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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. After submitting, you must confirm that you've entered by either posting in this thread or sending a PM to the Song Contest account.

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

5. 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 point penalty (see below), so please consider that before entering.

6. 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 achieved a top-three finish 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 a comedian's standup special, 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 achieved second place or lower at least 15 contests ago, as long as you do not repeat a song by that artist.
-You can enter an artist that reached the top three in a song contest, unless it won that contest or also got top three 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' version of 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.



Anyone is welcome to vote regardless of whether they've entered a song into the contest, but . If you enter a song and fail to vote, you will be penalized in the form of deductions from the points your song earned from other people's votes (see below).

If fewer than 75% of the people who entered the contest have voted by the end of the first deadline, the voting deadline will be extended, and anybody who hasn't voted will get a penalty. This process will repeat until either 75% of entrants vote or until 16 days have passed (three extensions). As more extensions are needed, those who haven't voted yet will receive escalating penalties, as follows:

-If you fail to vote and fewer than three extensions are needed: You lose 12 points
-If you vote after the first extension: You lose 5 points
-If you vote after the second extension: You lose 10 points
-If you vote after the third extension: You lose 15 points
-If you fail to vote, even after three extensions: You lose 20 points

Ties in final scores will be broken in favour of the entry with the most first-place rankings, then the most second-place rankings, and so on.

Reserved Countries

Belobog
Chile
eSwatini
Gabon
Galápagos
Gibraltar
Kazakhstan
Mali
Paraguay
Peru
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Scythia
Sweden
United Kingdom
Venezuela

boing

instantly remembered that i shouldnt have submitted to this bc it opens for voting as soon as my walrus is gonna start. But im sticking with it. you should join my walrus by the way viewtopic.php?t=91103

the album my submission is from got a 9.5 on pitchfork so i'm feelin pretty good about my odds

Yeah well 9.5 out of 10 torches recommend my submission, so nyeh!

im entering an artist that got last in a previous contest in which I was not the person that submitted them.

Definitely entering, unsure of what at this moment

/in

Bumping this because it's been a few days. I put less thought into this than usual, but I like the song and hooe you do too!

/in with a banger

Deadline approaches and we're on the short side - enter soon if you'd forgotten!

I almost posted a 28 min song. I would never expect anyone to fully listen through it, just as much as they'd like until they got bored, or maybe to randomly skip through. I find it really atmospheric though, so do let me know if someone is interested in something like that. ^^;

For now have some 4 min alt/indie pop I guess haha.

I’ll post one in like half an hour, sorry for the delay, I actually don’t have anything particular in mind this time

In post 11, MiniDeathStar wrote: I almost posted a 28 min song. I would never expect anyone to fully listen through it, just as much as they'd like until they got bored, or maybe to randomly skip through. I find it really atmospheric though, so do let me know if someone is interested in something like that. ^^;

For now have some 4 min alt/indie pop I guess haha.

i would absolutely listen to a 28 minute long submission

Ready!

sorry for the late entry, but this song is near perfect.

in

maybe too late but /in

You're not too late until entries are posted! Speaking of which, posting may be delayed by a few more hours as today's become unexpectedly busy. Apologies for the wait.

Ooo do we get to rabble?
I haven't been part of a rabble in a while!

Damn I missed deadline!

....unless?

I went ahead and submitted, since entries weren't already up

Ooo! Okay, now that toolenduso is in...


Rabble!

In!!! (with the song I submitted too late last time cuz I didn't stop to read; damn, I almost didn't make it this time; I hope the Fates aren't trying to tell me something about this song; I feckin love it)

Unfortunately, due to time pressures preventing me from doing my usual eligibility checks before publication of the contest, I've had to go back to one submitter as they submitted an ineligible artist. I want to go ahead and give them a chance to resubmit because normally I'd be able to spot this much further in advance, so I'm not going to publish without them just yet. Apologies for the continued delay - normal service will be resumed soon!