The Day of ROCKENING!

Woo! Sorry about the delay in posting. I'd explain it all, but it'd take awhile. Just assume it involves Bob Pollard, fireworks from Indiana, and a lot of tequila. No, A LOT.

Because I've been so slow, y'all get until next Sunday to vote. Hope somebody's still reading...

REM, Radio Free Europe
#1 West Regional
FIRST ROUND bye
SECOND ROUND defeated #16 Squeeze, Pulling Mussels from the Shell
REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS defeated #8 Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams
REGIONAL SEMIS defeated #5 Public Enemy, Bring the Noise
REGIONAL FINALS defeated #7 Pavement, Summer Babe
INDIE 8 defeated #1 MW Clash, London Calling
FINAL FOUR defeated #1 MA Joy Division, Love Will Tear Us Apart

vs.

Talking Heads, Once in a Lifetime
#9 Great Plains
FIRST ROUND defeated #24 Mudhoney, Touch Me I'm Sick
SECOND ROUND defeated #8 Smashing Pumpkins, 1979
REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS defeated #1 David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust
REGIONAL SEMIS defeated #12 REM, Driver 8
REGIONAL FINALS defeated #6 Matthew Sweet, Girlfriend
INDIE 8 defeated #6 MW Big Star, September Gurls
FINAL FOUR defeated #9 FW Pixies, Debaser (by 1 vote, if you're wondering)

Email/comment, you know the drill. So decide what song from right around the time/right before you were born (apart from Cranky Uncle Greg, who is The Old) is the best song in Indieland!