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Post by willapted33 on Jan 18, 2021 23:02:46 GMT -5
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Post by Nick P on Jan 18, 2021 23:03:41 GMT -5
oh haha I thought I was done for, glad to see I was wrong!
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Post by anthony11554 on Jan 18, 2021 23:03:56 GMT -5
The Rap songs and the one song i gave a 4/10 were kinda weak, everything else was good tho! Especially that Foals song.
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Post by Mayman on Jan 18, 2021 23:06:39 GMT -5
thank you samb and all of the judges for making this season so fun ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2021 23:12:43 GMT -5
Holy s**t so my original song that got swiped was Cartoons & Cereal, im weak that my replacement pick did better a 2nd time in a row lmao
Anyways yay top 3 placement again, comeback era yessssss. Rip Mayman, my fellow underdog of the season, I salute you.
This is my 2nd top 5 appearance in Last Stand, hopefully I can beat my season 1 peak of #5
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Post by Sambalada on Jan 18, 2021 23:23:33 GMT -5
Placement chart:
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Post by Sambalada on Jan 18, 2021 23:23:54 GMT -5
ROUND ELEVEN - BIG BREAKFeatured Song: Emily Montes - "Anything For You / #Diss / Old Town Road"
The judges have ran out of ideas for theme to use for, so for this round, send whatever you want. No limit but obviously you're not allowed to send songs that has been sent this season and the songs in the Hall of Fame.
As a reminder, you cannot use any songs in the Hall of Fame below;
Alice Deejay - "Better Off Alone" Amy Winehouse - "Back To Black" Ariana Grande & The Weeknd - "Love Me Harder" Big Star - "Thirteen" Billie Holiday - "Strange Fruit" BROCKHAMPTON - "BOOGIE" Charli XCX & Christine & The Queens - "Gone" Clarence Clarity - "Those Who Can't, Cheat" Coldplay - "Don't Panic" Daft Punk - "Something About Us" Dick Dale & His Del-Tones - "Miserlou" Dua Lipa - "Don't Start Now" Earth, Wind, & Fire - "September" Foo Fighters - "Everlong" Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - "If We Were Vampires" Johnny Cash - "Hurt" Kanye West - "Through The Wire" Kanye West feat. Pusha T - "Runaway" Kendrick Lamar - "The Art Of Peer Pressure" Lana Del Rey - "Venice Bitch" Lauryn Hill - "Doo Wop (That Thing)" Lauryn Hill - "Ex-Factor" Lorde - "Ribs" Marvin Gaye - "What's Going On" Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean" Miki Matsubara - "Mayonaka No Door / Stay With Me" My Bloody Valentine - "When You Sleep" OutKast - "Rosa Parks" Patsy Cline - "Crazy" Playboi Carti feat. Lil Uzi Vert - "Shoota" Public Enemy - "Fight The Power" Sigur Rós - "Hoppípolla" Taylor Swift - "Enchanted" The Cure - "Lovesong" The Flamingos - "I Only Have Eyes For You" The Ronettes - "Sleigh Ride" The Smiths - "How Soon Is Now?" The Supremes - "You Keep Me Hangin' On" Ultravox - "Vienna" Due Date: January 21st 4PM EST
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Post by anthony11554 on Jan 18, 2021 23:26:19 GMT -5
The theme is the friends we made along the way
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Post by Fire on Jan 18, 2021 23:27:44 GMT -5
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 18, 2021 23:30:25 GMT -5
NOT Emily Montes being the featured song
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2021 23:32:37 GMT -5
This is deceptively hard lol
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Post by born on Jan 19, 2021 6:11:23 GMT -5
At least you went out with a bang Mayman!!! Congrats for making it this far :)
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jan 19, 2021 7:28:15 GMT -5
Emily Montes did that. We stan. 💅
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Post by Sambalada on Jan 20, 2021 20:33:12 GMT -5
ROUND ELEVEN - THE SONGSBjörk - "Jóga" Depeche Mode - "Enjoy The Silence" Jessie Ware - "What's Your Pleasure?" Local Natives - "When Am I Gonna Lose You" Sufjan Stevens - "Mystery Of Love"Judges, you have 3 days to judge! ----------
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2021 20:44:37 GMT -5
Staaaaacked, the taste jumped tf out Which means
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Post by samo🦕 on Jan 20, 2021 20:45:27 GMT -5
I wonder what James sent
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Post by maine on Jan 20, 2021 20:51:58 GMT -5
I'm Pulse's #1 Björk fan, so I see why it's pretty easy to tell.
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Post by born on Jan 21, 2021 3:25:25 GMT -5
Oh wow
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Post by Sambalada on Jan 23, 2021 18:57:53 GMT -5
ROUND ELEVEN - RESULTS
Welcome to the eleventh elimination ceremony! Five of you are still here, but after today, only four will still be in the running towards winning the competition. Joining us for this round of judging is District, Az and Leo!
