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Tokoyami 10/03/18 11:17:32 AM #151:	Well that was quite the write up for mine. And defying expectations once again, I thought Gummy would last longer than BagBak for my rap/hip hop songs. Shout out to Childish Gambino and RIP. That's not one I would expect you to know considering it was on a mixtape and not one of his actual albums! --- What a mad banquet of darkness... Bane <cite>Tokoyami posted [p:909883567] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>Well that was quite the write up for mine. And defying expectations once again, I thought Gummy would last longer than BagBak for my rap/hip hop songs. Shout out to Childish Gambino and RIP. That's not one I would expect you to know considering it was on a mixtape and not one of his actual albums!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/03/18 4:54:27 PM #152:	Tokoyami posted... Shout out to Childish Gambino and RIP. That's not one I would expect you to know considering it was on a mixtape and not one of his actual albums! Never knew that one was considered obscure. Like I said, it was nominated at someone else's ranking topic, so I never had any real context for where it came from. ==================================================== 147: Song Name: Escape 120 Song Origin: Joey Bada$$ ft. Raury Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFom9Ce1Gos" data-time=" Nominator: Dragon66116 (12/15) I like Joey Bada$$'s portion of the song; I'm not crazy about Raury's part on the song and I'm not entirely sure why it's even here. If we're looking into Joey's mind and seeing the price of fame, then...uhh...why's the other guy here? Are you even allowed to sing about how fame has cost you all of your friends and then have someone else sing the final verse? Isn't Raury a friend? If not, why is he in your song to begin with? And as far as I can tell, the two of them don't seem to directly interact with each other during the song or even really reference each other's verses. It feels like a second song stapled on for no reason I've been able to decipher. This is probably a failure on my part and it's probable that I just don't have the experience with the genre or the artists involved to get what's happening here, but it is what it is. [FINAL NOTES: Nothing to add here.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909901585] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote><cite>Tokoyami posted...</cite> <quote>Shout out to Childish Gambino and RIP. That's not one I would expect you to know considering it was on a mixtape and not one of his actual albums!</quote> Never knew that one was considered obscure. Like I said, it was nominated at someone else's ranking topic, so I never had any real context for where it came from. ==================================================== 147: Song Name: Escape 120 Song Origin: Joey Bada$$ ft. Raury Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFom9Ce1Gos" data-time=" Nominator: Dragon66116 (12/15) I like Joey Bada$$'s portion of the song; I'm not crazy about Raury's part on the song and I'm not entirely sure why it's even here. If we're looking into Joey's mind and seeing the price of fame, then...uhh...why's the other guy here? Are you even allowed to sing about how fame has cost you all of your friends and then have someone else sing the final verse? Isn't Raury a friend? If not, why is he in your song to begin with? And as far as I can tell, the two of them don't seem to directly interact with each other during the song or even really reference each other's verses. It feels like a second song stapled on for no reason I've been able to decipher. This is probably a failure on my part and it's probable that I just don't have the experience with the genre or the artists involved to get what's happening here, but it is what it is. [FINAL NOTES: Nothing to add here.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/03/18 4:58:14 PM #153:	==================================================== 146: Song Name: Hot Knife Song Origin: Fiona Apple Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG1VVFfOnYQ" data-time=" Nominator: mcflubbin (12/15) It's two write-ups in one! JOKE WRITE-UP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZNkz1V5ahU" data-time=" I'm a knife Knifin' around Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut NORMAL WRITE-UP If someone ever starts referring to themselves as a knife, or any sort of weapon, run. It never ends well. I'll give it credit for being unique and it's interesting how her sister sings an inverted version of the lyrics (He's a Hot Knife/I'm a Hot Knife), but the lyrics are way too repetitive for me to actually get into the song. Also, I don't usually enjoy drumming, so having such a....loud & intense drum as one of the main points of the song certainly doesn't do it any favors. [FINAL NOTES: Ehhh....nah, I feel like leaving the write-up(s) there.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909901775] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>==================================================== 146: Song Name: Hot Knife Song Origin: Fiona Apple Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG1VVFfOnYQ" data-time=" Nominator: mcflubbin (12/15) It's two write-ups in one! <cite>JOKE WRITE-UP</cite> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZNkz1V5ahU" data-time=" I'm a knife Knifin' around Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut <cite>NORMAL WRITE-UP</cite> If someone ever starts referring to themselves as a knife, or any sort of weapon, run. It never ends well. I'll give it credit for being unique and it's interesting how her sister sings an inverted version of the lyrics (He's a Hot Knife/I'm a Hot Knife), but the lyrics are way too repetitive for me to actually get into the song. Also, I don't usually enjoy drumming, so having such a....loud & intense drum as one of the main points of the song certainly doesn't do it any favors. [FINAL NOTES: Ehhh....nah, I feel like leaving the write-up(s) there.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/03/18 7:50:55 PM #154:	And two more down. ==================================================== 145: Song Name: Sincerely, Jane Song Origin: Janelle Monae Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_WhE7mBwK8" data-time=" Nominator: TheArkOfTurus (8/10) The song feels too old-fashioned for much of it. It does pick up at around the three minute mark, but until then, it's just too...natural for me to get into it. Add in the fact that it deals with topics I'm ill-equipped to discuss and does so in such a blunt way, you have a song that is about as far from my comfort zone as possible. Which is a good thing, but... I dunno. If you want an example of a vaguely similar song I love, then I'd cite "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman. I actually nominated it over at Se7en's topic, though I didn't have any prepared comments for it--just some basic comments about how I love the song, but really can't discuss the reality of generational poverty or how difficult it must have been for her to try breaking into folk music, when that genre was (and presumably still is) dominated almost exclusively by white men. Which...yeah, those are topics that should be discussed, but not by me and not in the context of a message board game. But something about Tracy Chapman's voice and message really resonates with me, in a way this nomination just doesn't. I had a feeling that I belonged I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone.... That line in particular is just so perfect... Well, anyway, this certainly isn't a bad song and it's one I should keep listening to because it's not my kind of thing... but I like a lot of other songs on this list more, so I'm sticking with dropping it here. [FINAL NOTES: What is with that outro? After the song fades out at 4:41-ish, there's this faint futuristic bit that comes in for a few seconds before quickly fading back out. I like that part.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909910816] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>And two more down. ==================================================== 145: Song Name: Sincerely, Jane Song Origin: Janelle Monae Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_WhE7mBwK8" data-time=" Nominator: TheArkOfTurus (8/10) The song feels too old-fashioned for much of it. It does pick up at around the three minute mark, but until then, it's just too...natural for me to get into it. Add in the fact that it deals with topics I'm ill-equipped to discuss and does so in such a blunt way, you have a song that is about as far from my comfort zone as possible. Which is a good thing, but... I dunno. If you want an example of a vaguely similar song I love, then I'd cite "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman. I actually nominated it over at Se7en's topic, though I didn't have any prepared comments for it--just some basic comments about how I love the song, but really can't discuss the reality of generational poverty or how difficult it must have been for her to try breaking into folk music, when that genre was (and presumably still is) dominated almost exclusively by white men. Which...yeah, those are topics that should be discussed, but not by me and not in the context of a message board game. But something about Tracy Chapman's voice and message really resonates with me, in a way this nomination just doesn't. I had a feeling that I belonged I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone.... That line in particular is just so perfect... Well, anyway, this certainly isn't a bad song and it's one I should keep listening to because it's not my kind of thing... but I like a lot of other songs on this list more, so I'm sticking with dropping it here. [FINAL NOTES: What is with that outro? After the song fades out at 4:41-ish, there's this faint futuristic bit that comes in for a few seconds before quickly fading back out. I like that part.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/03/18 7:51:42 PM #155:	==================================================== 144: Song Name: I Can't Stay Away Song Origin: The Veronicas Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkEY0NE_l4k" data-time=" Nominator: Dragon66116 (11/15) I wish they used some vocal distortion effects during the actual song. Only using it for the last 22 seconds seems like a waste. Why even bother trying to be experimental if it's only for a few seconds after the song is already fading out? Not bad, just disappointing that they offer something I want in the song and then end it as soon as it was getting interesting. [FINAL NOTES: I like the intro before they start singing and I like the outro, but don't care too much about the main part of the song. Apparently this is how far that can get you.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909910843] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>==================================================== 144: Song Name: I Can't Stay Away Song Origin: The Veronicas Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkEY0NE_l4k" data-time=" Nominator: Dragon66116 (11/15) I wish they used some vocal distortion effects during the actual song. Only using it for the last 22 seconds seems like a waste. Why even bother trying to be experimental if it's only for a few seconds after the song is already fading out? Not bad, just disappointing that they offer something I want in the song and then end it as soon as it was getting interesting. [FINAL NOTES: I like the intro before they start singing and I like the outro, but don't care too much about the main part of the song. Apparently this is how far that can get you.