Bowie en The Beatles ipv The Clash en The Moody Blues en het was ideaal geweest

Dit zijn de 24 halvefinalisten. 12 daarvan zullen over 3 dagen in de finale strijden om de hoogste eer.

De letters L en T zijn het sterkst vertegenwoordigd met elk nog 3 songs. De 5 van Talk Talk zijn teruggebracht naar 2 stuks, evenveel als The Beatles en U2. En met Arcade Fire en The War on Drugs doen nog steeds 2 songs van na 2000 mee.

A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
Bad - U2
Cloudbusting - Kate Bush
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
Hurricane - Bob Dylan
In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley
Life's What You Make It - Talk Talk
Living in Another World - Talk Talk
London Calling - The Clash
Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues
Nightswimming - R.E.M.
Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads
Pictures of You - The Cure
Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
Red Eyes - The War on Drugs
Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
The Unforgettable Fire - U2
Tinseltown In The Rain - The Blue Nile
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
Uncertain Smile - The The
When Doves Cry - Prince & The Revolution
Winter - Tori Amos

Loting halve finale.

Ladder 1:

Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley
A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues
Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
Living in Another World - Talk Talk
How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths

Ladder 2:

London Calling - The Clash
Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
Tinseltown In The Rain - The Blue Nile
Cloudbusting - Kate Bush
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
Pictures of You - The Cure
When Doves Cry - Prince & The Revolution
Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads

Ladder 3:

Winter - Tori Amos
Bad - U2
Nightswimming - R.E.M.
The Unforgettable Fire - U2
Red Eyes - The War on Drugs
Uncertain Smile - The The
Life's What You Make It - Talk Talk
Hurricane - Bob Dylan

Ladder 1:

Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley
A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues
Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
Living in Another World - Talk Talk
How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths

Deadline: zondag 12 april om 12u

1. Living in Another World - Talk Talk
2. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
3. Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4. In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley

1. Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
2. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
3. Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4. In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley

Dit is toch wel de sterkste ladder van de drie.

1 Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2 How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
3 Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
4 Living in Another World - Talk Talk

Deadline: zondag 12 april om 12u

1. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
2. Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3. Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
4. Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues

1. Living in Another World - Talk Talk
2. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
3. Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4. Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues

3 nummers uit mijn top 20 aller tijden. En The Moody Blues.

1. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
2. Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
3. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
4. In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley

Smashing Pumpkins ipv The Clash en de uitslag was ideaal geweest!

1. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
2. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
3. Living in Another World - Talk Talk
4. Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues

1. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
2. Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3. Living in Another World - Talk Talk
4. Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire

1. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
2. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
3. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
4. Living in Another World - Talk Talk

1. Living in Another World - Talk Talk
2. Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
3. Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke

1. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
2. Living in Another World - Talk Talk
3. In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley
4. Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire

1. Living in Another World - Talk Talk
2. Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
3. Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues
4. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke 17

Ook OMD en The Smiths zouden niet misstaan in de finale. Elvis en de strandgozers mogen naar huis toe.

In ladder 2 daalt het niveau een tikkeltje; ladder 3 is dan weer de Groep des Doods.

1. Living in Another World - Talk Talk
2. Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
4. Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues

5. Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
6. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths

Met afstand de zwakste van de drie ladders bedoel je .

1. Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2. Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues
3. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
4. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

1. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
2. In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley
3. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
4. Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues

1. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
2. Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3. Living in Another World - Talk Talk
4. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke

1. Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
2. Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
4. Living in Another World - Talk Talk

1. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
2. Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues
3. In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley
4. Living in Another World - Talk Talk

1. In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley
2. Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues
3, Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
4. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

Deadline: zondag 12 april om 12u

De eerste 4 finalisten van de Grote Alfabet Finale zijn bekend: 80's-grootheden Talk Talk, OMD en The Smiths worden vergezeld door de boys and girls van Arcade Fire, die nipt gouwe ouwe Sam Cooke achter zich laten.

Uitslag halvefinaleladder 1 (19 stemmers):

1. Living in Another World - Talk Talk 33
2. Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 31
3. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths 28
4. Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire 25, winnaar

5. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke 25, finalist
6. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys 18
7. Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues 16
8. In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley 14

Ladder 2:

London Calling - The Clash
Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
Tinseltown In The Rain - The Blue Nile
Cloudbusting - Kate Bush
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
Pictures of You - The Cure
When Doves Cry - Prince & The Revolution
Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads

Deadline: maandag 13 april om 12u

1. Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads
2. Pictures of You - The Cure
3. Cloudbusting - Kate Bush
4. Tinseltown In The Rain - The Blue Nile

1. London Calling - The Clash
2. - Cloudbusting - Kate Bush
3. Tinseltown In The Rain - The Blue Nile
4. Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles

1. London Calling - The Clash
2. Tinseltown In The Rain - The Blue Nile
3. Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads
4. Cloudbusting - Kate Bush

Menig nummer uit de vorige ladder was hier mijn nummer 1 geweest.

1. Cloudbusting - Kate Bush
2. Pictures of You - The Cure
3. Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
4. When Doves Cry - Prince & The Revolution

eigenlijk hoeft er maar één nummer niet door.