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Tournament: Choose The Album, Then a Song 7: THE END [WINNER INSIDE]
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The monkey  Where do you live, Kavish?
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The monkey Where do you live, Kavish? |
Mauritius. It's an island of 1.2m people, in the Indian Ocean. Between Australia and Madagascar 
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Mauritius. It's an island of 1.2m people, in the Indian Ocean. Between Australia and Madagascar |
Oh, I get the monkey now 
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Oh, I get the monkey now |
Also the only known habitat of the dodo bird. 
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Sent!
That was close! My computer was out of commission until yesterday and I got caught up at school today.
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Wait, the monkey story 
How often does that happen Kavish?
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Wait, the monkey story
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Not that often, because I live in the city. Animals tend to stay away from civilisation. It's a common problem for people who live near the woods or rural areas tho. One of my aunts live at the foot of a mountain and it's like going to the zoo  Deers, cows, sheep, monkeys, etc just roam around. Many of them are even pets or fed by people, so they are used to being among humans 
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I almost forgot to submit because Pedro didn't send the reminder PM this time.
Luckily Kavish bumped the thread with his monkey pics if not I'll totally forget.
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Not that often, because I live in the city. Animals tend to stay away from civilisation. It's a common problem for people who live near the woods or rural areas tho. One of my aunts live at the foot of a mountain and it's like going to the zoo Deers, cows, sheep, monkeys, etc just roam around. Many of them are even pets or fed by people, so they are used to being among humans |
Wow! That's a lot of different animals. Sounds like it would e a mess if you ever want to have a garden. The most I ever see where I live are rabbits and the occasional deer or coyote.
I'm not going to lie, monkeys kind of scare me when I see them in person
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There are two people left: Dollas and Starships. Dollas is having technical issues but has said to me I dont need to wait.
Nonetheless I will but just because I am feeling sick and need to rest. Tomorrow I'll update it and it won't be at night, just when I wake up!
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Wow! That's a lot of different animals. Sounds like it would e a mess if you ever want to have a garden. The most I ever see where I live are rabbits and the occasional deer or coyote.
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Yea, I'm wary of monkeys, although they are very cute to look at. Most of them are mischievous and they can even be aggressive if they sense danger.
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Yea, I'm wary of monkeys, although they are very cute to look at. Most of them are mischievous and they can even be aggressive if they sense danger.
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Some of them are cute looking but yeah cuteness can e deceiving
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Some of them are cute looking but yeah cuteness can e deceiving
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I'm scared of animals in general, even dogs and cats
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It's 9am in Portugal. I'm ready Pedro! 
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Choose The Album, Then a Song 7: VOTE! [R5]
Welcome to the seventh season of ATRL original game
Choose The Album, Then a Song
Welcome to the fifth round!
Well, you can't say I didn't give people a chance. The deadline was extended two days and one member still didn't get her entry in which means, she's eliminated: Starships.
Now, every other 12 entries are in which means we're ready to continue the game!
T H E R U L E S
For six seasons this game had its ups and downs and to make sure the 'downs' part won't happen again, I had to create a set of rules. So if you're signing up, this means you agree to:
1. DURING THE VOTING PERIOD, YOU'LL HAVE TO CAST YOUR VOTE (OTHERWISE YOU'RE PENALIZED);
2. YOU CAN NOT ASK FANS/FRIENDS TO SAVE YOUR ALBUM;
3. THE JUDGES HAVE TO BE FAIR. IF YOU DETECT BIASNESS OR UNFAIRNESS, LET ME KNOW.
T H E J U D G E S
1. igor
2. Inner Insanity
3. Element
4. Kavish
R O U N D
T H E E N T R I E S
1. VDK - Little Mix - Salute: Nothing Feels Like You
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There is really no holiday song on Salute but the most fitting ode to a holiday on this album is “Nothing Feels Like You”. First, because the “you” in the title refers to a time of happiness either with somebody or when somewhere. Second because the verses talk about things that happen on your average holiday getaway…shopping, flirting, and just having fun. Also the sound of the song is very festive and incredibly fun…really groovy, and immediately anyone listens to it, he/she would most probably just want to go out, throw caution to the wind and have a really good time. Even after the holiday is over, you still feel the effect of it and cannot wait for the next one. Little Mix alludes to that fact in the chorus:
“Even when we’re miles apart
You’ll always stay inside my heart
Let me tell you, no one else will do
Cuz baby nothing feels like you”
Nothing feels like the holidays, nothing feels like just kicking back, and Little Mix is saying that (in some sense), Nothing Feels Like You (Holidays).
