BJSC 168 - How Herbilore Voted

 

Here's who we gave our points to in our seventh competition:

 

Semi Final 1:

12pts Singerpurear ⚙ The Fizz - Amen

10pts New Lexico ⚙ Bea And Her Business - Safety Net

8pts Zanmatony ⚙ Nemahsis - coloured concrete

7pts Aesthetica ⚙ ADÉLA - HOMEWRECKED

6pts Altyr Muunilinst ⚙ Cassyette - Over It

5pts Cheiron ⚙ 76th Street - The Lipstick Lounge

4pts Jupiterdonia ⚙ Poppy - Motorbike

3pts Kyriatine ⚙ Meg Smith - jesus christ in a mini skirt

2pts POPHub ⚙ CATTY - Healing Out Of Spite

1pt Niceland ⚙ Elle Limebear - Bye Fear

 

Grand Final:

18pts Singerpurear ⚙ The Fizz - Amen

15pts Zanmatony ⚙ Nemahsis - coloured concrete

13pts Altyr Muunilinst ⚙ Cassyette - Over It

12pts Sandénia ⚙ Cassie Henderson - Seconds To Midnight (11:59)

11pts New Lexico ⚙ Bea And Her Business - Safety Net

10pts Aesthetica ⚙ ADÉLA - HOMEWRECKED

9pts Lotunia ⚙ Lissie - Further Away (Romance Police)

8pts Jupiterdonia ⚙ Poppy - Motorbike

7pts Bøtanikkä ⚙ Loona - Vamos A La Playa

6pts POPHub ⚙ CATTY - Healing Out Of Spite

5pts Kyriatine ⚙ Meg Smith - jesus christ in a mini skirt

4pts Harmonica ⚙ Blondfire - True Confessions

3pts Kluminican Republic ⚙ Leftwing : Kody & Raphi - Delirious

2pts Cor Lupus ⚙ emlyn - the devil called

1pt Hushkanukia ⚙ KATSEYE - Debut

BJSC 169 - Salt Ashes

 

The budget has increased for our 8th contest and as such Herbilore are sending previous BJSC entrant Salt Ashes.

 

Pop banger 'Cut You With A Kiss' will hopefully & finally get us a 2nd final appearance.

 

Final Position: 25th in Semi Final 2

Points scored: 37

 

Thanks to the following nations for points:

 

* The Spodic Empire - 7pts

* Yobnedorica - 6pts

* Hendinia - 6pts

* Ajanaeda - 4pts

* Lotunia - 4pts

* Kyriatine - 4pts

* Ramrynia - 3pts

* Danæviia - 2pts

* Mothertopia - 1pt

 

 

Edited November 26, 2024Nov 26 by Herbs

Herbilore would like to announce they are exiting BJSC

 

It’s been pushing my time with work and social commitments and if I’m honest I feel too much of an outsider. I even sent a generic and good pop song this month, got loads of predictions to qualify and still didn’t come close.

 

Thanks to all who have made me feel welcome. I will probably vote in the final….

very sorry about the withdrawal :cry: many songs were robbed of a place in the final hope to see you back when you feel like it again x

very sorry about the withdrawal :cry: many songs were robbed of a place in the final hope to see you back when you feel like it again x

 

Thanks for your comment. It means a lot

 

To be honest I think it’d be a low chance of me re-entering. The last one deflated me and this one has left a really bad taste in my mouth.

 

 

Herbilore would like to announce they are exiting BJSC

 

It’s been pushing my time with work and social commitments and if I’m honest I feel too much of an outsider. I even sent a generic and good pop song this month, got loads of predictions to qualify and still didn’t come close.

 

Thanks to all who have made me feel welcome. I will probably vote in the final….

 

It would be a shame to see you go. Our tastes are completely different, but I have always appreciated that you send music you genuinely love — which I know can make it more even disappointing.

 

I just hope you see that your entries have been valued. They have connected and resonated with people, even if they haven’t connected with everyone.

 

 

Very sad to hear this Herbs, you've been a breath of fresh air in the contest for me with some different kinds of entries that nobody else sends.

