Wednesday, May 21, 2008

The Eliminator: Song #114

Song #: 114
Song Title: "March to Mortality"
Album: Gettysburg

This track marches off the battlefield, and into the history book.

Tough luck to this track. On to round 23!

Monday, May 19, 2008

The Eliminator: Song #115

Song #: 115
Song Title: "La Llorona"
Album: Little Miss Sunshine

Again with the F***in chicken?

Tough luck to this track. On to round 22!

Thursday, May 15, 2008

The Eliminator: Song #116

Song #: 116
Song Title: "Shenandoah"
Album: The Civil War

This track crosses the wide Missouri, and we move on to round 21!

Monday, May 12, 2008

The Eliminator: Super Round #5 (Songs 120-117)

To speed up this process, I am instituting five super rounds, in which the last four songs to be played in the rotation are eliminated.

Song #: 120
Song Title: "Dixie/Bonnie Blue Flag"
Album: The Civil War

Another Civil War song is down.

Song #: 119
Song Title: "Superstar"
Album: Juno

Honest to blog? Sonic Youth has left the building.

Song #: 118
Song Title: "Collette Shows Him Le Ropes"
Album: Ratatouille

(Apologies for the forthcoming butchering) "Not anyone can be a great cook, but a great cook can come from anywhere"

Song #: 117
Song Title: "Let Me Touch you For Awhile"
Album: New Favorite

Another Allison Krauss song is off the board.

Tough luck to these songs. Back to one at at time with round 20!

Thursday, May 8, 2008

The Eliminator: Super Round #4 (Songs 124-121)

To speed up this process, I am instituting five super rounds, in which the last four songs to be played in the rotation are eliminated.

Song #: 124
Song Title: "Kathleen Mavourneen"
Album: Gettysburg

Another tough loss from this soundtrack.

Song #: 123
Song Title: "Anyone Else but You"
Album: Juno

First of two versions of this song to go down.

Song #: 122
Song Title: "Cross the Green Mountain"
Album: Gods and Generals

Both the starting and end title songs for this movie are now out of contention.

Song #: 121
Song Title: "Star Wars and the Revenge of the Sith"
Album: Star Wars: Episode III

The title track to the last of the original six Star Wars movies is not gone.

Tough luck to these songs. On to Round 19!

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

The Eliminator: Super Round #3 (Songs 128-125)

To speed up this process, I am instituting five super rounds, in which the last four songs to be played in the rotation are eliminated.

Song #: 128
Song Title: "Loved Ones and Leaving"
Album: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Say good bye to your loved ones, as you are leaving The Eliminator.

Song #: 127
Song Title: "Ashokan Farewell"
Album: The Civil War

The mournful sounds of this beautiful piece is tough to lose. Rules are rules though.

Song #: 126
Song Title: "O' Canada"
Album: South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

This version of the Great White North's national anthem is performed by Rush, with help from Terrence & Phillip.

Song #: 125
Song Title: "Jacksonville"
Album: Illinoise

Still waiting for Ridge Farm to get a song named after it.

Tough luck to these songs. On to Round 18!

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

The Elminator: Super Round #2 (Songs 132-129)

To speed up this process, I am instituting five super rounds, in which the last four songs to be played in the rotation are eliminated.

Song #: 132
Song Title: "Going Home"
Album: Gods and Generals

Mary Fahl and her beautiful song is going home.

Song #: 131
Song Title: "Across the Stars"
Album: Star Wars Episode II

Another track from the galaxy far, far away is off the board.

Song #: 130
Song Title: "Dinner Rush"
Album: Ratatouille

Always sucks to lose a track from Ratatouille. Oh well.

Song #: 129

Song Title: "Trapped Like Carrots"
Album: The Simpsons Movie

Doh!

Tough luck to these songs. On to Round 17!

Monday, May 5, 2008

The Elminator: Super Round #1 (Songs 136-133)

To speed up this process, I am instituting five super rounds, in which the last four songs to be played in the rotation are eliminated.

Song #: 136
Song Title: "General Lee's Solitude"
Album: Gettysburg

This is the first of three tracks in this set that are related to the Civil War.

Song #: 135
Song Title: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
Album: The Civil War

Johnny marches home after being eliminated from The Eliminator.

Song #: 134
Song Title: "Spider Pig"
Album: The Simpsons Movie
"Spider Pig, Spider Pig, Does whatever a Spider Pig does."
In this case, Spider Pig leaves the playing field, as it is eliminated.

Song #: 133

Song Title: "Main Title"
Album: Gettysburg

Another track from this venerable soundtrack is removed.

Tough luck to these songs. On to Round 16!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

The Eliminator: Song #137

Song #: 137
Song Title: "It all Comes Down to You"
Album: Alison Krauss & Union Station - New Favorite

Another song down, many more to go.

Tough luck to this song. On to round 15!