Wittenberg

For reference:
http://wiki.talossa.com/Talossan_Music_Top_20
https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?topic=2559.0

We have had TMT20s every year since 2015 (which was technically only nine years ago, but I'm calling this the 10th anniversary anyway). Thanks to everyone who has participated so far, and especially to @Glüc da Dhi for getting it going.

We have also been discussing whether some songs need to be retired, how to determine those songs, and how to replace them. After considering different criteria, I realized the only reason we are talking about this is because of the dominance of only two songs (for new citizens, those are Bohemian Rhapsody and Gimme Shelter). These are the only multiple-time winners, so I am instituting a new rule to retire multiple-time winners into the TMT20 Hall of Fame.

The two extra spots will be filled via the normal nomination process. The two newly available first round byes will be awarded to the two songs eliminated in last year's Round 2 with the greatest PPV (which are Southern Gothic by Dan Tyminski and Innuendo by Queen).

Also, Rounds 4 and 5 will be replaced by a single Semifinal round (see last year's thread for the details)


2024 TMT20 Nomination Rules

Nominations are now open. Everyone (including guests and prospective citizens) is invited to nominate songs to form the 2024 edition of the Talossan Music Top 20.

The competition will consist of 150 songs. 98 songs have qualified automatically based on their performance in the 2023 TMT20. Therefore, there will be a total of 52 new nominations.

For now we will start with 3 nominations per person. If we don't have enough songs by 17:00 TST on May 5, everyone will be free to nominate one new songs every 12 hours.

We are voting on the written combination artist (or composer) + title, rather than the specific version that is being linked to, in case people do not like that version.

If you can, please include a link to YouTube or some other video or audio file of the song. Otherwise I will find a link myself, but I might not always find the best version.

All genres of music are welcome. Nominating an entire symphony is probably not a good idea, but go for it if you want, I guess.

Do not worry about nominating songs because they are not popular enough (or because they are too mainstream). You do not get a prize if your song wins. If you get someone to listen to a song or genre he did not know or like before, that is nice too. We all seem to love our 70s rock classics, and if your all time favorite song happens to fall in that category, go for it! But if it does not, adding some diversity to the list is just as good. Just nominate whatever song you think deserves to be in the list for whatever reason.

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on April 21, 2024, 03:32:51 PM

Hello and welcome to the 10th Anniversary 2024 Talossan Music Top 20

For reference:
http://wiki.talossa.com/Talossan_Music_Top_20
https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?topic=2559.0

We have had TMT20s every year since 2015 (which was technically only nine years ago, but I'm calling this the 10th anniversary anyway). Thanks to everyone who has participated so far, and especially to @Glüc da Dhi for getting it going.

We have also been discussing whether some songs need to be retired, how to determine those songs, and how to replace them. After considering different criteria, I realized the only reason we are talking about this is because of the dominance of only two songs (for new citizens, those are Bohemian Rhapsody and Gimme Shelter). These are the only multiple-time winners, so I am instituting a new rule to retire multiple-time winners into the TMT20 Hall of Fame.

The two extra spots will be filled via the normal nomination process. The two newly available first round byes will be awarded to the two songs eliminated in last year's Round 2 with the greatest PPV (which are Southern Gothic by Dan Tyminski and Innuendo by Queen).

Also, Rounds 4 and 5 will be replaced by a single Semifinal round (see last year's thread for the details)


2024 TMT20 Nomination Rules

Nominations are now open. Everyone (including guests and prospective citizens) is invited to nominate songs to form the 2023 edition of the Talossan Music Top 20.

The competition will consist of 150 songs. 98 songs have qualified automatically based on their performance in the 2023 TMT20. Therefore, there will be a total of 52 new nominations.

For now we will start with 3 nominations per person. If we don't have enough songs by 17:00 TST on July 21st, everyone will be free to nominate one new songs every 12 hours.

We are voting on the written combination artist (or composer) + title, rather than the specific version that is being linked to, in case people do not like that version.

If you can, please include a link to YouTube or some other video or audio file of the song. Otherwise I will find a link myself, but I might not always find the best version.

All genres of music are welcome. Nominating an entire symphony is probably not a good idea, but go for it if you want, I guess.

Do not worry about nominating songs because they are not popular enough (or because they are too mainstream). You do not get a prize if your song wins. If you get someone to listen to a song or genre he did not know or like before, that is nice too. We all seem to love our 70s rock classics, and if your all time favorite song happens to fall in that category, go for it! But if it does not, adding some diversity to the list is just as good. Just nominate whatever song you think deserves to be in the list for whatever reason.

I am currently working on a parody of a song that was very popular, released in 2004. The original is in Romanian, so I think you can guess which song I mean

Existing Nominations
Aaron Copeland - Fanfare for the Common Man (https://youtu.be/wnRqg9M5ilE)
Aerosmith - Dream On (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54BCLYNkFKg)
Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye In The Sky (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEwaS-lLk0Y)
B-52's - Roam (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNwC0sp-uA4)
Beatles - Eleanor Rigby (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuS5NuXRb5Y)
Black Sabbath - Paranoid (https://youtu.be/BOTIIw76qiE)
Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oYsdAbypTk)
Blur - The Universal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2jmBCfbgZc)
Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvCvsRp5ho)
Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ)
Boston - More Than a Feeling (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4QK8RxCAwo)
Brinsley Schwarz - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding (https://youtu.be/0fy_bOeJGx8)
Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6RUg-NkjY4)
CMAT ft. John Grant - Where Are Your Kids Tonight (https://youtu.be/Hh1IgLRKLQM)
Coldplay - Fix You (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4V3Mo61fJM)
Crosby, Stills and Nash - Southern Cross (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cBsnopTVmo)
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68g76j9VBvM)
Dan Tyminski - Southern Gothic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3RjWJMOuSQ)
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHdU5sHigYQ)
David Bowie - Starman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRcPA7Fzebw)
Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTsXHXMkJA)
Deep Purple - Child in Time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OorZcOzNcgE&pp=ygUZZGVlcCBwdXJwbGUgY2hpbGQgaW4gdGltZQ%3D%3D)
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGSKrC7dGcY)
Derek and the Dominos - Layla (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n92zksrhbc)
Devo - Freedom of Choice (https://youtu.be/cPEt5soGoyI)
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIufLA7Bx2Q)
Dire Straits - Telegraph Road (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TTAXENxbM0)
Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin' (https://youtu.be/CVsLEI-hCXw)
Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston (https://youtu.be/pMgHX2dhVlE)
Eagles - Lyin' Eyes (https://youtu.be/2dANDhfWU8g)
Eagles - Midnight Flyer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OphQ2pvTTb0)
Earth, Wind and Fire - September (https://youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk)
Editors - Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors (https://youtu.be/JhvAOt43p_g)
Elton John - I'm Still Standing (https://youtu.be/MJ_aPtt4U8M)
Ennio Morricone - Man with a Harmonica (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MZw_Iv0wdU)
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeMFqkcPYcg)
Falco - Der Kommissar (https://youtu.be/8-bgiiTxhzM)
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDG2m5hN1vo)
Foo Fighters - Everlong (https://youtu.be/eBG7P-K-r1Y)
Foo Fighters - Walk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PkcfQtibmU)
Franco Battiato - Centro di Gravità Permanente (https://youtu.be/0XW9XN_vDaA)
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (https://youtu.be/h66dI0q_9As)
Gaelic Storm - One More Day Above the Roses (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1E9O7niZAM)
Gaelic Storm - Rum Runners (https://youtu.be/oKgYBAmViBU)
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (https://youtu.be/CRMvKFJ5fZM)
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V_xRb0x9aw)
Grimethorpe Colliery Band - Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsRys49BmWw)
Jefferson Starship - Jane (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXmrMMYpQL4)
John Fogerty - Centerfield (https://youtu.be/Xq3hEMUeBGQ)
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It7107ELQvY)
Johnny Cash - Hurt (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AHCfZTRGiI)
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hx4gdlfamo)
Laama - Talossa (https://youtu.be/30L0_nSaeqc)
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfR_HWMzgyc)
Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) (https://youtu.be/DVx8L7a3MuE)
Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=352qLWqKN-U)
Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni (https://youtu.be/0Upt-ddaw04)
Marty Robbins - Big Iron (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzICMIu5zFY)
Men at Work - Down Under (https://youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9iY5y94s)
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIGMUAMevH0)
Muse - Uprising (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8KQmps-Sog)
Muse - Knights of Cydonia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Yc3HhSl1Q)
New Order - Blue Monday (https://youtu.be/c1GxjzHm5us)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat (https://youtu.be/Are2FK_P3xY)
Nickelback - How You Remind Me (https://youtu.be/Aiay8I5IPB8)
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2VZjE6JdHg)
Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrTMc2i6Lzc)
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill (https://youtu.be/_OO2PuGz-H8)
Peter Gabriel - My Body is a Cage (https://youtu.be/zbpZFvrerHM)
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (https://youtu.be/hjpF8ukSrvk)
Police - Message in a Bottle (https://youtube.com/watch?v=ObL3L6MRvN4)
Police - Roxanne (https://youtu.be/3T1c7GkzRQQ)
Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment (https://youtu.be/Hha0bwVvGmY)
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgzGwKwLmgM)
Queen - Innuendo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMAgetDMMLk)
Queen - Killer Queen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZBtPf7FOoM)
Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a01QQZyl-_I)
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place (https://youtu.be/GoLJJRIWCLU)
Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCJblaUkkfc)
Radiohead - Paranoid Android (https://youtu.be/Lt8AfIeJOxw)
Rammstein - Haifisch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GukNjYQZW8s)
Rammstein - Sonne (https://youtu.be/v7GMG1aLyPw)
Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv9sDn_2XkI)
Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil (https://youtu.be/GgnClrx8N2k)
Rush - Marathon (https://youtu.be/8Kiz5jyG5j4)
Rush - Subdivisions (https://youtu.be/EYYdQB0mkEU)
Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fWyzwo1xg0)
Smiths - How Soon is Now? (https://youtu.be/hnpILIIo9ek)
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun (https://youtu.be/3mbBbFH9fAg)
Stromae - Santé (https://youtu.be/P3QS83ubhHE)
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGofoH9RDEA)
Teho Teardo and Blixa Bargeld - A Quiet Life (https://youtu.be/OiPVgAhRE6E)
The Who - Baba O'Riley (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2KRpRMSu4g)
Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart in San Francisco (https://youtu.be/r6DUwMnDxEs)
Toto - Africa (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve / Sarajevo (https://youtu.be/MHioIlbnS_A)
Whiskey Myers - On The River (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab3sWMXI12U)
Wolf Alice - Moaning Lisa Smile (https://youtu.be/z71df68qLp0)

Yay, looking forward to it!

(Pls can we get Braneu back just to participate in this again)

Doesn't everyone have their own walk to walk?

1. Gazpacho - The Walk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykqiIKfoepo

1. High Fade - Burnt Toast and Coffee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yes26RTWTD0

2. The Protomen - Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UkbPLnt-JY

3. The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cts0VN1-wgk

Trying to give some love to some indie artists. The first one is a local boy from my home area, the second is a Scottish band and the final one is also a local band from my area.

Alex Schofield-Sweet Simona
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuRCiUjduXE

Ashton Lane-One Kiss Later
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10PX9q_V3e4

Johnny Guest & The Automatics-Sweet Tooth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROTKQASgIhk

Tri Martolod (traditional) version by Nolwenn Leroy https://youtu.be/jTuBnZrLbq0

Private Idaho - B52s https://youtu.be/yXmnmvDl-ao

The Story - Brandi Carlile https://youtu.be/o8pQLtHTPaI

Continuing on the journey/travel theme

2. Desireless - Voyage Voyage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlgmH5q9uNk

Edit: withdrawn

The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdDHi5SSIlM)
Bette Midler - I'm Beautiful (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No-usQI0rpM)
Neil Diamond - Hello Again (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O6KDuKJoB0)

Quote from: Barclamïu da Miéletz on April 21, 2024, 03:35:16 PM

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on April 21, 2024, 03:32:51 PM

Hello and welcome to the 10th Anniversary 2024 Talossan Music Top 20

For reference:
http://wiki.talossa.com/Talossan_Music_Top_20
https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?topic=2559.0

We have had TMT20s every year since 2015 (which was technically only nine years ago, but I'm calling this the 10th anniversary anyway). Thanks to everyone who has participated so far, and especially to @Glüc da Dhi for getting it going.

We have also been discussing whether some songs need to be retired, how to determine those songs, and how to replace them. After considering different criteria, I realized the only reason we are talking about this is because of the dominance of only two songs (for new citizens, those are Bohemian Rhapsody and Gimme Shelter). These are the only multiple-time winners, so I am instituting a new rule to retire multiple-time winners into the TMT20 Hall of Fame.

The two extra spots will be filled via the normal nomination process. The two newly available first round byes will be awarded to the two songs eliminated in last year's Round 2 with the greatest PPV (which are Southern Gothic by Dan Tyminski and Innuendo by Queen).

Also, Rounds 4 and 5 will be replaced by a single Semifinal round (see last year's thread for the details)


2024 TMT20 Nomination Rules

Nominations are now open. Everyone (including guests and prospective citizens) is invited to nominate songs to form the 2023 edition of the Talossan Music Top 20.

The competition will consist of 150 songs. 98 songs have qualified automatically based on their performance in the 2023 TMT20. Therefore, there will be a total of 52 new nominations.

For now we will start with 3 nominations per person. If we don't have enough songs by 17:00 TST on July 21st, everyone will be free to nominate one new songs every 12 hours.

We are voting on the written combination artist (or composer) + title, rather than the specific version that is being linked to, in case people do not like that version.

