Brandon Nohara
- Submissions
- 51 total, 51 scored
- Games
- 8
- Votes cast
- 415 total
- Points received
- 362
Traits
- Consistent finisheraverageFinishPercentile 0.24892695731796086 (<= 0.4); scoredSubmissionCount 51 (>= 4)
- Frequent commentercommentRate 0.7553648068669528 (>= 0.6); commentOpportunityCount 466 (>= 12)
- Voting twin with Olaf SchoemanvotingSimilarity 0.829227982896771 (>= 0.7); sharedVoteCount 12 (>= 10) - Olaf Schoeman
Notable picks
- Best pick - Change of Pace16 pointsCrazy by Aerosmith - Better-than-Okay Boomer - #2
- Toughest finish - Change of Pace3 pointsOn A Roll by Ashley O - Old Enough! はじめてのおつかい - #11
- Best pick - Hey DJ!14 pointsYou Oughta Know - 2015 Remaster by Alanis Morissette - $@#?! - #1
- Toughest finish - Hey DJ!4 pointsSomebody To Love Remix by Justin Bieber, USHER - Guilty Pleasures - #8
- Best pick - Beginnings15 pointsThe Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range - Original - #1
- Toughest finish - Beginnings3 pointsPopular by Nada Surf - Debut - #9
- Best pick - Into the Void15 pointsWhite Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane - Fairies Wear Boots - #1
- Toughest finish - Into the Void3 pointsTime to Pretend by MGMT - Sweet Leaf - #8
- Best pick - The Singularity7 pointsFire for You by Cannons - Man vs Machine - #2
- Toughest finish - The Singularity0 pointsShe Don't Use Jelly by The Flaming Lips - John Henry - #7
- Best pick - Music Through the Decades11 pointsBlack Summer by Red Hot Chili Peppers - The 2020s: Soundtrack to the End (or Beginning) - #1
- Toughest finish - Music Through the Decades6 pointsStargazer by Mother Love Bone - The 1990s: The Basement Tapes - #4
- Best pick - Fun with Friends Near and Far!5 pointsSinner’s Prayer by Lady Gaga - Out of the ordinary - #4
- Toughest finish - Fun with Friends Near and Far!1 pointsThe Sharing Song by Jack Johnson - Kids songs - #8
- Best pick - New beginnings14 pointsVivaldi Storm by 2CELLOS - Instrumental - #1
- Toughest finish - New beginnings9 pointsAngry by The Rolling Stones - Rediscovered - #5
Submission history
New beginnings
- Vivaldi Storm2CELLOS - Instrumental - #1 - 14 points
- Chains of LoveCharli xcx - This isn't me - #3 - 13 points - I don't usually listen to Charli or auto-tuned songs in general, but I'm a sucker for these 80s synth-pop/darkwave vibes
- AngryThe Rolling Stones - Rediscovered - #5 - 9 points - While it may not be the *best* Stones song, I would put it in their top 20. Not bad for a release nearly 60 years after their debut
Fun with Friends Near and Far!
- Time - Alan Walker RemixAlan Walker, Hans Zimmer - Short and Sweet (or not) - #6 - 4 points - The original version from Hans Zimmer was too long for this round, but Alan Walker's remix just makes the cut at 2:30
- In And Out Of Love - Slowed VersionArmin van Buuren, Sharon Den Adel - Short and Sweet (or not) - #5 - 5 points - The only Dutch music artists I know are DJs. Not sure if you folks are into trance, but I figured it was worth a shot
- Stompy The BearCaspar Babypants - Kids songs - #8 - 1 points - Caspar Babypants is a children's music project from the lead singer of alt rock band the Presients of the United States of America
- The Sharing SongJack Johnson - Kids songs - #8 - 1 points
- JeremyPearl Jam - Excellently Explicit - #7 - 3 points
- Who Are YouThe Who - Excellently Explicit - #8 - 2 points
- Sinner’s PrayerLady Gaga - Out of the ordinary - #4 - 5 points - This album as a whole is stripped down and grounded by Gaga standards, but Sinner's Prayer stood out genre-wise for having country-pop-rock vibes
- Here Comes Your ManPixies - Out of the ordinary - #6 - 3 points - Has a straightforward pop structure and is just a lot more mainstream than their other songs. I saw them on the 20th anniversary tour for Doolittle in Seattle, and they played the whole album. Quite a treat.
- Adam's Songblink-182 - Storytime! - #7 - 2 points
- Common People - Full Length VersionPulp - Storytime! - #5 - 5 points
Music Through the Decades
- Johnny B. GoodeChuck Berry - The Lost Decade - #2 - 9 points - Not sure if you folks are ready for this yet, but your kids are gonna love it
- Walkin' On The SunSmash Mouth - Time Traveler's Choice - #5 - 7 points - 60s vibes. I always liked their retro sounding songs more than All Star
- Black SummerRed Hot Chili Peppers - The 2020s: Soundtrack to the End (or Beginning) - #1 - 11 points - Black Summer most directly refers to the bushfires in Australia, but this song also references the pandemic and uncertainty about the current state of things in general
- Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) - RemixLil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus - The 2010s: Internet Aesthetics - #2 - 10 points - I first heard this song while playing one of the Just Dance games on Switch. Its history is intriguing, involving the purchase of a beat sampling Nine Inch Nails' "34 Ghosts IV" for $30, a viral "Yeehaw Challenge" meme on TikTok, and this remix with Billy Ray Cyrus
- Paper PlanesM.I.A. - The 2000s: Guilty Pleasure or Secret Genius? - #4 - 8 points - Maybe not cheesy, but I remember feeling like this was overplayed in the 2000s. It has aged well, though
- StargazerMother Love Bone - The 1990s: The Basement Tapes - #4 - 6 points - A prequel of sorts to the Temple of the Dog pick from a previous league. That band formed as a tribute to the lead singer of Mother Love Bone, who passed away in 1990. This song was originally released later that year, but also appears on this eponymous compilation album.
The Singularity
- Take On Me - MTV Unpluggeda-ha - Irreplaceable - #5 - 3 points - The sound of a one-hit wonder singing their hit 30+ years later would be difficult for the AI to comprehend
- I'll Be There (feat. Trey Lorenz) - Live at MTV Unplugged, Kaufman Astoria Studios, New York - March 1992Mariah Carey, Trey Lorenz - Irreplaceable - #5 - 3 points - Live music, good covers, and Mariah will surely be a challenge for the AI to copy
- If I Had a HeartFever Ray - This is Fine - #2 - 5 points - The machines attempt to show empathy toward their human slaves, but it comes out weird because they don't have a heart
- Every Day Is Exactly The SameNine Inch Nails - This is Fine - #1 - 6 points - The machines provide a summary of tomorrow's activities
- When I'm With YouSheriff - John Henry - #6 - 1 points - Holds a Guinness World Record for longest held vocal note. It's the long ending note starting around 3:26. I don't know why that bit of music trivia stuck in my head, but it seemed like a fit for this round
- She Don't Use JellyThe Flaming Lips - John Henry - #7 - 0 points - Tangerines can help keep your hair from going gray, nutritionists say
- Fruit FlyNada Surf - Embiggened Language Model - #5 - 3 points
- Paradise CircusMassive Attack, Hope Sandoval - Embiggened Language Model - #3 - 5 points
- Fire for YouCannons - Man vs Machine - #2 - 7 points - The robots captured Michelle Joy from Cannons and have her sing at a bar frequented by the cyber-soldiers. They still have not figured out how to sing or create sad songs
- PatienceGuns N' Roses - Man vs Machine - #6 - 2 points - Axl Rose gives hope to the last remaining humans, singing over a secret frequency on old school radio waves. Slash got four bionic arm implants and is now able to play all three acoustic guitar parts on his own
Into the Void
- Time to PretendMGMT - Sweet Leaf - #8 - 3 points
- Trembling HandsThe Temper Trap - Wishing Well - #6 - 8 points
- Knights of CydoniaMuse - Neon Knights - #1 - 14 points
- Cosmic LoveFlorence + The Machine - Spiral Architect - #2 - 13 points
- White RabbitJefferson Airplane - Fairies Wear Boots - #1 - 15 points
- Sympathy For The Devil - 50th Anniversary EditionThe Rolling Stones - N.I.B. - #1 - 13 points
Beginnings
- FlySugar Ray - If At First You Don't Succeed - #5 - 6 points - Fly is the first Sugar Ray song I heard on the radio back in the 90s. Guessing that is the case with most of this group. I didn't realize until recently that they had an earlier album, Lemonade and Brownies, which is supposed to be terrible.
