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TopicRaetsel ranks 300 songs [Rankings]
Fluttershy_Pony
10/16/19 11:59:23 AM
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#17 [#83]:

Name: Build the Cities
Origin: Karma Fields
Link:
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Nominator: DireKrow (1/15)

(7, 7, 10)

[Catchy song with a good video.]

I like everything about the song except for the drop. Having some random dude call out the drop is...odd and the instrumental portions don't really work for me. Just too much of a dance song at that point. It's a shame, because the intro is perfect, but the song never goes in the direction I want or expect.

At first, it really feels to me like a fire princess counterpart to "Let It Go"--the parts about being in the open and quitting the illusion, along with all the obvious references to fire and ashes, it feels very Magical Princess-y. Which I love! Whenever I turn this song, for that first minute and a half, I just...feel like a princess and really want to give this song first place and question how it's down so low. But that drop feels like it's from a completely different song (or, perhaps more accurately, a remix of the song I want to be listening to) and hurts the immersion a bit. The song is still great enough to get a 10, obviously, but it's not exactly what I wanted.

[Final Thoughts: I love the song so much, I actually listened to all the remixes available on Spotify--this felt like the best version.

Best part is the intro. There's a slight oppressive feeling to the opening as she sings about her world crashing down, then shifts to a happier song with a snap after she sings "I'm moving on". That transition is really on point and makes the song.]

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The Ragged Panthers' undefeated streak comes to an end, as their first member falls.

In Memorium

Lowest Song: Q (277th Place)

Highest Song: Build the Cities (17th Place)

I apologize if I came off too harsh on some of your nominations. I truly wanted a topic where anyone could feel comfortable enough to nominate anything, but I could have been nicer to better foster that feeling.

At any rate, you did nominate one of my absolute favorite songs of this topic. I'll probably never be wild about the dance beat interlude, but that first minute and a half is arguably unmatched by any other song.
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