2022 Talossan Music Top 20 [Results]

[Glüc]

I think the 10th in group 9 is supposed to be Aerosmith - Dream On

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

I think the 10th in group 9 is supposed to be Aerosmith - Dream On

Yep, I'll get that fixed

[Glüc]

Ik stond zelfs in dubio over groep 9. Ik heb getwijfeld over België, maar heb uiteindelijk toch gekozen voor het adembenemend mooie Street Spirit. Zo'n nummer wat me elke keer weer weet te raken. Sowieso een sterke groep. Ook Rasputin, Freedom of Choice en Disco Inferno hadden best punten mogen krijgen.

Björk is amazing. Glad she was nominated again, although I don't think this is her best song. Still good, but not enough for points sadly. Same goes for Ohio. I would understand if people felt this particular Rush song is a bit over the top, with the choir and bells and strings and everything towards the end, but I'm kind of a sucker for this kind of bombast. Plus I find the message (about life not being a sprint, but...) comforting. Best served if you turn up the volume.

9:
Street Spirit - 3
Under Pressure - 2
Dream On - 1
Most honourable mention and many bonus points: België

10
Marathon - 3
Life's What You Make It - 2
Zitti e Buoni - 1

[xpb]

GROUP 9
3 - Devo - Freedom of Choice
2 - Trammps - Disco Inferno
1 - Gaelic Storm - Rum Runners

Ironically, Devo was nominated to the Rock and Roll hall of fame this year but was not selected in that "freedom of choice" so Talossans should instead put them in the TMT honor!

GROUP 10
3 - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio
2 - Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni
1 - Rush - Marathon

PS if you get a chance to see the series 1971 on Apple TV it is really good.  CSNY Ohio is featured near the start of the first episode.  And in a nod to my group 9 nominee from this article

from Cleveland magazine:
Devo is more art project than rock band. Drawing on dada and surrealism, Devo was Kent State University students Mark Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale's response to the May 4, 1970, shootings, in which two of their friends were killed. Exploring the idea of "de-evolution," the band's pop sensibilities masked a subversive social satire that pointed a finger at society.

[Tric’hard Lenxheir]

Group 9

3. Alex Schofield-Desperado & Troubadour
2. Queen & David Bowie-Under Pressure
1. Trammps-Disco Inferno

Group 10

3. Ali Handal-You're Worth More
2. Rush-Marathon
1. Marty Robbins-Big Iron

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

Group 9 is fixed.

[King Txec]

Group 9

3 - Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure
2 - Aerosmith - Dream On
1 - Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Group 10

3 - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio
2 - Earth, Wind and Fire - Boogie Wonderland
1 - Marty Robbins - Marathon

[esbornatfiglheu]

GROUP 9
2 Devo - Freedom of Choice
1 Het Goede Doel - België (Is er leven op Pluto...?)
3 Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure

GROUP 10
1 Björk - Unison
3 Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio
2 Ed Welch and Robert Hartshorne, Trap Geek - Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Main Theme Trap Remix

TWO Kent State University (where I teach)-adjacent songs, one in each group!  Devo was founded at KSU, and "Ohio" was written in response to the massacre.

[Sir Lüc]

GROUP 9
3. Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure
2. Boney M. - Rasputin
1. Trammps - Disco Inferno

GROUP 10
3. Earth, Wind and Fire - Boogie Wonderland
2. Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni
1. Marty Robbins - Big Iron

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

GROUP 9
3. Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
2. Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
1. Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure

GROUP 10
3. Björk - Unison
2. Ed Welch and Robert Hartshorne, Trap Geek - Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Main Theme Trap Remix
1. Ali Handal - You're Worth More

[Mic’haglh Autófil, O.Be]

GROUP 9
3 pts: Aerosmith - Dream On
2 pts: Boney M. - Rasputin
1 pt: Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now

GROUP 10
3 pts: Marty Robbins - Big Iron
2 pts: Earth, Wind and Fire - Boogie Wonderland
1 pt: Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni

[Placiej]

GROUP 9
3 Aerosmith - Dream On
2 Gaelic Storm - Rum Runners
1 Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure


GROUP 10
3 Carbon Leaf - The Donnybrook Affair
1 Earth, Wind and Fire - Boogie Wonderland
2 Marty Robbins - Big Iron

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

Voting for Groups 9 and 10 is closed. Ten voters again.

