Michael Sugar
- Submissions
- 118 total, 118 scored
- Games
- 18
- Votes cast
- 639 total
- Points received
- 686
Traits
- Consistent finisheraverageFinishPercentile 0.2736461825257934 (<= 0.4); scoredSubmissionCount 118 (>= 4)
Notable picks
- Best pick - Sacramen-toeJam7 pointsEverything Turns Around by Dogstar - Next! - #2
- Toughest finish - Sacramen-toeJam-2 pointsTusk by Fleetwood Mac - Horn-y - #7
- Best pick - 2024, we hardly knew you10 pointsThe Chanukah Song by Adam Sandler - The holidays are here. - #2
- Toughest finish - 2024, we hardly knew you2 pointsPompeii by Bastille - Who was that again? - #6
- Best pick - Movie Music Magic18 pointsIndiana Jones Theme by John Williams, Hollywood Studio Orchestra - Favorite movie title song/theme song - #1
- Toughest finish - Movie Music Magic3 pointsLion Of Love by Erik Mjönes - Favorite song sung by a character in a non animated movie - #12
- Best pick - Change of Pace17 pointsYou Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon - Horn-y - #1
- Toughest finish - Change of Pace3 pointsMy Heart Will Go On - Love Theme from "Titanic" by Céline Dion - Not Horny Enough - #9
- Best pick - Hey DJ!8 pointsBeautiful Things by Benson Boone - The Big Ask - #5
- Toughest finish - Hey DJ!4 pointsDaddy Cop (From the TV Show "The Rookie") by Zander Hawley - Guilty Pleasures - #8
- Best pick - Beginnings15 pointsPink Pony Club by Chappell Roan - Beginnings - #1
- Toughest finish - Beginnings3 pointsCarry You Home by Alex Warren - Debut - #9
- Best pick - Into the Void12 pointsI Took A Pill In Ibiza - Seeb Remix by Mike Posner, Seeb - Sweet Leaf - #2
- Toughest finish - Into the Void6 pointsDial Drunk (with Post Malone) by Noah Kahan, Post Malone - N.I.B. - #7
- Best pick - The Singularity5 pointsAmish Paradise (Parody of "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio) by "Weird Al" Yankovic - Irreplaceable - #3
- Toughest finish - The Singularity2 pointsAmerican Pie by Don McLean - Embiggened Language Model - #6
- Best pick - Music Through the Decades12 pointsHow You Remind Me by Nickelback - The 2000s: Guilty Pleasure or Secret Genius? - #1
- Toughest finish - Music Through the Decades3 pointsHello by Adele - Time Traveler's Choice - #8
- Best pick - New beginnings10 pointsWipe Out by The Surfaris - Instrumental - #4
- Toughest finish - New beginnings5 pointsSuga Suga by Baby Bash, Frankie J - This isn't me - #10
- Best pick - Sacramen-toeJam9 pointsBecause I Got High by Afroman - Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - #1
- Toughest finish - Sacramen-toeJam-1 pointsGet Busy by Sean Paul - I Want to Love You - #10
- Best pick - "Sacramen-toJam - Disk 2, hidden tracks - Halloween"6 pointsWerewolf Bar Mitzvah by Jeff Richmond, Tracy Morgan - Tricks and Treats - #1
- Best pick - SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition10 pointsTrip Around the Sun by Jimmy Buffett, Martina McBride - Happy Birthday! - #2
- Toughest finish - SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition2 pointsThe Great British Bake Off by Tom Howe - Hungry for more - #9
- Best pick - SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust7 points(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Mono by The Rolling Stones - Back to Basics: School of Rock 101 - #2
- Toughest finish - SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust2 pointsRubber Duckie by Ernie, Sesame Street - I Love You, Man? - #6
- Best pick - SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams6 pointsSouthampton - From "Titanic" Soundtrack by James Horner - Let's go to the movies! - #3
- Toughest finish - SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams2 pointsSmells Like Teen Spirit - 2015 Remaster by Tori Amos - Cover me! - #7
- Best pick - SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa8 pointsFirework by Katy Perry - Sacré Bleu! A day in the life of Michel(Gilmore Girls) - #1
- Toughest finish - SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa3 pointsWe Can't Stop by Miley Cyrus - Beach Mismatch. Are your choices Kenenough! (Barbie) - #7
- Best pick - SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition7 pointsHips Don't Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean) by Shakira, Wyclef Jean - Party picks - #4
- Toughest finish - SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition2 pointsMain Theme from "Gettysburg" by Randy Edelman, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel, Timothy Berens - No vocals needed - #7
- Best pick - Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League8 pointsThings Can Only Get Better by Howard Jones - Drama, Actually... and Tease (Epilogue and Cliffhanger) - #3
- Toughest finish - Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League4 pointsMoney, Money, Money by ABBA - Grasping and Heaving (Story Goals) - #6
Submission history
New beginnings
- Wipe OutThe Surfaris - Instrumental - #4 - 10 points - I always liked this on road trips growing up. The road trips were usually down California's Central Valley, so there were no waves. But this song almost made me think I was on the coast, as long as I could block out the smell of cow manure.
