April 2, 20197 yr Author BJSC113 - The Greenway Song by Peter Mylett I discovered this song by reading my local free newspaper and thought it would be something a bit different to send to the contest. The Greenway is a cycle path which runs from Westport to Achill Sound in County Mayo along the route of the old railway line which was closed in 1937. The track was opened in 2010 and is 26 miles long. On an average summer's day,it is used by about 1000 cyclists and walkers. Since 2010,more cycle tracks have been constructed in other parts of Ireland. Peter Mylett was born in Newport,Mayo but has lived in the UK for the last 30 years. XuAUdiwv1xw Edited August 1, 20205 yr by King Rollo
April 18, 20197 yr Author BJSC113 Stats The Greenway Song ended up being under-appreciated and finished 29th out of 30 songs in its semi-final. However,it managed to become the first song in the 12 year history of the contest to receive two maximum scores in a semi-final but still finish in the bottom two. Beaverdonia and Cumulonimbia both gave their 12 points to Peter Mylett. Arcodesia awarded 2 points to his song and Seyetana 1 point. Our semi-final vote: 12 - Danaeviia 10 - Beaverdonia 8 - Alteria 7 - Cadelicia 6 - Dobago 5 - Fljotavik 4 - Thelonia 3 - Persephonia 2 - St.Burbia 1 - Taahino Our final vote: 18 - Danaeviia 15 - Tartford 13 - Cowtermont 12 - Beaverdonia 11 - Trifoski 10 - Terra Avium 9 - Singerpurear 8 - Cadelicia 7 - East Rukahavian 6 - Dobago 5 - Fljotavik 4 - Florina 3 - Suedeonia 2 - Persephonia 1 - Thelonia
May 2, 20197 yr Author BJSC114 - The Sky's The Limit by Nik Kershaw The Sky's The Limit is from Nik Kershaw's eighth album 'Ei8ht' which came out in 2012. I have only recently been catching up with his more recent albums on Spotify so this song is quite new to me. He wrote it after a conversation with his nine year old daughter about what she wanted to do when she grew up. It features on the soundtrack to the 2016 film 'Eddie The Eagle'. At 3 minutes 26 seconds long,this is the shortest song we have sent to the main contest (if you count 'Superstar' by Ninet Tayeb as being as long as its youtube video). Nik Kershaw last appeared for New Alba in BJSC3 with 'The Riddle' meaning that he breaks the record for the longest gap between appearances set earlier this year by Jem,also representing Rolloland. RL_rYCgn6uk
June 2, 20197 yr Author BJSC114 Stats The Sky's The Limit ended up finishing last in its semi-final with just 12 points,making it the worst ever performance by a Rolloland entry. The top score of 5 points came from Singerpurear while our reliable neighbours Suedeonia gave us 4 points. Arcodesia,East Rukahavian and Quintessa all gave us 1 point. Out of those five countries,only Quintessa qualified for the final so there was much sharing of misery in the green room afterwards amongst the delegates. This is the third time we have had two DNQ's in a row. To avoid having three in a row for the first time,we are placing our faith in a young singer from Sweden. Our semi-final vote: 12 - Tinnmark 10 - Trifoski 8 - Suedeonia 7 - Taahino 6 - Utopia 5 - Quintessa 4 - Dobago 3 - Kylienips 2 - Aeroche 1 - Eledan Our final vote: 18 - Tinnmark 15 - Trifoski 13 - Taahino 12 - North Danaelanda 11 - Terra Avium 10 - Utopia 9 - Thelonia 8 - Tartford 7 - Fljotavik 6 - Skall 5 - Quintessa 4 - Persephonia 3 - Dobago 2 - Kylienips 1 - Aeroche
