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Ansel View member profile	17th February 2023, 03:21 PM Post #21
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,812 User: 106,739	BJSC152: When In Rome - The Promise 5HI_xFQWiYU I'm sorry but I'm just thinking of the right words to say... After achieving our best result to date with 'mariposas' (the 25th biggest song of 2022 in Spain did *THAT!*), Pestolia is heading into the past! We're represented by English synth-pop band When In Rome, an 80s one-hit wonder in the US and a no-hit wonder in the UK. Since then, the song has appeared in the end credits of Napoleon Dynamite and experienced a TikTok resurgence that helped bring it to new audiences, including me! Reviewers have likened this song to New Order, according to Wikipedia, but for me its closest relative is the Wii Sports theme. Listen to the opening and you'll see what I mean.


dhwe View member profile	17th February 2023, 03:28 PM Post #22
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 20 November 2014 Posts: 2,589 User: 21,384	love this song, really hope it does well! the chorus is the kind you wanna belt out at drunk karaoke, which you reminded to do next time I partake in some karaoke


Ansel View member profile	17th February 2023, 03:44 PM Post #23
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,812 User: 106,739	QUOTE(dhwe @ Feb 17 2023, 04:28 PM) love this song, really hope it does well! the chorus is the kind you wanna belt out at drunk karaoke, which you reminded to do next time I partake in some karaoke Thanks, equally hoping yours does well! I'll be adding "drunk karaoke to this song" to the top of my to-do list as well


Brer View member profile	22nd February 2023, 03:56 PM Post #24
is my brain across your walls? Joined: 14 February 2009 Posts: 115,094 User: 8,300	This is actually so good. I'm mad at the 1989 UK public not letting this be a hit here, one thing the Americans did right x


Ansel View member profile	23rd February 2023, 09:37 PM Post #25
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,812 User: 106,739	QUOTE(Brer @ Feb 22 2023, 04:56 PM) This is actually so good. I'm mad at the 1989 UK public not letting this be a hit here, one thing the Americans did right x Yes so true!! Up there with Brexit as one of the UK's biggest mistakes tbh.


Cowboy Cody View member profile	26th February 2023, 03:16 AM Post #26
new hair, new tee, new Levii’s Jeans Joined: 24 October 2014 Posts: 39,316 User: 21,308	The discrepancies between the US and UK charts never fails to amaze me there are songs that are too obscure in the UK that make it into this contest that I’ve heard everywhere at one point and then there are songs that a majority of this forum have nostalgia for that I’ve never heard of in my life


Ansel View member profile	26th February 2023, 04:42 PM Post #27
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,812 User: 106,739	QUOTE(Calvin Maxwell @ Feb 26 2023, 04:16 AM) The discrepancies between the US and UK charts never fails to amaze me there are songs that are too obscure in the UK that make it into this contest that I’ve heard everywhere at one point and then there are songs that a majority of this forum have nostalgia for that I’ve never heard of in my life I always find it so interesting coming across songs that were huge in one country but literally N/A in the other! ~~although I will 100% be gaslighting people into believing The Promise was a huge UK hit they've somehow forgotten.~~ One of my closest friends is originally from the US so whenever we all go on a night out we're belting out some pan-European smash hit and she's there like 😐 but of course it'd be the same for me if I moved over there!


Roba. View member profile	4th March 2023, 01:15 AM Post #28
Rob aah Joined: 3 July 2007 Posts: 38,316 User: 3,804	congrats on your first top 5! It did grow on me a lot since the listen throughs as I wasn't so mad at first. Really is nice to see different nations in the mix too!


Ansel View member profile	4th March 2023, 03:00 PM Post #29
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,812 User: 106,739	QUOTE(Roba. @ Mar 4 2023, 02:15 AM) congrats on your first top 5! It did grow on me a lot since the listen throughs as I wasn't so mad at first. Really is nice to see different nations in the mix too! Thank you so much! Really didn't see it coming at all, I'm glad it grew on you!


Ansel View member profile	18th March 2023, 08:15 PM Post #30
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,812 User: 106,739	BJSC153: Pearly Drops - Call For Help hAIrq39uCcI We're sticking to our usual synth theme in Pestolia this month, with our latest entry from Finnish duo Pearly Drops! A lot of people in the YouTube comments have compared this song to Grimes and I can definitely hear the similarity to her earlier stuff, the vocals are a very similar style. So if you want to listen to Grimes but don't want to hear songs about Eln Msk, then this is the song for you!


Brer View member profile	18th March 2023, 10:37 PM Post #31
is my brain across your walls? Joined: 14 February 2009 Posts: 115,094 User: 8,300	They had a song in PJSC before which I really liked ('Bloom For Me') so looking forward to this one! (and yes can definitely see the Grimes comparison from that other song)


Roba. View member profile	19th March 2023, 01:04 AM Post #32
Rob aah Joined: 3 July 2007 Posts: 38,316 User: 3,804	I've already checked this out whilst looking through potentials and it sounded great. Hope it does well!


