Spicey Riche

• fionmul +1 — This was the right vibe for me fs
• shea nowicki +1
• Joseph Harvey 0 — This would depress me and I would ask Eddie to skip.
• judd.baker 0 — One of my all time favorite songs, but I don’t think it really fits the vibe of a porch sit. Maybe if I have the aux, but if I have the aux is it really doing justice to the porch sit?
• Claire -1 — Feels like it goes on just a tad too long to work in this context (ik the Dylan is longer but it’s longer in an ambient way that works better somehow)

• Claire +1 — Somehow this got me. Idk. Maybe the whales like millennial slop
• judd.baker 0 — Clever but also boo
• fionmul 0 — I like this enough but the whale theme is lacking
• Edward James 0 — Also no?
• Joseph Harvey 0 — Trying too hard to be clever this round. No whales
• Brad Stalcup 0 — Whalesong not whaleartist
• SamRobertsND -1 — Joining the dogpile for what I presume to be the Joseph downvote.

• Claire +1 — The image of just standing bc you sold your chair is very bindlecore
• Brad Stalcup +1 — Bindledom has a bit of a comic edge to it and this captures that.
• SamRobertsND 0 — Didn't do it for me.
• Edward James 0 — I like this read and I would have voted for it if the inner city pressure then led to the leaving with bindle.
• fionmul 0 — Ehhhhh
• Joseph Harvey 0 — Tiresome
• Peter Seeley -1 — They sounded like they were about to break into "One night in Bangkok", but never did.
• judd.baker -1 — Not getting the vision here at all.

• Sam Ary +1
• Joseph Harvey 0 — The whats?
• fionmul -1 — The album art reminds me of Coroline (derogatory) I didn’t like it musically and I thought the lyrics weren’t strong enough.
• Claire -1 — Maybe I’m just missing something but I don’t get it. Musically this is kinda cool tho
• Brad Stalcup -1 — Not only was this a bad song, i had no idea how it connected to Therese.
• judd.baker -1 — Borderline unlistenable and truly generic in terms of the lyrical content.

• Claire +1 — 10/10 would listen to this at an Irish pub with Shea
• fionmul 0 — This is fun but I find it more like a song everyone in the chat would find fun and amusing vs Shea specifically
• Joseph Harvey 0 — I don’t think of Shea’s music as overly Irish
• shea nowicki 0 — Thank you for submitting this - there's no way you would have known this, but my beloved Irish grandma passed away in January and this song is 1000% her vibe. Brings me right back to the St. Patrick's Day parties of my youth... literally the best day of the whole year. Adding to my March 17th playlist for next year hehe.
• Edward James 0 — Fun but not in the top

• Joseph Harvey +1 — Senior launch engineer Sammy, lighting up an early morning cigarette in the Houston haze, turns the ignition on his 1969 Corvette droptop. As the small block roars to life and settles into a contented gurgle, he gazes up through his thick-rimmed glasses to the moon on the horizon, almost invisible as the sun begins its climb into the soft blue sky. It’s going to be quite a day.
• shea nowicki +1
• Brad Stalcup 0 — Sorry, this ELO song doesn't quite work as a song to play
• judd.baker 0 — I can get the idea (literally saying hello again to the blue sky after returning to Earth) but this seems like simultaneously the least imaginative ELO submission and also the least lyrically fitting.
• SamRobertsND -1 — Party foul against ELO, this is the 2012 re-recording which is worse.
• fionmul -1 — Sorry I just dont like it enough for it to cancel out the more obvious pick it is
• Claire -1 — Great song but it’s the most predictable of the ELO songs in this round (in part bc of the guardians of the galaxy association)

• ared56 +1
• Brad Stalcup +1 — I see it. Well picked.
• shea nowicki +1 — WAS LITERALLY GOING TO SUBMIT THIS haha! So crazy. Great pick!!
• Sam Ary +1
• Joseph Harvey 0 — No
• judd.baker 0 — An absolutely phenomenal song but did not land for me in this category. I can kind of imagine it conceptually as a death song but it doesn’t sound like that would actually play during a death scene
• fionmul 0 — I love the avett bros but I think they fall into the category of things that make me ponder important things vs a song I’d literally choose to be listening to as I pass from this life to the next.
• Edward James 0 — I see the vision but it doesn't compel me. I can see how it would tho.
• Peter Seeley -1 — Dislike the style.
• Claire -1 — I love this song but despite the fact that the word “die” is in the song, it doesn’t feel like a dying vibe lyrically or musically for me. Maybe I’m just not getting something

