| Zach | 40 | 42 | -2 | 40 | 1 | - Change of Pace / Good Riddance but also I Need You Back - Always liked this one
- Change of Pace / Old Enough! はじめてのおつかい - This one made me laugh
Also, I watched Barbie recently per Zach's recommendation
- Change of Pace / Not Horny Enough - I appreciated the horny version of this song more than the original
- Change of Pace / Better-than-Okay Boomer - Forgot how long her solo career was
- Change of Pace / Stop, Wait a Minute - I respect the pick, but it took some effort to get through the whole song
- Hey DJ! / Guilty Pleasures - Hollaback Girl got my vote. This one felt more like a standard pop song rather than a guilty pleasure
- Hey DJ! / Tongue Twists - Props for picking an Asian song. This one isn't quite my style, but it's interesting
- Hey DJ! / The Big Ask - One of my favorites on the playlist. Good fit for planetarium prom
- Hey DJ! / Cover Me Badly - Catchy!
- Beginnings / Summer Starts - I liked the song and the movie, but felt this was the loosest fit with the theme
- Beginnings / Original - Sweet symphony
- Beginnings / If At First You Don't Succeed - There are no bad songs in this playlist, but I never quite got into Arctic Monkeys
- Into the Void / Fairies Wear Boots - Really enjoyed this
- Into the Void / Spiral Architect - Interesting. I never paid attention to the lyrics for this one before
- Into the Void / Neon Knights - Help I'm Alive is my favorite Metric song. Will have to give Combat Baby a listen next!
- Into the Void / Sweet Leaf - New to me, and my favorite on the playlist. Man, that album cover...
- The Singularity / Man vs Machine - When I first looked at the playlist, I didn't think this would end up being my favorite
- The Singularity / Embiggened Language Model - I've heard this occasionally throughout my whole life, but never paid attention to it or knew the title. Great song!
- The Singularity / Embiggened Language Model - My high school friends league had a round called "1994". It is insane how much good music came out that year. Bangers like this were almost common
- The Singularity / John Henry - I thought they were a Thai band at first
- The Singularity / This is Fine - I imagine the machines will be way harsher than Bruno Mars
- The Singularity / Irreplaceable - A challenging but compelling listen
- Music Through the Decades / The 2000s: Guilty Pleasure or Secret Genius? - Yeah man. THE anthem for a night out in the 00s
- Music Through the Decades / The 2010s: Internet Aesthetics - Interesting. I liked that Ed Sheeran song from Game of Thrones. Was Sigur Ros in there too?? I need to rewatch
- Music Through the Decades / The 2020s: Soundtrack to the End (or Beginning) - Catchy, but I prefer the original
- Music Through the Decades / Time Traveler's Choice - This reminded me of Charmed from the 90s, so upvote for me
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Storytime! - Lovely. I liked this better than The Weeknd's version
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Storytime! - The Cure will usually get my vote. Still one of my favorite songs and music videos of all time
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Out of the ordinary - Sting really does do it all, but I prefer his reggae-tinged songs and collaborations with Shaggy
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Out of the ordinary - Good call on the Blondie rap
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Excellently Explicit - No "E" rating from Spotify, so I restrained myself from giving a vote here
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Kids songs - Seems like an intro to the piece?
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| lainey3eb | 39 | 41 | -1 | 40 | 1.03 | - Change of Pace / Old Enough! はじめてのおつかい - I like Britney, but this pick was a bit too easy. Taste is subjective of course, but I thought her albums after this were more mature and interesting
- Change of Pace / Not Horny Enough - I'm glad this album still finds a way to show up
- Change of Pace / Better-than-Okay Boomer - The theme description leaves some room for interpretation. Elvis is still culturally relevant with that recent movie, but this was the only song on this playlist that came out less than 15 years into the artist's career (for the original version, anyway). Great song, though.
- Hey DJ! / Guilty Pleasures - Your comment got my vote
- Hey DJ! / Tongue Twists - I remember liking this a lot and watching the music video back in high school. Never realized the intro was in Arabic!