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr Lasastryke 10/03/18 7:54:26 PM #156:	Raetsel_Lapin posted... when that genre was (and presumably still is) dominated almost exclusively by white men. well, it's dominated by white women too. --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:909910990] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote><cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted...</cite> <quote>when that genre was (and presumably still is) dominated almost exclusively by white men.</quote> well, it's dominated by white women too.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/03/18 8:10:39 PM #157:	Mr Lasastryke posted... Raetsel_Lapin posted... when that genre was (and presumably still is) dominated almost exclusively by white men. well, it's dominated by white women too. That's possible, though I was positive Wikipedia actually used that language the last time I read the article on it... though it's certainly gone now and skimming older revisions, I fail to see the line I was attempting to quote, so who knows if it was ever actually there? --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909911842] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mr Lasastryke posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted...</cite> <quote>when that genre was (and presumably still is) dominated almost exclusively by white men.</quote> well, it's dominated by white women too.</quote> That's possible, though I was positive Wikipedia actually used that language the last time I read the article on it... though it's certainly gone now and skimming older revisions, I fail to see the line I was attempting to quote, so who knows if it was ever actually there?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Se7enthrust 10/03/18 10:35:14 PM #158:	Oh wow. I'm behind by a few rankings. I'll get caught up and drop any response I have later. Looks like you are moving along nicely though Raetsel. Actually you are starting to make my pacing look bad! :P (Good thing I'm dropping some tunes tonight) --- "Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter <cite>Se7enthrust posted [p:909919708] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>Oh wow. I'm behind by a few rankings. I'll get caught up and drop any response I have later. Looks like you are moving along nicely though Raetsel. Actually you are starting to make my pacing look bad! :P (Good thing I'm dropping some tunes tonight)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/04/18 12:01:23 AM #159:	Se7enthrust posted... Looks like you are moving along nicely though Raetsel. Yeah, trying to get through 10-ish per day, figure 20 days seems like a reasonable amount for this topic. Three more short write-ups to get us back on track. ==================================================== 143: Song Name: Ignorant Piece of Shit Song Origin: Carissas Wierd Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyDkamd6qIQ" data-time=" Nominator: kateee (10/13) More suicide, huh? I hope you'll forgive me for saying that I've already said more than I want to on that topic. [FINAL-ER NOTES: That was probably more dismissive than it should have been, but again, there's really no good way to discuss songs like this.] ==================================================== ==================================================== 142: Song Name: BagBak Song Origin: Vince Staples Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF6x7g5ZfwM" data-time=" Nominator: Bane_Of_Despair (12/15) ....This is a trap, isn't it? I'm pretty sure I'll get modded if I try quoting or discussing the lyrics and it's basically impossible to discuss the song without doing so. Black Panther was awesome. [FINAL-ER NOTES: Oh, how to do this without getting this post modded... let's see... The chorus or hook or whatever is pretty catchy and gets stuck in my head occasionally. I like the interlude. It's different and unexpected, that sort of thing is right up my alley. I'm pretty far left, so... the choice of words is not exactly what I'd go with for a protest song, but I think I can appreciate the general sentiment. Ranking things again, I'd probably bump this up... to anywhere from 137 to 139, probably? Not a big jump, but I feel like I want this to be marginally higher than it is.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909923874] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote><cite>Se7enthrust posted...</cite> <quote>Looks like you are moving along nicely though Raetsel. </quote> Yeah, trying to get through 10-ish per day, figure 20 days seems like a reasonable amount for this topic. Three more short write-ups to get us back on track. ==================================================== 143: Song Name: Ignorant Piece of Shit Song Origin: Carissas Wierd Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyDkamd6qIQ" data-time=" Nominator: kateee (10/13) More suicide, huh? I hope you'll forgive me for saying that I've already said more than I want to on that topic. [FINAL-ER NOTES: That was probably more dismissive than it should have been, but again, there's really no good way to discuss songs like this.] ==================================================== ==================================================== 142: Song Name: BagBak Song Origin: Vince Staples Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF6x7g5ZfwM" data-time=" Nominator: Bane_Of_Despair (12/15) ....This is a trap, isn't it? I'm pretty sure I'll get modded if I try quoting or discussing the lyrics and it's basically impossible to discuss the song without doing so. Black Panther was awesome. [FINAL-ER NOTES: Oh, how to do this without getting this post modded... let's see... The chorus or hook or whatever is pretty catchy and gets stuck in my head occasionally. I like the interlude. It's different and unexpected, that sort of thing is right up my alley. I'm pretty far left, so... the choice of words is not exactly what I'd go with for a protest song, but I think I can appreciate the general sentiment. Ranking things again, I'd probably bump this up... to anywhere from 137 to 139, probably? Not a big jump, but I feel like I want this to be marginally higher than it is.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/04/18 12:02:16 AM #160:	==================================================== 141: Song Name: Claws In Your Back (this one I can't even find a good video on Youtube of) Song Origin: Julien Baker Song Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/4fNhbNbIsjEygIVCPoyQs7?si=GM2vYgARRrmYghJA2TRJWQ Nominator: Bane_Of_Despair (11/15) Probably not a surprise for another song dealing with suicide drops so soon after the other one. To be fair, this one is a vast improvement as it's about learning to live with your illnesses and wanting to stay alive after the attempt... but it's still not something I'd voluntarily listen to. It's a good song and I respect what it was trying to do, but it's not for me. ==================================================== ...Sorry, Bane. --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909923918] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>==================================================== 141: Song Name: Claws In Your Back (this one I can't even find a good video on Youtube of) Song Origin: Julien Baker Song Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/4fNhbNbIsjEygIVCPoyQs7?si=GM2vYgARRrmYghJA2TRJWQ Nominator: Bane_Of_Despair (11/15) Probably not a surprise for another song dealing with suicide drops so soon after the other one. To be fair, this one is a vast improvement as it's about learning to live with your illnesses and wanting to stay alive after the attempt... but it's still not something I'd voluntarily listen to. It's a good song and I respect what it was trying to do, but it's not for me. ==================================================== ...Sorry, Bane.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/04/18 10:42:40 AM #161:	Another morning, another two short ones: ==================================================== 140: Jamiroquai - Canned Heat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7nE4qUT8xA" data-time=" Nominator: Seginustemple (6/10) This song isn't from the 70s? Seriously? This would fit right in with any 70s disco playlist. .....Unfortunately, it doesn't really do enough to distinguish it from the type of songs I'd hear on said 70s stations, which hurts it quite a bit. Certainly not the fault of the song itself, but I still want something that feels more unique. [Edit: Mind you, I'm sure you can point out plenty of ways this differs from songs that were actually released in the 70s. I just don't know enough about music to hear anything other than disco, so none of that would mean anything to me.] ==================================================== ==================================================== 139: Song Name: Wanderlust Song Origin: Every Time I Die Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aKIpMl3Xh8" data-time=" Nominator: Bane_Of_Despair (10/15) And if my hands find themselves another body, well You can't blame them for trying to keep warm Sure I can. I blame you. Quite easily. ... Alright, fine, that's not fair and he openly admits that he's not proud during the outro. It's also fairly catchy and the singer is easy enough to understand, but the video doesn't do the song any favors and it ultimately places....here. [FINAL NOTES: Yeah, I'm never watching the accompanying video to this song again.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909941753] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>Another morning, another two short ones: ==================================================== 140: Jamiroquai - Canned Heat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7nE4qUT8xA" data-time=" Nominator: Seginustemple (6/10) This song isn't from the 70s? Seriously? This would fit right in with any 70s disco playlist. .....Unfortunately, it doesn't really do enough to distinguish it from the type of songs I'd hear on said 70s stations, which hurts it quite a bit. Certainly not the fault of the song itself, but I still want something that feels more unique. [Edit: Mind you, I'm sure you can point out plenty of ways this differs from songs that were actually released in the 70s. I just don't know enough about music to hear anything other than disco, so none of that would mean anything to me.] ==================================================== ==================================================== 139: Song Name: Wanderlust Song Origin: Every Time I Die Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aKIpMl3Xh8" data-time=" Nominator: Bane_Of_Despair (10/15) And if my hands find themselves another body, well You can't blame them for trying to keep warm Sure I can. I blame you. Quite easily. ... Alright, fine, that's not fair and he openly admits that he's not proud during the outro. It's also fairly catchy and the singer is easy enough to understand, but the video doesn't do the song any favors and it ultimately places....here. [FINAL NOTES: Yeah, I'm never watching the accompanying video to this song again.