Posted 4 hours ago4 hr *this banner was made with A.I. using digital tools from the 21st CenturyWelcome back to the results show for the 12th edition of The Best Song Contest In The World... Ever!Here is a reminder of the entries you have voted for;The Doobie Brothers – SpiritSaint Etienne – AvenueWonky Alice – CaterpillarsOut Of Order – TearsJuniper – WeathermanBows – RocketsHappy Rhodes – WinterDeep Forest – GatheringTori Amos – HotelEarth & Fire – WeekendPeter Gabriel – IntruderPortishead – BiscuitTalking Heads – HeavenTed Nugent – StrangleholdU.S.U.R.A. & Datura – Infinity [Astrological Mix]Saints & Sinners – PeaceChristoph De Babalon – WaterMinistry – RevengeQueen – LiarThe Beloved – SatellitePulp – StacksSpace Art – OnyxHubert Kah – LimousineThere was a full house of votes, plus one guest voter. So let's get on with the show!
4 hours ago4 hr Oh nice. I'm in a bad, resentful mood so hopefully this results show brings me up, rather than down further into my resentful hole.
3 hours ago3 hr I honestly don’t expect to do well in this but intrigued to see how it plays out nonetheless as I adore the track. I reckon one of the bigger names could win this.
3 hours ago3 hr Author 1/24WoW73Entry: Earth & Fire – Weekend@WoW73 is the first person to reveal, and they are revealed to be behind the song that many of us found out to be the inspiration behind a later covered dance track by Scooter!On 14/01/2026 at 16:03, WoW73 said:12 Winter10 Hotel8 Limousine7 Spirit6 Satellite5 Revenge4 Liar3 Intruder2 Infinity1 StacksScoreboard1. (12 Points) Happy Rhodes – Winter2. (10 Points) Tori Amos – Hotel3. (8 Points) Hubert Kah – Limousine4. (7 Points) The Doobie Brothers – Spirit5. (6 Points) The Beloved – Satellite6. (5 Points) Ministry – Revenge7. (4 Points) Queen – Liar8. (3 Points) Peter Gabriel – Intruder9. (2 Points) U.S.U.R.A. & Datura – Infinity [Astrological Mix]10. (1 Points) Pulp – Stacks11. (0 Points) Bows – Rockets12. (0 Points) Christoph De Babalon – Water13. (0 Points) Deep Forest – Gathering14. (0 Points) Earth & Fire – Weekend [WoW73]15. (0 Points) Juniper – Weatherman16. (0 Points) Out Of Order – Tears17. (0 Points) Portishead – Biscuit18. (0 Points) Saint Etienne – Avenue19. (0 Points) Saints & Sinners – Peace20. (0 Points) Space Art – Onyx21. (0 Points) Talking Heads – Heaven22. (0 Points) Ted Nugent – Stranglehold23. (0 Points) Wonky Alice – CaterpillarsSo it is Happy Rhodes who takes the first lead for the evening. Let's continue to see how things unfold.Next up we have votes from @Jester