Ansel View member profile	20th March 2023, 04:57 PM Post #33
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,812 User: 106,739	QUOTE(Brer @ Mar 18 2023, 11:37 PM) They had a song in PJSC before which I really liked ('Bloom For Me') so looking forward to this one! (and yes can definitely see the Grimes comparison from that other song) Ah interesting, I checked out Bloom For Me before sending this one but wasn't so convinced on it! I've just had a quick hunt and seen it did pretty well there, top half at least so hopefully a good sign for Call For Help! QUOTE(Roba. @ Mar 19 2023, 02:04 AM) I've already checked this out whilst looking through potentials and it sounded great. Hope it does well! Ahh nice! Glad you're a fan :)


Ansel View member profile	24th April 2023, 05:26 PM Post #34
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,812 User: 106,739	BJSC154: Furfriend - Fist Fuck 5ay3it2PxRA I feel like I don't need to say a lot about this one since the title kinda says it all. Sorry to whoever had to do veto research, I'm sure it was an unpleasant Google search x Anyway, Furfriend are a German duo known for their rather explicit dance tracks and for wearing masks made of hair. They're also vocal queer activists (or at least as vocal as their minimal Google presence allows) which comes through heavily in their music where they make no attempt to avoid taboo (in addition to the titular weekend pastime, they also take the time to drop some (reclaimed) slurs in this song so I apologise in advance to anyone uncomfortable with that). The music video is kinda weird nightmare vibes by the way. No prizes for guessing they're based in Berlin.


Ansel View member profile	25th May 2023, 09:21 PM Post #35
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,812 User: 106,739	BJSC155: Rafa Villalba - Chiquetere 6awxkIqg4T0 Rafa Villalba is a Valencian artist who first recorded Chiquetere in 1984 (new mixes came in '86 and '94, I think the one we're hearing is the 94 mix but idk). At the weekend his parents would leave the city, leaving Rafa home alone (ok he was 20 so not a big deal) where he recorded the song's rap verse in just 2 minutes. The lyrics talk about how he spent the weekend making dinner, going out with friends, and smoking on the beach. This article in El País is quite interesting about the song's background and rediscovery. It's a 90s dance anthem which has now soundtracked around a million TikToks!


Ansel View member profile	18th July 2023, 11:08 AM Post #36
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,812 User: 106,739	BJSC156: OBK - El cielo no entiende _hrGNQ0k3LA Pestolia's latest BJSC entry is 'El cielo no entiende', released in 2000 by Barcelona synthpop group OBK (fun fact: their name is a shortened version of the Depeche Mode song Oberkorn, just in case that helps with the retro bloc pandering x). It's become something of a Pride anthem which I heard a few times at Madrid Pride earlier this month, and the lyrics talk about expressing your love and not caring what others think (the title translates as 'Heaven doesn't understand'). I originally discovered it after it featured in the Netflix show 'Todas las veces que nos enamoramos' and I really love the late-summer 00s feel of it. It was also the official song of La Vuelta a España (the big cycling race) in 2000 and reached #1 on Los 40 (essentially the Spanish equivalent of the Capital Big Top 40)!


Ansel View member profile	19th August 2023, 07:14 PM Post #37
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,812 User: 106,739	BJSC157: Cecile Believe - Bitch Bites Dog QOfD350iaO4 After back to back Spanish entries we're back to English with Cecile Believe! This song gives me strong Britney vibes but with a slightly sinister edge, it was recommended to me recently by a friend and it's been on repeat all summer.


Ansel View member profile	17th September 2023, 09:52 PM Post #38
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,812 User: 106,739	BJSC158: jaboukie - BBC t340aXomlGs Taking us into 158 is Twitter's very own jaboukie with BBC! The song isn't about that BBC, or even that BBC - in this song it stands for "bad bitch coochie" and the lyrics are really something. I get a strong Azealia Banks vibe from the whole song and it's a real banger.


Ansel View member profile	23rd October 2023, 09:19 PM Post #39
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,812 User: 106,739	BJSC159: Simona - PLUSH Vr9GxEUlhls Steering Pestolia through #159 is Argentinian singer Simona with her house-influenced banger PLUSH. It's a fun upbeat track where she asserts various identities (pop star, porn star, dealer, baby, angel, devil, mother, father - quite the stacked CV). I was recommended this by a friend, although the first time they told me the name I misheard it as "flush"


Ansel View member profile	19th November 2023, 08:06 PM Post #40
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,812 User: 106,739	BJSC160: 8485 - 3cheers xQpfu87qsjc Pestolia is finishing off the year with a fast-paced hyperpop banger! It's a song about longing for someone but also saying goodbye - which feels like a pretty good message while we wait til January for the next contest.