June 9, 20197 yr Author BJSC115 - Moln by Menke Menke is a singer/songwriter from Sweden. She also plays many musical instruments such as piano,banjo,cello and vibraphone. 'Moln' is her debut single from 2018. The title translates as 'Clouds'. The song is her interpretation of a poem by the Swedish poet and novelist Karin Boye. It's the first foreign language song entered by Rolloland. a9Ipxo1LhBM
June 17, 20197 yr Author Last night,it was announced in Oslol that we have qualified for the final of BJSC115,meaning that we have avoided having three consecutive DNQs (the first time that would have occurred). Menke has justified the faith we had in her to qualify and we are all behind her for Sunday's final. She recently came into the Radio Rollo studios and performed her song while playing the piano. You can see her performance here: CabU3G2Iv5s Edited June 17, 20197 yr by King Rollo
June 27, 20197 yr Author BJSC115 Stats Moln by Menke finished 11th in its semi-final with 76 points. 12 countries voted for it,including Lotunia who gave it their maximum score of 12 (this was a points swap as we also gave 12 points to their song). In Sunday's final,the song finished in 19th place with 178 points. Lotunia once again voted Moln as their favourite song and so did Fljotavik. Espen gave their 15 points to Rolloland and Seyetana put us third in their vote. A total of 18 countries voted for us. Thanks to all of them. This is the second time a Rolloland entry has finished 19th,the other one was The Storm Before The Calm by Anathema. The two songs share our fourth highest finishing position. Points received in the final: 18 - Fljotavik,Lotunia 15 - Espen 13 - Seyetana 12 - Daehun,Quintessa,Oslol 11 - Aelandor,Persephonia,Terra Avium 10 - Jadakissnia,Land Of DW,Republic of Adonia 8 - Deandria 4 - Republique d'Askorza 1 - FSR Rontvia,Jupiterdonia,Skall Our semi-final vote: 12 - Lotunia 10 - Deandria 8 - FSR Rontvia 7 - Espen 6 - Cadelicia 5 - Fljotavik 4 - Singerpurear 3 - Tinnmark 2 - Arcodesia 1 - Wholune Our final vote: 18 - Quintessa 15 - Skall 13 - Lotunia 12 - Jadakissnia 11 - Deandria 10 - Terra Avium 9 - Oslol 8 - FSR Rontvia 7 - Espen 6 - Flynnonda 5 - Cadelicia 4 - Fljotavik 3 - Dobago 2 - Seyetana 1 - Florina
July 21, 20196 yr Author BJSC116 - Feel The Benefit by 10cc 10cc were founded as a group in Stockport in 1972 but had been working together with various projects since 1964. Three of them had a no.2 hit single in 1970 under the name Hotlegs with 'Neanderthal Man'. As 10cc,they had eleven top 10 singles in the 1970s including three number 1s,'Rubber Bullets' (1973),'I'm Not In Love' (1975) and 'Dreadlock Holiday' (1978). 'Feel The Benefit' is taken from their fifth album 'Deceptive Bends',from1977,the first album released after the departure from the group of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. It's my favourite song by 10cc and is placed at number 8 on my all time songs chart. It's also the oldest song Rolloland has entered into a song contest. 5HcxhcSlTc4
August 5, 20196 yr Author BJSC116 Stats 10cc failed to progress from their semi-final,finishing in 21st place with 36 points. Six countries gave points to 'Feel The Benefit' with a highest score of 10 points from Skall. This is the second time 10cc have failed to qualify for the final. They suffered the same fate in BJSC72 when they represented Singerpurear. Our semi-final vote: 12 - Buzzjack Mountain 10 - New Lexico 8 - Niceland 7 - Dobago 6 - Arcodesia 5 - Aelandor 4 - Budtar 3 - Utopia 2 - Vulkyria 1 - Singerpurear Our final vote: 18 - Fljotavik 15 - Niceland 13 - New Lexico 12 - Suedeonia 11 - Dobago 10 - Oslol 9 - Terra Avium 8 - Arcodesia 7 - Persephonia 6 - Budtar 5 - Kylienips 4 - Utopia 3 - Thelonia 2 - Vulkyria 1 - Taahino
