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Posted by: Bré Jul 7 2018, 09:45 PM

Allo, we can now at last kick off the voting stage of the fifth Pop Forum Song Contest, with a record 29 entries we're already off to a good start *.*

Currently not totally sure what the deadline for this will be (I need to make sure it doesn't clash with anything else important on the site, primarily BJSC), I'll edit it in when I have decided on one. But this will definitely be open for at least a week and I do plan to send some voting reminders around 24 hours out from the deadline anyway so don't worry too much about that ;o
EDIT: Please have votes in by 23:59 BST on Monday the 16th of July, 2018 (not a strict deadline but the results will be coming the following evening hopefully).

Below you will find the twenty-nine fine entries vying for your juicy mealworm votes. Listen and consider carefully and when you've decided on your favourites, http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?act=Msg&CODE=4&MID=8300 using the usual Eurovision voting system (12 points to your favourite, 10 to your second favourite and 8 down to 1 for your 3rd to 10th favourites). I highly encourage some kind of commentary / fancy presentation in as many votes as possible as I'll be pasting the PMs I receive into the results thread. x

Also obvz don't do anything silly like voting for your own song etc. Go go go!

01 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt3AlJlz_6M
02 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPLXKPU2nGI
03 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y43XLVqjytQ
04 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrAfGtpLiQ4
05 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMjPfZZWfxA
06 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxBPf3ZXf-E
07 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzg9U8FNyDA
08 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvItfy0CdBg
09 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njEbGAhe8i8
10 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AEkrBYotss
11 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfXvg3Knrhk
12 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjKtbCx3piM
13 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB2UdWyzU7o
14 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Beb7DgVGPfU
15 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sQzEib6hOA
16 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qJEoSa3Ie0
17 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6k6YEG08-M
18 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaI669OnUps
19 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfz2m27acsE
20 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4XMOuzhWrM
21 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw9sCMSCb88
22 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNaFG4JT8AY
23 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9a4C2NrQQs
24 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_USoax5kh8
25 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQIGbuRjQk4
26 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipB44Ab36rI
27 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY390WN6vPA
28 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gd9vtLyJJs
29 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mfUEFB9Ocg

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5ssvC1pOpu8A_zVKtbXiqZL0dmmo6OA_

http://open.spotify.com/user/lgx17/playlist/7GVuh9z92FMNb9carrpICg?si=ktOcpvVvTTuOONm1Lca-Bw
courtesy of lewistgreen // missing Martin Mayer

Votes received (28):
¡ʎpp∀
AuraMasterCody
awardinary
Bré
BridgeCow
Cameron
Chez Wombat
Cucumberella
danG
Dexton
Dobbo
FrankLuck
HarryEzra
HausofTove
Iz
Jade
Jonjo
JSG
Jüpiter
King Rollo
Leonardo
lewistgreen
Liаm
Lindsey 🙃
Mattias
SevenSeize
travis
WhoOdyssey

Still awaiting (1):
UltraReputation

Posted by: Bré Jul 7 2018, 09:48 PM

Also a reminder again that if you fancy it, http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=213244 confirmations are still open for a couple more days (turns out the voting periods for these are actually going to overlap a bit oops but this will still be over before that is).

Hopefully all the links in the OP work fine. Let me know if any of them don't. xo

Posted by: Jade Jul 7 2018, 09:49 PM

Already calling 'Stay Here In The Sun' as the winner seriously though, great entry, one of my favourite songs around at the moment

Edit: thank you for the Nuggs promo x

Posted by: awardinary Jul 7 2018, 09:56 PM

Well this looks like a lot of fun! Glad I’ve entered and didn’t get vetoed!

Will there be a plug session planned? I would suggest postponing the Now session this week anyway due to the prestigious semifinal England match on Wednesday evening.

Posted by: Bré Jul 7 2018, 09:58 PM

Will probably aim to have a plug session some time during the week indeed, not sure exactly when yet!

