The “My Song Is Better Than Your Song” Archives

3 LONGEST WINNING STREAKS
1. Paul Nelson – 14
2. Sam Yoon - 12
3. Andrew Ference - 8

Week 106 - 11/19/09

Challenger: Paul "Dr. Hook" D'Amato - Maxine Nightingale "Right Back Where We Started From"

Champion: Jon Landry - Seu Jorge "Changes"

Champion: Jon Landry

Week 105 - 11/12/09

Challenger: Lorraine Huber - Silverchair "Straight Lines"

Champion: Jon Landry - Blondie "Rapture"

Champion: Jon Landry 

Week 104 - 10/29/09

Challenger: Sandboxer John Landry - Grim Reaper "See You In Hell"

Champion: Mike Tierney - Radiohead "No Surprises"

Champion: John Landry

Week 103 - 10/22/09

Challenger: Sean Demery - The Verve "Lucky Man"

Champion: Mike Tierney - The Clash "White Man (In Hammersmith Palais)"

Week 102 - 10/15/09

Challenger: WFNX's VP of BO Mike Tierney - Weezer "El Scorcho"

Champion: Lelle - Teenage Fanclub "The Concept"

Champion: Mike Tierney

Week 101 - 10/8/09

Challenger: Lelle from the Hard Rock Cafe - Oasis "Some Might Say"

Champion: Sam Yoon - Rage Against The Machine "Wake Up"

Champion: Lelle

Week 100 - 10/1/09

Challenger: WEQX's Willobee - Matisyahu "King Without A Crown"

Champion: Sam Yoon - Aerosmith "Come Together"

Champion: Sam Yoon

Week 99 - 9/24/09

Challenger: Robert DeFranzio - Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"

Champion: Sam Yoon - The Arcade Fire "Wake Up"

Champion: Sam Yoon

Week 98 - 9/17/09

Challenger: Kevin Begley - Green Day "American Idiot"

Champion: Sam Yoon - Public Enemy "Fight the Power"

Champion: Sam Yoon

Week 97 - 9/10/09

Challenger: Matt Frank - Muse "Knights of Cydonia"

Champion: Sam Yoon - The Beatles "Back in the U.S.S.R."

Champion: Sam Yoon

Week 96 - 9/3/09

Challenger: Kevin McRae - Bob Marley "War/No More Trouble"

Champion: Sam Yoon - Beastie Boys "Root Down"

Champion: Sam Yoon

Week 95 - 8/27/09

Challenger: Tom O'Keefe - U2 "Bullet The Blue Sky"

Champion: Sam Yoon - Queen and David Bowie "Under Pressure"

Winner: Sam Yoon

Week 94 - 8/20/09

Challenger: Michael Flaherty - Dropkick Murphys "I'm Shipping Up To Boston"

Champion: Sam Yoon - Dropkick Murphys "I'm Shipping Up To Boston"

 Week 93 - 8/13/09

Challenger: Marcela Garcia - The Smiths "Panic"

Champion: Sam Yoon - The Violent Femmes "Blister In The Sun"

Winner: Sam Yoon

Week 92 - 8/6/09

Challengers: Chester French - Toni Braxton "Unbreak My Heart"

Champion: Sam Yoon - Radiohead "Bodysnatchers"

Champion: Sam Yoon 

Week 91 - 7/30/90

Challenger: Sara Grady - The Replacements "Kiss Me On the Bus"

Champion: Sam Yoon - Smashing Pumpkins "Rocket"

Champion: Sam Yoon 

Week 90 - 7/23/09

Challenger: Steve Difillippo - Human Sexual Response "Jackie-O"

Champion: Sam Yoon - The Who "My Generation"

Winner: Sam Yoon 

Week 89 - 7/16/09

Challenger: Scorch - Mad Season "River of Deceit"

Champion: Sam Yoon - Rage Against the Machine "The Ghost of Tom Joad"

Winner: Sam Yoon 

Week 88 - 7/9/09

Challenger: Sam Yoon - Radiohead "Electioneering"

Champion: Elijah Wald - Rachid Taha "Rock El Casbah"

Winner: Sam Yoon 

Week 87 - 7/2/09

Challenger: Tim Penasack - Dropkick Murphys "State of Massachusetts"

