Battle of the Bands RESULTS: Doctor My Eyes

Hi guys. I’m three days late getting my Results post up. Sorry ’bout that.

The battle was with the Jackson Browne song Doctor My Eyes and the contenders were Wilson Phillips and Gretchen Wilson.

Well, Stephen’s Magic 8-Ball was right on the money on this one: Wilson Phillips took the title in this battle. Voting had a low turnout though so I wouldn’t really call it a landslide ending, as he predicted. Wilson Phillips came in with 7 votes and Gretchen Wilson with 3 votes, including mine.

Honestly, I was at a loss as to who to choose. I listened to each version several times, like 5 or 6 times each while I’ve been working on something else here, and I just had a hard time deciding on how to cast my vote. I absolutely love the vocal harmonies in the Wilson Phillips version and then I really like Gretchen’s voice and the music in her version, it being very close to the original in strength and tempo. In the end, I tossed my vote to Gretchen.

I’m going to leave you all with a fun song by Gretchen: Redneck Woman. If you haven’t heard it before, give a listen and pay attention to the lyrics (I’m posting a video with the lyrics on screen so they’ll be easy to follow). I love the lyrics. Living in Texas for the past 25 years, I’m very well acquainted with the redneck lifestyle! This is a fun song. Enjoy.

As always, thanks for your participation. I’ll be back next month, on July 15th, with a new battle.