| Zach | 95 | 81 | -6 | 75 | 0.79 | - Sacramen-toeJam / Haven't seen you in a while - This is more like a song about being away from home than a home-coming song. Couldn't decide whether to give my last point to this song or Thunder Road, but in the end I gave it to Springsteen.
- Sacramen-toeJam / Haven't seen you in a while - Hello Netherlands! I am not a fan of house music so the beat was a bit too much for me.
- Sacramen-toeJam / Back in time - It feels like a song you'd pick on Guitar Hero to annoy your friends. I read War and Peace in the time it took for this song to finish. If these guys played Metal Gear Solid, The End would die of old age waiting for Deep Purple to stop screwing around with falsettos and the xylophone settings on their synth. Still a pretty cool song. +1 for speaking your truth.
- Sacramen-toeJam / Back in time - Had a hard time choosing where to put my last point. Slash gets it over Arcade Fire, REM and Carpenters!
- Sacramen-toeJam / Horn-y - Sadly this was an easy downvote for me. I assume he's being tongue in cheek (see: 'fuck advances in medical technology') and he has some clever lines, but fuck South-Park-style, false equivalency, 'both sides'-nihilism.
- Sacramen-toeJam / Horn-y - This song is fun on Just Dance (switch). Those are probably electronic samples, not a real instrument people are blowing into. But eh, close enough because in a lot of ways this round was weird to allocate votes for, so Blackpink gets my first ever +3 vote. Partly because I'm pretty sure whoever submitted it (*coughcough*) really loves the song.
- Sacramen-toeJam / Next! - It's very very rare that a song comes up and I immediately give it full points. I actually didn't recognize the name of the song, so I was surprised when Spotify played the first note and it was THAT song! THAT song! Wow.
Also, the album "2001" came out in 1999. Huh.
- Sacramen-toeJam / Next! - People are really pushing the limits of the theme this round, eh? Well, it's got that early Taylor Swift sound that I like, it's an artist I wouldn't hear anywhere else, and I don't feel like being strict with the rules today.
- Sacramen-toeJam / You're So Vain - I'm calling Jason on this one. Something about Highlander and Queen just stays with the inner 11-year old boy. My one complaint is, is it really narcissism if your song is actually about an immortal prince of the universe?
- Sacramen-toeJam / You're So Vain - Never played Beat Saber, but I'm looking forward to it after hearing this song.
This and You're Welcome were my favorite of the "I have a huge ego, and I'm great" songs.
- Sacramen-toeJam / I Want It All - Still a great pop song. I like it more than the other 1 point songs, but not as much as the 2 point songs.
- Sacramen-toeJam / I Want It All - This song sounds super weird because it's got happy chords which are sad in relation to each other (Mixolydian mode, another example is Coldplay's Clocks which uses similar chords to achieve the happy-sad effect). I don't know whether Linkin Park are the kind of people who do this on purpose or on accident (more likely this). But it stands out, so +1 for a very very weird sound.
- Sacramen-toeJam / Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - (10/10 laziness) Things that happen instead of getting a job:
* Sit on ass
* Doing nothing at all
But I never really liked this song, so no points
- Sacramen-toeJam / Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - (10/10 lazy) Things that lazy bones can't do:
* be tired
* be bored
* go crazy
* be pure
* sleep tonight
* ...many more
I think Billy Joel is a lot more autotuned than he used to be, but these guys still sound really good. This was probably the best head-bop of the songs new to me on this playlist.
- Sacramen-toeJam / I Want to Love You - Will always love this song, but not feeling it for this category.
- Sacramen-toeJam / I Want to Love You - I gave serious thought to submitting this one, so this gets an automatic 2 for being on my wavelength. I like Henry Lee (ft PJ Harvey) slightly better but yeah, great pick.
- "Sacramen-toJam - Disk 2, hidden tracks - Halloween" / Tricks and Treats - Neat! Seems like an interesting band that does cool stuff. Long song though 😅
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / I have a dream! - I always associate this song with how it got sampled by Eminem.
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / I have a dream! - Orchestral songs are a risky pick for Music League. I once went through an embarrassing Neil Gaiman phase, so I respect the Sandman choice. +1 for risk taking, +1 for being extra on-point with the theme.
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / It takes two - Pandering? Maybe, but still a good pick.
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / It takes two - It's about love, but not really a love song, and weak on the duet part also. And the YouTube clip was kind of pointless in typical Zack Snyder fashion.
Interesting that it's a cover - the original singer has a cool eye patch.
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / Hungry for more - The recipient of this round's "Gets Better On Repeat!" award. I wish there were more modern funk songs like this.
