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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Last post by CardsofSTL
March 15 24, 2:43 pm
Round 1: "To Love Somebody" vs "Hallelujah" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 6 17, 7:02 am
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
cardsfansince82's To Love Somebody by The Revivalists
stlouie_lipp's Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley
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Keep in mind, before it became a cliche (Thanks, Glee!) Buckley's cover was a revelation.
It's like some soccer mom anthem now, but my goodness is...
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Last post by Tambourine Man
February 7 17, 5:12 pm
Round 1: "Where Did You..." vs "All Along The..." *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 6 17, 7:09 am
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
DreamWeaver's Where Did You Go Last Night? by Nirvana
Gashouse's All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix
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Leadbelly's version damn near sounds like a threat. It's menacing, whereas Cobain's sounds more like a lament. I'm voting sentimental here, so it'...
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Last post by Tambourine Man
February 7 17, 5:06 pm
Round 1: "Hard To Handle" vs "Orion" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 6 17, 7:22 am
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
MrCrowesGarden's Hard To Handle by Black Crowes
Radbird's Orion by Rodrigo y Gabriela
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Speaking of the original, this is a great video (recommend full screen). Looks like Orion is going down so better get this in now.
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Last post by Radbird
February 7 17, 1:43 pm
Round 1: "Don't Think Twice..." vs "Just My..." *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 6 17, 7:06 am
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
Famous Mortimer's Don't Think Twice It's Alright by Johnny Marr
The Third Man's Just My Imagination by The...
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Don't know how I have never run across this Johnny Mard cut.
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Last post by lukethedrifter
February 6 17, 6:12 pm
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Last post by GeddyWrox
February 6 17, 10:35 am
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Last post by Swirls
February 6 17, 7:16 am
**New GRB Tourney: Best Covered Song - Rules/Regulations**
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Swirls »
January 23 17, 10:02 pm
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So as mentioned in the earlier thread, I am going to run a new tournament here on GRB. All users are eligible to enter (except me, who will abstain...
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Just a heads up that since I have some stuff planned for today (including a couple hours of snowshoeing this afternoon), combined with it being Super...
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Last post by Swirls
February 5 17, 8:54 am
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Last post by Swirls
February 5 17, 8:46 am
Round 1:"You're Going To..." vs "Always Something" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
January 31 17, 9:16 pm
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
DreamWeaver's You're Going To Make Me Lonesome When You Go by Miley Cyrus
Filler's Always Something There...
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The poll ended a few days ago, so the final score was locked in already, I/the mods just hadn't updated the thread titles to reflect it. It's done...
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Last post by Swirls
February 5 17, 8:41 am
Round 1: "Killing Me Softly" vs "Twilight" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 3 17, 7:19 am
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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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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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Last post by heyzeus
February 4 17, 1:18 pm
Round 1: "I Wanna Be Your Dog" vs "Hurt" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 3 17, 7:13 am
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
heyzeus' I wanna Be Your Dog by Uncle Tupelo
Gashouse's Hurt by Johnny Cash
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Love me some Johnny Cash, but I always thought that cover was rather gimmicky.
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Last post by stlouie_lipp
February 4 17, 10:56 am
Round 1: "Ramble On" vs "Fall To Pieces" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 3 17, 7:24 am
First post
has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
wart57's Ramble On by Train
cardsfansince82's Fall To Pieces by Slash/Myles Kennedy
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Tough call for me. Fall to Pieces is perhaps my favorite Scott Weiland song. Maybe that's why I'm not in love with the cover...it's not him. Train...
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Last post by stlouie_lipp
February 4 17, 10:49 am
Round 1: "Take Me To The River" vs "Take On Me" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 3 17, 7:16 am
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
InvincibleCakeEater's Take Me To The River by Talking Heads
Tambourine Man's Take On Me by AC Newman
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Well damn. Tough matchup for a really great cover of a mediocre pop song.
Both songs I go against in Round 1 are in my library. This TH song is...
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Last post by Tambourine Man
February 4 17, 12:07 am
Voting
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lukethedrifter »
February 3 17, 1:07 pm
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Does not seem to work via mobile. Wtf
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Are you signed in?
So I have to register? Blargh
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Last post by lukethedrifter
February 3 17, 7:12 pm
Round 1: "Over The Rainbow" vs "Revolution" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
February 3 17, 7:26 am
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
Swirls' Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Tim's Revolution by Stone Temple Pilots
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So y'all are saying Scott Weiland has no shot? Harrrrumph
He probably had too many shots.
Hey oh!
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Last post by Tim
February 3 17, 4:48 pm
Pick the Best Cover Winner
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Spider John »
February 2 17, 9:02 pm
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Who ya got?
