Divisions O & P Semi-Final Results

We’ve finally reached the end of the Round of 64, and thank you all for your patience and voting. Janos will be taking over for the Round of 32 and please don’t blink guys- we are running through these championships in 4 (yes, 4) days starting tomorrow at 8 pm so that we can get on with the Sweetest 16 Bracket. Woooooo get excited. And now the results… Continue reading

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Divisions M and N Semi-Final Results

I have to get Internet soon- this was much easier to do when I was unemployed and lived at coffee shops. And I didn’t even get to vote in this match-up. Sorry for the second recent temporary crappy post, but I will try to make adjustments and wow you with commentary here. Or simply just give our departing artists the respect they deserve. Also, kickball on Sundays was definitely a bad idea. On to the results… Continue reading

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Divisions K and L Semi-Final Results

I’ve gotten into this habit of writing random things for a few sentences and then making viewers click the “continue reading” button to actually see the results, but I’m running out of things to say. There were two close match-ups, that’s exciting, one of which was decided by less than a point. Hmm what else…I’m really happy the federal government didn’t shut down, because that means my first kickball game is on. We’re playing on the Mall near the Washington Monument- one time voter and Round of 512 Van Halen “Jump” killer StephenK roped me into co-captaining a team with him. I can’t imagine it can be boozier than my 09 summer league in Audubon Park in the Garden District, but we’ll see. Oh, right, music tournament- onto the results: Continue reading

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Round of 64: Divisions O & P Semi-Finals

Votes due by Monday, April 11th at 8:00 PM EST: It’s weird how all of our 90s and 00’s survivors ended up in the last 3 divisions, I’m pretty sure they were more spread out as an aggregate group in the 512…well, it is what it is. If you include the Division N match-ups, the last 6 of the 32 match-ups are straight-up “music produced after 1990” versus “music produced before 1980.” In a way, it’s a big moment for the music that we late twentysomethings and early thirtysomethings grew up with.
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Divisions I and J Semi-Final Results

OK- we’re back online, and I have the working draft I started back. What I meant to say in this results post was the following…I hope everyone’s getting geared up for the weekend and to start off the ruckus we’ve got some pretty stunning scores. I keep saying it and I’ll keep repeating it- we are seeing a whole bunch of songs that started strong simply not having the staying power to endure. Remember, to win this whole thing our eventual champion will have to best ten songs in a row…in that vein, we’re seeing stumbling at Mile 4 left and right. And now the results: Continue reading

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Round of 64: Divisions M and N Semi-Finals

Votes are due by Sunday, April 10th at 8 pm EST: We’ve reached Divisions M and N, which basically means you better be ready to rock your socks off. The line-up for Division M is absolutely breath-taking in my opinion, and I have a feeling the scoring is going to reflect that: Mercury, Bowie, Fleetwood, Buckingham, Nicks, McCartney, Preston, Harrison, Sir John. Whoa.
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Round of 64: Divisions K and L Semi-Finals

Votes are due by Saturday, April 9th at 8 PM EST: Moving forward with our Division semi-final match-ups, we arrive at K and L. In Division K Ben E. King, the last tourney survivor not named Johnny Cash who can say “people paid money to see me perform before 1960,” lines up against the Prince of Pop. On the other side, Marconi tries to mambo his way past the Man In Black. I certainly didn’t see either of these songs getting this far, so we’ll see who keeps it up- Starship or Cash. Continue reading

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Divisions G and H Semi-Final Results

First, want to give some normative shout-outs to new voters, and welcome both Dinah and Kate M. Music lovers that might get into this could be as far away as half a world, or as close as a few seats away at a baseball stadium. I love it. Second, reminder on the 11’s policy (as Mark O and I used ours.) If you recruit anyone new to vote in the tournament, you get an 11, a la Spinal Tap, “this one goes to 11,” to award as you see fit. You only get one 11 for the whole tournament, no matter how many people you recruit though, so use it wisely. And now, on to the results… Continue reading

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Round of 64: Divisions E and F Semi-Final Results

Sorry for the delay in posting, unexpected phone call from road tripping friends detailing New Orleans wedding party antics. Man, that city never quits. Also, too many of the match-ups were down to the wire for me to adequately prep a results post before I left work that I could post via phone. And as you regular voters know, I don’t have internet at La Casa De Guermo. So now that I’m settled and reintegrated on my laptop at a local establishment, on to the exciting results…

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Round of 64: Divisions I and J Semi-Finals

Votes are due by Friday April 8th at 8 pm EST: Both Divisions I and J feature powerhouse folk rock narratives in top seed spots, and both are facing off against Beatles songs. This is going to really depend on people’s moods. The other major story here is the strange case of the left side of Division J, where we have a London Calling vs Combat Rock match-up of late 70’s Clash vs early 80’s Clash (I don’t know enough about Clash history to say whether this is significant or not, that’s a Janos question.) Anyways, that’s just the way the cookie crumbled- just like Johnny Cash in Division F, no matter what happens The Clash is guaranteed a Round of 32 appearance.
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