Battle of the Songs!

Malc · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2020 16:18

Would anyone be interested in if I ran a Song Wars style competition on here? It would very similar to the ones that Craster has run previously , but I have some different ideas on how people would get knocked out and the themes and stuff.

If you could let me know in here if you are interested, that would be great. Once I have an understanding of how many people are up for it, I'll provide more details of what the structure will be etc.

Thanks

PS if you don' know what song wars is, then basically each round everyone who is playing, picks a song which they think best matches a particular theme, then everyone votes for their favourite song out of those picked, and the losers get knocked out. Then everyone left in, picks another song. this repeats until there is one song left, and they are crowned the winner!

Interested (12)

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4357

I'd be up for it, if only to sear Every Rose Has it's Thorn from my memory

TheVision · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2020 16:32

Yeah, I'm in.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2020 16:41

Yeah, in.

myp · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2020 17:20

No one has ever liked my music, and that’s not going to start now

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Findus Fop wrote:

I'd be up for it, if only to sear Every Rose Has it's Thorn from my memory

I may enter to make sure that doesn't happen

Jem · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2020 18:40

I'll give it a go, although my music choice is terrible.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38659

In.

Push pineapple. Shake tree

Jem · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2020 18:45

Title of your sex tape.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38659

Agadoo 2: Electric Boogaloo

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4357

Cras wrote:

Findus Fop wrote:

I'd be up for it, if only to sear Every Rose Has it's Thorn from my memory

I may enter to make sure that doesn't happen

Giphy "bring it":
https://media0.giphy.com/media/JVuju3gx3AYUg/giphy-loop.mp4

Kern · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2020 19:01

Sounds great! Count me in.

Malc · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2020 19:09

I've put the interested parties in the first post. Cras and Mr Chonks, I wasn't sure if you two were signing up?

TheVision · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2020 19:33

They posted in here so that automatically enters them I reckon.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

oh go on then.

GazChap · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2020 19:44

go on then

myp · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2020 19:52

Malc wrote:

I've put the interested parties in the first post. Cras and Mr Chonks, I wasn't sure if you two were signing up?

No thank you.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38659

Mr Chonks wrote:

Malc wrote:

I've put the interested parties in the first post. Cras and Mr Chonks, I wasn't sure if you two were signing up?

No thank you.

Yellow belly!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Malc wrote:

I've put the interested parties in the first post. Cras and Mr Chonks, I wasn't sure if you two were signing up?

Sure, why not.

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3304

Yes pls.

myp · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2020 21:18

DavPaz wrote:

Mr Chonks wrote:

Malc wrote:

I've put the interested parties in the first post. Cras and Mr Chonks, I wasn't sure if you two were signing up?

No thank you.

Yellow belly!

My experience of song wars it’s just a popularity contest. You need to post the broadest most well known songs to win. Voters aren’t interested in anything new, interesting or challenging, imo.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38659

Be the change you want to see in the world Song Wars!

Malc · **Posted:** Sun Jun 21, 2020 0:10

Mr Chonks wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Mr Chonks wrote:

Malc wrote:

I've put the interested parties in the first post. Cras and Mr Chonks, I wasn't sure if you two were signing up?

No thank you.

Yellow belly!

My experience of song wars it’s just a popularity contest. You need to post the broadest most well known songs to win. Voters aren’t interested in anything new, interesting or challenging, imo.

That's part of what I want to try and address with the format changes. Not saying I'll be able to do it, but I want to try

Malc · **Posted:** Sun Jun 21, 2020 0:10

DavPaz wrote:

Be the change you want to see in the world Song Wars!

Ahem

myp · **Posted:** Sun Jun 21, 2020 0:57

Malc wrote:

Mr Chonks wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Mr Chonks wrote:

Malc wrote:

I've put the interested parties in the first post. Cras and Mr Chonks, I wasn't sure if you two were signing up?

No thank you.

Yellow belly!

My experience of song wars it’s just a popularity contest. You need to post the broadest most well known songs to win. Voters aren’t interested in anything new, interesting or challenging, imo.

That's part of what I want to try and address with the format changes. Not saying I'll be able to do it, but I want to try

Oh go on then.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38659

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2020 6:51

Yes please.

Malc · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:21

So, we are at 12 participants so far, so probably 2 groups at the moment, I'll publish the details soon.

In the meantime, the last song wars had a dedicated sub forum and dedicated space to upload songs.

Is there any chance they still exist?

@cras @grim...

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

We can recreate the subforum easily enough. The MP3 uploader is still there - http://www.fullonrobotchubby.co.uk/playa2/

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:33

Cor, fuck. Does it work?

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:34

Also the song wars sub-forum(s) are in the archived section of the site: https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/ ... m.php?f=14

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:39

Can I make it an unlucky 13?

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:39

Grim... wrote:

Cor, fuck. Does it work?

Of course it fucking doesn't :roll:

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:43

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:43

Flash player?! Fuck.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:52

There we go.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:52

Do we really need to upload songs in this day and age? Feels like a relic of a bygone era

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:57

No idea. But it was broken.

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:59

In the past, it was useful if you couldn't find the track on Youtube.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 11:14

Kern wrote:

In the past, it was useful if you couldn't find the track on Youtube.

Maybe, when I had thousands of mp3s on my computer. Not so much now.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Okay but I don't see how more options is a cause for concern

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 12:02

Kern wrote:

In the past, it was useful if you couldn't find the track on Youtube.

YouTube, of course, being the downfall of Song Wars.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Because Curio kept winning with shitty songs that had great videos

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 12:27

Cras wrote:

Because Curio kept winning with shitty songs that had great videos

Imagine my shock and horror to discover that a competitive situation with Curio had an undercurrent of scoring bias.

devilman · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 12:32

Cras wrote:

Because Curio kept winning with shitty songs that had great videos

Conversely, one of my favourite songs, Bad Devil, just has a still of a naked Devin Townsend from the album cover and one of the versions is posted by a user called MisanthropicC**t and another has a description of 'that's no music for gays'

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2020 13:05

Curiosity wrote:

Can I make it an unlucky 13?

Of course

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2020 13:11

So it's 13 people at the moment, any more for any more?

Interested (14)

I'll give it until the end of the week before drawing up the groups, in the meantime, can you all suggest some themes that you'd like to see used in the tournament, when I have a load, I will put up a poll for which theme(s) will be used in the first round.

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2020 13:13

Grim... wrote:

Also the song wars sub-forum(s) are in the archived section of the site: https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/ ... m.php?f=14

Is it possible to get that (or a new one called Battle of the Songs) on the main forum page please?

Thanks

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4357

Themes:

Song for your funeral
Three-minutes of perfection
Best Ever Sax
The Best of Now That's What I Call Music
Rick Wakeman's Organ (let's get proggy)
6am sounds

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2020 16:57

Theme ideas:

Good morning!
WWF entrance music
We'll Meet Again
Actually, that's pretty creepy
Get out more
Make America Great Again
Eurovision 2050
The last days of mankind

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