October 12, 20222 yr Mad semi result for Lookylion. The wrong semi effect can be so crazy, I do wonder how many potentially huge top 5/10s we’ve lost as DNQs. Such a shame sometimes our intended audience/likely fans never actually get to hear our entry (for those who don’t listen to the opposite semi DNQs). Not that mine was ever going to do much this month but the moment I saw that semi lineup I knew it was game over for the dance entries, or most of them at least.
October 12, 20222 yr I wasn't a big fan of 'What Now' (are we shocked x), was actually my least favourite song out of the top 3 and in my bottom 10 of the final overall oops Well, our tastes seem to be.... polar -_- You had better not be behind that ghastly entry in the current PJSC! Honey. was blocked on PJSC because two more people tried to enter it after I had (one about an hour before the deadline closed even!), and when three or more people enter the same song, it's ineligible for a few rounds. And of course two people tried to enter it at PJSC there this month hehehehe
October 12, 20222 yr Oops at that Semi result, Mouthwash might have snuck in if it was in the other semi! Well done to Lookylion!! I didn’t vote for it because I just felt it sounded like an ABBA copycat rather than something that stood on its own two feet but I’m certainly not surprised at the win! Thank you to Rob for an amazing contest, so much effort and BJSC fm has been an amazing idea!
October 12, 20222 yr 111 Kyriatine: Pussy Riot & salem ilese - PRINCESS CHARMING (16 votes) Well at least 39th is a new position for me :lol: Congrats Lookylion! :heart: Amazing job at hosting Rob, absolutely flawless.
October 12, 20222 yr Well done Lookylion! That's a good winner and one I'm glad won out among all those contenders, I'm happy to have been proven right that this would be a close one :D And that wrong semi effect, very wild! Interesting to explore how many big hits have been potentially lost from the semis - this is why a DNQ is never a total failure, if you promote it hard enough to those in the other semi you think it should be aimed at (e.g. even with coming last this contest I don't really feel like I came last as I am aware of people who named it a semi 1 highlight who couldn't vote for it x). would have liked to see Áskorza higher as it was the clear winner of the contest for me but it got a rather decent position in the end. Also very nice to see Persephonia dark horsing it as I predicted, this one slightly less blinded by loving it
October 12, 20222 yr Oops at slipping to a place lower on a tie -_- one consolidation is I think that might be a new position tbh as I don't remember landing in 26th before. Goodness at Lookylion going from 16th in the semi to winning. That's a vast improvement if I've seen one.
October 12, 20222 yr Ty for all those that voted Lola! Especially Cody, Haus and Jacob for those medal points, and Jade and 152 for the 12s :wub: (hope I didn't miss anyone x) The song climaticly melodified pop music in an artful ribbon dance. If blood The Snake and Beaverdonia voted maybe she would have sneaked top 10! RIP our top 10 streak
October 12, 20222 yr A song going from 16th to 1st in particular really raises the hypothetical of if there could have even been DNQs before that would have won if they made the final - 16th would have been a DNQ under the rules of BJSC 72 which actually had one more entry than the current contest...! (I'd say it's unlikely but still surprisingly plausible). Well, our tastes seem to be.... polar -_- You had better not be behind that ghastly entry in the current PJSC! Honey. was blocked on PJSC because two more people tried to enter it after I had (one about an hour before the deadline closed even!), and when three or more people enter the same song, it's ineligible for a few rounds. And of course two people tried to enter it at PJSC there this month hehehehe I'm just not much of an ABBA fan sorry :kink: (apart from 'Lay All Your Love On Me', that song is excellent, they have a few others I like as well but I am pretty neutral on most of their discography and I was neutral on 'What Now' too). Dw I'm not, I had a skim through parts of that song and I don't think even I'll be voting for it lol, maybe if it was an instrumental but the vocals sounded a bit much. And ah right at that, fair then, I guess people just being on the same wavelength - you were the only person to send it here. Ty for all those that voted Lola! Especially Cody, Haus and Jacob for those medal points, and Jade and 152 for the 12s :wub: (hope I didn't miss anyone x) The song climaticly melodified pop music in an artful ribbon dance. If blood The Snake and Beaverdonia voted maybe she would have sneaked top 10! RIP our top 10 streak I blame Pedonika
October 12, 20222 yr I still think Mercury Retrograde woulda had a good shot at winning if it had scraped through the semi. It was a grower and had its fans already! Poor Kerth :( Lola should have been top10 at least!!!
