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Post by decadevia on Feb 2, 2023 16:42:04 GMT -5
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Post by filthy on Feb 2, 2023 16:47:56 GMT -5
oof one roleplay post more and i could've won this round..... but i can't complain about purple rain winning, if i was a judge i would've given it a 10 💯💯💯
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Post by MoD on Feb 2, 2023 18:06:50 GMT -5
I definitely went basic this round and SO WHAT I DON'T CARE
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Post by Sambalada on Feb 2, 2023 18:45:26 GMT -5
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Post by Sambalada on Feb 2, 2023 20:08:13 GMT -5
== ROUND 9 - OBSCURITY POINTS ==Featured Song: Sophie Ellis-Bextor - "Bittersweet"
For this round, we are going to recycle the theme we've done two seasons ago back in Season 3.
Send a song that has never been used on any forum game. And I mean, any forum game on Pulse, and that includes artist/album RDs, personal rankdowns, year end rankdowns, any other rankdowns, tournaments, Top 10s, Top 40s, danger zones, etc etc. It's also irrelevant if the game has finished, currently in process, or cancelled. If it has a thread on Pulse, it's ineligible.
Just like back in Season 3, there is a twist. This time, when you send your submission, I'm not gonna tell you if the songs you sent fit the theme or not. BUT if me or any other judges or fellow competitors find out that your song has been used in a game before, you're going to get 2 full points taken off from your weekly score. And this penalty will be put into place for the next three rounds. You've seen how important every single point is, especially to decide if you're in the bottom or not so be careful.
As a reminder you cannot use any songs from the Hall-of-Fame, as listed below;
Alice Deejay - "Better Off Alone" Amy Winehouse - "Back To Black" Aretha Franklin - "I Say A Little Prayer" Ariana Grande & The Weeknd - "Love Me Harder" Beach House - "Myth" 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" Coldplay - "Violet Hill" Daft Punk - "Something About Us" David Bowie - "Lazarus" Depeche Mode - "Enjoy The Silence" Dick Dale & His Del-Tones - "Miserlou" Dua Lipa - "Don't Start Now" Earth, Wind, & Fire - "September" Echo & The Bunnymen - "The Killing Moon" FKA Twigs - "Two Weeks" Fleet Foxes - "Mykonos" Foo Fighters - "Everlong" Glen Campbell - "Wichita Lineman" Grizzly Bear - "Two Weeks" Hatchie - "Nosedive" Hatchie - "Stay With Me" Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - "If We Were Vampires" Johnny Cash - "Hurt" Jon Hopkins - "Emerald Rush" Kanye West - "Through The Wire" Kanye West feat. Pusha T - "Runaway" Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights" Kendrick Lamar - "King Kunta" Kendrick Lamar - "The Art Of Peer Pressure" Kendrick Lamar - "The Blacker The Berry" Lana Del Rey - "Venice Bitch" Lauryn Hill - "Doo Wop (That Thing)" Lauryn Hill - "Ex-Factor" Lianne La Havas - "Weird Fishes" Little Simz - "Introvert" Lorde - "Perfect Places" Lorde - "Ribs" Magdalena Bay - "Chaeri" Marvin Gaye - "What's Going On" Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Metric - "Gold Guns Girls" Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean" Miki Matsubara - "Mayonaka No Door / Stay With Me" My Bloody Valentine - "When You Sleep" OutKast - "Rosa Parks" Patsy Cline - "Crazy" Phoebe Bridgers - "Motion Sickness" Playboi Carti feat. Lil Uzi Vert - "Shoota" Prince & The Revolution - "Purple Rain" Public Enemy - "Fight The Power" Sigur Rós - "Hoppípolla" Soundgarden - "Black Hole Sun" Susanne Sundfør - "Accelerate" Taylor Swift - "Enchanted" The Cure - "Lovesong" The Flamingos - "I Only Have Eyes For You" The Ronettes - "Sleigh Ride" The Smashing Pumpkins - "1979" The Smiths - "How Soon Is Now?" The Supremes - "You Keep Me Hangin' On" Ultravox - "Vienna" You're also not allowed to send songs that have been used in previous rounds this season:
A Tribe Called Quest - "Can I Kick It?" Aaliyah - "Are You That Somebody" ABBA - "The Winner Takes It All" Alanis Morissette - "You Oughta Know" Alvvays - "After The Earthquake" Alvvays - "Belinda Says" Alvvays - "Easy On Your Own?" Aretha Franklin - "I Say A Little Prayer" Bachelor Girl - "Buses And Trains" beabadoobee - "10:36" Beach House - "Space Song" Beyoncé - "VIRGO'S GROOVE" Black Country, New Road - "The Place Where He Inserted the Blade" BØRNS - "Electric Love" Camera Obscura - "French Navy" Cannons - "Tunnel Of You" Carly Rae Jepsen - "Run Away With Me" Caroline Loveglow - "Zenosyne" Charli XCX - "forever" Chelsea Cutler - "Men On The Moon" CHVRCHES - "Clearest Blue" Cocteau Twins - "Cherry-Coloured Funk" Cocteau Twins - "Heaven Or Las Vegas" Courting - "Jumper" Dami Im - "Sound Of Silence" Danny Brown - "Ain't It Funny" David Bowie - "Space Oddity" Deftones - "Cherry Waves" Denzel Curry - "Walkin" Denzel Curry feat. slowthai - "Zatoichi" Depeche Mode - "People Are People" DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ - "Charmed" DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ - "Dance Now" DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ - "How Did You Know?" Drake - "Passionfruit" DREAMCAR - "Kill For Candy" Duke Dumont - "Ocean Drive" Echo & The Bunnymen - "Lips Like Sugar" Ethel Cain - "American Teenager" Florence + The Machine - "What Kind Of Man" Flower Face - "Cornflower Blue" Foxes - "Forgive Yourself" Frank Ocean - "Nights" Frank Ocean - "Pyramids" Genesis Owusu - "The Other Black Dog" Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Midnight Train To Georgia" Halsey - "So Good" Harry Styles - "As It Was" Harry Styles - "Late Night Talking" Hatchie - "Nosedive" Hatchie - "Quicksand" Hatchie - "Stay With Me" JAMBINAI - "They Keep Silence" Jenny Hval - "Portrait Of A Young Girl As An Artist" Janet Jackson - "What Have You Done For Me Lately" Kate Bush - "Get Out Of My House" Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" Kendrick Lamar - "King Kunta" Kendrick Lamar - "Money Trees" Kendrick Lamar - "The Blacker The Berry" Kendrick Lamar – "The Heart Part 5" Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" Kylie Minogue - "Love At First Sight" Lana Del Rey - "Cherry" Lianne La Havas - "Weird Fishes" Magdalena Bay - "Chaeri" Magdalena Bay - "You Lose!" Maggie Rogers - "That’s Where I Am" Majid Jordan - "Waves Of Blue" Mariah Carey - "Honey" Mdou Moctar - "Afrique Victime" Melanie C - "I Turn To You (Acoustic)" Metallica - "For Whom The Bell Tolls" MGMT - "Electric Feel" Midnight Oil - "Beds Are Burning" Migos - "Stir Fry" Miranda Lambert - "Gunpowder & Lead" Neil Diamond - "Cherry Cherry" New Order - "Blue Monday" Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "Into My Arms" P!nk - "Never Gonna Not Dance Again" Paramore - "The News" Patty Griffin - "Blue Sky" PinkPantheress - "Do you miss me?" Prince - "Raspberry Beret" Prince & The Revolution - "Purple Rain" Rage Against The Machine - "Bulls On Parade" RAYE & 070 Shake - "Escapism." Rihanna - "Man Down" Rina Sawayama - "Cherry" Robyn - "Honey" Rolling Blackout Coastal Fever - "Cars In Space" Shannon - "My Heart's Divided" Spiderbait - "Glockenpop" Steve Lacy - "Bad Habit" Sudan Archives - "Freakalizer" Sweet Trip - "Chocolate Matter" SZA - "F2F" SZA - "Good Days" Tame Impala - "Let It Happen" Tame Impala - "The Less I Know The Better" Taylor Swift - "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" Taylor Swift - "Anti-Hero" Taylor Swift - "Would've, Could've, Should've" Tears For Fears - "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" Terrace Martin & Denzel Curry feat. Dylyt, Kamasi Washington, & G Perico - "Pig Feet" The Avalanches - "Frontier Psychiatrist" The Avalanches - "Since I Left You" The Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever" The Beths - "Expert In A Dying Field" The Beths - "Future Me Hates Me" The Chameleons - "Up The Down Escalator" The Cure - "Pictures Of You" The Dismemberment Plan - "What Do You Want Me To Say" The Smiths - "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" The The - "Uncertain Smile" The Velvet Underground - "Pale Blue Eyes" Tove Lo - "Grapefruit" Tyler, The Creator & A$AP Rocky - "Potato Salad" Weyes Blood - "God Turn Me Into A Flower" Yeah Yeah Yeahs feat. Perfume Genius - "Spitting Off The Edge of The World" Zach Bryan - "Something In The Orange"
Due Date: February 5th 11:59PM EST
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Post by decadevia on Feb 2, 2023 20:35:15 GMT -5
actually kinda relieved this is the round im judging not because i couldn't do it (i def could), but bc it doesn't allow for safe or basic picks
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Post by big2000 on Feb 2, 2023 20:37:06 GMT -5
This almost makes me glad I got out early lol. There’s no way I could do this.
