SOTF Song Contest # 31: The Apocalypse

SOTF's own Eurovision-style song contest. Submit songs that fit the theme and get mercilessly judged on your taste in music here.
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SOTF Song Contest # 31: The Apocalypse

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Welcome to the 31st SOTF Song Contest!

The Apocalypse

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Also known as Armageddon, Ragnarok, The End Times, etc. I figured this would be an interesting theme on account of the many ways it could be interpreted. As well, it's a pretty prolific cultural touchstone and there are a lot of works of television, film, literature, and music written about it.

Songs submitted can be about the end of the world, or the kind of things that would go well as background music to the curtain closing on modern civilization. Anything post-apocalyptic or inspired by that genre of fiction will fit as well.

Generally going to leave this one pretty open, as I think there are a lot of ways this could be interpreted. If you're not sure about a song, just send it to me via discord and I'll let you know if it fits the theme.
[+] Rules
No Eurovision Songs

No reality show/competition covers.

Given the nature of the contest's subject matter, it might be tempting to have an extended discussion about potential and future apocalyptic scenarios. While it might seem like interesting speculation, I'd advise dropping the subject if anyone expresses discomfort in chat.

Please don't use anything we've used in a prior songtest (Master Songtest Sheet here).

There's no need to relentlessly slag songs in chat. This is for fun and we all have different tastes, which is part of the experience of participating in these.

Songs will be randomly divided into 2 or 3 semifinals depending on turnout. if you're going to be away at some point in the next couple of weeks, let me know and I can try to put your song in a round when you'll be here.

Listen to every song and give points to your top 10 favorites: 12 to your favorite, 10 to your second, 8 to your third, 7 to your fourth, and so on down to 1 point for your tenth favorite.

If your song is in a given round, you must vote that round or you'll be eliminated. if your song isn't in that round (or you aren't in the contest at all), your vote will be counted as a public vote, which counts for half points. If you're doing a public vote in chat, tag me in Discord with @Shiola so that I can find them.

Public votes will all count as half-votes.

The top songs will move on to the final; the number of top songs depends on the number of contestants. Repeat the process for the finals and we get a winner.

The winner gets to hold the next contest, or they can pass the job along to 2nd place if they don't want to. 2nd place can pass down to third, etc, until someone wants to host.

Each semifinal and the final will last for three days.

If you know at the start of your semifinal that you wont be available to vote for those four days, let me know and I can move you to another semifinal, if we aren't on the final one already.
Contest will begin two days from now, signups will be open until then. You can send songs to me either by board PM or through Discord.

Dancing like it's the last night on Earth:
1. Shiola
2. MK Kilmarnock
3. Murderweasel
4. Zee
5. TheLordofAwesome
6. Fenris
7. Spindarene
8. Buko
9. Cactus
10. Jilly
11. Boogie
12. Yugikun
13. Deamon
14. RedAstaire
15. CrossBowPig
16. Laurels
17. Kami
18. Maraoone
19. Emprexx Plush
20. Ruggahissy
21. Ohm
22. Brackie
23. Ares
24. KamiKaze
25. Skraal
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I am here for the end times.
"Art enriches the community, Steve, no less than a pulsing fire hose, or a fireman beating down a blazing door. So what if we're drawing a nude man? So what if all we ever draw is a nude man, or the same nude man over and over in all sorts of provocative positions? Context, not content! Process, not subject! Don't be so gauche, Steve, it's beneath you."
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I'm in!
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I bid you all dark greetings!
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#4

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I am in!
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In!
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#6

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in and ready to build an inn, to provide people a place to rest in these trying times
[+] The Present
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B???: Valentin Shulgin — "..." — 0%
PREGAME — Past: | SM: | Present:
THEME:

G???: Yong Yi "Penny" Yu — "..." — 0%
PREGAME — Past: | SM: | Present:
THEME: Rina Sawayama — Comme Des Garçons (Like the Boys)

G???: Clover Wilkinson-Crowheart — "..." — 0%
PREGAME — Past: N/A | SM: N/A | Present:
THEME: The Killers — Spaceman
[+] The Past
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B003: Jeremy Frasier — "Yeah. No regrets." — 57%
Kills: 2 | Equipped with: Scoped Raging Bull, $1000, Wooden Baseball Bat, Eyepatch, Pancor Jackhammer
PREGAME — Past: ☆ ☆ ☆ | Present: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ | Sadie Hawkins: ☆ ☆
V6: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
THEME: OneRepublic — Love Runs Out

B013: Alvaro Vacanti — "Thank... you..." — 41%
Kills: 3 | Equipped with: MAC-10
PREGAME — Past: ❇ ❇ ❇ | Present: ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ | Sadie Hawkins: ❇ ❇
V6: ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇
THEME: The Megas — The Haystack Principle

