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[TayDine1989]

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Taylor Swift | Love Story: Uhmm excuse me?! This is a classic! Stolen version > Taylor's version
Brandy | Top Of The World: It didn't click on me. And even if I was a teen when this was released, I think it still won't work
P!nk | Get the Party Started: Another classic! Although it kinda drags in the middle but it is still a great song
TLC | Baby Baby Baby: It's okay

The Go Go’s | We Got the Beat: Cool but that's it

TLC | Red Light Special: Wew! The last 2 minutes of the song made this song even better!
Mariah Carey | Shake It Off: Not feeling this one. Sorry :(
Taylor Swift | Shake It Off: A bop however it aged like milk.

Christina Millan | Dip It Low: If this was an album, this would've been the filler xD
Janet Jackson | Let’s Wait Awhile: This is good. Idk why it makes me kinda feel gloomy hahahaha

WILLOW | Whip My Hair: A classic! classic! classic! 
Bastille | Pompeii: Okay okay. This is so straight but I ain't mad
Sophie Ellis Bextor | Take Me Home: Okay wow this is a song! I love it!
ABBA | I Have A Dream: I love ABBA so much and this is just one of the classics. I love it. Reminds me of Sunday mornings
Madonna | Hollywood: Another weak song by the Queen of Pop? Ah Ah No No

Fifth Harmony | Work from Home: Work work work! Bop bop bop! 

Taylor Swift | Today Was A Fairytale: This is a cute song but as a Swiftie, this is one of those songs that I don't really listen to every time.

Edited August 29, 2021 by TayDine1989
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[Kavish]

 

Whitney Houston - Heartbreak Hotel

If Whitney is a hotel, this song is the lobby.

 

⛧

 

Britney Spears - Piece of Me

Miss. American Dream made several points, I fear. #FreeBritney.

 

⛧

 

Rihanna - Work

A tropical anthem for this island boi.

 

 

⛧

 

Ciara - Oh

Ah

 

⛧

 

The Weeknd - Starboy

The Weeknd x Daft Punk is a starlight collaboration.

 

⛧

 

Young Money - BedRock

An okay throwback that I wouldn't voluntarily come back to.

 

⛧

 

Nicki Minaj - Starships

I would like this sing to rocket as far away as possible from me, please.

 

 

⛧

 

Mariah Carey - Loverboy

The remix version is a bit disjointed.

 

⛧

 

Leona Lewis - Happy

Not bad, but it sounds like a blend of her hits from Spirit, probably a label formulation to replicate the same success.

 

⛧

 

Katy Perry - Wide Awake

We love Dark-ty.

 

 

⛧

 

Beyoncé - Baby Boy

Baby Bop

 

 

⛧

 

Missy Elliot - Work It

A certified classique.

 

⛧

 

Madonna - Ray Of Light

An iconique experimentation.

 

⛧

 

Kelis - Milkshake

 

 

 

 

⛧

 

Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me

Such a warm, comforting, legendary song.

 

⛧

 

Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am

Therefore I Jam

 

⛧

 

Justin Timberlake - Mirrors

This masterpiece is a journey, so masterfully crafted.

 

⛧

 

Kanye West - Heartless

Ye is not a man, he is a god. 

 

 

⛧

[Touch It]

The r&b haters have to go sorry

[Not Like The Movies]

Tea Nick ^
 

Anyway coming for safe/low at the moment ?

[Kavish]

Rankings sent.

[Dessy]

The mixed reviews got me ****ed up

[Auburn]

8 hours ago, Thanatos said:

Group B >>> A 

 

 

 

Taylor Swift - Love Story 

It’s a good song but I find it corny asf

 

Brandy - Top Of The World 

Dont like this at all

 

P!nk - Get the Party Started 

Wow Pink really has some really awful songs. Very dated but still better than Stupid Girls xo

 

 

TLC - Baby Baby Baby 

Dont like this at all  x2

 

The Go Go’s - We Got the Beat 

Scream, I live for this, this takes me back in time

 

TLC - Red Light Special 

Dont like this at all  x3

 

Mariah Carey - Shake It Off 

Not my style of music, but dont worry this is not bottom material <3

 

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off 

A BOP, finally something dancy. This song makes me smile and brings me joy. Pop perfection

 

Christina Millan - Dip It Low 

Dont like this at all  x4

 

Janet Jackson - Let’s Wait Awhile 

Lovely voice, lovely song but a snoozefest overall

 

WILLOW - Whip My Hair 

I would hate this and never think about clicking on play but among this R&B/soul wave of songs, this stands out and gives me life.

