Welcome to the state of Arkansas, USA, hosting the May competition!
View of the Grand Canyon of Arkansas in the Ozark Mountains - Photo by dbarronoss on flickr
Wetlands at Louisiana Purchase Park - Photo by howderfamily.com on flickr
Crowd at the King Biscuit Blues Festival; One Of The Largest in the United States - Photo by Rob Hammons
Rock Formation in the coral room of Blanchard Spring Caverns - Photo by Dave Thomas on flickr
The Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Bella Vista - Photo by David Barrett on flickr
Overlooking Petit Jean State Park - Photo by Troy Breaux on flickr
Cedar Falls at Petit Jean State Park - Photo by AR Nature Gal on flickr
Stern-wheel paddleboat on the Arkansas River
But now, enough about the location. Its time for some music!
Pre-selection - TC May 2014
As usual, the preselection contains a mix of songs intended to be interesting, competitive, or representative, listed in alphabetical order.
THE CONTESTANTS
(1) - Beyoncé - "Jealous"
(2) - Britney Spears - "Hold On Tight"
(3) - Broken Bells - " After the Disco" By Request
(4) - Ceremony - "The Sunglass Girl" By Request
(5) - Chris Eckman - "Nothing Left To Hate" By Request
(6) -In This Moment - " Whore"
(7) - Jennifer Nettles - "That Girl" By Request
(8) - Le Youth - "Dance With Me" (feat. Dominique Young Unique) By Request
(2) - Britney Spears - "Hold On Tight"
(3) - Broken Bells - " After the Disco" By Request
(4) - Ceremony - "The Sunglass Girl" By Request
(5) - Chris Eckman - "Nothing Left To Hate" By Request
(6) -In This Moment - " Whore"
(7) - Jennifer Nettles - "That Girl" By Request
(8) - Le Youth - "Dance With Me" (feat. Dominique Young Unique) By Request
(9) - St. Vincent - "Digital Witness" By Request
(10) - Vanessa Daou - "One Thing I'm Missing"
The pre-selection songs on YouTube
(1) - Beyoncé - "Jealous"
(3) - Broken Bells - " After the Disco" By Request
(4) - Ceremony - "The Sunglass Girl" By Request
(5) - Chris Eckman - "Nothing Left To Hate" By Request
(6) - In This Moment - " Whore"
(7) - Jennifer Nettles - "That Girl" By Request
(8) - Le Youth - "Dance With Me" (feat. Dominique Young Unique) By Request
(9) - St. Vincent - "Digital Witness" By Request
The voting format is the same as in the Countdown International, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1
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.
