Moving on to the section I had the most trouble ranking because a bunch of you submitted the same song! Just kidding. They only sound the same. Just kidding…sort of. It seems many of you have, as @cassette so eloquently put it, typecast me as the IndigoGirl, when in reality, I find this type of music mostly unremarkable.
With a few exceptions, coffee house acoustic folk pop is not really my jam at this point in my life, boys. I don’t hate these. I just wouldn’t ever choose these. Four of the five in this group were mostly interchangeable, and only one stood out because frankly, it elicited more of a response than “ho hum” (and that response was slight laughter). Anyway, onward with open mic night at the Unstuck Student Center Cafe.
In 10th place with 4 points
Southern California Wants to be Western New York – Dar Williams
Well, at least we’ve hit the mark on the category now. She does do a decent job of describing both places metaphorically, I guess. I understand the idea behind this song, but I just find it kind of musically boring and the lyrics slightly pretentious. One venti triple latte with half soy milk half 1% milk and a dash of cinnamon for “Dar”!