the decadevia rankdown | mk ii (due october 16th 2023)

[decadevia]

hi all!

the first decadevia rankdown was a relative success, and was actually... kinda fun? so i decided "ey why not make a sequel" and i did! that said, things are a little different. the list is a bit more rock oriented this time around and i tried to make more of a personal rankdown rather than a showcase of what my music taste is nowadays.

anyways, without further ado, here's the list:

Allen Clapp and His Orchestra - Something Strange Happens
Blue Deputy - I Hate Steven Singer
Elle Milano - Laughing All the Way to the Plank
Harvey Danger - Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Jake Tobin - Specific People
Jenny Hval - That Battle is Over
Late of the Pier - The Space and the Woods
Melody's Echo Chamber - Shirim
Regurgitator - Freshmint!
Rilo Kiley - Pictures of Success
Sparks - Something for the Girl with Everything
Sweet Trip - Pretending
The Blood Brothers - Ambulance vs Ambulance
The Wake - O Pamela
Weezer - I Just Threw Out the Love of my Dreams

spotify playlist:











just like the first rankdown, it's about 15 songs, but some songs are a little longer this time around. (average length of the songs here is about 3:58 vs 3:34 for the last one)

as well, we have one youtube song, which is linked below. if there are any songs that aren't on spotify in your country, lmk and i'll link them here too!



lists are due on october 9th, 2023. enjoy!!!

participants:
1. decadevia
2. singingrulebritannia
3. Mayman
4. PREDS PRIDE
5. zippy
6. @trilogy
7. wheatsquares33
8. American Idiot
9. wrip
10. samo🦕

(also sorry this isn't the pop punk rankdown i promised on the discord server!!!! that'll be next i promise!)

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{ngl this is just the taglist for the original rankdown lol. if u wanna be tagged, lmk!}
aerodynamite Albie Alex1901 alexcuse American Idiot annoymous1 anthony11554 Az Paynter BB🌕 Daryl the Beryl Beno BlurryKyle House Lannister c0smicvillain maine Willow Rinadoobee Breakfast craziaskowboi DistrictTwelve dremolus - solarpunk eidde fearlessarrow filthy singingrulebritannia Geometrical Gonza'90 GP newpower Sambalada CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker HamedM1 💔 die Lotterie janinho Leo ✔ born matteeeb jtd Thee Stallion Juan Carlos Fire khan peacebone Lordef†ones Leaf PREDS PRIDE lyhom mamooshka Walking Contradiction Mayman MoD nickd Taiga razorshark recordyear Red rekwiem reputainbow rowellfarm490 samo🦕 Web Troy Mirago @trilogy twigs walt91 wheatsquares33 mako willapted33 wrip YotamTS Zach zippy

[PREDS PRIDE]

obviously in

[Mayman]

Sent! I enjoyed all of the songs and saved a few as well.

[decadevia]

hi all!!!

its me and we are soooo back we are so back!!!!!! ngl i've been busy as actual shit for the past week or two so i haven't been able to do reminders. kinda flabbergasted i got not one but two lists during this time period. hopefully, tomorrow after my dentist appointment i'll get a boogie on and actually make a google sheet for this and put in the lists.

that said, there is a little over one month remaining to send lists

 

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{awooooooooo}aerodynamite Albie Alex1901 alexcuse American Idiot annoymous1 anthony11554 Az Paynter BB🌕 Daryl the Beryl Beno BlurryKyle House Lannister c0smicvillain maine Willow Rinadoobee Breakfast craziaskowboi DistrictTwelve dremolus - solarpunk eidde fearlessarrow filthy Geometrical Gonza'90 GP newpower Sambalada CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker HamedM1 💔 die Lotterie janinho Leo ✔ born matteeeb jtd Thee Stallion Juan Carlos Fire khan peacebone Lordef†ones Leaf PREDS PRIDE lyhom mamooshka Walking Contradiction MoD nickd Taiga razorshark recordyear Red rekwiem reputainbow rowellfarm490 samo🦕 Web Troy Mirago @trilogy twigs walt91 wheatsquares33 mako willapted33 wrip YotamTS Zach zippy

anyways quick pop punk rankdown update. i found a grand total of... nine potential songs. except one problem-- there's a lot less diversity than i was hoping which isn't great. also one of those songs is "things that rhyme with orange" by i set my friends on fire which would be way too easy of a last place, even if i think its a banger and a half.

