Tag Archives: Music Tournament

Memorial Tournament Finals!

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Janos Marton

FINAL RESULTS!!! These songs are all incredible. Collectively you gave them eight 10s, perfect scores, hitting in the moment. At a time we need great music more than ever… Here we go! The bronze goes to the sweet and beautiful … Continue reading →

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Memorial Tournament: Quarterfinals!

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Janos Marton

RESULTS: Semi-finalists! “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (Nirvana) beats out “Don’t Stop Believin’” (Journey) 139 to 136.9 (7.7 to 7.6 average). Interestingly, these are the two lowest scoring songs of the round, and both would have lost out in any other … Continue reading →

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Memorial Music Tournament: Sweet 16!

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Janos Marton

RESULTS First off, let’s extend congratulations to Maegan and her partner on welcoming Guillermo’s nephew on July 24! Good news, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” will be continuing on, which has apparently been successful in soothing other tournament babies to sleep. … Continue reading →

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Guillermo Memorial Music Tournament

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Janos Marton

(EDIT: Scroll to bottom to see Division A results.) A few weeks ago we lost a dear friend and beautiful soul when Guillermo passed away. Among his close friends, there was no question that this was going to be one … Continue reading →

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Best Cover Songs of All-Time: Round of 32, Day 4

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Janos Marton

(*Thank you to Joe Cocker for all the great music and positive feelings he spread. – LTD,12/22/14 ) This is The End, for now.  I’ve always seen LTD as a fun break from my otherwise perhaps overly serious approach to … Continue reading →

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Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 32, Day 3

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Janos Marton

 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 →

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Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 32, Day 2

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Janos Marton

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 →

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Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 32

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Janos Marton

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 →

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Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 64, Day 10

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Janos Marton

The Round of 64 ends in style tonight with a tournament titans like Jeff Buckley.  We didn’t allow Hallelujah in last time because the song was too closely associated with him. It turns out he didn’t even discover Leonard Cohen’s … Continue reading →

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Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 64, Day 9

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Janos Marton

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 →

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