Topics for the 2017 cover song tournament.
UPDATE: 2024 OFFSEASON PLAYLIST TOURNEY: VOTING NOW OPEN
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From Radbird:
It's been a while since we had an offseason tournament. And we need one to argue and debate something other than player's WAR or...
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THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND IS TIED PEOPLE!!!! GO VOTE!!! BREAK THE TIE AND CHOOSE THE WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!
#ALLCAPSSOYOUKNOWHOWEFFINGSERIOUSTHISIS
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March 15 24, 2:43 pm
Round 1: "Of The Night" vs "Cortez The Killer" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 3 17, 7:11 am
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Round 1:
cardsfansince82's Of The Night by Bastille
Smith Corks One's Cortez The Killer by Grace Potter/Joe Satriani
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Dave Matthews is making extra Dave Matthewsy faces for the haters. With Warren Haynes of the Allman Brothers:
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February 1 18, 2:14 pm
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March 6 17, 2:44 pm
Final Four (Round 5) Discussion
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Swirls »
February 20 17, 2:38 pm
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So the Elite Eight ends with one powerhouse masterpiece stomping a giant [expletive] boot on grunge era music, a tie of two fantastic cover songs that...
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Guys, we're all winners here. Some just more so than others.
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March 3 17, 3:54 pm
Final Four: "Killing Me Softly" vs "Hallelujah" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 24 17, 7:31 am
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Final Four!
#7: heyzeus' Killing Me Softly by The Fugees
Originally performed by Roberta Flack:
#62:...
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Keep in mind, before it became a cliche (Thanks, Glee!) Buckley's cover was a revelation.
Impeaching me with my own prior testimony. You bastard....
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February 27 17, 10:18 am
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Last post by Tim
February 27 17, 9:33 am
Elite 8: "I Will Always..." vs "While My Guitar..." *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 17 17, 2:22 pm
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Elite 8!
#13: tothebeach08's I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston
Originally performed by Dolly Parton:...
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She went more to film after The Bodyguard, too, and that's where the bulk of her music was. She had some good success on the R&B side, but she never...
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February 21 17, 11:28 am
Elite 8: "Take Me To The..." vs "Killing Me Softly" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 17 17, 2:25 pm
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Elite 8!
#18: InvincibleCakeEater's Take Me To The River by Talking Heads
Originally performed by Al Green:...
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Looks like this one is tied and going to extra innings.
Which song starts with a runner on 2nd?
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February 20 17, 2:20 pm
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Last post by stlouie_lipp
February 18 17, 8:30 am
Sweet 16: "Me And Bobby McGee" vs "Twist And Shout" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 13 17, 1:30 pm
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Sweet 16!
#25: Gashouse's Me And Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin
Originally performed by Roger Miller:
#41: Spider...
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If it makes anyone feel any better, I didn't have a preference in this match-up, but when I saw it was tied and extended, I was going to wait and see...
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February 17 17, 2:54 pm
Elite 8: "Hallelujah" vs "Baba O'Riley" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 17 17, 2:27 pm
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Elite 8!
#62: stlouie_lipp's Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley
Originally performed by Leonard Cohen:
#54: Tim's Baba...
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Welp... So long, grunge.
Hey hey
My my
Rock n Roll will never die
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February 17 17, 2:33 pm
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February 17 17, 1:21 pm
Elite 8 (Round 4) Discussion
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Swirls »
February 16 17, 2:47 pm
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Holy [expletive] there were some close matches in the Sweet 16. A solid 25% of the matchups (so far) ended with a one vote difference in the polls. A couple...
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Was not expecting Take Me To The River to go this far.
And I wasn't expecting Hurt or Watchtower to go down in the Sweet 16.
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Last post by Gashouse
February 17 17, 6:21 am
Sweet 16: "Hallelujah" vs "All Along The..." *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 13 17, 1:46 pm
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Sweet 16!
#62: stlouie_lipp's Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley
Originally performed by Leonard Cohen:
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Even though it all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of Song'
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
Congratulations Lipp and Godspeed.
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Last post by Gashouse
February 16 17, 2:41 pm
Sweet 16: "No Quarter" vs "Baba O'Riley" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 13 17, 1:49 pm
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Sweet 16!
#6: ZigZagCardsFan's No Quarter by Tool
Originally performed by Led Zeppelin:
#54: Tim's Baba...
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Grunge will not, cannot be stopped.
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Last post by Tim
February 16 17, 2:38 pm
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February 16 17, 2:36 pm
Sweet 16: "I'm On Fire" vs "Take Me To The River" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 13 17, 1:40 pm
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Sweet 16!
#2: The Third Man's I'm On Fire by Chromatics
Originally performed by Bruce Springsteen:
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I, also, did not know the Talking Heads song was a cover.
Trounced!
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Last post by The Third Man
February 16 17, 2:07 pm
Sweet 16: "Whiskey In The Jar" vs "Across The..." *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 13 17, 1:27 pm
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Sweet 16!
