a superb song as Refugee that he never managed to beat it, despite writing some really good songs.
The off-beat nature of the chorus is wonderfully done and still sounds fresh today.

In case you haven't guessed it's an easy win for Tom as far as I'm concerned

I know many lauded it, but his career nosedived for me personally when he got involved with the Wilburys. Both he (and The Heartbreakers too) lost their edge afterwards. Became too middle of the road.

You have to remember, that for their first two albums they were marketed as New Wave, and called such in the media. The albums after those certainly lost the rough edges, and became more polished and produced.
But post Wilbury stuff like Free Fallin etc bored me to tears.

Cannot beat those early albums though. Class.

So TP&THB over Rafferty for me. With ease.

 

[BimboBob]

I thought this would be an easy win for Petty. Superb performance from Rafferty FC

Both great songs tbf.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Did no one put Baker Street up? Just for the guitar solo...which is one of the best.

Unfortunately not.