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VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED - RESULTS ARE BEING PRESENTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS THREAD



This will be the thread where I post all the finals. The rules for each final will be the same.

The deadline for each final will be april 1st 05:00 am TST

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

The final round for each group has 10 songs. Since people might not want to rank 10 songs for six different groups, you have three options to vote:
-Give your top 10 songs 12,10,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 points
-Give your top 5 songs 5,4,3,2,1 points
-Give your top 3 songs 3,2,1 points

SEND YOUR VOTES TO ME IN A PRIVATE MESSAGE. DO NOT POST THEM HERE.

The top-ranked song that has not already been nominated to a previous edition of the TMT20 will be automatically nominated to the 2026 regular edition.

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 12 points
- Number of voters giving 10 points
...
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- PPV in Round 1
- Random chance

Covers of original songs
Chvrches - Bela Lugosi's Dead [Bauhaus] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsQ95viGU80)
Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel [Bob Dylan/Old Crow Medicine Show] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvKyBcCDOB4)
Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [Rolling Stones] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmKQ2Z1odSc)
Dexys - Both Sides Now [Joni Mitchell] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c_7l9X7_RA)
Fugees - Killing Me Softly with His Song [Lori Lieberman] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKOtzIo-uYw)
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower [Bob Dylan] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY)
Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat [Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoJ0bAp4Eo8)
Molly Tuttle - Olympia, WA [Rancid] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ5hWXLpjxQ)
Porter Robinson - Kids [MGMT] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIqpDkK36uM)
Rick Astley & Blossoms - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out [The Smiths] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ0rEnp8kmw)

Eurodance/eurodisco
2 Unlimited - No Limit (https://youtu.be/7kmEEkECFQw)
Eiffel 65 - Blue (da ba dee) (https://youtu.be/68ugkg9RePc)
Gala - Freed From Desire (https://youtu.be/p3l7fgvrEKM)
Gigi d'Agostino - L'Amour Toujours (https://youtu.be/w15oWDh02K4)
La Bouche - Be My Lover (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3MtiifXp9k)
Scatman John - Scatman (ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop) (https://youtu.be/Hy8kmNEo1i8)
Snap! - Rhythm Is a Dancer (https://youtu.be/JYIaWeVL1JM)
Sparks - When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" (https://youtu.be/C8dqCQ2MHfQ)
Technotronic - Pump up the Jam (https://youtu.be/9EcjWd-O4jI)
Vitas - The 7th Element (https://youtu.be/989-7xsRLR4)

Songs with an unusual time signature
Ásgeir - Nýfallið regn (https://youtu.be/kszE1Mn4Alg)
Bill Wurtz - I Wanna Be a Movie Star (https://youtu.be/KUs1Popfd8g)
Dave Brubeck - Take Five (https://youtu.be/vmDDOFXSgAs)
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (Opening Theme) (https://youtu.be/8c-hUWNiG8A)
Muse - Animals (https://youtu.be/tFG_5PBl2K8)
Nick Drake - River Man (https://youtu.be/TdPsRCcAnLQ)
Soundgarden - Spoonman (https://youtu.be/T0_zzCLLRvE)
Steven Wilson ft. Ninet Tayeb - Routine (https://youtu.be/xlDBeQCDpWg)
The Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post (https://youtu.be/nfrSIUE3iAE)
The Stranglers - Golden Brown (https://youtu.be/AWAsI3U2EaE)

Songs with no lyrics
Apocalyptica - Stroke (https://youtu.be/KHPrmDQW7yg)
Arturo Márquz - Danzón no. 2 (https://youtu.be/_1ynC1RB3kY)
Genesis - Duke's End (https://youtu.be/JQ_vr9_a6z0)
Gheorghe Zamfir & André Rieu - The Lonely Shepherd (https://youtu.be/orL-w2QBiN8)
Metallica - Orion (https://youtu.be/TydZ4NAXMic)
Polyphia - LIT (https://youtu.be/per9Wz0N-QA)
Ruud Bos - Villa Volta (https://youtu.be/yjhDUpDPfbY)
Sigur Rós - Samskeyti (https://youtu.be/Z7ynnRnQHLw)
Stromae - Merci (https://youtu.be/2qfm71JSaXA)
The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica (https://youtu.be/vTOozRAJ8dU)

