Category Archives: Music

Results! Round of 128, Day 13

Posted on October 20, 2011 by g-mo

Day 13 may have cast some unluckiness on our competitors- while I can safely say that all four of these matches went back and forth to the bitter end, none of them rose to the heights seen in recent days … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: Round of 128, Day 12 Results

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Janos Marton

Pretty much everyone found something to like with these eight songs, and we may have even picked up two new heavyweight contenders in Santana‘s “Black Magic Woman” and Joe Cocker‘s “With a Little Help From My Friends.” Despite an early lead, … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: Round of 128, Day 14

Posted on October 19, 2011 by maureenmcollins

Votes due Friday, October 21th at 11 PM EST:  Welp, the time for themes has come and gone. Now you just get songs that maaaaybe have something in common.  Or just song match-ups that seem to make sense to me, … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: Round of 128, Day 12

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Janos Marton

Today’s songs are brought to you by a slow work day and a desire to not think about politics for a hot second.   After today’s battles we’ll be three quarters of the way done with the first round.  Listen to … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: Round of 128, Day 10 Results

Posted on October 15, 2011 by maureenmcollins

Not a huge turnout for this round, but we have got some winners that are ready to move on to the next round.  We had a pretty close call in almost every match up – a good reminder to get … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: Round of 128, Day 9 Results

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Janos Marton

Healthy, but not startling averages for today’s winners, all of whom averaged in the 6s.  Voter turn out was pretty weak, to say the least. Congrats to Metallica, who have not caught on in previous tournaments.  Their cover of “Turn … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: R128, Day 8 Results

Posted on October 14, 2011 by g-mo

We have a new contender smoking the competition, the likes of which haven’t been seen since the glory days of Somebody To Love. The highlight of the results here is Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s “Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World” pulling … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: Round of 128, Day 10

Posted on October 13, 2011 by maureenmcollins

 Votes due by Saturday, October 15th at 11pm EST:  Let’s get ready for the weekend, folks! We have got some super fun match ups.  Some tough choices to be made, but this should be a good set to listen to on … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: Round of 128, Day 9

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Janos Marton

Another eclectic mix as we move into the second half of the first round.   Listen to the songs here; vote by commenting below before 11pm EST, Friday. When Danno nominated Metallica’s “Turn the Page,” he lamented its certain defeat.  What … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: Round of 128, Day 8

Posted on October 11, 2011 by g-mo

Votes due by Thursday, October 13th at 11 pm EST: After we finish these matches we will be 50% of the way through the round- and 25% of the way through the whole tournament (hooray math!) I don’t have an … Continue reading →

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