 

Bastille - Pompeii 

Yaaas love this, even though it being spammed on the radio took away its freshness. Also finally a male artist, we stan

 

Sophie Ellis Bextor - Take Me Home 

A CLASSIC, we stan. I do prefer Cher's version 

 

ABBA - I Have A Dream 

Mawma, this is something my grandparents would bop to but I also really like it

 

 

Madonna - Hollywood 

That was the first Madonna song that I bought on iTunes, I like it a lot. Great job picking this

 

Fifth Harmony - Work from Home 

Never cared for this girl group and I dont care for this song

 

Taylor Swift - Today Was A Fairytale 

Not my fave but it’s a beautiful song for sure

So basically you don't like any of the songs by black artists

[PinkBox]

Whitney Houston - Heartbreak Hotel

This was very nice, a bit too boring for my liking, but still v good

 

Britney Spears - Piece of Me

Ok period.... this bop 

 

Rihanna - Work
Another bop... (although it got a bit annoying for me)

 

Ciara - Oh

A classic methinks...

 

The Weeknd - Starboy

Unfortunately for you, I do not enjoy this artist like most, but it's not terrible

 

Young Money - BedRock

It's kind of a classic, but I still hate it 

 

Nicki Minaj - Starships

Another classic methinks...

 

Mariah Carey - Loverboy

It's kinda forgettable, I don't really have much to say

 

Leona Lewis - Happy

Ok this was cute actually

 

Katy Perry - Wide Awake

It's a yes for me, I was obsessed when this came out

 

Beyoncé - Baby Boy

...And another classic!!! An absolute yes, you knew you sent an amazing song

 

Missy Elliot - Work It

Iconic song, a bop

 

Madonna - Ray Of Light

EXACTLYYY

 

Kelis - Milkshake

A boppp, a bit repetitive though

 

Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me

V cute song, but idk if it's on the level of the other songs

 

Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am

Not particularly what I would listen to personally, but it's good

 

Justin Timberlake - Mirrors

Y'all dragged IACBTMN for being 7 and a half minutes, dragging this for being 8 minutes!!! (but I also don't like it in general)

 

Kanye West - Heartless

Ok, this is actually kinda cute

[Rotunda]

8 hours ago, Thanatos said:

Group B >>> A 

 

 

 

Taylor Swift - Love Story 

It’s a good song but I find it corny asf

 

Brandy - Top Of The World 

Dont like this at all

 

P!nk - Get the Party Started 

Wow Pink really has some really awful songs. Very dated but still better than Stupid Girls xo

 

 

TLC - Baby Baby Baby 

Dont like this at all  x2

 

The Go Go’s - We Got the Beat 

Scream, I live for this, this takes me back in time

 

TLC - Red Light Special 

Dont like this at all  x3

 

Mariah Carey - Shake It Off 

Not my style of music, but dont worry this is not bottom material <3

 

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off 

A BOP, finally something dancy. This song makes me smile and brings me joy. Pop perfection

 

Christina Millan - Dip It Low 

Dont like this at all  x4

 

Janet Jackson - Let’s Wait Awhile 

Lovely voice, lovely song but a snoozefest overall

 

WILLOW - Whip My Hair 

I would hate this and never think about clicking on play but among this R&B/soul wave of songs, this stands out and gives me life.

 

Bastille - Pompeii 

Yaaas love this, even though it being spammed on the radio took away its freshness. Also finally a male artist, we stan

 

Sophie Ellis Bextor - Take Me Home 

A CLASSIC, we stan. I do prefer Cher's version 

 

ABBA - I Have A Dream 

Mawma, this is something my grandparents would bop to but I also really like it

 

 

Madonna - Hollywood 

That was the first Madonna song that I bought on iTunes, I like it a lot. Great job picking this

 

Fifth Harmony - Work from Home 

Never cared for this girl group and I dont care for this song

 

Taylor Swift - Today Was A Fairytale 

Not my fave but it’s a beautiful song for sure

Y’all see what I see?

[CBC]

Lots of bops but sad that nobody sent Marina

[Thanatos]

20 minutes ago, Auburn said:

So basically you don't like any of the songs by black artists

I ranked Willow‘s and Janet‘s song pretty high so idk why this narrative is being created.. 

R&B is just not my kind of music at all, I love indie & pop 

I‘m sure your song will get the love it deserves 

 

[mokitsu]

 

 

 

GROUP A

Spoiler

Taylor Swift - Love Story: It's just one of those songs where you know all of the lyrics by default. Not my favorite, but still a classic.

 

Brandy - Top of the World: Another great song. I love the rap more than her parts though I think?

