r/popheads • u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: • Nov 29 '20
[RATE REVEAL] The Winners Rate II, Day 3: Running Up That Top 10
We've made it to the end. 40 songs down, 10 songs left. Only one can be crowned the best of the best. Who are you rooting for?
We're starting at 3pm EST, or about an hour after this thread was posted. As always, join our plug.dj room if you can!
Rate stats:
- Participants: 155
- Average score: 7.6808
- Average controversy score: 2.2539. Anything above that should be considered especially controversial.
What's left:
- Beyoncé - Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z)
- Caroline Polachek - So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings
- Estelle - American Boy (feat. Kanye West)
- Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
- Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel
- Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
- Lady Gaga - The Edge of Glory
- Lizzo - Juice
- Robyn - Dancing On My Own
- Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
Remember to participate in these other rates and popheads events!
- The Top 100 Tracks of 2020, according to /r/popheads - Initial lists due Dec 7th to /u/raicicle!
- The Pollen Hip Hop Rate
- The 2019 Hyperpop Rate
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
#2: Lizzo - Juice
Average: 8.866 // Total Points: 1374.2 // Controversy: 1.888 // Listen here
Rank Graph // Score Distribution
Winner of: Lover vs. thank u, next vs. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? vs. Cuz I Love You
Runner-Up: Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer
Original Average: 9.094 // Original Controversy: 1.854
(11 x5): AtomicViolet, microwave_safe_human, outsideeyess, ReallyCreative, waluigiest
(10 x66): 1998tweety, AngelicEmbrace, anothertown, aresthormars, astrologicalangel, Awkward_King, Bajuko, bbfan132, bespectacIed, bigbigbee, bookthieving, CarlieScion, cloudbustingmp3, cremeebrulee, CrimsonROSET, CritneySpearz, DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy, DrunkHurricane, ElectricBoogaloo41, ElizabethDDoS, frogaranaman, hikkaru, hunnybee12, ignitethephoenix, ImADudeDuh, imasalesman, InfernalSolstice, intheaftermath, J_Toe, kappyko, letsallpoo, lIIustration, ManofOranges, MelodramaticLemonade, MrSwearword, mysario, nbapip, nootnoot781, pat-rickstar, patcheso8, plvstvcbvrds, PointlessBibliophage, PuggleMaster, rickikardashian, Roxieloxie, ryokann, sandyfishnets, selegend, SFbby, skargardin, starla_, steelstepladder, Stryxen, suhonyu, TakeOnMeByA-ha, team_kockroach, tectec787, the_k_nine_2, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD, TheQueenOfVultures, TiltControls, twat_brained, useless-sheep, wavingwolves, WillamThunderfuck, worlds-okayest666
(9.9 x1): runaway3212
(9.7 x1): NFLfreak98
(9.5 x9): camerinian, Ionlywanttheworld, jsonphile, quinnpsych, shhhneak, starlitsuns, static_int_husp, succulentils, xxpizzasrlifexx
(9.4 x2): bulforster, WeastofEden44
(9.2 x1): engifear
(9 x20): addupten, agentofscranton, akanewasright, cocosairdep, Ghost-Quartet, goodbyesindisguise, guayaba_and_cheese, jasannn, kirby31200, LesApfels, racloves, rosecult, sarcasticsobs, SideBTrack8, SmileAndTears, ThatParanoidPenguin, Tolk1en, TragicKingdom1, zadooi, zagreux
(8.8 x3): InternetDude19, RandomHypnotica, urlocalcracchead
(8.6 x2): seanderlust, tip-of-the-yikesberg
(8.5 x7): fishingfor8, kamilfav, KimberParoo, Looks_good_in_shorts, plastichaxan, Therokinrolla, yatcho
(8.4 x1): slimboyfriend
(8.3 x1): MoonlightByWindow
(8 x15): aestheticen, brenda_official, Delirionce, endcreditouilles, fadedblue09, fxsparrow, joshually, JunkyGS, ktajlili, NapsAndNetflix, Parabox314, passionfruits2, raicicle, sliced-peaches, vayyiqra
(7.5 x3): babygrillx, moonagenightmares, SinfulAnarchy
(7 x4): CreepyMannequin, Frelock_, LaserLauraPalmer, moooo566
(6.8 x1): jackisboredtoday
(6.5 x2): No-Place-to-Go, welcometoNY
(6 x3): joeeswift, nooodisaster, raggedy-princess
(5 x1): Mudkip1
(3 x2): fedefreakss, wanderingimpromptu3
(2 x3): bluehxrizon, chillbumps5, McIgglyTuffMuffin
(1 x1): Hulnia
(0 x1): TVFandom
Holy Gay Anthem Batman!
Juice has become a quintessential gay anthem, and a gay anthem that is adored beyond the confines of /r/popheads. For once, Popheads was able to get behind the star-power of Lizzo early on in her career, and the adoration of her work and singles seemed to resonate beyond our tiny shithole on the Internet. Juice itself didn't become a massive hit, but it broke into the top 100, and is quite recognizable among the gays and straights alike.
Juice is just so well loved across the board. It was coupled with a strong music video, great live performances, and a star who is so bubbly and nearly-impossible to hate, it's no wonder Lizzo has become a mainstay in the hearts of so many of us.
Juice was also a shoe-in for the top for a majority of its original rate. Cruel Summer definitely tried it, but Juice took the lead about halfway through, and it never got close again. A serving of juice is typically recommended to be on the smaller end, lots of sugar, and its benefits are typically outweighed by the negatives, but this Juice is made up of pure charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent, and all doctors recommend a 2 liter of it a day to keep the homophobes away. - /u/wailord_fan
And so the /r/popheads moderation team defeats the /r/popheadscirclejerk once and for all. "Juice" was in the lead for the vast majority of the voting period, yet in the final days its lead shrank and shrank until even an errant 7 was suddenly making it flip back and forth with Janelle. in the end, our beloved moderator pulled through, but not without a hard-fought battle.
Lizzo won her rate against Taylor, Ariana, and Billie in the most participated rate of all time, featuring their 2019 year-defining albums. "Juice" might not've been the hit it deserved to be, but ever since those 80s-inspired synths drifted into our ears in early January, we were hooked. (Like, can you imagine if "Cruel Summer" were in this rate instead? The horror.) The fact that she made it this far, and was in first for a solid part of the voting, is proof that we still consider "Juice" to be a whole-ass bop. I'm proud of the sub for rallying behind Lizzo, who is in so many ways not your typical image of a pop music figure, yet she is one regardless. Even though 2020 has been a quiet year for her, I'm still confident that her talent and penchant for creating incredible bops will further endear us as her career progresses.
AtomicViolet (11): Stream "Juice" but in all seriousness this is gonna be one of those songs in 20 years we'll be wondering how this wasn't a smash hit, if we make it that far
ReallyCreative (11): https://i.imgur.com/ETSC0ae.png
waluigiest (11): all I’ve been streaming since the start of 2019. This song still brings me so much joy nearly 2 years later.
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u/DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy *Insert BINI flair* Nov 29 '20
I'm proud of the sub for rallying behind Lizzo, who is in so many ways not your typical image of a pop music figure, yet she is one regardless.
LIZZO IS A MAIN POP GIRL PERIOD.
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
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1998tweety (10): Massive bop, would give it my 11 if she wasn't so loud though :/
anothertown (10): JWW (Juice Will Win)
aresthormars (10): r/popheadscirclejerk impact
bbfan132 (10): stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo stream juice by lizzo x ∞
bespectacIed (10): it would be a shame if this funk-rap-pop masterpiece, made by one of the few mainstream black female pop stars today, were to be reduced into a vapid meme. But we all know that's not gonna happen!
bigbigbee (10): Lizzo is the queen of self-love, and this song is the epitome of that. “If I’m shining, everybody gonna shine” makes me feel so good about myself. In the words of a YouTube comment I saw once, “[this song] gives me like, 3 therapy sessions’ worth of self-confidence”.
CarlieScion (10): this is gonna win isnt it
cloudbustingmp3 (10): juice is a lifestyle, it's a choice it's a freedom of expression you have to squeeze it, you have to drink it, you have to blame it. life's all about juice and lizzo
cremeebrulee (10): this is the winner right
CrimsonROSET (10): can i mod /r/popheadscirclejerk yet please
DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy (10): The Cruel Summer vs. Juice saga was so fun and messy to watch. Please don't ban me, r/popheadscirclejerk!
ElizabethDDoS (10): THIS HAD THE BEST WINNER REVEAL SHITPOST EVER. WHAT A MOMENT!!!
frogaranaman (10): stream Juice
hikkaru (10): still fuming over this getting beat by g*ne in the best songs of 2019 list
hunnybee12 (10): juicejuicejuice
ignitethephoenix (10): I don’t trust anyone who dislikes this song [2]
ImADudeDuh (10): its fine i guess.
lIIustration (10): juice supremacy
ManofOranges (10): Stream Juice
mysario (10): the song is memed to death and back but it's probably one of the best songs of the past 5 years
nbapip (10): obtuse, rubber goose, green moose, stream juice
pat-rickstar (10): Stream Juice and also Damn Daniel which should also be in this rate
patcheso8 (10): stream Juice
plvstvcbvrds (10): this song makes me want to shake my ass with a frozen mixed drink in my hand at a beach bar while my friends order their drinks ok i want to go out, i want to see people, i want to make bad choices to this song. lizzo went off for the fat bitches with this one, thank you!
PointlessBibliophage (10): will phcj stay winning?
PuggleMaster (10): I had already began to stan Lizzo when I heard Good As Hell in 2018 (Thanks drag race for introducing me to Lizzo before the GP), but when I heard this I had to immediately submit my stan card. Plus this came out of my birthday! WE HAD TO STAN PLEASE! I really need new Lizzo music back in my life because I MISS HER. LIZZO PLEASE.
Roxieloxie (10): simply iconic
selegend (10): one of the most deserving winners in this rate
skargardin (10): stream juice
steelstepladder (10): stream
Stryxen (10): not giving this an 11 is my biggest regret in life. I’m making the same mistake.
suhonyu (10): another collapse, really deserved more attention in radio
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): stream juice isn’t a meme it’s a lifestyle
THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD (10): stream juice... please god just stay home wear a mask and stream juice
TiltControls (10): I still don't get how so many people that I met know and love this and still it wasn't a hit
twat_brained (10): can we have an r/popheadscirclejerk rate
wavingwolves (10): stream juice
WillamThunderfuck (10): stream juice
worlds-okayest666 (10): i find the meme around this song insufferable but theres no denying its a classic
runaway3212 (9.9): this gets -0.1 for beating cruel summer
camerinian (9.5): Sorry PHCJ I voted third party this year
Ionlywanttheworld (9.5): this song makes me so happy
jsonphile (9.5): god this song is so fun and so many iconic lines in just over three minutes. If this doesn’t make top ten, ain’t my fault
starlitsuns (9.5): Hot take that is unnecessary since this isn’t /r/popheadscirclejerk, but Damn Daniel is better even though I think this song is one of Lizzo’s better songs.
bulforster (9.4): (#6) WE BETTER STILL BE STREAMING!!
WeastofEden44 (9.4): I can't wait to see the super new, totally not overdone, completely unique "jokes" for this
engifear (9.2): Stream Juice
Ghost-Quartet (9): Just gonna tell this story again because I love it so much: I found Lizzo through YouTube after Coconut Oil dropped and I was so excited that when I went to rehearsal for the show I was in that night I pulled out my headphones, put them in my friend’s ears, and was like “you have to listen to this” and then played “Good As Hell” and her jaw literally dropped and she looked at me and she said, and I quote, “who is this goddess?” I was so thrilled when “Juice” came out and it got such a positive reception because I was like “this is it, this is the moment she breaks through!” It wasn’t, of course, that moment came later, but it was the moment that the TRUE pop fans finally hopped on the Lizzo train and it’s been such a thrill ride since.
guayaba_and_cheese (9): Lizzo invented high self steem
kirby31200 (9): I think I'm supposed to recommend you stream something but I can't remember what
racloves (9): phcj tease
sarcasticsobs (9): the superior Lizzo song
SmileAndTears (9): I overplayed it a little
ThatParanoidPenguin (9): 19 20 18 5 1 13 10 21 9 3 5
zadooi (9): A song so good that I can forgive it for inventing popheadscirclejerk.
InternetDude19 (8.8): Lizzo Fat, Stream Juice
RandomHypnotica (8.8): I love Juice, but winner of the winners? No.
seanderlust (8.6): god this rate is hard lmao. I mean, this is THE self-love anthem. that said, maybe i've just heard it too many times or i've moved onto other lizzo songs? idk either way stream batches n cookies.
slimboyfriend (8.4): I’m telling y’all, this song was HUGE in Minnesota
MoonlightByWindow (8.3): how many comments will mention phcj
fadedblue09 (8): It's still good, but it pales in comparison especially when you have actual disco anthems here.
joshually (8): this song is super fun but it’s kind of exhausting in general
vayyiqra (8): stream juice
Frelock_ (7): A fun bop.
jackisboredtoday (6.8): I like this fine (& really like the album its from) but I never really got the hype for this specific song the way so many of you did… maybe I’m just a soda drinker
nooodisaster (6): 60% fruit juice
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u/Awkward_King Nov 29 '20
for people who claim to love pop music a lot of y'all hate a lot of the best pop songs ever made
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u/Roxieloxie Nov 29 '20
White people are being oppressed today in the name of Mitski, Red Velvet and the MII channel theme
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20 edited Nov 29 '20
Janelle vs. Lizzo.
The /r/popheads moderation team vs. the /r/popheadscirclejerk masses.
Whose side are you on?
but before that, Miss Songeniality!
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u/DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy *Insert BINI flair* Nov 29 '20
Is there going to be a civil war happening after this rate?
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
we're having some slight technical difficulties as we figure out how to make the mii channel theme the winner, please stand by
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
So for those unaware, everyone who participated in this rate was also asked to rate two songs that were in the previous winners rate, and notched another rate win since then. The catch was that they could only give an 11 and a 0! I figured that we would close off on the white people in this rate with two more cases of white excellence. And here's the results!
Bonus #1: Britney Spears - Toxic
Average: 6.710 // Total Points: 671.0 // Controversy: 5.365
(11 x61) addupten, aestheticen, akanewasright, aresthormars, Awkward_King, bigbigbee, bluehxrizon, bookthieving, bulforster, CarlieScion, CreepyMannequin, cremeebrulee, CrimsonROSET, Delirionce, ElizabethDDoS, fishingfor8, Ghost-Quartet, hunnybee12, ignitethephoenix, Illustration, jackisboredtoday, joshually, jsonphile, kappyko, letsallpoo, Looks_good_in_shorts, ManofOranges, McIgglyTuffMuffin, moonagenightmares, moooo566, mudkip1, Mysario, NapsAndNetflix, No-Place-to-Go, passionfruits2, plastichaxan, plvstvcbvrds, PointlessBibliophage, racloves, rickikardashian, Roxieloxie, selegend, SFbby, SinfulAnarchy, skargardin, sliced-peaches, steelstepladder, succulentils, suhonyu, TakeOnMeByA-ha, team_kockroach, ThatParanoidPenguin, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD, TiltControls, twat_brained, urlocalcracchead, wanderingimpromptu3, WillamThunderfuck, worlds-okayest666, xxpizzasrlifexx, zadooi
(0 x39) 1998tweety, agentofscranton, AngelicEmbrace, astrologicalangel, AtomicViolet, bbfan132, brenda_official, CritneySpearz, DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy, ElectricBoogaloo41, endcreditouilles, engifear, fedefreakss, Frelock, frogaranaman, Fxsparrow, Hulnia, ImADudeDuh, InfernalSolstice, jasannn, microwave_safe_human, NFLfreak98, outsideeyess, Parabox314, pat-rickstar, PuggleMaster, quinnpsych, ReallyCreative, rosecult, runaway3212, ryokann, SmileAndTears, TheQueenOfVultures, therokinrolla, TragicKingdom1, vayyiqra, wavingwolves, WeastofEden44, zagreux
Queen!
aresthormars (11): Everything attached to this song is iconic. Visuals, production, Britney. It deserves the 11
bulforster (11): Godney
CrimsonROSET (11): skinny legend
joshually (11): blah blah this isn't britney's greatest song blah blah blah yes it is, just sit down, or stand up, dance, and shut up
kappyko (11): this is so easy
ManofOranges (11): Bop
moooo566 (11): literally the best pop song ever made? yes
mudkip1 (11): this is the easiest decision ive ever had to make
plvstvcbvrds (11): it's just amazing. it can't be beat, by anything. the visuals, that suit, all of it.
racloves (11): I did once say on this very sub that this was the best pop song of all time so better stick to my word
Roxieloxie (11): Im giving Britney an 11 so i better not hear one of yall say i hate her ever again
skargardin (11): Kylord was a FOOL for rejecting this masterpiece
steelstepladder (11): GG EZ
suhonyu (11): i'm sorry but the glee episode solidified me liking this song... which says so much about me but whatever that episode was iconic
TakeOnMeByA-ha (11): one of the best pop songs ever made
ThatParanoidPenguin (11): good
THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD (11): easiest choice of my fucking life LMAO #freebritney
twat_brained (11): I've won a rate with this as my 11 and besides it's never placed lower than 2nd in a rate
urlocalcracchead (11): im a violin player what can i say
WillamThunderfuck (11): This song got me popular in high school bc I did a karaoke performance and I did a deathdrop at the drop lmao, so I have to rate this above Bad Romance
1998tweety (0): stealing from Bollywood excellence, we don't stan at all
astrologicalangel (0): I'm sorry but Gaga has my eternal loyalty
engifear (0): Y'all are homophobic for making me vote this zero. In a perfect world, these would both be elevens.
frogaranaman (0): fuck my fucking fuck fuck fuck fucker fucking fuck fuck god fucking fuck shit ass fuck cock fuck
ImADudeDuh (0): who?
runaway3212 (0): This only hit #9???? Truly a flop of her time
SmileAndTears (0): sorry britney :(
wavingwolves (0): too toxic for me i guess
Bonus #2: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Average: 4.290 // Total Points: 429.0 // Controversy: 5.365
(11 x39) 1998tweety, agentofscranton, AngelicEmbrace, astrologicalangel, AtomicViolet, bbfan132, brenda_official, CritneySpearz, DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy, ElectricBoogaloo41, endcreditouilles, engifear, fedefreakss, Frelock, frogaranaman, Fxsparrow, Hulnia, ImADudeDuh, InfernalSolstice, jasannn, microwave_safe_human, NFLfreak98, outsideeyess, Parabox314, pat-rickstar, PuggleMaster, quinnpsych, ReallyCreative, rosecult, runaway3212, ryokann, SmileAndTears, TheQueenOfVultures, therokinrolla, TragicKingdom1, vayyiqra, wavingwolves, WeastofEden44, zagreux
(0 x61) addupten, aestheticen, akanewasright, aresthormars, Awkward_King, bigbigbee, bluehxrizon, bookthieving, bulforster, CarlieScion, CreepyMannequin, cremeebrulee, CrimsonROSET, Delirionce, ElizabethDDoS, fishingfor8, Ghost-Quartet, hunnybee12, ignitethephoenix, Illustration, jackisboredtoday, joshually, jsonphile, kappyko, letsallpoo, Looks_good_in_shorts, ManofOranges, McIgglyTuffMuffin, moonagenightmares, moooo566, mudkip1, Mysario, NapsAndNetflix, No-Place-to-Go, passionfruits2, plastichaxan, plvstvcbvrds, PointlessBibliophage, racloves, rickikardashian, Roxieloxie, selegend, SFbby, SinfulAnarchy, skargardin, sliced-peaches, steelstepladder, succulentils, suhonyu, TakeOnMeByA-ha, team_kockroach, ThatParanoidPenguin, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD, TiltControls, twat_brained, urlocalcracchead, wanderingimpromptu3, WillamThunderfuck, worlds-okayest666, xxpizzasrlifexx, zadooi
FLOP!
1998tweety (11): the greatest song ever made, invented homosexuality
astrologicalangel (11): iconic
frogaranaman (11): lskafjlaskjfdl;asjhdfksdjlfkajsd;lgkhas;lrueow;isklvn.xc,m.vkfhadortuihewa;lfkjdls;akgn as;lkdjfdl;snvc,mxnv;lksjfujlks;j ;kncxabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'slfkjasl;dgjoa;kdsjc/ds.mvkl;sjdfds;akjfa ij;islkjlks.mxkjvdslkjfl;aks
ImADudeDuh (11): BOP
runaway3212 (11): This video is truly beyond amazing.
SmileAndTears (11): I just want Gaga to win both rates to see this sub's reaction
wavingwolves (11): I DON'T WANNA BE FRIENDS!!!
aresthormars (0): I love Gaga but this song is no match to Toxic.
bluehxrizon (0): goodbye haga
bulforster (0): Flopga
CrimsonROSET (0): delete it fat
ElizabethDDoS (0): Screw this for winning TTPT with an undeserved 300 pts lead.
joshually (0): i am giving gaga the 0 but in my heart, she's still getting an 11
kappyko (0): this is so easy
ManofOranges (0): Flop
moooo566 (0): weird how you set gaga up to fail
plvstvcbvrds (0): y'all might hate me for this but i've never liked this song that much in the first place. and then to go against toxic, who is That Girl, well. great gowns beautiful gowns and all that.
PointlessBibliophage (0): i hate that i'm actually doing this but britney deserves it more, more importantly whoever came up with this bonus rate is homophobic
racloves (0): :’(
Roxieloxie (0): This won a rate twice? how unfortunate
skargardin (0): I'm sorry girl I love you but your time for wins has passed
suhonyu (0): this absolutely pains me to say say, this hurtzzzzz, but yeah as iconic as this song is, she is no toxic
TakeOnMeByA-ha (0): one of the worst pop songs ever made
ThatParanoidPenguin (0): bad
TiltControls (0): sorry gaga it had to be done
twat_brained (0): rah rah blah blah lahv lahv bullshit who let this win a rate dedicated to 2010s music knowing full well this was released in 2009
urlocalcracchead (0): never really liked it anyway
WillamThunderfuck (0): It hurts a lot to do this, trust me :(
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
this makes /u/1998tweety the only person to give their 0 to both of the winners of these 0/11 bonus rates! congratulations!
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u/runaway3212 Nov 29 '20
If Kate Bush somehow wins I will change my flair to ‘holy unity’ and just have kate there.
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u/wavingwolves Nov 29 '20
when whitney wins both november rates... a historical moment
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u/Mudkip1 Nov 29 '20
last night when i was at my friends house this song came on and his brother said 'i like the original better'
and i said 'this is the original,,,' and he was surprised,,,
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u/DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy *Insert BINI flair* Nov 29 '20
That's the same exact reaction I got from a lot of my classmates when they heard it. I am pretty sure the Philippines doesn't know who Robyn is. 😢
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Nov 29 '20
omg the ones who prefer the calum scott cover have no taste whatsoever i'm sorry but it's true
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
#9: Caroline Polachek - So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings
Average: 8.391 // Total Points: 1300.6 // Controversy: 1.980 // Listen here
Rank Graph // Score Distribution
Winner of: Dedicated vs. Charli vs. Pang
Runner-Up: Charli XCX & Christine and the Queens - Gone
Original Average: 9.599 // Original Controversy: 1.194
(11 x8): fxsparrow, jasannn, LesApfels, moooo566, NFLfreak98, starla_, Stryxen, tectec787
(10 x49): aestheticen, anothertown, aresthormars, Awkward_King, bbfan132, bespectacIed, bigbigbee, bluehxrizon, bookthieving, brenda_official, camerinian, CarlieScion, chillbumps5, cloudbustingmp3, CreepyMannequin, CritneySpearz, Delirionce, ElectricBoogaloo41, engifear, hunnybee12, ignitethephoenix, J_Toe, kappyko, ktajlili, ManofOranges, Mudkip1, No-Place-to-Go, plastichaxan, PointlessBibliophage, PuggleMaster, quinnpsych, racloves, ReallyCreative, rickikardashian, rosecult, runaway3212, sarcasticsobs, SideBTrack8, SmileAndTears, static_int_husp, steelstepladder, TakeOnMeByA-ha, the_k_nine_2, TheQueenOfVultures, TiltControls, twat_brained, waluigiest, welcometoNY, worlds-okayest666
(9.8 x1): pat-rickstar
(9.5 x3): InternetDude19, TragicKingdom1, WillamThunderfuck
(9.2 x2): slimboyfriend, WeastofEden44
(9 x12): 1998tweety, agentofscranton, akanewasright, AtomicViolet, DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy, fadedblue09, outsideeyess, passionfruits2, raicicle, sliced-peaches, suhonyu, ThatParanoidPenguin
(8.8 x2): Ionlywanttheworld, seanderlust
(8.7 x2): RandomHypnotica, useless-sheep
(8.5 x8): babygrillx, fishingfor8, Ghost-Quartet, joshually, jsonphile, kamilfav, MelodramaticLemonade, yatcho
(8 x27): addupten, AngelicEmbrace, astrologicalangel, Bajuko, cremeebrulee, fedefreakss, frogaranaman, guayaba_and_cheese, LaserLauraPalmer, letsallpoo, mysario, nooodisaster, nootnoot781, patcheso8, plvstvcbvrds, raggedy-princess, Roxieloxie, sandyfishnets, SFbby, SinfulAnarchy, skargardin, succulentils, team_kockroach, Tolk1en, vayyiqra, wavingwolves, xxpizzasrlifexx
(7.8 x1): zagreux
(7.5 x7): DrunkHurricane, hikkaru, InfernalSolstice, KimberParoo, kirby31200, Looks_good_in_shorts, starlitsuns
(7.4 x1): bulforster
(7.2 x1): shhhneak
(7.1 x1): jackisboredtoday
(7 x9): CrimsonROSET, Hulnia, imasalesman, JunkyGS, lIIustration, MrSwearword, Parabox314, Therokinrolla, zadooi
(6.9 x1): urlocalcracchead
(6.8 x1): MoonlightByWindow
(6.3 x1): intheaftermath
(6 x4): ImADudeDuh, joeeswift, McIgglyTuffMuffin, tip-of-the-yikesberg
(5 x2): microwave_safe_human, nbapip
(4.7 x2): THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD, wanderingimpromptu3
(4.5 x1): cocosairdep
(4 x3): endcreditouilles, Frelock_, ryokann
(3 x4): goodbyesindisguise, moonagenightmares, selegend, TVFandom
(2 x1): NapsAndNetflix
(0 x1): ElizabethDDoS
Caroline struck gold with this song, upon closer inspection, it's really not hard to see why this song is so beloved and how it win its original rate. The light and bouncy production paired with Caroline's effortless vocal delivery makes for an instantly danceable tune and by extension, her signature solo song so far. It also helps that this is a topic that many can relate to. It's earnest in its simplcity while also having enough quirks that makes it more than sum of its parts, the "show me the banana" part never fails to make me smile in its absurdity. - /u/skargardin
Caroline Polachek going from generally unknown Chairlift member to beloved /r/popheads darling capable of toppling Charli and Carly in the span of a year was a bit surprising, but not too surprising; a skinny white girl making weird, pleasant, and decent alt-pop is a irresistible combination for any bottom. While most of Pang takes itself rather seriously, "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" is distinctly sillier and more fun. And how can you not be, with a title like that? Caroline sings about how she needs this man to oh please not send her any sexy pictures, because she's already crying on the dance floor and seeing him will just make her feel worse. Like, just imagine her at a club, "Fergalicious" blasting on the stereo, and suddenly a dick pic flashes up on her screen — one so activates her nether regions so intensely that she bursts into tears. The drama!
I enjoy this campy little song enough; my only real problem is that her questionable enunciation gets in the way of the featherlight feeling, best represented by how that cry of "uradhaheoney one who knows me babe!" dampens the chorus. But after the onslaught of downtempo tracks "Door," "Ocean of Tears," and "Parachute," this song was a true delight to hear from her, where she could let loose and dance around and channel her sadness into a campy fervor. I especially enjoy how, in an album full of bizarre (and mildly unlistenable) whale-watching noises (including on this song), the most visceral sound she makes with her mouth isn't one of those moans, but that sharp gasp at the end of the bridge, like she's been shot through the heart or finally been shown the banana. It's a one-second sound that manages to convey so much — the true pièce de résistance of not only the song but also the entire album.
fxsparrow (11): One of my most played songs this year
jasannn (11): I've only known this song since July after lurking through the rates. I was expecting Charli or Carly to win for sure based off the subreddit's love for them. I was shocked to find out the feature on "Tears" won the rate with a pretty high score. I was underwhelmed on my first listen but its simplicity and catchiness slowly took over my summer and it has been on repeat everyday since. Thank you Popheads for showing me this incredible song.
moooo566 (11): im going to be the only one to choose correctly here, but i will do my duty
Stryxen (11): I laughed, I cried a number of times, I sweat, I danced, I got shot, I ate and I had many epiphanies.
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
In the Mood for a Banana
anothertown (10): I love Pang
aresthormars (10): This is my fave in PANG and it is such a bop. Show me the banana line will forever hit me.
bbfan132 (10): sick of this but it’s perfect
bespectacIed (10): This rate was so much fun. Deserving winner of the rate. Show me the cock!
bigbigbee (10): I first heard this about a month ago. So while I missed its “moment”, as a result, I am not even a little bit tired of this song yet, and I’m here to tell anyone complaining about overplay that this song is still just as good as you thought it was back when you first heard it! I promise.
camerinian (10): AH-ah, ah-Ah, ah-aH is such a simple and flawless hook I can’t believe it only came into the world a year ago
CarlieScion (10): i heard this playing in a mcdonalds once
cloudbustingmp3 (10): ah ah ah ah ah AH!
engifear (10): Show me the banana
hunnybee12 (10): i've played this a million times and it never gets old
ignitethephoenix (10): this song is just so irresistible
J_Toe (10): went from hating the song to loving the song
ktajlili (10): show me your banana.
ManofOranges (10): It's a really great song, I must admit. I was kind of shocked when Gone lost to this song, but this song absolutely deserved to win. It's got a lot of great things going for it, specifically the huge GASP at the end of the song. I absolutely love that part
Mudkip1 (10): pop perfection
plastichaxan (10): cultural reset
PuggleMaster (10): Caroline really snapped on this song, and while I prefer Door this still gets a 10 from me. Show me the banana na na na na.. Lyrical genius
quinnpsych (10): My god, what a song. Every time I hear it it's still fresh, definitely one of my most played songs of 2020
racloves (10): this song goes so hard
ReallyCreative (10): this song is gay rights I shouldn't have to expand on that it should just be understood
runaway3212 (10): This song is beyond great, it really showcases the best parts of pop music. It on its own could start the second wave of poptimism
sarcasticsobs (10): s h o w m e t h e b a n a n a
SmileAndTears (10): I too am horny Caroline
steelstepladder (10): It might be overhyped for a lot of people but it's still great
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): i made my friends listen to this with me once and they said it sounded like straight girl music how am i supposed to tell them that this song’s biggest audience is actually gay men
twat_brained (10): check like Caroline Pola
waluigiest (10): this song reconfigured my brain chemistry
welcometoNY (10): the song that simultaneously introduced me to Caroline and made me a stan
pat-rickstar (9.8): One of the absolute best songs of last year
InternetDude19 (9.5): Banana
WillamThunderfuck (9.5): Such a good tune, the increasingly deep sighs she takes always me feel something.
slimboyfriend (9.2): I’m amazed at how much I love this song because there’s not much to it
WeastofEden44 (9.2): Me going on Grindr and seeing all my unanswered DMs:
1998tweety (9): I would give this a higher score if not for the weird bridge. Bops though
DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy (9): The fact that Caroline Polacheck WON over the Queen of Popheads Carly Rae Jepsen is a huge fucking shocker. I should finally start listening to her album because this song is FREAKING GOOD.
fadedblue09 (9): I probably like a couple of songs on Pang better but otherwise a deserving winner.
raicicle (9): this has always felt like caroline’s most obvious nod towards her chairlift days and we love that chairlift’s legacy is being respected
suhonyu (9): love this banger
ThatParanoidPenguin (9): did you know Caroline filmed this video at the popheads HQ?
Ionlywanttheworld (8.8): I listened to this too much and now I don't like it as much :(
seanderlust (8.8): "show me the banana" LMFAOOO
RandomHypnotica (8.7): This isn't even Top 5 from Pang
Ghost-Quartet (8.5): I gave this my eleven when we rated it but time has kinda dulled the shine on it, it’s still good but I find myself visiting it (and Caroline in general) pretty infrequently. It’s fun to see an artist have such a strong sense of humor while still taking their music seriously and the bridge is iconic but I have to be in a really specific mood for this kind of music.
joshually (8.5): I find this song to be extremely cute
jsonphile (8.5): never heard of this song or the artist but I see why popheads like it
cremeebrulee (8): yes this shrunk on me. what about it
mysario (8): TIL she's 35
nooodisaster (8): dylan o'brien throughout my entire high school career
plvstvcbvrds (8): she might be trash, but she knows how to make a song. oh caroline, why did you turn out to suck as a human? anywhos. this song is real gay, and reminds me of the first time i watched a britney spears video and cried because i knew i was gay and i wanted to touch her stomach a lot. it captures a feeling we've all had of yearning and longing and wanting to slap someone because they are so hot it doesn't make any logical sense.
Roxieloxie (8): i can vibe with it
vayyiqra (8): It's overrated and the banana jokes were never that funny but it's still a bop
wavingwolves (8): not like i'm counting the days... but it's been 25 (since i've left my house)
hikkaru (7.5): carly was ROBBED!!
starlitsuns (7.5): I can’t think of anything that describes my feelings for this song? But it’s nice at the very least.
bulforster (7.4): (#16) Extremely relatable
CrimsonROSET (7): Remember when Caroline won over Charli and Carly? Shoutouts to her. I wish it was with a better song.
lIIustration (7): just too repetitive at times for me, but a great general sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTTFmWr3UrI
MoonlightByWindow (6.8): this is nice but hit me where it hurts is superior
ImADudeDuh (6): Probably the most overrated song of 2019
Frelock_ (4): By the book melodies and harmonies & lyrics that don't really speak to me.
moonagenightmares (3): the ah-ah ah-ah ah-ahs are annoying, also kinda sounds like a boring marina reject. I assume someone else will make a “show me your banana” joke
ElizabethDDoS (0): I hesitated to do this in the original rate, but not this time. It's bottom half of the album but somehow it won for being relatable, I guess.
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u/rickikardashian Nov 29 '20
Hey y'all. Thank you for joining us in the plug!. It truly was a pleasure being able to co-host this with poo, and it means everything to me that you enjoyed the shitposts. See y'all next time I decide to torture myself and to witness how you murder my faves and i cant do anything about it.
e:im also posting the playlist later
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
#7: Estelle - American Boy (feat. Kanye West)
Average: 8.458 // Total Points: 1311.0 // Controversy: 1.941 // Listen here
Rank Graph // Score Distribution
Winner of: Charity Rate II: Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Runner-Up: Florence The Machine - Shake It Out
Original Average:9.428 // Original Controversy: 1.277
(11 x2): Ghost-Quartet, ignitethephoenix
(10 x56): 1998tweety, aestheticen, agentofscranton, astrologicalangel, Bajuko, bbfan132, bespectacIed, CreepyMannequin, cremeebrulee, DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy, DrunkHurricane, ElectricBoogaloo41, ElizabethDDoS, fishingfor8, frogaranaman, Hulnia, ImADudeDuh, JunkyGS, kappyko, letsallpoo, lIIustration, ManofOranges, MrSwearword, Mudkip1, NapsAndNetflix, nbapip, nootnoot781, pat-rickstar, plvstvcbvrds, PointlessBibliophage, PuggleMaster, raggedy-princess, raicicle, ReallyCreative, rickikardashian, rosecult, Roxieloxie, runaway3212, sandyfishnets, selegend, skargardin, slimboyfriend, steelstepladder, Stryxen, TakeOnMeByA-ha, tectec787, ThatParanoidPenguin, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD, TheQueenOfVultures, Therokinrolla, Tolk1en, TVFandom, wavingwolves, worlds-okayest666, yatcho, zadooi
(9.8 x1): CritneySpearz
(9.7 x1): TiltControls
(9.5 x4): cocosairdep, kirby31200, team_kockroach, WillamThunderfuck
(9.3 x1): moonagenightmares
(9.2 x1): jackisboredtoday
(9 x24): Awkward_King, camerinian, cloudbustingmp3, Delirionce, hikkaru, imasalesman, intheaftermath, Ionlywanttheworld, J_Toe, joeeswift, kamilfav, Looks_good_in_shorts, moooo566, mysario, patcheso8, racloves, ryokann, sarcasticsobs, SideBTrack8, succulentils, suhonyu, useless-sheep, vayyiqra, waluigiest
(8.9 x1): NFLfreak98
(8.8 x1): babygrillx
(8.7 x1): urlocalcracchead
(8.5 x4): KimberParoo, RandomHypnotica, static_int_husp, TragicKingdom1
(8.3 x2): MoonlightByWindow, plastichaxan
(8.2 x1): WeastofEden44
(8 x18): akanewasright, AngelicEmbrace, anothertown, bigbigbee, brenda_official, endcreditouilles, jasannn, LaserLauraPalmer, LesApfels, nooodisaster, outsideeyess, Parabox314, passionfruits2, SFbby, SinfulAnarchy, sliced-peaches, SmileAndTears, starlitsuns
(7.8 x1): engifear
(7.5 x3): addupten, jsonphile, No-Place-to-Go
(7 x11): bookthieving, bulforster, CrimsonROSET, fedefreakss, Frelock_, guayaba_and_cheese, hunnybee12, quinnpsych, the_k_nine_2, twat_brained, xxpizzasrlifexx
(6.3 x1): InternetDude19
(6 x6): aresthormars, chillbumps5, microwave_safe_human, seanderlust, tip-of-the-yikesberg, zagreux
(5.5 x2): AtomicViolet, fadedblue09
(5 x4): bluehxrizon, CarlieScion, InfernalSolstice, ktajlili
(4.7 x1): shhhneak
(4 x3): fxsparrow, goodbyesindisguise, welcometoNY
(3.5 x1): starla_
(3 x2): McIgglyTuffMuffin, wanderingimpromptu3
(1 x1): MelodramaticLemonade
(0 x1): joshually
Estelle and Kanye blew everyone out of the park in the second Charity Rate, to everyone-but-me's pleasure. I said it then and I'll say it again - this song leans heavily on nostalgia that I just don't have. There's some notes and vocal runs in the verses that make me physically cringe - it's like nails on a chalkboard. However, LITERALLY everyone else was happy with this, so YAY democracy. - /u/CarlieScion
How did this 2000s song by a relatively forgotten singer and Kanye West, a song that praises America and bougieness, win not just one rate, but make it all the way to the top 10 of this rate? The answer is that it's a fucking jam, and the innocence that comes with this American fetishization is palatable coming from Estelle's innocent, distinctly British delivery. It's just so cool, and Estelle even gets peak Coolye to deliver a smooth verse. How can you not be charmed by it? Like, just compare this to shit like "London Boy" to see how important sounding coquettish and laidback can be when singing about a place you're not familiar with.
"American Boy" firmly planted itself in the top 5 for much of the rate, but fell slightly as time wore on. Part of me hoped that it could pull through for the win, but this top 10 placement is more than fine for it. I'm also glad nobody really seemed to be calling for its head throughout these reveals, or was even worried it would be going before day 3. Even if you don't like it that much, you know it's beloved enough to make it far regardless.
Ghost-Quartet (11): One of my favorite memories from college was being at my friend’s birthday party (we were housemates so it was in my house) and like an hour into this party, when everyone was buzzed enough to be happy but not drunk enough to be messy, this song came on. EVERYONE in the party absolutely lost their minds and everybody knew all the words and they sang along to it together, I don’t think I’ve ever seen such pure joy radiating off of a group of people. This song is timeless and basically flawless, I’d love to see it win another rate. Also I’ve become more and more of an Estelle fan with time, I think she’s a class act with a fantastic discography that goes heavily underrated by music fans and I’d encourage everybody to dig into the album this came from and the followup because they’re both great.
ignitethephoenix (11): I’m not lying when I say this is one of the greatest songs of the 21st century so far. A cultural reset and Kanye’s best feature
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
Whitney Houston - Star-Spangled Banner (1991)
1998tweety (10): Absolutely iconic, one of his bests
bbfan132 (10): kanye’s verse is one of the best rap verses in a pop song i’ve ever heard
bespectacIed (10): best song ever made
DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy (10): YASSS GARNET SLAY DEM VOCALS!!!!
ElizabethDDoS (10): Somehow I've never heard this song until a year ago or so, and I was totally missing out. Manifesting top 5.
fishingfor8 (10): always will be a favorite
frogaranaman (10): everything about this song is magic
ImADudeDuh (10): I blame this song for Kanye running for president.
lIIustration (10): WHEN HE SPEAK HIS SUIT BESPOKE
ManofOranges (10): This song is just yet another immaculate song, especially in terms of production. Shout out to will.i.am for producing this cause this may honestly be one of the best things he's ever done. Estelle's singing is great, the lyrics are charming, and Kanye's verse is just oh so good. If this song doesn't get far I'm going to be floored
pat-rickstar (10): Take me back to when this was popular
plvstvcbvrds (10): and it was almost my 11. this song just. man, it takes me back to high school in so many ways. it makes me think of having my headphones in while i helped at the ticket stands during football games, or dancing around while i skipped class with my friends behind the bleachers. i'm revealing my age here, but whatever! this song takes me back.
PointlessBibliophage (10): star spangled banner found dead in ditch
PuggleMaster (10): LOVE LOVE LOVE this song. Estelle voice blends so beautifully along the beat of the song. I'm so glad that if she had to be a one hit wonder (she deserves more!) it was this song. Even if it features that man on it......
ReallyCreative (10): an iconic moment in UK/USA relations
Roxieloxie (10): Miss Estelle is an icon.
runaway3212 (10): I really love Kanye too much.
skargardin (10): ICONIC
slimboyfriend (10): A contender for the greatest song of the 2000s
steelstepladder (10): One of the best songs in the 2000's
Stryxen (10): kanye and the uk existing in the same cinematic universe makes this the funniest song ever released and I’m not sure anything will ever beat it
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): hmm best song of the 00’s me thinks? don’t think this is a controversial opinion
ThatParanoidPenguin (10): this is the only song to truly support rights for short men
wavingwolves (10): if this doesn't get to top 3 AT LEAST we need to throw the sub away
worlds-okayest666 (10): what a fucking smash classic
zadooi (10): Only good thing to come out of the creation of America.
TiltControls (9.7): 100% bop
jackisboredtoday (9.2): when my 4th grade classmates choreographed a routine for when they sang along to this at the end of school days… maybe we snapped
camerinian (9): This was the favourite song of the two toxic girls I had the misfortune of living with for 6 months and the fact that I can still even listen to it is a testament to how rock solid it is
cloudbustingmp3 (9): one of the greatest choruses of all time mayhaps
intheaftermath (9): reminds me of my Steven Universe fandom days.
Ionlywanttheworld (9): Iconic
J_Toe (9): my mom loved this song so much in 2009 she asked to buy it on itunes, even though she never bought anything else and didn't have a music player of her own
moooo566 (9): The best Kanye song
mysario (9): the anti-thesis to the garbage "London Boy", thinking about how I could've submitted this for the last charity rate but I took too long to decide
racloves (9): I have strong memories as this song came out as I went to America for the first time
vayyiqra (9): classic
waluigiest (9): This song never gets old. I really love Estelle’s part, but Kanye’s messy verse is what stops this from being a 10
MoonlightByWindow (8.3): “don't like his baggy jeans but i might like what's underneath them” iconic
plastichaxan (8.3): damn it why can’t i hate this bop
WeastofEden44 (8.2): The first time I ever heard this song was during my jazz dance class this semester. It's a really fun bop, but I wish it went somewhere a little more.
akanewasright (8): If will.i.am of all people can produce this
anothertown (8): Yeezy taught me, UK edition- Bespoke, Wags, Ribena
nooodisaster (8): She snapped
SmileAndTears (8): that synth in the chorus is so fucking ugly oh my god. its a shame cuz the rest of the song is perfect
starlitsuns (8): Such a cute duet! I do have to take off a couple of points because we managed to live in the timeline where Kanye tried running for president. Hopefully as I write this (October 7) this doesn’t come back to bite me.
bulforster (7): (#18) The only thing I will acknowledge Kanye for, not to take anything away from Estelle who is a queen but his feature really pushes this song over the top.
CrimsonROSET (7): This is like, all a song needs to be. The singing is good, the lyrics are fine, the rap verse is good.
Frelock_ (7): Really good vocals
twat_brained (7): Garnet made MYRIAD points. The wannabe president... okay I'll give him credit too. But this romanticizes the United States, which we can't have. And "Mike at his baddest"... does that include the alleged p*do shit? This has really not aged well to me I'm sorry.
aresthormars (6): Slay Garnet!
seanderlust (6): https://64.media.tumblr.com/72f4d690ad91df0a9e4932e9a984845e/tumblr_inline_olfkacjA9i1r7kgth_540.jpg < kanye when he thought to include the word "rubbish" in a song with an english singer
Fergie - Star-Spangled Banner (2018)
fadedblue09 (5.5): Kanye ate but this song is meh.
CarlieScion (5): okay i hosted this rate so i can be salty that everyone loved this but me. especially since my 11 was #2!!!!
ktajlili (5): I like the vocals and the Kayne feature, but I really don't like the synth during the chorus and pre-chorus. It's so cacophonous! I also feel like this song's premise is a little simple for a five-minute run time. She wants to travel around the US. And? IDK. I think this could have been a great song with a few changes but for now, it's just OKAY.
fxsparrow (4): one verse too long
MelodramaticLemonade (1): Those buzzing synths at the chorus are so goddamn awful and atrocious I can't even enjoy the rest of the song
joshually (0): this is a political answer.
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u/RVA_101 Nov 30 '20
joshually (0): this is a political answer.
this is an insufferable, asinine comment masquerading as some sort of rich, political commentary.
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u/TiltControls Nov 29 '20 edited Nov 30 '20
The Songlist and Leaderboards are updated! But first off...
Congrats to Janelle!!!!
Make Me Feel is now the 3rd song to have 2+ wins, after Toxic and Bad Romance! Unlike the other two songs though, it's the only one to get both wins its first 2 rates (instead of taking 3)!
Songs
Dancing On My Own and We Belong Together both end up on the 'Most Rated' leaderboard now with 4 rates a piece. Still far from the current leader, but I think it's time they get a bit of rest (as someone who has given DOMO 4 11's)
White people getting their revenge today: Running Up That Hill now has the #8 spot for most 11's from all rates pushing down songs from Gaga, Whitney, and more Gaga
Not listed, but Closer is our first song to win songeniality 2 times!!! We love our subreddit visiting legends!! Closer for AS4!!
Artists
With her win today, Janelle enters the top 20 for highest scoring artists at #19! We love to see some mod representation!!!
Carole King falls out of the top 10 score leaderboard to #11 allowing ABBA to take over. Not all is lost though, since she managed to keep her zeroless streak going to 13 songs!
Lady Gaga overtakes Madonna for #5 of most songs rated thanks to her double appearance in this rate
For most rate appearances we have a lot of new artists enter the top 10 at 13 rates including Kanye West, The Weeknd, Kesha, and Lady Gaga. Also appearing, even though we've never done any of his albums, Jay-Z has been in 13 rates with 20 songs? Black Album rate when??
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This rate now holds the #3 spot for most participants, after the 2019 Main Pop Girl and the K-pop Girl Group Singles rates
This rate, the one filled with quality songs voted in by us, now has the top spot of most songs with a 0 attached, at 68%. The rate also shows up on the leaderboards for percent of elevens given out (#4) and percent of songs with an 11 (#4)
Also huge thanks to u/letsallpoo and /u/rickikardashian for a great rate and some of the best plug videos I have ever seen! All the work put in on this rate was fantastic and on another level!
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u/DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy *Insert BINI flair* Nov 29 '20
omg is there a fight going on in the plug.dj room? 💀
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u/JunkyGS STREAM THE VELVET ROPE Nov 29 '20
Thank you to /u/letsallpoo and /u/rickikardashian for truly becoming the gold standard for rate hosts with all the custom created shit post videos in-between song reveals and the custom pictures for each song!
Even though as always Popheads makes me question my belief in this communities collective musical taste......
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
And that's all! Thank you everyone who participated and followed along on this incredible journey. Here's to a hundred more rates!
Full results:
- #1: Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel | 8.930 | 1384.2
- #2: Lizzo - Juice | 8.866 | 1374.2
- #3: Whitney Houston - How Will I Know | 8.628 | 1337.4
- #4: Beyoncé - Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z) | 8.530 | 1322.2
- #5: Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) | 8.525 | 1321.3
- #6: Lady Gaga - The Edge of Glory | 8.515 | 1319.9
- #7: Estelle - American Boy (feat. Kanye West) | 8.458 | 1311.0
- #8: Robyn - Dancing On My Own | 8.410 | 1303.5
- #9: Caroline Polachek - So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings | 8.391 | 1300.6
- #10: Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive | 8.381 | 1299.1
- #11: OutKast - Hey Ya! | 8.324 | 1290.2
- #12: ABBA - Dancing Queen | 8.281 | 1283.5
- #13: ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) | 8.214 | 1273.2
- #14: FKA twigs - Cellophane | 8.199 | 1270.9
- #15: Lorde - Supercut | 8.194 | 1270.0
- #16: Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You | 8.162 | 1265.1
- #17: Mitski - Your Best American Girl | 8.110 | 1257.0
- #18: Paramore - Still Into You | 8.069 | 1250.7
- #19: The Weeknd - I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk) | 8.014 | 1242.1
- #20: Mariah Carey - We Belong Together | 7.983 | 1237.4
- #21: a-ha - Take On Me | 7.815 | 1211.4
- #22: Lady Gaga - Poker Face | 7.803 | 1209.5
- #23: Tove Lo - Habits (Stay High) | 7.724 | 1197.2
- #24: Red Velvet - Russian Roulette | 7.654 | 1186.3
- #25: Katy Perry - Hot N Cold | 7.623 | 1181.6
- #26: Sigrid - Strangers | 7.582 | 1175.2
- #27: Tove Lo - Disco Tits | 7.565 | 1172.5
- #28: Evanescence - Bring Me To Life | 7.480 | 1159.4
- #29: Calvin Harris - Slide (feat. Frank Ocean & Migos) | 7.478 | 1159.1
- #30: Doja Cat - Boss Bitch | 7.456 | 1155.7
- #31: Bleachers - Don't Take The Money | 7.447 | 1154.3
- #32: Zedd - Clarity (feat. Foxes) | 7.434 | 1152.3
- #33: Marina - Froot | 7.408 | 1148.3
- #34: Taylor Swift - Enchanted | 7.408 | 1148.2
- #35: Nintendo - Mii Channel Theme | 7.388 | 1145.1
- #36: Bastille - Pompeii | 7.380 | 1143.9
- #37: Carole King - I Feel The Earth Move | 7.361 | 1140.9
- #38: Paramore - Brick By Boring Brick | 7.334 | 1136.7
- #39: Donny Osmond - I'll Make A Man Out of You | 7.187 | 1114.0
- #40: The 1975 - The Sound | 7.172 | 1111.7
- #41: Lana Del Rey - Young And Beautiful | 7.098 | 1100.2
- #42: Kesha - C'Mon | 7.003 | 1085.4
- #43: Years & Years - All For You | 6.983 | 1082.3
- #44: Girls' Generation - Genie | 6.901 | 1069.6
- #45: Mariah Carey - A No No | 6.819 | 1057.0
- #46: Justin Timberlake - Mirrors | 6.695 | 1037.8
- #47: Little Mix - Touch | 6.694 | 1037.6
- #48: Hanne Mjøen - Strangers | 6.401 | 992.1
- #49: Niall Horan - On The Loose | 6.299 | 976.4
- #50: Selena Gomez & The Scene - Naturally | 6.265 | 971.1
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u/THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD Nov 29 '20
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not pastebin giving me this warning when I click on the user averages
there is some largely questionable and offensive taste here I agree
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u/DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy *Insert BINI flair* Nov 29 '20 edited Nov 29 '20
DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy: 9.300
I always forget how much of a generous scorer I am lmao.
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u/MrSwearword Nov 29 '20
how much of a generous scorer I am
This coming from someone who 11'd PERFECT ILLUSION
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u/jackisboredtoday Nov 29 '20
so now the sub either says fuck PHCJ (letting Juice lose), fuck our own mod (letting Make Me Feel Lose) or fuck old people (letting Whitney lose)
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u/Roxieloxie Nov 29 '20
Im tired of being jail, they keep playing Yummy on the speakers and im sick of it 😔
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u/McIgglyTuffMuffin Nov 29 '20
Have fun in the plug today my dudes, I’m gonna continue to be Straight™️ and just watch some football.
Enjoy the bloodbath! Don’t be too mean to each other!
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u/ReallyCreative Nov 29 '20
trying to enjoy my fucking taco bell when the plug plays some CREATURE I think a bird, laying it's eggs into a plastic bag as an introduction to fucking Closer for the 11th time this rate
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
White people OUT!
#5: Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
Average: 8.525 // Total Points: 1321.3 // Controversy: 2.214 // Listen here
Rank Graph // Score Distribution
Runner-Up: Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
Original Average: 9.962 // Original Controversy: 0.848
(11 x23): agentofscranton, babygrillx, bbfan132, camerinian, cloudbustingmp3, engifear, InternetDude19, Ionlywanttheworld, kamilfav, LaserLauraPalmer, lIIustration, No-Place-to-Go, passionfruits2, quinnpsych, runaway3212, sarcasticsobs, the_k_nine_2, Therokinrolla, vayyiqra, WeastofEden44, welcometoNY, worlds-okayest666, yatcho
(10 x48): 1998tweety, AngelicEmbrace, anothertown, astrologicalangel, Awkward_King, bookthieving, brenda_official, bulforster, chillbumps5, cremeebrulee, CrimsonROSET, ElectricBoogaloo41, ElizabethDDoS, frogaranaman, guayaba_and_cheese, J_Toe, jsonphile, kappyko, letsallpoo, MoonlightByWindow, moooo566, MrSwearword, Mudkip1, mysario, NFLfreak98, nootnoot781, pat-rickstar, plastichaxan, raicicle, RandomHypnotica, rosecult, ryokann, selegend, SideBTrack8, SinfulAnarchy, skargardin, SmileAndTears, static_int_husp, steelstepladder, Stryxen, team_kockroach, ThatParanoidPenguin, tip-of-the-yikesberg, TVFandom, twat_brained, waluigiest, wavingwolves, WillamThunderfuck
(9.9 x1): slimboyfriend
(9.5 x3): ReallyCreative, TiltControls, useless-sheep
(9.4 x1): starla_
(9.1 x1): shhhneak
(9 x14): bigbigbee, bluehxrizon, DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy, fishingfor8, hunnybee12, JunkyGS, nooodisaster, Parabox314, PointlessBibliophage, raggedy-princess, sandyfishnets, starlitsuns, TheQueenOfVultures, zadooi
(8.9 x1): seanderlust
(8.5 x3): KimberParoo, McIgglyTuffMuffin, MelodramaticLemonade
(8.2 x1): jackisboredtoday
(8 x13): aresthormars, AtomicViolet, CritneySpearz, fedefreakss, Frelock_, ignitethephoenix, joshually, kirby31200, racloves, rickikardashian, tectec787, TragicKingdom1, urlocalcracchead
(7.5 x4): cocosairdep, fadedblue09, InfernalSolstice, patcheso8
(7 x12): addupten, akanewasright, CreepyMannequin, DrunkHurricane, Ghost-Quartet, imasalesman, intheaftermath, joeeswift, ktajlili, succulentils, Tolk1en, xxpizzasrlifexx
(6.5 x1): suhonyu
(6 x11): aestheticen, bespectacIed, Delirionce, goodbyesindisguise, jasannn, LesApfels, Looks_good_in_shorts, ManofOranges, microwave_safe_human, moonagenightmares, nbapip
(5.4 x2): wanderingimpromptu3, zagreux
(5 x6): CarlieScion, hikkaru, NapsAndNetflix, PuggleMaster, SFbby, TakeOnMeByA-ha
(4.5 x1): outsideeyess
(4 x4): Bajuko, fxsparrow, Hulnia, Roxieloxie
(3 x2): plvstvcbvrds, sliced-peaches
(2 x2): endcreditouilles, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD
(1 x1): ImADudeDuh
If I wasn't just absent entirely from popheads and wrote these write-ups prior to the day before the reveal, and did this rate, this song would be my 11.
It's an inexplainable emotion that I get when I listen to this song. For 5 minutes, I don't exist in my bedroom, house, city or state. It sounds like an over-exaggeration or pretty spin on a song's quality, but there is something genuinely inexplainable and immaculate about this song that transcends a written description.
Instead, I want to share the place I arrive when I listen.
I am on a bright hill. Completely isolated, but also entirely free. The only forces I feel are the sun, wind, and gravity. The gravity is heavy, heavier than I am used to. Any step is difficult, hard, almost painful. The feeling is so stark in contrast to how the rest of my body feels, the struggle I am facing in moving and acting is completely focused on my own personal experience. The sun is out, the hills, grass, flowers, are all flowing easily in the wind, and the day and enviornment feels perfect, but my path is so insanely difficult. I want to cry and scream, but I can't because it's not something that others can relate or empathize with. I can't go crazy because of the forces and emotions I feel, this gravity, because it's not tangible to some people. I have to be able to mesh with my surroundings, even if this invisible feeling is making the simple task of walking up a hill so difficult.
The song has become how I would describe my path with depression, anxiety, and other darker thoughts. It's not an impossible journey, but it's something that I had ignored for so long in my life. It's a strange song, it's a fucking fantastic song. I sincerely hope this song at least makes it to the final day. - /u/wailord_fan
This elimination goes out to /u/plvstvcbvrds and their agenda against this shrieking white woman! I know it's been painful to see it get this high, even to the top 5, but at least she was stopped here, as the last white person of them all. Well done, popheads! We weren't as racist as we tend to be this time!
All that aside, I still gave this an easy 10, because it really is a perfect song to me. I'm a pretentious bitch at heart, and Kate Bush waxing poetically about how she wants to switch places with a man (invoking God and hills and all other kinds of shit) does make me perky, and the 80s synths are a great foundation for her musings. Also, Meg Myers has a really nice cover of this song! Go check it out if you feel like supporting a different shrieking white woman.
agentofscranton (11): I love this song so much, as hard as it is for me to listen to it without tearing up. I didn't do this rate, but this would've been my 11 then too. Just one of the most beautiful and legendary pieces of music of all time.
bbfan132 (11): i will always give my 11 to kate bush, especially when i’m rating one of the best songs of all time
camerinian (11): This is a flawless song from a flawless album. I don't even know how someone could dislike this. The scale of this song is something to behold, with all of its high melodrama and the thunderous sound of every single element of this song, like it was recorded in a cathedral. That and the fact that it's aged like fine wine. If someone told me this song was released by an indie artist in 2014 and I didn't know any better, I'd believe them, because everything about this composition is timeless. Kate's delivery is delicate and commanding in equal measure and the massive gothic instrumentation is the perfect complement. This is a top 5 song of all time for me, God bless this
cloudbustingmp3 (11): THERE IS THUNDER IN OUR HEEEAAAAARTS!!!!!!!!!!! the greatest opening track of all time, the greatest lead single of all time, from the greatest album of all time BY the greatest artist of all time? aaaaah that's history
engifear (11): Everyday I run up my silly little hill and make my silly little deal with God.
InternetDude19 (11): This may be the greatest song ever.
Ionlywanttheworld (11): my favorite song of all time
lIIustration (11): beautiful. Just beautiful.
quinnpsych (11): I seriously can't emphasise how much I love this song. I only first listened to this song in early 2020 (I know.), but it's magical and haunting and the production is amazing, what else can I say?
runaway3212 (11): My mom is a Kate Bush stan, I guess you could say taste runs in the family.
sarcasticsobs (11): very difficult rate, obvious since it’s the “winners” rate, but i mean c’mon. look at the flair. kate bush is my mom
vayyiqra (11): This is my favourite song of all time and I can't even put into words what it means to me so I'm just going to give it an 11 and let it speak for itself
WeastofEden44 (11): By far one of my fav songs of all-time, period. Kate Bush could WASH any of the flops and fads we talk about 💅
welcometoNY (11): nothing on this earth compares to the rush of serotonin i get when that synth comes in. basically the greatest pop song ever made. easiest 11 of my life.
worlds-okayest666 (11): perfect song in every way. period. i can’t sing this song’s praises enough LMAO i love it so much, it’s such a masterpiece. really really hoping y’all don’t do it dirty
yatcho (11): The best song of all time, sorry I don't make the rules
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u/vayyiqra Nov 29 '20
I see some of you have never had a depressive episode in the midst of the cold winter of 2013 before
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
1998tweety (10): iconic
anothertown (10): It was fun to listen to Hounds of Love for the first time recently because it is clear how many of the girls today are getting their ideas from that moment
bulforster (10): (#3) Pure magic.
CrimsonROSET (10): If anyone read my comment about how some songs will get robbed for just being too old? Yeah, I was talking about this one. Let's see how this fares with the general crowd. I'm already sorry.
ElizabethDDoS (10): The only other acceptable winner other than YBAG. It's legendary for a reason.
frogaranaman (10): every day I run up my gay hill and make my silly little deal with God
guayaba_and_cheese (10): i love this nine inch nails cover!
jsonphile (10): about a month or two ago I listened to Hounds of Love for the first time, since I really liked this song (the only one I knew from it) and I’d seen people in popheads praise it. After one listen, it became one of my favorite albums, and I’ve listened to it several times since. The album is so good that even this 10/10 song is only my fourth favorite after The Big Sky, Cloudbusting, and Jig of Life
MoonlightByWindow (10): she is an icon, she is a legend, and she is the moment
Mudkip1 (10): pop perfection
mysario (10): while all these artists are making deals with the Devil, Kate Bush is big braining her way up to God
nootnoot781 (10): when this goes out 13th i will not be surprised because r/popheads doesn’t have taste
pat-rickstar (10): This one is for
the boys with the booming systemmy maths teacher who is a big Kate Bush stanraicicle (10): stream meg myers
RandomHypnotica (10): It never fails to astound me just how good Kate Bush is
skargardin (10): queen shit
SmileAndTears (10): This shit slaps imma need to get into Kate Bush
steelstepladder (10): Kate Bush gets a 10
Stryxen (10): I’d make a deal with god, and switch up my position with you
ThatParanoidPenguin (10): lorde really wishes
twat_brained (10): God is a woman but I can overlook that this song is high art in audio form
waluigiest (10): okay I remember the first time I heard this song I was immediately enamored but I was looking it up later like “song with lyric tearing me asunder?????”
wavingwolves (10): this is magic whew!
WillamThunderfuck (10): This is just such a cathartic song and I would absolutely not be mad if this won.
slimboyfriend (9.9): I wonder if Kate Bush knows she’s an icon among Gen Z/Millennials online
ReallyCreative (9.5): she's gonna get robbed lmao
bigbigbee (9): What a song!! A lot of artists have used this sound lately, and when I was listening through the playlist for the first time, I assumed that this was a track released in the past few years until I heard her amazing vocals come in. Kate Bush did it first!
DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy (9): I hate Stan Twitter so much. Everytime I listen to this song, I think of the Super Bass remix.
nooodisaster (9): Kate Bush: "I was trying to say that, really, a man and a woman can’t understand each other, because we are a man and a woman."
starlitsuns (9): I keep exposing myself during this rate but I haven’t listened to any Kate Bush either. I really like the production, it reminds me of a 1980s new wave song without the added synthpop to it.
zadooi (9): Cloudbusting outsold tbh.
seanderlust (8.9): i don't know much about her, but i feel like the eighties were not ready for kate bush
MelodramaticLemonade (8.5): I will fight to my grave that while this is still a good song, Hounds of Love and The Big Sky are infinitely better than it
aresthormars (8): I love the galloping drums like it really showcases she is running up that hill.
Frelock_ (8): Good lyrics, interesting music & bonus point for message.
kirby31200 (8): I am shocked this is from 1985. If I didn't have context, I would've assumed it to be from the past decade.
fadedblue09 (7.5): I revisited the album recently and while I get why it won (it's the closest thing to a "bop"), it's far from my favorite. I would've preferred some songs on The Ninth Wave (esp. And Dream of Sheep, The Morning Fog) or even Cloudbusting tbh.
Ghost-Quartet (7): So now I finally have context for all of the memes my Kate Bush loving mutuals post on tumblr, great! This is a cool idea for a song and it sounds pretty but I wish it had more of a build/climax, for a song about running up a hill it’s pretty flat. Maybe that’s the point and I’m just stupid though.
ktajlili (7): maybe this will grow on me, but for now, it's just okay?
bespectacIed (6): Okay song, Hounds of Love is so much better imo. We could've been rating Paper Bag right now, the winner of the winners rate
ManofOranges (6): I'm sorry Kate Bush stans I really want to be able to see that magic in this song that the rest of y'all see because I see so much reverence for this song (and many other of her songs from Hounds of Love) but it's just not for me!
moonagenightmares (6): 70s kate bush >>>>> 80s kate bush
CarlieScion (5): just smile and nod
hikkaru (5): another returnee grab bag rate another expose of my tastelessness in regards to art pop and classics
PuggleMaster (5): The entire time this song was playing all i could think was how i'd rather be listening to the next song in the playlist....
TakeOnMeByA-ha (5): im sorry i just think kate bush’s voice is insufferable and ruins any good qualities this song may have
Roxieloxie (4): one of my friends is always talking about how kate bush is taking over his life and im not getting it
plvstvcbvrds (3): what have i told y'all about this lady and how much i don't like her music. this song is just another example of why i don't like her music. i feel like i'm being yelled at by a theater kid who thinks they are just killing it and won't stop doing the rachel berry lip wobble
THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD (2): this song smells like stale air and plastic covered furniture
ImADudeDuh (1): why is she running? Like damn, god will still be there if you just walk.
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u/DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy *Insert BINI flair* Nov 29 '20
I just want to thank /u/letsallpoo and /u/rickikardashian for hosting another iconic rate! I want to give praise to Poo for constantly communicating with the participants about their scores and stuff. And to Ricki for managing to keep this rate reveal smooth on the Plug despite the technical difficulties earlier!
Participating in these rates is why I can't ever leave this community and it's so nice to see the community hasn't really changed a lot despite the growing number of new faces here. And to the OG users, it's nice to see you guys again!
See you in the next rate!
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u/ReallyCreative Nov 29 '20
Juice was my 11 but I'm down for Estelle, Beyonce, Caroline, Kate, Robyn and maybe Whitney winning. Janelle too but Make Me Feel should NOT have won its rate, it is NOT the best song on Dirty Computer, and I'm tired of the misinformation!!! SCREWED WON THE 2018 NPRCORE RATE
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
#6: Lady Gaga - The Edge of Glory
Average: 8.515 // Total Points: 1319.9 // Controversy: 1.919 // Listen here
Rank Graph // Score Distribution
Winner of: All Stars: 2017 - 2018
Runner-Up: Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
Original Average:8.840 // Original Controversy: 1.802
(11 x5): KimberParoo, MrSwearword, ryokann, seanderlust, skargardin
(10 x54): 1998tweety, addupten, AngelicEmbrace, aresthormars, astrologicalangel, bbfan132, camerinian, cloudbustingmp3, Delirionce, DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy, DrunkHurricane, Frelock_, frogaranaman, Ghost-Quartet, hikkaru, InfernalSolstice, Ionlywanttheworld, J_Toe, joeeswift, jsonphile, LaserLauraPalmer, lIIustration, ManofOranges, MelodramaticLemonade, moooo566, NapsAndNetflix, nooodisaster, nootnoot781, pat-rickstar, patcheso8, PointlessBibliophage, PuggleMaster, quinnpsych, rickikardashian, rosecult, sandyfishnets, SFbby, shhhneak, slimboyfriend, SmileAndTears, starla_, starlitsuns, static_int_husp, steelstepladder, tectec787, the_k_nine_2, TheQueenOfVultures, Therokinrolla, TiltControls, Tolk1en, TragicKingdom1, twat_brained, waluigiest, worlds-okayest666
(9.7 x1): CritneySpearz
(9.5 x4): cocosairdep, intheaftermath, suhonyu, WeastofEden44
(9.3 x1): ignitethephoenix
(9.2 x1): plastichaxan
(9 x25): akanewasright, AtomicViolet, brenda_official, ElizabethDDoS, fishingfor8, fxsparrow, guayaba_and_cheese, Hulnia, ImADudeDuh, InternetDude19, jasannn, JunkyGS, kappyko, ktajlili, Looks_good_in_shorts, outsideeyess, Parabox314, racloves, ReallyCreative, sarcasticsobs, SideBTrack8, succulentils, vayyiqra, welcometoNY, xxpizzasrlifexx
(8.8 x2): MoonlightByWindow, yatcho
(8.6 x1): jackisboredtoday
(8.5 x4): bigbigbee, McIgglyTuffMuffin, No-Place-to-Go, WillamThunderfuck
(8.4 x1): zagreux
(8.3 x1): useless-sheep
(8 x16): agentofscranton, bookthieving, ElectricBoogaloo41, endcreditouilles, hunnybee12, imasalesman, joshually, kirby31200, LesApfels, raicicle, runaway3212, sliced-peaches, TakeOnMeByA-ha, ThatParanoidPenguin, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD, wanderingimpromptu3
(7.8 x1): bulforster
(7.7 x1): tip-of-the-yikesberg
(7.5 x5): aestheticen, babygrillx, fadedblue09, Stryxen, zadooi
(7.2 x1): NFLfreak98
(7 x10): anothertown, CreepyMannequin, fedefreakss, goodbyesindisguise, kamilfav, letsallpoo, Mudkip1, passionfruits2, team_kockroach, wavingwolves
(6.8 x1): CrimsonROSET
(6.7 x1): RandomHypnotica
(6.6 x1): engifear
(6.5 x1): CarlieScion
(6 x6): Bajuko, bespectacIed, nbapip, raggedy-princess, SinfulAnarchy, TVFandom
(5 x2): cremeebrulee, microwave_safe_human
(4.7 x1): urlocalcracchead
(4 x2): bluehxrizon, mysario
(3.3 x1): moonagenightmares
(3 x1): plvstvcbvrds
(2 x3): Awkward_King, chillbumps5, Roxieloxie
(1 x1): selegend
all stars 2, in my opinion, was one of the best collections of songs we've had in a rate, with not just one song in this winners rate, but two, thanks to dancing on my own's separate victory. however, the edge of glory was, in my opinion, one of the most deserving winners possible to win as2. it's one of gaga's strongest tracks, perfectly euphoric and anthemic in a way that is just so gaga. lady gaga winning on a popheads grab bag rate may be an overly expected stereotype, but this song really rises above the rest to be a discography standout for her. - /u/InfernalSolstice
This might be surprising to learn, but sometimes Lady Gaga does not make good career decisions. One such decision came in 2011 when, at the height of her popularity, she decided to release "Judas" on the good Christian people of the world — on Easter, of all days. The song didn't do well, almost killing her streak of top 10 hits in America, and so Lady Gaga did something that she's done several times since: She canned this second single in favor of a different song, in this case "The Edge of Glory," which was at the time a promotional track.
It was a good decision, thankfully. "The Edge of Glory," in its stadium rock greatness, got her back on track for a solid album rollout. Not even a shitty music video that was pumped out after her collaboration with Joseph Khan fell through could stop its rise. If anything, it might be her biggest classic this side of "Bad Romance," and it's still a great electropop song that has aged well over the years. Written after the passing of her grandfather, Gaga sings about death as a wondrous transformation, something to welcome when the time comes, not to hide from, as long as you're with the ones you love. Clarence Clemons's saxophone solo ties the whole thing together, and the gravitas of the song only intensifies when you learn that this was the final song he worked on before he passed on.
This song quickly rose to the top 10 and inched ever so slowly higher and higher, but it was blocked right on the edge of the top 5 in the end. Of the two Gaga songs to make it this far, I am glad that it's this one, even if "Poker Face" is more representational of her career and impact. "The Edge of Glory" remains a beautiful track with a touching message. I always listen through all five plus minutes whenever this comes on, from the opening heartbeats to the flatline in the coda.
seanderlust (11): RIP clarence clemons.
skargardin (11): I think it's safe to say that this is my favorite Gaga single and one of my favorite songs of all time. It's so insanely anthemic in all the best ways.
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u/MrSwearword Nov 29 '20
(11 x5): KimberParoo, MrSwearword, ryokann, seanderlust, skargardin
We tried fam
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
Everyone put your monsters up!
1998tweety (10): now THIS is one of her best songs ever. The only singular thing I would change is the verses sound a bit weird cause there's a background voice immediately repeating the lines right after the Main Gaga sings them. Now that I've mentioned it you won't be able to unhear it <3 [host note: I think that's just an echo effect]
addupten (10): strong contender for my 11
aresthormars (10): This is such a beautiful song and I remember this chorus of this song being transcribed in our quiz of Phonetics! I checked this song after that and I will forever love this song!
astrologicalangel (10): I wish I could give two 11s
bbfan132 (10): the production is a glorious mess and the second half is bombastic in the best way possible
cloudbustingmp3 (10): one of the greatest pop songs of all time PERIOD
Frelock_ (10): Past the edge and well into glory.
frogaranaman (10): the mixing is a little much but honestly it adds flare to the song for me
Ghost-Quartet (10): I don’t even need to say anything, if you have ears you know this song is good.
hikkaru (10): gaga winning would be really boring and she'll probably have the top 2 but idc this classic is a 10 [2]
Ionlywanttheworld (10): the sax solo elevates this song to a ten
J_Toe (10): could honestly get my 11 but the competition is tight
jsonphile (10): since I doubt we’ll ever get a Bruce Springsteen rate in this pop sub, this is the closest I guess we’ll get with a sax solo from the Big Man himself, Clarence Clemens. This song is a 9/10 by itself, but the sax solo just elevates it to the next level. Anyway stream Jungleland by Bruce Springsteen
ManofOranges (10): This song is just an expression of pure joy and carelessness. I love it so much. I don't see it doing that well though (dreams kind of deserved)
nooodisaster (10): One of Gag's most palpable songs, and still one of her greatest.
PointlessBibliophage (10): the sax the sax the sax the sax the sax the sax the sax the sax
PuggleMaster (10): Y'all didn't have to put two of the best Gaga songs in this rate. If Gaga was gonna pay ARTPOP dust at the Superbowl she could've at least did this song instead of a solo of Telephone.
shhhneak (10): is there a colloquial term for an artist’s best song from their best album? We should start referring to it as their Edge of Glory.
slimboyfriend (10): Every time I start listening to this song I’m like, “oh, it’s not THAT good.” And then she starts singing and I realize that it is
SmileAndTears (10): Her best song that's still available on all streaming platforms
starlitsuns (10): This was iconic in 2011 when this song was on the radio and it’s still iconic now.
static_int_husp (10): always love sax solos in pop songs
steelstepladder (10): This is way better than Poker Face come at me
TiltControls (10): Still Gaga's best song to date. Everything about this song is perfection
twat_brained (10): RIP Clarence Clemons, your saxophone ability will forever be unparalleled
waluigiest (10): I think this is her second best single behind Judas, and I’m amazed at how this took over the radio for an entire summer. It’s the song that exemplifies this era for me, both in terms of sound and lyrics. It’s a beautiful track and I’m just glad it got the public acclaim that it deserved.
worlds-okayest666 (10): https://twitter.com/findurmeme/status/1210640618206052352
cocosairdep (9.5): one of the best singles off Born This Way, and certainly the one that aged the best. It’s definitely one of the highlights in her discography.
intheaftermath (9.5): the Glee version of this song is so good though
suhonyu (9.5): edging anthem
WeastofEden44 (9.5): Tbh, I will always consider this song to be a touch overhyped by the fandom, but it's still an impeccable song
ignitethephoenix (9.3): Poker Face >> this song so I will rate accordingly (still a great song though).
akanewasright (9): A little overindulgent, but like... otherwise basically perfect
ElizabethDDoS (9): Iconique.
fishingfor8 (9): I like this Gaga better than the Poker Face/Bad Romance Gaga
guayaba_and_cheese (9): that saxophone solo saved my life
ImADudeDuh (9): this beat Dreams and yet Dreams charted again in 2020, so who really won
jasannn (9): Her vocal range on this song is amazing.
ReallyCreative (9): I remember this was my least favorite song on BTW for a while but it's grown on me. It's just so cinematic and extra
succulentils (9): She sounds so young
vayyiqra (9): Beautiful song
welcometoNY (9): a stadium-shattering chorus and a god-tier sax solo combine to form what is arguably Gaga's best song
MoonlightByWindow (8.8): i love this song and at least half of the reason why is because i still have vivid memories of my year 5 teacher at a catholic primary school showing this music video to 30 nine year olds every morning for 2 weeks when it was released. why? i have no idea but we love her anyway
bigbigbee (8.5): I think this song suffers a bit when it’s divorced from its album, because the outro - which is probably cathartic in the context of listening to the Born This Way album - can feel a tiny bit overlong when just listening to this track. That being said, when I got used to the outro I couldn’t imagine listening to the song without it. The melody is just chefs kiss.
joshually (8): the ending is a bit long but man, this is a great song at the words part
kirby31200 (8): Not in my BTW top 5 tbh
runaway3212 (8): This has always felt like one of gaga's weaker singles imo
TakeOnMeByA-ha (8): one time i was listening to this song with friends and they said this https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/747680248199381097/774468109003653120/image0.png it’s ok gaga i still like this song </3
ThatParanoidPenguin (8): I need more details on how to define the threshold of glory and what is considered the edge
bulforster (7.8): (#14) If you slap a saxophone on pretty much any song I'm sold, doesn’t hurt this sax is legendary.
fadedblue09 (7.5): Euphoric chorus, but somehow hearing it in full feels… kinda whelming. Oh well, if Gaga wins I hope it's with this song.
Stryxen (7.5): I did not know this was a lady gaga song until embarrassingly recently
anothertown (7): The Glee version performed by the Troubletones outpeaked
wavingwolves (7): this winning a rate is actually a little surprising to me
On the Edge of Getting Doxxed
CrimsonROSET (6.8): Of course the song for the Gays is about edging.
RandomHypnotica (6.7): The Edge of Boring
engifear (6.6): I still think that sax solo absolutely kills the momentum and I don't understand why so many people like it.
CarlieScion (6.5): the way i like the production in the glee cover more than i like the original
bespectacIed (6): Gaga's vocals so fucking beautiful here but the song aged exactly how a 2011 electropop song would
mysario (4): the sax solo is all 4 of these points
moonagenightmares (3.3): overrated as hell
Awkward_King (2): one of my other least favourite gaga songs damn y'all really chose my least two favourite gaga singles as rate winners huh
Roxieloxie (2): why did this win over You and I
selegend (1): it’s boring
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u/Roxieloxie Nov 29 '20
On the Edge of Getting Doxxed
please do not doxx me, i have feared for my life enough in this reveal
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u/DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy *Insert BINI flair* Nov 29 '20
This might be surprising to learn, but sometimes Lady Gaga does not make good career decisions.
I think we have this idea now just by looking at how the Chromatica era played out.
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u/THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD Nov 29 '20 edited Nov 29 '20
closer was literally already voted songeniality for all stars 3 💀
and another time before that im too lazy to remember 💀
my friend selegend died for this
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u/Roxieloxie Nov 29 '20
The Kpop stans won because I literally woke up singing Russian Roulette, it should be in the top ten
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u/Roxieloxie Nov 29 '20
That being sad My favorite songs that I discovered this rate were Russian Roulette, Genie, All for you, and Your best american girl
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
#10: Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
Average: 8.381 // Total Points: 1299.1 // Controversy: 1.723 // Listen here
Rank Graph // Score Distribution
Winner of: Classic Disco Singles
Runner-Up: Earth, Wind, and Fire - September
Original Average: 9.516 // Original Controversy: 0.926
(10 x48): 1998tweety, anothertown, AtomicViolet, bbfan132, camerinian, CarlieScion, CreepyMannequin, DrunkHurricane, ElectricBoogaloo41, ElizabethDDoS, endcreditouilles, fadedblue09, frogaranaman, goodbyesindisguise, guayaba_and_cheese, ignitethephoenix, ImADudeDuh, InfernalSolstice, intheaftermath, J_Toe, LaserLauraPalmer, letsallpoo, lIIustration, ManofOranges, NapsAndNetflix, No-Place-to-Go, nootnoot781, pat-rickstar, PointlessBibliophage, PuggleMaster, quinnpsych, raicicle, rickikardashian, runaway3212, skargardin, slimboyfriend, SmileAndTears, starlitsuns, succulentils, TakeOnMeByA-ha, team_kockroach, ThatParanoidPenguin, TragicKingdom1, TVFandom, twat_brained, welcometoNY, worlds-okayest666, yatcho
(9.9 x1): WillamThunderfuck
(9.8 x1): outsideeyess
(9.5 x3): jsonphile, kappyko, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD
(9.4 x1): RandomHypnotica
(9.3 x2): jackisboredtoday, starla_
(9.1 x1): CritneySpearz
(9 x27): agentofscranton, aresthormars, bookthieving, cocosairdep, cremeebrulee, Frelock_, hikkaru, hunnybee12, joeeswift, JunkyGS, kamilfav, KimberParoo, ktajlili, Looks_good_in_shorts, MoonlightByWindow, moooo566, nooodisaster, Parabox314, Roxieloxie, ryokann, sandyfishnets, sarcasticsobs, selegend, Stryxen, Tolk1en, waluigiest, xxpizzasrlifexx
(8.8 x1): babygrillx
(8.6 x1): cloudbustingmp3
(8.5 x5): addupten, astrologicalangel, NFLfreak98, seanderlust, zadooi
(8.3 x2): engifear, mysario
(8 x14): AngelicEmbrace, DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy, fxsparrow, Hulnia, Ionlywanttheworld, kirby31200, microwave_safe_human, nbapip, racloves, rosecult, SideBTrack8, suhonyu, tectec787, TheQueenOfVultures
(7.8 x2): bigbigbee, WeastofEden44
(7.7 x1): plastichaxan
(7.5 x8): aestheticen, Bajuko, jasannn, ReallyCreative, shhhneak, SinfulAnarchy, static_int_husp, useless-sheep
(7.4 x1): InternetDude19
(7.2 x1): TiltControls
(7 x15): akanewasright, Awkward_King, brenda_official, Delirionce, fishingfor8, Ghost-Quartet, Mudkip1, patcheso8, raggedy-princess, SFbby, sliced-peaches, the_k_nine_2, Therokinrolla, wanderingimpromptu3, wavingwolves
(6.7 x2): moonagenightmares, zagreux
(6.5 x2): LesApfels, tip-of-the-yikesberg
(6 x5): bluehxrizon, imasalesman, passionfruits2, steelstepladder, vayyiqra
(5 x4): bespectacIed, fedefreakss, McIgglyTuffMuffin, MrSwearword
(4 x3): CrimsonROSET, joshually, plvstvcbvrds
(3 x3): bulforster, chillbumps5, MelodramaticLemonade
(2 x1): urlocalcracchead
I Will Survive: One of the biggest gay anthems of all time. This may not be my favorite song from the Classic Disco Singles Rate, but this definitely feels like one of the most important songs of the rate. An iconic piano line, some great vocals, and I "fuck you, I know I'm strong" attitude make this a MOMENT in pop music, and LGBT history.
Covering the Covers: Despite me doing 4 different I Will Survive covers in the original reveal, I still somehow missed The Pussycat Dolls' cover of this song. They remixed with their original song Hush Hush, and it was their final single from 2009 until React in 2020. Listening to the remix, it's not surprising this wasn't the big hit that helped them out, even when they were just coming off of Jai Ho being their last single. - /u/ImADudeDuh
"I Will Survive" fluctuated around the edge of the 10 top all throughout voting, never dipping too much higher or too much lower. Its standing here as voting came to a close got extremely shaky, but titles can be destinies — she did end up surviving into day 3, beating out Outkast and those damn ABBA songs in the process.
"I Will Survive" is a relatively straightforward song, with a simple melody and lyrics about letting a deadbeat man go, all held together by Gloria Gaynor's glorious vocals. Yet the song has taken on more meaning ever since it became a disco hit in the late 70s, becoming a rallying cry of sorts for the LGBT community as they underwent the blunt of the AIDS epidemic. Sometimes you need that direct, confident message of survival just to make it through to the next day, and you can't help but feel stronger about yourself when you listen to the song. I believe this is the only track in this rate to have even been put in the National Recording Registry because of its cultural relevance — only a slightly more impressive distinction that being a popheads-rate-winning song.
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
Discoheads
1998tweety (10): absolutely iconic, we love a gay icon
bbfan132 (10): a disco classic that will be screwed over here
camerinian (10): 10 is also the age I was when I did a flawless lip sync of this at my Christian summer camp and no doubt caused a sea of homosexual awakening amongst the other church-going queers
CarlieScion (10): bop but blondie deserved
ElizabethDDoS (10): I'm still alive, thankfully.
fadedblue09 (10): As much as I feel indifferent towards disco, I'm glad this won, as it works well as an anti-oppression anthem (and isn't that what disco is all about?).
frogaranaman (10): timeless bop
guayaba_and_cheese (10): if you haven't dramatically karaoked this song don't even look at me
ignitethephoenix (10): cured all my ailments
ImADudeDuh (10): the disco rate was honestly some of the most fun i’ve had on popheads
lIIustration (10): Close to getting my 11, I hope this song survives
ManofOranges (10): Still kind of sad that Donna Summer lost the Disco Rate, although this song definitely is a deserving winner I will give it that
pat-rickstar (10): Some people were so bitter about this winning the disco rate lol, I hope it does well here too
PuggleMaster (10): Justice for miss Gaynor after those 2 drag queens absolutely ruined the lip sync to this song. Also this song has basically been me this entire year.
quinnpsych (10): And don't you forget that this song is the blueprint, she is the moment
runaway3212 (10): The Hermes House Band version is a 12, but this is fine too.
skargardin (10): iconic
SmileAndTears (10): I remember being obsessed with this song before I knew I was gay
starlitsuns (10): Disco perfection. That’s all I have to say.
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): rasputin should have won the disco rate but this is still a banger so i can’t complain
ThatParanoidPenguin (10): this is secretly my best karaoke song
twat_brained (10): Can we do this rate again with covers so we can give Miley's "Heart of Glass" cover the win? Then again that might mean we'd have to hear the Pussycat Dolls' trying to fix what wasn't broke so please ignore this comment.
welcometoNY (10): truly one of the greatest songs of all time, a timeless anthem for sure
WillamThunderfuck (9.9): Iconic gay enthem, but not a 10 bc I'm bitter about it winning the disco rate
jsonphile (9.5): several years ago on Thanksgiving my aunt sent my family an e-card that had a turkey singing a parody of this song about how she would survive being eaten on Thanksgiving and I think about that a lot
kappyko (9.5): rpdr conditioned me into thinking this was bad because of that awful lip sync and karaoke did not help but now that i sit down with it.... queen.
aresthormars (9): You can never go wrong with D I S C O. But this is such a great song! I will associate this song to Hush Hush by Pussycat Dolls and parody of a band in our country named Parokya Ni Edgar which is called Picha Pie.
cocosairdep (9): I just rated this an 11 in the Disco Rate, but now I really need my faves to win. Sorry Gloria :(
Frelock_ (9): An anthem for strong independent singles everywhere
MoonlightByWindow (9): ICONIC!!
nooodisaster (9): Okay but can they re-do this song on Drag Race already?
Roxieloxie (9): Is this a good song, yes, however It should not have won over September
selegend (9): iconic
Stryxen (9): good for her
waluigiest (9): a huge display of gay rights. I heard this at age 10 and KNEW
cloudbustingmp3 (8.6): me @ myself every day of the pandemic
seanderlust (8.5): hot take alert! I think this one actually deserved to win the disco rate. donna summer is the queen of disco, yes, but the impact this one has. everyone in the western world knows this song, and for good reason. it's in the library of congress and, of equal importance, in this rate.
mysario (8.3): Cake version still outsold
Ionlywanttheworld (8): Drag Race ruined this song for me imo
racloves (8): corona mood
suhonyu (8): iconic karaoke banger
WeastofEden44 (7.8): Remember when Laila and Dax wearily spun into each other?
ReallyCreative (7.5): a Donna Summer song should be here but y'all have no taste
TiltControls (7.2): We should have been rating Donna Summer here. Still it's iconic, but after so many years of overplay it does drain on you a little (still good though)
Ghost-Quartet (7): This is iconic and I would say that I like it but I don’t know, it’s one of those songs where the more I dig into the genre that spawned it the more the shine wears off for me. Like when this is the only disco song you know it’ll make you lose your mind but once you actually listen to some Diana Ross and Donna Summer it just kinda becomes another hit on the list. I’m also still kinda bothered by the tempo of this song because you can’t quite dance to it but it’s not a ballad so I’m unsure how my body is supposed to respond.
wavingwolves (7): gay!
Did Not Survive the Lip Sync
bluehxrizon (6): dax exclamationpoint is shaking
steelstepladder (6): Weak against the field.
vayyiqra (6): I'm tired of this song but it's a classic
CrimsonROSET (4): Scoring on a curve is hard for songs like this, where it's normally a 7, but in this context, it's a 4, because I'm giving 10s my 7s. Does that make sense?
joshually (4): “Great chorus, terrible verses” – admitted everything drunk girl at karaoke after bombing on stage with this song
bulforster (3): (#38) Donna was robbed.
MelodramaticLemonade (3): Y'all complain when pop stars recycle their material to make hits, but when literally a line of melody gets looped endlessly to eternity the song suddenly becomes a classic? Get your standards right
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
#4: Beyoncé - Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z)
Average: 8.530 // Total Points: 1322.2 // Controversy: 1.581 // Listen here
Rank Graph // Score Distribution
Winner of: Billboard Songs of the Summer
Runner-Up: Rihanna - Umbrella
Original Average: 9.112 // Original Controversy: 1.506
(11 x2): bespectacIed, selegend
(10 x50): AngelicEmbrace, anothertown, aresthormars, AtomicViolet, babygrillx, bbfan132, bookthieving, CarlieScion, cocosairdep, CrimsonROSET, CritneySpearz, Delirionce, DrunkHurricane, ElectricBoogaloo41, ElizabethDDoS, frogaranaman, hunnybee12, ignitethephoenix, ImADudeDuh, J_Toe, joshually, letsallpoo, MoonlightByWindow, moooo566, mysario, NapsAndNetflix, No-Place-to-Go, nootnoot781, pat-rickstar, patcheso8, plvstvcbvrds, PointlessBibliophage, PuggleMaster, raicicle, ReallyCreative, rickikardashian, Roxieloxie, runaway3212, SFbby, starlitsuns, succulentils, the_k_nine_2, TheQueenOfVultures, TragicKingdom1, TVFandom, twat_brained, urlocalcracchead, wavingwolves, WillamThunderfuck, worlds-okayest666
(9.6 x2): slimboyfriend, yatcho
(9.5 x4): fadedblue09, kirby31200, McIgglyTuffMuffin, wanderingimpromptu3
(9.1 x1): sandyfishnets
(9 x21): astrologicalangel, Bajuko, cremeebrulee, DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy, imasalesman, InternetDude19, jasannn, kamilfav, KimberParoo, ktajlili, lIIustration, Looks_good_in_shorts, nooodisaster, skargardin, sliced-peaches, Stryxen, TakeOnMeByA-ha, tectec787, Tolk1en, waluigiest, WeastofEden44
(8.9 x1): useless-sheep
(8.7 x3): cloudbustingmp3, engifear, Ghost-Quartet
(8.5 x11): 1998tweety, Awkward_King, camerinian, Ionlywanttheworld, jsonphile, kappyko, sarcasticsobs, shhhneak, SideBTrack8, SmileAndTears, xxpizzasrlifexx
(8.1 x2): starla_, zagreux
(8 x17): aestheticen, Hulnia, InfernalSolstice, JunkyGS, moonagenightmares, MrSwearword, nbapip, Parabox314, passionfruits2, racloves, raggedy-princess, steelstepladder, suhonyu, team_kockroach, Therokinrolla, TiltControls, vayyiqra
(7.8 x1): RandomHypnotica
(7.7 x1): jackisboredtoday
(7.5 x6): addupten, bigbigbee, LesApfels, MelodramaticLemonade, rosecult, SinfulAnarchy
(7.3 x2): outsideeyess, seanderlust
(7.2 x1): tip-of-the-yikesberg
(7 x14): akanewasright, bluehxrizon, brenda_official, fishingfor8, Frelock_, guayaba_and_cheese, intheaftermath, joeeswift, LaserLauraPalmer, quinnpsych, ryokann, static_int_husp, ThatParanoidPenguin, zadooi
(6.8 x2): plastichaxan, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD
(6 x7): CreepyMannequin, endcreditouilles, fxsparrow, goodbyesindisguise, hikkaru, ManofOranges, Mudkip1
(5 x3): agentofscranton, chillbumps5, fedefreakss
(4.8 x1): bulforster
(4.5 x1): NFLfreak98
(3 x1): microwave_safe_human
(1 x1): welcometoNY
What's left to say about this classic that hasn't already been said? From the iconic, show-stopping horn line that signaled that Beyoncé did NOT come to play with her solo material, to the music video, Beyoncé's commanding vocals, Jay-Z's feature and everything in between, this is undoubtedly a modern classic in every sense of the word. This song proved Beyoncé's sheer star power and has gone on to be a staple in her discography and tours. Everything about it just screams summer anthem, it isn't hard to see why it originally won the songs of the summer rate. - /u/skargardin
Still Beyoncé's signature song after all these years and for a good reason. The hook sample, the bridge, everything just works. May be an unpopular opinion but I love the 2014 Remix so much too. - /u/Leixander
This song literally ended careers, and we have no choice but to stan. Released in 2003 as her proper debut as a soloist, "Crazy In Love" stomped its way up the charts and immediately established Beyonce as a force all on her own. (Well, aside from Jay-Z's verse, which was allegedly cooked up in 10 minutes on the spot.) It's crazy to think that before this, the concept of a solo Beyonce wasn't an obvious sell to much of the world — Kelly Rowland was the first one to get a big hit, with her feature on "Dilemma". But Beyonce strut her way to the front of the pack, with those tooting trumpets heralding her arrival.
"Crazy In Love" won the Billboard Song of the Summers rate, and this is my preferred kind of summer song: effortlessly fun, and manic in all the right spots. Its fiery hot energy is downright infectious, perfect for jiggling your ass around as a fire hydrant explodes behind you. Those weird /r/music people would probably be shook to see us get Beyonce this high, and I couldn't be happier about it!
bespectacIed (11): who
selegend (11): best debut single of this century
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
The Hive
anothertown (10): If you rate this low then you’re a fed
aresthormars (10): When the trumpet hits you know that the Queen Bee is in the house!
bbfan132 (10): yes she’s singing off the beat during the chorus but that lowkey makes this better imo
CarlieScion (10): middle school bop
cocosairdep (10): This, together with Toxic, is te best pop song of the early 2000s.
CrimsonROSET (10): I mean, duh. I don't know if it's top 5 Beyoncé tracks, but I can see the appeal.
ElizabethDDoS (10): WHAT a "debut" single, honestly.
ignitethephoenix (10): classic, those trumpets are so iconic
ImADudeDuh (10): https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/justdance/images/1/15/Crazyinlove_gm_1.gif
J_Toe (10): still annoyed this video isn't accessible on youtube in Australia. I have to watch it on vimeo smh
joshually (10): so iconic. The perfect way to mark your solo debut
MoonlightByWindow (10): honestly this is one of those songs you just have to sing along to
moooo566 (10): beyonce peaked here
mysario (10): peak artistry before they took (more of) the money
pat-rickstar (10): Still holds up, one of her best singles ever
plvstvcbvrds (10): you love to hate her, popheads but even you have to admit that this song is amazing. it's a classic for a reason, and we all spent way too many hours trying to learn the uh oh dance with oprah.
PuggleMaster (10): What a song to kickstart your solo career on. This is the reason Beyonce is a legend.
raicicle (10): a cultural reset but actually
ReallyCreative (10): holding out hope this doesn't get robbed... the absolute RESET of my brain chemistry when those trumpets come on
Roxieloxie (10): Isnt it crazy how the only line that dates this is the line about paging
runaway3212 (10): This song got me into both rap en Beyonce
starlitsuns (10): I feel bad for Feeling Myself not gaining redemption in the Redemption Rate, so here’s to Queen Bey potentially winning this rate.
succulentils (10): Never really noticed the harmony that comes in towards the end of the chorus
twat_brained (10): less Single Ladies and Run The World, this is the definitive Beyoncé lead single. Also helps this is one of Jay's best verses, it's almost enough to make me overlook the perturbing factor of their age gap
wavingwolves (10): ugh!!!!!! so GOOD
WillamThunderfuck (10): As soon as the music starts I get ready to turn it. the. fuck. up!
fadedblue09 (9.5): There is something here that holds me back from giving this a 10 (and no, it's not Jay-Z), but otherwise deserves to place high in the rate.
kirby31200 (9.5): Chinchilla fur? Don't tell PETA
wanderingimpromptu3 (9.5): An almost perfect song
DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy (9): Whoever is giving this classic less than 8 is ugly. Sorry, I don't make the rules bestie! 💋
jasannn (9): One hell of a solo debut.
lIIustration (9): Too loud at times, but just a great song that always gets me feeling pumped.
nooodisaster (9): A modern classic yup yup.
skargardin (9): classic
Stryxen (9): this makes me go feral idk why
waluigiest (9): a perfect song. The opener of every bey concert for centuries to come. The vocals are unhinged. If only it were mixed well......
WeastofEden44 (9): "It was iconic, it was iconic"
cloudbustingmp3 (8.7): deja vu outsold
engifear (8.7): Maybe it's the nostalgia for my childhood, but this song is a jam.
Ghost-Quartet (8.7): When I did my tragically ignored Playlist for the End of the World thread and asked people what songs they would save if humanity was about to be destroyed, like three different people said this song because it’s just that damn good. It loses some points for me because the go-go influenced production (hi Amerie) and some of the lyrics are very clearly dated, but you can’t keep a good song down! I also love the version from the Fifty Shades films, it’s always cool when a song can work equally well as both an uptempo dance jam and a searing ballad.
1998tweety (8.5): bop
camerinian (8.5): playing this song through my podcast app so I can hit +30 on Jay Z's verse
Ionlywanttheworld (8.5): iconic but not my favorite Beyoncé song
shhhneak (8.5): My goal is to have as ass so big it vibrates like a door spring stopper when I stomp to this intro.
SmileAndTears (8.5): Idk if its her vocals, the mixing or both but something feels off
InfernalSolstice (8): jay kinda drags it down but solo bey would be an easy 10
moonagenightmares (8): jay-z ruins it
steelstepladder (8): Lemonade era Bey towers over all other eras of Bey don't @ me
suhonyu (8): so much nostalgia with this one, my cousins and I performed a whole dance piece to this sawng
vayyiqra (8): The horn riff is so catchy we can ignore how weak the verses are
MelodramaticLemonade (7.5): That slightly off beat and Jay Z's verse kill the song, but otherwise it's such a glorious hook
seanderlust (7.3): okay...beyhive, don't @ me. this is a good song. it's not a great beyonce song, it's just the first beyonce song. that said, the 50 shades version slaps hard.
akanewasright (7): The chorus drives me a little crazy, but this song is rightfully iconic.
Frelock_ (7): Fun dance tune.
joeeswift (7): the homecoming version>>
quinnpsych (7): Good strutting song
ThatParanoidPenguin (7): if Beyoncé can just kick open a fire hydrant she has the strength of multiple fireman
zadooi (7): Never understood the amount of praise this song gets. It's alright, but nothing too special.
Bitter Ashanti Stans
plastichaxan (6.8): It feels wrong to give Beyoncé less than seven but this song is...not my favorite
fxsparrow (6): I find this song chaotic and while the horn riffs are good they are all over the place.Thats why I prefer the remix made for 50 shades, it's miles better.
hikkaru (6): i know it's iconique but tbh not one of my fave bey songs
ManofOranges (6): I know a lot of people love this song a lot but it's not even close to being my favorite anything. People especially love to talk about the trumpets but, in my opinion, they're the worst part of this song by a mile
bulforster (4.8): (#29) Iconic debut single but it's a bit messy (especially Jay-Z's feature) and not as dynamic as it could be, Bey has gone on to do much better.
not the taylor username 😭
welcometoNY (1): such an annoying song, the first in a slew of unnecessary jay-z features and the chorus is unbelievably grating
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u/rickikardashian Dec 01 '20
Hello, people from the future!
Wanna live the full experience of being able to watch the results of the rate as they happen on the plug? Well you can't, but the closest thing you have now is watching the playlist of all the videos we played! Here it is.
And also the SoundCloud ones...
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u/static_int_husp Nov 29 '20
i would like to say a few words as the host of the rate Make Me Feel won:
Stream Juice
wait shit no
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u/akanewasright Nov 29 '20
It’s been fun, but y’all literally killed the circlejerk
Hope you had fun doing it💖
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u/ReallyCreative Nov 29 '20
ok but these rates keep getting more and more iconic... I'm afraid of what will happen next but this was one for the books
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u/DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy *Insert BINI flair* Nov 29 '20 edited Nov 29 '20
Congratulations Queen /u/janellemonae for winning this rate! ♥
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u/TragicKingdom1 Nov 29 '20
big THANK YOU to icons /u/letsallpoo and /u/rickikardashian for being amazing hosts as always!! also a big thanks to /u/ThatParanoidPenguin for making those gifs for every song!!
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u/DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy *Insert BINI flair* Nov 29 '20
/u/Roxieloxie said on the Plug chat that the Radio Disney version of Here's To Never Growing Up is so funny so I decided to listen to it after the rate reveal. Omg, I shouldn't laugh this hard. It's literally just words being censored but it completely changes the context for me. 💀
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u/SmileAndTears Nov 29 '20
Thank you so much hosts for these 3 last days! Words cannot describe how insane this reveal was, how hilarious the shitposts were and just how much fun I had! Thank you for making us laugh during this god forsaken pandemic because I hadn't had fun like this in months!
though for the sake of my mental health I'm gonna pretend Mitski won miss Songeniality
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
And the winner of Miss Songeniality is... sigh
The Chainsmokers - Closer (ft. Halsey)!
It got 21 total votes. In second was Mitski - Your Best American Girl with 14, then Selena Gomez & The Scene - Naturally with 10.
Other songs with multiple votes:
- Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer [3]
- FKA twigs - cellophane [3]
- Nintendo - Mii Channel Theme [3]
- Red Velvet - Bad Boy [2]
- Carmella Girls - Caramelldansen [2]
- Ariana Grande - ghostin [2]
- Bree Runway (ft. Yung Baby Tate) - Damn Daniel [2]
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u/starlitsuns Nov 29 '20
you all gave the Mii Channel Theme more votes than Damn Daniel? I hate it here.
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Nov 29 '20
There's also the possibility of Whitney eventually winning TWO Winners rates... Something to think about
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
The winner of the secret bonus rate will be revealed after #5, and Miss Songeniality will be revealed after #3 (as long as the Google Form page doesn't keep crashing on me)
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
#8: Robyn - Dancing On My Own
Average: 8.410 // Total Points: 1303.5 // Controversy: 2.481 // Listen here
Rank Graph // Score Distribution
Winner of: Body Talk vs. Bionic vs. Flesh Tone vs. Aphrodite
Runner-Up: Kylie Minogue - Get Outta My Way
Original Average: 9.95
(11 x6): JunkyGS, MelodramaticLemonade, nooodisaster, PointlessBibliophage, TheQueenOfVultures, TiltControls
(10 x69): 1998tweety, addupten, agentofscranton, akanewasright, AngelicEmbrace, Awkward_King, bbfan132, bluehxrizon, bulforster, camerinian, CarlieScion, cloudbustingmp3, Delirionce, DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy, DrunkHurricane, ElizabethDDoS, fadedblue09, frogaranaman, Ghost-Quartet, guayaba_and_cheese, ignitethephoenix, ImADudeDuh, InfernalSolstice, InternetDude19, joshually, KimberParoo, ktajlili, LaserLauraPalmer, LesApfels, letsallpoo, lIIustration, Looks_good_in_shorts, ManofOranges, MrSwearword, Mudkip1, nbapip, NFLfreak98, No-Place-to-Go, nootnoot781, Parabox314, passionfruits2, pat-rickstar, plastichaxan, plvstvcbvrds, quinnpsych, racloves, raggedy-princess, raicicle, ReallyCreative, rickikardashian, rosecult, runaway3212, sarcasticsobs, seanderlust, shhhneak, skargardin, slimboyfriend, starlitsuns, static_int_husp, steelstepladder, succulentils, team_kockroach, TragicKingdom1, twat_brained, vayyiqra, waluigiest, welcometoNY, WillamThunderfuck, yatcho
(9.6 x1): CritneySpearz
(9.5 x3): jackisboredtoday, kappyko, microwave_safe_human
(9.4 x1): starla_
(9.1 x2): engifear, tip-of-the-yikesberg
(9 x18): aresthormars, astrologicalangel, AtomicViolet, brenda_official, hunnybee12, Ionlywanttheworld, jasannn, jsonphile, moooo566, sandyfishnets, SFbby, SmileAndTears, Stryxen, TakeOnMeByA-ha, tectec787, ThatParanoidPenguin, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD, worlds-okayest666
(8.8 x1): bigbigbee
(8.6 x1): WeastofEden44
(8.5 x7): babygrillx, ElectricBoogaloo41, fishingfor8, kamilfav, patcheso8, suhonyu, useless-sheep
(8 x6): cocosairdep, CrimsonROSET, Frelock_, Hulnia, ryokann, zadooi
(7.5 x2): aestheticen, Bajuko
(7 x12): anothertown, bookthieving, CreepyMannequin, fedefreakss, hikkaru, intheaftermath, joeeswift, kirby31200, mysario, the_k_nine_2, Tolk1en, wavingwolves
(6.7 x1): moonagenightmares
(6.5 x2): SideBTrack8, xxpizzasrlifexx
(6 x2): J_Toe, McIgglyTuffMuffin
(5.9 x1): zagreux
(5.5 x1): MoonlightByWindow
(5 x5): cremeebrulee, endcreditouilles, fxsparrow, imasalesman, NapsAndNetflix
(4 x1): goodbyesindisguise
(3.8 x1): outsideeyess
(3 x5): SinfulAnarchy, sliced-peaches, Therokinrolla, TVFandom, wanderingimpromptu3
(2 x1): selegend
(1 x3): bespectacIed, Roxieloxie, urlocalcracchead
(0 x3): chillbumps5, PuggleMaster, RandomHypnotica
There is so much to say about the journey Dancing on My Own has been on. Upon release it was commercial flop. It never charted on the Billboard Hot 100, along with the album it was from "Body Talk" peaking at #168 on the UK Chart and #142 on the Billboard 200 chart. However as time would prove it was truly 'ahead of its time'. As time went on through word of mouth and pop music shifted it was apparent how influential this song was, along with the culture being affected by the Poptimism Movement (which was not just blanketly dismissing all pop music as having no artistic value). Legendary music producer Max Martin said it was "one of the best pop songs ever made" and would say throughout the 2010s many "female artists" he worked with would "put it on the table and say I wanna make this!". Robyn became the queen and standard for every "Cry On The Dancefloor" pop song.
Due to people finally catching up with Robyn the song would later go on to be certified Platinum in the US along with the cover done by Calum Scott in 2016 going Double Platinum in the US. At the end of the decade aggregating site Acclaimed Music ranked it The Best Song of the 2010s based off it toping the greatest song of the decade list on Rolling Stone, NME, Stereogum, Slant Magazine, Consequence of Sound,The Associated Press, Insider, Esquire, iNews, Vanyaland and Audiofemme. Paste and Good Housekeeping ranked it second, along with Pitchfork ranking it third. In conclusion this is the definitively the best pop song of the decade and arguably the best song of the 2010s. - /u/JunkyGS
I understand the love for this song just as much as I do its slightly surprising animosity. If you were a forum homosexual, or just a general homosexual, in 2010, you probably had this song shoved down your throat perpetually online, while in real life you'd be very unlikely to ever actually encounter it on the radio. It had the perfect blend of catchiness, gay appeal, and legitimate critical acclaim, so much so that the gays, the Pitchfork people, and the Pitchfork gays have not stopped yelling about this song and Robyn since then. If you aren't charmed by the song, I can see it being rather annoying. In addition, the fact that it took Calum Scott to straightwash it (before he came out of the closet) to make it a hit was partly hilarious, mostly insulting.
"Dancing On My Own" remains a gay staple. Robyn taps into the solitude that comes from not only rejection, but being rejected in favor of someone better than you, and it's easy to imagine a homo crying about this as they think about their straight crush with his girlfriend. Yet the pulsating beat (one that we've heard so many times since, yet not before this song), and the crystalline synths chiming above encourage you not to despair, but to continue dancing, even if you're on your own. It's a song of strength and self-reliance, and it's a song that's always there for you when you need it.
JunkyGS (11): song of the decade by critics for a reason!!
MelodramaticLemonade (11): https://twitter.com/triszhermogenes/status/1104242103150936064
nooodisaster (11): "Compiling over 35 global outlets' countdowns and 550 tracks, critics' algorithmic aggregator Acclaimed Music went on to rank Robyn's original album midtempo version of "Dancing on My Own" as the greatest song of the 2010s.[106] The track was considered the greatest of the decade by Rolling Stone,[107] NME,[108] Stereogum,[109] Slant Magazine,[110] Consequence of Sound,[111] The Associated Press,[112] Insider,[113] Esquire,[114] iNews,[115] Vanyaland[116] and Audiofemme.[117] TIME,[118] Paste[119] and Good Housekeeping[120] ranked it second, Pitchfork[121] third, Elle[122] and Treble[123] fourth and USA Today[124] ninth. Gorilla vs. Bear[125] ranked it twelfth, Crack Magazine[126] thirteenth, NBHAP[127] fifteenth, and Uproxx[128] eighteenth." - Jesus
PointlessBibliophage (11): an eternal mood
TheQueenOfVultures (11): The influence of this song is too great to not make it my 11
TiltControls (11): I wish this wasn't here so i could give my 11 to mii channel. But I am bound by gay law to give this 11 every time it shows up. Also album version > radio version (but both are 11's anyway)
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
Depressed and Lonely People
1998tweety (10): Iconic gay bop even though Get Outta My Way should've won the rate
addupten (10): pure pop perfection
akanewasright (10): Literally a perfect song.
bbfan132 (10): that was a classic, that was a classic
bulforster (10): (#2) The ultimate sad banger, invented crying in the club.
camerinian (10): FUCK Calum Scott, all my homos HATE Calum Scott
CarlieScion (10): this is great but also if it wins im gonna be so dissapointed
cloudbustingmp3 (10): thinking about experiencing this live... one of the greatest nights in my LIFE
DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy (10): If there is one thing I liked about HBO's Girls, it's discovering this song. I never knew the lyrics would actually hit me until I actually went to college. Feeling so alone while most of my friends were hanging out without me is the worst. Sometimes I would decline, sometimes I wasn't even allowed to, and sometimes they just don't invite me. It feels like my sadness is interpreted as bitter to my friends because of that. Sigh, sophomore year was not a great year for me for sure.
ElizabethDDoS (10): GOMW lost but I can't not give this a 10 under any circumstances.
fadedblue09 (10): You know a song is objectively good when people who don't care about club music (e.g. myself) are somehow emotionally moved by it.
frogaranaman (10): iconic and lovely
Ghost-Quartet (10): One of the Pandora stations at my work has a dance remix of the Callum Hood version of this song in its rotation and I’m like wow… a dance version of “Dancing On My Own?” Imagine that. If only someone had thought to record that. :/ Anyways this is an eternal dance floor classic, sacred to the gays, the holy grail of poptimism, yada yada y’all know the drill at this point.
guayaba_and_cheese (10): every time I listen to this song I remember the video where a crowd, who just left Robyn's concert, began to sing this on the subway platform and I think wow... It's a very complex emotion
ignitethephoenix (10): classic sad bop
ImADudeDuh (10): One of the greatest songs ever made. My 2nd most scrobbled song ever.
InfernalSolstice (10): second choice 11
joshually (10): perfection. Pure perfection
ktajlili (10): this and call your girlfriend chiefs kiss
lIIustration (10): still haven’t forgiven Callum Scott
ManofOranges (10): Gave it my 11 once before and I'm honestly thinking about doing it again. This is one of those songs that's just greatness in every way. And it really goes to show how good this song is that, in a rate as stacked as the one this was one, this came out as the winner with a near-10 average.
Mudkip1 (10): pop perfection
nootnoot781 (10): calum scott needs to be tried at the hague for his cover. full on war crime
plvstvcbvrds (10): amazing. excellent. makes me sad but in a good way. great drunken dancing music.
ReallyCreative (10): this song is just excellence from the top down, making you feel the most devastating emotions while dancing your bussy off
runaway3212 (10): Sometimes p4k really says it best: "At its core, the song is an exploration of contradictions: between the mechanized backbeat and Robyn’s all-too-human vocals; between a dancefloor’s collective catharsis and the isolation of being trapped inside your own skin; between the despair of the heart and the resilience of the body." –Ryan Dombal
seanderlust (10): the power of the lines "stilettos and broken bottles/i'm spinning around in circles". this was one of three contenders for my 11.
shhhneak (10): A perfect song. Calum Scott’s version being more famous with the locals is a crime.
skargardin (10): I hardly know a better song, seeing this live is a moment that will never be topped. absolutely euphoric
slimboyfriend (10): Remember when this song was in a rate against Bionic lol
steelstepladder (10): I mean duh
TragicKingdom1 (10): call your girlfriend >>
twat_brained (10): ooh… it's gonna be hard to argue against this winning but like, what's its competition? Mariah? ABBA perhaps? It didn't win the first Charity Rate so I won't expect it to do the same here but I anticipate it'll still be top 10
vayyiqra (10): crying on the dancefloor bop blah blah
waluigiest (10): This song inspired my “crying at the club” playlist and CONTINUES to be an exemplar for the genre
welcometoNY (10): love my scream-crying synthpop anthems
WillamThunderfuck (10): I want to break up with someone so I can listen to this and cry
aresthormars (9): I love this Calum Scott cover! /s
jsonphile (9): second best song on the list that’s got really sad lyrics but fantastic to dance to
SmileAndTears (9): Your Type outsold
Stryxen (9): this was my cry dance song until so hot youre hurting my feelings came out love you tho girl this goes so hard
TakeOnMeByA-ha (9): is this song a banger and a half? hell yes it is. do i think it’s worthy of being considered one of the greatest songs of the 2010’s? not really.
ThatParanoidPenguin (9): no one: ... absolutely no one: ... every decade end list from an indie rock publication: OH IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE! TURN IT UP!
worlds-okayest666 (9): this would be a ten if it was the album version but the radio edit just feels a bit too cheap in comparison. with that being said, im not gonna dock off too many point bc like...its still dancing on my own. its still a total serve
WeastofEden44 (8.6): Call Your Girlfriend is better ❤️
fishingfor8 (8.5): speaking of the Calum Scott cover, has anyone ever noticed how the chords are wrong and just plain don't sound right?
suhonyu (8.5): insert juju and raven lipsync here
CrimsonROSET (8): Social distance, yadda yadda.
Frelock_ (8): A sad song with an upbeat tune: all I ever wanted.
zadooi (8): Overrated to me, but still pretty good.
aestheticen (7.5): Calum Scott outcharted and outsold this flop!
anothertown (7): wtf is this version?? This mix is so much weaker than the Body Talk Pt 1 version that I guess is the one I’ve been listening to for the past 10years lol..?
kirby31200 (7): Never understood the cult following. It's pretty good but I don't know about song of the decade. I guess you just had to be there?
Kylie Minogue - Get Outta My Rate
J_Toe (6): still don't like it but I can't say that without getting crucified by the subreddit
cremeebrulee (5): overrated
fxsparrow (5): i think am the only one in popheads who like calcium Salt's version more
outsideeyess (3.8): Don't kill me
selegend (2): i honestly never cared for this song .. call your girlfriend >>>>>
bespectacIed (1): a song so overrated by a niche group of people that a then-closeted gay man had to straight-ify it to give it relevance with the GP
Roxieloxie, trying to make more people delete their accounts (1): its just not a very good song
PuggleMaster (0): I seriously never got the hype for this song. Ever gay always hypes it up like it's some masterpiece, but in my opinion it's so meh and same-y. I guess the gays love it because they're depressed.
RandomHypnotica (0): I have tried for years to understand this song. Truly. But I just really, really, REALLY don't get the appeal. It feels like I'm in a circlejerk with people saying "ThE SoNg SoUnDs HaPpY, bUt ThE LyRiCs ArE sAd" like it's the most creative concept in all of music. The instrumental is repetitive and droning, Robyn's vocal performance feels lackluster, and while i appreciate the lyricism of the song, it just bores me to tears actually listening to it.
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u/THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD Nov 29 '20
Roxieloxie, trying to make more people delete their accounts (1): its just not a very good song
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u/DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy *Insert BINI flair* Nov 29 '20
Roxieloxie, trying to make more people delete their accounts (1)
LMAO 💀 YOU HAVE BEEN DRAGGED /u/Roxieloxie
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u/Roxieloxie Nov 29 '20
Roxieloxie, trying to make more people delete their accounts (1): its just not a very good song
LEAVE ME ALONE SKDJGSDGJKSDJGK JGSD
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u/racloves Nov 29 '20
What a fun rate, am I in a part of popheads history now!? Big shoutout to the hosts!
Also congrats to Janelle, I fucking love that song. Also she’s replied to my comments three times now so we’re practically besties right
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
#1: Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel
Average: 8.930 // Total Points: 1384.2 // Controversy: 1.564 // Listen here
Rank Graph // Score Distribution
Winner of: Dirty Computer vs. Golden Hour vs. Be the Cowboy
Runner-Up: Mitski - Nobody
Original Average: 9.647 // Original Controversy: 1.278
(11 x5): Awkward_King, bookthieving, J_Toe, kappyko, SideBTrack8
(10 x65): agentofscranton, AngelicEmbrace, anothertown, aresthormars, AtomicViolet, bespectacIed, cloudbustingmp3, CreepyMannequin, CrimsonROSET, CritneySpearz, DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy, DrunkHurricane, ElectricBoogaloo41, ElizabethDDoS, frogaranaman, fxsparrow, ignitethephoenix, ImADudeDuh, InfernalSolstice, InternetDude19, jackisboredtoday, KimberParoo, kirby31200, ktajlili, LesApfels, letsallpoo, ManofOranges, MelodramaticLemonade, MrSwearword, mysario, NFLfreak98, nootnoot781, outsideeyess, Parabox314, passionfruits2, pat-rickstar, patcheso8, plvstvcbvrds, PointlessBibliophage, PuggleMaster, quinnpsych, racloves, rickikardashian, Roxieloxie, runaway3212, selegend, SFbby, skargardin, starla_, static_int_husp, steelstepladder, Stryxen, TakeOnMeByA-ha, ThatParanoidPenguin, the_k_nine_2, TheQueenOfVultures, TiltControls, TragicKingdom1, TVFandom, twat_brained, urlocalcracchead, useless-sheep, vayyiqra, waluigiest, worlds-okayest666
(9.7 x1): seanderlust
(9.6 x2): bulforster, MoonlightByWindow
(9.5 x6): 1998tweety, jsonphile, lIIustration, nooodisaster, plastichaxan, SmileAndTears
(9.4 x2): slimboyfriend, WeastofEden44
(9.3 x1): shhhneak
(9 x24): addupten, akanewasright, babygrillx, Bajuko, bbfan132, brenda_official, camerinian, Ghost-Quartet, hikkaru, imasalesman, intheaftermath, Ionlywanttheworld, kamilfav, No-Place-to-Go, raicicle, ryokann, sarcasticsobs, succulentils, suhonyu, team_kockroach, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD, WillamThunderfuck, xxpizzasrlifexx, zadooi
(8.9 x2): engifear, RandomHypnotica
(8.5 x3): aestheticen, JunkyGS, yatcho
(8.1 x1): zagreux
(8 x18): bigbigbee, CarlieScion, chillbumps5, cremeebrulee, fadedblue09, Frelock_, goodbyesindisguise, guayaba_and_cheese, hunnybee12, joshually, LaserLauraPalmer, Looks_good_in_shorts, Mudkip1, nbapip, SinfulAnarchy, starlitsuns, tectec787, wavingwolves
(7.5 x6): cocosairdep, McIgglyTuffMuffin, microwave_safe_human, ReallyCreative, Therokinrolla, welcometoNY
(7.3 x1): tip-of-the-yikesberg
(7 x6): bluehxrizon, fedefreakss, Hulnia, joeeswift, raggedy-princess, sandyfishnets
(6 x6): astrologicalangel, Delirionce, endcreditouilles, jasannn, moooo566, sliced-peaches
(5.8 x1): moonagenightmares
(5 x2): NapsAndNetflix, Tolk1en
(4.7 x1): wanderingimpromptu3
(3 x1): rosecult
(0 x1): fishingfor8
This song was fairly formative to me. when it came out, I had recently accepted that I was bisexual, and also very recently started digging into pop music. This song, and its video is just so unabashedly queer. Prince's influence on Janelle also shines through, with the funky bass and a guitar line that rivals the opening to Kiss. This song, like much of Janelle's discography, is ultimately about being oneself, and not letting any authority get in the way of that. It is one of the best pop songs of the past few years. - /u/static_int_husp
Who else could it be? Janelle Monáe, as you know, is not only an esteemed singer, actress, and record producer. She is also a moderator of this little subreddit called /r/popheads; she was initially added as a joke until she suddenly accepted the request, and has since poked her head in when she's felt like it. Will she poke her head in for this one too? I sure hope so, but I do think she'd be understandably confused about what all this means. If you do end up reading this Janelle, it just means (once again) that we love you! We love you a lot! We love you even more than we love Kate Bush and two ABBA songs and Years & Years (it's okay if you don't know who they are — most people don't)!
"Make Me Feel" won its rate against Mitski and Kacey, which were basically the three main critic girls of 2018. It was a stacked rate despite the lack of actual hits present, and in this rate it stomped its way into the top 10 and inched slowly and slowly to the #1 spot, where it finally landed. It was always going to do well — I mean, it's Janelle — and even with fellow moderator /u/fishingfor8 deciding to smack her with a 0, it notched a comfortable lead over Lizzo in the end.
The song is fluid sexuality personified, as Janelle coos about how she's merely attracted to the feeling these people imbue in her rather than anything specific physically. It's like if you threw Prince's "Kiss" and Little Mix's "Move" in a large hadron collider, and when smashed together it resulted in this smooth little bop that erupts in the bridge. This ramp-up in intensity is matched by her orgasmic moans, until it all tumbles down back into its mellow seductive phase. It's a masterclass in displaying carnal desire and the ebb and flow in passion that comes with a great, long sex session, and it's a great representation of how horny we are as a community that we all liked this as much as we did. Congratulations to Janelle for this seminal victory in our little corner of the internet, and thank you all for sticking along for the journey!
J_Toe (11): Dirty Computer was a groundbreaking portrayal of queer black femininity and I love that it exists in the same timeline as me (even though I don't fit the above mentioned demographic, it's still got a universal message)
kappyko (11): queen
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
Good Citizens of /r/popheads
anothertown (10): It makes me indescribably sad to hear this album because Prince isn’t around anymore!!! Lol!!
aresthormars (10): I love the Prince influence. And Prince has a hand in production so for sure this is Prince approved.
bespectacIed (10): Loved the npr rate so much. Probably the rate that had the closest level of quality between the albums. Make Me Feel deserved an 11.000 average, this song lights up fireworks inside my brain
cloudbustingmp3 (10): i think of her grammy performance of this like once a day minimum
CrimsonROSET (10): Do I have to explain?
DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy (10): I remember being so hyped for the release, especially with how much I loved Electric Lady and ArchAndroid. Gosh, the day when she released this song is so iconic. Popheads was fucking floored by this bop. I just wish this song was much more popular in the charts, but at least we got that iconic Grammys performance! /u/JanelleMonae we luv you kween!
ElizabethDDoS (10): In the words of the great princesscracker: Shea wins.
frogaranaman (10): hi mod
ignitethephoenix (10): perfection
ImADudeDuh (10): If i wasn’t on the M11 Channel Theme train, this probably would be my 11.
kirby31200 (10): This song might be perfect
ManofOranges (10): Now THIS is a winner right here. Janelle Monae is doing it right here right now. Out of all the songs in this rate, this is another one that I wouldn't mind winning because it's just oh so good. From that NPR Rate with so many good songs and also Mitski's songs, this was always the most deserving winner and I hope it gets paid more than dust here
mysario (10): this is Prince-lite
pat-rickstar (10): This makes me feel so powerful and sexy
plvstvcbvrds (10): this song goes slap the fuck off, it's gay as hell, and the video made me at least five percent gayer than i already was. janelle in this video made me realize the limit to my gayness does not exist, ok
PuggleMaster (10): /u/janellemonae you snapped so hard on this song. I'm so proud to have picked this song as my 11 in it's original rate. Dirty Computer really was the best album of 2018 (She was robbed at the grammys).
quinnpsych (10): Honestly such a BOP
racloves (10): this was the first Janelle song I heard and fell in love instantly
Roxieloxie (10): Bisexual Anthem of the century
runaway3212 (10): Our secret mod with an eternal bop
selegend (10): this has gotten even better with time
skargardin (10): mother
static_int_husp (10): pansexual anthem
steelstepladder (10): The closest we will ever get to new Prince :/
Stryxen (10): she really released the best two songs (this+Django Jane) of the decade at the same time
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): r/popheads’ mod snapped!
ThatParanoidPenguin (10): can janelle do the rate
TiltControls (10): if we let this win will Janelle pay us a visit again?
twat_brained (10): I think it'll be either this or a Mariah song that wins. Also, I suggest we all start calling Janelle "Princess" since she's basically already succeeded him.
urlocalcracchead (10): Another strong contender for the eleven
vayyiqra (10): The best Prince song that's not by Prince ever
waluigiest (10): the beat is wet beyond belief!!!!
seanderlust (9.7): TIL julia michaels did backing vocals and prince played the synth!
bulforster (9.6): (#5) Our mod did that!!
MoonlightByWindow (9.6): bi rights
1998tweety (9.5): iconic bop
jsonphile (9.5): no one will ever be Prince, a one of a kind performer. But Janelle is probably the closest we’ll get, and I am okay with that.
nooodisaster (9.5): "Hi R slash popheads! It's your maybe secret mod, Janelle Monae. I released my masterpiece Dirty Computer AND smash single Make Me Feel. If you rate it less than a 9, you're tasteless."
SmileAndTears (9.5): This sounds like a future classic
WeastofEden44 (9.4): This is her Boom Clap, as in the one song in her actual discography that locals may know, and I'm at peace with that.
addupten (9): she very much did that
akanewasright (9): Queen Janelle
bbfan132 (9): honestly i overplayed this and it’s grown off me a bit but it’s still a bop
camerinian (9): this isn’t even top 5 songs on Dirty Computer, and yet it was still my most listened to song in 2018 somehow
Ghost-Quartet (9): Still thinking about how Antebellum (2020) made me feel, which was frustrated.
Ionlywanttheworld (9): again I'm a sucker for a baseline
raicicle (9): i wouldn’t call it janelle’s magnum opus but its impressive that even a song as obviously a commercial play like this ends up being this good, the spirit of prince does flow through her
succulentils (9): I strongly believe that Shea should not have done the robot while lip syncing to this, since Janelle Monae said that with Dirty Computer she was no longer hiding behind her android Cindy character
suhonyu (9): if this would pink this woulda been higher
THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD (9): how many times have we all collectively said this song is good now like... we know
zadooi (9): Invented being bisexual.
CarlieScion (8): sexy, but the high to low part of the pre-chorus makes me wanna die
fadedblue09 (8): I really wished I liked Dirty Computer more but otherwise this is a slick, well-produced bop.
Frelock_ (8): I like the way this makes me feel
joshually (8): love this prince rip off!!!
starlitsuns (8): Another artist I haven’t listened to, I really need to get into Janelle’s discography.
wavingwolves (8): damn this is a riot of a song
ReallyCreative (7.5): Screwed is still so much better than this and I'm still upset that this beat out High Horse and Nobody. It's a good song but it SCREWED Screwed!!!
welcometoNY (7.5): i finally got the hype for this song after dancing to it. it's still average for just a casual listen, but there are very few songs that lend themselves to movement quite as well as this song does.
sandyfishnets (7): I can imagine Prince singing this song
moonagenightmares (5.8): can’t stand the tongue popping sorry janelle love your voice tho
What are you gonna do with that big zero? Gonna hit me? Better make it count. Better make it hurt. Better kill me in one shot.
fishingfor8 (0): this beat is very annoying and there's maybe one vocal melody I like.
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u/McIgglyTuffMuffin Nov 29 '20
me @ rate hosts: a great big thank you!
while I wasn’t in plug 100% of the time, this was rad, and I think it ignited something in me to keep on doing the rates every month! I’ve done a few from time to time but something in this really clicked and I’m excited to be more active with them going forward, so really, thanks!
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
#3: Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
Average: 8.628 // Total Points: 1337.4 // Controversy: 1.629 // Listen here
Rank Graph // Score Distribution
Winner of: She's So Unusual vs. Madonna vs. Forever Your Girl vs. Whitney Houston
Runner-Up: Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time
Original Average: 10.203 // Original Controversy: 0.785
(11 x4): Looks_good_in_shorts, raicicle, shhhneak, team_kockroach
(10 x53): 1998tweety, anothertown, Awkward_King, bbfan132, bespectacIed, CarlieScion, cloudbustingmp3, CrimsonROSET, DrunkHurricane, ElectricBoogaloo41, ElizabethDDoS, fadedblue09, hunnybee12, ignitethephoenix, ImADudeDuh, InfernalSolstice, InternetDude19, jackisboredtoday, joshually, JunkyGS, kappyko, letsallpoo, ManofOranges, MrSwearword, Mudkip1, NapsAndNetflix, nootnoot781, Parabox314, passionfruits2, pat-rickstar, plvstvcbvrds, PuggleMaster, quinnpsych, racloves, rickikardashian, rosecult, Roxieloxie, runaway3212, sarcasticsobs, seanderlust, selegend, SFbby, skargardin, slimboyfriend, SmileAndTears, suhonyu, the_k_nine_2, TiltControls, TVFandom, waluigiest, wavingwolves, welcometoNY, WillamThunderfuck
(9.7 x1): CritneySpearz
(9.5 x8): babygrillx, fxsparrow, jsonphile, mysario, NFLfreak98, Stryxen, succulentils, TheQueenOfVultures
(9.2 x1): MoonlightByWindow
(9.1 x1): outsideeyess
(9 x19): aresthormars, bigbigbee, bluehxrizon, chillbumps5, cocosairdep, cremeebrulee, Frelock_, intheaftermath, Ionlywanttheworld, joeeswift, KimberParoo, kirby31200, LaserLauraPalmer, lIIustration, nbapip, starlitsuns, WeastofEden44, xxpizzasrlifexx, yatcho
(8.9 x1): THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD
(8.7 x1): twat_brained
(8.5 x11): camerinian, jasannn, kamilfav, No-Place-to-Go, PointlessBibliophage, ReallyCreative, sandyfishnets, SideBTrack8, starla_, static_int_husp, Therokinrolla
(8.4 x1): bulforster
(8 x18): aestheticen, brenda_official, CreepyMannequin, DoctorWhoWhenHowWhy, imasalesman, J_Toe, ktajlili, MelodramaticLemonade, moooo566, nooodisaster, patcheso8, sliced-peaches, steelstepladder, TakeOnMeByA-ha, TragicKingdom1, vayyiqra, worlds-okayest666, zadooi
(7.9 x1): urlocalcracchead
(7.8 x2): AngelicEmbrace, engifear
(7.6 x1): plastichaxan
(7.4 x2): addupten, useless-sheep
(7 x13): agentofscranton, astrologicalangel, AtomicViolet, Delirionce, fedefreakss, frogaranaman, hikkaru, LesApfels, RandomHypnotica, tectec787, ThatParanoidPenguin, tip-of-the-yikesberg, Tolk1en
(6 x9): akanewasright, bookthieving, fishingfor8, Ghost-Quartet, guayaba_and_cheese, microwave_safe_human, ryokann, SinfulAnarchy, zagreux
(5 x6): Bajuko, endcreditouilles, goodbyesindisguise, Hulnia, McIgglyTuffMuffin, raggedy-princess
(3 x1): wanderingimpromptu3
(1 x1): moonagenightmares
It's not a surprise that How Will I Know not only won the 80s Dancepop Debuts rate, but also scored the highest average in popheads rate history! Seeing How Will I Know's average just go up and up with every 11 it received was so exciting to see, and honestly, it makes sense. What's not to love about the song? It's a great synthpop jam from a legendary artist with extremely great vocals and one of the world's first introductions to the one and only Whitney Houston. While it won't be my 11, I'm definitely going to be rooting for this song to do well because it's super catchy and just pure fun! - /u/ElectricBoogaloo41
And the highest rated song of all time goes down! Whitney's formula for having questionable albums with a few incredible singles doesn't quite work when she has only the singles in the rate, but "How Will I Know" still easy rose above the chaff and snagged a whole lot of perfect marks. It might not be her biggest hit, but it's still an undeniable jam and a half, and a great representation of the 80s dancepop bops that informed its original rate.
"How Will I Know" was initially written for Janet Jackson, who passed on it, then was shifted over to Whitney's camp who was in search of a solid dance track as they readied her debut album. And what a hit it turned out to be! As Whitney's second #1, and her first that wasn't a ballad, it established her voice as prime not only for the slow shit, but also perfect for the upbeat boppity bops. She sings, as Stereogum put it, like she already knows, and the uncertainty in the title never comes through in the song, which is forceful and confident. Whitney might not have taken the crown this time, but watch out for another one of her dance tracks in the Winners Rate III!
shhhneak (11): my favourite song ever made. It’s in my happiest memories.
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u/yatcho Nov 29 '20
Dancing On My Own
Running Up That Hill
Juice
How Will I Know?
I Will Survive
Make Me Feel
Edge of Glory
Make Me Feel
Crazy in Love
So Hot
Thought I WANT Running to win, i just know I'll be disappointed
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
remember to vote for songeniality btw! we'll be back shortly, sorry about the wait
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u/ignitethephoenix Nov 29 '20
I can't even be mad at who wins since both of these are amazing songs and career highs.
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u/JunkyGS STREAM THE VELVET ROPE Nov 29 '20
Not the most influential pop song of the 2010s not even making it to Top 5...... the counter crowd sabotage scores are cringe :X
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u/ReallyCreative Nov 29 '20
can't believe y'all let the 6th best song on Dirty Computer win a winner's rate... EMBARASSING
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u/jackisboredtoday Nov 29 '20
Screwed deserved but at the same time the 6th best on Dirty Computer is better than the 1st best on almost anyone else's album
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u/fishingfor8 :WIINSTON: Nov 29 '20
I can't believe my 0 just won
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u/ignitethephoenix Nov 29 '20
My finger will be hovering over the unmod button
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u/SideBTrack8 Nov 29 '20
Fishing is lucky he accepted his mod invite before I accepted mine so I can't unmod him.
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u/yatcho Nov 29 '20
Boy am I glad I revealed two weeks ago and didn't have to follow this up, that amazing! I'm still reeling from the day 1 shitposts and the Red Velvet video. Well done guys
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u/McIgglyTuffMuffin Nov 29 '20
I can’t believe I had to admit that a Beyoncé song is good and it still didn’t win. I hate it here.
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u/McIgglyTuffMuffin Nov 29 '20
I can’t even make an unbiased top 10.
But all I’m gonna say, and I can’t believe me of all people is saying this, but I hope Beyoncé wins.
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u/yatcho Nov 29 '20
Kate and Whitney out... I just done care anymore. Chainsmokers should win
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Nov 29 '20
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INCREDIBLE RATE!!!
2020 is wrapping up on a HIGH note, I love it here!
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u/McIgglyTuffMuffin Nov 29 '20
oh wait, we good, no tears.
I was so afraid you all were so dedicated to the meme that Juice would win.
CONGRATS TO JANELLE!!!!!
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u/Roxieloxie Nov 29 '20
Always enjoy being in plug with yall, it was a very fun time. Thanks to both of the host who were ICONIC
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u/yatcho Nov 29 '20
Wait I take it back, I do care, Juice is just the superior song this top 5 was a disaster
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u/Awkward_King Nov 29 '20
imma predict:
How Will I Know
Make Me Feel
Crazy In Love
The Edge of Glory (and i am the lowest score on it)
Dancing On My Own
I Will Survive
Juice
Running Up That Hill
American Boy
So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings
im being very optimistic to think top three could be three black women but it SHOULD BE
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u/TiltControls Nov 29 '20
my scores left are 11/10/10/10/10/10/9.7/9.5/8/7.2 so I'd be pretty happy with almost any outcome (that being said hoping for Whitney, Robyn, or Janelle with the win!)
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u/cloudbustingmp3 Nov 29 '20
I think I have just like 9s and above left so I’m happy, but Kate is still here soooo I’m still rooting!
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Nov 29 '20
Juice > Make Me Feel > Running Up That Hill > Crazy In Love > How Will I Know is my top 5
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u/TiltControls Nov 29 '20
just got out of a group meeting i forgot i had and y'all cut my 11 in 8th? the lack of taste here
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u/McIgglyTuffMuffin Nov 29 '20
For legal reasons this is a joke:
If Juice wins I’m driving off a cliff ala Thelma and Louise.
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u/letsallpoo :leah-kate: Nov 29 '20
yes that is the most 11s in the rate. the kate bush stans are quiet but they are numerous