Bop Idol 3.0: CONFIRMATIONS (New deadline now Mon 17th 23:59)

Posted March 9Mar 9

Welcome to the latest song contest hosted in the 21st Century Throwback forum. I present you... Bop Idol 3!

Seen as I somehow managed to win the previous edition of the contest (my first time ever winning any Buzzjack song contest) it fell to me, as rules dictate, to host the next edition. I've never hosted anything of this nature before so I would appreciate your patience for any inevitable shortcomings!

So, on to the theme for this contest, which I deliberated long and hard about, flitting between a few different ideas I was toying with - but I finally came up with one that (just about) met with approval from the mods:

Pop B-Sides and Deep Cuts!

I'm from a generation that avidly collected CD singles, in no small part due to the B-sides or bonus tracks that were often included on them. Sometimes the B-sides were better than the A-sides. Then there are the deep cuts, hidden gems buried away on albums which were crying out to be released as a single but were ultimately left consigned to remain undiscovered by the general public.

So what we're looking for here are songs released from 2000 onwards which were either a B-side/bonus track on a single, or an album track, but not released as a single in any territory. Genre wise we're looking for pop, but this can be anything from pop/rock to dance pop to bubblegum pop or anything in between. As long as it vaguely fits the broad spectrum of pop, that's fine.

Here is your smallprint:

1. Only songs from the year 2000 or later are allowed.

2. The song must not have been released as a single in any major territory.

4. The song must not have been entered into the previous Bop Idol song contest.

5. The song must not have been a top 20 hit in another song contest on the site. However, any song that has previously been entered into these contests may still be vetoed, especially if recent.

6. Any other song that we feel is at an unfair advantage (e.g. well-known on the forum) will still be vetoed at host / mod discretion.

7. As this is a Throwback forum, it is encouraged, but not required, that entries are from a nostalgic time period, ideally up to 2015, however, anything released later may still be acceptable.

8. Artists may have no more than one entry per contest, so first come first served.

This is an anonymous song contest, so no revealing or hinting at your entry please!

The confirmation window will be open for a full week, so you have until 23:59 GMT on ~~Sunday 16th~~ Monday 17th March 2025 to submit your entry.

Entries must be confirmed using the dedicated Google Form - please do not PM me - the link to the form is below:

ENTER HERE: https://forms.gle/s4y1mue5LHk32u2eA

Any questions or queries, please PM me.

I look forward to hearing some undiscovered gems!

Participants confirmed (19):

Addy!

awardinary

Brer

Chez Wombat

Cody

CowTzy

dandy*