If you can, please include a link to YouTube or some other video or audio file of the song. Otherwise I will find a link myself, but I might not always find the best version.

All genres of music are welcome. Nominating an entire symphony is probably not a good idea, but go for it if you want, I guess.

Do not worry about nominating songs because they are not popular enough (or because they are too mainstream). You do not get a prize if your song wins. If you get someone to listen to a song or genre he did not know or like before, that is nice too. We all seem to love our 70s rock classics, and if your all time favorite song happens to fall in that category, go for it! But if it does not, adding some diversity to the list is just as good. Just nominate whatever song you think deserves to be in the list for whatever reason.

I am currently working on a parody of a song that was very popular, released in 2004. The original is in Romanian, so I think you can guess which song I mean

Forget it, the original song is Dragostea Din Tei by O-Zone

1. Paramore - Looking Up

2. Bad Suns - Cardiac Arrest

3. AJR - Bang!

1. Madrugada - Majesty

2. Van Morrison - Bulbs

3. Dagny - Somebody

Here we are again ! My nominations are :


1: dEUS - Instant Street
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBRLSHI6Gpc

2: Молчат Дома - Я Не Коммунист
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asl0p5Hwbg0

3: Agnes Obel - Riverside
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjncyiuwwXQ

Ooh dEUS. Didn't expect that to get picked here

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on April 27, 2024, 01:09:18 PMOoh dEUS. Didn't expect that to get picked here

I was going to say the same thing 🙂 Once in a while I think "what happened to dEUS", and then I forget to follow that thought up. Early on I was thinking of them as similar to Radiohead (as in mid 90s when both appeared on MTV Europe), but then I lost track. I guess it's time to catch up.

Quote from: Gjermund Higraff on April 27, 2024, 01:25:07 PM

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on April 27, 2024, 01:09:18 PMOoh dEUS. Didn't expect that to get picked here

I was going to say the same thing 🙂 Once in a while I think "what happened to dEUS", and then I forget to follow that thought up. Early on I was thinking of them as similar to Radiohead (as in mid 90s when both appeared on MTV Europe), but then I lost track. I guess it's time to catch up.

I got to see them live in The Hague last year. Despite being nearly 30 we were probably the youngest two people in the crowd. Unfortunately I had forgotten my ear plugs and also they played unnecessarily loud. Couldn't sleep for hours after that because my ears just kept ringing :(

3. The Cure - A Forest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGT4V6JmINA

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on April 29, 2024, 07:51:13 AM3. The Cure - A Forest

Of course, the soundtrack of my student years

1.
O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei (https://youtu.be/gE-h0xsRY4M?si=2abbnI3cHb7NVsG2)

2.
O-Zone - Despre Tine (https://youtu.be/FoHEt4InaV4?si=w9VJljI3YqbBeoPE)

3.
Stromae - Alors on danse (https://youtu.be/QI8VtS1qgc8?si=i1alCMOKbZu6v-up)

Quote from: Barclamïu da Miéletz on April 29, 2024, 01:04:07 PM1.
O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei (https://youtu.be/gE-h0xsRY4M?si=2abbnI3cHb7NVsG2)

2.
O-Zone - Despre Tine (https://youtu.be/FoHEt4InaV4?si=w9VJljI3YqbBeoPE)

3.
Stromae - Alors on danse (https://youtu.be/QI8VtS1qgc8?si=i1alCMOKbZu6v-up)

You can clearly tell from those songs that I am indeed European in case you can't tell from my personal text and profile picture

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on April 21, 2024, 03:32:51 PMHello and welcome to the 10th Anniversary 2024 Talossan Music Top 20

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1. Sea Power - Want To Be Free (Disco Elysium nomination, except this time it's serious)

2. Prozac+ - Acida (This was supposed to be the hometown patriotic nomination until I randomly found out that 2023 TMT20 entrant "A Quiet Life"'s Teho Teardo is from Pordenone too - wtf?)

3. Pitura Freska - Papa Nero (Venetian language reggae that shocked Sanremo, nuff said)

I DID MY TIME

AND I WANT OUT!!!

4. Slipknot - Psychosocial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5abamRO41fE

4. Donkeyboy - Ambitions

I'm on a big indie kick recently

4. The Colourist - Little Games

4. Matia Bazar - Ti Sento

As several people have already done, you may now nominate one additional song every 12 hours, until all nominations are filled.

Anyone who has not already nominated their first three songs may still do so.

As of now, there are 18 spots remaining.

5. Patti Smith - Broken Flag

5. Britney Spears - Toxic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l1A2gShWZo

5. House of Pain - Jump Around

1. Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6P0SitRwy8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6P0SitRwy8)

2. Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pohZ0dqaP64 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pohZ0dqaP64)

3. Supertramp - Breakfast in America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YQb-0P320s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YQb-0P320s)

I think there are 10 spots left?

4- Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's dead

https://youtu.be/Yy9h2q_dr9k?si=059rm-V_P9qvQvib

5- PJ Harvey - Man-Size

https://youtu.be/WuJE40OBt48?si=A1coMMR_ovuAEACY

Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf4rxCB4lys

Quote from: þerxh Sant-Enogat on May 06, 2024, 10:05:52 AM5- PJ Harvey - Man-Size

https://youtu.be/WuJE40OBt48?si=A1coMMR_ovuAEACY

This nomination was made less than 12 hours after the previous nomination. In accordance with precedent, I will count it three hours after the earliest time it could have been made, if spots are still open.

I would like to nominate David Guetta & OneRepublic - I Don't Wanna Wait (https://youtu.be/SxooGdQ3oew?si=0dP262DKnoJEhTxw)

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on May 06, 2024, 02:02:17 PMThis nomination was made less than 12 hours after the previous nomination. In accordance with precedent, I will count it three hours after the earliest time it could have been made, if spots are still open.

A (unknown to me) precedent does not make a law. I respectfully claim my right to have my nomination counted at the earliest time possible. I reserve my right to escalade this utterly important matter to our highest judiciary bodies (alternative : I cancel this nomination and propose on time another one)

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on May 06, 2024, 02:02:17 PMThis nomination was made less than 12 hours after the previous nomination. In accordance with precedent, I will count it three hours after the earliest time it could have been made, if spots are still open.

I'll take that. Need to be in bed when I next get a chance at nominating. :p

Future 6. Joost Klein - Europapa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2wY0DjYGo

I nominate
Steve Dinner - Action Reaction


(sorry for the 3 edits)

5. (sorry) Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on May 06, 2024, 03:37:46 PMFuture 6. Joost Klein - Europapa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2wY0DjYGo

The rule was intended for people who make an honest mistake, I will not tolerate people abusing it.

This nomination will not be counted.

6. Living Colour - Solace of You

https://youtube.com/watch?v=nWdnCVFpiHw&si=WHX8RcHXuj2rxbSu (https://youtube.com/watch?v=nWdnCVFpiHw&si=WHX8RcHXuj2rxbSu)

https://youtu.be/Zy4KtD98S2c?si=ox5U7-3TBd-IqOK-

https://youtu.be/4lBqEPYVX1g?si=Q0hosdBjtAiBdEKF

6. Toto - Hold the Line

One spot left, which means it is going to þerxh if someone else doesn't make another nomination in the next four hours (side note, that luckily means @Glüc da Dhi S.H. doesn't have to be mad at me)

Ok, but what if Im actually awake now and can just post it myself?

Ok fine. I do want Europapa in, but I also don't want to feel like I'm stealing a nomination of þerxh, so if Ian allows me I am withdrawing my second nomination (Desireless) and putting this instead, so there's still a spot left for þerxh

6. 5. Joost Klein - Europapa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2wY0DjYGo

Would be a pity not to have Europapa in the TMT !

So still one more to go, right?

Quote from: Gjermund Higraff on May 08, 2024, 07:54:58 AMSo still one more to go, right?

No I think Tgerxh's fifth nomination got the last spot.

Good. It got confusing there for a while.

Nominations are closed. Round 1 soon.

Round 1 of the Talossan Music Top 20 - 2024!

Many thanks to everyone who nominated songs. Of course, people who did not are still very welcome to participate.

Round 1 consists of ten groups of ten songs each. The top five songs in each group advance to Round 2 (and are given entry into next year's TMT20).

Groups are drawn randomly in such a way that each group contains 0-1 6th place songs from a Round 2 group last year, one 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th place song from a Round 2 group last year, and 5-6 new nominations.

We will vote on groups two at a time (although you can vote on only one of the groups if you want). Each voting period will last three days (72 hours). Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Give your top three songs 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three songs.

GROUP 1
Bad Suns - Cardiac Arrest (https://youtu.be/hZvFGEE26vE)
Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvCvsRp5ho)
Boston - More Than a Feeling (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4QK8RxCAwo)
CMAT ft. John Grant - Where Are Your Kids Tonight (https://youtu.be/Hh1IgLRKLQM)
Gazpacho - The Walk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykqiIKfoepo)
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It7107ELQvY)
Noga Erez - End of the Road (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWdnCVFpiHw)
Prozac+ - Acida (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxyV_XLu-cg&pp=ygUNcHJvemFjKyBhY2lkYQ%3D%3D)
Rammstein - Haifisch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GukNjYQZW8s)
Zouj x Sahareya - Death Of Me (https://youtu.be/JEU8lNT4Ua4)

GROUP 2
Colourist - Little Games (https://youtu.be/TAoT2ze_XHI)
Eagles - Midnight Flyer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OphQ2pvTTb0)
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdDHi5SSIlM)
Jefferson Starship - Jane (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXmrMMYpQL4)
Johnny Guest & the Automatics - Sweet Tooth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROTKQASgIhk)
Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=352qLWqKN-U)
Matia Bazar - Ti Sento (https://youtu.be/qGkPK4ZK22k)
PJ Harvey - Man-Size (https://youtu.be/WuJE40OBt48?si=A1coMMR_ovuAEACY)
Police - Roxanne (https://youtu.be/3T1c7GkzRQQ)
Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fWyzwo1xg0)

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- Last year's result (Round 2 > Other)
- Last year's Round 2 Rank
- Last year's Round 2 PPV
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Any song eliminated by random chance (and any song eliminated by random chance last year that is eliminated based on last year's result) will be given entry into next year's TMT20.

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

GROUP 1
3 - Zouj x Sahareya - Death Of Me
2 -Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
1 - Rammstein - Haifisch


GROUP 2
3- Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
2 - Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement
1 - Eagles - Midnight Flyer

GROUP 1
3- Gazpacho - The Walk
2- Bad Suns - Cardiac Arrest  (url leads to unavailable video for me ? should use this one (https://youtu.be/WXDTgGDkPa0?feature=shared))
1- Zouj x Sahareya - Death Of Me

GROUP 2
3- PJ Harvey - Man-Size
2- Police - Roxanne
1- Colourist - Little Games

GROUP 1
3 Boston - More Than a Feeling
2 Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
1 Noga Erez - End of the Road

GROUP 2
3 Jefferson Starship - Jane
2 Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate,    3rd movement
1 Police - Roxanne

GROUP 1
3 - Bad Suns - Cardiac Arrest
2 - Rammstein - Haifisch
1 - Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive
HM - Noga Erez - End of the Road

GROUP 2
3 - Colourist - Little Games
2 - Eagles - Midnight Flyer
1 - Jefferson Starship - Jane
HM - Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement

Quote from: þerxh Sant-Enogat on May 11, 2024, 01:52:12 AM2- Bad Suns - Cardiac Arrest  (url leads to unavailable video for me ? should use this one (https://youtu.be/WXDTgGDkPa0?feature=shared))

That one is unavailable for me :P

Group 1

3-Boston-More Than A Feeling
2-Johnny Cash-Ring Of Fire
1-Bon Jovi-Wanted Dead Or Alive

Group 2

3-Johnny Guest & The Automatics-Sweet Tooth
2-Jefferson Starship-Jane
1-Simon & Garfunkel-Sound Of Silence

GROUP 1
3 - Boston - More Than a Feeling
2 - Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
1 - CMAT ft. John Grant - Where Are Your Kids Tonight

GROUP 2
3 - Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement
2 - Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
1 - Colourist - Little Games

Already some cool discoveries in the first two groups. Good start. Unfortunately that also already means theres songs I want to give points to but can't.

Group 1 is stronger than group 2 imho.

1.
The Walk - 3
Haifisch - 2
Death of Me - 1 Very nice discovery for me

Honourable mentions: Where Are Your Kids Tonight, Acida

2.
Roxanne - 3
Mondscheinsonate - 2
Ti Sento - 1

HM: Man-Size

GROUP 1
3- Prozac+ - Acida
2- Rammstein - Haifisch
1- CMAT ft. John Grant - Where Are Your Kids Tonight

GROUP 2
3- Police - Roxanne
2- Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
1- Matia Bazar - Ti Sento
HM- Jefferson Starship - Jane

Group 1

3 - Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
2 - Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive
1 - Boston - More Than a Feeling

Group 2

3 - Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
2 - Police - Roxanne
1 - Simon and Garfunkle - The Sound of Silence

I almost didn't notice voting had started AND I spent too much time writing TCAT recaps so I almost missed the deadline 🙃 Anyway:

GROUP 1 (very tough to place that last point, at least 2-3 HMs, I ultimately went with the most interesting one)
3. Prozac+ - Acida
2. CMAT ft. John Grant - Where Are Your Kids Tonight
1. Noga Erez - End of the Road

GROUP 2
3. Matia Bazar - Ti Sento
2. Police - Roxanne
1. Jefferson Starship - Jane

GROUP 1
1. Ring of Fire - 11
2. More Than a Feeling - 10
3. Haifisch - 7
4. The Walk - 6 (random chance)
5. Acida - 6 (random chance)
6. Cardiac Arrest - 5 (one 2-point vote)
7. Death Of Me - 5 (no 2-point vote)
8. Where Are Your Kids Tonight - 4 (R2 #9 last year)
9. Wanted Dead Or Alive - 4 (R2 #10 last year)
10. End of the Road - 2

GROUP 2
1. Roxanne - 13
2. Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement - 9 (three 2-point votes)
3. The Sound of Silence - 9 (two 2-point votes)
4. Jane - 7
5. Ti Sento - 5 (random chance)
6. Little Games - 5 (random chance)*
7. Sweet Tooth - 3 (one 3-point vote, random chance)
8. Man-Size - 3 (one 3-point vote, random chance)
9. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - 3 (one 3-point vote, random chance)
10. Midnight Flyer - 3 (no 3-point votes)

Round 1 of the Talossan Music Top 20 - 2024!

