Series of tournaments determining best songs by specific artists
The first round has plenty of results to talk about. I’ll give you some of the stats. The closest match was between Superman’s “March of the Villains” which eked out a win against Raiders’ “Basket Game” by a single vote, … Continue reading John Williams Tournament (No Main Themes) Round of 32
I really think that John Williams is the Man. We’re starting this half of the tournament from 32 because let’s face it, there’s an elite tier here. This round will begin now and run especially long, until 9PM on Thursday, … Continue reading Nor Do Brooms in Quiddich Matches: The John Williams Theme Song Tournament Round of 32
We begin with the top 64 songs of John Williams, outside of the main movie scores. We’ve got television jingles, a sporting event fanfare, a violin concerto and lots and lots of Star Wars. The breakdown is as follows, by … Continue reading John Williams Tournament (No Main Themes) Round 1!
You should watch Spielberg’s speech, from where I get the title Hello! Welcome to the seeding round for the master of musical scores, John Towner Williams. In this tournament, every movie theme of his (that I could find) will be … Continue reading Without him, Bikes Don’t Really Fly: The John Williams Scores Tournament Seeding Round!
Never felt so much alike… In 4th place, “Lost in the Supermarket”! In 3rd place, “Rudie Can’t Fail”! In 2nd place, “Train in Vain”! And your pick for the best Clash song, “London Calling”! Thanks to everyone who participated! Continue reading The Clash Song Tournament: Results!
You must explain why this must be Match 1: “London Calling” (38) vs. “Rudie Can’t Fail” (17)Match 2: “Train in Vain” (33) vs. “Lost in the Supermarket” (21) Voting end 31 January, 10 PM EDT Continue reading The Clash Song Tournament FINALS
Time to see which songs made it! Match 1: “Rudie Can’t Fail” (34) vs “Straight to Hell” (30)Match 2: “London Calling” (44) vs. “The Guns of Brixton” (21)Match 3: “Train in Vain” (47) vs. “Rock the Casbah” (22)Match 4: “Lost … Continue reading The Clash Song Tournament Semi-Finals
ime to see which songs made it! Match 1: “Rudie Can’t Fail” (39) vs “Somebody Got Murdered” (12)Match 2: “Straight to Hell” (35) vs. “This Is Radio Clash” (18) Match 3: “London Calling” (46) vs. “Death or Glory” (14)Match 4: … Continue reading The Clash Song Tournament Quarter-Finals
ime to see which songs made it! Match 1: “Rudie Can’t Fail” (45) vs “I Fought the Law” (14)Match 2: “Somebody Got Murdered” (31) vs. “Jimmy Jazz” (15)Match 3: “Straight to Hell” (31) vs. “Clampdown” (28) Match 4: “This Is … Continue reading The Clash Song Tournament Round 2
Time to see which songs made it! “Train in Vain”, “Lost in the Supermarket”, “The Guns of Brixton”, “Spanish Bombs”, “Straight to Hell”, “Rudie Can’t Fail”, “London Calling”, “Rock the Casbah”, “Career Opportunities”, “Clampdown”, “(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais”, “This … Continue reading The Clash Song Tournament: Round 1
London calling to the faraway towns Nominations end 21 January, 9PM EDT Continue reading The Clash Song Tournament – Nominations
And when I go there, I go there with you In 4th place, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”! In 3rd place, “One”! In 2nd place (BY A FUCKING TIEBREAKER), “Sunday Bloody Sunda”! And your pick for the … Continue reading U2 Song Tournament: Results!
Is it getting better, or do you feel the same? Match 1: “With or Without You” (52) vs. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” (28) Match 2: “Sunday Bloody Sunday” (51) vs. “One” (36) Voting end 17 December, … Continue reading U2 Song Tournament FINALS
Time to see which songs made it! Match 1: “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” (48) vs. “Mysterious Ways” (28)Match 2: “With or Without You” (46) vs. “Pride (In the Name of Love)” (34)Match 3: “Sunday Bloody Sunday” … Continue reading U2 Song Tournament Semi-Finals
Time to see which songs made it! Match 1: “Mysterious Ways” (35) vs. “Bullet the Blue Sky” (29)Match 2: “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” (36) vs. “In God’s Country” (23) Match 3: “Pride (In the Name of … Continue reading U2 Song Tournament Quarter-Finals
Time to see which songs made it! Match 1: “Mysterious Ways” (46) vs. “Ultraviolet (Light My Way)” (26)Match 2: “Bullet the Blue Sky” (35) vs. “The Fly” (34) (TIE BROKEN BY ME)Match 3: “In God’s Country” (46) vs. “One Tree … Continue reading U2 Song Tournament Round 3
Time to see which songs made it! Match 1: “Ultraviolet (Light My Way)” (34) vs “Gloria” (28)Match 2: “Mysterious Ways” (45) vs. “Sweetest Thing” (23)Match 3: “The Fly” (46) vs. “Miss Sarajevo” (8) Match 4: “Bullet the Blue Sky” (44) … Continue reading U2 Song Tournament Round 2
And here’s the second batch! “Sunday Bloody Sunday”, “Where the Streets Have No Name”, “One”, “New Year’s Day”, “I Will Follow”, “Even Better Than the Real Thing”, “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me”, “Stay (Faraway, So Close!)”, “Until … Continue reading U2 Song Tournament Round 1 Pt. 2
Another tournament to start off with 64 songs! And here comes the first batch of 32: “Pride (In the Name of Love)”, “With or Without You”, “In God’s Country”, “Mysterious Ways”, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”, “All … Continue reading U2 Song Tournament: Round 1 Pt. 1
Sleight of hand and twist of fate Nominations end 3 December, 10PM EDT Continue reading U2 Song Tournament – Nominations
But up until the day I’m gonna take all I can take In 4th place, “I Say a Little Prayer”! In 3rd place, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”! In 2nd place, “Chain of Fools”! And your pick … Continue reading Aretha Franklin Song Tournament: Results!
