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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 22 (Round of 512)

Division C gets off to a strong start today, with Sympathy for the Devil and Like a Rollin’ Stone making their first appearances.  ‘Rollin Stone was named the #1 song of all-time by Rolling Stone Magazine, which partly inspired this … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 20 Results

Merry Christmas to all!  An especially merry one to Stevie Wonder, who improved to 3-0 in the tournament, and based on today’s scores, will fare well against In the Midnight Hour next round.  Meanwhile, Mr. Mojo Rising pulls out a … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 21 (Round of 512)

Merry Christmas eve to all.   Here’s a rock n roll Christmas carol for you. Division B closes out with tonight’s line-up, which features a particularly diverse set of genres, including country, disco, punk, early metal and indie-rcck, along with timeless … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 19 Results

Voting was down as people traveled about and caught up on family couches, but some solid songs advanced. Boyz II Men, Charlie Daniels Band, the Smiths and the Bangles are out of the tournament.  491 songs remain. Man on the … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 20 (Round of 512)

The champion from Biloxi’s legendary 64-song, 100-voter tournament is back in action tonight against Substitute.  Shouldn’t be close, but keep an eye on the Pickett/Harley match-up, as the winner will take on Superstition (or Substitute) in the Round of 256. … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 18 Results

After his disastrous performance on Day 18, I should put in a word about Jay-Z.  He has 11 straight number one albums.  I wouldn’t call myself a big fan, but when I saw him live I knew all his songs, … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 19 (Round of 512)

We move on to a new division tonight, possibly the most competitive group in the entire tournament.  You may not see it in this week’s match-ups, as I view the group as top-heavy.  But within Division B, I see Time … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 17 Results

  Day 17 featured the greatest voter participation since the Tournament began, so thank you to all who voted.  There were some real battles out there, and I’ll personally lose some sleep wondering who things would have gone differently if … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 18 (Round of 512)

Our third and final day at Division A comes to an end- we’ll be checking in with all these cats at the Round of 256.   The first two days have featured mostly very close battles, and I expect no less … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 16 Results

And then there were 507!  The Round of 512 has its first set of winners and losers, though all ten songs performed quite respectably. Modern Love (David Bowie) def. Back on the Chain Gang (Pretenders), 97-83.  Such Great Heights (Postal … Continue reading

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