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Music Madness: Announcing The Solvent Sixteen

by Madness Comissioner


You voted. Your friends voted. Your foes voted. And now we've narrowed our month-long Music Madness event down to just sixteen one-hit wonders. Today you'll be able to vote via our Facebook page to knock the Solvent 16 all the way down to the Final 8. Today the votes come from the '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s. It's all in play, and any of them could go away.

Of course the brackets sealed a while ago, but you can still enjoy gawking at everyone else's brackets in this thread. Some of those guessers might just win a real trophy at the end of this thing! And in case you're curious, a perfect bracket would look vaguely like this. Maybe a little prettier. Look, let's not dwell on the past any more, okay?

And now, are you ready to rock Round Three? Take a look at Scott and Kathleen with our cool bracket wall with the remaining contestants! And also the songs they want to win!

Already know the songs by heart? Go vote across all four decades! But if you wanna see what's left, don't worry. We've got the head-to-head breakdown happening below.

'70s BRACKET

 

9 vs 12 Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music vs Nick Gilder - Hot Child In The City

 

6 vs 14 Argent - Hold Your Head Up vs vs King Harvest - Dancing In The Moonlight

 

These four titans of '70s music have beaten the rest, and now only two can go forward. Which song will you most prefer to play in your van?

 

 

'90s BRACKET

 

9 vs 13 Chumbawumba - Tubthumping vs Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy

 

 

2 vs 3 Divinyls - I Touch Myself vs The Proclaimers - 500 Miles vs

 

Perhaps the strangest bracket, the '90s is essentially four novelty songs fighting for supremacy. Can Right Said Fred continue cleansing the jukebox? Who will win between Scotland and Australia?

 

 

'80s BRACKET

1 vs 8 Toni Basil - Mickey vs Nena - 99 Luftballoons

 

11 vs 15 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen vs Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy

 

 

There's never been a greater era for pop songs. But which one-hit wonder will step out of the arena to seize the crown?

 

 

'00s BRACKET

 

1 vs 13 Jimmy Eat World - The Middle vs Nine Days - Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)

 

2 vs 14 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy vs Fountains Of Wayne - Stacy's Mom

 

 

These songs are still on the radio even now. You might be listening to one as you vote! But don't let coincidence sway you. You gotta stay true to you.

 

Good luck to all the one-hit wonders. Rush over to our Facebook page and start voting now! We'll be back on Friday to announce the winners and our Final Eight. And next week: The Championships begin!

Let us just remind you: some images come from the corresponding Wikipedia page and are here under fair use. Next stop: The Final Eight