Posted by: Lindsey 🙃 Jul 7 2018, 10:11 PM

Emma Blackery!! Lmaoooo

Posted by: WhoOdyssey Jul 7 2018, 10:18 PM

Outside of my entry, I've only heard of 2 artists, so I'm looking forward to listening to them!

Posted by: Chez Wombat Jul 7 2018, 10:28 PM

Ooh I know an awful lot of these artists actually and I am familiar with a certain song here besides my own which is rare ;o (not giving anything away x).

Looks a great line up though, looking forward to listening.

Posted by: travis Jul 7 2018, 10:39 PM

Really liking the look of this lineup! Looking forward to digging into all this pop amazingness!

Posted by: Dexton Jul 8 2018, 01:12 AM

Erasure *.*

Posted by: FrankLuck Jul 8 2018, 05:45 AM

Can't wait to start listening, based on the artists it looks like a good one!
+hype me please, I need a midtable finish

Posted by: lewistgreen Jul 8 2018, 11:25 AM

Spotify playlist done. Only song missing is Martin Mayer.

https://open.spotify.com/user/lgx17/playlist/7GVuh9z92FMNb9carrpICg?si=ktOcpvVvTTuOONm1Lca-Bw

Posted by: JSG Jul 8 2018, 05:37 PM

Loote - Out Of My Head & Emma Blackery - Agenda sound so similar toy ears. I love them both.

Posted by: BridgeCow Jul 8 2018, 05:45 PM

Omfg Danny L Harle *.*

Posted by: Jüpiter Jul 8 2018, 11:05 PM

I know quite a few of these and can actually make a stab at who's sent some of them too!

Posted by: Mattias Jul 9 2018, 06:13 AM

Wait, where's my entry!!?

Shoutbox jokes don't work here? No? Okay, fair enough. I'll try get some votes in soon-ish.

Posted by: HausofTove Jul 9 2018, 07:43 PM

In this weather it's EXTRA glorious too *.* a winner

Posted by: Mattias Jul 10 2018, 07:24 AM

I've only listened to the first half so far but I was getting ready to say that whoever sent Say Lou Lou may just have a winner on their hands! That was gonna be my prediction unless something even more winner-y came along in the second half

Posted by: ¡ʎpp∀ Jul 10 2018, 08:16 AM

Are we having listen party for this today

Edit:

I am assuming today since main bjsc has started and I am sure we will have plug DJ on thursday/friday for that!!!

Posted by: FrankLuck Jul 10 2018, 09:01 AM

I'd be happy with today (hope it won't be too late tho)

Posted by: Dexton Jul 10 2018, 11:04 AM

The earlier the better for me

Posted by: Chez Wombat Jul 10 2018, 12:04 PM

World Cup semis are tonight and tomorrow so I'm not sure I'd be able to make it, feel like Thursday/Friday might be better? (If it doesn't clash with BJSC idk)

Posted by: Liаm Jul 10 2018, 12:34 PM

Tonight is fine by me, it's not England tonight so it would depend how many people are watching it but it gives me something to do til Love Island

Posted by: ¡ʎpp∀ Jul 10 2018, 04:42 PM

We haven't heard from Bre so I guess this isn't happening today

Edit: also no host volunteers

Posted by: Mattias Jul 10 2018, 04:57 PM

Voted! But also open to potentially coming to a plug session anyways.

Posted by: Bré Jul 10 2018, 05:30 PM

I've only just got home sorry x I'd rather not host one tonight tbh as I will be following the football, I can probably do one over the weekend or something.

Anyway now we have the BJSC semi-final dates I'm gonna finally actually set a deadline for this - votes in by Monday 16th July pls (preferably before 23:59 UK time etc. but I'll not be too strict as ever), with results the following evening unless that's clashing with anything that's not immediately coming to mind.

Posted by: Jüpiter Jul 10 2018, 05:35 PM

I would kinda prefer a later in the week plug potentially as I am currently on my holidays so in and out in terms of when I'm around.

