Posted October 26, 201311 yr most people have favourites month on month, but what entries have you heard that have stuck with you completely, making a big impact in the long run?
October 26, 201311 yr These are the ones besides mine that I very regularly listen to still (discoveries only); Leddra Chapman - Story (FNT Nickodonia) Jody - Wind It (Kathaldazia) Jamali - Secrets (Kathaldazia) Frida Gold - Wovon Sollen Wir Träumen (Espen) Margaret Berger - Will You Remember Me Tomorrow (Kingdom of Shadow) Rachel Platten - 1000 Ships (Greenfroze) Nena & Kim Wilde - Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime (Land Of Jack) Alcazar - We Keep On Rockin' (Numayania) Marigold - You & I Know (Caerfyrddia) Leddra Chapman was my ULTIMATE BJSC find, Story is the best song I've ever discovered via this contest, her album is one of my favourites ever and I went to see her live too.
October 26, 201311 yr There's probably many more that I'll end up remembering very soon, but these 4 immediately spring to mind: Jessica Mauboy - Inescapable (Farahtyn) This won the first contest I was in and was my first 12 points, and remains my favourite winner since I started participating! Electric Lady Lab - Taking Off (Hendinia) I didn't give this 12 points at the time (I think I gave it 8) but it is definitely the BJSC song I've played the most over the last couple of years and I love it! :wub: Gabrielle Aplin - Please Don't Say You Love Me (Ashton) This was the first time I had listened to a Gabrielle song and she is now one of my favourite artists! Laura Welsh - Ghosts (Syndare) This is such a fantastic and emotional song, I was so glad it did better than many people predicted.
October 26, 201311 yr Favourite ever would be Emmylou - I still feel like welling up every time I hear it, such a beautiful song. Closely following it from 2012 are Crystallize, Run Boy Run, Moan, 110% & Let You Go (Phase & Spin, seems forgotten these days, but I still love it!) I can't be bothered to list everything as I make so many brilliant discoveries from this contest but Counting, Pumpin' Blood, Dance Our Tears Away, Zombies In Love & Ghost City would be amongst my favourites this year. Edited October 26, 201311 yr by Chez Wombat
October 26, 201311 yr Lots of good discoveries, but the one that sticks out above all the rest for me is Watch The World Go Bye. Also a big fan of flop Batidas entry Tattoo from earlier this year.
October 26, 201311 yr HMM. I've limited to 25 songs in some sort of vague order. Discoveries asterix'd Utopia // Los Compesinos! - Ways To Make It Through The Wall Aeroche // Chordashian - Cold Nights Espen // Team Rockit - Aura* Camdonia // You Love Her Coz She's Dead - Superheroes* Utopia // LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends Espen // Karl X Johan - Get It All Usfland // Twin Shadow - Five Seconds Mdiče // Glass Candy - Warm In The Winter!* Kluminican Republic // Unicorn Kid - True Love Fantasy* Aeroche // Kate Boy - Northern Lights Tinnmark // Beach House - Norway B.a.N.G. // Caribou - Jamelia Aeroche // Unicorn Kid - Need U Tinnmark // Ghost Beach - Close Enough (feat. Noosa) Isconia // The Irrepressibles - Two Men In Love Elëdan // iamamiwhoami - play PRoJ // Wild Nothing - Nocturne N DNTN // Autre Ne Veut – Counting PRoJ // The Drums - Let's Go Surfing Kylienips // The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Higher Than The Stars PRoJ // Ear Pwr - Future Eyes* Ojnoj // Solange Knowles - Cosmic Journey Utopia // Buraka Som Sistema – Sound of Kuduro* JRK-Off // Space Cowboy - Falling Down* Mdiče // Frankmusik - 3 Little Words Most of my early favourites DNQ'd :( It's difficult to know where to stop! But these I played for many, many months and still play to this day. Edited October 26, 201311 yr by Harve
October 26, 201311 yr Songs that have stuck with me and ~transcended~ BJSC: Mr Little Jeans - Runaway Purity Ring - Obedear Trentemøller - Moan Halls - White Chalk Blackmill - Evil Beauty Man Without Country - Puppets Pair Of Arrows - Vestige Elliphant - Down On Life Robert DeLong - Global Concepts Ólafur Arnalds feat. Arnór Dan - So Close (can't decide between this and 'Runaway' for my ultimate BJSC discovery ever) Team Rockit - Aura Belanger - Take Me Home As Animals - Ghost Gunfighters Henry Krinkle - Stay (possibly jumping the gun a bit early on this one but it's so so good) Not all of these are consistent with how I voted at the time. 'Obedear' only got 8 from me IIRC but if I voted now it'd get 10 ('Runaway' would still get 12) and that'd easily be my favourite top 2 in my votes ever. Both utterly flawless. 'Moan' only got 10 behind Bignia's entry which I don't even remember now. 'White Chalk' really SHOULD have got my 12, I gave that to 'Phone Sex' which, while a fantastic song, wasn't a discovery whereas 'White Chalk' obviously was. 'Vestige' only got 7 but I now prefer it massively to all of my top 3 from that contest. 'Aura' got 8 behind 'Ghostcity' (12) and 'Sa Sa Samoa' (10) - still adore all 3 but would now swap 'Ghostcity' and 'Aura'. Others that have crept more up my faves due to becoming UK hits: Woodkid - Run Boy Run Le Youth - C O O L CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share Lorde - Royals London Grammar - Wasting My Young Years I did still have a huge amount of love for the former 2 when they were entered to BJSC but the latter 3 only really cemented themselves as great outside the context of BJSC.
