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Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 06:54 PM

Posted by: Jade 3rd September 2022, 06:59 PM

Hype! going to predict Ace of Base to take the crown.

Posted by: awardinary 3rd September 2022, 07:01 PM

Really hoping for a decent result this time around! I enjoyed many of the throwbacks though.

Posted by: uhsting 3rd September 2022, 07:02 PM

I have won period.

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 07:04 PM

Damaris to slay x

Posted by: J00prstar 3rd September 2022, 07:11 PM

I hope someone guesses mine! Its not not obvious~

Posted by: awardinary 3rd September 2022, 07:13 PM

QUOTE(J00prstar @ Sep 3 2022, 08:11 PM)

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 07:23 PM

Ace of Base, Tilly and The Wall or Aqua are who think could win.

Not sure about mine. Could easily be near the bottom but I would like to be pleasantly surprised!

Posted by: Dobbo. 3rd September 2022, 07:27 PM

Last again please!

Posted by: J00prstar 3rd September 2022, 07:34 PM

QUOTE(awardinary @ Sep 3 2022, 08:13 PM)

Girlicious?

Posted by: Yobnedor 3rd September 2022, 07:40 PM

I think I’ll be last tbh

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 07:42 PM

Before I start, I will say I really enjoyed this edition and you all did very well with finding some really obscure gems that weren't cheap. It ended up being very close at the top and I'm pleased to see it, because last time I hosted this, while I enjoyed it, a cheap song that should've been vetoed won by a landslide, it just makes it all the more fun when you're not sure what's going to happen!

I will be revealing the votes in chronological order of year of release, this turned out to have some wonderful twists and turns throughout the results so I hope you enjoy. Each of the votes are hidden in the pop culture moments listed in the voting thread. Songs will show up once they have points.

I purposefully kept the participants and voters list a secret for maximum mystery, so I hope that some of these picks can surprise you!

Starting us off then we go right back to 1967 in the summer of love where one of the most famous album covers ever was released...

Posted by: Yobnedor 3rd September 2022, 07:45 PM

Can I just also say, I’m glad the voting period was as long as it was. It meant I could enter! I was away most of August so I’m glad I got the chance to squeeze my results in before it closed!

I wasn’t able to do BJSC because of the deadlines last month and I had FOMO so this bridged the gap for me amazingly!

Thanks for hosting

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 07:48 PM

^ you timed it well to miss BJSC tbf as this contest has a 12 minute song in the final (such a thing will inevitably happen again some other time but you're still yet to experience it )

Posted by: Yobnedor 3rd September 2022, 07:50 PM

QUOTE(Bumblebrë @ Sep 3 2022, 08:48 PM)

^ you timed it well to miss BJSC tbf as this contest has a 12 minute song in the final (such a thing will inevitably happen again some other time but you're still yet to experience it )

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 07:50 PM

Judith Durham - The Olive Tree - Jade

So it was Jade who sent the oldest song in the contest, from the sadly recently deceased lead singer of the Seekers, Judith Durham. A lovely choice and emotional song to listen to, I would give you a few facts here, but Jade has kindly done that for me

Good evening all,

First of all, thank you Chez for your awesome hosting - loved the layout of the voting thread! It turns out that my image was my 2nd favourite album of all time - 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', so that was pretty good going indeed my entry is from 1967, year of the legendary summer of love! On SyncTube it was pointed out that this entry is the oldest in the contest, so that is rather cool *.*



I chose this opportunity to showcase the late, great, Judith Durham <3 I stumbled across this song in about 2014 I reckon, while in the midst of listening to every top 40 hit of the 60s (...yes I've always loved a musical project and no I didn't quite finish it yet lol but got quite far) - and I was immediately taken in by her stunning vocal performance, the hopeful lyrics and those simply gorgeous strings. 'The Carnival Is Over' and 'I'll Never Find Another You' were both #1 hits for The Seekers, the group that Judith was lead singer for, but 'The Olive Tree' was a very minor solo hit (peaked somewhere in the 30s) so this felt like the perfect opportunity to unleash it, off the back of the sad news recently. I have no idea how this will do but hopefully, others will find her voice as beautiful as I do, may it always live on.

"I long to share a world of sweet contentment there" <3

anyway, now on to my own votes after feeling compelled to write about Judith at this late hour ;o

12 Ace Of Base - Happy Nation
10 Exposé - Point of No Return
08 Killer - Liar
07 Daryl Hall - Dreamtime
06 Damaris - Tusuykusun
05 Clout - Save Me
04 Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall in Love
03 Mariya Takeuchi - Plastic Love
02 The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Around the Bend
01 Tilly And The Wall - Beat Control

xx Vanessa Paradis - Be My Baby
xx Goldfinger - Superman
xx Sister Sway - Until You Saved My Life
xx Michelle McManus - Emotional - I am not worthy x
xx Emma Pollock - Adrenaline

Posted by: awardinary 3rd September 2022, 07:51 PM

I must admit I really missed not having Yobnedorica in this BJSC final as I’m sure they would have been a fan of my entry and I might need their points to achieve the new peaks everyone is predicting for me!

Please check it out sometime though, link in my signature!

Posted by: Yobnedor 3rd September 2022, 07:51 PM

Oh no, I forgot to do a big speech for my results!! Can I do a big results speech now before my song?

Posted by: Yobnedor 3rd September 2022, 07:52 PM

QUOTE(awardinary @ Sep 3 2022, 08:51 PM)

I must admit I really missed not having Yobnedorica in this BJSC final as I’m sure they would have been a fan of my entry and I might need their points to achieve the new peaks everyone is predicting for me!

