Thanks Suede for the points <3

Oh my it’s getting tense!!!

I predict Onyx will be #1 on the next leaderboard.

I do wonder if anyone might have thought Wonky Alice was my entry x (or maybe I overestimate how well people know my niches). Was very interested to see who sent that one, a nice and obscure post-punk selection there Suede.

I think it's very safe to say now that the pattern in the points for 'Onyx' was intentional, only a question now of if you chose to do that because it was the winner or just to be cruel to Chez, perhaps building up to another bridesmaid spot

Thanks Suede - overtaken as expected, though I've had at least one of every score except 12 now

9 minutes ago, Scene said:

Let’s be real.

Still doubting it?

I thought the votes are being presented in order of receipt, but I guess not!!!

If this is going to be another 2nd place…

2 minutes ago, Mangø said:

Still doubting it?

I’m about to get a hat trick of 12s. 😎😂

1 minute ago, Brer said:

I do wonder if anyone might have thought Wonky Alice was my entry x (or maybe I overestimate how well people know my niches). Was very interested to see who sent that one, a nice and obscure post-punk selection there Suede.

I've been saving it up for a song contest since before Buzzjack existed!

22/24
Nine And ¾

Entry: Ted Nugent – Stranglehold

@Nine And ¾ made the choice to send Ted Nugent to this contest with one of his earlier works. It's a decent effort, but it's at the wrong end of the scoreboard.

On 15/01/2026 at 22:15, Nine And ¾ said:

Votes:

12 Space Art – Onyx

10 Queen – Liar

8 Ministry – Revenge

7 Wonky Alice – Caterpillars

6 The Doobie Brothers – Spirit

5 Out Of Order - Tears (1993)

4 Peter Gabriel – Intruder

3 Saints & Sinners – Peace

2 Deep Forest – Gathering

1 The Beloved – Satellite

Scoreboard

1. (89 Points) Space Art – Onyx [Chez Wombat]

2. (87 Points) U.S.U.R.A. & Datura – Infinity [Astrological Mix]

3. (82 Points) Saint Etienne – Avenue [Mangø]

4. (81 Points) Ministry – Revenge [jimwatts]

5. (73 Points) The Beloved – Satellite [Addy!]

6. (68 Points) Out Of Order – Tears [Dobbo]

7. (63 Points) Portishead – Biscuit [AllStarBySmashMouth]

8. (62 Points) Tori Amos – Hotel [dandy*]

9. (61 Points) Hubert Kah – Limousine [gooddelta]

10. (61 Points) Saints & Sinners – Peace [AH Gold]

11. (56 Points) Christoph De Babalon – Water

12. (55 Points) Happy Rhodes – Winter [matto]

13. (54 Points) Peter Gabriel – Intruder [Julian_]

14. (53 Points) Wonky Alice – Caterpillars [Suedehead2]

15. (51 Points) Queen – Liar [King Rollo]

16. (50 Points) Deep Forest – Gathering [awardinary]

17. (46 Points) Earth & Fire – Weekend [WoW73]

18. (44 Points) Pulp – Stacks [Jester]

19. (39 Points) Bows – Rockets [Jade]

20. (35 Points) Ted Nugent – Stranglehold [Nine And ¾]

21. (34 Points) The Doobie Brothers – Spirit [Scene]

22. (16 Points) Juniper – Weatherman [Herbs]

23. (16 Points) Talking Heads – Heaven [Severin]

Well, what a comeback from being on no points for a long time. Truly remarkable from Mr. Wombat... but wait... all is not over.

Would @Brer please like to step up and tell us what he thought and let Addy know his true identity...

Well I'm fairly sure at least that I'm not going to finish in 7th place like I have in 4 out of my last 10 BJ song contests!

Seriously I give up, clearly I don’t know what good music is when I regularly come near the bottom of the leaderboard and barely vote for what’s at the top

So many people sent songs that I felt were similar to mine and they have given me nothing….

