American preselection - November 2014

Pre-selection - TC November 2014

Welcome to the US preselection for the November edition of the Countdown!
As usual, the preselection contains a mix of songs intended to be interesting, competitive, or representative, listed in alphabetical order.

Deadlines: Keep Voting through the 26'th of October

THE CONTESTANTS

(1) - Andrew Bird - "My Sister's Tiny Hands"

(2) - How to Dress Well - "Repeat Pleasure"By Request

(3) - Jack White - "I Think I Found The Culprit"

(4) - LP - "Night Like This"

(5) - Meshell Ndegéocello - "Good Day Bad"

(6) - Owl City - "Up All Night"

(7) - Perfume Genius - "Queen" By Request

(8) - RAC feat. Matthew Koma - "Cheap Sunglasses (ShadowLuxx Remix)"By Request

(9) - Spoon - "Inside Out" By Request

(10) - The Orwells - "Who Needs You" By Request

 

 The pre-selection songs on YouTube

(1) - Andrew Bird - "My Sister's Tiny Hands"

 

(2) - How to Dress Well - "Repeat Pleasure" By Request

 

(3) - Jack White - "I Think I Found The Culprit"

 

(4) - LP - "Night Like This"

 

(5) - Meshell Ndegéocello - "Good Day Bad"

 

(6) - Owl City - "Up All Night"

 

(7) - Perfume Genius - "Queen" By Request

 

(8) - RAC feat. Matthew Koma - "Cheap Sunglasses (ShadowLuxx Remix)"By Request

 

(9) - Spoon - "Inside Out" By Request

 

(10) - The Orwells - "Who Needs You" By Request

 

The voting format is the same as in the Countdown as a whole, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 points: the highest number of points for the song you like best, no points to songs other than your top ten.

I don't vote in the preselection I set up myself, so the decision is 100% yours

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 )

 

American preselection - October 2014

Pre-selection - TC October 2014

Welcome to the US preselection for the October edition of the Countdown!
As usual, the preselection contains a mix of songs intended to be interesting, competitive, or representative, listed in alphabetical order.

Deadlines: Keep Voting through the 27'th of September

THE CONTESTANTS

(1) - Anastacia - "Resurrection"

(2) - Ben & Ellen Harper - "How Could We Not Believe"

(3) - Boots - "No More (snowed in)"

(4) - Gallant - "Manhattan"

(5) - Kina Grannis - "Oh Father"

(6) - Natalie Merchant - "Giving Up Everything"

(7) - Nicole Scherzinger - "Your Love" By Request

(8) - Sylvan Esso - "Play It Right"

(9) - The Echo-Friendly - "Same Mistakes" By Request

(10) - Young Widows - "King Sol"

 

 The pre-selection songs on YouTube

(1) - Anastacia - "Resurrection"

 

(2) - Ben & Ellen Harper - "How Could We Not Believe"

 

(3) - Boots - "No More (snowed in)"

 

(4) - Gallant - "Manhattan"

 

(5) - Kina Grannis - "Oh Father"

 

(6) - Natalie Merchant - "Giving Up Everything"

 

(7) - Nicole Scherzinger - "Your Love" By Request

 

(8) - Sylvan Esso - "Play It Right"

 

(9) - The Echo-Friendly - "Same Mistakes" By Request

 

(10) - Young Widows - "King Sol"

Free vote 0.0 through 10.0

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.

 

Short Last-minute American preselection - August 2014

 

Pre-selection (YouTube or MP3) - TC August 2014

Welcome to my last minute preselection for the August 2014 edition of the Countdown!

If you have already made a suggestion, and don't see it in this preselection, don't worry, as it is likely to be coming up in the next month or two. This month I am only including requests whose eligibility will expire this month because not everyone will have a chance to listen to them.

Deadlines: 

Vote until the 26'th of July at 17:00 (UTC/GMT).

THE CONTESTANTS

(1) - Buckethead - "Light Through the Fog"

(2) - Lea Michele - "Cannonball"

(3) - Linda Perhacs - "The Soul of All Natural Things"

(4) - Sara Evans - "Slow Me Down" By Request

(5) - Skrillex - "FucK That"

 

 The pre-selection songs on YouTube

(1) - Buckethead - "Light Through the Fog"

 

(2) - Lea Michele - "Cannonball"

 

(3) - Linda Perhacs - "The Soul of All Natural Things"

 

(4) - Sara Evans - "Slow Me Down" By Request

 

(5) - Skrillex - "FucK That"

 

Free vote 0.0 through 10.0

 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.