 

I've voted for several of your entries in the semis. Last month's from Hymn For A Woman was spectacularly robbed - it would have been my 18 in the final if only I'd had the opportunity to support it. One of my favourite discoveries this year. Celestial Skies' Forget Me Not was such a lovely song too.

 

I think semi draws play a huge part in this and you've been on the unlucky side of several of them recently.

 

Salt Ashes on paper looked safe, so I do understand the predictions it had, but personally I always think it's tricky to send a past winning act because the weight of expectation is higher - voters maybe go in with more of an idea about what they might hear (or think they want to hear) than when they listen to a song by an artist they have no existing opinions on (with the caveat of course that not everyone was present when she won in 2016).

 

I definitely think you have been a great addition though, and I hope you can pop back in from time to time when you have something you love that you want to share with us. I would always be delighted to see you back.

Very sad to hear this Herbs, you've been a breath of fresh air in the contest for me with some different kinds of entries that nobody else sends.

 

I've voted for several of your entries in the semis. Last month's from Hymn For A Woman was spectacularly robbed - it would have been my 18 in the final if only I'd had the opportunity to support it. One of my favourite discoveries this year. Celestial Skies' Forget Me Not was such a lovely song too.

 

I think semi draws play a huge part in this and you've been on the unlucky side of several of them recently.

 

Salt Ashes on paper looked safe, so I do understand the predictions it had, but personally I always think it's tricky to send a past winning act because the weight of expectation is higher - voters maybe go in with more of an idea about what they might hear (or think they want to hear) than when they listen to a song by an artist they have no existing opinions on (with the caveat of course that not everyone was present when she won in 2016).

 

I definitely think you have been a great addition though, and I hope you can pop back in from time to time when you have something you love that you want to share with us. I would always be delighted to see you back.

 

Thank you - FYI I love your entry this month and hope you do really well.

 

I'll never say never, but this contest has pretty much destroyed my confidence with it so it's a 'very unlikely' for now!

It would be a shame to see you go. Our tastes are completely different, but I have always appreciated that you send music you genuinely love — which I know can make it more even disappointing.

 

I just hope you see that your entries have been valued. They have connected and resonated with people, even if they haven’t connected with everyone.

 

Thanks - I wouldn't say our tastes are completely different as I've voted for you before :P

Hmmmm Herbilore are considering cancelling our exit…..

 

This months competition has done the pop leaning songs dirty (in my opinion) and I want to be able to try and help with that moving forward…..

 

 

Good to hear!!

BJSC 169 - How Herbilore Voted

 

Here's who we gave our points to in our eighth competition:

 

Semi Final 2:

12pts POPHub ☢ Lo Lauren - Wonder

10pts FSR Rontvia ☢ Jude York - Monaco

8pts The Spodic Empire ☢ Alban Ramosaj - Theje

7pts Jupiterdonia ☢ Editors - Cold

6pts Kyriatine ☢ Jessie Murph - Cold

5pts Ramrynia ☢ RØRY - SORRY I'M LATE

4pts Aesthetica ☢ CERANDA - DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION

3pts République d'Áskorza ☢ Lola Blanc - The Silence

2pts Eastovka ☢ GIMS - Est-Ce Que Tu M'Aimes ?

1pt Hendinia ☢ Rebecca Black - TRUST!

 

Grand Final:

18pts FSR Rontvia ☢ Jude York - Monaco

15pts POPHub ☢ Lo Lauren - Wonder

13pts New Lexico ☢ ASTON - Mama Didn't Raise No

12pts The Spodic Empire ☢ Alban Ramosaj - Theje

11pts FARC ☢ Keli Holiday & Alex Cameron - Online Jesus

10pts Altyr Muunilinst ☢ LEXXE - Disco Witch

9pts République d'Áskorza ☢ Lola Blanc - The Silence

8pts Mothertopia ☢ Tom Aspaul - Listen 2 Nicole

7pts Eastovka ☢ GIMS - Est-Ce Que Tu M'Aimes ?

6pts Lookylion ☢ Samantha Jade - Minutes To Midnight

5pts Hendinia ☢ Rebecca Black - TRUST!

