BAT
08.09.20 | fuukit
1 Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
2 The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
3 Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
4 The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
5 Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back
6 Blind Melon - No Rain
7 Dionne Farris - I Know
8 The Breeders - Cannonball
9 Toadies - Possum Kingdom
10 House of Pain - Jump Around
11 Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight (uggg now i know who did this song)
12 New Radicals - You Get What You Give
13 The Cardigans - Lovefool
14 4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
15 White Town - Your Woman (forgot about this)
16 Natalie Imbruglia - Torn |
Divaman
08.09.20 | 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
2. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
3. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
4. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
5. Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back
6. Blind Melon - No Rain
7. Fiona Apple - Criminal
8. Haddaway - What Is Love
9. Toadies - Possum Kingdom
10. Deee-Lite - Groove Is in the Heart
11. Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
12. New Radicals - You Get What You Give
13. The Cardigans - Lovefool
14. 4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
15. White Town - Your Woman
16. - Natalie Imbruglis - Torn |
dedex
08.09.20 | 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
2. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
3. Macy Gray - I Try
4. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
5. Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back
6. Tal Bachman - She's So High
7. Fiona Apple - Criminal
8. Haddaway - What Is Love
9. Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy
10. Deee-Lite - Groove Is in the Heart
11. Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
12. Tom Cochrane - Life Is a Highway
13. The Cardigans - Lovefool
14. 4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
15. Skee Lo - I Wish
16. Natalie Imbruglis - Torn |
ArsMoriendi
08.09.20 | Stop making me vote for flagpole Sitta by pairing it with something even worse >:(
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ArsMoriendi
08.09.20 | 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
2. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
3. Macy Gray - I Try
4. Spacehog - In the Meantime
5. Corona - The Rhythm of the Night
6. Blind Melon - No Rain
7. Fiona Apple - Criminal
8. The Breeders - Cannonball
9. Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy
10. Deee-Lite - Groove Is in the Heart
11. Nonchalant - 5 O'Clock
12. New Radicals - You Get What You Give
13. The Cardigans - Lovefool
14. Crucial Conflict - Hay
15. White Town - Your Woman
16. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
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bloc
08.09.20 | Anyone's head explode when they learned the two vocalists in Len are brother and sister or just mine? |
Minushuman24
08.09.20 | I don't like that. |
Divaman
08.09.20 | Incest is best. |
Divaman
08.09.20 | Can't believe you bastards bumped off Tubthumping.
On a different note, another one I'd have liked to have seen added - "Hell" by Squirrel Nut Zippers. |
hansoloshotfirst
08.09.20 | 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
2. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
3. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
4. Spacehog - In the Meantime
5. Corona - The Rhythm of the Night
6. Tal Bachman - She's So High
7. Fiona Apple - Criminal
8. Haddaway - What Is Love
9. Toadies - Possum Kingdom
10. House of Pain - Jump Around
11. Nonchalant - 5 O'Clock
12. New Radicals - You Get What You Give
13. The Cardigans - Lovefool
14. 4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
15. White Town - Your Woman
16. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn |
engleprunt
08.09.20 | 1 Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
2 The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
3 Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
4 Spacehog - In the Meantime
5 Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back
6 Blind Melon - No Rain
7 Fiona Apple - Criminal
8 The Breeders - Cannonball
9 Toadies - Possum Kingdom
10 House of Pain - Jump Around
11 Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight (uggg now i know who did this song)
12 New Radicals - You Get What You Give
13 The Cardigans - Lovefool
14 4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
15 Skee-Lo - I Wish
16 Natalie Imbruglia - Torn |
DavidYowi
08.09.20 | 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
2. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
3. Macy Gray - I Try
4. Spacehog - In the Meantime
5. Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back
6. Blind Melon - No Rain
7. Fiona Apple - Criminal
8. The Breeders - Cannonball
9. Toadies - Possum Kingdom
10. Deee-Lite - Groove Is in the Heart
11. Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
12. New Radicals - You Get What You Give
13. The Cardigans - Lovefool
14. 4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
15. Skee-Lo - I Wish
16. Shawn Colvin - Sunny Came Home
New Radicals better kick the shit out of Tom Cochrane, same with Proclaimers against Dishwalla. Spacehog vs. The Verve was a tough choice. |
Keyblade
08.09.20 | that natalie imbruglia song slaps, but I doubt there's a person on planet earth that can name another of her songs |
bgillesp
08.09.20 | 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
2. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
3. Macy Gray - I Try
4. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
5. Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back
6. Tal Bachman - She's So High
7. Fiona Apple - Criminal
8. Haddaway - What Is Love
9. Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy
10. Deee-Lite - Groove Is in the Heart
11. Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
12. Tom Cochrane - Life Is a Highway
13. The Cardigans - Lovefool
14. 4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
15. Skee Lo - I Wish
16. Natalie Imbruglis - Torn |
dedex
08.10.20 | > that natalie imbruglia song slaps, but I doubt there's a person on planet earth that can name another of her songs
I like Shiver, twas quite big in Europe but I guess it didn't charted high in the US |
Minushuman24
08.10.20 | The dude from Len sounds like if Brendan Kelly or Eric Funk wore a bucket hat and listened to nothing but Gym Class Heroes and Sublime. |
ArsMoriendi
08.10.20 | I won't lie, I like Sublime |
Minushuman24
08.10.20 | Oh, I love Sublime, but their fan base is lame. |
bloc
08.10.20 | lol Gym Class Heroes, haven't heard that name in years |
Keyblade
08.10.20 | BABADADA |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
08.10.20 | How is fiona apple a one hit wonder in any capacity |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
08.10.20 | Also yall need to get that len song the fuck out of here |
Minushuman24
08.10.20 | Probably cause she only had one hit |
bloc
08.10.20 | Key I can't believe that song samples Supertramp of all things lol |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
08.10.20 | By what arbitrary metric have you determined that an eight time Grammy nominee, 1 time winner, and perpetual top 5 album charter for decades on end has "one hit" |
Minushuman24
08.10.20 | The list of US Billboard top 40 hits.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_one-hit_wonders_in_the_United_States |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
08.10.20 | I guess I could have just checked the first installment of this list for that nugget of info couldnt I 'ave |
Minushuman24
08.10.20 | tbh I found it surprising as well |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
08.10.20 | Seems like a pretty big handicap tbqh. Shes definitively not a one hit wonder except by this metric. Shes achieved mainstream popularity with literally her entire catalogue. It's a fair qualifying metric for the purposes of the comp but also an oversight that billboard top 40 has a broad enough purview to determine someones overall commercial success |
Gyromania
08.10.20 | No point arguing with pots; dude thinks black panther is one of the best comic booo movies of all time |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
08.10.20 | I like that you have to make shit up just to try and beef with me when the rest of the site just gets to go "matt is a shitty bigot transphobe" |
Gyromania
08.10.20 | But I'm not a transphobe so that insult means nothing. Whereas you said black panther is a milestone in black cinema |
Minushuman24
08.10.20 | Well I don't think that it can be argued that Fionna Apple is the most well rounded artist in this entire tournament
And I especially don't think that it can be argued that Black Panther was not a milestone in black cinema. I'm not even a fan of it, but denying the amount of inspiration it inspired in black communities is reductive and short-sighted to say the least. |
SlothcoreSam
08.10.20 | OK, time to eliminate Len.
1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
2. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
3. Macy Gray - I Try
4. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
5. Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back
6. Blind Melon - No Rain
7. Fiona Apple - Criminal
8. Haddaway - What Is Love
9. Toadies - Possum Kingdom
10. Deee-Lite - Groove Is in the Heart
11. Nonchalant - 5 O'Clock
12. Tom Cochrane - Life Is a Highway
13. The Cardigans - Lovefool
14. 4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
15. White Town - Your Woman
16. Natalie Imbruglis - Torn |
Minushuman24
08.10.20 | slooooth you and me have the exact same votes hell ya |
ArsMoriendi
08.10.20 | Oh god is Cannonball really gonna lose to What Is Love?
That's crazy |
Minushuman24
08.10.20 | I'm really sorry Ars.
I really am. |
SlothcoreSam
08.10.20 | That was a tough choice Ars, but Hadadadadadadawaaaay!!!!!!!
