Pulse's Top Songwriters Round 9 (complete)

[nickd]

9. Sunny Afternoon 
Songwriters: Ray Davies

Performer: The Kinks
Points: 232 (tie)
Average: 9.95
Standard Deviation: 5.54
Released: 1966



ranks:

eidde : 3
nickd : 3
marsblyr : 3
Private Dancer : 4
ampitup98 : 4
singingrulebritannia : 6
alexcuse : 6
aerodynamite : 7
willapted33 : 7
fearlessarrow : 10
@snapculture : 10
MoD : 10
born : 10
weaver : 11
kierz7 : 12
jtd Thee Stallion : 14
@slipperyslope : 15
BB🌕 : 16
samo🦕 : 19
.indulgecountry : 19
SHOOTER : 20

[nickd]

8. I Get Lonely
Songwriters: Janet Jackson, Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam Harris

Performer: Janet Jackson
Points: 232 (tie)
Average: 9.95
Standard Deviation: 6.17 (5th highest)
Released: 1998



ranks:

Private Dancer : 1
weaver : 1
SHOOTER : 2
kierz7 : 2
.indulgecountry : 2
alexcuse : 4
aerodynamite : 5
jtd Thee Stallion : 6
fearlessarrow : 9
willapted33 : 10
BB🌕 : 13
eidde : 13
nickd : 14
marsblyr : 14
@snapculture : 14
ampitup98 : 15
singingrulebritannia : 16
MoD : 16
born : 16
samo🦕 : 17
@slipperyslope : 19

[Private Dancer]

I knew this song would be #8. I could feel it. And watch Prince get #1.

[nickd]

7. I'm Coming Out
Songwriters: Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards

Performer: Diana Ross
Points: 247
Average: 9.24
Standard Deviation: 5.03
Released: 1980



ranks:

jtd Thee Stallion : 2
fearlessarrow : 2
samo🦕 : 2
Private Dancer : 2
.indulgecountry : 3
@slipperyslope : 5
@snapculture : 7
nickd : 9
weaver : 9
eidde : 10
kierz7 : 10
BB🌕 : 11
willapted33 : 11
MoD : 11
SHOOTER : 11
marsblyr : 12
singingrulebritannia : 13
ampitup98 : 14
alexcuse : 14
aerodynamite : 18
born : 18

[samo🦕]

y tho

[nickd]

6. Enchanted
Songwriters: Taylor Swift

Performer: Taylor Swift
Points: 250
Average: 9.10
Standard Deviation: 6.48 (highest)
Released: 2010



ranks:

fearlessarrow: 1
samo🦕: 1
.indulgecountry: 1
marsblyr: 1
nickd: 1
BB🌕: 3
born: 5
eidde: 6
weaver: 7
willapted33: 8
alexcuse: 9
SHOOTER: 10
@slipperyslope: 10
Private Dancer: 12
jtd Thee Stallion: 12
aerodynamite: 15
kierz7: 16
ampitup98: 17
MoD: 17
singingrulebritannia: 19
@snapculture: 20

[nickd]

Top 5 Finalists

Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye (writers: Marvin Gaye)
I Would Die 4 U - Prince (writers: Prince)
Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire (writers: Howard Bilerman, Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Tim Kingsbury, Richard R. Parry)
Rosa Parks - Outkast (writers: Andre 3000, Big Boi)
Sara - Fleetwood Mac (writers: Stevie Nicks)

[born]

Great top 5!

[BB🌕]

OUTKAST IN THE TOP 5!!!

[samo🦕]

Aug 5, 2020 12:33:16 GMT -5 samo🦕 said:

y tho

[singingrulebritannia]

This top 5 is legendary

1 3 4 5 7

EDIT: oh by the way, if you'll permit a little self-promotion...
All you fans of "Sunny Afternoon" (eidde, nickd, marsblyr, Private Dancer, ampitup98, alexcuse, aerodynamite, willapted33, fearlessarrow, @snapculture, MoD, born) might like to know that you can also rank the song in my current personal rankdown! There's also a bunch of other psychedelic/classic rock picks in the list too (like 10cc, Blue Öyster Cult, Budgie, CAN, Flamin' Groovies, Frank Zappa, John Lennon, Mott the Hoople, Os Mutantes, Rainbow, Sugarloaf, T. Rex, The Byrds, The Electric Prunes, The Stranglers, The Who, etc.)

[born]

Aug 5, 2020 15:00:42 GMT -5 singingrulebritannia said:

EDIT: oh by the way, if you'll permit a little self-promotion...
All you fans of "Sunny Afternoon" (eidde , nickd , marsblyr , Private Dancer , ampitup98 , alexcuse , aerodynamite , willapted33 , fearlessarrow , @snapculture , MoD , born ) might like to know that you can also rank the song in my current personal rankdown! There's also a bunch of other psychedelic/classic rock picks in the list too (like 10cc, Blue Öyster Cult, Budgie, CAN, Flamin' Groovies, Frank Zappa, John Lennon, Mott the Hoople, Os Mutantes, Rainbow, Sugarloaf, T. Rex, The Byrds, The Electric Prunes, The Stranglers, The Who, etc.)

Damn I wish it was due in September... I won't make it  :'(

However, after you see my #20 you'll probably regret ever asking me to do your rd so we're cool

[singingrulebritannia]

Aug 5, 2020 15:17:32 GMT -5 born said:

Damn I wish it was due in September... I won't make it  :'(

Yea, the RD has been open for long enough that I don't want to push it into next month. But, I could accommodate a deadline sometime between the 19th-25th, if that would help.