Champion: Elijah Wald - Howlin' Wolf "Killing Floor" 

Winner: Elijah Wald

Week 86 - 6/25/09

Challenger: Elijah Wald - Aretha Franklin "Respect"

Champion: Chiara Corey - Foo Fighters "I'll Stick Around"

Winner: Elijah Wald

Week 85 - 6/18/09

Challenger: Sandboxer Chiara Corey - Rage Against The Machine “Bulls On Parade”
Champion: Brandon Keith - Dr. Hook “When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman”
Winner: Chiara Corey

Week 84 - 6/11/09

Challenger: Brandon Keith - Frankie Goes to Hollywood "Relax"
Champion: Sandboxer Zack Wells - Muse "Stockholm Syndrome"
Winner: Brandon Keith

Week 83 – 6/4/09

Challenger: Jess from Sales - Van Halen “Ice Cream Man”
Champion: Sandboxer Zack Wells - The Pixies “Dig For Fire”
Winner – Zack Wells

Week 82 – 5/28/09

Challenger: Sandboxer Zack Wells - Morrissey “Tomorrow”
Champion: Jason Layne - Pearl Jam “Faithful”
Winner – Zack Wells

Week 81 – 5/21/09

Challenger: Plushgun - Prince “Purple Rain”
Champion: Jason Layne - Beastie Boys “Sound Of Science”
Winner – Layne

Week 80 – 5/14/09

Challenger: Jason Layne - Dinosaur Jr. “Start Choppin’”
Champion: John Mulkerrin - New Order “Blue Monday”
Winner – Layne

Week 79 – 5/7/09

Challenger: Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein - Prince “Cream”
Champion: John Mulkerrin - Bauhaus “Ziggy Stardust”

Week 78 – 4/30/09

Challenger: Audrye Sessions - Radiohead “Paranoid Android”
Champion: John Mulkerrin - Depeche Mode “Never Let Me Down”
Winner – Johnny

Week 77 – 4/16/09

Challenger: Shilo McDonald - Sebadoh “Skull”
Champion: John Mulkerrin - The The “Uncertain Smile”
Winner – Johnny

Week 76 – 4/9/09

Challenger: Gregg Daniels - Mary J. Blige and U2 “One”
Champion: John Mulkerrin - The Smiths “Big Mouth Strikes Again”
Winner – Johnny

Week 75 – 4/2/09

Challenger: John Mulkerrin - David Bowie “Life On Mars?”
Champion: The Followers of Big Jim - Buffalo Tom “Soda Jerk”
Winner – Johnny

Week 74 – 3/26/09

Challenger: The Followers of Big Jim - The Clash “Clampdown”
Champion: Gia - Foo Fighters “Band On The Run”
Winner – FOBJ

Week 73 – 3/19/09

Challenger: Gia - Sponge “Plowed”
Champion: Michael Marotta - The Chameleons “Swamp Thing”
Winner – Gia

Week 72 – 3/12/09

Challenger: Michael Marotta - Ride “Vapor Trail”
Champion: Max Tolkoff - Lyres “Help You Ann”
Winner – Michael

Week 71 – 3/5/09

Challenger: Max Tolkoff - Matisyahu “King Without A Crown”
Champion: Julie’s Mom - Willie Nelson “On The Road Again”
Winner – Max

Week 70 – 2/26/09

Challenger: Mike Diskin - House Of Pain “Top O’ The Morning To Ya”
Champion: Julie’s Mom - The Fall “Hit The North”
Winner – JKM

Week 69 – 2/19/09

Challenger: Christopher Myers - American Hi-Fi “Another Perfect Day”
Champion: Julie’s Mom - Lapeste “Better Off Dead”
Winner – JKM

Week 68 – 2/12/09

Challenger: Paul Dakin (Keith’s Uncle) - Santana “Black Magic Woman”
Champion: Julie’s Mom - The Police “Next To You”
Winner – JKM

Week 67 – 2/5/09

Challenger: Lori Ehrlich - Midnight Oil “Beds Are Burning”
Champion: Julie’s Mom - David Bowie “Panic In Detroit”
Winner – JKM