Please check it out sometime though, link in my signature!

Posted by: Jade 3rd September 2022, 07:54 PM

sorry for stepping on your toes there Chez. I should've known you would have an idea up your sleeve for the presentation. I just felt compelled to write some words as it was quite a special entry for me, even if it clicks for nobody else I'm really glad I sent it. <3 so yeah... hoping my 12 points can win the whole thing ;o

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 07:54 PM

I initially had Jade for Damaris for some reason but Judith does make sense tbh.

Posted by: J00prstar 3rd September 2022, 07:54 PM

I'll do a speech regarding mine when it comes up!

Posted by: King Rollo 3rd September 2022, 07:54 PM

I did think Judith Durham was likely to be Jade unless Suedehead or Popchartfreak had entered.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 07:55 PM

Four Below Zero - My Baby's Got ESP (Original 12" Mix) - Ansel

Ansel sent this Soul-disco sounding hybrid which is impressively obscure as I can't find a lot of facts about it or them. It would certainly fit right at home on a 70s disco compilation album for sure x

Hi! Here are my PFSC votes

12 Mariya Takeuchi - Plastic Love
10 Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall in Love
08 Laura Branigan - Shattered Glass
07 Vanessa Paradis - Be My Baby
06 Exposé - Point of No Return
05 Robyn feat. O.C. & Rahzel - Show Me Love (QD3 Fat Boy Remix)
04 Daryl Hall - Dreamtime
03 K-Otic - I Surrender
02 Killer - Liar
01 Damaris - Tusuykusun

Posted by: Yobnedor 3rd September 2022, 07:58 PM

Going amazingly for me so far…

Posted by: ✖ leww ✖ 3rd September 2022, 07:59 PM

i think joops will be exposé tbh

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 08:00 PM

Ah there's the sample that was used in 'Head Over Heels' by Blu Lipstick song. Knew it sounded familiar somehow.

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 3rd September 2022, 08:01 PM

I have no idea how well my entry will do or what might win. I have a feeling the song I gave 12 points to might do well, but might be setting myself up for disappointment there.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 08:01 PM

Clout - Save Me - k��th

To the shock of everyone, Kath sends the one South African artist in the contest. An all female group formed in Johannesburg. They are best known in the UK for their #2 hit Substitute, but their cover of the popular country-pop song Save Me charted in many places too. It's very Fleetwood Mac-esque and really cool, not quite Soap Girls but almost there x

12 - Exposé - Point of No Return
10 - Judith Durham - The Olive Tree
08 - Robyn feat. O.C. & Rahzel - Show Me Love (QD3 Fat Boy Remix)
07 - Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall in Love
06 - Vanessa Paradis - Be My Baby
05 - Daryl Hall - Dreamtime
04 - Sister Sway - Until You Saved My Life
03 - Laura Branigan - Shattered Glass
02 - Ace Of Base - Happy Nation
01 - Four Below Zero - My Baby's Got ESP (Original 12" Mix)

Posted by: Yobnedor 3rd September 2022, 08:02 PM

^^ Band Aid

Posted by: k👠th 3rd September 2022, 08:03 PM

I sent Clout because they're an iconic South African girl band and Save Me is very embedded in culture here and is played very often on radio and at bars and clubs to this day. I was shocked to see that it never dented the UK charts after their breakthrough with Substitute. Hopefully people didn't vote based on the wrong (and shoddy) version that was used in the Spotify playlist initially x



Ty Jade for the 5

Posted by: J00prstar 3rd September 2022, 08:05 PM

QUOTE(✖ leww ✖ @ Sep 3 2022, 08:59 PM)

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 08:05 PM

Clout *.* great pick Kath. I do admit it did sound like something I've heard before tbh but 'Substitute' is their most recognisable to me.

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 08:07 PM

A couple of my faves unveiled already - the Judith Durham song was really lovely (I was being careful to make sure I was judging it solely on the song and not giving it a sympathy bonus but I do genuinely think it'd be ranked highly for me regardless, I see it was one Jade has been a fan of for many years before her death) and also really enjoyed the Clout song, serving South African Fleetwood Mac. I just listened to 'Rumours' not too long ago and this song wouldn't have sounded far out of place on it. Truly a shock that Kath was behind the South African entry

Nice idea to reveal from oldest to newest, gives me an idea of when to expect my votes to appear

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 08:07 PM

Mariya Takeuchi - Plastic Love - Izzy

It was Iz who sent the Japanese City Pop hit that was a moderate success at the time, but in 2017, an eight minute remix was uploaded that took a hold of the YouTube algorithm that currently has over 63 million views and was probably many Westerners first exposure to city pop. A curious oddity indeed, Iz opts for the original though, how well will it do for him?

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 08:08 PM

QUOTE(Yobnedor @ Sep 3 2022, 09:02 PM)

Posted by: awardinary 3rd September 2022, 08:12 PM

Call me immature but some,of these symbols for each song don’t make sense to me, I might need subtitles.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 08:13 PM

Daryl Hall - Dreamland - King Rollo

It wasn't Rollo who sent the oldest song this time, but still very much on brand with this prog and psychedelic-esque number from one half of the popular duo, Hall and Oates. This was his biggest hit as a solo performer, reaching top 5 in the US and top 30 over here. It's started out pretty well, let's see how it turns out.

Posted by: Jade 3rd September 2022, 08:13 PM

Thanks Iz and Kath for the points - especially the latter for a silver medal *.* great to see that I voted for you both in return!

