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If you wanted to name the Duets in question, Id be happy to add them to the list. I always get around to listening to everything eventually.

Also, fun fact: were 21 eliminations away from the next tier, if I counted right and dont rearrange things again. Itd feel kinda silly to just do 15 eliminations and end so close to the 90s... so heres a surprise six song drop in the middle of the night, to set us up so we can go through the last 15 songs of the 80 point tier at our regularly scheduled times:



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84: MEG - SEARCHLIGHT:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv084ZJKRhM

Nominator: @Snake5555555555 (5/15)

Initial Score: 80.00 [#53]
Revised Score: 86.75 [#80]
Final Score: 87.60 [#84]

(First Thoughts: This feels like a safe pick. Japanese songs have won two years in a row and this feels like the type of song that would have fit in with all the VTubers I was listening to, and the lyrics hit a lot of the right notesweve got oceans and waves (have I mentioned liking beaches this topic? Im contractually obligated to do so once per ranking), a bit about finding whats real... its very here is the type of artist you like, singing lyrics you like, in a very catchy song.

Im going to guess that after gambling on a risky pick like Sex & Stardust, you wanted to hedge your bets a bit with a song you knew would get a high score? Nothing wrong with that and I do legitimately like it.)

This is going to be terribly out of character for me, but I feel like theres too many modifications to her voice on this song? I feel like with lyrics like I want to see whats real, the song calls for a voice thats more...well, real, instead of sounding almost Vocaloid-ish.

Still a very good song of course.

[Final Thoughts: Nothing else to add.]

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83: ELO - TIGHTROPE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rpLTRiJyRA

Nominator: NBIceman (5/21)
Source: Icemans Extra Songs (2/7)

Initial Score: 70.00 [#138]
Revised Score: 87.83 [#74]
Final Score: 87.83 [#83]

(First Thoughts: A classic 70s song that I dont know because its not one of their greatest hits that got played constantly (Dont Bring Me Down, Livin Thing, Evil Woman, Strange Magic, etc). Not a bad pick, but Ive never been the biggest ELO fan.)

Its also a rather optimistic song seemingly dealing with depression, but the singer finds help in the enda nice contrast with some of the other songs on the list. I also like how it eschews from using the traditional verse-chorus-verse structure, makes it more unique and avoids any risk of repetition.

And I do kinda like hearing more ELO... still not my favorite band, but there is some nostalgia in hearing new songs from a band you grew up with. Good pick that I wasnt giving enough credit for at first.

[Final Thoughts: Good song, manages to hit lots of nostalgia buttons while being completely new, which is pretty difficult to accomplish for obvious reasons.]

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82: BRING ME THE HORIZON - GO TO HELL, FOR HEAVENS SAKE:

Nominator: @BlackDra90n (7/21)
Source: Live at Royal Albert Hall (7/14)

Initial Score: 72.46 [#89]
Revised Score: 77.68 [#137]

[NOTE: This song was moved up to the 90s after the Revised Scores were finalized, but before the topic actually started.]

Final Score: 87.85 [#82]

(First Thoughts: A song dedicated entirely to screaming at a part of yourself that you want to kill. Well, thats definitely the dissociation I wanted, thank you.

Im not pleased by the intro instructing the crowd to jump. It feels... out of place. Im singing this personal song about how much I hate this part of myself, and also, theres a lot of people here and I really want them to jump!!!!!

Give me a live performance where the artist doesnt care about his fans and the fans are so disaffected that they just watch in silence. Thats my kind of concert. </.<)

Comedically out of place intro aside (it may be so goofy that I actually enjoy it), this is a good song, with great subject matter, but its far from being their best work. A bit too repetitive and a bit harsher compared to most of the concert (I wouldnt say its too metal, its just...less pleasing to listen to, for me personally), its got a very good score, but not a great one.

[Later, after phase 2 but before the rankings:

Yeah, Im going to jump this up to the 90s as well.]

[Final Thoughts: Great song, but I think I moved it up a bit too far... feel this song works better at the 80 point tier than the 90 point one.]

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