Welcome to the state of Alaska, USA, hosting the February competition!
Alaska Highway heading into mountains by the continental divide - Photo by Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography on flickr
Alaska Native Dancer and Singer - Photo by Douglas Brown on flickr
Cruise ship docked in Ketchikan, Alaska - Photo by blmiers2 on flickr
Ketchikan, Alaska - Photo by Jill Clardy on flickr
Kenai Fjords, Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska - Photo by flythebirdpath~}~}~} on flickr
Grizzly bear at Katmai National Park - Photo by Martha de Jong-Lantink on flickr
But now, enough about the location. Its time for some music!
Pre-selection - TC March 2014
As usual, the preselection contains a mix of songs intended to be interesting, competitive, or representative, listed in alphabetical order.
THE CONTESTANTS
(1) - Argus - "By Endurance We Conquer"
(2) - Elf Power - "Darkest Wave"
(3) - Kelela - "Keep It Cool"
(4) - Machinedrum - "Gunshotta" By Request
(5) - Moby - "A Case For Shame" (with Cold Specks)
(6) - Papa - "Get Me Through The Night"
(7) - Sky Ferreira - "24 Hours"
(8) - Taylor Swift - Sweeter Than Fiction" By Request
(2) - Elf Power - "Darkest Wave"
(3) - Kelela - "Keep It Cool"
(4) - Machinedrum - "Gunshotta" By Request
(5) - Moby - "A Case For Shame" (with Cold Specks)
(6) - Papa - "Get Me Through The Night"
(7) - Sky Ferreira - "24 Hours"
(8) - Taylor Swift - Sweeter Than Fiction" By Request
(9) - Teen Daze - "Ice On The Windowsill" By Request
(10) - The Stargazer Lilies - We are the Dreamers" By Request
(11) - The Supertraxxe ft Alexander Shofler - "Im Gone" (Original Mix) By Request
(12) - Those Darlins - "Western Sky"
The pre-selection songs on YouTube
(1) - Argus - "By Endurance We Conquer"
(2) - Elf Power - "Darkest Wave"
(3) - Kelela - "Keep It Cool"
(4) - Machinedrum - "Gunshotta" By Request
(5) - Moby - "A Case For Shame" (with Cold Specks)
(6) - Papa - "Get Me Through The Night"
(7) - Sky Ferreira - "24 Hours"
(8) - Taylor Swift - "Sweeter Than Fiction" By Request
(9) - Teen Daze - "Ice On The Windowsill" By Request
(10) - The Stargazer Lilies - We are the Dreamers" By Request
(11) - The Supertraxxe ft Alexander Shofler - "Im Gone" (Original Mix) By Request
(12) - Those Darlins - "Western Sky"
The voting format is the same as in the Countdown International, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0
points: the highest number of points for the song you like best, the
lowest number of points to the song you like least. Just send a message
or post a comment with your votes.
If you have enough free time, go ahead and write the reasons that you like and dislike particular songs, or parts of songs (but only if you want to).
Suggestions for future pre-selections are also very welcome.
