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Song Contest 97 (Entries up, votes due 8/5!)

Post Post #0 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 4:59 am

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Everybody's doing the Ninety-Seventh Song Contest!

Submit your song via this FANCY FORM!


What is the MafiaScum Song Contest?


The MafiaScum Song Contest is a competition modeled after the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It's a means to gain exposure to new music through the tastes of your peers, like it or not. Those that enter must also vote for the people they are running against based on how much they like the songs. Everyone picks an alias in the form of a country (any one of your choosing) and sends in a song that they like in order to expose it to the other contestants. After voting, they are tallied in the thread and a winner is named. No matter who wins, everyone wins by gaining new knowledge of songs, artists, albums and genres of music in the process!

List of Previously Entered Songs

How to Participate in the Song Contest:


1. Find a song that you like on any internet medium that isn't restricted or private.

2. Submit it via the form linked above!

3. Wait until I reveal the entries. You may or may not be cut (as stated at the end of this post).

4. Once entries are revealed, you will rank your top 10 countries! You will do this via a Google Form link to be provided later. The point values are as follows:
12 points - 1st
10 - 2nd
8 - 3rd
7 - 4th
6 - 5st
5 - 6th
4 - 7th
3 - 8th
2 - 9th
1 - 10th
Please rate fairly by giving all countries a listen. You may not vote for yourself. Everyone, regardless of entry or cut status, may vote, so you can still participate even if you chose not to enter or if you got cut! However, if those that entered and are accepted do not vote, they will get a 20 point penalty and be banned from entering in the next contest, so please consider that before entering.

5. Wait for results. It's that simple!

What entries are/aren't allowed?


In order to eliminate bias, certain entries based on previous performance are banned. After dozens of contests and a following of a vague "Code of Ethics" by the Song Contest population, there have been so many entries that a rule system is now in place as to what can and cannot be entered. Please refer to the list of entered songs linked above and CTRL+F your artist AND song name to make sure it isn't included in the following list.

What isn't allowed?


-You cannot enter an artist that has won ANY contest in the past, no matter how far away that contest is.
-You cannot enter an artist that has been entered in the last 15 contests.
-You cannot enter a song that has been entered before, regardless of placement. (You can enter a cover or different version of that song.) For example: You cannot enter in "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes, but you can enter in "The Hardest Button to Button" by The White Stripes.
-You cannot enter an artist that has gotten Top 3 in both a Song Contest and a Battle of the Best. For example: You may not enter anything by the Doves, as they got 2nd in both a BotB AND the Song Contest they were featured in.
-You cannot enter something that is not a "song". We generally interpret this term very loosely, but here are some examples:

Things considered a song: Anything created with an actual artist and song title that is INTENDED for the listener, even if it's painful to listen or even if there's nothing included (Examples: Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit, Eminem - Lose Yourself, Barney - I Love You, John Cage - 4'33, Sunn 0))) - 0))) Bow 1, etc.)

Things not considered a song: Anything without an artist or title, a video clip of something random, a comedy routine (unless it's an actual song a la Stephen Lynch), a large square wave, an animal barking, total silence not being attributed to an artist, etc. (Examples: A clip of Louis CK's Shameless, an ibex screeching, a clip of a game show, a clip of someone screaming, etc.)

I will let you know if your entry does not meet the criteria of a "song," but it should be fairly obvious.

What IS allowed, then?


-You can enter an artist that has gotten 2nd or lower at least 15 contests ago, as long as you do not repeat a song.
-You can enter an artist that got Top 3 in either a Song Contest or a Battle of the Best. As stated previously, it cannot have gotten top 3 in BOTH.
-You can enter a different version of a song entered before, such as a cover (or the original if the cover was entered first). For example, Johnny Cash's "Hurt" has already been entered, but you can still enter Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt".

Other than that, you're good! If your entry violates one of these rules, you'll have until the deadline to fix it or we reserve the right to deny your entry (as if you haven't entered one at all) due to time constraints.

Reserved Countries

Australia
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Central African Republic
Chad
Cote d'Ivoire
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Finland
Hungary
Iceland
India
Latvia
Philippines
Republic of Ireland
Sealand
Spain
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Uruguay
USA



Deadline for entries is midnight Pacific Time on Thursday, July 21.



If we get more than 26 entries, the 26 participants in the competition will be decided based on the following criteria:

1. First-time entrants

2. Last winner (notachipmunk)

3. Current Song Contest Team (toolenduso)

4. Any entrant who was cut in the period of the last 3 contests (except those cut for not voting) and has not used their guaranteed bid.
3 Contests remaining: Nobody!
2 Contests remaining: Nobody!
1 Contest remaining: esuriospiritus

5. Everyone else

Anyone who does not make the cut is guaranteed a spot in one of the next 3 contests.