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr Lasastryke 10/04/18 10:48:56 AM #162:	ouch, jamiroquai is my favorite band. shame to see them go out already. (canned heat is far from their best song, though. dammit seginus.) --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:909942077] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>ouch, jamiroquai is my favorite band. shame to see them go out already. (canned heat is far from their best song, though. dammit seginus.)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tokoyami 10/04/18 10:53:32 AM #163:	Aw that sucks --- What a mad banquet of darkness... Bane <cite>Tokoyami posted [p:909942307] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>Aw that sucks</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 10/04/18 11:30:52 AM #164:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0My5gxygutU" data-time=" better version --- Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination. <cite>NFUN posted [p:909943942] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0My5gxygutU" data-time=" better version</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/04/18 2:19:20 PM #165:	Mr Lasastryke posted... ouch, jamiroquai is my favorite band. shame to see them go out already. (canned heat is far from their best song, though. dammit seginus.) I don't think I'd even heard of them before Se7en's topic. Is Virtual Insanity (one of) their best song(s)? I haven't gotten to it yet, but that was nominated over at his topic and I have some interest in at least listening to all the nominated songs. NFUN posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0My5gxygutU" data-time=" better version Amusing, though I don't know that it would have done any notably better or worse than the original. ==================================================== 138: Song: Friends Forever Origin: Dragon Sound (Fictional Band from obscure 80's movie) Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9aF9_mZDyY" data-time=" Nominator: Se7enthrust (7/10) Like "Supper's Ready", this song feels like it was filling out a checklist of things I like. 80s pop music? Check. Obscure references? Check Fictional Bands? Check Fiction within fiction? Well, I doubt this band exists in Blood Dragon, so...yeah, I'll list this as a check. Cheesy songs about friendship? Check. Distorted electric guitar? Check. The difference is that while Supper's Ready's checklist resulted in an over twenty minute long odyssey of total insanity unlike anything I'd ever heard before, this song is generic enough that I feel like I've heard it a thousand times before. And it feels so ridiculously on the nose in terms of appealing to me that it kinda loops around to being mildly annoying. [FINAL NOTES: I think adorable baby animals and Gundams are the only two interests you didn't check with this song.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909952857] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mr Lasastryke posted...</cite> <quote>ouch, jamiroquai is my favorite band. shame to see them go out already. (canned heat is far from their best song, though. dammit seginus.)</quote> I don't think I'd even heard of them before Se7en's topic. Is Virtual Insanity (one of) their best song(s)? I haven't gotten to it yet, but that was nominated over at his topic and I have some interest in at least listening to all the nominated songs. <cite>NFUN posted...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0My5gxygutU" data-time=" better version</quote> Amusing, though I don't know that it would have done any notably better or worse than the original. ==================================================== 138: Song: Friends Forever Origin: Dragon Sound (Fictional Band from obscure 80's movie) Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9aF9_mZDyY" data-time=" Nominator: Se7enthrust (7/10) Like "Supper's Ready", this song feels like it was filling out a checklist of things I like. 80s pop music? Check. Obscure references? Check Fictional Bands? Check Fiction within fiction? Well, I doubt this band exists in Blood Dragon, so...yeah, I'll list this as a check. Cheesy songs about friendship? Check. Distorted electric guitar? Check. The difference is that while Supper's Ready's checklist resulted in an over twenty minute long odyssey of total insanity unlike anything I'd ever heard before, this song is generic enough that I feel like I've heard it a thousand times before. And it feels so ridiculously on the nose in terms of appealing to me that it kinda loops around to being mildly annoying. [FINAL NOTES: I think adorable baby animals and Gundams are the only two interests you didn't check with this song.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/04/18 2:20:41 PM #166:	==================================================== 137: Song Name: Song Origin: Sober Band Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx7xV-6Lf_Y" data-time=" Nominator: handsomeboy2012 (10/15) It's pretty, but it feels like the type of soft rock song that I already listen to. Nothing in the music or the lyrics really grabs me as being a "new" experience. Which isn't entirely a bad thing, but does cause it to get a bit lost in the shuffle amongst all the other songs that I have much stronger reactions to. [FINAL NOTES: This song has gotten stuck in my head one or two times since ranking it, so I may be undervaluing it slightly.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909952927] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>==================================================== 137: Song Name: Song Origin: Sober Band Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx7xV-6Lf_Y" data-time=" Nominator: handsomeboy2012 (10/15) It's pretty, but it feels like the type of soft rock song that I already listen to. Nothing in the music or the lyrics really grabs me as being a "new" experience. Which isn't entirely a bad thing, but does cause it to get a bit lost in the shuffle amongst all the other songs that I have much stronger reactions to. [FINAL NOTES: This song has gotten stuck in my head one or two times since ranking it, so I may be undervaluing it slightly.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheArkOfTurus 10/04/18 2:39:39 PM #167:	Wait, they put the Miami Connection song into Blood Dragon? That's incredible. --- Our eyes were removed For our own safety <cite>TheArkOfTurus posted [p:909953915] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>Wait, they put the Miami Connection song into Blood Dragon? That's incredible.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr Lasastryke 10/04/18 2:54:16 PM #168:	Raetsel_Lapin posted... Is Virtual Insanity (one of) their best song(s)? hmm, virtual insanity is good but it's not one of my favorites. i prefer canned heat, really. (i do think it's a great song so i'm not that mad at seg for nomming it, i just don't think it's a top 30 jamiroquai song or anything.) it's hard for me to recommend specific songs as i'm not that great at ranking stuff myself. but if you're interested my favorite albums would be their first two and a funk odyssey. one thing you wouldn't know about them if you've only heard canned heat is that their music is quite diverse. they're NOT a '70s disco pastiche band, though a few of their other songs do sound a lot like canned heat. --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:909954722] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote><cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted...</cite> <quote>Is Virtual Insanity (one of) their best song(s)?</quote> hmm, virtual insanity is good but it's not one of my favorites. i prefer canned heat, really. (i do think it's a great song so i'm not that mad at seg for nomming it, i just don't think it's a top 30 jamiroquai song or anything.) it's hard for me to recommend specific songs as i'm not that great at ranking stuff myself. but if you're interested my favorite albums would be their first two and a funk odyssey. one thing you wouldn't know about them if you've only heard canned heat is that their music is quite diverse. they're NOT a '70s disco pastiche band, though a few of their other songs do sound a lot like canned heat.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
handsomeboy2012 10/04/18 3:24:29 PM #169:	I wonder how difficult it is for you to find proper translations for my stuff. They aren't known to English speakers at all. <cite>handsomeboy2012 posted [p:909956313] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>I wonder how difficult it is for you to find proper translations for my stuff. They aren't known to English speakers at all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/04/18 3:45:12 PM #170:	It varies from song to song. This one was a bit different in that the only attempt at a translation I could find was someone else singing English lyrics over top of the song... which I can't verify as being even remotely accurate, but considered likely close enough for me to have the basic gist of the song's meaning. There are one or two songs that I had to resort to Google Translate on because there was no trace of anything anywhere, but I'm not immediately sure if either of those were nominated by you; I'll say that I know two of your nominations had incredibly in depth translations available: The one about Hong Kong had a full line-by-line breakdown of what was being said and the significance of it. This helped the song a fair amount because I knew absolutely nothing about Hong Kong and the lyrics were completely inscrutable without some additional help. And the Sam Hui song had a good debate on how the lyrics should be translated, what they would literally be translated as, and what not: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?10,80359,80390 Quite an interesting read, honestly. --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909957522] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>It varies from song to song. This one was a bit different in that the only attempt at a translation I could find was someone else singing English lyrics over top of the song... which I can't verify as being even remotely accurate, but considered likely close enough for me to have the basic gist of the song's meaning. There are one or two songs that I had to resort to Google Translate on because there was no trace of anything anywhere, but I'm not immediately sure if either of those were nominated by you; I'll say that I know two of your nominations had incredibly in depth translations available: The one about Hong Kong had a full line-by-line breakdown of what was being said and the significance of it. This helped the song a fair amount because I knew absolutely nothing about Hong Kong and the lyrics were completely inscrutable without some additional help. And the Sam Hui song had a good debate on how the lyrics should be translated, what they would literally be translated as, and what not: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?10,80359,80390 Quite an interesting read, honestly.