Posted by: Liаm Jul 11 2018, 11:08 PM

Plug saturday evening?? Ik it's the football in the afternoon so it should be well out the way by then and it's only a 3rd place thing anyway

Posted by: Bré Jul 11 2018, 11:13 PM

Yeah, think we'll go with Saturday! (Actually didn't realise the 3rd place game was on so early, that works out well then).

Posted by: ¡ʎpp∀ Jul 11 2018, 11:55 PM

I gotta do my own listening before Saturday, I'm going away for a weekend. Gosh so much to catch up but I love it lol

Posted by: Bré Jul 14 2018, 06:17 PM

Setting up the playlist for the plug.dj session now, shall be starting around 8-8:30pm as usual!

Come join ~

https://plug.dj/buzzjack-listen-throughs

Posted by: Liаm Jul 14 2018, 09:23 PM

Voted, really not a great contest to say the least oops, only actually wanted to vote for like 5 so just had the other 5 made up of "I guess that was alright", pretty disappointing batch if I'm honest :/

Posted by: BridgeCow Jul 14 2018, 09:25 PM

Voted! Not my fave contest ever lol

Posted by: Jonjo Jul 14 2018, 09:27 PM

I agree. Like, I love Synth pop in very small doses, but listening to nearly 30 songs feels a bit of a chore.

Posted by: Iz Jul 14 2018, 09:33 PM

Counterpoint: this was an excellent contest, I could listen to synth pop all day every day

Posted by: Jade Jul 14 2018, 09:37 PM

Voted! <3 I wanted to vote for 15 songs so I'll call that a success. My 12 is so good

Posted by: Chez Wombat Jul 14 2018, 09:42 PM

You should've been on plug to back us synthpop lovers up x

I really enjoyed this, got a little samey and less quality at the end, but generally a great section of songs and I was pleased to see the genre interpreted in a lot of different ways.

Posted by: Bré Jul 14 2018, 09:50 PM

I do have to admit this was a pretty underwhelming bunch of songs tbh, I liked most of the songs but a lot were pretty samey and there were only a small handful of really big standouts - gonna try and fit in a second listen before I finalise my votes though so I hope there'll be some growers.

(Also it's still a lot better than most of the other PFSCs have been for me oops - though not as good as the Foreign Language one)

Apologies if people have been disappointed, hopefully the next edition's theme will suit some of y'all a bit more ~

Posted by: awardinary Jul 14 2018, 10:15 PM

Voted.

Posted by: Jonjo Jul 15 2018, 12:04 AM

Don't apologise haha. It's not your fault (although I get why you might feel that way considering your the host) but you don't have to apologise.

Posted by: HarryEzra Jul 15 2018, 01:02 AM

Bre I actually rather enjoyed the theme and personally, I thought it was a fairly good contest. I only truly disliked two songs tbf.

Posted by: Liаm Jul 15 2018, 01:08 AM

Yeah it isn't your fault Bray it's just people sending some kinda boring/samey songs that weren't to my taste but oh well these things happen even in main BJSC etc.

Posted by: JSG Jul 15 2018, 06:18 AM

Sorry I had to leave so quickly last night!

Posted by: JSG Jul 15 2018, 06:18 AM

I've already voted though so it's OK lol.

Posted by: Bré Jul 16 2018, 12:40 AM

Sending out voting reminders now, a day ish left to vote for the remaining 13 people! Should still be good to go for Tuesday evening results hopefully.

Posted by: FrankLuck Jul 16 2018, 05:54 PM

Voted!

Posted by: SevenSeize Jul 16 2018, 05:55 PM

votes sent, quality-wise i thought this was a pretty good contest!

Posted by: travis Jul 16 2018, 10:51 PM

got my votes in just in time!!

Posted by: Jonjo Jul 16 2018, 10:52 PM

Voted happy with my top 10. I had 4 in my commiserations. Which is good for a contest this small.

Posted by: Bré Jul 16 2018, 11:07 PM

All but two of the votes are in now as of the 'deadline'! Happy with this turnout (of course, as I've said already, I will accept votes from the two remaining voters without any penalty if I get them before the results thread goes up, so y'all still have at least 18 hours or so left, depending on how long it takes me to prep the thread).