Stratocaster 60th Anniversary - Vote for Sultans of Swing

[LoveExpresso]

Banjo   

thanks for beefing up one of the most boring threads ever! 

LE

[foma]

Hey guys, Layla now beat SOS with 100 votes. Something happened on the weekend

[foma]

Sultans had two times more votes. Actially this was Eric's birthday, which gave the voting boost as I think.

[Fletch]

Layla and the "brownie" Strat has a much higher profile in musical history than SOS I'm afraid.

We're talking about a song Eric wrote as a plea to his muse, a Beatles wife! With one of the catchiest riffs ever, plus the guitar is on the album cover!

Luckily we all know these competitions are ridiculous right? It's cool enough that many Fender freaks know about Sultans, but it's no surprise there's an uphill battle if the artist himself doesn't care

[3Strats]

for what it's worth- I voted again & re-registered with one of my other email identities.  It's one extra vote anyway! 

[vgonis]

I think we all did our best, but I guess it wasn't good enough... Never mind always no1 in our hearts!

[superval99]

Hey, it's not over yet and it all could change again in favour of SOS just as quickly - fingers crossed !   

[JF]

Layla and the "brownie" Strat has a much higher profile in musical history than SOS I'm afraid.

We're talking about a song Eric wrote as a plea to his muse, a Beatles wife! With one of the catchiest riffs ever, plus the guitar is on the album cover!

well, Brownie is "only" on the back cover, while the red strat was the logo of the Band for dire straits ! 

and I am quite sure that the famous Layla riff/theme is played by Duane, so on a LP, not on Brownie ! 

[straitsway75]

I think we all did our best, but I guess it wasn't good enough... Never mind always no1 in our hearts!

 

[sweetsurrender]

I love " Layla" but I LOVE. " SOS" million times more. Let's keep voting with different email accounts.

[vgonis]

Too late. 250 votes more and Layla went to the semi finals. It was a good fight though...

[vgonis]

SOS would probably have gotten third place if there was still a battle for the rest, which is not bad at all. (or fifth, but scar tissue above, really?)
Clapton is in the semi finals with two songs! Unbelievable! Can only speculate about results. Little wing is surely far superior as a song and with a guitar legend that is considered by many the most inventive player ever, but Layla is equally if not more well known, and the artist is alive and playing  still. And someone wrote on the wall that he is a God...
So I would go for Hendrix, but it will be a tough battle.

[vgonis]

By the way, the most perfect Fender song in my opinion is Cause we've ended as lovers by Jeff Beck, which wasn't in the poll. It is the best instrumental fender guitar music ever, for me.  And against it, I would probably have voted for SOS only if they met at the finals, for sentimental reasons. .

[Pottel]

By the way, the most perfect Fender song in my opinion is Cause we've ended as lovers by Jeff Beck, which wasn't in the poll. It is the best instrumental fender guitar music ever, for me.  And against it, I would probably have voted for SOS only if they met at the finals, for sentimental reasons. .

so awesome. you mean the pivotal amnesty international 1983 live version??

[vgonis]

We had that discussion before, haven't we?