Week 66 – 1/29/09

Challenger: Beverly Kramer (Julie’s Mom) - Jeff Buckley “Yard Of Blonde Girls”
Champion: Mark Kates - The Arcade Fire “No Cars Go”
Winner – JKM

Week 65 – 1/22/09

Challenger: Gary Bining - Pearl Jam “Alive”
Champion: Mark Kates - Mission of Burma “That’s When I Reach For My Revolver”
Winner – Mark Kates

Week 64 – 1/15/09

Challenger: Lizzy Goodman - The Ronettes “Be My Baby”
Champion: Mark Kates - The Smiths “Panic”
Winner – Mark Kates

Week 63 – 1/8/09

Challenger: Mark Kates - The Cure “Just Like Heaven”
Champion: Big Jim’s Dad - Coldplay “42”
Winner – Mark Kates

Week 62 – 12/18/08

Challenger: Todd from Harpoon - Kings of Leon “Sex On Fire”
Champion: Big Jim’s Dad - Steppenwolf “The Pusher”
Winner – BJD

Week 61 – 12/11/08

Challenger: Fletcher - Joy Division “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
Champion: Big Jim’s Dad - Darlene Love “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
WINNER – BJD

Week 60 – 12/4/08

Challenger: Jim Ryan - Van Halen “Everybody Wants Some”
Champion: Big Jim’s Dad - The Rolling Stones “Gimme Shelter”
WINNER – BJD

Week 59 – 11/20/08

Challenger: Big Jim’s Dad - The Doors “Touch Me”
Champion: Bang Camaro - Motley Crue “Anarchy In The UK”
Winner – BJD

Week 58 – 11/13/08

Challenger: Bang Camaro - Motley Crue “Helter Skelter”
Champion: Bobby Kelly - Foo Fighters “All My Life”
Winner – Bang Camaro

Week 57 – 11/6/08

Challenger: Dan Andelman - G Love and Special Sauce “Cereal and Milk”
Champion: Bobby Kelly - Nine Inch Nail “Everyday Is Exactly The Same”
Winner – Bobby

Week 56 – 10/30/08

Challenger: Steve Theo - B-52 “Rock Lobster”
Champion: Bobby Kelly - Hedwig and the Angry Inch “The Angry Inch”
Winner – Bobby

Week 55 – 10/23/08

Challenger: Bobby Kelly - William Shatner “Common People”
Champion: Jasper White - The Ramones “Somebody Put Something In My Drink”
Winner – Bobby

Week 54 – 10/16/08

Challenger: Jasper White - The Violent Femmes “Add It Up”
Champion: Nick Petropolis - Huey Lewis and the News “Hip To Be A Square”
Winner – Jasper

Week 53 – 10/09/08

Challenger: Nick Petropolis - Steve Perry “Oh Sherrie”
Champion: Sue O’Connell - Lenny Kravitz “Are You Gonna Go My Way”
Winner – Nick

Week 52 – 10/02/08

Challenger: Reggie Youngblood - Primal Scream “Velocity Girl”
Champion: Sue O’Connell - The Clash “Rock the Casbah”
Winner – Sue

Week 51 – 9/25/08

Challenger: Sue O’Connell - Midnight Oil “Beds Are Burning”
Champion: Michael Bornhorst - Goldfinger “Just Like Heaven”
Winner – Sue

Week 50 – 9/18/08

Week 49 – 9/11/08

Challenger: Gary Gulman - The Charlie Daniels Band “The Devil Went Down To Georgia”
Champion: Sean Baptiste - Radiohead “Just”
Winner – Sean

Week 48 – 9/4/08

Challengers: Sophia and Tia (Hooters Girls!) - The Killers “When You Were Young”
Champion: Sean Baptiste, Muse “Shrinking Universe”
Winner – Sean

Week 47 - 8/28/08

Challenger: Chris Forsberg - The Verve “Bittersweet Symphony”
Champion: Sean Baptiste - The Breeders “Cannonball”
Winner – Sean

Week 46 – 8/21/08

Challenger: PB - Thin Lizzy “Cowboy Song”
Champion: Sean Baptiste - Pearl Jam “Love Reign O’er Me”
Winner – Sean