 

P!nk - Get the Party Started: actually like this more than I thought it would? The verses gets kinda repetitive but the chorus is so good.

 

TLC - Baby-Baby-Baby: This is getting lost in the mix within this group for me.

 

The Go-Go's - We Got the Beat: I only like the Glee version.

 

TLC - Red Light Special: Love how sexy this is but how melancholic they sound. Don't LOVE love the song but it's pretty good.

 

Mariah Carey - Shake It Off: SO cvnty. This wasn't a hit here so I was gagged when I first heard it some years ago when I got into her discog. So quotable and breezy, I love it.

 

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off: a song we all know and love or love to hate? I'm definitely on the love to hate spectrum today.

 

Christina Millian - Dip it Low: An absolute classic. I love when middle eastern instruments are incorporated in pop songs.

 

Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile: sooo corny but really good. Took a few listens to really love it but the melodies and sweet production are great.

 

WILLOW - Whip My Hair: Not really too sure about this? At least it's fun and this isn't a very strong group imo so you might be lucky

 

Bastille - Pompeii: ahh this era of gentrification pop   they're probably the best acts among the Mumfords and Lumineers but this is still slightly cringe

 

SEB - Take Me Home: sophisticated, timeless and masterful. One of the best pop songs ever.

 

ABBA - I Have a Dream: I'm an extreme ABBA apologist but this is not one of their best. It kinda drags on.

 

Madonna - Hollywood: these "I hate celebrity!!!!!" Big Pop Singles by Big Pop Artists always make me roll my eyes, but I love how left field this is and the melodies are pretty inescapable.

 

5H - Work From Home: Speaking of inescapable......I'm not ashamed to admit I watched the youtube premiere for this!!! It's an amazing pop song. It rode on trends and waves but lowkey perfected them. I love every member's contribution to this and Ty's verse is pretty good too.

 

Taylor Swift - Today Was a Fairytale: was everything else taken?

 

GROUP B

 

Spoiler

Whitney - Heartbreak Hotel: so smooth. There's nothing else to say about Whitney's voice, but I loooooove Faith's. All three vocalists' voices blend together beautifully, an amazing song.

 

Britney Spears - Piece of Me: probably my least favorite single off Blackout but still an immaculate pop song. Sis was MAD.

 

Rihanna - Work: Bops in a club but I never really felt it listening to it on my own. I usually skip it when I listen to ANTI and I always felt it was a bit out of place lol. I love the cyber dancehall vibes, but her delivery and the lyrics get annoying after a while.

 

Ciara - Oh: this literally SOUNDS awful...... so cheap and the mixing is OFF! It's a no from me.

 

The Weeknd - Starboy: the way I DROPPED everything when this came out to listen to it on loop. The rollout to this with that video of him getting kidnapped was so exciting lmao. Besides the incredible synth production, the piano in this is genius and gives an even darker tone to this song, I love it. Really catchy and probably his best hit imo

 

Young Money - BedRock: Soooo corny Nicki's verse is absolutely iconic though

 

Nicki Minaj - Starships: Absolutely iconic. Has it aged well? Not really, but that's part of the fun.

 

Mariah Carey - Loverboy: there's a good song in this, BUT! I just hate this early 2000s era of Mariah. The songs are reductive and her vocals leave a lot to be desired - and this is no exception. Her squeaky thin voice is a bit painful to listen to and the song is just Fantasy 4.0.

 

Leona Lewis - Happy: this kinda makes me sad but it's also so corny

 

Katy Perry - Wide Awake: a career high yep. After a year or two of Katy dominating pop music I remember being so surprised by this when it came out. Very introspective and surprisingly deep for a Big Pop Single By Big Pop Artist. Also a perfect way to close this era!

 

Beyoncé - Baby Boy: these melodies??? this production??? the runs???? I've always loved this song, there's so many little details about the structure and about her vocal delivery and layering (as in most Beyoncé songs) that elevate this to more than just a simple pop song. So good.

 

Missy Elliott - Work It: Is it something I'd listen to everyday? No! Not at all! But it's interesting to listen to this once in a while. Her lines are funny and out of the box and it's genuinely a weird hit. I also love that the production is pretty much constant throughout the song with pretty much nothing that sets apart the verses and chorus, I love songs like that.

 

Madonna - Ray of Light: this is SO late 90s, especially watching the music video as well - it's kind of perfect. If there's one thing Madonna knows how to do is deliver a dance track jam packed with emotion, release and euphoria. I love the aquatic ambient Boards of Canada'd influence in this track and in the album in general. Amazing song.

