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 29th JANUARY 2020
- I'll publish all songs received on THURSDAY 30th 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 – Empire Of The Sun - Alive
Song Two – Feist - Anti-Pioneer
Song Three – Cynthia and Family - Belema Gaji Pardiswa
Song Four – Circuit Des Yeux - Black Fly
Song Five – Blancmange - Blind Vision
Song Six – Bobby Wright - Blood Of An American
Song Seven – Ninos du Brasil - Condenado Por Un Idioma Desconhecido
Song Eight – Neneh Cherry and The Thing - Dirt
Song Nine – Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus - Don't Dream It's Over
Song Ten – Modern Time Machines - Dweeb
Song Eleven – Broadcast - Echo's Answer
Song Twelve – Paco de Lucía - Entre dos aguas
Song Thirteen – Transvision Vamp - Falling For A Goldmine
Song Fourteen – Luísa e os Alquimistas ft. Luê - Garota Ligeira
Song Fifteen – 070 Shake - Guilty Conscience
Semi-Final - Two
Song Sixteen – Maria Loves Me - Black Tears
Song Seventeen – Snapline - N & N
Song Eighteen – Buč Kesidi - Nema ljubavi u klubu
Song Nineteen – Black Lips - Notown Blues
Song Twenty – A Perfect Circle - Passive
Song Twenty-One – Low - Poor Sucker
Song Twenty-Two – Michael Kiwanuka - Rolling
Song Twenty-Three – The House Of Love - Shine On
Song Twenty-Four – The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar
Song Twenty-Five – Satchel - Suffering
Song Twenty-Six – Luther Vandross - The Glow Of Love
Song Twenty-Seven – Temples - The Golden Throne
Song Twenty-Eight – Santocas - Volodia
Song Twenty-Nine – Ton Joe White - What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
Song Thirty – Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me
Final
Song One – Cynthia and Family - Belema Gaji Pardiswa
Song Two – Circuit Des Yeux - Black Fly
Song Three – Blancmange - Blind Vision
Song Four – Bobby Wright - Blood Of An American
Song Five – Ninos du Brasil - Condenado Por Un Idioma Desconhecido
Song Six – Neneh Cherry and The Thing - Dirt
Song Seven – Modern Time Machines - Dweeb
Song Eight – Broadcast - Echo's Answer
Song Nine – Paco de Lucía - Entre dos aguas
Song Ten – Transvision Vamp - Falling For A Goldmine
Song Eleven – Maria Loves Me – Black Tears
Song Twelve – Black Lips - Notown Blues
Song Thirteen – Low - Poor Sucker
Song Fourteen – Michael Kiwanuka - Rolling
Song Fifteen – The House Of Love - Shine On
Song Sixteen – The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar
Song Seventeen – Luther Vandross - The Glow Of Love
Song Eighteen – Temples - The Golden Throne
Song Nineteen– Santocas - Volodia
Song Twenty – Ton Joe White - What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
SEMI FINAL VOTING DEADLINE - FRIDAY 7th FEBRUARY 2020
FINAL VOTING DEADLINE - WEDNESDAY 12th FEBRUARY 2020
VOTING CEREMONY – THURSDAY 13th FEBRUARY 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 Smile 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 and the option to pick the category for Game 312
Heres the songs in list format for those who use Florin's sheet to rank the songs at :
SEMI FINAL - ONE
Alive
Anti-Pioneer
Belema Gaji Pardiswa
Black Fly
Blind Vision
Blood Of An American
Condenado Por Un Idioma Desconhecido
Dirt
Don't Dream It's Over
Dweeb
Echo's Answer
Entre dos aguas
Falling For A Goldmine
Garota Ligeira
Guilty Conscience
SEMI FINAL - TWO
Black Tears
N & N
Nema ljubavi u klubu
Notown Blues
Passive
Poor Sucker
Rolling
Shine On
Star Guitar
Suffering
The Glow Of Love
The Golden Throne
Volodia
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
When You Tell Me That You Love Me
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 Three – Cynthia and Family - Belema Gaji Pardiswa
Song Four – Circuit Des Yeux - Black Fly
Song Five – Blancmange - Blind Vision
Song Six – Bobby Wright - Blood Of An American
Song Seven – Ninos du Brasil - Condenado Por Un Idioma Desconhecido
Song Eight – Neneh Cherry and The Thing - Dirt
Song Nine – Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus - Don't Dream It's Over
Song Ten – Modern Time Machines - Dweeb
Song Eleven – Broadcast - Echo's Answer
Song Twelve – Paco de Lucía - Entre dos aguas
Song Thirteen – Transvision Vamp - Falling For A Goldmine
Song Fourteen – Luísa e os Alquimistas ft. Luê - Garota Ligeira
Song Fifteen – 070 Shake - Guilty Conscience
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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 7th FEBRUARY 2020 - 7pm UK TIME (TBC)
Please send your votes to AdeyC
PLEASE VOTE FOR THE SONG TITLE
Song Twenty-Four – The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar
Song Twenty-Five – Satchel - Suffering
Song Twenty-Six – Luther Vandross - The Glow Of Love
Song Twenty-Seven – Temples - The Golden Throne
Song Twenty-Eight – Santocas - Volodia
Song Twenty-Nine – Ton Joe White - What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
Song Thirty – Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me
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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 7th FEBRUARY 2020 - 7pm UK TIME (TBC)
Please send your votes to AdeyC
PLEASE VOTE FOR THE SONG TITLE
Song One – Cynthia and Family - Belema Gaji Pardiswa
Song Two – Circuit Des Yeux - Black Fly
Song Three – Blancmange - Blind Vision
Song Four – Bobby Wright - Blood Of An American
Song Five – Ninos du Brasil - Condenado Por Un Idioma Desconhecido
Song Six – Neneh Cherry and The Thing - Dirt
Song Seven – Modern Time Machines - Dweeb
Song Eight – Broadcast - Echo's Answer
Song Nine – Paco de Lucía - Entre dos aguas
Song Ten – Transvision Vamp - Falling For A Goldmine
Song Eleven – Maria Loves Me – Black Tears
Song Twelve – Black Lips - Notown Blues
Song Thirteen – Low - Poor Sucker
Song Fourteen – Michael Kiwanuka - Rolling
Song Fifteen – The House Of Love - Shine On
Song Sixteen – The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar
Song Seventeen – Luther Vandross - The Glow Of Love
Song Eighteen – Temples - The Golden Throne
Song Nineteen– Santocas - Volodia
Song Twenty – Ton Joe White - What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
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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 12th FEBRUARY 2020 7pm UK Time
Voting Ceremony will be THURSDAY 13th FEBRUARY 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