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Post by aerodynamite on Aug 13, 2017 22:11:39 GMT -5
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Post by maine on Aug 13, 2017 22:13:51 GMT -5
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Post by maine on Aug 13, 2017 22:29:28 GMT -5
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"Can't Deny My Love" by: Brandon Flowers Points: 68Average rank: 4.53Standard deviation: 3.38Ranks:@jamesflame - #1wheatsquares33 - #1aerodynamite - #2Chelsea Press 2 - #2Red - #2Daryl the Beryl - #3maine - #3Az Paynter - #3Green Baron - #4Leo ✔ - #4Juan Carlos - #5Sambalada - #8Beno - #9@antigonerising - #9matteeeb - #12James' thoughts: You guys do not know how heartbreaking it was to get Zedd's #12 vote lol. It was so close. And the fact that this had more Top 10 rankings than "Drive" and didn't win is shocking. I was expecting this to be a frontrunner all along, but I had only expected it to make Top 5 at the most. Impressive. I actually prefer "Lonely Town" to this, and that says something because this was my #3.WINNER
"Drive" by: Incubus Points: 60Average rank: 4Standard deviation: 3.82Ranks:
@antigonerising - #1 Chelsea Press 2 - #1 Daryl the Beryl - #1 matteeeb - #1 Beno - #2 Green Baron - #2 @jamesflame - #2 Leo ✔ - #2 wheatsquares33 - #3 Juan Carlos - #4 aerodynamite - #5 maine - #5 Red - #6 Sambalada - #12 Az Paynter - #13
James' thoughts: I have to say, I was not expecting this in the slightest to win it all. I thought the rock posters would give this the love, but I wasn't thinking everyone else would feel the same way. Funny how the oldest song on here by quite the margin wins it all. This is a superb song, and I am really happy it won.
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Post by Leo ✔ on Aug 13, 2017 22:30:46 GMT -5
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!
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Post by Red on Aug 13, 2017 22:33:38 GMT -5
The thing is, I thought about tanking "Drive" in the hope that it might help BFlo win, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. It's simply too good of a song.
In that sense, it's a deserving winner. I was REALLY hoping for an upset, though.
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Post by maine on Aug 13, 2017 22:34:16 GMT -5
That is all folks! A big thank you to everyone who participated in my first rankdown! It's really nice seeing people come out for this one considering this was a very non-mainstream rankdown. 15 participants isn't really a whole lot, but I do mean it when I say it meant a lot that people even participated for this. :) I know the rankdown was pretty barebones and not flashy. This was pretty much my sandbox rankdown as I prepare for a bigger one coming in a few months. The 30 songs and 15 participants was actually perfect for me. A Classic Rock rankdown, as well as another personal rankdown (which will be all the songs that hit #1 on my chart) are all on the horizon. But first priority: Summertime Madness; thread coming tomorrow. Thanks again y'all! Beno Chelsea Press 2 wheatsquares33 aerodynamite @jamesflame Az Paynter Red @antigonerising Leo ✔ matteeeb Sambalada Daryl the Beryl Green Baron Juan Carlos
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Post by maine on Aug 13, 2017 22:35:54 GMT -5
Also, YotamTS or born, you can update the queue with the winner now.
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Post by aerodynamite on Aug 13, 2017 22:36:23 GMT -5
I have to say, I was not expecting this in the slightest to win it all. o_0 Really? It's by far the most well-known song on this list, had tremendous crossover success, and is one of the few mainstream hits in a group of relatively obscure songs. It stood out to me from the start as the most obvious candidate.
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Aug 13, 2017 22:37:25 GMT -5
Thanks for hosting!
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Post by Leo ✔ on Aug 13, 2017 22:37:33 GMT -5
This was a great rankdown James. Honestly this bring us (or at least to me) the opportunity to heard some songs that I never heard.
This was very cool! Thanks for hosting!
