SOTF Song Contest #21

[Deamon]

In

[Laurels]

Alright, it's time. Put on your best party dress and let's hit the town. It's the first Semifinals!



Here are the first round of contestants ready to have a night out with the ladies from work:

Ares
Brackie
Buko
Cactus
Cicada
CrossbowPig
Deamon
dmBoogie
Laurels
Maraoone
Ohm
Pancapples
Riki
Shiola
Skraal

And here are the jams to get the ladies in the club turnt (in no particular order):

1. "True Trans Soul Rebel" by Against Me!
2. "Hyperballad" by Bjork
3. "Us" by Ruby Ibarra ft. Rocky Rivera, Klassy, and Faith Santilla
4. "Through and Through" by Paris Wells
5. "Fire Drills" by Dessa
6. "Somebody" by Dream Wife
7. "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child
8. "Lay All Your Love on Me" by ABBA
9. "Shake It Out" by Florence + The Machine
10. "Dance in the Dark" by Lady Gaga
11. "Los Ageless" by St. Vincent
12. "Ghost Love Score" by Nightwish
13. "Telephones" by Mo Kenney
14. "Lovefool" by The Cardigans
15. "Nobody" by Mitski

Voting is by Eurovision rules. You'll be sending your top 10 songs in as follows:

12- Song Name
10- Song Name
8- ...
7- ...
6- ...
5- ...
4- ...
3- ...
2- ...
1- ...

With 12 being your favorite song, 10 being your second favorite, and so on. The top 9 songs will continue into the finals. Public votes count for half. I accept votes by PM and by Discord. If you are in this round and you do not vote you will be disqualified.

Because of the holidays, semifinals will run longer than usual. Here is how long you have to vote:



Now let's get started!

[Laurels]

Less than 24 hours to get your votes in. Anything submitted after 9 pm EST tomorrow will not count. If you are in this round and have yet to send in your ballot, please send it in otherwise your song will be disqualified. If you are voting publicly, please send it in as well.

[Laurels]

Less than 12 hours remain.

[Laurels]

All the contestant votes are in, but anyone who wants to vote publicly has about 3 hours and 17 minutes to do so. Any votes submitted after the timer runs out will not be counted.

[Laurels]

Alright, the votes are in. It’s time to see which songs have broken a heel and need a cab ride home.

[+] Time to go home

[+] 15th

15th place is Ghost Love Score by Nightwish. This was submitted by Deamon and received 51.5 points, including a 10.

[+] 14th

14th place is Through and Through by Paris Wells. This was submitted by Brackie and received 58 points, including two 12's.

[+] 13th

13th place is Fire Drills by Dessa. This was submitted by dmBoogie and received 60.5 points, including a 10, two public 12's and a public 8.

[+] 12th

12th place is Lay All Your Love on Me by ABBA. This was submitted by Riki and received 62 points, including two 10's and two 8's.

[+] 11th

11th place is Hyperballad by Bjork. This was submitted by Skraal and received 64.5 points, including three 12's and a 10.

[+] 10th

10th place is Nobody by Mitski. This was submitted by CrossbowPig and received 69 points, including two 12's and an 8.

And here are the songs moving on to the next club:

[+] Got a buzz going, ready for a second drink

True Trans Soul Rebel
Us
Somebody
Say My Name
Shake it Out
Dance in the Dark
Los Ageless
Telephones
Lovefool

Round 2 will be up momentarily.

[Laurels]

Uh oh! It looks like another squad has shown up in the club!



Here are the contestants in Round 2, who are prepared to throw down on the dance floor and earn the right to get into the VIP section with the squad from Round 1:

Aura
DN
Dr. Freud
Empress Plush
Endellion
Espi
Fenris
Jilly
Kermit
Lord of Awesome
MK Kilmarnock
MurderWeasel
RC
Ruggahissy
Slam

And here are the songs they’ve sent requests for the DJ to play:

1. “Crazy On You” by Heart
2. “Bad Girls” by M.I.A.
3. “Woman” by Kesha
4. “Summertime Sadness” by Within Temptation
5. “Everything is Everything” by Lauryn Hill
6. “Stardust” by Delain
7. “Laura” by Bat for Lashes
8. “Soft Rock Star” by Metric
9. “Good Girls Go to Heaven” by Pandora’s Box
10. “Bitch” by Meredith Brooks
11. “How to Be a Heartbreaker” by Marina and the Diamonds
12. “The 12th Miracle” by Nano (Note: song goes to Soundcloud link instead of YouTube)(P.S. I did not intend for this to be the twelfth entry in this round. Blame the RNG.)
13. “Spectrum (Say My Name)” by Florence + The Machine (Calvin Harris remix)
14. “Remix 9” by Tsunku♂
15. “I'm So Excited!” by The Pointer Sisters

Voting is by Eurovision rules. You'll be sending your top 10 songs in as follows:

12- Song Name
10- Song Name
8- ...
7- ...
6- ...
5- ...
4- ...
3- ...
2- ...
1- ...

