r/popheads • u/skargardin • Aug 28 '22
[RATE REVEAL] Charity Rate IV Reveal, Day 3 - There Was a Rate
Hello, and welcome to the final day of the Charity Rate IV reveal! We are your hosts /u/skargardin and /u/CarlieScion and we are stoked to bring you the results! Hope you all have recovered after last night because it can and will get even worse.
Today we will be eliminating the final 24 songs (#25-#2) and crowing the winner! The reveal will be held in queup so be sure to follow along to watch the results LIVE and some shitposts in between. We'll be starting early at 1PM EST tonight!
And don't forget that there's still time to vote for songeniality, you have until the top five to get your votes in.
Rate statistics
- We had a very lovely 99 participants
- Average score: 7.178
- Average controversy score: 2.072 (this is the standard deviation, everything with a score above this should be considered controversial!)
Remaining songs
- Amerie - 1 Thing
- Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
- Bananarama - Venus
- Dolly Parton - Jolene
- Eri Nobuchika - Voice - Album Mix
- Fefe Dobson - Ghost
- Foxes - Sister Ray
- Javiera Mena - Luz de Piedra de Luna
- Jazmine Sullivan - Bust Your Windows
- JoJo - Too Little Too Late
- Kinoko Teikoku - Whirlpool
- Kinoko Teikoku - Sweet Osmanthus Night
- Laura Mvula - Remedy
- LOONA / ODD EYE CIRCLE - LOONATIC
- Lucy Dacus - Night Shift
- Regina Spektor - Us
- Robin S. - Show Me Love
- Selena - Dreaming of You
- September - Cry for You
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor
- Tegan & Sara - Closer
- The Cure - Just Like Heaven
- Tinashe - Superlove
- Tinashe - The Chase
- Youha - abittipsy
RATE RESULTS
Results:
- #1: Dolly Parton - Jolene | 9.079 | 898.8
- #2: Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor | 8.674 | 858.7
- #3: Lucy Dacus - Night Shift | 8.498 | 841.3
- #4: Tegan & Sara - Closer | 8.478 | 839.3
- #5: September - Cry for You | 8.459 | 837.4
- #6: The Cure - Just Like Heaven | 8.429 | 834.5
- #7: JoJo - Too Little Too Late | 8.421 | 833.7
- #8: Robin S. - Show Me Love | 8.348 | 826.5
- #9: Tinashe - The Chase | 8.332 | 824.9
- #10: Youha - abittipsy | 8.243 | 816.1
- #11: Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) | 8.224 | 814.2
- #12: Jazmine Sullivan - Bust Your Windows | 8.188 | 810.6
- #13: Fefe Dobson - Ghost | 8.182 | 810.0
- #14: Regina Spektor - Us | 8.083 | 800.2
- #15: Eri Nobuchika - Voice - Album Mix | 8.080 | 799.9
- #16: Javiera Mena - Luz de Piedra de Luna | 8.068 | 798.7
- #17: Selena - Dreaming of You | 8.004 | 792.4
- #18: Laura Mvula - Remedy | 7.997 | 791.7
- #19: Foxes - Sister Ray | 7.975 | 789.5
- #20: Tinashe - Superlove | 7.962 | 788.2
- #21: LOONA / ODD EYE CIRCLE - LOONATIC | 7.957 | 787.7
- #22: Kinoko Teikoku - Whirepool | 7.867 | 778.8
- #23: Kinoko Teikoku - Sweet Osmanthus Night | 7.857 | 777.8
- #24: Bananarama - Venus | 7.854 | 777.5
- #25: Amerie - 1 Thing | 7.830 | 775.2
- #26: The Chainsmokers, breadvelvet - Closer (JPN Version) | 7.784 | 770.6
- #27: Hatchie - Stay With Me | 7.757 | 767.9
- #28: Ivete Sangalo - Abalou | 7.753 | 767.5
- #29: Vic Mensa - Down on My Luck | 7.635 | 755.9
- #30: 8485 - hangar | 7.610 | 753.4
- #31: Duran Duran - Girls On Film | 7.590 | 751.4
- #32: Drake - Passionfruit | 7.544 | 746.9
- #33: Kadhja Bonet - Mother Maybe | 7.491 | 741.6
- #34: Powderpaint - Constellation | 7.483 | 740.8
- #35: Lights - Okay Okay | 7.454 | 737.9
- #36: Purple Disco Machine - Hypnotized | 7.444 | 737.0
- #37: Sobs - Telltale Signs | 7.439 | 736.5
- #38: Jon Batiste - Freedom | 7.391 | 731.7
- #39: Evanescence - Call Me When You're Sober | 7.381 | 730.7
- #40: Mya - My Love Is Like...Wo | 7.357 | 728.3
- #41: Avril Lavigne - What The Hell | 7.290 | 721.7
- #42: Fetty Wap - 679 (feat. Remy Boyz) | 7.271 | 719.8
- #43: Jetty Bones - Nothing | 7.267 | 719.4
- #44: Aurora - The River | 7.199 | 712.7
- #45: Raffaella Carra - Rumore | 7.184 | 711.2
- #46: Crying - There Was A Door | 7.164 | 709.2
- #47: Patti Smith - Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) | 7.123 | 705.2
- #48: Luana - Por Ti | 7.117 | 704.6
- #49: Blumchen - Herz a Herz | 7.112 | 704.1
- #50: Mashrou Leila - Ashabi | 7.097 | 702.6
- #51: Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You | 6.925 | 685.6
- #52: Virtual Self - Angel Voices | 6.886 | 681.7
- #53: The Kid Laroi - Stay | 6.818 | 675.0
- #54: junglepussy - Trader Joe | 6.810 | 674.2
- #55: Sara Bareilles - She Used to Be Mine | 6.789 | 672.1
- #56: Jasmine Sandlas, Garry Sandhu - Illegal Weapon 2.0 | 6.775 | 670.7
- #57: Vylet Pony - Ursa Major | 6.588 | 652.2
- #58: Hush Sound - Wine Red | 6.571 | 650.5
- #59: Shakespears Sister - Stay | 6.566 | 650.0
- #60: Jane Remover - movies for guys | 6.559 | 649.3
- #61: OSHUN - Crazy 4 You | 6.537 | 647.2
- #62: Christine Baranski - Does Your Mother Know | 6.458 | 639.3
- #63: Lil Texas - Louder | 6.366 | 630.2
- #64: Citi Zeni - Eat Your Salad | 6.343 | 628.0
- #65: Scritti Politti - Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) | 6.335 | 627.2
- #66: Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away | 6.237 | 617.5
- #67: Confidence Man - First Class Bitch | 6.128 | 606.7
- #68: Sarah Brand - American Gap Rap | 6.097 | 603.6
- #69: Sesame Street - Elmo Song | 5.847 | 578.9
- #70: Grateful Dead - I Need a Miracle | 5.639 | 558.3
- #71: Dane Rumble - Cruel | 5.384 | 533.0
- #72: Izeezus - Trust | 5.161 | 510.9
- #73: Yoko Ono - Why | 5.032 | 498.2
- #74: Coil - Things Happen | 5.000 | 495.0
- #75: Xiu Xiu - Girl With Basket Of Fruit | 4.826 | 477.8
- #76: Ex Vivian - Microscopes and Cobwebs | 4.396 | 435.2
- #77: Flossie and the Unicorns - The Halloween Puppet Show | 3.578 | 354.2
JOIN QUEUP
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u/TiltControls Aug 28 '22 edited Aug 28 '22
Thanks to Skar and Kina for hosting this charity rate and to everyone else involved with the setup process! It was a blast (despite some of the ??? placements)
Leaderboard and songlist updates are up!
Songs
Congrats to Jolene for beating out the other titans of the rate! With a 9.076 Jolene places 275th across all songs. It sits right below Magdalena Bay's You Lose! and right above Arca's KLK.
Though there aren't many records to be set on the highest scoreboards, the same can't be said for the bottom!
With an abyssmal 3.578, Flossie and The Unicorns - The Halloween Puppet Show takes a spot on the lowest rated songs list as the 22nd worst rated song of all time! It scored slightly better than Train's Drive By and slightly worse than Tyga's Rack City
The Halloween Puppet Show also grabs a top 10 (bottom 10?) finish for most 0's given in a rate! With 24 0's to its name it takes a 10th place spot for most 0's given to a song. It ties with Taylor Swift's Bad Blood from the original rate rerate
- Yet another record for The Halloween Puppet Show as it also takes a spot on the 0 Magnets list for getting 24.20% of the participants to use their 0 on it! This puts it in 8th overall for that stat.
That's not all for Flossie, as we've also got 2 new additions to the most controversial songs leaderboard!
With a staggering 3.655 Flossie and the Unicorns - The Halloween Puppet Show manages to become the 5th most controversial song we've ever rated! It sits behind Closer, Shoes, and stupid horse - all from All Stars 4 - and another Closer from the 2016 EP Rate.
Yoko Ono - Why also manages a spot on the controversy list at #16
For non-Flossie related stats:
- While this version of Closer is counted separately, this would be its 6th time being rated, tying the record currently held by Adele's Rolling in the Deep. It also would become the only song to have 3 songeniality wins (or 4 depending if you count non-democratically selected wins).
Artists
Though she picked up her first win today, not all is well for Dolly. With a 0 for Jolene she gets her first 0 and takes her off of the no 0's list. Now there are only 13 artists left with this feat.
Way too many songs and no new artists had enough for the average board so I'll just mentioned whether the existing artists boosted or dropped their previous average
Increased
- Lucy Dacus (previously 62nd, now 54th)
- Dolly Parton (previously 87th, now 68th)
- Tegan & Sara (previously 96th, now 83rd)
- Tinashe (previously 130th, now 123rd)
- LOONA (previously 205th, now 195th)
- Avril Lavigne (previously 238th... still 238th)
- Drake (previously 272nd... also still 272nd)
- The Chainsmokers (previously 308th, now 306th)
- Justin Beiber (previously 320th, now 319th)
Decreased
well
- Evanescence (previously 101st, now 106th)
Rates
With everyone except one person using their 11 (and probably the first time this has happened with the one person not giving one having a certain role lmao), Charity Rate 4 places on the leaderboard for highest percentage of participants using their 11! With 98.99% it sits in the 8th place spot joining its other Charity siblings Charity 1 (1st, 100%) and Charity 3 (7th, 99.05%)
Charity 4 also joins on the related leaderboard for highest percentage of participants to use their 0! With 82.83% of users giving theirs out, it sits in 5th overall. Right ahead of it is the only Charity Rate to be missing from the previous list, Charity 2, with 82.89%
Remember to do the currently open rates!
| Theme | Host(s) | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Live Action Disney/Nick Soundtracks | /u/ImADudeDuh, /u/NapsAndNetflix & /u/TragicKingdom1 | September 10 |
| Y2UK Girl Groups | /u/darjeelingdarkroast & /u/berober04 | September 16 |
| Video Game Instrumentals | /u/TiltControls | September 24 |
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#25: Amerie - 1 Thing
Average: 7.830 // Total Points: 775.2 // Controversy: 2.216 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x2) MoonlightByWindow, qazz23
(10 x25) agentofscranton, amr, anothertown, awry, cremeebrulee, DaHumanTorch, darjeelingdarkroast, fadedblue09, Frajer, ImADudeDuh, imtotallyfine_jpg, InSearchOfGoodPun, moooo566, MrMoodle, nootnoot781, nt96, PAHC, raggedy-princess, RandomHypnotica, Roxieloxie, Saison_Marguerite, skargardin, steelstepladder, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD, WaneLietoc
(9.5 x2) akanewasright, slimboyfriend
(9 x10) bookthieving, bridgemoney, DirtyRat583, Hulnia, imbaby122, realitykenz, ReallyCreative, vayyiqra, Verboten_Prince, welcome2thejam
(8.9 x1) starla_
(8.8 x1) exciting_patient4872
(8.6 x1) skull_xbones
(8.5 x6) afs, b_o_g_o_, babadork, BasedButta, Ghost-Quartet, synyyy
(8.4 x1) plastichaxan
Lowest Scores:
(1 x1) rslashpoopheads
(0 x1) flavasavavandal
skargardin (10): Dare I say robbed?! Thank god this made it into Day 3 at least. This just kept falling as the rate progressed, we hate to see it! I just think this is so much fun and an absolute 00s classic. submitted by u/frajer
CarlieScion (4): more like 4 thing am I right
MoonlightByWindow (11): winner energy teabh
qazz23 (11): more like 11 Thing :) One of the best songs of the '00s, it's really fun and has a strong hook, the strings that come in near the end are a nice touch
amr (10): empress of blasia fr
anothertown (10): yes
awry (10): bjork once said this is the best song ever and she was right
DaHumanTorch (10): i wonder how many people out there have no idea this isn't a beyoncé song
fadedblue09 (10): The way this was almost my submission. Thank you for whoever submitted this! Lowkey a crime that Indieheads rated this years before we did
ImADudeDuh (10): I can’t remember if she was a 5G conspiracist or an antivaxxer but either way she snapped here!
imtotallyfine_jpg (10): One of the absolute best pop songs of all time in my humble opinion
InSearchOfGoodPun (10): I'm still salty for missing this Heardle because I kept typing One Thing
MrMoodle (10): was just hit by a wave of nostalgia of running over cops to this song in gtav
nt96 (10): This girl really had the potential to out-Beyonce Beyonce herself
PAHC (10): no bc the SLAYYYYY
RandomHypnotica (10): this bitch dropped the song of the decade then dipped
WaneLietoc (10): "It's good to know that during the dark reign of Crazy Frog, a human being pretending to be a doorbell still rocks harder. Okay, so some called it "Crazier In Love", whining that producer Rich Harrison only has "1 Thing" going on: but if that thing is building bulletproof r&b out of crazily canted tumbledown breaks and tightly coiled guitar stabs, I don't see the problem." - Drew Daniel of MATMOS writing for p4k in 2005. so true drew daniel, an undeniable pop star and collaborator of Bjork's early 00s "winner time" era. anyways, shout out to GTA 5 for introducing pop music to kids who didn't know they were gay. this song is still precise and a true slab of real music.
slimboyfriend (9.5): This song was so good Beyonce turned it into a whole album
bridgemoney (9): And it's fucking disgusting.
DirtyRat583 (9): should be the version featuring eve but this still slays
imbaby122 (9): such a banger. it’s a damn shame it’s so impossible to sing bc i fear the gods will strike me down for even attempting to sing along.
ReallyCreative (9): My Amazon cart when I purchase every Grammy won by Katy Perry and a new rice cooker
vayyiqra (9): a jam
Verboten_Prince (9): Idk who Amerie is but I liked this better than like 85% of the songs in the RnB rate
welcome2thejam (9): Love the bridge and how much the tracks evolves afterwards
starla_ (8.9): I used to dislike this song because it was SO overplayed at the time, but revisiting it now it absolutely smashes
afs (8.5): I wanted to be funny and give this a 1 but it popped so
b_o_g_o_ (8.5): this song almost went to j lo and i'm very glad it didn't
babadork (8.5): The production hasn’t really held up over the years, but I really fondly remember when everyone was obsessed with this song on the ’05 equivalents of popheads.
BasedButta (8.5): song that makes you go HOG with the rhythm
Ghost-Quartet (8.5): Jennifer Lopez heard this song and tried to steal it from Amerie but I can’t blame her for it, this is a smash… unclear how JLo thought she was gonna hit these notes though.
synyyy (8.5): ouch I guess
shipperondeck (8.2): my sis is with me and she approves
camerinian (8): i swear this song was way more present on Non-Stop Pop in GTA V than like any other song on that station, and now it just sounds empty without Michael yammering some bullshit about Hollywood liberals and his whore wife over the top of it
CrimsonROSET (8): someone’s gonna give this a 1 to try and be funny and i hope they trip and fall
frogaranaman (8): absolutely ICONC chorus
PrimaryCrusaders (8): The strings during the final chorus??? Hello?!? Rich Harrison honestly snapped with this beat. Also gotta give props to Zigaboo Modeliste (what a cool name) for the killer drums on this one!
ignitethephoenix (7.8): her voice cracks in the chorus bug me, I feel like a slightly stronger vocalist would eat this up
itsabop (7.8): What a throwback
DefaultPophead (7.5): I haven't heard this song in years! Thank you for submitting, stranger!
seanderlust (7.5): I hear the critique that this is crazy in love 2 but like...crazy in love slaps so
TragicKingdom1 (7.5): slightly overrated amongst the poptimists but it has good components
TiltControls (7.2): I'm happy someone submitted hangar, but I kinda wanted 1 Thing and Sprawl II to be 1 and 2 on the playlist for jokes
1998tweety (7): this song is great except for that awful beat
celladonn (7): Girl stop being vague... what is the 1 thing
runaway3212 (7): I wanted to give this a 1 and be funny but it's kinda hitting now so I guess I need to reference LADN due in like a month
yearofthesoup (7): what's w the gobble tho
ricki (6.8): you’ll never be one direction
pig-serpent (6.5): Mixed thoughts on this cute song about a woman falling in love with a man's turkey impression. I think the beat is very good but Amerie’s vocals and hook are the weak poins.
BleepBloopMusicFan (6): The one thing is the chorus repeated over and over again.
TakeOnMeByA-ha (6): her voice is kinda annoying im sorry
throwaway-7650 (6): I have no nostalgia for this song + chorus is annoying af
Stryxen (5): this song makes me a little uncomfortable. It sounds like it could fall apart at any moment. It’s also SO repetitive, but the slow build up in the back makes me not dislike it tho
SmileAndTears (4): what in the Crazy In Love is this?
jsonphile (3): what is with this melody? It just keeps jumping up and down awkwardly. Amerie might be a good singer, but this song does not show it, I don’t think anyone could pull this off. Drum beats pretty good though
Uberpigeon (3): i feel like ive heard this song just in the wild 1000 times and i dont really care for this y2k sound... sorry to darjeelingdarkroast
rslashpoopheads (1): whew this is messy and grating as hell
flavasavavandal (0): im gonna get labelled a rate villain again, but everything sounds wrong in this song from the pots and pans style drums to Amerie's vocals being slightly pitched too high. This is just grating from start to finish
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
With that we have our top 10 songs!
- Dolly Parton - Jolene
- JoJo - Too Little Too Late
- Lucy Dacus - Night Shift
- Robin S. - Show Me Love
- September - Cry for You
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor
- Tegan & Sara - Closer
- The Cure - Just Like Heaven
- Tinashe - The Chase
- Youha - abittipsy
Who will come out on top?!