[decadevia]

hi all, it's me hi!!!!

i meant to send out a reminder for one month but it turns out i completely forgot. oopsie daisy!!! 
so now here's a nice polite little reminder that there are four weeks left to send!!! since the last reminder, we have gotten no lists in.

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{*pokes everyone with a stick*}aerodynamite Albie Alex1901 alexcuse American Idiot annoymous1 anthony11554 Az Paynter BB🌕 Daryl the Beryl Beno BlurryKyle House Lannister c0smicvillain maine Willow Rinadoobee Breakfast craziaskowboi DistrictTwelve dremolus - solarpunk eidde fearlessarrow filthy Geometrical Gonza'90 GP newpower Sambalada CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker HamedM1 💔 die Lotterie janinho Leo ✔ born matteeeb jtd Thee Stallion Juan Carlos Fire khan peacebone Lordef†ones Leaf PREDS PRIDE lyhom mamooshka Walking Contradiction MoD nickd Taiga razorshark recordyear Red rekwiem reputainbow rowellfarm490 samo🦕 Web Troy Mirago @trilogy twigs walt91 wheatsquares33 mako willapted33 wrip YotamTS Zach zippy

[decadevia]

it's been three weeks, eh?...

sorry for kinda leaving this rankdown high and dry for the past few weeks. im kinda bad at giving reminders for these sortsa things to begin with, but i really did mean to post more reminders, i promise. pulse would just hit me with a classic "error 502" whenever i would try posting it.

that said, i have a bit of news..

the new deadline is oct. 16, 2023.

that's right, there's a whole extra week to send lists!!! i'm willing to further extend as needed, but this rankdown is only fifteen songs soooooo

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{helloooooooo??}aerodynamite Albie Alex1901 alexcuse American Idiot annoymous1 anthony11554 Az Paynter BB🌕 Daryl the Beryl Beno BlurryKyle House Lannister c0smicvillain maine Willow Rinadoobee Breakfast craziaskowboi DistrictTwelve dremolus - solarpunk eidde fearlessarrow filthy Geometrical Gonza'90 GP newpower Sambalada CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker HamedM1 💔 die Lotterie janinho Leo ✔ born matteeeb jtd Thee Stallion Juan Carlos Fire khan peacebone Lordef†ones Leaf lyhom mamooshka Walking Contradiction MoD nickd Taiga razorshark recordyear Red rekwiem reputainbow rowellfarm490 samo🦕 Web Troy Mirago @trilogy twigs walt91 wheatsquares33 mako willapted33 wrip YotamTS Zach zippy

EDIT: y'all can also send your lists to me via discord if you don't want to deal with pulse's general instability. my username there is decadevia if you don't have me added on there yet! 

[zippy]

I have started on my list and I will submit it tonight.

[decadevia]

hi all!!

so sorry for kinda just Not Promoting this rankdown. the constant error messages have kinda made me just not want to go on this site anymore lol 

anyways i'm gonna reveal now!!!

#15 movements:

decadevia + singingrulebritannia | 14
Mayman | 15
PREDS PRIDE | 14
zippy | 12
@trilogy | 11
wheatsquares33 | 13
American Idiot | 14
wrip | 13
samo🦕 | 14 (tie for last)
BB🌕 | 15
emerald | 15
willapted33 | 15
reputainbow 15

[decadevia]

without further ado, here's last place!



