kinda fun that the song about summoning all-powerful beings is also the one that has me in a chokehold. jeff put his whole blimussy into this musical and it SHOWS
I love how healthy this fandom is when they have differing opinions. This is the first Starkid show I’ve experienced the release for to give you an idea of how new I am to this fandom, and this positivity warms my heart
I’m also relatively new, being introduced via TGWDLM through my friend, and Black Friday was my first one I caught the release for, but I’m in love with the community surrounding Starkid. I’ve not been to any of the live shows (due to being a Brit) but the community is so excepting of all the different opinions of people and I love it. Honestly you can probably find a bunch of my comments around the YT platform in general, but especially around Starkid stuff.
I’m glad to see dirty girl and nerdy prudes must die as high up as they are. Dirty girl especially seems to be towards the bottom of most people’s lists while I love it. Angela and Will’s voices just sound so good together
@@connyaaaa5555 I am all for sexual portrayals in media, but imo most the songs are that narratively strong that even the pull of innuendos seem to not be enough for me to put it anywhere above top 5.
I love “Just for once” I relate to Ruth so much, the itch to be on stage and not be in the background, and the “i used to dance, i used to dance” just makes me so sad for her and me
Bury the Bully is probably way higher on my list than it should be. I just love Angela as Grace and her instant "It was an act of goddd" *begins snapping* always gets me
FINALLY some Dirty Girl appreciation. I think folks need to look past how uncomfortable the scene may have made them and just sit in AWE at how perfectly DG is structured. One of Blim’s best imo 😋
I saw someone complain that it wasn't sexy, and I think they missed the point. The scene reads perfectly as someone discovering their sexuality and being disgusted by it
bro i love dirty girl, its so fucking catchy. at first i was uncomfortable by it, but grace's reactions and the way max danced just made me love it. also is it just me or does max's singing sound different than it does in other songs? bc im like obsessed with his voice and he kinda sounds like someone i used to listen to but i cant rlly remember who
Other than just lauren lopez existing in the musical at all, i thin my favorite thing about this whole musical is peoples different oppinions on the songs. Every ranking i see is so wildly different
Bury the bully being last (or first I guess) means I immediately disagree with you, but at the same time it’s the beauty of Nerdy Prudes Must Die, all the songs are the favourite of someone.
Personally it’s also one of my lower ranked ones, I’m really curious why you like it so much! There are totally some good moments (but to be fair there are those in every song in this musical, they’re all so spectacular) but I would love to know what makes it stand out for you? Perhaps give me some more insight on a part of the musical I hadn’t viewed before :)
@@legallyawarcriminal4524 not OP but I also love BtB-I tend to rank songs based on "how often will I listen to this on repeat" and it's just such a fun song. I think it might be the harmonies scratching a part of my brain?? For example, I like Just For Once and Go Go Nighthawks but they're honestly my bottom two for reasons I can't explain. Hell I made a playlist of the songs I've never skipped and only eight of the fifteen made it
@@legallyawarcriminal4524not op and really late but i love both bully and bury the bully because i really liked the group dynamic between the nerdy prudes and in general the song and choreography are just so fun. For Bury the bully specifically i found it hilarious how quickly Grace was fine with dismembering a body and how horrified everyone else is. Also the song having basically the same structure as the one before but being morbid is, again, really cool and funny to me.
WHOOOOOOO DIRTY GIRL DONE JUSTICE The annoying thing about npmd rankings is that all of them always feel wrong because every song deserves at least a top 3 spot but anywat DIRTY GIRL APPRECIATION LETS GO
I've only seen one ranking that put Hatchet Town as the number-one song, every other ranking has The Summoning as number one and both takes are so valid.
Some of the songs in this one are so fucking catchy. They've been stuck in my head way too long. Never thought I'd like Dirty Girl as much as I do. Also, it took me way too long to realise the 'Bean School' joke was meant to sound like 'Be in School', haha. Thanks for the video! It was fun to see your opinions
This ranking is pretty different from my own but respectable, can definitely see the reasoning. I love seeing how diverse everyones opinions are on the song rankings, just goes to show how good they all are!
Loving all the different rankings of this show's songs. It shows that everyone has preferences and every song has something special to someone and their specific liking. Here's my personal ranking: 1. The Summoning 2. Hatchet Town 3. Nerdy Prudes Must Die 4. Dirty Girl 5. Dirty Dudes Must Die 6. Highschool Is Killing Me 7. Go Go Nighthawks 8. Bully The Bully 9. Bury The Bully 10. Literal Monster 11. Just For Once 12. Cool As I Think I Am Reprise 13. If I Love You 14. Cool As I Think I Am 15. Best of You
I am a 25 year old man with a wife and kid (doesn't matter but thought it would be worthwhile context for my opinions lmao) My ranking is: 1. High School is Killing Me 2. Hatchet Town 3. Literal Monster 4. The Summoning 5. If I Love You 6. Dirty Girl 7. Nerdy Prudes Must Die 8/9. Cool As I Think I Am Reprise/Original 10. Bury the Bully 11. Best of You 12. Bully the Bully 13. Go Go Nighthawks 14. Just For Once 15. Dirty Dudes Must Die The top 3 are just addicting melodies that I can't get out of my head and the most well composed from theme to execution. Can't stand Dirty Dudes Must Die tbh it's just a massive downgrade from NPMD in every way except everyone's favorite who will pray for you line from fan favorite Angela, and the last line. Best of You is corny but underrated. Just For Once is fine. Love LL and have since I was 13 but the song is boring and I'm clearly not as much of a falsetto's fan as everyone else is lol. Bully/Bury are fun and well done and the minor/major chord change-up is musically very interesting but they're just not put on repeat and jam out to songs which is my only criteria lmao. My last thought is that Go Go Nighthawks is the most middle of the show filler song I've ever heard and while the "fuck you clivesdale go get fucked" part had me in tears and I want to tattoo it on my body permanently, the rest of the song is just too high school football game rah rah for me to vibe with. Edit: On second thought I really like Cool As I Think I Am and they deserved to be higher so I swapped them with Bury/Bully. Joey doesn't get enough credit for his emotional performances and lead vocals. Such a unique voice!
