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NFUN posted...

The ending of Thank You is the explicit tear jerker for players of the game. It's a reprise of the main theme that plays at the end of every major boss fight. I fucking cried in anticipation of Kobayashi doing that

I probably should have guessed it was something like that, but since I haven't touched the series since the Genesis & am often quite poor at noticing reprisals or reused motifs, that's not really something I can pick up on.

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Last four for the day. I'll be busy tomorrow, so it should just be a half-day with five songs posted in the early morning:

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#376: GELL - R.N.A! [4:45]:
https://gell.bandcamp.com/track/r-n-a

Nominator: Kopazzynth [6/21 Remaining]

Initial Score: 58.405
Revised Score: 62.78
Final Score: 60.00 [Upgraded to 60.00000009] [Upgraded to 62.78]

(First Reaction: I'm not sure what feelings this song is going for. It's start off like "happy adventure game" music, but then it gradually slows down--like your life support is failing and you wait for your inevitable death, as the song finally succumbs to silence. And then rockets back up (rather literally with rocket engine sounds) as the song picks up as the ship's power is recharged or something. I'd have preferred the bleak ending, but it's a fun journey sliding from hopeful to despair and back to hope.)

!The song is a fun journey and I'm going to give it a few extra points so it can reach the next tier.

[Final Thoughts: The slow march to death is quite entrancing and I actually don't mind things rocketing back to life at the end; it's a fun spin on a song that would otherwise be tragic & I like it.]

[Later: I'd say the experience of this musical journey is worth a little nudge to go above the Neo Clump.]

[Later: That dream like, floating through space interlude towards the middle of the track is wonderful. I think I'm going to go ahead and move this back to its Revised Score.]

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-and now, another of the songs that have received a large number of upgrades since its "Final" score-

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#375: Azealia Banks - 212 (3:25):
https://youtu.be/bC6gTNKl-ak

Nominator: Kateee [15/21 Remaining]

Initial Score: 51.00
Revised Score: 46.12
Final Score: 54.00 [Upgraded to 55.00] [Upgraded to 56.00005] [Upgraded to 60.00] [Upgraded to 61.225] [Upgraded to 62.709] [Upgraded to 62.92]

(First Reaction: Ehhh... I'm not quite *as* overly sensitive as I was even last year, but I think it's still a few years too early for me to really deal with this song.)

I like the bridge at about 1:45. I actually like it quite a bit to be honest. There's a slowed down, dreamlike mood to that part of the song that is intoxicating in a "I want to hear an entire song of this" type way. I just don't really care for most of the song; even if I could get past the lyrics, the style of song and music is borderline unpleasant... like I seriously doubt removing or changing the lyrics would improve my views on the song much at all because I just dislike the basic foundation the song is built on more than I care about the language used.

At least "Bitch, the end of your lives are near" is a fun line and I'm well aware of the value of desensitizing myself to this type of song. I keep going back-and-forth between the high 40's and the low 50's for the placement. Some days the amazing bridge and value of the exposure therapy push it more into the "like" category, some days it isn't. Today is a "not" day.

[Final Thoughts: Ehhhhhhhhh..... it's a bit much, but I'm in an angrier mood and more willing to give this song a chance than usual.]

[Later: I dunno, I do kinda like this. Going to go ahead and add one bonus point so this can reach the next tier.]

[L-a-t-e-r: This is another of those songs that was added to the 55 point tier before it became a wall. And I'm going to slightly delay this elimination again. ]

[l i t t l e l a t e r: Ya know, I think I'm actually starting to like this one.]

[Still Later: I'm having a hard time properly determining how much I like this song. Most of the lyrics don't really appeal to me and the genre is too... something--it's not really head-banging music or club music, but it's reminding me of dancing in some way and that's vaguely unpleasant. But the anger is compelling and I keep refusing to actually eliminate it. It's all quite strange.]

[Even Later: Adding one more point to this. I do really like that bridge and the anger is certainly pleasing.]

[And Again: Adding just a little bit extra to the score this time.]

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...actually, I need another post. Can't fit the third song into this one, much less the fourth.