July 27, 20178 yr I am so utterly moved right now. :heart: I didn't know that song won BJSC. I also had never seen the video (I know all her music tho) and just WOW. I am so attracted to her on a purely human level, forget anything else. That song + video is pure emotional expression. bye
July 27, 20178 yr Sadness Is A Blessing was my first 12, seems mad to think how long ao I joined BJSC - that feels absolute eons ago :lol: I prefer You'll Never Love Me now so that'd be my retrospective 12 but SITB is still my 10 and a fab winner regardless <3 I agree with the production being reminiscent of Phil Spector, it has that real classic sound to it. The Last Time is a wonderful song too, I agree with Phil it's better than Psycho. It's pretty much a masterclass in Scandipop and has all you want in a pop song. 01 Herzebania // Agnes - Release Me [bJSC 13] 02 FSR Rontvia // Sara Bareilles - Love Song [bJSC 4] 03 Hendinia // Adele - Someone Like You [bJSC 30] 04 Quotosibb // Marina & The Diamonds - Hollywood [bJSC 23] 05 Bhangra // Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice [bJSC 3] 06 Mdice // Ke$ha - Dolla/Tik Tok [bJSC 18] 07 FSR Rontvia // Sheelah - The Last Time [bJSC 31] 08 Hendinia // Roll Deep - Good Times [bJSC 25] 09 Mdiče // VV Brown - Shark In The Water [bJSC 16] 10 Kathaldazia // Eva Simons - Silly Boy [bJSC 19] 11 Kingdom Of Shadow // Margaret Berger - Will You Remember Me Tomorrow? [bJSC 9] 12 B.a.N.G. // Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets [bJSC 22] 13 FSR Rontvia // Lykke Li - Sadness Is A Blessing [bJSC 32] 14 Nonsuch // Lily Allen - f*** You [bJSC 8] 15 Yuxhaaq // Zoe Badwi - Freefallin' [bJSC 29] 16 Mdiče // Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl [bJSC 7] 17 Numayania // Alphabeat - The Spell [bJSC 20] 18 Ashton // Molly Sanden - Mitt liv ar mitt [bJSC 27] 19 Lorikeet // Dolly Rockers - Boys Will Be Boys [bJSC 21] 20 FSR Rontvia // Sheelah - Psycho [bJSC 26] 21 Elëdan // Lenka - The Show [bJSC 11] 22 Kopečka // La Roux - Quicksand [bJSC 12] 23 Mdiče // Brandy - Right Here (Departed) [bJSC 10] 24 Kopecka // Eric Saade - It's Gonna Rain [bJSC 27] 25 Elëdan // t.A.T.u. - Gomenasai [bJSC 5] 26 FSR Rontvia: Beautiful Small Machines - Robots In Love [bJSC 18] 27 FSR Rontvia // Uh Huh Her - Not A Love Song [bJSC 14] 28 Mdiče // Britney Spears - And Then We Kiss (Junkie XL Remix) [bJSC 1] 29 Bokia // Katharine McPhee - Dangerous [bJSC 2] 30 B.a.N.G. // Delphic - Halcyon [bJSC 24] 31 Mdiče // Royksopp - The Girl And The Robot [bJSC 15) 32 Quotosibb // Beverley Knight - Black Butta [bJSC 6]
July 27, 20178 yr <3 God I want my form of 2009-11 back please. This track is spellbinding, her vocals on it are so heartbreaking. Hosting the contest to announce yourself as the winner is slightly odd though, as Lykke wasn't the favourite and I didn't expect another win. It felt a bit like a four hour long ego trip :lol:
