def get_applicant_songs():
songs = open(radio_utils.get_path(RADIO_ROOT, 'processed_votes'), "r")
applicants = []
for song in songs.readlines():
unpickled = jsonpickle.decode(song)
#song = Song(unpickled["id"], unpickled["title"], unpickled["user"])
#song.up_votes = unpickled["up_votes"]
#song.down_votes = unpickled["down_votes"]
#song.balance = song.up_votes - song.down_votes
#song.path = unpickled["path"]
song = Song(unpickled.id, unpickled.title, unpickled.user)
song.up_votes = unpickled.up_votes
song.down_votes = unpickled.down_votes
song.balance = song.up_votes - song.down_votes
song.path = unpickled.path
applicants.append(song)
songs.close()
return applicants
