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Aww, yass Pete! I think it's a lovely song, I adore that big piano sound. :wub:

I've been continually distracted this evening arrgh I was hoping for a second listen for most of them but I have a rough order, just reshuffling then I'll send it off shortly!

Plug Stats Thursday Woots / Mehs / Listeners Cor Lupus - Taryn Manning - GLTCHLFE 8 / 1 / 12 Pupok - Julia Wieniewa - Na Zawsze 10 / 0 / 12 New Lexico: Le Grind - Bricks (link) 9 / 0 / 12 République d'Ashton: Dragonette - Darth Vader (link) 9 / 0 / 12 Rolloland: Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand (link) 7 / 3 / 12 Taahino: Lao Ra feat. Konshens - Body Bounce 10 / 1 / 12 Ramrynia: Tigertown - Warriors (link) 6 / 0 / 12 Sandebörg: We The Kids - Billion (link) 1 / 2 / 12 Altyr Muunilinst: KATÉA - Louder (link) 3 / 2 / 13 Summericia: Caramell - Caramelldansen (UK Version) (link) 10 / 1 / 13 Terra Avium: Steven Wilson feat. Ninet Tayab - Pariah (link) 8 / 0 / 13 Aeroche: RL Grime - Reims (link) 10 / 1 / 13 Tartford: Crystal Castles - Concrete (link) 5 / 1 / 13 Lotunia: Gery-Nikol - I'm The Queen (link) 9 / 2 / 13 Zanmatony: Paradisio - Bailando (link) 7 / 0 / 13 Hendinia: Sigrid Bernson - This Summer (link) 4 / 0 / 13 Quintessa: Norda & Mike De Ville feat. Joanna Jones - Gypsy (Catch Me If You Can) (link) 12 / 0 / 12 FSR Rontvia: Kosmonova - Danse Avec Moi! (link) 10 / 2 / 13 Yehesi: Jaira Burns - Ugly (link) 6 / 1 / 13 Bhangra: Tarkan - Yolla (link) 11 / 0 / 13 Hushkanukia: Vera Blue - Private (link) 7 / 0 / 13 D'yermak'er: Arrhult - Just Fiction (link) 4 / 0 / 13 St. Burbia: Moxie Raia feat. Pusha T - On My Mind (link) 4 / 2 / 13 Scherzland: Black Saint - Never Did This Before (link) 4 / 3 / 13 Avalonia: Britt Nicole - Through Your Eyes (link) 6 / 2 / 14 Jupiterdonia: Smallpools - Million Bucks (link) 9 / 0 / 15 Dobago: Q-Benjamin - BUT (You Got Something) (Jay Montero Edit) (link) 11 / 3 / 15 Persephonia: Saor - Hearth (link) 9 / 3 / 15 Daehun: Red Velvet - You Better Know (link) 10 / 0 / 14 Bøtanikkä: Rednex - Spirit Of The Hawk (link) 8 / 2 / 12 Trifoski: Lido feat. THEY. - Not Enough (link) 6 / 3 / 12 Séyetana: Hiroyuki Sawano & Cyua - Vogel im Käfig (link) 6 / 3 / 12 Ojnoj: TOPIA - Statement Song (link) 8 / 1 / 13 South Danaelanda: DJ Licious - I Hear You Calling (link) 7 / 0 / 13 Varakë: Diogo Piçarra - Dialeto (link) 3 / 1 / 13 The Actual Republic of Bellamia: RIVRS - Playing With Fire (link) 2 / 2 / 13 Aelandor: Billy Lockett - Old Man (link) 8 / 0 / 13 Flynnonda: Charlotte - Pars (link) 6 / 0 / 13 Kluminican Republic: Montaigne - Because I Love You (link) 11 / 0 / 13 Jadakissnia: MONOMOTION - Mango Bay (link) 7 / 3 / 13 Kylienips: Betty Who - Human Touch (link) 4 / 2 / 13 --- I think that's right! Tried to keep updating it as I went.

Indeed! Does anyone know if you can import an entire playlist into plug? Otherwise I'll just do it a song at a time. :lol: Edit: Nevermind, I found a way to import Bre's playlist yass! See you all at 19:30, will be there early for pres. x

^Yass. Okay I finish at 2 tomorrow so I'll have a chance to put the playlist together, we can have a mini listen through. ^_^

Unfortunately I can't make Friday either. :( If enough ppl wanted it I could do another tomorrow (Thursday) but if most people are on for Friday anyway I'll just miss it it's k.

Aelandor qualification stats: Qualification Streak Record: 5 Current Qualification Streak: 5 Total Qualifications: 7 "Did not qualify" Streak Record: 5 Current "Did not qualify" Streak: 0 Total DNQs: 7 Didn't realise that, I've just matched my awful DNQ streak from my first five contests (84-88) with a Q streak of 5 (93-97). :cheer: It also means that my amount of DNQs and Qs are now equal overall- I keep this updated in my national thread OP but here are the details: BJSC 84 // "Into Your Veins" - Five Iron Frenzy - (DNQ // 24th of 30 in Semi 1) BJSC 85 // "Nostalgia" - Said The Sky (Feat. Missio) - (DNQ // 28th of 30 in Semi 2) BJSC 86 // "Above The Clouds Of Pompeii" - Bear's Den (DNQ // 21st of 30 in Semi 2) BJSC 87 // "Man On The Street" - Imperial Leisure (DNQ // 25th of 34 in Semi 1) BJSC 88 // "Cat" - Relient K (DNQ // 28th of 34 in Semi 2) BJSC 89 // "Pass Out" - Sœur (Q // 37th of 42 in Final // 12th of 33 in Semi 1) BJSC 90 // "Unbreakable" - Fireflight (DNQ // 24th of 34 in Semi 2) BJSC 91 // "No One Really Wins" - Copeland (Q // 40th of 41 in Final // 19th of 31 in Semi 1) BJSC 92 // "Loves The Jobs You Hate" - HONNE (DNQ // 22nd of 32 in Semi 1) BJSC 93 // "Dear Adelaide" - Breanne Düren (Q // 36th of 41 in Final // 12th of 30 in Semi 1) BJSC 94 // "Up Ship!" - Port Blue (Q // 34th of 41 in Final // 20th of 33 in Semi 2) BJSC 95 // "Tides" - Nu:Tone (Feat. Lea Lea) (Q // 37th of 41 in Final // 4th of 33 in Semi 2) BJSC 96 // "Giants" - Lights (Q // 5th of 42 in Final // 4th of 33 in Semi 2) PEAK BJSC 97 // "Old Man" - Billy Lockett (Q // TBA of 42 in Final // TBA of 31 in Semi 2)

