May 14, 200916 yr Oh, and Kopecka WILL be monitoring for when the thread is opened. Just so the winner of XVI knows in advance, the confirmation/artist reservation thread will not be opened straight afterwards as we have a spin-off to deal with first! :P really, in that case if the next actual BJSC isn't for 6-8 weeks, Battlefield might already seem old :lol:
May 14, 200916 yr I better start finding a foreign language song I can enjoy enough to send. I'd much rather have something like a remix spin-off.
May 14, 200916 yr I better start finding a foreign language song I can enjoy enough to send. I'd much rather have something like a remix spin-off. A remix spin-off would be immense :wub:
May 14, 200916 yr True, even though it's one of my least favourite on the album. I'm actually obsessed with "Call Me Guilty" from it, it's got such a catchy chorus, I like the little phone call and police bits and the subject would probably make it stand out. But, yeah, I'd never send it because it just doesn't do that well. Brandy was more Pop and one of the best R&B songs this year could only scrape 10th last month. don't be afraid of bad results, send the song that you want to send, you never know what song could end up doing a Black Butta :P I broke free from worrying about getting good results a long time ago and the contest is a lot more enjoyable because of it ^_^ once you DNQ once, it feels so much easier to send riskier songs and in my mind, I feel that the quality of Rontvian entries has slightly improved because of it, whether they DNQ or not :o
May 14, 200916 yr I better start finding a foreign language song I can enjoy enough to send. I'd much rather have something like a remix spin-off. I'd be enjoying it as much as i enjoyed a UK No.10's tbh, i.e. for about 6 out of 10 :( don't be afraid of bad results, send the song that you want to send, you never know what song could end up doing a Black Butta :P I broke free from worrying about getting good results a long time ago and the contest is a lot more enjoyable because of it ^_^ once you DNQ once, it feels so much easier to send riskier songs and in my mind, I feel that the quality of Rontvian entries has slightly improved because of it, whether they DNQ or not :o Have nothing to add to this brilliant post ^_^
May 14, 200916 yr the only thing with remix spin-offs is that I really don't have time to listen to 50 eight minute remixes...then again, a lot of people would probably send edited remixes or things like Jason Nevins mixes which are usually no longer than 4 minutes anyway... I already have a song for a foreign language spin-off, it's a French song but it has three words of English in it in the chorus so I'm not sure if it would be allowed :unsure:
May 14, 200916 yr Author A spin-off next, did you say? :w00t: I am hosting, right? I am going on holiday on 24th May, but only for 3 days, that won't be too much of a problem, will it?
May 14, 200916 yr the only thing with remix spin-offs is that I really don't have time to listen to 50 eight minute remixes...then again, a lot of people would probably send edited remixes or things like Jason Nevins mixes which are usually no longer than 4 minutes anyway... I already have a song for a foreign language spin-off, it's a French song but it has three words of English in it in the chorus so I'm not sure if it would be allowed :unsure: Oh my God, i hope this is not the one i'm thinking about! It has exactly three words in English in the chorus! :rofl: Plus a few repeating words in the end though :kink:
May 14, 200916 yr Oh my God, i hope this is not the one i'm thinking about! It has exactly three words in English in the chorus! :rofl: Plus a few repeating words in the end though :kink: oh my god :o I wonder if it's the same one...it sounds the same from your description I'll you'll have to find another song :kink:
May 14, 200916 yr A remix spin-off would be immense :wub: Yesss, as long as people didn't send loads of 6 minute + ones, that'd take a long time to listen to. don't be afraid of bad results, send the song that you want to send, you never know what song could end up doing a Black Butta :P I broke free from worrying about getting good results a long time ago and the contest is a lot more enjoyable because of it ^_^ once you DNQ once, it feels so much easier to send riskier songs and in my mind, I feel that the quality of Rontvian entries has slightly improved because of it, whether they DNQ or not :o I suppose, I'm just of the firm belief that anything R&B has a tougher time making it through unless it's a Pop cross-over. I guess it's just my mindset, I'd rather make the final than send something I love more and scrape 20 points together in the semi. "Black Butta" is a long time ago, it finished 19th in the Best Of and I have doubts that it would have made it through the semis. I'd be enjoying it as much as i enjoyed a UK No.10's tbh, i.e. for about 6 out of 10 :( I guess it depends what people sent. I suppose there's the chance that popular remixes of things like "Work" by Kelly Rowland, "Beautiful Liar" by Beyonce and Shakira will be sent but I always love hearing new remixes of songs, whether it's a song I knew before or not. I guess it'd be boring if we all sent things like "So What", "Poker Face" etc. but I reckon there'd be a bit more variety than that. (or am I being optimistic?)
May 14, 200916 yr the only thing with remix spin-offs is that I really don't have time to listen to 50 eight minute remixes...then again, a lot of people would probably send edited remixes or things like Jason Nevins mixes which are usually no longer than 4 minutes anyway... Yeah, I don't particularly like that bit either. I reckon they'd be few and far between though. A bit like when people send remixes to the main contest (David Guetta; Kelly Rowland/Britney/Dead Disco) they aren't usually that much longer, if at all. (my entry this month is shorter than the main radio edit) People don't usually send eight minute songs, so I don't think they would in a remix spin off.
