Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 9: The Final 4

Mark's shenanigans aside, we had an easier time ranking our semifinal group than we'd expected -- but we didn't necessarily expect to go on a sentimental journey with TLC, Sarah Palin's nephew LARP Jr., cutesy Aretha, braided beards, and an open invitation to Gotye to come on/edit the podcast. But a full moon and Sarah's all-covers clip choices put us on the emotional road to our season finale. Don't worry, we will still always love you (and have not gotten killed by John Ramos) in our penultimate ROTY episode.

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SHOW NOTES

• Not sure what's going on? ROTYS Episode 1
• King Killer Studios
• The KKS Thriller Tribute
• Johnny Cash and Fiona Apple on "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
• Linda Clifford's disco "Bridge" cover
• Leo Moracchioli's metal "Rolling In The Deep"
• "Somebodies: A YouTube Orchestra"