# New Music Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Games\ **Tags:** music, thread-games\ **Created:** [May 28, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021 "2021-05-28T15:55:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/1 "2021-05-28T15:55:25Z")
From what I recall there was an old game somewhat like this on the AO but this one is new, improved, and jazzed up! It’s designed to introduce people to new music but also have some strategy and competitiveness. Anybody can join at any time. Just because you missed a round does not mean you can never join. The more the merrier. **The rules are simple:** Each week or so mod (IPD) will submit a theme (examples: songs with no lyrics, songs under 80bpm, etc) **You will need to:** ::: Submit one song (including the artist) to me via PM to me that fits into the theme ::: **You may never:** ::: Submit a song **by an artist that has already been used** in this game. At any point. Ever. (Artists cannot be reused. Songs can if covered by a different artist)::: Once I collect the entries after a few days (no strict time on that but probably like a week or less I dunno we’ll see how the game goes) I will post a poll in ABC order with all the songs that were submitted that week. I won’t say who submitted them. At that point, vote for a song that is not the one you submitted. It can be for any reason. It can be your favorite. It can be because it elicited nostalgia. Maybe you are happy you were introduced to it, I dunno you do you. **Your vote will count as long as you have ever submitted a song in this game at any point, or have posted in the thread at some point before the poll is released** **Scoring:** After a few days I will award points to posters who get the most votes for their songs. The number of songs (n) will determine the number of winners I give points to equal to n/4 rounded up. The amount of points will equal 2x+1 to first place (where x = number of winners), and then 2 fewer points to each subsequent winner. So for instance with 9 participants I will give the winner 7 points, 2nd place 5 points, and 3rd place 3 points. Ties will split the points evenly. You cannot earn any points if you got 0 votes. **Exceptions/Special Rules:** - If two participants submit a song by the same artist in the week I will allow it, as long as it’s not the same song. If it’s the same song then I will reject the 2nd submittal. - You can submit the same song from previous rounds if it’s a cover with a different artist. - If a song has multiple artists, the “main” artist will count at the mod’s discretion. - If you have multiple accounts please only use one alt to play. There’s no ultimate winner, but I will keep a tally of cumulative points. Submitting youtube videos of the song is appreciated. Discussion of music and the songs submitted is also encouraged! ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/2 "2021-05-28T15:55:38Z")
Round 1 - Submit a song that reminds you of home - [poll in post #37](https://community-new.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/37?u=ipd) Round 2 - Submit a song with a color in the title - [poll in post #82](https://community-new.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/82?u=ipd) Round 3 - Submit a song without a repeating chorus - [poll in post #117](https://community-new.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/117?u=ipd) Round 4 - Submit a song with an epic intro - [poll in post #145](https://community-new.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/145?u=ipd) Round 5 - Submit a song with non-English lyrics - [poll in post #173](https://community-new.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/173?u=ipd) Round 6 - Submit a cover song that is better than the original - [poll in post #213](https://community-new.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/213?u=ipd) Round 7 - Submit a song that is featured in a movie or TV show - [poll in post #276](https://community-new.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/276?u=ipd) Round 8 - Submit a song about money [poll in post #325](https://community-new.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/325?u=ipd) Round 9 - Submit a song that features two lead singers [poll in post #360](https://community-new.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/360?u=ipd) Round 10 - Submit a song that makes you laugh [poll in post #379](https://community-new.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/379?u=ipd) Round 11 - Submit a song without lyrics - [poll in post #418](https://community-new.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/418?u=ipd) **Round 12 - Submit a one hit wonder** [poll in post #454](https://community-new.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/454?u=ipd) ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/3 "2021-05-28T15:55:48Z")
