Some time ago one of the nicest guys on the forum Sergio (sfar) tested out an idea he had for a Song Game, which involved people nominating a song – then at the end of it the songs were listed and people voted on their top three songs.
A few months later, as a Eurovision Song Contest nut, I had the thought of bringing the Eurovision element into it along with the voting system used there. We jointly once did some TT Olympic and TT Football specials and always made a great team so I checked with Sergio that he was OK for me to expand on his original idea, which he was, along with adding an interactive element of an interview with all participants about the songs and the game in general where everyone could put forward ideas and suggestions about the game, it's all really thanks to Sergio that this game started .
I once did a TT Eurovision special and gave the winner a heart-attack when I informed him that the Eurovision tradition is that the winner hosts the following year - instead the winner picks the next category.
Following that on 14th November 2013, the first ever TF Pick The Best Song Game was started.
HOW TO JOIN IN AND PLAY THE GAME
1. Send me a PM with any song that relates to the category above - along with the You Tube link if possible – MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE SONGS USED LIST TO CHECK THAT THE SONG HASN’T BEEN USED BEFORE
2. Make clear which is the song title and which is the artist.
3. When the deadline is over, I'll post all the songs in the thread (without the name of the user who sent it) for everyone to vote.
4.The song that gets the most points wins the game. In the event of a tie the song with the most 12 points will win, if that number is the same then it's the most 10 and so on.
For those who haven’t played before, anyone is welcome to play – here’s a link to all previous games which are housed at the TF Pick The Best Song Game Sub-Forum to see how it works :-
- You can send your song until WEDNESDAY 8th JANUARY 2020
- I'll publish all songs received on THURSDAY 9th JANUARY 2020
- You can vote your 10 favourite songs (which will be given 12, 10, 8-1 points respectively – the good old Eurovision format) from the published list
Semi-Final - One
Song One – Grimes – 4AM
Song Two – Don Cherry - Brown Rice
Song Three – Exuma - Dambala
Song Four – Kasabian - Days Are Forgotten
Song Five – Guy Skornik - Des arbres de fer
Song Six – The Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis
Song Seven – Clair Obscur - Froh
Song Eight – Miles Davis - Go Ahead John
Song Nine – Einstürzende Neubauten - Haus der Lüge
Song Ten – The Fish Hildas - How I Itch To Stitch My Pitch
Song Eleven – Belgrado - Jeszcze Raz
Song Twelve – Crystal Castle - Kept
Song Thirteen – Serú Girán - La Grasa de las Capitales
Song Fourteen – Taxi Girl - Les Arméés De La Nuit
Song Fifteen – Jacques Charlier - Loulou
Semi-Final - Two
Song Sixteen – Moniker - Milestone 2 (Skux Life)
Song Seventeen – Rae and Christian ft. YZ - Now I Lay Me Down
Song Eighteen – Conchita Wurst - Rise Like A Phoenix
Song Nineteen – Deftones - Rosemary
Song Twenty – Vanessa Mae - Sabre Dance
Song Twenty-One – Igor Stravinsky - Sacrificial Dance
Song Twenty-Two – Earth Girl Helen Brown - Set The Woods On Fire
Song Twenty-Three – Tori Amos - Spark
Song Twenty-Four – Modest Mouse - Teeth Like God's Shoeshine
Song Twenty-Five – Leonard Cohen - The Future
Song Twenty-Six – China Crisis - Tragedy and Mystery
Song Twenty-Seven – Lois & Lane - Turn On The Night
Song Twenty-Eight – SHYGIRL - Want More
Song Twenty-Nine – The Enemy - We'll Live And Die In These Towns
Final
Song One– Don Cherry - Brown Rice
Song Two – Exuma - Dambala
Song Three – Guy Skornik - Des arbres de fer
Song Four – Clair Obscur - Froh
Song Five – Miles Davis - Go Ahead John
Song Six – Einstürzende Neubauten - Haus der Lüge
Song Seven – The Fish Hildas - How I Itch To Stitch My Pitch
Song Eight – Belgrado - Jeszcze Raz
Song Nine – Crystal Castle - Kept
Song Ten – Taxi Girl - Les Arméés De La Nuit
Song Eleven – Rae and Christian ft. YZ - Now I Lay Me Down
Song Twelve – Deftones - Rosemary
Song Thirteen – Vanessa Mae - Sabre Dance
Song Fourteen – Igor Stravinsky - Sacrificial Dance
Song Fifteen– Earth Girl Helen Brown - Set The Woods On Fire
Song Sixteen – Tori Amos - Spark
Song Seventeen – Modest Mouse - Teeth Like God's Shoeshine
Song Eighteen – Leonard Cohen - The Future
Song Nineteen – China Crisis - Tragedy and Mystery
Song Twenty – The Enemy - We'll Live And Die In These Towns
SEMI FINAL VOTING DEADLINE - FRIDAY 17th JANUARY 2020
FINAL VOTING DEADLINE - WEDNESDAY 22nd JANUARY 2020
VOTING CEREMONY – THURSDAY 23rd JANUARY 2020
DEADLINES FOR EVERYTHING IS 7PM UK TIME – UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED – Here’s a link to what the time is in the UK :- local time
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You pick your ten favourite songs, TEN IN EACH OF THEIR OWN SEMI-FINALS [U]you cannot vote for the song you have nominated yourself[/U] –
you award 12 points to your favourite, 10 points to your second favourite, 8 points to your third favourite,
7 points to your fourth favourite and so on up to your tenth favourite.