- Suga SugaBaby Bash, Frankie J - This isn't me - #10 - 5 points - I'm not generally a big r&b fan but this one speaks to me personally.
- TiK ToKKesha - Rediscovered - #6 - 6 points - I heard some of Kesha's new songs it reminded me of how much I liked Tik Tok.
Music Through the Decades
- Livin' On A PrayerBon Jovi - The Lost Decade - #6 - 4 points - Growing up i didn't listen to much from the 80s
- HelloAdele - Time Traveler's Choice - #8 - 3 points
- GaslighterThe Chicks - The 2020s: Soundtrack to the End (or Beginning) - #5 - 7 points - While this is about one relationship, I think it also captures a mood of the decade.
- Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) [The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup (TM) Song] (feat. Freshlyground)Shakira, Freshlyground - The 2010s: Internet Aesthetics - #6 - 4 points - My kids were singing this more than 10 years later because they heard it on You tube
- How You Remind MeNickelback - The 2000s: Guilty Pleasure or Secret Genius? - #1 - 12 points
- Mass PikeThe Get Up Kids - The 1990s: The Basement Tapes - #5 - 5 points - I
The Singularity
- Amish Paradise (Parody of "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio)"Weird Al" Yankovic - Irreplaceable - #3 - 5 points
- My Body's a Zombie For YouDead Man's Bones - Irreplaceable - #4 - 4 points - AI will never be kenough replace dead man's bones.
- Chesterfields and AftershaveDropkick Murphys - This is Fine - #4 - 3 points - Hopefully the machine overlords would allow us to drift off to happy memories of growing up.
- Look What You Made Me DoTaylor Swift - This is Fine - #3 - 4 points - As Agent Smith said, the Matrix had to capture the peak of human civilization to make it believable to the humans. It had to capture human's misery and suffering. I believe that the machine overlords would choose a Taylor Swift revenge track because T.Swift vs. Kimye is the peak of modern civilization.
- I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)The Proclaimers - John Henry - #4 - 4 points
- The ClimbMiley Cyrus - John Henry - #5 - 3 points
- The Safety DanceMen Without Hats - Embiggened Language Model - #3 - 5 points - It will be difficult for the future ai overlords why people used to dance for safety.
- American PieDon McLean - Embiggened Language Model - #6 - 2 points
- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - 2005 RemasterEurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Man vs Machine - #4 - 5 points
- AfterglowEd Sheeran - Man vs Machine - #5 - 3 points
Into the Void
- I Took A Pill In Ibiza - Seeb RemixMike Posner, Seeb - Sweet Leaf - #2 - 12 points - He has since given up the self- indulgence and does long distance hiking.
- Down To The River To PrayAlison Krauss - Wishing Well - #5 - 9 points -
- The Final CountdownEurope - Neon Knights - #3 - 12 points
- The BoxerSimon & Garfunkel - Spiral Architect - #3 - 12 points
- StonehengeSpinal Tap - Fairies Wear Boots - #5 - 8 points
- Dial Drunk (with Post Malone)Noah Kahan, Post Malone - N.I.B. - #7 - 6 points - It sounds fair that she hung up.
Beginnings
- All The Small Thingsblink-182 - If At First You Don't Succeed - #5 - 6 points - They didn't make it big until their 3rd album.
- Thank YouDido - Original - #2 - 13 points - Sampled on Stan by Eminem.