I'm surprised that I never had a curiosity click listen of Iz's entry before, after it appeared so many times on my YouTube recommended. I'm glad it was forced on me here eventually

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 08:14 PM

QUOTE(awardinary @ Sep 3 2022, 09:12 PM)

Call me immature but some,of these symbols for each song don’t make sense to me, I might need subtitles.

Posted by: Aaron. 3rd September 2022, 08:14 PM

Probably about to be my worst result yet, but I love doing the results by the date of the song and who sent them!

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 08:18 PM

Still fascinated by the phenomenon that is 'Plastic Love' randomly getting stuck in the YouTube algorithm, moreso than I am actually a fan of the song really but it was nice - Iz sending the normiest of the Asian entries though

Surprising that there were so many entries older than Rollo's Enjoyed the Daryl Hall track, was one that grew on me as it went along iirc.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 08:21 PM

Laura Branigan - Shattered Glass - Qween

Qween sent this little known number by the 80s singer best known for the English language cover of the song, Gloria, a big hit on both sides of the Atlantic. This one was certainly less so, recorded in the days where she was somewhat less relevant with the help of SAW, it only reached 78 here. It's a rather nice 80s stomper though x

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 08:21 PM

Did think Daryl Hall would be Rollo as well.

Posted by: Jade 3rd September 2022, 08:21 PM

Oh wow thanks so much for top marks, Rollo loved your entry (gave it 7 points) although I am a fan of what I know by Hall & Oates, so I did hope for good things.

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 08:23 PM

John already sent another Laura Branigan song to BJSC so no surprises there!

A pretty solid top 5 so far for the most part.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 08:26 PM

Expose - Point of No Return - J00prstar

If the last song was a moderate 80s stomper, this was a certified banger. I heard this years ago but could never put a name to it so thank you Jupiter so saving me there x This was a small hit that was re-recorded in 1987 with a new lead vocalist. It's also apparently been used in Drag Race lip sync, whatever that entails x

Posted by: J00prstar 3rd September 2022, 08:27 PM

Yas

The reason I chose my track was almost singlehandedly down to this Drag Race lipsync! I think they both do a good job tbh



Good guess leww!

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 08:31 PM

Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall in Love - Riser

Riser sent this one-hit wonder from the quirkily styled singer. This song was a big hit in the US, but stalled in the UK due to the singer refusing to appear on Top of the Pops due to her seeing it as a sellout. It's my favourite fun fact of the contest, I don't know if Jordan knew that but I kinda love it (cool song too x)

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 08:32 PM

J00p serving a banger shocker! (and good taste from Drag Race apparently)

edit: enjoyed Jordan's entry a fair bit as well, I seem to have gravitated towards a lot of the older songs as I think like half of my votes and a couple more near misses have been unveiled already!

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 08:38 PM

Vanessa Paradis - Be My Baby - Tafty

Tafty/Jonjo sent what is our only top 10 hit in the contest from the French singer best known for her hit as a child, Joe le Taxi. This was her first English Language single and was written by Lenny Kravitz. Not a cover of the Ronettes song x

Posted by: Jade 3rd September 2022, 08:39 PM

Great entries there from J00p and Jordan! The former got my 10 points and was my favourite total discovery (as I knew the chorus of 'Happy Nation' at least via a YouTube clip )

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 08:40 PM

Not one I expected from Jonjo. Good track, prefer the taxi one still though. Some points starting up now for us.

Posted by: King Rollo 3rd September 2022, 08:42 PM

QUOTE(Jade @ Sep 3 2022, 09:21 PM)

Oh wow thanks so much for top marks, Rollo loved your entry (gave it 7 points) although I am a fan of what I know by Hall & Oates, so I did hope for good things.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 08:45 PM

Ace of Base - Happy Nation - Addy!

Addy sent this under-the-radar release from the Swedish pop group. It gave me really strong new age and Enigma vibes, the first verse is sung entirely in Latin and it was worked on by Jonas "Joker" Berggren who attempted to write the song in response to the reports of his associations with neo-nazi skinheads as a positive, hymn of life.

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 08:47 PM

I still own hundreds of Beanie Babies. They must be collectively worth literally tens of pounds.

Great choice from Addy, I'm no huge fan of the other Ace Of Base tracks I've heard but I really liked this one, loving the new age influence.

Posted by: Jade 3rd September 2022, 08:49 PM

Great entry, Addy *.* Ace of Base are quite hit-or-miss for me but I really like that one and 'Life Is A Flower'.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 08:50 PM

Robyn feat. O.C. & Rahzel - Show Me Love (QD3 Fat Boy Remix) - Vibe

Robyn was probably one of the most eyebrow raising artists here but thankfully, it's a very obscure remix of one of her less memorable hits (maybe as it always gets confused with Robin S' Show me Love). It's certainly very on brand for the 90s.

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 08:51 PM

Good pick Addy! Love me some Ace of Base.

Posted by: k👠th 3rd September 2022, 08:55 PM

This points drought!!

Posted by: Yobnedor 3rd September 2022, 08:57 PM

Wow I might get a nil points at this rate!

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 08:58 PM

Goldfinger - Superman - WhoOdyssey

WhoOdyssey sent this number from punk and ska rock 90s band, Goldfinger, most popularly used in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater alongside many other things I haven't experiened oop x

Sadly Whoddy has seemingly forgotten about this completely, as no votes were submitted, moving on to 99 with an action movie that offered you the glimpse of a world never seen before...