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/04/18 6:12:18 PM #171:	==================================================== 136: Song: Ironsword Theme Origin: Ironsword: Wizards and Warriors II Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbIJM1xAjNY" data-time=" Nominator: Se7enthrust (6/10) This song gets a pretty large boost by being the only NES track here, but it's a long way from being one of my favorite NES songs... and obviously it's even further down the list if we factor in games from other systems. (my favorites in no particular order: Anything from Chrono Cross, Undertale, MM8, or anything composed by Tim Follin ; also the GameBoy theme from Robocop, which doesn't fit any of the above criteria but is arguably better than any of them) ((Those of course just being favorite non-vocal songs. Vocally I'd take...just about anything from a Sonic game, any of Transistor's lyrical songs, or possibly "Walk On Vanity Ruins" from Silent Hill 3 as an oddball choice. No one else liked that song, but it was so unlike anything else that I heard, that it may actually have been my favorite song from that Reverse Ranking topic.)) There are parts of this song that I enjoy--the brief outro is particularly Tim Follin-esque--but too much of the song is ruined by the loud, monotone beeping. BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP, all spaced exactly the same distance apart. They make it impossible to focus on anything else during those segments, give me a headache, and come close to completely tanking the song's ranking... but I can't hate anything that's this unique or even vaguely reminds me of Tim Follin, so it winds up here. [FINAL NOTES: I should probably listen to more music from games published by Ocean. The games suck, but the Robocop Theme and Unusued Song 2 from The Flintstones movie game are both amazing, and I've heard Ocean games described as "terrible gameplay, amazing music". I should probably give more songs by them a choice.] [[ZA'LIST: 1.Alice Cooper 2.OSTs from games published by Ocean Software.]] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909965669] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>==================================================== 136: Song: Ironsword Theme Origin: Ironsword: Wizards and Warriors II Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbIJM1xAjNY" data-time=" Nominator: Se7enthrust (6/10) This song gets a pretty large boost by being the only NES track here, but it's a long way from being one of my favorite NES songs... and obviously it's even further down the list if we factor in games from other systems. (my favorites in no particular order: Anything from Chrono Cross, Undertale, MM8, or anything composed by Tim Follin ; also the GameBoy theme from Robocop, which doesn't fit any of the above criteria but is arguably better than any of them) ((Those of course just being favorite non-vocal songs. Vocally I'd take...just about anything from a Sonic game, any of Transistor's lyrical songs, or possibly "Walk On Vanity Ruins" from Silent Hill 3 as an oddball choice. No one else liked that song, but it was so unlike anything else that I heard, that it may actually have been my favorite song from that Reverse Ranking topic.)) There are parts of this song that I enjoy--the brief outro is particularly Tim Follin-esque--but too much of the song is ruined by the loud, monotone beeping. BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP, all spaced exactly the same distance apart. They make it impossible to focus on anything else during those segments, give me a headache, and come close to completely tanking the song's ranking... but I can't hate anything that's this unique or even vaguely reminds me of Tim Follin, so it winds up here. [FINAL NOTES: I should probably listen to more music from games published by Ocean. The games suck, but the Robocop Theme and Unusued Song 2 from The Flintstones movie game are both amazing, and I've heard Ocean games described as "terrible gameplay, amazing music". I should probably give more songs by them a choice.] [[ZA'LIST: 1.Alice Cooper 2.OSTs from games published by Ocean Software.]] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/04/18 6:15:29 PM #172:	==================================================== 135: Song Name: G Song Origin: Song Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/77bnW7cdNfWIu9uq2kjz8C Nominator: kateee (9/13) Tried looking up other people's thoughts on the band and, perhaps unsurprisingly, I understand nothing. What the heck is "post-hardcore"?? clicking through Wikipedia "My Chemical Romance?? Weren't they featured in one of the Burnout games or something?" Googling "Oh yeah, I think I heard that song, but I'm still no closer to learning what we're talking about..." One hour later "...what was I doing again?" [FINAL NOTES: Ah, there's the song that started the Post Hardcore running gag. Song gets a decent boost for being unique.] [FINAL-ER NOTES: "Infinity resonates, dancing through endless space" is probably the single best translated lyric from any of the non-English songs.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909965835] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>==================================================== 135: Song Name: G Song Origin: Song Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/77bnW7cdNfWIu9uq2kjz8C Nominator: kateee (9/13) Tried looking up other people's thoughts on the band and, perhaps unsurprisingly, I understand nothing. What the heck is "post-hardcore"?? clicking through Wikipedia "My Chemical Romance?? Weren't they featured in one of the Burnout games or something?" Googling "Oh yeah, I think I heard that song, but I'm still no closer to learning what we're talking about..." One hour later "...what was I doing again?" [FINAL NOTES: Ah, there's the song that started the Post Hardcore running gag. Song gets a decent boost for being unique.] [FINAL-ER NOTES: "Infinity resonates, dancing through endless space" is probably the single best translated lyric from any of the non-English songs.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Se7enthrust 10/04/18 6:16:38 PM #173:	Noooo not Friends Forever! It's too soon. :( That song is so catchy I was hoping that it would make it to the Top 50 at least. --- "Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter <cite>Se7enthrust posted [p:909965872] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>Noooo not Friends Forever! It's too soon. :( That song is so catchy I was hoping that it would make it to the Top 50 at least.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Se7enthrust 10/04/18 6:20:02 PM #174:	Oh no. I lost another one while I was posting about Friends Forever. :( When I was a kid I played the crap out of Wizards and Warriors and the Ironsword theme was always one of my favorites. --- "Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter <cite>Se7enthrust posted [p:909966045] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>Oh no. I lost another one while I was posting about Friends Forever. :( When I was a kid I played the crap out of Wizards and Warriors and the Ironsword theme was always one of my favorites.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/04/18 8:57:28 PM #175:	Se7enthrust posted... When I was a kid I played the crap out of Wizards and Warriors and the Ironsword theme was always one of my favorites. I don't have any particular memories about the series. I'm aware I rented every game in the trilogy and played them all briefly, but it's all just a vague "yeah, I played those for some small length of time at some point in the past" blur. ==================================================== 134: Tearin' Up My Heart (Nsync) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y47p04DkGfo" data-time=" Nominator: Anagram (2/3) Should have gone with Boyz II Men if you wanted a good boy band; if you wanted to go with something ironic, then we all know that "Hangin' Tough" by the Backstreet Boys is the obvious decision. I have no complaints about the song itself, but it feels...ordinary? It's a nice, catchy, completely generic & inoffensive pop song. The type of thing that I would already have on a playlist or two. Nothing wrong with that, but there's also nothing worth saying about it or the band. ...I mean, if I felt like it, I could talk about their GBC game. Like "hey, did you know NSYNC had their own game? It existed. The end." .......that description is all the game merited, honestly. [FINAL NOTES: Joey Fatone was always the best one. And with that Anagram becomes the first person to fall to only one nomination left; not much of a surprise since some people have five times as many nominations.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909974706] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote><cite>Se7enthrust posted...</cite> <quote>When I was a kid I played the crap out of Wizards and Warriors and the Ironsword theme was always one of my favorites.</quote> I don't have any particular memories about the series. I'm aware I rented every game in the trilogy and played them all briefly, but it's all just a vague "yeah, I played those for some small length of time at some point in the past" blur. ==================================================== 134: Tearin' Up My Heart (Nsync) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y47p04DkGfo" data-time=" Nominator: Anagram (2/3) Should have gone with Boyz II Men if you wanted a good boy band; if you wanted to go with something ironic, then we all know that "Hangin' Tough" by the Backstreet Boys is the obvious decision. I have no complaints about the song itself, but it feels...ordinary? It's a nice, catchy, completely generic & inoffensive pop song. The type of thing that I would already have on a playlist or two. Nothing wrong with that, but there's also nothing worth saying about it or the band. ...I mean, if I felt like it, I could talk about their GBC game. Like "hey, did you know NSYNC had their own game? It existed. The end." .......that description is all the game merited, honestly. [FINAL NOTES: Joey Fatone was always the best one. And with that Anagram becomes the first person to fall to only one nomination left; not much of a surprise since some people have five times as many nominations.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/04/18 8:58:19 PM #176:	==================================================== 133: Chopin - Polonaise, Op. 53 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QT7ITv9Ecs" data-time=" Nominator: Seginustemple (5/10) Well, I was going to go for another delusional fantasy sequence, but I should probably limit those to one per nominator at most. So, let's try giving as normal a write-up as I can, shall we? I wouldn't say I'm a fan of Chopin, he is not much of an exception to my dislike of classical music, but he does have one thing going for him: Eternal Sonata. The story of a dying Chopin being transported to a generic JRPG fantasy realm. It was not a good game, but I certainly enjoyed laughing at it the whole way through. Naturally as a game featuring Chopin, the game would pause at certain milestones to play some of his music and give a brief history lesson on the piece. This song would be unlocked if you cleared the optional dungeon, so I've actually heard this one before and have a vague memory on the song's significance. it gives this song an odd bit of nostalgia that catapaults it well beyond the ranks of the average classical song, even if it's still not something I'd go out of my way to listen to. [FINAL NOTES: Putting classical music over Joey Fatone? WHAT HAVE I BECOME?!?] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909974765] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>==================================================== 133: Chopin - Polonaise, Op. 53 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QT7ITv9Ecs" data-time=" Nominator: Seginustemple (5/10) Well, I was going to go for another delusional fantasy sequence, but I should probably limit those to one per nominator at most. So, let's try giving as normal a write-up as I can, shall we? I wouldn't say I'm a fan of Chopin, he is not much of an exception to my dislike of classical music, but he does have one thing going for him: Eternal Sonata. The story of a dying Chopin being transported to a generic JRPG fantasy realm. It was not a good game, but I certainly enjoyed laughing at it the whole way through. Naturally as a game featuring Chopin, the game would pause at certain milestones to play some of his music and give a brief history lesson on the piece. This song would be unlocked if you cleared the optional dungeon, so I've actually heard this one before and have a vague memory on the song's significance. it gives this song an odd bit of nostalgia that catapaults it well beyond the ranks of the average classical song, even if it's still not something I'd go out of my way to listen to. [FINAL NOTES: Putting classical music over Joey Fatone? WHAT HAVE I BECOME?!?] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Se7enthrust 10/04/18 10:36:33 PM #177:	I must have struck a nostalgic nerve with that Gamecube logo or something because I'm really shocked that it is almost in the top 100 here when I was totally expecting it to be dead last. :P --- "Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter <cite>Se7enthrust posted [p:909979776] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>I must have struck a nostalgic nerve with that Gamecube logo or something because I'm really shocked that it is almost in the top 100 here when I was totally expecting it to be dead last. :P</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Anagram 10/04/18 11:01:27 PM #179:	Didn't expect Dagothwave to be my highest nom. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005 <cite>Anagram posted [p:909981122] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>Didn't expect Dagothwave to be my highest nom.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/04/18 11:54:32 PM #180:	MycroProcessor posted... (insert needlessly dense writeup from me here, something about quartals and liking crunchy maj 2nd harmonies and also mallet percussion instruments like xylophone are my favorite instruments that are not a synth especially if they are doing angular quartal runs like that and then cue me saying that all over and over in 50 different ways) I'm always interested in your writeups, though I have no knowledge of musical terms so I rarely understand much. Like I don't think I've heard angular used to describe music before and I don't think I've ever heard the word quartal, in any context. ...not that I'm asking for a lesson, it's just always incredibly fascinating to run into a topic I can't even begin to grasp the language of. ==================================================== 132: Song Name: Fault Line Song Origin: Michelle Branch Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XDYDl08ZUg" data-time=" Nominator: Dragon66116 (10/15) "Due to a publisher block, we are not authorized to display these lyrics." It's cute that UMC thinks they can keep the lyrics off the internet, considering how many other sites you can find these lyrics at. And it's not like this is the first time I've run into similar messages, as different sites are blocked from different songs. It's just such completely irrelevant garbage; exactly what the heck does UMC hope to accomplish? I had to look at two websites to make sure I correctly understood the lyrics, that sure helped them make money! </sarcasm> ...that's not even an inconvenience. I always try to check two websites anyway, due to the problem of frequently misquoted lyrics and to see if anyone's providing information I should know in the comments sections. It accomplished nothing other than mild annoyance. This isn't just greedy, but incompetent. Captain Planet villains would laugh at this. Verminous Skumm's plan to spread misinformation about HIV & AIDS to ruin a basketball playing Neil Patrick Harris' life may have been pointlessly evil, but you can kinda spin it into making sense... like if NPH life got so miserable that he ran away from home, perhaps he would have to live in the sewer with the mutant rats or something. Or maybe Skumm's trying to prove that he should be in charge of the Hate ring to summon Captain Pollution, by doing his best to embody the concept of Hate itself unlike that smug Dr. Blight. Or maybe the rat just really, really hates Neil Patrick Harris. Either way, even Skumm would take one look at Universal Music Group North America's plan to censor one page of one website and laugh in their faces. ... Yes, I did just connect a song about dysfunctional relationships to the Captain Planet AIDS episode. Just one of the many exciting things that may happen when you ask a deranged rabbit to comment on your song choices! [FINAL NOTES: If it matters, that whole UMC tirade had no impact on the song's placement.] [FINAL-ER NOTES: I planned on saying that I regretted having this song so low, but looking at what's coming up, I... don't know that I'd take this over any of the songs dropping tomorrow, so this may actually be exactly where I want it to be.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909983785] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote><cite>MycroProcessor posted...</cite> <quote> (insert needlessly dense writeup from me here, something about quartals and liking crunchy maj 2nd harmonies and also mallet percussion instruments like xylophone are my favorite instruments that are not a synth especially if they are doing angular quartal runs like that and then cue me saying that all over and over in 50 different ways)</quote> I'm always interested in your writeups, though I have no knowledge of musical terms so I rarely understand much. Like I don't think I've heard angular used to describe music before and I don't think I've ever heard the word quartal, in any context. ...not that I'm asking for a lesson, it's just always incredibly fascinating to run into a topic I can't even begin to grasp the language of. ==================================================== 132: Song Name: Fault Line Song Origin: Michelle Branch Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XDYDl08ZUg" data-time=" Nominator: Dragon66116 (10/15) "Due to a publisher block, we are not authorized to display these lyrics." It's cute that UMC thinks they can keep the lyrics off the internet, considering how many other sites you can find these lyrics at. And it's not like this is the first time I've run into similar messages, as different sites are blocked from different songs. It's just such completely irrelevant garbage; exactly what the heck does UMC hope to accomplish? I had to look at two websites to make sure I correctly understood the lyrics, that sure helped them make money! </sarcasm> ...that's not even an inconvenience. I always try to check two websites anyway, due to the problem of frequently misquoted lyrics and to see if anyone's providing information I should know in the comments sections. It accomplished nothing other than mild annoyance. This isn't just greedy, but incompetent. Captain Planet villains would laugh at this. Verminous Skumm's plan to spread misinformation about HIV & AIDS to ruin a basketball playing Neil Patrick Harris' life may have been pointlessly evil, but you can kinda spin it into making sense... like if NPH life got so miserable that he ran away from home, perhaps he would have to live in the sewer with the mutant rats or something. Or maybe Skumm's trying to prove that he should be in charge of the Hate ring to summon Captain Pollution, by doing his best to embody the concept of Hate itself unlike that smug Dr. Blight. Or maybe the rat just really, really hates Neil Patrick Harris. Either way, even Skumm would take one look at Universal Music Group North America's plan to censor one page of one website and laugh in their faces. ... Yes, I did just connect a song about dysfunctional relationships to the Captain Planet AIDS episode. Just one of the many exciting things that may happen when you ask a deranged rabbit to comment on your song choices! [FINAL NOTES: If it matters, that whole UMC tirade had no impact on the song's placement.] [FINAL-ER NOTES: I planned on saying that I regretted having this song so low, but looking at what's coming up, I... don't know that I'd take this over any of the songs dropping tomorrow, so this may actually be exactly where I want it to be.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/04/18 11:55:09 PM #181:	==================================================== 131: Song Name: Dynamite RavEMIYA Song Origin: Mashup/Rave.DJ transferred to Youtube >_>' Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqATyXXmM9M" data-time=" Nominator: IhatethisCPU (13/15) One of the only two mashups on the list, though both songs are so radically different that they can scarecly be considered the same genre. I wasn't a fan of this at first, but it's definitely been moving further up my rankings with each listen. If I had any nostalgia for DDR or knew much about Fate/Stay Night (my only knowledge of the latter comes from lurking in Mercs and Strongest Character Tournament topics), it may have risen even further. [FINAL NOTES: I originally had this pegged near the bottom of the list (possibly bottom 20?), but after liking it more with each listen, it made a pretty big jump up the list. It's probably the second most improved song--the song with the largest gap between initial placement and final ranking still hasn't come up.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:909983813] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>==================================================== 131: Song Name: Dynamite RavEMIYA Song Origin: Mashup/Rave.DJ transferred to Youtube >_>' Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqATyXXmM9M" data-time=" Nominator: IhatethisCPU (13/15) One of the only two mashups on the list, though both songs are so radically different that they can scarecly be considered the same genre. I wasn't a fan of this at first, but it's definitely been moving further up my rankings with each listen. If I had any nostalgia for DDR or knew much about Fate/Stay Night (my only knowledge of the latter comes from lurking in Mercs and Strongest Character Tournament topics), it may have risen even further. [FINAL NOTES: I originally had this pegged near the bottom of the list (possibly bottom 20?), but after liking it more with each listen, it made a pretty big jump up the list. It's probably the second most improved song--the song with the largest gap between initial placement and final ranking still hasn't come up.