[willapted33]

the recovery to get that top 5 is incredible

rooting for my 3 or 4, or prince as always

[eidde]

so glad my top 2 could make it to the top 5 <3

[SHOOTER]

Prince can win, thanks.

[nickd]

5. Sara
Songwriters: Stevie Nicks

Performer: Fleetwood Mac
Points: 250
Average: 9.00
Standard Deviation: 4.11 (lowest)
Released: 1979



ranks:

aerodynamite : 2
marsblyr : 4
kierz7 : 4
singingrulebritannia : 4
.indulgecountry : 5
nickd : 5
ampitup98 : 6
weaver : 6
born : 9
MoD : 9
@slipperyslope : 9
samo🦕 : 10
Private Dancer : 10
BB🌕 : 12
alexcuse : 12
eidde : 12
fearlessarrow : 12
@snapculture : 13
willapted33 : 14
SHOOTER : 15
jtd Thee Stallion : 16

[nickd]

4. Rebellion (Lies)
Songwriters: Howard Bilerman, Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Tim Kingsbury, Richard R. Parry

Performer: Arcade Fire
Points: 263
Average: 8.48
Standard Deviation: 6.13
Released: 2005



ranks:

ampitup98: 1
MoD: 1
alexcuse: 1
eidde: 1
nickd: 2
singingrulebritannia: 3
willapted33: 3
born: 3
@snapculture: 6
@slipperyslope: 6
samo🦕: 8
marsblyr: 10
aerodynamite: 12
Private Dancer: 13
BB🌕: 14
SHOOTER: 14
jtd Thee Stallion: 15
fearlessarrow: 15
weaver: 16
.indulgecountry: 17
kierz7: 17

[willapted33]

go Outkast

[nickd]

3. Got To Give It Up
Songwriters: Marvin Gaye

Performer: Marvin Gaye
Points: 268
Average: 8.24
Standard Deviation: 4.37 (2nd lowest)
Released: 1977



ranks:

weaver : 2
ampitup98 : 3
jtd Thee Stallion : 4
samo🦕 : 4
fearlessarrow : 4
SHOOTER : 5
kierz7 : 5
singingrulebritannia : 5
marsblyr : 6
Private Dancer : 6
@slipperyslope : 7
BB🌕 : 8
aerodynamite : 8
alexcuse : 10
born : 13
nickd : 13
.indulgecountry : 13
willapted33 : 13
eidde : 14
@snapculture : 15
MoD : 15

[eidde]

Outkast please!

[nickd]

The final is a close one, Rosa Parks and I Would Die 4 U are only 3 points apart.

[Deleted]

Aye my top 2 is the top 2. Good Rankdown.

[SHOOTER]

I love both songs but rooting for Prince!

[MoD]

lmao #2 vs #19, go outkast!

[nickd]

2. Rosa Parks
Songwriters: Andre 3000, Big Boi

Performer: Outkast
Points: 292
Average: 7.10
Standard Deviation: 6.36 (4th lowest)
Released: 1998



ranks:

singingrulebritannia: 1
aerodynamite: 1
@slipperyslope: 1
BB🌕: 1
eidde: 2
@snapculture: 2
MoD: 2
alexcuse: 3
jtd Thee Stallion: 3
nickd: 4
willapted33: 4
SHOOTER: 4
samo🦕: 9
kierz7: 9
weaver: 10
Private Dancer: 11
ampitup98: 12
fearlessarrow: 13
marsblyr: 17
born: 20
.indulgecountry: 20

1. I Would Die 4 U
Songwriters: Prince

Performer: Prince
Points: 295
Average: 6.95
Standard Deviation: 5.03
Released: 1984



ranks:

kierz7: 1
SHOOTER: 1
ampitup98: 2
born: 2
@slipperyslope: 2
@snapculture: 3
weaver: 3
Private Dancer: 3
samo🦕: 5
jtd Thee Stallion: 5
willapted33: 6
singingrulebritannia: 7
alexcuse: 8
BB🌕: 9
.indulgecountry: 10
aerodynamite: 11
fearlessarrow: 11
marsblyr: 11
eidde: 11
nickd: 16
MoD: 19

[BB🌕]

Imagine thinking Rosa Parks is the worst song on this list

[willapted33]

Aug 5, 2020 22:36:25 GMT -5 BB🌕 said:

Imagine thinking Rosa Parks is the worst song on this list

yikes

great winner still, probably in my top 5 prince songs

[Private Dancer]

I knew it Prince would win.

[nickd]

Closeness ranking:

1. weaver: 3.55
2. singingrulebritannia: 3.85
2. willapted33: 3.85
4. nickd: 4.45
5. samo🦕: 4.55
5. @slipperyslope: 4.55
7. aerodynamite: 4.65
8. fearlessarrow: 4.75
9. SHOOTER: 5.05
10. alexcuse: 5.15
10. eidde: 5.15
12. kierz7: 5.25
13. ampitup98: 5.45
14. jtd Thee Stallion: 5.55
15. born: 5.65
16. Private Dancer: 5.75
17. BB🌕: 5.95
18. @snapculture: 6.05
19. MoD: 6.15
20. marsblyr: 6.75
21. .indulgecountry: 6.85