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Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 32, Day 3
As soon to be former tournament competitor R. Kelly would say, it’s the freakin’ weekend, I’m about to have me some fun. Listen to today’s match-ups at the bottom of this playlist, see the brackets here, and vote by commenting below before … Continue reading
Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 32, Day 2
Spreading the match-ups out by an extra day to see if that encourages more participation. Listen to today’s match-ups at the bottom of this playlist, see the brackets here, and vote by commenting below before 11:59pm on Friday. You can listen … Continue reading
Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 32
Welcome to the Round of 32! From here things will move pretty quickly. The whole round will take about a week, and then we’ll be in the Sweet 16. Listen to today’s match-ups at the bottom of this playlist, see … Continue reading
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 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
We Have a Winner: Best Cover of All-time Tournament!
Ok, so we don’t have a winning song, but the front-runner has to be the letter “J” (incidentally, my favorite). Look at the roster of prospective covers below, and revel in how many incredible artists are representing that letter. If you … Continue reading
Tournament Day 17: Country Classics, Studio Innovation, Blues Rock, Power Ballads
Day 17 Match-Ups Alright, I’m making a call. I am unfortunately too busy/stressed/unemployed to keep to the regular schedule of posting as often as I was, even with the ease of SurveyMonkey versus manual entry, so will be toning it … Continue reading
Tournament Day 16: Non-Spotify Day!
Day 16 Match-Ups My independence seems to vanish in the haze, feel the same tomorrow- like you see me do, slip away instead of dreaming about tomorrow. The sand castle virtues get up and get down, I’m back from suffragette … Continue reading
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Tagged billy joel, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Freddie and the Dreamers, Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, jethro tull, john cougar mellencamp, Johnny Cash, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant & Allison Krauss, Ryan Adams, The Beatles, the police, The Rolling Stones, Yes
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