Waiving Through A Window by Ben Platt - 11/10 🍅 Ben Platt can do no wrong. His emotional performances are so great.
Excuses by The Morning Benders - 9/10 🍅 I've never heard this one before. It's got such a nice sound. Hit it with a heart. This is so good.

For The Love Of A Princess by James Horner - 7.5/10 🚀 I love this kind of music. Submitting this, the bravery <3
Fast Slow Disco by St. Vincent - 7.5/10 🚀This one really grew on me. I'm torn!

This Is Good by Hannah Georgas - 6/10 👾 I wouldn't turn the station on this one. This is good.
Mudshovel by Staind - 4/10 🚧 Not my kinda jam, but not trash. I would turn the station.

No Rain by Blind Melon - 8/10 🚀 I'd head nod to this in a convertible. The lyrics speak to me. Ah shit there is a guitar solo! Slap it with that heart.
The Last Sled by Tuomas Holopainen - 7/10 🚀 What the heck is this song?! I think I like it.

Put Your Records On by Ritt Momney - 6.5/10 👾 Mitt Romney? Interesting!
Gimme The Loot by the Notorious B.I.G. - 7.5/10 🚀 I could listen to this a few more times. This could be a ganking guild's theme song in Albion Online.

Strangers by Sigrid - 8.5/10 🍅 Sigrid hits.
Typical by Tickle Me Pink - 7.5/10 🚀 I like this one, too!

Live Your Life by T.I. - 8/10 🚀 Head bop.
Roxanne by Arizona Zervas - 7/10 🚀 Not bad at all. I could listen to this while eating McDonalds.

Smoke Baby by Hawksley Workman - 8/10 🚀 Snorting that coke! First half was much better than the second half, lol.
From Now On by Hugh Jackman - 9/10 🍅 Hugh Jackman? Yes, please, give me more. FROM NOW ON! Songs like this my ears love when I crank the volume up and start dancing around my room.

#1: Waiving Through A Window - This is so cheesy. Gave it one minute and skipped before the chorus kicked in. 3/10
#1: Excuses - Intriguing. Not sure it's a guy or a girl but I like what I'm hearing. Yup this is it. 9/10

#2: For The Love Of A Princess - this is ok, feels like watching a movie. 7/10
#2: Fast Slow Disco - No, just no. Ok it gets better. Nah. 5/10

#3: This Is Good - Not my normal cup of tea, but I like it. 7/10
#3: Mudshovel - Didn't expect to like this, but I can dig this. Close matchup. 7/10

#4: No Rain - This song sounds like Greenday's Basket Case. I like it. 8/10
#4: The Last Sled - Ok I appreciate this song choice because it's different, but wouldn't really want to listen to it ever again. 5/10

#5: Put Your Records On - Pleasant vocals, quite a good song. Nice autotune. 7/10
#5: Gimme The Loot - This is the song that will go far and that I don't get at all lol. 1/10

#6: Strangers - Nice song. Hmm ok it was a nice intro. 6/10
#6: Typical - This rocks, I like it. 8/10

#7: Live Your Life - uhhh no please just stop. 1/10
#7: Roxanne - Autotune. It's ok. 6/10

#8: Smoke Baby - This is too long and doesn't really go anywhere, but still quite enjoyable. 7/10
#8: From Now On - Oh I thought the PL was done but this seems to be a low quality recording or something? Don't like it at all unfortunately. 2/10

Match-up #1: Waiving Through A Window by Ben Platt vs. Excuses by The Morning Benders

Waiving Through A Window: Ben Platt is really good. The more you listen to his music the better it gets it seems.
Excuses: ....oh my oh my. I absolutely love this one. Boc, is this you? It's got a 60s vide to it that I can't get enough of. It's wonderful.

VOTED FOR: man this is really tough. I really like both songs here. I think I'm going Excuses due to it being more original but I have no problems with either song winning here. Whomever picked the songs, nice job. I have a feeling this will be upsetting these 2 diddies met in the first round.


Match-up #2: For The Love Of A Princess by James Horner vs. Fast Slow Disco by St. Vincent


For The Love Of A Princess:....umm...sure....it's a song....not my type of thing. I'm sure at least 1 of you like it.

Fast Slow Disco: ew. in my In Living Color voice "Hated it" and then snapping my fingers.

VOTE FOR: Well my opinion from the first match up has already come up. Both of these songs suck and should be eliminated in the first round. I'm voting for For The Love Of A Princess solely due to the reason I don't have to listen to god awful lyrics in that song.


