A personal survivor like no other!
Right before voting began on this game, I asked everyone to complete
a short survey on their opinions of my song choices. Now, I have the results available to share.
The survey consisted of three parts, the first of which asked participants to
rate each song either "Excellent," "Could have been better" or "Terrible."
Songs choices that were "Excellent"
Kelly Clarkson
Since U Been Gone"
Shania Twain
"Man! I Feel Like A Woman"
Lady Gaga
"Poker Face"
Hilary Duff
"Come Clean"
Pink
"Who Knew"
Nelly Furtado
"Say It Right"
Evanescence
"My Immortal"
Nirvana
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Miley Cyrus
"Party in the USA"
Girls' Generation
"Oh!"
Beyoncé
"Crazy in Love"
Oasis
"Wonderwall"
Coldplay
"Clocks"
Radiohead
"Fake Plastic Trees"
The Beatles
"Eleanor Rigby"
Songs choices that "Could have been better"
Madonna
"Like a Prayer"
Britney Spears
"...Baby One More Time"
Taylor Swift
"Teardrops On My Guitar"
Jennifer Lopez
"Waiting For Tonight"
Jesse McCartney
"It's Over"
Gorillaz
"Feel Good Inc."
Justin Timberlake
"What Goes Around... Comes Around"
Songs choices that were "Terrible"
Keane
"Spiralling"
Split decisions
Paramore
"Brick By Boring Brick" (Excellent/Could have been better)
Ellie Goulding
"Guns and Horses" (Excellent/Terrible)
An
interesting point about part one: the
results change slightly when looking at the vote averages instead of simply what category a song fell into.
- For example, all of the votes for "Baby One More Time," which was voted "Could have been better," received the same average rating as "My Immortal," which was deemed "Excellent."
- Meanwhile, The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" received almost equal votes across the board and barely squeaked into the "Excellent" category, rating lower than many songs deemed "Could have been better."
A closer look at the percentage breakdown of votes reflects this fact:
Complete resultsLady Gaga "Poker Face": 69.2% | 23.1% | 7.7%
Madonna "Like a Prayer": 46.2% | 53.8% | 0.0%
Nelly Furtado "Say It Right": 61.5% | 30.8% | 7.7%
Justin Timberlake "What Goes Around... Comes Around": 15.4% | 53.8% | 30.8%
Miley Cyrus "Party in the USA": 53.8% | 30.8% | 15.4%
Shania Twain "Man! I Feel Like A Woman": 76.9% | 23.1% | 0.0%
Hilary Duff "Come Clean": 69.2% | 23.1% | 7.7%
Britney Spears "...Baby One More Time" : 46.2% | 53.8% | 0.0%
Beyoncé "Crazy in Love": 46.2% | 38.5% | 15.4%
The Beatles "Eleanor Rigby": 38.5% | 30.8% | 30.8%
Taylor Swift "Teardrops On My Guitar": 38.5% | 46.2% | 15.4%
Oasis "Wonderwall": 46.2% | 30.8% | 23.1%
Keane "Spiralling": 30.8% | 30.8% | 38.5%
Paramore "Brick By Boring Brick": 38.5% | 38.5% | 23.1%
Girls' Generation "Oh!": 53.8% | 7.7% | 38.5%
Ellie Goulding "Guns and Horses": 38.5% | 23.1% | 38.5%
Radiohead "Fake Plastic Trees": 46.2% | 23.1% | 30.8%
Coldplay "Clocks": 46.2% | 30.8% | 23.1%
Jennifer Lopez "Waiting For Tonight": 30.8% | 53.8% | 15.4%
Evanescence "My Immortal": 61.5% | 23.1% | 15.4%
Kelly Clarkson Since U Been Gone": 84.6% | 15.4% | 0.0%
Pink "Who Knew": 61.5% | 38.5% | 0.0%
Jesse McCartney "It's Over": 30.8% | 46.2% | 23.1%
Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit": 61.5% | 23.1% | 15.4%
Gorillaz "Feel Good Inc.": 38.5% | 61.5% | 0.0%
In the second part of the survey, I asked participants to pick what they thought was
the best song choice. Nine different songs were selected:
Lady Gaga
"Poker Face" 23.1%
Madonna
"Like a Prayer" 15.4%
Kelly Clarkson
Since U Been Gone" 15.4%
Nelly Furtado
"Say It Right" 7.7%
Shania Twain
"Man! I Feel Like A Woman" 7.7%
Hilary Duff
"Come Clean" 7.7%
Beyoncé
"Crazy in Love" 7.7%
Radiohead
"Fake Plastic Trees" 7.7%
Coldplay
"Clocks" 7.7%
In the final part of the survey, I asked participants to pick what they thought was
the worst song choice. Again, nine different songs were selected:
Miley Cyrus
"Party in the USA" 15.4%
Keane
"Spiralling" 15.4%
Paramore
"Brick By Boring Brick" 15.4%
Jesse McCartney
"It's Over" 15.4%
Lady Gaga
"Poker Face" 7.7%
Nelly Furtado
"Say It Right" 7.7%
Justin Timberlake
"What Goes Around... Comes Around" 7.7%
Taylor Swift
"Teardrops On My Guitar" 7.7%
Radiohead
"Fake Plastic Trees" 7.7%
Looking at the results for questions two and three, it's interesting to note that Lady Gaga, Nelly Furtado and Radiohead
all received votes in both parts.
Thanks so much to everyone who participated in this survey. It was a really fascinating experiment for me personally and I hope you all have enjoyed the results as well. As always, I want to open a dialogue, so please let me know what you think. Any shocking results that you completely disagree with? For song choices that "Could have been better," what would you have picked instead? Alright, see you all soon with round 2!
i have time now this coming week so I'm happy to be a part of it..