#32: IMADreamer's Whiskey In The Jar by Metallica
Originally performed by Thin Lizzy:
#48:...
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Fiona's version of Across the Universe has never done a thing for me. It's one of my favorite Beatles songs, and I actually love Fiona Apple, but to...
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Last post by Smith Corks One
February 15 17, 8:33 am
Sweet 16: "The Suburbs" vs "I Will Always Love You" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 13 17, 1:34 pm
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Sweet 16!
#61: InvincibleCakeEater's The Suburbs by Father John Misty
Originally performed by Arcade Fire:...
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I hadn't heard the Suburbs cover before, but I really like it. I guess you have to be into solo acoustic accompaniment to get into it, but as a...
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Last post by Kincaid
February 13 17, 7:04 pm
Round 2: "Killing Me Softly" vs "Rocking In The..." *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 10 17, 2:15 pm
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Round 2:
#7: heyzeus's Killing Me Softly by The Fugees
#26: Tim's Rocking In The Free World by Pearl Jam
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The inherent challenge is that the world could use more Fugees and less Pearl Jam :)
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Last post by ghostrunner
February 13 17, 2:40 pm
Round 2: "Hurt" vs "Take Me To The River" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 10 17, 2:13 pm
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Round 2:
#50: Gashouse's Hurt by Johnny Cash
#18: InvincibleCakeEater's Take Me To The River by The Talking Heads
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If I hadn't submitted the loser here, I could have voted for the winner. Good song and a good cover.
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Last post by Gashouse
February 13 17, 8:31 am
Sweet 16 (Round 3) Discussion
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Swirls »
February 13 17, 7:10 am
Songs will be up later today. I'm gonna keep these rounds open for 3 days instead of 2 now that we're into the Sweet 16. And, as requested, I will...
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Last post by Swirls
February 13 17, 7:10 am
Round 2: "Baba O'Riley" vs "Hard To Handle" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 10 17, 2:29 pm
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Round 2:
#54: Tim's Baba O'Riley by Pearl Jam
#22: MrCrowesGarden's Hard To Handle by The Black Crowes
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Eeeked it out. Buzzer beater Tyus Edney style
Speaking of, why couldn't Mizzou close? Cost the Hogs back to back championships.
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Last post by Tim
February 13 17, 5:37 am
Round 2: "The Suburbs" vs "Take Me To Church" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 8 17, 12:13 pm
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Round 2:
#61: InvincibleCakeEater's The Suburbs by Father John Misty
#36: stlouie_lipp's Take Me To Church by Ed...
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Both of these ones seem a little weak compared to some of the other ones that lost in the first round.
I would agree with that, but both are still...
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Last post by stlouie_lipp
February 10 17, 6:30 pm
Round 2: "While My Guitar Gently..." vs "Respect" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 8 17, 12:18 pm
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Round 2:
#60: BW23's While My Guitar Gently Weeps by All-Star Cast
#37: MrCrowesGarden's Respect by Aretha Franklin
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I'm glad I threw in the winning vote for this one :P
Me too. Although I wish I could yank some other song and swap Respect back in. It deserves to...
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February 10 17, 3:22 pm
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February 10 17, 2:26 pm
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February 10 17, 2:24 pm
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February 10 17, 2:20 pm
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February 10 17, 2:18 pm
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February 10 17, 2:10 pm
Round 2 Discussion Thread
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Swirls »
February 8 17, 10:19 am
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So Round 1 is in the books! Thanks to everyone who voted - there were a few surprise upsets I think, but a majority of the powerhouse covers won each...
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First set of Round of 32 matchups are over. I'll get the last half of them up later this afternoon.
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February 10 17, 12:56 pm
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February 9 17, 11:43 am
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Last post by Gashouse
February 8 17, 7:51 pm
Round 2: "You're Going To Make Me..." vs "Creep" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 8 17, 12:21 pm
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Round 2:
#12: DreamWeaver's You're Going To Make Me Lonesome When You Go by Miley Cyrus
#21: BW23's Creep by Prince
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Prince BETTER win this one. Or I'm going to write a strongly worded letter.
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Last post by GeddyWrox
February 8 17, 12:52 pm
Round 2: "I Will Always Love..." vs "Mrs. Robinson" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 8 17, 12:16 pm
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Round 2:
#13: tothebeach08's I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston
#20: GeddyWrox's Mrs. Robinson by The...
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Man. Tough matchup for me here. I never really liked Whitney's style, but I can't deny her talent.
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February 8 17, 12:51 pm
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February 8 17, 12:10 pm
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February 8 17, 12:04 pm
Round 1: "Jolene" vs "Mad World" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 6 17, 7:04 am
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Round 1:
Tambourine Man's Jolene by The White Stripes
heyzeus' Mad World by Gary Jules
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Another super close one this round!
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February 8 17, 10:06 am
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