Sister Sway - Until You Saved My Life - gooddelta

It can only have been gooddelta who sent a UK Eurovision reject from 1999, we finished 12th that year but maybe we could've done better with this stomping fast-paced singalong song, it's quite an experience x

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 09:02 PM

Oops at the Whoddy no show. Goldfinger reminded me a bit of Green Day, a solid opener song.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 09:03 PM

Vitamin C - The Itch - lewistgreen

Lewis sent this small hit from the turn of the century which really puts me in the mind of Holly Valance's cover of Kiss Kiss, though it predates that. The healthily named artist is best known for being a child star in the 1988 film, Hairspray and is currently the music executive at Netflix.

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 09:03 PM

Same here very Green Day esque.

I didn't have that down as Rich but 'Saved My Life' also makes some sense being a Eurovision reject.

Posted by: gooddelta 3rd September 2022, 09:04 PM

The Killer and Plumb songs were great discoveries for me <3

Wanted to boost them up a little above the (albeit excellent) Scandipop heavyweights that I already knew.

Oops at Sister Flop, it’s very highly regarded among UK Eurovision fans as ‘the one that got away’ but based on this tumbleweed reaction it might not have done much for us at Eurovision at all Interestingly it was issued as a single on dance label All Around The World, but didn’t chart. The production reminds me of the early Atomic Kitten singles, I love it!

Posted by: lewistgreen 3rd September 2022, 09:04 PM

Um hi, it's me, 50% of the 0 points club x

Posted by: J00prstar 3rd September 2022, 09:04 PM

Come on Exposé! Where is the taste?

Posted by: Aaron. 3rd September 2022, 09:04 PM

GWAN AQUA

Posted by: Jade 3rd September 2022, 09:06 PM

I found it difficult to predict a lot of these but I did think that the 1999 Eurovision reject had to be Rich

Also: This points drought!! [2]

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 09:07 PM

Wait how have we let Aqua into the lead, get that out of here xx

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 09:21 PM

Starting back in 2002, with the first winner of what would grow to be America's biggest singing competition at the time x



K-Otic - I Surrender - Aaron.

Aaron sent this early 2000s hit from the short-lived Dutch pop group formed on the television programme Starmaker, not to be mistaken for the K-Pop band of the same name. The pan pipes on this are wonderful, they really put me in the mind of Emmelie Du Forest <3

Posted by: Aaron. 3rd September 2022, 09:24 PM

The Itch is a bop and deserves better.

Posted by: lewistgreen 3rd September 2022, 09:26 PM

QUOTE(Aaron. @ Sep 3 2022, 10:24 PM)

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 09:29 PM

Flopping as expected :')

Posted by: Jade 3rd September 2022, 09:30 PM

Damaris and Clout bottom 3?

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 09:31 PM

Bec Cartwright - Drive By - Yobnedor

Best known for Home and Away, Bec Cartwright released an album off the back of this to which this is a track from. Sadly, didn't quite work out for her in the style of other Aussie Soap turned music stars x

Posted by: Addy! 3rd September 2022, 09:32 PM

Thanks for all the votes so far

I was shocked to find out Happy Nation never took off in UK despite label releasing the single twice (?)!!!

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 09:36 PM

I didn't immediately pick up on the fact that Bec was the same girl from Home and Away but of course x not a bad song at all.

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 09:37 PM

Can we swap the current top 2 with the current bottom 2 pls? x

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 09:38 PM

Little by Little - Kanashimi wo Yasashisa ni - NarCow

A punk-rocky Asian entry from NarCow, this song was used as the third opening to the anime, Naruto.

12 Lenka - Trouble is a Friend (I remember I used to play this at least 10x before moving on to the next song )
10 Sister Sway - Until You Saved My Life (wait, I used to hear this somewhere (definitely not the ESC stuff))
08 K-Otic - I Surrender
07 Goldfinger - Superman
06 Daryl Hall - Dreamtime
05 Laura Branigan - Shattered Glass
04 PIPO ANGELS - Merry Go Round
03 Plumb - Real
02 Damaris - Tusuykusun
01 Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall in Love

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 09:38 PM

Wardy for Aqua me thinks.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 09:43 PM

PIPO ANGELS - Luvly, Merry Go Round - Roba

Roba sent this curiosity (which apparently was incorrectly tagged, blame him ) from this 2000s J-Pop group, I'm still not quite sure what to make of it, it's like Fisher Price or the Magic Roundabout on speed, but a memorable entry anyway!

Posted by: Yobnedor 3rd September 2022, 09:44 PM

Yay I finally got points!

Posted by: awardinary 3rd September 2022, 09:44 PM

QUOTE(Roba! @ Sep 3 2022, 10:38 PM)

Wardy for Aqua me thinks.

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 09:46 PM

Cow had my favourite of the Asian entries, shame it is the lowest of them at the moment oop x

Posted by: Aaron. 3rd September 2022, 09:46 PM

Wow. Thanks for the 12 Points!!!!

Posted by: Jade 3rd September 2022, 09:47 PM

Finally some more points thanks Rob!

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 09:48 PM

Killer - Liar - Mango

Mango's last minute entry was not the singular version of the popular band but this slice of grunge-esque pop which really puts me in the mind of Garbage (the band x), needs to be doing better

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 09:53 PM

Plumb - Real - Dobbo

Dobbo was expecting last place with this 41 hit from the pop rock singer who turned from Christian music to rock and electronic, but it's actually performed very well so far, even leading at one point, where can it finish?