It’s always so nice seeing everybody’s vastly different tier lists, and how good this fandom is about respecting everyone’s opinions. I also love how EVERYONE can agree how much The Summoning absolutely slaps. What a good fucking song.
The who will pray for you part of nerdy prudes must die is the reason i found the musical in the first place and i find it just so all encompasingly evil and dominating (reminding me a bit of vecna in stranger things). I just love it so much!
I can't believe this. my favorite songs lower than just for once. this hurts so much lmao BUT you put the summoning at number 1 so I respect your taste, that song is just so fucking good
Im not gonna lie, seems like starkid is in the golden era, every song is Just really good, its Hard to FIND a "weak" one in the recent yearsss, I love it 💕💕💕💕
this is my first ever starkid production(somehow even after seeing clips from the other shows for years) and im such a fan!!!! was hooked from high school is killing me and now ive watched almost every one of their other shows-
I definitely think this musical has some of starkids strongest songs, so catchy. Off topic but does the bit at 9:26 in the Summoning remind anyone of another song? Like the effect on the "la la la" in the background. Its been driving me insane trying to place it
Love to see the Dirty Girl appreciation. Ever since I saw Jeff edit the demo on stream, I've been obsessed with that song. Wil's and Angela's voices work together so well.
I love just how wildly the different rankings I've seen so far differ, and honestly, it's hard to get mad at which ones are at the bottom, when the ones in the top are also such bangers
I really think this show has Starkid's strongest tracks, especially vocally. Like, Black Friday still has my favorite Starkid songs of all time, but it still has songs I'll skip when watching. I'm especially pleasantly surprised by how much I loved Lauren's voice in this show, since I just did not like her songs in BF (maybe the writing just wasn't right for her voice? idk). But everyone in this show sounds excellent. Joey and Jon had some major improvement since BF too, imo. I'm also just in love with Angela's voice constantly.
A lot of these songs are higher on my ranking, but I have to agree with you and the other comments on Just for Once and Dirty Girl. They really deserve their flowers.
High School is Killing Me has been stuck in my head for the last week. Not complaining, it's so catchy! The Summoning is also my favorite song, so happy to see it in first place!
our rankings are so similar! my top rankings were in a diff order from yours but it was the same songs basically. especially loved seeing dirty girl and just for once so high, i’ve seen a bunch of people ranking them on the bottom which is so baffling to me because they’re such great songs!
I love hatchet town being so high here although I wish the chorus was included because it's sooo catchy it's always in my head. Also dirty girl being up there is awesome I feel like it's underappreciated honestly. I would put highschool is killing me higher mostly for Ritchie's and Ruth's part at the beginning esp the chords in the background (which also really remind me of something but I can't figure out what) Also I think it's cuz I'm sick rn but I kept crying during this like I was fine and then cool as I think I am reprise came up and now I just keep tearing up. Also just for once and Ritchie's "I'm not a loser" in npmd kill me why did he and Ruth have to die😭😭😭
@@quirrelmorts yeah I kinda want to make a ranking as well but like I'm not strong enough to resist putting every full song in they're just all so good! I think it's maybe my favorite starkid soundtrack.
THANK YOU for putting Just For Once so high. It's my favorite, for Lauren's voice, the symbolism in the song in such a funny-sounding line, how bleak it's ending is.
Can we just rq appreciate how fully chaotic and unhinged Angela got for Dirty Dudes Must Die? Her vocals are not my favorite but she makes Grace almost terrifying in that one and it fits so well.
My ranking is probably: 1. Nerdy Prudes Must Die 2. Hatchet Town 3. High School is Killing Me 4. Just for Once 5. Dirty Girl 6. Cool as I Think I Am (reprise) 7. Literal Monster 8. Bury the Bully 9. If I loved you 10. The Summoning (I really like the opening, but I do think this is a very unpopular opinion) 11. Cool as I Think I Am 12. Dirty Dudes Must Die 13. Best of You 14. Bully the Bully 15. Go Go Nighthawks (fuck Clivesdale part is amazing though, fr) Idk how normal this is :>
I find it interesting how different some peoples opinions are on the music of this one. Specifically with Just For Once and Go Go Nighthawks, at least from what I've seen
When Jon was Wiggly did anyone else have “butterfly’s flying real low”?lol I mean he’s an attractive man on his own sure but I was really attracted to this character and I wonder what that says about me mentally now 🤣🤣🤣
The more this list went on the more worried I got 😂😂😂 this is very different from my own ranking, but I see we're all wildly different about this musicals songs, and that's really an achievement for them. Jeff really created something for everyone's tastes
YES FINALLY JUSTICE FOR JUST FOR ONCE It’s gotta be my favorite song from the album, the Sondheim influence is amazing plus I, too, am a dorky ex-thespian who’s debilitating stage fright forced me to stop performing Honestly tho, ranking these songs is tough bc they’re all so good!! They all have their strengths and different vibes that makes it nearly impossible to choose which was I prefer, but I love seeing how people rank them It’s also hilarious seeing dirty girl jump from someone’s least fav to someone ELSE’S top three
Even though everyone has a very different list I don't think I have seen The Summoning or Hatchet Town outside of the top 5 and High School is Killing Me is usually pretty close to the top (number 6 here). Everyone has Just for Once in the middle of the pack because, I think, that song shouldn't be that good but Lauren Lopez draws so much emotion out of it.
