(Because, in the end, we are all in this together)
Round 46: FinaleFelicity Smoakvs.
OrangeutanAnd now for the Finale.
46 Rounds. 21 Contestants. 764 songs.
And now we are down to our final two contestants and just 16 songs between them. Please give them a round of applause!
The Finale will follow the same format as Round 45.
To restate the Round rules:
Choose 8 Songs, 5 to fulfill your choice of 5 out of 7 Judge's Categories and 3 to fulfill 3 Free Choice Songs
The Categories are:
1.
Change Up: Selected by Judge Mr. B Natu
Choose 1 Song that changes pace, either speeding up or slowing down, during the song's duration
2.
Uncovered/Recovered: Selected By Judge WaffleChoose 1 original version of a Song that has inspired a more famous (or comparably famous) cover
3.
Fan Idol Idol: Selected By Judge radradsleyChoose 1 song from someone that started out as a contestant on a Reality Television Musical Contest like American Idol, The X-Factor, The Voice, etc. and their Non-US Equivalents. Can be a performance from that show or a live or recorded performance before or after it.
4.
Commercial Success: Selected By Pink Shirt ModChoose 1 song that has been used in a commercial. Songs used for television commercials, Internet commercials, radio commercials, and movie trailers all apply.
5.
That’s Deep: Selected By Judge fw91Choose 1 Song that deals with a socially conscious topic such as but not limited to War, Drugs, Rape, Abortion, War, Suicide, Murder, and Politics. While these ideas were listed by the Judge, he noted that there are other topics that can fill the category. Please ask me if your song is acceptable for fulfilling the category requirement.
6.
Life and Death: Selected By Judge CagekingPick 1 Song that deals with Life and Death in Some Way. Can be about coping with death, killing, zombies and vampires, life lessons, saving lives, growing older, etc. as long as the concepts of Life and Death are covered
7.
Season VIII- Anonymous GM vs. Roxie Daggers: Selected By Judge WaffleChoose 1 Song from the list of artists Anonymous GM and Roxie Daggers used in Last Season’s Finale
And
3 Free songs of the Contestants' choice.
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Alice in Chains
Brand New
Carole King
Depeche Mode
Ellie Goulding
Fine Young Cannibals
Fiona Apple
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
Iggy Pop
Journey
The Mowglis
the Old 97's
Rilo Kiley
Tori Amos
WALK THE MOON
Wolf Gang
The format will follow last Round where the judges will decide between two paired songs and cast votes instead of ranking the songs. The contestants are to arrange their eight songs in any order they want, with the songs facing-off in that fashion. So, Felicity's FAN Idol Idol song could end up facing Orangeutan's Season VIII song and so on; Felicity's first song will face Orangeutan's 1st song, 2nd song faces 2nd song, etc. Like last Round, a contestant will win a song pair if they receive a majority of the Judges' votes, from 3-2 to 5-0. If a contestant wins 5 or more song pairs, they win FAN Idol. If there is a tie, 4 to 4, whoever receives the most judges' votes will win. As always, I will accept votes from the first five judges who send in their pm's. If there is a tie after I receive those five judges' votes, I will use the other two judges' votes. If there is a winner after the sixth judge sends in their votes, then we will stop there. If there is a tie after that, unlikely as that is, I will use the seventh judge's vote and, if that does not produce a winner, a tie-breaker of my choice will be employed. There will also be a public vote, which will be described in detail further down the post.
The contestants are to pick 5 songs to fulfill 5 of the 7 Judge's categories of their choice. None of the categories are mandatory but a total of 5 categories must be fulfilled. Note, we are going to waive the one artist, one player rule for the Finale. It will be possible for contestants to pick the same artist for their songs, especially if they both choose the Anonymous/Roxie category. The songs may also go head to head. While I doubt we will get many repeats with the two contestants, it's not a problem if they both pick a few of the same artists. In hindsight, this reminds me of another Finale, where the Judges picked a few artists that the contestants had to both use and then had the songs be judged head to head. It made for an awesome Finale.
The contestants cannot use the following artists that have already been used twice (meaning in two different Rounds, so this doesn't count artists that were used for multiple songs to fulfill one Round) unless they are to fulfill the Season VIII- Anonymous GM vs. Roxie Daggers category. They cannot be used to fulfill any other category, however. They are:
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Alice Cooper
Avril Lavigne
Billy Joel
Blind Faith
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
The Byrds
Chvrches
Death
Elton John
Fiona Apple
Hole
Hot Hot Heat
Johnny Cash
Marvin Berry and the Starlighters
Nirvana
Paul Stanley
The Pixies
Queen
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Regina Spektor
Rise Against
The Rolling Stones
Sam Cooke
Soundgarden
Syd Barrett
For the public vote, we will hold a poll in the thread that will last for three days, starting right after I post the Round songs. Forum users are to vote for whomever they felt had the better song list between Felicity and Orange. Former contestants, Judges, and our various on-lookers can vote. I will abstain from voting. Felicity and Orange may vote if they like, however, I would like them to decide amongst themselves, preferring that either they both vote or they both abstain from voting. It's up to them. Whoever wins the public vote will have one total point added to their Finale total. Last Season, I had the Judges vote separately, though I feel it's better to add them to the public vote instead, making the one vote more important.
If there are any questions or comments, if anyone, player or judge, needs clarification, please ask me in the thread or via pm. Note, this will likely take quite a while to finish, so please have patience with everyone involved.
Thanks so much to everyone involved! Thanks to the judges for seeing this game through, all the players that helped to make this an amazing Season, and, most of all to our finalists, Felicity Smoak and Orangeutan. Good luck you two!!! It's time to crown a new FAN Idol!
The songs:
1.
The Chain - Fleetwood Mac (Tempo)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfUPL5KQuiEvs.
Teenage Heart- Team Spirit (Free Song)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9sgQJ1Dxos2.
Trainwreck 1970- Death From Above 1979 (Free Song)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqBYHrw9_ysvs.
In the Meantime- Spacehog (Commercial)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=39VXuviqD9w3.
Somebody New- Joywave (Free Song)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=htIahUnu2PYvs.
My Boy Builds Coffins - Florence + the Machine (Life and Death)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAs0xcSKvqs4.
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode (Anonymous vs. Roxie)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1xrNaTO1bIvs.
Stay Vicious- The Gaslight Anthem (Life and Death)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2edphSNRPY5.
All the Time- Bahamas (Commercial)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc2_PwTUJagvs.
The Man Who Sold the World" - David Bowie (Original of a Famous Cover)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH_sQq89ILk6.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles (Free Choice)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3RYvO2X0Oovs.
Outta My Head- Daughtry (FAN Idol Idol)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ElIXnmw5-U7.
Skin and Bones - Foo Fighters (Free Choice)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7u3TLkmHaovs.
Black Betty- Ram Jam (Tempo)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=213is2dHO348.
Tainted Love- Gloria Jones (Original of a Famous Cover)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSv9LOMDhbUvs.
Stranglehold - Ted Nugent (Free Choice)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c3d7QgZr7g