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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 4, 2018 20:48:46 GMT -5
Before we advance with the first half of the top 10, here's a recap of what's transpired: {Remaining Ranks} Az Paynter: 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 13, 19, 22, 23 Disco: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 20, 22 DistrictTwelve: 2, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 20, 23 Wheatsquares33: 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 18 Aerodynamite: 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 19, 21 Disassociative: 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 20, 24 James: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 16 Preds Pride: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 13, 16, 17, 23, 24 Leo: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, 16, 19, 22 Cynthia: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16 And now coming up with #10: GAME PROGRESSION: 23-20-23-24-19-19-14-14-16-11-10 STANDARD DEVIATION: 6.892830414 AVERAGE RANKING: 11.8 This song tied with Anthony Callea in points, but wins the tiebreaker thanks to having a top ranking one place higher than Anthony's. It's all down to the final list that this made the top 10, although it enjoyed a relatively steady climb through the ranks all through the submission process. There are four top 10's here, including two top 5's, and there is a bottom 5 as well. Is this Michael Paynter?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2018 20:59:23 GMT -5
Haven't been keeping up with this too much since the reveals happen while I'm asleep, but I'm pleasantly surprised to see my #1 in the top 10. However, I think it might be #10 based on the clue.
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Post by aerodynamite on Jun 4, 2018 21:02:13 GMT -5
I thought you intentionally didn't post #11, because you wanted to post it together with #10, lol.
Anyway, I was concerned about how my #1 would do, and I'm glad it made the top 10.
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 4, 2018 21:04:05 GMT -5
"I breathe you in again just to feel you Underneath my skin holding onto The sweet escape Is always laced with a Familiar taste of poison"It was actually through Pulse that I discovered Halestorm lol, when a thread was opened in the pop forum for their single ‘Bet U Wish U Had Me Back’. The song never did go to the format though, but I checked out their music after that anyway. There were a number of songs I was considering for this list, but I went with this one because I love the music video for it. Not that it helped my ranking… I definitely think I under-ranked this.{Rankdown Evolution} Az Paynter - #23 Disco - #20 DistrictTwelve - #23 Wheatsquares33 - #24 Aerodynamite - #19 Disassociative - #19 James - #14 Az (After Edits) - #14 Preds Pride - #16 Leo - #11 Cynthia - #10 {Songs Remaining} Ben Hazlewood - Stay Tonight BT - Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved) (ft. JC Chasez) Daniel Johns - Faithless Deni Hines - It's Alright Loreen - My Heart Is Refusing Me Michael Paynter - Novocaine Rob Thomas - Wonderful SYML - Where's My Love (Alternate Version) The Moody Blues - Blue World
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 4, 2018 21:29:01 GMT -5
Coming up with #9: GAME PROGRESSION: 9-16-14-16-15-8-3-4-9-12-9 STANDARD DEVIATION: 7.345444544 AVERAGE RANKING: 11.2 This song is unique in this rankdown, as the only song to finish where it began. During the first half of submissions it hung around the middle until some high rankings pushed it all the way to the top 3 before later rankings brought it back down - but Cynthia's final list put it back in the top 10. There are five top 10 rankings to be found here, three of which are top 5's. There is also a bottom 5 ranking here, which clears this particular person's bottom 5.
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Post by maine on Jun 4, 2018 21:37:27 GMT -5
I was surprised that I liked the Halestorm song quite a bit. I usually don't use them at all – I think they regularly rank in my bottom 10 of Active every year, lol.
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 4, 2018 21:52:04 GMT -5
"Faded, so faithless, I'm through Tainted, I'm wasted on you I could never reach you"I am not well-versed in Silverchair’s discography, but I did check out the solo music from its frontman, Daniel Johns. His album ‘Talk’ can get kinda weird and experimental, and he uses falsetto a lot which can be an acquired taste. This song, I think, is one of the more straight-forward pieces on the album with the falsetto vocals less weird/grating to listen to. It’s also one of my favourites from the album, which is why I chose it to appear here. I wasn’t sure whether this would end up fodder for an early departure so I’m pleasantly surprised at how well it managed to do in the end.{Rankdown Evolution} Az Paynter - #9 Disco - #16 DistrictTwelve - #14 Wheatsquares33 - #16 Aerodynamite - #15 Disassociative - #8 James - #3 Az (After Edits) - #4 Preds Pride - #9 Leo - #12 Cynthia - #9 {Songs Remaining} Ben Hazlewood - Stay Tonight BT - Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved) (ft. JC Chasez) Deni Hines - It's Alright Loreen - My Heart Is Refusing Me Michael Paynter - Novocaine Rob Thomas - Wonderful SYML - Where's My Love (Alternate Version) The Moody Blues - Blue World
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jun 4, 2018 21:55:52 GMT -5
aaaayyyyyy my #3 and #2 out back to back :'(
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 4, 2018 22:15:32 GMT -5
^ At least you determined the order they came in, Leo? :'( Coming up with #8: GAME PROGRESSION: 19-24-17-7-11-10-4-5-11-8-8 STANDARD DEVIATION: 8.093893446 (2ND HIGHEST SD) AVERAGE RANKING: 11.2 I forgot to mention that #9 and #8 were also tied; but anyway. This is the song that beat out 'Faithless'. It managed to do this with only four top 10's (to Daniel's five) and two bottom 5's (to Daniel's one). So how did this happen? Well... all of this next song's top 10 rankings are top 5's for a start I can't count this had six top 10's. The tiebreaker was not actually based on the top ranking (meaning we still don't have any more #1's in play yet today). This song ended up with a high SD because ranks got bunched together, and the order in which they came in saw the song bounce up and down before it finished up in the top 10.
