What If?// More WDW BxB: Corbyn-Shots

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The Categories
Lyrics: The pacing, vocals, and the high note if there is one.

Substance: The song's ability to hold your attention, properly express its message or tell its story, the message/story itself, and the song's tendency to repeat itself.

Beat: Is it bloated? Do all the elements blend together?

Originality: Whether or not you can tell it apart from other songs of a similar theme, as well as how likely it is that you'll remember it.

Enjoyment: Is the song fun to listen to? Just because it's awful doesn't mean you can't enjoy it.

Video: Does it fit the song? Is it creative? Is it fun to watch?

The Grading System
Every star in one of the categories is worth one-fifth (.2) of a star for the final or overall score. This means a perfect score in any category will result in one complete star in the final score. Videos do not affect the final score.

1. 8 Letters- 3.6/5
Lyrics: 5/5
Notes
The echo fits really well during Zach's part, having his own words repeated back to him as he sings about saying something a thousand time. The same goes for Daniel, as I'm sure the subject of this song has thought that exact thing over and over again, Jack as well. Corbyn singing as softly as he is during his sections really brings out the melancholy of his words. Jonah's part is boring and slow, but I could see how it could fit the nature of his words. He's stating the obvious as to why they should feel this way, but they just don't

Substance: 4/5
Notes
I adore the message of this song. It's so unique and that's really refreshing. It doesn't repeat itself and the vocal effects accent the story being told beautiful. I wish I could say the same for the beat, but I can't, so it doesn't get a perfect score

Beat: 2/5
Notes
Easily the weakest part of the entire song. The non-techno bit is really boring and the weird vocal effects behind it feels really unnecessary

Originality: 5/5
Notes
There are a thousand and one love songs told from the perspective of the unloved, but I've never heard a song from the point of view of the other person. I've especially never heard one about how they wish they could love this person back, but they just can't

Enjoyment: 2/5
Notes
It's too slow, but it has it's moments

Video: ?/5
Notes
I don't personally enjoy this video, I've said that before, but in my desperate attempt to justify it's existence, I've come up with a few things. One, Jonah being in a forest could be representative of him feeling lost in the relation. Zach being in a church could be because he feels like he's sinned somehow by lying about loving the other person. Jack being in a destroyed room could be because he's angry about his own actions despite the melancholy to his words. Or even the emotion turmoil he's under as he comes to these realizations. Corbyn's part could be comparing how simple saying I love you should be, as the room he's in is simple. And I guess Daniel's room could him his heart denying him of the love he should feel from the things he names doing with the other person, the massive white X behind him being this denial. I can't explain the humming bird or the weird salt-rock eggs. I could be grasping at straws and being too vague. So, thus video is either a a perfect 5, despite being boring regardless. Or a 0. I'll let you be the judge of that

2. Talk- 3.4/5
Lyrics: 2/5
Notes
It would be cool if the voice effects fit the idea of a phone breaking up and distorting the audio, but they're okay as they are I guess