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Seginustemple 10/05/18 12:14:20 AM #182:	I definitely did not expect Fred Durst to outlast Chopin but to be fair you are dealing with top shelf Bizkit material. that section in the Chopin piece starting from measure 129 is so juicy I gotta give it a shout out Raetsel_Lapin posted... I don't think I've ever heard the word quartal, in any context. I think he's referring to harmony built in fourths instead of the usual thirds (tertian) https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/download/pdf/1689 - lotta fourths in there for sure, it's pretty out there for a company jingle <cite>Seginustemple posted [p:909984595] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>I definitely did not expect Fred Durst to outlast Chopin but to be fair you are dealing with top shelf Bizkit material. that section in the Chopin piece starting from measure 129 is so juicy I gotta give it a shout out <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted...</cite> <quote>I don't think I've ever heard the word quartal, in any context.</quote> I think he's referring to harmony built in fourths instead of the usual thirds (tertian) https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/download/pdf/1689 - lotta fourths in there for sure, it's pretty out there for a company jingle</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Raetsel_Lapin 10/05/18 11:42:05 AM #184:	Huh. That does sound really neat! Two more short ones this morning: ==================================================== 130: Song Name: Watching Song Origin: Summer Was Fun (feat. Colordrive) Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KqRYAiyU3A" data-time=" Nominator: MC_XD / DireKrow (2/3) I wish this was an instrumental. I love the music, but the singer & the lyrics drag it way down for me. It would likely be an easy Top 30 if we removed him. Cats staring out the window, taking over the town Hovering like vultures with frantic wings That mixed metaphor bothers me. People that are like cats that are like vultures? ...if I believed for half a second that he meant literal cats taking over the town, this song would probably jump into the top 30. Bonus points if said cats were cosplaying as Marvel's Vulture at the time. [FINAL NOTES: And now the other entrant with only three songs enters the Danger Zone with only one song remaining.] ==================================================== ==================================================== 129: Song Name: Song Origin: Dir en grey Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WncMLlnMj3E" data-time=" Nominator: kateee (8/13) This is so far removed from the other nominated song by this band that I can barely believe they're from the same group. This certainly isn't a happy song, but... well in comparison to that other song... [FINAL NOTES: The singer's voice gets a bit too high-pitched for my tastes in a few places. It knocks the song down several pegs.] [FINAL-ER NOTES: Everything about this song--from the intensity of the lyrics to the way they are sung--is heavily toned down from Ningen wo Kaburu. I didn't even notice it was the same band on my first trip through the nominations.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:910003828] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>Huh. That does sound really neat! Two more short ones this morning: ==================================================== 130: Song Name: Watching Song Origin: Summer Was Fun (feat. Colordrive) Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KqRYAiyU3A" data-time=" Nominator: MC_XD / DireKrow (2/3) I wish this was an instrumental. I love the music, but the singer & the lyrics drag it way down for me. It would likely be an easy Top 30 if we removed him. Cats staring out the window, taking over the town Hovering like vultures with frantic wings That mixed metaphor bothers me. People that are like cats that are like vultures? ...if I believed for half a second that he meant literal cats taking over the town, this song would probably jump into the top 30. Bonus points if said cats were cosplaying as Marvel's Vulture at the time. [FINAL NOTES: And now the other entrant with only three songs enters the Danger Zone with only one song remaining.] ==================================================== ==================================================== 129: Song Name: Song Origin: Dir en grey Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WncMLlnMj3E" data-time=" Nominator: kateee (8/13) This is so far removed from the other nominated song by this band that I can barely believe they're from the same group. This certainly isn't a happy song, but... well in comparison to that other song... [FINAL NOTES: The singer's voice gets a bit too high-pitched for my tastes in a few places. It knocks the song down several pegs.] [FINAL-ER NOTES: Everything about this song--from the intensity of the lyrics to the way they are sung--is heavily toned down from Ningen wo Kaburu. I didn't even notice it was the same band on my first trip through the nominations.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlackDra90n 10/05/18 1:22:57 PM #185:	Dir en Grey is a band with such a varied music style, they're great. Uroboros specifically was an awesome album. --- http://psnprofiles.com/Drayxs <cite>BlackDra90n posted [p:910009278] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>Dir en Grey is a band with such a varied music style, they're great. Uroboros specifically was an awesome album.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/05/18 2:45:40 PM #186:	Also, my apologies for not properly thanking Seginus and Mycro earlier, I overslept and barely had time to post anything before running out the door. ==================================================== 128: Song: The Song That Doesn't End Origin: Lambchop's Playalong Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U2zJOryHKQ" data-time=" Nominator: Se7enthrust (5/10) Well, this brought back memories, but that's as specific as I'm willing to get. [FINAL-ER NOTES: It's interesting that I associate this show with a very specific time and place. There were a lot of games and shows I played and watched around that time (Final Fantasy Adventure, Tiny Toon Adventures (NES), Battletoads, Dr. Wily's Revenge ; the Carmen Sandiego game show), but none trigger the flood of memories like this. It's likely because I haven't seen this show since then. The games I've played at least a few times over the years (I never got anywhere in Dr. Wily's Revenge until around '07), I knew Carmen Sandiego from the Master System game before the show, so those aren't as associated with any one specific moment. ...of course, like that first song about suicide, the memories this stirs are not good ones; but... well, there is some value in music capable of triggering such strong flashbacks, even if they are things I don't wish to remember.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:910013829] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>Also, my apologies for not properly thanking Seginus and Mycro earlier, I overslept and barely had time to post anything before running out the door. ==================================================== 128: Song: The Song That Doesn't End Origin: Lambchop's Playalong Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U2zJOryHKQ" data-time=" Nominator: Se7enthrust (5/10) Well, this brought back memories, but that's as specific as I'm willing to get. [FINAL-ER NOTES: It's interesting that I associate this show with a very specific time and place. There were a lot of games and shows I played and watched around that time (Final Fantasy Adventure, Tiny Toon Adventures (NES), Battletoads, Dr. Wily's Revenge ; the Carmen Sandiego game show), but none trigger the flood of memories like this. It's likely because I haven't seen this show since then. The games I've played at least a few times over the years (I never got anywhere in Dr. Wily's Revenge until around '07), I knew Carmen Sandiego from the Master System game before the show, so those aren't as associated with any one specific moment. ...of course, like that first song about suicide, the memories this stirs are not good ones; but... well, there is some value in music capable of triggering such strong flashbacks, even if they are things I don't wish to remember.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/05/18 2:48:55 PM #187:	==================================================== 127: Song Name: A Jagged Gorgeous Winter Song Origin: The Main Drag Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuE6N8GpYvs" data-time=" Nominator: mcflubbin (11/15) 1: The short, rapid drumming reminds me of a gun firing a three-shot burst. It feels wasted on this song; I keep waiting for it to turn incredibly dark and violent, but no one ever gets shot. It's...oddly stressful, even though I know it shouldn't be and that's just my own fault. 2: You really should have nominated the music video version of this song, which would have jumped the song into the top 30 at least. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuG_jxi37RM" data-time=" A: Having a goofy, fun video helps take the edge off the drumming. Like, if they're cosplaying as Calvin and Hobbes without any guns around, it eases my mind enough to actually focus on the song. B: I am the bad type of furry. Do you know how jealous I am that he both has a tiger outfit and is confident enough to pull it off?! C: The additional guitar playing improves the song quite a bit over the album version. The album one feels like an unfinished demo in comparison ; not that some demos aren't better than the final product (the demo version of "Doctor My Eyes" would never have seen the success of the studio release, but I think it may be better), but...uhh...this one isn't? ...man forget top 30, listening to the video version again, it's definitely in the top 20. Unfortunately that's not the version I'm supposed to be ranking, so here we are. [FINAL NOTES: I was so tempted to disqualify this version of the song and just replace it with the good one myself, but that would be cheating. This joins the Jeopardy Theme as being the wrong version of an otherwise high scoring song.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:910014008] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>==================================================== 127: Song Name: A Jagged Gorgeous Winter Song Origin: The Main Drag Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuE6N8GpYvs" data-time=" Nominator: mcflubbin (11/15) 1: The short, rapid drumming reminds me of a gun firing a three-shot burst. It feels wasted on this song; I keep waiting for it to turn incredibly dark and violent, but no one ever gets shot. It's...oddly stressful, even though I know it shouldn't be and that's just my own fault. 2: You really should have nominated the music video version of this song, which would have jumped the song into the top 30 at least. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuG_jxi37RM" data-time=" A: Having a goofy, fun video helps take the edge off the drumming. Like, if they're cosplaying as Calvin and Hobbes without any guns around, it eases my mind enough to actually focus on the song. B: I am the bad type of furry. Do you know how jealous I am that he both has a tiger outfit and is confident enough to pull it off?! C: The additional guitar playing improves the song quite a bit over the album version. The album one feels like an unfinished demo in comparison ; not that some demos aren't better than the final product (the demo version of "Doctor My Eyes" would never have seen the success of the studio release, but I think it may be better), but...uhh...this one isn't? ...man forget top 30, listening to the video version again, it's definitely in the top 20. Unfortunately that's not the version I'm supposed to be ranking, so here we are. [FINAL NOTES: I was so tempted to disqualify this version of the song and just replace it with the good one myself, but that would be cheating. This joins the Jeopardy Theme as being the wrong version of an otherwise high scoring song.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/05/18 6:16:09 PM #188:	==================================================== 126: Song: Gamecube Startup Logo Origin: Nintendo Gamecube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksZh-FHuKpk" data-time=" Nominator: Se7enthrust (4/10) I never really cared about the Gamecube, so there's no nostalgia here. That probably helps its ranking, since if I did have a lot of nostalgia for it, it might have dropped back at the "block of songs I already liked" part of the list. While it's only five seconds long, it's absolutely perfect for what it is. I can think of no better jingle to accompany the little startup animation, it's catchy, and it's unlike anything else on the list. That's enough to carry it further than I expected when I first saw the nomination. And now to ramble about a different system startup, just because I want to: It would have lost points for being something I already loved, but I was obsessed with the Sega CD BIOS when the system was new: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmoQOpd6VJc" data-time=" No idea why, but that song alone was enough to sell me on the system. I had to have a Sega CD, just so I could listen to this song. That was really stupid as the system had very few things worth playing, but I still enjoy the music. Someone actually converted the startup screen to a MUGEN stage and I still use it on a regular basis just for the song... though after over two decades of loving it, I'm not nearly as into it as I once was. Not related to anything, but since I'm talking about Sega CDs, let's look at some hidden tracks that you could find by trying to play the games like music CDs. First, a message that scared me so much that I had trouble sleeping for days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZjk5VYL7XE" data-time=" Of course, back then I had no idea what backmasking was, much less a way to reverse it to hear the hidden message. All I knew was that if you pushed the wrong buttons when turning that game on, someone would receive a call from hell as monstrous demons chant ominously. EVIL GAME! EVIL!!!! And second, Sega's standard warning message, which is ridiculously awesome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhoiGZ2Kg9I" data-time=" That distorted electric guitar... ohh, you have no idea how I wish this led into an entire song or even an entire album. Truthfully, I'm not sure what would have happened if you tried nominating Sega CD Warning--it's incredibly nostalgic and has A+++ instrumentation, but is incredibly short and not really a song, so I think I would have imploded. ...Perhaps we should be thankful you didn't nominate it then. [FINAL NOTES: I think that covered everything I wanted to cover.] [FINAL-ER NOTES: Between the arguments for this song coming in last place and getting a very high placement, I think I may have inadvertantly placed this song in a spot that pleases no one. </.<] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:910025087] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>==================================================== 126: Song: Gamecube Startup Logo Origin: Nintendo Gamecube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksZh-FHuKpk" data-time=" Nominator: Se7enthrust (4/10) I never really cared about the Gamecube, so there's no nostalgia here. That probably helps its ranking, since if I did have a lot of nostalgia for it, it might have dropped back at the "block of songs I already liked" part of the list. While it's only five seconds long, it's absolutely perfect for what it is. I can think of no better jingle to accompany the little startup animation, it's catchy, and it's unlike anything else on the list. That's enough to carry it further than I expected when I first saw the nomination. And now to ramble about a different system startup, just because I want to: It would have lost points for being something I already loved, but I was obsessed with the Sega CD BIOS when the system was new: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmoQOpd6VJc" data-time=" No idea why, but that song alone was enough to sell me on the system. I had to have a Sega CD, just so I could listen to this song. That was really stupid as the system had very few things worth playing, but I still enjoy the music. Someone actually converted the startup screen to a MUGEN stage and I still use it on a regular basis just for the song... though after over two decades of loving it, I'm not nearly as into it as I once was. Not related to anything, but since I'm talking about Sega CDs, let's look at some hidden tracks that you could find by trying to play the games like music CDs. First, a message that scared me so much that I had trouble sleeping for days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZjk5VYL7XE" data-time=" Of course, back then I had no idea what backmasking was, much less a way to reverse it to hear the hidden message. All I knew was that if you pushed the wrong buttons when turning that game on, someone would receive a call from hell as monstrous demons chant ominously. EVIL GAME! EVIL!!!! And second, Sega's standard warning message, which is ridiculously awesome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhoiGZ2Kg9I" data-time=" That distorted electric guitar... ohh, you have no idea how I wish this led into an entire song or even an entire album. Truthfully, I'm not sure what would have happened if you tried nominating Sega CD Warning--it's incredibly nostalgic and has A+++ instrumentation, but is incredibly short and not really a song, so I think I would have imploded. ...Perhaps we should be thankful you didn't nominate it then. [FINAL NOTES: I think that covered everything I wanted to cover.] [FINAL-ER NOTES: Between the arguments for this song coming in last place and getting a very high placement, I think I may have inadvertantly placed this song in a spot that pleases no one. </.<] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/05/18 6:16:47 PM #189:	==================================================== 125: Song Name: Little Girl Blue and The Battle Envy Song Origin: Skating Polly Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B4Nn9_9YHg" data-time=" Nominator: Snake5555555555 (8/15) Emma Wilson posted: "It's like Hermione Granger and Cyndi Lauper had a child, who then ate mushrooms and screamed at the rocks on the beach for an hour." Well nothing I can say is going to top that, so I guess we're done here. [FINAL NOTES: ...Still don't have a better response than that, no.] [FINAL-ER NOTES: I'm aware that this is a good song and deserves an actual write-up, but nothing immediately comes to mind. ...also I wasn't trying to be funny by having this short write-up follow the excessively long one for a 5 second song, but here we are.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:910025118] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>==================================================== 125: Song Name: Little Girl Blue and The Battle Envy Song Origin: Skating Polly Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B4Nn9_9YHg" data-time=" Nominator: Snake5555555555 (8/15) Emma Wilson posted: "It's like Hermione Granger and Cyndi Lauper had a child, who then ate mushrooms and screamed at the rocks on the beach for an hour." Well nothing I can say is going to top that, so I guess we're done here. [FINAL NOTES: ...Still don't have a better response than that, no.] [FINAL-ER NOTES: I'm aware that this is a good song and deserves an actual write-up, but nothing immediately comes to mind. ...also I wasn't trying to be funny by having this short write-up follow the excessively long one for a 5 second song, but here we are.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 10/05/18 6:21:05 PM #190:	It's probably my favorite song of the year, definitely top 5 if not. --- If the suspense doesn't kill you, something else will! http://tinyurl.com/zqwzc9a - https://imgur.com/a/OcdhKKR <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:910025299] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>It's probably my favorite song of the year, definitely top 5 if not.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Raetsel_Lapin 10/05/18 9:16:39 PM #192:	==================================================== 124: Song Name: Song Origin: Lo Ta-yu, Ram Chiang Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYzQEObtujA" data-time=" Nominator: handsomeboy2012 (9/15) Another song that seems to just stop in the middle of a note. As I knew absolutely nothing about Hong Kong or its history, this song was basically impossible to decipher even with a translation of the lyrics...eventually I found a guide that explained the lines of the song in addition to offering a translation, which helped quite a bit. Though before this explanation I don't think I'd even heard that Hong Kong was once a British colony, so there's only so much history an explanation of a pop song can cram into one page. Still, I am grateful for it. [FINAL NOTES: Sploink.] [FINAL-ER NOTES: If anyone wanted the previously referenced translation guide for this song: https://sites.google.com/site/cmhubertchen/html/queens_road_east I really wouldn't have gotten anywhere on this song without it.] ==================================================== --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:910033540] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>==================================================== 124: Song Name: Song Origin: Lo Ta-yu, Ram Chiang Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYzQEObtujA" data-time=" Nominator: handsomeboy2012 (9/15) Another song that seems to just stop in the middle of a note. As I knew absolutely nothing about Hong Kong or its history, this song was basically impossible to decipher even with a translation of the lyrics...eventually I found a guide that explained the lines of the song in addition to offering a translation, which helped quite a bit. Though before this explanation I don't think I'd even heard that Hong Kong was once a British colony, so there's only so much history an explanation of a pop song can cram into one page. Still, I am grateful for it. [FINAL NOTES: Sploink.] [FINAL-ER NOTES: If anyone wanted the previously referenced translation guide for this song: https://sites.google.com/site/cmhubertchen/html/queens_road_east I really wouldn't have gotten anywhere on this song without it.] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/05/18 9:16:52 PM #193:	==================================================== 123: Song Name: (Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies) Song Origin: Beyond Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu_FSptjRic" data-time=" Nominator: handsomeboy2012 (8/15) It's good, but it doesn't do enough to stand out as anything more than a good soft rock song. It feels like something that I would hear on the radio, pleasing but not very unique. [FINAL NOTES: It's another song that I feel like I should love, but it's just not grabbing me.] ==================================================== ...sorry, again. --- "That's life. All the trues are false and all the falses are true."-Charlie Brown <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:910033552] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>==================================================== 123: Song Name: (Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies) Song Origin: Beyond Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu_FSptjRic" data-time=" Nominator: handsomeboy2012 (8/15) It's good, but it doesn't do enough to stand out as anything more than a good soft rock song. It feels like something that I would hear on the radio, pleasing but not very unique. [FINAL NOTES: It's another song that I feel like I should love, but it's just not grabbing me.] ==================================================== ...sorry, again.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