October 26, 201311 yr Autre Ne Veut - Counting The one song that's meant more to me than any other in years and years (BJSC entry or not) :'(
October 26, 201311 yr The biggest impact BJSC brought me (counting only unknown songs) through this Espen gem: Nordpolen – när mitt blod pumpar i dej In top-100 last.fm most played songs of all time yayy. And I don't think I could discover it anywhere else other than BJSC. Also: Electric Lady Lab – Taking Off D E N A – Cash, Diamond Rings, Swimming Pools Grimes – Genesis (I got to know her via BJSC and now she's one of my favourite artists of 2013) ASTR – Operate I won't stretch the list more, these are the pure highlights.
October 26, 201311 yr There is only one worth mentioning. UNTOUCHED - SMACK ME May as well close the thread right now tbh. Can't top Smack Me.
October 26, 201311 yr I know I've only done one contest, but the one song that has stluck with me is - Claudia Brücken - Everyone Says hi.
October 26, 201311 yr The 3 that stand out as my favourite entries from this year (in terms of actual 'discoveries' at least): Postiljonen - Supreme VAULTS - Cry No More Bibio - A tout a l'heure if only Bibio had been a winner like the other 2 :(
October 26, 201311 yr Booty Luv - Black Widow Bonnie McKee - American Girl Bridgit Mendler - Ready or Not Celeste Buckingham - Run Run Run Elen Levon - Dancing To The Same Song Jillette Johnson - Cameron Icona Pop - I Love It (feat. Charli XCX) Lauren Aquilina - Fools Mia Martina - HeartBreaker Nina Nesbitt - The Apple Tree Ray Foxx - Boom Boom (Heartbeat) [feat. Rachel K Collier] Ronya - Hyperventilating Sharon Doorson - Fail In Love Tich - Dumb and I knew these ones beforehand but they're still up there: Delta Goodrem - Hunters and the Wolves Gabrielle Aplin - Please Don't Say You Love Me Isac Elliot - New Way Home Long list but these songs are all ones I revisit often :wub: Edited October 26, 201311 yr by JosephStyles
October 26, 201311 yr My favourites from this year would be Goldroom 'Sweetness Alive', San Cisco 'Beach' and Belanger 'Take Me Home', along with 'So High' but I already knew that so I don't regard it in the same way. Favourite ever discoveries, I did a thread about that once, Cosmic Journey, Collapsing at Your Doorstep, Money Note, Robots in Love, O...Saya I still love now. I'd also pop in Former Ghosts 'Dreams'.
October 26, 201311 yr The best and most lasting songs discovered purely from BJSC for me are: Woodkid - Run Boy Run Air France - Collapsing At Your Doorstep I knew Royksopp & Robyn - The Boy and the Robot before BJSC, but it deserves a mention. PS - glad at least Harve is a PRoJ fan!
October 26, 201311 yr ^^^^ Actually I should have added 'Sexual Lifestyle' to my list as well! I was listening to it for over 6 months.
October 26, 201311 yr San Cisco 'Beach' YESSS some appreciation What a beauty it is :wub: I think my favourite discovery has to be "Phone Sex" but "Youth" is very close behind and "Cerahtonia" is very good too (I can not at the shade it is getting in the 'overrated' thread). This year alone, possibly "Cold Nights".
October 26, 201311 yr Out of the ones I'd never heard before, these are the ones I tend to find myself listening to... Trust 'Sulk' Woodkid 'Run Boy Run' Lana Del Rey 'Video Games' Frida Gold 'Wovon Sollen Wir Träumen' Agnes Obel 'Riverside' Clean Bandit 'A&E' Major :wub: to John for mentioning Watch The World Go By (should have been a winner :( ) and to Jáhq for unexpectedly mentioning two FLJ tracks!
October 26, 201311 yr I've been in too many contests to list loads but my top 10 when it comes to favourite DISCOVERIES are: Florrie - To The End The Sound Of Arrows - M.A.G.I.C Chvrches - Lies Krewella – Alive Daisy Dares You - Daisy Dares You Carli - Look Up (Original Mix) Paulina Rubio - Boys Will Be Boys Elen Levon - Like A Girl In Love Kaci Battaglia - Crazy Possessive Aura Dione - Geronimo
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