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 09:54 PM

Yeah mine wasn't really anything too serious. Bit childish but thought it was worth it as it was kinda boppy for me too lol.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 09:56 PM

Michelle McManus - Emotional - Cameron

Of course, Cameron sent Michelle McManus with this album track from The Meaning of Love. I debated canceling the contest there and then and nothing can truly compete with this but I settled with just taking three figures off her total vote numbers to give the other songs a chance x

12. Bec Cartwright - Drive By
10. Lenka - Trouble is a Friend
08. Tilly And The Wall - Beat Control
07. Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall in Love
06. K-Otic - I Surrender
05. Aqua - Back To The 80’s
04. Laura Branigan - Shattered Glass
03. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Around the Bend
02. Four Below Zero - My Baby's Got ESP (Original 12" Mix)
01. Sister Sway - Until You Saved My Life

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 09:57 PM

Oh my thanks Dobbo *.*

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 09:58 PM

Michelle legend

Posted by: Yobnedor 3rd September 2022, 10:00 PM

Yay I got a 12! Thanks Cameron my new fave!

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 10:01 PM

Breaking Free into 2006 with Disney Channel's hit musical x



Perfume - Electro World - Cody Hale

One of the most well known Asian bands of the 2000s, I really thought it would do a bit better, aww

12 POINTS | Girlicious - Like Me
10 POINTS | Mariya Takeuchi - Plastic Love
08 POINTS | Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall in Love
07 POINTS | Exposé - Point of No Return
06 POINTS | The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Around the Bend
05 POINTS | Daryl Hall - Dreamtime
04 POINTS | Aqua - Back To The 80’s
03 POINTS | Vitamin C - The Itch
02 POINTS | K-Otic - I Surrender
01 POINTS | PIPO ANGELS - Merry Go Round

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 10:06 PM

Damaris - Tusuykusan - Juan Carlos

A very intriguing entry from a Peruvian artist sung in Quecha, I am mad at how it has done so far, here's hoping for a late surge x

Posted by: uhsting 3rd September 2022, 10:07 PM

I can't comment where I am on the leaderboard at the moment x

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 10:08 PM

Oh unexpected poster behind that one. Was an interesting entry but not enough for votes

Posted by: Jade 3rd September 2022, 10:08 PM

Great entry Juan Carlos! It stood out a lot for me.

Judith has really taken a tumble, I guess it makes sense for her points to be front-loaded, from others who were also drawn to going further back in time.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 10:10 PM

Emma Pollock - Adrenaline - RabbitFurCoat

Scottish singer and lead singer of the Delgados, The Burns Unit and The Fruit Tree Foundation. Should really be doing better.

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 10:10 PM

Really loved that Damaris song, shame it hasn't done the business here. Might have been better as a BJSC entry x

edit: Emma Pollock also deserves better!

Lenka is a much better leader than Aqua x

Posted by: uhsting 3rd September 2022, 10:12 PM

Agreed Lenka is a much better than Aqua!! I'd love to see her take the crown

Posted by: awardinary 3rd September 2022, 10:14 PM

QUOTE(uhsting @ Sep 3 2022, 11:12 PM)

Agreed Lenka is a much better than Aqua!! I'd love to see her take the crown

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 10:14 PM

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Around the Bend - Chez Wombat

I must be honest, I really struggled to find an entry here, you were all so inspired that my two main choices - Yael Naim's New Soul and Peter, Paul & Mary's Puff the Magic Dragon just felt like they'd stick out too much, I had a lot of contemplation and in the end went with this old Apple advert song from 2008 as I figured enough people wouldn't know it, it's not as good as Heart Attack (my first BJSC 12 pointer <3) but those horns are still so fun x

Posted by: uhsting 3rd September 2022, 10:15 PM

QUOTE(awardinary @ Sep 3 2022, 11:14 PM)

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 10:18 PM

Bre behind Girlicious?

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 10:19 PM

Robyn underperforming somewhat but then I didn't vote for it so others clearly not taking to that remix either.

Pulling for Ace of Base or Aqua out of the current top 3.

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 10:20 PM

QUOTE(Roba! @ Sep 3 2022, 11:18 PM)

Bre behind Girlicious?

Posted by: k👠th 3rd September 2022, 10:21 PM

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 10:21 PM

Tilly and the Wall - Beat Control - BumbleBré

This group had another fascinating fun fact as they have a tap dancer to provide percussion rather than a drummer, they are now disbanded but this psychedelic-late 00s indie pop is very cool and has been going down quite a storm for Bre (sorry for the late reveal x)

Obama here with my votes for this contest

12 Damaris - Tusuykusun
10 Exposé - Point Of No Return
8 Ace Of Base - Happy Nation

7 Judith Durham - The Olive Tree
6 Clout - Save Me
5 Little By Little - Kanashimi Wo Yasashisani Ni
4 Daryl Hall - Dreamtime
3 Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall In Love
2 Lenka - Trouble Is A Friend
1 Emma Pollock - Adrenaline

Next up were Goldfinger, Michelle McManus, Laura Branigan and Mariya Takeuchi - I considered bumping Michelle up to 1 point for iconatry if I didn't have a strong enough top 10 but I think I enjoyed 'Adrenaline' a little too much to demote it

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 10:24 PM

Me doing quite well thanks to the voters so far, particularly Lewis and RFC for the 12s x

I discovered 'Beat Control' from nighttime Radio 1 back when it first came out and it's been an intermittent earworm for me for a solid 14 years since then so finally a good opportunity to send it here. It is a little cheap by my song contest standards as it was *gasp* a UK top 100 hit but it deserved a lot better.

