Posted October 27, 200816 yr Ok so I started making this video for when I hosted BJSC X but what with all the problems in posting the results I never managed to upload it :( . However, I've updated it and, as some of you may have realised who saw it in the BJSC XI Results thread, added a few comments to hopefully help you win the BJSC ^_^ hwl467Crutw So those are what I think are needed to win the contest - What are your top tips?
October 27, 200816 yr excellent video Tom, and I agree with all of your rules...except ignoring the odds thread...I think most of us were very accurate this time, apart from Deandria and MKL's unexpected success, but even the bookies get it wrong most of the time...who on earth saw Maria Haukaas Storeng finshing top 5 in Eurovision!?!
October 27, 200816 yr At the time I didn't realise Nobody's Home was that well known :P Cos it only made number 24.
October 27, 200816 yr Great video Tom, some really funny comments. You should have used Superhuman instead of Kylie though, i mean people were saying guaranteed top 10 and then suddenly it finshes last.
October 27, 200816 yr Author Great video Tom, some really funny comments. You should have used Superhuman instead of Kylie though, i mean people were saying guaranteed top 10 and then suddenly it finshes last. Yeh there were some songs which after finishing the video jumped into my head - that being one of them Would be good to see other people's attempts at similar vids *hinthint* :lol:
October 27, 200816 yr I've watched it.....but I don't feel that enlightened :P One question to past winners, how do you actually go about finding you songs? Did you already know them or did find them with the intention of entering them? Because up till now I've been randomly looking songs up on youtube for my entries. But this time around I'm searching through lastfm, it's much easier to find better songs on it I think.....
October 27, 200816 yr Author I've watched it.....but I don't feel that enlightened :P One question to past winners, how do you actually go about finding you songs? Did you already know them or did find them with the intention of entering them? Because up till now I've been randomly looking songs up on youtube for my entries. But this time around I'm searching through lastfm, it's much easier to find better songs on it I think..... I knew of Dame Margaret before I enterred her but I do use last.fm to discover new artists/songs which could of course be potential winners - the similar artists feature is somethign I use a lot when looking for new music to put on my iPod
October 27, 200816 yr I've watched it.....but I don't feel that enlightened :P One question to past winners, how do you actually go about finding you songs? Did you already know them or did find them with the intention of entering them? Because up till now I've been randomly looking songs up on youtube for my entries. But this time around I'm searching through lastfm, it's much easier to find better songs on it I think..... here is where I found all of my top ten entries: Andreas Johnson - Glorious - everybody knows this, was a huge hit in 2000...my interest in Andreas was restored because he was in Melodifestivalen (Swedish Eurovision selection) this year... Sara Bareilles - Love Song - found it late last year, just before it became big in the US, was my favourite song between January-March so I just had to send it Sibel - Make Believe - she was in Melodifestivalen, I thought this was the highlight of her album Untouched - Smack Me! - was on a Liverpool Arts Academy students CD which came free one week with Music Week magazine Maria & Mira - Mine All Mine - Maria came 5th in ESC, I bought her album and this was the standout track Sanna Nielsen - Nobody Without You - another one from Melofiestivalen, this song was the standout from her album for me (notice a couple of patterns here! - pick good album tracks, and use people from Melodifestivalen :heehee:) Pixie - Boys & Girls - random MySpace find
October 27, 200816 yr Or just be lazy like me and go with songs you already know of. The 411 - Favourite song from my favourite group, they're in my sig, its my username. It just made sense to enter them really. Chris & Keri - I was going to go with Ashlee Simpson's Boys until Rich told me this would be a good entry as it was one of the 7 i was considering. How wrong he was. Jamelia - My favourite from the Walk With Me album, wasnt really expecting it to do all that well. Cookie - I'd completly forgotten about this until i stumbled across it on youtube. I remembered how much i loved it at the time and thought it would be a good entry.