July 27, 20178 yr I don't recall if I actually gave a vote for Lykke Lee but I can say that it's one of those winners that stood out and aged so well :wub: 01 Hendinia // Adele - Someone Like You [bJSC 30] 02 Mdiče // Britney Spears - And Then We Kiss (Junkie XL Remix) [bJSC 1] 03 Herzebania // Agnes - Release Me [bJSC 13] 04 Mdice // Ke$ha - Dolla/Tik Tok [bJSC 18] 05 Kingdom Of Shadow // Margaret Berger - Will You Remember Me Tomorrow? [bJSC 9] 06 FSR Rontvia // Lykke Li - Sadness Is A Blessing [bJSC 32] 07 Mdiče // VV Brown - Shark In The Water [bJSC 16] 08 FSR Rontvia // Sheelah - The Last Time [bJSC 31] 09 Mdiče // Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl [bJSC 7] 10 Mdiče // Royksopp - The Girl And The Robot [bJSC 15) 11 Kathaldazia // Eva Simons - Silly Boy [bJSC 19] 12 Bhangra // Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice [bJSC 3] 13 Quotosibb // Marina & The Diamonds - Hollywood [bJSC 23] 14 FSR Rontvia // Sara Bareilles - Love Song [bJSC 4] 15 Yuxhaaq // Zoe Badwi - Freefallin' [bJSC 29] 16 Elëdan // t.A.T.u. - Gomenasai [bJSC 5] 17 FSR Rontvia: Beautiful Small Machines - Robots In Love [bJSC 18] 18 FSR Rontvia // Sheelah - Psycho [bJSC 26] 19 Kopecka // Eric Saade - It's Gonna Rain [bJSC 27] 20 Nonsuch // Lily Allen - f*** You [bJSC 8] 21 Hendinia // Roll Deep - Good Times [bJSC 25] 22 Lorikeet // Dolly Rockers - Boys Will Be Boys [bJSC 21] 23 Elëdan // Lenka - The Show [bJSC 11] 24 Quotosibb // Beverley Knight - Black Butta [bJSC 6] 25 B.a.N.G. // Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets [bJSC 22] 26 Numayania // Alphabeat - The Spell [bJSC 20] 27 Kopečka // La Roux - Quicksand [bJSC 12] 28 Ashton // Molly Sanden - Mitt liv ar mitt [bJSC 27] 29 B.a.N.G. // Delphic - Halcyon [bJSC 24] 30 FSR Rontvia // Uh Huh Her - Not A Love Song [bJSC 14] 31 Mdiče // Brandy - Right Here (Departed) [bJSC 10] 32 Bokia // Katharine McPhee - Dangerous [bJSC 2]
July 28, 20178 yr I'm with Rollo in thinking that 'Psycho' was the stronger Sheelah song! Lykke Li's 'I Follow Rivers' is an all-time favourite so I've always been meaning to check out a lot more of her stuff. 'Sadness Is A Blessing' is gorgeous, definitely the strongest Rontvia winner so far. :wub: I agree with the comments regarding its Spectoresque production as it does sound quite grandeur and timeless, but with a fresh and dreamy Lykke Li touch interwoven in places (towards the end I noticed the texture of the production becoming more impressive and having a subtle hint of 'I Follow Rivers' about it). 01. Herzebania // Agnes - Release Me [bJSC 13] 02. Hendinia // Roll Deep - Good Times (feat. Jodie Connor) [bJSC 25] 03. B.a.N.G // Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets [bJSC 22] 04. B.a.N.G // Delphic - Halcyon [bJSC 24] 05. Mdiče // Röyksopp - The Girl And The Robot [bJSC 15] 06. FSR Rontvia // Lykke Li - Sadness Is A Blessing [bJSC 32] 07. Mdiče // V V Brown - Shark In The Water [bJSC 16] 08. Kingdom of Shadow // Margaret Berger - Will You Remember Me Tomorrow? [bJSC 9] 09. Hendinia // Adele - Someone Like You (Live) [bJSC 30] 10. Quotosibb // Marina And The Diamonds - Hollywood [bJSC 23] 11. Mdiče // Ke$ha - TiK ToK [bJSC 18] 12. FSR Rontvia // Uh Huh Her - Not A Love Song [bJSC 14] 13. Mdiče // Britney Spears - And Then We Kiss (Junkie XL Remix) [bJSC 1] 14. Yuxhaaq // Zoë Badwi - Freefallin [bJSC 29] 15. Elëdan [π] // Lenka - The Show [bJSC 11] 16. Elëdan [π] // t.A.T.u. - Gomenasai [bJSC 5] 17. FSR Rontvia // Sheelah - Psycho [bJSC 26] 18. Numayania // Alphabeat - The Spell [bJSC 20] 19. Nonsuch // Lily Allen - f*** You [bJSC 8] 20. FSR Rontvia // Sara Bareilles - Love Song [bJSC 4] 21. Kopečka [Qärenfanghoney] // La Roux - Quicksand [bJSC 12] 22. Kopečka [Qärenfanghoney] // Eric Saade - It's Gonna Rain [bJSC 27] 23. FSR Rontvia // Sheelah - The Last Time [bJSC 31] 24. Kathaldazia // Eva Simons - Silly Boy [bJSC 19] 25. Mdiče // Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl [bJSC 7] 26. Quotosibb // Beverley Knight - Black Butta [bJSC 6] 27. Ashton // Molly Sandén - Mitt Liv Är Mitt [bJSC 28] 28. Bhangra // Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice [bJSC 3] 29. Lorikeet // Dolly Rockers - Boys Will Be Boys [bJSC 21] 30. FSR Rontvia // Beautiful Small Machines - Robots In Love [bJSC 17] 31. Mdiče // Brandy - Right Here (Departed) [bJSC 10] 32. Bokia // Katharine McPhee - Dangerous [bJSC 2]
July 28, 20178 yr Author 33. Batidas - Riverside - Agnes Obel For the first time since BJSC25,there were two semi-finals. Agnes Obel from Denmark finished just 4 points ahead of Vendela's Punk Rock Song (Kopecka). Make Me Break Me by Vanbot was 3rd for Lievant. It's quite refreshing to see a piano ballad win the contest. Unlike many of you,I never know what's coming next. I like the way the vocals are double tracked in parts of the song,and it works with just a piano,no need to add any strings. Last year,Agnes' third album,'Citizen Of Glass' broke into the UK Top 30. 8.6 out of 10. vjncyiuwwXQ
July 28, 20178 yr I had only heard this Agnes Obel song once before (when there was a winners rate a couple of years ago), so it was interesting to hear it again now following the appearance of 'Familiar' in the contest last year. I think I actually prefer this song to 'Familiar' and I really liked that :o The piano instrumentation is just beautiful and her vocals alongside are very captivating. A stunning and haunting package on the whole. 01. Herzebania // Agnes - Release Me [bJSC 13] 02. Hendinia // Roll Deep - Good Times (feat. Jodie Connor) [bJSC 25] 03. B.a.N.G // Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets [bJSC 22] 04. Batidas // Agnes Obel - Riverside [bJSC 33] 05. B.a.N.G // Delphic - Halcyon [bJSC 24] 06. Mdiče // Röyksopp - The Girl And The Robot [bJSC 15] 07. FSR Rontvia // Lykke Li - Sadness Is A Blessing [bJSC 32] 08. Mdiče // V V Brown - Shark In The Water [bJSC 16] 09. Kingdom of Shadow // Margaret Berger - Will You Remember Me Tomorrow? [bJSC 9] 10. Hendinia // Adele - Someone Like You (Live) [bJSC 30] 11. Quotosibb // Marina And The Diamonds - Hollywood [bJSC 23] 12. Mdiče // Ke$ha - TiK ToK [bJSC 18] 13. FSR Rontvia // Uh Huh Her - Not A Love Song [bJSC 14] 14. Mdiče // Britney Spears - And Then We Kiss (Junkie XL Remix) [bJSC 1] 15. Yuxhaaq // Zoë Badwi - Freefallin [bJSC 29] 16. Elëdan [π] // Lenka - The Show [bJSC 11] 17. Elëdan [π] // t.A.T.u. - Gomenasai [bJSC 5] 18. FSR Rontvia // Sheelah - Psycho [bJSC 26] 19. Numayania // Alphabeat - The Spell [bJSC 20] 20. Nonsuch // Lily Allen - f*** You [bJSC 8] 21. FSR Rontvia // Sara Bareilles - Love Song [bJSC 4] 22. Kopečka [Qärenfanghoney] // La Roux - Quicksand [bJSC 12] 23. Kopečka [Qärenfanghoney] // Eric Saade - It's Gonna Rain [bJSC 27] 24. FSR Rontvia // Sheelah - The Last Time [bJSC 31] 25. Kathaldazia // Eva Simons - Silly Boy [bJSC 19] 26. Mdiče // Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl [bJSC 7] 27. Quotosibb // Beverley Knight - Black Butta [bJSC 6] 28. Ashton // Molly Sandén - Mitt Liv Är Mitt [bJSC 28] 29. Bhangra // Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice [bJSC 3] 30. Lorikeet // Dolly Rockers - Boys Will Be Boys [bJSC 21] 31. FSR Rontvia // Beautiful Small Machines - Robots In Love [bJSC 17] 32. Mdiče // Brandy - Right Here (Departed) [bJSC 10] 33. Bokia // Katharine McPhee - Dangerous [bJSC 2]
July 28, 20178 yr A rare debut win for Batidas may I add :o Absolutely stunning song, not the sort of thing I'd usually be enamored by but it's so strikingly beautiful in all its simplicity. 01 Herzebania // Agnes - Release Me [bJSC 13] 02 FSR Rontvia // Sara Bareilles - Love Song [bJSC 4] 03 Hendinia // Adele - Someone Like You [bJSC 30] 04 Quotosibb // Marina & The Diamonds - Hollywood [bJSC 23] 05 Bhangra // Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice [bJSC 3] 06 Mdice // Ke$ha - Dolla/Tik Tok [bJSC 18] 07 FSR Rontvia // Sheelah - The Last Time [bJSC 31] 08 Hendinia // Roll Deep - Good Times [bJSC 25] 09 Mdiče // VV Brown - Shark In The Water [bJSC 16] 10 Kathaldazia // Eva Simons - Silly Boy [bJSC 19] 11 Kingdom Of Shadow // Margaret Berger - Will You Remember Me Tomorrow? [bJSC 9] 12 Batidas // Agnes Obel - Riverside [bJSC 33] 13 B.a.N.G. // Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets [bJSC 22] 14 FSR Rontvia // Lykke Li - Sadness Is A Blessing [bJSC 32] 15 Nonsuch // Lily Allen - f*** You [bJSC 8] 16 Yuxhaaq // Zoe Badwi - Freefallin' [bJSC 29] 17 Mdiče // Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl [bJSC 7] 18 Numayania // Alphabeat - The Spell [bJSC 20] 19 Ashton // Molly Sanden - Mitt liv ar mitt [bJSC 27] 20 Lorikeet // Dolly Rockers - Boys Will Be Boys [bJSC 21] 21 FSR Rontvia // Sheelah - Psycho [bJSC 26] 22 Elëdan // Lenka - The Show [bJSC 11] 23 Kopečka // La Roux - Quicksand [bJSC 12] 24 Mdiče // Brandy - Right Here (Departed) [bJSC 10] 25 Kopecka // Eric Saade - It's Gonna Rain [bJSC 27] 26 Elëdan // t.A.T.u. - Gomenasai [bJSC 5] 27 FSR Rontvia: Beautiful Small Machines - Robots In Love [bJSC 18] 28 FSR Rontvia // Uh Huh Her - Not A Love Song [bJSC 14] 29 Mdiče // Britney Spears - And Then We Kiss (Junkie XL Remix) [bJSC 1] 30 Bokia // Katharine McPhee - Dangerous [bJSC 2] 31 B.a.N.G. // Delphic - Halcyon [bJSC 24] 32 Mdiče // Royksopp - The Girl And The Robot [bJSC 15) 33 Quotosibb // Beverley Knight - Black Butta [bJSC 6]