Artists no longer allowed to be picked (weekly winners will have a link to the song here, otherwise you can find the songs used throughout the thread in the polls): **50 Cent** **The Alan Parsons Project** **Arrogant Worms** **Avalanche** **Bad Company** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdvI4G11eBk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdvI4G11eBk) **Beach Boys** **The Beatles** **Billy Joel** **Black Sabbath** **Bon Jovi** **Bruce Springsteen** **Charlie Dore** **Chevelle** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trinU3VD1Zo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trinU3VD1Zo) **The Corrs** **Cream** **Dadi Freyr** **The Darkness** **Daughtry** **David Bromberg** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoJf5EWNBho](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoJf5EWNBho) **Dead Can Dance** **Dexys Midnight Runners** **Dramarama** **Electric Light Orchestra** **Elton John** **Eminem** **Eric Johnson** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiRn3Zlw3Rw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiRn3Zlw3Rw) **Fairport Convention** **The Five Fairsteps** **The Flashbulb** **Flight of the Conchords** **Freddy Fender** **Gary Jules** **Glen Hansard** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8mtXwtapX4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8mtXwtapX4) **Guns N Roses** **Haddaway** **Hail Mary Mallon** **Heart** **InsideOut** **Jeff Buckley** **Jefferson Airplane** **Jimi Hendrix Experience** **Joe Cocker** **Joe Satriani** **John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band** **John Denver** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vrEljMfXYo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vrEljMfXYo) **John Williams** **Johnny Cash** **Johnny Paycheck** **Jose Feliciano** **Julieta Venegas** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIpzfs5tBJU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIpzfs5tBJU) **Kenny Rogers** **Led Zeppelin** **Lil Dicky** **Lustra** **Mana** **Maneskin** **Martin Briley** **Maynard Ferguson** **Michael Jackson** **The Mighty Mighty Bosstones** **Motley Crue** **My Chemical Romance** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRKJiM9Njr8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRKJiM9Njr8) **Nano** **Nena** **Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds** **Nirvana** **Norman Greenbaum** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZQxH\_8raCI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZQxH_8raCI) **Of Monsters and Men** **One Direction** **Ozzy Osborne** **Pachelbel** **PCCB** **Pearl Jam** **Powfu** **Prince** **The Proclaimers** **Queen** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ) **Ramin Djawadi** **Ray Stevens** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K16fG1sDagU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K16fG1sDagU) **Rodrigo y Gabriela** **The Rolling Stones** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4irXQhgMqg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4irXQhgMqg) **Samantha Fish** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPjSsvj6mlg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPjSsvj6mlg) **Scatman John** **Seether** **Shakalabbits** **Sixpence None the Richer** **Snarky Puppy** **Snow Tha Product** **Soft Cell** **Stealers Wheel** **Stevie Nicks & Don Henley** **The Struts** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcvBnhq0lFA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcvBnhq0lFA) **Sublime** **Taking Back Sunday** **Ten Years After** **Tenacious D** **The Thamesmen** **Thin Lizzy** **T’Pau** **The Wallflowers** **Warren Zevon** **Weird Al Yankovic** **The Who** **Wild Cherry** **Wolfmother** **Wu-Tang Clan** **Yaz** **Yes** ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/4 "2021-05-28T15:56:00Z")
YankeeTripper 26.67 IPD 22.83 DeepPurple 21 Marcie 20 OutdoormanNowActuary 15.01 AbstractActuary 14.60 Kat987 11.10 Vorian\_Atreides 8.41 Rastiln 6.60 OldTimer 5.60 Celalta 3.42 MayanActuary 3 BG5150 0.75 Soyleche 0 ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/5 "2021-05-28T15:58:02Z")
I’ll post the first theme later (maybe Monday, maybe later in the week). Until then if you like the game then let me know why the rules don’t work and I can change them up ---
**Author:** ![Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vorian_atreides/32/65623_2.png) [@Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Vorian_Atreides)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/6 "2021-05-28T16:42:14Z")
It’s going to be very difficult to track (let alone moderate) a unique song-artist combo after the first few rounds (i.e., after about 25 total submissions). Might be better to limit the “not use” list to the last poll; may the last two polls. ---
**Author:** ![Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vorian_atreides/32/65623_2.png) [@Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Vorian_Atreides)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/7 "2021-05-28T16:45:22Z")
It might be worth pointing out that if two (or more) players submit the same song-artist combo that they’ve reduced the potential votes for that combo. What’s the call for same song, different artists? What about the situation where two different songs have the same title? ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/8 "2021-05-28T16:50:08Z")
