What did you expect? It’s the end of the work week and I can’t let the week slip away without a dose of **Friday Sillies** to kick off the weekend.

Hello Kittens & Dawgs! Before I hop into round two of BoTB, let me give you the 411 on which artist won in June 1st YOUR SONG #BoTB Showdown between Tina Arena and Julienne Taylor. In the beginning Tina came out strong, then Julienne picked up enough votes to tie things up. The count went back and forth until Julienne took the lead. Let me just say, it was by only point and I hadn’t decided yet which gal was getting my vote. After listening to both artists, it was Julienne’s warmer, softer vocals that reeled me in. The final count…. Tina – 6 and Julienne – 8. Thanks to everyone for making it an interesting battle!!

Now, it’s time to move on…I know what you’re thinking this gal has no rhyme or reason for her battles and you’re absolutely dead on the money. I usually find inspiration at YouTube while scoping out some tunes when BAM a song catches my attention and that’s all it takes, a tiny seed planted and a future showdown conceived. This isn’t the first time I used Simon & Garfunkel’s classic hit, Sound of Silence in a BoTB. Unfortunately the post I shared once upon a time did a glitchy thing and disappeared from my site forever. *sigh* I also know that some of my fellow BoTBers have featured the song in the past but I’m confident that neither of these cover artists has been featured in another battle. *cross fingers*

Let’s get going, shall we? My first contender probably needs no introduction but for those who do not know, the late Mary Travers is the ‘Mary’ from the 60s group, Peter, Paul, & Mary.

My second artist discovery is that of an American singer/songwriter best known for her YouTube presence. Listen to Holly Henry purely a capella cover of S&G’s oldie.

Both covers are moody and definitely convey the eeriness that the sound of silence instills in all of us but tell me which female artist in your opinion covered it better…

Mary or Holly?

How do I play BoTB? It’s really super simple!

You VOTE. Leave your FAVORITE pick in comments. Everyone is welcome to vote. There is no wrong vote, except if you DON’T vote.
Be interactive. Tell me why you like your favorite pick. (optional)
Make me happy. Tell a friend, share the below tweet. (optional)

Polls close noon June 21st

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.

Angels Bark (Michele), Cherdo on the Flipside, Book Lover (Donna), The Doglady’s Den (Debbie), Your Daily Dose (Robin), Jingle Jangle Jungle (Mary), Mike’s Ramblings, Righting & Editing (Janie), STMcC Presents BoTB (Stephen, BoTB Manager), The Sound of One Hand Typing (John), & Tossing It Out (Lee).

DID YOU VOTE?

No! Okay but if you leave WITHOUT voting, I won’t be held responsible for what happens to your computer. Just saying is all. 😂

Summers are a good time to scale back to do other things while Blogosphere resembles a ghost town. With that being said, please, mark your calendar for the following two dates: Monday, June 25th for today’s results announcement and Monday, July 16th my newest BoTB showdown!

To understand the workings of my mind, a dangerous place to venture, I’m joining Four-Legged Furballs and 15andmeowing for this week’s Friendly Fill-ins.

1. My favorite Disney character is one of many of the underdogs, like Lumière from Beauty and the Beast or Sebastian from the Little Mermaid.

2. If I could stay any age for life, I would choose to be age 40 because I felt content and confident with who I wa by that time.

3. Tolerance is my secret talent. I’m not sure that’s the right word for it but it takes real talent to keep my wits to keep from saying or doing the wrong thing like knock an idiot into tomorrow.

4. Life is like a windstorm, you never know when you’re gonna get blown over.

X💋X💋, Cathy