2015 Fall Songs Tournament (Sweet 16)

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Round 2 results:

NORTH:
What Do You Mean defeats Good For You 13-10.
Levels easily upsets Papercut 18-4.
Run Away With Me upsets Here 14-7.
Downtown defeats Smoke Break 12-10.

WEST:
The Hills easily defeats Confident 18-5.
Drag Me Down upsets Like I'm Gonna Lose You 14-7.
Hello easily upsets Can't Feel My Face 20-3.
Moments upsets Renegades 11-9.

EAST:
Cool for the Summer upsets Stitches 13-11.
Where Are U Now upsets Dreams 16-7.
Lean On upsets Locked Away 16-8.
On My Mind easily defeats Magnets 17-6.

SOUTH:
Hotline Bling easily defeats Something Better 17-3.
Ex's and Oh's defeats I'll Show You 15-8.
Sorry upsets Wildest Dreams 12-10.
How Deep is Your Love defeats Ghost Town 15-7.

Tournament trivia and thoughts:
- For the first time in tournament history, at least half of the first round byes did NOT win a match-up in a single tourney.
    - 9 songs who won in Round 1 defeated their opponents in Round 2.
- "Drag Me Down" is the first song to become a #12 seed in 2 separate tournaments and win both match-ups in Round 1.
- Zedd is now officially 0-6 in career tournament play. He had 6 songs make the tournament this year, all from True Colors. Two of them achieved first round byes, all 6 failed to win a single match-up.
- Honorable mention these first 2 rounds goes to "I'll Show You." As a promotional single that simply performed well on the chart, this barely made and entered the tournament as the third to worst seed. This was not expected to win any match-ups, but it pulled off a one vote upset over Powerful and gave Ex's and Oh's a run for its money.

So here we go, into the Sweet 16. And your match-ups are:

NORTH:
01(01) What Do You Mean - Justin Bieber (1-0, 13-10)
05(17) Levels - Nick Jonas (2-0, 38-6)

06(24) Run Away with Me - Carly Rae Jepsen (2-0, 34-9)
02(08) Downtown - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. 4 others (1-0, 12-10)

WEST:
01(04) The Hills - The Weeknd (1-0, 18-5)
12(45) Drag Me Down - One Direction (2-0, 32-13)

06(21) Hello - Adele (2-0, 46-8)
10(37) Moments - Tove Lo (2-0, 24-18)

EAST:
08(31) Cool for the Summer - Demi Lovato (2-0, 36-16)
05(18) Where Are U Now - Skrillex and Diplo ft. Justin Bieber (2-0, 32-16)

06(23) Lean On - Major Lazer and DJ Snake ft. MO (2-0, 31-22)
02(07) On My Mind - Ellie Goulding (1-0, 17-6)

SOUTH:
01(03) Hotline Bling - Drake (1-0, 17-3)
04(14) Ex's and Oh's - Elle King (1-0, 15-8)

06(22) Sorry - Justin Bieber (2-0, 30-16)
02(06) How Deep is Your Love - Calvin Harris and Disciples (1-0, 15-7)

The poll stays open until Monday night. Happy voting.

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What Do You Mean
Run Away with Me
Drag Me Down
Hello
Where Are U Now
On My Mind
Hotline Bling
Sorry

[yuh yuh]

What Do You Mean
Run Away With Me
Hello
Cool For The Summer
On My Mind
Hotline Bling
Sorry

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What Do You Mean vs. Levels
Run Away With Me vs. Downtown
The Hills vs. Drag Me Down
Hello vs. Moments
Cool for the Summer vs. Where Are U Now
Lean On vs. On My Mind
Hotline Bling vs. Ex's & Oh's
Sorry vs. How Deep is Your Love

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Looks like this tourney has the potential to serve justice to 5 individuals:

#justice4justin: His comeback song "Where Are U Now" racked up a good score of points over the last 3 seasons and it made the Sweet 16 all 3 times. Unfortunately, it fell to "Worth It" in the Spring Elite 8 and "Uptown Funk!" in the Summer Final 4. Even though it's losing its battle to "C4TS," Bieber is on pace to scoring two Elite 8 entries for the Fall Tourney.

#justice4demi: Due to its popularity w/ a majority of Pulse, I thought this'd have a great chance at the Final 4. And it made the Elite 8, but "Uptown Funk!" shocked her run to the title by receiving the 29th and tie-breaking vote in the final hour of voting. Plus, if Pulse treated the potential WAUN-C4TS match-up like they are now, that could've given Demi a great chance for a song title appropriate victory in the summer. It's looking like it'll make the Elite 8, but it's next opponent will most likely be Ellie Goulding, another artist thirsty for a division title.

#justice4abel: "The Hills" secured a first round bye in the summer and was heavily favored to make a potential run to the throne. And it's first opponent? Sam Hunt, an artist loved by the pop forum here, but hated by the country forum. His third single "House Party" faced off against Abel's second single from BBTM, and shocked the world by beating it 10-8. "The Hills" is almost Elite 8 bound, but can it stop Adele?

#justice4carly: Almost the entire forum agreed that RAWM was one of the best songs of 2015. After earning some well deserved points, it made its way into the Summer Tourney and was expected to go far. But the country forum weighed in on the verdict of the Round 1 match-up, and propelled a more pop appropriate song, LBT's "Girl Crush," to the next round, where it would eventually make the Sweet 16 for a 2nd straight season. It's run to the Elite 8 is looking very likely, but to reach the Final 4, she'll have to most likely top the celebrity that helped her become popular.

#justice4adele: I even said over on the thread for "Hello" that this could easily win the Fall Tournament. And boy could it ever. If I could compare "Hello" to a construction vehicle, I'd say steamroller. It has steamrolled its first two opponents and is currently crushing its 3rd now. Here's an even more shocking statistic: Its voting score for this tourney is currently 64-12. Translation: a +52 vote differential and a .842 voting percentage, the highest for any song through 3 rounds in tournament history. If this continues, the right side of the bracket will be more interesting to watch.

Which artist do you want to see serve justice?