American X (on X)

ROUND THREE of XAmericanX is quite fiendish

To determine the final sixteen songs for the fourth round, there are sixteen groups of three, from which only the most voted for songs will progress.

However, groups 1 and 16 will contain four songs

THE DRAW

Spiders (Kidsmoke) – Wilco

Just Like You Imagined – Nine Inch Nails

Wendell Gee – REM

XAmericanX / ROUND 3 / GROUP 2

SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER, 5PM

Fade Away And Radiate – Blondie

I Want To Take You Higher – Sly & The Family Stone

My Best Friend’s Girl – The Cars

XAmericanX / ROUND 3 / GROUP 3

SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER, 7AM

Psycho Killer – Talking Heads

Thirteen – Big Star

Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell

XAmericanX / ROUND 3 / GROUP 4

SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER, 5PM

Somebody To Love – Jefferson Airplane

Me And Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) – Sly & the Family Stone

XAmericanX / ROUND 3 / GROUP 5

🎂 MONDAY 14 OCTOBER, 7AM 🎁

The Tears Of A Clown – Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

Song To The Siren – Tim Buckley

California Dreamin’ – Mamas and Papas

XAmericanX / ROUND 3 / GROUP 6

🎈MONDAY 14 OCTOBER, 5PM 🎉

American Girl – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Debaser – Pixies

Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen

XAmericanX / ROUND 3 / GROUP 7

TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER, 7AM

Oxford Comma – Vampire Weekend

Goddess On A Highway – Mercury Rev

Let’s Stay Together – Al Green

XAmericanX / ROUND 3 / GROUP 8

TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER, 5PM

Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys

America – Simon And Garfunkel

September Gurls – Big Star

XAmericanX / ROUND 3 / GROUP 9

WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER, 7AM

The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby & The Range

Bring The Noise – Public Enemy

Be My Baby – The Ronettes

XAmericanX / ROUND 3 / GROUP 10

WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER, 5PM

Barracuda – Heart

Summer Babe – Pavement

I’m On Standby – Grandaddy

XAmericanX / ROUND 3 / GROUP 11

THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER, 7AM

I Believe – Stevie Wonder

Sorry Somehow – Husker Du

Do You Realise – Flaming Lips

XAmericanX / ROUND 3 / GROUP 12

THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER, 5PM

Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely – Husker Du

Heart Of Glass – Blondie

God Only Knows – The Beach Boys

XAmericanX / ROUND 3 / GROUP 13

FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER, 7AM

Driver 8 – REM

One Way Or Another – Blondie

Just A Girl – No Doubt

XAmericanX / ROUND 3 / GROUP 14

FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER, 5PM

When Doves Cry – Prince

Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp – Mercury Rev

I Wanna Be Your Dog – The Stooges

XAmericanX / ROUND 3 / GROUP 15

SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER, 7AM

When The Music’s Over – The Doors

Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Transatlanticism – Death Cab For Cutie

XAmericanX / ROUND 3 / GROUP 16

SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER, 5PM

Orange Crush – REM

Take The Skinheads Bowling – Camper Van Beethoven

Sweet Jane – The Velvet Underground

Our Lips Are Sealed – The Go-Go’s

This is the draw for the SECOND ROUND of American X, currently running on the X social media platform.

ROUND TWO will begin Sunday 29th September at 5pm.

A few curveballs have been thrown in, like seeded songs, to help balance the required number of songs for the format. These are denoted with the 🆕 emoji.

There will be two ties posted morning and evening – 7am and 5pm.

THE DRAW

Sunday 29 September, 5pm

Oxford Comma – Vampire Weekend vs Jolene 🆕 – Ray Lamontagne

Orange Crush – REM vs Smile Like You Mean It – The Killers

Monday 30 September, 7am

Redland – The Waitresses vs Do You Realise – Flaming Lips

Polly 🆕 – Nirvana vs Heart Of Glass – Blondie

Monday 30 September, 5pm

Driver 8 – REM vs Golden Thing – Throwing Muses

Hold On – Wilson Phillips vs Don’t Want to Know If You Are Lonely – Husker Du

Tuesday 1 October, 7am

Madvillain – All Caps vs Just A Girl – No Doubt

I Know You Got Soul 🆕 – Eric B and Rakim vs Me And Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin

