The weekends I’m MIA and with the first falling on a Sunday, I didn’t want my battle to interfere with my Songsational Sundays slot for obvious reasons, so I opted to push the showdown off a day.
At the end of last July, my good pal Alana at Ramblin’ with AM inspired me for today’s battle song when she shared Tears For Fears, Mad World on the 4M dance floor.
Almost 5-year ago, on June 1 2015, I used Mad World in a showdown and I’m sure I’m not the only BoTBer who’s featured this song in the past, so let’s see where this takes me this time around, shall we?
The lyrics and mewsic is moody, kinda putting me in a bit of melancholy state every time I hear it and the effect of the instrumental arrangements casts the same mindset. Listen to the Cello & Piano duet, the Guitarist, and Violinist
Contender #1 The Brooklyn Duo with Marnie Laird on piano and Patrick Laird on cello.
Contender #2 James Bartholomew on guitar.
Contender #3 Jackie Kay on violin using a Jasmine Thompson backing track. It’s interesting to note that in my 2015 battle, I used Jasmine as one of the contenders and the showdown ended in a tie.
Who gets your vote, Marnie & Patric, James, or Jackie?
[tweetthis]I just voted in the ‘Mad World’ #BoTB showdown & you’re invited to play along. #coverbands #instrumental[/tweetthis]
You’ll find more awesome battles underway at some of these blog listed below (not everyone is doing the bi-monthly showdowns now) and if you’d like to be included in the fun, then contact Stephen requesting to be added to the list.
- ailovemusic (Amy)
- Cherdo on the Flipside
- The Doglady’s Den (Debbie) 15th only
- Jingle Jangle Jungle (Mary)
- Mike’s Ramblings
- STMcC Presents BoTB (Stephen, BoTB Manager) 15th only
- Storms and Stardust (Kim)
- The Sound of One Hand Typing (John)
- Tossing It Out (Lee)
Polls close noon (EST) on the 7th of this month!
The results for this battle will post, a week from today, so be sure to mark your calendar to see if your favorite artist wins this round of Battle of the Bands.
Join me around 6am with ‘name song titles/lyrics‘ spinning on the ole jukebox on the Monday’s Mewsic Moves Me dance floor!
X💋X💋, Cathy