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Time for the next round! Two close calls, but we have them both advanced.


Voting rules have changed. Now, each vote is worth only one point per song. And it's win-or-go-home; no runners-up.

I think I'll do BleuPanda's approach to tiebreakers, that is move them to a separate topic.

The way we metered out the game this year, it will end just in time for the EOY. But thirty-two songs is still a lot. We had to split the first elimination round in two. This round ends at 11:59 UTC on 18 December.

dEUS-Nothing Really Ends vs. Sufjan Stevens-Djohariah

Joy Division-Dead Souls vs. Shiina Ringo-Souretsu ("Funeral")

Thin Lizzy-Don't Believe a Word vs. Janelle Monae-Many Moons

The Doors-Touch Me vs. Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva

Morphine-Good vs. Nicholas Jaar-With Just One Glance You

Stromae-Alors an Danse vs. Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno-Tank!

Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi-The Rose with a Broken Neck vs. Bjork-Verandi

Dinosaur-Kiss me Again vs. Can-Mother Sky

Five runners-up in group play won this game. Up from three last year!

Happy voting!
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What happened to the other 8?
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Thanks whuntva for running this. It is a great format.

I do hope we will keep increasing participation as we head closer to the finals. Maybe some earlier voters can rejoin in too. It is certainly a great final 16 and all the tracks are worthy of your time even if there are a small few that don't personally resonate. I'll be voting soon once I've had a chance for another listen.
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dEUS-Nothing Really Ends vs. Sufjan Stevens-Djohariah
Joy Division-Dead Souls vs. Shiina Ringo-Souretsu ("Funeral")
Thin Lizzy-Don't Believe a Word vs. Janelle Monae-Many Moons
The Doors-Touch Me vs. Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva
Morphine-Good vs. Nicholas Jaar-With Just One Glance You
Stromae-Alors on Danse vs. Seatbelts-Tank!
Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi - The Rose with a Broken Neck vs. Bjork-Verandi
Dinosaur-Kiss me Again vs. Can-Mother Sky

The match ups are getting a lot closer for me than the round of 32. Several continue to grow on me, round on round - especially Souretsu.

Favourite Pair and Closest Matchup: Nothing Really Ends & Djohariah
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dEUS-Nothing Really Ends

Joy Division-Dead Souls

Janelle Monae-Many Moons

The Doors-Touch Me

Morphine-Good

Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno-Tank!

Bjork-Verandi

Can-Mother Sky

Match-ups 2 & 8 are particularly evil.
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My picks & personal ratings:

dEUS-Nothing Really Ends 8
Shiina Ringo-Souretsu ("Funeral") 10
Janelle Monae-Many Moons 7
Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva 9
Nicolas Jaar-With Just One Glance You 8
Stromae-Alors on Danse 7
Bjork-Verandi 8
Can-Mother Sky 7

My ranking/ratings for the songs I didn't vote for:

Joy Division-Dead Souls 8
Sufjan Stevens-Djohariah 8
Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi-The Rose with a Broken Neck 7
The Doors-Touch Me 7
Dinosaur-Kiss me Again 7
Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno-Tank! 6
Thin Lizzy-Don't Believe a Word 6
Morphine-Good 6
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dEUS-Nothing Really Ends

Feels like the more complete song.

Shiina Ringo-Souretsu ("Funeral")

Something I've never heard before

Janelle Monae-Many Moons

She's clearly a favorite.

Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva

Didn't like Doors in group play. That Opinion has not changed much.

Morphine-Good

Doing my best to honor Mark Sandman's memory.

Seatbelts-Tank!

Too catchy to pass up.

Bjork-Verandi

This was a difficult one, as we have a meeting of two potential finalists in the round of 16. I give Bjork the slight edge, because she gave it her all!

Kiss me Again

The catchier of the two.
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Sufjan Stevens-Djohariah

Joy Division-Dead Souls 

 Janelle Monae-Many Moons

Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva 

I love the Doors, but this is not one of their best.

Morphine-Good 

To me, no one stands a chance against Morphine.

 Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno-Tank

Sort of close.