@Minus, you got good, (bad) taste I suppose. Lol |
ArsMoriendi
08.10.20 | At least my #1 choice is dominating |
Minushuman24
08.10.20 | Ars, you may be upset about Cannonball being ousted, but you're gonna be even more upset when you have to vote for Flagpole Sitta for a third time |
ArsMoriendi
08.10.20 | I mean Steal My Sunshine is terrible, so I voted for Flagpole as well this round |
Minushuman24
08.10.20 | Well, Flagpole Sitta is also gonna win this entire thing so. |
ArsMoriendi
08.10.20 | You think Flagpole Sitta is better than Lovefool and Criminal? Wtf |
Minushuman24
08.10.20 | 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
2. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
3. Macy Gray - I Try
4. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
5. Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back
6. Blind Melon - No Rain
7. Fiona Apple - Criminal
8. Haddaway - What Is Love
9. Toadies - Possum Kingdom
10. Deee-Lite - Groove Is in the Heart
11. Nonchalant - 5 O'Clock
12. Tom Cochrane - Life Is a Highway
13. The Cardigans - Lovefool
14. 4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
15. White Town - Your Woman
16. Natalie Imbruglis - Torn
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Minushuman24
08.10.20 | 1. Flagpole Sitta - So much fun and way ahead of its time. I think its no secret that this band deserved more attention and recognition for its impact on pop punk music.
2. Steal My Sunshine - unbearable. I hate it. The worst part of this song, besides the vocals, is the fact that the outro chorus to this song is melodically really pleasant. I could actually see this being a great song if a competent band were to cover this. But we are stuck with this pile of garbage.
3. I'm Gonna Be - Wholesome goofy goodness. You'd have to be dead inside to not enjoy this song even just a bit.
4. Counting Blue Cars - Half decent post-grunge hosting a nice chorus and an appropriate amount of edginess for the genre
5. I'm Too Sexy - Honestly, this is probably one of the best joke songs ever written. They deserve all the praise they got for writing this song.
6. I Try - This song is timeless. It is one of those songs that everyone knows but no one thinks much about really, but god damn, it is absolutely brilliant. Her voice is perfect, and this song is so incredible.
7. Bittersweet Symphony - a meandering, lazy classic. It is hard to dislike this song, but if there's anything to complain about, it probably goes on a little too long. This band deserved more.
8. In the Meantime - This sounds like if a hair metal band realized that they were a dying trend so they decided to become an indie/post-grunge band. Instrumentally its a really tight song, but god damn I cannot stand the crooning vocals.
9. Baby Got Back - Booty is best, we all know this. This is an anthem for the people.
10. Rhythm of the Night - So incredibly early 90's, but this has to be one of the best eurodance songs ever put out for better or worse. Despite being relatively long, it fails to lose steam at all throughout its entire duration which is commendable. I like this the more I hear it. |
Minushuman24
08.10.20 | 11. She's So High - Better than any song Bachman-Turner Overdrive has every put out, and I actually like them. This is one of my favorite 90's alt-rock songs. It's both nostalgic and taps into the emotional side so effectively. I think I like Four Year Strong's version of this a tad more, but this song is so great.
12. No Rain - Timeless Classic. Blind Melon never got the recognition they truly deserved. Hoon was a brilliant songwriter, and one of the best out of the first half of the decade. This is my choice to win this entire tournament.
13. Criminal - I had actually never heard of this song prior to this tournament. I dig it, it sounds cool, it is cool, and definitely does not feel as aged as many of the other singer-songwriters in this bracket. I can't really say that there is as much to say about this one though, it is a tad forgettable, but an enjoyable song.
14. I Know - Another nostalgic song. I never really liked this song, and I still don't like it. It's a absolutely nothing mom-song that inoffensively makes you sit and wait for its 4 minute runtime to expire.
15. What is Love - This ultimately transcends paltry labels such as "good" or "bad". It is the best eurodance track every written, and I have yet to tire of Haddaway's desperate pleas for mercy. Call it "corny", call it "lame", but I adore this song to pieces.
