Survival Of The Fittest

yeah!

the theme is
any song released from january 1 of this year up to this songtest submission deadline!

for the purposes of this songtest
- original songs only, no covers or remasters of old songs.

[+] da other rulz

No songs used from a past contest!
Be polite in chat about song contest because the people who submit the songs are also human beings! Anyone who removes this rule is rude!
If you can't be here for one of the semis, let me know and I'll try to put you into the opposite round!

If you're in a round or public-voting, 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.
Send me your votes via Board or Discord DM: I can't guarantee I'll see it if you don't.

sign-ups run until christmas, 10 pm pacific time!

SIGN-UPS (names in italic have yet to submit a song):
1. me!
2. jilliam s sandwiches
3. lise
4. anime NERD
5. m3l
6. laurels
7. dr adjective
8. fiori
9. pnipi
10.
11. cicci
12. toben
13. slam
14. pan
15.
16. SHRUGGA
17. eugene
18. burn
19. dancakes

sock test (:

banned!

song tong?

yes

*shows up wet and shivering on the doorstep*

I am not late, but I have Starbucks nonetheless for those who want it

here we goooo

A lot happened!

I SIGN UP

SONGS

Call On Me by SG Lewis ft. Tove Lo
Kill Bill by SZA
BIZCOCHITO by Rosalia
Legendary by NEFFEX
Cicada Days by Will Wood
War by I Speak Machine
2 Be Loved (Am I Ready?) by Lizzo
American Teenager by Ethel Cain
Holy Hell by Ginger Root
I'm Your Dog by Mackandgold
Spoon & Bang by Kyle Dion
Kira Killer by Zutomayo (alternative link here if the first one doesn't work)
Light of Day by ODESZA ft. Ólafur Arnalds
Back to the Radio by Porridge Radio
The Foundations of Decay by My Chemical Romance
Horses by Maggie Rogers
KILL OR BE KILLED by Muse
Stone Cold by Rabbit Junk ft. Amelia Arsenic
Carolina by Taylor Swift



Deadline for submission is December 31, 6 PM PST. This is to allow time for the Live Results Reveal™. Failure to submit songs by this time will result in disqualification. I'll be sending you pings in whichever server I can reach you 48 and 24 hours before the deadline, and any time shortly before the deadline as I see fit.

If there are mistakes in the song links above (link does not work or links to the wrong song, anyone was excluded from the songtest by accident, song does not qualify, etc), please let me know ASAP so the song list can be modified.

As a new rule, once votes are submitted, they cannot be changed, except for any typos or mistakes like accidentally forgetting to include the 1 vote, or including your song on your ballot by mistake. Additionally, you cannot vote for your own song.

Votes will be submitted to me via Discord or Board PM in the following format:

12 - your most liked song
10 - your next most liked song
8 -
7 -
6 -
5 -
4 -
3 -
2 -
1 -

Good luck and happy holidays!!

HAPPY YEAR

Here are the final results. A few reminders: the usual procedure for tiebreakers is counting who has more 12s, then who has more 10s, then who has more 8s, and so on and so forth.

We'll begin by announcing disqualifications. Here they are, along with their scores.

[+] DQ

Spoon & Bang by Kyle Dion, submitted by Dancakes. It received 23 points, including one 10!

Cicada Days by Will Wood, submitted by burnitup. It received 85 points, including one 12, one 10, and four 8s!

Next, we'll announce ranks 17 through 11.

[+] 17th Place

War by I Speak Machine, submitted by Toben. It received 17 points!

[+] 16th Place

KILL OR BE KILLED by Muse, submitted by Fiori. It received 24 points, including one 10!

[+] 15th Place

Legendary by NEFFEX, submitted by m3l. It received 25 points, including one 10!

[+] 14th Place

BIZCOCHITO by Rosalia, submitted by a train. It received 31 points, including one 12 and one 10!

[+] 13th Place

Kill Bill by SZA, submitted by pan. It received 34 points, including one 12 and one 8!

[+] 12th Place

Carolina by Taylor Swift, submitted by Laurels. It received 49 points, including one 12 and one 8! It received this rank due to receiving less 10s than the next highest ranked song.

[+] 11th Place

Back To The Radio by Porridge Radio, submitted by eugene krabs. It received 49 points, including one 12 and one 10! It received this rank due to receiving more 10s than the next lowest ranked song.

Lots of ties coming up!

[+] 10th Place

2 Be Loved (Am I Ready?) by Lizzo, submitted by AnimeNerd. It received 56 points, including one 10 and three 8s! Though in a tie, it received this rank due to having less 12s than the next song.

[+] 9th Place

Holy Hell by Ginger Root, submitted by jilliam. It received 56 points, including one 12 and one 10! Though in a tie, it received this rank due to having more 12s than the previous song.

[+] 8th Place

Light of Day by ODESZA ft. Ólafur Arnalds, submitted by pihipi. It received 58 points, including one 12, one 10, and two 8s!

[+] 7th Place

Stone Cold by Rabbit Junk ft. Amelia Arsenic, submitted by boogie! It received 64 points, including one 12, two 10s, and two 8s! Though in a tie, it received this rank due to having less 12s than the next song.

[+] 6th Place

American Teenager by Ethel Cain, submitted by cicada! It received 64 points, including two 12s and one 10! Though in a tie, it received this rank due to having more 12s than the previous song.

[+] 5th Place

I'm Your Dog by Mackandgold, submitted by Rugga! It received 66 points, including one 12 and one 8! Though in a tie, it received this rank due to having less 10s than the next song.

[+] 4th Place

Horses by Maggie Rogers, submitted by slam! It received 66 points, including one 12s, two 10s, and one 8! Though in a tie, it received this rank due to having more 10s than the previous song.

Our top three songs are:

Call On Me
The Foundations of Decay
Kira Killer

Winning our bronze medal for the year is...

[+] 3rd Place

The Foundations of Decay by My Chemical Romance, submitted by Dr. Adjective! It received 68 points, including one 12, one 10, and one 8!

Only five points ahead third, and only five points behind first, in second place, is,

[+] 2nd Place

Call On Me by SG Lewis ft. Tove Lo, submitted by Blizz! It received 73 points, including two 12s, one 10, and one 8!

meaning, our first place winner is!

[+] 1st Place

Kira Killer by ZUTOMAYO, submitted by Lise! It received 78 points, including two 12s and one 10!

Thank you guys very much for joining this songtest. I hope the new year treats all of you well.

Lise has song hosting rights, but if she wished, she may pass it down to second place, who may pass it down to third place, and so on.

Data for data nerds is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

Have a happy new year!