Bjork-Verandi


Can-Mother Sky

The guitars in Kiss me Again are good, but the song is no match for Can.
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dEUS-Nothing Really Ends vs. Sufjan Stevens-Djohariah
Joy Division-Dead Souls vs. Shiina Ringo-Souretsu ("Funeral")
Thin Lizzy-Don't Believe a Word vs. Janelle Monae-Many Moons
The Doors-Touch Me vs. Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva
Morphine-Good vs. Nicolas Jaar-With Just One Glance You
Stromae-Alors on Danse vs. Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno-Tank!
Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi-The Rose with a Broken Neckvs. Bjork-Verandi
Dinosaur-Kiss me Againvs. Can-Mother Sky
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One line comments this time:

dEUS - Nothing Really Ends (2001) vs. Sufjan Stevens - Djohariah (2010)
Sufjan fails trying to reach to Pink Floyd but dEUS succeedes trying to reach to Tindersticks. Or (almost) Leonard Cohen.

Joy Division - Dead Souls (1980) vs. Shiina Ringo - Sōretsu (2003)
Dead souls at the funeral. A punkish Curtis cannot beat Shiina, going from heavenly harmonies to hellish cacophonies.

Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe a Word (1976) vs. Janelle Monáe - Many Moons (2007)
Don't believe a word from Lynott, Janelle Monáe is the real star here. The first Suite, the chase, dancing in Metropolis.

The Doors - Touch Me (1968) vs. Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La fugitiva (2012)
Sad for not voting for Lafourcade but Morrison's soul tune really touched me. Yes, even if it was sung by Tom Jones.

Morphine - Good (1992) vs. Nicolas Jaar - With Just One Glance You (2012)
A weak bracket (Gumbo vs. Night would've been better). But with just one glance I know Morphine were good enough.

Stromae - Alors on danse (2009) vs. Seatbelts - Tank! (1998)
Tempted to vote for Stromae (if only to see how long the typo lasts) but I'll let this tank destroy everything in its path.

Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi - The Rose with a Broken Neck (2011) vs. Björk - Verandi (2001)
The battle of flowers. Probably that rose from Rome is going to be defeated by this gorgeous verandi tulip from Iceland.

Dinosaur - Kiss Me Again (1978) vs. Can - Mother Sky (1970)
Both Russell cello lines and Byrne guitar licks are nothing short of glorious. NYC underground avant-garde goes to disco.
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Sufjan Stevens-Djohariah
Joy Division-Dead Souls
Janelle Monae-Many Moons
Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva
Nicholas Jaar-With Just One Glance You
Stromae-Alors an Danse
Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi-The Rose with a Broken Neck
Can-Mother Sky

In fact, i will be happy to seen all these songs (minus one) wining the game. Even if I have a clear favorite.
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To me, there is a huge gap between the Top 8 and the Bottom 8 this week. Too bad they couldn't have faced wach other. :whistle:

Sufjan Stevens - Djohariah (11) beats dEUS - Nothing Really Ends (16)

I was disappointed initially by this Sufjan EP, and I still haven't warmed up to it. Still, it's better than the dEUS track, a song that sort of sits there by a band I've never been able to get into, though it seems like I should.

Shiina Ringo - Sōretsu (1) beats Joy Division - Dead Souls (5)

Hellish match-up, I'm really hoping for my nominee Shiina here, since this is a modern masterpiece, but I know everyone loves their Joy Division. This is another case where it's weird where such an acclaimed band like JD gets into this poll, though "Dead Souls" is certainly thrilling.

Janelle Monae - Many Moons (4) beats Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe a Word (15)

Not even close, the great proto-ArchAndroid track against a fairly typical Thin Lizzy meat 'n' potatoes rocker.

Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva (8) beats The Doors - Touch Me (14)

I know I've slagged the Doors enough, but "Touch Me" is at least a fun bit of fluff. Can't touch the wonderful duet it meets here, though.

Nicholas Jaar - With Just One Glance You (12) beats Morphine - Good (13)

Two songs that I find generally just OK. I'm still sad that Morphine knocked out my nom Cortijo in the last round, so maybe I'm biased by that frustration.

Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno - Tank! (7) beats Stromae - Alors on Danse (10)

Not as close as the numbers would make it appear. "Tank!" is pure fun.

