Wildlife of America - The American bison, (usually called buffalo, at 1000 kilos or more, the largest land animal in the Americas.
Welcome to the US preselection for the January 2012 edition of the Countdown!
As usual, the preselection contains a mix of songs intended to be interesting, competitive, or representative, listed in alphabetical order.
THE CONTESTANTS
1. A.A. Bondy - "The Twist"
2. Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa - "I'll Take Care Of You"
3. Blind Pilot - "Half Moon"
4. Blink-182 - "Natives" By Request
5. Blondie - "Mother"
6. Dev - In the Dark
7. DJ Shadow - "I've Been Trying" By Request
8. Dream Theater - "On The Backs Of Angels" By Request
9. Dum Dum Girls - "Bedroom Eyes" By Request
10. Elizaveta - "Dreamer" By Request
11. Gem Club - "Twins"
12. Lil Wayne - "Mirror" (feat. Bruno Mars)
13. Mastodon - "All The Heavy Lifting" By Request
14. St. Vincent - "Year Of The Tiger"
15. Van Hunt - "Moving Targets"
2. Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa - "I'll Take Care Of You"
3. Blind Pilot - "Half Moon"
4. Blink-182 - "Natives" By Request
5. Blondie - "Mother"
6. Dev - In the Dark
7. DJ Shadow - "I've Been Trying" By Request
8. Dream Theater - "On The Backs Of Angels" By Request
9. Dum Dum Girls - "Bedroom Eyes" By Request
10. Elizaveta - "Dreamer" By Request
11. Gem Club - "Twins"
12. Lil Wayne - "Mirror" (feat. Bruno Mars)
13. Mastodon - "All The Heavy Lifting" By Request
14. St. Vincent - "Year Of The Tiger"
15. Van Hunt - "Moving Targets"
The pre-selection songs on YouTube
1. A.A. Bondy - "The Twist"
2. Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa - "I'll Take Care Of You"
3. Blind Pilot - "Half Moon"
4. Blink-182 - "Natives" By Request
5. Blondie - "Mother"
6. Dev - In the Dark
7. DJ Shadow - "I've Been Trying" By Request
8. Dream Theater - "On The Backs Of Angels" By Request
9. Dum Dum Girls - "Bedroom Eyes" By Request
10. Elizaveta - "Dreamer" By Request
11. Gem Club - "Twins"
12. Lil Wayne - "Mirror" (feat. Bruno Mars)
13. Mastodon - "All The Heavy Lifting" By Request
14. St. Vincent - "Year Of The Tiger"
15. Van Hunt - "Moving Targets"
The voting format is the same as in the Countdown International, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0 points: the highest number of points for the song you like best, the lowest number of points to the song you like least. Just send a message or post a comment with your votes.
If you have enough free time, go ahead and write the reasons that you like and dislike particular songs, or parts of songs
(but only if you want to).
Suggestions for future pre-selections are also very welcome.
