Song Contest #49: Songtest Unplugged

[Grand Moff Hissa]

Alrighty, it is time for round one!



First off, I'd like to reiterate again that if I missed anything sneaky (almost certainly bass or keyboard wearing a Groucho disguise) that's on me and my vetting-stuff-in-the-middle-of-the-night-on-crappy-low-speakers fatigue. Please don't blame any of the songs for my hypothetical failings in that respect (but feel free to ping me and ring the shame bell).

I've tried to tag suicide-related content that might trigger folks but I may have missed stuff; oddly acoustic music gets real grim and gritty sometimes. It's not a knock against your song in any way if you got tagged. If I missed something and you catch it, lemme know and I'll add a note.

This round we have twelve contestants:

BlizzardeyeWonder
Brackie
Fenris
Irene
Me
MethodicalSlacker
Paige
Pancapples
Ricky
Rugga
TheLordOfAwesome
Yugikun

The songs are:

1. Drunken Lullabies (Acoustic) – Flogging Molly
2. Zombie By The Cranberries – Andrew Jackson Jihad
3. Barton Hollow – The Civil Wars
4. Chrono Cross Time's Scar – Video Game Orchestra IGC
5. Jesse James – Bruce Springsteen
6. The Longing – Patty Gurdy
7. Thugz Mansion (Original Acoustic) – Tupac (this song deals with suicide, please be warned)
8. Racehorse: Get Married! – Jordaan Mason & The Horse Museum
9. Pumped Up Kicks (KBCO Session) – Foster The People
10. Barrett's Privateers – Stan Rogers
11. Haunted – Maya Kern
12. Crazy (Radio 1 Live Lounge Session) – Nelly Furtado

As usual, if you're in the round you must vote or you get DQed. You can vote however you feel like, but if I don't reply that I've confirmed your vote then I don't have it yet.

Due to the holidays, we have an extra day (for a total of four), so this round will run until 10:00 Pacific on December 28. I realize that means the next round is slated to end on (sigh) New Year's Eve, so will probably ultimately extend that one also.

Votes go:

12.
10.
8.
7.
6.
5.
4.
3.
2.
1.

And you can't vote for yourself. Public votes count for half.

The top nine songs will advance from this round.

[Grand Moff Hissa]

With no further ado...



The results:

[+] 12th Place

With 35.5 points, including one 12, Zombie By The Cranberries by Andrew Jackson Jihad, submitted by Yugi.

[+] 11th Place

With 49 points, including one 10, Jesse James by Bruce Springsteen, submitted by Fenris.

[+] 10th Place

With 49 points, including one 12 (clinching the tie-break), Chrono Cross Time's Scar by the Video Game Orchestra IGC, submitted by Ricky.

[+] Advancing

Drunken Lullabies (Acoustic) – Flogging Molly
Barton Hollow – The Civil Wars
The Longing – Patty Gurdy
Thugz Mansion (Original Acoustic) – Tupac
Racehorse: Get Married! – Jordaan Mason & The Horse Museum
Pumped Up Kicks (KBCO Session) – Foster The People
Barrett's Privateers – Stan Rogers
Haunted – Maya Kern
Crazy (Radio 1 Live Lounge Session) – Nelly Furtado

Next round will be up momentarily.

[Grand Moff Hissa]

Round Two go!

[+] Beware the Drain Weasel unplugging a sink

First off, I'd like to reiterate again that if I missed anything sneaky (almost certainly bass or keyboard wearing a Groucho disguise) that's on me and my vetting-stuff-in-the-middle-of-the-night-on-crappy-low-speakers fatigue. Please don't blame any of the songs for my hypothetical failings in that respect (but feel free to ping me and ring the shame bell).

I've tried to tag suicide-related content that might trigger folks but I may have missed stuff; oddly acoustic music gets real grim and gritty sometimes. It's not a knock against your song in any way if you got tagged. If I missed something and you catch it, lemme know and I'll add a note.

