Musical Ruth Burnley vs. Manilow. God, has it come to this?
Musical Ruth Burnley and Manilow are going head to head, to see who gets to claim this prized piece of Morrissey-Solo real estate. If my calculations are correct, this thread is somewhere between the 11th to 15th most valuable on all of Morrissey-Solo. Manilow and his loyal producer Howie Rice desperately want this real estate, and they will fight to the bitter end to claim it. Make no mistake, they will fight to the bitter end. Musical Ruth Burnley is already laughing at these clowns, and ready to go to all-out war.
The person who wins three rounds first, wins the thread. In each round, Musical Ruth and Manilow get to submit one song. I guess its up to me to pick the winner for each round, by picking who has the best song & performance. It's a Herculean task, but I'm up for it. So it's the first to three, with a maximum of five rounds possible. There is a winner in each round. There will be no ties.
It needs to be mentioned that both combatants ( Musical Ruth & Manilow, assisted by his ardent producer Howie Rice) can choose a guest musical artist to take their place in one of the rounds. They can only do this once, and they can do it in any round. They can also choose not to do this at all.
The Players
Musical Ruth Burnley vs. Manilow.
Manilow's devoted producer, Howie Rice.
Round One
Damn, Manilow's bringing out the big guns already. All personnel, do not man your battle stations! Run for your lives! Manilow just busted out the heavy artillery. You see, Manilow just busted out.....
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Copacabana"
A master at the top of his game? Yep.
Musical Ruth says, "So what," and courageously refuses to wave the conditional white flag of surrender. Musical Ruth is gonna give it "her" best shot. Here's her best shot...
Wow, actually Musical Ruth played it smart. She knew all was lost when Manilow threw his best pitch, and so she gave a B+ effort. With Manilow spent, she can bring her 'A' game to the next couple of rounds. However, she needs to be careful. She needs to remember that Manilow can chose a guest musical artist at anytime. And she needs to keep her eyes on Manilow's steadfast producer, Howie Rice. The man is capable of just about anything when it comes to protecting Manilow's interests.
Round One decision
Manilow in a landslide. He went with his bread n' butter, and it paid off big time. So, at the end of Round One it's......
Manilow- 1, Musical Ruth Burnley- zero
to be continued.....