Hard Times (Tough one!) Rose-Colored Boy (Hardest match by a mile. Gave it to Rose-Colored Boy because, while I love Fake Happy, the first 40 seconds is useless filler IMO. I absolutely adore the Fake Happy edit, but assume the bracket is focused on the official album cut.) Caught in the Middle (Easy decision, as I mentioned before I don't think 26 is as strong as everyone makes it out to be) Pool (Another easy one, Pool is phenomenal)
Oh my god what the fuck these matchups are awful!!! Told You So (I loved HT more on first listen BUT TYS grew on me so much and is the standout of the album for me these days) Fake Happy (absolutely brutal but Fake Happy just slightly wins based on how I felt when I first heard each song) Caught in the Middle (I hate this match up!!!!!! But CITM reminds me of parahoy and so many good memories) Pool (the only matchup that doesn’t kill me bc Pool is just SO good)
Hard Times I think Told You So is an underrated song but I can’t vote for it over Hard Times Rose-Colored Boy Possibly my favorite on this album. Possibly tied with 9-10 other songs too. Caught In the Middle “No, I don’t need no help. I can sabotage me by myself.” Tell Me How Pool is great and if it wins this matchup, I get it. But after listening to both songs just now I have to vote for TMH
Hard Times Rose-Colored Boy Caught in the Middle Pool So hard to vote against any of these songs. Hard Times was a pretty easy choice. Honestly the next 2 really could’ve gone either way. Caught In the Middle is great for the “sabotage myself” part. Pool might actually be my favorite song on the album, so that was pretty easy.
Told You So. TYS was probably my most played song of that year. Fake Happy. tough call but FH was more immediate for me, RCB had to grow a bit. 26. dislike caught. Tell Me How. #'s 2 and 3 on the album for me, slight edge to TMH.
Current scores: Told You So - 9 Hard Times - 11 Fake Happy - 9 Rose-Colored Boy - 11 Caught in the Middle - 13 26 - 7 Pool - 13 Tell Me How - 7
Wow I was pretty sure 26 would win that matchup. Caught in the Middle often seemed to be the least favorite.
Hard Times Fake Happy Caught in the Middle Tell Me How This round was tough! I’m pulling for Fake Happy or Caught In The Middle to win for this album.