October 12, 20222 yr Looking forward to the next contest if Lookylion agree to host! :cheer: Please Rob when you are able could we have the spreadsheets posted. ^_^
October 12, 20222 yr Looking forward to the next contest if Lookylion agree to host! :cheer: Please Rob when you are able could we have the spreadsheets posted. ^_^ Well, like next time, I need some help :wacko: I PM'd Bre about it ^_^
October 12, 20222 yr Going more or less as expected so far, thought it would land in the bottom 10 and we're very much on track to do that. Thanks very much to Danæviia for the medal position as well as to Dobago, Niceland, Bøtanikkä and Terra Avium for giving us double figures! We are also stunned by Lotunia's vote, after giving zero to every single one of our previous finalists we're very surprised and grateful to be given one point this time! :D :wub: I was surprised I actually pointed your entry :P (opps at not having pointed your entries before tho, I know there is at least one other entry of yours that I liked). There has been some similar songs entered lately that has not really done anything for me, but this one was actually pretty great! Also, congrats to Lookylion on your second gold medal!
October 12, 20222 yr A song going from 16th to 1st in particular really raises the hypothetical of if there could have even been DNQs before that would have won if they made the final - 16th would have been a DNQ under the rules of BJSC 72 which actually had one more entry than the current contest...! (I'd say it's unlikely but still surprisingly plausible). It's certainly plausible. All it would have taken this time were for me (or anyone else who didn't vote for it) and one of the people who gave it 10 to be drawn in the opposite semis, then there would have been a decent chance that Honey. wouldn't have even qualified.
October 12, 20222 yr A song going from 16th to 1st in particular really raises the hypothetical of if there could have even been DNQs before that would have won if they made the final - 16th would have been a DNQ under the rules of BJSC 72 which actually had one more entry than the current contest...! (I'd say it's unlikely but still surprisingly plausible).Didn’t Dusky DNQ in its original contest before the Q threshold was raised to 20? Not sure about winning but I think it might have come close
October 12, 20222 yr Should we explore the pot idea from Eurovision? ~ I guess it’s an idea. I once thought about three semis but realised there might be even more chance a dance/rock etc song might just end up lumbered with pop voters or a pop song might end up in an otherwise dance/rock semi etc, if it’s kept random. The smaller the number, the more you’d have to probably take away the random element of the draw. Overall, two semis isn’t perfect but works pretty well I’d say. I doubt we lose that many ‘would have been huge if in the other semi’ type songs. Maybe not even one a month for the most part as we hardly end up with that many really shocking DNQs these days.
October 12, 20222 yr Very happy with that result given the fact I qualified was a surprise in itself! Thanks for all the late® votes as well that I didn't mention before. A great hosting job Rob and congrats Wouter!
October 13, 20222 yr Should we explore the pot idea from Eurovision? ~ as ever I'd love the geeky aspects of this, in creating a pop pot, a dance pot, a indie-focused pot, though it puts a lot of the power in the hands of those who decide the pots and potential arguments about that (presumably though Bré's stats would give some form of legitimacy to it). It is always one of the greatest challenges I face month to month, I have to budget for the people who likely will never vote for the song I'm putting in front of them and the people I have a good idea will like it and once the dice has been rolled, if I end up in a semi with too few of the latter I know I'm generally shit out of luck even if several people who enter would probably like it. (not to disparage the semi system as a whole, its cruel whims are some of the things that keeps one coming back most to the contest)
October 13, 20222 yr as ever I'd love the geeky aspects of this, in creating a pop pot, a dance pot, a indie-focused pot, though it puts a lot of the power in the hands of those who decide the pots and potential arguments about that (presumably though Bré's stats would give some form of legitimacy to it). It is always one of the greatest challenges I face month to month, I have to budget for the people who likely will never vote for the song I'm putting in front of them and the people I have a good idea will like it and once the dice has been rolled, if I end up in a semi with too few of the latter I know I'm generally shit out of luck even if several people who enter would probably like it. (not to disparage the semi system as a whole, its cruel whims are some of the things that keeps one coming back most to the contest) For sure, as much as One Big Final was a fun trial for the fact you know the entire intended audience will hear your song, plus arguably it might encourage riskier entries from more people, 60+ tracks would be a bit much to get through these days and you also don't get the Q or DNQ streaks/semi results drama/redemption arcs etc.
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