Song Contest (Reprise)

[heuristically_alone]

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commodorejohn can go next

[commodorejohn]

No specific objections on my part, but it looks to me like I came in penultimate place...?

[Suzaku]

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                                                                                        john  h_a   Ling  rat   Suz   Tot   Rank
heuristically_alone Gustav Holst - "Jupiter (1914-1916)"                                4     -     2     3     4     13    1
commodorejohn       Isao Tomita & Gustav Holst - "Mars, the Bringer of War (1914-1916)" -     4     1     4     3     12    2
Suzaku              Trio Mandili - "Psalm 50 (8th Century BC)"                          3     3     3     1     -     10    3
ratammer            Florrie Ford - "Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty (1917)"            2     1     4     -     1     8     4
LingEarth           Choral Scholars of University College Dublin - "Danny Boy (1913)"   1     2     -     2     2     7     5

I've reprocessed those scores into our (more) usual format, because I was finding it hard to follow. Hopefully I've got it right.
It seems (based on my votes) that heury listed the ranks for each player, not the scores.

So congrats to heury on the win with Jupiter, and CJ you were second with Mars so have the next round.

Overall, though, I think we can declare one Gustav Holst the winner of this one.

[ratammer]

Congrats heury!

[commodorejohn]

Well okay, then :) I've been listening to a bunch of A Certain Artist's polka medleys, so the theme this time is genre flips, from Moog novelty Nirvana to mariachi Black Sabbath! While I'm specifically thinking of covers done in a different style than the original, one could also reasonably extend it to artists stepping outside their usual wheelhouse - the specifics I leave up to you! Submissions are due by Friday, April 4th!

[Bop]

That was a really fun category heury! Didn't get to listen until after the fact but these were great!

[commodorejohn]

Duh, forgot to give a heads-up. Extending the deadline through the weekend, so this is your 48-ish hr. reminder - get your submissions in by Sunday!

[commodorejohn]

Alright, your entries are...! (sorted ASCIIbetically by URL)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spq-HwP9wks - Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies - "All My Loving"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujl1FMqPupo - The Moog Cookbook - "Come Out And Play"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx6S6JPwzbU - There I Ruined It ft. Eminem - "Without Me (Bluegrass Edition)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuLmf7DMPPo - Bob Dylan - "Hallelujah"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPjJIujUSOo - Postmodern Jukebox ft. Tatum Langley - "Basket Case"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNEdEDbhTQw - "Weird Al" Yankovic - "Hamilton Polka"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfoqd4hpPZo - Jonathan Coulton - "Baby Got Back"

A fine slate of madness! Deadline is the morning of Monday, April 15th - get your votes in before your taxes are due! But, um, maybe also do your taxes. And remember, you can vote even if you didn't submit an entry! But don't try that with your taxes.

(Tax advice not applicable to non-Americans. Offer void where prohibited by law.)

[commodorejohn]

< 48 hr. reminder!!! Get your votes in - and remember, you can vote even if you didn't participate!

[commodorejohn]

And a mere < 72 hrs. later, your results!

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                                       bop   rat somi suza john ling
somitomi      Without Me        16.0:    4     2   --    3    2    5
commodorejohn Come Out and Play 22.0:    5     3    6    2  ---    6
ratammer      Baby Got Back     16.0:    1   ---    2    6    4    3
Suzaku        Basket Case       24.0:    6     5    5  ---    6    2
Bop           All My Loving     21.0:  ---     6    4    4    3    4
LingEarth     Hallelujah        8.0:     2     1    3    1    1  ---
heury         Hamilton Polka    19.0:    3     4    1    5    5    1  (no votes)

An excellent round across the board, and a hearty congratulations to Suzaku!

[ratammer]

Well done, Suzaku!

[somitomi]

Congratulations!

Fleeting thought

Green Day was pretty much my jam when I was in high school and this cover made me wonder if someday the original will seem just as antiquated to people as the style of this cover does to me now

[commodorejohn]

Fleeting thought

Green Day was pretty much my jam when I was in high school and this cover made me wonder if someday the original will seem just as antiquated to people as the style of this cover does to me now

Fleeting thought

...when did Mötley Crüe become classic rock...?

[Suzaku]

Thank you all! I honestly expected to see more PMJ tracks in the list.

Anyway, the next round.
This is a topic I've been thinking about for a while, but let me hear your protest songs.
It could be anti-war, anti-racism, pro-women's rights; general or specific; anything at all - give me something that makes me want to go out and throw stones at the establishment, or something that makes me want to weep for the injustice; essentially any song that's trying to get people to be better.
If it is about a specific event or non-obvious cause, a short summary (or a link to the same) would also be appreciated .

Deadline is Monday night 2025-04-28 in my time, so everyone has a full weekend to submit.