Song Contest (Reprise)

[somitomi]

And that's hammer

It was a pretty close finish, but in the end I, your humble mod, have emerged victorious. Congratulations to everyone and thanks for playing.

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							somi	ODF	rat	heury	john	jedi	Ling
somitomi - Stayin' Alive In The Wall			-	5	4	1	3	5	1,5	19,5
orangedragonfire - Wellerman/Ievan polkka		5	-	2	3	2	4	2,5	18,5
ratammer - The Starting Line				4	3	-	5	5	1	1	19
heuristically_alone - Hamilton Polka			3	4	3	-	4	2	0,5	16,5
commodorejohn - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer	2	1	5	2	-	3	0	13
Superjedi - Race of Shapes				1	2	1	4	1	-	2	11

Since I just ran this one I guess the responsibility falls on ratammer.

[ratammer]

Congrats somi - I keep forgetting to start my round, I will remember tonight I promise!

[ratammer]

OK - this time the theme is encouraging/positive songs. Make us all feel good! Submissions must come in by 16th August.

[ratammer]

Reminder that the deadline is tomorrow!

[ratammer]

And here are the entries! Deadline for votes is 26th August!

Gustav Holst - Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu77Vtja30c
Vylet Pony - kayak / for the love of music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MtW9ncwy1M
Rudolf (musical) - The Steps of Tomorrow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YQ6vTMqRIE
Courtney Barnett - Take It Day By Day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LTc1eGGZlE
S Club 7 - Reach - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50kP4S0peAs

[ratammer]

It's been pointed out that the link for "Reach" doesn't work in every region, so try this one if you're in that situation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoinrBYKjkI

[ratammer]

Reminder that the deadline is in two days!

[ratammer]

For the third round in a row - congratulations, somi!



Since somi just hosted last round... Ling, do you want to host the next one?

[LingEarth]

Congrats somi, and sure!

The theme for this round will be old music--songs that were written over 100 years ago. (The particular recording can be more recent.)

Entries must be submitted by Sunday, September 4.

[commodorejohn]

Gosh, to think that "over 100 years ago" now covers almost all of the songs in One Froggy Evening.

[LingEarth]

48 hours to the deadline!

[LingEarth]

And here we go, the songs, sorted by year!

J.S. Bach - "Little Fugue in G minor" (1703) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_54J7EEAEE
Franz Liszt - Second Hungarian Rhapsody (1847) - http://www.library.ucsb.edu/OBJID/Cylinder2833
Edward Meeker & Vernon Dalhart - Erie Canal Song (1912) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep1hi6VBaWg
Gustav Holst - Mars (1914) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmk5frp6-3Q
Vera Lynn - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (1918) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ97jkVnX0A

The deadline to vote is Sunday, September 11! And remember, you can vote even if you didn't submit an entry.

[LingEarth]

Reminder that the deadline for voting is in 48 hours!

[LingEarth]

And congratulations to SuperJedi224!

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                                                               total   Ling    rat     Jedi    somi    john
SuperJedi224 - Gustav Holst - Mars                             13      4       4       -       1       4
commodorejohn - J.S. Bach - Little Fugue in G minor            12      2       3       4       3       -
ratammer - Vera Lynn - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles             9       3       -       1       4       1
LingEarth - Edward Meeker & Vernon Dalhart - Erie Canal Song   8       -       2       2       2       2
somitomi - Franz Liszt - Second Hungarian Rhapsody             8       1       1       3       -       3

[commodorejohn]

Congrats indeed :)

[somitomi]

Well, there goes my streak
Congratulations

[ratammer]

Well done, Jedi! Will you be hosting next?

[SuperJedi224]

john can if he wants

[commodorejohn]

Hmm, okay. I'm going elsewhere to visit family soon, so the theme for this round is travel. Entries are due by Saturday, Sept. 24th ;)

[commodorejohn]

Reminder that the deadline is tomorrow!

[commodorejohn]

Alright, here are the entries, sorted ASCIIbetically by URL, for your consideration! Votes are due by Sunday, Oct. 2nd!

Bill Wurtz - "New Canaan" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2ukpvP5mL8
Against Me! - "Wagon Wheel" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtdoyPG0OY
Led Zeppelin - "Ramble On" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzGBQerkvWs
Metric - "Wanderlust" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA3XKt6znmY

[ratammer]

October 4th is a Tuesday.

[orangedragonfire]

The next time October 4th is a Sunday is in 2026.

[commodorejohn]

Right you are, I misread my calendar XD Correct deadline is Sunday, Oct. 2nd!

[commodorejohn]

~48-ish hour reminder - all the submitters have gotten their votes in, but anyone else is welcome to contribute ;)