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Post by Daniel on Nov 21, 2020 20:25:29 GMT 1
 EPISODE 5 · RESULTS Welcome ladies and gentlemen to Episode 5 of Daniel's Song Race Season 8.
Please say hi to our extra special guest judge... Dr. Ana María Polo (Argüello)!Daniel: Come estas Dr. Polo?
Ana: ¿DONE ESTÁN LAS NIÑAS?
Daniel: No hablo español, sorry.
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Post by Daniel on Nov 21, 2020 20:38:54 GMT 1
EPISODE 5 · RESULTS You dolls had to work in three groups this week.
One club has got all of the judges going for it on the lash.Team pARTyTufkai · CHAE WITH A C · jara · SteCondragulations, you are the winning team!
And one doll in your team has impressed us in particular...Agentina (Tufkai)Condragulations, you are the winner of this week's challenge!You have won a personal music taste lesson provided by Stan Kan McCann.
You may all leave the stage!
Team Club 96 and Team Fiesta Salsa, you are all up for elimination.
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Post by Daniel on Nov 21, 2020 20:50:24 GMT 1
EPISODE 5 · RESULTS The rest of you queens will be judged individually.
Starting with Sativa Grahams (agni)!
Ika:
Slap the house down and call me a slave for these Latin beats, because honey, this was a PARTY serve that I was waiting to see from you. It feels like you've finally come out of your shell this week, giving us a tune that would play at any Latina party (I would know). This style of reggaeton blended very well, and I'd really like to see more of you this season.
Neda:
Hi queen! So nice to be giving you a critique by yourself at last. I think you easily did the best overall job from your team. I wasn't necessarily in love with this song, but it definitely was a latin party banger that I just love to see. Well done this week.
Vicky:
You were definitely the strongest in your team, by far. You served an absolute latin banger that even made me consider going to Queen Ceanera's fiesta salsa to dance to it.
Dr. Ana María Polo:
This was a serve, hondurian talent, again as a latina this song will definitely turn out the parties in the club, I love that u got this trend of lately powerful and confident woman owning the urban scene and this was not an obvious choice to go with and I really like that, this is one of my favorites of the week.
Thank you, Sativa.
Up next is Reed Acted!
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Post by Daniel on Nov 21, 2020 20:59:45 GMT 1
EPISODE 5 · RESULTS Moving on to Reed Acted (αndreas)!
Neda:
Girl... not Shakira. I'm actually willing to look past the fact that this song was in DSR before because it's not like DSR invented Shakira, but regardless, this was THE most obvious choice you could've picked. Sure it's a latin party song but really? This is so disappointing, there was SO much scope for this team to have really excelled in this challenge but it just fell so flat. I really hope you can step it up in the future because this was just not it.
Dr. Ana María Polo:
This is a latin banger, as a latina myself this song turns out any party, a true party and I love this song with passion but I myself had already sent this song for a party song challenge not too long ago, so I was really disappointed also to see you picked a known act as Shakira, I appreciate it’s in spanish. But I would have personally liked more research with all the variety this category had and so many artists latinamerica has to offer.As much as I love this I can’t give it a higher score.
Ika:
THonestly you're going to make me regret your whole existence with the stuff I'm about to spit out of my eloquent mouth. What the fuck was this.... Girl. I would want to say I have some understanding, but I'm honestly just confused. Every week, you should search the Wiki to see if your song was in a past season. Regardless, and this may surprise you, that's not my main issue with this. My main issue is that you have such a broad and diverse range of songs that could play at any fiesta salsa quinceanera, and you chose this. I was really hoping for something more than Shakira, and if you're giving us a mainstream act, I really think you should have instead tried to send "Chantaje" or "Loca". There's so, so much more you could have done and this really just feels half assed. Bounce back from this, it's a moment of awakening for you.
Now, for the team you led. Honestly, I'm confused. As the leader, I want to know... What was going through your head? I have several questions. You had the easiest assignment out of all the teams and you fucked it up the most. You should do a post-week autopsy and figure out what the fuck you were doing wrong.
