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THJYMTC: Round 4 (Submission Phase) Oct 25, 2021
Welcome to the fourth round. Even as I find myself busy with other things, namely college, I still very occasionally find time to put this together. So thank you seven for sticking around and being patient. Let's not waste any time and get onto the theme. And speaking of wasting time...

~~THEME: DON'T WASTE MY TIME (<= 3:00 minutes)~~~
That's right, every song you submit has to be less than or equal three minutes in length. 3:00 is the absolute *maximum* length I will allow for this round. Genre, lyrics, even source material don't particularly matter, it just has to be short.

DUE TIME: BEFORE 12:00 AM EST, October 29th (Friday) (October 28th is that Thursday) (Just want that to be really clear)

Get to it, gang.

~~STILL IN THE RUNNING~~
camell22
tennisplayer963
coolkat
symmetry888
demgirl6
Jaxon
FromAWindow

~~ELIMINATED~~

10th. #oswordo3
9th. #Absol
8th. #bigdizzleyomama
Points: 51 7 comments
THJYMTC: Round 3 (Judgment & Elimination) Oct 12, 2021
Alright gang, take 4 of getting this thing published.

This is the first time that every contestant has properly submitted something. To that I say, "Thank you!" For this round, I had the eight contestants pick a song that charted on neither the Billboard Hot 100, Rolling Stones Top 100, or UK Official Singles Chart Top 100.

1. Jaxon: New Rush (Gin Wigmore): Cool, a song I've actually heard before. It's got a good edge and a good groove to it, and Gin Wigmore's a good singer. Only real complaint is that she sometimes slips into something resembling an Elle King voice on the hook.
2. tennisplayer963: Shameika (Fiona Apple): Inspirational little tune about a random act of kindness from someone Fiona barely knew. The production might put some people off, but it's Fiona Apple, of course it's solid singer-songwriter stuff.
3. coolKat - Ya'aburnee (Halsey): Album track from an album I haven't even heard yet. I should probably get to that. It's a good, if somewhat morbid love song about not wanting to outlive your loved ones.
4. Symmetry888 - The Valley of the Pagans (Gorillaz ft. Beck): I remember that one line about the viagra tablets in a warehouse. It's interesting to see two alternative icons of the 90s (Damon Albarn, the musician behind Gorillaz, was also behind Blur), and it certainly sounds like a weirdo 90s alternative cut.
5. camell22: Bad Kids (Lady Gaga): It's a Lady Gaga deep cut, alright. It's perfectly solid, I haven't yet heard a Lady Gaga song I thought was bad, I've just always been more of a The Fame Monster kinda guy.
6. FromAWindow - Good Kisser (Lake Street Dive): Sounds tailor-made for adult-contemporary radio. It's about on-par with the best of that sound, even if it's a sound I'm not crazy about in general. Still, it is competent from a technical standpoint.

We are now down to the Final 2. And now for an obligatory bit of suspense.
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bigdizzleyomama... Demgirl6... Which of you will survive to the next round?
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Demgirl6: Out of Style (The Wrecks): The chorus sounds like an elephant, and I swear I've heard that voice on so many indie songs in the past (Nasal, almost punchable. Could be that Oliver Tree's ruined that tone forever for me). It does get better after the first chorus, leading me to give the slight edge to this one.
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8. bigdizzleyomama - R.I.P. (Brooke Candy ft. Ashnikko): Not meant to be taken seriously. The hook is pretty lackluster (r i PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE) and it's technically unimpressive (fairly average flows and monotone deliveries), leading to it almost feeling apathetic. Don't dislike it, but it largely winds up losing by default.

Sorry, bigdizzleyomama, that means you are the third player eliminated from the competition. I'm sorry to eliminate you this early, but I hope you understand. Keep vibing to this stuff.

And now there are seven. I had an idea for what to do for Round 4 but I've already forgotten it, so I might have to try and remember it again. Or come up with a new idea. Until either of those things happens, see you later.