 

Kelis - Milkshake: pretty much Yummy by Gwen if it was a hit? it's really fun, left-field and incredibly catchy. Love the hard hitting and a bit dark Neptunes production in this.

 

Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me: Not really a fan of these 2000s AC radio songs. It's cute and joyful and does its thing but I don't really have any nostalgia from this like I do with the rest of these classics

 

Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am: Not really something I'd listen to outside the album context. It's okay, but reductive as hell.

 

Justin Timberlake - Mirrors: Absolutely stunning tour-de-force. This song and album make me nostalgic but still hold up wonderfully today. I miss when he was an ARTIST...

 

Kanye West - Heartless: This album was always a bit overrated to me. This is catchy but far from my favorite.

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[Not Like The Movies]

Yaaaas Moki! 

[Guero]

moKING

[Fruity]

 

~ GROUP 1 ~
 

Spoiler

Taylor Swift - Love Story: It's a cute classic. The lyrics and general vibe are warm and fuzzy and yeh the narrative is corny but captivating. It's kind of camp how cheesy yet universal this song is, and how even straight men weren't afraid to sing it at the top of their lungs back in the day. Teenage Dream era teas, kinda. The newer version admittedly makes it feel like a better song imo due to her smoother and softened, but this has the nostalgia factor.

 

Brandy - Top Of The World: Lovely. Brandy at her best.

 

P!nk - Get the Party Started: Well, it's definitely better than the R1 song. I would never play this personally but if it came on at a party, I would probably tolerate and maybe even enjoy it if I was in a good mood. A bit of a punk classic, yeh. Still somewhat a choice to send this..

 

TLC - Baby Baby Baby: I like this but can't really rave about it in any way.

 

The Go Go’s - We Got the Beat: Not that into this. It feels very derivative of 3 or 4 songs that are significantly bigger classics than this one is. Reminds me of a Cyndi Lauper song but with even more budget production (has the similarly turrible vocals ticked off tho).

 

TLC - Red Light Special: Chill vibes, I enjoyed it. It's suave, sensual, and the slick instrumentation definitely achieves that horny feeling, while still moving at a cute pace. The guitar solo is kind of the best part of the song. Gorgeous moment.

 

Mariah Carey - Shake It Off: It's nice yeh. Kinda never understood why this song is as loved as it is because for me it's a bit bland and sparse? There really isn't much happening. But yeh, I'm not hating either. She sounds great and the minimalism works well.

 

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off: The SIO randomizer snapped huh? These hoests.. Anyway this is fun! But absolutely nothing more. I will probably tank it because this was a very uninspired and lame choice.

 

Christina Millan - Dip It Low: Whew, her Dirrty moment. SMOULDERING hot from start to finish, accompanied by one of the sexiest videos of all time... yeh she deserved to be a sex icon for this one. This was a HUGE smash here, I remember it being all over the video channels for months. Definitely a gay awakening of sorts for me when I was like 7 or whatever. Her supremely confident delivery combined with the sexy Asian-influenced beats really elevate this. She has a great tone and I'm kinda glad she stole this song from Teedra tbh, because this was a cultural reset.

 

Janet Jackson - Let’s Wait Awhile: It's sweet. It captures the moment well. But like, is it giving me anything beyond that? Idk... A Janet song without the vibrant and eclectic production... a bit of a sin me thinks. For a song that is almost solely carried by her vocal, she sounds surprisingly good (it's not exactly challenging I guess..) But yeh this is one of the weakest songs on Control for me. 

 

WILLOW - Whip My Hair: This, almost laughably, has actually aged relatively well for me. I know it was kind of a meme song but it genuinely kinda goes off? I'm into it. The production is GOOD?! It gets a bit repetitive/grating towards the end but I still enjoyed.

 

Bastille - Pompeii: This was so overplayed in the UK that I definitely struggled to enjoy it for a good few years. Like it's actually staggering that it didn't hit #1, but it was their breakout hit so I guess they got unlucky with an unconcentrated peak. Thankfully for you I've had a sufficient break and low key love it again. This takes me back to this indie music festival I went to in like 2013 or whatever and it was probably one of the biggest songs played all weekend.

 

Sophie Ellis Bextor - Take Me Home: I prefer this to the original (by a LONG shot), the production is cute. But the vibe is still a bit cheesy, and like, it verges on lame. I'm getting flashbacks of a smelly/sweaty cheese music room in a gross club with carpeted floors which has been in desperate need of a refurbish since the mid 90s. Like I think if this came on in a cheese room I would consider going to get a drink rather than forcing myself to dance through it.

