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Song Contest 130 (Results posted!)

Post Post #0 (isolation #0) » Thu Mar 21, 2019 5:16 am

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Welcome to the One Hundred and Thirtieth Song Contest! The traditional gift is silver.

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 a Battle of the Best. For example: You may not enter anything by the Doves, as they got 2nd in a BotB.
-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 a song contest, unless it won that contest or also got top 3 in a Battle of the Best.
-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


Slovenia
South Korea
Sweden
Iceland
North Macedonia
Liechtenstein
Poland
Monaco
USA
Hungary
Greenland
Latvia
Central African Republic
North Korea
Bhutan



Deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, April 1.



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 (Panzerjager)

3. Current Song Contest Team (toolenduso and JurgenVW)

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: Nobody!


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 SC128: Munchmellow
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Post Post #1 (isolation #1) » Thu Mar 21, 2019 5:17 am

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Entries!

Votes are due on Monday, April 15 at 11:59 p.m. (23:59) Pacific Time!






Avatarium - Boneflower


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Mr. Bungle - None Of Them Knew They Were Robots


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The Hush Sound - The Boys Are Too Refined


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Emily Blunt - The Cover is Not the Book


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Pep - Devagarinho


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Ancestors - The Warm Glow


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Nielson - IJskoud


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Turmion Kätilöt - Love is Dead


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Stella Donnelly - Old Man


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Makena - Better Days


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Orangestar featuring IA - Alice in Freezer


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Tose Proeski - Nemas ni blagodaram


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Bleed From Within - Bed of Snakes


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Lady Gaga - Always Remember Us This Way


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Amy MacDonald - Your Time Will Come


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Shawn Wasabi - Otter Pop


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Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - Biomusicology


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Aan - Wet and Dripping


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Post Post #2 (isolation #2) » Thu Mar 21, 2019 5:17 am

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Announcement


After this contest, we will hold the seventh Battle of the Best contest! This is a contest where we change the rules so that instead of banning artists who have won previous contests, we
only
accept artists who have done well in previous contests.

That's simplifying things a bit, so please refer to the sixth BoTB for more details. We will explain more when that contest opens, but in the meantime we thought we would give everybody a heads up so you can start thinking about who you might want to submit.

In the meantime, enjoy SC130!
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Post Post #15 (isolation #3) » Mon Apr 01, 2019 5:11 am

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Entries are due by the end of today! This is not an April Fool's joke.


Lol I accidentally wrote that votes are due instead of entries and then said it wasn't a joke
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Post Post #19 (isolation #4) » Tue Apr 02, 2019 5:38 am

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Songs posted!
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Post Post #45 (isolation #5) » Fri Apr 12, 2019 10:45 pm

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Reminder: votes are due by the end of Monday!
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Post Post #57 (isolation #6) » Mon Apr 15, 2019 12:08 am

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Reminder: votes are due by midnight Pacific time tonight!
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Post Post #64 (isolation #7) » Tue Apr 16, 2019 6:48 am

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I will start posting results in about 15 minutes (11 a.m. PST)!

eh now it's more like 10 minutes oh well
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Post Post #65 (isolation #8) » Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:03 am

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Latvia


Xtoxm


12 - USA
10 - Peru
8 - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
7 - Sweden
6 - Slovenia
5 - Hungary
4 - Liechtenstein
3 - Yemen
2 - South Korea
1 - Iceland


South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands


vizIIsto


12 - South Korea
10 - USA
8 - Poland
7 - Bhutan
6 - Venezuela
5 - Iceland
4 - Greece
3 - Liechtenstein
2 - Egypt
1 - Peru


South Korea


Titch1993


12 - Latvia
10 - Slovenia
8 - Iceland
7 - Sweden
6 - Liechtenstein
5 - Poland
4 - Greece
3 - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
2 - Peru
1 - Djibouti


Slovenia


JurgenVW


12 - Greenland
10 - Iceland
8 - Latvia
7 - South Korea
6 - Djibouti
5 - Poland
4 - Liechtenstein
3 - USA
2 - Peru
1 - Greece


Iceland


Parama


12 - Bhutan
10 - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
8 - South Korea
7 - Greece
6 - Sweden
5 - USA
4 - Venezuela
3 - Poland
2 - Greenland
1 - Hungary


Current Scores:

