And the Winner, and the  August 2012 US entry to the Countdown is...

MOTOR feat. Martin L. Gore - "Man Made Machine"

 

 

A big thank you to everyone who voted in the US preselection!

Vote Scoreboard


116 points - MOTOR feat. Martin L. Gore - "Man Made Machine"

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90 points - Madonna - "Love Spent (Acoustic)"
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82 points - The Shins - "The Rifle's Spiral"
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74 points - Ghost Beach - "Miracle"
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73 points - Macy Gray - "Nothing Else Matters"
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72 points - Kat Graham - "Put Your Graffiti On Me"
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69 points - Alex Winston -"Host"
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65 points - Bassnectar - "Nothing Has Been Broken" (feat. Tina Malia)
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58 points - Lost In The Trees - "This Dead Bird Is Beautiful"
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55 points - Christina Perri - Distance (feat. Jason Mraz)

US preselection for August 2012

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Wildlife of America: the Rocky Mountain Goat

Welcome to the US preselection for the August 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.

Vote through Friday, July 27'th

THE CONTESTANTS

1. Alex Winston -"Host" By Request

2. Bassnectar - "Nothing Has Been Broken" (feat. Tina Malia) By Request

3.Christina Perri - Distance (feat. Jason Mraz) By Request

4. Ghost Beach - Miracle  By Request

5. Kat Graham - "Put Your Graffiti On Me" By Request

6. Lost In The Trees - "This Dead Bird Is Beautiful"

7. Macy Gray - "Nothing Else Matters"

8. Madonna - "Love Spent (Acoustic)"

9. MOTOR (feat. Martin L. Gore) - Man Made Machine By Request

10. The Shins - "The Rifle's Spiral"

The pre-selection songs on YouTube

1. Alex Winston -"Host" By Request

  

2. Bassnectar - "Nothing Has Been Broken" (feat. Tina Malia) By Request

3.Christina Perri - Distance (feat. Jason Mraz) By Request
 

 

4. Ghost Beach - Miracle By Request

 

5. Kat Graham - "Put Your Graffiti On Me" By Request

6. Lost In The Trees - "This Dead Bird Is Beautiful"

7. Macy Gray - "Nothing Else Matters"

8. Madonna - "Love Spent (Acoustic)"

 9. MOTOR (feat. Martin L. Gore) - Man Made Machine By Request

10. The Shins - "The Rifle's Spiral"

The voting format is the same as in the Countdown International, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 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.