SOTF Song Contest #63 - Parents Just Don't Understand

[KamiKaze]

I'm in.

[Emprexx Plush]

In!

[Applesintime]

Count me in!

[D/N]

24 hour (roughly) notice to get songs in for Round 1! We don't want to disappoint our folks with tardiness!

[D/N]

Round 1 Has Begun!

Our 14 proxy contestants for the first round are as follows:

Fenris
D/N
dmboogie
MK Kilmarnock
Jilly
Slam
Laurels
ApplesinTime
Ohm
Randomness
TheLordofAwesome
Buko
Pancapples
Blizzard

And here are the songs chosen by or to honor their parents (Or, in hip teenage lingo, "the rents")

Charley Pride - Kaw-Liga
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Mila - Dola de re
Queen - I Want to Break Free
New Radicals - You Get What You Give
Teresa Teng - 甜蜜蜜 (Tian Mi Mi)
Soggy Bottom Boys - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow
The Osmonds - Crazy Horses
Christopher Dallman - Mistake
Elton John - Tiny Dancer
Earth, Wind & Fire - Reasons
Jim Cuddy - Constellations
Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight

Please send in your top ten songs in the following format:

12- Song Name
10- ...
8- ...
7- ...
6- ...
5- ...
4- ...
3- ...
2- ...
1- ...

With 12 being your favorite song, 10 being your second favorite, and so on. The top TEN songs will continue into the finals. Public votes count for half. Please remember to ping me at DN if you post public votes in Discord.

Votes by board PM or Discord are both perfectly acceptable, just message me on either! If you're in this round and you do not vote, you will be disqualified.

The round will last for three days, so until Monday July 13th roughly 10:30 PM EST. Please be sure to get your votes in before then.

Now let us see just how much our own tastes may diverge from our parents.

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ROUND ONE RESULTS

It was a thrilling battle of the decades, and our first round results are in!

Some parents did a great job but just weren't down enough with the kids:

[+] Not Advancing

DQed - Earth, Wind & Fire - Reasons, submitted by Pancapples. It scored 40.5 points, including one 12 and one 10

13th - Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight, submitted by Ohm. It scored 26 points, including one 8

12th - Soggy Bottom Boys - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow, submitted by Fenris. It scored 40 points, including two 8s

11th - Charley Pride - Kaw-Liga, submitted by MK Kilmarnock. It scored 40 points, including one 10
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While the following have done just enough to cement their status:

[+] Advancing

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Mila - Dola de re
Queen - I Want to Break Free
New Radicals - You Get What You Give
Teresa Teng - 甜蜜蜜 (Tian Mi Mi)
The Osmonds - Crazy Horses
Christopher Dallman - Mistake
Elton John - Tiny Dancer
Jim Cuddy - Constellations
Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
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Next round will be up tomorrow unless I can push myself to do so tonight!

[D/N]

Time for Round 2!

As with our first round, we have 14 contestants to introduce:

Yonogada
Ruggahissy
Emprexx Plush
Zetsu
Brackie
Spindarene
KamiKaze
Maraoone
MethodicalSlacker
Pippin
Yugikun
Backslash
Cactus
MurderWeasel

And now, presenting their songs, whether forced upon them or chosen, for Round 2!

Helen Reddy - I Am Woman
2pac feat. Dr. Dre - California Love
The Eagles - Take It Easy
Dark Dark Dark - In Your Dreams
Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
Priscilla Chan - 千千闕歌 (Thousands of Songs)
Vital Fire - Boys of Summer
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travelin' Band
Leonard Cohen - The Future
Bryan Hyland - Sealed with a Kiss
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Kieran Kane & Kevin Welch - Everybody's Working for the Man Again
Ennio Morricone - Gabriel's Oboe
Korn - Word Up!

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As before, please send in your top ten songs in the following format:

12- Song Name
10- ...
8- ...
7- ...
6- ...
5- ...
4- ...
3- ...
2- ...
1- ...

