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#36. A Lifetime of Adventure
Artist: Tuomas Holopanian
Nominator: FL81 (1/5)
Time: 6:13
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VpsqM9QTbo
Initial Rankings: Batch 5 - 2/15 (B) & Rubric 6

I don't think I realized it was about Scrooge McDuck until a month in. I thought it was a beautiful call to adventure. It still is a beautiful call to adventure. Every time the chorus rolls around, there's a new instrument or two in there and the bombast builds and builds and builds. It feels somewhat operatic. Oof, those drums and horns really hitting at 3:28.

*NEW* 21st Place: FL81
#98. Kiuas, "After the Storm"
#92. Tokoyami Towa, "U.F.O. - U Feel Overjoyed!"
#84. Rachel Wallace, "Cool Cat"
#79. Consonances & Dissonances, "Pohjolan Lmmin Valo ~ Platinum Solstice"
#36. Tuomas Holopanian, "A Lifetime of Adventure"
Average Score: 77.8
Total Score: 389

When this is over and I take a look at your nominations, I think the only song that's going to come to mind is "Cool Cat" and its nineties club mix, though you did leave a nice trail of hits behind. "Cool Cat" is a massive earworm even now a month since I last listened to it. "U.F.O." is just awesome vocals. "A Lifetime of Adventure" is soaring. I am annoyed that you're two of my four songs I couldn't playlist, but that's on me being stubborn. Much appreciated!

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#35. The Guillotine
Artist: The Coup
Nominator: Blur (2/5)
Time: 4:47
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acT_PSAZ7BQ
Initial Rankings: Batch 8 - 10/15 (C+) & Rubric 8
Weighted Rankings: Yellow 2/16

Whoops! I had this down on my shortlist, but forgot to write it down at all when I was manually ranking earlier. "Bubble" is better and I cannot pop it up. I needed to break out the guillotine and split right into tonight's entries. The Guillotine hasa great Wizard of Oz music video, I love the smooth snakelike delivery of the lyrics, and I have a lot of political thoughts flash through my mind when listening to this it can't be helped. It grooves, certainly.

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#34. Bubble
Artist: STAYC
Nominator: DanKirby (1/5)
Time: 2:59
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU19KfDd7Dc
Initial Rankings: Batch 6 - 14/15 (C-) & Rubric 10
Weighted Rankings: Red 1/16

Speaking of massive earworm in the vein of "Cool Cat," this is the ultimate "Cool Cat" of these nominations. Written off early as just bubblegum poppiness, it has lasted for so long through the power of positivity. I'm sorry, Bubble Bubble Bubble makes me want to do cheers and high kicks and learn choreography. Instead I dance in my seat and bounce my head and feel sweet sugary bubbles pop in my brain and chase away any of the lingering moods that might be caused by other songs still to come.

18th Place: DanKirby
#85. Rurutia, "Michiru Mori"
#77. Nami Tamaki, "Speedway"
#42. AKB48, "LOVE TRIP"
#38. Younha, "Run"
#34. STAYC, "Bubble"
Average Score: 55.2
Total Score: 276

Wow! You are going to be placed fairly high! Right now paulg's next in rank and he's over 20 points beneath you! Some incredible nominations, and a lot of positivity. It's kind of stunning how "Bubble" was not only the highest ranking of your songs after initially being placed last of them (and only beating "Idioteque" in its batch... another "Cool Cat" connection!), but that it had always floated just high enough that it never entered the Blockbuster brackets nor was considered one of the main Flux irritants. I would've never expected it'd be ranked higher than the great "Michiru Mori" and "Speedway" and be two full tiers higher than them. and never ever never ever overtake "Run." "LOVE TRIP" could've gone anywhere and I'm glad it always bounced up. I loooved these. Awesome selections I would have never ever heard on my own. Thank you!

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