Match-up #3: This Is Good by Hannah Georgas vs. Mudshovel by Staind


This Is Good: this lead singers voice is highly annoying. It's like nails on a chalk board. I gave it 1 minute. Can't do any more. Sorry.


Mudshovel: decent jam. Not my favorite type of music but some is tolerable and this is one of those tolerable songs. Have heard this one a bunch.


VOTED FOR: Mudshovel. Other song was trash.


Match-up #4: No Rain by Blind Melon vs. The Last Sled by Tuomas Holopainen


No Rain: A super and highly popular song that everyone has listened to 1 bazillion times. Hi Vernon.

The Last Sled: I don't get this song. Is it a show tune? What am I listening too?


VOTED FOR: No Rain....an absolute classic and one in which I love.


Match-up #5: Put Your Records On by Ritt Momney vs. Gimme The Loot by the Notorious B.I.G.

Put Your Records On: nope.....next

Gimme The Loot: I love Biggie but this isn't one of my favs.

VOTED FOR: Gimmie the Loot. Have to vote something here. Both of these songs can lose and I won't lose sleep.


Match-up #6: Strangers by Sigrid vs. Typical by Tickle Me Pink


Strangers: It's ok. Not horrible, not great. Just a typical pop song I would never recognize.

Typical: Not too bad. Don't hate it but don't love it either. I could see myself liking this song more as the tourney goes on.


VOTED FOR: Typical


Match-up #7: Live Your Life by T.I. vs. Roxanne by Arizona Zervas


Live Your Life: God this song is soooo fucking annoying. Skip. I will vote against this song every chance I get. Fuck this pos song.

Roxanne: This is like listening to the Beetles after the last song.

VOTE FOR: Roxanne



Match-up #8: Smoke Baby by Hawksley Workman vs. From Now On by Hugh Jackman


Smoke Baby: I love some Hawksley. But this not one of my favs by him.

From Now On: blah. Love the movie. Song is good. Not in a showtunes mode right now.


VOTED FOR: From Now On. It's a great song even though I'm not feeling it right now. The other song just doesn't hit for me at all.

music snobs all of you lol
(just kidding)

I like how Stargate's reviews read like he's never heard any of these songs in his life before lol

match-up #1:

WAVING Through a Window. lol Everyone just rolling with that typo. - Ben Platt, talented no doubt. Not a fan of the musical songs, but dude can sing.

Excuses. Nice sound. Super chill. Liking it more than the Window for sure.

match-up #2:

I can understand the appeal of instrumental music. But I cannot see myself for a piece of instrumental music from a film soundtrack like For The Love Of A Princess as my favourite song. That's my own personal opinion clearly.

Fast Slow Disco is nice. Beat. Voice. You can dance fast. Or slow. It gets my vote. Favourite song of this playlist so far.

match-up #3:

I like This is Good. I like the tone of her voice, I don't it annoying. I think this is a song that could grow on you the more you hear it.

Mudshovel is also good. It's quite a different kind of song compared to the other one in this match-up.

match-up #4

No Rain is such a perfect little song. It is one of my favourite songs already and I'm annoyed that I didn't think to submit it. I apologize in advance to Tuomas Holopainen, as they are not likely to get my vote, without even hearing the song.

The Last Sled - not what I expected at all. And now I feel a little bad for having to vote against it. It's actually kind of good though I could do without the spoken words.


match-up #5

I expected Put Your Records On to be some kind of parody song. I'm glad it isn't. :P But it's just a cover of another song. I'd prefer the original probably, but it's not terrible. Yeah, I definitely prefer the original, but I like that they made it their own.

Gimme the Loot might get my vote by default here. If the loot you're looking for is a vote, I've got your loot right here.

match-up #6

If Strangers was sung by someone I'm a fan of, like Kelly Clarkson or someone, I might enjoy it more. It's not really my type of song? I don't not like Sigrid, I just don't know her. Actually it gets better as it goes.

Typical. Tickle me surprised. I like this one.

match-up #7

Live Your Life. This reminds me of a strip club. I don't know why. lol Do I? Rihanna enhances any song she's in I think. I don't like the sample they used with this though. I don't want to have to vote for it, but it's always been catchy.

Come on, Roxanne. Make me vote for you. No? Okay, sorry then.

match-up #8

Smoke Baby. Who submitted this? I've heard this song so many times and even live, a handful of times. I might be a little biased. If you listened to it all the way though, we thank you.

Here we go. From Now On, I should expect songs from musicals to show up every time. :P If I'd seen this film, I might be more into it and could feel a little more for it. From about the 3:30 mark, it's really quite enjoyable. But I can't vote against my boy Hawk.

