RESULTS | Ray Of Light Megarate

[Antonio 27,737]

[#9] Mer Girl
[Score] 8.56

[High Scores] @DimitrisARTPOP @HIMER0S @Possibly Maybe @Mer Boy 11

[Low Scores] @DontDoubtDavid 2

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[ Antonio's Remark ]

The track that took the longest to grow on me, musically it's not meant to be catchy and boppy, that's why I think Mer Girl placed this low, otherwise it would've been up there. Also from it's chart run you can see it did have some great moments before it fell, imo should've stayed in the top 5.

[My Score] 10

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[ Chart Run ]

#6 - #5 - #4 - #8 - #8 - #9 - #9 - #9 - #9

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[ Commentary ]

above 5

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@Antichrist (10)

"i had a hauntingly amazing experience when i first heard & felt this song, i was deadly poisoned by god knows what by that time of the night.
but these lyrics:
''And I smelled her burning flesh
Her rotting bones
Her decay
I ran and I ran
I'm still running away''
stuck with me and i cant explain, but the feeling i get when i listen to the ending of this song is painfully liberating."

@MonsterJames333 (10)

"Mer Girl is a story song where Madonna takes the listener on a journey back into her past with fascinating results. Her perfect vocals nearly crack in all the right places and is set to music that's curious and slightly even eerie.  The fact this was recorded in one take makes this experience even better.  If Promise To Try was the little girl saying goodbye, Mer Girl is the wiser woman facing the past even after the memory has faded. And "I'm still running away........."

@TheShameMonster (10)

"One of the peaks of Madge’s songwriting efforts and a lovely tribute to her mom. A lyrical masterpiece that uses imagery which is so rare in pop. It tells a dreamy narrative, conveying a wonderful message about grief and death. Pure poetry."

@monsterdino (10)

"This song has grown on me THE MOST. This song is so haunting to me but yet so beautiful and is one of Madonna's most personal songs ever. Madonna revealed that the inspiration behind this song is when she went to her father's house and went on a run and accidentally visited the place where her mother was burried. The song is like a story where Madonna talks about how she runs away from her problems but mostly how she is running away from her mother's death. The whole song is just beautiful, especially at the ending (bridge and outro) where she talks how a part of her died and how she can't still accept her mother's death by saying "I'm still running away" at the end of the song and the album actually, wich gives me the chills everytime."

@Maleficent (10)

"so haunting, so beautiful. I really connect with this song and the themes of life and death and birth and acceptance and regret."

@Uncle ARTPOP (10)

"she closed this album with a bunch of gems. The haunt you feel when she just keeps running from the dread. The emotion she exudes is beautiful, you feel like she is releasing a long-standing sense of dread. Madonna's strong point is her ballads"

@Eclipsa (10)

"The true closer of the album, a gorgeous song with one of the most gorgeous vocals on the album (w\Drowned World and Swim)"

@Sam Dey (9)

"This song gives off a very eerie vibe. She tells you her life in a metaphorical story. I think this is one of the most personal songs about her. It also deals with the death she had to encounter in her life (her mother). It's not a song I like to play very often but I just can't give this song a lower rate than 9 because it's just so special and personal to Madonna."

@Thomas P (9)

"I prefer this as the closer, because on the standard edition, it wraps everything up so beautifully!"

@shoful (9)

"The perfect song to close this amazing album. Madonna's most painful memories/nightmares/thoughts about her as a child and handling her mother's death. Truly a very insightful song into Madonna's mind."

@MAC (9)

"So different.  So eery sounding.  Something about it makes me love it so much."

@Johny Wayne (8)

"It’s a beautiful story but the unfair thing is that I can’t really judge this as a song because the melody doesn’t really go anywhear as it’s a constant repetition of the same musical phrases. I’m giving it a pretty decent score just because I love it as an open ending to this album that talks about moving on and finally growing up, I guess."

@KING ELIZABITCH (7)

"This is the darkest Madonna has ever sounded."

@DeanWinchester (7)

"The instrumentals are interesting but not quite enough to keep me interested. Like many songs here, it's not because they are bad per se, they are just completely overshadowed by the album highlights."

@ARPIT (7)

"amazing/haunting lyrics."

@LoisLilMonster (7)

"Musically, this song doesn't impress me that much as it is, in a way, too 'uneventful' for me but I've learned to appreciate a bit more (I like her whispering voice, and the piano in the background at some points) After paying attention to the lyrics I've realized they're beautiful especially the last verse. Plus I didn't know it was written about her late mother."

@juju (6.5)

"A song detailing the death of the singer's mother, I find it a little too haunting to get into the majority of the time. But still, it's a necessary moment on the album, and I appreciate it for what it is worth."

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@DontDoubtDavid (2)

"Boring."

