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And two more to end the night:

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524: HIDENARI UDEKI - GET TO THE TOP! - REMIX OF THE END:

https://open.spotify.com/track/4AGBW4uky6MckcAWtVwyg8?si=13wZn7VQTIODPfQ1-vjsNQ

Nominator: IhatethisCPU (14/15)

Initial Score: 39.997 [#514]
Revised Score: 43.61 [#499]
Final Score: 43.99 [#524]

(First Thoughts: A little funny. I dont really care about objective quality, so the singing isnt a dealbreaker... but its not as funny as it needs to be and five minutes is a bit long for this type of singing.)

Its a little funny, but not funny enough.

Its a little inspirational, but...not really...

And thats about it. If you dont find it funny or inspirational, then there is absolutely nothing for you in this song. (I suppose theres nostalgia for Yakuza, but as Im sure Ive mentioned before, Im not much a fan of the series.)

I do like the concept; Ill always praise the idea of songs being performed in character, I like that hes basically improvising his own lyrics, I like that part of it is just meaningless gibberish that confounded everyone trying to decipher the song, and I like that hes inexplicably singing an inspirational song in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. I just...dont think I actually like the song.

[Final Thoughts: It was another good attempt since comedic songs sang in character are very much my type of thing and I wouldnt say I need an actual singer, but someone with a less... Goro type of voice might have helped.]

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523: STURGILL SIMPSON - LONG WHITE LINE:

https://open.spotify.com/track/40Xg69oisdpuP4C7xl3RkK

Nominator: Xeybozn (16/20)
Source: Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (8/10)

Initial Score: 34.34 [#527]
Revised Score: 44.16 [#494]
Final Score: 44.10 [#523]

(First Thoughts: Your task is to find a more boring song about truck driving than this. You have 24 hours and your time starts now.)

I like some classic country and I like the idea of trucking (I actually wanted to be a truck driver for a brief period of time; I like the idea of traveling constantly), and it is a breakup song that is sad without being too sad, but this song just kinda bores me.

Thats...thats about it really. I appreciate his argument that while trucks are part of country music, there arent really songs about trucking. I think, for the type of classic country song this is, he did as good job with it as anyone possibly could have. I just dont have much interest in it, even though it theoretically does a lot of things I should like.

[Final Thoughts: I probably should have kept a running tally for songs Im supposed to like, but dont like as much as I should.]

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