The 2021 Talossan Music Top 20 [Final Voting]

[Placiej]

GROUP 1
1-Carbon Leaf - The Donnybrook Affair
2-Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
4-Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston
3-Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun


GROUP 2

2-B-52's - Roam
3-Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
4-Johnny Cash - Hurt
1-Toto - Africa

[Glüc]

Group 1: Very difficult this one. I would like to have given more points to Zitti e Buoni and also I would like to have given points to the two instrumental pieces.

Subdivisions - 4
Sultans of Swing - 3
Black Hole Sun - 2
Zitti e Buoni - 1

Group 2: Four points were very obvious for me here.

Knights of Cydonia - 4
Africa - 3
Hurt - 2
Let it Be - 1

[esbornatfiglheu]

GROUP 1
2- Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
1- Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston
3- Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
4- Spinners - Rubberband Man

GROUP 2
2- B-52's - Roam
4- Ed Welch and Robert Hartshorne, Trap Geek - Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Main Theme Trap Remix
3- Muse - Knights of Cydonia

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

Voting for Groups 1 and 2 is closed.

GROUP 1
1. Sultans Of Swing - 14
2. Crazy Train - 11
3. I'm Shipping Up To Boston - 8
4. Black Hole Sun - 7
5. Subdivisions - 6 (one 2-point vote)
6. Zitti E Buoni - 6 (no 2-point votes)
7. Rubberband Man - 5
8. The Donnybrook Affair - 3
9. Man with a Harmonica - 0 (R4 last year)
10. Light Of The Seven - 0 (R3 last year)

Black Hole Sun makes it through R2 despite, as I pointed out earlier, being the lowest-PPV song to make it through R1. Meanwhile, two songs on my R1 heatseekers list, Zitti E Buoni and Rubberband Man, have been eliminated.

GROUP 2
1. Hurt - 10 (two 4-point votes)
2. Knights of Cydonia - 10 (one 4-point vote)
3. Africa - 8
4. Take Five - 7 (one 4-point vote)
5. Roam - 7 (no 4-point votes)
6. My Wheels Won't Turn - 4 (one 4-point vote, R3 last year)
7. Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Main Theme Trap Remix - 4 (one 4-point vote, new this year)
8. Let's Get It Started - 4 (no 4-point votes)
9. Let it Be - 3
10. Gloria In Excelsis Deo - 2

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

TMT20 ROUND 2 - GROUPS 3 AND 4

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 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 1 song 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
Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name
David Bowie - Starman
Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia
Gaelic Storm - Rum Runners
Nightwish - Ghost Love Score
Queen - Killer Queen
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - Raise a Little Hell
Whiskey Myers - On The River

GROUP 4
Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You
Coldplay - Fix You
Eagles - Midnight Flyer
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
Jason Boland and the Stragglers - Devil Pays In Gold
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Sarah Jarosz - Run Away

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)
- 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.

[Glüc]

Group 3:
Ghost Love Score - 4
Eleanor Rigby - 3
Holiday in Cambodia - 2
Starman - 1


Group 4:
Paranoid Android - 4
Street Spirit - 3
Fix You - 2
Clint Eastwood - 1

[Tric'hard Lenxheir]

Group 3

4. Killer Queen-Queen
3. Don't Stop Me Now-Queen
2. Ghost Love Score-Nightwish
1. Starman-David Bowie

Group 4

4. Burnin' For You-Blue Oyster Cult
3. What A Wonderful World-Louis Armstrong
2. Ring Of Fire-Johnny Cash
1. Midnight Flyer-Eagles

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

GROUP 3
4 - Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name
3 - Gaelic Storm - Rum Runners
2 - Whiskey Myers - On The River
1 - Queen - Killer Queen

GROUP 4
4 - Eagles - Midnight Flyer
3 - Jason Boland and the Stragglers - Devil Pays In Gold
2 - Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You
1 - Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire

[xpb]

G3
4 Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
3 Bowie - Starman
2 DKs - Holiday in Cambodia
1 Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

G4
4 - BOC - Burnin' For You
3 - Cash - Ring of Fire
2 - Armstrong - Wonderful World
1 - Jarocz - Run Away

[Placiej]

GROUP 3

3-Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name
2-Gaelic Storm - Rum Runners
1-Queen - Killer queen
4-Whiskey Myers - On The River

GROUP 4
1-Eagles - Midnight Flyer
2-Jason Boland and the Stragglers - Devil Pays In Gold
3-Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
4-Sarah Jarosz - Run Away

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

Voting for Groups 3 and 4 is closed.

GROUP 3
1. You Give Love a Bad Name - 7 (#11 last year)
2. Don't Stop Me Now - 7 (R4 last year)
3. On The River - 6 (one 2-point vote, R3 last year)
4. Ghost Love Score - 6 (one 2-point vote, new this year)
5. Killer Queen - 6 (no 2-point votes)
6. Rum Runners - 5 (one 2-point vote)
7. Starman - 5 (no 2-point votes)
8. Eleanor Rigby - 4 (one 3-point vote)
9. Holiday in Cambodia - 4 (no 3-point votes)
10. Raise a Little Hell - 0

-This is likely the closest group so far. Only three points seperated first and ninth place.
-Starman, #9 last year, becomes the first member of last year's top 20 to be eliminated.

GROUP 4
1. Burnin' For You - 10
2. Ring of Fire - 9
3. Midnight Flyer - 6
4. Run Away - 5 (one 4-point vote)
5. What a Wonderful World - 5 (no 4-point votes, #17 last year)
6. Devil Pays In Gold - 5 (no 4-point votes, R3 last year)
7. Paranoid Android - 4
8. Street Spirit (Fade Out) - 3
9. Fix You - 2
10. Clint Eastwood - 1

-This is the most unfortunate result for a single voter that I can recall. Glüc was the only voter to give points to all four of the songs he gave points to, and none advanced.

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

TMT20 ROUND 2 - GROUPS 5 AND 6

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 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 1 song 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
Bob Segar - Old Time Rock and Roll
Crosby, Stills and Nash - Southern Cross
Frank Sinatra - My Way
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Het Goede Doel - België (Is er leven op Pluto...?)
Manchester Orchestra - The Alien
Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
The Who - Baba O'Riley

GROUP 6
Booker T. and the MG's - Green Onions
Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
Earth, Wind and Fire - Boogie Wonderland
Foo Fighters - Walk
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
Manhattan Transfer - Birdland
Men at Work - Down Under
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get
Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
Tom Waits - God's Away on Business

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)
- 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.

[Glüc]

-This is the most unfortunate result for a single voter that I can recall. Glüc was the only voter to give points to all four of the songs he gave points to, and none advanced.

Sad

[Tric'hard Lenxheir]

Group 5

4. Old Time Rock n Roll-Bob Seger
3. Baba O'Riley-The Who
2. Under Pressure-David Bowie and Queen
1. My Way-Frank Sinatra

Group 6

4. The Gambler-Kenny Rogers
3. Down Under-Men At Work
2. Boogie Wonderland-Earth, Wind and Fire
1. Green Onions-Booker T. and The M.G.s

[Glüc]

Once in a Lifetime - 4
Feel Good Inc. - 3
The Alien - 2
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - 1

Telegraph Road - 4
Walk - 3
Down Under - 2
The Impression That I Get - 1