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Unacclaimed VII: Heats, Week 1

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The way this game works is that you will be given two sets of four 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 semi-finals. 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. Also the six highest scoring non-winners in the heat stage (based off point per voter and then percentage of first place votes) will also advance to the semi-finals.

Feel free to ask any questions, deadline is next Wednesday at 21:00 UTC.

Thread for the Draw

HYDROGEN GROUP
Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame
Swans | Love Will Save You
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
Superchunk | The First Part

HELIUM GROUP
Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)

"The first word in this song is discorporate. It means to leave your body."
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HYDROGEN GROUP
Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame
Swans | Love Will Save You
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
Superchunk | The First Part

HELIUM GROUP
Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)



Endgame is a stand-out, been playing on repeat- many thanks to its nominee!
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HYDROGEN GROUP
1. Swans | Love Will Save You
2. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
3. Superchunk | The First Part
4. Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame
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HELIUM GROUP
1. Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
2. The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
3. Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
4. Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
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HYDROGEN GROUP
1. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
2. Superchunk | The First Part
3. Swans | Love Will Save You
4. Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame

French Press the best song in this group by a landslide


HELIUM GROUP
1. The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
2. Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
3. Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
4. Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You

Lyrics is an important part of a song for me so it's hard to review a song in a language you don't speak if it doesn't bring something extra in the music and melody, so a third place could be a little bit unfair for Tétard. It's even harder though not to beat a pointless cover of I Think I Love You. :)
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HELIUM GROUP
1. The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
2. Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
3. Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
4. Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You

Lyrics is an important part of a song for me so it's hard to review a song in a language you don't speak if it doesn't bring something extra in the music and melody, so a third place could be a little bit unfair for Tétard. It's even harder though not to beat a pointless cover of I Think I Love You. :)
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Totally with you...difficult indeed, which is why Google Translator helped me with a quick cut and paste - the translation is quite accurate.

L'ile de Ré is a very popular holiday destination in France, on the Atlantic Coast. I spent my youth in the area and still go there, so it has quite a special resonance to me.

She wanted to go on a trip to Ile de Ré,
See new landscapes and collect pretty little seashells after the tide.
I proposed to her, she left me!
I was left alone on the beach, sitting crying, looking for the bad omen that could have directed me so that I set off, put me on a ship a little larger than my ideas.
She had a pretty blouse and tight shorts, no shoes like a wild one that could be tied up, her hair wet from the storm that had only passed. Should there be a message from my destiny?
This is how the scaffolding of my life broke down on at least several floors, a real tidal wave. I will need a lot of courage to be able to forget such a pretty face and the Ile de Ré
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HYDROGEN GROUP
1. Swans | Love Will Save You
2. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
3. Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame
4. Superchunk | The First Part

HELIUM GROUP
1. Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
2. Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
3. The Old 97's | Bird in a Cage
4. Voice of the Beehive | I Think I Love You
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Unacclaimed, how I've missed you!

HYDROGEN
2 | Superchunk | The First Part
4 | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
5 | Swans | Love Will Save You
8 | Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame

HELIUM
1 | Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
3 | The Old 97's | Bird In a Cage
6 | Voice of the Beehive | I Think I Love You
7 | Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
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HYDROGEN GROUP
Superchunk | The First Part
Swans | Love Will Save You
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame

HELIUM GROUP
Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage

Favourite of the week: The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
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3 | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press | 2017
5 | Swans | Love Will Save You | 1991
6 | Superchunk | The First Part | 1994
8 | Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame | 1984

1 | Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak) | 2014
2 | Old 97's | Bird in a Cage | 2001
4 | Tétard | L'île de Ré | 2002
7 | Voice of the Beehive | I Think I Love You | 1991
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HYDROGEN GROUP
Swans | Love Will Save You
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame
Superchunk | The First Part

HELIUM GROUP
Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
"The first word in this song is discorporate. It means to leave your body."
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HYDROGEN GROUP
Superchunk | The First Part
Swans | Love Will Save You
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame

HELIUM GROUP
Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
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HYDROGEN GROUP
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
Superchunk | The First Part
Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame
Swans | Love Will Save You

HELIUM GROUP
Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
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HYDROGEN GROUP
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
Superchunk | The First Part
Swans | Love Will Save You
Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame

HELIUM GROUP
The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
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HYDROGEN GROUP
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
Swans | Love Will Save You
Superchunk | The First Part
Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame

Two solid rock songs (RBCF and Superchunk), but my love of Swans is too strong for Superchunk. Not really a showtunes person, but its a good song as well.