October 27, 200816 yr One question to past winners, how do you actually go about finding you songs? Did you already know them or did find them with the intention of entering them? Beverley Knight is my favourite artist and 'Black Butta' is my second favourite track from her. I knew of that live performance for a few months before entering though. I wanted to enter it so more people would see her performance. Since then I've just sent album tracks from albums I've recently bought/downloaded or in the case of Robyn I was pointed towards the song by Ben as it wasn't on the UK version. :kink: I'm not sure where to start looking this month but the video would suggest I need to look for a well-known solo female from the USA with a currently unknown future hit that wouldn't be seen as cheap and I should like it too. :thinking:
October 28, 200816 yr Polina Gagarina - I needed to go with the most obscure and risky song, but at that time i didn't know this would flop :lol: Tatu - It is one of my favourite songs of 2006, i just found out that it could be great to use the song here. I was obviously shocked when i was told that the song hasn't been released in the UK Adele - Well, I was obsessed with Adele at that moment :kink: My country name is 'Adele' spelled backwards Sergey Lazarev - I do adore the song, don't know why it flopped miserably, ... oh wait i know- he's a MALE! :( Morandi - same as above :lol: :( Maria Mena - Scandinavian (i.e. Norwegian) pop-diva with the great song :D Lenka - the random download, didn't realise that it could be used in the BJSC really at the first time but after my 'almost' flop in BJSCX i decided to take a risk
October 28, 200816 yr Don't be Kopecka :arrr: My top tens have come mainly from my iPod, although I've searched out Janelle, Jasmine, La Roux etc. I think Ben's been responsible for about 25% of my entries actually :kink:
October 28, 200816 yr Or just be lazy like me and go with songs you already know of. The 411 - Favourite song from my favourite group, they're in my sig, its my username. It just made sense to enter them really. Chris & Keri - I was going to go with Ashlee Simpson's Boys until Rich told me this would be a good entry as it was one of the 7 i was considering. How wrong he was. Jamelia - My favourite from the Walk With Me album, wasnt really expecting it to do all that well. Cookie - I'd completly forgotten about this until i stumbled across it on youtube. I remembered how much i loved it at the time and thought it would be a good entry. did I say Superhuman would be a good entry :P I thought I said I was surprised nobody picked it because it seemed like a BJSC entry waiting to happen, if a tad cheap...I'm still surprised nobody ever sent Disturbia/When I Grow Up...
October 28, 200816 yr did I say Superhuman would be a good entry :P I thought I said I was surprised nobody picked it because it seemed like a BJSC entry waiting to happen, if a tad cheap...I'm still surprised nobody ever sent Disturbia/When I Grow Up... You definatly encourged me to go with it. I personally dont think at the time it was a cheap entry, it obviously would be now with the upcoming realese.
October 28, 200816 yr You definatly encourged me to go with it. I personally dont think at the time it was a cheap entry, it obviously would be now with the upcoming realese. did I :lol: sorry :cry: I thought it would have done well anyway, I couldn't believe it came last...surely our best ever last placed song!?! I don't think I gave it anything actually but this is because the time you sent it is when I had just got incredibly bored of it...but now I am right back into it thanks to the video
October 28, 200816 yr Very good and very funny video :heehee: I actually agree with all your rules! Even though I've only come Top 10 once and I've pretty much given up now :(
October 28, 200816 yr did I :lol: sorry :cry: I thought it would have done well anyway, I couldn't believe it came last...surely our best ever last placed song!?! I don't think I gave it anything actually but this is because the time you sent it is when I had just got incredibly bored of it...but now I am right back into it thanks to the video It's definatly my least favourite of my 4 entries so far, and thats not just because if finished last LOL.
October 29, 200816 yr How I found mine, may help you learn how not to pick an entry :P: Nobody's Home - Already knew it :wub: The Day Before You Came - Already knew it Get Ready, Get Set, Don't Go - Watching Hannah Montana with my sister *shame* Look No Further - Browsing Youtube In My Place - Portuguese iTunes :D Nobody (If I enter it) - My Dad's South Korean work colleague was talking about them, saying they were better than Girls Aloud (:o) so I looked them up et voila :) I go for a different angle every time, still no success :P Edited October 29, 200816 yr by nickthenoodle
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