June 26, 20232 yr Author Next are another band that most of us I believe haven't heard about but it was nice discovery Bôa. Bôa is an English alternative rock band formed in London in 1993. The band progressed from a funk band to a rock band over the years. In the contest they are presented by !!! with their song 'Duvet'. Here are their votes: +12: ozean - scenic +10: portishead - roads +8: cocteau twins - iceblink luck +7: aptit - så'na här gånger +6: saint etienne - only love can break your heart +5: saâda bonaire - you could be more as you are +4: the cardigans - sick & tired +3: the grid - flotation +2: collide - violet’s dance +1: siouxsie & the banshees - peak-a-boo
June 26, 20232 yr Ooh the Ozean song was lovely - I actually got Jade entry vibes from that one too, Chez also makes sense though! Wow at it being an unreleased song, that's a shame. And another really nice entry from !!! as well, enjoyed the chilled / dreamy vibes of quite a few of the entries in this.
June 26, 20232 yr The one time I felt compelled to do a blurb :kink: This was probably my favourite 'discovery' of the year, it's so serene and beautiful and such a shame they never got a chance to record more. I knew BJSC would be too much of a risk so it was gonna be Nuggets but this popped up first and happened to fit the bill too! I was worried it might be a bit too subtle amongst all these big names but very pleased with these votes (thanks to !!! in particular <3) Portishead did strike me as a likely winner, though the rest of my top 3 was wonderful as well.
June 26, 20232 yr Author Next up are another iconic band Blondie. They are presented by jimwatts and he went with their very debut single X Offender released in 1976. Also here how jimwatts voted: Brilliant contest! My top two are well-worn favourites of mine, but my third place is a great discovery from whoever chose it: +12 Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart +10 Portishead - Roads +8 Saâda Bonaire - You Could Be More As You Are +7 The Cardigans - Sick & Tired +6 Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo +5 Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck +4 Nena - Nur Geträumt +3 Belly - Gepetto +2 All About Eve - Flowers in Our Hair +1 Ozean - Scenic Commiserations: Monsoon - Ever So Lonely (8 weeks Top 40 though); Aptit and Collide were inspired discoveries too. Scoreboard: 1 Portishead - Roads 66 2 Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart 49 3 Monsoon - Ever So Lonely 34 4 Saâda Bonaire - You Could Be More As You Are 34 5 Aptit - Så'na Här Gånger 24 6 Ozean - Scenic 24 7 The Grid - Floatation 22 8 The Cardigans - Sick & Tired 15 9 Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo 14 10 Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck 14 11 Bõa - Duvet 13 12 Olive - Miracle 9 13 Blondie - X Offender 9 14 All About Eve - Flowers in Our Hair 9 15 Collide - Violet's Dance 4 16 Nena - Nur Geträumt 4 17 Belly - Gepetto 3 18 Shakespear’s Sister - My 16th Apology 1 19 Total Touch - Touch Me There 0 20 Heart - Barracuda 0 21 Texas - Tell me The Answer 0 22 The Eurythmics - Aqua 0
June 26, 20232 yr Would definitely not complain at a Portishead win here. Wow at them opening with a triple 12 :cheeseblock:
June 26, 20232 yr X Offender is one of my favourite non-hit songs ever :wub: Thanks Jade and dandy* for the votes so far!
June 26, 20232 yr Author Moving up next with Bjork (not singer but our BJ member). They went with English Rock Band All About Eve and their song 'Flowers In Our Hair' released in 1987. Find Bjork votes below: voting: 12 Boa - Duvet 10 Portishead - Roads 8 St Etienne - Only love can break your heart 7 Shakespears sister - My 16th apology 6 Cardigans - Sick and tired 5 Blondie - x offender 4 Nena - Nur getraumt 3 Belly - Gepetto 2 Cocteau Twins - Iceblink luck 1 Olive - Miracle
June 26, 20232 yr X Offender is one of my favourite non-hit songs ever :wub: Thanks Jade and dandy* for the votes so far! I tried to enter Blondie but you beat me to it by a few minutes I believe!
June 26, 20232 yr Actually had not heard of All About Eve before but if this song is anything to go by I have been missing out - great entry Bjork <3
June 26, 20232 yr Well this is a one sided winner incoming with the 12s it would appear. Not sure I got that one personally but clearly in the minority haha.
June 26, 20232 yr I tried to enter Blondie but you beat me to it by a few minutes I believe! Yeah I thought they'd be a prime target! Somehow I didn't consider Portishead, Roads has long been my favourite song of theirs...
June 26, 20232 yr Author Next we have another very famous and finest Scottish rock band Texas and their 1999 album song 'Tell Me The Answer'. They are presented by popchartfreak and here their votes: Hi Addy! Thanks for running this much appreciated! I hope I'm doing it right sending the results to you! :lol: 12 points: Monsoon - Ever So Lonely 10 points: Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart 8 points: Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck 7 points: Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo 6 points: Total Touch - Touch Me There 5 points: Portishead - Roads 4 points: Heart - Barracuda 3 points: Blondie - X Offender 2 points: The Grid - Floatation 1 points: Shakespear’s Sister - My 16th Apology Scoreboard: 1 Portishead - Roads 81 2 Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart 67 3 Monsoon - Ever So Lonely 46 4 Saâda Bonaire - You Could Be More As You Are 34 5 Bõa - Duvet 25 6 Aptit - Så'na Här Gånger 24 7 Ozean - Scenic 24 8 The Grid - Floatation 24 9 Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck 24 10 The Cardigans - Sick & Tired 21 11 Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo 21 12 Blondie - X Offender 17 13 Olive - Miracle 10 14 All About Eve - Flowers in Our Hair 9 15 Shakespear’s Sister - My 16th Apology 9 16 Nena - Nur Geträumt 8 17 Belly - Gepetto 6 18 Total Touch - Touch Me There 6 19 Collide - Violet's Dance 4 20 Heart - Barracuda 4 21 Texas - Tell me The Answer 0 22 The Eurythmics - Aqua 0
June 26, 20232 yr Thanks Bjork and John for the points! I won't be getting a medal this time but top 10 would be nice.
June 26, 20232 yr Author Next up are what I consider one of the most inspired entries and bands Saâda Bonaire presented by Ansel. Saâda Bonaire was formed by Bremen DJ Ralf Behrendt in 1982, Saâda Bonaire was a unique concept band centered around two sultry female vocalists (Stefanie Lange and Claudia Hossfeld) as well as dozens of local musicians culled from the local immigration center. Here are Ansel votes: Hi! Here are my votes ^_^ 12 Monsoon - Ever So Lonely 10 The Grid - Floatation 08 Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart 07 Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck 06 The Cardigans - Sick & Tired 05 Nena - Nur Geträumt 04 Total Touch - Touch Me There 03 Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo 02 Belly - Gepetto 01 All About Eve - Flowers in Our Hair
June 26, 20232 yr Ansel coming through with the song about Morrissey :cheeseblock: :kink: #cannotunhear (good song tho x)
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