- Hey DJ! / The Big Ask - The other planetarium promposal got my vote
- Hey DJ! / $@#?! - I forgot about the profanity in here
- Hey DJ! / Cover Me Badly - I thought my pick was bad, but you have me beat. Respect
- Beginnings / Debut - You beat me to it! I was planning to pick this. Ultimate 90s nostalgia, and still thrilling to listen to after all these years
- Beginnings / Beginnings - My Dad introduced me to this album. Nice pick
- Beginnings / Summer Starts - Great song, and I was thinking of playing this for next round. I'm just prioritizing votes for songs that are new to me
- Beginnings / If At First You Don't Succeed - I remember the MP3 for this being on my Winamp playlist, so this is probably the first INXS song I heard. I didn't realize it was from their *6th* album
- Into the Void / Fairies Wear Boots - Yeah, this always reminds me of Fight Club
- Into the Void / Spiral Architect - Hits the emotionally complex notes
- Into the Void / Neon Knights - Metallica was my first rock concert. I prefer the harder hitting songs from S&M, where the symphony gives a kind of cinematic menace
- The Singularity / Man vs Machine - Any version of this song is good, but I would have given +2 to the original
- The Singularity / Embiggened Language Model - Not sure why, but I like this better now compared to when it came out
- The Singularity / John Henry - Revolutionary song. I remember first hearing a cover of it by John Frusciante at a Chili Peppers show
- The Singularity / Irreplaceable - Somehow I never knew the artist for this
- Music Through the Decades / The 1990s: The Basement Tapes - Monster was one of the first CDs I bought. Great album, but I never quite got into this song
- Music Through the Decades / The 2000s: Guilty Pleasure or Secret Genius? - I could have sworn this was called "Promiscuous Girl" 🤔
- Music Through the Decades / The 2010s: Internet Aesthetics - Still a banger
- Music Through the Decades / The 2020s: Soundtrack to the End (or Beginning) - Hits the paranoid and chaotic notes
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Storytime! - Loved this
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Storytime! - Interesting story
- Music Through the Decades / The Lost Decade - Bold pick. I heard this before but never knew the title or composer, so thanks!
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Out of the ordinary - Yeah baby, yeah!
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Out of the ordinary - I'm giving Ozzy a total of 3 points this round. Props if you also picked his solo song
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Short and Sweet (or not) - Great cover
- New beginnings / Rediscovered - All of her songs are so cute
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| Yorick | 26 | 33 | -1 | 32 | 1.23 | - Change of Pace / Old Enough! はじめてのおつかい - Interesting, I didn't know he was in a boy band
- Change of Pace / Stop, Wait a Minute - The nostalgia got me on this one
- Hey DJ! / Guilty Pleasures - I liked the swagger but couldn't get into the music itself
- Hey DJ! / Tongue Twists - Nice song. I can find it on Spotify, so not sure why it was missing from the playlist 🤔
- Hey DJ! / The Big Ask - Funny. If we had more upvotes, I would have given a point
- Hey DJ! / $@#?! - I heard one of the characters in the One Of Us Is Lying show sing this, but I never heard the original. So thanks for this
- Hey DJ! / Cover Me Badly - From what I've listened to so far, these guys are pretty one-dimensional
- Into the Void / Neon Knights - Yup, this ticks all the boxes. I knew right away that this would be my favorite song on the playlist
- Into the Void / Sweet Leaf - Banger. The first time I listened to this, I was using my earbuds. It was much better on my speakers at home.
- The Singularity / Embiggened Language Model - My Gaga fever has cooled off these past few months, but I still appreciated this
- The Singularity / John Henry - Oh man, Fifth Element. Unfortunately, I ran out of upvotes
- The Singularity / This is Fine - I would have given an upvote if the theme was about the machines' morning wake up call - "Get thr f*ck up!" 😁
- The Singularity / This is Fine - Great cover. I hadn't heard this before
- The Singularity / Irreplaceable - amfish picked this in one of the larger group leagues. Lots of scrolling to verify that 😅. Surprised to see it again here!