16. Cannonball - This song oozes Sonic Youth levels of coolness. It's probably one of the best songs in this entire bracket; I hate to vote against it for what amounts to be a meme song, but I mean... That's what I am doing unfortunately.
17. Possum Kingdom - This band transcends the overwhelming mediocrity that came with the post-grunge wave in every single way. This isn't even their best song, but this song gets better with every listen. Its honestly shocking that it was as popular as it was. So good.
18. Sex & Candy - Fuck, I hate that these two songs are up against each other. They're both so cool for entirely separate reasons.
19. Groove is in the Heart - I initially wrote this one off as another goofy 90's, but damn, it really is better than just that. I love Q-tips verse on the bridge, and the bass is soooo infectious. Good stuff.
20. Jump Around - This song is a classic, and one of the best beats every produced.
21. 5 O'Clock - The biggest surprise of the tournament so far. I've never heard of this artist, and I have certainly never heard this song before, but god damn... This song is amazing. It seems to be a forgotten song, but everything about this song feels so heartfelt. The lyrics, her flow, the chorus, the backing vocals, the features and the beat. Everything is on point here. |
Minushuman24
08.10.20 | 22. Save Tonight - It is kind of hard to write about this one. It is catchy and has a sense of urgency to it that makes it an enjoyable listen. It kind of gives me vibes of alt-rock bands that are easy to roast, but deep down they have a song that you like but won't admit to it. Good song.
23. Life is a Highway - idgaf I love this song. Blame it on Cars. To this day I will belt this song out while driving. It is the definitive boomer song of the 90's that 40-something's will drink Michelob and Bud Light to while wearing boot cut jeans with crosses on the ass, and fuck it, I'm here for it man.
24. You Get What You Give - I like this more than I did in the first round. It still has an obnoxious quality to it, but I can't deny that a wave of nostalgia crashes over me with that pre-chorus/chorus. I could really do without the brief guitar wankery here and there, and some of the random high notes aren't very welcomed. That outro is strong too. Damn good pop song.
25. Lovefool - This song somehow reaches the same heights of enjoyable cheesy pop akin to Barbie Girl, whilst also being a genuinely good song that is crafted by some obviously talented musicians. Simple bubblegum pop, with a subtle and brilliant pop songwriting.
26. Getting Away With It - This is straight up some New Order-lite shit and I'm here for it. I dig this song quite a bit despite only vaguely knowing it. The only problem with this song is just how thin it is, and the fact that this song is two minutes longer than it really should be. But it sounds like New Order, so it's hard to hate.
27. What's Up - "meme song" fuck that, this is an anthem. It is weird, it is off kilter, but there is nothing else like it out there. I adore this song and it makes me wanna scream along.
28. Hay - Never heard this one prior, but it is great. It has some strong Flatbush Zombie vibes, I will be checking this album out I think. I could however do without the BOING sound effect though.
29. Your Woman - What a forgotten gem. This song is way ahead of its time and would not sound out of place in the company with the best of the Gorillaz.
30. I Wish - This matchup was one of the most difficult so far. I love this song, and it really does deserve to get further, but here we are. One of the best of the bunch.
31. Sunny Came Home - The epitome of 90's singer/songwriter that you don't know the name of but you recognize the song cause you heard it a million times. It's alright.
32. Torn - See the same for above, but better and more fun. |
ArsMoriendi
08.10.20 | Interesting :P |
Minushuman24
08.10.20 | I didn't think I wrote that much. Probably a good idea I didn't do this in the first round lol |
hansoloshotfirst
08.10.20 | Thanks to "Life is a Highway" i know now how classic rock sounds to people, who absolutely hate the genre. |
Minushuman24
08.10.20 | ^^^ Honestly that is accurate as fuck. |
BroFro
08.11.20 | 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
2. Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
3. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
4. Spacehog - In the Meantime
5. Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back
6. Blind Melon - No Rain
7. Fiona Apple – Criminal
8. The Breeders – Cannonball
9. Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy
10. House of Pain - Jump Around
11. Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
12. New Radicals - You Get What You Give
13. The Cardigans – Lovefool
14. Crucial Conflict – Hay
15. Skee-Lo - I Wish
16. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
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NickelbackFTL
08.11.20 | 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
2. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
3. Macy Gray - I Try
4. Spacehog - In the Meantime
5. Corona - The Rhythm of the Night
6. Tal Bachman - She's So High
7. Fiona Apple - Criminal
8. The Breeders - Cannonball
9. Toadies - Possum Kingdom
10. Deee-Lite - Groove Is in the Heart
11. Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
12. New Radicals - You Get What You Give
13. Electronic - Getting Away with It
14. Crucial Conflict - Hay
15. Skee-Lo - I Wish
16. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn |
Divaman
08.11.20 | I like your breakdowns, Minus. |
Minushuman24
08.12.20 | Aw Thanks Diva!