Many thanks to everyone who nominated songs. Of course, people who did not are still very welcome to participate.

Round 1 consists of ten groups of ten songs each. The top five songs in each group advance to Round 2 (and are given entry into next year's TMT20).

Groups are drawn randomly in such a way that each group contains 0-1 6th place songs from a Round 2 group last year, one 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th place song from a Round 2 group last year, and 5-6 new nominations.

We will vote on groups two at a time (although you can vote on only one of the groups if you want). Each voting period will last three days (72 hours). Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Give your top three songs 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three songs.

GROUP 3
Brandi Carlisle - The Story (https://youtu.be/o8pQLtHTPaI)
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68g76j9VBvM)
Cult - She Sells Sanctuary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cts0VN1-wgk)
Cure - A Forest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGT4V6JmINA)
Gaelic Storm - Rum Runners (https://youtu.be/oKgYBAmViBU)
House of Pain - Jump Around (https://youtu.be/jrL_LzX5wv4)
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIGMUAMevH0)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat (https://youtu.be/Are2FK_P3xY)
Pitura Freska - Papa Nero (https://youtu.be/OlamxsQhlaQ)
Rush - Subdivisions (https://youtu.be/EYYdQB0mkEU)

GROUP 4
Aerosmith - Dream On (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54BCLYNkFKg)
B-52's - Private Idaho (https://youtu.be/yXmnmvDl-ao)
Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pohZ0dqaP64)
Foo Fighters - Walk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PkcfQtibmU)
Franco Battiato - Centro di Gravità Permanente (https://youtu.be/0XW9XN_vDaA)
John Fogerty - Centerfield (https://youtu.be/Xq3hEMUeBGQ)
Joost Klein - Europapa (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2wY0DjYGo)
Laama - Talossa (https://youtu.be/30L0_nSaeqc)
MEUTE - Vermis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lBqEPYVX1g)
The Houses Are Silent - I'm Not a Communist (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asl0p5Hwbg0)

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- Last year's result (Round 2 > Other)
- Last year's Round 2 Rank
- Last year's Round 2 PPV
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Any song eliminated by random chance (and any song eliminated by random chance last year that is eliminated based on last year's result) will be given entry into next year's TMT20.

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

Oof. Group 3 is so strong. Especially for round 1

GROUP 3
3 - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
2 - Cure - A Forest
1 - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio

GROUP 4
3 - Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
2 - B-52's - Private Idaho
1 - The Houses Are Silent - I'm Not a Communist

Group 3 - Honestly the top 3 could be in any order depending on my mood when listening and all three of them would have gotten 3 points in groups 2 and 4, and likely 1 as well.

The Mercy Seat - 3
A Forest - 2
Subdivisions - 1

HM: The Impression That I Get


Group 4:

Europapa - 3 (Obviously nominated before all the drama ruined everything. At least we still have the song...)
Я Не Коммунист - 2
Walk - 1

HMs: Centro di Gravità Permanente, Here Comes the Rain Again

Group 3

3. Rush-Subdivisions
2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-Ohio
1. Mighty, Mighty Bosstones-The Impression That I Get

Group 4

3. Aerosmith-Dream On
2. John Fogerty-Centerfield
1. Eurythmics-Here Comes The Rain Again

GROUP 3
3- Brandi Carlisle - The Story
2 -Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio
1 - Rush - Subdivisions

GROUP 4
3 - B-52's - Private Idaho
2 - John Fogerty - Centerfield
1 - MEUTE - Vermis

Group 3

3 -House of Pain - Jump Around
2 - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio
1 - Rush - Subdivisions

Group 4

3 - Aerosmith - Dream On
2 - Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
1 - Foo Fighters - Walk

GROUP 3
2 Gaelic Storm - Rum Runners

3 Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get

1 Rush - Subdivisions

GROUP 4
3 Aerosmith - Dream On

2 Foo Fighters - Walk

1 John Fogerty - Centerfield

GROUP 3
3 - House of Pain - Jump Around
2 - Gaelic Storm - Rum Runners
1 - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio

GROUP 4
3 - Foo Fighters - Walk
2 - John Fogerty - Centerfield
1 - Aerosmith - Dream On

GROUP 3
3- The Cure - A Forest
2- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
1- Cult - She Sells Sanctuary

GROUP 4
3- Molchat Doma / Молчат Дома / The Houses Are Silent - I'm Not a Communist / Я Не Коммунист
2- The B-52's - Private Idaho
1- MEUTE - Vermis

GROUP 3
3. Pitura Freska - Papa Nero
2. Rush - Subdivisions
1. Cult - She Sells Sanctuary

GROUP 4
3. Franco Battiato - Centro di Gravità Permanente
2. Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
1. Foo Fighters - Walk

GROUP 3
3- Pitura Freska - Papa Nero
2- Rush - Subdivisions
1- Cure - A Forest

GROUP 4
3- Franco Battiato - Centro di Gravità Permanente
2- Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
1- Joost Klein - Europapa

GROUP 3
3 pts: Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
2 pts: House of Pain - Jump Around
1 pt: Rush - Subdivisions

GROUP 4
3 pts: Aerosmith - Dream On
2 pts: Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
1 pt: John Fogerty - Centerfield

GROUP 3
1. Subdivisions - 12
2. The Mercy Seat - 8 (two 3-point votes, R2 last year)
3. Jump Around - 8 (two 3-point votes, new this year)
4. A Forest - 8 (one 3-point vote)
5. Ohio - 8 (no 3-point votes)
6. Papa Nero - 6
7. She Sells Sanctuary - 5
8. The Impression That I Get - 4 (one 3-point vote)
9. Rum Runners - 4 (no 3-point votes)
10. The Story - 3

GROUP 4
1. Dream On - 13
2. Here Comes the Rain Again - 12
3. Walk - 8 (one 3-point votes)
4. Centerfield - 8 (no 3-point votes)
5. Private Idaho - 7
6. Centro di Gravità Permanente - 6 (two 3-point votes)
7. I'm Not a Communist - 6 (one 3-point vote)
8. Europapa - 4
9. Vermis - 2
10. Talossa - 0

Round 1 of the Talossan Music Top 20 - 2024!

Many thanks to everyone who nominated songs. Of course, people who did not are still very welcome to participate.

Round 1 consists of ten groups of ten songs each. The top five songs in each group advance to Round 2 (and are given entry into next year's TMT20).

Groups are drawn randomly in such a way that each group contains 0-1 6th place songs from a Round 2 group last year, one 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th place song from a Round 2 group last year, and 5-6 new nominations.

We will vote on groups two at a time (although you can vote on only one of the groups if you want). Each voting period will last three days (72 hours). Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Give your top three songs 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three songs.

GROUP 5
AJR - Bang! (https://youtu.be/4THFRpw68oQ)
B-52's - Roam (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNwC0sp-uA4)
Ennio Morricone - Man with a Harmonica (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MZw_Iv0wdU)
Madrugada - Majesty (https://youtu.be/LE9AuZ35_AY)
Marty Robbins - Big Iron (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzICMIu5zFY)
Paramore - Looking Up (https://youtu.be/By8xCnMkAQM)
Peter Gabriel - My Body is a Cage (https://youtu.be/zbpZFvrerHM)
Rammstein - Sonne (https://youtu.be/v7GMG1aLyPw)
Stromae - Alors on Danse (https://youtu.be/QI8VtS1qgc8?si=i1alCMOKbZu6v-up)
Van Morrison - Bulbs (https://youtu.be/XKJmDgxAdO8)

GROUP 6
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead (https://youtu.be/Yy9h2q_dr9k?si=059rm-V_P9qvQvib)
David Guetta & OneRepublic - I Don't Wanna Wait (https://youtu.be/SxooGdQ3oew?si=0dP262DKnoJEhTxw)
Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTsXHXMkJA)
Eagles - Lyin' Eyes (https://youtu.be/2dANDhfWU8g)
Men at Work - Down Under (https://youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9iY5y94s)
Patti Smith - Broken Flag (https://youtu.be/dhiCmlrmsH4)
Protomen - Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UkbPLnt-JY)
RÜFÜS DU SOL - Live from Joshua Tree (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy4KtD98S2c)
Teho Teardo and Blixa Bargeld - A Quiet Life (https://youtu.be/OiPVgAhRE6E)
Wolf Alice - Moaning Lisa Smile (https://youtu.be/z71df68qLp0)

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- Last year's result (Round 2 > Other)
- Last year's Round 2 Rank
- Last year's Round 2 PPV
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Any song eliminated by random chance (and any song eliminated by random chance last year that is eliminated based on last year's result) will be given entry into next year's TMT20.

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

GROUP 5
2 B-52's - Roam

3 Marty Robbins - big iron
1 Van Morrison - Bulbs

GROUP 6
3 Eagles - Lyin' Eyes

1 Men at Work - Down Under

2 RÜFÜS DU SOL - Live from Joshua Tree

Group 5

3 - Marty Robbins - Big Iron
2 - Paramore - Looking Up
1 - B-52s - Roam

Group 6

3 - Eagles - Lyin' Eyes
2 - David Guetta and OneRepublic - I Don't Wanna Wait
1 - Men at Work - Down Under

GROUP 5
3- Madrugada - Majesty  (kul!)
2- Peter Gabriel - My Body is a Cage
1- Rammstein - Sonne

GROUP 6
3- Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead   (cult!)
2- Teho Teardo and Blixa Bargeld - A Quiet Life
1- Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia

GROUP 5
3 - Van Morrison - Bulbs
2 - Madrugada - Majesty
1 - B-52's - Roam

GROUP 6
3 - Patti Smith - Broken Flag
2 - Men at Work - Down Under
1 - Wolf Alice - Moaning Lisa Smile

GROUP 5
3 - B-52's - Roam
2 - Madrugada - Majesty
1 - Rammstein - Sonne

GROUP 6
3 - Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia
2 - Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead
1 - Teho Teardo and Blixa Bargeld - A Quiet Life

Eehm was the idea to have a 45 min concert with 8 songs as a single nomination?

Group 5:

Man With a Harmonica - 3
Sonne - 2
My Body is a Cage - 1

HM: Alors on danse (not my favourite Stromae but a certified banger regardless)


Group 6: Surprisingly difficult. At least five songs I really want to give points to.

A Quiet Life - 3
Down Under - 2
Holiday in Cambodia - 1

HMs: Moaning Lisa Smile, Bela Lugosi's Dead

GROUP 5
3 - Paramore - Looking Up
2 - AJR - Bang!
1 - B-52's - Roam
HM - Marty Robbins - Big Iron

GROUP 6
3 - Men at Work - Down Under
2 - David Guetta & OneRepublic - I Don't Wanna Wait
1 - Protomen - Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground

HM - the CHVRCHES cover of Bela Lugosi's Dead

Lot of bands I've never heard of in these two groups, actually had to listen to them to pick some of my winners.

Group 5

3-Marty Robbins-Big Iron (I love Marty Robbins so a no brainer here)
2-Van Morrisone-Bulbs (Had to decide between him and B-52's)
1-B-52's-Roam (Had to decide between them and Paramore)

Group 6

3-Men At Work-Down Under (liked their '80's hits)
2-Eagles-Lyin' Eyes (gotta love Eagles)
1-Protomen-Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) (Had to listen to most of these songs and Protomen beat out Dead Kennedys)

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on May 18, 2024, 06:03:03 PM1-B-52's-Bang! (Had to decide between them and Paramore)

Did you mean Roam?

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on May 18, 2024, 07:15:11 PM

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on May 18, 2024, 06:03:03 PM1-B-52's-Bang! (Had to decide between them and Paramore)

Did you mean Roam?

Yes you are correct sir. Sorry I accidentally looked at the title above them LOL

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on May 18, 2024, 07:15:11 PM

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on May 18, 2024, 06:03:03 PM1-B-52's-Bang! (Had to decide between them and Paramore)

Did you mean Roam?

I fixed it

GROUP 5
3. Ennio Morricone - Man with a Harmonica
2. Peter Gabriel - My Body is a Cage
1. Stromae - Alors on Danse

GROUP 6
3. Teho Teardo and Blixa Bargeld - A Quiet Life
2. Men at Work - Down Under
1. Wolf Alice - Moaning Lisa Smile

GROUP 5
3- Peter Gabriel - My Body is a Cage
2- Rammstein - Sonne
1- Stromae - Alors on Danse

GROUP 6
3- Men at Work - Down Under
2- Teho Teardo and Blixa Bargeld - A Quiet Life
1- Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead

GROUP 5
1. Big Iron - 9 (three 3-point votes)
2. Roam - 9 (three 3-point votes)
3. My Body is a Cage - 8
4. Majesty - 7
5. Man with a Harmonica - 6 (two 3-point votes)
6. Bulbs - 6 (one 3-point vote)
7. Sonne - 6 (no 3-point votes)
8. Looking Up - 5
9. Bang! - 2 (one 2-point vote)
10. Alors on Danse - 2 (no 2-point votes)

GROUP 6
1. Down Under - 17
2. A Quiet Life - 11
3. Lyin' Eyes - 8
4. Bela Lugosi's Dead - 6
5. Holiday in Cambodia - 5
6. I Don't Wanna Wait - 4
7. Broken Flag - 3
8. Live from Joshua Tree - 2 (one 2-point vote)
9. Moaning Lisa Smile - 2 (no 2-point votes, R2 last year)
10. Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) - 2 (no 2-point votes, new this year)

Round 1 of the Talossan Music Top 20 - 2024!