This is probably one of the closest to my own personal ranking, which I think is cool. I’ve been absolutely eating up the NPMD song ranking videos, I swear
I’ve actually never seen someone with the same ranking as me so here is my completely unsolicited opinion on which songs should be where 1. Dirty girl 2. the summoning 3. high school is killing me 4. dirty dudes must die 5.Hatchet town 6. nerdy prudes must die 7.literal monster 8.just for once 9.go go nighthawks 10.bully the bully 11.bury the bully 12.cool as i think i am 13.cool as i think i am reprise 14.if i loved you 15.best of you
My personal ranking 15. Go Go Nighthawks 14 Dirty Dudes Must Die 13 Just for Once 12. Dirty Girl 11 Cool as I think i am 10 The summoning 9 If i loved you 8 bully the bully 7 bury the bully 6 best of you 5 cool as i think i am reprise 4 nerdy prudes must die 3 hatchet town 2 literal monster 1 high school is killing me
Gonna put my full ranking here as well 15. The Best Of You All tracks are so good and SOMEONE has to be on the bottom. This one just wasn't that interesting to me. 14. Dirty Girl Genuinely an amazing song I'm just not SUPER into it. Their harmonies make me insane. 13. Bully the Bully What a funny prank I sure hope nothing goes wrong 12. Bury the Bully Something went wrong. This is higher than the first version just because I find it funnier. 11. Literal Monster The harmonies and foreshadowing... Oughh 10. Go Go Nighthawks! So happy this is where the musical ends and nothing goes wrong after this 9. The Summoning This one goes SO hard I'm just not nearly as into it as most people are 8. If I Loved You Didn't know I needed a Joey & Mariah duet until I got it! Their voices go so well together. 7. Cool As I Think I Am (reprise) I'm not one to cry very easily at fictional media but this one. Whoo boy. 6. Cool As I Think I Am Love how this song goes from insecure to confident and then right back to insecure 5. Dirty Dudes Must Die Nerdy Prudes Must Die but I'm not quite as into it plus it's shorter 4. Nerdy Prudes Must Die Obsessed with the vocals in this one!!! 3. High School Is Killing Me Such a banger opening number!! 2. Hatchet Town Obsessed with Bryce's solo part. She needs to get some more significant roles in the future. Also this is another song with insane harmonies. 1. Just For Once Lauren absolutely killed it.
Id also like to just put it here that the release of this video mad me have to delete a clip i was recording for my next video because my own dumbass forgot to turn off notifications while reccording lmao
ugh i love ranking vids so much. i feel like show would be so hard for me to rank, bc i think the objective "best" ranking would be close to this list, but my personal fave list is WAY different!
@quirrelmorts and i think that's cool too! like for example, Just For Once is such a good song musically, lyrically, and plot-wise, but it would be near the bottom of my personal faves list bc I just prefer faster-paced songs! I love seeing the differences 🫶🏻
"Just for Once" is my top song. That one is funny, but then the lyrics sneakily dip into really dark and sad content, followed by a nice rock anthem + the singer just belting it out.
I think I’m all “the summoning’d” out because I’m a big Creature Feature fan and so the chorus is completely nothing new to me, not Starkid’s fault that Creature Feature just kinda got to the spooky music thing before they did. Nerdy Prudes Must Die (song) is my #1 for sure. I like the rest of the song enough to justify it but good lord does that ending segment carry it for me. Especially because it’s the song/section that reminded me that Starkid indeed exists (I’m a fake fan I know) and I had heard it in this UA-cam shorts animatic by ThirdChildProductions if I’m remembering the name right that pops up when you search the song name and it is FANTASTIC. It takes the section from feeling sort of out of place in the rest of the song and makes it feel like Starkid’s equivalent to Disney’s Hellfire.
Honestly Dirty Girl slaps and i hate that i love it so much but its so valid for the vibe of the sexually repressed girl and the hot shot jock and i am here for it
His voice standing out from everyone else singing and doing some sort of harmony on “kiiiiiiiind”, “siiiiiiiiiiiiize”, and “riiiiiiiiiiize” always gets me. Will is so talented. His vocals are SOOOOO good!