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 4, 2018 22:24:44 GMT -5
"Did she run away, did she run away? I don’t know If she ran away, if she ran away Come back home Just come home"This is a song I heard on an episode of the Canadian sci-fi show ‘Killjoys’ lol. It seems an odd placement, but the song was used in the second season finale after a major recurring character died. The song stuck with me though, but I was surprised when the version used on the show was not the ‘main’ version. Personally, I think this stripped-back version led by piano is a lot more effective and expressive which is why I chose this version for this game. I was hoping it could do well and I’m glad it did (although my ranking doesn’t reflect this).{Rankdown Evolution} Az Paynter - #19 Disco - #24 DistrictTwelve - #17 Wheatsquares33 - #7 Aerodynamite - #11 Disassociative - #10 James - #4 Az (After Edits) - #5 Preds Pride - #11 Leo - #8 Cynthia - #8 {Songs Remaining} Ben Hazlewood - Stay Tonight BT - Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved) (ft. JC Chasez) Deni Hines - It's Alright Loreen - My Heart Is Refusing Me Michael Paynter - Novocaine Rob Thomas - Wonderful The Moody Blues - Blue World
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jun 4, 2018 22:26:28 GMT -5
damnit. Now I'm rooting for my #1 to win
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 4, 2018 22:33:17 GMT -5
Coming up with #7: GAME PROGRESSION: 22-17-20-11-9-2-2-3-2-7-7 STANDARD DEVIATION: 6.629898608 AVERAGE RANKING: 10.8 Warning: #1 loss ahead! Most of this song's rankings were in the top half, with half of its rankings being top 10's. Of these top 10's, it has two top 2 rankings, including the aforementioned #1. It also has a bottom 5, but this low ranking did very little to hinder this song once it got going. It was, for a time, in contention to win the game with its extended stay in the top 3. It also has a low SD due to most of its rankings being close together in the top half.
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 4, 2018 22:50:00 GMT -5
"And it's only what you do That keeps coming back on you And it's only what you say That can give yourself away 'Cause it's easier to try Than to prove it can't be done And it's easier to stay Than to turn around and run"So this is the oldest song on the list by a looooong shot. I’m not that big a fan of the Moody Blues (my sister likes them though) but I do like this song from them. I was thinking recency bias would work against this song, given my low ranking, but it did a LOT better than my expectations, and I’m actually a little bit sad it missed the top 5 in the end after it was doing so well.{Rankdown Evolution} Az Paynter - #22 Disco - #17 DistrictTwelve - #20 Wheatsquares33 - #11 Aerodynamite - #9 Disassociative - #2 James - #2 Az (After Edits) - #3 Preds Pride - #2 Leo - #7 Cynthia - #7 {Songs Remaining} Ben Hazlewood - Stay Tonight BT - Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved) (ft. JC Chasez) Deni Hines - It's Alright Loreen - My Heart Is Refusing Me Michael Paynter - Novocaine Rob Thomas - Wonderful
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Post by maine on Jun 4, 2018 22:52:31 GMT -5
Rooting for Ben Hazlewood or Michael Paynter at this point.
(this wasn't sponsored by Az, I promise)
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 4, 2018 22:59:35 GMT -5
LMAO thanks James. :kii: Coming up with #6: GAME PROGRESSION: 25-12-16-8-2-4-10-2-4-2-6 STANDARD DEVIATION: 6.729701991 AVERAGE RANKING: 10.2 This is easily the biggest 'what the absolute f**k' moment in this rankdown. Why? It's the only song in the game to have multiple #1 rankings, and it is missing the top 5 altogether. This, despite five top 10 rankings and no bottom 5 rankings either - but it all came down to Cynthia's list, which is responsible for kicking this out of the top 2 and a major shot at winning. To add insult to injury, this missed the top 5 by a single point. What have you done, woman?!