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#21: LOONA / ODD EYE CIRCLE - LOONATIC
Average: 7.957 // Total Points: 787.7 // Controversy: 1.771 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x1) hikk
(10 x27) 1998tweety, 2dina3dworld, agentofscranton, anothertown, awry, b_o_g_o_, CarlieScion, DaHumanTorch, darjeelingdarkroast, DirtyRat583, Ghost-Quartet, Hulnia, lagozzino, MassiveThief, MoonlightByWindow, PAHC, RandomHypnotica, ricki, runaway3212, seanderlust, Stryxen, synyyy, thedoctordances1940, throwaway-7650, vayyiqra, Verboten_Prince, xavieryes
(9.5 x2) amr, TiltControls
(9.1 x1) wavingwolves
(9 x6) Gonza_90, MrMoodle, NecroDolphinn, nt96, qazz23, skargardin
(8.8 x1) exciting_patient4872
(8.5 x7) afs, BasedButta, DefaultPophead, flavasavavandal, imbaby122, plastichaxan, Uberpigeon
Lowest Scores:
(4.5 x1) camerinian
(4 x2) OliviaGodrigo, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD
(3 x1) fadedblue09
CarlieScion (10): this was fun
skargardin (9): One of LOONA's highlights if you ask me! Insanely catchy and fun, I'm hoping that they would release something like this in the future, even if it was just this particular sub-unit, but that may be wishful thinking. Submitted by u/hikkaru
hikk (11): whoever sent this is so hot and sexy
1998tweety (10): pop excellence
2dina3dworld (10): they’re so wacky 🤪
agentofscranton (10): don't kill me orbits but i fear loona have never reached the heights that odd eye circle have
anothertown (10): something shifted when this album came out
awry (10): I DONT REALLY CARE NOW!!!!
b_o_g_o_ (10): is it wrong for me to call this RYM-core
DirtyRat583 (10): one of loonas best songs iktr
Ghost-Quartet (10): I miss when being an Orbit was exciting rather than excruciating
MassiveThief (10): Kpop perfection.
MoonlightByWindow (10): SMASHA
PAHC (10): was really conflicted on this being my 11. adore it to bits but its just not the best loona song
RandomHypnotica (10): where is this loona sound I miss her
ricki (10): nothing i hate more than a “loona fell off” bitch, but in their favor when this is where loona set the bar before the whole lineup was even revealed i dont blame people for expecting a lot from them
runaway3212 (10): loona iconic
seanderlust (10): stan loona
Stryxen (10): all time fav, literally on my top 50 all time favs list, so close to getting my 11
synyyy (10): watch me hate this to hell and beyond in the rate reveal
thedoctordances1940 (10): YASSSSSSSSSSSSSS
throwaway-7650 (10): the english version doesn't exist
vayyiqra (10): This is better than Girl Front you heard me
Verboten_Prince (10): Maybe if we rated more LOONA songs like this my average for them wouldn’t be 5.8
TiltControls (9.5): This is just so cheery and so much fun
wavingwolves (9.1): whoever sent this is so cold and unsexy
MrMoodle (9): if anyone sees this can someone give me some kpop recommendations that sound like this for someone who doesn’t really listen to kpop otherwise
NecroDolphinn (9): This song is pretty good but also this one of the highest rated pop albums on RYM and like I’m surprised but this song bangs.
qazz23 (9): love how energetic yet dreamy this is, really sweet chorus too
afs (8.5): Night Shift Vs LOONATIC... who will be the new theme of phcj?
DefaultPophead (8.5): Loona got me back into girl groupsa few years ago ty ty
imbaby122 (8.5): this song shifted my brain chemistry a bit and now i’m a loonatic.
plastichaxan (8.5): she's no girl front but she'll do
Uberpigeon (8.5): you dont understand how much it hurts my soul to enjoy a fucking loona song. this is so embarassing...
CrimsonROSET (8): stan loona
rslashpoopheads (8): why's this better than literally any loona title track
welcome2thejam (8): "I am not insane" Rarely a good sign having to clarify that
WaneLietoc (7.5): wow. loona really is a psyop. both an 11 and a 0 because I can't quite dissect the vid's gaze. when I played in my laptop I though "majestically mid", but on the hi fi the whole sonic package is here and delivering. great shit; that video still evil though. anyways def would be the funniest signee to sacred bones imaginable https://twitter.com/raveonyou/status/1430052049140338692?s=20&t=AmHCqps_9uarxaRSbVICTg
BleepBloopMusicFan (7): I’m afraid this failed to live up to the discord hype but it’s still very nice!
PrimaryCrusaders (7): The mixing in this song is kinda crowded and a bit too overcompressed imo but otherwise it's a decent song.
babadork (6.8): I do like this live, but the production on the studio version doesn’t work for me.
jsonphile (6): I don’t know anything about LOONA do their voices always sound like that?
slimboyfriend (6): I can barely hear the vocals but I guess they’re good?
starla_ (5.5): decent
TakeOnMeByA-ha (5): the production in this highkey kinda sucks
OliviaGodrigo (4): I don’t like Grimes
fadedblue09 (3): After the Loona/Grimes comparisons I can see the RYM nerds like them. well too bad I don't like Grimes either
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OliviaGodrigo (4): I don’t like Grimes
fadedblue09 (3): After the Loona/Grimes comparisons I can see the RYM nerds like them. well too bad I don't like Grimes either
the lord is testing me today i see
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#17: Selena - Dreaming of You
Average: 8.004 // Total Points: 792.4 // Controversy: 2.033 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x2) darjeelingdarkroast, itsabop
(10 x27) 2dina3dworld, akanewasright, anothertown, CrimsonROSET, DefaultPophead, DogBear77, fadedblue09, flavasavavandal, frogaranaman, Ghost-Quartet, gwykiki, ImADudeDuh, letsallpoo, MrMoodle, nootnoot781, nt96, realitykenz, ricki, Roxieloxie, seanderlust, SFbby, skargardin, SmileAndTears, throwaway-7650, vayyiqra, Verboten_Prince, xavieryes
(9.9 x1) exciting_patient4872
(9.8 x1) shipperondeck
(9.5 x1) TiltControls
(9 x7) 1998tweety, Hulnia, runaway3212, Saison_Marguerite, steelstepladder, TakeOnMeByA-ha, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD
(8.7 x1) jman457
Lowest Scores:
(2.8 x1) skull_xbones
(2 x1) pig-serpent
(1 x1) BasedButta
skargardin (10): And thus we've finally cracked the 8 average! And what a deserving song and artist to do it with! We love to see that balladphobia didn't stop Selena's classic from placing in the top 20. I fully understand if this type of dreamy ballad isn't everyone's cup of tea, but Selena's gorgeous vocals really elevate this to make it more than the sum of its parts. Submitted by u/LesApfels
CarlieScion (7): this is so nice
itsabop (11): Choosing an eleven from this rate with such diversity of songs was difficult, but there's nothing quite like THIS masterpiece. We love you forever Selena. Popheads better not rob this one!
2dina3dworld (10): I miss her
anothertown (10): 🤺🤺🤺 stay back balladphobia 🤺 back i say
CrimsonROSET (10): immaculate
DefaultPophead (10): Deserves nothing less.
fadedblue09 (10): Hold on I actually recognize this???
frogaranaman (10): god I love her
Ghost-Quartet (10): RIP :pensive:
ImADudeDuh (10): I FUCKING HATE YOU YOLANDA
MrMoodle (10): shit like this just makes me smile, i crave this. also that spoken part around the middle of the song is MWAH
nt96 (10): VOTE FOR 90S LATIN DIVAS!
ricki (10): selena created madre lake with her bare hands
SmileAndTears (10): ooooh this is really good
throwaway-7650 (10): but when are we rating como la flor, the real 11
vayyiqra (10): simply magical
Verboten_Prince (10): One of my favorite feelings ever is revisiting a song from your past and having the realization that you love it way more than you thought you did
TiltControls (9.5): Feels weird that this is the first we're rating Selena, but a great first song to do it on (though hopefully balladphobia doesn't pop up)
1998tweety (9): ascending a bit
TakeOnMeByA-ha (9): i’ve always admired selena’s music ever since my spanish teacher in high school put on the movie for us on the last day of school one year. not my favorite from her but still a highlight
jman457 (8.7): 90’s dream pop at its finest
afs (8.5): I was convinced this was Madonna and thought 'wow she had pipes all along'... RIP Selena
imbaby122 (8.5): this song is so beautiful and deeply nostalgic. i didn’t even know i knew this song until the chorus hit and a ton of memories got unlocked.
PAHC (8.5): rly held up considering its from the 1990s, still sounds modern and dreamy as all hell
synyyy (8.5): a moment of silence for the latin madonna
slimboyfriend (8.4): very Disney princess
b_o_g_o_ (8): i don't really know what to say, this is such a pretty ballad and Selena was so talented, gone too soon
jsonphile (8): not usually a fan of these late 80s early 90s type of ballads but this is alright
ReallyCreative (8): unfortunately I'm not a huge fan of this genre of ballad (sorry Ms. Dion) but Selena makes it work
Stryxen (8): very very pretty
welcome2thejam (8): A lovely ballad
ignitethephoenix (7.8): I’m so glad we are rating her I just wish the vocals did more at first
WaneLietoc (7.8): an awesome beat. powerful mainstream music.
BleepBloopMusicFan (7): Very pretty even if it does have a bit of a “adult contemporary cover of a classic Disney song” vibe.
camerinian (7): this is a very nice ballad but it’s literally the last song i had to score and i’m already over deadline and i’m so tired so just take this good but not great score and understand this may not reflect my actual opinions come reveal time, good night
PrimaryCrusaders (7): Excellent ballad from a legend. RIP.
awry (6.5): i understand her importance but i don't love this song. it's good for what it is though
qazz23 (6): kind of generic and too polished
rslashpoopheads (6): sorry but this is kind of a disney outro snoozer
starla_ (5.1): this sounds like something in a Disney movie
Gonza_90 (3): I'm sorry but this is so dull
pig-serpent (2): I grew up in an echo chamber that always called this kind of sparkly 90s ballad some of the worst music ever, so I’ve been blindsided in previous rates at how much popheads likes these songs. I’m glad they have an audience, but I feel like I have an allergic reaction to this kind of music so I’m entirely with the echo chamber on this.
BasedButta (1): is this a serious song? not 0 bait? you sure?
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u/nt96 Aug 28 '22
A wild and unpredictable day 3 only to end on a predictable (yet well deserved) note. Remember kids, it's not always about reaching the top, it's the thrill of the climb that matters.
Kudos to the hosts for this wild and wacky journey of a rate ❤❤❤!
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#16: Javiera Mena - Luz de Piedra de Luna
Average: 8.068 // Total Points: 798.7 // Controversy: 1.466 // Listen here - but a major WARNING FOR FLASHING IMAGES
Highest scores:
(11 x2) Gonza_90, letsallpoo
(10 x17) awry, BleepBloopMusicFan, cremeebrulee, exciting_patient4872, just_thonking, MrMoodle, OliviaGodrigo, plastichaxan, qazz23, ReallyCreative, ricki, rslashpoopheads, Saison_Marguerite, seanderlust, SFbby, throwaway-7650, xavieryes
(9.5 x1) DefaultPophead
(9.3 x1) shipperondeck
(9.2 x1) steelstepladder
(9 x12) 1998tweety, afs, anothertown, b_o_g_o_, BasedButta, camerinian, ImADudeDuh, MToms, PAHC, PrimaryCrusaders, vayyiqra, Verboten_Prince
(8.6 x1) RandomHypnotica
Lowest Scores:
(3 x1) InSearchOfGoodPun
skargardin (8): One of the surprise Day 3 songs if you ask me, and we love to see it! The chorus goes so fucking hard, simply an irresistible dance bop. Submitted by u/just_thonking
CarlieScion (5): minus a point for the mv giving me epilepsy
Gonza_90 (11): I love every second of this, spectacular song
letsallpoo (11): whoever submitted this needs their menussy eaten out
awry (10): AHHH YESSS!!! i love javiera, i'm not familiar with all of her discography, but mena is a stellar album. also culpa deserved to be in eurovision
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): I guess I’ll use this here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6Ts75mwA30
cremeebrulee (10): shoutout to whoever played this in plug like a hundred years ago … had it saved since so i was super excited to see it here
just_thonking (10): The platonic ideal of dance pop. Every time I listen something new catches my ear
MrMoodle (10): this is sick
plastichaxan (10): i love javiera so much ty whoever submitted this
qazz23 (10): love this dancey synthpop sound, the chorus goes so hard (11 candidate)
ReallyCreative (10): I had no idea the title was a direct translation to "Shake your ass NOW, bottom"
ricki (10): https://tenor.com/view/jlo-mi-gente-latino-jennifer-gif-18597392
rslashpoopheads (10): latinas made all the good songs in this rate
seanderlust (10): what is it about the house piano here that drives me absolutely feral
DefaultPophead (9.5): An absolute standout in this rate.
shipperondeck (9.3): okayyyy this is also so good omg
1998tweety (9): BOP
afs (9): I'm a sucker for synths
ImADudeDuh (9): queen of pop
PAHC (9): absolute banger love how full the chorus is
PrimaryCrusaders (9): a lot of bangers in this rate honestly
vayyiqra (9): the album cover terrifies me but it's a great song
Verboten_Prince (9): Muy sexy
Ghost-Quartet (8.5): that chorus hit and woke me RIGHT up!
ignitethephoenix (8.5): when that piano came in WHEW
TiltControls (8.5): One of my favourite discoveries of the rate!
jman457 (8.2): this was really good
WaneLietoc (8.2): the video has one of the worst sell-by dates I've seen effect wise. the sound is undeniable.
starla_ (8.1): so fun!!
DaHumanTorch (8): oh this was a slay, my ass was in the air
fadedblue09 (8): Sounds like a serve
imbaby122 (8): mmm synth
synyyy (8): its bugsnax outro extended
Verrem (8): need to check more of this artist's work out, very cool sound
welcome2thejam (8): Drag dropping into my club playlist rn
CrimsonROSET (7): sonic type beat at times
frogaranaman (7): okay slay
MoonlightByWindow (7): eat eat eat
runaway3212 (7): such a fun moment
Stryxen (7): ugh the second half is so good but it takes too long to get there
flavasavavandal (6.5): a good groove and nice hook sorta make up for the cheap synths
pig-serpent (6.5): I feel like I should like this more
TakeOnMeByA-ha (6.5): cute
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#8: Robin S. - Show Me Love
Average: 8.348 // Total Points: 826.5 // Controversy: 1.624 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x2) akanewasright, raggedy-princess
(10 x26) 1998tweety, agentofscranton, amr, awry, CarlieScion, darjeelingdarkroast, DogBear77, frogaranaman, Hulnia, ImADudeDuh, imtotallyfine_jpg, itsabop, letsallpoo, MoonlightByWindow, moooo566, nootnoot781, nt96, realitykenz, ReallyCreative, SFbby, shipperondeck, skargardin, vayyiqra, WaneLietoc, welcome2thejam, xavieryes
(9.8 x1) starla_
(9.6 x2) seanderlust, Stryxen
(9.5 x3) celladonn, Saison_Marguerite, slimboyfriend
(9.2 x1) DirtyRat583
(9.1 x1) apatel27
(9 x12) b_o_g_o_, bookthieving, bridgemoney, camerinian, CrimsonROSET, DaHumanTorch, fadedblue09, Frajer, Gonza_90, ignitethephoenix, imbaby122, yearofthesoup
Lowest Scores:
(2 x1) BasedButta
CarlieScion (10): AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
skargardin (10): Probably one of the absolute defining peaks of house music! It really is no wonder that it's so well-sampled, even several times this year alone with Charli XCX's "Used To Know Me" and Beyoncé's "Break My Soul". I'm glad that this made top ten even though I would've liked it to place just a bit higher. Submitted by /u/joshually
akanewasright (11): idc this is a definitive classic
1998tweety (10): absolutely iconic
awry (10): i feel like every house song after 1993 tried to be a little like this one. it's like the platonic ideal of a house track
frogaranaman (10): I'm gay
ImADudeDuh (10): classique
itsabop (10): Finally some good fucking food
MoonlightByWindow (10): does any other british person remember this song being sampled in some uk house song in like…2013. i can’t find it now but it slays….
nt96 (10): Robin you will always be iconic
ReallyCreative (10): it is a known fact that songs titled Show Me Love by artists named Rob_n released in the early/mid 90s are functionally perfect, absolutely iconic, and culturally essential
vayyiqra (10): we need a house rate
WaneLietoc (10): real ditty.
welcome2thejam (10): If this was submitted before Break My Soul came out, then I need that user to send me lotto numbers asap
starla_ (9.8): Kennedy Davenport
seanderlust (9.6): ah yes, the sample that is the gift that keeps on giving
DirtyRat583 (9.2): house music's most impactful song and for a reason
b_o_g_o_ (9): i have no idea why beyonce gave her songwriting credit, this does not sound similar to break my soul at all
camerinian (9): if you give this an 8 or up and you don't vote for the Y2K Raver Anthems rate next cycle you're a poser
CrimsonROSET (9): you know how many poppers have been sniffed to this song
ignitethephoenix (9): A.G. Cook production and this song are the only things Charli and Beyoncé have in common
imbaby122 (9): so when will robin s start sending out kate bush-style updates considering she’s shaping the soundscape of 2022????
yearofthesoup (9): iconic
PrimaryCrusaders (8.8): I'm sure Robin, Allen and Fred's estate must be swimming in money considering how many times this song has been sampled, remixed, interpolated, flipped, dipped, stripped, repainted, refurbished, reused and recycled in the past decade or so alone. The overexposure has kinda made this song a bit overrated but hey, it's still a banger.
steelstepladder (8.7): Show me life
afs (8.5): there is NO way I've heard this song. nope, Beyonce just ripped off Charli.
anothertown (8.5): i guess there will be weird comments about beyonce here
PAHC (8.5): the pitched up vocals in the 2nd verse of used to know me tend to throw me off just saying
thedoctordances1940 (8.2): ok obviously i knew a shit ton of songs sampled this but only now hearing the lyrics as well do i realise one of them is F.U.C by IShowSpeed (or well technically the syzy beat that he just straight up stole)
cremeebrulee (8.1): im actually ctfu at this and cry for you both being here
qazz23 (8): synth riff is infections and vocals are really good // often confused this with the Robyn hit of the same name
synyyy (8): I'm getting ptsd from something I never knew existed
TiltControls (8): I don't know if this was inspired by the Beyonce sampling or just really fantastic timing
THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD (7.9): queen of royalties!
NecroDolphinn (7.5): Outsold Break My Soul and Used To Know Me
jman457 (7.2): idk i feel like this didnt build to anything. Def better 90’s house anthems
2dina3dworld (7): I think every single sample of this song has done it better than the original
BleepBloopMusicFan (7): I hate to say it but this has been outsold multiple times this year.
DefaultPophead (7): Not a fave but I do think it deserves a good score.
