The Simpsons Song Tournament - SIMPLE TORTURE WINS

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Simple Torture]

Time to wait 8 hours for Sarge again.

[EJ]

aside from Trag's early curveball, these have all been pretty close to form for a first round

[doug rr]

now that i'm going back and actually doing some research, I don't think 4 songs is enough

[Norah]

Round: 2
Pick Number: 1
Song: "Can I Borrow A Feeling?" performed by Kirk Van Houten
Episode: "A Milhouse Divided" SE08EP06
YouTube Link:

This was almost my first pick.

[Simple Torture]

To be honest, I thought Sarge's pick wasn't first round material; but after listening to it once, I've been humming it all morning. So there's something there.

Some trends:

-4 of the 8 songs from the first round are the classic "musical number where characters sing their hearts out" kind of songs. No surprises there (Monorail Song, We Do, See My Vest, Qwik-E-Mart).

-2 of the 8 songs play over the closing credits (Sonic Youth's theme, Talkin' Softball).

-1 song is an in-universe advertisement (Canyonero).

-1 song comes from an in-universe musical (Dr. Zaius), while 1 other (Drop Da Bomb) is an in-universe music video.

-Only 1 song is an instrumental (Sonic Youth's theme).

-Only 1 song comes from an episode after Season 9.

[Norah]

sarge's first round pick was terrible

[stip]

I haven't done research yet, but my 'off the top of my head' list is down to 7 songs.

[Norah]

My top choice for the second round is still on the board.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Simple Torture]

Of the first 10 picks, only 7 were on my big board (including the ones I took)--I never considered Canyonero, the Sonic Youth theme, or Drop Da Bomb.

[EJ]

hurry up Sarge

[Norah]

Of the first 10 picks, only 7 were on my big board (including the ones I took)--I never considered Canyonero, the Sonic Youth theme, or Drop Da Bomb.

That's because none of them are worth picking in the first round.

[Simple Torture]

As you might imagine, I'm being more diplomatic because I'm running the tournament, chud.

[LoathedVermin72]

Im sorry trag.

Not even an issue. I'm still sour on some of LV's comments last week, and I think D,T is a little too loose with his luv emojis. Verb is disgusting and Dev is a joke. Everyone else rules.

wait what did i say this time

[epilogue]

Im sorry trag.

Not even an issue. I'm still sour on some of LV's comments last week, and I think D,T is a little too loose with his luv emojis. Verb is disgusting and Dev is a joke. Everyone else rules.

wait what did i say this time

Wow. Not gonna lie... this cut, trag.

[Simple Torture]

Make sure you guys vote once the draft is over!

[epilogue]

I'll cast my vote using luv emojis.

[LoathedVermin72]

I'll cast my vote using luv emojis.

Trag just can't accept that you are overflowing with love.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.