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UF8 posted...

complextro

As usual, I don't think I've heard of that genre before. (I have not heard of most genres).

PIayer_0 posted...

probably because a big vtuber covered it (Suisei)

*checks* Not a bad cover, though I prefer the original version. The backing singers feel a bit off to me in the Hololive version.

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First five [EDIT: Six; I am bad at counting] songs of the day, featuring a double drop from UF8 and the longest writeup of the topic... which I don't think references the song it was supposed to be talking about at any point.

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#200: Hekina Ail - Os-Uchuujin (3:20):
https://youtu.be/nd_ivrvtAEI

Nominator: UF8 [8/30 Remaining]

Initial Score: 65.11
Revised Score: 73.15
Final Score: 72.20 [Upgraded to 72.336]

(First Reaction: Did you post another cover of this song before? The lyrics seem awfully familiar... not that it matters, but sometimes my memories feel kinda scrambled and it's hard to keep track of what I actually remember & which memories are false. Either way, this is a pretty easy-for-me-to-like song: cute singer portraying a character with a non-human nickname (even if she's probably not literally an alien), yes, we know what I like.)

!Well, now this song doesn't seem familiar at all--not just other versions of this track, but this version itself doesn't seem familiar at all... but I seem to enjoy it more than I did, which is also confusing. This song is confusing.

[Final Thoughts: The end of the song repeats "sonna anata no koto ga suki" a bit too much (using it for 7/9 of the last lines is not my favorite idea), but I still really like it.]

[Later: Minor boost for organization.]

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#199: Leslie Cheung - [I wish...] (3:54):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgUrbuq-RoI

Nominator: Handsomeboy [10/31 Remaining]

Initial Score: 57.53
Revised Score: 66.37
Final Score: 63.24 [Upgraded to 66.37] [Upgraded to 69.227] [Upgraded to 70.045] [Upgraded to 71.06] [Upgraded to 71.174] [Upgraded to 71.52] [Upgraded to 72.147] [Upgraded to 72.337]

(First Reaction: I suppose "May we all be Blessed with Longevity " or something would be a bit more accurate translation for the title, but I've grown attached to my inaccurately abridged tversion, so I'm stubbornly going to use it until forced to enter a more appropriate name.

I like the lyrics about being alone and gazing at the stars, but considering the current state of society, I'm not sure I'd really wish for humanity to last as long as the stars without changing...).

!There's a haunting beauty to his voice on this track that I didn't properly appreciate the first time. The lyrics about humanity are a bit too hopeful and optimistic for my blood, but a pretty song by someone I enjoy listening to should easily get to the mid-60's range even if the lyrical content is a bit of a miss.

[Final Thoughts: Not a lot to add. I like him and I like the pain in his voice on this track, showing a different side of him compared to some of the other tracks of his that havve been nominated.]

[Later: Not sure why this one got moved down, so I'm just going to move it back up.]

[Later: A few extra points for the power of his voice.]

[Later: I really like his performance on this track, so I'm going to go ahead and add this to the next tier as well.]

[Later: Adding one more point to this song.]

[Later: Reorganization.]

[Later: Okay, so there are a few different ways things can be translated which completely redefine the song, And of particular note, I can't find whatever translation I was going with in the first place and none of the translations I'm looking at now are particularly similar to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkbSJGdlQlM

(Different singer, but there's a good translation in the first comment)

The moon should bear no grudge,
But why does it tend to be full when people are apart?
People may have sorrow or joy, be near or far apart,
The moon may be dim or bright, wax or wane.
This has been going on since the beginning of time.
May we all be blessed with longevity
Though we are not together, let's enjoy the moon's beauty.

Which is

1: Quite poetic

2: Has absolutely nothing to do with whatever translation the First Reaction was referencing.

There's also an alternate translation here, which twists it into a more romantic song:

https://tben.wordpress.com/2014/12/07/lyrics-of-%E4%BD%86%E6%84%BF%E4%BA%BA%E9%95%BF%E4%B9%85-wishing-we-last-forever/

But why must the moon be full when we are parted?
[...]
I wish that that we will meet forever
For we share the moon even when miles apart

The first translation speaks to humanity in general, while this one feels like it's more directed towards one specific person... though this translator admits they're have a limited knowledge of Chinese and are using the first translation as a base, so it's likely they're taking some liberties. And either way, this again is not even remotely like what I read at the start--even the translations that wish longevity for humanity have absolutely no reference towards being as unchanging as the stars. So that's fun.

Either way, I'll be adding a bit more to this score. Mostly for the pain and longing in his voice, but also slightly because these translations are much more appealing. Dancing with your shadow in the pale moonlight is very pleasing & I do like lyrics about the beauty of the night.]

[Later: Adding a bit more to this to reach 72 points.]

[Later: Editing for reorganization purposes.]

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