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510: MISFITS - HORROR HOTEL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REYXN8sLNKA

Nominator: @Snake5555555555 (15/15)

Initial Score: 32.26 [#533]
Revised Score: 46.03 [#477]
Final Score: 45.00 [#510]

(First Thoughts: Who knew Danzig singing about his vampire girlfriend could be so dull?)

After all my complaints about songs that are too serious and too long, you would probably expect this song to do better. Its short, inoffensive, and seemingly pointless enough that Id personally call it a novelty song. All of which are normally good things, yes, but this track is somehow....too short and too pointless?

Danzig has a vampire girlfiend (this was a typo, but girl fiend works well enough in this context that Im half-pretending it was intentional) and stuff happens in Room 21! END OF SONG! is just...uhh...okay?

[Final Thoughts: Definitely one of those songs that Im supposed to like more than I do.]

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509: PIANO OPERA - THE RED WINGS / KINGDOM OF BARON:

https://open.spotify.com/track/4eJM5YUe6dAe7uhRIvBTAU

Nominator: Haste_2 (16/19)
Source: Piano Opera Final Fantasy IV/V/VI (9/12)

Initial Score: 30.00 [#538]
Revised Score: 46.91 [#469]
Final Score: 45.15 [#509]

(First Thoughts: Taking one of the most iconic SNES songs and doing that to it... le sigh.

...alright so the SNES version of Red Wings probably only gets you, say, 55.55 points. Its iconic, but too militaristic for my tastes [and yes I know thats the point of the song].)

Taking a song I wasnt much a fan of and removing the parts I liked about it doesnt exactly result in a lot of points. The song is fine, but I find it impossible to listen to it without thinking, wow this would be so much better if it was digitized and not played on a piano.

...And yes, I know what album Im listening to. Ive never pretended to be into classical instruments (though acoustic guitars have been growing on me quite a bit this past year and I dont...like...hate pianos or anything) and Im trying to be as objective as I can. I just dont see this song really living up to the original or some of the other remixes Ive heard.

[Final Thoughts: Thinking of it more, a piano solo doesnt really go with the vibe of this track. This song basically demands a full orchestra (and I know how wrong that is coming from me):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaLB5xHIjSs

Still not my favorite song or anything, but the song just feels more complete and appropriately dramatic.]

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