With 12 being your favorite song, 10 being your second favorite, and so on. The top TEN songs will continue into the finals. Public votes count for half. Please remember to ping me at DN if you post public votes in Discord. You cannot vote for yourself!

Votes by board PM or Discord are both perfectly acceptable, just message me on either! If you're in this round and you do not vote, you will be disqualified.

The round will last for three days, so until er, let's say around midnight of Thursday July 16th/1AM Friday July 17th EST. Please be sure to get your votes in before then.

Now we shall continue to balance overburdening expectations with crushing disappointment. And remember, if you don't make it through, you know just who to blame.

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ROUND TWO RESULTS

And on to round number two as we finalize our list for, er, finals.

Sadly some parents were a bit overprotective of their kids and will go no further.

[+] Not Advancing

DQed - Bryan Hyland - Sealed with a Kiss, submitted by Yonagoda. It scored 21.5 points

13th - Vital Fire - Boys of Summer, submitted by backslash. It scored 20 points, including one 8

12th - Helen Reddy - I Am Woman, submitted by brackie. It scored 32 points, including one 12 and one 8

11th - Ennio Morricone - Gabriel's Oboe, submitted by Yugikun. It scored 40.5 points

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While the following will let the party continue.

[+] Advancing

2pac feat. Dr. Dre - California Love
The Eagles - Take It Easy
Dark Dark Dark - In Your Dreams
Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
Priscilla Chan - 千千闕歌 (Thousands of Songs)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travelin' Band
Leonard Cohen - The Future
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Kieran Kane & Kevin Welch - Everybody's Working for the Man Again
Korn - Word Up!

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The Final Round will be up and ready to go some time tomorrow. Since this is my first songtest and I might've made the finals too big, it'll go for four days to allow everyone time to listen. We will see you then!

[D/N]

THE FINALS

Where it's time to make our parents proud! (Or is it vice-versa?)

For our final round, please welcome the following 20 surrogates:

Maraoone
ApplesinTime
Randomness
Slam
Emprexx Plush
Laurels
MethodicalSlacker
dmboogie
Spindarene
D/N
Blizzard
Ruggahissy
Cactus
Zetsu
KamiKaze
Pippin
Buko
Jilly
MurderWeasel
TheLordofAwesome

And the songs, which they have certainly not been allowed to change since the first round. Ride or die!

The Osmonds - Crazy Horses
Priscilla Chan - 千千闕歌 (Thousands of Songs)
Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
Queen - I Want to Break Free
Elton John - Tiny Dancer
Mila - Dola de re
Kieran Kane & Kevin Welch - Everybody's Working for the Man Again
2pac feat. Dr. Dre - California Love
New Radicals - You Get What You Give
Jim Cuddy - Constellations
Teresa Teng - 甜蜜蜜 (Tian Mi Mi)
Leonard Cohen - The Future
Dark Dark Dark - In Your Dreams
Christopher Dallman - Mistake
Korn - Word Up!
Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
The Eagles - Take It Easy
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travelin' Band

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Same as the semi-finals, please send in your top ten songs in the following format:

12- Song Name
10- ...
8- ...
7- ...
6- ...
5- ...
4- ...
3- ...
2- ...
1- ...

With 12 being your favorite song, 10 being your second favorite, and so on. Public votes count for half. Please remember to ping me at DN if you post public votes in Discord. You cannot vote for yourself!

Votes by board PM or Discord are both perfectly acceptable, just message me on either! If you're in this round and you do not vote, you will be disqualified.

The round will last for four days and a bit since I'm realizing I probably made it too big OH WELL. Let's say to be sure to get them in by 9PM EST, Tuesday, July 21st

Let's finish this contest off on a high note!



Or that way.

[D/N]

THE RESULTS ARE IN

Let us celebrate our parents one more time as we count down to see who won!