Christian @ 7/1/2021 13:30

I like how Stargate's reviews read like he's never heard any of these songs in his life before lol

lol for most of them I haven't!

Match-up #1: Waving Through A Window by Ben Platt vs. Excuses by The Morning Benders
--Can a song be too uplifting or have too positive of a vibe? This Ben Platt song pushes that limit for me. No excuses about it, this Excuses song just isn't my thing. I'm sure it'll have a bunch of fans, as this is typical FE-style music.

Match-up #2: For The Love Of A Princess by James Horner vs. Fast Slow Disco by St. Vincent
--Instrumental music from a movie soundtrack? Nah. Fast Slow Disco for me.

Match-up #3: This Is Good by Hannah Georgas vs. Mudshovel by Staind
--This Is Good is a lie. It's not good, not even a little bit. Love the opening to Mudshovel. It gets my vote this round.

Match-up #4: No Rain by Blind Melon vs. The Last Sled by Tuomas Holopainen
--LOL. Which one of you cheeky bastards submitted No Rain? This is a song you can't help but sing along to. The Last Sled sounds like a song from Frozen. I hate Frozen.

Match-up #5: Put Your Records On by Ritt Momney vs. Gimme The Loot by the Notorious B.I.G.
--Ritt Momney? How funny. Gimme that loot.

Match-up #6: Strangers by Sigrid vs. Typical by Tickle Me Pink
--Not really feeling either of these songs. Strangers, I guess?

Match-up #7: Live Your Life by T.I. vs. Roxanne by Arizona Zervas
--Hate the intro to the T.I. song, and the rest of it isn't any better. Going in, I assumed the Roxanne song was just a cover of the classic Police song, but it wasn't. It was pretty good.

Match-up #8: Smoke Baby by Hawksley Workman vs. From Now On by Hugh Jackman
--Something about Smoke Baby was annoying me. Can't put my finger on it exactly. Not a fan of songs from musicals or movies like this.

I always enjoy seeing what Spotify goes to next once a playlist ends. In this case, it was 1979 by the Smashing Pumpkins, which might have been the best song on the entire list for me (or right behind No Rain).

Match-up #1: Waving Through A Window by Ben Platt vs. Excuses by The Morning Benders
Match-up #2: For The Love Of A Princess by James Horner vs. Fast Slow Disco by St. Vincent
Match-up #3: This Is Good by Hannah Georgas vs. Mudshovel by Staind
Match-up #4: No Rain by Blind Melon vs. The Last Sled by Tuomas Holopainen
Match-up #5: Put Your Records On by Ritt Momney vs. Gimme The Loot by the Notorious B.I.G.
Match-up #6: Strangers by Sigrid vs. Typical by Tickle Me Pink
Match-up #7: Live Your Life by T.I. vs. Roxanne by Arizona Zervas
Match-up #8: Smoke Baby by Hawksley Workman vs. From Now On by Hugh Jackman

Some great songs.

The second match-up had me torn, but went with the instrumental music in the end. The other match-ups kinda resolved themselves.

Sigrid was pretty good imo. Hugh Jackman song pretty ace.

Also, lol at Mitt Romney song.

Match-up #1: Waving Through A Window by Ben Platt vs. Excuses by The Morning Benders
Match-up #2: For The Love Of A Princess by James Horner vs. Fast Slow Disco by St. Vincent
Match-up #3: This Is Good by Hannah Georgas vs. Mudshovel by Staind
Match-up #4: No Rain by Blind Melon vs. The Last Sled by Tuomas Holopainen
Match-up #5: Put Your Records On by Ritt Momney vs. Gimme The Loot by the Notorious B.I.G.
Match-up #6: Strangers by Sigrid vs. Typical by Tickle Me Pink
Match-up #7: Live Your Life by T.I. vs. Roxanne by Arizona Zervas
Match-up #8: Smoke Baby by Hawksley Workman vs. From Now On by Hugh Jackman

Round 1 Winners:

Match-up #1: Excuses by The Morning Benders (5-4)
Match-up #2: For The Love Of A Princess by James Horner (5-4)
Match-up #3: This Is Good by Hannah Georgas (6-3)
Match-up #4: No Rain by Blind Melon (8-1)
Match-up #5: Gimme The Loot by the Notorious B.I.G. (6-3)
Match-up #6: Strangers by Sigrid (6-3)
Match-up #7: Live Your Life by T.I. (5-4)
Match-up #8: Smoke Baby by Hawksley Workman (5-4)