August 22, 20196 yr Author BJSC117 - Every Night You've Got To Save Me by Mass Gothic Mass Gothic are a husband and wife duo,Noel Heroux and Jessica Zambri,who come from New York. They are the first American act to represent Rolloland in the main contest since Felix Da Housecat in BJSC98 and are making their first appearance with a track from their eponymous debut album from 2016. 3_8qX3hJjM8 Edited August 22, 20196 yr by King Rollo
September 17, 20196 yr Author BJSC117 Stats Favoured by a good draw,Mass Gothic finished 7th in their semi-final with 82 points from 12 countries. Arcodesia,Brechtoria,Singerpurear and Trifoski all gave their maximum 12 points to 'Every Night You've Got To Save Me'. Only New Lexico in the other semi-final received as many as four scores of 12 points. In the final,the song spent a long time in the top 20 before plummeting down to 36th place with 131 points from 20 countries. Singerpurear awarded the song with their 18 point maximum while six countries gave it one point which breaks our national record for the most one point scores in a final. Points received in the final: 18 - Singerpurear 15 - Arcodesia,Trifoski 12 - Suedeonia 11 - Tartford 10 - Wholune 9 - Fljotavik,Seyetana 7 - Harmonica 6 - Aeroche 5 - Dobago 3 - Aesthetica,Beaverdonia 2 - Tinnmark 1 - Summericia,Niceland,Florina,Aelandor,Holland-Oats,United States Of Jack Our semi-final vote: 12 - Buzzjack Mountain 10 - Singerpurear 8 - Fljotavik 7 - Arcodesia 6 - Suedeonia 5 - Holland-Oats 4 - FARC 3 - Cadelicia 2 - Land of DW 1 - Lotunia Our final vote: 18 - Buzzjack Mountain 15 - Singerpurear 13 - Arcodesia 12 - Fljotavik 11 - Holland-Oats 10 - Summericia 9 - Aelandor 8 - FARC 7 - Flynnonda 6 - Brechtoria 5 - Land of DW 4 - Dobago 3 - Aeroche 2 - Lotunia 1 - Seyetana
September 19, 20196 yr Author BJSC118 - Lonely Soul by UNKLE UNKLE are making their second appearance in the BJSC,having finished 11th in the 96th contest,representing Fljotavik. 'Lonely Soul' is taken from their debut album 'Psyence Fiction',released in 1998. It features guest vocals from Richard Ashcroft. It's my seventh favourite song of all time and the fifth song I have entered into the contest from my all time top ten. So far,three of the previous four have qualified for the final. 5lpfWF4owSI Edited September 19, 20196 yr by King Rollo
October 8, 20196 yr Author BJSC118 Stats Having been as high as 6th place at one stage,UNKLE finished 21st in Saturday night's final with 158 points from 15 countries. This is the 7th highest finishing position in a final for a Rolloland entry. The song was already well known to the voters from Fljotavik and they gave it the maximum 18 points. In the semi-final,'Lonely Soul' finished in 13th place with 59 points from 8 countries including Jupiterdonia and Fljotavik who put it at the top of their votes. Thanks to all the countries who voted for us this time. Points received in the final: 18 - Fljotavik 15 - Aelandor,Wholune,Utopia 13 - Skall 12 - Deandria,Niceland 11 - East Rukahavian 10 - Jupiterdonia 9 - Terra Avium 8 - Jadakissnia 7 - Tartford,Suedeonia 5 - Arcodesia 1 - Lotunia Our semi-final vote: 12 - Jupiterdonia 10 - Fljotavik 8 - Arcodesia 7 - Ultraviolenceland 6 - Altyr Muunilinst 5 - FSR Rontvia 4 - Botanikka 3 - Singerpurear 2 - Harmonica 1 - Vulkyria Our final vote: 18 - Thelonia 15 - Fljotavik 13 - Skall 12 - Seyetana 11 - Cowternont 10 - Oslol 9 - Niceland 8 - Arcodesia 7 - Terra Avium 6 - Ultraviolenceland 5 - Suedeonia 4 - Beaverdonia 3 - Altyr Muunilinst 2 - Botanikka 1 - Summericia Edited October 8, 20196 yr by King Rollo
