Song Contest Part XXII, Host: omgfridge, Theme: Video Game Titles, Votes Due: Wednesday 9pm AEDT Time

[the fly]

In 10th place with 15 votes and 3 Billy votes, Naked Eye (Propellerheads mix) by Luscious Jackson, nommed by Tonga Bob
In equal 8th place with 15 votes, Miss World by Hole, nommed by myblueroan and Power by Hat Fitz & Cara, nommed by me

 

[Stokey]

Thought Hole would romp it in.

 

[the fly]

In equal 6th place with 18 votes, June Gloom by The Like, nommed by Ulahoopski and Sure as Spring by La Luz, nommed by Lunchlady Doris
In 5th place with 19 votes, Drunk II by Mannequin Pussy, nommed by omgfridge
In 4th place with 21 votes and 1 Billy vote, Sweet '69 by Babes in Toyland, nommed by raskolnikov

 

[the fly]

Ocha905, Stokey, and TubbsFarquhar remain.

 

[the fly]

In 3rd place with 23 votes and 2 Billy votes, Cattle and Cane by The Go-Betweens, nominated by Stokey

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Ah crap, c'mon Ocha!

 

[the fly]

In 2nd place with 25 votes, I Want You by The Buoys, nominated by TubbsFarquhar
In 1st place with 29 votes and 1 Billy vote, What Have We Done [live at Pukkelpop 2024] by Brutus with The Atomic Orchestra, nommed by Ocha905

 

[raskolnikov]

Who billies Babes in Toyland? You monster!

5. 7 Year Bitch
4. The Go-Betweens
3. Hat Fritz and Cara
2. Hole
1. La Luz

B: Bloc Party

 

[hotchilli]

5. The Buoys
4. Babes in Toyland
3. The Like
2. New Young Pony Club
1. Veara

B. Luscious Jackson

 

[Ocha905]

5. Mannequin Pussy - "Drunk II" was obsessed with this song when it came out. omgfridge 5th
4. Ibeyi - "Me Voy" Funky Chipmunk 11th
3. Hat Fitz and Cara - "Power" Great to see some blues the fly 8th
2. New Young Pony Club - "The Bomb" por_please_ya 15th
1. Alvvays - "Many Mirrors" Riviat 12th

Billy. The Go-Betweens - "Cattle and Cane" - Found it dull sorry (woah I can’t believe I’ve Billy’d Stokey )

Guesses! This is sure to be a PW (personal worst) - yep only got 5 right.

Back One Out - The Buoys
Chipmunk - Luscious Jackson
Fossie 32 - The Honeycombs
hotchilli - Viara
JHF 1870 - Hole
Lunchlady Doris - The Go-Betweens
myblueroan - Sleater-Kinney
Ocha905 - Brutus
omgfridge - Mannequin Pussy
Plugger35 - Yo La Tengo
por_please_ya - New Young Pony Club
raskolnikov - Raskolnikov
Riviat - The Like
Spudmaster - Babes in Toyland
Stokey - La Luz
the fly - Hat Fitz and Cara
Tonga Bob - 7 Year Bitch
Tubbs Farquhar - Bloc Party
Ulahoopski - Ibeyi

 

[the fly]

spudmaster Here's your Billy avatar.

 

[Plugger35]

5. Miss World
4. Cattle and Cane
3. Naked Eye
2. The Bomb
1. Traps

Billy - Me Voy

Thought Hole would romp it in.

That was the song I tried to nom but got beaten to it, I thought it would do better too.

 

[Chipmunk]

5: Brutus - What Have We Done Ocha905
4: Luscious Jackson - The Naked Eye Tonga Bob
3: The Like - June Gloom Ulahoopski
2: The Buoys - I Want You TubbsFarquhar
1: Mannequin Pussy - Drunk II omgfridge

BM: Veara - My B-Side Life spudmaster

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

5. Mannequin Pussy - "Drunk II" was obsessed with this song when it came out. omgfridge 5th
4. Ibeyi - "Me Voy" Funky Chipmunk 11th
3. Hat Fitz and Cara - "Power" Great to see some blues the fly 8th
2. New Young Pony Club - "The Bomb" por_please_ya 15th
1. Alvvays - "Many Mirrors" Riviat 12th

Billy. The Go-Betweens - "Cattle and Cane" - Found it dull sorry (woah I can’t believe I’ve Billy’d Stokey )

Guesses! This is sure to be a PW (personal worst) - yep only got 5 right.