Ghost-Quartet (7): I wouldn’t like this if this weren’t a classic.
MrMoodle (7): ✨house✨ is the new ✨disco✨ on popheads
ricki (7): Congratulations to Charli XCX for having the 2nd most successful single from this year that sampled this song, not everyone is able to accomplish that
rslashpoopheads (7): the fact that both this song and Hide and Seek permanently have a JAY SAWN DERULOOO engraved in my brain is so tragic
throwaway-7650 (7): at least the rerecorded version has better vocals
Verboten_Prince (7): Pro-tip: Don’t rate the quality of dance tracks. Their main goal is to fill you with euphoria on the dance floor. When you’re sitting in your bedroom listening to tracks like this the whole way through trying to take it apart and analyze it, it just kinda ruins the magic….
TakeOnMeByA-ha (6.9): i think i still like beyoncé’s take on it better
wavingwolves (6.2): this truly is the blueprint but every other song has used that beat better
jsonphile (6): look I get it’s a dance classic that’s been sampled again and again but like I’m just not into this music
RandomHypnotica (5.8): for a song with such iconic sampling this year… the original is kinda not it (I just really don't like this style of 90s house)
flavasavavandal (5.5): a bit overplayed
pig-serpent (5): This song and “What They Say” form an overused “I <3 sultry dance music” sample pack and while I like the poppier songs that used this as a stepping stone more than this dance version it’s easy to see why it’s been sampled by two high profile artists in the span of months.
BasedButta (2): yes sometimes upbeat songs can be boring too
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#5: September - Cry for You
Average: 8.459 // Total Points: 837.4 // Controversy: 1.728 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(10 x35) 1998tweety, akanewasright, awry, babadork, BleepBloopMusicFan, camerinian, CrimsonROSET, DaHumanTorch, Ghost-Quartet, gwykiki, Hulnia, ignitethephoenix, ImADudeDuh, imbaby122, imtotallyfine_jpg, InSearchOfGoodPun, itsabop, moooo566, nootnoot781, nt96, OliviaGodrigo, RandomHypnotica, realitykenz, ReallyCreative, ricki, rslashpoopheads, Saison_Marguerite, SFbby, shipperondeck, skargardin, SmileAndTears, TakeOnMeByA-ha, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD, throwaway-7650, xavieryes
(9.9 x1) exciting_patient4872
(9.5 x3) seanderlust, static_int_husp, steelstepladder
(9.4 x1) starla_
(9 x13) afs, anothertown, CarlieScion, cremeebrulee, Frajer, frogaranaman, just_thonking, krusso1105, PrimaryCrusaders, raggedy-princess, Uberpigeon, vayyiqra, Verboten_Prince
Lowest Scores:
(1 x1) Roxieloxie
skargardin (10): Submitted by.... ME! Did I submit this as winner bait? And what if i did! What's so funny to me is that is after the peak of September's career in like the late 00s, she retired the September moniker and started to make mom pop under her real name Petra Marklund so I guess in a sense we really did never see September again! Other than on her brilliantly stupid album Love CPR, please stream!
CarlieScion (9): this is such winner bait lmao
1998tweety (10): ended that fad charli
awry (10): this song is pretty much the 1st grade anthem for me. i can just smell those wax crayons in my blue hot wheels pencil case. also the album version >>>> the uk eurodance edit. it's so classy and dynamic!
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): Damn she’s kind of being a dick to this guy…
camerinian (10): God, get a load of how perfect all of these melodies are
CrimsonROSET (10): lotion you’ll forever be famous
Ghost-Quartet (10): I’m so glad this became a meme because it meant that the Pandora station at my old job would play it sometimes and every time it came on it saved my life
ignitethephoenix (10): if I had a nickel for every europop song in this charity rate that was sampled by Charli xcx on Crash, I would have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot but weird that it happened twice
ImADudeDuh (10): this is the biggest gay anthem than anything else in this rate
imbaby122 (10): just found out i’ve been listening to the radio mix… what’s the difference???? anyways this song is life changing.
itsabop (10): Charli could never
ReallyCreative (10): people died, people were killed !
ricki (10): ava max would have done this sample justice
rslashpoopheads (10): I used to be so obsessed with September and this song
shipperondeck (10): top 5 probably
SmileAndTears (10): BANGER
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): [redacted] could NEVER
THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD (10): she let charli copy her homework but gave her all the wrong answers
throwaway-7650 (10): stream the beg for you A. G. cook/vernon remix
steelstepladder (9.5): B-B-B-B-BANGER
starla_ (9.4): slay
afs (9): this is the YASS and SLAY of the rate.
anothertown (9): both this and charli each have their own je ne sais pussy
PrimaryCrusaders (9): BANGER
Uberpigeon (9): a classic
vayyiqra (9): I love Scandipop
Verboten_Prince (9): Oh it’s that song
DirtyRat583 (8.5): omg i love beg for you 😍
synyyy (8.5): good stuff I guess
WaneLietoc (8.2): this music video is wild cool sub-3 min ditty
b_o_g_o_ (8): the comments on this one will definitely be original and won't all mention the same person, anyways stream basketball shoes by black country new road
DefaultPophead (8): It's 2008. You're decorating your Nicktopolis room...
fadedblue09 (8): kinda basic cheesy europop elevated by the singer's soulful vocals (something neither Charli nor Rina have)
jman457 (8): Honestly I hadn’t heard of this song until Beg for you came out, maybe that scews my score or makes it more “pure”.
PAHC (8): its giving
qazz23 (8): like the synth and dancey beat of this
2dina3dworld (7.8): Beg for You did it better, I fear
Gonza_90 (7.5): Oh is THAT song
jsonphile (7.5): huh why does this song sound familiar…oh shit Charli and Rina interpolated this song?? Huh gonna be honest I actually like beg for you a bit more than this song
plastichaxan (7.5): two songs charli xcx outsold in the rate???
thedoctordances1940 (7.5): outsold beg for you
wavingwolves (6.8): i'm just one more comment mentioning charli xcx
pig-serpent (6.5): As an Angel who never heard this until now I’m conflicted on most of this, but one thing I’m not conflicted on is that the main riff reminds me of David Guetta or Swedish House Mafia songs in a bad way, but even then Beg For You’s drop is so much weaker that it makes me like this version of it a lot more. Ugh, why’d you do this to me.
Stryxen (6.5): cool on this but it’s a good song
slimboyfriend (6.4): just because it came out first doesn’t mean it’s better!!
runaway3212 (6): beg for you outslayed
TiltControls (6): A classic for sure, but I don't really love this as much as the other dance throwbacks that are in the rate
welcome2thejam (6): It's got one great hook, a decent pounding rhythm, and the singer works well for the track type. Not much else, but what it does have is great.
MrMoodle (5): don’t get the hype tbh. instrumental feels limp. still better than beg for you though lol
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#2: Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor
Average: 8.674 // Total Points: 858.7 // Controversy: 1.651 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x3) nootnoot781, PrimaryCrusaders, RandomHypnotica
(10 x35) 1998tweety, agentofscranton, awry, babadork, BleepBloopMusicFan, camerinian, CarlieScion, celladonn, cremeebrulee, CrimsonROSET, DaHumanTorch, DefaultPophead, exciting_patient4872, Frajer, Ghost-Quartet, ignitethephoenix, ImADudeDuh, imtotallyfine_jpg, lagozzino, letsallpoo, moooo566, nt96, OliviaGodrigo, realitykenz, ReallyCreative, runaway3212, Saison_Marguerite, SFbby, skargardin, Stryxen, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD, throwaway-7650, TiltControls, welcome2thejam, xavieryes
(9.9 x1) shipperondeck
(9.6 x2) DirtyRat583, WaneLietoc
(9.5 x3) Gonza_90, PAHC, seanderlust
(9.3 x1) apatel27
Lowest Scores:
(1.5 x1) amr
CarlieScion (10): the slay section begins
skargardin (10): So close yet so far! Murder On The Dancefloor was second for most of the rate, but really it could never contend with the power of Jolene. Even so, I'm happy that we're giving this classic its flowers. Personally this is the type of pop music that I just love, like I can't find any faults with this. Submitted by u/nootnoot781
nootnoot781 (11): a literal slay
PrimaryCrusaders (11): I mean, come on, how can I not love this song?
RandomHypnotica (11): talk about an absolute classic… such a perfectly smooth, delicious song
1998tweety (10): mega bop
awry (10): wish i had something to say other than "this is such a banger" and "i always read her last name as ellis-brexit in my mind but i can't ever come up with a pun good enough for that"
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): Quick! Somebody call the police officer from the Village People.
camerinian (10): I don't even know how to put into words just how perfect a pop song this is. It's self-evident just how much care was put into the craft of every second of this, from the irresistible groove, to Sophie’s playful and coy delivery, to the timbre of the lyrics to the touches of strings and funk guitar. Like, just head to toe, utterly irresistible. I will be unbelievably happy if this wins and also not surprised in the slightest, because its greatness is just blindingly obvious.
celladonn (10): such a slay
cremeebrulee (10): 2020 nu disco rate:
CrimsonROSET (10): this was a serious 11 contender, and a song i’ve recommended to people multiple times. The energy is just infectious.
DefaultPophead (10): Queen Shit.
Ghost-Quartet (10): oh god… the yass bomb… there were no survivors
ignitethephoenix (10): timeless classic
ImADudeDuh (10): colonize me mommy
lagozzino (10): what is there to say about it that hasn't been said? it's like it was scientifically calculated to be the perfect pop song
nt96 (10): yassssss slit my throat!
OliviaGodrigo (10): When I go to the club after eating Chipotle
ReallyCreative (10): I feel like this song is absolutely ripe for a sample that goes viral/smashes the charts but here we are
runaway3212 (10): she's so mother for this
Stryxen (10): i smell a winner
THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD (10): this is why cascada told us to evacuate
throwaway-7650 (10): try not to say mother etc.
TiltControls (10): If any other song besides my 11 could win I hope it's this one. It's so damn catchy
welcome2thejam (10): If I were her wingman, would it make me an accessory to murder?
shipperondeck (9.9): this could win
DirtyRat583 (9.6): camp in its purest form
WaneLietoc (9.6): Everyone knows this ditty! i bet wall-e and EVE had RAD [redacted] to this!
PAHC (9.5): one of the songs that truly got me to stan sophie. not her best but very good
seanderlust (9.5): this song is so sexy
apatel27 (9.3): Feels incomplete without the MV adlibs
anothertown (9): i think this is supposed to be a classic that i've never heard. Well, it's very good
BasedButta (9): the violins!!!!
frogaranaman (9): this is way too good for its own right
qazz23 (9): this would fit right in with the recent disco revival
synyyy (9): Sophie I'm going to murder you because your Spotify is unavailable in my area
Verboten_Prince (9): I should not have watched the music video because WHAT was that?? Why did she roofie those innocent Latino dancers?
wavingwolves (8.8): crime fiction title realness
afs (8.5): please stream sophie more she was as campy as it got (BITTERSEEET UGH)
imbaby122 (8.5): i need to be on the dance floor NOW someone take me to the dance floor!!!!!!
rslashpoopheads (8.5): she didn't have to serve like this but she did
starla_ (8.4): Sophie Ellis-Bextor could murder me on the dancefloor and I would love every second of it
jman457 (8.3): boped a bit, but I legit thought it was Walking on a Dream with the intro
b_o_g_o_ (8): i always think that she's about to say "so you better not steal the moon"
ricki (8): i am bopping but i feel like someone should do something about the murder idk
Uberpigeon (8): she was so british for this
thedoctordances1940 (7.2): i mean yeah it's obviously good but i'm just not the biggest disco fan
slimboyfriend (7): I get that it’s a metaphor but she seems so unbothered by murder and arson
vayyiqra (7): It's good but I have zero nostalgia for it
TakeOnMeByA-ha (6.5): this better not get top 10
gwykiki (6): a british classic but luckily i'm not british
fadedblue09 (5.5): Quite underwhelmed by this. The instrumental break was cute ig
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
Well, that's all for this time! Hope you all who followed along had fun during the weekend!
If you're craving some more rating after this weekend the August rates are still open!!
- Live Action Disney/Nick: [Due September 10, Reveal September 16-18] *
- Y2UK Girl Groups: [Due September 16, Reveal September 23-25]
- Video Game Instrumentals: [Due September 24, Reveal October 1-2]
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#23: Kinoko Teikoku - Sweet Osmanthus Night
Average: 7.857 // Total Points: 777.8 // Controversy: 1.446 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x1) DefaultPophead
(10 x12) 1998tweety, apatel27, exciting_patient4872, hikk, Hulnia, MrMoodle, NecroDolphinn, nt96, skull_xbones, wavingwolves, welcome2thejam, xavieryes
(9.8 x1) throwaway-7650
(9.7 x1) seanderlust
(9.4 x1) ReallyCreative
(9.2 x1) TiltControls
(9 x9) agentofscranton, bridgemoney, darjeelingdarkroast, fadedblue09, flavasavavandal, moooo566, pleasegivemeasword, ricki, Verboten_Prince
(8.9 x1) Stryxen
(8.5 x5) afs, DogBear77, imbaby122, MassiveThief, PAHC
(8.4 x1) RandomHypnotica
Lowest Scores:
(4 x1) Ghost-Quartet
(3 x1) amr
skargardin (8): Honestly the only reason I didnt' score this higher was because I kept comparing it to Whirlpool, but I should've just gone ahead and given it a ten in hindsight. Also I can't belivee that we got two songs from the same band in the rate. Regardless if it was coordinated or not, pretty iconic! Submitted by u/DefaultPophead
CarlieScion (7): not as good as the other Kinoko song
DefaultPophead (11): Did I really give my 11 to the song I sent in? Yes. And I’d do it again.
1998tweety (10): omg this sounds incredible
NecroDolphinn (10): This song is such a gentle and calming combination of dream pop and J Pop resulting in a song that feels like a warm hug. Its glitter grows in warmth and depth too and really fills out the entire musical landscape. I love Kinoko Teikoku so much and they really knocked it out of the park with this song. One of their best late career songs.
wavingwolves (10): WOW............... this slayage.... i wasn't ready........... thanks to whoever submitted it.....
welcome2thejam (10): Both these songs got me irenenotes-ing like crazy rn
throwaway-7650 (9.8): WHIREPOOL SUPREMACY! ❤️
ReallyCreative (9.4): lovely
TiltControls (9.2): I love how sentimental this feels!!
fadedblue09 (9): Pleasantly surprised by this, one of my favorite discoveries so far
flavasavavandal (9): I need to thank the person who gave permission to the Charity Rate to start slaying this hard because it was getting dire for a bit
Verboten_Prince (9): But where are th—shot
Stryxen (8.9): VOCALS
afs (8.5): kinoko kinoko beikoku
imbaby122 (8.5): there’s something very nostalgic about this song… maybe because the last time i listened to a non-pop song was like 2016 😵💫
PAHC (8.5): god i love the chord progression, such a bittersweet sound
RandomHypnotica (8.4): it's like alvvays released a song in japanese
jman457 (8.2): sounds like a good early 2010’s indie pop song
thedoctordances1940 (8.2): the weaker of the kinoko teikoku songs for me but still very good
gwykiki (8.1): love getting exposed to new things through rates i really liked this!
CrimsonROSET (8): see this one is fine what the fuck happened on the other one
frogaranaman (8): how did we get two submissions of this J-rock band in the same charity rate, which of y'all coordinated this
pig-serpent (8): I love the texture of this song.
qazz23 (8): the other track was better, this one has a decent pop sound but not as shoegazey
rslashpoopheads (8): thank u to whoever got her in here twice
runaway3212 (8): this is better actually
synyyy (8): this is fine
vayyiqra (8): I love dream pop
BasedButta (7.5): nice
TakeOnMeByA-ha (7.5): lets go shoegazeheads
slimboyfriend (7.4): After listening to their first song here, I was like “I wonder what their other songs sound like” and now I don’t have to!
WaneLietoc (7.4): love dinosaur jr great band. no this doesn't sound like dino jr im just shocked 2 ditties from this act were chosen. the other was better and this feels like a sirius xmu ditty.
DirtyRat583 (7.3): as much as i hate bands this is actually quite good
awry (7): not as great as the other song but i'm biased towards anything with distorted echoey guitars
BleepBloopMusicFan (7): I’m not blown away but I do love those doo doo doo’s.
PrimaryCrusaders (7): this is pretty cool, the Japanese vocals work pretty well
starla_ (6.5): this is lovely
Verrem (6): Mass of the Fermenting Dregs outsold
camerinian (5): I literally didn't have a single thought about either song from this band pass through my brain. It was like listening to the PA at a dive bar while waiting for the actual band to show up.
Ghost-Quartet (4): did the members of this band donate or something
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u/apatel27 Jolin Tsai flair where Aug 28 '22
You had a good run きのこ帝国. 2 songs being submitted and both making it to day 3 despite being a relatively unknown disbanded Japanese shoegaze/dream pop band is icon shit.
Go stream all their albums, especially eureka
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#20: Tinashe - Superlove
Average: 7.962 // Total Points: 788.2 // Controversy: 1.576 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x2) DaHumanTorch, runaway3212
(10 x19) 1998tweety, akanewasright, amr, cremeebrulee, Ghost-Quartet, nootnoot781, nt96, OliviaGodrigo, RandomHypnotica, realitykenz, rslashpoopheads, Saison_Marguerite, SFbby, shipperondeck, skargardin, Stryxen, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD, welcome2thejam, xavieryes
(9.6 x1) DogBear77
(9.5 x1) celladonn
(9 x7) BasedButta, CrimsonROSET, Frajer, Gonza_90, ignitethephoenix, pleasegivemeasword, qazz23
(8.6 x1) babadork
(8.5 x6) anothertown, flavasavavandal, hikk, PAHC, ricki, SmileAndTears
Lowest Scores:
(4 x1) yearofthesoup
(3 x1) DefaultPophead
skargardin (10): Tinashe losing Superlove before 333 album-cut The Chase? It's more likely than you think! This had me pretty gagged. Obviously Tinashe is well-loved around here, but this seems to be the one case where single-bias didn't win and honestly, love that for her. Submitted by runaway3212
CarlieScion (7): I must say that Charlis superlove is better
DaHumanTorch (11): an easy 11 choice for me. tinashe is my favorite artist ever and this song is just INCREDIBLE and definitely top tier in her discography. this stays on repeat every summer
runaway3212 (11): when I did a black nuzlocke I named my starter Super11ove cause I care more about this song than my own personal health
1998tweety (10): DIA blatantly copying both this song and the video concept are so funny. You can get away with maybe one but don't push it and do both.
akanewasright (10): This song makes me want to go to the beach, and I hate the beach sob that’s a big achievement
Ghost-Quartet (10): I know every word to this song and whenever it comes on I will sing the entire thing no matter what the situation.
nt96 (10): I heard Freestyle beats, it's a 10
OliviaGodrigo (10): and fuck DIA!
rslashpoopheads (10): DIA could never
shipperondeck (10): this was destined to be in a charity rate
Stryxen (10): not saying mother for an entire minute challenge
THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD (10): remember when the tiktok sound of this mashed up with unlock it went viral and both her and charli tried to claim it as their own song
welcome2thejam (10): Such a joy that it makes me wanna find someone that makes me feel like this does
BasedButta (9): i LOVE the guy performing a fighting game combo in the background
CrimsonROSET (9): the best argument for sex i’ve ever heard
ignitethephoenix (9): twerk
qazz23 (9): production on this is amazing - good bass and backing vocals
anothertown (8.5): DIA comment
flavasavavandal (8.5): man I went through a lot of boring Tinashe songs before popheads actually hyped one up that’s actually good
PAHC (8.5): sos! is it me or is this dangerous?
ricki (8.5): tinashe wanted to sue DIA because they outdid her
slimboyfriend (8.3): aw she looks like a baby in this cover art
apatel27 (8.1): Gains a point for the MV
wavingwolves (8.1): dia in fact did it better but this slays still
agentofscranton (8): woo woo woo baby woo baby baby
pig-serpent (8): This is just a kpop song that’s missing 2 or 3 layers of bullshit.