• SamRobertsND +1
• Brad Stalcup +1 — Really fun song. Couldn't understand a word.
• Joseph Harvey +1 — Bang on
• judd.baker +1 — I liked this. Sort of classic “he’s not trying to sound indecipherable, it just is”
• fionmul 0 — Understandable compared to most
• Edward James 0 — Congratulations, we are the first people in the history of the world to ever listen to another Rusted Root song
• Claire 0 — Somewhat intelligible. I can clearly understand most of the chorus including the song title
• Sam Ary 0 — Decipherable.

• Claire +1 — As soon as I saw this on the list I knew it was an upvote. I’ve considered this song for a few past categories but this is a worthy round in which to use it
• Edward James 0 — Hehehe I get it
• Peter Seeley 0 — It's pears Richard. PEARS.
• Joseph Harvey 0 — *Pears This was a fun closer
• fionmul -1 — Is it a pear reference or perhaps a metaphor? I didn’t see the vision.
• Brad Stalcup -1 — I'm guessing this is Richard's submission b/c he couldn't think of anything else.
• judd.baker -1 — Not about pears. (Awesome song tho)
• Regina Scime -1

• ared56 +1
• Claire +1 — This was fun. I did my best not to pay attention to the lyrics but in a general way I am quite fond of German language music—I think the language can be really lovely when sung
• Peter Staffelbach +1
• SamRobertsND 0 — Unmemorable
• Joseph Harvey 0 — Listless acoustic pop sounds just as uninspired in German
• Edward James 0 — Sorry, found this very boring
• Brad Stalcup 0 — sounds like a german
• shea nowicki -1
• Regina Scime -1 — This one was the least impressionable to me, but it was a difficult downvote:(

• ared56 +1
• judd.baker +1 — Brad you like cool songs I’m glad ur in music league
• shea nowicki +1
• fionmul 0 — I liked this angle but the song itself is sorta insufferable so I can’t vote for it from a musical standpoint
• Edward James 0 — This one is a bit too obvious. I like when the title doesn't give it away. Did briefly consider submitting "Sell Out" tho.
• Brad Stalcup 0 — People are going to think i submitted this, but really I didn't because he's better off without her.
• Joseph Harvey -1 — Truly awful
• Regina Scime -1

• Edward James +2 — This is deep Richard knowledge. And also I forgot how incredibly great this song is. I must reward.
• Brad Stalcup +1 — The real ones know. Excellent pick.
• ared56 +1
• Regina Scime 0 — Lowkey, the transition from the Walton to this song SLAPPED
• SamRobertsND 0 — Awesome song for a Disney credits.
• Joseph Harvey 0 — Good but is it hype enough?
• judd.baker 0 — I forgot this song existed and I can’t quite explain why but I enjoyed hearing it here
• Claire 0 — How do you dance to this? I guess maybe you just stand in the dance floor and scream lyrics and somehow that’s cathartic for you?

• shea nowicki +1
• Edward James 0 — Richard, I respect you. One of my potential choices was Indian Sunset by Elton John. Would’ve been great if we had two songs about Native Americans written by Europeans.
• Brad Stalcup 0 — Tells an awful tale, but doesn't really jerk any tears for me.
• Peter Seeley 0 — I like this. Some what.
• fionmul -1 — The sound needs to match the lyrics for me this round
• Joseph Harvey -1
• SamRobertsND -1

• shea nowicki +1
• SamRobertsND 0 — Annoying as hell
• Joseph Harvey 0 — A little stomp clap stomp for Regina
• Claire 0 — I think she’d probably like it? But didn’t stand out enough to make podium for me
• Brad Stalcup 0 — Loved the trumpet solo
• Regina Scime 0 — this taps into my slight delight with millennial songs… I liked it, it just wasn’t up there for me
• fionmul -1 — The intro is sorta broadway to me in a good way and then he pronounced “lady” that way and it ruined it I think Regina would be less annoyed than I but wouldn’t dig the voice either
• Edward James -1 — The people singing this song make it sound like they have never actually felt this emotion