it is crazy how diverse everyone's opinion on this soundtrack is! a ranking IMO! (my opinion will probably change the more I listen to it as well): 1. cool as I think I am 2. the best of you 3. just for once 4. high school is killing me 5. if I loved you 6. cool as I think I am reprise 7. hatchet town 8. the summoning 9. dirty girl 10.literal monster 11. nerdy prudes must die 12. burry the bully 13. bully the bully 14. go go nighthawks 15. dirty dudes must die
* Personal ranking (least to most favourite): * 15. Dirty Dudes Must Die - This literally feels like it's just here for the purpose of "oh it's Hatchetfield, we can't have a happy ending" * 14. Go Go Nighthawks! - This is just kind of boring honestly, it's nice and upbeat but doesn't really do anything for me * 13. Dirty Girl - There's a reason I've not watched Me And My Dick and this song is influencing that, I do love Angela's harmonies in this song though * 12. Just For Once - You exist. That's cool. I'm glad Lauren gets to explore her range here though!! * 11. Cool As I Think I Am - Not super fond of Joey solos but it does remind me of early Starkid in the Starship kind of era where Joey had so many "I Want" songs * 10. Nerdy Prudes Must Die - I'm gonna be honest I kind of forget this song exists but then when I do remember about it I love it so I'm never sure where to rank this * 9. The Summoning - I'M SORRY IT'S SO LOW, this song is just a little too chaotic for me but also the way they sing "T'nooyyyy Keraxissss" scratches an itch for me, not much else to say about this song though * 8. Hatchet Town - Reminds me of older Starkid with Act 2 opening with a group number, we stan the cameos but otherwise I'm not super fond of this song, Bryce's interlude, as angelic as her singing is, kind of just kills the mood of it for me * 7. Bury The Bully - Hi so just in advance, I'm a sucker for Mariah's vocals and like, this song isn't amazing but her "It's gonna NEVER HAUNT ME!" and her acting in this song is setting off the lesbian alarm bells in my head and it may have moved higher than it should have cause of that * 6. The Best Of You - WEEOO WEEOO LESBIAN BELLS ARE RINGING, I once again am in love with Mariah and I wish this was the final song, her voice really compliments Joey and hfdjshgkjhfg they're so cute together * 5. Cool As I Think I Am (Reprise) - I'm not one for crying at media but I had literally just a lake around me as this song finished, Joey is SO GOOD at making me depressed, also once again we have the appearance of Mariah vocals I love her * 4. Literal Monster - Not as much of a fan of the first half of the song, but Will's second section of it immediately pulled this so far up the ranks, you can watch as it'll riIIIIiiIIIiiIIISEEE * 3. Bully The Bully - Hey guys is that the lesbian alarm because OH MY GOD MARIAH'S VOICE
Nerdy prudes has to have the most diverse song rankings
Just goes to prove how *amazing* all of these songs are
All of the songs are just too good!
Because all the songs are heat
All the songs are so good, so it ends up being a ranking of melody preference
kinda fun that the song about summoning all-powerful beings is also the one that has me in a chokehold. jeff put his whole blimussy into this musical and it SHOWS
please never say blimussy again i will pay you
I think almost everyone puts the summoning at the top
Blimussy getting added to my vocabulary now thanks
Not the blimussy 😮💨🥵
@@muchosconfuzzlement8258blimussy :))
I love how healthy this fandom is when they have differing opinions. This is the first Starkid show I’ve experienced the release for to give you an idea of how new I am to this fandom, and this positivity warms my heart
Welcome to the fandom!
have you watched twisted yet? it’s a work of art lmao
Same friend
@@bellaparagallo3195 it’s been on my list but I’m planning on setting time for it soon
I’m also relatively new, being introduced via TGWDLM through my friend, and Black Friday was my first one I caught the release for, but I’m in love with the community surrounding Starkid. I’ve not been to any of the live shows (due to being a Brit) but the community is so excepting of all the different opinions of people and I love it. Honestly you can probably find a bunch of my comments around the YT platform in general, but especially around Starkid stuff.
I’m glad to see dirty girl and nerdy prudes must die as high up as they are. Dirty girl especially seems to be towards the bottom of most people’s lists while I love it. Angela and Will’s voices just sound so good together
They're both my top 2 favorites at the moment.
Probably younger fans who aren’t too comfortable with the notion of sex yet
@@connyaaaa5555 I am all for sexual portrayals in media, but imo most the songs are that narratively strong that even the pull of innuendos seem to not be enough for me to put it anywhere above top 5.
@@connyaaaa5555 thats why its not in my top 5 in my list. i love it and its a great song, but im 13 and yk
Already feeling like this is the strongest soundtrack we've ever gotten from Starkid.
Grace's "who will pray for you when your body's gone" during dirty dudes must die always gives me the chills
I decided to do a ranking of all the songs myself then I was shocked when I realised just how much I LOVED Literal Monster
ACTUALLY ME ITS SO GOOD
I love “Just for once” I relate to Ruth so much, the itch to be on stage and not be in the background, and the “i used to dance, i used to dance” just makes me so sad for her and me
Bury the Bully is probably way higher on my list than it should be. I just love Angela as Grace and her instant "It was an act of goddd" *begins snapping* always gets me
That, the harmonies, the key changing and kind of how funnily sinister it is.
It's damn near at the top for me lmaoo it's one of like five songs here I listen to on repeat
letting bryce's entire part in hatchet town play out was so right
i literally couldn’t cut it short it’s perfect
FINALLY some Dirty Girl appreciation. I think folks need to look past how uncomfortable the scene may have made them and just sit in AWE at how perfectly DG is structured. One of Blim’s best imo 😋
I saw someone complain that it wasn't sexy, and I think they missed the point. The scene reads perfectly as someone discovering their sexuality and being disgusted by it
bro i love dirty girl, its so fucking catchy. at first i was uncomfortable by it, but grace's reactions and the way max danced just made me love it.
also is it just me or does max's singing sound different than it does in other songs? bc im like obsessed with his voice and he kinda sounds like someone i used to listen to but i cant rlly remember who
Eh it's not the messaging for me. I think the melody is just really clunky and too low for too long in some places. I like the chorus though.
as someone who saw this the night they flimed, i can say with pride that dirty girl is one of my favorites. seeing it live was ANOTHER level
It reminds me a LOT of Dead Girl Walking from Heathers, and even though it was uncomfortable it was so well choreographed and it slapped.
Other than just lauren lopez existing in the musical at all, i thin my favorite thing about this whole musical is peoples different oppinions on the songs. Every ranking i see is so wildly different
Bury the bully being last (or first I guess) means I immediately disagree with you, but at the same time it’s the beauty of Nerdy Prudes Must Die, all the songs are the favourite of someone.
