Round 1: "Killing Me Softly" vs "Twilight" *CLOSED*

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Round 1: Best Covered Song?

Poll ended at February 5 17, 7:19 am

"Killing Me Softly" by The Fugees, originally performed by Roberta Flack
14
78%
"Twilight" by Mikaela Davis, originally performed by Ellliott Smith
4
22%
 
Total votes: 18

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Round 1: "Killing Me Softly" vs "Twilight" *CLOSED*

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http://challonge.com/grb_cover_tourney has all the tourney info.

Round 1:

heyzeus' "Killing Me Softly" by The Fugees


Smith Corks One's "Twilight" by Mikaela Davis
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Dammit, I had to go and vote against a perfectly lovely cover of an Elliott Smith song. Did you know he was the best songwriter of all time? He was.

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heyzeus wrote:Dammit, I had to go and vote against a perfectly lovely cover of an Elliott Smith song. Did you know he was the best songwriter of all time? He was.
Stephin Merritt or bust.

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Whoever represents Elliot Smith's estate sent me a warning about possibly downloading an album of his. The quality is awful, but I've got a bootleg of Smith doing nothing but covers. Great stuff.


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Another great Elliott cover...


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heyzeus wrote:Dammit, I had to go and vote against a perfectly lovely cover of an Elliott Smith song. Did you know he was the best songwriter of all time? He was.
I didn't know anything about Elliott Smith prior to this tourney.

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heyzeus wrote:Dammit, I had to go and vote against a perfectly lovely cover of an Elliott Smith song. Did you know he was the best songwriter of all time? He was.
Tough draw. Going up against one of the favorites to win the whole things.

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Smith Corks One wrote:Another great Elliott cover...


He also covere September Gurls by Big Star. I'll try to find it later. The guy was supremely talented.

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