[+] 20th place

20th - Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line, submitted by Spindarene. It scored 22 points
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[+] 19th place

19th - Teresa Teng - 甜蜜蜜 (Tian Mi Mi), submitted by Randomness. It scored 29 points, including one 10
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[+] 18th place

18th - The Osmonds - Crazy Horses, submitted by Jilly. It scored 33 points, including one 12
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[+] 17th place

17th - Jim Cuddy - Constellations, submitted by D/N (me!). It scored 36 points, including one 8
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More to come!

[D/N]

RESULTS PART 2

Let's continue to be orderly and organized as we go through these in segments of 4. Our parents know what's up, after all.

[+] 16th place

16th - Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl), submitted by Buko. It scored 46.5 points, including two 12s
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[+] 15th place

15th - New Radicals - You Get What You Give, submitted by ApplesinTime. It scored 50 points, including one 12 and two 8s
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[+] 14th place

14th - Elton John - Tiny Dancer, submitted by Laurels. It scored 53 points, including one 12, one 10, and one 8
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[+] 13th place

13th - Korn - Word Up!, submitted by Emprexx Plush. It scored 62 points, including two 12s and one 10
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We continue on!

[D/N]

RESULTS THE THIRD

It's an exciting and ridiculously close-matched battle. What would our folks think if they were watching this play out?

[+] 12th place

12th - Kieran Kane & Kevin Welch - Everybody's Working for the Man Again, submitted by KamiKaze. It scored 63 points, including two 12s and one 10
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[+] 11th place

11th - 2pac feat. Dr. Dre - California Love, submitted by Ruggahissy. It scored 64.5 points, including one 10 and two 8s
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[+] 10th place

10th - Leonard Cohen - The Future, submitted by MurderWeasel. It scored 65 points, including three 12s and two 8s
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[+] 7th place - tie

7th (tie) - The Eagles - Take It Easy, submitted by Cactus. It scored 67 points, including one 12, one 10, and one public 8
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Mixed reviews, no doubt. We're past the halfway point!

[D/N]

RESULTS IV

On the positive side no matter where you finish I'm sure your parents will remember it for good or bad.

[+] 7th place - tie

7th (tie) - Dark Dark Dark - In Your Dreams, submitted by Pippin. It scored 67 points, including one 12, two 10s, and one public 12
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[+] 7th place - tie

7th (tie) - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow, submitted by TheLordofAwesome. It scored 67 points, including two 12s, one 10, and two 8s
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[+] 6th place

6th - Queen - I Want to Break Free, submitted by Slam. It scored 70 points, including three 8s
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[+] 5th place

5th - Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun, submitted by Maraoone. It scored 71 points, including one 12, one 10, two 8s, and one public 10
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Mostly good, though! We are at the final four.

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RESULTS DOWN TO THE FINALS

As we approach the end it's been a pleasure hosting with you. But let's cut these in half first. Our parents have given us so much after all.

[+] 4th place

4th - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travelin' Band, submitted by MethodicalSlacker. It scored 73.5 points, including two 10s and one 8
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[+] 3rd place

3rd - Mila - Dola de re, submitted by Blizzard. It scored 75 points, including four 10s and one 8
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And so much great advice!

We are down to:

Priscilla Chan - 千千闕歌 (Thousands of Songs), submitted by Zetsu
and
Christopher Dallman - Mistake, submitted by dmboogie

The exciting conclusion next!

[D/N]

THE WINNER REVEALED

And we arrive at the end of what I shall declare with no evidence to be one of the closest songtests ever! You should all be proud. Or not!



In second place.....

Missing out on first by an incredible 0.5 points.....

[+] 2nd place

2nd - Christopher Dallman - Mistake, submitted by dmboogie. It scored 81 points, including two 12s, three 10s and one 8
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Which means our winner is!

[+] THE WINNER

1st - Priscilla Chan - 千千闕歌 (Thousands of Songs), submitted by Zetsu! It scored 81.5 points, including one 12, one 10, and two 8s
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Congratulations to everyone, wrap-up post coming soon!