Entertainment & Music Dong contest part 3, host: Illinois Nazi, theme: gender, botes due 7:30pm ACDT

[DroopStDanny]

Listening to the playlist now and following the lyrics for each song… Some of these noms have a tenuous link at best to the literature which they were supposedly inspired by. One of the noms was based on a movie; not the book. I'm not really sure how I'm going vote with all this in mind. I might be a campaigner or I might cut some slack and just vote for the song & forget about the theme.

Without giving away the identity of the song, it was close to being rejected based on this, but being highly familiar with the band's catalogue I know that they are very bookish with many songs to prove it. It would not surprise me at all if the book was the initial inspiration for the song. Besides this, it was way past my bedtime and you campaigners kept sending your PM's, depriving me of sleep and draining me of my sensibilities.

With just over a third of the votes in we have two songs opening up a slight lead over a cluster of songs jostling for a minor position on the podium. One song is a very popular choice for the Billy and four are still sitting on donuts. Will musical integrity win out this round, or will the evil forces of bote whoring reign supreme?

 

[Gigantor]

I think we need to establish a panel to analyse the legitimacy of each nomination.

There would be appeal rights to a supreme council.

This process to play out in full might take a couple of months.

 

[TheWoodenSlug]

Listening to the playlist now and following the lyrics for each song… Some of these noms have a tenuous link at best to the literature which they were supposedly inspired by. One of the noms was based on a movie; not the book. I'm not really sure how I'm going vote with all this in mind. I might be a campaigner or I might cut some slack and just vote for the song & forget about the theme.

See, this is what I was talking about a week ago when we had the 90's "dirty secrets" round and lots of people became really narky about the theme and ignored (or even billied) songs which they thought were "too good" for the theme. (e.g. The Horses.) Are people going to apply the same principles for this round and ignore/billy songs which don't fully embrace the literature theme?

I think you should vote based on theme adherence - it might be the only way I will get any votes! My nom is pretty obviously related if you look through the lyrics, and it actually clearly references another pretty well known piece of literature which I forgot to mention to the host.

To be honest I didn't give votes to The Cardigans or Crash Test Dummies in the 90s round because I didn't think they fit the theme, but I didn't really analyse this list before giving my votes. Might give it another listen tonight and update my votes if necessary.

 

[royboy2]

Can you billy your own song? Cos mines rubbish

 

[Gigantor]

Have I ever explained my voting system?

 

[Bet on Blue]

Have I ever explained my voting system?

The George Glass method?

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Can you billy your own song? Cos mines rubbish

I nearly Billied myself when I nommed Flight of the Concords not long ago.

 

[Back One Out]

Can you billy your own song? Cos mines rubbish

I hate that…

I wanted to billy myself when I nommed a Paul McCartney ballad for the "one word/10 letters" round

 

[ChappyUK]

My songs are always awesome.

 

[Plugger35]

Same with my songs, I'd give them all 5 botes if I could.

Well apart from the Crazy Frog song I nommed for the worst top 40 songs round.

 

[edgie]

I hope I don't win tomorrow, I'm going straight from work to the Pseudo Echo concert

 

[Plugger35]

I hope I don't win tomorrow, I'm going straight from work to the Pseudo Echo concert

I wouldn't have picked you as a Pseudo Echo fan.

 

[edgie]

I wouldn't have picked you as a Pseudo Echo fan.

Why's that?

 

[Plugger35]

Why's that?

Well they are a far cry from ACDC in terms of music.

 

[edgie]

Well they are a far cry from ACDC in terms of music.

I like lots of kinds of music!

Hard rock, pub rock, pop rock, glam rock, acid rock, synth rock, punk rock, classic rock, rock n roll...

Pseudo Echo slot in to one of those I'd imagine, if you have to categorise. Remember I did non them for the headless guitar round thing, and got ****ing donuts for it, while the AC/DC song I gave to someone else came ****ing second...

Also we don't get many bands of note out this way, so unless you utterly detest whoever it is, it is vitally important I do my part for the community and support the event.

 

[CakeEater]

I wouldn't have picked you as a Pseudo Echo fan.

Id say, Edgie would say your not listening

 

[Freofalcon]

Is it over yet ?

Can I go back to being Monkey ?

 

[Plugger35]

Id say, Edgie would say your not listening

I was living in a dream at the time.

Is it over yet ?

Can I go back to being Monkey ?

You'll have to wait til tomorrow.

 

[Gigantor]

Pseudo Echo has shown itself to be very popular in the song contest.

 

[Ulahoopski]

I hope I don't win tomorrow, I'm going straight from work to the Pseudo Echo concert

Pseudo Echo has shown itself to be very popular in the song contest.

Two of the most cringeworthy sentences I've read in the Song Contest thread and they had to be during the literature round?

 

[Freofalcon]

You'll have to wait til tomorrow.

#worsthostever

 

[IKnowtheDog]

#worsthostever

You might go back to back

 

[Freofalcon]

You might go back to back

Not playing this round.

I just want Monkey back.

 

[Chaisa]

Boted.

Tough round. Few songs really stand out either way.

 

[Plugger35]

Boted as well.

It says a lot about the quality of that playlist that Taylor Swift wasn't even close to being considered for my billy, there were far worse songs than hers.