Harry is good, I guess, but if it was just him on this track I think he's a bit boring and I'd have a hard time giving this song points. What really elevates this for me is the songwriting and studio musicians: the horn & strings section, drums, and especially that bassline. After a meh opening verse, the groove kicks in and blows me away to Funktown...
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / Hungry for more - This song is the opposite of Watermelon Sugar in that Joe Jonas' singing elevates an otherwise ordinary backing track.
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / Happy Birthday! - I enjoyed this one, maybe not as much as the classic It's My Party...
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / Happy Birthday! - People are saying this is the most on theme music league choice in the history of music league choices -ever-, believe me
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Back to Basics: School of Rock 101 - Impressive but sort of lacks feeling for me.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Back to Basics: School of Rock 101 - I know this is a classic riff but I think it's better for learning guitar than rocking out. If scoring it based on the solo, I'll choose to spend my limited points on other songs here (though the second half of the solo gets better).
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / I Love You, Man? - This is such a stupid song, but credit is due for finding a good song/category match for Tenacious D. I've been considering them for a few rounds but never pulled the trigger. This would be where I put my 9th point if I had one, but Twin Shadow and California Soul came out on top this round. I'm sure this song will do fine and we'll get to hear more of these guys...
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / I Love You, Man? - Fun and I hope we get more, but points are limited here and somebody posted a song by a Cat about loving dogs. Can't compete with that.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / But Wait—There’s Myrrh - The movie version is cute, I don't know why they played up the creepy rapist Frankenstein monster vibes for the soundtrack version.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / But Wait—There’s Myrrh - Worthy of a point but had to give 2 to Danny Elfman.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Guilty Pleasures - Elaine
Guilty 4/5
Pleasure 2/10
Musical theater is its own thing, consciously sticking to sounds from the 40s-50s that I personally find musically cheesy, so yeah, good thinking. but I just don't like the song that much and never saw the musical. Book wasnt bad.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Guilty Pleasures - Yorick
Guilty 3/5
Pleasure 2/10
"Bluetooth audio signal is weak", the song
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / We're going HARD! - Quite honestly, the bass here hits a lot harder than the bass in MF BASS. Nice deep cut, and the theme is on point, and Mike Shinodas flow is always satisfying. I bet a lot of people rattled a lot of windows and floorboards with this beat.
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / We're going HARD! - The good: this song made me turn up my subwoofer to try to get the full experience, which was a good decision for this and all the songs this round.
The bad: kind of underwhelmed by the fakeout drops that don't resolve tension, and the monotone basslines/beat.
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Say what now? - I dunno, I guess it makes enough sense from the way the song feels and from how we know Kurt felt about this song? But I'm giving it 1 point because I snubbed it last time and I do like it.
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Say what now? - Glad to have something different, but doesn't score high on the lyrics a dimension for me, and I don't like the song as much as some of the others.
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Let's go to the movies! - Are you not 😂ed?
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Let's go to the movies! - Huey Lewis would also have gotten my point.
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Cover me! - Yorick
I thought this might be a fakeout by someone other than Yorick, because I was also considering this song to throw people off my track in the guessing game. Still, definitely a fun listen and better than the original, and a way different genre.
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Cover me! - Jason
A pretty good cover, though I just recently heard an annoying Phoebe Bridges song in my other league, so I have negative emotions attached to her now...
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Sacré Bleu! A day in the life of Michel(Gilmore Girls) - Not front desk music, but leave Bretagne alone
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Sacré Bleu! A day in the life of Michel(Gilmore Girls) - This is kind of an unhappy song... Definitely not front desk music.
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Beach Mismatch. Are your choices Kenenough! (Barbie) - Even though I thought I knew this song pretty well it turns out I didn't really know the meaning. So, points for that. On the other hand I think it would be better writing if the meaning was more context-independent rather than having to look up the artist explicitly talking about what he really meant.
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Beach Mismatch. Are your choices Kenenough! (Barbie) - +2 because I also submitted this one previously. It's a powerful contrast between the lyrics and the vibe.
-1 because I already submitted this one previously
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Country Cover (Beyonce) - Nice one!
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Country Cover (Beyonce) - Gave the vote to neil young instead. Both are probably Jason anyway.
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Bachelor Nanny TV (Soldier of illusion, Documentary Now) - Yorick.
Not strictly on topic but sampled so often that it probably ought to be considered an"actual" song.
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Bachelor Nanny TV (Soldier of illusion, Documentary Now) - Yorick? An Ed Sheeran reference?