handsomeboy2012 10/05/18 11:14:28 PM #194:	This one is particularly sad and ironic for me. The lyrics are about freedom and dreams and whatever, but the lead singer died in an accident just a few months after the song's release. <cite>handsomeboy2012 posted [p:910039018] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>This one is particularly sad and ironic for me. The lyrics are about freedom and dreams and whatever, but the lead singer died in an accident just a few months after the song's release.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/05/18 11:26:51 PM #195:	handsomeboy2012 posted... This one is particularly sad and ironic for me. The lyrics are about freedom and dreams and whatever, but the lead singer died in an accident just a few months after the song's release. ...oof, I probably should have done a bit more research on that song. Besides tragic irony, the fact that it was (according to Wikipedia) a tribute to Nelson Mandela would have helped it dramatically. Its too late to do anything now, but I do regret this placement now. EDIT: With added context, I think I may have bumped (Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies) up to...69th place? MORE EDITS: ...Eh, I don't have to be objective and the bias in its favor is overwhelming, and we're dealing with hypotheticals anyway. Let's say somewhere in the top 40, maybe top 30. --- M.U.G.E.N. AI Tournament (sign-ups wanted): https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/403-random-insanity/77071780 <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:910039534] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote><cite>handsomeboy2012 posted...</cite> <quote>This one is particularly sad and ironic for me. The lyrics are about freedom and dreams and whatever, but the lead singer died in an accident just a few months after the song's release.</quote> ...oof, I probably should have done a bit more research on that song. Besides tragic irony, the fact that it was (according to Wikipedia) a tribute to Nelson Mandela would have helped it dramatically. Its too late to do anything now, but I do regret this placement now. EDIT: With added context, I think I may have bumped (Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies) up to...69th place? MORE EDITS: ...Eh, I don't have to be objective and the bias in its favor is overwhelming, and we're dealing with hypotheticals anyway. Let's say somewhere in the top 40, maybe top 30.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Se7enthrust 10/05/18 11:29:15 PM #196:	Raetsel_Lapin posted... UMC tirade Yeah that's what it is. Out of the 1,300 songs on my list I've had to find a couple hundred new links in the last year because of these a*hats. >_> --- "Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter <cite>Se7enthrust posted [p:910039624] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote><cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted...</cite> <quote>UMC tirade</quote> Yeah that's what it is. Out of the 1,300 songs on my list I've had to find a couple hundred new links in the last year because of these a*hats. >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
handsomeboy2012 10/05/18 11:31:58 PM #197:	Wikipedia is wrong on that. This one is the Mandela tribute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq6gZBTwPFk" data-time=" EDIT: I should add that (Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies) is a song about the struggles of their own band. <cite>handsomeboy2012 posted [p:910039726] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>Wikipedia is wrong on that. This one is the Mandela tribute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq6gZBTwPFk" data-time=" EDIT: I should add that (Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies) is a song about the struggles of their own band.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/05/18 11:37:58 PM #198:	handsomeboy2012 posted... Wikipedia is wrong on that. This one is the Mandela tribute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq6gZBTwPFk" data-time=" Huh. Well remind me to listen to that one tomorrow then, that is a topic I'm highly interested in. Se7enthrust posted... Raetsel_Lapin posted... UMC tirade Yeah that's what it is. Out of the 1,300 songs on my list I've had to find a couple hundred new links in the last year because of these a*hats. >_> Hey, someone knows my fury! Text-based high five! ==================================================== 122:** Song Name: The Void Song Origin: Whitechapel Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdYIx2R4eWA" data-time=" Nominator: BlackDra90n (2/5) I want to like this more than I actually do. I did want to hear some more metal and I enjoy the lyrics--really, I'm a sucker for anything villainous or related to watching the world burn--but I don't think the deep throated growling type of singing works with the lyrics. Take my hand and we'll watch the world burn You need someone more charismatic and enchanting to speak the words. Someone that, while you know you're following them on the road to hell, their words are too sweet and enticing. Who the heck would choose to go with Screamo McGee here? [FINAL NOTES: And our third competitor drops to the DANGER ZONE with only one song remaining! Anagram, DireKrow, and BlackDra90n... who will fall first?] ==================================================== --- M.U.G.E.N. AI Tournament (sign-ups wanted): https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/403-random-insanity/77071780 <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:910039977] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote><cite>handsomeboy2012 posted...</cite> <quote>Wikipedia is wrong on that. This one is the Mandela tribute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq6gZBTwPFk" data-time="</quote> Huh. Well remind me to listen to that one tomorrow then, that is a topic I'm highly interested in. <cite>Se7enthrust posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted...</cite> <quote>UMC tirade</quote> Yeah that's what it is. Out of the 1,300 songs on my list I've had to find a couple hundred new links in the last year because of these a***hats. >_></quote> Hey, someone knows my fury! Text-based high five! ==================================================== 122: Song Name: The Void Song Origin: Whitechapel Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdYIx2R4eWA" data-time=" Nominator: BlackDra90n (2/5) I want to like this more than I actually do. I did want to hear some more metal and I enjoy the lyrics--really, I'm a sucker for anything villainous or related to watching the world burn--but I don't think the deep throated growling type of singing works with the lyrics. Take my hand and we'll watch the world burn You need someone more charismatic and enchanting to speak the words. Someone that, while you know you're following them on the road to hell, their words are too sweet and enticing. Who the heck would choose to go with Screamo McGee here? [FINAL NOTES: And our third competitor drops to the DANGER ZONE with only one song remaining! Anagram, DireKrow, and BlackDra90n... who will fall first?] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raetsel_Lapin 10/05/18 11:39:35 PM #199:	And one more for the night: ==================================================== 121: Song Name: Abandoned Hope Song Origin: RibinaBJ Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOTsovT4HNo" data-time=" Nominator: azuarc (2/2) I like chiptunes, hate cutting one this early, & it would make very nice background music while I was doing other things... but it's not something I'd go out of my way to listen to and it's not really getting stuck in my head or anything. [FINAL NOTES: It's actually a coincidence that someone falls into the DANGER ZONE immediately after the last song, but here we are. Anagram DireKrow BlackDra90n azuarc Will any of them fall or can they hold on until a fifth party joins them?] ==================================================== --- M.U.G.E.N. AI Tournament (sign-ups wanted): https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/403-random-insanity/77071780 <cite>Raetsel_Lapin posted [p:910040045] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>And one more for the night: ==================================================== 121: Song Name: Abandoned Hope Song Origin: RibinaBJ Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOTsovT4HNo" data-time=" Nominator: azuarc (2/2) I like chiptunes, hate cutting one this early, & it would make very nice background music while I was doing other things... but it's not something I'd go out of my way to listen to and it's not really getting stuck in my head or anything. [FINAL NOTES: It's actually a coincidence that someone falls into the DANGER ZONE immediately after the last song, but here we are. Anagram DireKrow BlackDra90n azuarc Will any of them fall or can they hold on until a fifth party joins them?] ====================================================</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Se7enthrust 10/05/18 11:51:27 PM #200:	Never heard Abandoned Hope before but that is actually pretty cool. I will be adding that to my playlist of tunes I listen to while reading my graphic novels. Thanks @azuarc --- "Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter <cite>Se7enthrust posted [p:910040474] in Raetsel's ... [t:77046788]...</cite> <quote>Never heard Abandoned Hope before but that is actually pretty cool. I will be adding that to my playlist of tunes I listen to while reading my graphic novels. Thanks @azuarc</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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