Thank you, Reed.
Up next is The Carrot Tards!
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Post by Daniel on Nov 21, 2020 21:04:10 GMT 1
EPISODE 5 · RESULTS Next up is The Carrot Tards (George J.)!
Neda:
I'm torn on this one. On the plus side, I really like the song and I think it kinda works as a latin party song (though I think even a little paragraph to explain your thinking would've worked wonders in that respect). However, it just feels like a bit of an uninspired choice - a pretty well known Spanish (not Latin, which is what the actual challenge was) artist with a recently released song. It's okay, but I felt like a lot more could've been done with this challenge and I was just a little underwhelmed by your choice.
Ika
My gut is telling me that you felt very lost this week, sending a song that's not even fully Latin for the specific challenge of Latin bops. But, I won't drag you too much for that. This has been doing the rounds, and I was bored with this for quite some time, even though Danna is a queen. This all builds itself up into a huge load of nothingness in the chorus, and it feels like it would be the opening act at the Latin Club at 4AM when people are slowly starting to walk in. I would go so far as to say, elevator music. I know you are a party girl, so you should know just as well as I do that nobody would want to be at the party where this is being blasted from your balcony, if you have one. It's still nice, but like what I feel about your team in general, you could have done a lot more with what you were given. You could have given us Jailo - Lonely, a true elegant whoppa, a ten. Honestly, Neda and Ana, we should make our own Latin team and show these girls how to get a party going. Neda: These girls need to be taught.
Dr. Ana María Polo:
This choice it’s okay, I like the use of topics like Santería that are very popular about latinamerican culture and the song it’s really nice for party mode, however it’s a kinda basic choice and with the big amount of latin artists there, I was disappointed to see you picked a song the where main singer was european.
Thank you, Carrot.
Up next is Sapphire D. Lux!
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Post by Daniel on Nov 21, 2020 21:10:09 GMT 1
EPISODE 5 · RESULTS The rest of you queens will be judged individually.
Starting with Sapphire D. Lux (Josh's Tattoo (Inactive))!
Vicky:
I think you did an okay job, but I can't say I'm that amazed. The best thing about your choice is the music video, which fits your party's theme very well. The song on the other hand, I can't say the same about it. It mostly leaves me indifferent to be frank.
Neda:
I think you did a good job this week doll! It's definitely extravagant, it's big, it's bold and it's gold, everything I wanted from this team. As a song I think it gets a little repetitive and tiresome by the end, but I could definitely see what you were aiming at with this choice and I think it worked well.
Ika:
You always give me the kii's and girl I am living for the gold is a metal part. Now, onto your song. Unfortunately for you, I was going into this thinking that this was one of my least favourite songs of all time, I had some bad memories with this one. Honestly though, on the listen, it wasn't half bad and fit the theme quite well. You did pretty fine this week, but fine isn't good enough. I know you can work yourself harder to aim higher, so use your fingers and start writing your essays.
Dr. Ana María Polo:
This was a nice song, I think it fits the theme, I was not crazy about the song but It was a cute song, didn’t leave much impression on me, I just think there were better songs this week.
Thank you, Sapphire.
Up next is Indica Grahams!
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Post by Daniel on Nov 21, 2020 21:15:53 GMT 1
EPISODE 5 · RESULTS Hi Miss Indica Grahams (Syr)!
Neda:
Hmm, I liked that you took a bit of a risky approach to this task, and I could see what you were going for in places, but sadly I wasn't entirely sold by this. The drop kinda gave me extravagant party a little bit, but the song as a whole was just a regular K-pop song as opposed to a party banger for me. It just missed the mark a little unfortunately.
Vicky
I'm confused, sweetie. You did send a cute k-pop bop, but I don't see the extravagance in this song that you claim it has. As you said, it could play at any other party, literally. I'm disappointed in you, I expected something more.
Dr. Ana María Polo:
Personally I didn't get much extravagance from the song, the song itself especially combined with MV gave me more of a cult or dark atmosphere, I like the song. The production was really nice and I saw what you were going for but It was a little underwhelming for me.