Week 45 – 8/14/08

Challenger: Sean Baptiste - The Roots “Here I Come”
Champion: The Other Derek - The Police “King Of Pain”
Winner – Sean

Week 44 – 8/7/08

Challenger: Richie Parsons - Tom Petty “I Need To Know”
Champion: The Other Derek - U2 “The Unforgettable Fire”
Winner – Derek

Week 43 – 7/31/08

Challenger: Chubby Checker - Chubby Checker “Knock Down The Walls”
Champion: The Other Derek - Foo Fighters “Everlong (Acoustic)”
Winner – Derek

Week 42 – 7/24/08

Challenger: Charlie’s Wife Lindsay - Social Distortion “Ring Of Fire”
Champion: The Other Derek - Letters To Cleo “Here And Now”
Winner – Derek

Week 41 – 7/17/08

Challenger: D-Tension - De La Soul “The Magic Number”
Champion: The Other Derek - The Cars “Moving In Stereo”
Winner – Derek
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Week 40 – 7/10/08

Challenger: Steve Leveille - Fountains Of Wayne “Strapped For Cash”
Champion: The Other Derek - The Smiths “How Soon Is Now?”
Winner – Derek

Week 39 – 7/3/08

Challenger: The Other Derek - Sheila Divine “Opportune Moment”
Champion: Paul Nelson - Echo & The Bunnymen “The Cutter”
Winner – Derek

Week 38 – 6/26/08

Challenger: Bill Burrs - Dramarama “Anything, Anything (I’ll Give You)”
Champion: Paul Nelson - REM “Radio Free Europe”
Winner – Paul Nelson

Week 37 – 6/19/08

Challenger: Dave Duncan - The National “Mistaken For Strangers”
Champion: Paul Nelson - Oasis “Don’t Look Back In Anger”
Winner – Paul Nelson

Week 36 – 6/12/08

Challenger: Michael Glynn - U2 “Bad”
Champion: Paul Nelson - Elvis Costello “Pump It Up”
Winner – Paul Nelson

Week 35 – 6/5/08

Challenger: Kenny Florian - Radiohead “Karma Police”
Champion: Paul Nelson - Dropkick Murphys “Walk Away”
Winner – Paul Nelson

Week 34 – 5/29/08

Challenger: Ernie Boch Jr - The Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dani California”
Champion: Paul Nelson - Coldplay “Shiver”
Winner – Paul Nelson

Week 33 – 5/22/08

Challenger: Dave Andelman - The Roots “The Seed 2.0”
Champion: Paul Nelson - The Pixies “Here Comes Your Man”
Winner – Paul Nelson

Week 32 – 5/18/08

Challenger: James Parker - Siouxsie and the Banshees “Christine”
Champion: Paul Nelson - The Clash “London Calling”
Winner – Paul Nelson

Week 31 – 5/8/08

Challenger: Tamara Weider - Prince “Purple Rain”
Champion: Paul Nelson - Tracy Bonham “Mother Mother”
Winner – Paul Nelson

Week 30 – 5/1/08

Challenger: Lance Gould - The Ramones “I Want You Around”
Champion: Paul Nelson - The Strokes “New York City Cops”
Winner – Paul Nelson

Week 29 - 4/24/08

Challenger: ?
Champion: Paul Nelson
Winner – Paul Nelson

Week 28 – 4/17/08
Challenger: Bernie Corbett - Pearl Jam “Life Wasted”
Champion: Paul Nelson - Nirvana “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?”
Winner – Paul Nelson

Week 27 - 4/12/09

Challenger: ?
Champion: Paul Nelson - Foo Fighters "Band on the Run"
Winner – Paul Nelson

Week 26 – 4/3/08

Challenger: Paul Nelson - Mission Of Burma “That’s When I Reach For My Revolver”
Champion: Ludo - The Cure “Just Like Heaven”
Winner – Paul Nelson

Week 25 – 3/37/08

Challenger: Ludo - The Dead Milkmen “Punk Rock Girl”
Champion: Andrew Ference - Concrete Blonde “Joey”
Winner – Ludo

Week 24 – 3/20/08

Challenger: Terry O’Reilly - Louis Armstrong “What A Wonderful World”
Champion: Andrew Ference - Sublime “Badfish”
Winner – Andy

