Now that it's warm out and I can run around my backyard barefoot, it's time to figure out just what, exactly, will be
the jam of the coming summer, the song that will become inescapable through sheer will. And what better way to do it via bracketed tournament, what with the current run of major sports playoffs nearing their end? (Those of you who think it's too soon to start calling these sorts of things might want to recall that by this time last year, "Umbrella" had already a) hit big in the US and b) started its
monsoon-inducing UK chart run.) Each Idolator writer is nominating a song or two and will pen a few words in their picks' defense, and to round out our bracket we'll have a handful of reader nominees. To narrow
those down, the
songs nominated by you (and you!) over the weekend will go head to sunburned head in a pre-tournament play-in round. Which starts... now! (Well, OK, it's after the jump.)
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As of this writing, Tyga's "Coconut Juice" is beating Estelle's "American Boy" in our final battle of Idolator's 2008 Summer Jam Tournament—Tyga's track has 58.1% of the vote, while Estelle's has 41.9%. But those of you who were hoping for an Estelle win shouldn't fret—the difference between them could easily be made up in the hours between now and 5 p.m. ET, when the polls close! The poll's been reposted below, so get clicking.
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