Personally it’s also one of my lower ranked ones, I’m really curious why you like it so much! There are totally some good moments (but to be fair there are those in every song in this musical, they’re all so spectacular) but I would love to know what makes it stand out for you? Perhaps give me some more insight on a part of the musical I hadn’t viewed before :)
@@legallyawarcriminal4524 not OP but I also love BtB-I tend to rank songs based on "how often will I listen to this on repeat" and it's just such a fun song. I think it might be the harmonies scratching a part of my brain??
For example, I like Just For Once and Go Go Nighthawks but they're honestly my bottom two for reasons I can't explain. Hell I made a playlist of the songs I've never skipped and only eight of the fifteen made it
@@legallyawarcriminal4524not op and really late but i love both bully and bury the bully because i really liked the group dynamic between the nerdy prudes and in general the song and choreography are just so fun.
For Bury the bully specifically i found it hilarious how quickly Grace was fine with dismembering a body and how horrified everyone else is. Also the song having basically the same structure as the one before but being morbid is, again, really cool and funny to me.
You know a soundtrack is good when I think every song should be ranked higher
They’re just all number one in my mind 🥹
Sadly, having a number one means there’s gotta be a number 2-15
I’ve seen way to much if I loved you slander
So real, it’s second for me only to it’s own reprise
IM SEEIN TOO MUCH COOL AS I THINK I AM SLANDER 12???? ….gorsh
it’s literally my fave song in the whole soundtrack
right?!?!!?
HONESTLYYY it's so playful and sweet
Nerdy prudes must die (song) has me in such a chokehold I literally listened to it for 4 hours straight once
i respect that
WHOOOOOOO DIRTY GIRL DONE JUSTICE
The annoying thing about npmd rankings is that all of them always feel wrong because every song deserves at least a top 3 spot
but anywat DIRTY GIRL APPRECIATION LETS GO
making rankings is always so hard because something has to be on the bottom even if i love it
this is probably the strongest soundtrack starkids has done. every song is just amazing
This show was ALL BANGERS but I agree completely, 'The Summoning' fucks so hard and the groove in 'Dirty Girl' has me in a chokehold.
The thing I love most is that in every single ranking I've seen, the only constant thing is "The Summoning" being Number 1
same. there was even a tumblr poll that removed it because it would so obviously win
Just further proof that we ARE the Church of the Starry Children XD
I've only seen one ranking that put Hatchet Town as the number-one song, every other ranking has The Summoning as number one and both takes are so valid.
I've only ever seen nerdy prude will die as no 1
I've also seen High School Is Killing Me at #1
I love seeing rankings for this show, I agree with nearly none of them and I think that’s great.
yeah! 😁
Some of the songs in this one are so fucking catchy. They've been stuck in my head way too long. Never thought I'd like Dirty Girl as much as I do. Also, it took me way too long to realise the 'Bean School' joke was meant to sound like 'Be in School', haha. Thanks for the video! It was fun to see your opinions
i’m not sure it was meant to be that but that’s a neat interpretation! and you’re welcome!
This ranking is pretty different from my own but respectable, can definitely see the reasoning. I love seeing how diverse everyones opinions are on the song rankings, just goes to show how good they all are!
bryce's voice in 'hatchettown' and lauren's in 'just for once' have me in a CHOKEHOLD like oh my GOD
same!!!
i've tried to rank the songs but i change my mind every second because they are all so good
Loving all the different rankings of this show's songs. It shows that everyone has preferences and every song has something special to someone and their specific liking. Here's my personal ranking:
1. The Summoning
2. Hatchet Town
3. Nerdy Prudes Must Die
4. Dirty Girl
5. Dirty Dudes Must Die
6. Highschool Is Killing Me
7. Go Go Nighthawks
8. Bully The Bully
9. Bury The Bully
10. Literal Monster
11. Just For Once
12. Cool As I Think I Am Reprise
13. If I Love You
14. Cool As I Think I Am
15. Best of You
I am a 25 year old man with a wife and kid (doesn't matter but thought it would be worthwhile context for my opinions lmao)
My ranking is:
1. High School is Killing Me
2. Hatchet Town
3. Literal Monster
4. The Summoning
5. If I Love You
6. Dirty Girl
7. Nerdy Prudes Must Die
8/9. Cool As I Think I Am Reprise/Original
10. Bury the Bully
11. Best of You
12. Bully the Bully
13. Go Go Nighthawks
14. Just For Once
15. Dirty Dudes Must Die
The top 3 are just addicting melodies that I can't get out of my head and the most well composed from theme to execution. Can't stand Dirty Dudes Must Die tbh it's just a massive downgrade from NPMD in every way except everyone's favorite who will pray for you line from fan favorite Angela, and the last line. Best of You is corny but underrated. Just For Once is fine. Love LL and have since I was 13 but the song is boring and I'm clearly not as much of a falsetto's fan as everyone else is lol. Bully/Bury are fun and well done and the minor/major chord change-up is musically very interesting but they're just not put on repeat and jam out to songs which is my only criteria lmao. My last thought is that Go Go Nighthawks is the most middle of the show filler song I've ever heard and while the "fuck you clivesdale go get fucked" part had me in tears and I want to tattoo it on my body permanently, the rest of the song is just too high school football game rah rah for me to vibe with.
Edit: On second thought I really like Cool As I Think I Am and they deserved to be higher so I swapped them with Bury/Bully. Joey doesn't get enough credit for his emotional performances and lead vocals. Such a unique voice!
It’s always so nice seeing everybody’s vastly different tier lists, and how good this fandom is about respecting everyone’s opinions.
I also love how EVERYONE can agree how much The Summoning absolutely slaps. What a good fucking song.
