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Flamestar acidphoenix Wednesday's the last day you can send me ska.

 

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Flamestar Last call for ska.

 

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It's happening early!

Category Two: Wanting to Branch Out

Fun Fact: the name of this category is based on a writeup in my last walrus, where I talked about wanting to "branch out" into more ska artists after being scared away from the genre. Seriously, though, Operation Ivy tries and fails hard at being Ska NOFX and it sucks. Now onto the headers.

 

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**This round has a couple of duplicate ties, and also something unprecedented in either of my walrii. For this first time occasion, I whipped up something special.**

In 23rd Place with 0 points

 

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22nd Place
Submitted by Da Letter El
Score: 5.4

Knights of Cydonia by Demon Waffle

Kudos for finding a ska Muse cover. (Now if only I could find a ska cover of A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More “Touch Me”…) This video seems to have been shot by a fan and, unfortunately, starts out with the camera in a position where the loudest sound is coming from the drums. The audio quality gets better when the camera moves to the area in front of the stage, which keeps this out of the 4s.

 

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21st Place
Submitted by shubaka17
Score: 6.0

Fake Ska by Almighty Bomb Jack

JAPANESE SKAAAAAAA

Now that I’ve got that out of my system… These overly simple, repetitive lyrics and tinny horns aren’t hooking me. I’m a little disappointed.

 

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20th Place
Submitted by RandomTurtle
Score: 6.3

That’s Your Horoscope For Today by “Weird” Al Yankovic

Oh, right. I forgot this song is ska. I never paid much attention to this song when it was originally irrelevant (just like actual horoscopes!) but nowadays it’s kinda creepy since Sagittarius now implies necrophilia.

 

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19th Place
Submitted by Jellicent
Score: 6.8

Monkey Ska by Derrick Harriott

I don’t know what to say, either, Mr. Harriott.

 

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18th Place
Shitposted by Steven Snype
Score: 7.2

Brodyquest Mashup Megamix by 2Neil2Cicierega

You see this? This is a smile, slowly spreading across my face.

 

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17th Place
Submitted by vonFiedler
Score: 7.3

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper

Disclaimer: Von will fight you over whether or not this is ska.

 

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16th Place
Submitted by Lebossle
Score: 7.5

Hole In The Ground by Yosi

Only an inveterate Kongregater would send a ska track from Super Crazy Guitar Maniac Deluxe 4. XD

 

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15th Place
Submitted by Isa
Score: 7.6

Mirror In The Bathroom by The Beat

A tiny bit underwhelming, but something I wouldn’t mind hearing again.

 

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14th Place
Submitted by RODAN
Score: 7.7

Santeria by Sublime

A deceptively happy-sounding song. I’m probably gonna get the melody stuck in my head, even though the lyrics are missing the mark for me.

 

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13th Place
Submitted by Earlio
Score: 7.8

Bus Strike by Baba Brooks

Most of the songs I got are two-tone or third wave, so it’s nice to hear some of the og stuff. These horns are pretty sweet.

 

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Tied for 12th as per rule of duplicates
Submitted by Martin and acidphoenix
Score: 8.1

Three Minute Hero by The Selecter

The vocals are weirdly appealing. I’m digging that rudie sound. I think the only thing keeping this out of the top ten is that I checked out a few of their other songs and felt sad that nobody subbed Missing Words.

 

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11th Place
Submitted by Lord Gaius
Score: 8.2

Don’t Speak by No Doubt

Oh, wow, a ska ballad. This is a classic 90s song that gives me happy mellow roller rink flashbacks. The instruments are a little more lush than I remember, which makes me feel like I’m rediscovering a hidden gem.

 

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Tied for 10th as per rule of duplicates
Submitted by SketchUp and Robert Alfons
Score: 8.5

Ghost Town by The Specials

[2:40 PM] BrainpanSonata: i thought they were white reggae

Welp, there’s egg on my face. But this is my favorite Specials song, so things are okay I guess.

 

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9th Place
Submitted by Myzozoa
Score: 8.6

The Tide Is High (LP Version) by Blondie

A fun, mellow song with lovely tropical vibes. Is that a steel drum?

 

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8th Place
Submitted by BLOODYRAIN10001
Score: 8.8

Sell Out by Reel Big Fish

The sfx heavy intro is kinda ehhh idk, but the song itself makes up for that. Tongues firmly in cheeks and backed by tight horns and bouncy guitars.

 

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7th Place
Submitted by LightWolf
Score: 9.0

Star Wars Imperial Reggae by Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra

This pushes my nerd buttons in all the right ways.

 

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6th Place
Submitted by Granny Pie
Score: 9.2

Come On Eileen by Save Ferris

Sucker for strings be damned, this cover is a banger. I can’t say I like the original more when this exists.

 

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5th Place
Submitted by Walrein
Score: 9.4

Keasbey Nights by Streetlight Manifesto

Streetlight Manifesto seems to be the collective go-to for ska subs. So let’s see what this small majority is trying to tip me off to…

 

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4th Place
Submitted by Adam
Score: 9.5

Here’s To Life by Streetlight Manifesto

It was incredibly hard not to just do a four way tie at this point. I’m splitting hairs over awesomeness.

 

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3rd Place
Submitted by MyNameIsNothing
Score: 9.6

Dear Sergio by Catch 22

Apparently the only thing that can break a four song streak by Streetlight Manifesto is the precursor to Streetlight Manifesto.

 

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2nd Place
Submitted by Aladyyn
Score: 9.7

The Three Of Us by Streetlight Manifesto

Everything is blowing my face off. Everything is fantastic.