Category Archives: Music

Memorial Tournament Finals!

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Janos Marton

FINAL RESULTS!!! These songs are all incredible. Collectively you gave them eight 10s, perfect scores, hitting in the moment. At a time we need great music more than ever… Here we go! The bronze goes to the sweet and beautiful … Continue reading →

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Memorial Music Tournament: Semi-finals!

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Janos Marton

RESULTS: “Stand by Me” def. “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, 104.4-98.4. The other semi-final is too close to call! We’re reviewing right now. UPDATE: While “Under Pressure prevailed 109.8-109.7 over “Romeo and Juliet”, we’re declaring it a tie – see more … Continue reading →

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Memorial Tournament: Quarterfinals!

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Janos Marton

RESULTS: Semi-finalists! “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (Nirvana) beats out “Don’t Stop Believin’” (Journey) 139 to 136.9 (7.7 to 7.6 average). Interestingly, these are the two lowest scoring songs of the round, and both would have lost out in any other … Continue reading →

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Memorial Music Tournament: Sweet 16!

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Janos Marton

RESULTS First off, let’s extend congratulations to Maegan and her partner on welcoming Guillermo’s nephew on July 24! Good news, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” will be continuing on, which has apparently been successful in soothing other tournament babies to sleep. … Continue reading →

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Memorial Tournament: Round 2 (E & F)

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Janos Marton

RESULTS!!! This was the overall highest scoring day of Round 2 so far, and saw only the second song this round to achieve an average score over 8.0! Blind Melon started off strong, but in the end, “Hallelujah” (Jeff Buckley) … Continue reading →

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Beginning of Memorial Tournament Round 2!

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Janos Marton

RESULTS The next round will see us selecting our division winners! At this point, it’s all about standing up to repetition, as tournaments answer the question, “Which song do you never tire of?” In this round, the crowd found that … Continue reading →

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Memorial Tournament: Division H

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Janos Marton

Results: The votes broke late for “Valerie”, which was close a huge upset at the hands of Rage Against the Machine. “In My Life” (The Beatles) def. “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)” (Digable Planets), 129-97.5  “Wagon Wheel” (Old Crow … Continue reading →

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Memorial Tournament: Division G

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Janos Marton

RESULTS “Tiny Dancer” (Elton John)  defeats  “Higher Love” (Steve Winwood), 136.3 to 105.4 (8 to 6.2 average) “Paradise” (John Prine) defeats “Louisiana Woman/Mississippi Man” (Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn), 120.7 to 105.2  (7.1 to 6.1 average) “The Joker” (Steve Miller) … Continue reading →

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Guillermo Memorial Music Tournament

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Janos Marton

(EDIT: Scroll to bottom to see Division A results.) A few weeks ago we lost a dear friend and beautiful soul when Guillermo passed away. Among his close friends, there was no question that this was going to be one … Continue reading →

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Best Cover Songs of All-Time: Round of 32, Day 4

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Janos Marton

(*Thank you to Joe Cocker for all the great music and positive feelings he spread. – LTD,12/22/14 ) This is The End, for now.  I’ve always seen LTD as a fun break from my otherwise perhaps overly serious approach to … Continue reading →

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