HELIUM GROUP
Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
"The better a singer's voice, the harder it is to believe what they're saying."
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I hope these will get better in the coming weeks, because none of these were particularly great.

HYDROGEN GROUP
1 | Swans | Love Will Save You
5 | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
6 | Superchunk | The First Part
7 | Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame


HELIUM GROUP
2 | Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
3 | Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
4 | The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
8 | Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
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HYDROGEN GROUP
Swans | Love Will Save You 7
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press 7
Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame 7
Superchunk | The First Part 6

HELIUM GROUP
Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak) 7
Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You 6
Tétard | L'Ile de Ré 5
The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage 5
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HYDROGEN GROUP
1 | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
3 | Swans | Love Will Save You
5 | Superchunk | The First Part
6 | Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame

HELIUM GROUP
2 | Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
4 | The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
7 | Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
8 | Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
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Don't forget to vote!
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HYDROGEN GROUP
1 Swans | Love Will Save You
2 Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame
3 Superchunk | The First Part
4 Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press

HELIUM GROUP
1 Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
2 Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
3 Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
4 The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
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HYDROGEN GROUP
Swans | Love Will Save You
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
Superchunk | The First Part
Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame

HELIUM GROUP
Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
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HYDROGEN GROUP
1. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
2. Swans | Love Will Save You
3. Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame
4. Superchunk | The First Part

HELIUM GROUP
1. Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
2. Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
3. Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
4. The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
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spiritualized wrote: Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:49 am
Are you planning on voting spiritualized?
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Bang Jan wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 9:07 pm
spiritualized wrote: Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:49 am
Are you planning on voting spiritualized?
Yes ! Very soon !
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HYDROGEN GROUP
1. Superchunk | The First Part
2. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
3. Swans | Love Will Save You
4. Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame


HELIUM GROUP
1. Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
2. The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
3. Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
4. Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
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HYDROGEN GROUP
1. Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame
2. Swans | Love Will Save You
3. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
4. Superchunk | The First Part

HELIUM GROUP
1. Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
2. Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
3. Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
4. The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
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23 3/4 hours remain!
"The first word in this song is discorporate. It means to leave your body."
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HYDROGEN GROUP
1. Swans | Love Will Save You
2. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
3. Superchunk | The First Part
4. Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame

HELIUM GROUP
1. Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
2. Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
3. The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
4. Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
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HYDROGEN GROUP
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press
Swans | Love Will Save You
Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame
Superchunk | The First Part

HELIUM GROUP
Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You
Tétard | L'Ile de Ré
The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage
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RESULTS:

HYDROGEN GROUP
Swans | Love Will Save You | 68 | 8 (+1)
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press | 68 | 8
Superchunk | The First Part | 48 | 4
Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame | 36 | 2


HELIUM GROUP
Ibibio Sound Machine | The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak) | 70 | 11
Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You | 51 | 5
Tétard | L'Ile de Ré | 50 | 4
The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage | 49 | 2


There will be a list of heat winners as well as the repechage leaderboard in the original draw thread so you can keep track with the listening required for the semi-finals.

Repechage leaderboard:

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | French Press | 3.09 | 36.36%
Voice Of The Beehive | I Think I Love You | 2.32 | 22.73%
Tétard | L'Ile de Ré | 2.27 | 18.18%
The Old 97's | Bird In A Cage | 2.23 | 9.09%
Superchunk | The First Part | 2.18 | 18.18%
Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quillet & Barbara Dickson | Endgame | 1.64 | 9.09%
"The first word in this song is discorporate. It means to leave your body."
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Love Will Save You has advanced due to whuntva's tiebreaking vote!
"The first word in this song is discorporate. It means to leave your body."
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