(also... a 10 swap with J00p )

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 10:28 PM

Girlicious - Like Me - Travis

No votes from Travis sadly with this Tesco Value Pussycat Dolls, but unexpectedly we have an imposter set of votes to make up for them



NocheLuna

Sorry for not confirming an entry in time! Have had a little too much going on lately.
Anyway, here are my votes:

01p: Aqua - Back To The 80’s
02p: K-Otic - I Surrender
03p: Little by Little - Kanashimi wo Yasashisa ni
04p: Perfume - Electro World
05p: Laura Branigan - Shattered Glass
06p: Vanessa Paradis - Be My Baby
07p: Lenka - Trouble is a Friend

08p: Mariya Takeuchi - Plastic Love

10p: Exposé - Point of No Return

12p: Damaris - Tusuykusun I was not expecting to see my birth country being represented in this contest This to do well please!

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 10:30 PM

Omg Noche coming to deliver some more taste *.* yay for Damaris rising quite a bit now!

Posted by: J00prstar 3rd September 2022, 10:30 PM

Not a silver from Bré!

Funnily enough I used to be a proper Tilly and the Wall fan in the early days of the internet

Posted by: Jade 3rd September 2022, 10:32 PM

Hooray, thanks Bray *.* looks like I just about snuck your entry into my votes

Posted by: uhsting 3rd September 2022, 10:33 PM

omgggg this is soooooo tense

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 10:33 PM

QUOTE(J00prstar @ Sep 3 2022, 11:30 PM)

Not a silver from Bré!

Funnily enough I used to be a proper Tilly and the Wall fan in the early days of the internet

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 10:34 PM

Lenka - Trouble is a Friend - uhsting

So naturally uhsting sent one of the most recent songs He may not be into retro, but he's done very well here. Best known for the Show, this song followed it's predecessor in being used prominently in media, this time the show 902010. A very nicely animated video, only just missed my votes </3

Posted by: uhsting 3rd September 2022, 10:35 PM

omggggg THANKS FOR THE VOTES!!!

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 3rd September 2022, 10:35 PM

Oh crikey, so sorry I didn’t vote! I had indeed forgotten completely :/

Posted by: awardinary 3rd September 2022, 10:36 PM

So I both lose the fight after leading for so long and I have to vote for the winner with my votes too… at least Bré is happy that’s the most important thing here xx

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 10:36 PM

Thank you Uhsting for the 5 points. About to become psychic Rob with Aqua now. *.*

Posted by: Cody Hale 3rd September 2022, 10:40 PM

well this was a big ass flop

maybe I should be glad I completely missed these results, this was just proof that I was completely out of my element if anything and that I should probably stop sending Asian entries to these things

Posted by: awardinary 3rd September 2022, 10:40 PM

QUOTE(Roba! @ Sep 3 2022, 11:36 PM)

Posted by: Jade 3rd September 2022, 10:41 PM

Wow thank you for 10 points, uhsting out of the bottom 10 now yay!

Posted by: awardinary 3rd September 2022, 10:42 PM

Come on Chez, just deliver the final blow so I become enemies of uhsting or Addy…

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 10:43 PM

Aqua - Back to the 80s - awardinary

So this reveal was probably a little harsh as I've just clocked Wardy hasn't won this contest yet and Addy and uhsting have, but at least the recency gives you the casting vote! This cut from their Greatest Hits album in 2009 has certainly outperformed my expectations, with references on literally every line spanning from twisted sister, MTV, M&M, Ronald Reagan, Rocky, Huey Lewis and the marvellous line 'Hooray for Cosby'...that one aged well x



But now let us find out our winner....

Hey Chez, so here are my Top 10;

+12 Goldfinger – Superman
+10 Sister Sway – Until You Saved My Life
+8 The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Around the Bend
+7 Ace Of Base – Happy Nation
+6 Tilly And The Wall – Beat Control
+5 Daryl Hall – Dreamtime
+4 Vanessa Paradis – Be My Baby
+3 Laura Branigan – Shattered Glass
+2 Bec Cartwright – Drive By
+1 Michelle McManus – Emotional

Thanks for bringing back the retro vibes, and hopefully some will have enjoyed my entry (apart from Brade of course )

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 10:43 PM

QUOTE(awardinary @ Sep 3 2022, 11:40 PM)

Posted by: Cody Hale 3rd September 2022, 10:45 PM

watch the next theme be only Asian artist and then I’m gonna have to be FORCED to redeem myself from this utter tragedy

Posted by: uhsting 3rd September 2022, 10:45 PM

Congrats to Addy! Can't be more happy to finish 2nd My PFSC results keep telling me to join the pop bloc in BJSC

Thanks Chez for the presentation! I love the run and the suspension.

Posted by: Yobnedor 3rd September 2022, 10:45 PM

Damn, I didn’t think my entry was that bad!

Thanks for hosting! It was fun!

Posted by: Addy! 3rd September 2022, 10:45 PM

omg thanks everyone

this and Club Bizarre makes up for flopping in BJSC this year!!!

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 10:48 PM

I must admit I preferred Ace of Base to Lenka as reflected in votes so I'm pleased with that winner.

20th is a tiny bit better for me. Was expecting bottom 5 or 3 lol.

Thanks for hosting Chez. Slick hosting and been fun following and commenting on.

Posted by: Jade 3rd September 2022, 10:49 PM

YAY my favourite song won *.* a huge congrats to Addy and I'm happy with top 20 for a song that is 54 years old.

Thank you Chez for hosting, enjoyed this a lot.

Posted by: gooddelta 3rd September 2022, 10:50 PM

Well done Addy! It is a decent lost single in the UK from a legendary band.

Really good results for Lenka and Aqua there, I expected Tilly to be a little higher but ultimately only 18 points from the top anyway!

