Leeland

It's time for the second game of round one! Today's match-up in the Bands that Ripped Off Coldplay division features number 1 seed Blue Merle against 16 seed Leeland. Blue Merle is essentially the country Coldplay, or at least was briefly, and Leeland is a Christian rock band, and let's be honest, pretty much all Christian rock sounds like Coldplay these days. Vote for your favorite in the comment section, and the band with the most comments will move on to the next round. Game one from the Bands Coldplay Ripped Off division, (1) the Beatles vs. (16) Coldplay is here: http://current.com/items/89891238/2009_coldplay_off_round_1_game_1_1_the_beatles_vs_16_coldplay.htm And the entire bracket is here: http://tinyurl.com/coldplayoff

It's round one game one of the 2009 Coldplay-Off! Our first match-up in the Bands that Coldplay Ripped Off bracket features number 1 seed, the Beatles, versus number 16 seed, Coldplay. (Yes, even Coldplay has ripped off early Coldplay). But can 'Clocks' take 'Hey Jude?' Watch the videos below and vote in the comment section. The band that receives the most comments will advance to the next round. The entire bracket can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/coldplayoff Today's game from the Bands that Ripped Off Coldplay division featuring (1) Blue Merle vs. (16) Leeland is here: http://current.com/items/89891292/2009_coldplay_off_round_1_game_2_1_blue_merle_vs_16_leeland.htm

Day one of the 2009 Coldplay-Off is in the history books, and it was a big one. In the Bands that Codplay Ripped Off Division, (1) the Beatles crushed (16) Coldplay 33-2. Yes, two people voted for Coldplay, but we re not overlooking the fact that they might have just misspelled the Beatles by eight letters. In the Bands that Ripped Off Coldplay Division, (1) Blue Merle blanked (16) Leeland 16-0. However, Blue Merle was almost disqualified when part way through the game, their youtube video suddenly forbid embedding. Thank God for Imeem, or the Blue Merle would have been DQ d, and would never have received free press from us again. Two big match-ups today: In the Bands that Coldplay Ripped Off Division, (4) Radiohead takes on (13) Kraftwerk and in the Bands that Ripped Off Coldplay Division we have (4) Mitch Benn vs (13) Embrace.