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Second Nomination "Anna Sun" by Walk the Moon

I debated between three choices for my next nomination. They are all fairly recent, and all unacclaimed, but are in my opinion the best songs of their year.

I thought about Cryoshell's "Creeping in my Soul" (2007) and almost went with Birds of Tokyo's "Plans" (2010), but after hearing all three at once, and seeing this song was eligible, I knew I had to go with:

Temper Trap-Fader (2009):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPPdetZTOx0

Second nomination:
The 2 Bears-Take a Look Around

Because Joe Goddard is awesome and I'm easily pleased when people acknowledge the existence of bear culture, even if it's just in the name.

whuntva wrote: 10) Fred Wesley and the JB's-Doin' it To Death http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIakXEm4wPE

My nomination is for the single version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TRc3DG4ydc

Capital Cities - Safe and Sound
Andres Segovia - Leyenda
Capital Cities - Safe and Sound

I'm highly indecisive about this pick...I figure more of you have heard "Safe and Sound", and I doubt a guitar solo would do well in this competition. Plus, I couldn't find a good video of it on youtube.

My second nomination:

Trust - Pretty Things

Second nomination:
New Radicals - Mother We Just Can't Get Enough

I was planning to hold off and do more investigating, but it seems that time is running short...
I'll nominate "A Long Time" by Mayer Hawthorne

Second nomination: Passion Pit - Carried Away

My second nomination is "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" by Gnarls Barkley-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOz0rxmeWD4

Second Nomination: Chris Knox - Not Given Lightly

Hymie wrote:My second nomination:

Trust - Pretty Things

I believe this song isn't allowed in the competition because it is on an album that is listed on AM. Sorry.

My second vote is for Tally Ho! by The Clean (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVkC8W_-a-8)

McJagger wrote:

Hymie wrote:My second nomination:

Trust - Pretty Things

I believe this song isn't allowed in the competition because it is on an album that is listed on AM. Sorry.

Okay, change my second nomination to:

I Shall Be Released - Box Tops

2nd nomination :
Nino Rota - O Venezia, Venaga, Venusia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DGGVwtzxpg

Second nomination :

Jean-Jacques Perrey - E.V.A.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXTGN_St-ho

I can't pass up the opportunity to nominate Buttons by Sia:

Missed the first round, does that mean I'm allowed to nominate two songs now?

1. The Alan Parsons Project - Old and Wise
(2. The Tallest Man on Earth - The Gardener)

GucciLittlePiggy wrote:Second nomination:
New Radicals - Mother We Just Can't Get Enough

Great pick!

I am new to this Unacclaimed world cup stuff.

My nomination(s):
1. R.E.M. - Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars)
(2. The Triffids - Red Pony)

Any elimination before quarter finals would be a huge disappointment!

Stephan wrote: 1. The Alan Parsons Project - Old and Wise

I would love to have picked this one too, but sadly it was also selected in the last edition and is ineligible now. It was actually selected by you then, too.

For people who want to check, here is the list of the last edition: http://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/static/ ... 0&cmd=show



For my second nomination I decided to pick a song from my homecountry, The Netherlands. It's not in the Dutch language, but at least the lyrics couldn't come from somewhere else:
The Nits - In the Dutch Mountains

Apparently the lead singer believed as a child growing up in Amsterdam that beyond the city there would be mountains. There aren't, but this memory inspired the song, which re-imagines The Netherlands as a sort of fantasy landscape. Despite the short length the music makes it feel like an epic, with it's alternately stomping riffs and short wistful interludes. It's sort of prog-rock and a wonderful example of the genre.

Games - Strawberry Skies

Second Nomination:

Lord Invader, Macbeth the Great, and the Duke of Iron - Calypso War (1946)

Second nomination:

The Pointer Sisters - Going Down Slowly

Back when they were younger, a little more bad-ass, and not slicked up for the '80s. This is really fun, and surprisingly funky, stuff.

Henri Salvador - Dans mon île (1958)
Erik Satie - Gymnopédie 1 (but this is classical stuff)

In case Satie is not eligible then : Blind Gary Davis - Death Don't Have No Mercy (1961)

Rob wrote:

Stephan wrote: 1. The Alan Parsons Project - Old and Wise

I would love to have picked this one too, but sadly it was also selected in the last edition and is ineligible now. It was actually selected by you then, too.

For people who want to check, here is the list of the last edition: http://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/static/ ... 0&cmd=show

Well spotted! I am apparently quite the one-trick-pony when it comes to this game.

I would love to make my second nomination New Radical's Someday We'll Know, but we already have another song off that album. That whole album should be nominated probably, but let's keep things varied. I'll go with Leon Russell's Stranger in a Strange Land.

I was a little hesitant about this one because the Gorillaz are already represented in the game... Nah, Albarn isn't the highlight of the song to begin with.

My second nomination is "DoYaThing (Full Version)" by Gorillaz, Andre 3000 and James Murphy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36DCuT1KxM4

Note: Andre is a little loose with his vernacular, so headphones might be best when listening to this one

For any newcomers, even if you did not nominate a song when we had 32, you are allowed 2 now! The reason being we can get to 64 faster that way. I just did a test to see how fast the turnout was.

And for nicholas, ANYTHING not on AM is eligible. You could nominate Beethoven if you wanted.

Great songs, guys! I've actually heard a few before nominating began. During the link uploading, I have now heard every song nominated, and there are no clear favorites!

58 down, only SIX to go! keep it coming and we can start this weekend at this rate.

