As stated prior to this thread, VOTING is worth points.  If you vote and did not enter this contest, you will get 3 points towards the overall 5 year standings in the Artistry contest.  When you vote as an entrant in this round, you receive 5 points for voting. . .that means no one who votes ends with no points. . . .

Anyway, the rules are pretty similar to other contests.  This is round 81 so please know that ALL rounds will count EQUALLY toward the final standings, and NO rounds will be omitted from the final total.

1. All participants must comment on all entrants and vote by the deadline.  Failure to vote will forfeit all points from this round, and if that is less than 20 points, the difference will be forfeited in the following round (No Disqualifications)

2. Voting will take place by replying to this thread

3. If a person withdraws from an Artistry Round prior to the end of a round, all entrants who voted for that person's entry will be permitted to pick one new song to earn a bonus point, all other songs will be realigned accordingly.  There will be no penalty on those who don't change their vote.

4. Once a vote is posted, it cannot be changed UNLESS rule 3 applies OR there was a double-vote by accident.

5. Late entries will be accepted until the 1st vote has been posted.

6. The deadline is a strict deadline, the moment the date has reached the day after the deadline, no votes will count, this is to reduce last minute voting, or sympathy/favoritism towards different entrants.

7. We ask that any entrant who posts a link to his/her original song (source of parody) not be DKTOS for the contest.

8. All other basic competition rules as applied in other competitions are generally followed.  The rules may not be changed or altered unless two/thirds of those voting in a round where a rule change is requested agrees.  Rules may be added by host (Below Average Dave) if it was a rule in the ABC or SOTM contest that was thought to be common knowledge, but not known by a particular entrant.

Deadline:
EST (New York) August 23rd at 11:59:59.9999999
Central (St. Louis): August 23rd at 11pm
Mountain (Denver): August 23rd at 10pm
Pacific (Los Angeles): August 23rd at 9pm
Sydney, AUS: August 24th at 4pm
The UK: August 24th at 5am

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1. Cynical by the_conqueror_of_parodies
    Miracle

2. Live Like A Worrier by Matthias
    Live Like A Warrior

3. Prom 2016 by Abbott Skelding
    Sunshine

Since we haven't heard from Blaydeman I'm going to go ahead and vote.....



5 Points: Conqueror of Maladies
4 Points: Abbott's Prom Date

Solid work, you guys!

5 pts- TC(ynical)OP
4 pts- Anxious Matty

4 points to Waiting for Abbott
5 points to Matthias the Worrywart

5 pts - Matt gets paranoid

4 pts - Conqueror of Cynicism

3 pts - Abbott's prom

1st the_conqueror_of_parodies/Matthias with 19 points each (completely even tie, holy balls)

2nd Abbott Skelding with 16 points

And 3 points to Max Power for voting