Here are the results so far:

Showdown #1
Old Dan's Records 16 Uncle Toad Said 2

Showdown #2
If You Could Read My Mind 13 Harmony 1

Showdown #3
Drifters 12 Stay Loose 6

Showdown #4
Hangdog Hotel Room 10 Betty Called Me In 5

Showdown #5
Slide on Over 10 Blackberry Wine 5

Showdown #6
Sea of Tranquility 8 Triangle 6

Showdown #7
Don Quioxte 13 Minstrel of the Dawn 9

Showdown #8
Message to the Wind 5 A Minor Ballad 6

Showdown #9
Welcome to Try 10 If There's a Reason 8

Well, that was another close vote. It's high time for another showdown. I'm not sure if this vote will be as close, but I had to pair these songs together because the guitar effect sounds so similar, not to mention that Gord uses his famous and oft used e-based chord for both. Here are the songs. Tell me which you enjoy the most:

Knotty Pine

or

Let it Ride

Here are the results so far:

Showdown #1
Old Dan's Records 16 Uncle Toad Said 2

Showdown #2
If You Could Read My Mind 13 Harmony 1

Showdown #3
Drifters 12 Stay Loose 6

Showdown #4
Hangdog Hotel Room 10 Betty Called Me In 5

Showdown #5
Slide on Over 10 Blackberry Wine 5

Showdown #6
Sea of Tranquility 8 Triangle 6

Showdown #7
Don Quioxte 13 Minstrel of the Dawn 9

Showdown #8
Message to the Wind 5 A Minor Ballad 6

Showdown #9
Welcome to Try 10 If There's a Reason 8

Well, that was another close vote. It's high time for another showdown. I'm not sure if this vote will be as close, but I had to pair these songs together because the guitar effect sounds so similar, not to mention that Gord uses his famous and oft used e-based chord for both. Here are the songs. Tell me which you enjoy the most:

Knotty Pine

or

Let it Ride

Ohhhh, this is a toughie!! I love both!! Oh my god, I can't choose!! Well, heck. If I have to... I'll go with Let it Ride.

Let it ride ....

Without a doubt Let it Ride, I have never been a knotty fan.

Without a doubt Let it Ride, I have never been a knotty fan.

Could not resist this one. Knotty Pine is a classic, and one of my all time favs.

Could not resist this one. Knotty Pine is a classic, and one of my all time favs.

Let it ride

Knotty Pine. I like the wordplay ("She's knotty but nice") and the imagery. The instrumentation is very evocative; you can almost see the snow glistening in the pure, cold winter sunlight, sharp icicles shimmering and breaking.
DQ

Tougher than than the rest, but Knotty Pine is picturesque.

"knotty Pine" took a while to grow on me, but now I love it. However "Let It Ride" beats it for me!

let it ride

Knotty Pine

Knotty Pine

Knotty Pine

No confusing the lyrics this time!! :D
I choose----> "Let it Ride".
The whole song is 100% fantastic. :)

In "Knotty Pine",I kinda roll my eyes at the line,"She cries turpentine". Sort of gross sounding too. I like the song,just not that line.

Knotty Pine.
She holds her anger in.

Knotty Pine.
She holds her anger in.

It's "Let it Ride" for me.

I like both songs, but given a choice between the two, it's "Let it Ride."

I like both songs, but given a choice between the two, it's "Let it Ride."

Knotty Pine.

Knotty Pine for me.

LET IT RIDE !!!!


Bill :)

Let it Ride, although I took a day to think about it!

Let it Ride, although I took a day to think about it!

Anne, it's funny you said that! I had to spend a day thinking about it myself.

Anne, it's funny you said that! I had to spend a day thinking about it myself.

Knotty Pine!

Knotty Pine!

Let It Ride

Let It Ride

So Minstrel Steve,

You were doing so well with these polls. Where have you gone, what have you done ? C'mon back we're all ready to play # 11 - # 99, LOL.

Bill :)

Don't worry! I've recently started a new job and just got somewhat busy. I will resume the showdowns very soon. Hopefully this weekend. I was greatly intrigued by showdown #10. I thought it would be a "shoe-in" but it was much closer than I imagined. Happy trails :D

Just think of this "pause" in play as Halftime!

Ladies and gentlemen!!!
"The Cheesy Smile/Fashion Nightmare Dancers" are now taking the field for your 1/2 time entertainment! :eek: "Join them in their rousing medley of songs with the word "Sun"! :cool: :D :D

"Please,folks....do not run over our vendors like that." :rolleyes: LOL! :D :D

Re: Showdown #10
 

Let It Ride, which has grown on me because Gord does it so often in concert.

Also, I've been just stateside of the tunnel, which is, BTW, where the "Maritime Sailors' Cathedral" is located. It's not really called that, but I forget the actual name, Mariners' Church, or something like that. So, I can picture the fellow throwin' his stash in the river. Putting his bedroll on the ground might be risky in that neighborhood tho.

David