This battle has been sitting in ‘drafts’ for two years. I must have gotten one of those poison apples from the Evil Queen and instead of it casting a deep sleeping spell on me, it made me absent-minded.
After reviewing the original content, I think the problem was I didn’t like my original song selections. I like the idea and decided to revamp it. One of the song titles captured my eye, you’re really going to like this, Apple Of My Eye. Borrowing from that I looked for others with a similar title and found two different songs with the same name.
Artist #1- Badfinger. According to Wikipedia, the band recorded ‘Apple of My Eye‘ (song lyrics) for their 1971 album, Ass. Pete Ham, singer/songwriter penned the lyrics about his mixed feelings about the bands’ decision to leave Apple Records which happened to be the company’s last single recording before its collapse. Tune your ear and hit play for my first song pick.
Artist #2 – Dolores O’Riordan. This artist doesn’t need any introduction if you’re familiar with the band, The Cranberries. O’Riordan told Sound Spike who and why she wrote this song. “I remember I was out on the road without my husband and my kids, and all I had to keep me company at times was a picture of him I would carry along from hotel room to hotel room. And I wrote that one of those nights when I was on my own, sitting in one of those lonely hotel rooms.” The late Irish singer released ‘Apple of My Eye‘ (song lyrics) on her 2007 album, Are You Listening. One more time, put your ear to this tune to see what you think.
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.
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There is no wrong way to vote. You don’t even have to know the song/artist, just give me your opinion on which you like the best. Will it be, Badfinger or Dolores O’Riordan? Don’t forget to tell me in comments which artist you pick! 😉
Polls close noon (EST) on the October 21st!
I will share the results of this battle in my Nov. 1 BoTB, so mark your calendar to see if your favorite ‘Apple of My Eye’ song wins this showdown and be ready to cast a new vote in a new battle! 😉
I’m playing along with Mary this month in her 2nd annual Rocktober Music Fest. Little did I know that Contender #1 song works as a classic 70s song but I’ll close things off with a song I remember best by Badfinger.
Change in plans…At the time I began my posts for this month, I had no idea that DH would need to use some of his vacation time or risk losing it. That being said, I’ll be away from Blogosphere for the most part until bright an early Tuesday morning, Oct. 22. I’ll do my best to boogie with you but if I slip off the dance floor for too long then know I will eventually make by to see you, so save a dance for me. 
Rocktober Mewsic Fest continues tomorrow, so please join me tomorrow for another step back in time!
X💋X💋, Cathy
