2023 Talossan Music Top 20 [Final Voting]

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

I've been thinking some more about ways of restructuring the last few rounds for next year and came up with two alternatives. Please let me know what you think:

OPTION 1
-Top two songs from each Round 3 group automatically advance to the Final
-Next three songs from each group go the Semifinal (one group of 15). Of these:
   - Top five advance to the Final
   - Next five are #16 - #20
   - Last five are eliminated
-Final has 15 songs

OPTION 2
-Winner of each of Round 3 group automatically advances to the Grand Final
-Next four songs from each group go the Semifinal (two groups of 10). Of these:
   - Top 5 advance to the Grand Final
   - Bottom 5 go to the Small Final
- Grand Final has 15 songs (#1 - #15)
- Small Final has 10 songs
   - Top 5 are #16 - #20
   - Bottom 5 are eliminated

[þerxh Sant-Enogat]

I've been thinking some more about ways of restructuring the last few rounds for next year and came up with two alternatives. Please let me know what you think:

OPTION 1

OPTION 2

I prefer Option 1..  Small Finals offer no real interest as stakes are low imho.
Why not combine next TMT with a competition of pronostics on the winning songs ?

[Glüc]

I prefer option 1 as well

[Gjermund Higraff]

Option 1 is better.

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

Just over 24 hours left to vote!

I'm planning on releasing the results during a livestream on election night.

[Glüc]

Just voted! Is this a good time to point out it's Depeche Mode, not Depeche Model?

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

Just voted! Is this a good time to point out it's Depeche Mode, not Depeche Model?

No

[Tric'hard Lenxheir]

I think I voted in the final (I hope) it has been a difficult and busy couple of weeks

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

I think I voted in the final (I hope) it has been a difficult and busy couple of weeks

You did

[Glüc]

What time is the reveal tomorrow? (If possible Im hoping it wont be too late so those of us living east of the atlantic can follow along as well.)

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

What time is the reveal tomorrow? (If possible Im hoping it wont be too late so those of us living east of the atlantic can follow along as well.)

I'm aiming to wrap up about an hour before the election is over, which unfortunately would mean a pretty late night for Europeans, but they are often up for the election anyway

[Glüc]

Sadly I might have to miss the ending then. Need to work tomorrow

[þerxh Sant-Enogat]

Same... unless sudden crisis of insomnia

[þerxh Sant-Enogat]

Live results from TMT broadcast
#20 : sweet dreams are made of this _ eurythmics
#19 : fade out _ radiohead
#18 : africa _ toto
Follow us on discord for more !

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

Thanks to everyone who participated! I have updated the wiki with the results.

We were discussing yesterday the possibility of retiring songs that are always very successful, especially now that Gimme Shelter has won three of the past four contests.

I think what we could do is retire songs that place in the Top 10 three times and replace them with another song by the same artist. We could determine which song in a preliminary round of voting before the main event.

By my count, the following songs would be retired before next year under this criterion:

Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name
Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
David Bowie - Starman
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
*Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure
Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter

*Would not be replaced as it was already eliminated in a prior year.

Let me know what you think.