Daniel's Song Race • S06 E07 • Main Challenge

[Daniel]

SEASON 6 · EPISODE 7

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JUDGES

Dimitris / alex(a)bg / Lᴇꜰ / Dylan

COMPETITORS

@garameaning / Aglan / Julian / Josh's Tattoo (Inactive) / ~Rethnas~ / jstårsz / Sel / CHAE WITH A C / agni / Luiri / James / Wysteria / Argüello / Eke / George J.

VIEWERS

alex(a)bg / alexeh / ✨ Nicole ✨ / Dominykas / ClassifiedCat / 𝐴𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑎̀ / Jens / Ｊａｋｕｂ / Niklas / ROBERT 💙 / MaRtIn / αndreas / Alper / Callum

[James]

    LIVING LEGENDS III

KATY PERRY

TERRA YAKI "HOT 'N COLD" by One of the Boys Timeslot: 3:20+ SPOILER: Click to show You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes Yeah you P.M.S. Like a bitch I would know And you over-think Always speak cryptically I should know That you’re no good for me ‘Cause you’re hot then you’re cold You’re yes then you’re no You’re in then you’re out You’re up then you’re down You’re wrong when it’s right It’s black and it’s white We fight we break up We kiss we make up You, you don’t really wanna stay no You, but you don’t really wanna go o You’re hot then you’re cold You’re yes then you’re no You’re in then you’re out You’re up then you’re down We used to be Just like twins So in sync The same energy Now’s a dead battery Used to laugh About nothing Now you’re plain boring I should know That you’re not gonna change ‘Cause you’re hot then you’re cold You’re yes then you’re no You’re in then you’re out You’re up then you’re down You’re wrong when it’s right It’s black and it’s white We fight we break up We kiss we make up Someone call the doctor Got a case of love bipolar Stuck on a roller coaster And I can’t get off this ride… You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes ‘Cause you’re hot then you’re cold You’re yes then you’re no You’re in then you’re out You’re up then you’re down You’re wrong when it’s right It’s black and it’s white We fight we break up We kiss we make up

MADISON M. DELONGPRE "E.T." by Teenage Dream Timeslot: 0:45+ SPOILER: Click to show You're so hypnotizing Could you be the devil? Could you be an angel? Your touch magnetizing Feels like I am floating Leaves my body glowing They say be afraid You're not like the others Futuristic lover Different DNA They don't understand you You're from a whole 'nother world A different dimension You open my eyes And I'm ready to go Lead me into the light Kiss me, ki-ki-kiss me Infect me with your loving Fill me with your poison Take me, ta-ta-take me Wanna be your victim Ready for abduction Boy, boy, you're an alien Your touch so foreign It's supernatural Extraterrestrial You're so supersonic Wanna feel your power Stun me with your laser Your kiss is cosmic Every move is magic You're from a whole 'nother world A different dimension You open my eyes And I'm ready to go Lead me into the light Kiss me, ki-ki-kiss me Infect me with your loving Fill me with your poison Take me, ta-ta-take me Wanna be your victim Ready for abduction Boy, boy, you're an alien Your touch so foreign It's supernatural Extraterrestrial This is transcendental On another level Boy, you're my lucky star I wanna walk on your wavelength And be there when you vibrate For you I'll risk it all Kiss me, ki-ki-kiss me Infect me with your loving Fill me with your poison Take me, ta-ta-take me Wanna be your victim Ready for abduction Boy, boy, you're an alien Your touch so foreign It's supernatural Extraterrestrial Extraterrestrial Extraterrestrial Boy, you're an alien Your touch so foreign It's supernatural Extraterrestrial

CAND ICE

"ROAR" by Prism

Timeslot: 3:14+

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I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sit quietly
Agree politely

I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing
So I fell for everything

You held me down but I got up
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground

You held me down but I got up
Get ready ’cause I’ve had enough
I see it all, I see it now

I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
‘Cause I am a champion
And you’re gonna hear me roar

Louder, louder than a lion
‘Cause I am a champion
And you’re gonna hear me roar
You’re gonna hear me roar

Now I’m floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee, I earned my stripes
I went from zero
To my own hero

You held me down but I got up
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground

You held me down but I got up
Get ready ’cause I’ve had enough
I see it all, I see it now

I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
‘Cause I am a champion
And you’re gonna hear me roar

Katy Perry is one of the best living legends in our era. Her songs are catchy and bring joy to millions of people around the world. With a legend like Katy, we wanted to choose songs that embodies her career. Terra Yaki chose the song “ Hot’n’cold” from 2009. This song helped establish Katy as a true star and remains catchy to this day despite being 10 years old. Madison Marie Delongpre decided to choose ET from 2011, without Kanye of course. ET represents the time where Katy was producing hit after hit and being a regular on the billboard top 10. Madison Marie stated that " it just makes me feel like a slut”, get that alien dick girl! Finally, Cand Ice will choose Roar from 2013. This song was a smash hit for that entire year and cemented her legecy as a true living legend. "Roar" also gives the record to Katy, for being the first artist in history to reach 2 billion views for more than one song. We hope our songs gave you a good summary of the iconic Katy Perry. Please take a stroll down memory lane and enjoy these iconic bops!

