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R#16: CANT STOP THE TOP

https://open.spotify.com/track/0GeeObJ9AA45LoQG1Dnsys

Nominator: Shonen_Bat (16/27)
Source: History Repeating Blue (6/10)

Initial Score: 87.23 [R#14]
Revised Score: 90.00 [R#11]
Final Score: 89.00 [R#16]

(First Thoughts: It was this song that made me fall in love with the band. Gamma Unchained was (and is) my big obsession, but I was uncertain about expanding my playlist to any more of their work... but I decided to try the whole album and as soon as this song came on, I knew Id found a new favorite band. This is so completely ludicrous and I love every second of it. From the overly literal I dodge bullets when Im spinning!, to the fact that theres an entire song about an evil top, to how theatrical Topman is & how much fun he (and the band) seem to be having with the song... this is wonderful.

But Im a little burned out on it.)

Also this song always makes me think of Neil Patrick Harris. This dance fight will be LEGENDARY! just feels like something one of his characters would exclaim.

Theres not a lot to say about the song itself though. When it comes to novelty songs about anthropomorphic tops destroying cities through the power of dance, youre either the type of person prepared to hail it as the greatest song of all time (me) or youre the type of person who finds it to be the dumbest idea of all time and resent that were even talking about this (someone with actual taste).

[Final Thoughts: See first thoughtsgreat song that Im a bit too tired of to fully appreciate at the moment.]

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And... lets jump up another point tier at this point because I dont want to give less than 90 points to anything left.

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R#15: WALK AWAY FROM LIGHT:

https://open.spotify.com/track/0G1DAUWQpadSoftWiU0sYT

Nominator: Shonen_Bat (15/27)
Source: History Repeating Blue (5/10)

Initial Score: 87.23 [R#13]
Revised Score: 94.00 [R#10]
Final Score: 90.00 [R#15]

(First Thoughts: Shed the lies and make a new world with the Snake might be my favorite line from every nominated song. I usually prefer Cant Stop the Top in general, but that one line pushes it over the edge. I also like that (I think) it actually samples the NES song and Im always up for a good speech trying to convince the hero to turn evil.)

So take a bite, make a mark
Stop your fumbling in the
Dark of night
Just walk away from Light

Ive never given any thought to the take a bite line, but some people take it as a Garden of Eden reference with Snakeman as the serpent tempting (Mega) man to sin.

...Neat. Not something I feel compelled to give extra points for, but still, neat.

Like with Topmans song, I dont think theres a lot to discuss here. Do you want to hear an evil snake robot try to convince someone to kill all humans? I certainly do.

[Final Notes: This had briefly jumped up to being my favorite song of the album because Id listened to all my other favorites so much... but now Ive also listened to this one countless times, so its fallen back down a bit.]

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