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Storytime! - As a Japanese American whose family also immigrated to the US in 1905, I appreciated the history lesson. I've been meaning to check out his music, though I didn't click with the flow of this song
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Out of the ordinary - Interesting hearing Mike Shinoda sing, but I prefer him rapping while Chester is screaming
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Excellently Explicit - This was actually the only other song I considered voting for this round. It was tough to decide how many points to give, but since the other song was my favorite, +3 feels about right
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Excellently Explicit - Most songs on this playlist were not the type of music I usually listen to, so it was tough to decide where my votes should go. Lonely Island was the closest to my taste, so somehow it is getting the majority of my points
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Kids songs - Yorick? This is the type of song I love, but haven't dared to play so far. Hoping this ends up doing well
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Kids songs - Interesting, I didn't know about this album. I prefer the old MJ, but will give the rest of the album a listen out of curiosity
- New beginnings / Rediscovered - The guy spouting simple wisdoms made me laugh, but I would actually have given +2 if he stayed quiet 😅
- New beginnings / This isn't me - I like some of her songs, but the melancholy on this one was a bit heavy-handed for my taste
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| Jason | 33 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0.79 | - Change of Pace / Good Riddance but also I Need You Back - I have a soft spot for the music video with Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Change of Pace / Old Enough! はじめてのおつかい - Won me over after I read about the wider range of "boy bands" beyond Backstreet Boys and NSYNC
- Change of Pace / Not Horny Enough - Great song, but it felt tricky to fit "horny vibrations" into the rhythm
- Change of Pace / Better-than-Okay Boomer - Not sure if his time in The Police counts toward the 15 years, but I've always been fond of this song. I remember the music video being cool too.
- Change of Pace / Stop, Wait a Minute - I'm a big fan of some Led Zeppelin, but this is another one that took some effort to listen all the way through
- Hey DJ! / Guilty Pleasures - Do you feel guilty about liking Pitbull?
- Hey DJ! / Tongue Twists - Props on the brave pick
- Hey DJ! / $@#?! - I heard the Foo Fighters cover, but never realized Prince did the original
- Hey DJ! / Cover Me Badly - I was thinking of playing this too
In high school, I remember liking this. Fred Durst's yelling and grunting have not aged well, though
- Beginnings / Beginnings - One of the first songs I learned to play on guitar. Aside from the beginner-friendly chords, I didn't catch the beginnings theme, though
- Beginnings / Summer Starts - Great song with summer vibes, but I felt it was a looser fit with the theme compared to most of the others on this playlist
- Beginnings / If At First You Don't Succeed - I only recently learned about their first album, after someone in my high school friends' league picked a song from it
- Into the Void / Fairies Wear Boots - Interesting, I never realized how weird the lyrics are
- Into the Void / Spiral Architect - Won me over on the second listen
- Into the Void / Neon Knights - Interesting cover, but I prefer the Dio version
- Into the Void / Wishing Well - Classic. I hope this is the hip hop song that does well in this league
- Into the Void / Sweet Leaf - Another one that I appreciated more after a couple listens
- The Singularity / Embiggened Language Model - New to me
- The Singularity / John Henry - Interesting pick, though I still prefer the Led Zeppelin version
- The Singularity / This is Fine - The 16-bit screaming sounds made me smile
- The Singularity / This is Fine - I was actually a big fan of this song before it became a meme
- The Singularity / Irreplaceable - I hesitated to give this an upvote since it was played in a previous league
- The Singularity / Irreplaceable - For some reason, I appreciate this more now
- Music Through the Decades / The 2010s: Internet Aesthetics - Still a classic party anthem. This was played in a previous league, which I know not everybody was in, but I decided to shift my vote elsewhere
- Music Through the Decades / The 2020s: Soundtrack to the End (or Beginning) - Great song from a great movie, but as a non-Spanish speaker I hesitated to give a point here
- Music Through the Decades / The Lost Decade - Won me over after a few listens. Wow, Michael McDonald still sounds the same
- New beginnings / This isn't me - Fits the Fallout vibe, but I couldn't get into the song itself
- New beginnings / Instrumental - This song won the instrumental round in my high school friends' league. I probably would have given +3 if I hadn't heard it recently
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| Taylor Kayatta | 36 | 27 | -2 | 25 | 0.69 | |
| Christopher Long | 21 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 1.19 | |
| Michael Sugar | 27 | 25 | -1 | 24 | 0.89 | - Change of Pace / Good Riddance but also I Need You Back - +2 for the song, +1 for the comment
- Change of Pace / Old Enough! はじめてのおつかい - Miley became a mature musician a few years after this (and maybe even a few years after Wrecking Ball)
- Change of Pace / Horn-y - Great song, I just ran out of upvotes
- Change of Pace / Better-than-Okay Boomer - Yup. Her songs are still catchy
- Change of Pace / Stop, Wait a Minute - This one gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling
- Hey DJ! / Guilty Pleasures - Won me over on the second listen
- Hey DJ! / The Big Ask - I like the backflip idea, but I found his voice grating during the chorus
- Beginnings / Beginnings - Over a few listens, this song went from doubtful to my favorite on the playlist
- Beginnings / Original - I thought about playing this too
- Into the Void / Spiral Architect - Somehow I never knew the name of this song
- Into the Void / Neon Knights - Illusions! This made me think of Arrested Development, and also the inspired choreography for this track on the Just Dance game
- The Singularity / Man vs Machine - Classic
- The Singularity / John Henry - I prefer grown-up Miley, but man this is catchy
- Music Through the Decades / The 2020s: Soundtrack to the End (or Beginning) - Would have given an upvote if we had a few more points
- Music Through the Decades / The Lost Decade - I would have voted for most of their other hits, or anything from the Young Guns II sountrack
- New beginnings / Rediscovered - Great song from her debut album. How about a newer track?