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2. Penk - Kimbra - The Golden Echo: Love In High Places
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Love in High Places is a song that always relaxes me. The lush electro ballad is perfect for a lazy summer day, or a pleasant spring break beach trip. Lyrically it has lots of great imagery that evokes nature ("I will be your lotus") and the sound and production of the song brings to mind the carefree nature of a holiday. It may not be a holiday song in a typical way, but it's one of the most laid back songs Kimbra has attempted, and I think it works great. She has never sounded more restrained as well, holding back her powerhouse vocals which she can too often want to show off (nothing wrong with showing what you got though!), and is the perfect spring/summer holiday song on the album in my opinion!
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3. Dollas n Diamonds - Taylor Swift - 1989: Style
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You're sitting at your desk stressed out and strung up on double the double espresso you should be, staring at this essay willing the words to write themselves when suddenly there's a knocking. As you peer though the electric guitar pours in softly persuading your attention. There's a subtle shift as new sounds whisper in your ear and the percussion presents it self to you enticing your interest. By now you are captivated and the production claps encouragingly as you decide to step out for a ride to Paradise while your troubles fade out of view.Your worry peels off as you embrace the beat, surrendering yourself to the music and a wave of relaxation crashes into you. With A gleam in your eye you throw your hair back, bouncing around as you chant along to the carefree chorus til it crescendos; filling you with joy. Moments after the melody finishes, you lie there euphoria and new inspiration knowing that Paradise can come from getting away with that person who makes any day feel like a holiday or simply the song that sends you to that state of mind like the first time; some things never go out of style. |
4. Yvess - Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin: Freak Out
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5. holyground - Lorde - Pure Heroine: No Better
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In a holiday, we put down our work and studies to enjoy what we love, whether it's going on a trip to see new sights, or to simply enjoy doing nothing. To me, these don't mean anything unless you do it with someone else, a friend, a lover, as long as there's someone there to share the experience with.
Lorde details how her summer, and then her winter when, by describing the little scenes she, her boyfriend and her friends do. These scenes don't mean much, but every little thing paint a bigger picture of a memorable time. She then tells us to go all the way, seize the day, do your thing, do it well.
Holidays are a time where these memories are made, best if they're made with people that matter to you. As perfectly put in a line "We're getting dead and it's the right way to do it." We are all dying, and we should do it while having fun, making the best of our lives. |
6. Luigi - Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope: Free Xone
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let's get f r e e
Even though The Velvet Rope is quite a gloomy album, a few tracks are sandwiched between these gloomy tracks that seem to serve as a break from such heavy topics. While Free Xone is still about a serious topic (gay love) and isn't a simple party track, its sonically less dark than the rest of the album. The chorus' repetition of the phrase "Let's get free" give off a carefree and happy vibe, and the sudden contrast in instrumentation after the uttered "Now make it mellow" gives off a relaxed vibe as well.
This song is the best choice for this Holiday round since it encompasses those feelings you have during a vacation. The upbeat part of the song with horns represents the carefree and merry parts of a vacation while the more mellow "breakdown" part of the song represents the more relaxing components of vacations. The song's message of loving yourself and whoever you want also gives off a jovial vibe as you follow through the song's instructions of not caring about what anybody else thinks and letting out your inhibitions.
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7. Prismatic - Katy Perry - PRISM: International Smile
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INTERNATIONAL SMILE is a song that puts me in the mood exactly described by Anna. It makes me feel so carefree and relaxed. I just wanna lose it all and go on a holiday with my friends at a beautiful island when I hear this song.
Even though lyrically, International Smile doesn't exactly describes a holiday, the reason I associate the song with one is because the song is pure fun, cheery and light-hearted. The perfect song to listen to while on a holiday.
"From Tokyo to Mexico to Rio!"