- The Way It IsBruce Hornsby and the Range - Original - #1 - 15 points - Sampled in 2Pac's "Changes"
- Island In The SunWeezer - Summer Starts - #5 - 7 points
- Going OnGnarls Barkley, CeeLo Green, Danger Mouse - Beginnings - #8 - 6 points
- PopularNada Surf - Debut - #9 - 3 points - Someone else picked Dreams already, so going for a Hail Mary with this one 😂 I saw these guys about 10 years after this song came out. It is still their biggest hit, but they did not play it. I guess they outgrew the teenage guide to popularity.
Hey DJ!
- Bad RomanceIgor & The Red Elvises - Cover Me Badly - #3 - 12 points - I was going to pick Faith by Limp Bizkit, then I came across this little monster
- You Oughta Know - 2015 RemasterAlanis Morissette - $@#?! - #1 - 14 points
- She's so HighTal Bachman - The Big Ask - #4 - 9 points
- Havana - RemixCamila Cabello, Daddy Yankee - Tongue Twists - #5 - 10 points
- Somebody To Love RemixJustin Bieber, USHER - Guilty Pleasures - #8 - 4 points
Change of Pace
- Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand - Stop, Wait a Minute - #3 - 11 points - Tempo slows down about a minute in. There's also a pause about a minute before the end of the song
- CrazyAerosmith - Better-than-Okay Boomer - #2 - 16 points - Crazy that early hits like Dream On came out in the 70s, but I heard their 90s songs like this and Cryin' first
- Happy - From "Despicable Me 2"Pharrell Williams - Not Horny Enough - #6 - 10 points - Change happy to horny
- CreepTLC - Horn-y - #5 - 10 points
- On A RollAshley O - Old Enough! はじめてのおつかい - #11 - 3 points - Somehow, even Miley's alter ego from a Netflix show can get over 100M plays
- VagabondWolfmother - Good Riddance but also I Need You Back - #7 - 7 points
Vote scope
Votes given - Beginnings
| Recipient | Votes | Positive | Negative | Net | Average | Comments |
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| Michael Sugar | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.25 |
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| amfish123 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.80 |
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| arhumphrey-us | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
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| faulkheather | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
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| lainey3eb | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
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| Christopher Long | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 |
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| JDG | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 |
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| Anthony Ng | 5 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 0.60 |
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| Jason | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 |
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| Meredith | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 |
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| Purple Reign | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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| Taylor Kayatta | 4 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -0.25 |
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| Richelle Ashley | 3 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0.33 |
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| Zach | 3 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -0.33 |
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Votes received - Beginnings
| Voter | Votes | Positive | Negative | Net | Average | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Kayatta | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1.75 |
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| lainey3eb | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.80 |
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| Jason | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Zach | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
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| faulkheather | 5 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 0.60 | |
| Michael Sugar | 4 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 0.75 | |
| Anthony Ng | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| JDG | 4 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 0.50 | |
| Meredith | 4 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 0.50 | |
| amfish123 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| arhumphrey-us | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Richelle Ashley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Purple Reign | 3 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -0.33 |
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| Christopher Long | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |