{"id":2000896,"date":"2025-09-06T02:10:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T02:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2000896"},"modified":"2025-09-06T02:10:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T02:10:14","slug":"what-made-the-top-8-voting-continues-this-week-for-paul-mccartneys-best-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/what-made-the-top-8-voting-continues-this-week-for-paul-mccartneys-best-song\/","title":{"rendered":"What made the top 8? Voting continues this week for Paul McCartney\u2019s best song"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The competition was stiff this week heading out of the Sweet 16 into the Elite 8, so let’s go over the stats before the next round is underway Monday.<\/p>\n

No, I’m not talking about March Madness \u2014 though I’m honored you think my basketball knowledge is that extensive. I’m talking about The Desert Sun’s best all-time Paul McCartney song bracket.<\/p>\n

Every Monday until the week before McCartney’s Sept. 29 concert at Acrisure Arena, The Desert Sun is asking fans to vote in the latest round of our McCartney song tournment. Let’s see what songs fell off this week, and which ones are still in the game.<\/p>\n

The Sweet 16 \u2014 now Elite 8 \u2014 best Paul McCartney songs contenders<\/h2>\n

The remaining contenders are bolded, while those that didn’t make the top eight are crossed off:<\/p>\n

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    “The Long and Winding Road” (1970)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Can’t Buy Me Love” (1964)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (1967)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “I Saw Her Standing There” (1963)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Maybe I’m Amazed” (1970)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Paperback Writer” (1966)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Silly Love Songs” (1976)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Live and Let Die” (1973)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The first round received a total of 1,112 votes from 143 people (remember, you can vote once per hour) and was a true nail-biter for “Can’t Buy Me Love” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” which were neck-and-neck for much of the voting period. But it was “Can’t Buy Me Love” that won by a mere three votes.<\/p>\n

    The next-closest race was between “Eleanor Rigby” and “I Saw Her Standing There,” but it was “Eleanor Rigby” that won with 76 votes to “I Saw Her Standing There”‘s 61.<\/p>\n

    The biggest blowout \u2014 which most of us saw coming \u2014was between “Let It Be” and “Silly Love Songs.” The former, to hopefully no one’s surprise, won by a difference of 106 votes.<\/p>\n

    So, who will make it to the Final Four? That’s up to you.<\/p>\n

    How voting works<\/h2>\n

    The next round of voting opens\u00a0at 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8,\u00a0and ends at noon Thursday, Sept. 11. It then continues round-by-round until a winner is crowned on Monday, Sept. 22, a week before McCartney takes the stage in Palm Desert.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Fans can vote once an hour per matchup. We\u2019ll provide an update on the bracket and share highlights from each round \u2014 including which songs dominate and which pull off surprise upsets.<\/p>\n

    Click the button below to vote:<\/p>\n

    Vote now in the Desert Sun’s best Paul McCartney songs of all time bracket poll<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

    Paul McCartney’s best song voting schedule<\/h2>\n

    Here’s the voting schedule for the remainder of the McCartney best song bracket survey:<\/p>\n