With 12 being your favorite song, 10 being your second favorite, and so on. The top 9 songs will continue into the finals. Public votes count for half. I accept votes by PM and by Discord. If you are in this round and you do not vote you will be disqualified.

Because of the holidays, semifinals will run longer than usual. Here is how long you have to vote:

Have fun!

[Laurels]

We're got less than 48 hours for all participants to vote and for any public votes, so please try to get those in before the deadline.

[Laurels]

Less than 24 hours remaining for all votes.

[Laurels]

Ok, the extended voting period is closed. 2nd round results will be up momentarily.

[Laurels]

The votes are in. These are the songs which had too much to drink and are now spending more time in the alley behind the club instead of inside the club:

[+] Currently sleeping in a dumpster

[+] 15th

15th place is Everything is Everything by Lauryn Hill. This was submitted by Slam and received 25.5 points, including a 10 and a public 10.

[+] 14th

14th place is Remix 9 by Tsunku. This was submitted by RC and received 44 points points, including two 12's.

[+] 13th

13th place is Summertime Sadness by Within Temptation. This was submitted by Espi and received 49 points, including two 10's and an 8.

[+] 12th

12th place is Bitch by Meredith Brooks. This was submitted by Dr. I. Freud and received 55 points points, including an 8.

[+] 11th

11th place is Stardust by Delain. This was submitted by Aura and received 55.5 points, including a 12, a 10, and two 8's.

[+] 10th

10th place is Spectrum (Say My Name) by Florence + The Machine/Calvin Harris. This was submitted by Endellion and received 56.5 points, including two 8's.

And these are the songs who earned their way past the velvet rope of the VIP section:

[+] Now someone else will pay for their drinks

Crazy On You
Bad Girls
Woman
Laura
Soft Rock Star
Good Girls Go to Heaven
How to Be a Heartbreaker
The 12th Miracle
I'm So Excited!

The finals will be up momentarily.

[Laurels]

The night is almost over, and it looks like a dance-off is forming on the dance floor. It’s time for the club to get hotter than it was before.



Here are the finalists, who are all liquored up and ready to prove their minimal dance skills to a crowd full of strangers:

Ares
Buko
Cactus
Cicada
DN
Empress Plush
Fenris
Jilly
Kermit
Laurels
LOA
Maraoone
MK Kilmarnock
MurderWeasel
Ohm
Pancapples
Ruggahissy
Shiola

Here is the soundtrack to this massive dance-off:

1. “Crazy On You” by Heart
2. "Telephones" by Mo Kenney
3. “How to Be a Heartbreaker” by Marina and the Diamonds
4. “Woman” by Kesha
5. "True Trans Soul Rebel" by Against Me!
6. “Soft Rock Star” by Metric
7. “Laura” by Bat for Lashes
8. “The 12th Miracle” by Nano (Note: song goes to Soundcloud link instead of YouTube)
9. "Shake It Out" by Florence + The Machine
10. "Us" by Ruby Ibarra ft. Rocky Rivera, Klassy, and Faith Santilla
11. "Lovefool" by The Cardigans
12. “I'm So Excited!” by The Pointer Sisters
13. "Dance in the Dark" by Lady Gaga
14. "Somebody" by Dream Wife
15. “Bad Girls” by M.I.A.
16. "Los Ageless" by St. Vincent
17. “Good Girls Go to Heaven” by Pandora’s Box
18. "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child

Voting is by Eurovision rules. You'll be sending your top 10 songs in as follows:

12- Song Name
10- Song Name
8- ...
7- ...
6- ...
5- ...
4- ...
3- ...
2- ...
1- ...

With 12 being your favorite song, 10 being your second favorite, and so on. The top 9 songs will continue into the finals. Public votes count for half. I accept votes by PM and by Discord. If you are in this round and you do not vote you will be disqualified.

Now that the holidays are past, we’ll return to the normal timer. You have until 9 pm EST on Saturday, January 5th to vote:



Let’s do this!

[Laurels]

Less than 48 hours for all votes, including public votes.

[Laurels]

Less than 24 hours to vote. Anyone who misses the deadline will be DQ’d, so please get your votes in before 9 pm EST tomorrow.

[Laurels]

Less than 10 and 1/2 hours for all votes.