Back One Out - The Buoys
Chipmunk - Luscious Jackson
Fossie 32 - The Honeycombs
hotchilli - Viara
JHF 1870 - Hole
Lunchlady Doris - The Go-Betweens
myblueroan - Sleater-Kinney
Ocha905 - Brutus
omgfridge - Mannequin Pussy
Plugger35 - Yo La Tengo
por_please_ya - New Young Pony Club
raskolnikov - Raskolnikov
Riviat - The Like
Spudmaster - Babes in Toyland
Stokey - La Luz
the fly - Hat Fitz and Cara
Tonga Bob - 7 Year Bitch
Tubbs Farquhar - Bloc Party
Ulahoopski - Ibeyi

I liked the instrumental to the Bloc Party song, but the lyrics were pure cringe.

"Cute like bambi"
"Meet me in the boom boom room"
"Lick lick lick, lickety split"

Come on Kele.

 

[raskolnikov]

5. Mannequin Pussy - "Drunk II" was obsessed with this song when it came out. omgfridge 5th
4. Ibeyi - "Me Voy" Funky Chipmunk 11th
3. Hat Fitz and Cara - "Power" Great to see some blues the fly 8th
2. New Young Pony Club - "The Bomb" por_please_ya 15th
1. Alvvays - "Many Mirrors" Riviat 12th

Billy. The Go-Betweens - "Cattle and Cane" - Found it dull sorry (woah I can’t believe I’ve Billy’d Stokey )

Guesses! This is sure to be a PW (personal worst) - yep only got 5 right.

Back One Out - The Buoys
Chipmunk - Luscious Jackson
Fossie 32 - The Honeycombs
hotchilli - Viara
JHF 1870 - Hole
Lunchlady Doris - The Go-Betweens
myblueroan - Sleater-Kinney
Ocha905 - Brutus
omgfridge - Mannequin Pussy
Plugger35 - Yo La Tengo
por_please_ya - New Young Pony Club
raskolnikov - Raskolnikov
Riviat - The Like
Spudmaster - Babes in Toyland
Stokey - La Luz
the fly - Hat Fitz and Cara
Tonga Bob - 7 Year Bitch
Tubbs Farquhar - Bloc Party
Ulahoopski - Ibeyi

You think I nommed myself?

 

[Fossie 32]

5 Brutus 9.1/10 dunno what the song is about but sounds epic
4 Power - Hat Fitz and Cara 9 sounds like Samantha Fish
3 Go Betweens 8.5
2 La Luz 8.4
1 Sleater 8.4

HM McVoy 8.4

 

[JHF1870]

5 Hole Miss World
4 Babes in Toyland Sweet '69
3 The Buoys I Want You
2 Manequin Pussy Drink It
1 The Honeycombs Because It Because
B Luciuos Jackson Naked Eye

 

[Ocha905]

Theme - AFL team season review.

Nom a song whose artist, title or lyrics links with how you feel your AFL team performed in 2024 (or how your team made you feel).

No previous noms.
No double up artists.

Noms due 10pm EST Thursday.
Votes due 10pm EST Sunday.

 

[Ocha905]

You think I nommed myself?

Pretty sure there was a piano gem in there somewhere

 

[raskolnikov]

Good theme but guessing who nommed what shouldn't be too hard.

 

[raskolnikov]

Damn. I've already nommed this.

 

[Tonga Bob]

5) The Go-Bees
4) Babes In Toyland
3) The Buoys
2) Veara
1) La Luz

B) The Honeycombs

Cracking list! Some absolute stonkers in there, and nobody deserved billying

 

[Lunchlady Doris]

5 - The Like - June Gloom Ulahoopski
4 - Brutus - What Have We done Ocha905
3 - Mannequin Pussy - Drunk II omgfridge
2 - Ibeyi - Me Voy Chipmunk
1 - The Buoys - I Want You TubbsFarquhar

BM - Veara - My B Side Life - very tough one though, feels harsh

 

[Ulahoopski]

5: What Have We Done - Brutus
4: Traps - Bloc Party
3: Sweet 69 - Babes in Toyland
2: Power - Hat Fitz and Cara
1: Sure As Spring - La Luz
Billy: My B-Side Life - Veara

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

5. The Go-Betweens - Cattle & Cane Stokey
4. La Luz - Sure as Spring Lunchlady Doris
3. Alvvays - Many Mirrors Riviat
2. Mannequin Pussy - Drunk II omgfridge
1. Brutus - What Have We Done Ocha905