Thank you, Indica.
Up next is Mei Din China!
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Post by Daniel on Nov 21, 2020 21:21:08 GMT 1
EPISODE 5 · RESULTS Moving on to Mei Din China (MaRtIn)!
Vicky:
Mei Din girl, I feel like you're back to square one again. I kinda have the opposite critique for you than the one I had for Indica. Your song is on point for the party's theme, somehow. But the song itself is not very pleasing for me. I literally forgot how it sounded minutes later, relistened and wished I hadn't listened to it a second time. At least you made me listen to it twice, that's something.
Dr. Ana María Polo
I was not a big fan of this song tbh, I get your concept of the song where it talks about versace and being luxury but I don’t feel the song much as an extravagant party, I do think the drop it’s cute but as a whole wasn’t a fan of this.
Ika:
Hey girl! Girl you have done it again, lowering the bar for us all, and doing it flawlessly. Remember back in Week One, when I told you that that German dirge was one of my least favourite DSR entries? Yeah, well, this is up there with that. I'm really confused as to why you sent this. It's not outrageously horrendous, and it fits the extravagant theme, but I think you forgot to send a song, period. The lack of a cohesive structure with your team really points out that your team had no structure, or common agreement. No story to tell us. The fact that your teammates willingly said to you "Yes Mei Din, you should send this entry, it's such a bop and fits so well!!" makes me question why your teammates sabotaged you so openly and without regret, but the answer is clear. You're a threat. You really should be looking at your fellow queens and ask them two questions. Why they didn't say "Mei Din, please don't do that. I've got your back in this game", as well as, "Indica, why did you sabotage me?". I'm sure those will be great conversations to have.
Neda:
What is this hunny??? You've been doing so well in this competition so far, going from strength to strength, but this was a major step back. I see what you were going for with the theme but surely there was a better song that could've executed it? This just had 2 lines repeated over and over again with an ethnic drop, it's the bare minimum for this sort of song and that's just not gonna do.
Thank you, Mei.
Last but not least is Alinka Tcheps!
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Post by Daniel on Nov 21, 2020 21:25:51 GMT 1
EPISODE 5 · RESULTS Good evening Alinka Tcheps (Sylwia)!
Dr. Ana María Polo:
The song it’s really nice and I like the creative concept you went with a more slowdown moment, I definitely feel it fits pretty well with your concept team as club 96, great work, the song feels like a more relaxed moment for like a ballroom party extravaganza, everytime I listen grows more on me.
Neda
First of all doll, let me say that you put forward a BANGER this week and I think it worked perfectly in representing the extravagant party. I have absolutely no complaints about the actual entry, I think you were the strongest member of your team actually. I was left a little confused by what you said about the song - I didn't think it was suitable as a less energetic song at this sort of party, this felt more like a complete extravagant party banger - but you gave us what we were looking for.
Ika:
Even if what you wrote was a bit questionable, it was easy to see that your song felt extravagant all the way from the production through to the outfits, and felt right at home in Club 96 (Club 96...). You clearly did the best out of your team, and I don't know if that was intentional or a strategy move, but in either case, good job! And can I just say, putting Potissa as your biggest competition... what a bitch move. I'm living for what you're giving me, keep bringing your A Game to the competition, and we'll be here to reward you.
Vicky:
An absolute extravagant banger from you tonight, from the song itself down to its music video. As a team captain, you definitely served the team's best song. I just wish your team followed the same pattern of elegance, but I didn't see that sadly. I wish there was a more cohesive theme in your team as well; that's what was missing for me.
Thank you ladies. I think we've heard enough.
While you untuck backstage, the judges and I will deliberate.
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Post by Daniel on Nov 21, 2020 21:31:46 GMT 1
EPISODE 5 · RESULTS Welcome back my party queens. I have made some decisions.Alinka Tcheps (Sylwia )In a group full of fives, you were a ten...You are safe.
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