WOW! First, I would like to thank you all for your patience while I pondered over these song choices this week! Second, you all stepped it UP this week! Thank you for all your song submissions this week, I honestly liked every song and thought you all provided me with a dynamic list of songs! BUT this is a competition and the show must go one, so here are the TOP 3 OF THE WEEK….
Vulipix, Shellos, and Piplup you are the TOP 3 OF THE WEEK! But there can only be one winner….
Shellos, Congratulations you are the winner of this week’s challenge!
Here are the TOP 3 critiques…
1st Place: Shellos
Song Choice: MUNA feat Phoebe Bridgers, “Silk Chiffon”
Okay this song I’ve heard on tik tok but never actually listened to the full song and it’s so fucking good?! Like I was shocked how much I loved it, I went back to it in between another song I was listening to this round I just loved it so much. Idk it was a whole ass vibe and was giving me some early 2000s soft pop I grew up loving. I have been listening to this song non stop like all day LMAO easily the best find this season so far.
2nd Place: Piplup
Song Choice: Boys Noize & ABRA, “Addiction”
So I listened to this at the gym and y'all it got me goinggggg! Such a good song! I love the beat, it goes hard from start to finish, and I like electronic music when there's some vocals like this one. I will DEF be adding this and listening to more of both of these artists. A very very good song selection thank you!
3rd Place: Vulpix
Song Choice: Conan Gray, “Telepath”
Oooooh baby I love this song it’s so fucking good Conan Gray GIVES when he puts out pop songs and this one is no exception. I love the like fuck you attitude in his voice and the lyrics, the song in general also just makes me get down. These next gen pop artists send the fuck out of me and I feel like an old dad but I LOVE THEM!!
Now, when you hear your name called, you are SAFE for the week…
4th Place: Litwick
Song Choice: Avril Lavigne, “Bite Me”
EEEE Melissa with this jam!!! It’s really good, I love the classic Avril sound turned 2021 and she’s still on her A game. The lyrics are kick ass. It kinda gives very new All Time Low sounds also which is kinda a serve. Thanks for putting this one on here!
5th Place: Pheromosa
Song Choice: Billie Eillish, “Happier Than Ever”
UGH THIS SONG! It's hard because I am OBSESSED with it from like 2:00 minute mark on. The beginning is cute, but I honestly skip straight to where it picks up because she GIVES. The lyrics are all so good like every single line is just a middle finger, but there's still some pain you can feel. (Angry sad songs are my favorite - just chaotic emotions) I also have just been digging the rock influence in pop music lately. (Olivia, Billie, Halsey, etc.)
6th Place: Mimikyu
Song Choice: Gracie Abrams, “The Bottom”
How kind for Miss Abrams to write a song about me. 🤪 Jk in all seriousness this song is really good. Clever lyrics, and I can always get behind a poppy little bop. I have heard of her before? I think 21 is a song she sings that I recognize. Not my favorite amongst the others, but I have added this to my library.
7th Place: Timburr
Song Choice: Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
So I don’t really like Ed but this song is so good lmaoooo? He put out a pop song that I actually enjoy!! It’s fun, it’s catchy, I relate to the messy drunk lyrics, it’s a bop and I love it. Maybe I love Ed Sheeran after all :)
8th Place: Mawile
Song Choice: Jenevieve, “Division”
Hmmm this song I really liked her vocals and it had a lot of potential, I just felt myself kinda losing interest towards the end. The next song started playing on this track though and I was digging it so I added and will return to the album later :)
The last player SAFE this round is…
9th Place: Gyarados
Song Choice: Jessie J, “I Want Love”
This song is cute! I didn't know Jessie J still made music lmaooo I just knew she was beefing with Nicki. BUT the song is fun, unfortunately I think it fits into the basic pop girl category a tiny bit, however it does have a little fun disco vibe that's been popular recently. Not bad but it won't be something I will listen to regularly.
Will the final two Pokemon, Solrock and Totodile, please step forward. Thank you both for sharing your songs with me this week, however for one of you this will be your last… You are the bottom two for this week. Here are your critiques…
10th Place: Solrock
Song Choice: I haven’t listened to all of 30 but I think I may have heard this one already. I struggle with this because I recognize Adele's music and this song to be good, but I am not a fan. Like the song is great her vocals are fun but I just wasn’t incredibly drawn to it. I find it a little repetitive, but it wasn’t like I wanted to turn it off either.
11th Place: Totodile
Song Choice: I like this song, it's fun, it's catchy, and I like The Kid LAROI, Justin?? Ehhh. The song is a bop but it's a basic bop, so I wished I got a bit more creativity as I feel like it was playing it safe.
This was an incredibly difficulty decision…. So difficult I am asking each of you to please submit a TIEBREAKER song for this round.
Totodile and Solrock, you have 12 hours (6:00 AM PST November 28th, 2021) to resubmit another song from this week’s theme via TENGAGED MAIL to tonym101101. I will then making the final decision off of your submissions.
The time has come for you to show me your music taste… good luck and don’t fuck it up!
