TiBB's Top Song of 2012 is "Pyramids" by Frank Ocean

[Ramsay]

Aw noe just Frank left </3

[Marc]

Who's left then, Florence, Frank, M.I.A and Icona?

[Shaun]

Four songs remain: Spectrum, Bad Girls, Pyramids and I Love It.

You may vote one last time for one song.

My vote goes to Frank Ocean.

[MeMyselfAndI]

My vote goes to Florence + The Machine

[Ramsay]

Frank for me

[Ramsay]

GOLFWANG!

[Apple202]

Florence

[Smithy]

I thought there was gonna be a poll :suspect:

But out of those 4 Florence

[Jake.]

Christina Aguilera even getting top 10 is a joke...

Silence.

[Marc]

Florence pls

[Shaun]

there's a poll for the final two, dear

[Jake.]

Florence + The Machine

[Shaun]

you're all disgusting

[Raph]

Florence + The Machine feat Calvin Harris please!

[Me. I Am Salman]

Bad Girls

[Ramsay]

oh my god

[MeMyselfAndI]

I'm gunna count the votes & see how everyone is doing

[Me. I Am Salman]

I really can't believe this forum.

[Marc]

Goodbye Salman

[Benjamin]

icona pop

[Black Dagger]

Sorry, but Spectrum is ****, how anti-climatic.

I Love it >

[MeMyselfAndI]

Spectrum would be a worthy second place to Taylor Swift

[Marc]

Who?

[Jake.]

Maybe when Rihanna writes a song herself it might fare better

[Doogle]

Pyramids

Bye Florence gurl it was nice voting u

[reece(:]

Icona Pop - I Love It <333

[Kate!]

Don't like any of them, esp the howling dirgebag Florence. Ugh.

[MeMyselfAndI]

:nono:

[Shaun]

vote for one to topple her then :pipe:

[/luring]

[Black Dagger]

sort her out mmi.

[Z]

If I'd been online when this started I'd have been taking part and there's no way this travesty of a top 10 would be the top 10.

[Shaun]

yes okay greg that's nice now vote or shoo :mad:

[Z]

I'd rather not vote now :laugh: not really a fan of any of the remaining songs.

[Withano]

Florence!

[Shaun]

Maybe when Rihanna writes a song herself it might fare better

also this is a BS argument when you're voting for a song co-written by Paul Epworth and only successful because of a Calvin Harris remix. Granted, she had at least some input (whereas Rihanna's Diamonds had none), but don't put Florence's success down to some false spotlit ingenuity.

[Doogle]

If Sia had kept Diamonds and it was as successful as Rihanna's version would it still be in though

[Shaun]

possibly, if it was as successful as Rihanna's (which is obviously never gonna happen :laugh:)

[Jake.]

also this is a BS argument when you're voting for a song co-written by Paul Epworth and only successful because of a Calvin Harris remix. Granted, she had at least some input (whereas Rihanna's Diamonds had none), but don't put Florence's success down to some false spotlit ingenuity.

I'm not on about just Spectrum. And it was a joke.

[LemonJam]

MIA - Bad Girls to win plz

[Me. I Am Salman]

Maybe when Rihanna writes a song herself it might fare better

oh my god *clicks fingers*

1) She's a singer, not a songwriter. A lot of artists don't write their songs but it seems Rihanna only gets the flack for it

2) Rihanna has actually co-written all of these songs:

Here I Go Again
Willing To Wait
Now I Know
Kisses Don't Lie
Break It Off
A Girl Like Me
Mad House
Wait Your Turn
Hard
Rockstar 101
Fire Bomb
G4L
Te Amo
The Last Song
You da One
Cockiness (Love It)
Birthday Cake
Watch n' Learn
Phresh Off The Runway
Numb
Pour It Up
Loveeee Song
Right Now
What Now
Nobody's Business
Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary
Get It Over With
Lost In Paradise

so the argument that she simply gets everything handed to her is total crap.

3) I doubt people who didn't vote for her even care whether she wrote the song or not

[Smithy]

most of them are utter ****e :joker:

[Me. I Am Salman]

What Now is the best song on Unapologetic and Kisses Don't Lie is one of her best songs ever.

