Pulse's Top Songwriters Round 13 (Due Nov 9)
Oct 14, 2020 10:38:14 GMT -5
Post by nickd on Oct 14, 2020 10:38:14 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 13 - Due November 9, 11:59pm EST.
Rank these songs 1 to 20 from best to worst and PM me the list.
911 - Wyclef Jean feat. Mary J Blige (writers: Wyclef Jean, Mary J Blige, Jerry Duplessis, Katia Cadet)
Alice - Tom Waits (writers: Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan)
Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers (writers: Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant)
E•mo•tion - Carly Rae Jepsen (writers: Carly Rae Jepsen, Ben Romans, Christopher J Baran, Nate Campany)
Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith (writers: Frankie Smith, William Bloom)
Gossip Folks - Missy Elliot feat. Ludacris (writers: Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Ludacris, Frankie Smith, William Bloom)
Honeymoon Avenue - Ariana Grande (writers: Babyface, Antonio Dixon, Thomas Brown, Roahn Hylton, Dennis Jenkins, Victoria Monét, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, Travis Sayles, Leon Thomas, Maurice David Wade)
Kiss of Life - Sade (writers: Sade, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale, Paul Denman)
Let Me Blow Ya Mind - Eve feat. Gwen Stefani (writers: Eve, Michael Elizondo, Scott Storch, Dr. Dre)
Lost Ones - Ms. Lauryn Hill (writers: Ms. Lauryn Hill, Frederick Hibbert)
Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations (writers: Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong)
Rock The Casbah- The Clash (writers: Joe Strummer, Michael Jones, Topper Headon)
Stomp! - The Brothers Johnson (writers: Rod Temperton, George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Valerie Johnson)
Stop! In The Name of Love - The Supremes (writers: Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland)
The Blacker The Berry - Kendrick Lamar feat. Assassin (writers: Kendrick Lamar, Assassin, Boi-1da, KOZ, Brent Kolatalo, Ken Lewis, Zale Epstein)
The Show Must Go On - Queen (writers: Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, Roger Taylor)
Today - The Smashing Pumpkins (writers: Billy Corgan)
Upside Down - Diana Ross (writers: Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards)
When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees (writers: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff)
Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift (writers: Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback)
Round 13 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
Round 12 - Swimming Pools (Drank)
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 12's top 5 were Blank Space, Fu-Gee-La, Paradise, Swimming Pools and Work It, so their songwriters get to place songs in round 13.
#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 (Billy Corgan, Rodgers & Edwards, Gamble & Huff, Rod Temperton and Holland-Dozier-Holland). 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 Babyface. 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 12's top 5 were Blank Space, Fu-Gee-La, Paradise, Swimming Pools and Work It, so their songwriters get to place songs in round 13.
#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 (Billy Corgan, Rodgers & Edwards, Gamble & Huff, Rod Temperton and Holland-Dozier-Holland). 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 Babyface. 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 13 - Due November 9, 11:59pm EST.
Rank these songs 1 to 20 from best to worst and PM me the list.
911 - Wyclef Jean feat. Mary J Blige (writers: Wyclef Jean, Mary J Blige, Jerry Duplessis, Katia Cadet)
Alice - Tom Waits (writers: Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan)
Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers (writers: Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant)
E•mo•tion - Carly Rae Jepsen (writers: Carly Rae Jepsen, Ben Romans, Christopher J Baran, Nate Campany)
Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith (writers: Frankie Smith, William Bloom)
Gossip Folks - Missy Elliot feat. Ludacris (writers: Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Ludacris, Frankie Smith, William Bloom)
Honeymoon Avenue - Ariana Grande (writers: Babyface, Antonio Dixon, Thomas Brown, Roahn Hylton, Dennis Jenkins, Victoria Monét, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, Travis Sayles, Leon Thomas, Maurice David Wade)
Kiss of Life - Sade (writers: Sade, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale, Paul Denman)
Let Me Blow Ya Mind - Eve feat. Gwen Stefani (writers: Eve, Michael Elizondo, Scott Storch, Dr. Dre)
Lost Ones - Ms. Lauryn Hill (writers: Ms. Lauryn Hill, Frederick Hibbert)
Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations (writers: Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong)
Rock The Casbah- The Clash (writers: Joe Strummer, Michael Jones, Topper Headon)
Stomp! - The Brothers Johnson (writers: Rod Temperton, George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Valerie Johnson)
Stop! In The Name of Love - The Supremes (writers: Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland)
The Blacker The Berry - Kendrick Lamar feat. Assassin (writers: Kendrick Lamar, Assassin, Boi-1da, KOZ, Brent Kolatalo, Ken Lewis, Zale Epstein)
The Show Must Go On - Queen (writers: Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, Roger Taylor)
Today - The Smashing Pumpkins (writers: Billy Corgan)
Upside Down - Diana Ross (writers: Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards)
When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees (writers: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff)
Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift (writers: Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback)
Round 13 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
Round 12 - Swimming Pools (Drank)
