Some of you will remember this topic from Brickfilms.com.

The way it works is pretty straightforward: one person posts a song. For the next two weeks, anyone else can post a cover of that song. At the end of the two week period, the original poster will choose his or her favorite cover. The selected musician becomes judge for the next iteration, selecting a new song and repeating the process. There's no prize for winning, aside from getting to judge the next contest and having a cool song to show off. Don't feel like you have to make an exact recreation of any given recording of the song! If you can only record a small part of the song, that's better than nothing. Ultimately, I want this to be a fun thing where people can get creative and practice their musical skills. Collaboration is permitted (just make don't fight over who gets to choose the next song if you win ).

With that out of the way, here are detailed rules:

1) Song choice: choose a song that's publicly available for listening (it doesn't necessarily have to be in the public domain, just don't choose something that people will struggle to find with a simple Google search). Note that choosing a song which isn't in the public domain could result in difficulty hosting the files- for example, SoundCloud technically doesn't allow covers without permission from the original artist. Songs without profanity are encouraged, so everyone can get in on the fun.

2) A judge will rank the top three songs from his or her entry period. If less than three songs are submitted, rank as many entries as you receive.

• The entrant in first place becomes the judge for the next contest and gets to choose the next song.

• If the first place winner does not post a new song within two days, second place has the right to choose a song.

• If second place fails to post a song within two days, the right to choose goes to third place.

• If third place fails to choose a song within two days, the first person to call dibs in this thread becomes the new judge.

3) Each entry period will start on the day the song choice is posted and end at midnight GMT, two weeks from that date. There will be no deadline extensions. If a period passes with no entries, the highest ranked entrant from the previous period who hasn't judged yet gets to choose the next song.

4) Songs with vocals and purely instrumental songs are both acceptable choices, but if a song with lyrics is chosen the judge will accept instrumental versions of that song. I know some people aren't big fans of singing, but I want it to be an option for anyone who is interested.

5) Entries will be posted in this thread, in a form which is publicly accessible. If you're not sure where to host your recording, SoundCloud is usually a good option.

Be creative and have fun!

Since I posted this at night, I'll give everyone one extra day in this iteration. The first contest period will end at 11:59 PM GMT on Friday, April 3rd.

To help motivate you, here are some entries from a past version of the contest in which the song was Carol of the Bells.
Willy Trombone/Andrew Beach
Night Owl
Nathan Wells
William Chamberlin
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ROUND 1: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
1st place) Blue Ghost
2nd place) CK98
3rd place) Littlebrick

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ROUND 2 (April 6th - April 20th): Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Awaiting entries.