Pulse's Top Songwriters Round 11 (completed)
Aug 26, 2020 23:36:36 GMT -5
Post by nickd on Aug 26, 2020 23:36:36 GMT -5
This is a tournament idea I started working when I was doing the Top Hot 100 Songwriters of All Time list. Each round features a set of songs from prominent songwriters, and the rankdown results contribute towards a tournament wide ranking of the songwriters.
ROUND 11 - Due September 13, 11:59pm EST.
Rank these songs 1 to 20 from best to worst and PM me the list.
Break On Through (To The Other Side) - The Doors (writers: Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger)
Bring It On Home To Me - Sam Cooke (writers: Sam Cooke)
Debaser - Pixies (writers: Black Francis)
Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac (writers: Christine McVie)
Down On The Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival (writers: John Fogerty)
Flashing Lights - Kanye West (writers: Kanye West, Eric Hudson)
Free Money - Patti Smith (writers: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye)
Land of Confusion - Genesis (writers: Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks)
Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters (writers: Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins)
Lose Control - Missy Elliott (writers: Missy Elliott, Fatman Scoop, Richard Davis, Juan Atkins, Curtis Hudson, Willie Duckworth, Bernard Lentz)
m.A.A.d. city - Kendrick Lamar feat. MC Eiht (writers: Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, Ricci Riera, Axel Morgan)
My All - Mariah Carey (writers: Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff)
Nothing Compares 2 U - Prince (writers: Prince)
One Fine Day - Carole King (writers: Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
Perfect Places - Lorde (writers: Lorde, Jack Antonoff)
Roses - Outkast (writers: Andre 3000, Big Boi, Matt Boykin)
Sweet Revenge - John Prine (writers: John Prine)
The Sweetest Taboo - Sade (writers: Sade, Martin Ditcham)
Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & The Family Stone (writers: Sly Stone)
What You Waiting For? - Gwen Stefani (writers: Gwen Stefani, Linda Perry)
Round 11 Spotify Playlist
Past Rounds & winners
Round 1 - Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
Round 2 - Higher Ground
Round 3 - Time
Round 4 - Raspberry Beret
Round 5 - Emotions
Round 6 - Together Again
Round 7 - Let's Go Crazy
Round 8 - Little Red Corvette
Round 9 - I Would Die 4 U
Round 10 - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
{How songwriters advance to future rounds}
#1-5: The songwriters for the top 5 songs from each round get to advance a new song to the next round. Round 10's top 5 were Alright, B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad), Honey, I Wanna Be Your Lover, No Ordinary Love, so their songwriters get to place songs in round 11.
#6-10: Songwriters that rank #6-10 will eventually get a second chance but not until at least a few rounds later. That's why there are songs by songwriters that almost made the top five in earlier rounds (Carole King, Christine McVie, John Fogerty, Lorde, Sly Stone). More specifically, songwriters that finish 6th re-enter 3 rounds later, songwriters that finish 7th re-enter 4 rounds later, songwriters that finish 8th re-enter 5 rounds later, songwriters that finish 9th re-enter 6 rounds later and songwriters that finish 10th re-enter 7 rounds later.
#11-20: Songwriters that finish in the bottom ten can also eventually get a second chance 8 rounds later, but only if they get enough nominations, as happened with Kanye West. You can only nominate one eligible songwriter per round. You can nominate the same songwriter for multiple consecutive rounds if they did not win the most nominations up until that point.
Sometimes it can be difficult to adhere to these rules due to songs having multiple writers that don't always work together and often work with others and it gets messy, especially with big names like Max Martin and Pharrell Williams who worked with a huge variety of other songwriters, but I'll try to get things to sync up as close as possible.
#1-5: The songwriters for the top 5 songs from each round get to advance a new song to the next round. Round 10's top 5 were Alright, B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad), Honey, I Wanna Be Your Lover, No Ordinary Love, so their songwriters get to place songs in round 11.
#6-10: Songwriters that rank #6-10 will eventually get a second chance but not until at least a few rounds later. That's why there are songs by songwriters that almost made the top five in earlier rounds (Carole King, Christine McVie, John Fogerty, Lorde, Sly Stone). More specifically, songwriters that finish 6th re-enter 3 rounds later, songwriters that finish 7th re-enter 4 rounds later, songwriters that finish 8th re-enter 5 rounds later, songwriters that finish 9th re-enter 6 rounds later and songwriters that finish 10th re-enter 7 rounds later.
#11-20: Songwriters that finish in the bottom ten can also eventually get a second chance 8 rounds later, but only if they get enough nominations, as happened with Kanye West. You can only nominate one eligible songwriter per round. You can nominate the same songwriter for multiple consecutive rounds if they did not win the most nominations up until that point.
Sometimes it can be difficult to adhere to these rules due to songs having multiple writers that don't always work together and often work with others and it gets messy, especially with big names like Max Martin and Pharrell Williams who worked with a huge variety of other songwriters, but I'll try to get things to sync up as close as possible.
ROUND 11 - Due September 13, 11:59pm EST.
Rank these songs 1 to 20 from best to worst and PM me the list.
Break On Through (To The Other Side) - The Doors (writers: Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger)
Bring It On Home To Me - Sam Cooke (writers: Sam Cooke)
Debaser - Pixies (writers: Black Francis)
Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac (writers: Christine McVie)
Down On The Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival (writers: John Fogerty)
Flashing Lights - Kanye West (writers: Kanye West, Eric Hudson)
Free Money - Patti Smith (writers: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye)
Land of Confusion - Genesis (writers: Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks)
Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters (writers: Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins)
Lose Control - Missy Elliott (writers: Missy Elliott, Fatman Scoop, Richard Davis, Juan Atkins, Curtis Hudson, Willie Duckworth, Bernard Lentz)
m.A.A.d. city - Kendrick Lamar feat. MC Eiht (writers: Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, Ricci Riera, Axel Morgan)
My All - Mariah Carey (writers: Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff)
Nothing Compares 2 U - Prince (writers: Prince)
One Fine Day - Carole King (writers: Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
Perfect Places - Lorde (writers: Lorde, Jack Antonoff)
Roses - Outkast (writers: Andre 3000, Big Boi, Matt Boykin)
Sweet Revenge - John Prine (writers: John Prine)
The Sweetest Taboo - Sade (writers: Sade, Martin Ditcham)
Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & The Family Stone (writers: Sly Stone)
What You Waiting For? - Gwen Stefani (writers: Gwen Stefani, Linda Perry)
Round 11 Spotify Playlist
Past Rounds & winners
Round 1 - Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
Round 2 - Higher Ground
Round 3 - Time
Round 4 - Raspberry Beret
Round 5 - Emotions
Round 6 - Together Again
Round 7 - Let's Go Crazy
Round 8 - Little Red Corvette
Round 9 - I Would Die 4 U
Round 10 - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)