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jun 4, 2018 23:00:46 GMT -5
THIS BETTER NOT BE LOREEN
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2018 23:20:58 GMT -5
if i'm the one who tanked it then it can't be Loreen, but my apologies in advance for whatever it is
Oh! This must be BT? Which I actually liked, but it just kept getting pushed down by other songs I liked more.
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 4, 2018 23:39:58 GMT -5
"So little time, the pace has changed But I'm still waiting A thousand years of timeless days Somnambulating I'm stumbling wounded in the dark But I'm prayin' still for love Love, love"This song was my original #25, and I honestly cannot tell you why I put it that low - but as ranks came in and it was clear this was not going to be an early casualty, I swapped Paris Hilton out of my top 10, made her my #25 (since she was done for anyway) and switched this up to my top 10. This bumped it back up to #2 in the game, but then some lower rankings came in and… well, here we are.{Rankdown Evolution} Az Paynter - #25 Disco - #12 DistrictTwelve - #16 Wheatsquares33 - #8 Aerodynamite - #2 Disassociative - #4 James - #10 Az (After Edits) - #2 Preds Pride - #4 Leo - #2 Cynthia - #6
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jun 4, 2018 23:44:53 GMT -5
Perfect Ranking!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 7:46:54 GMT -5
3 of my top 5, including my 1, are in the top 5! I’d like my 24 to leave at some point tho.
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 5, 2018 23:22:44 GMT -5
Let's finish this off, shall we? Coming up with #5: GAME PROGRESSION: 11-13-11-12-12-12-8-9-5-6-5 STANDARD DEVIATION: 4.605552205 (1ST LOWEST SD) AVERAGE RANKING: 10.1 Barring BT from the top 5 by a mere point is the song with the lowest SD. It was as low as 2 at one point, because it was getting a lot of nearly-identical rankings. In fact it has the highest bottom ranking of the game. Be advised; all but one of the remaining five songs has a #1 ranking, and this is one of those songs. Alongside this #1 ranking are three additional top 10 rankings (one of which is a top 5). Only two rankings out of ten are from the bottom half, but they are close to the middle (hence, highest bottom ranking of the game).
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 5, 2018 23:33:14 GMT -5
"Look at me, I'm made of wonderful, it's terrible I'm all easy come and easy go, as far as you know But underneath, man, I'm just killing time I guess I'm past my prime And now I'm overrated, overdressed, and overstated"This is probably my favourite non-single from Rob’s second solo album ‘Cradlesong’. I don’t think I had any other solo Rob options to have included instead (maybe ‘English Town’ from M20’s album ‘North’ if not solo Rob). I guess I picked correctly lmao ‘cause I’m surprised how well this did in the end.{Rankdown Evolution} Az Paynter - #11 Disco - #13 DistrictTwelve - #11 Wheatsquares33 - #12 Aerodynamite - #12 Disassociative - #12 James - #8 Az (After Edits) - #9 Preds Pride - #5 Leo - #6 Cynthia - #5 {Songs Remaining} Ben Hazlewood - Stay Tonight Deni Hines - It's Alright Loreen - My Heart Is Refusing Me Michael Paynter - Novocaine
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 5, 2018 23:55:38 GMT -5
Coming up with #4: GAME PROGRESSION: 2-4-7-9-7-3-7-8-6-5-4 STANDARD DEVIATION: 5.342700108 (2ND LOWEST SD) AVERAGE RANKING: 9.9 This is the first of two songs that was never, at any point, out of the top 10. In fact, this song was interesting to watch with how often it bounced in and out of the top 5, and in the end it was able to stay the course and finish in that same region. Its low SD comes from the fact that it has seven top 10 rankings, with two more just outside the top 10. There is, however, a bottom 5 ranking attached to this song preventing it from the top 3 (or even the top 2). This is the one song in the top 5 not to feature a #1 ranking.