July 29, 20178 yr Author 34. Herzebania - Louder - Charice BJSC96 winner Helena Paparizou entered the contest but was eliminated at the semi-final stage. Charice won the final by 13 points with I'll Be Yours by Those Dancing Days in 2nd place (Utopia) and More To Me by Idool 2011 3rd (Eledan). The backing track on the chorus is very similar to Katy Perry's Firework. It's a decent enough pop song but not one I would choose to listen to again. Charice is the first Asian solo singer to have a top 10 album in the US. She has recently undergone gender re-assignment and has changed her name to Jake Zyrus. 6.3 out of 10. NOqF-WevfUw
July 29, 20178 yr I originally discovered Charice through her stint on Glee during Season 2. Her character duetting 'Telephone' with Rachel and being interrupted by Sue Sylvester telling them to shut up was quite the entrance. :lol: I am a fan of Charice's (well, Jake's now) voice which is quite powerful when used right, but unfortunately this song doesn't do an awful lot for me. It's pretty generic and doesn't command much emotion from me at all, it's kind of just there. I much preferred 'Pyramid' from Charice! 01. Herzebania // Agnes - Release Me [bJSC 13] 02. Hendinia // Roll Deep - Good Times (feat. Jodie Connor) [bJSC 25] 03. B.a.N.G // Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets [bJSC 22] 04. Batidas // Agnes Obel - Riverside [bJSC 33] 05. B.a.N.G // Delphic - Halcyon [bJSC 24] 06. Mdiče // Röyksopp - The Girl And The Robot [bJSC 15] 07. FSR Rontvia // Lykke Li - Sadness Is A Blessing [bJSC 32] 08. Mdiče // V V Brown - Shark In The Water [bJSC 16] 09. Kingdom of Shadow // Margaret Berger - Will You Remember Me Tomorrow? [bJSC 9] 10. Hendinia // Adele - Someone Like You (Live) [bJSC 30] 11. Quotosibb // Marina And The Diamonds - Hollywood [bJSC 23] 12. Mdiče // Ke$ha - TiK ToK [bJSC 18] 13. FSR Rontvia // Uh Huh Her - Not A Love Song [bJSC 14] 14. Mdiče // Britney Spears - And Then We Kiss (Junkie XL Remix) [bJSC 1] 15. Yuxhaaq // Zoë Badwi - Freefallin [bJSC 29] 16. Elëdan [π] // Lenka - The Show [bJSC 11] 17. Elëdan [π] // t.A.T.u. - Gomenasai [bJSC 5] 18. FSR Rontvia // Sheelah - Psycho [bJSC 26] 19. Numayania // Alphabeat - The Spell [bJSC 20] 20. Nonsuch // Lily Allen - f*** You [bJSC 8] 21. FSR Rontvia // Sara Bareilles - Love Song [bJSC 4] 22. Kopečka [Qärenfanghoney] // La Roux - Quicksand [bJSC 12] 23. Kopečka [Qärenfanghoney] // Eric Saade - It's Gonna Rain [bJSC 27] 24. FSR Rontvia // Sheelah - The Last Time [bJSC 31] 25. Kathaldazia // Eva Simons - Silly Boy [bJSC 19] 26. Mdiče // Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl [bJSC 7] 27. Quotosibb // Beverley Knight - Black Butta [bJSC 6] 28. Ashton // Molly Sandén - Mitt Liv Är Mitt [bJSC 28] 29. Bhangra // Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice [bJSC 3] 30. Lorikeet // Dolly Rockers - Boys Will Be Boys [bJSC 21] 31. FSR Rontvia // Beautiful Small Machines - Robots In Love [bJSC 17] 32. Herzebania // Charice - Louder [bJSC 34] 33. Mdiče // Brandy - Right Here (Departed) [bJSC 10] 34. Bokia // Katharine McPhee - Dangerous [bJSC 2]
July 30, 20178 yr Author The next winner is All My Life by Chart Music. I can't find it on Youtube,Spotify,Soundcloud or Dailymotion. If I go to the thread for that final and click on the link,it says "this video is unavailable". Does gooddelta or anyone else know where I could find it?