30 USA
29 South Korea
24 Iceland
21 Poland
21 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
20 Sweden
20 Latvia
19 Bhutan
17 Liechtenstein
16 Slovenia
16 Greece
15 Peru
14 Greenland
10 Venezuela
7 Djibouti
6 Hungary
3 Yemen
2 Egypt
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Post Post #67 (isolation #9) » Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:16 am

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Djibouti


Aristophanes


12 - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
10 - Liechtenstein
8 - Poland
7 - Peru
6 - South Korea
5 - Slovenia
4 - Greece
3 - Venezuela
2 - Egypt
1 - Hungary


USA


pickemgenius


12 - Latvia
10 - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
8 - Iceland
7 - Sweden
6 - Yemen
5 - Djibouti
4 - Bhutan
3 - South Korea
2 - Venezuela
1 - Hungary


Greenland


ceejayvinoya


12 - Peru
10 - Poland
8 - Djibouti
7 - Sweden
6 - Liechtenstein
5 - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
4 - Egypt
3 - Slovenia
2 - South Korea
1 - Latvia


Poland


VashtaNeurotic


12 - South Korea
10 - Greece
8 - Liechtenstein
7 - USA
6 - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
5 - Egypt
4 - Peru
3 - Djibouti
2 - Hungary
1 - Iceland


Hungary


Plotinus


12 - Iceland
10 - Sweden
8 - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
7 - Greece
6 - South Korea
5 - Poland
4 - USA
3 - Egypt
2 - Yemen
1 - Bhutan


Current Scores:


62 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
58 South Korea
45 Iceland
44 Sweden
44 Poland
41 USA
41 Liechtenstein
38 Peru
37 Greece
33 Latvia
24 Slovenia
24 Bhutan
23 Djibouti
16 Egypt
15 Venezuela
14 Greenland
11 Yemen
10 Hungary
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Post Post #69 (isolation #10) » Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:30 am

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Egypt


Errantparabola


12 - Bhutan
10 - Liechtenstein
8 - Poland
7 - Venezuela
6 - Iceland
5 - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
4 - Sweden
3 - Greece
2 - Hungary
1 - Greenland


Sweden


MiniDeathStar


12 - Slovenia
10 - Hungary
8 - Latvia
7 - Poland
6 - Iceland
5 - Egypt
4 - Venezuela
3 - Greece
2 - Greenland
1 - South Korea


Liechtenstein


xyzzy


12 - Venezuela
10 - Egypt
8 - Bhutan
7 - Greece
6 - Sweden
5 - USA
4 - South Korea
3 - Poland
2 - Peru
1 - Djibouti


Current Scores:

67 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
63 South Korea
62 Poland
57 Iceland
54 Sweden
51 Liechtenstein
50 Greece
46 USA
44 Bhutan
41 Latvia
40 Peru
38 Venezuela
36 Slovenia
31 Egypt
24 Djibouti
22 Hungary
17 Greenland
11 Yemen
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Post Post #71 (isolation #11) » Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:49 am

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*drumroll*
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Post Post #72 (isolation #12) » Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:51 am

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Bhutan


panzerjager


12 - Yemen
10 - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
8 - Liechtenstein
7 - Venezuela
6 - USA
5 - Peru
4 - Latvia
3 - Sweden
2 - Slovenia
1 - South Korea


Greece


Tammy


12 - Poland
10 - Yemen
8 - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
7 - Greenland
6 - Venezuela
5 - Hungary
4 - Latvia
3 - Sweden
2 - Iceland
1 - Liechtenstein


Venezuela


toolenduso


12 - Poland
10 - Sweden
8 - Greenland
7 - Latvia
6 - Egypt
5 - Iceland
4 - Yemen
3 - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
2 - Bhutan
1 - Greece


Final Scores:

88 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

86 Poland

70 Sweden

64 South Korea
64 Iceland

60 Liechtenstein
56 Latvia
52 USA
51 Venezuela
51 Greece

46 Bhutan
38 Slovenia
37 Egypt
32 Greenland
27 Hungary
25 Peru
24 Djibouti
17 Yemen


Congratulations to vizIIsto!
wguerts (Peru) and Psyche (Yemen) failed to vote. They take a 20-point penalty, will be banned from entering the next
regular
contest and will be forced to arrive at the gala in a common Toyota Camry.
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