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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



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!



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.



-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.



-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

Belarus
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Central African Republic
Egypt
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Macau
Macedonia
Norway
Philippines
Slovenia
Tanzania
Ukraine
USA





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 (calefdwitch)

3. Current Song Contest Team (toolenduso and JurgenVW)



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 SC123: Nosferatu, Marquis, toolenduso, notachipmunk

ego..this is gonna be a shiort one

Gonna enter something awful for a change

Haha jk how about some upbeat rock stuff so y'all don't fall asleep

Hey, out of curiosity, toolend both gets priority in eligibility to enter and is barred from entering. Does one trump the other?

two contests ago I submitted "Waters of March" by Tom Jobim and Elis Regina, and last time I submitted "Waters of March" by Art Garfunkel. this time I'm submitting a song

In post 6, xyzzy wrote:two contests ago I submitted "Waters of March" by Tom Jobim and Elis Regina, and last time I submitted "Waters of March" by Art Garfunkel. this time I'm submitting a

completely different

song

Not suspicious at all!

oceans of april

weeb shit is a go. the last 30 seconds of the video which is obviously a different song is obviously a different song.

In post 5, Aristophanes wrote:Hey, out of curiosity, toolend both gets priority in eligibility to enter and is barred from entering. Does one trump the other?

priority means that if he enters, he won't be cut, barred from entering means he can't enter in the first place. So he can't enter, but if he could, he wouldn't be cut.

tool is also away for this contest, so not having a huge impact this time around.

e g o

I HAVE RETURNED FROM THE WILDERNESS WITH A SONG

Like a 2018 bon iver

The song I submitted is absolutely genius

Entering my first repeat artist, because I'm in love with this song. I'm so looking forward for her new album!


I also find the song name amusing and ironically relevant considering Brazil's ongoing presidential elections. #elenão

rabble

oh right I forgot to send & I'm at work now too lazy to pick something so whatevs see y'all next time maybe

You have time!

mine actually has the vocals of David Bowie but the "artist" is still considered to be the person under whom I'm entering it

Just to clarify in case anyone thinks the vocalist is trying too hard to sound like Bowie

if you haven't started already. use the last thing I sent, please.

In post 21, Davsto wrote:mine actually has the vocals of David Bowie but the "artist" is still considered to be the person under whom I'm entering it

Just to clarify in case anyone thinks the vocalist is trying too hard to sound like Bowie

Noted!

I am back. Gonna put up entries.