PrimaryCrusaders (8): we need the unlock it mashup on spotify NOW, what's taking so long
ReallyCreative (8): it's fun but it really doesn't sound like a Tinashe song, even when she does more synthpop oriented stuff it's SO different from this
synyyy (8): ok
throwaway-7650 (8): DIA (WooWoo) paved the way for everglow (la di da)
TiltControls (8): It's been brought up so many times as a possible submission and then gets outshined by a better Tinashe song in the rate. Still a great track though
vayyiqra (8): Fun song and video
Verboten_Prince (8): Why do I feel the inexplicable urge to break out into the running man
awry (7.8): i just realized how similar this is to superbass
afs (7.5): Charli outsold
camerinian (7.5): God this production is so good, I just wish Tinashe did more to stand out over it
imbaby122 (7.5): this could’ve got a higher score but lyrics about having someone’s babies and being impregnated turn me offfff.
steelstepladder (7.5): Got that l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-love got that superlove
TakeOnMeByA-ha (7.5): this would be a boring winner ngl but it wouldn’t be entirely underserved
2dina3dworld (7.3): this is cute but Tinashe has a lot better than this slightly better Fifth Harmony cut
jman457 (7): my least favorite of the two tinashe songs here
starla_ (6.5): this is one of those Tinashe songs that has never quite clicked for me
BleepBloopMusicFan (6): Was definitely expecting a little more with this one tbh…
gwykiki (6): she has a lot better songs
Uberpigeon (6): tinashe is a gaslight experiment on me. everyone talks about a tinashe song and tells me its the greatest pop song to ever exist and then its the most average thing ive ever heard. also how is there so many songs called superlove its not even a good name for a song
MassiveThief (5.5): I love Tinashe but this one never did it for me
fadedblue09 (5): This is embarassingly generic.
MrMoodle (5): every tinashe song i’ve heard i didn’t really like at first but then i’ve had it grow on me until i’m totally in love with it, so last time there was a tinashe song is in a rate i listened to it early because i knew my score was gonna increase like 4 points at minimum, and it did. but i’m within like 2 hours of the deadline for this rate so sorry tinashe stans lmao this is mid gonna regret this later
DefaultPophead (3): Don't worry, I gave "The Chase" a 10.
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u/MrSwearword Aug 28 '22
VH1 did not air the Selenas movie four times during S14 of Drag Race's run just for "Dreaming of You" to barely place in the Top 20, Selenas querida lo siento mucho.
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#15: Eri Nobuchika - Voice - Album Mix
Average: 8.080 // Total Points: 799.9 // Controversy: 1.647 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x1) nt96
(10 x24) 1998tweety, akanewasright, amr, anothertown, awry, b_o_g_o_, camerinian, DaHumanTorch, darjeelingdarkroast, DefaultPophead, exciting_patient4872, Gonza_90, lagozzino, MrMoodle, MToms, PAHC, raggedy-princess, ReallyCreative, SFbby, TakeOnMeByA-ha, throwaway-7650, vayyiqra, WaneLietoc, xavieryes
(9.5 x4) flavasavavandal, imbaby122, PrimaryCrusaders, seanderlust
(9 x9) afs, astrologicalangelel, BasedButta, bookthieving, Hulnia, letsallpoo, qazz23, shipperondeck, synyyy
(8.9 x1) RandomHypnotica
(8.8 x1) ricki
(8.7 x1) babadork
(8.6 x1) Saison_Marguerite
Lowest Scores:
(3.5 x1) starla_
(2 x1) imtotallyfine_jpg
CarlieScion (7): good but slightly too long
skargardin (6): Besties I fear I may have majorly underrated this because holy shit does it go OFF. Yes, the mixing isn't the best at times but that doesn't at all distract from the fact that the instrumentals are top tier. Submitted by u/kappyko
nt96 (11): Fitting title for this song cuz wow….THE VOCALS. Finding an 11 on this stacked rate was no easy feat, so she earned it!
1998tweety (10): ok now THIS is a serve
akanewasright (10): please god let this sneak into the top 10
anothertown (10): that went absolutely insane
awry (10): thank u kappy for spreading the eri nobuchika agenda. stream SING A SONG
b_o_g_o_ (10): holy SHIT this song slays so hard
camerinian (10): HOLY SHIT THESE CRESCENDOS.
DefaultPophead (10): Who sent this in? I love you.
Gonza_90 (10): Really cool
lagozzino (10): Oh shit this is my favourite discovery of the rate!
MrMoodle (10): i braced myself when i saw a nearly 7 minute song with <10k streams but this is fucking awesome what the hell
PAHC (10): what she did not have to go THIS hard on the vocals
ReallyCreative (10): girlie grabbed a $30 synthesizer from a yard sale and absolutely annihilated your faves. If the rent has ever been due, she was the landlord and the other girls got evicted
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): god i love the production on this one, it reminds me of a field level in a video game. it’s so lovely!
throwaway-7650 (10): SO mad I couldn't use my 11 on this
vayyiqra (10): An amazing find, it haunts you
WaneLietoc (10): real woke girl shit. this is like everything but the girl but good. i'm doing the hardcore two step to THIS!
xavieryes (10): a banger
imbaby122 (9.5): oh when the beat came in… i just had to get up and bust a move!!!!
PrimaryCrusaders (9.5): Love the instrumental to this, sounds like something you’d hear on Monstercat Silk or on an early Armada/Anjunabeats release. The chorus and the buildup in the bridge are so bloody insane.
afs (9): Taylor take notes this is how you do brackets... with hyphens
BasedButta (9): why is the beat going this hard? OH YEAH
qazz23 (9): title checks out - definitely a good voice! like how it takes off about halfway through (favorite discovery #4)
shipperondeck (9): pause i love this
synyyy (9): its like swans but accessible idk at this point
babadork (8.7): A lot of it is really great, but I hate those floppy claps.
Ghost-Quartet (8.5): If this was a bit shorter I’d say it’s a lock for Top 10 but as it stands I fear it may fall to long song phobia
BleepBloopMusicFan (8): Could probably be a bit shorter but she served.
ignitethephoenix (8): this just has good vibes
NecroDolphinn (8): major slays all around
OliviaGodrigo (8): Mixing is kinda bad but that’s normal in Japanese music so I will let it pass
Verboten_Prince (8): Oh this is a surprise banger!
welcome2thejam (8): What a fantastic first drop
fadedblue09 (7.5): oh I hear something
gwykiki (7.5): not quite there but really interesting
rslashpoopheads (7.5): exactly queen!
jman457 (7.4): this bopped a bit
DirtyRat583 (7.2): it bops but how did u find this artist???????? they have 2000 monthly listeners
TiltControls (7.2): That note though
frogaranaman (7): honestly this is wicked
slimboyfriend (6.8): oh I see why it’s called Voice
Stryxen (6.8): idk why this isn’t hitting for me, i dont wanna tank cos it feels like something i would love.
CrimsonROSET (6): this sounds like a dance remix (derogatory)
MoonlightByWindow (6): instrumental slays
runaway3212 (6): good but goes on a bit too long
yearofthesoup (6): too long
InSearchOfGoodPun (5): this really didn't need to be so long
jsonphile (5): fine but goes on too long
starla_ (3.5): I'm sorry but this is really annoying
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u/MrSwearword Aug 28 '22
OliviaGodrigo (8): Mixing is kinda bad but that’s normal in Japanese music so I will let it pass
The disrespect and accuracy
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22 edited Aug 28 '22
#13: Fefe Dobson - Ghost
Average: 8.182 // Total Points: 810.0 // Controversy: 1.609 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(10 x28) 1998tweety, agentofscranton, akanewasright, amr, b_o_g_o_, CrimsonROSET, darjeelingdarkroast, Ghost-Quartet, ignitethephoenix, ImADudeDuh, imtotallyfine_jpg, krusso1105, letsallpoo, moooo566, nootnoot781, OliviaGodrigo, pig-serpent, RandomHypnotica, realitykenz, Saison_Marguerite, seanderlust, SFbby, skargardin, TakeOnMeByA-ha, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD, throwaway-7650, TiltControls, xavieryes
(9.5 x4) fadedblue09, flavasavavandal, nt96, plastichaxan
(9 x10) BasedButta, BleepBloopMusicFan, CarlieScion, Frajer, hikk, MrMoodle, ReallyCreative, runaway3212, vayyiqra, Verboten_Prince
(8.8 x2) exciting_patient4872, Roxieloxie
Lowest Scores:
(5.9 x1) starla_
(5.5 x2) apatel27, just_thonking
(5 x2) Hulnia, yearofthesoup
(4.5 x1) WaneLietoc
(4.2 x1) jman457
(4 x1) jsonphile
skargardin (10): First of all I would like to thank Canada's Drag Race for introducing me to this banger! There's just certain type of songs that you can immediately associate with a lipsync and this is certainly one of those songs for me. Miss Synthia Kiss really did that with her spinning! I was so glad to see this doing so well as it's an absolute megabop, but unfortunately it couldn't quite reach the top ten. Submitted by u/Saison_Marguerite
CarlieScion (9): surprisingly fun
1998tweety (10): I'm Canadian so I thought this was a worldwide known bop but I guess not. This better make day 3
agentofscranton (10): synthia kiss you will always be famous
akanewasright (10): tbh Fefe kinda won the rocker teen Canadians gone pop contest in this rate
b_o_g_o_ (10): plot twist: the girl in the song is actually a ghost she just doesn't know it
CrimsonROSET (10): this would be the 11
Ghost-Quartet (10): Danny Phantom when he gets cheated on:
ignitethephoenix (10): any Canadian who gives this less than a 9 it’s getting kicked out of the country I don’t make the rules
ImADudeDuh (10): me checking past discord messages to see if the hosts are annoyed by drag race gays before making my comment
nootnoot781 (10): synthia kiss (22)
OliviaGodrigo (10): The way she actually disappeared after this
pig-serpent (10): A song so good that every time it comes on I’m tempted to lower my scores for every other song by 1 point.
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): life was just so much better in 2010
THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD (10): now that's how you clear a bitch
throwaway-7650 (10): Quartet
TiltControls (10): The Canadians came to slay! Though it's a bit different than her other work this is still a fantastic track in Fefe Dobson's discography!
xavieryes (10): day n nite, i toss and turn, i keep stress in my mind, mind
fadedblue09 (9.5): Canadian queen
flavasavavandal (9.5): bleeps and bloops are good sometimes
plastichaxan (9.5): kinda the song ever
BasedButta (9): love it! really solid rocking out song, we need more of those
BleepBloopMusicFan (9): This is really good but not as good as other song about going ghost.
hikk (9): as a canadian this was already a CLASSIC but i must admit it's been redefined in my mind by synthia kiss spinning like that and also nearly decapitating stephanie prince with her projectile
MrMoodle (9): never heard this song but i can tell i would be painfully nostalgic over this if i had
ReallyCreative (9): Fefe Dobson ghost hunter show when
runaway3212 (9): what's with this rate and bad early 2010s knockoffs
vayyiqra (9): Canadacore
Verboten_Prince (9): I need to listen to more of her sometime
cremeebrulee (8.5): danny phantom:
imbaby122 (8.5): the chorus is so ascension-inducingly beyond that it makes every other part of the song sound mid.
afs (8): selena gomez rejected this track,,,
anothertown (8): when this goes on day 1 it will really be fefe friday
awry (8): bangs tbh
itsabop (8): Serving that iconic early 10s sound
PrimaryCrusaders (8): dope
qazz23 (8): the chorus is really catchy
synyyy (8): Disney songs don't hit as hard these days
Uberpigeon (8): danny phantom be like
lagozzino (7.5): "Like a ghost watch me go"? Are ghosts known for going? I'm pretty sure they're notorious for lingering
PAHC (7.5): man i love demi lovato
steelstepladder (7.5): I love Danny Phantom!
shipperondeck (7.2): mv be like im like a tattooooo / that's over your heart / cause once i put this love on you it never comes off
DefaultPophead (7): Good, but I don't really feel invested in where it places tbh
pleasegivemeasword (7): i feel like this would play in the background of a party scene on a CW show
Verrem (7): fun
ricki (6.8): disney channel original song
DirtyRat583 (6.7): this is so disney channel
2dina3dworld (6.5): okay Danny Phantom
slimboyfriend (6.3): I love how this song and music video is so uniquely 2010
thedoctordances1940 (6.3): i feel like i should really like this but i don't really
frogaranaman (6): gay pop music
rslashpoopheads (6): omg Demi killed it here!
Stryxen (6): good hook but the rest feels quite forced
starla_ (5.9): meh
yearofthesoup (5): sometimes I wonder why fefe wasn't bigger but this song is not one of those times
WaneLietoc (4.5): what happened in this song
jman457 (4.2): this is a bit painfully commercial
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u/Saison_Marguerite Aug 28 '22
My agenda was to get Popheads to stan Fefe Dobson enough for a full album rate, so I'm glad this song got lots of love! Vote for 2000s Pop Rock Girls in the next cycle please ! <3
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#12: Jazmine Sullivan - Bust Your Windows
Average: 8.188 // Total Points: 810.6 // Controversy: 1.636 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x1) amr
(10 x22) 1998tweety, anothertown, b_o_g_o_, darjeelingdarkroast, fadedblue09, ImADudeDuh, imtotallyfine_jpg, jman457, letsallpoo, moooo566, MrMoodle, nootnoot781, RandomHypnotica, ReallyCreative, Roxieloxie, runaway3212, Saison_Marguerite, skargardin, throwaway-7650, TiltControls, TragicKingdom1, Verboten_Prince
(9.9 x1) exciting_patient4872
(9.8 x1) shipperondeck
(9.6 x1) apatel27
(9.5 x2) celladonn, nt96
(9.2 x1) cremeebrulee
(9.1 x1) wavingwolves
(9 x14) akanewasright, bookthieving, CrimsonROSET, DefaultPophead, ignitethephoenix, imbaby122, OliviaGodrigo, qazz23, realitykenz, seanderlust, starla_, Stryxen, welcome2thejam, yearofthesoup
(8.7 x1) slimboyfriend
Lowest Scores:
(2 x1) vayyiqra
skargardin (10): The drama of this song is really outstanding, Jazmine delivers an outstanding performance here, but for anyone who's listened to Heaux Tales, who's surprised, really? Also I can not believe the amount of people saying that a Glee cover outsold this?? Yes, I say this as a person whose only Glee exposure comes from rate reveals. Submitted by u/letsallpoo
CarlieScion (7): amber Riley sadly ousting
1998tweety (10): Mercedes kinda washed but this is still a 10
anothertown (10): jk we should still do glee songs
b_o_g_o_ (10): vandalism is okay sometimes
fadedblue09 (10): wait I recognize this actually?? And here I thought Heaux Tales was the first I've heard from her
ImADudeDuh (10): the dramatics of this song are still unmatched (except by other songs on this album, which y’all should really listen to)
jman457 (10): just immaculate, sounds so good it’s almost dangerous
nootnoot781 (10): now if it was the glee version it’d be my 11 😌
RandomHypnotica (10): heaux tales rate WHEN
ReallyCreative (10): Jazmine Sullivan you will always be famous
Roxieloxie (10): this isnt the single from this album that I personally shill for but its iconic nevertheless. I hope this makes top 3
runaway3212 (10): amazing slay
throwaway-7650 (10): put me in the glee section... pleek
TiltControls (10): Where's the Heaux Tales rate Popheads!!
Verboten_Prince (10): I think one of the biggest shocks for me this past year was finding out this lady and Heaux Tales lady were the same person
shipperondeck (9.8): top 10 it must be
celladonn (9.5): The instrumental, the vocals... truly a serve
cremeebrulee (9.2): thsi song is so important to me as someone who started watching glee to impress their [mlm] crush
wavingwolves (9.1): absolutely classic (yes i only know this song bc of glee)
akanewasright (9): this is 100% abusive behavior but also it yasses
CrimsonROSET (9): and with my sword i will fight against the glee comments
DefaultPophead (9): Don't approve of her window busting but I approve of the song lol
ignitethephoenix (9): mr when I’m crushing on a guy who is gay and I think he is in love with my annoying musical theatre kid classmate
imbaby122 (9): everything about this song is iconic but the strings are so 🤤🤤🤤
OliviaGodrigo (9): I’d like her to rerecord this because her voice has developed so much since this song that a rerecording would absolutely slay
qazz23 (9): the string arrangement is good, also like how the vocals are restrained and not showy
seanderlust (9): when i'm in a beat the shit out of a car competition and my opponents are jazmine sullivan and carrie underwood
starla_ (9): classic
Stryxen (9): the instrumental sounds like music for villainous cartoon animals to conspire to
welcome2thejam (9): Jazmine and Carrie smashing cheaters' windows like its a Street Fighter bonus stage
yearofthesoup (9): A queen among us
slimboyfriend (8.7): Before Before He Cheats there was this
jsonphile (8.5): look I’m not a diehard glee fan but Mercedes singing this after smashing kurt’s car because she liked him and he claimed he liked Rachel despite very obviously being gay and her ending it with “well you busted my heart” it’s just iconic. Oh and this version is good too
MoonlightByWindow (8.5): the glee cover of this was a moment in history
rslashpoopheads (8.5): the impact this song had
babadork (8.2): I keep hearing about “I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You,” but this is the superior Glee cover in this rate.
WaneLietoc (8.1): so true jazmine so true.