3 hours ago3 hr Author 2/24JesterEntry: Pulp – Stacks@Jester gave us something from British band Pulp. Stacks was released from the band's 1993 compilation Intro: The Gift Recordings.On 25/01/2026 at 14:02, Jester said:Hi12 Portishead – Biscuit10 The Beloved – Satellite08 U.S.U.R.A. & Datura – Infinity [Astrological Mix]07 Saint Etienne – Avenue06 Saints & Sinners – Peace05 Wonky Alice – Caterpillars04 Talking Heads – Heaven03 Ministry – Revenge02 Deep Forest – Gathering01 Hubert Kah – LimousineThanksScoreboard1. (16 Points) The Beloved – Satellite2. (12 Points) Happy Rhodes – Winter3. (12 Points) Portishead – Biscuit4. (10 Points) Tori Amos – Hotel5. (10 Points) U.S.U.R.A. & Datura – Infinity [Astrological Mix]6. (9 Points) Hubert Kah – Limousine7. (8 Points) Ministry – Revenge8. (7 Points) Saint Etienne – Avenue9. (7 Points) The Doobie Brothers – Spirit10. (6 Points) Saints & Sinners – Peace11. (5 Points) Wonky Alice – Caterpillars12. (4 Points) Queen – Liar13. (4 Points) Talking Heads – Heaven14. (3 Points) Peter Gabriel – Intruder15. (2 Points) Deep Forest – Gathering16. (1 Points) Pulp – Stacks [Jester]17. (0 Points) Bows – Rockets18. (0 Points) Christoph De Babalon – Water19. (0 Points) Earth & Fire – Weekend [WoW73]20. (0 Points) Juniper – Weatherman21. (0 Points) Out Of Order – Tears22. (0 Points) Space Art – Onyx23. (0 Points) Ted Nugent – StrangleholdFor our next points, we turn our attention to @AH Gold
3 hours ago3 hr Author 3/24AH GoldEntry: Saints & Sinners – PeaceAn electronic piece from the 90s is what @AH Gold presented us with.On 18/01/2026 at 15:08, AH Gold said:12 Saint Etienne – Avenue10 Earth & Fire – Weekend08 The Beloved – Satellite07 Hubert Kah – Limousine06 Ministry – Revenge05 Pulp – Stacks04 U.S.U.R.A. & Datura – Infinity [Astrological Mix]03 Out Of Order – Tears02 The Doobie Brothers – Spirit01 Tori Amos – HotelScoreboard1. (24 Points) The Beloved – Satellite2. (19 Points) Saint Etienne – Avenue3. (16 Points) Hubert Kah – Limousine4. (14 Points) Ministry – Revenge5. (14 Points) U.S.U.R.A. & Datura – Infinity [Astrological Mix]6. (12 Points) Happy Rhodes – Winter7. (12 Points) Portishead – Biscuit8. (11 Points) Tori Amos – Hotel9. (10 Points) Earth & Fire – Weekend [WoW73]10. (9 Points) The Doobie Brothers – Spirit11. (6 Points) Pulp – Stacks [Jester]12. (6 Points) Saints & Sinners – Peace [AH Gold]13. (5 Points) Wonky Alice – Caterpillars14. (4 Points) Queen – Liar15. (4 Points) Talking Heads – Heaven16. (3 Points) Out Of Order – Tears17. (3 Points) Peter Gabriel – Intruder18. (2 Points) Deep Forest – Gathering19. (0 Points) Bows – Rockets20. (0 Points) Christoph De Babalon – Water21. (0 Points) Juniper – Weatherman22. (0 Points) Space Art – Onyx23. (0 Points) Ted Nugent – StrangleholdThe Beloved are taking the lead these last couple of results, and there are still a few to get off the mark.Let's turn our attention to the votes from @Herbs next.