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 6, 2018 0:08:00 GMT -5
"It’s alright, I know where to start Let me guide you through, through the hardest part It’s alright, touch me in the dark Bring me closer to the hardest part"I don’t care that much for Deni as a person (she was on Celebrity Apprentice Australia once, and she was a straight-up c**t tbh) but she does have a good voice and has made some good songs - this being one of them. This is a song I particularly wanted to get into a rankdown to see how it did, and I didn’t want to wait until I managed to get the ARIA Assortment series back that far to cover the 90’s. I’m quite happy with the positive response this got and I’m glad it could finish in the top 5.{Rankdown Evolution} Az Paynter - #2 Disco - #4 DistrictTwelve - #7 Wheatsquares33 - #9 Aerodynamite - #7 Disassociative - #3 James - #7 Az (After Edits) - #8 Preds Pride - #6 Leo - #5 Cynthia - #4 {Songs Remaining} Ben Hazlewood - Stay Tonight Loreen - My Heart Is Refusing Me Michael Paynter - Novocaine
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 6, 2018 0:38:54 GMT -5
Coming up with #3: GAME PROGRESSION: 8-8-3-1-3-1-1-1-1-3-3 STANDARD DEVIATION: 7.275529763 AVERAGE RANKING: 9.6 This song, clearly, made the top 3 early and never left after that. In fact, this song spent the most time at #1 in the entire game. How is it only #3? Someone tried it to capacity with a low ranking, obliterating its lead and putting it in a position to be knocked out of top spot. This song has seven top 10's, three of which are top 5's, and it has a #1. It does have two rankings that are low in the bottom half, which impacted its ability to hold on to the top spot.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Jun 6, 2018 0:43:49 GMT -5
so the top 2 is my 20 and 24
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 6, 2018 0:44:14 GMT -5
No real point in withholding my disappointment. :sip2: "You know it’s all gone if you’re honest We’re taking what we can ‘til it’s over ‘Cause I won’t let go I’m dreaming of the time when you found me Staring at the sun and your smile was going Through me like novocaine"Preds has a LOT to answer for, ‘cause wtf was that?! :sip2: This song was originally my #8, but it got bumped up to be my #1 after it made the top spot. There were a couple of things going on here; it would look funny in a general sense for a song to win the game without a #1 ranking (especially given BT had multiple top billings) but it would also make me look like a bad stan for not only not having this as my #1, but for not even being the top ranking on it. Buuuut Preds happened and this got screwed out of potentially winning. Don’t touch my saltshaker.{Rankdown Evolution} Az Paynter - #8 Disco - #8 DistrictTwelve - #3 Wheatsquares33 - #1 Aerodynamite - #3 Disassociative - #1 James - #1 Az (After Edits) - #1 Preds Pride - #1 Leo - #3 Cynthia - #3 {Songs Remaining} Ben Hazlewood - Stay Tonight Loreen - My Heart Is Refusing Me
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 6, 2018 1:34:49 GMT -5
- Both of these songs has spent time at #1 (full trajectory of each is being withheld for the reveal post). - One of these songs has the 3rd highest standard deviation (at 8.024961059) - The #1 song finished 10 points ahead of the #2 song - a decisive victory. - Both songs have seven top 10 rankings; one song has more top 5 rankings than the other. - One song does not have any bottom 5 rankings, the other has two.
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 6, 2018 1:58:00 GMT -5
STANDARD DEVIATION: 8.024961059 (3RD HIGHEST SD) AVERAGE RANKING: 9.2 "Stay tonight (I get lost lying here by your side) Stay tonight (Without you I could never survive) Stay tonight"All salt over Michael not winning aside, I’m thrilled this song was able to make it this far. ‘Stay Tonight’ is an epic song IMO, definitely a highlight of Ben’s ‘Vanta’ EP next to the single ‘Wanted’. This is one I particularly wanted to gauge people’s reactions to, since Ben is another of my local(ish, since Ben’s actually a Kiwi) faves (and one who has actually released his own music over the past couple of years unlike Michael). This was also my original #1 before I bumped Michael to my top spot so I’m glad my original #1 is still ending up in a good position (plus, p-p-p-p-perfect ranking!){Rankdown Evolution} Az Paynter - #1 Disco - #1 DistrictTwelve - #2 Wheatsquares33 - #2 Aerodynamite - #4 Disassociative - #15 James - #9 Az (After Edits) - #10 Preds Pride - #8 Leo - #4 Cynthia - #2 STANDARD DEVIATION: 6.01479657 AVERAGE RANKING: 8.2 "Me for you, you for me It was us against them all But slowly it came to me What was underneath it all I never thought that you would be this reckless I can’t believe you’re doing this to me You strip me down, and I’m naked now"Again, salt over Michael aside - since this is a list I curated and I love every song here, even with my preferred song not winning there is no real losing for me. And this song is an ANTHEM. I loooooove how clubby the production is on the album version (there was an earlier version that isn’t as nice IMO, but the song was remixed and re-recorded for Loreen’s debut album post-Eurovision). This song is a worthy winner ‘cause of how much of a Swede-pop banger it is. Imagine one of the US pop girls releasing a song like this back then, absolute monster waiting to happen.{Rankdown Evolution} Az Paynter - #13 Disco - #7 DistrictTwelve - #4 Wheatsquares33 - #4 Aerodynamite - #1 Disassociative - #6 James - #5 Az (After Edits) - #6 Preds Pride - #3 Leo - #1 Cynthia - #1 Thanks everyone who participated in this game, I hope to see you all returning for Volume 2!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2018 4:08:41 GMT -5
No real point in withholding my disappointment. :sip2: Even Michael is looking off to the side at the ranks like he just got through shaking his head and saying 'Really, mate? Really?' lmao
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