Many thanks to everyone who nominated songs. Of course, people who did not are still very welcome to participate.

Round 1 consists of ten groups of ten songs each. The top five songs in each group advance to Round 2 (and are given entry into next year's TMT20).

Groups are drawn randomly in such a way that each group contains 0-1 6th place songs from a Round 2 group last year, one 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th place song from a Round 2 group last year, and 5-6 new nominations.

We will vote on groups two at a time (although you can vote on only one of the groups if you want). Each voting period will last three days (72 hours). Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Give your top three songs 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three songs.

GROUP 7
Alex Schofield - Sweet Simona (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuRCiUjduXE)
Brinsley Schwarz - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding (https://youtu.be/0fy_bOeJGx8)
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (https://youtu.be/h66dI0q_9As)
High Fade - Burnt Toast and Coffee (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yes26RTWTD0)
O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei (https://youtu.be/gE-h0xsRY4M?si=2abbnI3cHb7NVsG2)
O-Zone - Despre Tine (https://youtu.be/FoHEt4InaV4?si=w9VJljI3YqbBeoPE)
Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrTMc2i6Lzc)
Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart in San Francisco (https://youtu.be/r6DUwMnDxEs)
Toto - Hold the Line (https://youtu.be/htgr3pvBr-I)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve / Sarajevo (https://youtu.be/MHioIlbnS_A)

GROUP 8
Beatles - Eleanor Rigby (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuS5NuXRb5Y)
dEUS - Instant Street (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBRLSHI6Gpc)
Grimethorpe Colliery Band - Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsRys49BmWw)
Neil Diamond - Hello Again (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O6KDuKJoB0)
Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6P0SitRwy8)
Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment (https://youtu.be/Hha0bwVvGmY)
Rush - Marathon (https://youtu.be/8Kiz5jyG5j4)
Sea Power - Want to Be Free (https://youtu.be/3GcsQGVGtPU)
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun (https://youtu.be/3mbBbFH9fAg)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YQb-0P320s)

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- Last year's result (Round 2 > Other)
- Last year's Round 2 Rank
- Last year's Round 2 PPV
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Any song eliminated by random chance (and any song eliminated by random chance last year that is eliminated based on last year's result) will be given entry into next year's TMT20.

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

Group 7

3. Alex Schofield-Sweet Simona
2. Tony Bennett-I Left My Heart In San Francisco
1. Toto-Hold The Line

Group 8

3. Neil Diamond-Hello Again
2. Supertramp-Breakfast In America
1. Rush-Marathon

Am I the only one who is well aware that I will vote one way on one day but might vote completely different on another day...all depends on my mood that day LOL

Group 7

3 - Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart in San Francisco
2 - Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
1 - Toto - Hold the Line

Group 8

3 - Neil Diamon - Hello Again
2 - Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
1 - Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

GROUP 7
3. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
2. Toto - Hold the Line
1. Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
HM: Burnt Toast and Coffee

GROUP 8 - 🚨MEGA STACK ALERT🚨 and any way it turns out it's going to be painful
3. Sea Power - Want to Be Free
2. Supertramp - Breakfast in America
1. Grimethorpe Colliery Band - Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez)
HMs: basically half of the remaining songs

I don't know if I'm too late to vote on last groups

Group 5
3 Marty Robbins - Big Iron
2 Rammstein - Sonne
1 Van Morrison - Bulbs

Group 6
3 Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead
2 Men At Work - Down Under
1 Eagles - Lyin' Eyes

Group 7

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - 3
Take Me Out - 2
Peace, Love, Understanding - 1

Group 8 - Oh no! Nearly all these deserve points. Several more than I can give points to would have gotten 3 points in group 7. I have no idea what to do now.

Marathon - 3
Black Hole Sun - 2
Adagio (Aranjuez) - 1

HMs: Eleanor Rigby, Heartshaped Box, Instant Street, Live in the Moment, Breakfast in America, Want to be Free

Not looking forward to the results in this group

GROUP 7
3 - Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart in San Francisco
2 - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
1 - Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

GROUP 8
3 - Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment
2 - Grimethorpe Colliery Band - Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez)
1 - Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun

GROUP 7
3- Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
2- High Fade - Burnt Toast and Coffee
1- Brinsley Schwarz - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding

GROUP 8 - good group !
3- dEUS - Instant Street
2- Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
1- Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
HM : Sea Power - Want to Be Free;  Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

GROUP 7
3 - Brinsley Schwarz - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
2 - Toto - Hold the Line
1 - Alex Schofield - Sweet Simona

GROUP 8
3 - Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
2 - Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
1 - Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment

GROUP 7
3 - Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve / Sarajevo
2 - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
1 - Toto - Hold the Line
HM - Sweet Simona

GROUP 8
3 - Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment
2 - Supertramp - Breakfast in America
1 - Grimethorp Colliery Band - Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez)

GROUP 7
3- Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
2- Toto - Hold the Line
1- Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out

GROUP 8
3- Supertramp - Breakfast in America
2- Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
1- Grimethorpe Colliery Band - Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez)

I'm going to be traveling for the next few days so I'm going to post groups 9 and 10 now to keep things moving along. Groups 7 and 8 are still open for the next few hours, and groups 9 and 10 will be open until 72 hours after those groups close.

Round 1 of the Talossan Music Top 20 - 2024!

Many thanks to everyone who nominated songs. Of course, people who did not are still very welcome to participate.

Round 1 consists of ten groups of ten songs each. The top five songs in each group advance to Round 2 (and are given entry into next year's TMT20).

Groups are drawn randomly in such a way that each group contains 0-1 6th place songs from a Round 2 group last year, one 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th place song from a Round 2 group last year, and 5-6 new nominations.

We will vote on groups two at a time (although you can vote on only one of the groups if you want). Each voting period will last three days (72 hours). Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Give your top three songs 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three songs.

GROUP 9
Agnes Obel - Riverside (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjncyiuwwXQ)
Bette Midler - I'm Beautiful (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No-usQI0rpM)
Britney Spears - Toxic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l1A2gShWZo)
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf4rxCB4lys)
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V_xRb0x9aw)
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hx4gdlfamo)
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkF3oxziUI4)
Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni (https://youtu.be/0Upt-ddaw04)
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place (https://youtu.be/GoLJJRIWCLU)
Slipknot - Psychosocial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5abamRO41fE)

GROUP 10
Aaron Copeland - Fanfare for the Common Man (https://youtu.be/wnRqg9M5ilE)
Ashton Lane - One Kiss Later (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10PX9q_V3e4)
Coldplay - Fix You (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4V3Mo61fJM)
Dagny - Somebody (https://youtu.be/c1ID3LK5C1M)
Devo - Freedom of Choice (https://youtu.be/cPEt5soGoyI)
Donkeyboy - Ambitions (https://youtu.be/dr_zSyBB8AU)
Living Colour - Solace of You (https://youtu.be/vIUke0CCvDs)
Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) (https://youtu.be/DVx8L7a3MuE)
Nolwenn Leroy - Tri Martolod (https://youtu.be/jTuBnZrLbq0)
Steve Dinner - Action Reaction (https://youtu.be/a865Mneo5LY)

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- Last year's result (Round 2 > Other)
- Last year's Round 2 Rank
- Last year's Round 2 PPV
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Any song eliminated by random chance (and any song eliminated by random chance last year that is eliminated based on last year's result) will be given entry into next year's TMT20.

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on May 20, 2024, 01:54:34 PMI don't know if I'm too late to vote on last groups.

I think you are sadly :( . But theres still slightly less than 3 hours to vote on the current groups.

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on May 23, 2024, 02:53:05 AMGROUP 9

Oof. Another stacked one. More painful choices ahead.

Group 9

3 - Bette Midler - I'm Beautiful
2 - Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
1 - Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

Group 10

3 - Coldplay - Fix You
2 - Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
1 - Aaron Copeland - Fanfare for the Common Man

Group 9

3-Kenny Rogers-The Gambler
2-Chuck Berry-Johnny B. Goode
1-Led Zeppelin-Stairway To Heaven

Group 10

3-Ashton Lane-One Kiss Later
2-Looking Glass-Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
1-Aaron Copeland-Fanfare For The Common Man

GROUP 9
3 - Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni
2 - Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
1 - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode

GROUP 10
3 - Nolwenn Leroy - Tri Martolod
2 - Devo - Freedom of Choice
1 - Aaron Copeland - Fanfare for the Common Man

Group 9 is absolutely my favorite group so far, very hard to choose, all of them were great.
3 points: Zitti e buoni - Maneskin
2 points:  Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
1 point: Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

Group 10
3 points. Steve Dinner - Action Reaction
2 points. Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
1 point. Coldplay - Fix You

GROUP 9
3 - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
2 - Agnes Obel - Riverside
1 - Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

GROUP 10
3 - Donkeyboy - Ambitions
2 - Dagny - Somebody
1 - Living Colour - Solace of You

If I understand correctly, voting on 9 and 10 ends in 24 hours (minus 5 minutes) from now.

GROUP 9
3 - Zitti E Buoni
2 - Johnny B. Goode
1 - The Gambler

GROUP 10
Lots of good new discoveries here

3 - Somebody
2 - Ambitions
1 - Tri Martolod

GROUP 9
3- Agnes Obel - Riverside
2- Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place
1- Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood

GROUP 10
3- Nolwenn Leroy - Tri Martolod 
2- Dagny - Somebody
1- Donkeyboy - Ambitions

for those interested, here a cover of Breton classic song 'Tri Martolod' by some French rappers :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80hMEKlLVgQ

GROUP 9
3. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
2. Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
1. Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place

GROUP 10 (weak sauce tbh)
3. Coldplay - Fix You
2. Devo - Freedom of Choice
1. Steve Dinner - Action Reaction

GROUP 9

3 Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode

1 Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

2 Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

GROUP 10
3 Coldplay - Fix You

1 Devo - Freedom of Choice

2 Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)

GROUP 9
3- Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
2- Britney Spears - Toxic
1- Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni

GROUP 10
3- Coldplay - Fix You
2- Devo - Freedom of Choice
1- Nolwenn Leroy - Tri Martolod

Everyone except Ely thinking they're too cool to vote for Britney. Tssk...

Group 9 - Difficult choices. Not much to separate the best 6 here.

Stairway - 3
Toxic - 2
Psychosocial - 1

HMs: Jigsaw, Riverside, Gorillaz, Maneskin

Group 10

Fix You - 3
Ambitions - 2 (Nice discovery)
Tri Martolod - 1 (I guess this is forced as a Cézembrean)

Voting is now closed. Results and Round 2 later.

GROUP 7
1. Take Me Out - 13
2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - 10
3. Hold the Line - 9
4. I Left My Heart in San Francisco - 8
5. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding - 5
6. Sweet Simona - 4
7. Christmas Eve / Sarajevo - 3
8. Burnt Toast and Coffee - 2
9. Despre Tine - 0 (random chance)
10. Dragostea Din Tei - 0 (random chance)

GROUP 8
1. Breakfast in America - 9 (three 2-point votes)
2. Black Hole Sun - 9 (two 2-point votes)
3. Live in the Moment - 7
4. Hello Again - 6 (two 3-point votes)
5. Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez) - 6 (no 3-point votes)
6. Marathon - 4 (one 3-point vote)
7. Heart-Shaped Box - 4 (no 3-point votes)
8. Instant Street - 3 (one 3-point vote, random chance)
9. Want to Be Free - 3 (one 3-point vote, random chance)
10. Eleanor Rigby - 3 (no 3-point votes)

GROUP 9
1. Stairway to Heaven - 14
2. Johnny B. Goode - 11
3. Zitti E Buoni - 10 (three 3-point votes)
4. The Gambler - 10 (one 3-point vote)
5. Riverside - 5 (one 3-point vote)
6. Clint Eastwood - 5 (no 3-point votes)
7. Toxic - 4
8. I'm Beautiful - 3 (one 3-point vote)
9. Jigsaw Falling Into Place - 3 (no 3-point votes)
10. Psychosocial - 1

GROUP 10
1. Fix You - 16
2. Tri Martolod - 9
3. Ambitions - 8 (one 3-point vote)
4. Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - 8 (no 3-point votes)
5. Somebody - 7 (one 3-point vote)
6. Freedom of Choice - 7 (no 3-point votes)
7. Action Reaction - 4
8. One Kiss Later - 3 (one 3-point vote)
9. Fanfare for the Common Man - 3 (no 3-point votes)
10. Solace of You - 1

Of the 52 new nominations in Round 1, 18 made it through.

Round 1 Heatseekers (PPV)
1. Down Under - 1.700
2. Fix You - 1.455
3. Take Me Out - 1.444
4. Roxanne - 1.300
5. Stairway to Heaven - 1.273
6. Dream On - 1.182
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - 1.111
8. Ring of Fire - 1.100
8. A Quiet Life - 1.100
10. Subdivisions - 1.091
10. Here Comes the Rain Again - 1.091

2024 TMT20 ROUND 2

Round 2 consists of ten groups of ten songs each. The top five songs in each group advance to Round 3.

