February 18, 201411 yr Seems I'm a bit out of sync this month - for me, semi 1 is FULL of gems, but Låpsley isn't one of them. Though it does sound like it might grow on me.
February 19, 201411 yr This contest has some really interesting songs, to say the least. JME - 'Everyone loved mine and Ed Sheeran's track, maybe 'cos ginger is an anagram for black' :o And Bignia's Train meets Avicii song sounds like a future Australian smash (random American bands always seem to do well there!) And the two classical songs in Semi 2 are both very pleasant on the ear, for different reasons.
February 19, 201411 yr This contest has some really interesting songs, to say the least. JME - 'Everyone loved mine and Ed Sheeran's track, maybe 'cos ginger is an anagram for black' :o I found a website that gives an analysis of all of the verses and it's really really interesting. I'll post it soon.
February 19, 201411 yr My initial thought on Låpsley is that it's a little TOO lo-fi to win, I can't see it having very much pop crossover appeal at all. I'm a traditional 'in the middle' sort of voter and it doesn't *quite* have enough appeal for me, although as David said it does have a lot of scope for growing.
February 19, 201411 yr we're all just waiting for the fated rich odds to see who's gonna win this month :o
February 19, 201411 yr They will be done at some point, there are just SO MANY songs to get through :o (and I'm supposed to be working, oops!)
February 19, 201411 yr Author I'm currently making recaps (no one responded to my earlier post about this but obviously I completely forgot about them until today) and 'Hands' into 'Sugarbread' is a very... interesting transition. Hopefully should have them up by tomorrow at the latest. I apologise if I grossly misrepresent anyone's songs but yanno people shouldn't be voting based on the recap anyway.
February 19, 201411 yr The Låpsley track is a grower I agree, that could harm its chances as instant songs are more likely to do well in the contest, but it's got so much hype that I can't see it not doing well.
February 19, 201411 yr There's some very good representations of pop in Semi 2. That is all I ask for in bjsc these days, so clour me happy.
February 19, 201411 yr Voted, I prefer my top 3/4 in Semi 2 to everything in Semi 1, so good luck to that brilliant clutch of songs in making the final, the odds aren't really in the favour of a couple of those so far!
February 19, 201411 yr Sorry guys. Only 6 songs worth really listening to in semi 2 for me personally~ The rest is a bunch of identical sounding indie pop (why is bjsc so indie pop?!!) with some of the most grating vocalists I've heard in a while and I rarely connect with a foreign language song also and there are so many of them too :drama: not xenophobic or anything but why would I listen to a song I don't understand? http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/pokemon-blue-version/b/b2/Psyduck.gif
February 19, 201411 yr not xenophobic or anything but why would I listen to a song I don't understand? Because it's good. :o
February 19, 201411 yr *secrety hoping this is the start of the BJSC indie backlash* I have no problem with foreign language songs but the stuff I don't really understand is the classical entries. I can appreciate them, they are good. But how the f*** do I compare Vivaldi to German schlager divas?
February 19, 201411 yr Author But how the f*** do I compare Vivaldi to German schlager divas? Favourably?
February 19, 201411 yr i'm sorry but vivaldi is one of the best pieces of music of all-time. recognisable, a staple in our lives and also just classically brilliant. it is hard to rank them but you don't need to do a 12 or nothing situation! if you feel it you feel it.
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