Songs in French
Angèle - Balance ton quoi (https://youtu.be/3e-knnTkzCY)
Angèle ft. Roméo Elvis - Tout Oublier (https://youtu.be/Fy1xQSiLx8U)
Desireless - Voyage Voyage (https://youtu.be/NlgmH5q9uNk)
Jacques Brel - Amsterdam (https://youtu.be/-Z0UGGvb4sQ)
Joe Dassin - Les Champs-Elysées (https://youtu.be/1JhYYUWOBBs)
Kraftwerk - Tour de France (https://youtu.be/rTe7U92ecX8)
Noir Désir - L'homme pressé (https://youtu.be/by1RRP9wa_Y)
Pascal Obispo - Superflu (https://youtu.be/8KkbC3uRpvw)
Stromae - Formidable (https://youtu.be/S_xH7noaqTA)
Stromae - Papaoutai (https://youtu.be/oiKj0Z_Xnjc)

Songs released on or after February 2nd, 2023
Ásgeir - Sugar Clouds (https://youtu.be/xICJu9jeH78)
Chapell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! (https://youtu.be/6ENzV125lWc)
Dagny - Jupiter (https://youtu.be/0TXzZl5JIS8)
Electric Callboy - Tanzneid (https://youtu.be/3OrHy_TRudo)
Jon Ranes - Verdens beste menneske (https://youtu.be/Mj--ufg4EtM)
Lucio Corsi - Volevo Essere Un Duro (https://youtu.be/Vlu5XXDwHos)
Madi Diaz - Worst Case Scenario (https://youtu.be/FrRbyDSBCs8)
Olivia Rodrigo - Get Him Back! (https://youtu.be/ZsJ-BHohXRI)
The Libertines - Night of the Hunter (https://youtu.be/3Z5_Hq8uvio)
VÆB - Róa (https://youtu.be/c73Lx1QUZZA)


For each final

-Give your top 10 songs 12,10,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 points
OR
-Give your top 5 songs 5,4,3,2,1 points
OR
-Give your top 3 songs 3,2,1 points

The deadline is april 1st 05:00 am TST


SEND YOUR VOTES TO ME IN A PRIVATE MESSAGE. DO NOT POST THEM HERE.

Apologies for my (this time very long) absence again. Talossa hasn't really been on my mind lately if I'm honest.

However, I still think we should finish this, so we shall have our six category winners.

The new deadline is april 1st. There are six finals. Everyone is welcome to vote on their favourite songs in each final.

Shamelessly tagging the people who participated or commented in the 2025 special edition threads to hopefully boost turnout:

@þerxh Sant-Enogat @Gjermund Higraff @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be @Iason Taiwos @King Txec @Sir Ian Plätschisch @Sir Lüc @Erschéveþ da Schir @xpb @Ràed Al-Hasàn @Barclamïu da Miéletz @Vitxalmour @Danihel Txechescu

oops voted in thread then deleted it and sent PM

Ugh, unfortunately I made a mistake in the French category. Obviously the final should include Voyage Voyage instead of Le Vent Nous Portera. Obviously if anyone wants to correct their vote as a result that will be accepted.


(I will accept any changes to votes before the deadline regardless)

Just an additional clarification: the finals are six separate contests, with separate winners, so we are looking for separate votes on each (or some) of the categories, rather than a combined list for all of them.

two weeks left!

One week left. Get your votes in!

Perhaps if all finals is a bit much you can start by voting on the category(ies) that interests you most?

@Sir Lüc @þerxh Sant-Enogat @Danihel Txechescu @Erschéveþ da Schir @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be @Vitxalmour

24 hours left

Closed


Many thanks to everyone who voted or otherwise participated!! There wasn't quite enough enthusiasm to justify a results broadcast, but at least we do have enough votes for results in each group, so I will present them in this thread shortly. Traditionally, the highest scoring song in each category that has never been nominated for TMT will be automatically nominated in the next TMT regular edition.

Starting with the bottom 7 for each category:

Covers of original songs
4. Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat [Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoJ0bAp4Eo8) - 16 points.
5. Chvrches - Bela Lugosi's Dead [Bauhaus] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsQ95viGU80) - 15 points.
6. Dexys - Both Sides Now [Joni Mitchell] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c_7l9X7_RA) - 14 points.
7. Molly Tuttle - Olympia, WA [Rancid] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ5hWXLpjxQ) - 11 points.
8. Fugees - Killing Me Softly with His Song [Lori Lieberman] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKOtzIo-uYw) - 8 points.
9. Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel [Bob Dylan/Old Crow Medicine Show] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvKyBcCDOB4) - 8 points.
10. Porter Robinson - Kids [MGMT] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIqpDkK36uM) - 5 points.