3 hours ago3 hr Author 4/24HerbsEntry: Juniper – Weatherman@Herbs opted to go for a relatively unknown artist whose music is not available on Spotify. Will it have paid off or will it leave him wanting to blame the weatherman...22 hours ago, Herbs said:Was actually finishing final listen through as you tagged me!Here are my votes:12 points - Hubert Kah - Limousine10 points - Pulp - Stacks8 points - Talking Heads - Heaven7 points - Queen - Liar6 points - Earth & Fire - Weekend5 points - Ministry - Revenge4 points - The Beloved - Satellite3 points - The Doobie Brothers - Spirit2 points - Saint Etienne - Avenue1 point - Deep Forest - GatheringScoreboard1. (28 Points) Hubert Kah – Limousine2. (28 Points) The Beloved – Satellite3. (21 Points) Saint Etienne – Avenue4. (19 Points) Ministry – Revenge5. (16 Points) Earth & Fire – Weekend [WoW73]6. (16 Points) Pulp – Stacks [Jester]7. (14 Points) U.S.U.R.A. & Datura – Infinity [Astrological Mix]8. (12 Points) Happy Rhodes – Winter9. (12 Points) Portishead – Biscuit10. (12 Points) Talking Heads – Heaven11. (12 Points) The Doobie Brothers – Spirit12. (11 Points) Queen – Liar13. (11 Points) Tori Amos – Hotel14. (6 Points) Saints & Sinners – Peace [AH Gold]15. (5 Points) Wonky Alice – Caterpillars16. (3 Points) Deep Forest – Gathering17. (3 Points) Out Of Order – Tears18. (3 Points) Peter Gabriel – Intruder19. (0 Points) Bows – Rockets20. (0 Points) Christoph De Babalon – Water21. (0 Points) Juniper – Weatherman [Herbs]22. (0 Points) Space Art – Onyx23. (0 Points) Ted Nugent – StrangleholdA new contender emerges, as a bright and shiny limo speeds to the top to join with Satellite!Next up is @jimwatts
3 hours ago3 hr Great entry, figured it would be Herbs' when I realised the lead singer wasn't relatively unknown at all but is in fact Damien Rice.
3 hours ago3 hr A nice entry choice from AH Gold, otherwise my favourites remaining unrevealed so far.
3 hours ago3 hr Author 5/24jimwattsEntry: Ministry – Revenge@jimwatts presented us with a rather interesting entry from 80s band Ministry. The catchy track is currently holding up well in the scoreboard, but how will it fare by the end...On 16/01/2026 at 23:25, jimwatts said:12 Out Of Order – Tears10 Portishead – Biscuit8 Saint Etienne – Avenue7 Christoph De Babalon – Water6 U.S.U.R.A. & Datura – Infinity5 Earth & Fire – Weekend4 Talking Heads – Heaven3 Wonky Alice – Caterpillars2 Happy Rhodes – Winter1 Saints & Sinners – PeaceCommiserations: Space Art – OnyxSaint Etienne and Portishead were my top 2 in the third edition of this contest (female lead singers) - those were my top songs by them - while these are among their best too, but there was room for something standout to grab the top spot. The Talking Heads song was a grower post-listenthrough and it was difficult to cut one of these 11 songs which make up my top half.Scoreboard1. (29 Points) Saint Etienne – Avenue2. (28 Points) Hubert Kah – Limousine3. (28 Points) The Beloved – Satellite4. (22 Points) Portishead – Biscuit5. (21 Points) Earth & Fire – Weekend [WoW73]6. (20 Points) U.S.U.R.A. & Datura – Infinity [Astrological Mix]7. (19 Points) Ministry – Revenge [jimwatts]8. (16 Points) Pulp – Stacks [Jester]9. (16 Points) Talking Heads – Heaven10. (15 Points) Out Of Order – Tears11. (14 Points) Happy Rhodes – Winter12. (12 Points) The Doobie Brothers – Spirit13. (11 Points) Queen – Liar14. (11 Points) Tori Amos – Hotel15. (8 Points) Wonky Alice – Caterpillars16. (7 Points) Christoph De Babalon – Water17. (7 Points) Saints & Sinners – Peace [AH Gold]18. (3 Points) Deep Forest – Gathering19. (3 Points) Peter Gabriel – Intruder20. (0 Points) Bows – Rockets21. (0 Points) Juniper – Weatherman [Herbs]22. (0 Points) Space Art – Onyx23. (0 Points) Ted Nugent – StrangleholdMoving ahead to take a lead, we now have Saint Etienne, one of the contenders tipped to do well.There are still songs on no points though, will that change next when we hear from @Severin
3 hours ago3 hr ...but I did have a feeling that Jim was behind Ministry so that's another goodun revealed there glad to see that doing fairly well so far.
3 hours ago3 hr Points from everyone so far - thanks all! A 5-point swap with WoW, always fun to hear where a later hit song's sample comes from, and it's a catchy song in its own right.
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