Thanks for the bronze Nine! Oh would you look at that, the last song to leave single figures is now in the lead!

Thanks for the 6 points Nine!

Thanks Nine for the point!!! <3

Oh my, I’ll be floored if indeed Brer sent USURA

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by Addy!

I very much doubt Brer sent U.S.U.R.A.

You never know x

(you might know x)

4 minutes ago, Herbs said:

Seriously I give up, clearly I don’t know what good music is when I regularly come near the bottom of the leaderboard and barely vote for what’s at the top

So many people sent songs that I felt were similar to mine and they have given me nothing….

I've been in those shoes more than once, it's frustrating x

Oh nevermind, CowTzy votes aren’t revealed yet!!!

23/24
Brer

Entry: Christoph De Babalon – Water

So @Brer is not behind a big sounding dance song (#shocker) but instead he is responsible for introducing 90's German artist Christoph De Babalon to our lives with this watery piece.

22 hours ago, Brer said:

Apols for being slightly late x

12 Space Art - Onyx

10 Out Of Order - Tears

8 Tori Amos - Hotel

7 Wonky Alice - Caterpillars

6 Happy Rhodes - Winter

5 Portishead - Biscuit

4 Ministry - Revenge

3 Peter Gabriel - Intruder

2 Bows - Rockets

1 Saints & Sinners - Peace

Just missing out on points but still making it onto my shuffle playlist for the year, commiserations go to The Beloved and Saint Etienne. Wonky Alice had my provisional 12 points after my initial listenthrough but were outpaced a bit on my second listen so I hope those 5 points wouldn't have made too much of a difference for their results - still a really interesting deep cut and curious to see who sent that one! Ultimately though it's an all electronic top 2, serving spacey vibes and hectic banger energy, and my podium is completed by a track I already knew but was happy to revisit.

Hope some of you got some enjoyment out of my entry, courtesy of a trawl for 'breakbeat' on RateYourMusic. The parent album was described by Radiohead's Thom Yorke as 'the most menacing album he owns'

Scoreboard

1. (101 Points) Space Art – Onyx [Chez Wombat]

2. (87 Points) U.S.U.R.A. & Datura – Infinity [Astrological Mix]

3. (85 Points) Ministry – Revenge [jimwatts]

4. (82 Points) Saint Etienne – Avenue [Mangø]

5. (78 Points) Out Of Order – Tears [Dobbo]

6. (73 Points) The Beloved – Satellite [Addy!]

7. (70 Points) Tori Amos – Hotel [dandy*]

8. (68 Points) Portishead – Biscuit [AllStarBySmashMouth]

9. (62 Points) Saints & Sinners – Peace [AH Gold]

10. (61 Points) Happy Rhodes – Winter [matto]

11. (61 Points) Hubert Kah – Limousine [gooddelta]

12. (60 Points) Wonky Alice – Caterpillars [Suedehead2]

13. (57 Points) Peter Gabriel – Intruder [Julian_]

14. (56 Points) Christoph De Babalon – Water [Brer]

15. (51 Points) Queen – Liar [King Rollo]

16. (50 Points) Deep Forest – Gathering [awardinary]

17. (46 Points) Earth & Fire – Weekend [WoW73]

18. (44 Points) Pulp – Stacks [Jester]

19. (41 Points) Bows – Rockets [Jade]

20. (35 Points) Ted Nugent – Stranglehold [Nine And ¾]

21. (34 Points) The Doobie Brothers – Spirit [Scene]

22. (16 Points) Juniper – Weatherman [Herbs]

23. (16 Points) Talking Heads – Heaven [Severin]

No points given for our 2nd placed entry which means that whoever it is cannot win, as the entry was theirs and they cannot vote for their own entry...

The only question that remains now before we confirm the winner (suspense music) is what did @CowTzy decide to do with their final votes as the last person who voted...