Groups are drawn randomly in such a way that each group contains 0-1 songs that received a special Round 1 bye, one 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place song from Round 1, 2-3 songs eliminated in Round 3 last year, 0-1 songs eliminated in Round 4 last year, 1 song ranked between 11-20 last year, and 0-1 songs ranked between 1-10 last year.

We will vote on groups two at a time (although you can vote on only one of the groups if you want). Each voting period will last three days (72 hours). Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Give your top four songs 4, 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three or four songs (awarding the 1-point vote is optional).

GROUP 1
Boston - More Than a Feeling (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4QK8RxCAwo)
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHdU5sHigYQ)
Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTsXHXMkJA)
Earth, Wind and Fire - September (https://youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk)
Foo Fighters - Everlong (https://youtu.be/eBG7P-K-r1Y)
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (https://youtu.be/CRMvKFJ5fZM)
Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) (https://youtu.be/DVx8L7a3MuE)
Marty Robbins - Big Iron (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzICMIu5zFY)
New Order - Blue Monday (https://youtu.be/c1GxjzHm5us)
Rammstein - Haifisch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GukNjYQZW8s)

GROUP 2
B-52's - Private Idaho (https://youtu.be/yXmnmvDl-ao)
Crosby, Stills and Nash - Southern Cross (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cBsnopTVmo)
Deep Purple - Child in Time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OorZcOzNcgE&pp=ygUZZGVlcCBwdXJwbGUgY2hpbGQgaW4gdGltZQ%3D%3D)
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIufLA7Bx2Q)
Eagles - Lyin' Eyes (https://youtu.be/2dANDhfWU8g)
Gazpacho - The Walk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykqiIKfoepo)
Nolwenn Leroy - Tri Martolod (https://youtu.be/jTuBnZrLbq0)
Queen - Killer Queen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZBtPf7FOoM)
Queen - Innuendo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMAgetDMMLk)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YQb-0P320s)

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 4 points
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- Last year's result (1 > 2 > ... > 20 > Round 4 > Round 3 > Round 2 > other)
- PPV in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Rank in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

GROUP 1
4 - Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
3 - Earth, Wind and Fire - September
2 - Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia
1 - Rammstein - Haifisch

GROUP 2
4 - Nolwenn Leroy - Tri Martolod
3 - B-52's - Private Idaho
2 - Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
1 - Queen - Killer Queen

Group 1

4 - Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
3 - Boston - More Than a Feeling
2 - Earth, Wind, and Fire - September
1 - New Order - Blue Monday

Group 2

4 - Eagles - Lyin' Eyes
3 - B-52's - Private Idaho
2 - Crosby, Stills, and Nash - Southern Cross
1 - Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

GROUP 1
4 - Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
3 - Boston - More Than a Feeling
2 - Earth, Wind and Fire - September
1 - Foo Fighters - Everlong

GROUP 2
4 - Deep Purple - Child in Time
3 - Crosby, Stills and Nash - Southern Cross
2 - B-52's - Private Idaho
1 - Queen - Killer Queen

UPDATED to add a 4th option in each group (:

Group 1
Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) 1 point
Marty Robbins - Big Iron 2 points
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five 3 points
New Order - Blue Monday 4 points

Group 2
B-52's - Private Idaho1 point
Queen - Killer Queen 2 points
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing 3 points
Supertramp - Breakfast In America 4 points

Youtube recommended me another video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyciloI1nUY&ab_channel=RobMata), a song so sad and so ingrained in mexican culture that I feel bad now for never posting it in TMT20 before, I'll wait for the next one

Group 1
4 pts: New Order - Blue Monday
3 pts: Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five*
2 pts: Boston - More Than a Feeling
1 pt: Earth, Wind and Fire - September
HM: Big Iron

* Despite a lot of the stuff I've submitted being newer than this, it might surprise you to learn that I have a soft spot for postwar jazz. Probably something to do with growing up with a trumpet in hand...

GROUP 2
4 pts: Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
3 pts: Supertramp - Breakfast in America
2 pts: Queen - Killer Queen
1 pt: Eagles - Lyin' Eyes

Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on May 30, 2024, 02:59:28 PMGroup 1
Marty Robbins - Big Iron 1 point
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five 2 points
New Order - Blue Monday 3 points

Group 2
Queen - Killer Queen 1 point
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing 2 points
Supertramp - Breakfast In America 3 points

For this round we get to give points to four songs.(4-3-2-1)

Group 1 - Weak group, especially considering whats to come.

Haifisch - 4
Blue Monday - 3
Holiday in Cambodia - 2
I Will Survive - 1

Group 2 - Strong group. Sad that I can only give 2 points to Innuendo

The Walk - 4
Child in Time - 3
Innuendo - 2
Sultans of Swing - 1

GROUP 1
4- New Order - Blue Monday
3- Foo Fighters - Everlong
2- Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia
1- Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five

GROUP 2
4- Nolwenn Leroy - Tri Martolod
3- B-52's - Private Idaho
2- Gazpacho - The Walk
1- Supertramp - Breakfast in America

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on May 31, 2024, 01:23:58 AMFor this round we get to give points to four songs.(4-3-2-1)

Thanks! I updated my original comment

GROUP 1
4- Earth, Wind and Fire - September
3- Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
2- Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
1- Foo Fighters - Everlong

GROUP 2
4- Queen - Innuendo
3- Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
2- Queen - Killer Queen
1- Supertramp - Breakfast in America

GROUP 1
4. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
3. Foo Fighters - Everlong
2. Earth, Wind and Fire - September
1. New Order - Blue Monday

GROUP 2
4. Deep Purple - Child in Time
3. Queen - Innuendo
2. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
1. Supertramp - Breakfast in America

GROUP 1
4 - Rammstein - Haifisch
3 - Foo Fighters - Everlong
2 - Earth, Wind and Fire - September
1 - Marty Robbins - Big Iron

GROUP 2
4 - Crosby, Stills and Nash - Southern Cross
3 - Queen - Killer Queen
2 - Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
1 - Nolwenn Leroy - Tri Martolod

None of the songs coming from Round 1 made it through Group 1.

GROUP 1
1. Blue Monday - 17 (three 4-point votes)
2. Take Five - 17 (two 4-point votes)
3. September - 16
4. I Will Survive - 12
5. Everlong - 11
6. Haifisch - 9
7. More Than a Feeling - 8
8. Holiday in Cambodia - 6
9. Big Iron - 3
10. Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - 1

GROUP 2
1. Sultans Of Swing - 18
2. Private Idaho - 12
3. Child in Time - 11 (two 4-point votes)
4. Killer Queen - 11 (no 4-point votes)
5. Breakfast in America - 10
6. Tri Martolod - 9 (two 4-point votes)
7. Southern Cross - 9 (one 4-point vote, R3 last year)
8. Innuendo - 9 (one 4-point vote, R2 last year)
9. The Walk - 6
10. Lyin' Eyes - 5

2024 TMT20 ROUND 2

Round 2 consists of ten groups of ten songs each. The top five songs in each group advance to Round 3.

Groups are drawn randomly in such a way that each group contains 0-1 songs that received a special Round 1 bye, one 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place song from Round 1, 2-3 songs eliminated in Round 3 last year, 0-1 songs eliminated in Round 4 last year, 1 song ranked between 11-20 last year, and 0-1 songs ranked between 1-10 last year.

We will vote on groups two at a time (although you can vote on only one of the groups if you want). Each voting period will last three days (72 hours). Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Give your top four songs 4, 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three or four songs (awarding the 1-point vote is optional).

GROUP 3
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68g76j9VBvM)
Dire Straits - Telegraph Road (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TTAXENxbM0)
John Fogerty - Centerfield (https://youtu.be/Xq3hEMUeBGQ)
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfR_HWMzgyc)
Men at Work - Down Under (https://youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9iY5y94s)
Muse - Knights of Cydonia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Yc3HhSl1Q)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat (https://youtu.be/Are2FK_P3xY)
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2VZjE6JdHg)
Peter Gabriel - My Body is a Cage (https://youtu.be/zbpZFvrerHM)
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill (https://youtu.be/_OO2PuGz-H8)

GROUP 4
Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ)
Brinsley Schwarz - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding (https://youtu.be/0fy_bOeJGx8)
Coldplay - Fix You (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4V3Mo61fJM)
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hx4gdlfamo)
Muse - Uprising (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8KQmps-Sog)
Smiths - How Soon is Now? (https://youtu.be/hnpILIIo9ek)
Stromae - Santé (https://youtu.be/P3QS83ubhHE)
Teho Teardo and Blixa Bargeld - A Quiet Life (https://youtu.be/OiPVgAhRE6E)
The Who - Baba O'Riley (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2KRpRMSu4g)
Toto - Hold the Line (https://youtu.be/htgr3pvBr-I)

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 4 points
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- Last year's result (1 > 2 > ... > 20 > Round 4 > Round 3 > Round 2 > other)
- PPV in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Rank in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

GROUP 3
4 Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
3 Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
2 Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio
1 John Fogerty - Centerfield

GROUP 4
4 The Who - Baba O'Riley
2 Stromae - Santé
2 Toto - Hold the Line
1 Brinsley Schwarz - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding

GROUP 3
4- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
3- Peter Gabriel - My Body is a Cage
2- Men at Work - Down Under
1- Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

GROUP 4
4- The Smiths - How Soon is Now?
3- Teho Teardo and Blixa Bargeld - A Quiet Life
2- Brinsley Schwarz - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
1- Muse - Uprising

Two very strong groups

4. Knights
3. Mercy Seat
2. Telegraph Road
1. Solsbury Hill

4. Fix You
3. Quiet Life
2. How Soon is Now
1. Sante

GROUP 3
4 - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
3 - Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
2 - Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
1 - Men at Work - Down Under

GROUP 4
4 - Brinsley Schwarz - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
3 - Smiths - How Soon is Now?
2 - The Who - Baba O'Riley
1 - Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

GROUP 3
4 - Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
3 - John Fogerty - Centerfield
2 - Men at Work - Down Under
1 - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio

GROUP 4
4 - Muse - Uprising
3 - Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name
2 - Toto - Hold the Line
1 - The Who - Baba O'Riley

GROUP 3
1 Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
2 John Fogerty - Centerfield
3 Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
4 Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train


GROUP 4
1 Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad name.
2 Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
4 The Who - Baba O'Riley
3 Toto - Hold the Line

4 - Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
3 - Muse - Knights of Cydonia
2 - Men at Work - Down Under
1 - Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train

Group 4

4 - Coldplay - Fix You
3 - Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
2 - Muse - Uprising
1 - The Smiths - How Soon is Now

ROUP 3
4 Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
3 Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
2 Men at Work - Down Under
1 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat


GROUP 4
1 Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name
2 Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
4 Smiths - How Soon is Now?
3 The Who - Baba O'Riley

GROUP 3
1. Crazy Train - 16
2. The Mercy Seat - 12
3. Telegraph Road - 10
4. Kashmir - 9 (one 4-point vote)
5. Down Under - 9 (no 4-point votes)
6. Knights of Cydonia - 7
7. Centerfield - 6
8. Solsbury Hill - 5
9. My Body is a Cage - 3 (one 3-point vote)
10. Ohio - 3 (no 3-point votes)

GROUP 4
1. How Soon is Now? - 14 (#5 last year)
2. Baba O'Riley - 14 (#12 last year)
3. Fix You - 8 (two 4-point votes)
4. The Gambler - 8 (no 4-point votes)
5. Uprising - 7 (one 4-point vote, R3 last year)
6. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding - 7 (one 4-point vote, R2 last year)
7. Hold the Line - 7 (no 4-point votes)
8. A Quiet Life - 6
9. You Give Love a Bad Name - 5
10. Santé - 4

2024 TMT20 ROUND 2

Round 2 consists of ten groups of ten songs each. The top five songs in each group advance to Round 3.

Groups are drawn randomly in such a way that each group contains 0-1 songs that received a special Round 1 bye, one 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place song from Round 1, 2-3 songs eliminated in Round 3 last year, 0-1 songs eliminated in Round 4 last year, 1 song ranked between 11-20 last year, and 0-1 songs ranked between 1-10 last year.

We will vote on groups two at a time (although you can vote on only one of the groups if you want). Each voting period will last three days (72 hours). Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Give your top four songs 4, 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three or four songs (awarding the 1-point vote is optional).