Bjork - Verandi (6) beats Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi - The Rose with a Broken Neck (9)

Again, not as close as my rankings may make it appear. Danger Mouse sort of has breezed along with fairly weak competition; Bjork's coming up fierce here.

Can - Mother Sky (2) beats Dinosaur - Kiss Me Again (3)

Argh, two of my favorites match up! I guess I'm just more up for extended Krautrock today than extended disco, though this could change at any time.
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Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe a Word (1976)
The Doors - Touch Me
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dEUS-Nothing Really Ends vs. Sufjan Stevens-Djohariah
Joy Division-Dead Souls vs. Shiina Ringo-Souretsu ("Funeral")
Thin Lizzy-Don't Believe a Word vs. Janelle Monae-Many Moons
The Doors-Touch Me vs. Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva
Morphine-Good vs. Nicholas Jaar-With Just One Glance You
Stromae-Alors on Danse vs. Seatbelts-Tank!
Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi - The Rose with a Broken Neck vs. Bjork-Verandi
Dinosaur-Kiss me Again vs. Can-Mother Sky
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Sufjan Stevens-Djohariah
Shiina Ringo-Souretsu ("Funeral")
Janelle Monae-Many Moons
The Doors-Touch Me
Morphine-Good
Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno-Tank!
Bjork-Verandi
Can-Mother Sky

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I totally agree - this game is probably the one I enjoy the most amongst the numerous games on this forum. Simply because it allows for great discoveries and helps define each other's tastes. I hope it becomes a permanent fixture...

Here goes

dEUS-Nothing Really Ends vs. Sufjan Stevens-Djohariah
Joy Division-Dead Souls vs. Shiina Ringo-Souretsu ("Funeral")
Thin Lizzy-Don't Believe a Word vs. Janelle Monae-Many Moons
The Doors-Touch Me vs. Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva
Morphine-Good vs. Nicholas Jaar-With Just One Glance You
Stromae-Alors an Danse vs. Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno-Tank!
Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi-The Rose with a Broken Neck vs. Bjork-Verandi
Dinosaur-Kiss me Again vs. Can-Mother Sky
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dEUS-Nothing Really Ends
Joy Division-Dead Souls
Thin Lizzy-Don't Believe a Word
The Doors-Touch Me
Nicholas Jaar-With Just One Glance You
Stromae-Alors an Danse
Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi-The Rose with a Broken Neck
Can-Mother Sky
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Haven't voted much in this poll but I'm back. Really enjoyed listening to the ones I hadn't heard - almost all of the songs at this point are really good. Kiss Me Again vs. Mother Sky is such a good matchup it's unfair...looks like Can will win that one and I can't say I'm disappointed even though I'm voting the other way.


Nothing Really Ends
Dead Souls
Many Moons
La Fugitiva
With Just One Glance You
Tank!
Verandi
Kiss Me Again
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dEUS - Nothing Really Ends (1) vs. Sufjan Stevens - Djohariah (7)

Joy Division - Dead Souls (11) vs. Shiina Ringo - Souretsu ("Funeral") (2)

Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe a Word (14) vs. Janelle Monae - Many Moons (10)

The Doors - Touch Me (13) vs. Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva (3)

Morphine - Good (12) vs. Nicholas Jaar - With Just One Glance You (6)

Stromae - Alors on Danse (5) vs. Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno - Tank! (4)

Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi - The Rose with a Broken Neck (16) vs. Bjork - Verandi (9)

Dinosaur - Kiss me Again (8) vs. Can - Mother Sky (15)

Also, still 2 Belgian songs in the running for the title 8-) but not for long, I think
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Chilton wrote:Also, still 2 Belgian songs in the running for the title 8-)
Yes, one of the good things about these unacclaimed and moderately acclaimed games is the nice variety of styles and countries nominated. I haven't analysed it deeply like I did on MA6 but these are the countries of the artists on the Final 16:
- USA (5): Dinosaur, The Doors, Janelle Monáe, Morphine, Sufjan Stevens
- Belgium (2): dEUS, Stromae
- Japan (2): Seatbelts, Shiina Ringo
- Chile (1): Nicolas Jaar
- Germany (1): Can
- Iceland (1): Björk
- Ireland (1): Thin Lizzy
- Italy (1): Daniele Luppi
- Mexico (1): Natalia Lafourcade
- UK (1): Joy Division
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dEUS-Nothing Really Ends

Joy Division-Dead Souls

Janelle Monae-Many Moons

Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva

Nicholas Jaar-With Just One Glance You

Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno-Tank!

