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#69: La Dispute - St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Blues (3:47):
https://youtu.be/deXx9TcY1o0

Nominator: Kateee [1/21 Remaining]

Initial Score: 93.44
Revised Score: 83.44
Final Score: 90.01

(First Reaction: I'd say the brief amount of hope and optimism at the end of the song broke me, but I've been broken for a long time now.)

!Good song, quite emotional.

[Final Thoughts: Yes, I think I do love this song, though the mindset it puts me into is one of very quiet & personal reflection. Not sure I'll say much about it, though I am incredibly glad that it is here.]

[Later:

And just the other day I swear I saw a man there
Pulling weeds out of the concrete, sweeping up and patching cracks
I saw him lift a rag to wash the years of filth from off those windows
Made me wonder if there's anyone like that for you and me and
Anybody else who broke and lost hope

It's a nice thought.]

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#68: Ron Burgandy And The Channel 4 News Team - Afternoon Delight [3:09]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXPWe-pzCPk

Nominator: paulg [3/52 Remaining]

Initial Score: 46.03
Revised Score: 54.02
Final Score: 54.02 [Upgraded to 58.599] [Upgraded to 60.00] [Upgraded to 62.33] [Upgraded to 66.29] [Upgraded to 70.083] [Upgraded to 72.155] [Upgraded to 72.26] [Upgraded to 74.44444444~] [Upgraded to 82.23] [Upgraded to 90.02]

(First Reaction: I've never really cared for the original version of this song and this version isn't an improvement, nor is it absurd enough to really count as a parody and coast by on comedy value. I've also never seen the film, so maybe it'd be funnier with the added context? As is, this is... alright, I guess?)

I suppose saying I "never really cared for" the original is a very mean way of putting it. It's an alright song that I don't have an opinion on, but it's not bad; for a one-hit wonder that still shows up in pop culture as a meme song, I've never felt the need to avoid the song or change the station whenever it comes on. It's fine. I should probably give it more credit because it's had far more longevity than most songs could ever dream of, but I really don't want to try applying objective criteria to anything here.

That being said, we're still not ranking the original, and instead we have this strangely sincere cover which...

*goes back to listen to the original again*

...yeah, I think I actually prefer the nominated cover. I find the Anchorman cast's vocal performances to compare quite favorably against Starlight Vocal Band's and I enjoy the flute solo (even if it's a bit too short), so yeah, I'd say this is an improvement. Would I call it the definitive version of the song? Sure, why not.

[Final Thoughts: A fine score for a fine improvement of a fine song.]

[Later: Actually, I do kinda like this song tonight.]

[Later: Sure, I'll say I like this one. It feels like a tier above the other 58 point songs.]

[Later: Not a great song, but it is kinda starting to grow on me these days. Take a few extra points.]

[Later: Never saw the film, don't like the original song, and have no idea why this song keeps going further up the list. And yet, here it is, getting some more points.]

[Later: Okay, this obviously isn't going to drop below the 70 point mark for reasons I can't pretend to comprehend. So just go up there.]

[Later: Two more points for the flute solo.]

[Later: Bit of a boost.]

[Later: ...I don't know. The score just keeps going up. My reaction to seeing this song about to be eliminated could best be described as "hahahaha, like hell it is" which... okay??]

[Later: Apparently we're going up another tier??]

[Later: I'm not really sure how we've reached this point, but this has somehow endeared itself to me enough that it's reaching the highest level. Somehow.]

[Later: Even now, at the highest level, I find myself hesitating to actually eliminate this... but I'm out of places where I can send this song. There's just too many songs I prefer to feel good about moving it up, though I am strangely sad to see it go. I've been dragging it along for so many months that I'll rather miss this.]

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#67: The Cure - Just Like Heaven (3:20):
https://youtu.be/1ASpBpT8bRQ

Nominator: Metalmind [8/25 Remaining]

Initial Score: 88.90
Revised Score: 90.15
Final Score: 87.10 [Upgraded to 90.04]

(First Reaction: An all-time classic that I'll always love, but it's a bit played out by now. I've spent so much time listening to 80's pop stations that this song is one of those omnipresent songs that's always been around. I'm not tired of it, exactly, as I'm consistently happy whenever it plays (and it continues to be played a lot), but I'd like to hear something a bit different--a lesser-known song by the band or something... (I feel like I tried listening to one of The Cure's albums at some point based entirely on my fondness for this song, but I couldn't tell you which one or any of the songs on it.)

Still, great song, love it, yadda yadda yadda.)

!Great enough that I'll move it into the 90's tier, but there are definitely a few songs I'd take over it even in the "songs that I love no matter how often they are played" category".

[Final Thoughts: I keep going back and forth between high 80s and very low 90s for this track. It's... in an awkward place where I obviously love it, but there are also other songs that have been played a bunch which I love even more & I'm also often drawn towards new favorites. So I mean... I love it, but I think there's a bit of a gap between this song & the highest tier level.]

[Later: Yeah, I'll say I love this. It keeps fluctuating between these two tiers, but I feel comfortable putting this back up to the 90s.]

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