GROUP 9
1. Under Pressure - 15
2. Dream On - 11
3. Street Spirit (Fade Out) - 7
4. Rum Runners - 6
5. Freedom of Choice - 5 (one 3-point vote)
6. Rasputin - 5 (no 3-point votes)
7. Disco Inferno - 4
8. Desperado and Troubadour - 3 (one 3-point vote)
9. I Think We're Alone Now - 3 (no 3-point votes)
10. België (Is er leven op Pluto...?) - 1

GROUP 10
1. Ohio - 9 (three 3-point votes)
2. Zitti E Buoni - 9 (one 3-point vote)
3. Boogie Wonderland - 8
4. Big Iron - 7 (random chance)
5. Marathon - 7 (random chance)
6. The Donnybrook Affair - 5 (one 3-point vote)
7. Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Main Theme Trap Remix (no 3-point votes)
8. Unison - 4 (random chance)
9. You're Worth More - 4 (random chance)
10. Life's What You Make it - 2

Group 10 is the only group in which no song got at least 1 PPV.

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

TOP ROUND 1 HEATSEEKERS (BY PPV)
1. Roxanne - 1.82*
2. Kashmir - 1.64
3. Under Pressure - 1.50
4. Wanted Dead Or Alive - 1.30
5. Blue Monday - 1.27*
6. How Deep is Your Love - 1.20
7. Starman - 1.18
8. Dream On - 1.10
9. Let it Be - 1.09
9. Everlong - 1.09*

*New nomination

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

Only 15 new nominations (out of 49) advanced to Round 2. This is seven fewer than last year.

The most popular song not to advance is How Soon is Now (.70 PPV), while the least popular songs to advance are How You Remind Me and Birdland (.45 PPV).

The most popular song that did not receive a 3-point vote is Holiday in Cambodia (.91 PPV)

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

TMT20 ROUND 2 - GROUPS 1 AND 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 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 1
Aerosmith - Dream On
Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye In The Sky
Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria In Excelsis Deo
Charlie Parker - Cool Blues
Devo - Freedom of Choice
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
Jefferson Starship - Jane
Nightwish - Ghost Love Score
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
Tom Waits - God's Away on Business

GROUP 2
Beatles - Let it Be
Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love
Crosby, Stills and Nash - Southern Cross
Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
Marty Robbins - Big Iron
Queen - Innuendo
Rammstein - Haifisch
Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
Supertramp - School

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.

[Tric’hard Lenxheir]

Round 2 Group 1

4. Dire Straits-Sultans Of Swing
3. Alan Parsons Project-Sirius/Eye In The Sky
2. Aerosmith-Dream On
1. Jefferson Starship-Jane

Group 2

4. Looking Glass-Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
3. Marty Robbins-Big Iron
2. Bee Gees-How Deep Is Your Love
1. Simon & Garfunkel-Sound Of Silence

[xpb]

GROUP 1
4 - Devo - Freedom of Choice
3 - Charlie Parker - Cool Blues
2 - Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria In Excelsis Deo
1 - Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing

GROUP 2
4 - Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
3 - Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
2 - Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
1 - Beatles - Let it Be

[Glüc]

The most popular song not to advance is How Soon is Now (.70 PPV),

Sad

[Glüc]

TMT songs in Weird Al Polkas counter: 4

Black Hole Sun -> The Alternative Polka

(Although all three from last round got eliminated. Maybe it's cursed.)