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Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 64, Day 10
The Round of 64 ends in style tonight with a tournament titans like Jeff Buckley. We didn’t allow Hallelujah in last time because the song was too closely associated with him. It turns out he didn’t even discover Leonard Cohen’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Covers of All-Time, Hallelujah, Joe Strummer v Joe Strummer, Music Tournament
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Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 64, Day 9
A couple serious contenders in the mix today. You can listen to them at the bottom of this playlist and vote by commenting below by Wednesday at 11:59pm. #1 All Along the Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix) vs. #16 It’s All Over Now … Continue reading
Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 64, Day 4
Welcome to Ladies Night. This tournament has more gender diversity than past ones, but it’s still not close to parity. That said, I’d venture that nearly half of the favorites to actually win the tournament are female vocalists, and a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Aretha, Best Cover Song of Alltime, Blondie, Janis, Music Tournament, Superchunk
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Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 64, Day 3
I’m posting right after the Eric Garner decision came down. It’s a somber mood here in New York. Music is appropriate for all occasions, but I’ll limit comments on these fine songs tonight. You can listen to the bottom … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Cover Song of Alltime, I Can't Breathe, Music Tournament
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Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 64, Day 2
Freddie Mercury is back! Music tournament veterans know that from 2010-2012, no artist dominated our music tournament landscape like Queen. One of Freddie’s solo numbers headlines a list that includes the Stevie Wonder and Radiohead. You can listen at the bottom … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Covers of All-Time, Freddie Mercuty, Music Tournament
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Results Page
I’m going to try a new approach to posting results. Instead of putting up a new results post every night, as we’ve done in past tournaments, I’m going to continually update this one, so that you can scroll through all … Continue reading
Best Cover Song of All-Time: Round of 64
Welcome to the Round of 64! I like pretty much every song left in the tournament, and I hope you do too. Listen to Day 6 matchups at the bottom of this playlist (except for R. Kelly), and vote in the … Continue reading
Best Cover of All-Time, Day 5: The End of the Play-in Round
Thank you to all participants for your nominations and votes, especially during this pre-lim round. It ends today on a mellow note; you might call it the “Saturday Hangover Edition.” As always, listen to the tunes here and vote by commenting before … Continue reading
Best Cover of All-Time: Day 1, 2 and 3 Results
Let the eliminations begin! Most of these matches were pretty close, but a few standouts bear mentioning. You can also look at the full, updated results at the bracket manager. I Heard It Through the Grapevine (CCR) averaged nearly 8 … Continue reading
Best Cover of All-Time, Day 4
It feels great to be doing this. Turns out we have two days worth of play-ins left, so another post will go up tomorrow. You can listen to today’s songs here except America, and vote in the comment section below by 11:59pm … Continue reading
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