4pts Land of DW ☢ BENNETT - Lullaby

3pts Harmonica ☢ Sampa The Great - Let Me Be Great (feat. Angélique Kidjo)

2pts Bøtanikkä ☢ CXLOE - Shapeshifter

1pt Cheiron ☢ The Warning - MORE

BJSC 170 - Benedict Cork

 

Hoping to bounce back from our (frankly) shock NQ from BJSC 169, Herbliore are sending gay anthem 'Reasons I Loved You (I Can't Think of One)' to BJSC 170

 

Benedict recently made an appearance at our national Pride festival, capturing the crowd with his charismatic performance.

 

Here's hoping for a change to our fortunes.....

 

Final Position: 28th in SF1

Points scored: 17

 

Thanks to the following nations for points:

 

* FSR Rontvia - 6pts

* Harmonica - 4pts

* Singerpurear - 3pts

* Sovarasma - 3pts

* Eastovka - 1pt

 

 

Edited December 2, 2024Dec 2 by Herbs

BJSC 170 - How Herbilore Voted

 

Here's who we gave our points to in our ninth competition:

 

Semi Final 1:

12pts Altyr Muunilinst 🦎 Metteson - Waves

10pts Macromia 🦎 SOFIA ISELLA - I Can Be Your Mother

8pts New Lexico 🦎 Cimberly - bye bye bye

7pts Fljótavík 🦎 CHINCHILLA - 1:5

6pts Ultraviolenceland 🦎 Skye Riley - Blood On White Satin

5pts Danæviia 🦎 CLANN - Arise

4pts Mothertopia 🦎 Leah Kate - But I Lied

3pts Hushkanukia 🦎 ADÉLA - SUPERSCAR

2pts Séyetana 🦎 Phantom Siita - Zoku Zoku

1pt East Rukahavian 🦎 Geowulf - Nightmare

 

Grand Final:

18pts Ajanaeda 🐅 Grace Davies - Another Night

15pts Cheiron 🦊 CMAT - Where Are Your Kids Tonight? (feat. John Grant)

13pts Altyr Muunilinst 🐑 Metteson - Waves

12pts Macromia 🦇 SOFIA ISELLA - I Can Be Your Mother

11pts New Lexico 🐎 Cimberly - bye bye bye

10pts Lookylion 🐈 JACOTÉNE - Stop Calling

9pts République d'Áskorza 🐹 Cloudy June - CREEPY!

8pts Fljótavík 🐂 CHINCHILLA - 1:5

7pts Ultraviolenceland 🦌 Skye Riley - Blood On White Satin

6pts Mothertopia 🐿️ Leah Kate - But I Lied

5pts Hushkanukia 🐺 ADÉLA - SUPERSCAR

4pts Bøtanikkä 🐒 BABYMETAL & Electric Callboy - RATATATA

3pts East Rukahavian 🦓 Geowulf - Nightmare

2pts Singerpurear 🐕 Jackson Sisters - I Believe In Miracles

1pt Taahino 🐖 Chrissy Chlapecka - My Only Dream Is To Be Loved

Edited December 10, 2024Dec 10 by Herbs

BJSC 171 - Alexis Strum

 

As we go into 2025, Herbilore are hoping to qualify with their BJSC171 entry, 'Karma' by 'Alexis Strum'

 

Alexis Strum was on the brink of success in the mid-2000's, with 'It Could Be You', a stunning and beautiful ballad getting a large number of plays on music video channels. For some reason it never worked out and the release of 'It Could Be You' got cancelled. Fast forward almost 20 years and Alexis was offered a record deal to finally release her album and to release this new track.

