For our first round of F.A.N. Voice 2020, you were all asked to send songs simply to determine what judge would have you on their team. The judges have finished sending their lists and I must say, the rankings are all over the map. Four different #1 picks but two of them were also bottom 5 picks, with one managing to be in the bottom 5 on THREE lists. Two songs were picked in the same place by three of the four and that really is the closest we got to agreement. Suffice to say that this is going to be one heck of a season.
But now, it's time for the team assignments to begin.
Random.org was used to set the draft order, with picks going to each judge based on their song rankings. So our order will go as follows:
Heald/Square
Zack Morris Is Insane
Brainbustaaah!
Father Tyger Misty
Square's first team member is someone who went for a good, smooth pick. Hoping to carry that momentum with them all the way to the end is...
{Spoiler}chaos x effect, who chose "Good Man" by Raphael Saadiq!
Zack Morris Is Insane dominated last season en route to capturing the F.A.N. Voice crown, and his first choice wants their to be zero doubt as to their ambitions to do the same. Our reigning champion's first team member is...
{Spoiler}Stevie Budd, who took comfort in "Comforting Lie" by No Doubt!
BB, meantime, gets someone who went with a classic song by a genre legend. One who also ended up on a postage stamp in 1993, which I only mention because it is National Postage Stamp Day today. Anyhoo, BB gets...
{Spoiler}suavegentleman! suave gets the first spot on BB's team with "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams.
Tyger's first pick comes from a long-time former competitor and judge who went a quite different route...
{Spoiler}Jazzman, who went to the musical well with "Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat" from the film version of Cats as sung by Steven McRae and Robbie Fairchild!
Square's second team member went for a airy, poppy route and is...
{Spoiler}RadG with "Honey Thighs" by Strongboi!
Zack Morris's second pick goes to someone who went with a classic of 90s rock (and a song I'm stunned hadn't been picked earier):
{Spoiler}fw91, who dipped into popular rock with "Let Her Cry" by Hootie And The Blowfish!
Joining BB's team as the second person is someone whose song dips into the surreal yet amazing...
{Spoiler}J, with "Alterlife" by Rina Sawayama!
Tyger's second member went with a song I know well from one of the MLB The Show games. Break open a Red Bull for...
{Spoiler}Clash, who went with "New Lands" by Justice!
Square's third choice goes to someone with a ton of boastfulness and swagger to go around. IA IA...
{Spoiler}CTHULHU FTAGHN! Cthulhu selected "The Man" by The Killers, which I might add would be a f***ing good arrogant heel theme.
Three people had this next person's song in the exact same spot on their lists, but it's Zack Morris who gets to snag for his third...
{Spoiler}Double H, who went with "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit! Very popular pick, I must say!
BB's third pick is a bit on the daring side as the spot goes to...
{Spoiler}Futureraven, who picked "Cake Pop" by Todrick Hall!
Tyger's third pick went deep last season and has no intent of stopping this time because...
{Spoiler}"Red Light Spells Danger" according to Billy Ocean, and Joker agrees!
Square's fourth and final team member is someone who can possibly be turned to for some deep picks, getting...
{Spoiler}BrodieTheSlayer, who chose "Turn To You" by The Go-Gos!
Zack Morris Is Insane is sure to be fine with his last team choice, picking up...
{Spoiler}Kevin Hamilton, who went with Jo Dee Messina's declaration of "My Give A Damn's Busted"!
BB's last pick comes roaring into play with...
{Spoiler}"Hell On Wheels" by Betty Blowtorch as chosen by DASH!
And finally, Tyger gets the last person left, but one who has been a stalwart of these competitions...
{Spoiler}Brad, who went with "SNOW WHITE vs. ELSA: Princess Rap Battle (Explicit)" by Whitney Avalon ft. Katja Glieson!
And there you have it, folks. Our four teams have been set. Tomorrow, I will announce the theme for Round 2 and as soon as this post is up, I will get the team PMs sent out.
JUDGES' RANKINGS:
ZACK MORRIS IS INSANE:
{Spoiler}1 "Comforting Lie" by No Doubt
2 "Let Her Cry" by Hootie And The Blowfish
3 "Honey Thighs" by Strongboi
4 "Good Man" by Raphael Saadiq
5 "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit
6 "Cake Pop" by Todrick Hall
7 "Red Light Spells Danger" by Billy Ocean
8 "The Man" by The Killers
9 "New Lands" by Justice
10 "My Give A Damn's Busted" by Jo Dee Messina
11 "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams
12 Hell On Wheels" by Betty Blowtorch
13 "Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat" by Steven McRae and Robbie Fairchild
14 "Alterlife" by Rina Sawayama
15 "Turn To You" by The Go-Go's
16 "SNOW WHITE vs. ELSA: Princess Rap Battle (Explicit)" by Whitney Avalon ft. Katja Glieson
FATHER TYGER MISTY:
{Spoiler}"Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat" by Steven McRae and Robbie Fairchild - 1
"Honey Thighs" by Strongboi - 2
"New Lands" by Justice - 3
Red Light Spells Danger" by Billy Ocean - 4
"Rather Be" by Clean Bandit - 5
"My Give A Damn's Busted" by Jo Dee Messina - 6
"Comforting Lie" by No Doubt - 7
"Turn To You" by The Go-Go's - 8
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams - 9
"Good Man" by Raphael Saadiq - 10
"Alterlife" by Rina Sawayama - 11
"Cake Pop" by Todrick Hall - 12
"Let Her Cry" by Hootie And The Blowfish - 13
"The Man" by The Killers - 14
"Hell On Wheels" by Betty Blowtorch - 15
"SNOW WHITE vs. ELSA: Princess Rap Battle (Explicit)" by Whitney Avalon ft. Katja Glieson - 16
BRAINBUSTAAAH!
{Spoiler}1. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" - Hank Williams
2. "Alterlife" - Rina Sawayama
3. "Cake Pop" - Todrick Hall
4. "Let Her Cry" - Hootie And The Blowfish
5. "Rather Be" - Clean Bandit
6. "My Give A Damn's Busted" - Jo Dee Messina
7. "Turn To You" - The Go-Go's
8. "Good Man" - Raphael Saadiq
9. "Red Light Spells Danger" - Billy Ocean
10. "honey thighs" - strongboi
11. "New Lands" - Justice
12. "Comforting Lie" - No Doubt
13. "The Man" - The Killers
14. "Hell On Wheels" - Betty Blowtorch
15. "Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat" - Steven McRae and Robbie Fairchild
16. "SNOW WHITE vs. ELSA: Princess Rap Battle (Explicit)" - Whitney Avalon ft. Katja Glieson
SQUARE:
{Spoiler}1st Good Man
2nd Honey Thighs
3rd The Man
4th Afterlife
5th Red Light SPells Danger
6th I'm So Lonesome I could Cry
7th Rather Be
8th Turn to You
9th New Lands
10th My Give a Damn's Busted
11th Comforting Lie
12th Let Her Cry
13th Hell on Wheels
14th Princess Rap
15th Cake Pop
16th Skimbleshanks