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Divaman
08.12.20 | You're welcome.
Not really sure which song I want to win this thing. |
Minushuman24
08.13.20 | Just gonna go with the flow? |
Divaman
08.13.20 | Not really. But there's no one song that stands out for me and says, "It's GOT to be this one." I have three or four that I like about equally. |
Minushuman24
08.13.20 | That's fair. I'm cool with a few of these winning |
ArsMoriendi
08.13.20 | For me it's Lovefool |
Divaman
08.13.20 | Lovefool is OK, but it's not one of my top ones. |
neekafat
08.13.20 | Fuck this 16 is brutal ): |
ArsMoriendi
08.13.20 | So I cry,
and I pray,
and I beg |
Masochist
08.13.20 | 1. Harvey Danger
2. The Proclaimers
3. Right Said Fred
4. The Verve
5. Sir Mix-A-Lot
6. Tal Bachman
7. Fiona Apple
8. Haddaway
9. Toadies
10. House of Pain
11. Eagle Eye Cherry
12. New Radicals
13. The Cardigans
14. 4 Non Blondes
15. Skee-Lo
16. Natalie Imbruglis |
bloc
08.13.20 | Way too hard to pick a winner. I have emotional ties to almost every single one of these songs to some degree |
ArsMoriendi
08.14.20 | I was about to say "damn Two Princes by The Spin Doctors probablu should've been in this comp, until I discovered that they actually had a 2nd top 40 hit hmmm |
Minushuman24
08.14.20 | Is there gonna be an 80s or 70s version of this |
ArsMoriendi
08.14.20 | 60s version would be the best |
Minushuman24
08.14.20 | 96 tears would win that easy |
ArsMoriendi
08.14.20 | It shouldn't be eligible, Question Mark and the Mysterians has 2 top 40 singles, 96 Tears and I Need Somebody |
Minushuman24
08.14.20 | But the wikipedia article is law |
ArsMoriendi
08.14.20 | What about "Fire" by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown?
A psych rock band that had no guitarist or bassist and just used keys and drums but still sounds damn awesome
Hit #2 in 1968, and then they decided to wait 2 decades before making another album |
Minushuman24
08.14.20 | ohhhh I didn't even see that was on the list. ooph, okay that one would be tough |
Divaman
08.14.20 | Another '90s one I can't believe we didn't think of was "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies. |
Minushuman24
08.15.20 | is that one a one hit wonder?
I actually don't think I've ever listened to crash test dummies |
Divaman
08.15.20 | They are in the U.S. I don't know if they were popular in their native Canada. (Technically maybe not, b/c "Afternoons Coffeespoons" made it somewhere into the top 60, largely on the strength of "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm", but I don't count that.) |
Minushuman24
08.15.20 | I'm pretty certain they were pretty big in Canada |
SlothcoreSam
08.15.20 | mmm mmm mmm mmm went platinum in Aus. Was number 1 for a few weeks. They had 3 other top 100 hits, including Superman's song from 1991, three years before mmm mmm mmm mmm. That Superman' Song, charted higher in Canada, no 4. than mmm mmm mmm mmm only got to no 14. |
hesperus
08.15.20 | Been a bit since we’ve had a ballot, so I’ll give this until tomorrow evening |
hesperus
08.16.20 | Round 4 is up! |
Divaman
08.16.20 | Nooooooooooo! Macy Gray beat right Right Said Fred? What kind of world is this? |