Thanks for hosting Chez, been quite a fun one. Glad to see Sister Sway picked up in the end with a few high scores <3

Posted by: King Rollo 3rd September 2022, 10:51 PM

Congrats to Addy and thanks to Chez for a great results presentation.

12th place isn't too bad for Dreamtime.

Posted by: Cody Hale 3rd September 2022, 10:52 PM

Girlicious being Travis makes complete sense, it’s eerie how much he has in common with 13 year old me *.*

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 10:56 PM

Final Scoreboard

01; Ace Of Base - Happy Nation (Addy!) 109
02; Lenka - Trouble is a Friend (uhsting) 104
03; Aqua - Back to the 80s (awardinary) 99
04; Exposé - Point of No Return (J00prstar) 97
05; Vanessa Paradis - Be My Baby (Tafty) 92
06; Tilly And The Wall - Beat Control (Bumblebré) 91
07; Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall in Love (Riser) 82
08; Laura Branigan - Shattered Glass (Qween) 73
09; Damaris - Tusuykusun (Juan Carlos) 68
10; K-Otic - I Surrender (Aaron) 65 (More voters)

11; The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Around the Bend (Chez Wombat) 65
12; Daryl Hall - Dreamtime (King Rollo) 60
13; Sister Sway - Until You Saved My Life (gooddelta) 53 (More voters)
14; Plumb - Real (Dobbo) 53
15; Killer - Liar (Mango) 51
16; Clout - Save Me (k��th) 47
17; Judith Durham - The Olive Tree (Jade) 43
18; Mariya Takeuchi - Plastic Love (Izzy) 41
19; PIPO ANGELS - Merry Go Round (Roba) 40
20; Four Below Zero - My Baby's Got ESP (Original 12" Mix) (Ansel) 38

21; Robyn feat. O.C. & Rahzel - Show Me Love (QD3 Fat Boy Remix) (Vibe) 33
22; Perfume - Electro World (Cody Hale) 32
23; Goldfinger - Superman (WhoOdyssey) 28 (33.3% deduction)
24; Michelle McManus - Emotional (Cameron) 26
25; Little by Little - Kanashimi wo Yasashisa ni (NarCow) 25
26; Emma Pollock - Adrenaline (RabbitFurCoat) 24
27; Girlicious - Like Me (Travis) 21.3 (33.3% deduction)
28; Vitamin C - The Itch (lewistgreen) 21
29; Bec Cartwright - Drive By (Yobnedor) 18

Yep, I lost top 10 on a tiebreak with the song I gave a single point :')

Posted by: Roba! 3rd September 2022, 11:00 PM

Pretty sure Travis and maybe even Whoddy may have thrown some points to us. Nevermind.

Ooh 19th instead of 20th. I'll take a position higher!

Posted by: Bumblebrë 3rd September 2022, 11:03 PM

Wardy you're clearly better off without my points given you've got your biggest BJSC hit and possibly doing similarly or better this month with songs I didn't love and then coming 3rd here lmao ~ I'm not sure why you seem to be so fixated on my opinions of late when there are clearly a lot of other people who appreciate your poppier entries more Thank you for the last few points for Tilly though. x

Congrats Addy, a great winner in the end and Lenka is a very solid runner up too! Yass at Exposé being top 5 and Jane Child and especially Damaris also being top 10 alongside my own entry *.* the latter really doing a Poland after floundering for a while.

I wasn't sure what to expect from my own entry but I'm glad it got a good result here including quite a handful of medal positions, it's such an addictive song for me.

Thanks for the hosting Chez, a great edition of this! I can only hope the next one will be similarly inspired and high quality.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd September 2022, 11:06 PM

And breathe lol x

Thanks everyone, I'm so sorry that went on so long, I think I may have challenged myself with doing too many tasks while writing up the posts But I did want to do it justice as I really enjoyed the contest and there were some wonderful twists and turns, It was just too good to be true to have Ace of Base leading from the first vote chronologically and then leading again at the end, I apologise for anyone I gave a heart attack too x (Sorry Wardy, I didn't intend to mess with you, it just the reveal turned out quite misleading in your case :'( You'll win eventually, I'm sure of it x)

As for the results, I'm happy. Lenka was good, but I preferred Ace of Base and it feels a bit more fitting to the theme so happy with that winner, Expose and Damaris were looking like winning contenders early but both sadly tailed off after a good start (Damaris was actually winning doing the votes in order of receipt, this order of reveal just casually dumping 48 points on it in four votes ), but I'm really pleased they both stayed top 10. It was between Lenka and Ace of Base for the last section, Roba was the last set of votes so actually Ace of Base would've had a late comeback in both forms of reveal! Perfume felt particularly underappreciated though, I thought that would do really well D:

Hopefully, the baton will now pass to Addy for whenever the next one of these comes up!

Posted by: awardinary 3rd September 2022, 11:45 PM

Ok now my bitterness has ended, let me congratulate Addy on his win, and as we saw it was a song I voted for in the top half of my votes. Not one I was actually familiar with from Ace of Base, but I’ve always been a fan of their hits All That She Wants, Beautiful Life, Life Is A Flower and Always Have, Always Will. I wish they had more hits into the 2000’s but it wasn’t to be I guess. But yes, a good winner and glad I could help you see off the stiff opposition from Lenka!

Final note to Chez, thanks for the hosting. I know it wasn’t anything personal the way you delivered the results, it was purely just one of those rare times when I got my hopes up prematurely, because as we all know, anything can happen by the time the final set of votes are revealed! I anticipate a similar experience tomorrow evening too when BJSC results come through but that’s being optimistic.

Anyway time for bed, goodnight all.