> [@Vorian\_Atreides](#): > > Might be better to limit the “not use” list to the last poll; may the last two polls. Agree, I think it should depend on number of participants. ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/9 "2021-05-28T16:51:50Z")
> [@Vorian\_Atreides](#): > > What’s the call for same song, different artists? > > What about the situation where two different songs have the same title? I would say both of these are fine. Avoid duplicating artists is main objective in my eyes ---
**Author:** ![Marcie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/marcie/32/8789_2.png) [@Marcie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Marcie)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/10 "2021-05-28T16:59:07Z")
Maybe reserved post #3 or 4 could be used for previously used artists, to facilitate not duplicating artists in future weeks? Does this post make me eligible for the game? ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/11 "2021-05-28T17:01:07Z")
> [@Marcie](#): > > Maybe reserved post #3 or 4 could be used for previously used artists, to facilitate not duplicating artists in future weeks? That’s the plan > [@Marcie](#): > > Does this post make me eligible for the game? indubitably ---
**Author:** ![DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/deeppurple/32/1551_2.png) [@DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/u/DeepPurple)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/12 "2021-05-28T19:27:12Z")
My first answer is Copacabana. Now nobody can ever answer Copacabana again. Ha! “Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl…” ---
**Author:** ![DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/deeppurple/32/1551_2.png) [@DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/u/DeepPurple)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/13 "2021-05-28T19:37:07Z")
> [@IPD](#): > > **You may never:** > ::: Submit a song by an artist that has already been used in this game. At any point. Ever. ::: **Hey IPD** This is ambiguous. I can interpret this to mean that a particular **song** cannot ever be re-used. I can interpret this to mean that a particular **artist** cannot ever be re-used. Does the phrase “that has already been used in this game” apply to the artist or song? ---
**Author:** ![Marcie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/marcie/32/8789_2.png) [@Marcie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Marcie)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/14 "2021-05-28T20:13:03Z")
![](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7b32079cc1e8d6a132317d5b004d6c2524dc558e.gif) ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/15 "2021-05-28T20:33:54Z")
> [@DeepPurple](#): > > Does the phrase “that has already been used in this game” apply to the artist or song? Artist. Thanks for the clarification. Songs can be reused as covers if it’s by a different artist. ---
**Author:** ![DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/deeppurple/32/1551_2.png) [@DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/u/DeepPurple)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/16 "2021-05-28T20:39:13Z")
So the first person who used a Beatles song, let’s say **Come Together** , will mean nobody can ever use any Beatles song again, but someone else could use the Aerosmith cover of **Come Together** later on a different week’s theme. ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/17 "2021-05-28T20:55:12Z")
Yep. Part of the goal to this game is to find new music, and my best thought is to vary up the artists. Sometimes covers make certain genres accessible to people who may never have listened to it otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/deeppurple/32/1551_2.png) [@DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/u/DeepPurple)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/18 "2021-05-28T21:04:40Z")
Thanks for clarifying. It is called The New Music Game ---
**Author:** ![OldTimer](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/8797f3/32.png) [@OldTimer](https://community.goactuary.com/u/OldTimer)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/19 "2021-05-28T22:12:23Z")
In before it starts in case I want to share some music later. ---
**Author:** ![OldTimer](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/8797f3/32.png) [@OldTimer](https://community.goactuary.com/u/OldTimer)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021/20 "2021-05-29T14:58:57Z")
How are you handling band members? Would Paul McCartney as a solo artist (or with Wings, or in a duet) be allowed after The Beatles were already used? What about the trend of featured artists on a recording? [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-music-game/3021.md?page=2)