[Jake.]

Again

I'm not on about just Spectrum. And it was a joke.

[Me. I Am Salman]

But that stupid argument is always thrown around the forum

[Jake.]

Well sorry for having an opinion

[Benjamin]

Who cares who wrote what?

Spectrum was a good song, but is defo not the song of the year, Sweet Nothing was far better in my opinion. Too many people voting purely for the artist, not the song throughout all of this.

[Jake.]

Who cares who wrote what?

Spectrum was a good song, but is defo not the song of the year, Sweet Nothing was far better in my opinion. Too many people voting purely for the artist, not the song throughout all of this.

:love:

and agreed, Spectrum wasn't the best of the year, there's so many I'd personally choose over it

[MeMyselfAndI]

Who cares who wrote what?

Spectrum was a good song, but is defo not the song of the year, Sweet Nothing was far better in my opinion. Too many people voting purely for the artist, not the song throughout all of this.

I'm certainly not, I don't think anyone is :conf:

[Doogle]

Kisses Don't Lie is one of her best songs ever.

FINALLY SOMEONE APPRECIATES THIS :worship:

[Samuel.]

Pyramids

[Me. I Am Salman]

FINALLY SOMEONE APPRECIATES THIS :worship:

It could have been such a hit :(

[Jamie585]

Florence - Spectrum

[GypsyGoth]

Icona Pop - I Love It :love:

[Jords]

Go Flo

[Jordan.]

Florence...

[Marc]

Florence storming this.

I agree with others though about Sweet Nothing >

[Iceman]

Frank Ocean

[Saph]

oh my god *clicks fingers*

1) She's a singer, not a songwriter. A lot of artists don't write their songs but it seems Rihanna only gets the flack for it

2) Rihanna has actually co-written all of these songs:

Here I Go Again
Willing To Wait
Now I Know
Kisses Don't Lie
Break It Off
A Girl Like Me
Mad House
Wait Your Turn
Hard
Rockstar 101
Fire Bomb
G4L
Te Amo
The Last Song
You da One
Cockiness (Love It)
Birthday Cake
Watch n' Learn
Phresh Off The Runway
Numb
Pour It Up
Loveeee Song
Right Now
What Now
Nobody's Business
Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary
Get It Over With
Lost In Paradise

so the argument that she simply gets everything handed to her is total crap.

3) I doubt people who didn't vote for her even care whether she wrote the song or not

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[Saph]

I vote MIA :)

[Tom4784]

Icona Pop

[Kate!]

MIA - best of a poor bunch.

[Shaun]

Okay, I'll announce the songs finishing in 4th and 3rd place now, and there is one point between them...

[Jake.]

:amazed:

[Shaun]

The song finishing in fourth place, with 175 points, is...

[Shaun]

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4th: "I Love It", Icona Pop - 175 points
5th: "Little Talks", Of Monsters & Men - 148 points
6th: "Laura", Bat for Lashes - 143 points
7th: "Die Young", Ke$ha - 126 points
8th: "Oblivion", Grimes - 125 points
9th: "Diamonds", Rihanna - 101 points
10th: "Your Body", Christina Aguilera - 92 points

[Shaun]

and one point ahead, finishing just on the podium in third with 176 points, is...

[Doogle]

I Love It should've been third :sad:

I like M.I.A too but not as much

[Shaun]

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3rd: "Bad Girls", M.I.A. - 176 points
4th: "I Love It", Icona Pop - 175 points
5th: "Little Talks", Of Monsters & Men - 148 points
6th: "Laura", Bat for Lashes - 143 points
7th: "Die Young", Ke$ha - 126 points
8th: "Oblivion", Grimes - 125 points
9th: "Diamonds", Rihanna - 101 points
10th: "Your Body", Christina Aguilera - 92 points

[Shaun]

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3rd: "Bad Girls", M.I.A. - 176 points
4th: "I Love It", Icona Pop - 175 points
5th: "Little Talks", Of Monsters & Men - 148 points
6th: "Laura", Bat for Lashes - 143 points
7th: "Die Young", Ke$ha - 126 points
8th: "Oblivion", Grimes - 125 points
9th: "Diamonds", Rihanna - 101 points
10th: "Your Body", Christina Aguilera - 92 points

[Doogle]

The top 2 is probably my real top 2 anyway. This is fantastic even if everyone is about to have a meltdown :love:

[Shaun]

So, our top two songs of 2012 are 'Spectrum (Say My Name) [Calvin Harris Remix]' and 'Pyramids'... the winner of this will be decided much more simply, with a wee little poll.

