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Oh right; I couldn't decide between CAPS LOCKING the titles or posting them like normal, so artists & titles are formatted however the nominator formatted them. They're just straight copy/paste jobs. <`.<

...still not quite there, but it's closer to a decent emoticon than the earlier attempts.

......right and I'm supposed to post how many songs participants have remaining, aren't I? Eh, I'll start that with tomorrow's eliminations since I already have these ready to go without that number included. Just count it as part of the LIVE EXPERIENCE that important statistics haven't been written down yet.

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#377: THE STAR SPANGLED SINGERS | STAR SPANGLED MAN (2:53)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go_Xzb3ZN4M
Nominator: @Mega_Mana
Character: Captain America

Initial Score: 37.81
Final Score: 23.99 [Downgraded to 21.00]

(First Reaction: Well, it's an unexpected nomination, I'll give it that much. This is a really good scene in the film--seeing Captain America reduced to being a mere propaganda figure was interesting and the ridiculous nature of this novelty song makes for a funny scene, but I don't think the song works without the context of the film. It's a bit too old-fashioned for my tastes and there's not really anything funny about the song itself, leaving it without much of a leg to stand on. Yeah, "Who'll hang a noose on the goose-stepping goons from Berlin?" is *kinda* a fun lyric, but... well, I give the scene from the movie an A, this just isn't something I like out of context.)

While not the worst song, I think this may be the one I was least interested in hearing a second time. All the comedy and drama come from things *around* the song rather than from the song itself; without context, this is just a somewhat forgettable propaganda tune; and yeah, I could give it extra points for its role in the film, how it's both funny & tragic seeing what the hero has been reduced to... but I don't really want to? Like, my reaction is "I dislike listening to this outside of the movie" and giving it bonus points feels rather dishonest to my feelings. I'm sorry, but I'm moving this one down a few notches; it's unlikely to end in actual last place since I don't hate it or anything, but.. I just don't like this.

[LATER: The lowest scoring character song! That's an achievement. Sadly, it's been on a constant downward spiral from the time it was nominated. I don't know. I like Captain America... or at least I like certain interpretations of the character. Someone who stands for what America should stand for and inspires people to do better, like a squishy Superman. I like crushing Nazis. I like novelty songs. I like the film the song is from--it's not half as good as The Winter Soldier, but it's a solid introduction to the character and accomplishes everything it needs to. But somehow, I just don't like this song and it slides a little each time I hear it. And while I could raise other songs' score to place them over this one, I think it's more "this song has too many points" than "the other songs eliminated tonight have too few points".]

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#376: My Chemical Romance | Welcome to the Black Parade (5:14)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRKJiM9Njr8
Nominator: @GavsEvans123

Initial Score: 23.56
Final Score: 20.00 [Upgraded to 23.00]

(First Reactions:

Back from when we covered this at Rank the Tracks:

1: The End.
2: The Sharpest Lives
3: Dead!
4: I Don't Love You
5: House of Wolves
6: Disenchanted
7: Blood
8: Teenagers
9: This Is How I Disappear
10: Cancer
11: Welcome to the Black Parade
12: Famous Last Words
13: Sleep
14: Mama

So... I found this song to be one of the absolute weakest on the album; and honestly, it wasn't an album I much cared for... Zero songs in my top 25 of that cycle and a mid-tier "11th/25" place for the album itself, with it only managing to get that far due to how weak I found that cycle of albums. (Were this added to "Rank the Albums 6", I'd likely have it in 23rd Place.)

...So, yeah. A bad song from an album that only manages to be mid against incredibly weak opposition. I'm... well, I'm not saying you should know how I vote in Rank the Tracks or use that as a basis for anything considering how my opinions fluctuate wildly, but it's... not exactly one of the songs from Rank the Tracks I was hoping to see again, we'll say. Unfortunately, I still dislike this song; I don't hate it, but as much as I'd love for a good comeback story about this song finally clicking with me after so long (see: my growing fondness for Streetlight Manifesto after many years of not liking them), I just... do not get the appeal of this song on any level.

It seems like something I should love. I love sad songs & I love concept songs, we've got a concept song about dying! And there's even a marching band feel to it, a marching song got really high marks last topic, why this should be the greatest song ever! And yet, the absolute best I've ever felt towards the song was complete apathy. I just... I don't know why; I'm completely disinterested in everything here. From the singing, to the story, to the instruments, I cannot even begin caring about a single aspect of this song. I suspect the only reason I don't hate it is because hating requires a level of emotional investment that I don't get from this song. I've tried; I listened to it three times for Rank the Tracks, again for Rank the Albums 5, and again here. It has had a lot of chances over the course of many months to connect with me and I think my opinion of it drops with each listen. Typically, the more exposed I become to a song, the more I like it & they eventually win me over from attrition... this song is somehow having the opposite result, moving from complete apathy to active dislike.

I know this is just me; this was one of the most beloved songs from Album Cycle #5. But I don't get it and I don't think I ever will.)

This song continues its bleak march towards becoming something I hate. It's still not there, but I continue being less interested in it with each listen and I still don't get the appeal to this.

[LATER: I'm never going to like this song, but I'll give it back three of its points. It's still a decent step above songs that I hate, even if I quite actively never want to hear this again.

...I'm mildly curious how the album had three songs worse than this, but I don't think I'll be revisiting it to see how it accomplished that.]

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