Voting - Talossan Music Top Special Edition! 2025 [No Lyrics]

[Glüc]

Does "songs with no lyrics" mean instrumentals, or instruments and vocals without words? Both?

My interpretation would be both.

[King Txec]

When I suggested the category (I may not have been the only one - I don't remember) I had just listened to this song from when I was a kid and it got me thinking: (this is not the exact version I remember but it's close)

-Txec R

[Glüc]

Does "songs with no lyrics" mean instrumentals, or instruments and vocals without words? Both?

My interpretation would be both.

Was that your thought behind puppets as well?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7UmUX68KtE

[Glüc]

I imagine eurodance is gonna be like a race to nominate Scatman, What is Love and I'm Blue and then people are gonna struggle :p Still, I really like the category because it does feel 'special' as in these aren't gonna be songs that would normally do well in TMT, but people can still enjoy them.

Admittedly I kind of overlooked the eurodisco bit here. If Boney M, Modern Talking and even certain ABBA songs are included then surely we should be able to find enough nominations.

[Glüc]

2025 Talossan Music Top 20 Special Edition: Covers of original songs

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

Give your top three songs 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three songs.

Voting will last 96 hours (4 days) or until there are at least three voters. The top two songs from each group advance to the Final.

GROUP 1
Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat [Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]
Madness - One Step Beyond [Prince Buster]
Molly Tuttle - Olympia, WA [Rancid]
Panic! At the Disco - The Greatest Show [Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya]
The Cardigans - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath [Black Sabbath]


GROUP 2
Alexa Melo - Idiotheque [Radiohead]
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - If I Had the World to Give [The Grateful Dead]
Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel [Bob Dylan/Old Crow Medicine Show]
Porter Robinson - Kids [MGMT]
Weezer - Africa [Toto]



Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- 24-hour tiebreaker round
- 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.

[Gjermund Higraff]

Group 1
3 - Molly Tuttle - Olympia, WA [Rancid]
2 - The Cardigans - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1 - Panic! At the Disco - The Greatest Show


Group 2
3 - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - If I Had the World to Give
2 - Alexa Melo - Idiotheque
1 - Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel

[Glüc]

3 Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat
2 Madness - One Step Beyond
1 The Cardigans - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (This messes with my brain)

3 Porter Robinson - Kids
2 Alexa Melo - Idiotheque
1 Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

3 Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat
2 The Cardigans - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1 Panic! At the Disco - The Greatest Show

3 Weezer - Africa [Toto]
2 Porter Robinson - Kids [MGMT]
1 Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel [Bob Dylan/Old Crow Medicine Show]

[xpb]

GROUP 1
3 Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat [Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]
2 Molly Tuttle - Olympia, WA [Rancid]
1 Panic! At the Disco - The Greatest Show [Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya]


GROUP 2
3 Porter Robinson - Kids [MGMT]
2 Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel [Bob Dylan/Old Crow Medicine Show]
1 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - If I Had the World to Give [The Grateful Dead]

[þerxh Sant-Enogat]

3 Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat
2 Madness - One Step Beyond
1 The Cardigans - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

3 Alexa Melo - Idiotheque
2 Porter Robinson - Kids
1 Wheezer - Africa

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

Group 1
3 The Greatest Show
2 Olympia, WA
1 One Step Beyond

Group 2
3 Wagon Wheel
2 Africa
1 Kids

[Glüc]

closed

GROUP 1
1. The Mercy Seat - 12
2. Olympia, WA - 7
3. The Greatest Show - 6 (one 3-point vote)
4. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - 6 (no 3-point votes)
5. One Step Beyond - 5

GROUP 2
1. Kids - 11
2. Wagon Wheel - 8
3. Idiotheque - 7
4. Africa - 6
5. If I Had the World to Give - 4

[Glüc]

Give your top three songs 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three songs.

Voting will last 96 hours (4 days) or until there are at least three voters. The top two songs from each group advance to the Final.