 

ABBA - I Have A Dream: I mean please. This is giving me when one of your friend's mums takes over the playlist, grabs her 3x 50-something year old pals and they all stand in a line, swaying in unison, sloshing around their wine glasses + spilling pinot griogio all over the floor. It's not one of my favourite ABBA songs... There were definitely better choices... Having said that, if ABBA ever toured again (not the lame hologram tour) I would probably pay a ridiculous amount of money to go, so. I won't tank it on principle.

 

Madonna - Hollywood: The electro elements still sound so FRESH wow... The way this will go down in history due to birthing one of the biggest pop culture moments of all time... The key change is REALLY gorgeous, like one of the few times that feature has been utilised without feeling cheap or eye roll. The spoken word outro also slaps.

 

Fifth Harmony - Work from Home: Big big bop back in the day yeh, but idk this didn't age that well for me, the novelty of the bop factor wore off I guess? You aren't really left with any intricacy or depth to the song, whatsoever. The chorus feels more than a little slow/dreary, I don't mind repetition in theory but jesus it feels painful here... the way it just PLODS along with NO melodic, dynamic, rhythmic variation at all? I'm bored. As you can probably tell, I'm completely over this!

 

Taylor Swift - Today Was A Fairytale: It's cutesy and sweet but kind of just there for me. I feel like there isn't much of a narrative she just keeps saying the same thing over and over again. I don't really find that it's particularly catchy either, and her vocal delivery is definitely a bit weak. 

 

~ GROUP 2 ~
 

Spoiler

Whitney Houston - Heartbreak Hotel: Gorgeous R&B classic.

 

Britney Spears - Piece of Me: I always thought this aged EXTREMELY well and I'm surprised it doesn't have better recurrent stats in the context of her discography... Like it not even having 100m on Spotify is shocking to me since the video was a huge cultural moment. Anyways, the song is also just so great. One of the most effective media clapbacks ever. The way she taunts them and intelligently references/mocks herself, making light of a situation which must have been torture to live through. The way the production is innovative and unexpected, perfectly complimenting the punchy + processed vocals? Magical..

 

Rihanna - Work: My most played song of all time I think... it's probably on the bottom half of Anti for me these days but considering the quality of the album... You have nothing to worry about sweetie.

 

Ciara - Oh: This feels kind of cheap if I’m being honest. Like unfinished? Maybe that’s supposed to be part of the appeal, because it’s kind of leaning into that grungy and raw hip hop territory, and I kind of dig it, but I also kind of don’t.

 

The Weeknd - Starboy: Definitely a modern classic. Somehow it feels minimal yet simultaneously very ambitious. Listening to this song through good headphones is a huge collapse yeh..

 

Young Money - BedRock: Catchy but definitely kind of disposable / annoying. Probably never played this song in my life, it was enough to just hear it on the radio. It's a pass from me.

 

Nicki Minaj - Starships: This will definitely go down as one of Nicki's pop classics, it's absolutely so much fun and the lyrics are so universally known + loved. Having said that, do I think it's actually a great song in 2021? No I don't. This is one of those EDM songs that feels way too of its era. RedOne definitely went a bit far with that breakdown. If we're being honest it's a little painful to listen to..

 

Mariah Carey - Loverboy: Very very cute. I kind of mainly like this song for the Candy sample, an instrumental I am O B S E S S E D with. But everything added on top is kind of hip hop perfection. The ad libbing, the interaction, the energy, everything is really great.

 

Leona Lewis - Happy: Please...... JFSJDFSDNKJFDS. This is such a random choice. Idk what to say I'm actually kinda laughing rn. It's just fine but it's not going to hold up to this group miss mama.

 

Katy Perry - Wide Awake: Always thought this was a really gorgeous song. Honestly I wish this had been the complete confection lead because it deserves the #1 way more. If it wasn't for the intricate electronic production elements, this song could easily fall into corny territory, but it nicely avoids that with the slayful aesthetic choices made. Her vocal sounds kind of heavenly I have to say. I definitely cried to this a lot in my time... when combined with the video this is kind of an ethereal and beautiful experience.

 

Beyoncé - Baby Boy: The HEAT that is exuded from this song. It’s making me kind of h-word. Anyways: big bop!

 

Missy Elliot - Work It: This just won a rap rate some of us participated in and let me say that nobody was mad about it. Apart from @Sanguine but he doesn’t count!

 

Madonna - Ray Of Light: One of the most important pop songs of the 90s I would say. I used to think this was kind of grating but when you move past that stage ascension is achieved yeh.. Great choice.

