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LEAGUE 35
120
Submissions
12
Players
720
Total Points
League Champion
Eric73
total points
★ Highest Scoring Song
13
points
GEN X NOVELIST
League 35: A Retrospective Nobody Asked For
I have been compiling playlists since the cassette era and I have opinions. 5 rounds. 120 songs. One outcome I have many feelings about.
by Nick H. · someone who still owns physical media and yes it matters
Top five reactions to Eric winning League 35 with 73 points: 1) grudging respect, 2) mild jealousy, 3) genuine admiration for the round win total (1), 4) the quiet knowledge that I would have made different choices, 5) acceptance. I am an adult.
"Black" by Pearl Jam going for 13 points is the kind of submission that makes you feel something you weren't expecting to feel. Eric timed that right. I hate when people time things right. It's a compliment. Carrie at 70 deserves a mention because second place in a competition like this is nothing to sniff at, and I say this as someone who has finished second and handled it with moderate grace.
"+2 but then I have to subtract one point for the Einar of it all."
Jaso(n) on Hit by The Sugarcubes · Fitz's Theme - Monosyllabicisms
The "Shannon's Theme - Leading Tracks" round — Carrie won it, "Somebody to Shove (2022 Remaster)" by Soul Asylum, 11 points. I had opinions about the theme and I submitted accordingly and the results were what they were. The "Jason's Theme - Seasons Change (apologies to Expose)" round is the one I'm still thinking about, which is either a sign of great curation or the beginning of an obsession. Possibly both.
Same core group, which means we know each other's taste patterns by now. The surprises still surprise. That's something.
rock and new wave defined the mood of this league. The 1990s cast a long shadow over the playlist. Which says something. I have written approximately four paragraphs in my head about what it says, and I'm choosing to keep them there.
Anyway. Eric is your League 35 champion. The standings are what they are. League 36 approaches and I have already started thinking about my submissions, which is either dedication or a problem. Probably both. See you there. Bring good music.