A tune for June (song tourney)

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2022: "Running Up That Hill" resurgence
After being included on the soundtrack for season four of the Netflix series Stranger Things, Bush's 1985 single "Running Up That Hill" gained newfound popularity in May 2022, becoming the most-streamed song on Spotify in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and globally.[122][123][124] On 10 June 2022, it charted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, surpassing its peak of number three from 1985.[125]

After "Running Up That Hill" had reached number two in the UK charts on 10 June, it was revealed to be the most popular track of the week in the UK, ahead of chart topper "As It Was" by Harry Styles, but a pre-existing chart rule penalised older songs that are streamed.[126] The Chart Supervisory Committee responded by giving the record an exemption from the ACR accelerated decline rule due to its ongoing sales resurgence.[127][128] On 17 June 2022, the song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, making it Bush's second UK number one single.[129][130]

On the US Billboard Hot 100 issue dated 11 June 2022, the song re-entered the chart at number eight, surpassing its original peak of number 30 in November 1985 to become Bush's first US top-ten hit.[131] A week later it climbed to number four in the US



Round 9:

1. XTC - Earn Enough For Us
2. Maisie Peters - Cate's Brother
3. Nick Drake - One of These Things First
4. The Damned - Love Song
5. Lingua Ignota - Wicked Game
6. Controller.Controller - History
7. Tiesto & Ava Max - The Motto
8. Iggy Pop - Funtime
9. Colter Wall - I Ride an Old Paint/Leavin' Cheyenne
10. Wade Hayes - On a Good Night
11. JoJo - Disaster



Round 9

1. Lingua Ignota - Wicked Game
2. Colter Wall - I Ride an Old Paint / Leavin' Cheyenne
3. Controller.Controller - History
4. Iggy Pop - Funtime
5. The Damned - Love Song
6. Nick Drake - One of These Things First
7. Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto
8. XTC - Earn Enough for Us
9. Wade Hayes - On a Good Night
10. Maisie Peters - Cate's Brother
11. Jojo - Disaster
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All voted again so...

1st - Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights (69 pts)


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01. The Damned - Love Song
02. Nick Drake - One of These Things First
03. Maisie Peters - Cate's Brother
04. Lingua Ignota - Wicked Game
05. Controller.Controller - History
06. Colter Wall - I Ride an Old Paint / Leavin' Cheyenne
07. JoJo - Disaster
08. XTC - Earn Enough for Us
09. Wade Hayes - On a Good Night
10. Tiesto & Ava Max - The Motto
11. Iggy Pop - Funtime

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You can't make a rainbow without a little rain.
1) Wade Hayes - On a Good Night
2) Nick Drake - One of These Things First
3) Colter Wall - I Ride an Old Paint / Leavin' Cheyenne
4) JoJo - Disaster
5) Lingua Ignota - Wicked Game
6) XTC - Earn Enough For Us
7) Iggy Pop - Funtime
8) Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto
9) Maisie Peters - Cate's Brother
10) Controller.Controller - History
11) The Damned - Love Song



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1 - Lingua Ignota - Wicked Game
2 - Iggy Pop - Funtime
3 - Nick Drake - One of These Things First
4 - XTC - Earn Enough For Us
5 - The Damned - Love Song
6 - Maisie Peters - Cate's Brother
7 - Controller.Controller - History
8 - Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto
9 - Colter Wall - I Ride an Old Paint / Leavin' Cheyenne
10 - JoJo - Disaster
11 - Wade Hayes - On a Good Night

Next nom - Alex Lahey - Every Day's The Weekend
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1. Colter Wall - I Ride an Old Paint / Leavin' Cheyenne
2. The Damned - Love Song
3. XTC - Earn Enough For Us
4. Iggy Pop - Funtime
5. Controller.Controller - History
6. Maisie Peters - Cate's Brother
7. Lingua Ignota - Wicked Game
8. Nick Drake - One of These Things First
9. Wade Hayes - On a Good Night
10. JoJo - Disaster
11. Tiesto & Ava Max - The Motto



Maisie Peters - Cate's Brother

Nick Drake - One of These Things First

Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto

Controller.Controller - History

XTC - Earn Enough For Us

Iggy Pop - Funtime

JoJo - Disaster

The Damned - Love Song

Wade Hayes - On a Good Night

Colter Wall - I Ride an Old Paint / Leavin' Cheyenne

Lingua Ignota - Wicked Game
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Ironic that Kate Bush wins the round in which people were discussing Dave Mustaine's voice being too annoying for them to overcome.

Sure, I can see how it could be annoying. I'd never fault anyone for not liking Kate Bush's voice because it's a lot with all the melodrama and dramatic swooping. It's an acquired taste. But it's also technically good. And it is in keeping with the kind of music she writes. Wuthering Heights wouldn't be half the song it is without her singing it, and it's already god tier level songwriting and arrangement.


But, by absolute any measure, Dave Mustaines voice is horrendous. it's technically poor and it doesn't even add the needed menace those songs deserve. It's almost hilarious how desperately he wants to sound evil. Maybe on a good day he sounds cranky. I struggle to think of a worse singer in any genre.


Like, I've grown used to it over the years, and his band is brilliant. But does anyone on earth actually like them because of his voice? If so, I've never met or talked to or dreamt of such a person.



1) Nick Drake - One of These Things First
2) Controller.Controller - History
3) Colter Wall - I Ride an Old Paint / Leavin' Cheyenne
4) The Damned - Love Song
5) Lingua Ignota - Wicked Game
6) Iggy Pop - Funtime
7) Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto
8) Maisie Peters - Cate's Brother
9) XTC - Earn Enough For Us
10) JoJo - Disaster
11) Wade Hayes - On a Good Night



All voted again so it's that time again...

1st - Nick Drake - One of These Things First (83 pts)


2nd - Controller.Controller - History (75 pts)
3rd - Maisie Peters - Cate's Brother (74 pts)
3rd - The Damned - Love Song (74 pts)
5th - XTC - Earn Enough For Us (69 pts)
6th - Colter Wall - I Ride an Old Paint / Leavin' Cheyenne (67 pts)
6th - Lingua Ignota - Wicked Game (67 pts)
8th - Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto (60 pts)
9th - Iggy Pop - Funtime (58 pts)
10th - JoJo - Disaster (54 pts)
11th - Wade Hayes - On a Good Night (45 pts)

Congrats to crumbsroom on getting a second tune through to the Final

Round ten up very shortly....