[Julian]

    LIVING LEGENDS III

GLORIA HOLE "CRAZY IN LOVE" (2003) • HER FIRST SOLO HIT Timeslot: 0:53

CURRY RAE JEPSEN "HALO" (2009) • PRIVATE SONG, POWERFUL VOCALS Timeslot: 3:16

DYSLEXYA

"FORMATION" (2016) • A BLACK ICON

Timeslot: 1:59

Beyoncé has been around for more than 20 years and has had 11 albums so far, 6 solo and 5 with Destiny's Child. We decided to focus on her solo career, reaching from the early 2000s to now.

Our first choice is "Crazy In Love" (from "Dangerously In Love"), which was her first solo hit and kickstarted her solo career. The song remains iconic to this day and already set the tone for her entire career. Compared to her current music, it feels quite innocent, a young woman singing about love in a pop tune that makes people want to dance. In the music video she remains her fierce and flawless self that we all know and love. Crazy In Love is a perfect representation of her persona and her early solo career in general.
Next we have "Halo", from the "I am... Sasha Fierce" album. We chose this song as it shows a different side of Beyoncé than the one we're used to. Halo captures a more private and vulnerable side of her life and her personality. Additionally, it demonstrates that other than being an amazing performer, she also has the ability to produce strong and emotional vocals. Combined with her performing abilities, it becomes clear why so many people view her as the perfect package. Versatility is key and she will not be reduced to poppy uptempo songs. Despite being "just" a ballad, Halo is one of Beyoncé's most iconic songs and inspired thousands of casting show contestants to cover it. It's also the Beyoncé video with the most views (882 million).
Finally we went with "Formation" from her latest album, "Lemonade". This album in general was a major turn in Beyoncé's career, in which she mainly focused on black topics and discrimination. This song in particular talks about positivity, empowerment and taking pride in her heritage as a black woman, combined with lyrics relating to political criticism. We think this song generally gives off a quite different atmosphere than her previous songs, the innocence and vulnerability is gone, instead she serves confidence and bad bitch vibes, while still producing a major bop.

Overall our team serves multiple different sides of her personality and a variety of styles in the songs as well as a good representation of Beyoncé solo career in this century, going from her outbreak, to an era filled with chart hits, to her most recent works, that have defined not just her but also lots of POC around the world.

[Argüello]

LIVING LEGENDS III

Auth "GENIE IN A BOTTLE" (1999) • Career Starter Timeslot: 1:50

Clara Pompeii "BEAUTIFUL" (2002) • Empowerment & Peak Timeslot: 3:04

Baby Adams

"YOUR BODY" (2012) • Major Comeback

Timeslot: 3:55

The solo career of Christina Aguilera began in the late 90's, but it was not until 1999 that she released her first major longplay and subsequently charted all around the world. For this challenge, we settled with three major songs that showcase her artistic evolution and her staple standout songs throughout each of her more notable eras. Secondly, we discovered and analysed that all three songs have one broad theme in common: be confident in who you are, in your body, in your spirit.

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Her first hit is also our first choice: "Genie In A Bottle" as her career starter was released in 1999 and is also the only song released before the new century in this challenge. The song is positively acclaimed for Christina's vocal capacities in this era as well as the lyricism: Genie In A Bottle uses sexual references to talk about the theme of self-respect, a theme that is seen throughout all three songs here and will be re-inspired by the last song in our line up. Thorougly the song is an experience and the lightest here, it encompasses a degree of innocence in Christina's early years.

You gotta make a big impression!

I'm a genie in a bottle, baby
Come, come, come on and let me out!

Secondly, "Beautiful" is a song everyone is familiar of, the struggle to accept one's being unconditionally. Lyrically, it discusses inner beauty, as well as self-esteem and insecurity issues. Christina commented that she put "her heart and her soul" into the track, which she felt represented the theme of Stripped. It is seen as an anthem for the LGBT community as it discusses major topics such as acceptance of the inner beauty. Beautiful is not just the most iconic Christina song there is, but also one of the most known empowering songs to exist. This contest is a competition that showcases how we are all unique and beautiful. Daniel invites all kind of queen from all kind of different backgrounds, age, gender and makes them shine in their own way.

'Cause we are beautiful no matter what they say

Yes, words won't bring us down!

Finally there is "Your Body" from the album Lotus and coming from the year 2012, right when these very forums were at their core foundations and this particular song was all over the place. The song features dance, electropop and R&B elements and encompasses the sexual freedom and the confidence of Christina, which we see as a direct growth of her in the line-up after "Beautiful". While the song is sexual at its forefront, the message behind the subtle lines is: all I wanna do is love your body. This is a play back to her former songs in which she battles to accept exactly that.

All I wanna do is love your body!
Tonight's your lucky night
I know you want it

We hope that delivering you these three songs brings you as much joy as we have with them!