Posted by: Izzy 💀☄ 3rd September 2022, 11:58 PM

I know 'Plastic Love' got a good revival with its remix (and hence was a little cheap to send places) but it is basically my favourite city pop track and as soon as I saw retro I locked myself into sending something from there as it's a wonderful genre (you know, we all could have done the Asian entries a little better as they were easily the best thing about this contest). Perfume in particular I thought would do very well.

nevertheless that's a great top 3 from the remainder, pretty much the right choices - thanks for putting this together Chez!

Posted by: Riser 4th September 2022, 01:49 AM

Congrats Addy! 'Happy Nation' fell just short of my points but thankfully didn't need them. I've known and loved 'Trouble Is A Friend' since 2009 so while I'm happy to see it top 2, I'm glad the winning song was a discovery for me.

Yay for 7th place! I was hoping my entry wasn't too cheap given how much of a hit it was in the US, so hopefully it was a discovery for most of you. I did not know about Jane's refusal to do TOTP and that it cost her a better UK chart peak, so thanks for including that in your commentary Chez . (Thanks for the brilliant hosting job overall too!)

I'm very surprised to see Robyn as low as 21st, although tbf she would've been an underwhelming winner given how loved she is here. I just figured that would give her an advantage especially with a remixed version of one of her hits. It got my 12 anyway so thanks for sending it, vibe. 'The Itch' and 'Drive By' both fell short of my votes too but disappointed to see them in the bottom two, they didn't quite deserve that.

Posted by: Aaron. 4th September 2022, 03:17 AM

First off, amazing hosting. It was a nail biter right to the final votes.
Second, I thought awardinary had this in the bag with Aqua. Such a creative choice, but at the same time so straight forward and yes, one of their best.

Finally. Wow. Top 10. Unexpected absolutely as the first half I was LAST. I hope you that got the reference to Emmelie de Forest. I was expecting not to do well at all. But K-Otic basically raised me, so placing top 10 does mean a lot. Thank you.

Posted by: Cameron 4th September 2022, 07:58 AM

Well done Addy!!!

Jade, All those who didn’t vote for Michelle in the only contest she’ll ever be in are not true buzzjack icons

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 4th September 2022, 08:29 AM

Aww only saved from the bottom 3 by a deduction. Thought it might to a bit better, and Chez and Bre got my hopes up saying it deserved better then gave it one point between them

Thanks for hosting, good job. Decent enough top 3, one I liked quite a lot and then the two songs I ranked 10/11.

Posted by: Qween 4th September 2022, 09:42 AM

Thrilled for Shattered Glass! I had planned to send it BJSC a few times, but this felt like the right outing for it. As Bre said, very obviously my entry but Laura deserves the love.

Posted by: NarCow 4th September 2022, 01:21 PM

Ohhh, I wish it was Lenka who won the contest. It was such an amazing and underrated song. I really had to play this at least 10 times before moving on back then. Also, we did an small jam using this song 2 months ago! Nonetheless, congratulations to Addy! I did not know much about your entry, but I'll add it to my Tb playlist just in case I wanna return.

Thanks Chez for the hosting and a small mention about my entry being used as 3rd "Naruto" opening. I knew chats would guess Iz, but sadly everyone's wrong. Thanks for the votes too Iz, Bray (yay for the rare +5), Tafty, and NocheLuna!

Posted by: vibe 4th September 2022, 02:10 PM

Thanks for hosting great job!

And that Robyn remix slays !!!

Posted by: Bumblebrë 4th September 2022, 02:57 PM

QUOTE(RabbitFurCoat @ Sep 4 2022, 09:29 AM)

Aww only saved from the bottom 3 by a deduction. Thought it might to a bit better, and Chez and Bre got my hopes up saying it deserved better then gave it one point between them

Thanks for hosting, good job. Decent enough top 3, one I liked quite a lot and then the two songs I ranked 10/11.

Posted by: Ansel 4th September 2022, 03:18 PM

Ooh top 20 is better than I expected considering how 00s-leaning this edition was! I can't take much credit for finding my song as it comes from a friend who always finds the best hidden disco gems, I'm glad it found some fans here.
Pleased to see Laura Branigan, Jane Child and Vanessa Paradis in the top 10 but Mariya Takeuchi deserved way better! Really surprising to see that so low considering what a cult classic it's become, such a beautiful introduction to city pop.

Posted by: Mangø 5th September 2022, 10:43 PM

Sorry, only just catching up with this. A very deserved winner, it was my 10 pointer after all. As for my own very last minute entry, I guess I can't complain too much with a mid-table finish. Thanks for hosting and I made some great discoveries, in particular Lenka, Clout and Exposé

Posted by: Addy! 6th September 2022, 03:44 PM

Just to confirm, I will be hosting next edition whenever mod's sees it fit

I love hosting genre forum contests!!!

Posted by: Juan Carlos 8th September 2022, 06:10 PM

Apologies for the delay, but congrats Addy for winning and Chez Wombat for hosting.

As it was mentioned before, "Tusuykusun" is a Quechua song, although it has some brief lines in Spanish too. I think it identifies perfectly Peruvian culture, with the afro elements (cajón/box, tumbadora), as well as the strings (violin, guitar, charango), instruments (quena) and dance (danza de tijeras/scissor dance), so it was glad to see most of you enjoyed it.

Posted by: Cameron 9th September 2022, 08:18 AM

QUOTE(Addy! @ Sep 6 2022, 04:44 PM)

Just to confirm, I will be hosting next edition whenever mod's sees it fit

I love hosting genre forum contests!!!