Tuesday 1 October, 5pm

All My Little Words – Magnetic Fields vs Spiders (Kidsmoke) – Wilco

Psycho Killer – Talking Heads vs Loving You – Minnie Ripperton

Wednesday 2 October, 7am

America 🆕 – Simon And Garfunkel vs Jackie – Scott Walker

I Believe – Stevie Wonder vs Read My Mind – The Killers

Wednesday 2 October, 5pm

Softer, Softest – Hole vs Wendell Gee – REM

Be My Baby – The Ronettes vs Love Is A Battlefield – Pat Benatar

Thursday 3 October, 7am

Dream Police 🆕 – Cheap Trick vs Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp – Mercury Rev

Last Train To Clarksville – The Monkees vs
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green

Thursday 3 October, 5pm

Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong vs Looking At You – MC5

Debaser – Pixies vs Rainy Days And Mondays – The Carpenters

Friday 4 October, 7am

Range Life – Pavement vs I Want To Take You Higher – Sly & The Family Stone

The Tears Of A Clown – Smokey Robinson and The Miracles vs Mr. Tambourine Man – The Byrds

Friday 4 October, 5pm

Doris – Shellac vs Summer Babe – Pavement

The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby & The Range vs Wake Me Up When September Ends – Green Day

Saturday 5 October, 7am

Primrose Hill – Loudon Wainwright vs Take The Skinheads Bowling – Camper Van Beethoven

Across That Fine Line – Nation Of Language vs Don’t Let Love Tear Apart What Lust Has Brought Together 🆕 – Chris Gaffney and The Cold Hard Facts

Saturday 5 October, 5pm

Transatlanticism – Death Cab For Cutie vs Slow Walk – Hurray For The Riff Raff

California Dreamin’ – Mamas and Papas vs Where Is My Mind – Pixies

Sunday 6 October, 7am

Green Eyes – Hüsker Dü vs Sweet Jane – The Velvet Underground

Our Lips Are Sealed – The Go-Go’s vs At Seventeen – Janis Ian

Sunday 6 October, 5pm

Just Like You Imagined – Nine Inch Nails vs Heaven Knows – The Pretty Reckless

Livin’ For The City – Stevie Wonder vs I Wanna Be Your Dog – The Stooges

Monday 7 October, 7am

When Doves Cry – Prince vs Monkey Gone To Heaven

One Way Or Another – Blondie vs Impossible Germany – Wilco

Monday 7 October, 5pm

Up With People – Lambchop vs God Only Knows 🆕 – The Beach Boys

Tell Me When It’s Over – Dream Syndicate vs When The Music’s Over – The Doors

Tuesday 8 October, 7am

Fall Back Down – Rancid vs Barracuda – Heart

Cracklin’ Rosie – Neil Diamond vs Sorry Somehow – Husker Du

Tuesday 8 October, 5pm

Bring The Noise – Public Enemy vs So. Central Rain – REM

September Gurls – Big Star vs Fireflies – Owl City

Wednesday 9 October, 7am

Sometimes I Still Feel The Bruise – Mountain Goats vs I’m On Standby – Grandaddy

Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys vs Kill The Poor – Dead Kennedys

Wednesday 9 October, 5pm

Goddess On A Highway – Mercury Rev vs Allentown 🆕 – Billy Joel

Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen vs Finest Worksong – REM.

Thursday 10 October, 7am

Lithium – Nirvana vs American Girl – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

If You’re Looking For A Way Out – Odyssey vs Song To The Siren – Tim Buckley

Thursday 10 October, 5pm

Caroline Says II – Lou Reed vs Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) – Sly & the Family Stone

Somebody To Love – Jefferson Airplane vs From Yesterday 🆕 – Billy Joel

Friday, 11 October, 7am

Thirteen – Big Star vs Alternate Title – The Monkees

Everything Beautiful Is Far Away – Grandaddy vs My Best Friend’s Girl – The Cars

Friday, 11 October, 5pm

Fade Away And Radiate – Blondie vs The Wild Kindness – Silver Jews

Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell vs Magic Number – De La Soul