- New beginnings / This isn't me - Interesting, I didn't know the Robin Schulz "Sugar" song was based on this
- New beginnings / Instrumental - Classic, but the song opens with someone saying "hahahaha wipe out"
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| arhumphrey-us | 24 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0.92 | - Change of Pace / Old Enough! はじめてのおつかい - Ok fine, I'll upvote both of the George Michael songs
- Change of Pace / Not Horny Enough - I appreciated the horny version of this song more than the original
- Change of Pace / Better-than-Okay Boomer - Interesting cover
- Change of Pace / Stop, Wait a Minute - A classic with a great music video
- Hey DJ! / Guilty Pleasures - I always liked this but never knew who sang it
- Hey DJ! / Tongue Twists - My favorite on this playlist. Great sample
- Hey DJ! / The Big Ask - This would rule the playlist of dirty songs to play during the prom itself
- Hey DJ! / Cover Me Badly - Oh man, so awkward
- Beginnings / Beginnings - Good one. I was thinking of doing Dog Days Are Over for this round
- Beginnings / If At First You Don't Succeed - Same. Gish is a solid album, too - I was thinking of picking from there for the first round
- Into the Void / N.I.B. - This was my first choice, but you beat me to it! I still remember the music video
- Into the Void / Fairies Wear Boots - I would have given an upvote if we had one more point
- Into the Void / Spiral Architect - This song is shorter than I remembered
- Into the Void / Neon Knights - I still prefer the Jimi Hendrix version, but this one grew on me
- Into the Void / Sweet Leaf - Won me over on the second listen
- Music Through the Decades / The 1990s: The Basement Tapes - I remember hearing this on the radio a fair amount in the 90s, but I think you had to be really into alt rock in that period to still remember it. Good pick
- Music Through the Decades / The 2000s: Guilty Pleasure or Secret Genius? - Great song, but it's starting to feel overplayed on Music League as in real life. I wanted to upvote most songs on this playlist, so unfortunately did not have space to give another one here
- Music Through the Decades / The 2010s: Internet Aesthetics - Lol. Actually if I don't pay too much attention to the lyrics, it's a catchy pop song
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| Purple Reign | 18 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0.89 | |
| faulkheather | 20 | 15 | -1 | 14 | 0.70 | |
| Anthony Ng | 22 | 14 | -2 | 12 | 0.55 | - Change of Pace / Old Enough! はじめてのおつかい - I like JT, but this pick was a bit too easy
- Change of Pace / Horn-y - Bold pick
- Change of Pace / Not Horny Enough - Classic Heart
- Change of Pace / Better-than-Okay Boomer - I snuck into their concert at a field in Hawaii in 2000, then saw them at Coachella 23 years later. Thankfully their adolescent humor was still intact with plenty of dick jokes 😆
- Change of Pace / Stop, Wait a Minute - Yeah, this was definitely the most difficult round. I adored Encanto and this song, but I don't *think* it fits the tempo change from the prompt
- Hey DJ! / Guilty Pleasures - I forgot how silly some of these lyrics were. Still catchy, though
- Hey DJ! / Tongue Twists - Interesting, I never realized U2 used a pseudonym for this
- Beginnings / Debut - Still one of their best songs
- Beginnings / Beginnings - Not a bad song, just felt that it didn't fit the theme
- Beginnings / Summer Starts - What an epic song. The second "movement" was a pleasant surprise
- Beginnings / Original - Classic. I'm just focusing upvotes on sampled songs that are less familiar to me
- Beginnings / If At First You Don't Succeed - The "crimson and clover" part triggered all the college nostalgia feels
- Into the Void / Fairies Wear Boots - From the WhatsApp chat, sounds like this is in first place. Well, here's another point because the song deserves it
- Into the Void / Neon Knights - Fond memories of Guitar Hero
- Music Through the Decades / The 2000s: Guilty Pleasure or Secret Genius? - Fits the theme, but I never quite got into this song. I'm glad I finally got to see them when they came to Singapore in 2019 though
- Music Through the Decades / The 2010s: Internet Aesthetics - I am not a Taylor Swift fan, but somehow I always give her songs a vote
- Music Through the Decades / The 2020s: Soundtrack to the End (or Beginning) - My favorite of the covers on this playlist. It's an interesting take on the song, but I didn't have enough points to give an upvote
- Music Through the Decades / Time Traveler's Choice - Nice one. I didn't think about supergroups for this round
- Music Through the Decades / The Lost Decade - does gen z not capitalize song titles?