- Seaside Bar Song - Studio Outtake - 1973Bruce Springsteen - Summer Starts - #5 - 7 points - I thought this felt like a lot of the traditional surf/summer songs, but with a Springsteen take. The lyrics start about a minute in.
- Pink Pony ClubChappell Roan - Beginnings - #1 - 15 points - A song about a woman starting over after leaving Tennessee
- Carry You HomeAlex Warren - Debut - #9 - 3 points
Hey DJ!
- American PieMadonna - Cover Me Badly - #6 - 8 points
- American IdiotGreen Day - $@#?! - #8 - 5 points
- Beautiful ThingsBenson Boone - The Big Ask - #5 - 8 points - I would play this song and do a back flip
- Husavik (My Hometown)Will Ferrell, My Marianne - Tongue Twists - #7 - 7 points
- Daddy Cop (From the TV Show "The Rookie")Zander Hawley - Guilty Pleasures - #8 - 4 points
Change of Pace
- Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys - Stop, Wait a Minute - #6 - 8 points
- YIPPEE-KI-YAY. (feat. T-Pain)Kesha, T-Pain - Better-than-Okay Boomer - #8 - 4 points - Tik tok, one day you are waking up with a bottle of jack; 15 years later, the whiskey has spilled, but Kesha is still on the charts.
- My Heart Will Go On - Love Theme from "Titanic"Céline Dion - Not Horny Enough - #9 - 3 points - My horny heart will go on.
- You Can Call Me AlPaul Simon - Horn-y - #1 - 17 points
- Party In The U.S.A.Miley Cyrus - Old Enough! はじめてのおつかい - #8 - 6 points
- David Duchovny, Why Won't You Love Me? (The Reboot)Bree Sharp - Good Riddance but also I Need You Back - #8 - 3 points - David duchoveny broke up with her every Sunday at 10pm (9 central) and she wanted him back.
Movie Music Magic
- Lion Of LoveErik Mjönes - Favorite song sung by a character in a non animated movie - #12 - 3 points - One of Dan Stevens' best roles. It is too bad Covid prevented him from recording the song personally.
- Claudia's Theme - Version EightLennie Niehaus, Clint Eastwood - Favorite background score to a dramatic moment - #5 - 8 points - Unforgiven
- Can't Take My Eyes off YouFrankie Valli - Favorite song used in a romantic moment in a movie - #4 - 12 points - From 10 things I Hate About You(spotify did not have the Heath Ledger version)
- The World Will KnowNewsies Ensemble - Favorite song from a non-animated movie musical - #9 - 6 points - From when Christian Bale saved Gotham for the first time, through song and dance.
- The X Files ThemeJohn Beal - Thriller - a song from a movie that gives you the chills - #2 - 14 points
- If We Hold On TogetherJames Horner, Will Jennings - Favorite original song from an animated movie - #11 - 3 points
- Indiana Jones ThemeJohn Williams, Hollywood Studio Orchestra - Favorite movie title song/theme song - #1 - 18 points
2024, we hardly knew you
- DoodlesRose Betts - Welcome 2025 - #8 - 4 points
- Seven SeasSeth Staton Watkins - Smaller is Better - #6 - 7 points
- The Chanukah SongAdam Sandler - The holidays are here. - #2 - 10 points
- AfricaTOTO - Where was that again? - #3 - 9 points
- PompeiiBastille - Who was that again? - #6 - 2 points
- A Bar Song (Tipsy)Shaboozey - Best of 2024 - #3 - 10 points
Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League
- Things Can Only Get BetterHoward Jones - Drama, Actually... and Tease (Epilogue and Cliffhanger) - #3 - 8 points - As everybody looks to the end of Thatherite London, they know that things can only get better.
- Born and Raised in Black and WhiteThe Highwaymen, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson - Bad Habit (the Nun's Tale) - #4 - 7 points - Sometimes, it felt like she was two people torn between her religious vows and her career as an assassin. Hopefully, the right side would win out.
- Don't Cry for Me ArgentinaMadonna - Bondage and Duty (the Queen's Tale) - #6 - 6 points - A modern queen like figure helps Lizzie realize that she must give all attention to her subjects and convince Margaret Thatcher not to go to war over the Falklands.
- Just The Two Of Us - Dr. Evil MixDr. Evil, Bill Appleberry, John Houlihan - Bedroom Experiment (The Scientist's Tale) - #5 - 4 points - Martin turned to science to find love, so that he would never be alone.
