Pulse's Top Songwriters Round 12 (revealing)
Sept 19, 2020 17:29:17 GMT -5
Post by nickd on Sept 19, 2020 17:29:17 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.
You can participate even if you didn't take part in previous rounds, all you need to do is rank these twenty songs.
ROUND 12 - Due October 9, 11:59pm EST.
Rank these songs 1 to 20 from best to worst and PM me the list.
Atomic Dog - George Clinton (writers: George Clinton, Garry Shider, David Spradley)
Blank Space - Taylor Swift (writers: Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback)
California Soul - Marlena Shaw (writers: Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford)
Dear Mama - 2Pac (writers: 2Pac, Joe Sample, Tony Pizarro, Bruce Hawes, Joseph Jefferson, Charles Simmons, Terence Thomas)
Elastic Heart - Sia (writers: Sia, Thomas Pentz, Andrew Swanson)
Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead (writers: Thom Yorke, Philip Selway, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Colin Greenwood)
Fu-Gee-La - Fugees (writers: Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Allen McGrier, Salaam Remi, Pras Michel, Teena Marie)
Jesus Walks - Kanye West (writers: Kanye West, Miri Ben-Ari, Che Smith, Curtis Lundy)
La Tortura - Shakira feat. Alejandro Sanz (writers: Shakira, Luis Ochoa)
Old Man - Neil Young (writers: Neil Young)
One Way Or Another - Blondie (writers: Debbie Harry, Nigel Harrison, Clement Bozewski)
Paradise - Sade (writers: Sade, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman, Paul Denman)
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly (writers: Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison)
Sign "☮︎" The Times - Prince (writers: Prince)
Suedehead - Morrissey (writers: Steven Morrissey, Stephen Street)
Swimming Pools - Kendrick Lamar (writers: Kendrick Lamar, Kromatik, T-Minus)
That Don't Impress Me Much - Shania Twain (writers: Shania Twain, Robert "Mutt" Lange)
The Winner Takes It All - ABBA (writers: Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus)
Who Am I? (What's My Name?) - Snoop Dogg (writers: Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, Garry Snider, David Spradley, Jerome Brailey, Bootsy Collins, Mose David, Bernie Worrell)
Work It - Missy Elliott (writers: Missy Elliott, Debbie Harry, Clement Bozewski, Christopher Stein, Darryl McDaniels, Joseph Simmons, Paul Simon)
Round 12 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)
Round 11 - Flashing Lights
You can participate even if you didn't take part in previous rounds, all you need to do is rank these twenty songs.
{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 Flashing Lights, Lose Control, m.A.A.d. city, Nothing Compares 2 U and The Sweetest Taboo so their songwriters get to place songs in round 12.
#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 (Taylor Swift, Morrissey, Lauryn Hill, Snoop Dogg and Blondie). 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 Mutt Lange. 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 Flashing Lights, Lose Control, m.A.A.d. city, Nothing Compares 2 U and The Sweetest Taboo so their songwriters get to place songs in round 12.
#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 (Taylor Swift, Morrissey, Lauryn Hill, Snoop Dogg and Blondie). 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 Mutt Lange. 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 12 - Due October 9, 11:59pm EST.
Rank these songs 1 to 20 from best to worst and PM me the list.
Atomic Dog - George Clinton (writers: George Clinton, Garry Shider, David Spradley)
Blank Space - Taylor Swift (writers: Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback)
California Soul - Marlena Shaw (writers: Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford)
Dear Mama - 2Pac (writers: 2Pac, Joe Sample, Tony Pizarro, Bruce Hawes, Joseph Jefferson, Charles Simmons, Terence Thomas)
Elastic Heart - Sia (writers: Sia, Thomas Pentz, Andrew Swanson)
Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead (writers: Thom Yorke, Philip Selway, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Colin Greenwood)
Fu-Gee-La - Fugees (writers: Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Allen McGrier, Salaam Remi, Pras Michel, Teena Marie)
Jesus Walks - Kanye West (writers: Kanye West, Miri Ben-Ari, Che Smith, Curtis Lundy)
La Tortura - Shakira feat. Alejandro Sanz (writers: Shakira, Luis Ochoa)
Old Man - Neil Young (writers: Neil Young)
One Way Or Another - Blondie (writers: Debbie Harry, Nigel Harrison, Clement Bozewski)
Paradise - Sade (writers: Sade, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman, Paul Denman)
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly (writers: Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison)
Sign "☮︎" The Times - Prince (writers: Prince)
Suedehead - Morrissey (writers: Steven Morrissey, Stephen Street)
Swimming Pools - Kendrick Lamar (writers: Kendrick Lamar, Kromatik, T-Minus)
That Don't Impress Me Much - Shania Twain (writers: Shania Twain, Robert "Mutt" Lange)
The Winner Takes It All - ABBA (writers: Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus)
Who Am I? (What's My Name?) - Snoop Dogg (writers: Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, Garry Snider, David Spradley, Jerome Brailey, Bootsy Collins, Mose David, Bernie Worrell)
Work It - Missy Elliott (writers: Missy Elliott, Debbie Harry, Clement Bozewski, Christopher Stein, Darryl McDaniels, Joseph Simmons, Paul Simon)
Round 12 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)
Round 11 - Flashing Lights