#15. Jake Tobin - Specific People
164 points
SD: 3.29 (2nd lowest)

3. zippy
8. willapted33
10. @trilogy
10. wrip
11. singingrulebritannia
11. PREDS PRIDE
12. Mayman
13. BB🌕
14. American Idiot
14. samo🦕
14. emerald
14. decadevia
15. wheatsquares33
15. reputainbow

my thoughts: another playlist mainstay of mine. found this guy's music while dicking around on rym a few years back and it really impressed me, but this song especially stuck with me. the sax solo just sounds so fucking cool. that said, not what i was expecting for last place

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{songs remaining}
Allen Clapp and His Orchestra - Something Strange Happens
Blue Deputy - I Hate Steven Singer
Elle Milano - Laughing All the Way to the Plank
Harvey Danger - Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Jenny Hval - That Battle is Over
Late of the Pier - The Space and the Woods
Melody's Echo Chamber - Shirim
Regurgitator - Freshmint!
Rilo Kiley - Pictures of Success
Sparks - Something for the Girl with Everything
Sweet Trip - Pretending
The Blood Brothers - Ambulance vs Ambulance
The Wake - O Pamela
Weezer - I Just Threw Out the Love of my Dreams

[zippy]

There aren't any duds in this rankdown but this didn't have to go out first. I think it's a fun experimental song that I could put in a personal playlist for short songs.

[decadevia]

#14 movements:

decadevia + singingrulebritannia | 10 
Mayman | 12
PREDS PRIDE | 10
zippy | 11
@trilogy | 12
wheatsquares33 | 11
American Idiot | 11
wrip | 12
samo🦕 | 12
BB🌕 | 13
emerald | 13
willapted33 | 14
reputainbow | 14

[decadevia]

ironic how the song i was fully expecting to land in last place-- so much so i used it as the template song for the reveal card i made this time around, didn't spend a single movement in the bottom.



#14. The Blood Brothers - Ambulance vs Ambulance
160 points
SD: 4.47 (3rd highest)

3. PREDS PRIDE
5. decadevia
5. wheatsquares33
7. American Idiot
12. @trilogy
12. willapted33
13. singingrulebritannia
14. reputainbow
14. zippy
15. Mayman
15. wrip
15. samo🦕
15. BB🌕
15. emerald

my thoughts: another song i discovered through rym charts, but this one is a bit more of a recent discovery for me. still totally badass though. besides, when's the next time a sasscore song will appear in a pulse rankdown 

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{songs remaining}Allen Clapp and His Orchestra - Something Strange Happens
Blue Deputy - I Hate Steven Singer
Elle Milano - Laughing All the Way to the Plank
Harvey Danger - Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Jenny Hval - That Battle is Over
Late of the Pier - The Space and the Woods
Melody's Echo Chamber - Shirim
Regurgitator - Freshmint!
Rilo Kiley - Pictures of Success
Sparks - Something for the Girl with Everything
Sweet Trip - Pretending
The Wake - O Pamela
Weezer - I Just Threw Out the Love of my Dreams

[zippy]

This was the song I also thought would get tanked or finish last because of the screaming vocals.

[decadevia]

Oct 21, 2023 22:11:28 GMT -5 zippy said:

This was the song I also thought would get tanked or finish last because of the screaming vocals.

same here lol. knew it would come down to that or specific people though. they're both quite a bit out of pulse's wheelhouse 

[decadevia]

sry that took a bit, forgot to take some of my before bed medication and i wanted some fruit snacks too. then i realized that my movement chart probably has some ties i should straighten out so i did just that!

#13 movements:

decadevia + singingrulebritannia | 12
Mayman | 12
PREDS PRIDE | 14
zippy | 15
@trilogy | 13
wheatsquares33 | 12
American Idiot | 13
wrip | 14
samo🦕 | 14 (tie for last)
BB🌕 | 14
emerald | 14
willapted33 | 13
reputainbow | 13

[decadevia]

aaaand #13 shall finally be revealed :0
gonna rush through the rest of these a bit coz it's quite late here again



#13. Jenny Hval - That Battle is Over
151 points
SD: 2.83 (lowest)

7. @trilogy
7. willapted33
8. BB🌕
9. zippy
9. reputainbow
9.singingrulebritannia
10. decadevia
10. wheatsquares33
12. samo🦕
13. wrip
13. emerald
14. Mayman
15. PREDS PRIDE
15. American Idiot

my thoughts: so this is a song that i discovered some time late last year after some Shit happened and idk why, but it just kinda felt like i found this song in the right place at the right time because it instantly clicked with me. looking up the lyrics made this song even better for me too. idk what to really say here it fucks, it shits. 