 

Kelis - Milkshake: This is one of those songs that if I was playing I would have been low key tempted to send. The nostalgia factor is just sky high, but the quality is also there. Cute choice!
 

Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me: The kind of song I LOVE to see and reward in VL. Literally what a ****ing bop. You went deep into the archives for this one and it’s sooooooo good  This is one of those songs I grew up loving but not really knowing who sang it. A gorgeous classic all the same. 

 

Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am: It grew on me since it dropped but did it grow enough to compete with this group? This won’t be one of Billie’s classics I fear..

 

Justin Timberlake - Mirrors: Surprisingly this has aged well, in my opinion. There’s a reason this is JT’s highest recurrent on Spotify, despite all those classics from his first 2 eras. It’s very easy listening so I don’t hate the length. In a way the rhythm and vibe is kind of hypnotic. It definitely feels anthemic. Risky send tho!

 

Kanye West - Heartless: Another semi risky but decent choice! This album is underrated in general in context of his discography imo. Moves very nicely.

 

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[Fruity]

I’m not sure I ever remember such a big gap in quality between 2 groups in this game.
 

Sorry group B babies but some of your slayful choices are going to struggle  

[Lucky#17]

Spoiler

Whitney Houston f/ Faith Evans & Kelly Price — Heartbreak Hotel

All the ****in’ vocals… what a way to start the group!

 

Britney Spears — Piece of Me

This has always been the ****. “Crisp” & “perfection” are the only words I can think of for describing it.

 

Rihanna f/ Drake — Work

Not as in love with this as many are, but it’s still mad cute.

 

Ciara f/ Ludacris — Oh

This song will always go off, even if the mixing was interesting (I mean hey this was around the same era as Never Leave You, so!). Probably would’ve ranked this Top5 in a standard-competition round.

 

The Weeknd f/ Daft Punk — Starboy

Another one where I’m not as in love, but again, it’s a solid choice.

 

Young Money f/ Lloyd — BedRock

OhWOW, this is the Pat Benatar/Heartbreaker-surprise of this round for me. Loved it then & still love it now.

 

Nicki Minaj — Starships

Summertime classic. Artists wish they could have a song as off-putting as this yet still be executed well. It does get a bit lost with the competition & Nicki on BedRock >>>

 

Mariah Carey f/ Da Brat, Ludacris, Twenty II & Shawna — Loverboy (Remix)

I liked the rappers around the 3minute mark… but this remix just sounded so busy, it was hard to focus on any element of the song. What the original not available to be sent?

 

Leona Lewis — Happy

Leona’s fantastic, but even this song felt mediocre for how talented she is. Ahhhhh I feel bad, I think you just got unlucky with the GroupB placement.

 

Katy Perry — Wide Awake

A friend’s been obsessed with this since it came out but I was always more on Part of Me & Dressin’ Up’s sides. It’s aged nicely though & holds up here.

 

Beyoncé f/ Sean Paul — Baby Boy

God Bless Scott Storch. His production in general is perfection, but Bey really brought something seamless to his tracks.

 

Missy Elliott — Work It

DUH.

 

Madonna — Ray of Light

Ahhhh, this is still so fresh-sounding. I think of the William Orbit/Madonna pairing as I do Scott Storch/Beyoncé.

 

Kelis — Milkshake

Hot & smooth as hell. Would’ve been shocked if no one had tried snagging this.

 

Sixpence None the Richer — Kiss Me

Awww this is cute!

 

Billie Eilish — Therefore I Am

Eh, production’s cute but the song doesn’t really leave an impression on me.

 

Justin Timberlake — Mirrors

The sentiment of the song is beautiful, but I never got into it even when it was everywhere.

 

Kanye West — Heartless

**** me, what a way to end a round. Hope this doesn’t get done wrong ‘cause it’s fantastic.

+ shoutout to the Love Story, Get the Party Started, Red Light Special & Dip It Low senders in GroupA.

Edited August 29, 2021 by Lucky#17

[Psycho]

 

Whitney Houston - Heartbreak Hotel: Never heard this but it's a nice jam  

Britney Spears - Piece of Me: Absolute classic x

Rihanna - Work: The bagels and Fruity pandering  classic

Ciara - Oh: Oh no baby what is you doing?...

The Weeknd - Starboy: 

Young Money - BedRock: C'mon now...  Nicki the only good part

Nicki Minaj - Starships: A bit of a classic  #ThankYouRedOne

Mariah Carey - Loverboy: This is so clunky... one of her worst

Leona Lewis - Happy: The way Ryan Tedder recycled the same song 3 times (Halo, Already Gone and this). The other 2 are better  it's cute

Katy Perry - Wide Awake: Now why is this so fresh? 