"From LA, Miami to New York City!"
These little shoutouts of various metropolitan cities Katy does in the pre-chorus makes me just wanna pack my bags and go on a tour around the world.
"Please fasten your seatbelts and make sure your champagne glasses are empty.
We are now approaching the runway, so get ready for takeoff."
Now this cute flight attendant speech at the bridge seals the deal. What's fun and exciting about a holiday other than the holiday itself? The plane flight of course!
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8. MusicLoverDude - Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss: Drive
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To me, Drive literally and metaphorically fits the theme of this round. I could put this song on in the car driving down to Santa Monica Pier and Venice Beach or Santa Barbara or any other beach located here in southern California. But I also view this song as a song about spending time with your boyfriend as an escape route from all the problems or drama going on in your life. Because when you're with that guy you're in love with, or almost to that point, you just don't think about that drama going on and you'd rather not be anywhere else. To me, this metaphor is the bigger meaning to this round, because a drive to the beach to this song is just the small reasoning behind choosing this, but the metaphorical meaning of a "vacation" when you're with that special someone just means a whole lot more. I honestly think both meanings work, because a day at the beach is always fun for me and I know that whenever Scott is with me, he'd rather be with me than be anywhere else. Having two meanings is better than one sometimes. |
9. Bloomers - Baroness - Yellow & Green: Green Theme
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Aloha! Welcome to Green Theme! The premier holiday destination on Yellow & Green. As a vacationer, I recognize that you want to be put into that relaxing and carefree state of mind that will allow you to feel restored and recharged and ready to take on the world. Green Theme has everything you could want to accommodate you. There are no lyrics on Green Theme, scenically located at the beginning of the second half of Yellow & Green, to allow you to take your mind off the stresses of the rest of the album. A stay begins with a lazy and relaxing melody to lull you into a state of relaxation, but also gently messages bright, and peppy crescendos to put you in that empowered state of mind and invigorate you to allow you to return to the rest of the album relaxed and at ease, ready for anything (it's the ideal holiday location)! Enjoy the stay!
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10. Already Gone - Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear: Chandelier
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For this challenge, I chose "Chandelier". When we're on holiday, especially when we're with our friends and other people we're feeling good with, we tend to go in clubs and well, drink. By doing this, we're in that happy mood for a while, but as we begin to drink more and more, we are starting to become addicted to it. When you're holiday, your ideal task is to feel good, but a lot of people become hungover by the morning. Sia, incredibly touches the main aspects of it, you start to regret it when you're throwing up, but yet, you feel good when you're high. There are a lot of places in this world where just drunk people are sleeping on the beach, or they are staying there getting drunk (so it's not necessarily in a club) and having fun, they like it, that's how they planned their holiday. This is what the young people do nowadays: party hard and drink a lot, and I think this song describes perfectly their vacation.
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11. Capital B - Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill: Mary Jane
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For many, the holidays are a time of cheer, merriment, and joy. However, it would be naive to assume this is the case for all. The reality is that for some, the holidays are in fact a time of high stress. For this challenge, I'm choosing this alternate viewpoint of what the holidays can be, as the song "Mary Jane" perfectly encapsulates the bleak depression sometimes felt this time of year. Spending time with estranged family members, feeling stress about finances and buying gifts, watching others celebrate while you feel sad or alone - it can be tough. Not to put a damper on the "holiday" theme of this round, but there's a slight falseness to acting like the holidays are a purely enjoyable time for all. "Mary Jane" paints a vivid picture of this time of year for someone overwhelmed by desolation - at the end of the rope and feeling grey in the bleak of winter. While not a traditional holiday outlook, it is still valid and honest. "What's the matter Mary Jane, had a hard day? Place the don't disturb sign on the door. You lost your place in line again, what a pity, you never seem to want to dance anymore" |
12. Pedro - Shakira - Shakira.: Broken Record
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does this mean Starships and Dollars n Diamonds are out?
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does this mean Starships and Dollars n Diamonds are out?
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Yeah
 Two great contestants
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Which albums were they playing with?
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Which albums were they playing with?
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Dollas = 1989 ; Starships = Meet Miley Cyrus
I won't ban from the list the albums that "quit"
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