Welcome to the results of Round 9's Song Contest! Sorry this is coming a little late, I've had a busy evening, but let's move right along.
This round, you guys were tasked with submitting the best break-up songs you know. This was a really hard round, because between these 8 songs, there truly wasn't a dud in the bunch. But, we had to narrow it down, so let's move along.
The two "safe" submissions that didn't place in the top three or bottom three are...
J2999 - Lewis Capaldi - "Someone You Loved" Kevin0621 - Timbaland feat. OneRepublic - "Apologize"
Both of these are decent, well-known songs and were fine enough to keep you guys safe. Let's move on and look at our top three submissions...
So, I have to admit, while I'm aware of his relation to Billie Eilish, I've never been the biggest fan of her's so I never listened to his music before. But this song really was hauntingly beautiful. It was really good and I hope to look into more of his music to see if it is just as good. Well done this week.
'Rumors' is not only the best album of Fleetwood Mac's, but also probably of the entire decade of the 70's. And this track is one of the best they have. The lyrics are really straightforward and tell the story of this breakup really well, but the beat and melody are so solid, not to mention how wonderful the guitar break is. You've come back and knocked it out of the park.
I gotta say, for someone that only knows like 3 songs of Robyn's, I really enjoy what I know so much (With Every Heartbeat, Dancing on My Own, Call Your Girlfriend) and thought any of those could have been great songs for this category. But this song? It really hit the mark for me. Her songs are just so identifyable and this song just works so well. You've made it back to the top, well done.
The winner of this week's challenge is...
Congratulations #purplebb4! You crushed it this week, and gave me a new banger to listen to. #tbrown_47 and #FromAWindow, once again you two nailed it and are safe. Congratulations on moving on to the top 7!
Let's move on to our bottom 3... Remember, this was a really strong week, so I'm really grasping at straws here to find flaws with some of these songs.
Alright, sorry to break hearts here, but I'm not the biggest fan of Charli XCX. Her voice just isn't the most pleasant to me, so I have just never really given it a chance. The beat here is good, and I really enjoy the verses and even her voice on them is pretty good. The chorus on the otherhand just wasn't as vocally strong, and I think this song would have been better without MØ. This wasn't a horrible song, but it was just not good enough this week to keep you out of the bottom.
When I talked about this category, I talked about break-up songs being really upbeat or really heartfelt, but to me, this one really didn't feel like either? It mostly just felt superficial, which is hard because so many of your submissions have been really heart-felt, so I thought this week would have been your week to snatch the win, but instead, I was just feeling like I was wanting more.
I think that this song actually has a lot of positive elements that will keep me coming back - the instrumental is really solid and I thoroughly enjoy the chorus of this song. The verses are fine, and the vocals are okay. I think the only issue I have with this song is that the pre-chorus is very unsettling as it feels like the singer's rhythm is off from the instrumental, and the fact that I'm trying to analyze it if distracting me from the rest of the song that's happening around it. I'll probably return to this song as it wasn't bad, but it wasn't strong enough to keep you out of the bottom this week.
I'm so sorry to have to see you go because you've given me a lot of songs that I will enjoy and have learned from you. Thank you so much for participating, and if I do this again, I hope you'll consider signing up again! #Insanity and #Heavenlee, you're both safe, and we'll see how this next category holds up for y'all.
Next blog coming soon, sorry again about it being late, it's been a crazy day.
Also, just want to say real quick, thank you to everyone that's actively participated so far. This has been a lot of fun, and all of you have been doing very well. <3