The following people will be ineligible to enter for not voting in the previous contest:


I've decided to allow all people who didn't vote in the last contest to enter.
These will be the first people cut if we get more than 26 entries.
I think this is the best move for two reasons -- first, we had seven people who didn't vote in the last contest, and if I cut that many people then odds are we are going to have a very, very anemic contest this time around. Second, I'm beginning to think that the shorter deadlines are negatively impacting the contest, including people's abilities to vote. It wouldn't be fair to ban people from a contest for something that is likely my fault.
Consequently, I'm adding days onto the entry deadline as well as the voting deadline.
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Post Post #1 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 5:00 am

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Entries!

Votes are due on August 5 at midnight Pacific Time!






Destroyer - Painter in Your Pocket


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James Brown - I feel good


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BT - Force of Gravity


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Ne Obliviscaris - Forget Not


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Brian Eno - Backwater


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How to Dress Well - Set it Right


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Hinkstep - Aldrig Mer


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As Tall As Lions - Song for Luna


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Royal Pirates - Run Away


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Nothing But Thieves - Excuse Me


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The Jezabels - Stamina


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Porter Robinson - Sea of Voices


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The Avalanches - Frankie Sinatra


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Farao - Hunter


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Informatik - World of Wonder


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Club Dogo - Fragili


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Yelle - Je Veux Te Voir


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Alex Band - Euphoria


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LAMA - Fantasy


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Oliver Mtukudzi - Wake Up


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Rabbit in the Moon - Possession


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There were no cuts!
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Post Post #2 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 5:10 am

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I entered one of my favorite singer-songwriters. He has a very weird voice that will probably turn off most people but I love his stuff anyway.
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Post Post #3 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 5:16 am

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Still you fly to fight the force of gravity
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Post Post #4 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 5:27 am

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okay, so i'm going to show y'all what a song lead by a violin *should* sound like
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Post Post #5 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 6:15 am

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ego. have a couple ideas for things I could enter...
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Post Post #6 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 6:16 am

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Going for something quite a bit different to my usual this time. Yay.
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Post Post #7 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 7:03 am

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@davsto: something... modern?
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Post Post #8 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 7:11 am

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hahaha you're joking, of course not modern

But it's the first one from a non-British/American artist and it is definitely different. ish.
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Post Post #9 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 7:58 am

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i entered something from 2012 that's 12 minutes long
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Post Post #10 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 9:16 am

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Post Post #11 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 12:43 pm

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Here come dat song
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Post Post #12 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 12:48 pm

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that's a nice meme you've got there
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Post Post #13 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 3:01 pm

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Decisions, decisions...
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Post Post #14 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 11:36 pm

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Submitted a song I first fell in love with 4 summers ago. Pretty long song, bear with me.
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Post Post #15 (ISO) » Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:33 am

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I submitted a good song.
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Post Post #16 (ISO) » Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:37 pm

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The group I submitted is seriously underrated imo.
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Post Post #17 (ISO) » Wed Jul 13, 2016 12:14 am

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In post 16, Apricity wrote:The group I submitted is seriously underrated imo.
Girl or boy group?
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Post Post #18 (ISO) » Wed Jul 13, 2016 2:46 am

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Boy. Technically they're a band and not a group because they play instruments. Not many people know about them.
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Post Post #19 (ISO) » Wed Jul 13, 2016 6:45 am

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In post 18, Apricity wrote:because they play instruments
Spoiler: Sorry can't resist
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Post Post #20 (ISO) » Wed Jul 13, 2016 7:02 am

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Post Post #21 (ISO) » Fri Jul 15, 2016 5:32 am

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Oh hey kept meaning to follow up on He Is Legend too. The song I entered was off their third album, and all three of their first three albums (I Am Hollywood, Suck out the Poison and It Hates You) are fantastic. But probably the best to start with is their first album, I Am Hollywood.

Parama I think you especially might like that one since it seemed like the singer's voice was your biggest complaint. He sang way differently on their first album.
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Post Post #22 (ISO) » Fri Jul 15, 2016 6:02 am

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I actually gave a listen to that album and found it pretty generic and unmemorable tbh
I might get it hates you at some point but I wasn't hugely impressed with it overall on first listen, even the song you entered gets a bit stake after a few listens tbh
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Post Post #23 (ISO) » Fri Jul 15, 2016 6:19 am

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guys i dont know what to enter.
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Post Post #24 (ISO) » Fri Jul 15, 2016 6:22 am

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aw man
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