Survival Of The Fittest

Hello everyone!

I spoke to RC and he said that he would be fine with handing over the reigns to me as the second place person last round. A big congrats to him for winning and thank you all for liking Bjork/Yorke super combo.

[+] Normal rules if you forgot them

- submit your song via PM or discord, whichever's easier for you

- 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.

- the top [x] songs will move on to the final. that number depends on the number of contestants.

- repeat the process for the finals and we get a winner.

- 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.

song rules:
- no eurovision songs
- no reality show/competition covers
- no songs already submitted in a songtest
- there is no penalty for length in this contest. however, if a song goes over 7 minutes, listeners aren't obligated to listen to more than the first 7 minutes of the song. so choose a long song at your own risk!

each semifinal and the final will last for four days.
- if you know at the start of your semifinal that you wont be available to vote for those four days, let me know asap and I can move you to another semi, if we aren't on the final one already.

I'm your groovetastic hostess with the mostest ghostests, Disco Rugga. I want you to play that funky music and take me to funky town while we do the YMCA in the Navy.

[+] Some Information About The Theme

What counts as Disco and am I required to roller skate?
- Disco and funk of the late 60's to the 80's borrowed elements from each other fairly liberally and influenced each other so if something shares elements of disco or is a disco-y funk song that is perfectly fine as disco and funk are brothers.
- The heyday of disco was the late 60's to early 80's but I fully encourage everyone to submit what is called nu-disco, disco music that occurred after that era. Examples of this type of music are Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor and Daft Punk's Random Access Memories and Discovery and much of the output of The Scissor Sisters.
- Other sub-genres of disco include; Italo disco, Euro disco, space disco and disco polo. There's a lot inside this one genre.
- I won't be turning any submissions away for not fitting the theme. I can give some guidance, but if you want to submit something I won't stop you.
- You must roller skate unless you have a doctor's note.

What even is disco and where did all this cocaine come from?
- Disco is a subgenre of music that first emerged in the United States in the late 60's.
- Disco usually has a few of the following elements, but not all of them are required: 4/4 rhythm pattern (steady beat that you can count 1,2,3,4 to where a bass drum hits on 4; optimal for dancing), hi hats (the noise of two symbols coming together) strings, horns, electric pianos and synthesizers. Orchestral setups were also common and the main objective was to get the people dancing. Classic disco songs that have been in the contests already and are therefore ineligible include Y.M.C.A and Staying Alive.
- The type of music was especially favored by minorities and LGBTQ people who found people like themselves making the music and sought it out as a form of glamorous escapism.

But I thought disco was dead? I heard a lot of people say that and saw it on some t-shirts
- Disco did see a decline in the 80's from people who thought that it was shallow. However, a lot of people who had the strongest contempt for disco did so because they were against the minority and LGBTQ communities who found a home with the genre. The official "Day disco died" was an event in 1979 where a local radio personality encouraged people to burn disco records at a Chicago White Sox game and came to be known as Disco Demolition Night. Thousands showed up and the event devolved into a fiery mob that caused thousands in property damage. Cultural commentators would note that event had many racist and homophobic undertones, which the DJ who organized it has tried to refute to this day.
- Disco lives on in the traditions of rave culture of the 90's, house music, hip hop, electronica and as previously mentioned, nu-disco revival.
- Did you know you're the greatest dancer?

Okay but I'm still lost and could use some help
- I gottchu, baby

I’ll let sign ups run through Friday night around 7 pm PST


Cool Cats
1. Rugga
2. Jilly
3. Chad
4. Fenris
5. Paige
6. Oliver
7. Ricky
8. Boogie
9. Bippin
10. Mara
11. Disco frog
12. Laurels
13. Cicada
14. CoolBellbottomsPeep
15. Endy
16. Disco Weasel
17. Brackie
18. Skraal
19. Burn
20. DN
21. Disco Dodd
22. RC
23. Slamtastic
24. Pan
25. Irene

Me please.

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Count me in.

I will play.

I'm down.

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WELCOME TO THE DISCO DERBY EVERYONE



I am your MC Ruggagroove! Tonight we have the following foxy friends here to show us their best moves and grooves. Please come out to the dance floor:

Chad
Endy
Kermit
Pan
Ricky
Brackie
Jilly
Cicada
Slam
Pip
Mara
Adam
RC


And now for the hits

1. I Feel You by Chaka Khan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX9E44mClKs

2. Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) by Billy Ocean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZAIyMF ... e=youtu.be

3. Another One Bites the Dust by Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE

4. Word Up by Cameo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjAantupsA

5. Lessons in Love by Level 42 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2bO9NUA4vA

6. Another Life by Kano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJqunoEVDRk

7. Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! by ABBA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWay7CDEyAI

8. P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing) by Michael Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y32ejtuxSjM

9.Moskau by Dschinghis Khan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvS351Q ... e=youtu.be

10. Street Life by The Crusaders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iVR7WLsvAg

11. Voyager by Daft Punk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqZgd6-xQl8

12. Funky Town by Lips Inc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s36eQwgPNSE

13. Funky Boogie Bar by King Cream Soda

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/3CeCuEBO ... T0SpBuQUXA

If you don't have Spotify or can't access that for some reason there is a shorter version of the song available on Youtube

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5uKIscUIFs


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.