Week 23 – 3/13/08

Challenger: Jonathon Lev - Bob Marley “No Woman No Cry”
Champion: Andrew Ference - The Watchmen “Stereo”
Winner – Andy

Week 22 – 3/06308

Challenger: Johnny L - Aerosmith “Back In The Saddle”
Champion: Andrew Ference - Pennywise “Bro Hymn”
Winner – Andy

Week 21 – 2/28/08

Challenger: Special Ed - Rocket From the Crypt “On A Rope”
Champion: Andrew Ference - Johnny Cash “A Boy Named Sue”
Winner - Andy

Week 20 – 2/21/08

Challenger: Bob Marley - Jet “Are You Gonna Be My Girl”
Champion: Andrew Ference - Elliott Smith “Waltz #2”
Winner – Andy

Week 19 – 2/14/08

Challenger: Keith Orr - Pizzicato Five “Twiggy Twiggy”
Champion: Andrew Ference - Bad Religion “The Voice Of God Is Government”
Winner – Andy

Week 18 – 2/7/08

Challenger: Andrew Ference - Social Distortion “Reach For The Sky”
Champion: Paul Buckley - The White Stripes “Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground”
Winner – Andy

Week 17 - 1/31/08

Challenger: Paul Buckley
Champion: Private Snowball – New Kids On The Block - The Right Stuff
Winner - Paul Buckley

Week 16 – 1/24/08

Challenger: Jessie Cash - Hole “Violet”
Champion: Private Snowball - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Maps”
Winner - Pvt. Snowball

Week 15 – 1/17/08

Challenger: Keith Reed - The White Stripes “You Don’t Know What Love Is”
Champion: Private Snowball - Johnny Cash “Hurt”
Winner – Pvt. Snowball

Week 14 – 1/10/08

Challenger: Pat D - Alice Cooper “Elected”
Champion: Private Snowball - Danzig “Mother”
Winner - Pvt. Snowball

Week 13 – 1/3/08

Challenger: Private Snowball - Morphine “Honey White”
Champion: Henry Santoro - The Frantic “Big Poppa”
Winner - Pvt. Snowball

Week 12 – 12/20/07

Challenger: Mike Gioscia - White Zombie “Thunder Kiss ‘65”
Champion: Henry Santoro - Cocked ‘N Loaded “Whose Name Do You Scream At Night?”
Winner- Henry Santoro

Week 11 – 12/13/07

Challenger: Chris Centore - Jimmy Eat World “If You Don’t, Don’t”
Champion: Henry Santoro - Social Distortion “Cold Feelings”
Winner - Henry Santoro

Week 10 – 12/06/07

Challenger: Maura Johnston - Belly “Slow Dog”
Champion: Henry Santoro - Jack Kittel “Psycho”
Winner - Henry Santoro

Week 9 – 11/29/07

Challenger: Neal Robert - Beck “Beercan”
Champion: Henry Santoro - Stiff Little Fingers “Roots, Radicals, Rockers and Reggae”
Winner - Henry Santoro

Week 8 – 11/22/07

Challenger: Bradley Mindich - The Replacements “Alex Chilton”
Champion: Henry Santoro - Hoodoo Guru “I Want You Back”
Winner - Henry Santoro

Week 7 – 11/15/07

Challenger: Charlie – Sweet "Fox on the Run"
Champion: Henry Santoro
Winner - Henry Santoro

Week 6 – 11/08/07

Challenger: Henry Santoro
Champion: Keith Dakin - The Killers "Under the Gun"
Winner - Henry Santoro

Week 5 – 11/01/07

Challenger: Keith Dakin - Shelia Divine "Hum"
Champion: Julie Kramer
Winner - Keith Dakin

Week 4 – 10/25/07

Challenger: Paul Driscoll - Radiohead "Weird Fishes"
Champion: Julie Kramer - The Modern Lovers "Roadrunner'
Winner - Julie Kramer

Week 3 – 10/18/07

Challenger: Big Jim - Motley Crue "Shout At the Devil"
Champion: Julie Kramer - David Bowie "See Emily Play"
Winner - Julie Kramer