This round features thirteen contestants:

Backslash
Buko
Cactus
dmboogie
Jace
Jack
Jilly
Kermit
Laurels
Maraoone
Pippi
Shiola
Skraal

The songs are:

1. Matches (Acoustic) – Aaron Richards and Bret Paddock
2. Years & Years (Movie Version) – The Whale
3. Hurricane (Acoustic) – Reuben And The Dark
4. Patience – Guns & Roses
5. Black Horse And The Cherry Tree – KT Turnstall
6. Bring On The Wonder – Susan Enan
7. Lua – Bright Eyes
8. Like A Stone (Recorded Live At Queen Elizabeth Theatre) – Chris Cornell
9. The Lighthouse's Tale – Nickel Creek (this song deals with suicide, please be warned)
10. ❦ (Interlude 1) – Alt-J
11. Best Part (NPR) – Daniel Caesar & H.E.R.
12. Javorníček – Tomas Kocko & Orchestr
13. Daddy Lessons – Beyonce

As usual, if you're in the round you must vote or you get DQed. You can send your votes however you feel like, but if I don't reply that I've confirmed your vote then I don't have it yet.

Due to the holidays (New Year's surprise), we have an extra day (for a total of four), so this round will run until 10:00 PM Pacific on January 1, 2020. Finals will likely be back to three days unless everyone thinks that's too short.

Votes go:

12.
10.
8.
7.
6.
5.
4.
3.
2.
1.

And you can't vote for yourself. Public votes count for half.

The top nine songs will advance from this round.

[Grand Moff Hissa]

The results:

[+] 13th Place

DQ: With 37 points including one 10, Patience by Guns & Roses, submitted by Jace

[+] 12th Place

With 39.5 points, including two 10s and one public 10, ❦ (Interlude 1) by Alt-J, submitted by Kermit

[+] 12th Place

With 41.5 points, including one 10, Years & Years (Movie Version) by The Whale, submitted by Maraoone

[+] 10th Place

With 49 points, including one 10, Matches (Acoustic) by Aaron Richards and Bret Paddock, submitted by Pippi

[+] Advancing

Hurricane (Acoustic) – Reuben And The Dark
Black Horse And The Cherry Tree – KT Turnstall
Bring On The Wonder – Susan Enan
Lua – Bright Eyes
Like A Stone (Recorded Live At Queen Elizabeth Theatre) – Chris Cornell
The Lighthouse's Tale – Nickel Creek (this song deals with suicide, please be warned)
Best Part (NPR) – Daniel Caesar & H.E.R.
Javorníček – Tomas Kocko & Orchestr
Daddy Lessons – Beyonce

Next round will be up in a couple—I have to RNG the order and find a gif.

[Grand Moff Hissa]

Finals!



By now you know the disclaimers.

This round features eighteen contestants:

Backslash
BlizzardeyeWonder
Brackie
Buko
Cactus
dmboogie
Irene
Jack
Jilly
Laurels
Me
MethodicalSlacker
Paige
Pancapples
Rugga
Shiola
Skraal
TheLordOfAwesome

The songs are:

1. Daddy Lessons – Beyonce
2. Haunted – Maya Kern
3. Racehorse: Get Married! – Jordaan Mason & The Horse Museum
4. Best Part (NPR) – Daniel Caesar & H.E.R.
5. Pumped Up Kicks (KBCO Session) – Foster The People
6. Bring On The Wonder – Susan Enan
7. Crazy (Radio 1 Live Lounge Session) – Nelly Furtado
8. The Lighthouse's Tale – Nickel Creek (this song deals with suicide, please be warned)
9. Javorníček – Tomas Kocko & Orchestr
10. Barton Hollow – The Civil Wars
11. Lua – Bright Eyes
12. Like A Stone (Recorded Live At Queen Elizabeth Theatre) – Chris Cornell
13. The Longing – Patty Gurdy
14. Thugz Mansion (Original Acoustic) – Tupac (this song deals with suicide, please be warned)
15. Hurricane (Acoustic) – Reuben And The Dark
16. Drunken Lullabies (Acoustic) – Flogging Molly
17. Black Horse And The Cherry Tree – KT Turnstall
18. Barrett's Privateers – Stan Rogers

As usual, if you're in the round you must vote or you get DQed (and thus place at the bottom). You can send your votes however you feel like, but if I don't reply that I've confirmed your vote then I don't have it yet.

With the holidays over, this round will run until 10:00 PM Pacific on January 4, 2020.

Votes go:

12.
10.
8.
7.
6.
5.
4.
3.
2.
1.

And you can't vote for yourself. Public votes count for half.

