Stitches by Shawn Mendes [Canada]
--Overplayed Top-40? No thanks.

Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet [Australia]
--Overplayed? Yes. Decent rock song? Also yes.

Nallane 3 by Flori Mumajesi [Albania]
--Coming out of the gate with reckless abandon. I love it. Even though I have no idea what they are saying, I would add this song to a personal playlist, if I had one with this type of music on it. Maybe I need to make a "songs that should be on a Fast and Furious soundtrack" playlist.

The Call of the Mountains by Eluveitie [Switzerland]
--This would have been my 2nd favorite song on the first list. After the first 3, this might not make my top-6 on this list.

You Don't Just Want To Break Me by Hawksley Workman [Canada]
--8 minutes? I made it to about 3. I guess I'm just not a Hawksley fan.

Slow Dancing In The Dark by Joji [Japan]
--This song is slow dancing its way right out of my top-6.

Lisztomania by Phoenix [France]
--Let's see what all the nominations were about... Meh, it's ok. Not my favorite, but not terrible. I could easily see this winning the whole thing.

He Said She Said by CHVRCHES [Scotland]
--This feels like a Vern song. I asked my pre-teen daughter what she thought of it and she loved it. Not sure that's a good thing...lol

Spaceship by Miss Li [Sweden]
--And so starts the Swedish trifecta. Meh, blast this one out into space and leave it there.

The Sign by Ace of Base [Sweden]
--Classic. The 90s kid in me loves some Ace of Base. It's way too popular to advance in this competition, but damn it, it gets a vote (and weird looks from my wife as I sing it out loud) from me.

Habits (Stay High) by Tove Lo [Sweden]
--I know this song? How do I know this song? I thought I had my 6 votes set then this came on.


Vote For:
Nallane 3 by Flori Mumajesi [Albania]
Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet [Australia]
The Sign by Ace of Base [Sweden]
The Call of the Mountains by Eluveitie [Switzerland]
He Said She Said by CHVRCHES [Scotland]
Habits (Stay High) by Tove Lo [Sweden]

Grumpy Old Man @ 14/9/2021 11:53

Group 2 has to be better then Group 1.....right??????

Significantly better.

Christian @ 14/9/2021 22:03

You quit the Hawksley song right when it was about to pick up. lol SHAME. And even after I told you that would be the last time I'd nominate one of his songs... :P

If it takes more than 3 minutes to 'pick up', it's not my cup of tea. That said, I skipped ahead a couple of times and it didn't change my opinion much. I just don't really care for him, sorry?

Songs advancing to the winners bracket
He Said She Said by CHVRCHES [Scotland] -- 8 votes
Habits (Stay High) by Tove Lo [Sweden] -- 8 votes
Lisztomania by Phoenix [France] -- 8 votes
Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet [Australia] -- 7 votes

Songs advancing to the consolation group stage
Spaceship by Miss Li [Sweden] -- 7 votes
The Call of the Mountains by Eluveitie [Switzerland] -- 6 votes
The Sign by Ace of Base [Sweden] -- 6 votes
Nallane 3 by Flori Mumajesi [Albania] -- 5 votes

Songs eliminated
Slow Dancing In The Dark by Joji [Japan] -- 4 votes
You Don't Just Want To Break Me by Hawksley Workman [Canada] -- 4 votes
Stitches by Shawn Mendes [Canada] -- 3 votes