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Post by walt91 on Feb 2, 2023 21:17:46 GMT -5
not you making a "danger zone" for SOS so people can't use it
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Feb 2, 2023 21:56:24 GMT -5
This is the one round that, as a judge, I'd actually like to see some popular picks, because it'll show you really put some care into thinking over this theme, instead of just assuming it's impossible to choose anything Pulse has never seen before and thus resort to something esoteric from deep in your playlists. I feel like a lot of the players did the latter the last time this theme showed up, and the song list kind of disappointed me as a result.
My personal recommendation is to look heavily into the 60s and 70s; there's way more untapped gold in those eras than you'd expect.
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Feb 2, 2023 22:20:37 GMT -5
I'm saying this now as an Audience member: All those times you've never done into an artist or a genre because it was out of your comfort zone, now's the fucking time to take a risk.
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Post by MoD on Feb 3, 2023 4:33:08 GMT -5
stayed up until 6 AM just to end up sending a song I know won't do so well
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Post by filthy on Feb 3, 2023 9:32:25 GMT -5
took some time but i finally found a song i'm happy with sending
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Post by Leo ✔ on Feb 3, 2023 11:48:11 GMT -5
I'm saying this now as an Audience member: All those times you've never done into an artist or a genre because it was out of your comfort zone, now's the f**king time to take a risk. Me who has been taking risks all this season
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Post by HamedM1 💔 on Feb 3, 2023 14:47:20 GMT -5
Hey allll it is interview time with your favorite hoststress, skinny Muslim legend, local Pulse chef, two time Last Stand judge, Best New Poster of 2015, and iconic Pakistani taste king/possible bot, ME!. Anyways we are somehow already at the 8th round of this damn game and this week we welcome decadevia to the hot seat and share her thoughts and reflections over the competition! Anyways, time to give the ladies, gays, and others what they came here for.
1. How do you feel about your time in the competition? Did you think you were gonna survive round 8? Where did you predict yourself to place ranking wise when the competition begun?
Decadevia: i have mixed thoughts on it. on one hand i sent what *i* wanted to send and not what would've done the best and that goes for every round. that im happy about. on the other hand, basically everything i sent underperformed outside of chocolate matter which i mean is fine but still pretty disappointing to me.
- I respect the decision to send whatever you felt like sending and not go for the obvious beloved favorites.
as for my expectations for round 8, i had serious doubts i would survive so this isn't much of a shocker for me personally. and i mean im fine with it. as for my expectations this competition, i didn't go in with any. i take more risks than most people with these sorts of games which can go either really well or really poorly. kinda incredible how i wound up in the middle lol
- We love a risk taker!
2. Do you think you could've/should've done anything differently? Is there a different song you'd have sent in place of the song that got you eliminated from the competition?
Decadevia: the short answer to both questions is no. for a longer answer, i guess in earlier rounds i could've tried sending more crowd pleasers but also thats boring as shit haha idk how some of yall do it. as for this round, the only thing that comes to mind is sinnerman, which i realized qualified a couple hours after results were posted.
- Ah yes, the pains of realizing something you could have sent qualified only when its too late, I know the feeling all too well.
3. What predictions, if you have any, do you have for the rest of the competition?
Decadevia: everyone in the top 3 gets flown to the middle of the desert and then is forced to fight to the death as the judges watch, all covered in masks. the whole thing is live streamed on twitch.
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4. Who are you rooting for to win this season? And/Or is there anyone your hoping will serve OUT soon?
Decadevia: idk honestly, sorry im bad at this. if i were to choose, itd be mod?????
- I'm not even gonna ask if you meant to say you want MoD to win or to lose only cause the mystery is kinda funny lol.
5. If Pulse network picks us up for future seasons, will you be making a comeback and if so do you think you will the play any differently during your next attempt?
Decadevia: honestly, no. in fact im probably gonna do a sabbatical from pulse now that i'm eliminated from here but i won't boardicide like the last couple times i did this. idk being on this site feels like wearing shoes that don't fit you anymore or something. i initially had a raunchier analogy but this one's more straightforward and a lot more relatable to most people.
- Not a sabbatical, you will be missed again!
if i do play again, it'll probably be in a couple of seasons and idk what i'll change. i guess trying to send more crowd pleasers????? but also those didnt do as well as i wished they would too so who knows.
- Methinks in the future, if you were down to do it, you'd be a great judge!
6. If you were still in the game, for this current round what song would you have sent?
Decadevia: what came to mind for me are: flipper's guitar - groove tube swans - better than you novos baianos - mistério do planeta mgmt - it's working masayoshi minoshima - bad apple the millennium - there is nothing more to say
- I know none of these cause I'm an 80% basick pop/R&B hoe but the artists here I know usually are pretty good.
