Song Contest - BOTB 5! (Results are in!)

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Post Post #150 (ISO) » Fri Dec 18, 2015 10:56 am

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even with the superior version of the song, Two Way Street still isn't one of the better tracks on the album

Settle Down, Cameo Lover, Sally I Can See You, and Warrior are all better tracks IMO, aside from the obvious Come Into My Head
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Post Post #151 (ISO) » Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:00 am

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i just love the synth on that version so much

the whole studio series is great - second choice was probably this version of settle down though

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Post Post #152 (ISO) » Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:16 am

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yup, that's the one that would've easily been top 3 in this contest
i do think as a whole i was a bit underwhelmed by this contest though, my top points went to artists who got top points from me the first time around
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Post Post #153 (ISO) » Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:51 am

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anyway, everything i considered giving points to, in alphabetical order and scores redacted

Chile // Patrick Wolf - To the Lighthouse //
Cote d'Ivoire // The Vincent Black Shadow - This Road Is Going Nowhere //
Ecuador // Biffy Clyro - Know Your Quarry //
France // Metric - Cascades //
Gabon // Of Monsters and Men - Empire //
Iceland // Mew - Comforting Sounds //
Mali // Arthur Beatrice - Who Returned //
Portugal // Lana Del Rey - Born to Die //
Scotland // Florence and The Machine - No Light, No Light //
Slovenia // Rishloo - The Great Rain Beatle //
Spain // Algiers - And When You Fall //
St. Lucia // Melanie Martinez - Soap //
Taiwan // Hop Along - The Knock //
USA // Patent Pending - Let Go //
Wales // San Cisco - Fred Astaire //
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Post Post #154 (ISO) » Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:02 pm

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Post Post #155 (ISO) » Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:02 pm

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it's the 19th already!
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Post Post #156 (ISO) » Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:31 pm

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In post 146, Cephrir wrote:I don't listen to the radio ever, I didn't even know it was well-known >_>

It being well known wasn't the problem for me, it was that I have listened to it a lot and it hasn't aged well. It sounds pretty dated compared to her newer stuff, like West Coast, Cruel World or Shades of Cool, which I also think have a more interesting sonority (Not even mentioning the even newer stuff which I haven't given a proper listen to yet). The reason I also think Born to Die's been exhausted it's because it wasn't just one song, but a whole album repeating the same sounds and same themes over and over. I liked it and I still do, but when I know there's more and better to Lana, it was disappointing seeing Born to Die in a BotB.

:neutral: Also, she was much bigger on the Internet than on the radio. I thought by now anyone who frequently uses the Internet (social media/youtube/etc) would be familiar with her and her most known songs.
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Post Post #157 (ISO) » Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:35 pm

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I do wish I hadn't felt like I had 30 seconds to pick a song.
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Post Post #158 (ISO) » Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:35 pm

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<333 West Coast <333
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Post Post #159 (ISO) » Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:36 pm

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I've kind of reached the age where you mostly just listen to the stuff you listened to in your youth and don't seek new stuff unless someone shoves it in your face.

I know some people manage to keep seeking out new stuff and enjoying new things even when they are decades older than I am but I didn't really. The song contest is the first "listening to new things on purpose" event that has happened to me in the past 7 years or so.
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Post Post #160 (ISO) » Fri Dec 18, 2015 6:28 pm

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i am at the age where i have bought over 50 albums this year with the vast majority of them being from artists i didn't know about until this year

i have about 3 years worth of SC entries now
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Post Post #161 (ISO) » Fri Dec 18, 2015 6:31 pm

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In post 144, Cephrir wrote:I'm surprised by the extent to which I randomly internalize negative commentary on songs I enter in this.


I feel the same but then i realized that my reviews of all songs would be almost the opposite of anyone who disliked my song

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Post Post #166 (ISO) » Sat Dec 19, 2015 9:41 pm

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Post Post #168 (ISO) » Sun Dec 20, 2015 11:26 am

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Post Post #170 (ISO) » Mon Dec 21, 2015 6:24 pm

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Post Post #172 (ISO) » Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:52 am

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Post Post #173 (ISO) » Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:10 am

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i still have access to Drive and could technically do it but I don't wanna step on quadz's toes!
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