My first choice for the tournament was Respect by Aretha Franklin, and I think that's our winner.
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While My Guitar is going all the way.
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Last post by GeddyWrox
February 3 17, 4:19 pm
Round 1: "I Love Rock & Roll" vs "The Suburbs" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
January 31 17, 8:53 pm
First post
has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
JoeMcKim's I Love Rock & Roll by Joan Jett
InvincibleCakeEater's The Suburbs by Father John Misty
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I was underwhelmed by that take by FJM. He just didn't FJM it up as much as I was looking forward to hearing.
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Last post by lukethedrifter
February 3 17, 12:10 pm
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Last post by GeddyWrox
February 3 17, 10:33 am
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Last post by Spider John
February 3 17, 9:00 am
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Last post by Swirls
February 3 17, 7:01 am
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Last post by Swirls
February 3 17, 7:00 am
Round 1: "Stayin' Alive" vs "Take Me To Church" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
January 31 17, 9:01 pm
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
Filler's Stayin' Alive by Capital Cities
stlouie_lipp's Take Me To Church by Ed Sheeran
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This was a close one, and the Filler band almost won out, but congrats stlouie_lipp!
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Last post by Swirls
February 3 17, 6:58 am
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Last post by ZigZagCardsFan
February 2 17, 4:16 pm
Round 1: "Wild Honey Pie" vs "Voodoo Child" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
January 29 17, 5:47 pm
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
haltz's Wild Honey Pie by The Pixies
MrCrowesGarden's Voodoo Child by Stevie Ray Vaughan
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I ended up searching YouTube for Voodoo Child and came across a cover by Jess Greenberg. I have have now decided that her and Meytal Cohen need to...
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Last post by tlombard
February 1 17, 10:26 am
Round 1: "Victory Garden" vs "Across The Universe" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
January 29 17, 5:50 pm
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
The Third Man's Victory Garden by Galaxie 500
stlouie_lipp's Across The Universe by Fiona Apple
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ROUND CLOSED!
Congrats stlouie_lipp! Across The Universe advances to the 2nd round!
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Last post by Swirls
January 31 17, 8:47 pm
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Last post by Swirls
January 31 17, 8:46 pm
Round 1: "Me And Bobby McGee" vs "Placeholder" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
January 29 17, 5:56 pm
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
Gashouse's Me And Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin
Smith Corks One's Placeholder by Erin Merle
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ROUND CLOSED!
Congrats Gashouse! Me And Bobby McGee advances to the 2nd round!
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Last post by Swirls
January 31 17, 8:45 pm
Round 1: "Africa" vs "The Thong Song" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
January 29 17, 6:00 pm
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
BW23's Africa by Mike Masse
Swirls' The Thong Song by The Ghost Of Patrick Swayze
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ROUND CLOSED!
Congrats BW23! Africa advances to the 2nd round!
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Last post by Swirls
January 31 17, 8:44 pm
Round 1: "Because The Night" vs "Ignition" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
January 29 17, 5:41 pm
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
AWvsCBsteeeerike3's Because The Night by Bruce Springsteen
themiddle54's Ignition by Young the Giant
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ROUND CLOSED!
Congrats AWvsCBsteeeerike3! Because The Night advances to the 2nd round!
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Last post by Swirls
January 31 17, 8:43 pm
Round 1: "B*tches Ain't Sh*t" vs "Twist And Shout" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
January 29 17, 6:03 pm
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
themiddle54's B*tches Ain't Sh*t by Ben Folds - NSFW
Spider John's Twist And Shout by The Beatles
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ROUND CLOSED!
Congrats Spider John! Twist And Shout advances to the 2nd round!
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Last post by Swirls
January 31 17, 8:43 pm
Round 1: "Whiskey In The Jar" vs "White Rabbit" *CLOSED*
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Swirls »
January 29 17, 5:45 pm
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has all the tourney info.
Round 1:
IMADreamer's Whiskey In The Jar by Metallica
GeddyWrox's White Rabbit by Pink
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ROUND CLOSED!
Congrats IMADreamer! Whiskey In The Jar advances to the 2nd round!
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Last post by Swirls
January 31 17, 8:42 pm
**GRB Tourney** Final Bracket Info/Placement
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Swirls »
January 28 17, 10:41 am
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All 64 slots have been filled. We ended up with two blank spots - I happened to have SiriusXM's Covers station playing while I was working on the...
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I wonder if the songs of a troll like me will get any votes....
You'll get my vote for Heart for sure. Interestingly enough, I said something about...
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January 31 17, 1:35 pm
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