GROUP 3
Amy Winehouse - Someone to Watch Over Me [Gertrude Lawrence]
Chvrches - Bela Lugosi's Dead [Bauhaus]
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower [Bob Dylan]
Karolina Czarnecka - Hera koka hasz LSD [The Tiger Lillies - Heroin and Cocain]
Nouvelle Vague - Love Will Tear Us Apart [Joy Division]



GROUP 4
Blind Faith - Well All Right [Buddy Holly]
Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [Rolling Stones]
Kirsty MacColl - Days [The Kinks]
Rascal Flatts - Life Is a Highway [Tom Cochrane]
Rick Astley & Blossoms - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out [The Smiths]


Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- 24-hour tiebreaker round
- 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.

[þerxh Sant-Enogat]

GROUP 3
3- Nouvelle Vague - Love Will Tear Us Apart [Joy Division]
2- Karolina Czarnecka - Hera koka hasz LSD [The Tiger Lillies - Heroin and Cocain]
1- Chvrches - Bela Lugosi's Dead [Bauhaus]

GROUP 4
3- Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [Rolling Stones]
2- Rick Astley & Blossoms - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out [The Smiths] - surprisingly very good!
1- Kirsty MacColl - Days [The Kinks]

[Glüc]

GROUP 3 The strongest group. More than 3 songs deserving points here.
Karolina Czarnecka - Hera koka hasz LSD - 3
Chvrches - Bela Lugosi's Dead - 2
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower - 1

GROUP 4
Rick Astley & Blossoms - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - 3
Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - 2
Blind Faith - Well All Right - 1

[Gjermund Higraff]

GROUP 3
3 - Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
2 - Chvrches - Bela Lugosi's Dead
1 - Karolina Czarnecka - Hera koka hasz LSD

GROUP 4
3 - Kirsty MacColl - Days
2 - Rick Astley & Blossoms - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
1 - Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

GROUP 3
3 - All Along the Watchtower
2 - Bela Lugosi's Dead
1 - Love will Tear Us Apart

GROUP 4
3 - Life is a Highway
2 - Well All Right
1 - There is a Light that Never Goes Out

[Glüc]

Closed

GROUP 3
1. All Along the Watchtower - 7 (two 3-point votes)
2. Bela Lugosi's Dead - 7 (no 3-point votes)
3. Hera koka hasz LSD - 6
4. Love Will Tear Us Apart - 4
5. Someone to Watch Over Me - 0

GROUP 4
1. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - 8
2. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - 6
3. Days - 4
4. Life Is a Highway - 3 (one 3-point vote)
5. Well All Right - 3 (no 3-point votes)

[Glüc]

Give your top three songs 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three songs.

Voting will last 96 hours (4 days) or until there are at least three voters. The top two songs from each group advance to the Final.

GROUP 5
Alex Goot ft. Chrissy Costanza, Kurt Schneider - Counting Stars [OneRepublic]
Brian Setzer Orchestra - Sleep Walk [Santo & Johnny]
Dexys - Both Sides Now [Joni Mitchell]
Fugees - Killing Me Softly with His Song [Lori Lieberman]
The Surfrajettes - Toxic [Britney Spears]


2025 Talossan Music Top 20 Special Edition: Eurodance/Eurodisco

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


GROUP 1
Vitas - The 7th Element
Erasure - Take a Chance on Me
Patrick Hernandez - Born to Be Alive
Sandra - Maria Magdalena
Gigi d'Agostino - L'Amour Toujours

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- 24-hour tiebreaker round
- 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.

[Gjermund Higraff]

GROUP 5
3 - Fugees - Killing Me Softly with His Song
2 - Dexys - Both Sides Now
1 - Brian Setzer Orchestra - Sleep Walk


GROUP 1
3 - Vitas - The 7th Element
2 - Erasure - Take a Chance on Me
1 - Sandra - Maria Magdalena