Man, this is really hard. I don’t want to put any of this stuff in 5th. Nonetheless, here we go.
In 5th place, scoring 11 points, WesleyC with Fake Empire by The National
Wes is a real life friend of mine, he’ll probably show up in the thread at some point. He’s trying to convince me to come to Melbourne with him to see The National, a band I don’t know very well, so they’re both of his first two submissions. His campaign is off to a good start here. When I mentioned to him that his submission was doing well but that I was having trouble sorting out the top 5 songs, he said “guess I’m 5th then”. Well, here you go, buddy.
I like the time changes in the middle here and the drum pattern in the second half which add interest and elevate what is at heart a simple song. Like the vibe of it. I also like the category fit - this song is from 2007 but the chorus “We’re half awake in a fake empire” has only got more relevant in 2019. Good stuff.