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And we’re off! The Best Cover Song of All-Time, Day 1
Tonight 82 songs begin their long march to the championship. Every night from Monday to Thursday you can expect to find a new slate of four to five matchups to vote on, with at least 48 hours to vote. (You … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Covers of Alltime, Bruce Springsteen, Mary Don't You Weep, Music Tournament, Paul Simon, Pixies
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Music Tournament: How to Score
Here we are, a few hours from kick-off! As good a time as any for a little refresher on how to score these music tournaments. Unlike most online votes, you’re not simply picking one over the other. Instead, you are scoring … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Covers of Alltime, Danno Hammer, Music Tournament
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We Have a Winner: Best Cover of All-time Tournament!
Ok, so we don’t have a winning song, but the front-runner has to be the letter “J” (incidentally, my favorite). Look at the roster of prospective covers below, and revel in how many incredible artists are representing that letter. If you … Continue reading
Battle for Best Rock Song In History: Day 2
The results for Day 1 are below, and please peruse- for now though, Day 2 playlist is below. The votes are due Friday at 5 PM EST/2 PM PST! We’ll keep operating like that- a set of match-ups for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Sabbath, chuck berry, Dave Matthews Band, fats domino, frankie valli and the four seasons, Hootie and the Blowfish, Jackie Wilson, judas priest, Little Richard, lovin' spoonful, matchbox twenty, motorhead, Music Tournament, neil diamond, ozzy osbourne, rascals, Third Eye Blind
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MIRST Competitors Release (9 of 13): Black Pop, Reggae, & The Rise Of Disco, 1970-1977
Note: All information below is based on my notes from my History of Rock course. The songs found at the bottom will be competing in our “Most Influential Rock Song of all Time” (MIRST) tournament, which will begin here at LivingTheDream.org on … Continue reading
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Tagged 70s motown, disco, funk, Living the Dream, Most Influential Rock Song, Music Tournament, reggae, soul train
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MIRST Competitors Release (8 of 13): The Growing Rock Monster, 1970-1977
Note: All information below is based on my notes from my History of Rock course. The songs found at the bottom will be competing in our “Most Influential Rock Song of all Time” (MIRST) tournament, which will begin here at LivingTheDream.org on … Continue reading
MIRST Competitors Release (5 of 13): American Responses, 1964-1966
When the British invaded, America was simultaneously moving away from the Brill Building model- emergence of the singer-songwriter came with Bob Dylan. Credited with turning the “we” of the traditional folk revival themes into a “me.” Bore criticism when he … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Garage Rock, Lenny Kaye, most influential rock song ever, Music Tournament, Nuggets, The Byrds, TV Rock
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MIRST Competitors Release (4 of 13): The Beatles and the British Invasion, 1964-1966
Note: All information below is based on my notes from my History of Rock course. The songs found at the bottom will be competing in our “Most Influential Rock Song of all Time” (MIRST) tournament, which will begin here at LivingTheDream.org on … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatles, British Invasion, Music Tournament, Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Mods, The Who
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MIRST Competitors Release (2 of 13): The Birth and Flourishing of Rock And Roll, 1955-1959
Note: All information below is based on my notes from my History of Rock course. The songs found at the bottom will be competing in our “Most Influential Rock Song of all Time” (MIRST) tournament, which will begin here at LivingTheDream.org on … Continue reading
Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: Day 10
Tonight I post for the last time before hitting the road for the Great American Road Trip, Vol. 5. Who knows what I’ll be posting from the road, but hopefully it will be fun photos, videos, and assorted adventures, all … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Opening Track, Best Song About the Radio, Music Tournament
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