G030: Jasmine King — "I win." — 11%
Kills: 0 | Equipped with: Brass Knuckles
PREGAME — Past: | Present: ☻ ☻ ☻ | Sadie Hawkins: ☻
V6: ☻ ☻ ☻ ☻ ☻
THEME: Luck Ganriki — golden sneer
[+] The Future
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Nicholas "Nick Andretti" Andretti — The Mercenary — "Have a problem? I can help you. For a price."
Teddy "Theodore" Berenson — The Crusader — "Be excellent to each other."
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In
V8
Aracelis Fuentes
California “Cali” Fox
Darryl Smith Jr.
Jessica Romero
[+] V7
G047 - Aliya Kimia Nemati - Blowgun w/ 10 Poison Darts - you're nobody till somebody kills you - "I just wanted to talk." - DEAD
G001 - Arizona Butler - Camping Stove - Dead Bxdies in the Lake Part II - ""We got there eventually." - DEAD
B046 - Bret Carter - Weighted Net - Swerve - "I'll just be on my way and we can all continue with our evenings." - DEAD
G022 - Forrest Quin - Ball-gag and handcuffs - DRUGS SAV3D MY LIF3 - "Abe-" - DEAD
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Iiiiiiiiiiiin
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I'm in!
[+] Survival of the Fittest Version 5
Characters:
Timothy Abrams
Weapon: Replica Flamethrower
Current Status: Deceased
Kyle Fitzpatrick
Weapon: Bulletproof Vest
Current Status: Deceased
Eliza Patton (Adopted from laZardo)
Weapon: M-1 Garand
Current Status: Deceased
[+] Survival of the Fittest Version 7
Characters:
Oliver Lacroix Current Status: Deceased
William "Bill" Dover Current Status: Deceased
Salvatore "Sal" Bonaventura (Adopted by Ohm) Current Status: Deceased
[+] Survival of the Fittest Version 8
Characters:
Jacob Lang Current Status: Deceased
Billie Sommerfield Current Status: Deceased
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In
Stuff. Things. Stuff and things.
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#12

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in
[+] V6
G019 Serena Waters
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The Past:
1
Island:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12
Meanwhile:
1
B037 William "Will" McKinley
Image(Adopted from Dannyrulx)
Dannyrulx:
Memories:
1-2
Pregame:
1-2
Sadie Hawkins Dance:
1-2
Island:
1-2
Adoption:
3-4-5-6-7-8
[+] V7
B026 Sean Leibowitz
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1-2-3-4-5-6-7
B071 Sal Bonaventura (Adopted from Skraal)
Skraal:
1-2-3-4-5
Adoption:
6-7-8-9
B085 Brandon Murphy (adopted from Rattlesnake)
1-2-3
[+] V8
Timothy Adams
Andrew Lapson
William "Bill" Taylor
Amos Flanigan
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Post by MK Kilmarnock »

Goes without saying, seeing I'm the second person on the dang list.
V8 Characters:
Hades Thompson: Scary on the outside, dying on the inside
Ruth Flanagan: Never talk to me or my brother or my brother or my brother or my brother ever again
Vladimir Tepes: Not a vampire, so invite him in
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#14

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Semi Final # 1

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A Dozen Survivors:

Cactus, fleeing a horde of mushroom-zombies.
MK Kilmarnock, fighting the aliens in the streets.
Zee, hunkered down and waiting for the comet to hit.
TheLordofAwesome, trying desperately to reason with a malignant artificial intelligence.
Spindarene, scavenging through the wastes.
Boogie, vaguely depressed about climate change.
Maraoone, sprinkling holy water and salt at the entrance to the cave.
Deamon, hiding in a fallout shelter.
CrossBowPig, riding out the biblical flood.
Buko, spraying liquid nitrogen on the nanites.
Skraal, arming themselves with hedgeclippers in case the Triffids arrive.
Brackie, battling vengeful wildlife.
KamiKaze, desperately hoping Zombie Jesus doesn't find them.

Ragna-Rock:
R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Postal Service – We Will Become Silhouettes
Matchbox Twenty- How Far We’ve Come
Smashing Pumpkins – The End Is The Beginning Is The End
Ho99o9 (Horror) - Deathkult Disciples
The Residents - N-Er-Gee (Crisis Blues)
Prince – Let’s Go Crazy
Fightstar - Here Again
Taylor Swift - Safe & Sound feat. The Civil Wars
Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
Billie Holliday – Gloomy Sunday
VNV Nation - Further
David Bowie – Five Years
Please send in your top songs in the following format:

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

With 12 being your favorite song, 10 being your second favorite, and so on. The top 10 songs will continue into the finals. Public votes count for half.

Remember to tag me in Discord for public votes, or post in this thread.

Votes by board PM or Discord are both perfectly acceptable. If you're in this round and you do not vote, you will be disqualified.

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Good Luck! You'll need it. You have two days before it all comes to an end. The round ends Thursday, May 9th at 1:30PM EST.
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