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / Words don't matter - I kinda don't get banghra, and apparently this song is kind of memey?
Also, I just praised the Knight Rider theme song last round, but I didn't mean "please submit more Knight Rider ripoffs". I mean, it is kind of funny, but...
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / Party picks - Bored somehow.
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / Party picks - No effect on my vote, but 2 things never made sense: looking like Mick Jagger should be a negative? Not exactly a good looking guy even when he was young, can you not make Keith Richards rhyme with anything?... Also name dropping P. Diddy was always weird
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / Childhood nostalgia - If the rest of the songs on the playlist weren't also very good, this might get 3 points from me: it's new to me, surprisingly good, and different from everybody else's pick. Yorick said this got review bombed? Hmm. I get it, but I like this. (I would have given it 2 points even if he hadnt said that)
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / Childhood nostalgia - This round, my tiebreaker for songs that are good but didn't immediately get my vote: "would my parents like this?" And they wouldn't like this. Random, but that's the level that we have to go to because otherwise these songs are pretty hard to deny points.
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / No vocals needed - I liked Caspian just a bit better.
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / No vocals needed - I still think "Greatest Generation" was a marketing campaign designed to get old people to write Boomers into their wills, but this track also grew on me. Took me a couple of times to realize that it's kind of a slow build-up/storytelling song, which is pretty neat. Screw it, thinking about it now, I'll give it another point.
- Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League / Play Submission (Setting) - Enjoyed this. definitely super dramatic for such a short song. Also, I liked that it answered the prompt a little cheekily but in full. Summer retreat sounds like fun... Hawaii? Malibu?
- Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League / Throbbing Attraction (Character) - I liked both this song and the Amason song. It's great to hear new songs I probably wouldn't hear otherwise.
- Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League / Bedroom Experiment (The Scientist's Tale) - The trilogy still holds up.
- Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League / Bondage and Duty (the Queen's Tale) - JASON DERULO I didn't know about this scene/meme and JASON DERULO I had a blast catching up on the OC and SNL skit, and Imogen Heap's weird music DJ computer gloves. So this gets two points in spite of how there's too much autotuning to be subtle and too little autotuning to be stylish. JASON DERULO!
- Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League / Bad Habit (the Nun's Tale) - I would also have accepted the Steve Vai vs Ralph Macchio guitar battle from Crossroads.
- Movie Music Magic / Favorite original song from an animated movie - Right now I'm teaching my dog to circle and roll over to the FF7 victory tune. +1 for following your heart while staying on-prompt.
- Movie Music Magic / Thriller - a song from a movie that gives you the chills - i've heard relationships based on intense experiences, such as an intense music league comment exchange, never work
- Movie Music Magic / Favorite song used in a romantic moment in a movie - I just got Yorick-rolled
- Movie Music Magic / Favorite background score to a dramatic moment - A point because I also sat through the pointless sequel. Wrap up your three or four speeches, Maximus Jr., I just want to go home and feed my dog.
- Movie Music Magic / Favorite song sung by a character in a non animated movie - my favorite cinematic Devil/Guitar battle is Ralph Macchio vs Steve Vai
- Change of Pace / Good Riddance but also I Need You Back - MichaelScott_no.gif
- Change of Pace / Old Enough! はじめてのおつかい - I prefer his "Never Had A Friend Like Me" as Aladdin's Genie.
But seriously, I think this and Scherzinger were clear standouts this time for original picks while coloring within the lines... it's just that Angels is really not my thing.
- Change of Pace / Not Horny Enough - Maybe I should have left downvotes on...
- Change of Pace / Better-than-Okay Boomer - At this rate when I'm on my deathbed somebody will be telling me that Muse still put on the best shows of the 2090s... I'll still be a stay-at-home-in-sweaters-and-headphones guy though
- Hey DJ! / Guilty Pleasures - I feel like there's a point where a horny song overloads on the horny and wraps around to the point where it feels like you're just watching a nature documentary about beavers humping on top of a gushing waterfall. Cardi B's house is probably a flood disaster area, with Wet Ass Socks, Wet Ass Coffee Table Books and Wet Ass Chandeliers, everything marinating in her juices. Before you go to sleep you open a drain in the floor so the pussy juice can spiral down, but inflow is still higher than ou
- Hey DJ! / $@#?! - she has an album where she's posing with 3 corgis on the cover. That must have been a difficult shoot (It's like trying to get three hyperactive toddlers to pose together). She's holding two of them with her hands instead of doing a more elegant or artistic pose. They're all trying to run away to look for a sheep to nip at or some floor stains to sniff. She's probably thinking 'oh my god these stupid dogs are so stubborn why did nobody tell me it would be like this'. I also feel like a lot of the corgis I see in media aren't as cute as mine. Is that just cognitive bias? No, I'm pretty sure it's true.