~~STILL IN THE RUNNING~~
camell22
tennisplayer963
coolkat
symmetry888
demgirl6
Jaxon
FromAWindow

~~ELIMINATED~~

10th. #oswordo3
9th. #Absol
8th. #bigdizzleyomama
Points: 39 4 comments
THJYMTC: Round 3 (Submission Phase) Sep 22, 2021
And then there were eight. Welcome to your next round. Now that we have the first two rounds out of the way, hopefully I can afford to get a little wacky with the themes. For now though, I'll keep it fairly simple:

~~ROUND 3 THEME: Uncharted Waters~~

What does that name mean? It's pretty simple: No songs that charted on the Hot 100 of either of the Billboard Hot 100, Rolling Stones Top 100 Songs, or UK Official Singles Chart will be allowed. I'm looking mainly for released singles that failed to chart here, though I will accept album deep cuts. If you aren't sure if a song charted, check Wikipedia (if the song doesn't have an entry, check the album's article or simply Google it) or ask me in PMs, I will gladly research it for you.

Submissions will be due 9:00 PM on Saturday, September 25th. Remember, if you need more time, PLEASE message me. With that said, get to it.

~~STILL IN THE RUNNING~~
bigdizzleyomama
camell22
tennisplayer963
coolkat
symmetry888
demgirl6
Jaxon
FromAWindow

~~ELIMINATED~~

10th. #oswordo3
9th. #Absol
Points: 64 11 comments
THJYMTC: Round 2 (Judgment & Elimination) Sep 21, 2021
Thank you everyone for submitting. All in all, this was a solid round filled with some fairly decent music. This was a difficult one to rank, a lot of the songs switched around repeatedly. In the end though, I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. With that being said, here's the rankings.

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1. tennisplayer963: Head Over Heels (ABBA): This tune is far darker in tone and more synth-heavy than their previous hits, and despite the internal politics, this song is one of the most sonically mature and interesting they ever made. Even as they fell apart, ABBA were able to put out more great music, and this is a testament to that.
2. coolKat: Good Morning Heartache (Diana Ross): A cover of a Billie Holiday staple recorded early in Diana Ross's solo career, this is the kind of single that proves that Diana Ross very much deserved to be such a dominant figure in popular music for decades. Compared to the original, this doesn't really add or change much to make it stand out, but the fundamentals are so solid it doesn't really matter.
3. Symmetry888: Hounds of Love (Kate Bush): Kate Bush is such a music nerd artist that it's a crime I haven't dug as far deep into her discography as I should yet. On the spectrum of 80s pop artists, this is definitely on the artsier end, unashamedly unique and grandiose. I'm not sure it's one I'll go back to compared to others on the album, but it's one I have a lot of respect for.
4. FromAWindow: Rosanna (Toto): The local classic hits station used to play this one constantly along with Toto's other big hits, like Hold the Line or Africa. This is that classic 80s soft rock cheese; yacht rock, I've heard people call it. It's corny and lame, but in an enjoyable way; it's not deep or intriguing, but it's silly fun, and sometimes that's all you really need.
5. bigdizzleyomama: Nasty (Janet Jackson): This is a song that exudes confidence. It's the song that would give us New Jack Swing, an extremely turn-of-the-decade genre that remains both dated and timeless to this day. It's not a song I go crazy about, it feels sparsely produced, but there's no doubting how important and genuinely good it is, both to Janet's career and music as a whole.
6. camell22: If I Could Turn Back Time (Cher): Released in the second half of 1989, this one barely counts, but it very clearly couldn't have come out in any other period of time. It's a perfectly acceptable power ballad, all things considered, built for arenas and concert venues, but as a result it feels a bit less impactful outside of that context, and I fully admit Cher's voice isn't my favorite, but it's good all things considered.
7. Demgirl6: The Human League (Don't You Want Me): If "If I Could Turn Back Time" is the most late-80s thing ever made, then this is the most early-80s thing ever made. Some say she's still working as a waitress in that cocktail bar to this very day. Generally catchy, but if I had to complain about anything, it's barebones and I'm a little sick of it after hearing it so many times over the years. Nothing against the song, just overplay.
8. Jaxon: Silver Springs (Fleetwood Mac): Fleetwood Mac were a group with a lot of great songs, tracks like Dreams and Little Lies are genuine classics, and I will always shoutout The Chain and Tusk when given the opportunity. This really isn't one of their better songs, which isn't to say it's bad. It's well-performed, and everyone on board puts in a good effort; mostly, it's just fairly slow and dull, it makes me feel tired when I listen to it; overall, not bad, but the group did better.
9. Absol: Did not submit.
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Which means that Absol will be eliminated. It was good to have you here, but unfortunately someone has to go.

And we are down to 8. When will I post the next round? Tomorrow, probably, maybe. If not, stay tuned for round 3, whenever that comes around. See you then.