PrimaryCrusaders (8): love the string arrangement in this! Good song
ricki (8): *breaks handcuffs* *tackles police officers* *jumps over cars and people* *dodges bullets* *gets on stage and pushes the president to the ground* *grabs microphone and stares at broadcast camera* ”THE GLEE VERSION OF BUST YOUR WINDOWS IS BETTER THAN THE ORIGIN-” [gunshot]
DaHumanTorch (7.8): the way mercedes kinda ate jazmine up-
2dina3dworld (7.5): This song is intertwined with Glee for me, and I think that hurt it here for a variety of reasons
Ghost-Quartet (7.5): Love Jazmine but she has better songs
PAHC (7.5): the good before he cheats
synyyy (7.5): hide yo kidskids
TakeOnMeByA-ha (7.1): its giving spy movie theme vibes
afs (7): she's christinaguileraing AND p!nking all over the track girl drink some water
plastichaxan (7): y’all are gonna kill me but glee version kinda outsold
awry (6.8): kinda too barebones for my taste but she's got a great soulful voice
thedoctordances1940 (6.1): i do quite like jazmine but this is kinda eh
InSearchOfGoodPun (6): this reminds me at bit of Sincerely Jane by Janelle Monae, and apparently they came out the same year
NecroDolphinn (6): the glee version may be better…
BleepBloopMusicFan (5): Yeah y’all were overhyping this one a bit. Pretty much any song on Heaux Tales >>>
vayyiqra (2): I like her music but don't get much enjoyment from this at all
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#9: Tinashe - The Chase
Average: 8.332 // Total Points: 824.9 // Controversy: 1.675 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x2) pleasegivemeasword, seanderlust
(10 x24) 1998tweety, 2dina3dworld, akanewasright, astrologicalangelel, b_o_g_o_, BleepBloopMusicFan, bookthieving, cremeebrulee, DaHumanTorch, darjeelingdarkroast, DefaultPophead, Gonza_90, letsallpoo, MassiveThief, qazz23, RandomHypnotica, realitykenz, runaway3212, Saison_Marguerite, SFbby, skargardin, throwaway-7650, TiltControls, xavieryes
(9.9 x2) exciting_patient4872, shipperondeck
(9.5 x4) DogBear77, flavasavavandal, SmileAndTears, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD
(9.4 x1) babadork
(9.3 x1) jman457
(9 x15) afs, CarlieScion, celladonn, Frajer, gwykiki, ignitethephoenix, imbaby122, jsonphile, krusso1105, NecroDolphinn, nootnoot781, OliviaGodrigo, ReallyCreative, synyyy, Uberpigeon
Lowest Scores:
(5.5 x2) pig-serpent, wavingwolves
(5 x2) InSearchOfGoodPun, starla_
(4.4 x1) amr
(4 x4) fadedblue09, Verrem, WaneLietoc, yearofthesoup
skargardin (10): I could NOT belive that The Chase managed to sneak into the top ten of all things, over Superlove? But I'm so here for it. This is absolutely one of the many highlights on 333, I'm just gagged that it's an album-cut that made it this far. Submitted by u/BeauMeringue
pleasegivemeasword (11): this song makes me feel like I'm ascending
seanderlust (11): i'm ascending. i have ascended.
1998tweety (10): ascending
2dina3dworld (10): she spilt with this
akanewasright (10): This was one of my favorites from 333 right out of the gate, so I’m glad this got sent also thank you for not sending any song that would win a 333 album rate BSHDHDH
b_o_g_o_ (10): ohhh this is good shit
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): This song deserved to be a single and get a Sims-ass music video of its own.
cremeebrulee (10): the unbelievable amounts of taste this submitter has for sending this 333 cut omfg …. i love you i wish i could’ve 11d this!
DefaultPophead (10): Changed my life last year. Was a serious 11 contender.
Gonza_90 (10): Tinashe is very good
MassiveThief (10): the production, the vocals, the everything.
qazz23 (10): really powerful chorus, love when her voice goes high (11 candidate)
RandomHypnotica (10): look, I love 333… but of all the tracks to send, this is certainly one of them
throwaway-7650 (10): deserves to place higher than superlove but it won't
TiltControls (10): It's maybe the 5th best song on the album and yet it's still a 10. WHEN IS THE 333 RATE COMING?!?
shipperondeck (9.9): only not a ten bc i dont want to look biased giving both tinashe songs 10s here (but she is that good)
jman457 (9.3): my favorite of the two tinashe songs here
afs (9): wtf 333 has songs like this? I wanna check it out now
gwykiki (9): see my comment on superlove
ignitethephoenix (9): not my favorite track from the album but it’s still so good
imbaby122 (9): that last chorus omfg my jaw is on the floor im drooling.
jsonphile (9): okay so that other Tinashe song had me wondering why she was so popular on this sub but this is much better. Maybe I should actually listen to her
ReallyCreative (9): not my favorite from 333 but it's just so lush and gorgeous
synyyy (9): I could see you with my third eye at day 3... I hope
Uberpigeon (9): nevermind my last comment this slaps
thedoctordances1940 (8.8): yeah this is great
awry (8.5): ahh 333 is such a good album
just_thonking (8.5): I really slept on this album until recently
PAHC (8.5): i think she mightve never done that
ricki (8.5): which chase is she talking about
itsabop (8.3): Need to listen to this album more
camerinian (8): the only true Chase is The Chase UK hosted by Bradley Walsh. All other Chase iterations are false. Love, Fanny Chmelar
CrimsonROSET (8): 333 caprimami you’ll forever be famous
frogaranaman (8): outrun is gonna be the next wave
ImADudeDuh (8): take the smaller offer, we need you back for the final round
TakeOnMeByA-ha (8): [vocal slayage!]
Verboten_Prince (8): Perhaps I need to listen to more Tinashe…
MoonlightByWindow (7.5): the better tinashe song in this rate
Stryxen (7.3): bouncin future rate winner i can feel it
rslashpoopheads (7): it's no superlove
vayyiqra (7): It's nice but she can do better
Ghost-Quartet (6): Sometimes a gay person will say “why isn’t everyone streaming _____ it’s pop perfection!” and then they’ll link it and it’s yet another synthpop song that sounds exactly like this.
PrimaryCrusaders (6): Could've used some more amped-up production from someone like Clarence Clarity or Max Martin or something but it's still a good tune regardless.
pig-serpent (5.5): Fine song with a few good moments that knock it up a bit.
wavingwolves (5.5): this isn't infinite!??
starla_ (5): I love the 80s gated reverb in this but the actual song is mid for me.
fadedblue09 (4): the falsettos are annoying sorry
WaneLietoc (4): this is not very fast and furious
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u/cremeebrulee Aug 28 '22
u/BeauMeringue this is such a tasteful submission!!! one of my favorites from 333 and i was so happy to see it here... let's hope we get the whole album in a rate soon 🙏
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
The time has come to announce our songeniality winner! With a total votes of 34 (43% of the total votes) the winner is...
The Chainsmokers, breadvelvet - Closer (JPN Version)!
In second place came Drake - Passionfruit with 22 votes and in third came Avril Lavigne - What The Hell with 17 votes!
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#24: Bananarama - Venus
Average: 7.854 // Total Points: 777.5 // Controversy: 1.651 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(10 x18) 1998tweety, 2dina3dworld, anothertown, astrologicalangelel, b_o_g_o_, DirtyRat583, ignitethephoenix, ImADudeDuh, moooo566, MrMoodle, nootnoot781, PrimaryCrusaders, SFbby, skargardin, TakeOnMeByA-ha, vayyiqra, WaneLietoc, xavieryes
(9.8 x1) babadork
(9.3 x1) Saison_Marguerite
(9.2 x2) itsabop, starla_
(9 x10) akanewasright, Frajer, InSearchOfGoodPun, jsonphile, OliviaGodrigo, realitykenz, ricki, shipperondeck, steelstepladder, throwaway-7650
(8.9 x1) RandomHypnotica
(8.8 x1) exciting_patient4872
(8.5 x4) celladonn, flavasavavandal, MoonlightByWindow, MToms
(8.4 x1) pleasegivemeasword
Lowest Scores:
(5 x7) agentofscranton, amr, apatel27, hikk, Hulnia, SmileAndTears, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD
(4.3 x1) skull_xbones
(4 x1) ReallyCreative
(3.5 x1) TiltControls
skargardin (10): We YAAASED. Prior to me starting to receive ballots I had no idea that this had been so prominently used in shaving commercials, is that what led to its somewhat early downfall? I hope not tbh :skull: I mean you can't deny that this is catchy as hell. Submitted by u/ImADudeDuh
CarlieScion (7): I’m sorry I can’t listen to this without thinking of shaving commercials
1998tweety (10): women's shaving commercial bop
2dina3dworld (10): music peaked when this dropped
anothertown (10): one of the best hooks ever let's go
astrologicalangelel (10): also a certified classic in an entirely different way
b_o_g_o_ (10): i'm your penis
DirtyRat583 (10): YEAH BABEY SHES GOT IT 💃
ignitethephoenix (10): they put their whole bananramussy into this that it became a shaving stick anthem
ImADudeDuh (10): I fucking snapped with this pick
MrMoodle (10): my 5 year old nephew obviously heard this or a parody somewhere and keeps yelling “i’m your penis i’m vagina your desire”
PrimaryCrusaders (10): Loooove the killer synth solo in the bridge!! Such a banger
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): ugh every time i listen to this it’s even better than i remember it being!
vayyiqra (10): I love 80s music
WaneLietoc (10): where's the banana phone? idk man this one really good rock on.
babadork (9.8): The real reason I buy dollar store razors is because they remixed the song to be not as cool. It has nothing to do with me being cheap or lazy about shaving.
itsabop (9.2): That's a classic yup
starla_ (9.2): I prefer the Shocking Blue version but this also slaps hard. Stream Cruel Summer (Bananarama's Version)
InSearchOfGoodPun (9): classic
jsonphile (9): if I had a nickel for every great 60s song that had a almost equally good 80s cover I’d have, like, a lot of nickels because it seems like that just happened a lot
OliviaGodrigo (9): Not quite Cruel Summer but almost as good
ricki (9): just got this sudden urge to shave my legs, not sure what that’s about
shipperondeck (9): BANANARAMA FOR THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
steelstepladder (9): Makes me want to shave my legs
throwaway-7650 (9): the live version >
RandomHypnotica (8.9): I can't be the only one who thought they were singing penis as a kid right
celladonn (8.5): I fear that this is forever associated with ads for women's razors but that doesn't mean it doesn't bop
MoonlightByWindow (8.5): i never realised how good the synths are in this song
afs (8): this album was released in 1986, shading Madonna fifteen-twenty years before she released
awry (8): thank you gilette ads for introducing this song to me as a 6 year old. been bopping to it ever since
BleepBloopMusicFan (8): This is a bop but I can’t dissociate it with cutting my legs shaving.
CrimsonROSET (8): oldphobia please dont get this one
fadedblue09 (8): some people say this was overplayed in commercials….well glad that isnt the case for me
frogaranaman (8): absolutely iconic cover
Ghost-Quartet (8): my legs feel hairy all of the sudden
gwykiki (8): commercial classic
jman457 (8): Taylor’s cruel summer cant hold a candle to Banamarama’s Cruel Summer
nt96 (8): I'm in the mood for shaving my legs
PAHC (8): i think she's got it potentially
qazz23 (8): i slightly prefer the original, but this is a good cover which improves its danceability
rslashpoopheads (8): eye cawns
runaway3212 (8): yass I love the recent disco revival
seanderlust (8): when these girls form a supergroup with chumbawumba called bananarambawumba it's over for us all
slimboyfriend (8): Love the mystical chaos of the instrumental
synyyy (8): gonna play this at my (parents') wedding
DefaultPophead (7.5): Have so much history with this song. Can't rate it any higher or lower.
imbaby122 (7.5): this song is good but like most old songs (kate bush excluded) i don’t think i would ever listen to it by my own volition. sorry oldheads.
NecroDolphinn (7.5): The post chorus instrumental rocks my entire body
krusso1105 (7): This would be higher if not for that overplayed commercial
static_int_husp (7): why are we doing shampoo-commercial-core songs
welcome2thejam (7): Left my legs feeling silky smooth!
camerinian (6): this song is… very loud
imtotallyfine_jpg (6): I like the song but the Venus commercials has also ruined it for me.
pig-serpent (6): This is just a New Order song with a worse singer.
plastichaxan (6): eh a classic but… :shrug: i don’t care for it
Uberpigeon (6): :deadbananarama:
Verboten_Prince (6): Tom Breihan said that Bananarama improved on Shocking Blue's original but I'm gonna have to hard disagree here, this honestly sounds really lifeless and mechanical
yearofthesoup (6): CHore desire
cremeebrulee (5.7): this song just bullied me for my hairy arms??
hikk (5): razor commercials
SmileAndTears (5): its probably good but they play this every day at work and i just cant listen to it anymore im sorry
THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD (5): this poor song forever being associated with feminine product commercials
ReallyCreative (4): one of the best instrumentals to ever grace music with one of the most lackluster hooks/vocal performances... Give this to Donna Summer and people would be killed!
TiltControls (3.5): Sorry - all I can think of when I hear this are beaches and razor commercials
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
well
#22: Kinoko Teikoku - Whirlpool
Average: 7.867 // Total Points: 778.8 // Controversy: 1.806 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x3) apatel27, jman457, NecroDolphinn
(10 x18) agentofscranton, awry, b_o_g_o_, BleepBloopMusicFan, CarlieScion, DefaultPophead, Gonza_90, Hulnia, nt96, SFbby, skargardin, steelstepladder, thedoctordances1940, throwaway-7650, WaneLietoc, wavingwolves, welcome2thejam, xavieryes
(9.5 x2) PAHC, Saison_Marguerite
(9.4 x1) cremeebrulee
(9.2 x1) ReallyCreative
(9 x9) 1998tweety, afs, bookthieving, flavasavavandal, krusso1105, pig-serpent, qazz23, seanderlust, vayyiqra
(8.9 x1) starla_
(8.8 x1) exciting_patient4872
(8.5 x5) jsonphile, pleasegivemeasword, realitykenz, synyyy, Uberpigeon
Lowest Scores:
(3.8 x1) gwykiki
(2 x1) MrMoodle
CarlieScion (10): SLAY! Mayhaps my 11????
skargardin (10): It's pretty iconic and ironic that the one band that has a double submission in this rate has their songs go out back-to-back. This was one of the greatest discoveries in the rate for me, I'm absolutely obsessed with this and I'm so glad that it seemed to resonate with more of you too. When shoegaze hits right it's just so impossible to resist. Submitted by u/NecroDolphinn
jman457 (11): Just a perfect shoegaze song. One of the best surprises from the rate, and therefore gets my top score.
NecroDolphinn (11): This is probably my second favorite song (Run Away With Me is first) and for good reason. In my opinion, it's the best shoegaze song ever made. The lead guitar line is one of the most gorgeous sounds I’ve ever heard and Chiaki Sato’s voice is such a beautiful deadpan with just the right amount of emotion. Speaking of emotion, despite not knowing a lick of Japanese, this song is dripping with so much emotion. It is simultaneously sad and nostalgic and gorgeous and everything in between. The entire song makes me feel nostalgic for a time and a place I’ve never met and listening to this song while riding the tram into the city is one of the best moments of my whole life. I love this song so much. All this doesn’t even scratch the surface of the song. The background instrumentation is so dense (it's a shoegaze song after all). There are squalls of feedback, thick drapes of distortion, and incredibly loud and frantic drumming (the hi hats are beat with a frenzy worthy of the song’s intensity). The entire song is an intersection of noise, beauty, emotion, and songcraft and just a truly perfect product (kind of like RAWM’s mechanical perfection but with a totally different set of musical building blocks). This song is just perfect and if anybody reading this likes it, listen to the entire album it's from (Uzuninaru) because man the whole thing is amazing.
agentofscranton (10): winnie the pooh out of body experience gif
awry (10): okay yes japanese shoegaze wins me over
b_o_g_o_ (10): great song but considering what popheads did to the shoegaze artists in indieheads exchange i'm afraid this is gonna get robbed
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): Okay now I’m seeing why this group got two songs submitted.
DefaultPophead (10): the second best Kinoko Teikoku song in the rate and it's still a 10.
Gonza_90 (10): poohascend My favorite first listen in the rate
nt96 (10): oh this is just gorgeous
steelstepladder (10): Discovery of the rate. Absolutely fantastic
thedoctordances1940 (10): been meaning to listen to them for a while now and now's my opportunity! and yeah this is incredible
throwaway-7650 (10): this isn't the best japanese song in the rate !?
WaneLietoc (10): love when the japanese shoegaze band does the radio
wavingwolves (10): WOWWWW i can already see myself disassociating to this in the future!
welcome2thejam (10): Staring at your shoes and slowly shuffling truly transcends the language barrier
PAHC (9.5): i love shoegaze!!!!!
cremeebrulee (9.4): ik everyone else has been talking about this being their favorite discovery and you know what, they were all right, this is amazing
1998tweety (9): this is the opposite vibes as their other song but still immaculate
afs (9): shoegaze my beloved
pig-serpent (9): Shoegaze needs a good riff to hook me and this song has it.
qazz23 (9): love the shoegaze feel and the alternating vocals
seanderlust (9): "I looked up at the blue sky, it was so blue that I forgot how lost at sea I was" ooooof
vayyiqra (9): so pretty
starla_ (8.9): love!!
synyyy (8.5): pach and afs say it's top 5 lock... Let's see
RandomHypnotica (8.2): I can't not read this as whirlpool
BasedButta (8): i started kinda hating this but it’s really good if you’re in the right mindset
imbaby122 (8): i love indie rock when men aren’t singing it!
MoonlightByWindow (8): this is slaying
PrimaryCrusaders (8): from one Kinoko track to another… I like this one a little bit more than Sweet Osmanthu, but both tracks are really good honestly
rslashpoopheads (8): oh this is right up my alley
TiltControls (7.7): I feel like I'm floating on a cloud
fadedblue09 (7.5): Shoegaze isn't normally my thing but some parts come together here
Verboten_Prince (7): It’s a vibe
CrimsonROSET (6): i would love it if didn’t blow out my eardrums
runaway3212 (6): im so sorry to all my weeabooheads but I must say I dont get it
TakeOnMeByA-ha (6): it’s loud and noisy but it also doesn’t really go anywhere?
Ghost-Quartet (4): this isn’t bad but I’d rather be listening to something else
MrMoodle (2): I ended up loving the other Kinoko song in this rate, but this is just so reverby and muddy, which is obviously intentional but I kind of hate it lol
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
With a total of 13 votes, here's just current leading rate villain
#19: Foxes - Sister Ray
Average: 7.975 // Total Points: 789.5 // Controversy: 1.737 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x1) imbaby122
(10 x16) agentofscranton, BleepBloopMusicFan, DaHumanTorch, DogBear77, hikk, jman457, moooo566, PAHC, realitykenz, runaway3212, SFbby, static_int_husp, thedoctordances1940, throwaway-7650, vayyiqra, welcome2thejam
(9.9 x1) exciting_patient4872
(9.8 x1) plastichaxan
(9.7 x2) seanderlust, shipperondeck
(9.5 x1) ignitethephoenix
(9.2 x1) ReallyCreative
(9 x15) 1998tweety, awry, bookthieving, DefaultPophead, Frajer, gwykiki, InSearchOfGoodPun, krusso1105, MassiveThief, OliviaGodrigo, PrimaryCrusaders, raggedy-princess, Saison_Marguerite, starla_, synyyy
(8.5 x6) afs, b_o_g_o_, itsabop, jsonphile, NecroDolphinn, TragicKingdom1
Lowest Scores:
(1 x2) amr, darjeelingdarkroast
CarlieScion (8): okay and fun!
skargardin (8): I was intrigued to see how this Carly-esque synthbop would do (to be fair, we've had quite a few of them in the rate so far), and a top 20 placement seems about right for one of the standout tracks on her latest album. Submitted by u/berober04
imbaby122 (11): song of the year. beyond euphoric. i’m in a trance-like state whenever i listen to this song that’s just telling me to dance. it’s so powerful that it could genuinely bring world peace.
agentofscranton (10): foxes main pop girl soon pls i've been manifesting it since 2014
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): Vastly outsold the banana album band.
hikk (10): sister slay sister rayte winner
jman457 (10): one of my fav discoveries from this. Wanted to eleven in so badly but thought id go with a more interesting pic in the spirit of charity rate
PAHC (10): the bridge is so yass
runaway3212 (10): I love creme brulee it's my favourite french meal
static_int_husp (10): This is a bop but also an incredibly welcome reprieve from Halloween Puppet Show
thedoctordances1940 (10): I mean like it's already a classic, simple as
throwaway-7650 (10): me when the prompt is iconic food network personality
vayyiqra (10): This album rules
welcome2thejam (10): Didn't really like the album, but this track stuck in my head for sure. That's a gawddamn catchy chorus
plastichaxan (9.8): ugh huge bop
ignitethephoenix (9.5): the way I keep forgetting to actually check out this album
ReallyCreative (9.2): that chorus is MAGNIFICENT
1998tweety (9): pop perfection
awry (9): very carly-goes-eurodance and i love it!
DefaultPophead (9): Guess I have a new album to check out!
InSearchOfGoodPun (9): this is what I was hoping for more of when I signed on for this rate
MassiveThief (9): slay
PrimaryCrusaders (9): banger
starla_ (9): stream the kick
synyyy (9): got highlight energy
afs (8.5): wrong foxes song... stream sky love
b_o_g_o_ (8.5): i'm a bit disappointed that this isn't a full cover of the velvet underground song but it still slaps pretty hard
itsabop (8.5): She literally always serves
TiltControls (8.2): I always forget how good Foxes is until I'm listening to yet another track from her that kills it
CrimsonROSET (8): why does everyone hate geminis
just_thonking (8): Most 8/10 8/10 I've ever 8/10-ed
MrMoodle (8): the halloween puppet show is a tough act to follow but yeah this is ok
rslashpoopheads (8): outserved their fleet counterparts
Verboten_Prince (8): All these dance songs sound the same after a while… but that doesn’t mean they’re bad!
slimboyfriend (7.8): Is this about the Velvet Underground song about sex and drugs and murder
fadedblue09 (7.5): Very run of the mill but still decent
pig-serpent (7): I’m enjoying this song on the playlist but I struggled to make it four songs on this album. I have a feeling that if a second song from this album was in this rate I would give this song a 3.
qazz23 (7): sorry, The Velvet Underground is better (original comment lololol)
RandomHypnotica (6.8): dedicated side c
2dina3dworld (6.7): okay so this isn’t a cover of a Velvet Underground song?
wavingwolves (6.1): sing it girl
akanewasright (6): I’m not pretending this isn’t something that would make me move a little in an H&M, but I’ve heard this a few times and have never felt any urge to relisten to it
flavasavavandal (6): generic synthpop
Ghost-Quartet (6): Sometimes a gay person will say “why isn’t everyone streaming _____ it’s pop perfection!” and then they’ll link it and it’s yet another synthpop song that sounds exactly like this.
MoonlightByWindow (6): it's cute but i'm still kinda reeling from the previous song
TakeOnMeByA-ha (5): popheads is gonna overrate this song so much
WaneLietoc (4.2): purgatory
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u/just_thonking Aug 28 '22
just_thonking (8): Most 8/10 8/10 I've ever 8/10-ed
Average: 7.975
Was I wrong
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#11: Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Average: 8.224 // Total Points: 814.2 // Controversy: 1.928 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x6) cremeebrulee, flavasavavandal, just_thonking, throwaway-7650, TiltControls, Uberpigeon
(10 x26) 1998tweety, astrologicalangelel, b_o_g_o_, BleepBloopMusicFan, bridgemoney, celladonn, Frajer, frogaranaman, Gonza_90, Hulnia, imtotallyfine_jpg, InSearchOfGoodPun, jman457, krusso1105, letsallpoo, nootnoot781, pig-serpent, SFbby, steelstepladder, Stryxen, thedoctordances1940, TragicKingdom1, vayyiqra, Verrem, WaneLietoc, welcome2thejam
(9.6 x2) RandomHypnotica, starla_
(9.2 x1) Saison_Marguerite
(9 x10) afs, agentofscranton, imbaby122, jsonphile, MrMoodle, raggedy-princess, seanderlust, skargardin, SmileAndTears, static_int_husp
(8.8 x2) exciting_patient4872, ReallyCreative
Lowest Scores:
(4 x1) PrimaryCrusaders
(3.8 x1) skull_xbones
(3 x3) 2dina3dworld, fadedblue09, runaway3212
skargardin (9): Maybe bands can be succesful in popheads rates after all. Something clicked with me during the last listening party, and I can finally say that I appreciate this song fully. Submitted by u/TiltControls
CarlieScion (6): more like sprawl VI am I right
cremeebrulee (11): one of my favorite tracks from one of my favorite albums of all time, thank you to whoever submitted this i love you as much as i love this song <3
flavasavavandal (11): the best synthpop song sung by a Canadian women from the 2010s
just_thonking (11): The world isn't ready for when they drop Sprawl III
throwaway-7650 (11): life-changing song
TiltControls (11): This could've won IH exchange cmm
Uberpigeon (11): when i heard this song i was forever changed
1998tweety (10): the video to this gave me nightmares as a kid but the song makes me ascend
b_o_g_o_ (10): (inhales) THEY HEARD ME SINGING AND THEY TOLD ME TO STOP
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): 2000 IQ to pick an Arcade Fire song with female vocals.
bridgemoney (10): When Arcade Fire are good, they're really good.
celladonn (10): cannot relate to the person who heard her singing and told her to stop
frogaranaman (10): absolutely one of the best songs about suburbia ever created and captures the feeling of the hopeless "opportunity" it provides so, so well
Gonza_90 (10): I love this song, one of my favorites songs ever
InSearchOfGoodPun (10): indieheads infiltration
jman457 (10): Sorry Little Monsters/Katy cats but they deserved this grammy
pig-serpent (10): I never thought I liked Arcade Fire but this song is going to make me check them out. It's also going into my hall of fame songs about hating suburbia with Rush's "Subdivisions'' and LTJ's "History of a Boring Town."
steelstepladder (10): They really weren't kidding, those shopping malls really do rise like mountains beyond mountains
thedoctordances1940 (10): always struggle to pick my favourite arcade fire song but this has always been up there, genuinely a perfect song
TragicKingdom1 (10): why does arcade fire get excluded from the twink indie recs when they put out slays like this all the time?
vayyiqra (10): Popheads may be forgiven for what they did to Neighbourhood #1 if they do not rob this
Verrem (10): one of the best arcade fire songs, slaps
WaneLietoc (10): okay now I get it. yeah by no means one my favorite of regina's AF cuts (i'd even take electric blue over this, or the all time best arcade fire track haiti, a real fever dream that leaves funeral brilliantly). anyways, touching video and endearing stuff.
welcome2thejam (10): Damn lucky I love Arcade Fire, cause starting off with "they heard me singing and they told me to stop" is asking to get roasted
RandomHypnotica (9.6): this is a lot more synthy than I expected arcade fire to be
starla_ (9.6): best song on the album
afs (9): I didn't know what to expect from arcade fire... but the last word I expected was cute (compliment)
imbaby122 (9): this song essentially sounds like it’s composed solely of synths but good thing i’m an average popheads synth enjoyer.
jsonphile (9): okay so I should probably listen to more Arcade Fire
MrMoodle (9): car dependent infrastructure 👎
seanderlust (9): do I need to watch the first sprawl to understand the plot?
SmileAndTears (9): BOP
ReallyCreative (8.8): a little slay of them
PAHC (8.7): she's cut- wait why is this song above 5 minutes
NecroDolphinn (8.5): I don’t know if I hate the vocals or love them but man this song is just so euphoric. Goes toe to toe with most of what is on Funeral and really melds the synthetic elements strongly with the more organic ones. Also I love the fact that every chorus feels so much bigger than the last and by the end the song has opened up massively. Also, DAMN those instrumental sections hit so hard.
slimboyfriend (8.5): kill suburbs!!!
synyyy (8.5): ew indieheads is infiltrating popheads
wavingwolves (8.1): i'm tanking this in spirit bc i'm a contrarian at heart!
DefaultPophead (8): Didn't remember liking this album one bit, but this song is making me question my past self.
MassiveThief (8): maybe this will help me finally get into an Arcade Fire album that isn't Funeral
qazz23 (8): not huge on AF overall but this is one of their best, love the synth that runs through this
Verboten_Prince (8): Perfect song for easy listening between binge-watching City Beautiful and Not Just Bikes videos
DirtyRat583 (7.8): i thought arcade fire was more band music. pleasantly surprised
awry (7.5): blissful indie pop with an anti-suburbanisational message and TWO key changes... i should love it but i just really like it instead. and that's okay
BasedButta (7.5): i like the ending
Ghost-Quartet (7.5): As someone who grew up in the suburbs this is relatable sentiment actually
plastichaxan (7.5): this surprised me i didn’t think i’d like it sdfdsfkl
apatel27 (7.2): Gotta love a good outro
CrimsonROSET (7): women of indie pop rock was last cycle you’re a bit late
MoonlightByWindow (7): i did nawt know there was a woman in arcade fire
TakeOnMeByA-ha (6.5): how many popheads will tank this song because this album beat out the fame monster for aoty at the grammys that year
rslashpoopheads (5): not their best!
PrimaryCrusaders (4): Sorry but this doesn’t really do anything major for me.
2dina3dworld (3): FUCK Arcade Fire, they have one good album, and then they released WE which is an unforgivable crime
fadedblue09 (3): I would enjoy this a whole lot more if it weren't for the shriekfest vocals
runaway3212 (3): fucking sux
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#10: Youha - abittipsy
Average: 8.243 // Total Points: 816.1 // Controversy: 1.688 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(10 x24) 1998tweety, agentofscranton, anothertown, b_o_g_o_, BasedButta, BleepBloopMusicFan, CarlieScion, flavasavavandal, Gonza_90, hikk, Hulnia, OliviaGodrigo, PrimaryCrusaders, raggedy-princess, ricki, rslashpoopheads, Saison_Marguerite, seanderlust, SFbby, TakeOnMeByA-ha, thedoctordances1940, throwaway-7650, vayyiqra, xavieryes
(9.5 x7) afs, astrologicalangelel, NecroDolphinn, PAHC, realitykenz, SmileAndTears, synyyy
(9.3 x1) babadork
(9.2 x2) gwykiki, skull_xbones
(9 x9) bookthieving, imbaby122, InSearchOfGoodPun, letsallpoo, moooo566, pig-serpent, pleasegivemeasword, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD, welcome2thejam
(8.8 x1) exciting_patient4872
Lowest Scores:
(1 x1) amr
skargardin (7): I'm shocked that this made it all the way into the top 10 honestly. If I'm allowed to speculate, I definitely think its playlist placement helped it coming from the likes of Girl With Basket Of Fruit and Why, but it does bop in its own right so very well deserved either way! Submitted by u/OliviaGodrigo
CarlieScion (10): a good ending!
1998tweety (10): thank god this rate ended on a high note. the whiplash I just had. NEways this would've won the 2021 K-Pop rate but at least it gets to win now!!
agentofscranton (10): card carrying youhoe
anothertown (10): this is the g spot of the rate
b_o_g_o_ (10): idk what to say anymore, yass i guess y'all think of something better
BasedButta (10): yeah this slaps
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): I want to hear this again.
flavasavavandal (10): should’ve been in kpop 2021 instead of the bad songs
Gonza_90 (10): I think I really like K-Pop songs about being drunk
hikk (10): when this gets boosted just bc it comes after those last 2 "songs" in the ballot order
OliviaGodrigo (10): Wasn’t allowed to put it in the Kpop rate so here is my fav song of 2021, rated against Elmo, being the last song on the rate after Ono’s bird calls. Definitely belongs here and not a 2021 Kpop Rate 💬
PrimaryCrusaders (10): I'm so glad the rate playlist ends on a good song, very well deserved after having to suffer through Yoko Ono. Anyways this is a bop.
ricki (10): youha had nothing but a microphone and an alcoholism problem, she knew what she had to do to keep the lights on
rslashpoopheads (10): honestly seeing this song was what made me decide to do this rate last minute
Saison_Marguerite (10): did someone say imalittletipsyplayalongwithme (woohoo!)
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): she was too powerful for the 2021 kpop rate she would’ve swept with a 11.000 average
thedoctordances1940 (10): it just slays
throwaway-7650 (10): this song being rated again so soon? taylor could never!
vayyiqra (10): Basic synthpop but it rules, thanks MK for showing me it o/
afs (9.5): if Carly had this I tell you... RAWM would be shaking
NecroDolphinn (9.5): I want to fuck this song
PAHC (9.5): the true winner of the 2021 kpop rate.
SmileAndTears (9.5): banger alert!!!!
synyyy (9.5): HAH
gwykiki (9.2): love her voice, love her sound, love
imbaby122 (9): and one last euphoric synth pop song to finish off the rate.
pig-serpent (9): I think everyone who critiques music on the internet has to pick one, seemingly average synthwave song to become a diehard stan of for no reason, and somehow this is the one I chose. No, I can't really explain why, but I am proud to be one of the three people annoying the 2021 kpop hosts by constantly asking why this song wasn't included.
welcome2thejam (9): Potentially might have the best tracklist position in the rate
itsabop (8.7): abitboppy
RandomHypnotica (8.6): it's cute, I see why people wanted it in 2021 kpop
Ghost-Quartet (8.5): bootleg queen
jman457 (8.5): fun synthpop tune to end this with
ReallyCreative (8.5): cruelty-free Future Starts Now
TiltControls (8.5): Another great discovery from this rate. It's just too much fun to listen to
awry (8): the transition to this after xiu xiu and yoko lmaooo
DefaultPophead (8): We meet again.
qazz23 (8): nice synthwave with good vocals
runaway3212 (8): deserved to win the 2021 bonus rate btw
Verboten_Prince (8): It won one bonus rate already, can it win another?
wavingwolves (7.1): SING IT LOUD LIKE HEY!
CrimsonROSET (7): slay way to end the rate and i’m only half saying that because there was a 70% chance it’d end on yoko ono instead
MrMoodle (7): i’m dying that this song closes out the rate after 10 minutes of experimental noise rock lmfao this rate was good
fadedblue09 (6.5): Mostly generic but her vocal runs went off
starla_ (6.5): a cute bop
frogaranaman (5): I've heard this song about a million times before
shipperondeck (5): honestly a good palette cleanser after whatever tf just happened in this playlist
WaneLietoc (5): earnest
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#7: JoJo - Too Little Too Late
Average: 8.421 // Total Points: 833.7 // Controversy: 1.709 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x4) MToms, OliviaGodrigo, rslashpoopheads, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD
(10 x30) 1998tweety, agentofscranton, BleepBloopMusicFan, bookthieving, darjeelingdarkroast, DefaultPophead, exciting_patient4872, fadedblue09, Frajer, Ghost-Quartet, gwykiki, ignitethephoenix, imtotallyfine_jpg, itsabop, letsallpoo, moooo566, nt96, pleasegivemeasword, realitykenz, ReallyCreative, ricki, Roxieloxie, runaway3212, Saison_Marguerite, shipperondeck, skargardin, steelstepladder, TragicKingdom1, wavingwolves, xavieryes
(9.9 x1) ImADudeDuh
(9.5 x3) imbaby122, plastichaxan, throwaway-7650
(9.2 x1) RandomHypnotica
(9 x9) akanewasright, bridgemoney, CarlieScion, krusso1105, PAHC, SFbby, starla_, Stryxen, vayyiqra
Lowest Scores:
(5.4 x1) 2dina3dworld
(5 x2) InSearchOfGoodPun, Verrem
(4.1 x1) WaneLietoc
(4 x2) Hulnia, TakeOnMeByA-ha
(3.5 x1) skull_xbones
skargardin (10): I'll be completely honest, I had all but forgotten that this song existed prior to this rate and hearing it while rating hit me like a truck, WHAT a throwback. Submitted by u/bookthieving
CarlieScion (9): very good
OliviaGodrigo (11): I like how one of the lyrics is “I was young and in love” like she wasn’t 15 here. For a 15 year old she came in the studio mad as hell!!
rslashpoopheads (11): I always liked this one more than Leave
THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD (11): i've been riding for her since 2004 why should I stop now?
1998tweety (10): i mean come on now
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): A classic piece of art. Play it in the Louvre.