[MeMyselfAndI]

Can you say the points they both had anyway lol

[Marc]

I don't mind either winning :love:

[Shaun]

Oh, Frank Ocean had 202 and Florence had 240 :laugh: she was losing prior to this round, but had about ten votes that gave her a bonus of 50 :p

[Iceman]

Frank Ocean

[Me. I Am Salman]

This is totally the worst case scenario.
Anyway Pyramids because it's the lesser of two evils

[Shaun]

-is happy Pyramids got this far because it was in my top 2 songs of the year-

but yeah the other song is a total anticlimax... will be forgotten by the time she's got one or two more albums out

[Jordan.]

Spectrum was practically the song of the Olympics... That's what it reminds me of everytime I heard it, it wont be forgotten :nono:

[MeMyselfAndI]

Emeli Sande was the olympics

[Doogle]

Spectrum I will always associate with the Olympics too

[Marcus.]

Florence + the Machine - Spectrum (Say My Name) [Calvin Harris Remix]

[Shaun]

Spectrum was practically the song of the Olympics... That's what it reminds me of everytime I heard it, it wont be forgotten :nono:

a crying Emeli Sande goes home after trying so hard

[Samuel.]

Pyramids.

Lul at it almost being knocked out in the second round before the rule change and making it to the final.

[Brother Leon]

Can't really choose. Both are pretty boring to me. Spectrum at a push, but it's not the best of the year either imo :p

[Shaun]

bamp bimp bemp

Shall close the voting on Friday.

[Doogle]

Why is the wrong song winning?

[MeMyselfAndI]

It's not?

[Shaun]

because tibb.

[Black Dagger]

It's not the best Florence song by a long chalk

Lungs > Spectrum, heck even the rest of Ceremonials > Spectrum.

But I've never been a massive Frank O fan.

[King Gizzard]

Chief Keef robbed

[Marc]

I'm just glad M.I.A didn't win

[Ramsay]

how is florence winning jesus

[Me. I Am Salman]

I'm just glad M.I.A didn't win

get. out.

[Jordan.]

a crying Emeli Sande goes home after trying so hard

:joker:

[Benjamin]

As much as frank is overrated more deserving of the win than spectrum.

[King Gizzard]

how is florence winning jesus

This is TiBB we're talking about

[Brother Leon]

Chief Keef robbed

Absolutely. Shocking tbh. :)

[Shaun]

bump. closes tomorrow~

[Shaun]

Shall close this at 6pm.

[Ammi]

..I don't know if I can vote in this as I haven't voted in the previous rounds Shaun (too many I hadn't listened to)..but if I can then can I vote Pyramids please.....

[Shaun]

Sure, it's a poll to everyone :spin2:

except nicole burks. what a bitch.

[King Gizzard]

"

[Marc]

Has this finished or..?

[Marc]

SAYYYYY MYYY NAMEEEEEEE

/bate

[Black Dagger]

SAYYYYY MYYY NAMEEEEEEE

/bate

:joker:

[Shaun]

finishing at six... this is a lot closer than expected :suspect:

[Me. I Am Salman]

:(

[Me. I Am Salman]

http://cdn.thisisbigbrother.com/smilies2/mad.gif

[Black Dagger]

Florence is my favourite current female artist.

Just a shame one of my least favourite songs of her's has won, but oh well. :amazed:

[Iceman]

It's tied though :/

[MeMyselfAndI]

It was winning at 6 :elephant:

[Marcus.]

so what will happen now

[MeMyselfAndI]

It became tied at like 18:03, even if it is tied, it won the round before. So it wins either way at 18-17 or 18-18. But it was 18-17 when the votes were 'closed'

[Iceman]

I only saw after BD posted and it was tied so.....