YES FINALLY, SOME GOSHDARN RESPECT FOR DIRTY GIRL /pos I haven't seen anyone rank it above like 12th until now, THANK YOU /lh
that shocks me, it’s so good!!!
The who will pray for you part of nerdy prudes must die is the reason i found the musical in the first place and i find it just so all encompasingly evil and dominating (reminding me a bit of vecna in stranger things). I just love it so much!
THE SUMMONING AT #1 AND DIRTY GIRL BEING #2 MADE MY DAY
I LOVE IT SO MUCH
@@quirrelmortsLIKE DIRTY GIRL IS SO GOOD PEOPLE ARE JUST UNCOMFORTABLE APPARENTLY BUT I FUCKING LOVE THAT SONG AND WILL BRANER IS JUST SO OMGGG ❤️
I can't believe this. my favorite songs lower than just for once. this hurts so much lmao
BUT you put the summoning at number 1 so I respect your taste, that song is just so fucking good
okay but bury the bully is one of the campiest songs of the decade
Im not gonna lie, seems like starkid is in the golden era, every song is Just really good, its Hard to FIND a "weak" one in the recent yearsss, I love it 💕💕💕💕
this is my first ever starkid production(somehow even after seeing clips from the other shows for years) and im such a fan!!!! was hooked from high school is killing me and now ive watched almost every one of their other shows-
awesome!!!
I definitely think this musical has some of starkids strongest songs, so catchy.
Off topic but does the bit at 9:26 in the Summoning remind anyone of another song? Like the effect on the "la la la" in the background. Its been driving me insane trying to place it
No same! It’s so familiar!
It feels a little like the electric section at the beginning of Feast or Famine, but it’s just not close enough
Killer Track?
@@atticuso3831 for me it’s not a starkid song It feels like a song I would have listened to in like the later 00s early tens maybe?
it sounds like its from a halloween song or smth
It's crazy how different all these rankings are. This soundtrack is just so fenominal that there isn't a stand out ranking.
Love to see the Dirty Girl appreciation. Ever since I saw Jeff edit the demo on stream, I've been obsessed with that song. Wil's and Angela's voices work together so well.
I love just how wildly the different rankings I've seen so far differ, and honestly, it's hard to get mad at which ones are at the bottom, when the ones in the top are also such bangers
I really think this show has Starkid's strongest tracks, especially vocally. Like, Black Friday still has my favorite Starkid songs of all time, but it still has songs I'll skip when watching. I'm especially pleasantly surprised by how much I loved Lauren's voice in this show, since I just did not like her songs in BF (maybe the writing just wasn't right for her voice? idk). But everyone in this show sounds excellent. Joey and Jon had some major improvement since BF too, imo. I'm also just in love with Angela's voice constantly.
First and I love seeing everyone ranking all the songs and seeing how everyone’s taste differs from favorites to least favorites ❤
good job and me too!
LITERAL MONSTER CHANGED MY LIFE! so effing good
A lot of these songs are higher on my ranking, but I have to agree with you and the other comments on Just for Once and Dirty Girl. They really deserve their flowers.
This show has the best choreography I’ve ever seen from any Starkid show I stg
i’ve seen wayyy to much just for once slander, it’s finally being appreciated for something other than a lauren solo!!!
High School is Killing Me has been stuck in my head for the last week. Not complaining, it's so catchy! The Summoning is also my favorite song, so happy to see it in first place!
Having the summoning as your number one is equal parts unhinged and valid 🤣🤣
This is such an unpredictable ranking honestly, but I think get where you are coming from (and I completely with Dirty Girl being high on the list)
I love the songs in NPMD so much that I have agreed with every single ranking that I've seen so far despite them all being wildly different.
I really like your ranking, I personally have go go nighthawks at 15, but I understand your ranking a lot more than some others I’ve seen
I share a lot of your picks with the bottom few but putting literal monster so low hurt and I agree with a lot of the other picks you did.
Oh my god yayy!!! Finally a list where Dirty Girl isn't right at the bottom lmfao - it's my favourite song personally 😂
our rankings are so similar! my top rankings were in a diff order from yours but it was the same songs basically. especially loved seeing dirty girl and just for once so high, i’ve seen a bunch of people ranking them on the bottom which is so baffling to me because they’re such great songs!
just for once is very divisive. i love it so much though. i think it absolutely has a place in the story and lauren’s acting and singing is incredible
i love you for giving dirty girl it's deserved appreciation
I love hatchet town being so high here although I wish the chorus was included because it's sooo catchy it's always in my head. Also dirty girl being up there is awesome I feel like it's underappreciated honestly. I would put highschool is killing me higher mostly for Ritchie's and Ruth's part at the beginning esp the chords in the background (which also really remind me of something but I can't figure out what)
Also I think it's cuz I'm sick rn but I kept crying during this like I was fine and then cool as I think I am reprise came up and now I just keep tearing up. Also just for once and Ritchie's "I'm not a loser" in npmd kill me why did he and Ruth have to die😭😭😭
it was a struggle to not include more of hatchet town
@@quirrelmorts yeah I kinda want to make a ranking as well but like I'm not strong enough to resist putting every full song in they're just all so good! I think it's maybe my favorite starkid soundtrack.
THANK YOU for putting Just For Once so high. It's my favorite, for Lauren's voice, the symbolism in the song in such a funny-sounding line, how bleak it's ending is.
yes thank you! the wolf howls are the best part of high school is killing me
Can we just rq appreciate how fully chaotic and unhinged Angela got for Dirty Dudes Must Die? Her vocals are not my favorite but she makes Grace almost terrifying in that one and it fits so well.