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Aug 13, 2017 22:38:08 GMT -5
Great top 3! Now time to advertise my personal rankdown here... #shamelesspromotion
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Post by maine on Aug 13, 2017 22:40:20 GMT -5
I have to say, I was not expecting this in the slightest to win it all. o_0 Really? It's by far the most well-known song on this list, had tremendous crossover success, and is one of the few mainstream hits in a group of relatively obscure songs. It stood out to me from the start as the most obvious candidate. I actually thought "Church Bells" was the early frontrunner to me, and it didn't even hit Top 5. I guess I underestimated this. To be quite honest, I actually think this was one people "didn't know" when they were looking at the list, but they actually did once they hear it. I honestly didn't even know this was Incubus until earlier this year when I finally Shazamed it in the car. I've known and liked the song since it was popular, but never connected the dots on what it was. I think "Drive" is one of those songs that sounds so familiar, it's just the name doesn't come to your mind right away. Or maybe that's just me, lol.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2017 23:04:47 GMT -5
I wonder how the Summer Tournament will be this year. Since there are more people on Games Forums now, you could get like 50 players requesting songs. I already have some songs ready to go.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2017 23:05:07 GMT -5
o_0 Really? It's by far the most well-known song on this list, had tremendous crossover success, and is one of the few mainstream hits in a group of relatively obscure songs. It stood out to me from the start as the most obvious candidate. I actually thought "Church Bells" was the early frontrunner to me, and it didn't even hit Top 5. I guess I underestimated this. To be quite honest, I actually think this was one people "didn't know" when they were looking at the list, but they actually did once they hear it. I honestly didn't even know this was Incubus until earlier this year when I finally Shazamed it in the car. I've known and liked the song since it was popular, but never connected the dots on what it was. I think "Drive" is one of those songs that sounds so familiar, it's just the name doesn't come to your mind right away. Or maybe that's just me, lol. This is so ironic because for me Drive is so instantly recognizable and I always associate it with Incubus. Like aero, I had no doubts that its familiarity would lead it to the top spot; I'd even argue that it's possibly the last 'great' rock classic to be a mainstream hit. After that things went in the direction of corporate rock, which is extremely polarizing as a whole. (Someone should do a buttrock rankdown just for shits and giggles lol)
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Post by maine on Aug 13, 2017 23:05:53 GMT -5
I wonder how the Summer Tournament will be this year. Since there are more people on Games Forums now, you could get like 50 players requesting songs. I already have some songs ready to go. My big fear is the rankdowns getting in the way, lol. I'll either be poised for a huge tournament, or somehow getting lost in the shuffle since it's the one of the only non-rankdown game really going on.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2017 23:06:40 GMT -5
I wonder how the Summer Tournament will be this year. Since there are more people on Games Forums now, you could get like 50 players requesting songs. I already have some songs ready to go. My big fear is the rankdowns getting in the way, lol. I'll either be poised for a huge tournament, or somehow getting lost in the shuffle since it's the one of the only non-rankdown game really going on. And you could get even more repeats of same songs too. Who knows.
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Post by maine on Aug 13, 2017 23:07:53 GMT -5
My big fear is the rankdowns getting in the way, lol. I'll either be poised for a huge tournament, or somehow getting lost in the shuffle since it's the one of the only non-rankdown game really going on. And you could get even more repeats of same songs too. Who knows. Yeah, I'm still not allowing those. I'll have to make sure none slip through the cracks. I don't think there were any from March Madness, as I did a pretty good job eliminating those.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2017 23:08:42 GMT -5
Youre probably gonna get like 10 requests for Feel It Still. People wont remember that it was actually in the last tourney when it wasnt even popular.
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Post by Leo ✔ on Aug 13, 2017 23:09:08 GMT -5
I wonder how the Summer Tournament will be this year. Since there are more people on Games Forums now, you could get like 50 players requesting songs. I already have some songs ready to go. My big fear is the rankdowns getting in the way, lol. I'll either be poised for a huge tournament, or somehow getting lost in the shuffle since it's the one of the only non-rankdown game really going on. I'm here for the Summer Tournament!
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Post by maine on Aug 13, 2017 23:09:24 GMT -5
Youre probably gonna get like 10 requests for Feel It Still. People wont remember that it was actually in the last tourney when it wasnt even popular. lol and I'm so mad it was used last tournament because that would have been a song I would use. It didn't even make it past the first round. :'(
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2017 23:10:21 GMT -5
Youre probably gonna get like 10 requests for Feel It Still. People wont remember that it was actually in the last tourney when it wasnt even popular. lol and I'm so mad it was used last tournament because that would have been a song I would use. It didn't even make it past the first round. :'( Maybe allow another chance for Feel It Still? Idk.
