Posted May 24May 24 what do you mean my graphics aren't the best part of me hosting song contestsGood evening retro forum denizens, our much beloved The Best Song Contest In The World... Ever! has made it into the double digits and I have the honour of hosting this tenth edition with a bit of help from my blobular friend which is a motif I definitely won't get bored of very quickly.Our theme this time around is One Hit Wonders - although before you race to confirm 'Mr. Blobby' I regret to inform that won't be eligible (and neither will the underrated lost classic of a follow-up 'Christmas In Blobbyland' for that matter) because we're celebrating other songs which didn't reach the heights these artists did once (and once only).Now unlike the very straightforward and undebiable appeal of our favourite Blobbyland export, the exact definition of who counts as a one hit wonder if a little open to interpretation, so I've decided on a set of guidelines which I hope are fair and not too convoluted for what will be allowed into this contest:First and foremost, as we are in the 20th Century Retro forum, the artist's hit in question must have charted in the 20th century. (I will allow songs that were released this side of the millennium into this contest but the actual artist must be a 20th century one hit wonder).Your artist must either:have only one UK top 40 hit (you can't send the song they had the hit with)have only one UK top 20 hit (they can have other songs that charted at #21-40, but your entry must not be a top 40 hit)meet one of the above criteria for a different country (they must not have any UK top 40 hits and you can't send the song they had the hit with; I've included an optional section in the confirmation form to specify which country your artist is a one hit wonder in if it's not the UK)That aside, there's not any other well defined restrictions (other than avoiding sending a song that was sent to a previous edition of this contest, and you may want to avoid any previous entries to other song contests from the site too, most likely to see clashes from BJSC or Club Bizarre), but I will ask that we try and stick to the spirit of the theme rather than hunting for loopholes, so for example no trying to send A Flock Of Seagulls' 'I Ran' because it technically passes the above check. The song doesn't need to be a single, album tracks and B-sides are fine. Would also caution against sending artists who are one hit wonders as solo artists but much better known as members of groups unless their solo work is a significant departure from the group's. The entry list will be subject to mod review as ever and anything deemed to not fit may be liable to the dreaded veto.Click on the button below to confirm your entry via Google Form. Please don't read the small print at the bottom of the form.Confirmations will be open for just over a week, so setting the deadline as 23:59 BST on Saturday 31st May 2025, although I will almost certainly accept any straggler entries that come in during the day on Sunday 1st too. I am hoping to do a ~launch event~ on SyncTube on either Sunday 1st or Monday 2nd June depending on when a final song list is approved (as well as a regular SyncTube listenthrough for the contest during the voting period as usual).Confirmed participants so far (25):!!!Addy!AH GoldAnselawardinaryBjorkBrerChez WombatChrisJKCowTzydandy*danGDobbogooddeltaHerbsJadeJesterjimwattsJulian_King RolloMangøSceneSeverinSuedehead2WoW73
May 24May 24 Author I formulated the idea for this theme a few weeks ago but as of yet still haven't actually decided on an entry myself so hopefully I won't struggle with my own theme!
May 24May 24 I have thought of a few songs and artists which fit this theme but haven't decided which one to send yet.
May 24May 24 Despite knowing the theme in advance, I have absolutely no idea what to send to this. All the things I've thought of so far have actually had a second single that scraped top 20 for a week grrr!
May 24May 24 Thought I had lots of choices for this theme, before realising a lot of the acts I was thinking of were one hit wonders in the early 00's Have submitted something that I adoooooooore
May 25May 25 so if a singer has had many hits in the US but only 1 in the UK, is it ok? I'm not sure If I understood the part about other countries
May 25May 25 25 minutes ago, Bjork said:so if a singer has had many hits in the US but only 1 in the UK, is it ok? I'm not sure If I understood the part about other countriesI think the "other countries" part means that you may send (for example) a specific Danish band who only had one well-known hit in Denmark.But that's just how I interpreted that part. Please let me know if I'm in line with you, Bray. 🙏
May 25May 25 57 minutes ago, Bjork said:so if a singer has had many hits in the US but only 1 in the UK, is it ok? I'm not sure If I understood the part about other countriesI read the criteria several times and still felt a bit lost 😂 but I think that's just me being a bit dense.I decided to stick to a UK chart song to be sure, but I haven't actually thought of one yet.I'm not doing very well at this all in all 🫣
May 25May 25 Author Yes I included that part to expand the scope if anyone wanted to send a one hit wonder from a different country instead x (but if so they must not have any UK hits, so you can't send e.g. Oasis because they are a one hit wonder in the USA etc.)I assume most people will just stick to the UK but I wanted the option to be there!
May 25May 25 I thought of a couple of songs which would technically meet these criteria but would almost certainly be vetoed for being too well-known e.g. John Denver - Take Me Home Country Roads, and almost went with Leonard Cohen until I rechecked the rules and his only UK Top 40 hit being in the 21st Century discounts him, even though said hit was a 20th Century song.Entered something anyway!
May 28May 28 After searching my brain for the last couple of days, my entry came into my head this morning...But it might get vetoed as it's quite well known.Edit - And the song I chose had already been taken. I know which one I'll be rooting for though 😜 Submitted an alternative. Edited May 28May 28 by ChrisJK
May 29May 29 I've sent one in. Hope I've understood the criteria correctly (might be a bit well known)
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