The winner of this round is...NICK PERKINS!Depeche Mode - "Enjoy The Silence"From winning to bottom two back to winning again. You know that means you still have to be careful, but for now, congratulations you're part of the final four! Also with this, the two highest scoring songs of this season are both your submission!Sambalada: "Because perfection doesn't deserve any less than perfect." (10)Fearless: "Synth-pop bliss. The production is ace in this song." (9.8)Matt: "The quintessential synthpop song. Very catchy melodies and nice vocals, but the real star here is the simple yet moving guitar line and the stellar bloopadoop blop bleep boop parts. classic." (9.7)Violet: (10)Willapted: "What the f**k am I meant to say about this. Its borderline perfect. That’s it. The vocals, production, lyrics etc. you get the picture." (9.8)Mayman: "I enjoyed this. The production and instrumental was the best part of the song for me." (8.6)District: "i'd say this song was probably the easiest to listen to in this group. it definitely sounds like a timeless classic. the instrumental is stellar, and the song did not feel as long as it was." (9.0)Az: (8.5)Leo: “This is such a mystery and epic sounding song! Always enjoyed this." (9.8)TOTAL: 85.2 | AVERAGE: 9.47Next...MOD!Sufjan Stevens - "Mystery Of Love"Sambalada: "Possibly Sufjan's best song? I don't know but it's definitely my favourite out of the ones I've heard. The lyrics, the instrumentations, they give me this melancholic "lost innocence" vibe that I found to be so beautiful. Especially when connected to the context of the movie. Add Mr. Steven's delivery on top of that, and we got what I think might be the best soundtrack to a movie ever." (9.8)Fearless: "Sufjan has a lot of great songs and those that know me might know that I’ve gotten into Sufjan a lot over the past year, but “Mystery of Love” is top-tier among the Sufjan songs I’ve come to enjoy. Beautiful instrumentation and lyrics plus I love the poignancy in the song." (10)Matt: "This has wore down on me a little bit but it's still very pleasant and relaxing: the production fits Sufjan perfectly on here which has been one of my issues with some of his other work. Not here, this is delicious." (8.9)Violet: (8.0)Willapted: "Enough to make a grown man cry. I’m really surprised this was available but obviously I’m happy it was. I don’t think it would be going too far to call this a perfect song." (10)Mayman: "I didn't know this was an actual song lol, I've only heard it on Tik Tok . It's much better than the version there, and it's a whole vibe." (8.5)District: "this song is absolutely gorgeous, definitely in my top songs ever. sufjan's airy vocals along with the sparkly and playful sound complement the lyrics really well." (10)Az: (7.5)Leo: “Again, I'm not crazy about this guy like the rest of Pulse is, this is solid too, maybe a little boring for my taste." (9.0)TOTAL: 81.7 | AVERAGE: 9.08The last person to escape the bottom two is...WALT91!Jessie Ware - "What's Your Pleasure?"Sambalada: "Sexxxxxxxx. One of the top 3 on such a flawless pop album. Miss Donna Summer came and passed her queen of disco torch to Jessie Ware." (9.8)Fearless: "My favorite song from the album of the same name. I have to give it a lower score than say "Jóga” or “Enjoy the Silence” since I don’t feel like it is on that level but it’s still a great song and I bopped to it a lot in 2020. Great production." (9.7)Matt: "heyyy i sent this one for a tournament. This is what I wanted all the disco throwbacks to sound like this year; hard hitting and dancey bassline with some smooth ass vocals. Heater for the ages." (9.3)Violet: (7.9)Willapted: "This is my probably favourite of the actual disco cuts on the album. Great production, the vocals match it well and its just a jam in general." (8.8)Mayman: "I have been meaning to check her out, so this was my first song I've heard from her. What a great introduction! The layering and melodies are awesome." (9.2)District: "while the title track is actually not in my top 3 from the album, it's still a jam and a half. like most of the songs on WYP?, the sound engulfs you and guides your movements, losing yourself in dance." (9.1)Az: (8.0)Leo: “I'm not super crazy about Jessie as all Pulse seems to be, but this is really enjoyable." (9.5)TOTAL: 80.6 | AVERAGE: 8.96
You may have never been in the bottom two, but you've been pretty close to it lately. Congratulations you're part of the final four but be careful, if you wanna feel safe the next round, you have to really nail it. Which means the bottom two are... HAMED & JAMES
Hamed, you have a shaky start but you've been improving as of lately with some solid submissions and placements. The question is, is it too little too late to catch up with everyone else? James, after a fantastically consistent improvement, and your all-time peak performance last round, you got yourself in the bottom two again. Are you consistent enough to stay?
One of you will be eliminated.
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Post by Sambalada on Jan 23, 2021 19:05:03 GMT -5
The last person to advance to the next round is...HAMED!Björk - "Jóga"Sambalada: "This song is actually my intro to Björk, belonging to her most iconic album. This is great, very few artist can match the quality of this song with their best single, and Björk has even strongest songs than this which comes to show how good she is. One of her "sad"-est songs. She delivers vocally and the production as per usual with her discography, is intense and unique." (9.4)Fearless: "This was the first Björk song that I was pulled into. This is some great artistry - great instrumentals and I can feel the intensity of emotions from the vocal delivery." (9.7)Matt: "see see see this is one of those songs where you start to see what the genre name "art pop" means cause this really feels like a carefully crafted work of art rather than a simple little ditty with some strings backing it. I like its use of the odd time signature and the almost euphoric vocal yelps from Bjork's odd yet captivating voice." (8.9)Violet: (7.4)Willapted: "Absolutely breathtaking song. Bjork’s vocals are always great but here they are really great. The instrumental adds so much to it as well. These strings are so gorgeous, and the more electronic elements are also so perfect. I’m also obviously a sucker for sad music and this is definitely that. The ‘state of emergency’ line is particularly devastating." (9.5)Mayman: "Really liked the production on this one, vocals are pretty good as well. Not something I would typically listen to but I would return to it." (8.8)District: "while this was by far my least favourite song here, I didn't think it was bad. it was just simply not for me. I did enjoy it more as the song went on though, my favourite part was the chants at the end. I was particularly most impressed when I saw when this was released; having created a song with this sound more than two decades ago is really impressive." (6.7)Az: (8.0)Leo: "I barely hear songs by her but this is a solid track." (9.5)TOTAL: 77.9 | AVERAGE: 8.66 You might have only slipped one position this round, but at this point, one small difference is life or death in this competition. Congratulations you're still in the running and part of this season's final four!Which means...
JAMES, I'm sorry but you've been eliminated.
Local Natives - "When Am I Gonna Lose You"
Sambalada: "This is pretty solid. The lyrics are great and the vocalist sang them well. It also has some cool instrumental choices, like the drums - that kinda reminds me of "Dreams" tbh. Not the best thing ever but it's solid." (7.8) Fearless: "This is solid and great but not amazing to me. All the other songs here are amazing unfortunately so I have to give this one a lower score. The bridge is the highlight of the song, I think it builds nicely into the last chorus and takes the song to another level." (8.5) Matt: "Whatever happened to Local Native he was cool." (8.8) Violet: (5.9) Willapted: "This is good, I like it. I’ve ranked it high in multiple rankdowns at this point. My favourite part would have to be the bridge, that really improves the song for me. Instrumental is cool. My major gripe with it is the falsetto on the hook – honestly drags the rest of the song down a fair bit for me." (7.9) Mayman: "The instrumental is nice and I enjoy the chorus. I enjoyed it." (8.5) District: "absolutely killer chorus. I love the intricacies in the production, like those twinkling keys in some parts of the background. it's also cool how the falsetto creates a contrast between the verses and the chorus, as if the song itself is mirroring the lyrics." (9.5) Az: (8.8) Leo: "Solid ass song ngl, the beat is super enjoyable" (9.7) TOTAL: 75.4 | AVERAGE: 8.38
This is a stacked round and unfortunately your submission doesn't hold up against everyone else's. I'm sorry your run must end here. Thank you for participating. :'(
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Post by anthony11554 on Jan 23, 2021 19:08:55 GMT -5
-this is the last comment before the thread is deleted-
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jan 23, 2021 19:09:42 GMT -5
Watch the thread be locked
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Post by anthony11554 on Jan 23, 2021 19:10:32 GMT -5
Wow When Am i Gonna Lose You took 2 Ls in back to back days
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jan 23, 2021 19:13:16 GMT -5
Jokes aside. First of all thanks to Sam for developing this game and taking me in his mind to judge a round. Is always fun to rate songs. Second, thanks for all the participants not for bringing their A game, they brought their S game. Last but not least, Sorry for my crappy comments, I struggle to write opinions in a different language than mine but I tried my best. Again, thanks!!
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Post by Sambalada on Jan 23, 2021 19:14:24 GMT -5
Jokes aside. First of all thanks to Sam for developing this game and taking me in his mind to judge a round. Is always fun to rate songs. Second, thanks for all the participants not for bringing their A game, they brought their S game. Last but not least, Sorry for my crappy comments, I struggle to write opinions in a different language than mine but I tried my best. Again, thanks!! Your comments are fine Leo! Thanks again for judging! :)
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Post by anthony11554 on Jan 23, 2021 19:14:58 GMT -5
Yeah they were much better then mine
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Post by born on Jan 23, 2021 19:15:21 GMT -5
"Jóga" is amazing but then again this was a strong group of songs. RIP James, you've done well :)
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Post by maine on Jan 23, 2021 19:29:29 GMT -5
Y'all already broke my heart enough in the Alt rankdown :(
This was a lot of fun! I definitely didn't expect to make it this far. I knew my time would be coming to an end this round after seeing the songs lmao. Thanks to Samba and all the judges for listening to my songs each round and liking them enough to keep me around till now. I'd love to do this again for the next season. :)
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Post by Fire on Jan 23, 2021 19:36:54 GMT -5
i was gonna make a joke about the thread getting deleted but apparently everyone else beat me to it so oh well
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Post by anthony11554 on Jan 23, 2021 19:45:18 GMT -5
i was gonna make a joke about the thread getting deleted but apparently everyone else beat me to it so oh well Beat you to it quicker then James deleted the thread
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