Eurodance/eurodisco
4. Sparks - When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" (https://youtu.be/C8dqCQ2MHfQ) - 14 points.
5. 2 Unlimited - No Limit (https://youtu.be/7kmEEkECFQw) - 14 points.
6. Scatman John - Scatman (ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop) (https://youtu.be/Hy8kmNEo1i8) - 14 points.
7. Technotronic - Pump up the Jam (https://youtu.be/9EcjWd-O4jI) - 13 points.
8. Gala - Freed From Desire (https://youtu.be/p3l7fgvrEKM) - 13 points.
9. La Bouche - Be My Lover (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3MtiifXp9k) - 8 points.
10. Vitas - The 7th Element (https://youtu.be/989-7xsRLR4) - 3 points.


Songs with an unusual time signature
4. Dave Brubeck - Take Five (https://youtu.be/vmDDOFXSgAs) - 17 points.
5. Steven Wilson ft. Ninet Tayeb - Routine (https://youtu.be/xlDBeQCDpWg) - 15 points.
6. The Stranglers - Golden Brown (https://youtu.be/AWAsI3U2EaE) - 12 points.
7. Soundgarden - Spoonman (https://youtu.be/T0_zzCLLRvE) - 12 points.
8. The Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post (https://youtu.be/nfrSIUE3iAE) - 10 points.
9. Muse - Animals (https://youtu.be/tFG_5PBl2K8) - 9 points.
10. Bill Wurtz - I Wanna Be a Movie Star (https://youtu.be/KUs1Popfd8g) - 5 points.


Songs with no lyrics
4. The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica (https://youtu.be/vTOozRAJ8dU) - 16 points.
5. Gheorghe Zamfir & André Rieu - The Lonely Shepherd (https://youtu.be/orL-w2QBiN8) - 13 points.
6. Arturo Márquz - Danzón no. 2 (https://youtu.be/_1ynC1RB3kY) - 11 points.
7. Stromae - Merci (https://youtu.be/2qfm71JSaXA) - 10 points.
8. Sigur Rós - Samskeyti (https://youtu.be/Z7ynnRnQHLw) - 9 points.
9. Polyphia - LIT (https://youtu.be/per9Wz0N-QA) - 9 points.
10. Ruud Bos - Villa Volta (https://youtu.be/yjhDUpDPfbY) - 6 points.


Songs in French
4. Kraftwerk - Tour de France (https://youtu.be/rTe7U92ecX8) - 13 points.
5. Joe Dassin - Les Champs-Elysées (https://youtu.be/1JhYYUWOBBs) - 12 points.
6. Noir Désir - L'homme pressé (https://youtu.be/by1RRP9wa_Y) - 10 points.
7. Angèle ft. Roméo Elvis - Tout Oublier (https://youtu.be/Fy1xQSiLx8U) - 9 points.
8. Jacques Brel - Amsterdam (https://youtu.be/-Z0UGGvb4sQ) - 9 points.
9. Angèle - Balance ton quoi (https://youtu.be/3e-knnTkzCY) - 9 points.
10. Pascal Obispo - Superflu (https://youtu.be/8KkbC3uRpvw) - 4 points.


Songs released on or after February 2nd, 2023
4. Jon Ranes - Verdens beste menneske (https://youtu.be/Mj--ufg4EtM) - 14 points.
5. Chapell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! (https://youtu.be/6ENzV125lWc) - 13 points.
6. VÆB - Róa (https://youtu.be/c73Lx1QUZZA) - 13 points.
7. Electric Callboy - Tanzneid (https://youtu.be/3OrHy_TRudo) - 13 points.
8. Madi Diaz - Worst Case Scenario (https://youtu.be/FrRbyDSBCs8) - 12 points.
9. The Libertines - Night of the Hunter (https://youtu.be/3Z5_Hq8uvio) - 11 points.
10. Olivia Rodrigo - Get Him Back! (https://youtu.be/ZsJ-BHohXRI) - 3 points.

I'm loving these reveal posts.

_{Note: Formidable has been previously nominated for the regular TMT20. The highest scoring not to have been previously nominated is Papaoutai}

If the next TMT regular edition uses the same rules as previous editions the following would therefore be automatically nominated:

Jimi Hendrix   All Along the Watchtower
Eiffel 65   Blue (da ba dee)
Ásgeir   Nýfallið regn
Apocalyptica   Stroke
Stromae   Papaoutai
Ásgeir   Sugar Clouds

Thanks again to everyone who nominated/voted.

Im probably gonna take another break from witt for a while

Quote from: Glüc on April 07, 2026, 05:07:30 PMThanks again to everyone who nominated/voted.

Im probably gonna take another break from witt for a while

Thanks for your stewardship.  Rest, then come back ready to rock and roll!