R&P: Let's decide -- What are the best songs of 2009 (Round 1 - Part 24)?

Q. The First Annual Rock & Pop Best Song Competition (2009 Edition).
Part twenty-four of the first round. More to come, and you don't have to have voted in any of the previous parts to get started here.
If you've been looking for metal -- we've got some metal this time around.

MATCH UP 1
"Bleeding Is a Luxury" by Atreyu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkvHPVEmSzI
the band is, of course, named after a character from a fantasy novel that rode around on a giant magic flying dog dragon thing.
VERSUS
"Self-Corruption Manifesto" by Dååth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx27NFa9Svs
according to wikipedia, I don't pronounce their name right -- but their pronunciation key was of no help.

MATCH UP 2
"Once We Walked in the Sunlight" by Papercuts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvV2_Y3SOqM
When you raise your children in communes, they escape and become hipster mainstays (see: Girls, Papercuts)
VERSUS
"You Stole" by Brand New
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1n6R3EEgm4
Emo mainstays come from when a mommy and a daddy love each other very much.... and don't really share that love and attention with their kids.

MATCH UP 3
"Omen" by Prodigy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVefPPr69NU
Did anyone else use Prodigy before AOL? Am I ridiculously aging myself?
VERSUS
"Röyksopp Forever" by Röyksopp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM_txL43iFM
I think there was more rap than electronica in this competition.... just an observation.

MATCH UP 4
"Agharta" by SUNN O)))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG0_i_Dkk2Q
this one'll test your patience if you're not already well acquainted with drone. think "textures"
VERSUS
"Melee" by Russian Circles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73OD3SvhwdI
It wasn't easy figuring out what to match up against Sunn O))) in the opening round of the bracket.... there's nothing quite like it.

MATCH UP 5
"Sirens of the Seven Seas" by Sirenia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjzoBRCGFlk
VERSUS
"Malevolence" by A Plea for Purging
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT2TnwpsMa8
Not the video I was expecting.

You, the community here at Yahoo! Answers, nominated 350+ songs, your favorites of the year, to face-off in head-to-head battles, tournament style, to determine the best songs of this calendar year.

I ask that you listen to all of the songs... don't vote on name alone. Listen to them, weigh them, and then choose with reason, which song is the better of the two in the given match ups.
Star it, and try to get as many voters to this thing as you can.
All comments are meant to be in good humor.

If you have any trouble with any links, or any of them are broken -- let me know, and I'll fix them ASAP. Thanks.

So, THE QUESTION: which songs do you subjectively prefer of each these match ups?

Answer
Hey Waves, sorry I missed a bunch of these. I've been taking a small break from Y!A, but I'll catch up on these last few.


Self-Corruption
You Stole
Röyksopp Forever
Agharta
Malevolence (that video was pretty awesome haha)

Do you think this Columbia Fleece is fake?

Red

I have a Columbia fleece from the actual store, but I found another from the thrift store and the tags are not the same. The one from the outlet is gray and blue (the tag when you unzip) but the one from the thrift store is simply white and black like the one in the link below
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Columbia-Benton-Springs-Fleece-Jacket-Full-Zip-Ladies-Med-Lg-XL-Acropora-NEW-/110999414062?pt=US_CSA_WC_Outerwear&var=&hash=item19d814a52e

I was just wondering if it was fake or not, the quality is just about the same is my original Columbia, there's no misspellings or Chinese writing and it does not look fake. If anyone can help that'd be great!
same AS*

Answer
Were they bought on eBay, Etsy, Amazon, Asos Market, street vendors, or online store? Kiosk @ the mall? NOT REAL.
Were they bought @ Certified Columbia fleece dealer like Saks, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, department stores in your city? THEY'RE REAL. Those stores don't sell fake Designer Labels or brands! Outlet stores, Marshall's, TJ Maxx, Ross, etc. . . . don't sell fake merchandise, or they would have been CLOSED down. They sell the same quality products as those other bigger stores, 35-45% less, because they've been rejected by Quality Controllers. They may have a small flaw, packaging dents, scratched, or ripped, maybe the hem was off, or missing a button or belt loop . . .or who knows what they were looking for but 90% nothing wrong with them!
Where they bought @ KMart, or Target, Rite-Aid, Walgreens? Fake. Those stores sells fake products.

China, after all, is the fastest growing luxury market in the world.
The 10 Most Counterfeited Products in America http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-10-most-counterfeited-products-in-america-180942491.html

I also suggest when paying for online purchases, don't use Paypal, it takes just once to be a victim. I was and it took 3 years to get my credit. Use your Credit Card, always, they can help you if any disputes. Example from YA!: "On the 10th of November we returned a watch I had bought for my husband, it was supposed to be an automatic but when it was taken off stopped after a short while. I phoned to tell then and they said to return it for a refund, I know it reached them on the 11th November as I tacked it by the post office. the promised refund has yet to come after several email all ignored and a few phone calls now all I can do is contact the credit card company. so customers beware".
AND beware of international shipping, they could add 3-25% extra fees, even if the price is cheap.
My merchant was from Texas, but the product was shipped from Hong Kong.
Other times, when you need to call Customer Service, they speak in foreign tongue and no one to translate them or JUST they don't answer calls.

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