Submissions
Players
Total Points
League Champion
revleitner105
total points
★ Highest Scoring Song
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison, Prince
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Volume 8: 2004-2005
submitted by Carrie
16
points
What 15 people chose, over 5 rounds, says something about who we are and what we're reaching for.
Ira Goldstein · Music League Culture Desk | League 6 Report
There is something worth pausing on at the conclusion of League 6. Across 5 rounds and 150 submitted songs, 15 participants in the same ongoing conversation about taste — about what music means when it's placed in competition with itself — arrived at a verdict. revleitner, with 105 points, carried the argument most convincingly. A 15-point margin sealed the result.
Consider "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison, Prince, submitted by Carrie. A song that earned 16 points is, in this context, a song the group agreed on. Agreement, in music, is rarer than it sounds. The song offered something that the room was ready to receive.
"Never heard this before. Listening to Macie over the years has made me a sucker for this kind of song. Hit me with some brass! Love it."
Brian on Mama Knows by Sister Sparrow · It's a Family Affair
The "It's a Family Affair" theme, won by revleitner with "Take Your Mama" by Scissor Sisters, is a useful lens for the season as a whole. "New York w/o New York" went to Ben with "6th Avenue Heartache" by The Wallflowers (12 pts). And for "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" went to jsexe with "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman (14 pts). Each round is a small referendum on the group's collective memory.
Ben made their debut this league, bringing fresh ears to the competition. The departure of Joe left a gap that others were eager to fill. On the leaderboard: jsexe climbed 2 spots while Shane climbed 6 spots.
The sonic palette leaned toward classic rock and rock. A clear 1990s lean was unmistakable in the picks. These aren't just data points. They're choices, which is to say, they're values.
League 6 is complete. revleitner won. The playlist remains. And the conversation, as it always does, continues into League 7.