Round 1 will end





NOW GET DOWN

WE'RE STARTING THE NEXT ROUND EARLY BECAUSE THE FUNK CANNOT BE CONTAINED

But first please hustle sadly for the following songs [several of which will be going on my playlist]

[+] Disco Death

Funky Town submitted by Mara with 72 points which received a 12, a 10 and a public 12

Voyager submitted by Kermit with 68.5 points which received a 12, a 10 and an 8

Another Life submitted by RC with 50 points which received a 10 and two public 10s

Lessons in Love submitted by Pipping with 49.5 which received a 10 and an 8

You should be dancccccinnngg

[+] You Will Survive

PYT
Street Life
Moskau
Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
Another One Bites The Dust
Nights
Funky Boogie Bar
Word Up
I Feel For You

Everyone please welcome to the stage:

Lord of Awesome
Fenris
MurderWeasel
Skraal
MCRugga
Irene
DN
CoolBellbottomsPig
Shiola
Laurels
Boogie Oogie Oogie
Paige

Da Tunes



Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by Santa Esmeralda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hwiCkU73NA

I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone by Giorgio Moroder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGrdbCpQCw0

Off the Wall by Michael Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3MFbhwfEXU

Dangerous by Big Data https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luZEKyoPDkk&app=desktop

Knights in White Satin by Giorgio Moroder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5TdVoQFegQ

Fever by Two Door Cinema Club https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVWULc2zb1w

Rasputin by Turisas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFFSxXoVMik

You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) by Sylvester https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyAHULpMXKQ

You Spin Me Right Round (Like A Record) by Dead or Alive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU

Shadilay by Pepe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uRLJZxINAQ

Get Lucky by Daft Punk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5EofwRzit0

Stop I Don't Need No Sympathy by Alma Faye Brooks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROVe23nHpd8


Same voting rules as before. The three songs with the lowest scores this round will be eliminated. This dance will last until:

Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed this round of mid-week disco



Before we go on we have to say goodbye to a few of our psychedelic, totally groovy friends. It was close.

[+] Not Stayin Alive

I'm Left, She's Right with 45.5 You're Gone by Giorgio Moroder, submitted by Toben. It received a 10 and an 8.

Rasputin by Turisas with 41 points, submitted by Disco Master Boogie. It received a 10 and an 8.

Shadilay by PEPE with 31 points, submitted by Skraal. It received one 12 and one 8.

These are the songs we'll be grooving to in the finals

[+] Give It To Me, Baby

You Spin Me (Right Round)
Get Lucky
Fever
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Knights in White Satin
Off The Wall
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Stop I Don't Need No Sympathy
Dangerous

ON TO THE FINALS. PLEASE STAND BY AND DANCE

Welcome to the last dance




You know why we're here. To. Get. DOWN.



All disco-ers please report to the dance floor:

Chad
Endy
Pan
Ricky
Brackie
Jilly
Cicada
Slam
Adam
Lord of Awesome
Fenris
MCRugga
Irene
DN
CoolBellbottomsPig
Shiola
Laurels
Paige


1. Fever by Two Door Cinema Club https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVWULc2zb1w

2. Get Lucky by Daft Punk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5EofwRzit0

3. Moskau by Dschinghis Khan //www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvS351QKFV4&feature=youtu.be

4. Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! by ABBA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWay7CDEyAI

5. Another One Bites the Dust by Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE

6. Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) by Billy Ocean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZAIyMF ... e=youtu.be

7. I Feel For You by Chaka Khan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX9E44mClKs

8. Funky Boogie Bar by King Cream Soda

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/3CeCuEBO ... T0SpBuQUXA

If you don't have Spotify or can't access that for some reason there is a shorter version of the song available on Youtube

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5uKIscUIFs

9. Word Up by Cameo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjAantupsA

10. Off the Wall by Michael Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3MFbhwfEXU

11. You Spin Me Right Round (Like A Record) by Dead or Alive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU

12. Knights in White Satin by Giorgio Moroder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5TdVoQFegQ

13. Stop I Don't Need No Sympathy by Alma Faye Brooks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROVe23nHpd8

14. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by Santa Esmeralda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hwiCkU73NA

15. P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing) by Michael Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y32ejtuxSjM

16. Street Life by The Crusaders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iVR7WLsvAg

17. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) by Sylvester https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyAHULpMXKQ

18. Dangerous by Big Data https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luZEKyoPDkk&app=desktop


If you don't remember the rules, please refer to the previous posts. This round will go until:

Welcome back all the disco people! It's time to drink coffee, sober up, take off your skates and start figuring how much damage we've done to the bathrooms

[+] Disco in heaven

18. Funky Boogie Bar with 31 points submitted by Jilly. It received a 10 and an 8.

17. Dangerous with 38 points submitted by Paige. It received two 10s.

16. Nights (I Feel Like Getting Down) with 39 points submitted by Endy. It received a 10 and an 8.

15. P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing) submitted by Chad. It received a 12.

[+] Get Down on It

14. Stop, I Don't Need No Sympathy with 49.5 submitted by DN. It received an 8 and a 10.
13. Knights in White Satin with 42 points submitted by Rugga-sama, the disco queen. It received two 12s and a public 8.
12. Another One Bites the Dust with 50 points submitted by Ricky. It received a 12.
11. Word up with 57 points submitted by Disco Dodd. It received five 8s.