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{songs remaining}
Allen Clapp and His Orchestra - Something Strange Happens
Blue Deputy - I Hate Steven Singer
Elle Milano - Laughing All the Way to the Plank
Harvey Danger - Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Late of the Pier - The Space and the Woods
Melody's Echo Chamber - Shirim
Regurgitator - Freshmint!
Rilo Kiley - Pictures of Success
Sparks - Something for the Girl with Everything
Sweet Trip - Pretending
The Wake - O Pamela
Weezer - I Just Threw Out the Love of my Dreams

[decadevia]

#12 movements:
decadevia + singingrulebritannia | 13
Mayman | 14
PREDS PRIDE | 12 (tie)
zippy | 14
@trilogy | 15
wheatsquares33 | 15
American Idiot | 15
wrip | 15
samo🦕 | 13
BB🌕 | 12
emerald | 12
willapted33 | 11
reputainbow 12

[decadevia]

ngl im starting to feel a little loopy but i think i can stick it through for #11 reveals.


#12. Sparks - Something for the Girl with Everything
141 points
SD: 4.36

3. samo🦕
4. emerald
4. PREDS PRIDE
6. BB🌕
8. decadevia
9. American Idiot
11. willapted33
12. reputainbow
13. wheatsquares33
13. Mayman
14. @trilogy
14. wrip
15. singingrulebritannia
15. zippy

my thoughts: sparks has been like. one of my favorite acts for actual YEARS now and this song really feels representative of their early stuff (which is some of my favorites from them). its such a fun song!

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{songs remaining}
Allen Clapp and His Orchestra - Something Strange Happens
Blue Deputy - I Hate Steven Singer
Elle Milano - Laughing All the Way to the Plank
Harvey Danger - Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Late of the Pier - The Space and the Woods
Melody's Echo Chamber - Shirim
Regurgitator - Freshmint!
Rilo Kiley - Pictures of Success
Sweet Trip - Pretending
The Wake - O Pamela
Weezer - I Just Threw Out the Love of my Dreams

[decadevia]

#11 movements:

decadevia + singingrulebritannia | 15
Mayman | 11
PREDS PRIDE | 12 (tie)
zippy | 13
@trilogy | 14
wheatsquares33 | 14
American Idiot | 12
wrip | 11
samo🦕 | 11
BB🌕 | 11
emerald | 11
willapted33 | 12
reputainbow | 11

[decadevia]

this site befuddles me sometimes. posted the #11 movements despite giving me the error, causing me to retype them and then post the movements again just to learn they were up the entire time. fun


anyways, this bottom 5 is honestly what i was expecting it to be, aside from some placement differences. also i'm fixing the spoilers for the last few reveals tomorrow probably. 


#11. Regurgitator - Freshmint!
135 points
SD: 4.47 (2nd highest)

3. reputainbow
4. wrip
5. Mayman
5. American Idiot
6. samo🦕
8. PREDS PRIDE
9. emerald
11. wheatsquares33
12. singingrulebritannia
13. zippy
14. BB🌕
15. decadevia
15. willapted33
15. @trilogy

my thoughts: this is my most listened to song on spotify according to those places that "measure" ur spotify streams but probably don't work. i mean it's a good song, i just wasn't expecting it. i discovered this on the music channel for my00stv in the 2009 section (site's algorithm needs some tinkering but its a good place to find stuff). either way this song bangs and has become a mainstay in my playlists as a result. that said, it is my last place, just because i'm not nearly as attached to this song as i am compared to any of the others on this list. 

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{songs remaining}
Allen Clapp and His Orchestra - Something Strange Happens
Blue Deputy - I Hate Steven Singer
Elle Milano - Laughing All the Way to the Plank
Harvey Danger - Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Late of the Pier - The Space and the Woods
Melody's Echo Chamber - Shirim
Rilo Kiley - Pictures of Success
Sweet Trip - Pretending
The Wake - O Pamela
Weezer - I Just Threw Out the Love of my Dreams

[willapted33]

jenny too low

[singingrulebritannia]

nothing super important to me left in the bottom 5, despite every song in this rankdown being good. "Something for the Girl with Everything" was only my #15 because even at their best Sparks are always toeing the line between invigorating and annoying and Propaganda is not one of my favorite Sparks eras (although it's probably not as bad as how I felt on my first impression back in 2014)

[PREDS PRIDE]

so far so good for the most part. something for the girl with everything and ambulance vs ambulance were both solid discoveries for me. also, thanks for reminding me that my00stv is a thing!