October 19, 20196 yr Author BJSC119 - Saturday Night by Mostly Autumn Mostly Autumn are a prog rock group formed in York in 1995. 'Saturday Night' is from the 11th of their 13 studio albums,'Dressed In Voices',from 2014. Vocals on this song are shared by original member Bryan Josh and Olivia Sparnenn who joined the band in 2010. They got married three years later which means that they are the second married couple to represent us in the last three contests. The observant readers of this thread will notice that the song title of our entry for this contest was revealed in the stats roundup of the last contest. 8nC599VIFO4
November 4, 20196 yr Author BJSC119 Stats Mostly Autumn failed to impress in their semi-final and could only finish in 26th place with 32 points from seven countries. The highest score was 10 from Terra Avium. Thanks to all those who gave us points this month. Our semi-final vote: 12 - Fljotavik 10 - Trifoski 8 - Utopia 7 - Kluminican Republic 6 - Terra Avium 5 - Aelandor 4 - Wholune 3 - Singerpurear 2 - Skall 1 - Hushkanukia Our final vote: 18 - Fljotavik 15 - Trifoski 13 - Dobago 12 - Kluminican Republic 11 - Tinnmark 10 - Terra Avium 9 - Jadakissnia 8 - Espen 7 - Summericia 6 - Seyetana 5 - Persephonia 4 - Wholune 3 - Singerpurear 2 - Jupiterdonia 1 - Vulkyria
November 21, 20196 yr Author BJSC120 - Der Kommissar by After The Fire After The Fire were a British prog rock group formed in 1972. By the late 70s,they had switched to a new wave sound. Der Kommissar was recorded in 1982 but by the time it became a hit single the following year,the group had split up. The song only got to number 47 in the UK but it was a big hit in the US,reaching number 5. The original version by Falco,from 1981,was a no.1 single in Austria,France,Germany,Italy,Japan and Spain but didn't chart at all in the UK. Falco would eventually have a no.1 single here with Rock Me Amadeus in 1986. This is the first time Rolloland has entered a cover version into the main contest. vBfFDTPPlaM
December 11, 20196 yr Author BJSC120 Stats After The Fire finished 15th in their semi-final with 55 points from 10 countries which was 7 points more than the highest placed non qualifier. Suedeonia and Skall both gave their 12 point maximum score to the song. In the final,Der Kommissar finished in 31st place which is the 11th best placing in a final by one of our songs. It had a total of 108 points from 15 countries with one 18 point score from Skall. Thanks to all those who gave us points this time. We finish the year with six qualifiers out of ten,one more than our target of five. Points received in the final: 18 - Skall 13 - Singerpurear,Tartford,Altyr Muunilinst 11 - Daehun 8 - Aelandor 7 - Aeroche 5 - Arcodesia 4 - Persephonia,Jadakissnia,Summericia 3 - Wholune,Seyetana,Danaeviia,Botanikka Our semi-final vote: 12 - Singerpurear 10 - Danaeviia 8 - Suedeonia 7 - Summericia 6 - Jupiterdonia 5 - Terra Avium 4 - Deandria 3 - Fljotavik 2 - Dobago 1 - Land Of DW Our final vote: 18 - Singerpurear 15 - Danaeviia 13 - FSR Rontvia 12 - Tartford 11 - Arcodesia 10 - Summericia 9 - Terra Avium 8 - Greenfroze 7 - Jupiterdonia 6 - Trifoski 5 - Harmonica 4 - Deandria 3 - Fljotavik 2 - Republique d'Askorza 1 - Dobago Coming soon : updated league tables for points given and received
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