For some reason, I feel an urge to participate, and also to play it with unnecessarily experimental nominations, just for the sake of curiosity on their final placement...

1. Enrique Morente & Lagartija Nick - Omega (1996)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-rWCgj5BZg

2. Jun Togawa - 諦念プシガンガ [Teinen Pushiganga] (1984)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV-qCcjxtlg

whuntva wrote:For any newcomers, even if you did not nominate a song when we had 32, you are allowed 2 now! The reason being we can get to 64 faster that way. I just did a test to see how fast the turnout was.

And for nicholas, ANYTHING not on AM is eligible. You could nominate Beethoven if you wanted.

Great songs, guys! I've actually heard a few before nominating began. During the link uploading, I have now heard every song nominated, and there are no clear favorites!

58 down, only SIX to go! keep it coming and we can start this weekend at this rate.

OK, I have 2, both used in movies.
The first in "Diva", a french movie from the early eighties: Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez: aria from "La Wally" from "Diva" ('81) The second in "The King of Comedy": Van Morrison - Wonderful Remark .The version I would like to nominate is the original 1972 version though, as it appears on the compilation of outtakes "The Philosopher's Stone If the classical cut is not eligible, here's another cut: Beside - Change The Beat (French) [Female Version] an old school rap track.

For my second nomination, I'd like to put up "Baby Blue Sedan" by Modest Mouse:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JAzZYxHvEg

One of the simplest songs I've ever heard, but also one of the saddest and sweetest and most sincere.

Matt Elliott - The Maid We Messed (2nd nomination)

whuntva wrote: 53) Calypso Warrior-Lord Invader, Macbeth the Great, and the Duke of Iron http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7QDcfx32Q4

Just to be clear, the artist is (are) Lord Invader, Macbeth the Great, and the Duke of Iron. The song is "Calypso War"

Thanks for pulling this all together whuntva!

I don't know if you caught my second nomination: Tally Ho! by The Clean

My second nomination will be American Football- Never Meant.

I've already made my nominations, but I'm shocked that these two all time classic soul ballads are not listed on the site:

Seriously, Tally Ho is not even Bubbling ??? Wow, the whole kiwi country should revolt !

Anyway, I was going to pick Broke by Modest Mouse but they already have a song in, and I realized that Bromst and Spiderman of the Ring are not even bubbling under (and that's a shame).
I was tempted to go with a song in Bromst (most likely the cartoon beat of Woof Woof, what a crazy song) but I'll go with :
Dan Deacon - Wham City (because we don't have enough 10 minutes + songs in yet...)
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im8bhfn_Kaw[/youtube]

Nassim wrote: Dan Deacon - Wham City (because we don't have enough 10 minutes + songs in yet...)
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im8bhfn_Kaw[/youtube]

Really glad this is nominated!

Stephan wrote:I would love to make my second nomination New Radical's Someday We'll Know, but we already have another song off that album. That whole album should be nominated probably, but let's keep things varied

I was so close to selecting that song. I'm really surprised that album is not on AM. Those first six tracks are pop perfection if you ask me.

Mattceinicram wrote:My second nomination will be American Football- Never Meant.

That album seems to be getting a lot of talk this year. I wonder if it's going to end up on this site soon. I'm seeing the band in late September.

Michael Jackson - Earth Song
Enigma - Return to Innocence

Well, for my second nomination I'm going with Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, really weird that this is not on AM.

Edit: I'm too late I guess. Ah well, maybe next time

We now have a problem.

I was away for awhile, and we actually EXCEEDED the intended cap of 64!

I don't know what to do!

Here's how I approached it:

I am cutting it off at "Tally Ho!" because that DID slip my radar! Thanks McJagger.

Therefore, arcoramor's song was the 64th and nothing else counts after.

Sorry guys. I had something to do and I forgot to call it. Can anyone else propose a compromise?

whuntva wrote:Sorry guys. I had something to do and I forgot to call it. Can anyone else propose a compromise?

No problem. Maybe for Unacclaimed 3.0?

Crazy thing is, I just checked out American Football's "Never Meant" which would have been my vote against all but 3 songs in this entire competition. Great discovery though, I am going to add to a number of Spotify lists so I can hear it at least once a week at the office!!!

Can I change my 2 Bears song to the American Football one?

BleuPanda wrote:Can I change my 2 Bears song to the American Football one?

I guess so. If you were to nominate a different song, I would say no, but this is a grace period, and I never made a rule against changing your vote.

But the thing is, is this song too new for the poll. YouTube says it was released this calendar year. Seems a little unfair to nominate something so recent. You have to confirm to me it's from at the very latest July 2013.

Alright, so now let's begin a "grace period". I have to work this weekend and cannot open the polls, so I decided to start the poll Thursday and extend it to August 17.

Between now and Thursday, though, I want all of you to do something for me. Look at the first post and check for errors. Check for names, links, and even eligibility.

And if something like this crops up, you may change ONE of your votes, but not both.

American Football is from 1999. It had a major rerelease recently, but it was originally released years ago.

BleuPanda wrote:American Football is from 1999. It had a major rerelease recently, but it was originally released years ago.

Yep, the song is not new, it was just reissued this year.

OK, the vote has been changed.

I should also tell you how I'm grouping the songs.

I took them as numbered, 1-64, and put them on my laptop's randomizer in groups of four. There was no rhyme or reason, the songs have been grouped completely at random to add an air of unpredictability and fun to it!

American Football joins the party in 2 Bears original slot.

You know what? It's a fantastic list. So much good songs. Bravo at all of you, nevermind the winner.