Tag Archives: Best Cover

We Have A Winner!

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Janos Marton

The 2011 Covers Tournament Champion is…. “With a Little Help From My Friends” by Joe Cocker, covering the Beatles.  He defeated “Valerie”, an Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson cover of the Zutons hit, 161.2-147.65, with 10s from ChrisRoomba and Midnight … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Music Tournament | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Sweet Sixteen: day 1 results

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Janos Marton

Peeps- great turnout today.  Though all four of these match-ups started off close, one by one the victors pulled away. First, the big man, #1 Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Israel K.) blew a big early lead against #16 Where Did … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Music Tournament | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Covers Tournament: Round of 64, Day 7 Results

Posted on November 5, 2011 by maureenmcollins

  Sometimes life is extra fun and fantastic, so it gets in the way of on time posting.  Some very good friends of mine got engaged last night and a group of our friends met them at their favorite bar … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Music Tournament | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Covers Tournament: Round of 64, Day 6 Results

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Janos Marton

A little hungover from a party at the Cuban Embassy, so this will be brief.  I’m saluting Deadheads here for boosting “Magnificent Sanctuary Band” and putting it on the Wall, with three 10s.   Unfortunately, a valiant effort in vain. Day … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Music Tournament | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Round of 64: Day 1 Results

Posted on October 27, 2011 by g-mo

Results coming to you from lovely Portland, OR! Yes I am temporarily joining our regulars Aiko and G in the Pacific Northwest, where almost immediately upon boarding the train to downtown I felt less judged for my in-progress winter beard … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Music Tournament | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Results! Round of 128, Day 14

Posted on October 22, 2011 by maureenmcollins

I have a few friends staying with me this weekend, so I am a little behind schedule in getting the results post up. Sorry! Votes came in from 21 people for Day 14 and we had some close matches, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Music Tournament, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Music, Music Tournament, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Music, Music Tournament | Tagged , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Music, Music Tournament | Tagged , | 18 Comments

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 →

Posted in Music, Music Tournament | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment