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75: SETSU X QUEUE - SIDE SETSU:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNFDizMImK8

Nominator: UF8 (6/15)

Initial Score: 71.11 [#112]
Revised Score: 92.49 [#52]
Final Score: 89.00 [#75]

(First Thoughts: I understand none of this and have no interpretation, but its unique enough that I have nothing negative to say either.)

I cant be sure why, but something about those distorted and whispered vocals in the background gave me a mild panic attack this time. It was a little hard to breathe for a while there.

I cant find anything about this song, likely because hardly anyone has watched it. Only 214 views and 0 comments, no ones left anything for me to even try Google Translating. Im unsure if this song would be improved with clarity though; the uncertainty of whats happening contributes quite heavily to the oppressive feeling of the track that I love. If I knew what was being said itd probably lose a lot of the tension.

[(Not) Final Thoughts: Fascinating, but im not really in love with its mysteriousness tonight.]

[Final Thoughts: I forgot this video had auto generated subtitles that could be downloaded and then auto translated. This is a bad idea, but its the only way to try to get any level of context.

Unsurprisingly, the result is almost complete gibberish. Between auto captions always being wrong & auto translations not working well, theres multiple levels of gibberish to get through. This results in such helpful lines as:

Platts rack boots while maintaining the best in the world
Ann
What is nesting
Kyu
Nome
6 inch size 6 e

But the line I always have an IV drip is coherent and establishes some of the tragedy. Theres also a line about a car, which ties in nicely with some of the lines from Queues part of the story (which well get to when her song drops). Continuing with Setsus part:

Forget everything
Tell me your favorite sound
Please listen to my support
If you sleep on the pedestrian crossing
I cant get out
By the way, with the knife in my left hand
A sacred tool that makes the attached black unforgettable
I want to put it away by the garden

...Creepy. Anyway, final guess on the songs meaning: there was a car crash, Setsus in the hospital, Queue is either in a coma or dead (leaning towards dead, her garbled text references a grave and the IV Drip Setsu is attached to implies hes still alive), and... eh, I cant get enough to make a guess at the rest of it, but I think I get the general scope of the tragedy.]

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74: LEE BRICE - RUMOR:

https://open.spotify.com/track/56eGOeSsqdg3FLxdo83TwV

Nominator: IhatethisCPU (4/15)

Initial Score: 80.60 [#43]
Revised Score: 98.49 [#28]
Final Score: 89.20 [#74]

(First Thoughts: I know, I should probably have this song lower. The lyrics arent terribly unique and it doesnt do anything extremely original. Its just nice, easy listening country. And since Ive been listening to a lot of Dolly Parton lately, its safe to say that Im in a bit of an easy country mood lately. I dont think this song would have done well at any past year, probably wont do well next year, but its a great pick for right now.)

Have you ever listened to Something to Talk About and wished it was a little less pop music and sung by a male vocalist? Then do I have the track for you!

Seriously though, song is absolutely perfect for what it is and I do love it. Strangely, the song title always causes I Heard a Rumour by Bananarama to get stuck in my head and I always have to go listen to that song immediately after the nominated one.

...This has had the bizarre effect of making me like I Heard a Rumour significantly more than I did before this topic started. Go figure.

[Final Thoughts: I still like this a lot, but I dont feel that I really love the song tonight... sorry, but its still quite a good song and I really did love it in the past & might love it again in the future.]

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72 [TIE]: EMINEM - VENOM:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CdcCD5V-d8

Nominator: @GavsEvans123 (5/15)

Initial Score: 73.16 [#80]
Revised Score: 84.23 [#94]
Final Score: 89.30 [#72]

(First Thoughts: Id have preferred the song to be more about Venom than Eminem, but theres enough references to the character that its good enough.)

Another song that was obviously undervalued as I was greatly looking forward to hearing it again, in spite of its relatively low score. (Well it wasnt exactly low, but looked forward to hearing again for a month is worth more points than the low 70s).

Eminems got a good flow going in this song, he raps very quickly but its still easy enough to understand him (which is harder for a singer to accomplish than I often imagine) and hes got an infectiously catchy chorus to go with it. It doesnt reach the top tier because there arent any specific lyrics that I really love or anything in the song that Im attached to, but its still a good song from a genre I need more songs from.

[Final Thoughts: Something I always look forward to hearing again, but not something Ill likely go out of my way to listen to a lot.]

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72 [TIE]: ANGELIQUE KIDJO - AGOLO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlgESq5FAx4

Nominator: rwlh (5/15)

Initial Score: 71.17 [#110]
Revised Score: 84.41 [#93]
Final Score: 89.30 [#72]

(First Thoughts: Always nice to have more languages and cultures get some representation.)

I know translation is difficult, but Id like to take a moment to feel bad for the translation that thought she was repeatedly shouting the equivalent of TIN CAN TIN CAN TIN CAN! Like... you had to suspect that wasnt the correct meaning, right?

Either way, this is a spiritual song that I enjoy. Partly because its a chance to expand my world view (not that I ever actually do, but I like being offered the chance) and partly because it is legitimately a great song.

[Final Thoughts: ...Im just going to have this tie with the Eminem song because I dont see any possible way to put one over the other. Theres just nowhere to even start with a comparison.]

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