 

There are some lovely easter eggs in the music video & of course that killer line 'Alexa, play Taylor Swift Karma'

 

Final Position: 25th in SF1

Points scored: 25

 

Thanks to the following nations for points:

 

* Cheiron - 7pts

* Conoria - 7pts

* Altyr Muunilinst - 6pts

* New Lexico - 4pts

* FSR Rontvia - 1pt

 

Edited January 27Jan 27 by Herbs

BJSC 171 - How Herbilore Voted

 

Here's who we gave our points to in our tenth competition - Greenfroze becomes the first country to receive a second maximum pointer from us :)

 

Semi Final 1:

12pts Greenfroze: Just Garbage - Spaghetti

10pts New Lexico: Jennifer Aoun - Breaking My Heart

8pts Yehesi: iyah may - Karmageddon

7pts Mothertopia: Joesef - Joe

6pts Altyr Muunilinst: Beks - Dangerous

5pts Fljótavík: Delaporte & bruno - Rendición

4pts Hinterlandia: Nick León & Erika De Casier - Bikini

3pts Eastovka: Ikimonogakari - Netsujo No Spectrum

2pts Neliönoir: Kassie Krut - Reckless

1pt Ajanaeda: Banshee - You are what you fear in me.

 

Grand Final:

18pts Greenfroze: Just Garbage - Spaghetti

15pts New Lexico: Jennifer Aoun - Breaking My Heart

13pts Mothertopia: Joesef - Joe

12pts Altyr Muunilinst: Beks - Dangerous

11pts Hinterlandia: Nick León & Erika De Casier - Bikini

10pts Zanmatony: Heidi Montag - 5G (Only Fire Remix)

9pts Cheiron: Haute & Freddy - Scantily Clad

8pts Fljótavík: Delaporte & bruno - Rendición

7pts Taahino: Good Boy Daisy - Operator

6pts Eastovka: Ikimonogakari - Netsujo No Spectrum

5pts Ben's Sanctuary: Nick Varell - U & Me

4pts Ajanaeda: Banshee - You are what you fear in me.

3pts Neliönoir: Kassie Krut - Reckless

2pts Bøtanikkä: Otha - Effin

1pt The Spodic Empire: Lydia Ainsworth - Parade

To celebrate our 10th competition, Herbilore have created a compilation of our favourite 10 songs & our first 10 entries (in order of how they performed)

 

 

Full Track Listing:

 

1) Maude Latour - Cursed Romantics (Altyr Muunilinst BJSC165)

2) Jude York - Monaco (FSR Rontvia BJSC169)

3) The Fizz - Amen (Singerpurear BJSC168)

4) The Veronicas - Here To Dance (Taahino BJSC162)

5) Beast In Black - Power of the Beast (FSR Rontvia BJSC166)

6) Just Garbage - Spaghetti (Greenfroze BJSC171)

7) Grace Davies - Another Night (BJSC170)

8) Alison Iraheta - Friday I'll Be Over You (Summericia BJSC162)

9) Bingo Players & Pure Shores - Summer Dreaming (Kluminican Republic BJSC166)

10) Aiko & Teya - Hunger (Greenfroze BJSC166)

 

Side 2 - Herbilore's Entries

 

1) The Vaccines - Hometown of Jupiter (190pts - final BJSC163)

2) Salt Ashes - Cut You With A Kiss (37pts BJSC169)

3) Ciaran Lavery - Selene (34pts BJSC162)

4) Ayala - Sorry For Nothing (29pts BJSC164)

5) Alexis Strum - Karma (25pts BJSC171)

6) Celestial Skies - Forget Me Not (22pts BJSC166)

7) Husk - Born Again (20pts BJSC167)

8) That Woman - Hymn For A Woman (20pts BJSC168)

9) Iwan Rheon - Bang Bang (18pts BJSC165)

10) Benedict Cork - Reasons I Love You (I Can't Think Of One) (17pts BJSC170)

Edited February 3Feb 3 by Herbs

BJSC 172 - Sleeping At Last

 

Time for the next contest. It feels inevitable that Herbilore are destined to break the consecutive NQ record, so for BJSC 172 we’ve gone back to our melancholy/ethereal routes with an entry that aims to make you feel, rather than make you rush to vote for us.

 

Or maybe our thing is planets and sending ‘Mercury’ by Sleeping At Last will accompany ‘Hometown of Jupiter’ as our only other qualifier!

 

Sleeping at Last started off as a band but now, like one of our other fave artists Passenger, is a solo project led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan O’Neal.

 

Final Position: 7th in SF2, 23rd in Final

Points scored: 68 in SF2, 147 in Final

 

& we reached the final for only our second time!!!!!