GROUP 5
Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye In The Sky (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEwaS-lLk0Y)
B-52's - Roam (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNwC0sp-uA4)
Dagny - Somebody (https://youtu.be/c1ID3LK5C1M)
Dan Tyminski - Southern Gothic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3RjWJMOuSQ)
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGSKrC7dGcY)
Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston (https://youtu.be/pMgHX2dhVlE)
Elton John - I'm Still Standing (https://youtu.be/MJ_aPtt4U8M)
Jefferson Starship - Jane (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXmrMMYpQL4)
Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni (https://youtu.be/0Upt-ddaw04)
Police - Roxanne (https://youtu.be/3T1c7GkzRQQ)

GROUP 6
Agnes Obel - Riverside (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjncyiuwwXQ)
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead (https://youtu.be/Yy9h2q_dr9k?si=059rm-V_P9qvQvib)
Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6RUg-NkjY4)
Derek and the Dominos - Layla (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n92zksrhbc)
Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pohZ0dqaP64)
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (https://youtu.be/h66dI0q_9As)
House of Pain - Jump Around (https://youtu.be/jrL_LzX5wv4)
Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv9sDn_2XkI)
Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil (https://youtu.be/GgnClrx8N2k)
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGofoH9RDEA)

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 4 points
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- Last year's result (1 > 2 > ... > 20 > Round 4 > Round 3 > Round 2 > other)
- PPV in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Rank in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

GROUP 5
4 - B-52's - Roam
3 - Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni
2 - Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye In The Sky
1 - Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston

GROUP 6
4 - Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
3 -Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
2 - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
1 - Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead

Group 5

4 - Elton John - I'm Still Standing
3 - Police - Roxanne
2 - Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
1 - Jefferson Starship - Jane

Group 6

4 - Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
3 - House of Pain - Jump Around
2 - Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
1 - Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again

GROUP 5

4 Dan Tyminski - Southern Gothic

1 Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence

3 Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston

2 Jefferson Starship - Jane


GROUP 6
4 Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia

3 Derek and the Dominos - Layla

2  Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want

1 Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

Group 5
4. Elton John - I'm Still Standing
3. Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
2. B-52's - Roam
1. Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni


Group 6
4. Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
3. Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead
2. Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
1. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out

GROUP 5
4- Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
3- Police - Roxanne
2- B-52's - Roam
1- Måneskin - zitti e buoni

GROUP 6
4- Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead
3- Agnes Obel - Riverside
2- Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
1- Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want

 

GROUP 5
4 - Dagny - Somebody
3 - Police - Roxanne
2 - B-52's - Roam
1 - Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence

GROUP 6
4 - Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
3 - Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
2 - House of Pain - Jump Around
1 - Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

GROUP 5
4 - Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni
3 - Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston
2 - Dan Tyminski - Southern Gothic
1 - Jefferson Starship - Jane
HM - Dagny - Somebody

GROUP 6
4 - House of Pain - Jump Around
3 - Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
2 - Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
1 - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out

4. Enjoy the Silence
3. Roxanne
2. Sirius/Eye
1. Im Still Standing

4. Once in a Lifetime
3. Sympathy for the Devil
2. You Can't Always Get What You Want
1. Riverside

GROUP 5
4. Police - Roxanne
3. Elton John - I'm Still Standing
2. Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye In The Sky
1. Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence

GROUP 6
4. Derek and the Dominos - Layla
3. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
2. Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
1. Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil

Group 5

4. Alan Parsons Project-Sirius/Eye In The Sky
3. Jefferson Starship-Jane
2. Elton John-I'm Still Standing
1. The Police-Roxanne

Group 6

4. Charlie Daniels Band-The Devil Went Down To Georgia
3. Derek & The Dominos-Layla
2. Rolling Stones-Sympathy For The Devil
1. Talking Heads-Once In A Lifetime

Sorry I missed a few rounds, I was on vacation outside of the country and had no access to the internet.

GROUP 5
1. Roxanne - 17
2. Enjoy the Silence - 16
3. I'm Still Standing - 14
4. Sirius/Eye In The Sky - 10 (R3 last year)
5. Roam - 10 (R2 last year)
6. Zitti E Buoni - 9
7. I'm Shipping Up To Boston - 7 (two 3-point votes)
8. Jane - 7 (one 3-point vote)
9. Southern Gothic - 6
10. Somebody - 4

GROUP 6
1. The Devil Went Down to Georgia - 14
2. Once in a Lifetime - 13 (two 4-point votes)
3. You Can't Always Get What You Want - 13 (no 4-point votes)
4. Here Comes the Rain Again - 11 (two 4-point votes)
5. Sympathy for the Devil - 11 (no 4-point votes)
6. Layla - 10
7. Jump Around - 9
8. Bela Lugosi's Dead - 8
9. Take Me Out - 7
10. Riverside - 4

2024 TMT20 ROUND 2

Round 2 consists of ten groups of ten songs each. The top five songs in each group advance to Round 3.

Groups are drawn randomly in such a way that each group contains 0-1 songs that received a special Round 1 bye, one 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place song from Round 1, 2-3 songs eliminated in Round 3 last year, 0-1 songs eliminated in Round 4 last year, 1 song ranked between 11-20 last year, and 0-1 songs ranked between 1-10 last year.

We will vote on groups two at a time (although you can vote on only one of the groups if you want). Each voting period will last three days (72 hours). Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Give your top four songs 4, 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three or four songs (awarding the 1-point vote is optional).

GROUP 7
Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oYsdAbypTk)
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf4rxCB4lys)
Cure - A Forest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGT4V6JmINA)
Ennio Morricone - Man with a Harmonica (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MZw_Iv0wdU)
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeMFqkcPYcg)
Gaelic Storm - One More Day Above the Roses (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1E9O7niZAM)
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It7107ELQvY)
Johnny Cash - Hurt (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AHCfZTRGiI)
Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment (https://youtu.be/Hha0bwVvGmY)
Whiskey Myers - On The River (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab3sWMXI12U)

GROUP 8
Editors - Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors (https://youtu.be/JhvAOt43p_g)
Foo Fighters - Walk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PkcfQtibmU)
Madrugada - Majesty (https://youtu.be/LE9AuZ35_AY)
Matia Bazar - Ti Sento (https://youtu.be/qGkPK4ZK22k)
Nickelback - How You Remind Me (https://youtu.be/Aiay8I5IPB8)
Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrTMc2i6Lzc)
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (https://youtu.be/hjpF8ukSrvk)
Police - Message in a Bottle (https://youtube.com/watch?v=ObL3L6MRvN4)
Rush - Subdivisions (https://youtu.be/EYYdQB0mkEU)
Toto - Africa (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY)

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 4 points
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- Last year's result (1 > 2 > ... > 20 > Round 4 > Round 3 > Round 2 > other)
- PPV in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Rank in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

GROUP 7
4 - Gaelic Storm - One More Day Above the Roses
3 - Whiskey Myers - On The River
2 - Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment
1 - Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You
HM - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode

GROUP 8
4 - Foo Fighters - Walk
3 - Nickelback - How You Remind Me
2 - Police - Message in a Bottle
1 - Toto - Africa

A Forest - 4
Sweet Dreams - 3
Harmonica - 2
Hurt - 1

Honourable mention: Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoJ0bAp4Eo8)

Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors - 4
Subdivisions - 3
Ti Sento - 2
Walk - 1

Group 7

4. Johnny Cash-Ring Of Fire
3. Blue Oyster Cult-Burnin' For You
2. Chuck Berry-Johnny B. Goode
1. Johnny Cash-Hurt

Group 8

4. Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here
3. Rush-Subdivisions
2. Toto-Africa
1. Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton-While My Guitar Gently Weeps

GROUP 7
4 - Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
3 - Cure - A Forest
2 - Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
1 - Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment

GROUP 8
4 - Madrugada - Majesty
3 - Toto - Africa
2 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
1 - Police - Message in a Bottle

Voting is important

GROUP 7
4- Cure - A Forest
3- Johnny Cash - Hurt
2- Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
1- Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment

GROUP 8
4- Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
3- Police - Message in a Bottle
2- Editors - Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors
1- Foo Fighters - Walk

GROUP 7
1 Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You

3 Gaelic Storm - One More Day Above the Roses

2 Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire

4 Whiskey Myers - On The River

GROUP 8

3 Foo Fighters - Walk

1 Nickelback - How You Remind Me

4 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

2 Toto - Africa

GROUP 7
4 - Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You
3 - Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment
2 - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
1 - Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire

GROUP 8
4 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
3 - Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
2 - Police - Message in a Bottle
1 - Rush - Subdivisions

GROUP 7
4. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
3. Ennio Morricone - Man with a Harmonica
2. Whiskey Myers - On The River
1. Johnny Cash - Hurt

GROUP 8 - many such HMs
4. Toto - Africa
3. Matia Bazar - Ti Sento
2. Foo Fighters - Walk
1. Editors - Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors

GROUP 7
4 points - Cure - A Forest
3 points - Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
2 points - Johnny Cash - Hurt
1 point - Gaelic Storm - One More Day Above the Roses


GROUP 8
4 points - Matia Bazar - Ti Sento
3 points - Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
2 points - Nickelback - How You Remind Me
1 point -  Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

GROUP 7
1. A Forest - 15
2. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - 13
3. Ring of Fire - 12
4. On The River - 9 (one 2-point vote)
5. Burnin' For You - 9 (no 2-point votes)
6. One More Day Above the Roses - 8 (one 4-point vote)
7. Hurt - 8 (no 4-point votes)
8. Live in the Moment - 7
9. Man with a Harmonica - 5
10. Johnny B. Goode - 4

GROUP 8
1. Wish You Were Here - 19
2. Africa - 12
3. Walk - 11
4. Ti Sento - 9
5. Message in a Bottle - 8
6. Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors - 7 (one 4-point vote)
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - 7 (no 4-point votes, R1 PPV = 1.111)
8. Subdivisions - 7 (no 4-point votes, R1 PPV = 1.091)
9. How You Remind Me - 6
10. Majesty - 4

2024 TMT20 ROUND 2

Round 2 consists of ten groups of ten songs each. The top five songs in each group advance to Round 3.

Groups are drawn randomly in such a way that each group contains 0-1 songs that received a special Round 1 bye, one 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place song from Round 1, 2-3 songs eliminated in Round 3 last year, 0-1 songs eliminated in Round 4 last year, 1 song ranked between 11-20 last year, and 0-1 songs ranked between 1-10 last year.

We will vote on groups two at a time (although you can vote on only one of the groups if you want). Each voting period will last three days (72 hours). Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Give your top four songs 4, 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three or four songs (awarding the 1-point vote is optional).

GROUP 9
Blur - The Universal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2jmBCfbgZc)
Donkeyboy - Ambitions (https://youtu.be/dr_zSyBB8AU)
Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin' (https://youtu.be/CVsLEI-hCXw)
Grimethorpe Colliery Band - Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsRys49BmWw)
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkF3oxziUI4)
Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=352qLWqKN-U)
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgzGwKwLmgM)
Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCJblaUkkfc)
Radiohead - Paranoid Android (https://youtu.be/Lt8AfIeJOxw)
Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart in San Francisco (https://youtu.be/r6DUwMnDxEs)

GROUP 10
Aerosmith - Dream On (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54BCLYNkFKg)
Black Sabbath - Paranoid (https://youtu.be/BOTIIw76qiE)
David Bowie - Starman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRcPA7Fzebw)
Falco - Der Kommissar (https://youtu.be/8-bgiiTxhzM)
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDG2m5hN1vo)
Neil Diamond - Hello Again (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O6KDuKJoB0)
Prozac+ - Acida (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxyV_XLu-cg&pp=ygUNcHJvemFjKyBhY2lkYQ%3D%3D)
Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a01QQZyl-_I)
Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fWyzwo1xg0)
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun (https://youtu.be/3mbBbFH9fAg)

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 4 points
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- Last year's result (1 > 2 > ... > 20 > Round 4 > Round 3 > Round 2 > other)
- PPV in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Rank in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

Group 9

4. Queen-Don't Stop Me Now
3. Led Zeppelin-Stairway To Heaven
2. Tony Bennett-I Left My Heart In San Francisco
1. Ludwig Von Beethoven-Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement

Group 10

4. Black Sabbath-Paranoid
3. Neil Diamond-Hello Again
2. Fleetwood Mac-The Chain
1. Simon & Garfunkel-The Sound Of Silence

GROUP 9
4 - Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin'
3 - Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
2 - Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement
1 - Donkeyboy - Ambitions

GROUP 10
4 - Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3 - Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
2 - Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure
1 - Aerosmith - Dream On

By the way, now that we've changed up the format of the rest of the rounds (specifically proceeding directly from Round 3 to the semifinal), I'm considering the following point allocations:

Round 3: 6, 4, 3, 2, 1
Semifinal: 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Final: 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (same as before)

GROUP 9
4 - Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement
3 - Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
2 - Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart in San Francisco
1 - Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin'

GROUP 10
4 - Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
3 - David Bowie - Starman
2 - Aerosmith - Dream On
1 - Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure

Oof. Truly worst case scenario draw. Both Paranoid Android and Street Spirit in one group ! And quite a strong group as well :(

GROUP 9
4 - Donkeyboy - Ambitions
3 - Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement
2 - Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
1 - Blur - The Universal

GROUP 10
4 - David Bowie - Starman
3 - Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
2 - Black Sabbath - Paranoid
1 - Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence

4. Paranoid Android
3. Street Spirit
2. Universal
1. Mondscheinsonate

4. Chain
3. Black Hole Sun
2. Under Pressure
1. Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Adico Acida Adico Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Adico Acida Adico Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida

GROUP 9
4. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
3. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
2. Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
1. Blur - The Universal
HM: Aranjuez (sorry little buddy)

GROUP 10 (megastack)
4. Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure
3. Prozac+ - (Acido) Acida (Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida Acido Acida)
2. David Bowie - Starman
1. Falco - Der Kommissar
HM: Paranoid, The Chain, (edit: and BHS too)

GROUP 9
4- Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
3- Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
2- Grimethorpe Colliery Band - Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez)
1- Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

GROUP 10
4- Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure
3- Prozac+ - Acida
2- David Bowie - Starman
1- Falco - Der Kommissar
HM: almost all the other songs

GROUP 9
2 Blur - The Universal

4 Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin'

3 Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

1 Queen - Don't Stop Me now


GROUP 10
3 Aerosmith - Dream On

2 Fleetwood Mac - The Chain

1 Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure

4 Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun

GROUP 9
4- Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
3- Radiohead - Paranoid Android
2- Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
1- Donkeyboy - Ambitions

GROUP 10
4- Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
3- Prozac+ - Acida Acido x 50
2- David Bowie - Starman
1- Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure

Group 9
4 points - Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement
3 points - Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin'
2 Points - Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
1 point - Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

Group 10
4 points - Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun   
3 points - Black Sabbath - Paranoid     
2 points - Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
1 point - Falco - Der Kommissar

12 points for Soundgarden after the deadline!

Pretty sure thats a record :p

Unfortunately, votes cast after the deadline cannot be counted.

