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About Janos Marton

Janos Marton is a lawyer, advocate and writer.

Music Tournament Round of 32: Division I, J, K and L Results

First of all, my apologies to Mr. Petty.  He was not eliminated yesterday.  In fact, he pulled off a major upset, shellacking A Day in the Life. Second, there was not one especially close match-up today (Van had a sneaky … Continue reading

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Music Tournament Round of 32: Division E, F, G and H Results

Tonight we honor our second round of Division Champions.  The high score of the day goes to Baba O’Riley, but all four winners today were highly impressive, and could contend to go all the way. Songs joining the illustrious Wall … Continue reading

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Music Tournament Round of 32: Division M, N, O and P Championships

The rounds keep flying by.  Here we are, closing out the Round of 32.   The Sweet Sixteen awaits, a weekend away.  Without further ado, here are the songs of M, N, O and P (except for Let It Be and … Continue reading

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Music Tournament Round of 32: Division I, J, K and L Championships

Welcome to the third of our four championship match ups.   Did you know that only six of the thirty two songs we’ve voted this far were released after 1979?  Listen to today’s tunes here (except for A Day in the … Continue reading

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Music Tournament Round of 32: Division A, B, C and D Results

Congratulations, all of you!  With 25 voters for this set of match ups, we have set a high for the tournament. Once upon a time there were sixteen divisions, and each division had thirty two songs.   During those cold December … Continue reading

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Music Tournament Round of 32: Division E, F, G and H Championships

For the second day of the Division Championships we visit Divisions E, F, G and H.   These match ups feature 60s and 70s rock and roll in its prime.  Listen to the songs here (except for Here Comes the Sun) and … Continue reading

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Music Tournament Round of 32: Division A, B, C and D Championships

Welcome to the Division Championships, also known as the Round of 32.   For this round we’ll be doing our usual four match-ups a day, which means the whole round will be over in a matter of days. Today we’ve got … Continue reading

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Music Trivia from Ken Jennings

7. What unusual distinction is shared by these songs? Counting Crows’ “Mr. Jones,” Cream’s “White Room,” Kermit the Frog’s “It’s Not Easy Being Green,” Alanis Morissette’s “Hand in My Pocket,” Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy,” Radiohead’s “Karma Police,” Simon and Garfunkel’s “America,” Suzanne Vega’s “Tom’s Diner.” Continue reading

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Music Tournament Round of 128: Division P Results

The Round of 128 concluded nicely with four hard-fought show-downs.   I wonder how much of the Round of 64 will be a formality as we await a Piano Man v. Wavin’ Flag battle to crown a Division P champion. #1 … Continue reading

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Music Tournament Round of 128: Division O Results

He did it again! The Beatles may have six songs in the Round of 64, but Johnny Cash has been damn impressive, running his tournament record to 12-0, as #8 Ring of Fire toppled a flat #1 Wagon Wheel (Old … Continue reading

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