Finally i see dirty girl getting justice and appreciation
love how other people will be (usually respectfully) disagreeing about all the songs but always agree that the summoning is the best
All the songs are bangers so none are really bad but it still hurts "The Best of You" was low, it triggered a disney nostalgia I didnt know I needed
i don’t have that nostalgia, i didn’t watch tv as a kid
My ranking is probably:
1. Nerdy Prudes Must Die
2. Hatchet Town
3. High School is Killing Me
4. Just for Once
5. Dirty Girl
6. Cool as I Think I Am (reprise)
7. Literal Monster
8. Bury the Bully
9. If I loved you
10. The Summoning (I really like the opening, but I do think this is a very unpopular opinion)
11. Cool as I Think I Am
12. Dirty Dudes Must Die
13. Best of You
14. Bully the Bully
15. Go Go Nighthawks (fuck Clivesdale part is amazing though, fr)
Idk how normal this is :>
I find it interesting how different some peoples opinions are on the music of this one. Specifically with Just For Once and Go Go Nighthawks, at least from what I've seen
When Jon was Wiggly did anyone else have “butterfly’s flying real low”?lol I mean he’s an attractive man on his own sure but I was really attracted to this character and I wonder what that says about me mentally now 🤣🤣🤣
The more this list went on the more worried I got 😂😂😂 this is very different from my own ranking, but I see we're all wildly different about this musicals songs, and that's really an achievement for them. Jeff really created something for everyone's tastes
Finally some just for once love but also at the cost of literal monster 😔
YES FINALLY JUSTICE FOR JUST FOR ONCE
It’s gotta be my favorite song from the album, the Sondheim influence is amazing plus I, too, am a dorky ex-thespian who’s debilitating stage fright forced me to stop performing
Honestly tho, ranking these songs is tough bc they’re all so good!! They all have their strengths and different vibes that makes it nearly impossible to choose which was I prefer, but I love seeing how people rank them
It’s also hilarious seeing dirty girl jump from someone’s least fav to someone ELSE’S top three
I’ve been obsessed with Dirty Girl since February and it’s so good and I’m so glad it’s so high here!!!!!!
Even though everyone has a very different list I don't think I have seen The Summoning or Hatchet Town outside of the top 5 and High School is Killing Me is usually pretty close to the top (number 6 here). Everyone has Just for Once in the middle of the pack because, I think, that song shouldn't be that good but Lauren Lopez draws so much emotion out of it.
Cool As I Think I Am is honestly one of my fav npmd songs
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS VID OMG
my ranking:
1. hatchet town
2. the summoning
3. if i loved you / high school is killing me
the heart was so fast omg?? hi 😭❤️
lol hi i’m always refreshing the comments
Just For Once being in the top 3 made me extremely happy
This is probably one of the closest to my own personal ranking, which I think is cool. I’ve been absolutely eating up the NPMD song ranking videos, I swear
Very different from mine except the summoning lol. But tbh every song in this musical is so good that all the different rankings I've seen make sense.
Finally some respect for “Dirty Girl!” 🙌
Finally Dirty girl is in its rightful place!
I’ve actually never seen someone with the same ranking as me so here is my completely unsolicited opinion on which songs should be where
1. Dirty girl
2. the summoning
3. high school is killing me
4. dirty dudes must die
5.Hatchet town
6. nerdy prudes must die
7.literal monster
8.just for once
9.go go nighthawks
10.bully the bully
11.bury the bully
12.cool as i think i am
13.cool as i think i am reprise
14.if i loved you
15.best of you
My personal ranking
15. Go Go Nighthawks
14 Dirty Dudes Must Die
13 Just for Once
12. Dirty Girl
11 Cool as I think i am
10 The summoning
9 If i loved you
8 bully the bully
7 bury the bully
6 best of you
5 cool as i think i am reprise
4 nerdy prudes must die
3 hatchet town
2 literal monster
1 high school is killing me
rip bury the bully is one of my favs
So happy to see Just For Once appreciation!!! It was my personal favorite from the show.
Gonna put my full ranking here as well
15. The Best Of You
All tracks are so good and SOMEONE has to be on the bottom. This one just wasn't that interesting to me.
14. Dirty Girl
Genuinely an amazing song I'm just not SUPER into it. Their harmonies make me insane.
13. Bully the Bully
What a funny prank I sure hope nothing goes wrong
12. Bury the Bully
Something went wrong. This is higher than the first version just because I find it funnier.
11. Literal Monster
The harmonies and foreshadowing... Oughh
10. Go Go Nighthawks!
So happy this is where the musical ends and nothing goes wrong after this
9. The Summoning
This one goes SO hard I'm just not nearly as into it as most people are
8. If I Loved You
Didn't know I needed a Joey & Mariah duet until I got it! Their voices go so well together.
7. Cool As I Think I Am (reprise)
I'm not one to cry very easily at fictional media but this one. Whoo boy.
6. Cool As I Think I Am
Love how this song goes from insecure to confident and then right back to insecure
5. Dirty Dudes Must Die
Nerdy Prudes Must Die but I'm not quite as into it plus it's shorter
4. Nerdy Prudes Must Die
Obsessed with the vocals in this one!!!
3. High School Is Killing Me
Such a banger opening number!!
2. Hatchet Town
Obsessed with Bryce's solo part. She needs to get some more significant roles in the future. Also this is another song with insane harmonies.
1. Just For Once
Lauren absolutely killed it.
very pleasantly surprised with how high just for once is. don’t see nearly enough people talking about it.
THRILLED to see the appreciation for just how good Dirty Girl is
NOO, BURY THE BODY IS ONE OF MY FAVS
YESSS DIRTY GIRLLLL, all i see is hate for it and i can't stand the hate, that song slaps.
