Pulse's Top Songwriters Round 18 (Due Apr 16)
Mar 9, 2021 23:34:31 GMT -5
Post by nickd on Mar 9, 2021 23:34:31 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 various 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 18 - Due April 16, 11:59pm EST.
Rank these songs 1 to 20 from best to worst and PM me the list.
A.D.H.D. - Kendrick Lamar (writers: Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, Matthew Martin)
August - Taylor Swift (writers: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff)
Beautiful - Christina Aguilera (writers: Linda Perry)
Erotic City - Prince (writers: Prince)
Fear of the Dark - Iron Maiden (writers: Steve Harris)
Forgot About Dre - Dr. Dre feat. Eminem (writers: Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mel-Man)
Formation - Beyoncé (writers: Beyoncé, Mike WiLL Made-It, Slim Jxmmi, Swae Lee, Asheton Hogan)
Just A Girl - No Doubt (writers: Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont)
Keep Ya Head Up - 2Pac (writers: 2Pac, E.D.I. Mean, Young Noble, Soulshock, Kenneth Karlin)
Many Men (Wish Death) - 50 Cent (writers: 50 Cent, Luis Resto, Freddie Perren, Darrell "Digga" Branch, Keni St. Lewis)
Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello & The Attractions (writers: Elvis Costello)
Pass That Dutch - Missy Elliott (writers: Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Posdnuos, Trugoy, Maseo, Prince Paul, G. Goldstein, Leroy Jordan, H.E. Scott, "Papa Dee" Allen, H. Brown, B.B. Dickerson, C. Miller, Lee Oskar)
Pictures of You - The Cure (writers: Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Lol Tolhurst, Pearl Thompson, Boris Williams)
Protect Ya Neck - Wu-Tang Clan (writers: RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God)
Space Cowboy - Kacey Musgraves (writers: Kacey Musgraves, Shane McAnally, Luke Laird)
So Fresh, So Clean - Outkast (writers: Andre 3000, Big Boi, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Sleepy Brown)
Tell Him - Lauryn Hill (writers: Lauryn Hill)
The Master's Call - Marty Robbins (writers: Marty Robbins)
What's My Age Again? - Blink-182 (writers: Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge)
You Know How We Do It - Ice Cube (writers: Ice Cube, Theodore Life Jr., Dexter Wansel, QDIII)
Round 18 Spotify Playlist
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 17's top 5 were Controversy, DNA., Everything Is Everything, Slow Burn, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzikz so their songwriters get to place songs in round 18.
#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 (Dr Dre, Ice Cube, 2Pac, Gwen Stefani, Linda Perry, Missy Elliott and Taylor Swift). 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 The Cure 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 17's top 5 were Controversy, DNA., Everything Is Everything, Slow Burn, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzikz so their songwriters get to place songs in round 18.
#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 (Dr Dre, Ice Cube, 2Pac, Gwen Stefani, Linda Perry, Missy Elliott and Taylor Swift). 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 The Cure 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 18 - Due April 16, 11:59pm EST.
Rank these songs 1 to 20 from best to worst and PM me the list.
A.D.H.D. - Kendrick Lamar (writers: Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, Matthew Martin)
August - Taylor Swift (writers: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff)
Beautiful - Christina Aguilera (writers: Linda Perry)
Erotic City - Prince (writers: Prince)
Fear of the Dark - Iron Maiden (writers: Steve Harris)
Forgot About Dre - Dr. Dre feat. Eminem (writers: Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mel-Man)
Formation - Beyoncé (writers: Beyoncé, Mike WiLL Made-It, Slim Jxmmi, Swae Lee, Asheton Hogan)
Just A Girl - No Doubt (writers: Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont)
Keep Ya Head Up - 2Pac (writers: 2Pac, E.D.I. Mean, Young Noble, Soulshock, Kenneth Karlin)
Many Men (Wish Death) - 50 Cent (writers: 50 Cent, Luis Resto, Freddie Perren, Darrell "Digga" Branch, Keni St. Lewis)
Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello & The Attractions (writers: Elvis Costello)
Pass That Dutch - Missy Elliott (writers: Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Posdnuos, Trugoy, Maseo, Prince Paul, G. Goldstein, Leroy Jordan, H.E. Scott, "Papa Dee" Allen, H. Brown, B.B. Dickerson, C. Miller, Lee Oskar)
Pictures of You - The Cure (writers: Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Lol Tolhurst, Pearl Thompson, Boris Williams)
Protect Ya Neck - Wu-Tang Clan (writers: RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God)
Space Cowboy - Kacey Musgraves (writers: Kacey Musgraves, Shane McAnally, Luke Laird)
So Fresh, So Clean - Outkast (writers: Andre 3000, Big Boi, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Sleepy Brown)
Tell Him - Lauryn Hill (writers: Lauryn Hill)
The Master's Call - Marty Robbins (writers: Marty Robbins)
What's My Age Again? - Blink-182 (writers: Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge)
You Know How We Do It - Ice Cube (writers: Ice Cube, Theodore Life Jr., Dexter Wansel, QDIII)
Round 18 Spotify Playlist
{Winners of Past Rounds}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
Round 15 - Ray of Light
Round 16 - Hung Up
Round 17 - Slow Burn
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
Round 15 - Ray of Light
Round 16 - Hung Up
Round 17 - Slow Burn