Well, I need to make a major correction in regards to the You Enjoy Myself Cover Wars. It appeared that The Benevento/Russo duo (w/ Mike Gordon) had it in the bag, and I declared them the winner in a move reminiscent of Dewey Defeats Truman. I’ve sent ScottyB down to The Duo headquarters to forcibly remove the CW trophy from their mantle and have it delivered to Tim Palmieri, the real (err, current?) winner of the YEM Cover Wars.

What I really like about writing this once a week is how fast some of these blogs can show up in Google Search, very often you’ll find this column on the first page of some Google Search terms. People are discovering it everyday and for that reason, voting never closes.

So that was two weeks ago, last week we had the Making Flippy Floppy Edition, and Umphrey’s McGee currently has over 75% of the voting, so we’ll call that one for UM…but as we’ve seen, voting is never final.

Moving on, I’ve selected The Who as the artist for this week’s cover wars and we are taking a look at perhaps the most well-known song off the Rock Opera Tommy, Pinball Wizard. The playlist below has got five renditions of the tune about our beloved deaf, dumb and blind pinball champion. If you are only getting 30-second clips of the songs, you must first register or login to Imeem.

Read on for the tale of the tape on this week’s competitors…

The Disco Biscuits: Oh The Disco Biscuits…Before Allen Aucoin joined the band in 2005, the Disco Biscuits had relatively few covers in the rotation. If they were playing somebody else’s tune, it was likely Run Like Hell or Pygmy Twylyte. I don’t know if it was Aucoin’s influence, some co-bills of Umphrey’s McGee wearing off on them or another reason but the Biscuits have been playing a lot more covers these days. Since the vocals aren’t often their strongest suit, I’ve been sure to include a version with a nice long outro jam. Sure it doesn’t have much to do with Pinball Wizard, but I thought I’d break up the playlist with a little improvisation. Check out the whole show on The Archive

Mr. Blotto: Mr. Blotto is gunning for it’s second Cover Wars honors and yeah, we’re going to allow lots of medleys and segues in this edition…what starts as Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison Blues quickly merges with Pinball Wizard here, it’s pretty cool. Check out the whole show on The Archive

Ominous Seapods: Well you know, none of these bands never really retire…The Ominous Seapods MySpace page says they are playing a 90-minute set at LobsterPalooza in Albany on June 7, so put that on your calendar if you want a trip down jam band memory lane. Check out the whole show on The Archive

Pat McGee Band: Like tDB and the Seapods, Pat McGee Band is also making their Cover Wars debut this week. They have taken some liberties with the arrangement which is always nice. Unless you’re going to really nail a cover, I think it’s a good idea to put your own spin on it in any way possible. Check out the whole show on The Archive

Tenacious D – Tenacious D is back for another round, this time with a Tommy Medley, which I’m going to allow since there is enough of Pinball Wizard in there, for me anyway. Jack Black juxtaposes some solo acoustic guitar with some over-the-top rock band antics. Check out the whole show on The Archive

A little video of the original before we vote:

Who will win it this week? A retired jamband? The more mainstream rock band? A rock/comedy duo? The Trancefusion band? It’s all in your hands!