May 14, 200916 yr A Remix spin off is too damn similar in concept to the main contest, therefore surely defeating the object of a spin off contest.
May 14, 200916 yr I don't really bother listening let alone downloading remixes for songs, the only ones i know and like are Bloc Party's Intimacy or Maroon 5's Remixed albums :wub: That's only me though.
May 14, 200916 yr A Remix spin off is too damn similar in concept to the main contest, therefore surely defeating the object of a spin off contest. But I don't think there is any spin off we can do that is too different to the main contest. Remixes historically perform badly in the contest, more so than foreign language songs. As far as I can remember, we have yet to have one finish in the top 10 whereas foreign language songs have had "Elle Ella L'a", "Rosa Pastel", "Moi...Lolita" and "Emenne-Moi" from the recent era who have finished top 10. To me, a foreign language spin off isn't much of a theme either.
May 14, 200916 yr Author New Hendinian Odds based on discussion and opinion on what i think will do well: 2/1 Mdice: VV Brown - Shark In The Water 3/1 Torchwood: La Roux - Bulletproof 11/2 FSR Rontvia: Blank ft. Young Ivy - I'm Going For Your Brother 7/1 Numayania: Serebro - Never Be Good 8/1 Quotosibb: David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over (Electro Radio Edit) 9/1 Hendinia: Booty Luv - Say It 9/1 Kathaldazia: Nadine - Made Up My Mind 11/1 Kellyana's Kingdom: Florence & The Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) 12/1 Kingdom Of Shadow: Annie - Anthonio 15/1 Republique d'Ashton: Alex Roots - Don't Stop Looking 16/1 EliZe - Can't You Feel It 18/1 Inner Massivia: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero 18/1 JRK-Off: Space Cowboy - Falling Down 22/1 MKL: Jessica Jarrell - Armageddon 25/1 United States Of Russiatron: Ashley Tisdale - It's Alright, It's Okay 25/1 Botanikka: Esmee Denters - Outta Here 28/1: Dalisska: thecocknbullkid - I'm Not Sorry 35/1 Nonsuch: Marina & The Diamonds - I'm Not A Robot 36/1 Fervorosia: Da Buzz - Alive 40/1 Ben's Sanctuary: Ultra Nate - Automatic 45/1 FSR Farahtyn: Jessie Malakouti - PS 48/1 Kylienips: Bat For Lashes - Glass 48/1 FNTNickodonia: Laura Marling - Ghosts 50/1 Utopia: Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes 52/1 Ojnoj: The Yeah Yous - 15 Minutes 60/1 Land Of Jack: 30H!3 - Don't Trust Me 65/1 Greenfroze: Manian - Welcome To The Club 75/1 Spizil: The Corrs - Summer Sunshine 80/1 Rivandia: Slow Club - Christmas TV
May 14, 200916 yr But I don't think there is any spin off we can do that is too different to the main contest. Remixes historically perform badly in the contest, more so than foreign language songs. As far as I can remember, we have yet to have one finish in the top 10 whereas foreign language songs have had "Elle Ella L'a", "Rosa Pastel", "Moi...Lolita" and "Emenne-Moi" from the recent era who have finished top 10. To me, a foreign language spin off isn't much of a theme either. Exactly. As far as I can remember more foreign songs have been sent than remixes, maybe that's the one that's too similar to a normal contest....
May 14, 200916 yr I don't really bother listening let alone downloading remixes for songs, the only ones i know and like are Bloc Party's Intimacy or Maroon 5's Remixed albums :wub: That's only me though. I don't really bother listening, let alone downloading, songs not in English. The only ones I have and like are a few from the last Yelle album and a couple of Sigur Ros songs. :wub: That's only me though.
May 14, 200916 yr Ella Elle L'A excepted, I think foreign language songs have a stigma in this contest. It seems very difficult to score big points with one, or be thought of as a favourite. TBH I think some people don't bother listening to them. Since the contest seems more to be about "who can reserve the biggest hit artist quickest" these days, I think the Foreign Language spinoff would give a lot of variety...
May 14, 200916 yr Ella Elle L'A excepted, I think foreign language songs have a stigma in this contest. It seems very difficult to score big points with one, or be thought of as a favourite. TBH I think some people don't bother listening to them. Since the contest seems more to be about "who can reserve the biggest hit artist quickest" these days, I think the Foreign Language spinoff would give a lot of variety... Amen
May 14, 200916 yr But I don't think there is any spin off we can do that is too different to the main contest. Remixes historically perform badly in the contest, more so than foreign language songs. As far as I can remember, we have yet to have one finish in the top 10 whereas foreign language songs have had "Elle Ella L'a", "Rosa Pastel", "Moi...Lolita" and "Emenne-Moi" from the recent era who have finished top 10. To me, a foreign language spin off isn't much of a theme either. thus proving that most people don't care about them :lol: :snif:
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