Bjork-Verandi

Dinosaur-Kiss me Again
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Sufjan Stevens - Djohariah
Shiina Ringo - Souretsu ("Funeral")
Janelle Monae - Many Moons
The Doors - Touch Me
Nicolas Jaar - With Just One Glance You
Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno - Tank!
Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi - The Rose with a Broken Neck
Dinosaur - Kiss me Again
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Djohariah
Souretsu
Don't Believe a Word
Touch Me
With Just One Glance You
Tank!
Verandi
Kiss Me Again


"Dead Souls" keeps facing off against tracks I like slightly more than it.
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Djohariah
Souretsu
Many Moons
Touch Me
With Just One Glance You
Tank!
Verandi
Kiss Me Again

I love this game so much.
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Sufjan Stevens-Djohariah: Pretty easy. Surprised the dEUS made it this far.

Joy Division-Dead Souls: Tough choice

Janelle Monae-Many Moons: Janelle is the class of these 16.

Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva: Pretty easy pick.

Nicholas Jaar-With Just One Glance You: Another pretty easy choice.

Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno-Tank!: Tough choice, because neither of these songs stands out in any way, unfortunately. Still reeling that Stromae knocked out "Moonbeam Levels". :(

Bjork-Verandi: Pretty tough here - both are enjoyable. Björk has at least 10 better B-sides than this, IMO, but "Verandi" is nice enough to win.

Dinosaur-Kiss me Again: The discovery of the game so far for me. Wow! I like "Mother Sky" quite a bit, but the disco deliciousness of "Kiss Me Again" is the only song with which I was unfamiliar in this game that I want to seek out for purchase.

Edit.

Here are my ratings:

Janelle Monae - Many Moons: 10
Dinosaur - Kiss Me Again: 9.5
Joy Division - Dead Souls: 9
Shiina Ringo - Souretsu ("Funeral"): 9
Can - Mother Sky: 8.5
Nicolas Jaar - With Just One Glance You: 8
Björk - Verandi: 8
Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi - The Rose with a Broken Neck 7.5
Sufjan Stevens - Djohariah: 7.5
Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva: 7.5
The Doors - Touch Me: 7
Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe a Word: 6.5
Morphine - Good: 6
Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno - Tank!: 5
Stromae - Alors on Danse: 5
dEUS - Nothing Really Ends: 5
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Alright. The results seem a bit weird. Check for errors, though there is only one match close enough for my margin of error.

Those of you counting at home may want to help me out, here.

dEUS-Nothing Really Ends: 9
Sufjan Stevens-Djohariah: 11

dEUS led by 2 late, but Sufjan closed the gap in record time!

Joy Division-Dead Souls: 9
Shiina Ringo-Soretsu: 11

Same score as the first, but this was actually tied more of the way. The last three votes sent Shiina through.

Thin Lizzy-Don't Believe a Word: 3
Janelle Monae-Many Moons: 18

The largest spread of the game so far. Can anyone stop her?

The Doors-Touch Me: 10
Natalia Lafourcade and Kevin Johansen-La Fugitiva: 11

It finally happened! 21 votes cast, and finally a song with at least ten LOSES! This hasn't happened since at least I took over Unacclaimed.

Morphine-Good: 7
NIcholas Jaar-With Just One Glance You: 13

Another game that was tied for awhile. But Jaar scored six unanswered votes to end it.

Stromae-Alors on Danse: 4
Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno-Tank!: 16

Another easy victory for a potential favorite.

Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi-The Rose with the Broken Neck: 6
Bjork-Verandi: 14

Bjork wins easily. Another potential favorite. I think the final sees two talented women going at it!


Dinosaur-Kiss Me Again: 9
Can-Mother Sky: 11

Dinosaur took the last six votes in a row to make it interesting, but Can's initial lead was still insurmountable.
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