(Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: Sufjan Stevens vs Von Hausswolf

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Poll: Which song is better?
Sufjan Stevens - Death With Dignity:
75%
 75%  [15]
Anna Von Hausswolf - The Truth, The Glow, The Fall:
25%
 25%  [5]
Total Votes : 20

babyBlueSedan Used to be sort of blind, now can sort of see Profile United States
  • #1
  • Posted: 09/17/2020 00:42
  • Post subject: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: Sufjan Stevens vs Von Hausswolf
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Play-In #7

Death with Dignity by Sufjan Stevens


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Year: 2015
Nominating user: Jimmy Dread

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The Truth, The Glow, The Fall by Anna Von Hausswolf


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Year: 2018
Nominating user: LedZep

Matches closes end of day Sunday September 20th
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  • #2
  • Posted: 09/17/2020 02:03
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That's a bad draw for Anna.

Death wins.
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  • #3
  • Posted: 09/17/2020 03:24
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Yeah seriously. Sunday I listened to all the tracks and Anna was a stick out for me for sure.

Against Sufjan (who for me actually is kinda hit and miss surprisingly, but when he hits, it's pretty hard).
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  • #4
  • Posted: 09/17/2020 03:24
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Hayden wrote:
That's a bad draw for Anna.

Death wins.


My thoughts exactly. Death With Dignity is a tough matchup lol. I wouldn't be upset or surprised if it won the entire thing.
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  • #5
  • Posted: 09/17/2020 10:04
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I'm not a huge fan of Carrie & Lowell, prefer other Sufjan albums, but Death With Dignity is such a great song. And yeah, Anna has no chance here. Well, at least people will listen to what is possibly her best song.
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  • #6
  • Posted: 09/17/2020 12:34
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Yeah, couldnโ€™t not seize the opportunity presented to me to nominate Death With Dignity. Carrie & Lowell came out a month before my Mum died of cancer, so the whole album - and this track in particular - hit a nerve. Itโ€™s me selecting a track with my heart well and truly on my sleeve, whereas normally Iโ€™d go for something obscure or comical (more of which can be found elsewhere).

For the record I quite like Annaโ€™s track - reminded me a bit of Harriet Wheeler, for some reason.
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  • #7
  • Posted: 09/17/2020 21:40
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I think this is a good choice for a Sufjan track. His vocals on this album get grating after a while, but I think in this song everything comes together quite beautifully.

It also reminded me that Stage Four (yeah totally different take on a similar subject matter, but equally emotional) came out in this part of the decade and I could probably nominate something like New Halloween in an alternate timeline.

I'd vote Anna in most other matchups so far, so it's a shame...
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  • #8
  • Posted: 09/19/2020 20:11
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Carrie & Lowell has proven quite universal, though having a parent die in 2015 gave it an all new meaning for some (especially, when you had rather ambigious feelings at the news)


Anyways, gets my vote easily. Not even my favorite Sufjan song in the tournament and will still probably get most of my votes regardless.
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  • Posted: 09/20/2020 01:16
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I never listen to Von Hausswolf's album because I didn't think it would be my thing, but I enjoyed this track quite a bit. Not nearly enough to vote against Death with Dignity though.
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  • Posted: 09/20/2020 06:14
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Death With Dignity easily, although the AvH track is quite good.
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