The new theme will be The 10s. Any song first released between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019 is eligible.
To make things a tad more challenging and to stop the same artists appearing again, previously nominated artists will not be eligible for this edition.
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 5th FEBRUARY 2020
- I'll publish all songs received on THURSDAY 6th FEBRUARY 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 – Kedr Livanskiy - Ariadna
Song Two – John Dowd - Betty
Song Three – French 79 - Between the Buttons
Song Four – Judd Greenstein - Clearing, Dawn, Dance
Song Six – Two People - Fading
Song Seven – Anna McClellan - Fire Flames
Song Eight – Cellar Darling - Freeze
Song Nine – Coucou Chloe - Gecko
Song Ten – Skating Polly - Hey Sweet
Song Eleven – Hong Kong Express - Hong Kong 2046
Song Twelve – Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams
Song Thirteen – Adalita - Jewel Thief
Song Fourteen – Kenshi Yonezu - Lemon
Semi-Final - Two
Song Fifteen – Kitten - Memphis
Song Sixteen – Pikachunes - Nervous
Song Seventeen – Carnival Youth - Never Have Enough
Song Eighteen – Yassassin - Pretty Face
Song Nineteen – XYZ - Rock On
Song Twenty – Conor Maynard - Royalty
Song Twenty-One – Marissa Nadler - Skyscraper
Song Twenty-Two– Erlend Øye - La Prima Estate
Song Twenty-Three – Blossoms - There's a reason why (I never returned your calls)
Song Twenty-Four – Mi Nave - Trinchera
Song Twenty-Five – Kati Wolf – What About My Dreams
Song Twenty-Six– Pierre Kwenders - Woods of Solitude
Song Twenty-Seven – Wyclef Jean - Young Thug
Final
Song One – Febueder - Brazilia
Song Two – French 79 - Between the Buttons
Song Three – Judd Greenstein - Clearing, Dawn, Dance
Song Four – Two People - Fading
Song Five – Cellar Darling - Freeze
Song Six – Skating Polly - Hey Sweet
Song Seven – Hong Kong Express - Hong Kong 2046
Song Eight – Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams
Song Nine – Adalita - Jewel Thief
Song Ten – Kenshi Yonezu - Lemon
Song Eleven – Kitten - Memphis
Song Twelve – Pikachunes - Nervous
Song Thirteen – Yassassin - Pretty Face
Song Fourteen – XYZ - Rock On
Song Fifteen – Marissa Nadler - Skyscraper
Song Sixteen – Erlend Øye - La Prima Estate
Song Seventeen – Blossoms - There's a reason why (I never returned your calls)
Song Eighteen – Mi Nave - Trinchera
Song Nineteen– Pierre Kwenders - Woods of Solitude
Song Twenty – Wyclef Jean - Young Thug
SEMI FINAL VOTING DEADLINE - FRIDAY 14th FEBRUARY 2020
FINAL VOTING DEADLINE - WEDNESDAY 19th FEBRUARY 2020
VOTING CEREMONY – THURSDAY 20th 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 Ten Pin Star 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 313.
Heres the songs in list format for those who use Florin's sheet to rank the songs at :
SEMI FINAL - ONE
Brazilia
Betty
Between the Buttons
Clearing, Dawn, Dance
Fading
Fire Flames
Freeze
Gecko
Hey Sweet
Hong Kong 2046
Hot Dreams
Jewel Thief
Lemon
SEMI FINAL - TWO
Memphis
Nervous
Never Have Enough
Pretty Face
Rock On
Royalty
Skyscraper
La Prima Estate
There's a reason why (I never returned your calls)
Trinchera
What About My Dreams
Woods of Solitude
Wyclef Jean
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 Four – Judd Greenstein - Clearing, Dawn, Dance
Song Six – Two People - Fading
Song Seven – Anna McClellan - Fire Flames
Song Eight – Cellar Darling - Freeze
Song Nine – Coucou Chloe - Gecko
Song Ten – Skating Polly - Hey Sweet
Song Eleven – Hong Kong Express - Hong Kong 2046
Song Twelve – Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams
Song Thirteen – Adalita - Jewel Thief
Song Fourteen – Kenshi Yonezu - Lemon
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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 14th FEBRUARY 2020 - 7pm UK TIME (TBC)
Song Seventeen – Carnival Youth - Never Have Enough
Song Eighteen – Yassassin - Pretty Face
Song Nineteen – XYZ - Rock On
Song Twenty – Conor Maynard - Royalty
Song Twenty-One – Marissa Nadler - Skyscraper
Song Twenty-Two– Erlend Øye - La Prima Estate
Song Twenty-Three – Blossoms - There's a reason why (I never returned your calls)
Song Twenty-Four – Mi Nave - Trinchera
Song Twenty-Five – Kati Wolf – What About My Dreams
Song Twenty-Six– Pierre Kwenders - Woods of Solitude
Song Twenty-Seven – Wyclef Jean - Young Thug
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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 14th FEBRUARY 2020 - 7pm UK TIME (TBC)
Please send your votes to AdeyC
PLEASE VOTE FOR THE SONG TITLE
Song Three – Judd Greenstein - Clearing, Dawn, Dance
Song Four – Two People - Fading
Song Five – Cellar Darling - Freeze
Song Six – Skating Polly - Hey Sweet
Song Seven – Hong Kong Express - Hong Kong 2046
Song Eight – Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams
Song Nine – Adalita - Jewel Thief
Song Ten – Kenshi Yonezu - Lemon
Song Eleven – Kitten - Memphis
Song Twelve – Pikachunes - Nervous
Song Thirteen – Yassassin - Pretty Face
Song Fourteen – XYZ - Rock On
Song Fifteen – Marissa Nadler - Skyscraper
Song Sixteen – Erlend Øye - La Prima Estate
Song Seventeen – Blossoms - There's a reason why (I never returned your calls)
Song Eighteen – Mi Nave - Trinchera
Song Nineteen– Pierre Kwenders - Woods of Solitude
Song Twenty – Wyclef Jean - Young Thug
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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
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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 19th FEBRUARY 2020 7pm UK Time
Voting Ceremony will be THURSDAY 20th 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
I like this theme. If it hadn't ruled out artists who have already been used before it might have turned out a little drab but that little extra proviso makes it pretty interesting and I would expect it to turn up some nice surprises.