- Into the Void / Fairies Wear Boots - some people's Robert Miles phase lasts their whole life
- Into the Void / Spiral Architect - Not a l'arc en ciel fan other than their big hits, but Hyde gets a lifetime achievement point from me
- Into the Void / Neon Knights - Oh dear. Thanks?
- Into the Void / Wishing Well - I liked but a bit of a stretch
- Into the Void / Sweet Leaf - Friendly reminder: don't carry across borders
- The Singularity / Man vs Machine - Definitely the most extreme song here on the man-machine spectrum (I wondered whether someone would choose a Gregorian or something, on the other end)
- The Singularity / Embiggened Language Model - Oo nana
- The Singularity / John Henry - Iconic is the right word. Luc Besson still a scumbag though.
After getting older and getting a little bit more familiar about singing, this sounds way more impossible than it did when I first heard it, ha
- The Singularity / John Henry - I enjoyed this more than most of the guitar-heavy stuff we've had in recent leagues. They've got a pretty melody going on too.
- The Singularity / Irreplaceable - A similar music style (trap beat?) to This is America, so I'll upvote
- The Singularity / Irreplaceable - We had this song in one league, so it lost some of its impact, but not everybody was in that league and it's a good pick.
I also think that ultimately the content and not the form is the thing that will distinguish manmade and fully AI-made art.
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Out of the ordinary - They're making fun of it, but it does mostly work. The most successful pop songs often follow a formula but also need to have something else going for it. Sometimes it's luck, sometimes it's connections or attitude, sometimes it's a woman wearing a dress made out of meat
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Excellently Explicit - I still don't like nihilism or south park-style moral equivalence humor. It's not true that everybody sucks equally. You must pick a side instead of just shrugging your shoulders - even though picking a side is pretty draining, and it's difficult to sift through each position's BS (so for a lot of people it won't be worth the effort).
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Excellently Explicit - I agree, you picked a great round to use this song
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Kids songs - Would have liked to give this a point since it was new to me and kind of a fun vintage 80's MJ feeling (I'd only heard the other hit on the album), but a bit of an odd fit considering the mature subject and his controversial history
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Short and Sweet (or not) - I couldn't appreciate this one as much as it deserves because the police sirens were not a great sound effect while I was driving
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| lainey3eb | 93 | 81 | -6 | 75 | 0.81 | - Sacramen-toeJam / Back in time - Was not sure what to think of this song the first time I heard it and then it really grew on me after listening to it a few times and hearing the intricacies.
- Sacramen-toeJam / Back in time - I never paid much attention to the lyrics, but they are great and I thought this was an excellent pick.
- Sacramen-toeJam / Horn-y - Oddly, it was the “fuck collecting stamps” line that offended me the most (philatelist in the house🙌). Thanks for introducing a new artist tho; that’s what I like best about this game.
- Sacramen-toeJam / Horn-y - Thanks for introducing me to BLACKPINK. Been meaning to check them out
- Sacramen-toeJam / Next! - New artist to me, thanks for sharing! Checked out her song “Went for a While” and it’s nice
- Sacramen-toeJam / Next! - I was into gangsta rap/hip hop when I was too young to even know what smokin indo or sipping on gin & juice meant, so I got to give this song a point.
- Sacramen-toeJam / You're So Vain - New to me and fits the theme, but I’ll stick with the Queen classics.
- Sacramen-toeJam / You're So Vain - Surprisingly catchy and one I would listen to again next time I sword play.
- Sacramen-toeJam / Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - Don’t really like this song, but this was the first song that popped into my mind when I came up with the theme of this round.
- Sacramen-toeJam / Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - New to me!
- Sacramen-toeJam / I Want to Love You - This song was creepier than a song called Creep. Really couldn’t get into this one with so much violence against women in this world.
- Sacramen-toeJam / I Want to Love You - I get more self-loathing vibes from this song, but it’s a classic so I’ll give a point.
- "Sacramen-toJam - Disk 2, hidden tracks - Halloween" / Tricks and Treats - Terribly catchy
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / I have a dream! - I’m a big fan of soundtrack instrumentals and will have to check out this show now.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Back to Basics: School of Rock 101 - Wow this is wild! I see one of their songs was featured as a final gig in Guitar Hero III. I played quite a bit of GH but I never got good enough to this level and they just be amazing live.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Back to Basics: School of Rock 101 - This riff is so well known, but I must admit I didn’t know the song/artist until I heard Child In Time when we first played this game and looked Deep Purple up. Gave my points to the other “classic” songs. Deep Purple deserves more attention tho!