Your votes should look like this
PLEASE VOTE FOR SONG TITLES
SEMI FINAL - ONE
12 – Song Title
10 – Song Title
8 – Song Title
7 – Song Title
6 – Song Title
5 – Song Title
4 – Song Title
3 – Song Title
2 – Song Title
1 – Song Title7
SEMI FINAL - TWO
12 – Song Title
10 – Song Title
8 – Song Title
7 – Song Title
6 – Song Title
5 – Song Title
4 – Song Title
3 – Song Title
2 – Song Title
1 – Song Title
The winner of the game will also be awarded this magnificent Horses Rear Toilet Paper Trophy, which has been designed and created by the finest craftsmen on the planet and is a widely sought item which will look good on any shelf
Heres the songs in list format for those who use Florin's sheet to rank the songs at :
SEMI FINAL - ONE
4AM
Brown Rice
Dambala
Days Are Forgotten
Des arbres de fer
Doctorin' The Tardis
Froh
Go Ahead John
Haus der Lüge
How I Itch To Stitch My Pitch
Jeszcze Raz
Kept
La Grasa de las Capitales
Les Arméés De La Nuit
Loulou
SEMI FINAL - TWO
Milestone 2 (Skux Life)
Now I Lay Me Down
Rise Like A Phoenix
Rosemary
Sabre Dance
Sacrificial Dance
Set The Woods On Fire
Spark
Teeth Like God's Shoeshine
The Future
Tragedy and Mystery
Turn On The Night
Want More
We'll Live And Die In These Towns
A song can only ever picked once in the game (the same song sung by a different artist can be chosen) - below is a link to a listing of all of the songs chosen so far in Song Title order and also in Artist Order
Song Nine – Einstürzende Neubauten - Haus der Lüge
Song Ten – The Fish Hildas - How I Itch To Stitch My Pitch
Song Eleven – Belgrado - Jeszcze Raz
Song Twelve – Crystal Castle - Kept
Song Thirteen – Serú Girán - La Grasa de las Capitales
Song Fourteen – Taxi Girl - Les Arméés De La Nuit
Song Fifteen – Jacques Charlier - Loulou
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[COLOR="Red"][B][U]HOW TO SEND VOTES[/U][/B][/COLOR]
You pick your ten favourite songs, [B][U]you cannot vote for the song you have nominated yourself[/U][/B] –
you award 12 points to your favourite, 10 points to your second favourite, 8 points to your third favourite,
7 points to your fourth favourite and so on up to your tenth favourite.