[Marcus.]

It became tied at like 18:03, even if it is tied, it won the round before. So it wins either way at 18-17 or 18-18. But it was 18-17 when the votes were 'closed'

thanks you very much mmi

[MeMyselfAndI]

It was 18-17 at 6:00pm, and then someone else voted. Salman also posted a ':(', as Florence had won

[Iceman]

Im just saying what I saw relax...

[Me. I Am Salman]

oops

[MeMyselfAndI]

I'm just expecting it to be fixed tbh, I'm just saying what happened & who won.

[Me. I Am Salman]

arista why did you vote for Pyramids right after 6pm :bored:

[Munchkins]

FLORENCE <3 FTW!
just voted :D

[Munchkins]

Florence isnt the song of the year (primadonna :() but frank ocean is so overrated and i much prefer spectrum!

[Brother Leon]

This can be rescued. Just make a third option for "I Don't Like"

[Samuel.]

Pyramids appears to have won. TiBB gets it right for once.

[MeMyselfAndI]

Florence won, it closed at 6

[MeMyselfAndI]

I predicted Pyramids to win right at the start though

[Jordan.]

LOL all the last minute votes for Pyramids after Florence lead from the start... not suspicious at all.

[Jordan.]

Florence won, it closed at 6

& this

[MeMyselfAndI]

I know, loads of people who haven't voted throughout the whole process voted for Pyramids :shocked:

Anyways, Florence won anyways

[Locke.]

Looks like Frank has won

[MeMyselfAndI]

finishing at six... this is a lot closer than expected :suspect:

:elephant:

[Shaun]

I see some people have been asking for votes...

[Shaun]

Well. I can't conclude since I wasn't here, so I'll close the votes at ten. I'll be keeping an eye on people PMing...

[Shaun]

Okay, at 10pm it reads 21-19 to Pyramids.

I know this is all quite suspicious but there's not really much else I can do - the two songs have both won rounds prior to the final and it's not a conclusive result, but I'll have to announce that TiBB's Song of 2012 (and not finishing second to Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble" x) is...

HfyWQ2AEBic

[MeMyselfAndI]

rofl lmao. Florence won, It closed at 6pm. I knew it'd be fixed & the rules would change..

[MeMyselfAndI]

I loved how Pyramids got about 10 votes today & overtake Florence once, and thats when the votes closed also. Florence was winning from up to 6.30pm. As it was 18-17 at 6pm

[Jordan.]

It's obvious by some of the people who voted for Frank Ocean that they'd been asked to vote, but whatever :joker:

[Shaun]

oh i announced the rest as gifs, so...

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Thanks to everyone who voted... see you this time next year when I storm off TiBB forever when David Bowie's eliminated in the third round. X

[MeMyselfAndI]

TiBB's song of 2012 :amazed:

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Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble

[Jamie585]

Suspicious!! (terrible winner)

[Me. I Am Salman]

Thanks Shaun for hosting this :)

[MeMyselfAndI]

He missed tonnes of songs from the game anyway that were meant to be qualified, so it's not even an effective process

[Doogle]

get over it it's a contest on a forum

thank you for all of this Shaun. Great final 2 :love:

[Shaun]

running this has put me in the mood to bring back TopTens, or some sort of contest like those Song of the 00s things I did in 2010/2011.

But something new. I don't want to redo one I've done before. Maybe best of the 10s so far or something, where people can nominate songs in addition to a list of critics' choices :shrug:

[LemonJam]

Do the 60's again :amazed:

[MeMyselfAndI]

Ammi, Kazanne, Arista & loads of mods voted within the space of like 2 hours :whistle:

[Iceman]

Or number 1's or something????

[Doogle]

Top 10s thing was fun if it's what I'm thinking

[MeMyselfAndI]

Also can you actually stick to the deadlines, like maybe on the poll. So like the winner doesn't change after the deadline, If you're going to do another one

[Black Dagger]

She came 2nd. Move on

At least the winner isn't something tragic like Rita Ora or Rizzle Kicks.