• ared56 +1
• Joseph Harvey +1 — I would be thrilled to hear this in a diner
• shea nowicki +1
• Claire +1 — I could see myself picking to play this on a jukebox
• SamRobertsND 0 — Almost there. #4.
• fionmul 0 — Sure
• Peter Seeley 0 — Good.
• Edward James 0 — Richard, you were so close with this. I have to say, this, carry on my wayward , and the Dolly Parton song are the ones I think might be most likely to be playing in a diner. But my votes were based on the songs I think best encapsulate the feel of a diner.

• ared56 +1
• Joseph Harvey 0 — Richard came to ML to late to learn my appreciation of girl pop. There is (almost) nothing objectionable here
• fionmul 0 — “This is not that offensive” - Claire
• Edward James 0 — Joseph wouldn’t like this but he wouldn’t hate it
• Claire 0 — “This one seems mildly bad to me” -Fiona
• Brad Stalcup 0 — Eddie and I have danced to this song many times. Hard for me to imagine Joseph hating that.
• judd.baker 0 — Songs Joseph Would Feel Lukewarm About

• SamRobertsND +1 — Hell yeah
• Claire +1 — Now I want to rewatch hot rod
• Sam Ary +1
• judd.baker +1
• Joseph Harvey 0 — This is a wonderful overture to the start of a new league, nay, a new year
• Brad Stalcup 0 — This would only work if you were watching the movie during it. By itself it fails to convey the being-back.
• shea nowicki -1 — I don't know why the instrumental didn't really land for me! :(

• ared56 +2
• Sam Ary +2
• Peter Seeley +1 — Certainly didn't expect to enjoy this, but I did. The background stuff is amazing.
• Joseph Harvey 0 — Not a fit for category
• SamRobertsND 0 — Great but not on topic
• Edward James 0 — I’m hesitant to say this, because I might be missing something obvious, but I don’t really see how this fits.
• Claire 0 — Enjoy the song and the ironic ending but this one also isn’t sufficiently giving “over”
• judd.baker 0 — The chorus and the riff at 2:55 in this are excellent. But it’s not really giving “failure and despair” so much as just talking about the consequences of a life of dissipation
• Regina Scime -1

Spicey Riche: This song is funny

• Brad Stalcup +1 — "I feel like a prize Asshole No one even mentions my casserole" might be one of the best rhymes in the history of music. I think this is the only one that made me laugh out loud.
• judd.baker +1 — “I feel like a prize asshole, no one even mentions my casserole” is the kind of stuff these guys are legendary for. “Give me a small man’s wetsuit please.”
• Joseph Harvey 0 — Cringe
• fionmul 0 — This was annoying
• SamRobertsND 0 — Eh
• Edward James 0 — One of my favorites from flight of the Conchords, but I’m leaning towards ones I didn’t already know.
• Claire 0 — Funny song for sure but I feel like I’m so familiar with it that it didn’t really hit for me this round

Spicey Riche: If you downvote this because it’s too obvious, I will attack you.

• Peter Seeley +1 — It's a classic for a reason.
• SamRobertsND 0 — My best friend's uncle was hitchhiking, and after this one guy picked him up, he popped in a tape where this started playing. His uncle jumped out of the moving car.
• fionmul 0 — Sure
• Edward James 0 — Listening to this again, of course I was struck by how good the saxophone is. But I think the real stand out of the song is George Michael’s incredible voice. Also hard to not hear it as a meme.
• Brad Stalcup 0 — The most obvious pick for this category IMO. But I don't think it's actually the best saxophone part.
• judd.baker 0 — I was going to invoke the “submitting Sting for Joseph Harvey round” rule, but submitting the Wham! version instead of the George Michael solo version just barely saves it from that. The sax part is indeed genuinely excellent, but this fruit is too low hanging imo.
• Joseph Harvey -1 — I’m going to punish the obvious choice here. Every one of us thought about submitting this, so this just feels lazy. The sax equivalent of the stairway to heaven intro. Great, but ubiquitous and thus uninteresting. Honestly, aside from the iconic sax part, this song is utterly forgettable which would tank it anyways
• Claire -1 — It’s an iconic sax part. I don’t know how it manages to capture such intense, campy angst. I love it for that reason. But it’s a iconic sax part, not a *great* sax part.
• Sam Ary -1 — Had to downvote this bc it’s too cliché for this category I’m so sorry

Spicey Riche: The greatest love song of our generation.