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / I Love You, Man? - I think Pop ultimately ripped the heart of the metal into a million “shreds.” At least in this round.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / I Love You, Man? - I agree this level of obsession can only mean love, but orange you glad I didn’t give you a downvote?
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / But Wait—There’s Myrrh - I’m in the camp that this song is cringey. I looked for “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” on this soundtrack and was sad it wasn’t on it, because that would have been the winning song for this theme for me!
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / But Wait—There’s Myrrh - I haven’t seen Die Hard so I can’t judge if it’s a Christmas movie or not! 🙈
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Guilty Pleasures - Emily? I fell asleep during the first half of Wicked and was jolted awake by this song. But I thought it was considered the best song and musicals are well liked?
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Guilty Pleasures - Yorick? This is catchy. What is embarrassing about it?
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Say what now? - I have to give this song a point even if it’s a recent repeat pick, but I have no clue what this song is on about except teen angst.
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Say what now? - He feels like a minor character in the story of his life.
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Let's go to the movies! - A song fitting of senior ditch day
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Cover me! - Emma? I don’t know what to think about this one. I’m genuinely stumped.
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Cover me! - Hellen? I’d listen to this again.
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Sacré Bleu! A day in the life of Michel(Gilmore Girls) - Who knew Michel had daddy issues? Catchy song that sounds more upbeat than its translated lyrics convey.
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Country Cover (Beyonce) - I have thought about using this song for several rounds of the leagues we’ve had (not this round tho). You’ve beat me to it.
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Country Cover (Beyonce) - I don’t think I’ve heard this song, but this is great. I could see Beyoncé changing up some lyrics and owning this song.
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Bachelor Nanny TV (Soldier of illusion, Documentary Now) - Yorick? A clever pick that skirts the theme; did not know this was partly inspired from a Delibes (famed for Flower Duet) composition.
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Bachelor Nanny TV (Soldier of illusion, Documentary Now) - Yorick? Giving a point because I learned that even though this was composed for the show by Mike Post (who composed, among other themes, the iconic ones for Law and Order shows), he borrowed from a Cream song.
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / Party picks - This is a repeat pick from a prior league, but this would be on my dance mix for sure!
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / No vocals needed - Another nice find!
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / No vocals needed - This reminds me of Explosions in the Sky.
- Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League / Throbbing Attraction (Character) - I liked this song quite a bit (reminded me of Alanis Morissette or Melissa Etheridge) and I like a strong female character, but the jester of Tortuga drew me in.
- Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League / Grasping and Heaving (Story Goals) - I like that this song gives a lot of options of how this story could go.
- Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League / Bedroom Experiment (The Scientist's Tale) - Good story and song that fits.
- Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League / Bondage and Duty (the Queen's Tale) - I was obsessed with the Imogen Heap song. There should be an SNL skit on this…
- Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League / Drama, Actually... and Tease (Epilogue and Cliffhanger) - Lyrics on point!
- Movie Music Magic / Favorite original song from an animated movie - Love that you thought outside the box!
- Movie Music Magic / Thriller - a song from a movie that gives you the chills - Got me with the Keanu pick
- Movie Music Magic / Favorite song from a non-animated movie musical - Musicals aren’t typically my jam, but this song is good
- Movie Music Magic / Favorite song used in a romantic moment in a movie - Unexpected pick but very nice!
- Movie Music Magic / Favorite background score to a dramatic moment - I’m not a crier normally, but that scene with this song instantly makes me 😭😭😭
- Change of Pace / Horn-y - I would have given two points for “Hold On, I’m Comin’” but this was a good pick!
- Hey DJ! / Tongue Twists - I liked some CC songs back in the day but this is a new one to me. Nice!
- Hey DJ! / The Big Ask - I like this, but I ran out of points. It’s bothering me that I can’t remember where I heard this song!
- Hey DJ! / Cover Me Badly - After a couple of listens, this isn’t so bad…
- Into the Void / Fairies Wear Boots - To me, this is isn’t that bizarre because this is the type of music I listen to in my regular life. But here’s a point for introducing me to a new song in genre I like!! This inspires me to share something new too.
- Into the Void / Spiral Architect - Reminds me of Deftones and Incubus. It did grow on me after a couple of listens.
- The Singularity / Man vs Machine - Can’t believe the songs are by the same artist!!
