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The way this game works is that you will be given two sets of five songs, your job is to rank each of the sets from best to worst. First place gets 4 points, second gets 3 etc.

The song with the most points in each set will advance to the grand final. If there is a tie for points, then the song with more first place votes will advance. If they are tied on first place votes as well, there will be a sudden death tiebreak. Only outright group winners will advance from here, no repechage!

Feel free to ask any questions, deadline is next Wednesday at 15:00 UTC.

Thread for the Draw

Rooney | Blueside
Ween | Ocean Man
Michaela Melián | Sebastian
Rokia Traoré | Dounia
Dispatch | The General

Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain
Gnarls Barkley | Going On
Värttinä | Tauti
Chet Baker | No Problem
Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End



Handouts in the Rain

1 | Rokia Traoré | Dounia |2008
4 | Rooney | Blueside | 2003
6 | Michaela Melián | Sebastian | 2007
9 | Ween | Ocean Man | 1997
10 | Dispatch | The General | 1997

2 | Chet Baker Quartet | No Problem | 1980
3 | Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain | 2002
5 | Michael O'Shea | No Journeys End | 1982
7 | Gnarls Barkley | Going On | 2008
8 | Värttinä | Tauti | 2003

Rokia Traoré | Dounia
Dispatch | The General
Rooney | Blueside
Michaela Melián | Sebastian
Ween | Ocean Man

Värttinä | Tauti
Gnarls Barkley | Going On
Chet Baker | No Problem
Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End
Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain

1 | Rokia Traoré | Dounia
2 | Rooney | Blueside
3 | Michaela Melián | Sebastian
4 | Dispatch | The General
5 | Ween | Ocean Man

1 | Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End
2 | Gnarls Barkley | Going On
3 | Värttinä | Tauti
4 | Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain
5 | Chet Baker | No Problem

1. Rokia Traoré | Dounia
2. Michaela Melián | Sebastian
3. Ween | Ocean Man
4. Rooney | Blueside
5. Dispatch | The General


1. Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End
2. Chet Baker | No Problem
3. Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain
4. Värttinä | Tauti
5. Gnarls Barkley | Going On

1 | Dispatch | The General
2 | Ween | Ocean Man
4 | Rooney | Blueside
6 | Rokia Traoré | Dounia
7 | Michaela Melián | Sebastian

3 | Gnarls Barkley | Going On
5 | Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain
8 | Chet Baker | No Problem
9 | Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End
10 | Värttinä | Tauti

Rokia Traoré | Dounia
Ween | Ocean Man
Dispatch | The General
Michaela Melián | Sebastian
Rooney | Blueside

Gnarls Barkley | Going On
Värttinä | Tauti
Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain
Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End
Chet Baker | No Problem

Group 1 is way too solid, I like every track in it. 2 is ok, but as you can probably tell from my votes I'm usually not too into long instrumental tracks.

3| Michaela Melián | Sebastian
4| Rokia Traoré | Dounia
6| Dispatch | The General
9| Ween | Ocean Man
10| Rooney | Blueside

1| Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain
2| Värttinä | Tauti
5| Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End
7| Chet Baker and Duke Jordan | No Problem
8| Gnarls Barkley | Going On

Rokia Traoré | Dounia
Michaela Melián | Sebastian
Ween | Ocean Man
Rooney | Blueside
Dispatch | The General

Värttinä | Tauti
Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End
Chet Baker | No Problem
Gnarls Barkley | Going On
Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain

1. Rokia Traoré | Dounia
2. Michaela Melián | Sebastian
3. Ween | Ocean Man
4. Rooney | Blueside
5. Dispatch | The General

1. Chet Baker | No Problem
2. Värttinä | Tauti
3. Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End
4. Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain
5. Gnarls Barkley | Going On

Rokia Traoré | Dounia
Rooney | Blueside
Michaela Melián | Sebastian
Ween | Ocean Man
Dispatch | The General

Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End
Värttinä | Tauti
Chet Baker | No Problem
Gnarls Barkley | Going On
Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain

Ween | Ocean Man
Rooney | Blueside
Dispatch | The General
Rokia Traoré | Dounia
Michaela Melián | Sebastian

Gnarls Barkley | Going On
Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain
Värttinä | Tauti
Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End
Chet Baker | No Problem

Don't forget to vote!

1. Ween | Ocean Man
2. Rooney | Blueside
3. Rokia Traoré | Dounia
4. Michaela Melián | Sebastian
5. Dispatch | The General

1. Värttinä | Tauti
2. Chet Baker | No Problem
3. Gnarls Barkley | Going On
4. Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain
5. Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End

Michaela Melián | Sebastian
Rokia Traoré | Dounia
Rooney | Blueside
Ween | Ocean Man
Dispatch | The General

Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End
Chet Baker | No Problem
Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain
Gnarls Barkley | Going On
Värttinä | Tauti

24 hours remain!

Rokia Traoré | Dounia
Michaela Melián | Sebastian
Dispatch | The General
Ween | Ocean Man
Rooney | Blueside

Chet Baker | No Problem
Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End
Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain
Värttinä | Tauti
Gnarls Barkley | Going On

Rokia Traoré | Dounia
Dispatch | The General
Michaela Melián | Sebastian
Ween | Ocean Man
Rooney | Blueside

Gnarls Barkley | Going On
Chet Baker | No Problem
Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End
Richie Havens | Handouts In The Rain
Värttinä | Tauti

Ween-Ocean Man (USA)
Dispatch-The General (USA)
Rokia Traoré-Dounia (MLI)
Michaela Melián-Sebastian (GER)
Rooney-Blueside (USA)

Chet Baker-No Problem (USA)
Varttina-Tauti (FIN)
Richie Havens-Handouts in the Rain (USA)
Gnarls Barkley-Going On (USA)
Michael O'Shea-No Journey's End (UK)

Rooney | Blueside
Ween | Ocean Man
Rokia Traoré | Dounia
Dispatch | The General
Michaela Melián | Sebastian

Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End
Chet Baker | No Problem
Värttinä | Tauti
Gnarls Barkley | Going On
Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain

RESULTS:

Rokia Traoré | Dounia | 71 | 10
Ween | Ocean Man | 50 | 3
Michaela Melián | Sebastian | 49 | 2
Rooney | Blueside | 45 | 1
Dispatch | The General | 40 | 1

Chet Baker | No Problem | 57 | 4
Michael O’Shea | No Journeys End | 55 | 5
Värttinä | Tauti | 52 | 3
Gnarls Barkley | Going On | 47 | 4
Richie Havens | Handouts in the Rain | 44 | 1