Survival Of The Fittest

The theme for this songtest is very straightforward; you can submit anything as long as it is a recording of a live performance. If you're not sure whether something counts as a live performance, then feel free to ask! Bonus points if the live version differs substantially from the studio version, or if there's a bunch of comments below the video saying it's "even better than the studio version," or if there flat out *is* no studio version. Bonus bonus points if you're brave enough to submit a recording wherein the audio quality is janky but the performance is just *so good* that you don't even care.

[+] copypasted rules

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

- songs will be randomly divided into 1, 2 or 3 semifinals depending on turnout. if there are less than 20 submissions within 5 days, then there will only be one final round. 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 there are less than 10 songs to vote for in a round, then simply cut off the bottom portion of the ballot (i.e. no 1 point songs, no 2 point songs, and so on)

- 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.

general song rules:
- no eurovision songs
- no reality show/competition covers
- no songs already submitted in a songtest - thank you to Dancake for the list here
- 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 three days. some rules about activity:
- if you know at the start of your semifinal that you wont be available to vote for those three days, let me know asap and I can move you to another semi, if we aren't on the final one already.
- I'll be pinging everyone who hasn't voted on discord 48 and 24 hours before the round ends.

Signups will run until Wednesday February 7th, 11:59 PM EST!

Now Taking the Main Stage

1. me
2. slam
3. tren
4. derarknight
5. Deblod100
6. Laurels
7. Fiori
8. MW
9. Dr Adjective
10. boogie
11. Chad
12. Rugga
13. pan

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Let me show you a REAL performance, alright..

You have until Friday, February 16th at 11:59pm EST to complete your auditions. Votes can be sent via Discord DM or Board PM. Good luck!

[+] 13th Place

In 13th place, we have 23 Minutes over Brussels, performed by Suicide at Brussels, submitted by MW! It received 13 points.

[+] 12th Place

In 12th place, we have Cut You a Piece, performed by Alex Brightman (with Jay Armstrong Johnson & Emily Hughes) at Joe's Pub, submitted by Deblod100! It received 36 points, including one 8.

[+] 11th Place

In 11th place, we have The Nowhere King, performed by Derarknight at wherever he recorded this, submitted by (who else) Derarknight! It received 39 points, including a 12 and an 8.

[+] 10th Place

In 10th place, we have Orange Blossom, performed by Gardens & Villa at the Honey I'm Home Sessions, submitted by Rugga! It received 41 points, including one 10.

[+] 9th Place

In 9th place, we have Ievan Polka, performed by Loituma, submitted by pancapples! It received 46 points, including one 12 and one 10.

[+] 8th Place

In 8th place, we have Bohemian Rhapsody, performed by The Protomen at Exit/In, submitted by Dr Adjective! It received 61 points, including two 12's, one 10, and one 8.

[+] 7th Place

In 7th place, we have The Bard's Song, performed by Blind Guardian at the Blind Guardian Festival, submitted by Fiori! It received 63 points, including one 12 and one 8.

[+] 6th Place

In 6th place, we have Vogue, performed by Madonna at the 1990 MTV Awards, submitted by Slam! It received 64 points, including one 12 and two 8's.

[+] 5th Place

In 5th place, we have The Lizards, performed by Phish at Madison Square Garden, submitted by boogie! It received 67 points, including two 10's and one 8.

[+] 4th Place

In 4th place, we have Ball and Chain, performed by Janis Joplin at Monterey Pop 1967, submitted by Laurels! It received 73 points, including four 12's and one 10.

[+] 3rd Place

In 3rd place, we have Tyrone, performed by Erykah Badu, submitted by Chad! It received 74 points, including three 10's and one 8.

[+] 2nd Place

In 2nd place, we have Drunk Walk Home, performed by Mitski at SXSW 2016, submitted by Mara! It received 78 points, including three 10's and one 8.

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*frowns at notes*

[+] 1st Place

In 1st place, we have No Children, performed by The Mountain Goats (and their audience) at The Bottom Of The Hill, submitted by, uh, me. It received 90 points, including three 12's, one 10, and two 8's.

Since I hosted this one, I'll be ceding hosting rights to Mara!

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