- Money, Money, MoneyABBA - Grasping and Heaving (Story Goals) - #6 - 4 points - They all need money. Assassins don't work for free (even John Wick needs gold coins). Our scientist who is trying to change the world might hold off destroying it if he gets (zoom close) $1,000,000. Nobody stays for free in Thatcherite London, even vigilante nuns.
- Jack SparrowThe Lonely Island, Michael Bolton - Throbbing Attraction (Character) - #3 - 5 points - A remnant of Britain's pirate past steps onto the East End docks and immediately finds himself in the middle of London's 80s club scene. Will the jester of Tortuga find love with a west end girl or will he be washed back out to sea.
- We Used To Be FriendsThe Dandy Warhols - Play Submission (Setting) - #3 - 6 points - A group of high school friends come back for their 20th high school in the gym. Many of them lost touch, some of them didn't. What drama will happen tonight, which flames will be rekindled, or grudges dredged up?
SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition
- Main Theme from "Gettysburg"Randy Edelman, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel, Timothy Berens - No vocals needed - #7 - 2 points
- Hoe-Down from RodeoAaron Copland, Isaac Stern, Milton Katims, Columbia Symphony Orchestra - No vocals needed - #5 - 4 points
- Sympathy For The DevilThe Rolling Stones - Childhood nostalgia - #6 - 3 points
- Fortunate SonCreedence Clearwater Revival - Childhood nostalgia - #3 - 6 points
- Hips Don't Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean)Shakira, Wyclef Jean - Party picks - #4 - 7 points
- Dance The NightDua Lipa - Party picks - #5 - 6 points - Hopefully the song is Kenenough
- DespacitoLuis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee - Words don't matter - #4 - 4 points
- 99 LuftballonsNena - Words don't matter - #3 - 5 points
SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa
- SuperheroJane's Addiction - Bachelor Nanny TV (Soldier of illusion, Documentary Now) - #5 - 5 points - I think Vinny Chase could have played a great Bachelor Nanny
- Boss Of MeThey Might Be Giants - Bachelor Nanny TV (Soldier of illusion, Documentary Now) - #5 - 5 points - I think the song works for a bachelor nanny fighting with his young wards and it is from Brian Cranston's most iconic show.
- Ring of FireJohnny Cash - Country Cover (Beyonce) - #1 - 7 points
- Will The Circle Be UnbrokenNitty Gritty Dirt Band - Country Cover (Beyonce) - #4 - 4 points
- Goodbye EarlThe Chicks - Beach Mismatch. Are your choices Kenenough! (Barbie) - #4 - 6 points
- We Can't StopMiley Cyrus - Beach Mismatch. Are your choices Kenenough! (Barbie) - #7 - 3 points
- The Sweet EscapeGwen Stefani, Akon - Sacré Bleu! A day in the life of Michel(Gilmore Girls) - #2 - 7 points
- FireworkKaty Perry - Sacré Bleu! A day in the life of Michel(Gilmore Girls) - #1 - 8 points
SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams
- HurtJohnny Cash - Cover me! - #7 - 2 points
- Smells Like Teen Spirit - 2015 RemasterTori Amos - Cover me! - #7 - 2 points
- Southampton - From "Titanic" SoundtrackJames Horner - Let's go to the movies! - #3 - 6 points
- Top Gun Anthem - From "Top Gun" Original SoundtrackHarold Faltermeyer, Steve Stevens - Let's go to the movies! - #4 - 5 points
- Make No SenseYoungBoy Never Broke Again - Say what now? - #6 - 2 points
- Give It AwayRed Hot Chili Peppers - Say what now? - #3 - 6 points
- ThunderstruckAC/DC - We're going HARD! - #4 - 3 points
- It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)R.E.M. - We're going HARD! - #3 - 4 points - The song was based on a debate theme.
SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust
- I'm Shipping Up To BostonDropkick Murphys - Guilty Pleasures - #5 - 3 points
- Travelin' SoldierThe Chicks - Guilty Pleasures - #4 - 4 points
- ScroogeThe Muppet Cast - But Wait—There’s Myrrh - #6 - 2 points
- Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas)Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters - But Wait—There’s Myrrh - #3 - 5 points
- Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd Skynyrd - I Love You, Man? - #3 - 6 points
- Rubber DuckieErnie, Sesame Street - I Love You, Man? - #6 - 2 points
- Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana - Back to Basics: School of Rock 101 - #4 - 4 points
- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - MonoThe Rolling Stones - Back to Basics: School of Rock 101 - #2 - 7 points
SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition
- Trip Around the SunJimmy Buffett, Martina McBride - Happy Birthday! - #2 - 10 points
- Party Like It's Your BirthdayOMI, Studio Killers - Happy Birthday! - #5 - 6 points
- Jambalaya (On The Bayou)Carpenters - Hungry for more - #8 - 3 points
- The Great British Bake OffTom Howe - Hungry for more - #9 - 2 points - This always makes me think of baking.
- Double Trouble - Film VersionWill Ferrell, My Marianne - It takes two - #1 - 9 points - The song that almost won Iceland Eurovision
- Calm Down (with Selena Gomez)Rema, Selena Gomez - It takes two - #6 - 4 points
- The RiverBruce Springsteen - I have a dream! - #2 - 9 points - A dream that didn't work out.
- A Million DreamsZiv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams - I have a dream! - #4 - 7 points - For all of the Hugh Jackman fans out there, such as Dr. Perry Cox.
"Sacramen-toJam - Disk 2, hidden tracks - Halloween"
- Werewolf Bar MitzvahJeff Richmond, Tracy Morgan - Tricks and Treats - #1 - 6 points - It is a spooky song and is halloween themed for any bar mitzvahs occurring on halloween.
Sacramen-toeJam
- Get BusySean Paul - I Want to Love You - #10 - -1 points
- The Bad TouchBloodhound Gang - I Want to Love You - #8 - 2 points
- Because I Got HighAfroman - Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - #1 - 9 points
- Lodi - Remastered 1985Creedence Clearwater Revival - Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - #6 - 3 points
- If I Were A Rich ManJohn Williams, Chaim Topol, "Fiddler On The Roof” Motion Picture Orchestra - I Want It All - #5 - 5 points - A throwback to the musicals on vhs that I grew up with
- 9 to 5Dolly Parton - I Want It All - #5 - 5 points - Sadly, I don't think they ever came out with the 9 to 5 video game mentioned in fresh off the boat.
- You're So VainCarly Simon - You're So Vain - #6 - 4 points - I had to grab the obvious
- I'm Just KenRyan Gosling - You're So Vain - #4 - 6 points - The story of how a man turns away from patriarchy, because it lacks horses.
Sacramen-toeJam
- I Can See Clearly NowJimmy Cliff - Next! - #6 - 3 points
- Everything Turns AroundDogstar - Next! - #2 - 7 points - I felt that our play lists had been lacking men of commitment, sheer will. John Wick
- The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)John Williams, London Symphony Orchestra - Horn-y - #2 - 7 points - A shout out to the universe's best boss, Kylo Ren.
- TuskFleetwood Mac - Horn-y - #7 - -2 points
- Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)Green Day - Back in time - #5 - 4 points
- AfricaWeezer - Back in time - #4 - 5 points
- Thunder RoadBruce Springsteen - Haven't seen you in a while - #4 - 6 points
- Take Me Home, Country Roads - Original VersionJohn Denver - Haven't seen you in a while - #4 - 6 points
Vote scope
Votes given - Beginnings
| Recipient | Votes | Positive | Negative | Net | Average | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Ng | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1.75 | |
| faulkheather | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.25 | |
| amfish123 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Purple Reign | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Jason | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 | |
| Meredith | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 | |
| Brandon Nohara | 4 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 0.75 | |
| arhumphrey-us | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Christopher Long | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Zach | 3 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0.33 | |
| lainey3eb | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0.50 | |
| JDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Richelle Ashley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Taylor Kayatta | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Votes received - Beginnings
| Voter | Votes | Positive | Negative | Net | Average | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Nohara | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.25 |
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| Taylor Kayatta | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.25 |
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| Anthony Ng | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.67 | |
| faulkheather | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| JDG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Meredith | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Zach | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 |
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| arhumphrey-us | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Jason | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Purple Reign | 4 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 0.50 | |
| amfish123 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| lainey3eb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Richelle Ashley | 3 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0.33 | |
| Christopher Long | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |