The winner of Texas in demand's first

Battle of the Songs

to find the most popular Texas song of the year 2002 is ...

Say What You Want



How it worked :

  • People could submitt 5 songs each, the 32 songs with the most votes were put against eachother, then the 16 winners were put against eachother, ... untill two songs were left to play the final; "Put Your Arms Around Me" against "Say What You Want", the latter received the most votes in the final round 76 against 63 votes.

    We hope you enjoyed it,
    Dirk & Rute

    Round 1 - Nominations
    Everyone could nominate 5 songs. 135 people did so.

    The 32 songs which received the most nominations were :
    Prayer For You, Tired Of Being Alone, Summer Son, Tell Me The Answer, Inner Smile, White On Blonde, Suspicious Minds, Black Eyed Boy, Saint, Mothers Heaven, In Our Lifetime, Insane, In Demand, Future Is Promises, Guitar Song, Fade Away, Listen to me, Put Your Arms Around Me, Halo, So Called Friend, I Don't Want A Lover, Dream Hotel, Breathless, Everyday Now, Hear Me Now, You Owe It All To Me, I've Been Missing you, Say What You want, Superwrong, When We Are Together, In My Heart, So In Love With You
    Round 2 - 1/16th finals
    Everyone could vote for one of each two songs competing against eachother. 139 people voted, but not everyone submitted their votes on each line.

    Tired Of Being Alone (73) beats Prayer For You (52)
    Summer Son (82) beats Tell Me The Answer (46)
    Inner Smile (90) beats White On Blonde (38)
    Black Eyed Boy (96) beats Suspicious Minds (34)
    Saint (98) beats Mothers Heaven (34)
    Insane (74) beats In Our Lifetime (52)
    In Demand (91) beats Future Is Promises (38)
    Guitar Song (88) beats Fade Away (39)
    Put Your Arms Around Me (106) beats Listen To Me (25)
    Halo (94) beats So Called Friend (34)
    I Don't Want A Lover (111) beats Dream Hotel (19)
    Everyday Now (70) beats Breathless (58)
    Hear Me Now (77) beats You Owe It All To Me (50)
    Say What You Want (115) beats I've Been Missing You (19)
    When We Are Together (92) beats Superwrong (35)
    So In Love With You (96) beats In My Heart (31)
    Round 3 - 1/8th finals
    Everyone could vote for one of each two songs competing against eachother. 133 valid forms were counted.

    In Demand (80) beats When We Are Together (50)
    So In Love With You (76) beats Guitar Song (55)
    Saint (68) beats Inner Smile (61)
    Black Eyed Boy (82) beats Tired Of Being Alone (46)
    I Don't Want A Lover (71) beats Summer Son (58)
    Say What You Want (84) beats Insane (47)
    Put Your Arms Around Me (92) beats Everyday Now (37)
    Halo (95) beats Hear Me Now (36)
    Round 4 - 1/4th finals
    Everyone could vote for one of each two songs competing against eachother. 146 valid forms were counted.

    Halo (79) beats Saint (61)
    Say What You Want (87) beats So In Love With You (54)
    Black Eyed Boy (77) beats In Demand (59)
    Put Your Arms Around Me (79) beats I Don't Want A Lover (61)
    Round 5 - 1/2th finals
    Everyone could vote for one of each two songs competing against eachother. 136 valid forms were counted.

    Say What You Want (72) beats Halo (64)
    Put Your Arms Around Me (80) beats Black Eyed Boy (55)
    Round 6 - Final
    Everyone could vote for one of the two songs, 139 valid forms were counted.

    Say What You Want (76) beats Put Your Arms Around Me (63)



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