Id also like to just put it here that the release of this video mad me have to delete a clip i was recording for my next video because my own dumbass forgot to turn off notifications while reccording lmao
lol i hate when that happens. i have banner notifications and sound off for everything
Each song is amazing in its own right
ugh i love ranking vids so much. i feel like show would be so hard for me to rank, bc i think the objective "best" ranking would be close to this list, but my personal fave list is WAY different!
i’m not trying to be objective at all lol
@quirrelmorts and i think that's cool too! like for example, Just For Once is such a good song musically, lyrically, and plot-wise, but it would be near the bottom of my personal faves list bc I just prefer faster-paced songs! I love seeing the differences 🫶🏻
"Just for Once" is my top song. That one is funny, but then the lyrics sneakily dip into really dark and sad content, followed by a nice rock anthem + the singer just belting it out.
respectfully, no
bury the bully is in my top 3! i love the harmonies
I swear I could never make a video like this, I could never choose. I love each and every song with passion.
it’s definitely difficult!
gosh all of the songs are so good but i'm a sucker for love songs so Cool As I Think I Am reprise now has a special place in my heart.
A musical of all bangers though.
cursed truly cursed choices I could not fathom putting Dirty Girl anywhere but last place
I think I’m all “the summoning’d” out because I’m a big Creature Feature fan and so the chorus is completely nothing new to me, not Starkid’s fault that Creature Feature just kinda got to the spooky music thing before they did. Nerdy Prudes Must Die (song) is my #1 for sure. I like the rest of the song enough to justify it but good lord does that ending segment carry it for me. Especially because it’s the song/section that reminded me that Starkid indeed exists (I’m a fake fan I know) and I had heard it in this UA-cam shorts animatic by ThirdChildProductions if I’m remembering the name right that pops up when you search the song name and it is FANTASTIC. It takes the section from feeling sort of out of place in the rest of the song and makes it feel like Starkid’s equivalent to Disney’s Hellfire.
Honestly Dirty Girl slaps and i hate that i love it so much but its so valid for the vibe of the sexually repressed girl and the hot shot jock and i am here for it
I swear the summoning is always top 3 (for good reason)
Man, why is “if I loved you” always so low on people’s lists? It’s my favorite song in the show! 😭
I know it doesn't matter, but I think it is hilarious how much I disagree with this ranking and my absolute shock EVERY ranking.
The only one I don’t agree with is Literal Monster, specifically part two. Wills vocals are just soooo good❤❤❤
His voice standing out from everyone else singing and doing some sort of harmony on “kiiiiiiiind”, “siiiiiiiiiiiiize”, and “riiiiiiiiiiize” always gets me. Will is so talented. His vocals are SOOOOO good!
Finally someone loves Dirty Girl as much as I do!!!
it is crazy how diverse everyone's opinion on this soundtrack is!
a ranking IMO! (my opinion will probably change the more I listen to it as well):
1. cool as I think I am
2. the best of you
3. just for once
4. high school is killing me
5. if I loved you
6. cool as I think I am reprise
7. hatchet town
8. the summoning
9. dirty girl
10.literal monster
11. nerdy prudes must die
12. burry the bully
13. bully the bully
14. go go nighthawks
15. dirty dudes must die
* Personal ranking (least to most favourite):
* 15. Dirty Dudes Must Die - This literally feels like it's just here for the purpose of "oh it's Hatchetfield, we can't have a happy ending"
* 14. Go Go Nighthawks! - This is just kind of boring honestly, it's nice and upbeat but doesn't really do anything for me
* 13. Dirty Girl - There's a reason I've not watched Me And My Dick and this song is influencing that, I do love Angela's harmonies in this song though
* 12. Just For Once - You exist. That's cool. I'm glad Lauren gets to explore her range here though!!
* 11. Cool As I Think I Am - Not super fond of Joey solos but it does remind me of early Starkid in the Starship kind of era where Joey had so many "I Want" songs
* 10. Nerdy Prudes Must Die - I'm gonna be honest I kind of forget this song exists but then when I do remember about it I love it so I'm never sure where to rank this
* 9. The Summoning - I'M SORRY IT'S SO LOW, this song is just a little too chaotic for me but also the way they sing "T'nooyyyy Keraxissss" scratches an itch for me, not much else to say about this song though
* 8. Hatchet Town - Reminds me of older Starkid with Act 2 opening with a group number, we stan the cameos but otherwise I'm not super fond of this song, Bryce's interlude, as angelic as her singing is, kind of just kills the mood of it for me
* 7. Bury The Bully - Hi so just in advance, I'm a sucker for Mariah's vocals and like, this song isn't amazing but her "It's gonna NEVER HAUNT ME!" and her acting in this song is setting off the lesbian alarm bells in my head and it may have moved higher than it should have cause of that
* 6. The Best Of You - WEEOO WEEOO LESBIAN BELLS ARE RINGING, I once again am in love with Mariah and I wish this was the final song, her voice really compliments Joey and hfdjshgkjhfg they're so cute together
* 5. Cool As I Think I Am (Reprise) - I'm not one for crying at media but I had literally just a lake around me as this song finished, Joey is SO GOOD at making me depressed, also once again we have the appearance of Mariah vocals I love her
* 4. Literal Monster - Not as much of a fan of the first half of the song, but Will's second section of it immediately pulled this so far up the ranks, you can watch as it'll riIIIIiiIIIiiIIISEEE
* 3. Bully The Bully - Hey guys is that the lesbian alarm because OH MY GOD MARIAH'S VOICE