7. Of the songs you sent for the competition, which would you consider your top favorite?
Decadevia: what do you want me to say. im highkey mad that it got a 2/10 even if its from someone who i should've probably assumed would've hated it. idk a 2/10 is too harsh imo.
- We love a potential vendetta!
8. Lastly, would you like to make any final statements, comments, or perhaps an iconic outro of some sort? Perhaps a call for revenge against the judges or that you will be unleashing hell on the remaining contestants as this week's guest judge?
Decadevia: SUCK A DICK DUMB SHITS!!!!!! *blows a raspberry*
- I feel personally attacked :(
Alright and that wraps up this interview, please give it up for Decadevia once more! Alright, thank you all for following along and good luck to all the remaining 6 contestants (except Walter, seriously get this heaux OUTTA HERE) cause soon enough one of you will be sitting in the interview chair next! That's all we have for today's session, until next time loves!
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Post by decadevia on Feb 3, 2023 14:54:27 GMT -5
ok so i just remembered i was a judge for an entire season a couple years ago??????
it was kind of a trainwreck for me and i don't remember any of it
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Post by HamedM1 💔 on Feb 3, 2023 15:55:51 GMT -5
ok so i just remembered i was a judge for an entire season a couple years ago?????? it was kind of a trainwreck for me and i don't remember any of it I recalled that but it'd be fun to have you again!
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Post by Sambalada on Feb 3, 2023 16:52:20 GMT -5
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Feb 3, 2023 17:06:58 GMT -5
*looks at one song in particular*
I will absolutely LIVE if that never made anyone's personal RD yet alone any other type of game
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Post by Leo ✔ on Feb 3, 2023 17:22:55 GMT -5
gotta hear this set.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Feb 3, 2023 17:27:34 GMT -5
This is the one round that, as a judge, I'd actually like to see some popular picks, because it'll show you really put some care into thinking over this theme, instead of just assuming it's impossible to choose anything Pulse has never seen before and thus resort to something esoteric from deep in your playlists. I feel like a lot of the players did the latter the last time this theme showed up, and the song list kind of disappointed me as a result. My personal recommendation is to look heavily into the 60s and 70s; there's way more untapped gold in those eras than you'd expect. So...I'm going to list just 5 of the songs that could've shown up here but didn't: From what I know, though, you guys did pick good songs. It's just funny that no one really took my advice lmao
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Post by Sambalada on Feb 3, 2023 17:31:06 GMT -5
UPDATE #1Someone whispered in my ear that they found a song that doesn't fit the theme. Sorry to the person who sent Mid-Air Thief - "These Chains", you're getting a -2 points penalty for the next three rounds. 🙏🙏🙏
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Everyone else is also free to point out if there's a song in this list that already appeared in a game before!
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Post by filthy on Feb 3, 2023 17:39:46 GMT -5
hahahahaha
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Post by decadevia on Feb 3, 2023 17:44:58 GMT -5
mfw these chains was literally sent by one of the judges of this game previously
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Feb 3, 2023 19:38:01 GMT -5
Wait a second, White Rabbit or Sympathy For The Devil hasn't popped up in any game? That's WILD
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Post by walt91 on Feb 3, 2023 20:30:19 GMT -5
I'm surprised no one sent "Blinding Lights"!
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Post by reputainbow on Feb 3, 2023 20:31:55 GMT -5
no extras this round <3 i chose the first thing i thought of and now i'm praying it pays off
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Post by Adrian C. 🍓 on Feb 3, 2023 20:47:23 GMT -5
R.I.P my win streak lol. My only goal this round is to survive tbh
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Post by MoD on Feb 3, 2023 20:54:21 GMT -5
This is the one round that, as a judge, I'd actually like to see some popular picks, because it'll show you really put some care into thinking over this theme, instead of just assuming it's impossible to choose anything Pulse has never seen before and thus resort to something esoteric from deep in your playlists. I feel like a lot of the players did the latter the last time this theme showed up, and the song list kind of disappointed me as a result. My personal recommendation is to look heavily into the 60s and 70s; there's way more untapped gold in those eras than you'd expect. So...I'm going to list just 5 of the songs that could've shown up here but didn't: From what I know, though, you guys did pick good songs. It's just funny that no one really took my advice lmao I considered most of those bands honestly but I prefered to narrow down for songs I loved this time around
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Post by Adrian C. 🍓 on Feb 3, 2023 21:04:12 GMT -5
Not half the judges already sending their scores! Gotta get those roleplay points!
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Post by Leo ✔ on Feb 3, 2023 21:11:16 GMT -5
evil works hard but those bitches work harder
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