[Antichrist 9,818]

Just now, DeanWinchester said:

it better not be

knowing ggd's flop taste, anything is possible 

[Antonio 27,737]

1 hour ago, Antonio said:

[ Chart Run ]

#6 - #5 - #4 - #8 - #8 - #9 - #9 - #9 - #9

the fact it peaked at #4  i was so excited

[DeanWinchester 41,390]

yeah i dont really care about this. should have been eliminated earlier 

[Creyk 17,805]

I mean....she's a cute girl but it's a good place for her

[Creyk 17,805]

Just now, DeanWinchester said:

yeah i dont really care about this. should have been eliminated earlier 

[Antonio 27,737]

1 hour ago, DeanWinchester said:

yeah i dont really care about this. should have been eliminated earlier 

girl if it wasn't for the CC title and the fact I don't wanna get banned you would've gotten those FISTS

[whore 11,447]

[DeanWinchester 41,390]

Just now, Antonio said:

girl if it wasn't for the CC title and the fact I don't wanna get banned you would've gotten those FISTS

gimme

[juju 18,907]

Mer Girl should NOT have been Top 10. That's the tea  

[Creyk 17,805]

 

[Antonio 27,737]

which song is #8  

[Creyk 17,805]

Just now, juju said:

Mer Girl should NOT have been Top 10. That's the tea  

[lost in limbo 6,035]

1 minute ago, Antonio said:

[#9] Mer Girl
[Score] 8.56

[High Scores] @DimitrisARTPOP @HIMER0S @Possibly Maybe @Mer Boy 11

[Low Scores] @DontDoubtDavid 2

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[ Antonio's Remark ]

The track that took the longest to grow on me, musically it's not meant to be catchy and boppy, that's why I think Mer Girl placed this low, otherwise it would've been up there. Also from it's chart run you can see it did have some great moments before it fell, imo should've stayed in the top 5.

[My Score] 10

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[ Chart Run ]

#6 - #5 - #4 - #8 - #8 - #9 - #9 - #9 - #9

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[ Commentary ]

above 5

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@Antichrist (10)

"i had a hauntingly amazing experience when i first heard & felt this song, i was deadly poisoned by god knows what by that time of the night.
but these lyrics:
''And I smelled her burning flesh
Her rotting bones
Her decay
I ran and I ran
I'm still running away''
stuck with me and i cant explain, but the feeling i get when i listen to the ending of this song is painfully liberating."

@MonsterJames333 (10)

"Mer Girl is a story song where Madonna takes the listener on a journey back into her past with fascinating results. Her perfect vocals nearly crack in all the right places and is set to music that's curious and slightly even eerie.  The fact this was recorded in one take makes this experience even better.  If Promise To Try was the little girl saying goodbye, Mer Girl is the wiser woman facing the past even after the memory has faded. And "I'm still running away........."

@TheShameMonster (10)

"One of the peaks of Madge’s songwriting efforts and a lovely tribute to her mom. A lyrical masterpiece that uses imagery which is so rare in pop. It tells a dreamy narrative, conveying a wonderful message about grief and death. Pure poetry."

@monsterdino (10)

"This song has grown on me THE MOST. This song is so haunting to me but yet so beautiful and is one of Madonna's most personal songs ever. Madonna revealed that the inspiration behind this song is when she went to her father's house and went on a run and accidentally visited the place where her mother was burried. The song is like a story where Madonna talks about how she runs away from her problems but mostly how she is running away from her mother's death. The whole song is just beautiful, especially at the ending (bridge and outro) where she talks how a part of her died and how she can't still accept her mother's death by saying "I'm still running away" at the end of the song and the album actually, wich gives me the chills everytime."

@Maleficent (10)

"so haunting, so beautiful. I really connect with this song and the themes of life and death and birth and acceptance and regret."

@Uncle ARTPOP (10)

"she closed this album with a bunch of gems. The haunt you feel when she just keeps running from the dread. The emotion she exudes is beautiful, you feel like she is releasing a long-standing sense of dread. Madonna's strong point is her ballads"

@Eclipsa (10)

"The true closer of the album, a gorgeous song with one of the most gorgeous vocals on the album (w\Drowned World and Swim)"

@Sam Dey (9)

"This song gives off a very eerie vibe. She tells you her life in a metaphorical story. I think this is one of the most personal songs about her. It also deals with the death she had to encounter in her life (her mother). It's not a song I like to play very often but I just can't give this song a lower rate than 9 because it's just so special and personal to Madonna."

@Thomas P (9)

"I prefer this as the closer, because on the standard edition, it wraps everything up so beautifully!"

@shoful (9)

"The perfect song to close this amazing album. Madonna's most painful memories/nightmares/thoughts about her as a child and handling her mother's death. Truly a very insightful song into Madonna's mind."

@MAC (9)

"So different.  So eery sounding.  Something about it makes me love it so much."

@Johny Wayne (8)

"It’s a beautiful story but the unfair thing is that I can’t really judge this as a song because the melody doesn’t really go anywhear as it’s a constant repetition of the same musical phrases. I’m giving it a pretty decent score just because I love it as an open ending to this album that talks about moving on and finally growing up, I guess."

@KING ELIZABITCH (7)

"This is the darkest Madonna has ever sounded."

@DeanWinchester (7)

"The instrumentals are interesting but not quite enough to keep me interested. Like many songs here, it's not because they are bad per se, they are just completely overshadowed by the album highlights."

@ARPIT (7)

"amazing/haunting lyrics."

@LoisLilMonster (7)

"Musically, this song doesn't impress me that much as it is, in a way, too 'uneventful' for me but I've learned to appreciate a bit more (I like her whispering voice, and the piano in the background at some points) After paying attention to the lyrics I've realized they're beautiful especially the last verse. Plus I didn't know it was written about her late mother."

@juju (6.5)

"A song detailing the death of the singer's mother, I find it a little too haunting to get into the majority of the time. But still, it's a necessary moment on the album, and I appreciate it for what it is worth."

5 and below

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@DontDoubtDavid (2)

"Boring."

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS OUTRAGE? I WILL HUNT DOWN THE RESPONSIBLES FOR THIS!

[Creyk 17,805]

Just now, Antonio said:

which song is #8  

You should post a list of what is left