Thanks to the following nations for points:

Semi Final:

• Niceland - 12pts

• New Lexico - 12pts

• Conoria - 10pts (I'd like to think you'd have given me points in the final!)

• Kluminican Republic - 10pts

• Trifoski - 8pts

• Hendinia - 6pts

• Danæviia - 4pts

• Land of DW - 3pts

• Eledan - 3pts

Final:

• Niceland - 18pts

• New Lexico - 18pts

• Jupiterdonia - 15pts

• Trifoski - 12pts

• Lotunia - 12pts

• Greenfroze - 9pts

• Kluminican Republic - 9pts

• Seyetana - 8pts

• Fljotavik - 8pts

• Zanmatony - 7pts

• Danæviia - 7pts

• Hendinia - 5pts

• Kylienips - 4pts

• Summericia - 4pts

• Bronzil - 3pts

• Sovarasma - 3pts

• Land of DW - 3pts

• Mothertopia - 1pt

• Persephonia - 1pt

Edited March 7Mar 7 by Herbs

BJSC 172 - How Herbilore Voted

 

Here's who we gave our points to in our 11th competition

Semi Final 1:

12pts Taahino • Erin LeCount - Silver Spoon

10pts Lookylion • Lauren Mayberry - Crocodile Tears

8pts Hendinia • Jessica Winter - L.O.V.E.

7pts New Lexico • Grēta - Monster

6pts Yuxhaaq • CLMD - Burning My Bridges

5pts FARC • Vera Hotsauce - Dad's Bugatti

4pts Mothertopia • Gretta Ray - Upgraded

3pts Pestolia • Jane Remover - Flash In The Pan

2pts Land of DW • VOLA - Bleed Out

1pt Danæviia • The Yagas - The Crying Room

 

Grand Final:

18pts Lookylion • Lauren Mayberry - Crocodile Tears

15pts Mothertopia • Gretta Ray - Upgraded

13pts Taahino • Erin LeCount - Silver Spoon

12pts Hendinia • Jessica Winter - L.O.V.E.

11pts FARC • Vera Hotsauce - Dad's Bugatti

10pts New Lexico • Grēta - Monster

9pts POPHub • DRIIA - A LITTLE LIFE

8pts Altyr Muunilinst • Hayes Warner - Oh!

7pts Danæviia • The Yagas - The Crying Room

6pts Pestolia • Jane Remover - Flash In The Pan

5pts Kyriatine • Charlotte Cardin - Feel Good

4pts FSR Rontvia • God Colony & Roy - Loss Is Not Infinite

3pts Aesthetica • Babymorocco - Body Organic Disco Electronic

2pts Macromia • Hotel Mira - Dancing With The Moonlight

1pt Greenfroze • Snow Wife - What Do Girls Do?

BJSC 173 - Zaho de Sagazan & Tom Odell

 

After (finally) breaking our NQ run, Herbilore returns to BJSC 173 with a beautiful ballad. 'Old Friend' is a bilingual masterpiece by Zaho de Sagazan (former FS Rontvia artist) and melancholy troubadour Tom Odell.

We hope you enjoy :)

 

Final Position: 13th in SF2, 40th in Final

Points scored: 58 in SF2, 94 in Final

Our third (& second consecutive) final - woop woop!

Thanks to the following nations for points:

Semi Final:

• Macromia - 12pts

• Summericia - 12pts

• Singerpurear - 8pts

• Kluminican Republic - 5pts

• The Spodic Empire - 5pts

• Botanikka - 4pts

• Kylienips - 3pts

• Skall - 3pts

• Why So Sirius - 2pts

• Lotunia - 2pts

• Terra Avium - 2pts

Final:

• Singerpurear - 15pts

• The Spodic Empire - 15pts

• Macromia - 11pts

• Aeroche - 9pts

• Trifoski - 7pts

• Kluminican Republic - 7pts

• Summericia - 6pts

• Oslol - 6pts

• Greenfroze - 5pts

• Lotunia - 5pts

• Ben's Sanctuary - 3pts

• Pestolia - 2pts

• Kylienips - 1pt

• Fljótavík - 1pt

• FS Rontvia - 1pt

Edited March 30Mar 30 by Herbs