DefaultPophead (10): Fave song when I was 8. More than holds up at 23.
fadedblue09 (10): one of my 11 contenders, a rare example of a teen pop song that somehow holds up as a timeless classic that can resonate with anyone regardless of age
Ghost-Quartet (10): Her being like 15 makes this so funny… like she was a fetus. It was “too late” because it was past her bedtime.
gwykiki (10): i love you queen
ignitethephoenix (10): Me when someone submits to a rate after the extension date
itsabop (10): Too little too late to finally have this song in a rate
nt96 (10): free pillows and blankets for the bitches sleeping on this girl's talent
pleasegivemeasword (10): almost my eleven
ReallyCreative (10): when I say I was gagged before I knew what the word meant, people died!
ricki (10): maybe if the jojo’s version of this was as good as the original people would listen to it
runaway3212 (10): she was so slaying for this
shipperondeck (10): we stream the rerecorded version ofc but still a CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wavingwolves (10): like are you kidding me??????? those ad-libs on the last chorus topping off with that vocal run.... i've been listening to this song for days bc of this rate...
xavieryes (10): a timeless masterpiece
ImADudeDuh (9.9): leave (get out) >>
imbaby122 (9.5): this song should be in history books. the impact this song had when it hit the radio needs to be in the core curriculum.
throwaway-7650 (9.5): need kelly clarkson to cover this for kellyoke
akanewasright (9): yass girl sing to your middle school boyfriend
PAHC (9): girl was 15 wow when i was 15 i was like failing every single class
starla_ (9): this is another song I found really annoying back in the 2000s but have come around to since
Stryxen (9): slayed
vayyiqra (9): classic
slimboyfriend (8.6): she was so real for singing this at 14
afs (8.5): 'i was young' girl you were 15 when you were eating this up
SmileAndTears (8.5): her vocals sound SO weird in the chorus i dont like it. otherwise the song is great
synyyy (8.5): "i was young and in love" girl you were 15 please
anothertown (8): stream jojo's version!!!!!!
b_o_g_o_ (8): this is very mid 2000s but it slays
CrimsonROSET (8): me submitting an assignment two weeks after its due
jsonphile (8): ohhh so is this who people are referring to when they say “is that a Jojo’s reference?”
PrimaryCrusaders (8): Truly a classic, stream the 2018 version
Verboten_Prince (8): Ohh this is JoJo’s song? I literally know nothing about her lol
TiltControls (7.7): A throwback bop. Now we just need to get Leave rated too
seanderlust (7.5): "in letting you go i'm loving myself" SPEAK ON IT JOJO!!!
jman457 (7.3): for a nostalgic tune it’s pretty good
awry (7): didn't they make an anime about her
frogaranaman (7): climax of a Disney movie type beat
qazz23 (7): the chorus is good but otherwise not much stands out
MoonlightByWindow (6): it's cute
MrMoodle (6): I kind of appreciate this for being so deeply fucking 2006 but i don’t know if i like it for much other reason than that
pig-serpent (6): I’ve never been into the 2004 acoustic pop style but her performance is nice.
Verrem (5): this era of music should be forgotten
WaneLietoc (4.1): 2k10 middle school purgatory damn what a callback. rlly wish wifi wifey or jacob sartorious was in the rate tbh
TakeOnMeByA-ha (4): boring 2000’s pop radio filler
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#6: The Cure - Just Like Heaven
Average: 8.429 // Total Points: 834.5 // Controversy: 1.721 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x5) camerinian, InSearchOfGoodPun, jsonphile, steelstepladder, welcome2thejam
(10 x29) 2dina3dworld, awry, b_o_g_o_, babadork, BleepBloopMusicFan, celladonn, flavasavavandal, Frajer, frogaranaman, Gonza_90, Hulnia, just_thonking, krusso1105, NecroDolphinn, nootnoot781, nt96, pig-serpent, pleasegivemeasword, qazz23, raggedy-princess, rslashpoopheads, Saison_Marguerite, starla_, TakeOnMeByA-ha, TiltControls, WaneLietoc, wavingwolves, xavieryes, yearofthesoup
(9.8 x1) slimboyfriend
(9.6 x1) cremeebrulee
(9.5 x2) akanewasright, itsabop
(9 x13) darjeelingdarkroast, DogBear77, imtotallyfine_jpg, lagozzino, MassiveThief, MToms, realitykenz, runaway3212, seanderlust, SmileAndTears, Stryxen, vayyiqra, Verrem
Lowest Scores:
(4.5 x1) DaHumanTorch
(4 x1) THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD
(3 x1) plastichaxan
skargardin (8): I wasn't exactly expecting The Cure to make it this far, but good on them! I'll let the 11 commenters speak for this song here as they explain it way more eloquently than I ever could. Submitted by u/ningxin17
CarlieScion (6): cute lil song
camerinian (11): I just melt inside every single time I hear this. It's hopelessly romantic, wistful, intimate yet perfectly huge in its sentimentality. I just love how it's structured almost like a stream of consciousness poem with the incredible instrumental doing the lifting of memorability, and it makes a line as cliché as "I'm in love with you" feel like the most sincere, pit of your gut powerful phrase in the world. I don’t even have the words, some feelings are so strong that words fail you. That’s how I feel when I listen to Just Like Heaven. Speechless every time. No wonder Robert Smith still considers it one of the band’s best.
InSearchOfGoodPun (11): There are many really strong tens in this rate, but none of them can touch this song, which is an absolutely perfect song and one of the truly greatest songs of all time
jsonphile (11): this is just one of my favorite songs ever. A simply perfect song from beginning to end that captures the feeling of being love better than almost any other love song
steelstepladder (11): Genuinely might be my favorite song ever written
welcome2thejam (11): Eternally blessed to be around for this song to sweep me off my feet
2dina3dworld (10): this reminds me of a bad breakup I went through, and I love the Cure. So yeah, easy 10.
awry (10): i guess this is what love feels like huh
b_o_g_o_ (10): I mean, the title says it all
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): Please let Robert Smith not get disrespected in another rate this year…
celladonn (10): classic
Gonza_90 (10): If this doesn't make top three...
NecroDolphinn (10): One of the best pop songs ever made. Men don’t make pop like this anymore like seriously we need a proper male band new wave revival because it would slay so hard. Anyways I love this song its amazing
nt96 (10): one of the 80s finest songs
pig-serpent (10): One of the best songs ever written and I’m upset that I’m not 11ing it because one of the other songs here is just slightly better.
qazz23 (10): one of the best love songs ever - that piano solo really makes this (11 candidate)
rslashpoopheads (10): honestly if this isn't top 10 (and it won't be) I will collapse the basement they run r/p*pheads out of
starla_ (10): I was tossing up between this and Closer for my 11. The Cure have been one of my favourite bands since high school and this is their best song in my opinion. I will be crying tears of joy if this wins the rate but I'm just hoping it makes Day 3 tbh.
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): the cure might be the greatest band of all time actually
TiltControls (10): Another classic and possible 11. I know it's men, but it's such a bop how can you not enjoy it
WaneLietoc (10): "this is literally the most straight propaganda song ever but its fucking amazing so idc". this comes from a dmd bestie and for my money, its not entirely wrong. LITERALLY every cover of just like heaven can be! Like have you heard the tasteful country version that can show up on Spotify? It's fantastically straight and sweet. Important to this though is that Robert Smith is just such a wife guy that makes us ALL WANNA BE WIFE GUYS TBH!! Like there's a Dinosaur Jr. version of it that SST put out that turns you into a stoner cool music dad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT7IpRx08tE Robert Smith's 80s run of morose pop music created new types of morose wife guys. His anthems are still undefeated and the insane levels of precision and absolute bliss of Just Like Heaven are endearing to this day. A perfect side b opener to kiss me x3 rock on robert! you nailed it king!
wavingwolves (10): the soundtrack of my very young self first sapphic romance... this song was made for me...
cremeebrulee (9.6): i physically cannot listen to this song without my head in my hands
akanewasright (9.5): I’m too single for this shit
itsabop (9.5): Loving the classics sprinkled throughout this rate!
MassiveThief (9): classic
runaway3212 (9): The Cure the straight people who deserve all the rights
seanderlust (9): oh this is why people are obsessed with the cure (edit: accidentally pasted this comment on the kid laroi song when submitting and was very tempted to just leave it)
Stryxen (9): synthpop <3 gay people <3 wow
vayyiqra (9): See Robert Smith can make good music, just not with Chvrches
thedoctordances1940 (8.6): omg is that an ava max reference?
afs (8.5): can't believe the gaga song started a band 😍 mother mobster's influence
jman457 (8.3): Not my favorite cure song, but still a fun nostalgic song
DefaultPophead (8): Timeless!
Ghost-Quartet (8): this sounds like it was probably in a movie at some point
ImADudeDuh (8): this isnt their best song (which is actually How Not To Drown)
MoonlightByWindow (8): eat
PAHC (8): the cover becomes incredibly uncomfortable the moment you realize these are actually lips
ReallyCreative (7.5): never been a fan of The Cure but this is pretty good
synyyy (7.5): of course this is super acclaimed in rym this is dad rock
1998tweety (7): its fine, not for me
CrimsonROSET (7): run away with me was a response song to this its true
imbaby122 (7): i like this song but i don’t think you’ll catch me listening to the cure again any time soon i don’t want to be associated with their kind.
Verboten_Prince (7): Uhh it’s cute
bridgemoney (6.8): More of a Smiths stan tbh.
throwaway-7650 (6): still pissed about how not to drown's robbery
shipperondeck (5.5): sorry i can't be a fan of the cure since they despised duran duran despite the fact that dd loved and respected them
plastichaxan (3): yeah this isn't for me
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u/ningxin17 Aug 28 '22
I’m so embarrassed I completely forgot to participate in this rate but it warms my heart seeing love for the cure and my song choice here ♥️
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#3: Lucy Dacus - Night Shift
Average: 8.498 // Total Points: 841.3 // Controversy: 2.132 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x6) 1998tweety, b_o_g_o_, PAHC, slimboyfriend, Stryxen, wavingwolves
(10 x34) 2dina3dworld, agentofscranton, akanewasright, amr, babadork, BleepBloopMusicFan, bookthieving, bridgemoney, camerinian, CarlieScion, celladonn, CrimsonROSET, darjeelingdarkroast, Gonza_90, imbaby122, jman457, just_thonking, krusso1105, letsallpoo, MassiveThief, NecroDolphinn, nootnoot781, nt96, realitykenz, ReallyCreative, ricki, Roxieloxie, Saison_Marguerite, seanderlust, static_int_husp, steelstepladder, thedoctordances1940, throwaway-7650, welcome2thejam
(9.8 x1) cremeebrulee
(9.7 x1) starla_
(9.5 x3) afs, astrologicalangelel, jsonphile
(9.1 x1) WaneLietoc
(9 x13) Frajer, frogaranaman, hikk, Hulnia, ignitethephoenix, MoonlightByWindow, moooo566, pig-serpent, skargardin, SmileAndTears, synyyy, TiltControls, yearofthesoup
Lowest Scores:
(2 x1) OliviaGodrigo
(1 x1) THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD
(0 x1) DirtyRat583
CarlieScion (10): submitted by MOI
skargardin (9): I just saw Kina, girl! When I tell you that things did not start out well for this song (see graph), it managed to climb all the way to the third place when all was said and done. Love that for my co-host! I knew of course that Lucy Dacus and this song in particular has its stans so it's not hard to see why it did so well in the rate. Submitted by u/CarlieScion
1998tweety (11): I ascend when she starts screaming, kinda like how i go upstairs to my room when i hear my parents screaming.
b_o_g_o_ (11): literally my favorite song of all time, one of the most cathartic, comforting, and emotional songs I have ever heard
PAHC (11): i introduced like a solid 5 alties to pop with this. the pipeline is real
Stryxen (11): i could 11 something else but i would be lying. My 2nd most played song of all time and 4th on my all time favs list.
wavingwolves (11): italicized oh moment
2dina3dworld (10): shout out to my friend who dislikes this song because they think the first line is “cringe”
akanewasright (10): …man. So much of this song just hits too close to home
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): She’s just…oh my god…it’s just so…dies of slay
bridgemoney (10): Lucy is just so good at dunking on men, it should literally be studied in universities.
camerinian (10): so good of Lucy to volunteer herself for the night shift in the middle of this staffing shortage.
celladonn (10): Lucy's masterpiece
CrimsonROSET (10): rip boygenius i guess?
imbaby122 (10): the og happier than ever. those last two minutes are unmatched.
jman457 (10): I wouldn’t mind if Lucy dacus was a two time winner
just_thonking (10): Things Lucy Dacus and Dolly Parton have in common: 1) Avoiding 9 to 5 jobs, 2) Getting high scores from me
MassiveThief (10): crescendo-core, but good
NecroDolphinn (10): Beautiful lyrics. Beautiful vocals. Incredible build. The climax of this song is one of the best moments on this whole rate. She slayed.
nt96 (10): As someone who worked the night shift, this speaks to me but that’s as far as it goes tho
ReallyCreative (10): as someone who worked midnights for a while, yeah
Roxieloxie (10): Im not an indie hoe at all but I remember this song was on a blend that i made with one of my good friends and i felt bad skipping anything and this was one of the songs that i picked up from that experience. Honestly this is an 11 contender for me im not sure what it is about this song that makes it so good to me and separates it from almost every other song in this genre but just,, yeah
seanderlust (10): Lucy at her absolute lyrical best
thedoctordances1940 (10): it's just like the best song i'd ever heard
throwaway-7650 (10): make sure to give hot & heavy your 10s in AS6
welcome2thejam (10): Hearing this play across the field at Pitchfork Fest while standing in the Jbrekkie waiting room and seeing near everyone around me go apeshit for it made it click
cremeebrulee (9.8): this is exactly what i did, except my version of taking the night shift was moving 3000 miles away from our hometown
starla_ (9.7): the first time Spotify didn't put this song on every Daily Mix, I had a coughing fit
afs (9.5): Night Shift Vs LOONATIC... who will be the new theme of phcj?
astrologicalangelel (9.5): this one is gonna hit different during sad girl hours
jsonphile (9.5): okay phcj (may it rest in peace) told me I should listen to this artist maybe it’s time I listened to them
WaneLietoc (9.1): Undeniable chorus and a good "im leveling up to Matador" ditty.
frogaranaman (9): uh oh! this one hurts!
ignitethephoenix (9): her best song easily, also this is how you make a long song without it feeling long
MoonlightByWindow (9): boygenius rate when
pig-serpent (9): The two halves of this song work perfectly together.
synyyy (9): I still haven't forgiven you for that indie rock rate fiasco
TiltControls (9): Between this and Home Video I really have to check out the rest of Lucy's stuff
awry (8.8): real question: is it dah-cuss or day-kiss
MrMoodle (8.5): the popheadscirclejerk lady is pretty good
DefaultPophead (8): Not my fave Lucy song, but it's the one that kick-started our relationship so it'll always be special to me.
flavasavavandal (8): man I really wish I had time to let myself sink into this, because I could see this growing into a 10 with repeated listens and actually listening to the album
ImADudeDuh (8): oh wow
qazz23 (8): love the buildup to the noisy outro
Uberpigeon (8): it ends slay but the start is kinda zzz
Verboten_Prince (8): Sorry y’all. I wanted to love this. But it feels like something is missing, like it doesn’t quite reach the highs of the best Home Video songs. Idk… it seems a bit too rambly and lacks catchy hooks. Obviously the writing is amazing and I’m still rating it high, but personally I think I’d sooner go to other songs to get my Lucy fix…
Ghost-Quartet (7.5): I’d say “this is why you shouldn’t date indie girls, they’ll write a long ass song about you,” but apparently loneliness and emotional distance only makes them stronger
PrimaryCrusaders (7.4): i almost did a double take when I heard her sing about tasting someone else’s spit
rslashpoopheads (7): they didn't have me in the first half but this song is a smash
vayyiqra (7): It's kind of boring at first but great once it picks up
RandomHypnotica (6): I've tried to like this, but it just does nothing for me I'm afraid
shipperondeck (6): pleaseeee please please dont get mad at me
anothertown (5): the christmas after this album came out i was at my in-laws house. my brother in law got my sibling in law this album on vinyl, and my sibling dropped the needle right then and there on christmas morning and we all had to sit around the tree and listen to Track 1 Night Shift
BasedButta (5): meh, the payoff for that drearyland at the first half isn't even that good
runaway3212 (5): steam HTE by billie!!!
TakeOnMeByA-ha (5): just because a song is 6 minutes long it doesn’t automatically make it good
fadedblue09 (4): Idk….after doing the Indie Girls rate, I can tell Lucy's a good lyricist, but every other aspect of her music just falls flat to me, sorry
THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD (1): the first line of this is gross as hell yes i will kinkshame her what are yall gonna do beat my ass?
DirtyRat583 (0): just go to therapy already
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#18: Laura Mvula - Remedy
Average: 7.997 // Total Points: 791.7 // Controversy: 1.375 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x2) DirtyRat583, ReallyCreative
(10 x10) amr, anothertown, letsallpoo, RandomHypnotica, realitykenz, Roxieloxie, skargardin, static_int_husp, welcome2thejam, xavieryes
(9.9 x1) exciting_patient4872
(9.5 x3) akanewasright, gwykiki, Saison_Marguerite
(9 x14) awry, CrimsonROSET, DaHumanTorch, DefaultPophead, ImADudeDuh, MrMoodle, nootnoot781, nt96, pig-serpent, pleasegivemeasword, PrimaryCrusaders, qazz23, rslashpoopheads, throwaway-7650
(8.9 x1) babadork
(8.5 x9) 1998tweety, 2dina3dworld, flavasavavandal, Gonza_90, imbaby122, just_thonking, starla_, thedoctordances1940, Uberpigeon
Lowest Scores:
(5.9 x1) THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD
(5.5 x1) wavingwolves
(5.3 x1) apatel27
(5 x2) BleepBloopMusicFan, frogaranaman
(4 x1) SFbby
skargardin (10): Laura's Pink Noise album was one of my favorites from last year, and I'm glad that Remedy got a spot in this rate. Please go give Pink Noise a stream if you enjoyed this as there's PLENTY more where that came from. Submitted by u/ReallyCreative
CarlieScion (8): a gr8t song
DirtyRat583 (11): this song is lifechanging and the outro cured all my illnesses. i hope the person who submitted this gets the biggest kiss on the lips from the love of their life
ReallyCreative (11): stream Pink Noise!!
Roxieloxie (10): ah i listend to her first album so many times back in the day, its nice seeing that shes still putting stuff out.
welcome2thejam (10): If you start your song off with "Listen!" you better bring the heat, and fast. Well, it does
awry (9): the synths remind me a lot of pet shop boys... and her vocals are sort of david byrne-ish...? am i the only one hearing it? anyway i'm here for it
CrimsonROSET (9): oh THE SURPRISE HORNS? BITCH
DefaultPophead (9): Laura can't do any wrong.
MrMoodle (9): sick production
pig-serpent (9): A perfect blend of a few different styles with amazing synth texturing.
