Laur

Laur: She’s basically the icon of feminist gaslit, gatekept, girlbossed femme idolization rn

• shea nowicki +1
• fionmul 0 — She is. But this song isn’t the one for this category.
• Joseph Harvey 0 — This would win in a “feminine wiles” round, but toxic femininity it is not.
• Edward James 0 — I don't see it in this song. She's girlbossing but it's benign compared to the others.
• SamRobertsND 0 — Also unlistenable
• Claire 0 — I get where this submission is coming from but (to a lesser degree than Shania) I’m like…yeah it’s reasonable to want a guy that’s a little bit obsessed with you and this song may be a bit hyperbolic but in a playful tongue in cheek way
• Brad Stalcup 0 — Can't stand the girl in this song, but I'm not sure it qualifies as "gaslit, gatekeep, or girlboss"

• fionmul +1 — Yep this is the stuff
• shea nowicki +1 — Vibey. I appreciate this.
• ared56 +1
• Regina Scime +1
• Joseph Harvey 0 — Kind of annoying and empty sounding
• Claire 0 — This song would for sure make it onto a cleaning/moving playlist for me but just not in my top 4

Laur: Yes, I do believe she wears aviators and drives a very old car down the road when she’s listens to this one

• Regina Scime +1
• Corey +1
• Sam Ary +1
• Edward James 0 — I really like this pick, the idea of being at a crossroads but unsure what to do is a good theme. But I think it needs to develop beyond that, and the song just doesn't go any further. Totally fine, but that keeps it off the podium for me.
• Joseph Harvey 0 — Eh. Just not enough substance here when there are so many great picks.
• judd.baker 0 — I didn’t know John Mayer did this kind of sound tbh
• fionmul 0 — Unmemorable
• Claire 0 — Love John Mayer but there’s not enough lyrically here for me to really judge how well it fits the, for better or worse, quite literary theme
• ared56 -1

Laur: Vibes with the softcore Catholic social justice themes Eddie personifies—a timeless Holes classic deserves a refresh on Eddie’s mixtape

• Sam Ary +2 — Oh yeah Shaggy
• fionmul +1 — I dont know what to make of this but it gets a vote
• Brad Stalcup +1 — This is the most unexpected upvote for me. Could definitely see Eddie listening to this one while driving to his parents' lake house on a Saturday morning.
• Claire +1 — I’m sure Eddie knows of shaggy but I could see him not knowing this song (I hadn’t heard it until now) and I feel like he could really rock with it
• judd.baker +1 — I’m going out on a limb and saying that Eddie will enjoy this, I think it’s a hilarious out there choice to submit a Shaggy song for this round but I feel like I want to reward that kind of outside of the box thinking.
• Joseph Harvey 0 — Based on Eddie’s Bob Marley views, I’m going with a no on this one
• Edward James 0 — Incredibly fun choice. I didn’t know Shaggy had it in him to be so philosophical. The curse of these rounds is that you get so many good songs, but you can only choose so many to be at the top. This is a great pick, but won’t make it to the top
• Corey -1 — I'm gambling on this one, but I trust my instincts.

• fionmul +1 — YEAHHHH I almost did Bieber. I thought it was a girl the first time I heard Never Say Never. Wish I could double vote but I was split this time.
• Corey +1 — Calling Bieber a girly singer was a generational pastime.
• Sam Ary +1
• Brad Stalcup 0 — Prepubescent don't count.
• Joseph Harvey 0 — Once again, being an adolescent/child makes this less remarkable
• judd.baker 0 — In a perfect world, this would have an upvote because it is a great fit for the theme. But given how young Justin is here, it felt slightly less compelling for the category, and there were simply other songs I enjoyed more and was more impressed by
• Edward James 0 — I get this pick but 1) he was like 15 when it was recorded, and 2) it still has noticeable male elements imo.
• Regina Scime 0 — Another prepubescent boy…
• Claire 0 — Prepubescent male treble voice just isn’t what I’m looking for here. Yes, it’s a dude, and yes, he doesn’t sound like a dude, but it’s not for any particularly interesting reason other than how old he is