Beyoncé - Baby Boy: A jam

Missy Elliot - Work It: Yaaaaas 

Madonna - Ray Of Light: 

Kelis - Milkshake: Pharrell snapped here 

Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me: Lovely sing

Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am: I was ready to tank this cuz I hate her but it's kinda hitting. Still one of the weakest sings here x

Justin Timberlake - Mirrors: A banger. Don't even mind the 8 minutes tbh

Kanye West - Heartless: Evil man... but this **** slap

 

[Dessy]

Hello yall how are we today?

 

Group A crits in case you're illiterate (some of you clearly are) 

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Taylor Swift - Love Story

This is still kinda excellent? Very cute song. Easily the best Taylor song here. 

 

Brandy - Top Of The World

I love Mase's voice on this. And this song is a whole vibe. I'm just trying to be me 

 

P!nk - Get the Party Started

You have to be either a fool or really really bold to be sending P!nk after what happened to her last round. I think bold cause I actually enjoyed a p!nk song. Congrats!

 

TLC - Baby Baby Baby

It's okay. The beat is what really delivering for me. Disappointing for a TLC song tbh. 

 

The Go Go’s - We Got the Beat

I heard the intro and was expecting a slay. I was truly ready to praise whoever sent this…

 

And then they started singing. Terrible. Last place contender. 

 

TLC - Red Light Special

Now this user knows what's up for sure. Way better than that other tlc song. It's very chill. I can see putting this on while cleaning out. 

 

Mariah Carey - Shake It Off

Not the battle of the SIOs. The "randomizer" must of really wanted this huh? 

This is still great and better than that other name thief. Mariah breakup songs in general >>>>

 

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

 

 

Her voice is so annoying here. The lyrics are among her most cringest (and i usually like me some cringe). The beat reminds me of a song I dislike. I'd rather listen to ME! and that would've done better than this abomination. If it wasn't for that The Go Go song this would be my last place.

 

 

 

Christina Millan - Dip It Low

 

Now I thought this classic was mild hit like in the 20s or something, to learn it went #2 somewhere????? Whew. 

It's nice but it lowkey doesn't stack up against some of these songs. 

 

Janet Jackson - Let’s Wait Awhile

 

Control's Janet? I think you were looking for lil blood, if i didnt know better. It's a nice sing but kinda middle tier for me.

 

WILLOW - Whip My Hair

Cultural reset. The superior **** haters song. Hair is too powerful. A preteen back then outdoing the **** out of some of these veterans whew. Boppiest song on this list. Honestly a top contender, if you disagree you're weird and i want to block you. 

 

 

 

Bastille - Pompeii

Oh hello classic i certainly did not expect to see here. One of the best songs here tbh. 

 

Sophie Ellis Bextor - Take Me Home

It sounds like a club bop. Like a generic one. It's nice but I don't care about it afterwards. 

 

ABBA - I Have A Dream

 

 

Madonna - Hollywood

Wait a minute not this song GROWING on me. This is a whole slay. Whew. Poor everyone else. 

 

Fifth Harmony - Work from Home

No. Just no.

 

 

Taylor Swift - Today Was A Fairytale

The lyrics saved this song for me than anything tbh. Not bad at all but very middling

 

 

 

 

[luckystrike]

Taylor Swift - Love Story: an undeniable classic, but i do not support men so i prefer Taylor's Version now honestly 

Brandy - Top of the World: hmmm it's cute but that's kinda it, kinda took me nowhere  

P!nk - Get the Party Started: was never a fan of this song, sounds clunky to me 

TLC - Baby-Baby-Baby: a snooze fest, i'm sorry 

The Go-Go's - We Got the Beat: hard pass on this, it gives me department store commercial music 

TLC - Red Light Special: now this is way better than the other TLC song, enjoyed this chill vibe a lot 

Mariah Carey - Shake It Off: mhm lovely song 

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off: i mean i can't make the music NOT bop, bit of a classique 

Christina Milian - Dip It Low: objectively this is kinda terrible but subjectively i enjoyed it quite a bit 

Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile: mhmmmmm so smooth, miss Jackson ate up 

WILLOW - Whip My Hair: well... can't deny the classic status, might get hate crimed for this but i never liked this song 

Bastille - Pompeii: hearing this song on the radio 24/7 became absolute torture for me, so i consider this a terrorist threat now 

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Take Me Home: wow this is a great cover from the Murder chanteuse, love the groove 

