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Tournament: The Song Game 5
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The landslide off votes
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Save: Madonna
Off: Rihanna
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SAVE - Taylor
OFF - Rihanna
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ROUND 10 - The Collaborative and Cover Song
The results are in! Each judge ranked each entry out of ten points. Keep in mind, Christina was immune so she doesn't have any scores.
Jake
Bey_Rihstan - Rihanna
You had so many better options If you had to go with a Chris collar, at least make it Birthday Cake (show us RIhanna’s ratchet side.) The cover redeems you, however.
6/10
Sebas - Madonna
Perfect A-List collaboration, I was praying you would avoid GMAYL like the plague. The cover was a great complimentary choice, perfect entry.
9.5/10
Regina George - Taylor Swift
One of my favorite songs from her, it’s so grim and perfect for her voice. Not too keen on the cover, I must admit. I was expecting a performance from her Red tour. Still overall a great entry.
8/10
rl231 - Beyoncé
Literally both are the perfect choices. Nothing else to say.
10/10
iHypeMusic - Aaliyah
I always love reading your explanations cause I always manage to learn something new! Loved her cover.
9/10
Cristhian - Florence Welch
Tell me why I NEVER knew YGTL was a cover? One of my fav F+TM songs. I love this collab, as well. Solid job.
9/10
collin
Rih - (8 / 10)
I don't like NB and find it to be one of her worst collabs, actually. For a number of reasons, really. The cover is excellent, though
Madonna - (9.5 / 10)
Perfect... and perfect. Yas... and yas. Points off for predictability but slay a bit.
Taylor - (8.5 / 10)
I disagree that Taylor doesn't have good collaborations. "Everything Has Changed" and even "I Knew You Were Trouble" could've worked well here, IMO! Think outside the box. However, this collab itself isn't half bad, either. The cover, however, bordered on snoozefest (but wasn't too bad). Does she have many covers, though?
Bey - (9 / 10)
Crazy In Love, hm? Well, okay. I guess you really couldn't go wrong with that. And the At Last cover
Aaliyah - (9.5 / 10)
Great choices, great explanations. Nothing short of your usual slaying!
Florence - (9 / 10)
I didn't know "You've Got the Love" was a cover Nice. I like that you explained why you didn't choose "Sweet Nothing", but it's definitely NOT a piece of ****
Lucky
Bey_Rihstan — Rihanna — 7.5/10
Collaborative - 2.5/5: I love you sis, but Lord what the hell were you thinking? You have “Stay”, “Rehab”, “Umbrella”, “We Found Love”, “Run This Town”, “S&M" remix with Britney Spears, or even ****in’ “Can’t Remember to Forget You" if anything! I mean, the song is alright, but this was a MISSED opportunity at a perfect score. Very disappointed.
Cover - 5/5: I REALLY liked this! I think this definitely saved you for me, but I think the Collaborative choice is gonna really hurt you.
Sebas — Madonna — 9/10
Collaborative - 5/5: YES YES YES YES YES! JUST YES.
Cover - 4/5: It’s a good cover, but a bit of a snoozefest for me. Just not really my cup of tea, but the choice wasn’t bad!
Regina George — Taylor Swift — 9/10
Collaborative - 4.5/5: I liked this. I may have yawned a bit, but I enjoyed the song and I thought her vocals were fantastic with the falsetto! The featured artist does a pretty good job harmonizing too.
Cover - 4.5/5: This was pretty cute as well, and the falsetto’s back again I see. I admire what she did with the production and lyrics, although I gotta say I wasn’t fully into it the entire time.
rl231 — Beyoncé — 10/10
Collaborative - 5/5: Um… where is the FLAWLESS “Say Yes”? Bye! Just kidding - “Crazy In Love” is such a modern classic, it was a great choice!
Cover - 5/5: My God she slayed this! And playing for Michelle Obama’s (purchase “BO$$” on iTunes now) first dance with the President was just such an amazing visual to accompany the song with. A flawless round for you!
iHype. — Aaliyah — 10/10
Collaborative - 5/5: I LOVED DMX’s feature in this, and as usual Aaliyah’s just kicking it to some funky rhythmic production and having a good time. Definitely one of the better collaborations from the bunch.
Cover - 5/5: This is definitely the best vocal I’ve heard from her in the competition and I LOVED this cover! She always brings a certain light and life to her songs that’s just fantastic. Perfect round!
Cristhian — Florence Welch — 10/10
Cover - 5/5: I used to bop out to this all the time! A great choice!
Collaborative: Not you coming for “Sweet Nothing” like that. I think having Florence as the featured artist was a unique take on this challenge (welp, it was the only option you’ve got I guess)! I definitely enjoyed the collaboration a lot. Nice job!
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Bye @ Collin and Jake not knowing about the existence of Candi staton.
And sorry, but Sweet Nothing is just HORRIBLE.
9 - 9 - 10
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Atleast I made the top ten
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Quote:
Originally posted by Cristhian
Bye @ Collin and Jake not knowing about the existence of Candi staton.
And sorry, but Sweet Nothing is just HORRIBLE.
9 - 9 - 10
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You're on your own.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Cristhian
And sorry, but Sweet Nothing is just HORRIBLE.
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Stop giving me such sweet nothing!! Seriously, Sweet Nothing's so good, just so good . Idk why you like it tbh
However, you chose I Come Apart, which since no one really knows about even though it's so good!
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9.5 - 9.5 - 9
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IKYWT isn't a collboration
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ROUND 10 - The Collaborative and Cover Song
The goal of this round was to send in two songs: one being a collaboration, the other being a cover.
Madonna gains immunity, with 14 points.
Rihanna leaves the competition, with -4 points.
Thank you Bey_Rihstan for playing! Rihanna is one of my favorite artists, and you did a great job representing her!
Rankings
1. Sebas - Madonna (14 points) [+1]
2. rl231 - Beyonce (12 points) [+2]
3. iHype - Aaliyah (10 points) [=]
3. Regina George - Taylor Swift (10 points) [+4]
3. Cristhian - Florence Welch (10 points) [+2]
6. Truth Teller - Christina Aguilera (IMMUNE) [-5]
7. Bey_Rihstan - Rihanna (-4 points) [-2]
Round 11 coming later!
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Nobody caring 'bout results?
9 - 9.5 - 10 from judges.
Good luck to Top 6. We made it so far!
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Yay
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Bey RihStan
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Quote:
Originally posted by Regina George
IKYWT isn't a collboration
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I think you knew what I meant, I'm just saying I would've been here for you using it because it is a unique collaboration for Taylor (Max Martin). See, using a producer would be like "thinking outside of the box" for a round like this. But nevermind I guess!
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ROUND 11 - The Uptempo and Ballad Song
Quote:
Originally posted by Dictionary.com
Uptempo: bouncy, fast tempo in music.
Ballad: a slow sentimental song, esp a pop song
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In the final two-song round, you will need to submit one song that is a fast-paced, upbeat composition, and a slow paced, heartfelt ballad.
This is a double elimination. Make sure you give it your all! Next round is the semi-finals!
DUE BY: 5 PM Central on MONDAY, July 14th
Youtube link and explanation required
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the semis already
I can't wait for the next season
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