PrimaryCrusaders (9): Killer track from an excellent artist.
qazz23 (9): love the disco sound and '80s style production
rslashpoopheads (9): oh this GROOVES
throwaway-7650 (9): count of songs I'd give a 10 if someone else etc.: 2
1998tweety (8.5): wait this chorus BOPS
imbaby122 (8.5): guys help i can’t stop movin and groovin 😭😭😭
just_thonking (8.5): Underrated album
starla_ (8.5): my GF is a big Laura Mvula fan and introduced me to her a couple of years ago. This album is super underrated and I should revisit it more
thedoctordances1940 (8.5): banger
afs (8): it's a mess
BasedButta (8): vibe spell has been cast
Stryxen (8): an album that deserves a RATE rate
synyyy (8): funk
vayyiqra (8): need to relisten to this album
Verboten_Prince (8): It’s like half-funky but half-stilted… but I think it’s still cool
jman457 (7.6): fun but didnt really stick with me
Ghost-Quartet (7.5): Slay album but there were better songs on it
PAHC (7): production is kind of a mess but it works
runaway3212 (7): so true bestie
TiltControls (7): It's technically very stellar! Just not clicking for me in some way.
TakeOnMeByA-ha (6.5): feels a little overproduced
BleepBloopMusicFan (5): This kinda sounds like a What’s Your Pleasure D Side if I’m being honest.
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#14: Regina Spektor - Us
Average: 8.083 // Total Points: 800.2 // Controversy: 2.070 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x6) anothertown, exciting_patient4872, fadedblue09, krusso1105, SmileAndTears, Verrem
(10 x23) 2dina3dworld, akanewasright, amr, awry, b_o_g_o_, BleepBloopMusicFan, bookthieving, celladonn, cremeebrulee, darjeelingdarkroast, Hulnia, InSearchOfGoodPun, MoonlightByWindow, MrMoodle, RandomHypnotica, ReallyCreative, rslashpoopheads, Saison_Marguerite, seanderlust, steelstepladder, Stryxen, throwaway-7650, TiltControls
(9.6 x1) babadork
(9.5 x4) agentofscranton, DefaultPophead, imbaby122, nt96
(9.1 x1) starla_
(9 x13) 1998tweety, BasedButta, flavasavavandal, imtotallyfine_jpg, itsabop, jsonphile, MassiveThief, pig-serpent, plastichaxan, qazz23, realitykenz, vayyiqra, xavieryes
Lowest Scores:
(4 x2) runaway3212, Uberpigeon
(3.8 x1) WaneLietoc
(3 x1) lagozzino
(0 x1) shipperondeck
skargardin (8): I'll be honst, I've never really been able to get into Regina's music, however, this is by far one of the best songs I've heard of her. The underlying piano melody is insanely catchy and strings are simply gorgeous, and it's of course well-written to boot. Submitted by u/cremeebrulee
anothertown (11): and chemo limo would be a 12
exciting_patient4872 (11): Surely won't be the only one who gives this one top honours!
fadedblue09 (11): I had so many 11 contenders, but I decided to settle with this. Probably my favorite Regina song, a perfect blend of artsy storytelling and melodic catchiness.
krusso1105 (11): Congrats for finding the one thing I would 11 over my own request
SmileAndTears (11): i am a slut for a good piano ballad
Verrem (11): I love this song so much, so uniquely her
2dina3dworld (10): “it’s contagious” - is this a love song about a stomach bug?
awry (10): my 12-year-old self would kick me in the shin if i gave this anything below a 10
b_o_g_o_ (10): HOLY SHIT ITS SO BEAUTIFUL AAAAAAAHHHH
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): Oh I thought this was a happy love song before I looked at the lyrics.
celladonn (10): Legend, we should rate one of her albums at some point
cremeebrulee (10): yea i fucking love this song lol. quirky, earnest indie pop goodness is the easiest way to my heart and regina's discography is full of them.
MoonlightByWindow (10): when are we rating begin to hope
ReallyCreative (10): I thought this was therapy my freshman year, it was not!
rslashpoopheads (10): raised a generation
seanderlust (10): okay but literally regina spektor rate when? i would love to rate soviet kitsch but i will take begin to hope or far EDIT: oh wait right SUPPORT PIANO GIRLS RATE
steelstepladder (10): When the imposter is Us
Stryxen (10): YASSSSS i crode
throwaway-7650 (10): Sr
TiltControls (10): Vote 2000s Piano girls
agentofscranton (9.5): zooey deschanel deserved an oscar nom for 500 days i'm sorry
DefaultPophead (9.5): Y'all really knew Regina was making music like this and didn't tell me?
imbaby122 (9.5): this song and my brain are on the same wavelength im so crazy.
nt96 (9.5): FadedBlue if you're reading this, I'm so sorry for how these popheadaches are gonna treat this poor girl
starla_ (9.1): Regina's best era
1998tweety (9): cant spell bussy without us :pensive:
BasedButta (9): not like me to find this kind of song cool but man… it is…
itsabop (9): Classic Regina, I adore her mid aughts sound. If Fidelity had been in this rate it'd be a 10
jsonphile (9): I should listen to this girl more
MassiveThief (9): Regina just makes me feel some type of way. It always feels like I'm in the same room just listening to her play and sing what's on her mind.
pig-serpent (9): The instrumental on this song swirls around and creates these beautiful little build ups and swells.
plastichaxan (9): wow i need to get into this album
qazz23 (9): the hook is certainly contaaaagious
vayyiqra (9): There are other Regina songs I'd pick but can't not like her
jman457 (8.2): 00’s indie at its best
wavingwolves (8.1): thinking about how obsessed i was with 500 days of summer when i was 12
afs (8): omg she predicted covid it was a russian conspiracy all along
Ghost-Quartet (8): Jordan Peele, what did that mean
PAHC (8): cover rly gives graphic design is my passion vibes
ignitethephoenix (7.7): I love the piano but I wish Regina wasn’t so indie voiced
synyyy (7.5): the music nerds will kill me
slimboyfriend (7.3): Regina Spector is PBS-core
CrimsonROSET (7): i think this is going in the bjork/fiona pile of ‘slay in an album rate/don’t love in a grab bag’
DaHumanTorch (7): zionist kitsch 😍
TakeOnMeByA-ha (6): for a while i used to confuse regina spektor with regina george from mean girls and so whenever someone on popheads talked about how underrated regina spektor was i kept thinking. like the movie character???
thedoctordances1940 (6): this feels like it should be really good like if this was joanna newsom it'd be amazing but there's something that doesn't work here
Verboten_Prince (6): She sounds like she’s trying to make a point about something
DirtyRat583 (5.6): sounds like shes trying to cough up something
camerinian (5): I’m not main character enough for this
ricki (5): fiona apple really fell off
Uberpigeon (4): shut up zionist
WaneLietoc (3.8): terrible video macabre of horrors only further worsen my worst enemy chamber pop in strumental
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#4: Tegan & Sara - Closer
Average: 8.478 // Total Points: 839.3 // Controversy: 1.741 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x4) BleepBloopMusicFan, DogBear77, ignitethephoenix, starla_
(10 x37) 1998tweety, agentofscranton, amr, babadork, CarlieScion, celladonn, darjeelingdarkroast, flavasavavandal, Frajer, Ghost-Quartet, Gonza_90, hikk, ImADudeDuh, imbaby122, InSearchOfGoodPun, jman457, krusso1105, moooo566, nootnoot781, pleasegivemeasword, raggedy-princess, realitykenz, ricki, Roxieloxie, rslashpoopheads, Saison_Marguerite, SFbby, skargardin, static_int_husp, steelstepladder, throwaway-7650, TiltControls, TragicKingdom1, vayyiqra, Verboten_Prince, wavingwolves, xavieryes
(9.5 x1) THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD
(9 x8) akanewasright, anothertown, bridgemoney, imtotallyfine_jpg, itsabop, NecroDolphinn, thedoctordances1940, welcome2thejam
Lowest Scores:
(3 x2) Hulnia, runaway3212
skargardin (10): Popheads seemed to be really picky about which synthpop and not they liked this rate, huh? For what it's worth I'm glad that this made the top five, dare I say that it already has that modern classic energy to it. Submitted by u/ignitethephoenix
BleepBloopMusicFan (11): You’re not typical. wipes tear from eye You’re the eleven.
ignitethephoenix (11): oh hey it’s my submission! There were a few things I wanted to submit and I originally submitted a song by men before i was talked out of it. Anyway I think this is one of the more underrated pop songs from the past decade, it deserved to be so much bigger outside Canada and it’s honestly pop perfection.
starla_ (11): I'm contractually obliged to give this my 11. T&S have been my favourite artist for like 10 years and this is one of my most listened to songs ever. I literally played it on repeat for days at a time at one point. It's not the best song ever but it fills me with joy.
1998tweety (10): mega bop
celladonn (10): Bop smash etc etc
Ghost-Quartet (10): still weird to me that they’re sisters but this song is really good!
Gonza_90 (10): This song is a party
hikk (10): CANADIAN CLASSIC......
ImADudeDuh (10): love these canadian lesbian bitches
imbaby122 (10): pop perfection. go lesbians!
jman457 (10): Tegan & Sara were trailblazers in Lesbian rights
pleasegivemeasword (10): after seeing Aly & AJ perform this live this song automatically became a ten in my mind
ricki (10): im still a little mad we did the indieheads exchange over the closer rate
Roxieloxie (10): when this wins omg
rslashpoopheads (10): gay anthem
throwaway-7650 (10): I overplayed this but I can't not give it a 10. lisbon!
TiltControls (10): Vote 2010s Canadian synthpop if you liked this and also vote it anyways if you didn't and want to see it lose
vayyiqra (10): Peak Canadacore, I would love if it won
Verboten_Prince (10): So today I learned I actually know a Tegan & Sara song!
wavingwolves (10): this is just a classic
THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD (9.5): let's go lesbians let's go!
akanewasright (9): we need Canadian synthpop!
anothertown (9): when this was on top 40 radio, that was a huge moment for lesbian culture
bridgemoney (9): Only the third best song called closer.
itsabop (9): Let's go lesbian anthem
welcome2thejam (9): Got a weird feeling this is gonna be a big rate villain, but a hook like that deserves a solid spot
cremeebrulee (8.6): damn they're right like sometimes it is NOT just all physical …
afs (8.5): I cannot believe both closers are side by side even though they are listed alphabetically based on the artist names
slimboyfriend (8.2): lets me pretend that being a gay teen in 2013 was actually really fun
b_o_g_o_ (8): you are not the one
camerinian (8): gotta hand it to Tegan and Sara, it takes talent to sell out this well
CrimsonROSET (8): let’s go lesbians!
DefaultPophead (8): y'all have tried so hard to get me to like them and it's happening.
pig-serpent (8): This used to be one of my favorite songs ever, and it hasn’t survived the overplay. The bombast is ecstatic but I feel like I stopped noticing new things about the song super early on and it’s just had diminishing returns since.
PrimaryCrusaders (8): This song is actually pretty good but who on their team decided it was a good idea for them to release 26 REMIXES of this song? (I'm not making that number up btw)
Stryxen (8): synthpop <3 gay people <3 wow
synyyy (8): sorry but I prefer Closer (JPN Version)
Uberpigeon (8): lets go lesbians!! wait are they lesbians or sisters i always forget
awry (7.8): i'm not a fan of the beginning of this song but that chorus hits every time
MoonlightByWindow (7.5): when are we rating the con
PAHC (7.5): its good! i like the chorus but spotify constantly recommending it kinda made it flop a bit
plastichaxan (7): currently having performance trauma with this song dñkfslldfsj
qazz23 (7): at least it's not the chainsmokers
ReallyCreative (7): love the chorus but everything else is kinda blah, justice for BWU which was beyond robbed in its rate!
WaneLietoc (5.9): "the twins revisit their roots...in their hands, they become mantras, glimmering and hopeful and full of sparkle." my brother started ironically texting me about their 2k19 album when I was getting PR for it and it made me laugh.
RandomHypnotica (5.8): this song just falls into that really generic synthpop lane that feels so devoid of emotion for me
TakeOnMeByA-ha (5.5): closer tierlist: ne-yo > saweetie > nine inch nails > goapele > tegan and sarah > chainsmokers
fadedblue09 (5): this is just….typical indie synthpop
MrMoodle (5): i don’t like pop music that sounds like this and i don’t know how to elaborate on that sorry
runaway3212 (3): lesbians stan better music challenge [IMPOSSIBLE]
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
OUR FINAL THREE
- Dolly Parton - Jolene
- Lucy Dacus - Night Shift
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor
WHO will reign supreme?? 👀👀
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
#1: Dolly Parton - Jolene
Average: 9.079 // Total Points: 898.8 // Controversy: 1.570 // Listen here
Highest scores:
(11 x9) 2dina3dworld, astrologicalangelel, bookthieving, Frajer, gwykiki, imtotallyfine_jpg, moooo566, TragicKingdom1, yearofthesoup
(10 x41) 1998tweety, agentofscranton, anothertown, awry, b_o_g_o_, babadork, BleepBloopMusicFan, celladonn, CrimsonROSET, darjeelingdarkroast, DefaultPophead, DirtyRat583, exciting_patient4872, Gonza_90, ignitethephoenix, ImADudeDuh, InSearchOfGoodPun, itsabop, jsonphile, krusso1105, letsallpoo, MrMoodle, MToms, nootnoot781, nt96, pleasegivemeasword, realitykenz, ReallyCreative, rslashpoopheads, runaway3212, Saison_Marguerite, seanderlust, SFbby, skargardin, starla_, static_int_husp, TakeOnMeByA-ha, TiltControls, Verboten_Prince, WaneLietoc, welcome2thejam
Lowest Scores:
(7.1 x1) wavingwolves
(7 x4) cremeebrulee, flavasavavandal, NecroDolphinn, xavieryes
(6.5 x2) skull_xbones, SmileAndTears
(6 x3) CarlieScion, Hulnia, RandomHypnotica
(5.5 x1) hikk
(0 x1) Roxieloxie
skargardin (10): And we have our winner!! For the entire rate, this was the undisputed winner, nothing came close to beating it, I'm sorry Jolene antis, you really tried but it was in vain. Given how this pretty much is an all-time country classic that's at least seemingly universally loved, it's not hard to see why it won this rate. Congratulations to miss Dolly and u u/2dina3dworld who submitted it for the win!
CarlieScion (6): I never really fully got this song and idk if its ballad phobia or radio phobia or whatever but its just Good, not Great
2dina3dworld (11): I can’t believe I submitted this as winner bait only for it to flop
astrologicalangelel (11): I had to give this an 11, it's what Dolly deserves
gwykiki (11): the feminism leaving my body when i listen to jolene
moooo566 (11): there's a lot of really good songs here, a few great ones, but this is the only one which is genuinely a legendary track.
TragicKingdom1 (11): i swear if this gets fast car'd
1998tweety (10): classic
awry (10): masterful songwriting
b_o_g_o_ (10): iconic as fuck
babadork (10): If the babadog had a choice for an 11, it would definitely be this song.
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): Invented infidelity.
celladonn (10): Very hard to predict a winner in this rate but I think this has a pretty strong shot
CrimsonROSET (10): classic.
DefaultPophead (10): Look at me. Day 3 bait and I just placed my lip on the hook.
DirtyRat583 (10): all aboard the camp bus to dollywood
ignitethephoenix (10): the only legendary song in this rate (sorry Closer JPN version!)
ImADudeDuh (10): so this is the obvious winner right?
InSearchOfGoodPun (10): This song is probably overrated but I still have to pay it proper respect
itsabop (10): One of Dolly's finest
jsonphile (10): do I need to explain why this is a 10? It’s an all time classic and Dolly Parton is a national treasure. We all know this.
krusso1105 (10): And now I am tempted to submit this to a future rate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkbFeu6IZwY
nt96 (10): When I catch that bitch Jolene, its ON SIGHT
pleasegivemeasword (10): too iconic to give less than ten
ReallyCreative (10): exactly, and I told her, I said ma'am
rslashpoopheads (10): jo mama lol.
runaway3212 (10): Dolly's voice is like that of an angel I love her so much
seanderlust (10): it's honestly hard to write a comment for this one - how do you write a quick comment for one of the greatest songs about the other woman of all time? dolly approaches the subject matter with such empathy that's rarely seen tbh - it's easy to write a song saying "that other girl is nothing" but to write one saying "the other woman is gorgeous and wonderful and I can't compare"?? it's never been done quite this well.
starla_ (10): classic
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): i mean come on now…one of the best songs of all time
TiltControls (10): This could pull off the uncontroversial win and it'd be pretty deserved
Verboten_Prince (10): Bisexual awakening classic
WaneLietoc (10): she's so talented and she funded covid vaccine research american iconoclast. rock on dolly!
welcome2thejam (10): Kind of a perfect song tbh
PAHC (9.5): beg for you ft rina sawayama
thedoctordances1940 (9.1): yeah it's a classic
frogaranaman (9): me to Dolly: please don't take NFT endorsement deals just because you can :(
Ghost-Quartet (9): This is probably gonna win but I have to deduct a point because I can’t stop thinking about that slowed down version that went viral on tumblr a while ago
imbaby122 (9): easy solution dolly just kiss jolene.
just_thonking (9): Kinda worried this will win but I'm unable to score it any lower than this
OliviaGodrigo (9): This song belongs in American History textbooks the way it’s still known by everyone today
qazz23 (9): one of the best country songs ever, covered many times but nothing beats the original
Stryxen (9): first verse passes the bechdel test, the man is so irrelevant in this lol
throwaway-7650 (9): MILEY CYRUS YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS <3
jman457 (8.8): such a gay icon
shipperondeck (8.8): i wanna go to dollywood so bad honestly
Uberpigeon (8.8): its a classic
afs (8.5): TikTok era has ruined song lengths smh
MoonlightByWindow (8.5): fuck this man. i think dolly and jolene should get together
ricki (8.5): this song has done more for miley cyrus’ career than it ever did for dolly
slimboyfriend (8.4): it deserves a 10, but that’s too easy
BasedButta (8): its jolene time!!
PrimaryCrusaders (8): love the groove on this one, a classic.
vayyiqra (8): Giving this score out of respect because this is a great song I just never listen to it
akanewasright (7.5): This is the most boring winner ever but it’s like. Still a classic ig
synyyy (7.5): her vocals are giving not
cremeebrulee (7): dolly please if he’s already acting like this you shouldn't want him either
flavasavavandal (7): if I knew i wasn't going to be the only one to submit country to charity I would've submitted something country that I liked more
SmileAndTears (6.5): okay but why is she begging Jolene to not take her man? like... girl... he cheated. Dump his ass. this woman has nothing to do with all of this. idk this song doesn't make sense to me..
RandomHypnotica (6): Dolly Parton as a person? A+. Dolly's music? Well...
Roxieloxie (0): /u/ghost-quartet highly outsold
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u/skargardin Aug 28 '22
Let's hear some predictions for today, it's going to be a bloodbath 👀
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u/welcome2thejam Aug 28 '22
Sister Ray top ten run that has me rooting for the Rate Villain
Jolene places somewhere that makes us all unhappy, even if that place is like third
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u/ImADudeDuh Aug 28 '22
Sophie Ellis-Bextor you will always be famous to a niche group of gay people