GROUP 9
1. Don't Stop Me Now - 13
2. Stairway to Heaven - 11 (two 4-point votes)
3. Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement - 11 (one 4-point vote)
4. Street Spirit (Fade Out) - 8
5. Paranoid Android - 7
6. Long Train Runnin' - 5 (R3 last year)
7. Ambitions - 5 (new this year)
8. I Left My Heart in San Francisco - 4 (two 2-point votes)
9. The Universal - 4 (one 2-point vote)
10. Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez) - 2

GROUP 10
1. Under Pressure - 13
2. Starman - 11
3. Paranoid - 10
4. The Chain - 9
5. Acida - 7
6. The Sound of Silence - 6 (one 4-point vote)
7. Black Hole Sun - 6 (no 4-point votes)
8. Hello Again - 3 (one 3-point vote)
9. Dream On - 3 (no 3-point votes)
10. Der Kommissar - 2

TMT20 ROUND 3

Round 3 consists of five groups of ten songs each. The top two songs from each group advance directly to the Final, while the next three songs from each group advance to the Semifinal. Groups are drawn randomly in such a way that each group contains two 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place songs from Round 2.

We will vote on groups 1, 2, and 3 and then groups 4 and 5. Each voting period will last three days (72 hours). Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Give your top five songs 6, 4, 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly four or five songs (awarding the 1-point vote is optional).

GROUP 1
Deep Purple - Child in Time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OorZcOzNcgE&pp=ygUZZGVlcCBwdXJwbGUgY2hpbGQgaW4gdGltZQ%3D%3D)
Elton John - I'm Still Standing (https://youtu.be/MJ_aPtt4U8M)
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkF3oxziUI4)
Matia Bazar - Ti Sento (https://youtu.be/qGkPK4ZK22k)
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (https://youtu.be/hjpF8ukSrvk)
Queen - Killer Queen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZBtPf7FOoM)
Radiohead - Paranoid Android (https://youtu.be/Lt8AfIeJOxw)
Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil (https://youtu.be/GgnClrx8N2k)
Smiths - How Soon is Now? (https://youtu.be/hnpILIIo9ek)
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGofoH9RDEA)

GROUP 2
Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oYsdAbypTk)
David Bowie - Starman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRcPA7Fzebw)
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGSKrC7dGcY)
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIufLA7Bx2Q)
Foo Fighters - Walk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PkcfQtibmU)
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (https://youtu.be/CRMvKFJ5fZM)
Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=352qLWqKN-U)
Police - Message in a Bottle (https://youtube.com/watch?v=ObL3L6MRvN4)
Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a01QQZyl-_I)
Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCJblaUkkfc)

GROUP 3
B-52's - Private Idaho (https://youtu.be/yXmnmvDl-ao)
Cure - A Forest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGT4V6JmINA)
Dire Straits - Telegraph Road (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TTAXENxbM0)
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It7107ELQvY)
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfR_HWMzgyc)
Muse - Uprising (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8KQmps-Sog)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat (https://youtu.be/Are2FK_P3xY)
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2VZjE6JdHg)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YQb-0P320s)
Whiskey Myers - On The River (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab3sWMXI12U)

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 6 points
- Number of voters giving 4 points
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- PPV in Round 2
- Rank in Round 2
- Last year's result (1 > 2 > ... > 20 > Round 4 > Round 3 > Round 2 > other)
- PPV in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Rank in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

7 new nominations have made it to Round 3.

Hurt was the only song from last year's Top 20 to be eliminated in Round 2.

GROUP 1
6 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
4 - Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
3 - Deep Purple - Child in Time
2 - Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
1 - Queen - Killer Queen

GROUP 2
6 - Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You
4 - Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement
3 - Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
2 - David Bowie - Starman
1 - Police - Message in a Bottle

GROUP 3
6 - B-52's - Private Idaho
4 - Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
3 - Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
2 - Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
1 - Supertramp - Breakfast in America

GROUP 1
6- Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
4- The Smiths - How Soon is Now?
3- Radiohead - Paranoid Android
2- Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
1- The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil

GROUP 2
6- Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
4- Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
3- The Police - Message in a Bottle
2- David Bowie - Starman
1- Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure

GROUP 3
6- The Cure - A Forest
4- The B-52's - Private Idaho
3- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
2- Muse - Uprising
1- Supertramp - Breakfast in America

GROUP 1

3 Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

6 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

4 Queen - Killer Queen

1 Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil

2 Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime


GROUP 2
1 Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You

2 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing

3 Foo Fighters - Walk

6 Police - Message in a Bottle

4 Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure


GROUP 3
1 Dire Straits - Telegraph Road

2 Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire

3  Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

4 Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train

6 Whiskey Myers - On The River

Group 1 - Megastack

Paranoid Android - 6 (Also known as Lücs favourite shower song)
Once in a Lifetime - 4
Child in Time - 3
How Soon is Now - 2
Sympathy for the Devil -1

Group 2

Street Spirit - 6
Enjoy the Silence - 4
Sultans of Swing - 3
Mondscheinsonate - 2
Under Pressure - 1

Group 3

The Mercy Seat - 6
Telegraph Road - 4
A Forest - 3
Uprising - 2
Private Idaho - 1

Group 1

6. Wish You Were Here-Pink Floyd
4. Stairway To Heaven-Led Zeppelin
3. Killer Queen-Queen
2. Child In Time-Deep Purple
1. Sympathy For The Devil-The Rolling Stones

Group 2

6. Sultans Of Swing-Dire Straits
4. Burning For You-Blue Oyster Cult
3. The Police-Message In A Bottle
2. Queen and David Bowie-Under Pressure
1. David Bowie-Starman

Group 3

6. Ozzy Osbourne-Crazy Train
4. Led Zeppelin-Kashmir
3. Johnny Cash-Ring Of Fire
2. Supertramp-Breakfast In America
1. Whiskey Myers-On The River

Some tough ones for me this time.

GROUP 1
6 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
4 - Smiths - How Soon is Now?
3 - Deep Purple - Child in Time
2 - Radiohead - Paranoid Android
1 - Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil

GROUP 2
6 - David Bowie - Starman
4 - Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement
3 - Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
2 - Police - Message in a Bottle
1 - Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

GROUP 3
6 - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
4 - Cure - A Forest
3 - Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
2 - Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
1 - Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire

GROUP 1
6. Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
4. Queen - Killer Queen
3. Elton John - I'm Still Standing
2. Matia Bazar - Ti Sento
1. Smiths - How Soon is Now?

GROUP 2
6. Foo Fighters - Walk
4. Police - Message in a Bottle
3. Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement
2. Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You
1. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing

GROUP 3
6. Muse - Uprising
4. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
3. Whiskey Myers - On The River
2. Supertramp - Breakfast in America
1. Dire Straits - Telegraph Road

So basically 1 has a clear top 5 but it's nearly impossible to tell them apart; 2 has basically all nice songs so it's very hard to decide who to leave pointless. :(

GROUP 1
6. Matia Bazar - Ti Sento
4. Deep Purple - Child in Time
3. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
2. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
1. Elton John - I'm Still Standing

GROUP 2
6. Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure
4. David Bowie - Starman
3. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
2. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
1. Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence

GROUP 3
6. Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
4. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
3. Supertramp - Breakfast in America
2. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
1. Muse - Uprising

Group 1
6 Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
4 Smiths - How Soon is Now?
3 Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
2 Elton John - I'm Still Standing
1 Queen - Killer Queen

Group 2
6 Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement
4 Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
3 Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure
2 David Bowie - Starman
1 Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

Group 3
6 Cure - A Forest
4 Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
3 Supertramp - Breakfast in America
2 B-52's - Private Idaho
1 Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on April 21, 2024, 03:32:51 PMtwo songs (for new citizens, those are Bohemian Rhapsody and Gimme Shelter). These are the only multiple-time winners, so I am instituting a new rule to retire multiple-time winners into the TMT20 Hall of Fame.

Does this mean were gonna a thread somewhere to be this hall of fame?

GROUP 1
6- Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
4- Elton John - I'm Still Standing
3- Queen - Killer Queen
2- Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
1- Radiohead - Paranoid Android

GROUP 2
6- Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure
4- Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
3- David Bowie - Starman
2- Police - Message in a Bottle
1- Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

GROUP 3
6- Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
4- Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
3- Supertramp - Breakfast in America
2- Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
1- Muse - Uprising

@Munditenens Tresplet, I've noticed you've been around on witt a lot lately (I heard there was some sort of election going on?). Any chance you feel like participating in TMT again, for old time's sake? (Unfortunately it's a bit too late to bring Barry Manilow back for this year.)

GROUP 1
1. Wish You Were Here - 30
2. Once in a Lifetime - 18 (two 4-point votes)
3. Sympathy for the Devil - 18 (no 4-point votes)
4. Killer Queen - 16
5. Stairway to Heaven - 15 (one 6-point vote, one 4-point vote)
6. Paranoid Android - 15 (one 6-point vote, no 4-point votes)
7. How Soon is Now? - 15 (no 6-point votes, three 4-point votes)
8. Child in Time - 15 (no 6-point votes, one 4-point vote)
9. I'm Still Standing - 10
10. Ti Sento - 8

GROUP 2
1. Under Pressure - 23
2. Sultans Of Swing - 22
3. Message in a Bottle - 21
4. Starman - 20
5. Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement - 19
6. Enjoy the Silence - 18
7. Burnin' For You - 13
8. Street Spirit (Fade Out) - 11
9. Walk - 9
10. I Will Survive - 4

GROUP 3
1. Telegraph Road - 25
2. Crazy Train - 21
3. A Forest - 19
4. Kashmir - 17
5. The Mercy Seat - 15 (two 6-point votes)
6. Breakfast in America - 15 (no 6-point votes)
7. Private Idaho - 13 (one 6-point vote)
8. Ring of Fire - 13 (no 6-point votes)
9. Uprising - 12
10. On The River - 10

TMT20 ROUND 3

Round 3 consists of five groups of ten songs each. The top two songs from each group advance directly to the Final, while the next three songs from each group advance to the Semifinal. Groups are drawn randomly in such a way that each group contains two 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place songs from Round 2.

We will vote on groups 1, 2, and 3 and then groups 4 and 5. Each voting period will last three days (72 hours). Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Give your top five songs 6, 4, 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly four or five songs (awarding the 1-point vote is optional).

GROUP 4
Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye In The Sky (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEwaS-lLk0Y)
Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6RUg-NkjY4)
Coldplay - Fix You (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4V3Mo61fJM)
Earth, Wind and Fire - September (https://youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk)
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeMFqkcPYcg)
Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pohZ0dqaP64)
Foo Fighters - Everlong (https://youtu.be/eBG7P-K-r1Y)
Prozac+ - Acida (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxyV_XLu-cg&pp=ygUNcHJvemFjKyBhY2lkYQ%3D%3D)
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgzGwKwLmgM)
Toto - Africa (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY)

GROUP 5
B-52's - Roam (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNwC0sp-uA4)
Black Sabbath - Paranoid (https://youtu.be/BOTIIw76qiE)
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHdU5sHigYQ)
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDG2m5hN1vo)
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hx4gdlfamo)
Men at Work - Down Under (https://youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9iY5y94s)
New Order - Blue Monday (https://youtu.be/c1GxjzHm5us)
Police - Roxanne (https://youtu.be/3T1c7GkzRQQ)
Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv9sDn_2XkI)
The Who - Baba O'Riley (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2KRpRMSu4g)

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 6 points
- Number of voters giving 4 points
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- PPV in Round 2
- Rank in Round 2
- Last year's result (1 > 2 > ... > 20 > Round 4 > Round 3 > Round 2 > other)
- PPV in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Rank in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

GROUP 4
6- Foo Fighters - Everlong
4- Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
3- Prozac+ - Acida
2- Coldplay - Fix You
1- Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again

GROUP 5
6- New Order - Blue Monday
4- Police - Roxanne
3- B-52's - Roam
2- Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
1- Men at Work - Down Under

GROUP 4
6 - Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
4 - Toto - Africa
3 - Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
2 - Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
1 - Earth, Wind and Fire - September

GROUP 5
6 - Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
4 - Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
3 - Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2 - The Who - Baba O'Riley
1 - Police - Roxanne

GROUP 4
6 - Earth, Wind and Fire - September
4 - Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
3 - Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
2 - Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye In The Sky
1 - Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

GROUP 5
6 - B-52's - Roam
4 - Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
3 - Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
2 - The Who - Baba O'Riley
1 - Men at Work - Down Under

GROUP 4
6 - Eurorythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
4 - Queen - Don't Stop the Music
3 - Toto - Africa
2 - Earth, Wind and Fire - September
1 - Eurorythmics - Here Comes the Rain Agin

GROUP 5
6 - Black Sabbath - Paranoid
4 - Police - Roxanne
3 - Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
2 - New at Work - Down Under
1 - New Order - Blue Monday

Fix You - 6
Sweet Dreams - 4
Acida - 3
Sirius/Eye - 2
Africa - 1

If I counted correctly, the results of group 1 are gonna be very painful, with Paranoid Android, Child in Time and How Soon is Now all eliminated on tiebreakers.