July 30, 20178 yr Author 35. FSR Rontvia - All My Life - Chart Music FSR Rontvia broke Mdice's record to win the contest for a seventh time. Chart Music finished 7 points ahead of We Run The Night by Havana Brown (UnoShake). Misty Miller's Remember was 3rd for Ojnoj. I like this one a lot,with its sweeping synths and dreamy vocals. My top 10 is filling up with FSR Rontvia songs. This is the best winner so far. I might have to go beyond 10 if I find more songs better than this one. 9.9 out of 10. (See above for link)
July 30, 20178 yr BJSC 35 is a special one for me as it was the debut of Danaelanda! :magic: We stayed for just 2 contests originally but then came back in BJSC 41 and haven't missed a single edition since. Coming up to our 60th anniversary now, we'll be celebrating that in BJSC 98. 'All My Life' is such a good winner too, definitely the Chart Music version too (Sally Shapiro later re-recorded it under her own name and that version is the only one on Spotify but it just isn't as good). Best I catch up on the last week too. Other good winners include 'Freefallin' and 'Someone Like You', and sadly the Herzebania/Ashton winners are amongst my least favourites (don't kill me Silas). 01. Herzebania // Agnes - Release Me [13] 02. Mdiče // Ke$ha - TiK ToK [18] 03. Mdiče // Royksopp - The Girl And The Robot [15] 04. Nonsuch // Lily Allen - Fuck You [8] 05. Hendinia // Roll Deep - Good Times (feat. Jodie Connor) [25] 06. FSR Rontvia // Chart Music - All My Life [35] 07. Yuxhaaq // Zoë Badwi - Freefallin [29] 08. Mdiče // Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl [7] 09. Hendinia // Adele - Someone Like You (Live) [30] 10. Kathaldazia // Eva Simons - Silly Boy [19] 11. Quotosibb // Marina & The Diamonds - Hollywood [23] 12. Bhangra // Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice [3] 13. B.a.N.G // Delphic - Halcyon [24] 14. Kingdom of Shadow // Margaret Berger - Will You Remember Me Tomorrow? [9] 15. Elëdan [π] // Lenka - The Show [11] 16. Mdiče // Britney Spears - And Then We Kiss (Junkie XL Remix) [1] 17. Mdiče // VV Brown - Shark In The Water [16] 18. Numayania // Alphabeat - The Spell [20] 19. FSR Rontvia // Lykke Li - Sadness Is A Blessing [32] 20. FSR Rontvia // Sheelah - The Last Time [31] 21. Kopečka // Eric Saade - It's Gonna Rain [27] 22. FSR Rontvia // Sara Bareilles - Love Song [4] 23. Kopečka // La Roux - Quicksand [12] 24. Batidas // Agnes Obel - Riverside [33] 25. B.a.N.G // Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets [22] 26. Mdiče // Brandy - Right Here (Departed) [10] 27. FSR Rontvia // Sheelah - Psycho [26] 28. FSR Rontvia // Beautiful Small Machines - Robots In Love [17] 29. Herzebania // Charice - Louder [34] 30. Ashton // Molly Sanden - Mitt Liv Är Mitt [28] 31. FSR Rontvia // Uh Huh Her - Not A Love Song [14] 32. Elëdan [π] // t.A.T.u. - Gomenasai [5] 33. Quotosibb // Beverley Knight - Black Butta (Live) [6] 34. Bokia // Katharine McPhee - Dangerous [2] 35. Lorikeet // Dolly Rockers - Boys Will Be Boys [21]
July 30, 20178 yr 35 was also my first contest that I returned from my sabbatical for, so that song's got a special place for me, on top of actually being quite good anyway. That said Havana Brown really should have won that edition from what I remember.
July 30, 20178 yr oh yeah I would have also preferred a Havana Brown win (it got my 12) but Chart Music is mazing also.
July 30, 20178 yr 35 was the first time I really started paying attention to the contest (and I would have entered it had I been allowed to, I was still too new), and I got really into All My Life, an incredible winner. Way better than Havana Brown although that was a nice... 'odd' second-placer. Same with Remember, a nice yet fairly unusual bronze medalist.
July 31, 20178 yr Author 36. Isconia - Video Games - Lana Del Rey It's good to see someone chose Faithless for this contest but they didn't make the final. Previous winner Zoe Badwi was amongst the finalists but Lana Del Rey won by 22 points ahead of Wovon Sollen Wir Traumen by Frida Gold (Espen) and Yellow by CocknBullKid (Lorikeet). Unlike yesterday when I was scouring the internet to find the winning song,this one was easy to find with 166 million views. Of course at the time,Lana was relatively unknown. A harp being used on a song is always welcome and I like the orchestration. She has such a timeless vocal style,one of the best winners so far. 8.8 out of 10. cE6wxDqdOV0
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