- New beginnings / Instrumental - I wanted to give +2, but there is a lovely, operatic, wordless vocal that runs throughout the song
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| amfish123 | 19 | 11 | -1 | 10 | 0.53 | - Change of Pace / Good Riddance but also I Need You Back - I listened to this on repeat for a while during middle/high school. Great song and, of course, epic album. Seems slightly off theme, though - he's miserable, but resigned to the fact that she's gone (not trying to get her back)
- Change of Pace / Old Enough! はじめてのおつかい - Yup. I thought this was the more inspired of the two MJ picks
- Change of Pace / Horn-y - Great song, but I listened to it too many times over the years
- Change of Pace / Not Horny Enough - Memories of Rocketman
- Change of Pace / Better-than-Okay Boomer - Go! This soul screamer would be a winner in the horn-y round too
- Change of Pace / Stop, Wait a Minute - Ha, this reminded me of The Hangover. I don't recall the tempo slowing down in the middle, though. It *might* speed up a bit at the drum break, but that's just different enough from the prompt that I hesitated to give this banger an upvote
- Hey DJ! / Tongue Twists - Props for the three language pick
- Hey DJ! / The Big Ask - 17 year old Brandon would have given +2 for this, but middle-aged Brandon seems to have outgrown it
- Beginnings / Beginnings - Cute song
- Beginnings / Original - Originally, this round's prompt was going to include covers. To differentiate it from the bad covers round last season, it was changed to focus on just samples. I see where your head is at, though. Interesting pick
- Beginnings / If At First You Don't Succeed - Yeah, I still haven't listened to their earlier albums
- Into the Void / Fairies Wear Boots - Classic album
- Into the Void / Neon Knights - Interesting back story. I did not know this about Coheed and Cambria, but it makes me want to listen through their albums and read this epic comic
- Into the Void / Wishing Well - Another song where I never knew the artist. I probably would have given +2 if we had one more upvote
- Music Through the Decades / The 2000s: Guilty Pleasure or Secret Genius? - I discovered Kid Cudi late and mispronounced it as "Kid Cutie" for a while. Anyway I was surprised to find that I like a lot of his stuff, so good pick
- Music Through the Decades / The 2020s: Soundtrack to the End (or Beginning) - Not a bad cover, but I prefer the Nirvana version
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| Happy Lucky | 9 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1.11 | |
| JDG | 17 | 11 | -3 | 8 | 0.47 | |
| Richelle Ashley | 17 | 11 | -3 | 8 | 0.47 | |
| Meredith | 14 | 9 | -1 | 8 | 0.57 | |
| Emily Neubauer Sugar | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.60 | |
| Barbara | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.80 | |
| Es | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 | |
| Olaf Schoeman | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 | - New beginnings / This isn't me - There's this restaurant in Bali called Naughty Nuri's. When someone orders a martini or margarita, this song will blast on the speaker and the staff will chant "Shake, shake, shake!" It happened several times when I was there, and it wasn't a very long dinner. Perhaps because of that repetition, I lost interest in this song. Sorry, Tay
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| rhynus | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 | |
| lauryl1 | 5 | 1 | -3 | -2 | -0.40 | |
| Jen | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Elena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |