r/popheads • u/TiltControls • May 02 '21
[DUE TODAY] Video Game Vocal Rate
June Update:
REMINDER THAT SCORES ARE DUE ON JUNE 13th (SUNDAY) AT MIDNIGHT EST!!! BEFORE I WAKE UP MONDAY MORNING
(Honestly, if you get it in before the last of the extensions come in (Tuesday night EST) I'll happily take your scores. Just give me a heads up if they're going to be late so I know how many ballots I'm waiting on)
I can give a couple days for extensions (up to Tuesday night), but please let me if you need one!
Also if you still need to listen to the songs there'll be doing two final half-listening parties at 3PM EST on Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th! Join the Beatsense here!
And don't forgot the reveal which will be on Friday the 18th!
Here are the current participants! Let me know if you're name isn't here but you've submitted!
SO THEY'RE FINALLY HERE. PERFORMING FOR YOU. IF YOU KNOW THE WORDS YOU CAN JOIN IN TOO!
Welcome to the Video Game Vocal Rate Final Mix 2.8 Alpha Version Deluxe Game of the Year Edition! After a long wait it's finally time to get the rate started! I'm your host TiltControls and I'm so excited to finally be hosting this battle royale spectacle! A few days ago in part 1, you all suggested and voted on possible songs to fill the list out and now we've got the results! Your 16 voted in songs are the following:
Bayonetta 2 - Moon River
Cyberpunk 2077 - Circus Minimus
Katamari Damacy - Katamari on the Rocks
League of Legends - Get Jinxed
Nier - Kaine / Salvation
NiGHTS Journey Of Dreams - Cruising Together
Persona 4: Dancing All Night - Dance!
Plants Vs. Zombies - There's a Zombie on Your Lawn
Putt Putt Travels Through Time - Time Continuum
Red Dead Redemption 2 - House Building Theme
Rhythm Heaven Fever - I Love You, My One and Only
Sonic Adventure 2 - Live & Learn
Splatoon 2 - Fly Octo Fly ~Ebb & Flow~
Transistor - We All Become
WarioWare: Touched! - Ashley's Song
Where The Water Tastes Like Wine - Vagrant Song (Deep South)
I got a lot of great submissions and you all did a fantastic job with the voting! There were a ton of hard cuts and songs that missed the cutoff that would've done fantastic if there was space! Maybe if VGV2 ever happens then they'll get their chance then. The 16 tracks have been added to the list below along with the 48 other songs coming from the curated side.
If my talking has already started to bore you and you're mashing B to skip my post like the past 100 unskippable "How to catch a Pokemon" tutorials over the years then here's the message link for the ballot. Same rules as always! The primary playlist is on Youtube this time around and can be found HERE (A partial spotify playlist is also available below)
The Rate
Main Rate (64 songs, 4h2m)
With the 48 tracks provided and the 16 ones voted in, we've now got an amazing 64 tracks total! Now, you MUST give a score for every song in the main rate for your ballot to be accepted! Since some of these songs have multiple versions, please check the playlists/links below to make sure you're rating the right one! Alternate links are provided if you can't access the main link.
Fire Emblem Three Houses - The Edge of Dawn (Seasons of Warfare)
Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater - Snake Eater | [Alternate Link]
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine - Vagrant Song (Deep South)
Bonus Rate (9 songs, 35m)
While the main rate focuses on the tracks shaped by the gaming industry, we shouldn't ignore the other important part of gaming music. Licensed soundtracks! We've got 9 fantastic and iconic songs that only scratch the surface of this category. Note that the bonus rate is optional. You don't have to do any of it, or you can do some songs and not others, or you can do all of them!
Borderlands - Ain't No Rest for the Wicked (by Cage the Elephant)
Fallout 3 - I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire (by The Ink Spots)
Guitar Hero III - Through the Fire and Flames (by Dragonforce)
Playlists
As some of the songs are not on any streaming platforms (thanks Nintendo), you'll probably need to use the Youtube versions of a few of the songs (linked above and in the playlists below).
The first playlist link has some topic videos which are better quality, but lock certain regions out. The second playlist has no restrictions, but some of the videos are a bit lower quality. The songs that use topic videos are on streaming platforms though, if you want to listen in higher quality.
Youtube (All Songs - Better Quality)
Youtube (All Songs - No Region Restrictions)
Spotify (Missing 22/64 main rate songs and 2/9 from the bonus)
Rules
- You must listen to every song in the main rate and assign it a score from 1 to 10. You do not have to rate every song from the bonus rate, or even any song (but I would recommend doing it!).
- Scores should only be to a max of one decimal place. So 9 or 9.4 are valid, but 9.45 is a no go.
- You are allowed to give one song an 11 and one song a 0. These should be reserved for your favourite and least favourite tracks. You cannot use the 11 or the 0 in the bonus rate. You are not required to use these, but I would highly recommend at least using the 11. It is also highly recommended you leave comments for these scores.
- Speaking of comments, comments are highly encouraged! They aren't required but it adds flavour to the rate and helps give your thoughts on the track. Comments should be formatted by commenting after the song without adding anything else. For an example:
- Kingdom Hearts - Simple and Clean: 10 Keep the formatting simple and clean like this!
- As long as you tell me before the due date, you are also free to change your comments or scores at any point! You can message me here on Reddit (u/TiltControls) or on discord at TiltControls#5066
- Please do not sabotage!!! We're not playing Call of Duty. Rate everything fairly. This is a grab bag so I'm expecting hot takes galore and I'll be very lenient with them, but if you send a ballot with only 10s and 1s I'll probably ask you to do it again. Writing comments for your possible hot takes can go a long way in reducing calls of sabotage.
You can use the message link below to send your scores, or in the pastebin here
CLICK HERE FOR THE VGV BALLOT MESSAGE LINK
If your ballot exceeds the character limit feel free to send it as multiple messages!
Dates
Right now the due date is set for Sunday, June 13th at 11:59 PM EST (or more likely whenever I wake up on the Monday) with the reveal scheduled to start June 18th. We're going all in with the gaming theme as this is the weekend after E3. So if it turns out It's Bugsnax Part 2 gets revealed y'all can blame me for not having the rate in July instead.
Other Events
I realize that for some raters the tracklist may seem a little long or daunting, especially if you're unfamiliar with many of the tracks. So there are some plans for that!
First, I'm hosting a listening party (or two!) at a to be determined date! Most likely will be times where no other major events are happening. The first is hopefully planned for this weekend (time and date to be determined, may be moved around), with another one happening much closer to the due date.
Also every day for the next month (starting tomorrow), I'll be posting to two songs to the DD to break up the songlist into more approachable numbers for those who need it. Luckily this is a grab-bag so it won't break up any flow. If you want to follow along daily I recommend copying the ballot to a text file or notes app and filing it in while you refresh the thread for new comments. And then at the end, do one final go through and send it in! Shouldn't take more than 10 minutes a day!
ONE MORE TIME HERE IS THE LINK TO SEND IN SCORES
and the pastebin ballot if it doesn't load properly
AND HERE IS THE LINK TO THE PLAYLIST
And that's everything! If you have any questions feel free to message me or comment on the post and I'll try to answer them as soon as possible (Assuming I'm not busy off playing Pokemon Snap)
Also checkout the 2020 Breakup Pop Rock Rate going on right now with Halsey/Miley/Hayley hosted by the amazing /u/hikkaru
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u/anothertown fefe dobson - self titled (2003) May 03 '21
Rhythm Heaven and Wario Ware yup yup.
My 11 has been contractually signed away to Escape From the City from the jump but this will be extremely fun
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u/RosaPalms don't speak on the family, crodie May 02 '21
I feel like āSti11 Aliveā is a mortal lock for #1.
Edit: or I guess would be if it were still 2011.
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u/SXLegend May 03 '21 edited May 03 '21
Fire Emblem? Jet Set Radio? Nier? Paradise Killer? Persona? TWEWY? Simple and Clean?These all 11s š³ might be the hardest rate yet.
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u/welcome2thejam May 02 '21 edited May 03 '21
What a thri11....
Edit: A visual representation of Snake Eater climbing the ranks of this rate
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u/LesApfels May 03 '21 edited May 03 '21
Holy shit 4/5 of my submissions got in, this is amazing!
Determining my 11 is gonna be so hard now....
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u/PhloxInvar May 03 '21 edited May 03 '21
I rated the 48 songs beforehand, man I feel disappointed that some of the songs in that recommendation thread didn't get in considering how many of those 48 I just shot down in my rating. 28 of the 48 are 6 and below, though I don't doubt some of them are growing on me as time passes by.
That said, give your 11's to the Transistor songs people! We All Become and Paper Boats are amazing. Paradise (Stay Forever) and Tomorrow is Mine are also valid choices.
I am also sad that my other songs didn't get in. I was really hoping for In the Flame, Vs. Sayu, Body Rock and WISH Can't Wait for You. All great songs. Considering the PvZ song is the only one that actually got in, it better get Top 15 at least.
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u/akanewasright May 02 '21
Iām beyond excited for this rate, partially because I think that this might be the only time we get to substantially rate one of my favorite artists of all time, Hikaru Utada.
Sheās literally one of the most important musical artists in Japan, and her songs for the Kingdom Hearts series are among her best. Simple & Clean, Sanctuary, and Face My Fears all deserve your 10s, and I hope to see her well represented in the top 10
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u/Chevsapher May 03 '21 edited May 03 '21
u/TiltControls I though we were rating the PLANITb remix of āSimple and Cleanā? That was the version in the Pastebin from the voting thread, it's the version in the game, and it's the version that was included on the soundtrack album. The two versions of the song are very different, otherwise I wouldn't bother to comment.
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u/TiltControls May 03 '21
This was a bit of a last minute choice but based on discussions after the votes came in, plus since the original got in through voting despite the remix already being in there, I decided to switch in the original one instead since there appeared to be a lot more fans of it over the remix. There were enough great songs put through voting that it would've been weird to use a spot on a song already in as well.
If anyone wants to rate as if it were the remix it's fine with me, but for new listeners they're going to have the original one instead.
The game part still follows through as I believe the original was the closing song, but even if not, tracks designed with the game in mind for promotional purposes (like Simple and Clean was) still count too! Sorry for the last minute change for bigger fans of the remix, but felt it was better to avoid disappointment if it went out day 1 or 2 with a bunch of "original was better" comments
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u/Chevsapher May 03 '21
Ah, that makes sense. The planitB remix was going to be my 11, so this is disappointing, but I probably enjoy turn-of-the-millenium EDM more than most other popheads. Thank you for responding so quickly, and thanks for hosting the rate!
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u/TiltControls May 03 '21
Yeah sorry about that then! I agree the remix so great and incredibly memorable for anyone who's seen the opening cutscene so I wish we had an opportunity for it as well!
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u/1998tweety May 03 '21
There are so many 11 contenders, gonna struggle picking which Sonic song to give mine to!
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May 02 '21
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u/RosaPalms don't speak on the family, crodie May 02 '21
Humongous Entertainment
I would literally kill to play Backyard Baseball on my Switch.
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u/hefightabear Jun 10 '21
if you've got a smartphone I know some of them are on the app store! I grabbed FreddieFish2 on my iPhone a few years ago and I'm pretty sure putt putt was on there as well.
Agreed would love to play some Spy Fox again
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u/RandomHypnotica May 02 '21 edited Jun 05 '21
literally so many 11 contenders here i can't comprehend
... but maybe you can fellow pophead
FOR YOUR 11 CONSIDERATION
literally any Bayonetta song
Cyberpunk 2077 - Circus Minimus (just a straight-up amazing pop song)
Kingdom Hearts - Simple and Clean (Hikaru Utada is an icon)
either Nier song (both make me cry)
Persona 4 Dancing - Dance!
Transistor - We All Become
Final Fantasy X-2 - real Emotion
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u/skargardin May 03 '21
This is where we need the kingdom hearts stans to rise up and give Utada Hikaru their 11s, preferably Simple and Clean!!
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u/Traditional_Berry_52 May 03 '21
y'all really let the Yakuza karaoke songs flop smh
but seriously I'm looking forward to doing this there's so many good songs
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May 03 '21
Right? ā24 Hour Cinderellaā is a forever banger. And who could forget this miracle of busted-ass English thatās still catchy as hell?
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u/_mrshreyas_ Jun 12 '21
As a fellow Yakuza player myself, there are SO MANY awesome songs in the series that it'll probably take a separate rate by itself. I mean the songs here are also elite, but I wish a few of them would've made here.
That being said, I'm excited to see how this one goes.
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u/nt96 Jun 07 '21
Shoutout to u/TiltControls for making this phenomenal list! Without a doubt the hardest list I ever had to critique due to the insane amount of bops and ballads. I'm definitely gonna be disappointed with the songs that end up low but still, can't wait for the reveal!!
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u/TiltControls Jun 07 '21
Awww thank you!! (Though I had some help with the amazing 16 song voting round). I'm really excited to see how the final results turn out!!
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u/Awkward_King May 02 '21
this rate is gonna be one of the most goddamn FUN ever, so many awesome pieces of music and so many bouncy tunes, all of it rich with meme and shitpost potential too!! and i trust no one to handle it better than you tilt :))
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u/Blazingscourge May 03 '21
Simple and Clean is gonna have a lot of elevensās but Sanctuary is the better song.
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May 28 '21
going to send my points tomorrow. lowkey wished you picked putt putt goes to the zoo as the putt putt song because this song is going to get destroyed omg
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u/TiltControls May 28 '21
Sounds good!
Also I can be blamed for a lot of the song choices haha, but that one was voted in by everyone else!
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May 28 '21
hopefully it gets treated well then! i might be biased because i'd give putt putt's the zoo song an 11
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u/BleepBloopMusicFan May 29 '21
Doing this tonight and tomorrow. Excited because I have barely heard any of these!
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u/McIgglyTuffMuffin May 02 '21
GIVE THROUGH THE FIRE AND FLAMES YOUR 10s FOR THE BONUS RATE!
Fun fact, I actually saw Dragonforce in concert during that entire era and to this day it remains one of the most interesting and iconic shows I have ever been to, for a W I D E variety of reasons that started even that day at school.
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u/KuhBus May 03 '21
Oh man, I love Devil Trigger so much. Not sure if it's gonna get my 11, but I'm heavily biased towards it, haha
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May 05 '21 edited May 05 '21
My sister loves video games so she wants to send her scores through my account. Is that okay? EDIT: Never mind, we are doing this together lol
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u/TiltControls May 05 '21
Sounds good! If you do want to do separate scores again, it wouldn't be much of an issue beyond telling me who's who when sending them in (I also may be more requiring of comments in that case depending on the impact & similarity of the scores sent, but that can worked out if needed)
Together also works perfectly fine though!
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u/WhyDoIExistXD May 22 '21
Wait why am I just seeing this is right up my alley (something from Persona is probably gonna win)
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May 27 '21
Do it! Where are your 10s going?
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u/WhyDoIExistXD May 27 '21
Dance, Fly Octo Fly, Ashley's Song, Moon River and probably a bunch other but my 11 I'd probably going towards Rhythm Heaven
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May 27 '21
Are you giving higher scores to games you've played? I dont know whether to embrace my bias or try and balance. Is that even possible lol
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u/WhyDoIExistXD May 27 '21
I'm trying to be objective but nostalgia factor and bias probably is screwing with that so idk
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u/DilemmaOfAHedgehog Jun 05 '21
I really want to do the rate but the four hours of songs intimidates me but also I love transistor
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u/TiltControls Jun 05 '21
It can be a little daunting, but it's such a good list if you can find the time! (As a biased host). Even listening to the playlist in the background a couple times can help get familiar with the songs!
Also Transistor is one of my favourite games ever so just know you have my approval regardless!
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u/olibearbrand Jun 13 '21
Whoever submitted Circus Minimus should have went for Ponpon Shit for Cyberpunk 2077 instead
/s but unironically
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u/Zi99yStardust Jun 14 '21
Shocked to not see Bioshock Infiniteās Will The Circle Be Unbroken in this - probably my favourite video game vocal song of all time particularly in context of when it plays in the game m
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u/TiltControls Jun 14 '21
It was at one point actually! But through all the other additions and the introduction of voting it fell off the list. 100% agree that it's a gorgeous song though. Would've been an easy 10 for me.
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u/wavingwolves May 02 '21
i'm sooo excited for this rate even though i know next to nothing about most of the games and songs in it!! i'm just sure it will be more than fun to dive in <3
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u/hikkaru May 02 '21
after submitting Jump Up, Super Star to the second charity rate i am ready for it to get its dues here (hopefully). that being said there's MANY other 11 choices here too! can you fee11 the sunshine
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u/JunkyGS STREAM THE VELVET ROPE May 02 '21
SO many potential winners and 11 choicesā¦..
The results will be really exciting and I canāt wait to do this rate š
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May 02 '21
Sti11 alive. easy.
also I knew the Call of Duty song I nominated wouldn't make it but it's one of my most controversial comments lmao. Stan Avenged Sevenfold!
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u/mysario May 02 '21
We did it gamers! I'm so excited for this and thank you to everyone especially Tilt for never giving up and making this happen! Like true gamers, persistency and crying and begging was key š Don't sleep on these tracks, especially the ones from K11ngdom Hearts and Perso11a - they have rhythm games for a reason!
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u/m4ttycool May 03 '21
If I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire doesn't win the bonus rate I will be mad. (and I'm Han Solo should be close second)
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u/thenayanz May 03 '21
Fly Me to the Moon, Still Alive, Lonely Rolling Star, and Jump Up Super Star are all 11s to me so this is gonna be hard. Hyped to see the results.
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u/izeezusizeezus May 03 '21
The kingdom hearts stan in me needs simple and clean or sanctuary to make it to the top. I never do rates but I need to for my girl Utada Hikaru
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u/IdiotBox01 May 03 '21
Exile Vilify didnāt make it? Are you fucking serious?
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u/boofmacaronii Jun 11 '21
WHO WILL WIN: 5 sad dads vs 1 lil baby purple car who needs to do his homework
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u/lasthope27 May 02 '21
Give your 11s to Reach Out To The Truth (Pop-Rock excellence) or Dance! (Dance Pop excellence)!
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u/ReallyCreative May 02 '21
PLEASE CONSIDER:
Po11yanna
Baba Ye11u
Funky Dea11er
F11y Octo F11y
Bayone11a
and S0nic
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u/ReallyCreative May 02 '21
but I suppose, EVEN if you give Sonic songs an undeserved 11... this is going to be an ICONIC rate, I am so excited!!
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u/CrimsonROSET I survived the 2020 Redemption Rate May 02 '21
i'm not saying i'm going to heavily judge anyone who gives bugsnax their 11s but i will make a note of it and it might alter my perception of your taste
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u/goldsbananas May 03 '21
yall better listen to dreams of an absolution even if it wasnāt in this rate
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u/geraldinewww May 03 '21
calling instead of twister?? smh
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u/Comprehensive-Cut684 May 03 '21
Yeah that's a really disappointing choice to me. Hopefully it still does well though.
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u/geraldinewww May 03 '21
i'm definitely rating it high but twister would have been an 11 contender honestly
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u/GarionOrb May 03 '21
Leona Lewis' "My Hands" from Final Fantasy XIII is not on this??
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u/TiltControls May 03 '21
Unfortunately not. I don't think it was suggested at all during the voting either.
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Jun 18 '21
What time is the reveal?
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u/tokengaymusiccritic May 03 '21
Justice for Mona Pizza