2023 Talossan Music Top 20 [Final Voting]

[Gjermund Higraff]

Where Are Your Kids Tonight - 2 _{(another nice discovery!)}

It was nominated on the week of release I think, so definitely a discovery for anyone listening 🙂

[Erschéveþ da Schir]

GROUP 9
3 - Elton John - I'm Still Standing
2 - Stromae - Santé
1 - Nickelback - How You Remind Me

GROUP 10
3 - Peter Gabriel - My Body is a Cage
2 - Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
1 - Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World

[Sir Lüc]

GROUP 9
3. I'm Still Standing
2. Santé
1. Gli impermeabili

GROUP 10
3. Take Five
2. My Body is a Cage
1. What a Wonderful World

[Gjermund Higraff]

3. Take Five

BTW, if you haven't seen the "fake" video of Dave Brubeck playing "Golden Brown" based on the "Take Five" video, you need to see it. I posted it in a facebook group once and someone responded that they didn't know the Stranglers version was a Brubeck cover 😁

[þerxh Sant-Enogat]

3. Take Five

BTW, if you haven't seen the "fake" video of Dave Brubeck playing "Golden Brown" based on the "Take Five" video, you need to see it. I posted it in a facebook group once and someone responded that they didn't know the Stranglers version was a Brubeck cover 😁

I didn't know the video, and was puzzled for a while - thanks for the spoiler !

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

GROUP 9
1. Santé - 10
2. I'm Still Standing - 9
3. Long Train Runnin' - 7
4. How You Remind Me - 6
5. Holiday in Cambodia - 5 (R2 last year)
6. The Weight (The Last Waltz) - 5 (new this year)
7. Heartsick Lullaby - 3
8. Gli Impermeabili - 2
9. 9th Symphony in D minor, Op. 125, 4th movement - 1
10. Rearviewmirror - 0

GROUP 10
1. Take Five - 9
2. My Body is a Cage - 8
3. The Mercy Seat - 6 (two 3-point votes)
4. Rum Runners - 6 (no 3-point votes)
5. Where Are Your Kids Tonight - 5 (one 2-point vote)
6. What a Wonderful World - 5 (no 2-point votes)
7. High Hopes - 3 (one 3-point vote)
8. It Makes No Difference - 3 (no 3-point votes)
9. Old Dun Cow - 2
10. Higher - 1

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

TOP ROUND 1 HEATSEEKERS (BY PPV)
1. Everlong - 1.500
1. Under Pressure - 1.500
3. Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors - 1.375*
3. Wish You Were Here - 1.375*
5. Paranoid - 1.250*
5. Mondscheinsonate, 3rd movement - 1.250*
5. Roxanne - 1.250
5. Santé - 1.250
9. Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez) - 1.125
9. Christmas Eve / Sarajevo - 1.125*
9. How Soon is Now? - 1.125*
9. I'm Still Standing - 1.125*
9. Take Five - 1.125

*New Nomination

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

Exactly half of the songs advancing to Round 2 are new (or from the Special Edition), which is 10 more than last year.

We had exactly eight voters in every round.

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

2023 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 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
Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You
Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
CMAT ft. John Grant - Where Are Your Kids Tonight
Depeche Model - Enjoy the Silence
Falco - Der Kommissar
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
Marty Robbins - Big Iron
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

GROUP 2
Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive
Boston - More Than a Feeling
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
John Fogerty - Centerfield
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Smiths - How Soon is Now?
The Who - Baba O'Riley
Toto - Africa

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]

Group 1

4. Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here
3. Charlie Daniels Band-The Devil Went Down To Georgia
2. Johnny Cash-Ring Of Fire
1. Marty Robbins-Big Iron

Group 2

4. The Who-Baba O'Riley
3. Boston-More Than A Feeling
2. Toto-Africa
1. Derek & The Dominos-Layla

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

GROUP 1
4. Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
3. Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You
2. Aerosmith - Dream On
1. Marty Robbins - Big Iron

GROUP 2
4. The Who - Baba O'Riley
3. Foo Fighters - Everlong
2. John Fogerty - Centerfield
1. Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive

[Placiej]

GROUP 1
1 Aerosmith - Dream On
4 Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
3 Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
2 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

GROUP 2
2 Boston - More Than a Feeling
1 Foo Fighters - Everlong
4 John Fogerty - Centerfield
3 The Who - Baba O'Riley

[þerxh Sant-Enogat]

GROUP 1
4- Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
3- Depeche Model - Enjoy the Silence
2- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
1- Falco – Der Kommissar

GROUP 2
4- Smiths - How Soon is Now?
3- Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place
2- Foo Fighters - Everlong
1- Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood

[xpb]

GROUP 1

4 Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You
3 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
2 Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
1 Aerosmith - Dream On

GROUP 2

4 Derek and the Dominos - Layla
3 The Who - Baba O'Riley
2 John Fogerty - Centerfield
1 Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood

[Gjermund Higraff]

GROUP 1
4 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
3 - CMAT ft. John Grant - Where Are Your Kids Tonight
2 - Depeche Model - Enjoy the Silence
1 - Falco - Der Kommissar


GROUP 2
4 - The Who - Baba O'Riley
3 - Smiths - How Soon is Now?
2 - Toto - Africa
1 - Foo Fighters - Everlong