ABBA - I Have a Dream: usually love me some ABBA but this one ain't it i fear 

Madonna - Hollywood: not crazy over this but it's not a bad song, it's a cute lil bop 

Fifth Harmony - Work From Home: you really sat there and said "I'm gonna send the biggest classic of all time" huh??? absolute banger 
Taylor Swift - Today Was a Fairytale: Taylor's Version >>> [2] but i never really liked this song in the first place so 

 

[nasa]

I sent my scores like 8 hours ago btw 

 

[Future Lover]

Whitney Houston - Heartbreak Hotel

Pleasant I guess, but easily one of the weakest entries here

 

Britney Spears - Piece of Me

Absolutely! One of my favorite Britney songs

 

Rihanna - Work

It's fine, but I never really use this honestly

 

Ciara - Oh

Cute R&B classic

 

The Weeknd - Starboy

Don't really care for The Weeknd, but this is a nice jam

 

Young Money - BedRock

First time listening to this  Kinda obsessed at how dated it sounds

 

Nicki Minaj - Starships

Talking about dated  It kinda knocks a bit though

 

Mariah Carey - Loverboy

Always found this song so weird  Easily one of her worst lead singles but I still like it

 

Leona Lewis - Happy

I have some time for Leona but this song is NOT it  It's not as bad as I remember it being but still...

 

Katy Perry - Wide Awake

LOVE this. One of her best singles tbh

 

Beyoncé - Baby Boy

Never cared that much for this, but it's fine

 

Missy Elliot - Work It

Fun classic 

 

Madonna - Ray Of Light

She snapped 

 

Kelis - Milkshake

I used to be OBSESSED with this song and I still love it. Aged really well

 

Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me

Beautiful song 

 

Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am

Pass

 

Justin Timberlake - Mirrors

Absolutely NOT with this self-indulgent mess. I would probably had given the radio edit a high ranking though, shame 

 

Kanye West - Heartless

This is SO much worse than I remember it being. Gonna be a pass from me

[Into The Void]

Some of yall have really bad taste

[Not Like The Movies]

Whitney Houston - Heartbreak Hotel - Did this win a grammy? I really hope it did. Absolute black excellence! Like the way all 3 of them SANGG the house down boots! We have no choice but to stan 

Britney Spears - Piece of Me - this is a bop, the production gets a bit grating at times tho.  Such a bop tho. 

Rihanna - Work -  de gyal dem doh make jams like dis no more inno! Alyuh better know dat soon as di riddim comes de waistline roll.  As a Caribbean person, this song has always been SO good! I love when miss Rih gets in touch with her Caribbean roots because we love and stan! 

Ciara - Oh - yup it's a bop, not Cici's strongest but it's still good. 

The Weeknd - Starboy - yup yup yup! he did that, let's see how well it holds up against the rest 

Young Money - BedRock - this is a black classic, brings back so much memories, nice pick, it might be tough to rank against so many other amazing songs tho but I like this a lot.  

Nicki Minaj - Starships - yup a generic bop, Widow ATE Gigi up in this lip sync chile. Not Onika's best but iconic song. 

Mariah Carey - Loverboy - Such a bop, may not be Mimi's best song but it is still great! 

Leona Lewis - Happy - I love this song, I relate to the lyrics so much. 

Katy Perry - Wide Awake - This is literally a perfect pop song. Pop perfection. Queen really did that single after single in this era. Gorgeous music video too.

Beyoncé - Baby Boy -  biiiiiiitchhhhhhhhhhhh, the hold this song has on me! WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO STAN! 

Missy Elliot - Work It - This won that rap rate for a reason! I had to move my body as soon as the beat came in henny! 

Madonna - Ray Of Light - okay miss pop legend, yup ate and left no crumbs! 

Kelis - Milkshake - I would have preferred 'Trick Me' which peaked at #2 in the UK but this is such an iconic BANGER! 

Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me - Oh yes I have definitely hear this before in like movies and ****, it bops, definitely a classic yeah, I would be lying if I said this is something I would willingly listen to, but it's still a nice song. 

Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am - This song is such a bop, Eyelash did that. 

Justin Timberlake - Mirrors - Not a fan of him as a person whatsoever but this song is an undeniable bop, I can't make the music not bop, I really cannot remember this being so long, maybe you should have sent the radio edit if there's one idk, but it's a good song. 

Kanye West - Heartless - Not a fan of him as a person whatsoever [2] but this song is an absolute masterpiece , he was in his bag with this chile! Wish he'd drop the Jesus **** and go back to making music like this. 

Edited August 29, 2021 by Not Like The Movies

[Touch It]

I’m coming for OUT NOOO