⭐ Welcome back to Slayful Music! We're still sending you home if we smell unoriginality. #MusicTaste
🎵 I'm welcoming 14 new contestants that will have to prove they're as good as the legends we discovered on the first season. I have high hopes for that, or do I?
🎵 Last time I asked for a Rita Ora song that both me and MaxiOneTwoThreeFour had to rank and compare with all your submissions. She has some bops I'll say that, but I think I could've heard better stuff.
🔴 RESULTS 🔴
First of all, let's thank Maxi1234 for judging this round and giving your critiques! We might see you in all-stars!
Both me and Maxi have great critiques to share! They'll probably help you figure out how you did this episode.
Starting off with...
⭐ BigBrotherDonny - Avicii ft. Rita Ora - Lonely Together
⚫ Me - This was very enjoyable and a cute listen overall but far too basic. I think she has way better songs and here she just feels like some normal voice with no personality. The production's great I guess, Avicii's a legend and forever will be.
⚫ Maxi - This song means a LOT to me. This song was released on a day that is very closely held to my heart, and it’s technically the song that got me hooked on Rita. I remember this song so vividly in 2017. It’s such a fantastic masterpiece, and I’m happy this was submitted! Good job!
⭐ oswordo3 - Rita Ora x Imanbek - Bang Bang
⚫ Me - I don't like this very much, the lyrics are weird, this samples another bad song, and it just looks like a completely different side of her that she just doesn't belong to. This is not her genre at all and no matter how catchy the chorus can sound, the rest is just unbearable.
⚫ Maxi - People really like this song, and I can understand why. It isn’t, however, my favourite off the EP and I find it OKAY! It’s just not lyrically her best work, and it doesn’t showcase her vocal abilities very much. I like it a lot, but it kind of got lost in translation a bit. Good job nonetheless!
⭐ Spyder701 - Rita Ora - Only Want You
⚫ Me - This is very good and completely different from anything I've heard this round. Stands out in a very good way, although it's a single, it's a very nice submission. The high notes are so good and satisfying I adored this. Amazing work
⚫ Maxi - I remember this being the first single after Phoenix and it was… fine. I’m not too hyped on her slower, more R&B type songs. I like them, but I think she shines more when she gets to showcase her vocal range with a bit of an upbeat instrumental. Good song, just not the direction I tend to go to when I jam out to Rita!
⭐ BlueZavi - Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down
⚫ Me - I guess this was nice, the better song among the basic ones, and mostly nostalgic sounding helped it get a nice placement in my ranking, you were lucky there were far worse submissions because I wasn't very convinced.
⚫ Maxi - Initially, I had this as my number one but I changed it last minute. It’s one of her most popular songs, and it’s kind what got her known across the pond post-Black Widow! It’s a fantastically done pop song, and I absolutely love this time and time again.
⭐ Hisoka - Rita Ora - How To Be Lonely
⚫ Me - YESSSSSSSSSSS! I heard this before multiple times and it's amazing! Idk why it didn't make me want to listen to some other stuff from her, I guess I wasn't interested enough but I remember loving this when it came out and still sounds fresh and awesome, another great submission of yours!
⚫ Maxi - I find How to Be Lonely to be very underrated. It came out at the start of the pandemic so it kind of got ignored because of all the lockdowns and stuff. It’s such a gorgeous song and I loved the lyrics at the time. It aged super well too. Solid submission that isn’t too obvious!
⭐ LooseyLaduca - Rita Ora - Cashmere
⚫ Me - I found this very relaxing and peaceful song overall, not what I usually like in a singer unless you're Taylor Swift, but still convinced me positively. I wasn't sure where to rank this but by hearing a little snippet of it again I was sure to rank this higher than I originally thought of.
⚫ Maxi - Honestly thank you for submitting a non-single! This song is so underrated and it’s probably my one of my favourites off Phoenix. Similarly to others though, much stronger and iconic songs were submitted so it’s hard to rank this any higher.
⭐ reallyreally - Rita Ora - Your Song (Acoustic Version)
⚫ Me - I generally dislike acoustic versions of stuff and sadly this wasn't an exception. I just didn't vibe with this at all and wasn't a satisfying listen, I expected better after your last good rounds ngl. Sending acoustic stuff is kinda risky too. It didn't go well this time.
⚫ Maxi - Girl this is an ACOUSTIC version of one of my least favourite songs by her pleaseeeeeee, this was like…. kind of by far the worst submission for me. You could have done so well by submitting another one of her iconic songs. Idk this just felt like a disservice to me.
After this critiques I can finally reveal our winner, which is...
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⭐ Hisoka! 2nd win in a row, great work! This stays my favorite song I've heard from her so far! Here's your ticket to the final 6!
Time to show the final leaderboard. Me and Maxi gave from 7 to 1 points to the songs. 7 to our favorite and 1 to our least favorite. In case of ties my rankings determine who gets a better placement DUH.
This means oswordo3 and reallyreally are going to the elimination tiebreaker!
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🛑 NOT-SO-SLAYFUL-TIE 🛑
With that being said, it's time for the elimination tiebreaker!
oswordo3 and reallyreally will face each other to determine who leaves the game for good.
This is how elimination works. You'll have to send a song that reminds you of another song that I'll select for you! The one who matches the most similar vibes, lyrics, tempo, and style of my selected song will stay in the game, while the other player will leave.
The song for the 7th place tiebreaker is...
⚔ Good luck to both of you! When you'll both submit a song the eliminated player will be revealed and we'll move on to the next round.
MY RANKINGS
1 Rita Ora - How To Be Lonely
2 Rita Ora - Only Want You
3 Rita Ora - Cashmere
4 Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down
5 Avicii ft. Rita Ora - Lonely Together
6 Rita Ora X Imanbek - Bang Bang
7 Rita Ora - Your Song (Acoustic Version)
1 Rita Ora - How To Be Lonely
2 Rita Ora - Only Want You
3 Rita Ora - Cashmere
4 Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down
5 Avicii ft. Rita Ora - Lonely Together
6 Rita Ora X Imanbek - Bang Bang
7 Rita Ora - Your Song (Acoustic Version)
MAXI RANKINGS
TOP
BigBrotherDonny
BlueZavi
Hisoka
Oswordo3
LooseyLaduca
Spyder701
ReallyReally
BOTTOM