~~STILL IN THE RUNNING~~
bigdizzleyomama
camell22
tennisplayer963
coolkat
symmetry888
demgirl6
Jaxon
FromAWindow

~~ELIMINATED~~

10th. #oswordo3
9th. #Absol
Points: 62 4 comments
THJYMTC: Round 2 (Submission Phase) Sep 17, 2021
Welcome to Round 2, everyone. Hope everyone enjoyed last round and got to listen to the other songs. We're down to nine players, so let's see what everyone has in store for this round.

~~ROUND 2 THEME: OLD SHIT (1989 or earlier)~~

Yep, we're doing this: Old shit. Only post songs that come from the 80s or earlier. I'm mainly doing this now because I noticed that every single song posted last round is from the 2000s or later, and I thought it'd be fun to spice things up a bit.

Still gonna be overly critical though, that's just how I do things.

Submissions will close at 6PM EST on Monday, September 20th, or 10PM GMT. If you need more time, please message me, and have fun.

~~STILL IN THE RUNNING~~
bigdizzleyomama
camell22
tennisplayer963
coolkat
symmetry888
demgirl6
Jaxon
FromAWindow
Absol

~~ELIMINATED~~

10th. #oswordo3
Points: 40 10 comments
THJYMTC: Round 1 (Judgment & Elimination) Sep 16, 2021
Thanks for the submissions. All in all, I think the songs were all-around good. With that quickly out of the way, I'm gonna go ahead and rank your submissions from best to worst. The person at the bottom will be eliminated. I'll also give each a little sentence describing my thoughts on them.

Don't worry if I sound overly critical, I just tend to emphasize negatives even when I think a song is perfectly decent. None of these songs were bad. With that out of the way, here's the ranking.

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1. FromAWindow: Every Summertime (NIKI): A catchy 70's throwback, this one really had the best vibe out of all of them. Very lush and organic production, and NIKI has one of the best singing voices of everyone in this group, if not the best. Supremely impressed.
2. Symmetry888: Cabinet Man (Neil Cicierega): Catchy *and* morbid, a prime example of Neil Cicierega's talent for all things weird and interesting. This one really makes my muscles involuntarily flex.
3. Demgirl6: Nomu (Good Kid): Not particularly hard, but still rocks harder than anything on alternative radio right now that isn't just ripping off mid-2000s pop punk. Only issue is the vocalist has some rough vocals in some spots.
4. Jaxon: Don't Go Knockin' on My Door (Britney Spears): You can't really go wrong with this late-90s-early-00s production style. That being said, it feels a bit sparser, when you really want to go all out, almost maximalist with this style of production.
5. tennisplayer963: A Public Affair (Jessica Simpson): Very glitzy and polished, generally prefer Simpson's earlier stuff and it doesn't hold a candle to its inspirations but this is perfectly catchy.
6. bigdizzleyomama: Thumbs (Sabrina Carpenter): I distinctly remember hearing this way too often when I still had cable. It's pretty full of itself and rambly, and Carpenter is as indistinct a singer as it gets, but I dig the production.
7. Absol: range brothers (Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar): The cousins have good chemistry and Kendrick's good as always but Keem's performance was inconsistent (girlfriEeEEeeEEnd). Still, the second beat was still pretty good, and "top of the morning" will never stop being funny.
8. coolkat: Pills n Potions (Nicki Minaj): Putting who Nicki is as a person aside (same goes for the producer), it's perfectly decent pop rap, if a bit dull. Okay subject matter, focusing on themes of using and being used, if nothing groundbreaking.
9. camell22: If I Had You (Adam Lambert): Adam Lambert is certainly a talented lyricist, and there's definitely a pulse to the production. That being said, it just feels extremely glossy, not a lot of edge and lacking in the personality that typically makes these upbeat dance songs connect.
10. oswordo3: Nothing. 0/10.

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With that being said, I'll have to eliminate oswordo3 by default. Such is life when one doesn't submit.

And now the first round's over. I'll see if I can't post the next round tomorrow or the day after, hopefully it shouldn't be too hard to come up with a theme. Thanks for participating, and I hoe to see all nine remaining players continue to put out quality.

~~STILL IN THE RUNNING~~
bigdizzleyomama
camell22
tennisplayer963
coolkat
symmetry888
demgirl6
Jaxon
FromAWindow
Absol

~~ELIMINATED~~

10th. oswordo3
Points: 75 4 comments