[Grand Moff Hissa]

It is time for results. Everyone got their votes in. Finals had no public votes.

18th-15th Place:

[+] 18th Place

With 26 points, Javorníček by Tomas Kocko & Orchestr, submitted by Jilly

[+] 17th Place

With 34 points, Crazy (Radio 1 Live Lounge Session) by Nelly Furtado, submitted by Brackie

[+] 16th Place

With 38 points, including a 10, Pumped Up Kicks (KBCO Session) by Foster The People, submitted by Irene

[+] 15th Place

With 39 points, Hurricane (Acoustic) by Reuben And The Dark, submitted by Shiola

[Grand Moff Hissa]

14th-11th Place:

[+] 14th Place

With 43 points, Lua by Bright Eyes, submitted by Skraal

[+] 13th Place

With 44 points, including one 12, Bring On The Wonder by Susan Enan, submitted by backslash

[+] 12th Place

With 47 points, including one 12 and two 10s, Like A Stone (Recorded Live At Queen Elizabeth Theatre) by Chris Cornell, submitted by Cactus

[+] 11th Place

With 53 points, including three 10s, Barrett's Privateers by Stan Rogers, submitted by me

[+] Top Ten

Daddy Lessons by Beyonce
Haunted by Maya Kern
Racehorse: Get Married! by Jordaan Mason & The Horse Museum
Best Part (NPR) by Daniel Caesar & H.E.R.
The Lighthouse's Tale by Nickel Creek
Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars
The Longing by Patty Gurdy
Thugz Mansion (Original Acoustic) by Tupac
Drunken Lullabies (Acoustic) by Flogging Molly
Black Horse And The Cherry Tree by KT Turnstall

[Grand Moff Hissa]

10th-6th Place:

[+] 10th Place

With 56 points, including two 10s, Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars, submitted by Paige

[+] 9th Place

With 62 points, including three 12s and two 10s, Racehorse: Get Married! by Jordaan Mason & The Horse Museum, submitted by MethodicalSlacker

[+] 8th Place

With 63 points, including one 10, Drunken Lullabies (Acoustic) by Flogging Molly, submitted by TheLordOfAwesome

[+] 7th Place

Also with 63 points, but taking the tie by virtue of having two 12s and a 10, Best Part (NPR) by Daniel Caesar & H.E.R., submitted by Buko

[+] 6th Place

With 68 points, including a 12, Haunted by Maya Kern, submitted by Rugga

[+] Top Five

Daddy Lessons by Beyonce
The Lighthouse's Tale by Nickel Creek
The Longing by Patty Gurdy
Thugz Mansion (Original Acoustic) by Tupac
Black Horse And The Cherry Tree by KT Turnstall

[Grand Moff Hissa]

5th-3rd Place:





The next three songs all tied in points, with ordering based on high scores.

[+] 5th Place

With 72 points, including a 12 and three 10s, Black Horse And The Cherry Tree by KT Turnstall, submitted by Jack

[+] 4th Place

With 72 points, including two 12s, Daddy Lessons by Beyonce, submitted by Laurels

[+] 3rd Place

With 72 points, including two 12s and a 10, The Lighthouse's Tale by Nickel Creek, submitted by dmboogie

[+] Finalists

The Longing by Patty Gurdy

and

Thugz Mansion (Original Acoustic) by Tupac

[Grand Moff Hissa]

Finals:

[+] The winner is

With 107 points, including four 12s, The Longing by Patty Gurdy, submitted by BlizzardeyeWonder


Second place goes to Thugz Mansion (Original Acoustic) by Tupac, submitted by Pancapples, which scored 85 points, including a 12 and two 10s


Congratulations to Blizzard, who has won the right to host the next contest!

[Grand Moff Hissa]

And, charts. I use an Excel spreadsheet that does the math for me (future hosts, hit me up if you want a blank template copy). Thus you get screenshots. 0 = the song was submitted by this person. Blank = no votes. A * behind a name indicates public votes (my setupt halves these automatically so I just roll 'em into the same sheet).

[+] Round 1 Votes

[+] Round 2 Votes

[+] Finals Votes

[BlizzardeyeWonder]

Fools



FOOLS

(In all seriousness thank y'all so much I am on the verge of happy tears I'd never thought this would happen aaaaa)