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Post by maine on Aug 13, 2017 23:10:24 GMT -5
I actually thought "Church Bells" was the early frontrunner to me, and it didn't even hit Top 5. I guess I underestimated this. To be quite honest, I actually think this was one people "didn't know" when they were looking at the list, but they actually did once they hear it. I honestly didn't even know this was Incubus until earlier this year when I finally Shazamed it in the car. I've known and liked the song since it was popular, but never connected the dots on what it was. I think "Drive" is one of those songs that sounds so familiar, it's just the name doesn't come to your mind right away. Or maybe that's just me, lol. This is so ironic because for me Drive is so instantly recognizable and I always associate it with Incubus. Like aero, I had no doubts that its familiarity would lead it to the top spot; I'd even argue that it's possibly the last 'great' rock classic to be a mainstream hit. After that things went in the direction of corporate rock, which is extremely polarizing as a whole. (Someone should do a buttrock rankdown just for shits and giggles lol) Hm, interesting. I should have asked the people that said they only recognized 'one or two songs' what songs they were lol. I would have gone right with "Church Bells" and "Gone, Gone, Gone" as the most recognizable to this group.
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Post by maine on Aug 13, 2017 23:11:00 GMT -5
lol and I'm so mad it was used last tournament because that would have been a song I would use. It didn't even make it past the first round. :'( Maybe allow another chance for Feel It Still? Idk. I've debated on it, but I would probably be forced to rule it out because then I would have to make other exceptions.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2017 23:11:31 GMT -5
I wonder how the Summer Tournament will be this year. Since there are more people on Games Forums now, you could get like 50 players requesting songs. I already have some songs ready to go. My big fear is the rankdowns getting in the way, lol. I'll either be poised for a huge tournament, or somehow getting lost in the shuffle since it's the one of the only non-rankdown game really going on. The answer might be both. I was just thinking, I probably won't be submitting anything to summer madness this time b/c of the rankdowns I need to work on, but that I will likely drop in to vote most days. It's possible you'll get fewer submissions than you have in the past, but then you'll have a bunch of voters for the submissions you do get.
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Post by maine on Aug 13, 2017 23:13:22 GMT -5
My big fear is the rankdowns getting in the way, lol. I'll either be poised for a huge tournament, or somehow getting lost in the shuffle since it's the one of the only non-rankdown game really going on. The answer might be both. I was just thinking, I probably won't be submitting anything to summer madness this time b/c of the rankdowns I need to work on, but that I will likely drop in to vote most days. It's possible you'll get fewer submissions than you have in the past, but then you'll have a bunch of voters for the submissions you do get. Aw, and I was looking forward to your suggestions there Ms. Runner-up!
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Post by Leo ✔ on Aug 13, 2017 23:14:46 GMT -5
I'm ready to lost half of my picks on the Tournament!!
Ngl I'm thinking to go with some latin pop hits.
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Post by aerodynamite on Aug 13, 2017 23:15:09 GMT -5
I wonder how the Summer Tournament will be this year. Since there are more people on Games Forums now, you could get like 50 players requesting songs. I already have some songs ready to go. My big fear is the rankdowns getting in the way, lol. I'll either be poised for a huge tournament, or somehow getting lost in the shuffle since it's the one of the only non-rankdown game really going on. You might need to allow two days for each round instead of one day, since rankdowns occupy virtually all of my (and I'm guessing everyone else's) music listening time these days.
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Post by maine on Aug 13, 2017 23:17:12 GMT -5
My big fear is the rankdowns getting in the way, lol. I'll either be poised for a huge tournament, or somehow getting lost in the shuffle since it's the one of the only non-rankdown game really going on. You might need to allow two days for each round instead of one day, since rankdowns occupy virtually all of my (and I'm guessing everyone else's) music listening time these days. Yeah, that might need to happen. I gotta figure out all my timing because I'm not sure how my work schedule is going to look this semester. Hopefully I can allow for two days between voting. Generally on second days though, most people don't even bother to vote.
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Post by Web on Aug 13, 2017 23:17:22 GMT -5
Youre probably gonna get like 10 requests for Feel It Still. People wont remember that it was actually in the last tourney when it wasnt even popular.lol and I'm so mad it was used last tournament because that would have been a song I would use. It didn't even make it past the first round. :'( I had it as my #1 seed for a reason, not my fault people didn't recognize greatness before it hit CHR
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Post by maine on Aug 13, 2017 23:18:32 GMT -5
lol and I'm so mad it was used last tournament because that would have been a song I would use. It didn't even make it past the first round. :'( I had it as my #1 seed for a reason, not my fault people didn't recognize greatness before it hit CHR And I would even consider it for my #1 now. My #1 for the time period might not even make it onto my list because I know it'll be polarizing for most of the crowd. :'( (ETA: well, #2. "Diagram of a Simple Man" is my #1, but I used that in March Madness anyways)
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