- The Singularity / This is Fine - Worst sleep ever
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Out of the ordinary - I enjoyed this
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Out of the ordinary - The danger of hearing a song from a band for the first time is that now I’ll always think of them as a sarcastic Nickelback 🥴
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Excellently Explicit - What does he have against philatelists? They are a fucking joy! Fuck everything else though
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Kids songs - Unexpected pick for a kid’s song, but I get it
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Kids songs - It’s not bad, but hard to compare to MJ’s hits
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Short and Sweet (or not) - Nice, there were a couple of hits from that album. My personal favorite is Body Movin'
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Short and Sweet (or not) - I would have picked this one if I hadn't already done in another league. But excellent choice!
- New beginnings / Rediscovered - Giving a point because it reminds me of the techno songs I used to listen to too
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| Happy Lucky | 67 | 75 | -2 | 73 | 1.09 | - Sacramen-toeJam / Haven't seen you in a while - Only we're a bit too young for the "summer of '69", but good song nonetheless
- Sacramen-toeJam / Back in time - It's tooooo looooong.
- Sacramen-toeJam / Horn-y - Lol, I know who put this in and I love you, but I still don't like the song, tho I don't hate it per se. I give you a point too since I did tell you to submit it, lol.
- Sacramen-toeJam / Horn-y - Whoa, didn't think of this!
- Sacramen-toeJam / Next! - Props! But this song is way too repetitive....
- Sacramen-toeJam / Next! - I like this song, and I know exactly who posted it because Ilse is a Dutch artist, haha. She makes good songs!
- Sacramen-toeJam / You're So Vain - Queen can thank Lil Wayne for this point.
- Sacramen-toeJam / You're So Vain - Yeaaaa, beat saber. Such a fun game... And this is a good song too.
- Sacramen-toeJam / I Want It All - Perfect song about greed. No one's good enough unless they got money!
- Sacramen-toeJam / I Want It All - Interesting pick! A different take on the theme: F-you, you greedy poopy head!
- Sacramen-toeJam / Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - The friends should dump their g/b-friend and get together. Though was it like the friends were talking about each other (two sides of the same story) or two couples? Would be funny irony if it's one couple talking about each other. :)
- Sacramen-toeJam / Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - Nothing to say but OK.
- Sacramen-toeJam / I Want to Love You - And I thought the other song was slow.... This one's even slower. Sorry.... I dunno what to think, not for me.
- Sacramen-toeJam / I Want to Love You - Seems more about him, I guess he's infatuated with himself.
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / I have a dream! - Another classic!
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / I have a dream! - Oooh, going rogue are you with a theme song/soundtrack?
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / It takes two - Meh. Just be happy you didn't get - 1.
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / It takes two - Good on you for selecting the original from the animated movie and not from the newer motion picture! I'm a sucker for ORIGINALS. One of my fave Disney songs too.
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / Hungry for more - Yay, catchy song. But it's got stupid lyrics. Like what does he mean he wants your belly??
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / Hungry for more - I heard a pop chorus sing this song, I loved it that! But I really don't know what "cake by the ocean" even mean?
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / Happy Birthday! - Oi, another sad-ish song. Geez guys *happy* birthday songs, lol!! But at least she's apologetic, hahaha! I was gonna give this a point, but I decided carpenters deserved it more.
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / Happy Birthday! - Creative find!
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Back to Basics: School of Rock 101 - My husband obviously submitted this.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Back to Basics: School of Rock 101 - I've never been much of a deep purple fan actually.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / I Love You, Man? - I like rock and roll more, lol.
Anyway, feels more like a worship/God-fearing song than love.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / I Love You, Man? - I'm giving this a point because I do hear how much he loves oranges. And it's to offset the (undeserved, lol) minuses this will get from others, lol.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / But Wait—There’s Myrrh - Sure, not bad song I guess.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Guilty Pleasures - Zach. It's either your or sugar I think.... You guys mentioned musicals one time. But I'll bet on Zach. Go horsey.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Guilty Pleasures - Yorick. Because you mentioned phonk the other day (that Johan introduced you to it).
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / We're going HARD! - I give it a point because it's not hard rock :p
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Say what now? - Yea...pretty sure they were a bit drunk writing this song and they just threw in words that just rhymed, lol.
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Let's go to the movies! - It's a really good song, and I know it's from Gladiator, because of Yorick, so I also know this is a Yorick submission. But if I were to hear it on its own, i wouldn't have been able to tell what movie it's from.
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Let's go to the movies! - Yes, can't forget this!
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Cover me! - This song translates well.
