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| Topic | FL81 Ranks 140 Songs (Ranking Phase) |
| FL81 03/02/21 12:16:29 AM #258: | #3 Diablo Swing Orchestra - A Tap Dancer's Dilemma Rating: 10/10 Have I heard this before?: Yes Nominator: @NBIceman (1/5) Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Ivkda8UUY YOOOOO DSO! So the funniest thing about this being nominated is that this song is one of my staple go-tos for nominating in others' music ranking topics! I don't know if that was intentional on your part (I think it's actually been a couple years since I nominated this for a ranking), but usually I'll drop this song in or my other favorite DSO song Black Box Messiah. Okay so this song is absolutely crazy. This is sort of a thing common to all three of the top 3 songs nominated (all "FL81's weird taste" selections rather than the obvious power metal picks). I totally love when songs mix together way different genres that have absolutely no place being anywhere near one another (Kobaryo - The Lightning Sword earlier in the ranking did something like this too). A Tap Dancer's Dilemma is Swing Metal, to this day the absolute craziest fusion of any two genres I have ever heard, and while this should not work, it totally does and I love it!! There's one thing I feel never gets enough appreciation in this song, and that's the vocalists' work in this. The first dude sounds like some old timey preacher singing about fire and brimstone, then the falsetto vocals in the middle of the song are crazy. The sheer variety of instruments used in this provides a unique experience, that guitar at 2:06 probably being my favorite part but this whole song is perfect. I am very, very surprised that two songs were nominated that actually placed above this. Normally this would've been a totally safe #1 pick! --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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