• shea nowicki +1
• Edward James +1 — Sammy told me "there's a song on this playlist that is powerful Eddie bait." It was this one, and he was right. Could not love this more. I also think it gets the category as I envisioned it. You can't really "yearn" for something you've already had. Too many of the songs are about that.That's a different emotion. Very similar, but different in meaningful ways.
• Brad Stalcup +1 — Man what a fun song. This might be the only one that I've added to my liked songs in all of these playlists so far. Right up my alley. It perfectly encapsulates the simplicity and bigness of 8th grade longing. Citronella is definitely a name that someone gave to their child only because they don't know what citronella is.
• judd.baker +1 — bruh this is so good. That opening hook is pure honey. This is good old fashioned non weird non incel yearning. Irresistible
• SamRobertsND 0 — Eddiecore
• Peter Seeley 0 — Fun. Not yearny though.
• Regina Scime 0 — middle schoolers are indeed some of the most yearning creatures on the face of this earth. other songs spoke to me more personally, though.
• Joseph Harvey -1 — I knew from the first strum I would hate this

Spicey Riche: Best Beatles song, no question.

• shea nowicki +1
• judd.baker +1 — I adore this song. One of my favorite Beatles tracks. It’s beautiful, funny, clever, poignant, everything a narrative song could be. I think Paul McCartney succeeds at doing the Americana thing here.
• Peter Seeley 0 — Every time I hear this song , I think of an actual raccoon with a cowboy hat. It is only by the most strenuous mental effort that I dispel this image.
• Edward James 0 — It's always important to remember that all the 60s British invasion bands just wanted to be American country and blues artists. Love this song.
• fionmul 0 — Some of these are just not really enough to be a story like it’s a fragment of one. Reminds me of reading my middle school students writing assignments and also my 1st graders for that matter.
• Joseph Harvey 0 — I would think there would be far more compelling Beatles options than this. This is not all that memorable (the white album is also just kind of weird and not always in a great way)
• Brad Stalcup 0 — Rocky faced with a choice as he confronts Gideon's Bible. Will he forgive the man or not? It seems he does not, to his own demise. Loved the honky tonk feel of this one.

Spicey Riche: As the resident jock, I dedicate this to all of you actually.

• ared56 +3 — Corey Nuke for Corey
• SamRobertsND +2
• Brad Stalcup +1 — Would Corey tolerate the vulgarity? Probably. And I think he would probably sympathize with this song on a deep level.
• Edward James 0 — I actually do think Corey is going to love this lol. Hearing OK Go say swear words is jarring, I always think of them as like a middle school band.
• Peter Seeley 0 — I feel like this is a Brad song. Probably weirdly cathartic or something.
• Claire 0 — I have no idea whether Corey would like this song, but it definitely was stuck in my head for an entire freshman science class this week
• Corey -1 — Ok Go knows cuss words? I do feel targeted in an amusingly accurate way though.
• Sam Ary -1
• judd.baker -1 — user was banished to the focaccia mines for this post
• shea nowicki -1

• Joseph Harvey +1 — Hi Judd
• Brad Stalcup +1 — High energy. I can imagine accelerating on the highway during the bridge on this one.
• Sam Ary +1
• Edward James 0 — This is a really great song! But.....hear me out.....I really don't feel like this is a round for unheard of songs. To me a road trip kickoff involved other people, and to get them hyped, you need a song with shared memory. This is my own criteria, but it's how I imagine the category.
• SamRobertsND 0 — Nearly as bad as the first, slightly more tolerable.
• judd.baker 0 — This has the energy of an Eddie submission. I’m not sure if I’m feeling it as a road trip kickoff but golly this is a bange
• fionmul -1
• Peter Seeley -1 — Eh.