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Sacré Bleu! A day in the life of Michel(Gilmore Girls) - I only like the chorus.
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Sacré Bleu! A day in the life of Michel(Gilmore Girls) - Because it's actually a sad song. This song could actually fit in a later theme.... But I'm giving it a point because I think Michel would've found it funny to play and sarcastically insult with it too.
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Beach Mismatch. Are your choices Kenenough! (Barbie) - One of my fave songs by them.
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Beach Mismatch. Are your choices Kenenough! (Barbie) - This repetitive.
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Country Cover (Beyonce) - I like this song, gee, I wonder why. BORDERLANDS!
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Country Cover (Beyonce) - Beyonce would sing this, lol.
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Bachelor Nanny TV (Soldier of illusion, Documentary Now) - Hunny, try harder!
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / Words don't matter - It's not bad, quite cafchy.
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / Words don't matter - It's a nice song!
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / Party picks - OK fine, just one more time...
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / Childhood nostalgia - I like it but not enough to give it points. I feel a bit "tired" of this song too.
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / Childhood nostalgia - It must be a mother's favorite, lol. I like it, but not enough to give it a point.
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / No vocals needed - OOOH, this is a good one. It has to be from a show or movie right? But I just can't find it other than snowpiercer trailer, where you barely hear it through Jennifer connelly talking. Do tell me where this is from please!
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / No vocals needed - I hear this and think, "this is a yorick song...." and also because he said he was submitting a 7+min song, lol. But not giving it a point because it's (possibly) my hubby's song, but it is nice.
- Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League / Play Submission (Setting) - I hear this and can tell my husband submitted this, lol. Not because I've heard it before! Anyway, not a bad song, makes me think 30 seconds to Mars.
- Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League / Throbbing Attraction (Character) - Free spirited woman.
- Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League / Grasping and Heaving (Story Goals) - I like the thinking outside of the box and decent song.
- Lady Chatterwhistle's Gossip-Drama League / Bedroom Experiment (The Scientist's Tale) - Ha! Nice tie in with "Back to the Future"
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Storytime! - It's a great story. Thank goodness Jack Black saved us all from doom.
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Storytime! - Comparing this to Stan, I find this more of a song. Anyway, this based on true story makes me sad.
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Out of the ordinary - I really like a lot of Linkin Park songs, but I would never list them as my fave band. Weird that. Anyway, I agree this is out of the ordinary LP.
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Out of the ordinary - Haha, yeah, this is out of the ordinary for them, and an original (as in, not a parody cover) I enjoy this!
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Excellently Explicit - You weirdo.
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Kids songs - I'm trying so hard to imagine 10 year old you going and buying this CD at Free Record Shop or whatever store.... Anyway, I like it enough.
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Kids songs - Unfortunately I'm not a fan of it, even tho it's my son's pick
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Short and Sweet (or not) - I don't really like Beastie Boys...
- New beginnings / Rediscovered - 1 point for that ridiculous left-right line.
- New beginnings / This isn't me - I actually enjoyed this song and not giving points just because who submitted (because I'm very honest).
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| Jason | 63 | 74 | -3 | 71 | 1.13 | |
| Michael Sugar | 52 | 58 | -8 | 50 | 0.96 | |
| Emily Neubauer Sugar | 39 | 47 | -6 | 41 | 1.05 | |
| Brandon Nohara | 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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| Helen | 41 | 36 | -5 | 31 | 0.76 | - SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / I have a dream! - Nice lyrics!
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / I have a dream! - A cool score, but I like the rest of the playlist better. Sorry.
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / It takes two - Love is mentioned throughout the song and it's sung by a duet, so yes, it fits the category. However, it doesn't sound as a love song to me, thus the down vote, sorry.
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / It takes two - Typical Disney, but a lovely duet still!
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / Hungry for more - Another family favourite of chill tune.
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / Hungry for more - This was also a song of my choice. Too bad I didn't submit it early enough. Anyway, having a cake by the ocean and dancing to the beat of the song sound like a great combo!
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / Happy Birthday! - A little mushy. Not giving it any point as I gave one already to another oldie on the playlist.
- SacramentoJam Disk 3 - Hamster Edition / Happy Birthday! - Super cute!
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Back to Basics: School of Rock 101 - Nice number, but I like the others better. No point thus.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Back to Basics: School of Rock 101 - Rock classic.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / I Love You, Man? - Funny lyrics, but I ran out of points, sorry.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / I Love You, Man? - Not my kind of music.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / But Wait—There’s Myrrh - Love this jazzy/swing version.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / But Wait—There’s Myrrh - So Christmas-y!
