Pulse's Top Songwriters Round 15 (revealing)
Dec 9, 2020 2:02:53 GMT -5
Post by nickd on Dec 9, 2020 2:02:53 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 15 - Due January 3, 11:59pm EST.
Rank these songs 1 to 20 from best to worst and PM me the list.
A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives (writers: Johnny Marks)
Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order (writers: Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris)
Feel Alright - Steve Earle (writers: Steve Earle)
Feels - Calvin Harris feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean (writers: Pharrell Williams, Calvin Harris, Starrah, Katy Perry, Big Sean)
f**k Tha Police - N.W.A. (writers: Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, Harry Whitaker)
I'll Be Home For Christmas - Bing Crosby (writers: Buck Ram, Kim Gannon, Walter Kent)
Kerosene - Miranda Lambert (writers: Miranda Lambert, Steve Earle)
Miss You Much - Janet Jackson (writers: Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam Harris)
Money Trees - Kendrick Lamar feat. Jay Rock (writers: Kendrick Lamar, Alex Scally, Victoria Legrand)
Monster - Kanye West feat. Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross & Bon Iver (writers: Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Justin Vernon, Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Malik Yusef, Mike Dean, Benjamin Bronfman, Daniel Lynas, Plain Pat, Harley Wertheimer)
Paparazzi - Lady Gaga (writers: Lady Gaga, Robert Fusari)
Ray of Light - Madonna (writers: Madonna, Christine Leach, Clive Maldoon, Dave Curtiss, William Orbit)
Rollout (My Business) - Ludacris (writers: Ludacris, Timbaland, Pape Seck)
Silver Soul - Beach House (writers: Alex Scally, Victoria Legrand)
SpottieOttieDopaliscious - OutKast (writers: Andre 3000, Big Boi, Patrick Brown)
The Christmas Waltz - Peggy Lee (writers: Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)
The Hills - The Weeknd (writers: The Weeknd, Illangelo, Belly, Emmanuel Nickerson, Tom Raybould)
This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - The Isley Brothers (writers: Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Sylvia Moy)
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks (writers: Ray Davies)
You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse (writers: Amy Winehouse)
Round 15 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)
Round 13 - Stop! In The Name of Love
Round 14 - Rehab
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 14's top 5 were Escapade, Into The Groove, Rehab, These Walls and You Keep Me Hangin' On so their songwriters get to place songs in round 15.
#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 (Outkast, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Ray Davies and Miranda Lambert). 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 Pharrell in this round. 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 Timbaland 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 14's top 5 were Escapade, Into The Groove, Rehab, These Walls and You Keep Me Hangin' On so their songwriters get to place songs in round 15.
#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 (Outkast, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Ray Davies and Miranda Lambert). 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 Pharrell in this round. 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 Timbaland who worked with a huge variety of other songwriters, but I'll try to get things to sync up as close as possible.
ROUND 15 - Due January 3, 11:59pm EST.
Rank these songs 1 to 20 from best to worst and PM me the list.
A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives (writers: Johnny Marks)
Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order (writers: Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris)
Feel Alright - Steve Earle (writers: Steve Earle)
Feels - Calvin Harris feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean (writers: Pharrell Williams, Calvin Harris, Starrah, Katy Perry, Big Sean)
f**k Tha Police - N.W.A. (writers: Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, Harry Whitaker)
I'll Be Home For Christmas - Bing Crosby (writers: Buck Ram, Kim Gannon, Walter Kent)
Kerosene - Miranda Lambert (writers: Miranda Lambert, Steve Earle)
Miss You Much - Janet Jackson (writers: Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam Harris)
Money Trees - Kendrick Lamar feat. Jay Rock (writers: Kendrick Lamar, Alex Scally, Victoria Legrand)
Monster - Kanye West feat. Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross & Bon Iver (writers: Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Justin Vernon, Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Malik Yusef, Mike Dean, Benjamin Bronfman, Daniel Lynas, Plain Pat, Harley Wertheimer)
Paparazzi - Lady Gaga (writers: Lady Gaga, Robert Fusari)
Ray of Light - Madonna (writers: Madonna, Christine Leach, Clive Maldoon, Dave Curtiss, William Orbit)
Rollout (My Business) - Ludacris (writers: Ludacris, Timbaland, Pape Seck)
Silver Soul - Beach House (writers: Alex Scally, Victoria Legrand)
SpottieOttieDopaliscious - OutKast (writers: Andre 3000, Big Boi, Patrick Brown)
The Christmas Waltz - Peggy Lee (writers: Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)
The Hills - The Weeknd (writers: The Weeknd, Illangelo, Belly, Emmanuel Nickerson, Tom Raybould)
This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - The Isley Brothers (writers: Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Sylvia Moy)
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks (writers: Ray Davies)
You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse (writers: Amy Winehouse)
Round 15 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)
Round 13 - Stop! In The Name of Love
Round 14 - Rehab