Tournament: The Challenge ATRL Edition: A disney channel original twist. - Page 20

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I choose to vote Katie off the island.

JadGhamloush96

Where are those entries now?

Nasty Nas

EdgeOfAddiction

Dead at Marooner5 commenting everywhere else except in his own game.

M i x

Patience.

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THE ENTRIES:

The Royalty

The years 2000 - 2009 were full of exciting new music and various cultural phenomenons. Though it was difficult to define an entire decade using just three songs, The Royalty eventually came up with a trinity of songs that we believe truly represent not only music, but popular culture during the 2000s. The following three tracks represent the three main trends in music throughout the decade.

(Click on pictures for songs)

⇒Released January 17th, 2000

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The first main trend that occurred at the beginning of this decade was the bubblegum/teen-pop sensation. During the first few years of the 2000s, young new artists and groups dominated the music scene. Artists like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, along with boybands like 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys, were constantly at the top of the charts. The Royalty chose "Bye Bye Bye" to represent this "teen-pop" era because it perfectly represents the sound, visual aesthetic, and type of artist that was commercially successful in the early 2000s.

⇒Released May 27th, 2005

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Our team selected "Lose Control" by Missy Elliot to represent the second main musical trend of the 2000s; the urban takeover. During this period, hip-hop and R&B influenced songs and artists dominated mainstream music. This period was one of great experimentation in production and sound, which is perfectly exemplified by Missy's genre-defying anthem. This song also features the perfect example of an R&B/pop crossover star, Ciara.

⇒Released January 17th, 2000

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Lastly, Lady Gaga's iconic hit "Bad Romance" was chosen to showcase the third and final musical "era" in the 2000s: dance-pop. From about mid-2007/early 2008 to the end of the decade, the airwaves and iTunes charts were dominated by what ATRL likes to call "pop girls". Female stars who made catchy and upbeat dance tracks, like Gaga, Ke$ha, and Rihanna were the most commercially successful during this period. The video for Bad Romance also shows how the end of this decade saw a rise in importance of social media (particularly YouTube) in the music industry.

Overall, the 2000s were a decade full of immense musical and cultural diversity. This is showcased by the transition of mainstream sound from teen-pop to urban-influenced to dance-pop. The Royalty believed that these three songs represent the 2000s as the musically rich decade that it truly was.

Relentless <3s

2000-2010: Recapturing the Decade

The new millennia marked the start of an era where the fusioning of genres triumphed over the creation of new styles. Because of this, a good majority of the songs have gotten lost in the battle for relevancy. However, there are the select few songs that have risen above the clutter of the 2000s and will forever remain as the defining sounds of the first decade of the new millennia, not just as memorable songs, but because of what each of the songs transcended.

The first half of the decade was ruled, and I mean RULED, by a small little television show called Friends. For ten incredible seasons, six actors gave life to one of best scripted TV shows to ever grace the small screen. With each episode came the infamous 46 second theme song (later re-recorded as a full length song due to popular demand) that became synonymous with the name of the show itself. Being on the radio and TV simultaneously, the song was inescapable during the first half of the decade and is still heard today with the re-runs on various networks.

The 2000s ushered in an age where popular musicals were revived and revamped to fit onto the big screen. Everything from Chicago to Rent, Moulin Rouge to Dream Girls was reworked and each one of them re-gained their popular statuses. However, a rehash wasn't enough. *Enter the mid 2000s* Breaking box office records around the world, Wicked proved just how parched the public was for a fresh new musical. With the economic recession around the world, this powerful song of freedom became the standout track and best encapsulated the overall essence of the musical and the public's desire to escape their real life stresses through song.

What's music without a little dance? The first decade of the 2000s gave rise to dance fads like the "Stanky Leg," the "Soulja Boy" and of course the "Fist Bump," but nothing came close to the signature dance moves from the Single Ladies video. Dominating the latter end of the decade and inspiring countless of covers, notably the SNL parody, the song was nothing short of brilliant. The song is elevated and forever solidified in history with the "whoa-oh -oh" hand flipping dance that every ~~single~~ women, gays and the occasional straight men *cough Obama cough* love busting out.

Score table:

The Royalty 8.5
Relentless <3's 6.8

EdgeOfAddiction

Bye, Bye, Bye!

But this picture:

Nasty Nas

Loose Control

We loss again

EdgeOfAddiction

Excuse you.

CBXC

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Bye, Bye, Bye!

But this picture:

All of the pictures are of N 'Sync were a mess

Cupid

My hints

~~Where was Since U Been Gone, Umbrella + We Belong Together?~~

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nn;; Outside-the-box thinking is not appreciated in this game.

Nasty Nas

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nn;; Outside-the-box thinking is not appreciated in this game.

lol

KitKat

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Excuse you.

Not you losing control of your own team.

KitKat

M i x

Results as long as I'mRihannaFan(god, your nick is so hard and long to write

) gets online.

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Off Marooner5!

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Off Marooner5!

You don't want the results, believe me.

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You don't want the results, believe me.

I've already accepted that I lost this round. I forget about the limitations of ATRL and its users.