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In response to "(also, if two of the top four are Carly Rae Jepsen and Raffi, time for BC to pack it up and stop making music) -- nm" by Roger More

There's some disagreement over the winning song, as its Canadian popular but Call Me Maybe is much more international...

Posted by Walt_Disney (aka Walt_Disney) Jan 19 '22, 07:52

Its Twitter, so a number of the song choice will likely lead to much more Gen X than Boomers or younger demographics.

So while I like the winner I do realise the platform and the method of chosing can creat biases.

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I saw a spicy take I liked: "Carly Rae Jepsen could write 'Home For a Rest', but Spirit of the West could never write 'Call Me Maybe'." -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 08:06 3
- Play those people D For Democracy. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 08:10 1
  - Or Sadness Grows. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 08:19
- Neither of them could write Baby Beluga -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 08:07
I'm just making a snotty joke. But I was gratified to see that both Bryan Adams entries got eliminated in their first round. -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 07:57 2
- Also if you want civil war, do every province and see what happens when both Ontario and Nova Scotia claim Barrett's Privateers -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 08:05
- I'm not sure how Soul Decision got anywhere near this contest. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 08:02

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There's some disagreement over the winning song, as its Canadian popular but Call Me Maybe is much more international...

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