However,
You Can't Always Get What You Want - 6
The Chain - 4
Blue Monday - 3
Down Under - 2
Baba O'Riley - 1

Group 4

6. Charlie Daniels Band-Devil Went Down To Georgia
4. Queen-Don't Stop Me Now
3. Alan Parsons Project-Sirius/Eye In The Sky
2. Toto-Africa
1. Earth, Wind & Fire-September

Group 5

6. Black Sabbath-Paranoid
4. Kenny Rogers-The Gambler
3. Men At Work-Down Under
2. Fleetwood Mac-The Chain
1. The Who-Baba O'Reilly

GROUP 4
6. Foo Fighters - Everlong
4. Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
3. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
2. Earth, Wind and Fire - September
1. Toto - Africa

GROUP 5
6. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
4. The Who - Baba O'Riley
3. Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
2. Men at Work - Down Under
1. B-52's - Roam

GROUP 4
1 Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye In The Sky

6 Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia

4 Earth, Wind and Fire - September

3 Foo Fighters - Everlong

2 Toto - Africa

GROUP 5
4 B-52's - Roam

6 Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five

3Fleetwood Mac - The Chain

1  Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want

1The Who - Baba O'Riley

GROUP 4
6 - Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye In The Sky
4 - Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
3 - Earth, Wind and Fire - September
2 - Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
1 - Foo Fighters - Everlong

GROUP 5
6 - Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
4 - Men at Work - Down Under
3 - Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
2 - Police - Roxanne
1 - Fleetwood Mac - The Chain

GROUP 4
6. Prozac+ - Acida
4. Toto - Africa
3. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
2. Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye In The Sky
1. Foo Fighters - Everlong


GROUP 5
6. Police - Roxanne
4. Men at Work - Down Under
3. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2. Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
1. New Order - Blue Monday

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on June 19, 2024, 05:56:56 PM1  Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want

1The Who - Baba O'Riley

Im assuming one of these should have gotten 2 points instead?

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on June 21, 2024, 06:21:29 AM

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on June 19, 2024, 05:56:56 PM1  Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want

1The Who - Baba O'Riley

Im assuming one of these should have gotten 2 points instead?

Thank you for pointing this out, I had it confirmed to me that Baba O'Riley received two points.

GROUP 4
1. Don't Stop Me Now - 21
2. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - 20
3. September - 19
4. The Devil Went Down to Georgia - 18
5. Everlong - 17 (two 6-point votes)
6. Africa - 17 (no 6-point votes)
7. Sirius/Eye In The Sky - 16
8. Here Comes the Rain Again - 12 (one 4-point vote)
9. Acida - 12 (no 4-point votes)
10. Fix You - 8

GROUP 5
1. Paranoid - 24
2. You Can't Always Get What You Want - 19 (one 6-point vote)
3. Down Under - 19 (no 6-point votes)
4. The Chain - 18
5. Roxanne - 17
6. Take Five - 16
7. Roam - 14
8. Baba O'Riley - 12
9. Blue Monday - 11
10. The Gambler - 10

TMT20 SEMIFINAL

The Semifinal consists of one group of 15 songs (the third, fourth, and fifth place songs from each group in Round 3). The top five songs advance to the Final, the next five (in order) are #16 - #20 of the 2024 TMT20, and the last five are the final five songs to be eliminated.

The voting period will last until Tuesday, June 25th at 4:30 PM, Talossan Daylight Time.

Give your top eight songs 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly eight songs.

DO NOT POST YOUR VOTE HERE, SEND IT TO ME IN A PRIVATE MESSAGE!

Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6RUg-NkjY4)
Cure - A Forest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGT4V6JmINA)
David Bowie - Starman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRcPA7Fzebw)
Earth, Wind and Fire - September (https://youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk)
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDG2m5hN1vo)
Foo Fighters - Everlong (https://youtu.be/eBG7P-K-r1Y)
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkF3oxziUI4)
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfR_HWMzgyc)
Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=352qLWqKN-U)
Men at Work - Down Under (https://youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9iY5y94s)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat (https://youtu.be/Are2FK_P3xY)
Police - Message in a Bottle (https://youtube.com/watch?v=ObL3L6MRvN4)
Police - Roxanne (https://youtu.be/3T1c7GkzRQQ)
Queen - Killer Queen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZBtPf7FOoM)
Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil (https://youtu.be/GgnClrx8N2k)

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 10 points
- Number of voters giving 8 points
...
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- PPV in Round 3
- Rank in Round 3
- PPV in Round 2
- Rank in Round 2
- Last year's result (1 > 2 > ... > 20 > Round 4 > Round 3 > Round 2 > other)
- PPV in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Rank in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

Radiohead, Depeche Mode, New Order are dearly missed. That said there are still good songs in here and I'm excited for the new SF/Final format!

It is kinda funny that we got rid of Gimme Shelter and BoRap and as a reward we get 3 Queen songs and 2 Stones songs in the (semi)final...

Going to listen to all songs twice again and then cast my vote.

Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Unlike what some people might expect, I've come to quite like this song. It's interesting, it tells a story, it takes us on a musical journey. From a Dutch perspective it also sounds very American. Most of all not because of the music or the accent or the setting, but because of the outcome. I feel in most European tales if someone bets their soul against the devil, it would not end well. Certainly not without some painful sacrifice and character development.

Reviewing the battle itself I don't really buy that this is deity-level fiddle playing, but perhaps it's similar to Tribute by Tenacious D and it's only meant as description of events, not the actual fiddle-playing that occured. Anyway, I'm leaning towards the part of the devil here. [Edit: missed opportunity to say I have sympathy for the devil here...] Can't really judge the technical profiency but as a composition I feel Johnny's part is maybe a bit lacking in urgency.

The Cure - A Forest
This is hypnotic. Moody, atmospheric. The ominous guitar intro really get you interested in what's coming. The dark bass line really feels connected to this vision of moving through a dark forest.  Obviously a terrible situation to be lost in a forest, but the songs feels more intriguing than desperate. Perhaps like the (magical?) forest the beauty of the song keeps pulling you in, deeper and deeper. I can keep listening to this.

David Bowie - Starman
Bowie's message of hope for humanity. Definitely shows how much imagination Bowie had in creating this character for himself. It's a nice song to listen to. The instrumentation feels rich, but maybe not super interesting. Emotionally it doesn't really do much for me.

Earth, Wind and Fire - September
Fun and very catchy. Nearly impossible to stay still while listening to this.

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
I remember watching some documentary about the making of Rumours. The band members had all sorts of needlessly complicated relationship drama going on. Somehow they managed to turn all that drama into creativity and make an amazing album. The chain was the only song they all worked on together, with various members writing separate parts originally meant to be separate songs that were chained together to make one coherent song. The Chain being the song tying all the other songs on the album together and the album they were making acting as the chain that kept the band together. Very poetic I guess.

Anyway the song itself is mostly a very long buildup to one moment. Until then its nice but maybe a bit boring, but then in a short moment of silence out of nowhere the iconic bassline kicks in and it is just soooo satisfying. Suddenly the whole structure of the song becomes clear and the outro then provides the energy the song needed. The bass tying the song together, which ties the album together which kept the band together and it's called the Chain. Very good.

Foo Fighters - Everlong
Fun fact: the first cd I ever owned was The Colour and the Shape, which contains this song. The build up to the chorus is very pretty. I also really like the drums during the chorus. And obviously Dave Grohl has just about the perfect rock voice. The song itself has unfortunate lost a bit of interest from me since I first listened to it.

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Such a massive classic that it being here is almost a bit too obvious. But its status is mostly deserved. The intro guitar melody is one of the prettiest ever written. The flute also adds a lot of charm. What follows is an epic rollercoaster of guitar goodness. I don't really know how meaningful the lyrics actually are, but the way it's presented here it definitely sounds very deep. To be a rock, and not to roll. Yeah! (I think)

Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
Another classic. I like the contrast between the slow heavy guitar riff and the rich instrumentation. The last 1,5 minutes are particularly good.

Men at Work - Down Under
Just a really fun and playful song. Obviously its the flute that really takes to another level.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
Easily the darkest song of this TMT edition. The music is frantic and repetitive and serves as a perfect representation of the singers mental state. When a song is repetitive its not always a good thing, but here the constant repetition really helps to paint a terrifying picture. Slowly he seems to drift into madness while waiting for his dead. The more he repeats he is not afraid to die the less we're inclined to believe it. The lyrics may point to him being guilty, but are just ambiguous enough to keep us doubting. The final sentence appears to be a confession, but then again, the singer doesn't seem to have any grasp on reality anymore. Maybe he's literally afraid he told a lie because he doesn't know anymore. Or the thing he's lied about is the not being afraid to die.

It's definitely worth checking out some of the live performances of this song on youtube. Throughout the years Nick Cave has performed all sort of different verstions of the song with different nuances which give the song a whole different feel which shows how versatile it is. Either way the song is vivid and gripping and thought provoking. I like the drums and the crazy violin. I understand why this might not be everyone's cup of tea however.

Police - Message in a Bottle
Fun song, nice bassline. Compared to what else is on offer a bit on the boring side. The "walked out this morning" section with the plot twist is excellent.

Police - Roxanne
We used to play a drinking game which was just listening to Roxanne and drinking at every mention of Roxanne (spoiler he says Roxanne a lot). Honestly that memory is somehow a big part of the reason why Id pick this over Message in a Bottle. Sting does bring a lot of passion into the delivery of his 'Roxanne's, especially the one at 1:59. Roohoahoaxanne!

Queen - Killer Queen
One thing that's good about Queen is despite releasing songs in all sorts of different styles every song is still unmistakeably a Queen song. This one too is chock-full of Queenisms, like the harmonies and the typical guitar sound. Freddie's delivery is expressive, the production is excellent, the lyrics are intriguing and funny. "Dynamite with a laserbeam". Even so emotionally it does fall a bit flat for me, and musically I think there are several far more interesting Queen songs.

Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
Several years back I was lucky enough to go see the Stones live with my father. This was the opening song. The drums or conga's or whatever they are were playing in the background for several minutes before they came on and the whole arena was already screaming woo woo for minutes before the piano kicked in. And of course then Jagger came on, still very vital for his age. "Please allow me to introduce myself..." Awesome!

Another song thats hard to stay still when hearing it. Intriguing lyrics, super catchy combination of bass and piano. Very good.

Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement
I skipped this one earlier because I don't really know what to write. It's sad and angry and exciting and very impressive and I wish I could play it.

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on June 22, 2024, 04:52:05 PMLudwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement
I skipped this one earlier because I don't really know what to write. It's sad and angry and exciting and very impressive and I wish I could play it.

I love this video. I've been watching it once a month for years.

Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on June 22, 2024, 05:11:23 PM

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on June 22, 2024, 04:52:05 PMLudwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement
I skipped this one earlier because I don't really know what to write. It's sad and angry and exciting and very impressive and I wish I could play it.

I love this video. I've been watching it once a month for years.

Heh, perfect!

Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on June 22, 2024, 05:11:23 PM

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on June 22, 2024, 04:52:05 PMLudwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement
I skipped this one earlier because I don't really know what to write. It's sad and angry and exciting and very impressive and I wish I could play it.

I love this video. I've been watching it once a month for years.

Here's a random fact about him: He apparently despised playing Mr Bean, but he did it anyway.

How many votes so far?

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on June 21, 2024, 11:00:30 PMCharlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6RUg-NkjY4)

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDG2m5hN1vo)

These two links don't work anymore btw

Only 6 hours left to vote on the semifinal I believe

We had nine voters in the semifinal.

TMT20 FINAL

2,643 points later, we have arrived at this year's Final. Thanks to everyone who has participated so far; of course, you are still welcome to vote now if you haven't before.

The voting period will last until Monday, July 1st at noon, Talossan Daylight Time. I am planning to have a pre-election night countdown of the Top 20 on Discord (like we did last year), likely starting around 4:00 PM (TDT).

Give your top ten songs 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly ten songs.

DO NOT POST YOUR VOTE HERE, SEND IT TO ME IN A PRIVATE MESSAGE!

Black Sabbath - Paranoid (https://youtu.be/BOTIIw76qiE)
Cure - A Forest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGT4V6JmINA)
David Bowie - Starman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRcPA7Fzebw)
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIufLA7Bx2Q)
Dire Straits - Telegraph Road (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TTAXENxbM0)
Earth, Wind and Fire - September (https://youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk)
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeMFqkcPYcg)
Foo Fighters - Everlong (https://youtu.be/eBG7P-K-r1Y)
Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=352qLWqKN-U)
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2VZjE6JdHg)
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (https://youtu.be/hjpF8ukSrvk)
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgzGwKwLmgM)
Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a01QQZyl-_I)
Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv9sDn_2XkI)
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGofoH9RDEA)

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 12 points
- Number of voters giving 10 points
...
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- Rank in Semifinal (if applicable)
- PPV in Round 3
- Rank in Round 3
- PPV in Round 2
- Rank in Round 2
- Last year's result (1 > 2 > ... > 20 > Round 4 > Round 3 > Round 2 > other)
- PPV in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Rank in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

Just voted. I will spare you my reviews until after the broadcast. After listening to everything a couple  more times I ended up not giving the 12 points to the song I thought I would before the final. The top spots were difficult to figure out because they are all good but there isn't one that stands out in the way Paranoid Android did last year. It's still a great list though.

Anyway, looking forward to the reveal!

will the final list be published on witt for those who don't use discord?

Quote from: xpb on July 03, 2024, 08:14:15 PMwill the final list be published on witt for those who don't use discord?

1.  Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing (58)
2.  David Bowie - Starman (52)
3.  Earth, Wind & Fire - September (52)
4.  Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (49)
5.  The Cure - A Forest (47)
6.  Black Sabbath - Paranoid (44)
7.  Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure (43)
8.  Dire Straits - Telegraph Road (43)
9.  Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement (41)
10. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (37)
11. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (37)
12. Foo Fighters - Everlong (35)
13. Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (35)
14. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (35)
15. The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (30)

16. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil (24)
17. The Police - Roxanne (24)
18. Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (24)
19. Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia (22)
20. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat (22)

Eliminated in the semifinal:
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (21)
The Police - Message in a Bottle (19)
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (17)
Men at Work - Down Under (17)
Queen - Killer Queen (15)

Could we get this as a official spotify playlist?

Quote from: Tierçéu Rôibeardescù on July 06, 2024, 01:54:53 PMCould we get this as a official spotify playlist?

YT Music as well maybe?

Glad to see Beethoven in the top 10!  roll over!