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[Six] songs to end the day, which coincidentally starts and ends with Bane noms. And also some talk about a different Bane nom in an otherwise unrelated song because this somehow became a Bane-themed portion of the list??

[Edit: I meant to post seven songs... but I moved one song that was scheduled to be eliminated up at the literal last minute and forgot to prepare a replacement, so six songs it is.]

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#255: Bjork - Possibly Maybe (5:05):
https://open.spotify.com/track/1tuyf2jFaU9kFevnSiMzGh?si=98cb9aa9718b4df4

Nominator: Bane [12*/38 Remaining]

Initial Score: 70.05
Revised Score: 70.05
Final Score: 70.05

(First Reaction: The backing music here feels like a proto-version of chillwave, or vaporwave, or some other [noun]wave and I mean that in a good way. I really, really like the music on this track. The vocals and lyrics elicit feelings of nostalgia for a doomed, possibly abusive relationship. It's a strong combination.)

!I love the heavy, crushing nature of the instruments on this song and the lyrics are rather appealing to me. Definitely one of her best songs.

[Final Thoughts: <3 the backing music here.[

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-Look at them! They've jumped on the one franchise I might have considered thinking about possibly becoming interested in.-

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#254: Mori Calliope - Bully (4:05):
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Mt287tRgGUKQtB885KHhF?si=34491ad3fedb46bd

Nominator: Murphiroth [7/32 Remaining]

Initial Score: 70.01
Revised Score: 70.01
FInal Score: 70.025 [Upgraded to 70.051]

(First Reaction: I quite like this. It's a very dysfunctional relationship, we've got non-human metaphors with her referring to herself as a hungry wolf, and "love the me that's killing you" is one of the most delightfully twisted lyrics in the entire topic.)

!Also a lot of self-loathing in this song and that's always worth some extra points.

[Final Thoughts: This track pleases me.]

[Later:

(Translation of some of the Japanese lyrics)

Hungry wolf, hungry wolf,
Howl and run,
Once more, Ill raise a mean claw and hunt you.

Definitely the type of lyrics I'm here for. There's also some fun contrasting this song with Dorian Electra's Gentleman, as they cover some similar ground with emotional manipulation:

[Mori]

I'll use and abuse you and never feel bad, until suddenly, funnily, you take my hand
Tangle you tight in the yarns that I've spun
And I'll do it again, to get what I want

[Dorian]

I pick you up
I put you down
I say the perfect thing then I make you spin around

...I mean, that's really only the most surface level comparison and the two songs are nothing alike, but it's still somewhat amusing to compare them.

Anyhow, I'm giving this song a minor boost to rearrange things.]

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-kinda disappointed I didn't shoehorn in random comparisons to other Bane nominations in the rest of today's writeups and made an official running gag of it...-

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#252: Mint Potion - Alchemy (3:40):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjKLtJkabss

Nominator: DoctorJimmy [8/24 Remaining]

Initial Score: 70.00
Revised Score: 70.00
Final Score: 70.04 [Upgraded to 70.054]

(First Reaction: The world needs more villain love songs.)

!Very neat effect, combining aspects of Plague Knight & Mona's songs together into a surprisingly smooth love song. Very surprisingly good song.

[Final Thoughts: Smooth.]

[Later: Another very minor boost to rearrange a few songs.]

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-smooth-

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#251: Franchouchou - Tokkou Dance DAWN OF THE BAD (4:12):
https://open.spotify.com/track/4MmeicRXfMEtcm7d0O5r6q?si=ea63601064bf4494

Nominator: Player_0 [10/33 Remaining]

Initial Score: 47.58
Revised Score: 51.26
Final Score: 57.30 [Upgraded to 60.00] [Upgraded to 70.06]

(First Reaction *before clicking play* Please be a decent song so I don't have an excuse to post a lame "more like dawn of the bad song, wa ha ha ha ha ha!" thought.

*after clicking* Well, it isn't bad, but I'm not connecting with it at all either.

This song pays tribute to the song "One Night Carnival" by Kishidan, famous Japanese "gangster" band.

Well, let's just go listen to that for a minute:

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

Not a bad song and I think I can hear similarities. I think I like One Night Carnival a bit more, but it's not a dramatic difference... probably like 53 to 54 points for Carnival. The added context for DAWN OF THE BAD is neat, but doesn't really change how I felt about it.)

Song is catchier than I remembered it being and there's an entertaining "light energy" to the music. Like it's not really an energetic song, but there's a vague sense of being adjacent to energy. It is energetic dance music for those who have no energy, hate dancing, and resent more than the vague implication that dancing exists anywhere in the universe. Which is me. The song is made for me and me alone.

..You'd really think that would be worth a score greater than the low 50's, still here we are. Both of us lonely. Longing for shelter from all that we see.

Wasn't what I was planning on, but now I've got the live version of that song with Dolly Parton stuck in my head and now I have to go listen to that or I'll never be able to focus on anything for the rest of the night:

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - We Got Tonight [Live];
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6IIkpmw8Ow

I've always loved Dolly's poppier songs and, while this is obviously a very country song, it has more mainstream appeal than a lot of her solo songs. Like the original version with Kenny & Sheena Easton occasionally plays on non-country stations, so I know it's not just my imagination. Either way, I think this is a fantastic version of the song; their voices work really well together and Dolly adds a fun, playful spirit to the song that the original version was lacking. Her interactions with Kenny are cute and it makes the entire song very charming.

...I really wasn't planning on filling time with a random song, but once I started singing, there wasn't really much of a choice. And now that I've talked about a different song on both the First Reaction & Main Writeup, I suppose I'll have to find a third song to cover during the "Final Thoughts" portion, because now it's crossing the line into intentional running gag territory.

[Final Thoughts: ...No, I'd rather not detour into a writeup for a third song. Anywho, song is cute and fun without being overwhelmingly energetic, so I kinda like it. It's neat.]

[Later: Actually, I think I like this today. Let's add even more to the Neo Clump! ALL SHALL BE CONSUMED BY THE NEO CLUMP'S GLORY. WOO HOO!]

[Later: Just listen to how unenthusiastic the "woo hoo"s are on this song. They're not apathetic, they're just incapable of being excited. I kinda love them.

...yeah, I'm moving this up an entire tier almost entirely due to a lack of enthusiasm. I like what I like.]

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