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Guilty Pleasures - It's a lovely score. However, I feel it's so typical (Disney), so it's not so special compared to the other songs here. No point thus.
- SacramentoJam Volume 4 -Alicorn Stardust / Guilty Pleasures - I quite like this, but I ran out of points.
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / We're going HARD! - Oh yeah, I like them!
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Let's go to the movies! - Beautiful score
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Cover me! - 😱 It does fit the theme, but still - never imagined the song to be covered this way. As I said in the previous round, I'm not a fan of Titanic and it's soundtrack. This version is not any better, sorry.
- SacramentoJam Volume 5 - Mr. Wiffles' Catnip Jams / Cover me! - Sounds so divine!!
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Bachelor Nanny TV (Soldier of illusion, Documentary Now) - So nostalgic!!
- SacramentoJam Vol 6 - Whoa / Bachelor Nanny TV (Soldier of illusion, Documentary Now) - Love this!!
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / Words don't matter - I'm usually not into Indian songs, but this one is pretty cool.
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / Party picks - One of my fave dance tune ❤️
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / Childhood nostalgia - Gotta give a minus, so it goes to the song I enjoy least, sorry. Don't think my parents would like this song.
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / No vocals needed - ❤️
- SacramentoJam Vol 7 - Honorary Sacramentan Edition / No vocals needed - Beautiful!!
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| Taylor Kayatta | 22 | 30 | -4 | 26 | 1.18 | |
| Anthony Ng | 14 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 1.36 | |
| arhumphrey-us | 12 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1.42 | |
| Richelle Ashley | 13 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1.23 | |
| Christopher Long | 13 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1.15 | |
| rhynus | 12 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1.25 | - Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Storytime! - a fun story AND a good song? Apparently it can be done. This is the perfect combination of Jack Black's comedic and musical genius. great build and escalation as the story unfolds, great variety and contrast in melody and rhythm. For my taste they could have worked in a bit more harmonic variation, but that's very clearly a stylistic choice.
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Storytime! - Good song, original, but it feels more as a documentary than a song. It brings across the story very factual, but for me lacks the musical connection to also bring the emotion across. Didn't know this song, so thank you for submitting.
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Out of the ordinary - I like this exploration, but it's so static and repetitive with virtually no development. And the production is so flat and tight, like I'm listening to a metronome.
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Out of the ordinary - Perfect analysis and description of a 00's pop song. Very mediocre, repetitive song, but it was funny, so points for that
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Excellently Explicit - Fun song with a great message. The song is not very remarkable, but the rap has a nice flow which made it an enjoyable listen. The explicit part used to good effect.
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Excellently Explicit - Musically very straightforward with a very predictable electronic hip-hop loop with some heavy production to boot. But this is 100% what they try to parody with great success. It's just so damn funny :D
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Kids songs - I know the song, but it's not my jam
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Kids songs - MJ has a lot of great songs, but this isn't one of them. For me anyway
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Short and Sweet (or not) - nice flow and rap, but just short of a point for me
- Fun with Friends Near and Far! / Short and Sweet (or not) - Thank you for submitting a song that I like. I would have normally given it 2 points, but I only found 3 songs that I wanted to give points to this round, so this got all the leftover points.
- New beginnings / This isn't me - For me the best song on the list, but how is this a (type of) song you don't commonly listen to? so can't give it any points :(
- New beginnings / Instrumental - Lindsey Stirling meets Avanged Sevenfold. I gave it a point for not hearing this kind of music every day
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| JDG | 13 | 11 | -2 | 9 | 0.69 | |
| faulkheather | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 | 1 | |
| Purple Reign | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 | 1 | |
| etnlnight | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1.13 | |
| Barbara | 7 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1.29 | |
| Meredith | 8 | 8 | -1 | 7 | 0.88 | |
| Elena | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| trevordglenn | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| amfish123 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 4 | 0.57 | |
| Olaf Schoeman | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Es | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - New beginnings / Rediscovered - Seriously, they are still making music? That is amazing.
- New beginnings / This isn't me - Her voice is stunning. This is what I always hope I sound like when I sing in the shower. I'm so glad this kind of vocalist still exists, and sort of came back after being out of vogue for half a century. Raye is another one in this vein.
- New beginnings / Instrumental - We are in a somewhat metal-oriented group, it seems! This is more my style when it comes to metal. More like the symphonic metal I used to listen to as a teenager, such as The Gathering and Paradise Lost.
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| lauryl1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 0.50 | |