[Iceman]

Also well done for hosting another great Top Song Shaun!

[MeMyselfAndI]

She came 2nd. Move on

At least the winner isn't something tragic like Rita Ora or Rizzle Kicks.

I know she did, Taylor Swift came first obv.
The winner was amaze, Taylor :worship:

[Shaun]

Do the 60's again :amazed:

that flopped harder than SongStar :( I don't want to feel that pain again

[MeMyselfAndI]

Maybe best number 1 of 2000's

[Iceman]

Best non manufactured, non reality TV #1's

[MeMyselfAndI]

Thats a dumb idea Iceman

[Benjamin]

Yeah, I like the idea of Uk number #1 singles from the 10's.

[Doogle]

Gangnam Style to win

[Shaun]

The thought of the same closet case causing the same arguments and same protests for another fortnight is kinda persuading me against doing a new one, in hindsight.

[MeMyselfAndI]

:xyxwave:
No arguments have happened, assuming thats aimed at me. Although none of what you said has matched the description of me

[Apple202]

:suspect:

[Benjamin]

How about worst song of the 10's?

[Apple202]

Kazanne, Ammi, Niamh, Livia, Arista and Michael21 all voting suddenly in the last round is kind of suspicious..

[Marc]

LOL all the last minute votes for Pyramids after Florence lead from the start... not suspicious at all.

:laugh: I like both but clearly somebody rallied around

[Marc]

But all props to Shaun

:love: thanks lovely

[Shaun]

How about worst song of the 10's?

Can you imagine the arguments? :p

I don't really like dwelling on bad songs, I'd rather there was a celebratory element towards the end

[Marc]

Best songs by black fat people

[Benjamin]

Best songs by black fat people

Sean Kingston ftw

[Iceman]

Sean Kingston ftw

I see your Sean Kingston and raise you a Biggie Smalls

[Shaun]

Aretha would storm that and y'all know it

[Jake.]

Good going Shaun :love:

[Marc]

Aretha would storm that and y'all know it

That's why I want it!!!!!

[Black Dagger]

Can it just be black musicians in general? I WANT TO LOVE VV BROWN.

[LemonJam]

TiBB's top 100 songs of all time?

Now that would be hilarious to watch.

[Ramsay]

go on the frank beating the odds :worship:

[Niamh.]

Great contest Shaun, but Kazanne, Ammi, Niamh, Livia, Arista and Michael21 all voting suddenly in the last round is kind of suspicious..

Eh? I've voted in a few rounds...........I always vote in Polls

[Shaun]

I noticed Ammi & Livia voting the night before, too, but the others I shall concede :shrug:

[Claymores]

Great choice in the long run - decent song and Caroline swayed it from beyond!!!!! It's not gonna hurt anyone that Pyramid* won. Good rememberance!

[Shaun]

I noticed that :laugh:

[Claymores]

I noticed that :laugh:

That it pees others off that Pyramids won is just the icing on the cake which Pyramid* would have been amused with! Good job Shaun

[Marc]

Tis a nice thing to bookend her time on TiBB :)

[Livia]

Great contest Shaun, but Kazanne, Ammi, Niamh, Livia, Arista and Michael21 all voting suddenly in the last round is kind of suspicious..

Florence and the Machine get on my pecs. I thought anyone could vote in this?

[Suze]

That it pees others off that Pyramids won is just the icing on the cake which Pyramid* would have been amused with! Good job Shaun

Just seen this thread, and Caroline would have found this highly amusing :) :D Oh I miss her from here so much :(

[Ammi]

..Shaun, have you done a TiBB best band/female artist/male artist before..?...

[Black Dagger]

Oh I could imagine TIBB best female artist. Taylor Swift beating Kate Bush in the final and Shaun going awol :sad:

[Shaun]

I did 'artists of the 00s' and 90s... it wasn't as good really, since everyone has a different gauge of each artist's work, whereas with a song everyone can assess the same material