Your votes should look like this
Semi-Final One
12 – Song X
10 – Song X
8 – Song X
7 – Song X
6 – Song X
5 – Song X
4 – Song X
3 – Song X
2 – Song X
1 – Song X
Semi-Final Two
12 – Song X
10 – Song X
8 – Song X
7 – Song X
6 – Song X
5 – Song X
4 – Song X
3 – Song X
2 – Song X
1 – Song X
Deadline for receiving your votes is FRIDAY 17th JANUARY 2020 - 7pm UK TIME (TBC)
Please send your votes to AdeyC
PLEASE VOTE FOR THE SONG TITLE
Song Seventeen – Rae and Christian ft. YZ - Now I Lay Me Down
Song Eighteen – Conchita Wurst - Rise Like A Phoenix
Song Nineteen – Deftones - Rosemary
Song Twenty – Vanessa Mae - Sabre Dance
Song Twenty-One – Igor Stravinsky - Sacrificial Dance
Song Twenty-Two – Earth Girl Helen Brown - Set The Woods On Fire
Song Twenty-Three – Tori Amos - Spark
Song Twenty-Four – Modest Mouse - Teeth Like God's Shoeshine
Song Twenty-Five – Leonard Cohen - The Future
Song Twenty-Six – China Crisis - Tragedy and Mystery
Song Twenty-Seven – Lois & Lane - Turn On The Night
Song Twenty-Eight – SHYGIRL - Want More
Song Twenty-Nine – The Enemy - We'll Live And Die In These Towns
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[COLOR="Red"][B][U]HOW TO SEND VOTES[/U][/B][/COLOR]
You pick your ten favourite songs, [B][U]you cannot vote for the song you have nominated yourself[/U][/B] –
you award 12 points to your favourite, 10 points to your second favourite, 8 points to your third favourite,
7 points to your fourth favourite and so on up to your tenth favourite.
Your votes should look like this
Semi-Final One
12 – Song X
10 – Song X
8 – Song X
7 – Song X
6 – Song X
5 – Song X
4 – Song X
3 – Song X
2 – Song X
1 – Song X
Semi-Final Two
12 – Song X
10 – Song X
8 – Song X
7 – Song X
6 – Song X
5 – Song X
4 – Song X
3 – Song X
2 – Song X
1 – Song X
Deadline for receiving your votes is FRIDAY 17th JANUARY 2020 - 7pm UK TIME (TBC)
Please send your votes to AdeyC
PLEASE VOTE FOR THE SONG TITLE
Song Seven – The Fish Hildas - How I Itch To Stitch My Pitch
Song Eight – Belgrado - Jeszcze Raz
Song Nine – Crystal Castle - Kept
Song Ten – Taxi Girl - Les Arméés De La Nuit
Song Eleven – Rae and Christian ft. YZ - Now I Lay Me Down
Song Twelve – Deftones - Rosemary
Song Thirteen – Vanessa Mae - Sabre Dance
Song Fourteen – Igor Stravinsky - Sacrificial Dance
Song Fifteen– Earth Girl Helen Brown - Set The Woods On Fire
Song Sixteen – Tori Amos - Spark
Song Seventeen – Modest Mouse - Teeth Like God's Shoeshine
Song Eighteen – Leonard Cohen - The Future
Song Nineteen – China Crisis - Tragedy and Mystery
Song Twenty – The Enemy - We'll Live And Die In These Towns
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[COLOR="Red"][B][U]HOW TO SEND VOTES[/U][/B][/COLOR]
You pick your ten favourite songs [B][U]you cannot vote for the song you have nominated yourself[/U][/B] –
you award 12 points to your favourite, 10 points to your second favourite, 8 points to your third favourite,
7 points to your fourth favourite and so on up to your tenth favourite.
Your votes should look like this
[B][SIZE="6"]
PLEASE VOTE FOR SONG TITLES
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12 – Song Title
10 – Song Title
8 – Song Title
7 – Song Title
6 – Song Title
5 – Song Title
4 – Song Title
3 – Song Title
2 – Song Title
1 – Song Title
PLEASE VOTE FOR THE SONG TITLE
DEADLINES FOR EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS 7PM UK TIME – UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED – Here’s a link to what the time is in the UK :- local time
Deadline for receiving your votes is WEDNESDAY 22nd JANUARY 2020 7pm UK Time
Voting Ceremony will be THURSDAY 23rd JANUARY 2020 – 8pm
PLEASE VOTE FOR THE SONG TITLE
Please send your votes to AdeyC
The following rankings points are given at the end of each game :
Although the game didn't immediately start at one every week, it was fairly early in the run of games that it became a weekly game, so to make things simple I've counted every game as one week.
Rankings are compiled from the last 52 games - the best 16 scores during the last 52 games count to the players total ranking.
With huge thanks and acknowledgement to Markus for doing a lot of the inputting of and clearing the then backlog