[Mayman]

random but you always kill it with the graphics they look great

[zippy]

#13: it's a good song but I think it's missing something to make it stand out considering that no one ranked it in their top 6.

#12: The least appealing song to me in this rd, I agree with singingrulebritannia saying it's "toeing the line between invigorating and annoying".

#11: This is a fun song that could have made my top 5. Unfortunately, the repetitive backing vocals become annoying towards the end of the song.

[decadevia]

Oct 22, 2023 2:24:33 GMT -5 Mayman said:

random but you always kill it with the graphics they look great

tysm!!!

[decadevia]

hii!!! 
sorry for not really revealing or anything yesterday. i had work and was way too tired to reveal when my shift ended.


anyways...

#10 movements

decadevia + singingrulebritannia | 3 (tie)
Mayman | 3
PREDS PRIDE | 5
zippy | 7 (tie)
@trilogy | 10
wheatsquares33 | 10
American Idiot | 10
wrip | 10
samo🦕 | 10
BB🌕 | 10
emerald | 10
willapted33 | 10
reputainbow | 10

[decadevia]

oh hey, the first top 2!

#10. Harvey Danger - Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo
130 points
SD: 3.63 

2. decadevia
4. American Idiot
5. wrip
7. Mayman
8. singingrulebritannia
10. PREDS PRIDE
10. zippy
10. willapted33
11. emerald
11. reputainbow
12. BB🌕
13. samo🦕
13. @trilogy
14. wheatsquares33

my thoughts: so this is my #2. this doesn't really mean much for this rankdown though, my list might as well be randomized. anyways, this is a song i discovered almost 5-ish years ago from the todd in the shadows one hit wonderland video on flagpole sitta and its just kinda Stuck with me for a while. "King James Version" is an incredible album btw, go listen to it. 

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{songs remaining}
Allen Clapp and His Orchestra - Something Strange Happens
Blue Deputy - I Hate Steven Singer
Elle Milano - Laughing All the Way to the Plank
Late of the Pier - The Space and the Woods
Melody's Echo Chamber - Shirim
Rilo Kiley - Pictures of Success
Sweet Trip - Pretending
The Wake - O Pamela
Weezer - I Just Threw Out the Love of my Dreams

[decadevia]

#9 movements

decadevia + singingrulebritannia | 9
Mayman | 6
PREDS PRIDE | 4
zippy | 7 (tie)
@trilogy | 7
wheatsquares33 | 9
American Idiot | 9
wrip | 9
samo🦕 | 8
BB🌕 | 9
emerald | 8
willapted33 | 9
reputainbow | 9

[decadevia]

oop now our first #1 goes out...

#9. Allen Clapp and His Orchestra - Something Strange Happens
114 points
SD: 3.48

1. emerald
2. Mayman

6. singingrulebritannia
7. PREDS PRIDE
7. wrip
7. samo🦕
8. @trilogy
9. wheatsquares33
10. reputainbow
11. American Idiot
11. BB🌕
11. decadevia
11. zippy
13. willapted33


my thoughts: i vividly remember discovering it while i was sick staying home from school 5 years back. was looking for new genres to discover on spotify and i discovered a twee/jangle pop playlist with this song in it and it's stuck with me since. maybe it's because it reminds me of those sorta rainy stay-at-home days, but it's so endearing to me. also, fun fact! allen clapp's other band, "The Orange Peels" recorded a version of this song with an actual budget.  i prefer this version though, it's much more charming!

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{songs remaining}Blue Deputy - I Hate Steven Singer
Elle Milano - Laughing All the Way to the Plank
Late of the Pier - The Space and the Woods
Melody's Echo Chamber - Shirim
Rilo Kiley - Pictures of Success
Sweet Trip - Pretending
The Wake - O Pamela
Weezer - I Just Threw Out the Love of my Dreams