Billy Lockett has extended Aelandor's streak yet again bringing our record to 5*! This time last year I wouldn't have thought this possible. Maybe I should've entered this back then, I've known it for that long. :lol: I'm so happy to have had such a positive reception, I didn't know what to expect when I entered but kind of expected to qualify after seeing the plug reaction/ predictions. Hoping to place somewhere in the mid 20s, posibly even teen in the final (still new territory for me position wise, having only placed in the 30s a few time, #40 once and more recently #5). (*With an asterisk as Bré will never let me forget xx)

Yasss at qualifying! 5 Q streaks as well what even is. Slightly gutted about Cumulonimbia because they were initially in my votes but after a little bit of swapping they were just pushed out and it looks like they missed out by only a couple of points. :( +12 | Q +10 | Q +08 | Q +07 | East Rukahavian: Beach Slang - Spin The Dial +06 | Q +05 | Q +04 | Greenfroze: Runaway Zoo - Lights R Out +03 | Singerpurear: Spoon - Can I Sit Next To You +02 | Q +01 | Q Commiserations in order: 00 | Cumulonimbia: Indian Wells - Cascades 00 | Desbuanda: Autoheart - Moscow 00 | Harmonica: Kari Kimmel - Can You Feel It 00 | Q 00 | Q 00 | Q 00 | Ultraviolenceland: Georgia Denton - Prisoner In Motion 00 | Oslol: Chris Salvatore feat. Alius - Breathe Me

+25 HAIM - If I Could Change Your Mind +24 Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars +23 Bombay Bicycle Club - Luna +22 Kasabian - Eez-Eh +21 Zedd (feat. Hayley Williams) - Stay The Night +20 Clean Bandit (feat. Jess Glynne) - Rather Be +19 Lilly Wood And The Prick - Prayer In C (Robin Schulz Remix) +18 Tove Lo - Stay High (Habits) [Hippie Sabotage Remix] +17 Sigma (feat. Paloma Faith) - Changing +16 Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This +15 Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix) +14 Ten Walls - Walking With Elephants +13 Katy B - Crying For No Reason +12 Sia - Chandelier +11 Lana Del Rey - West Coast +10 Lorde - Team +09 Ella Henderson - Ghost +08 Magician (feat. Years & Years) - Sunlight +07 Avicii - Hey Brother +06 Ed Sheeran - Don't +05 Idina Menzel - Let It Go +04 Sigma - Nobody To Love +03 Ariana Grande (feat. Zedd) - Break Free +02 Zhu - Faded +01 George Ezra - Blame It On Me

^I got that Hot Fuss deal! (While in Exeter with Lotti as it happens). Interested in that Bob Marley one too so might have a look for that.

+25 Paramore - Ain't It Fun +24 Paramore - Still Into You +23 Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? +22 Bastille - Pompeii +21 1975 - Chocolate +20 HAIM - The Wire +19 Imagine Dragons - Radioactive +18 CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share +17 London Grammar - Strong +16 HAIM - Don't Save Me +15 Bastille - Of The Night +14 AlunaGeorge - Attracting Flies +13 OneRepublic - Counting Stars +12 HAIM - Falling +11 Foxes - Youth +10 Avicii (feat. Aloe Blacc) - Wake Me Up +09 Zedd (feat. Foxes) - Clarity +08 Disclosure (feat. AlunaGeorge) - White Noise +07 Lorde - Tennis Court +06 Disclosure (feat. Eliza Doolittle) - You & Me +05 Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble +04 Tom Odell - Another Love +03 Olly Murs - Dear Darlin' +02 Lana Del Rey vs Cedric Gervais - Summertime Sadness +01 Clean Bandit - Mozart's House Pink (feat. Nate Ruess) - Just Give Me A Reason Naughty Boy (feat. Sam Smith) - La La La Rihanna (feat. Mikky Ekko) - Stay Lorde - Royals Daft Punk (feat. Pharrell) - Get Lucky Ellie Goulding - Burn

Voted!

Will be voting, Billy Lockett fans can relax. x

Damn I forgot to enter this. </3 at Bury It so low.

It took me a while to get into Wild World but Blame and Send Them Off (especially this one, think it might even be my favourite from them now as much as I adore Flaws, Pompeii and Bad Blood) really got me so invested while I was listening in prep for seeing them live (I only really knew Bad Blood that well just a couple weeks before), and they were fantastic of course when I did see them live. A really solid sophomore effort!

+25 Bastille - Flaws +24 Owl City (feat. Carly Rae Jepsen) - Good Time +23 Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks +22 Coldplay (feat. Rihanna) - Princess Of China +21 Fun. (feat. Janelle Monae) - We Are Young +20 Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans +19 Gotye (feat. Kimbra) - Somebody That I Used To Know +18 Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child +17 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe +16 Ellie Goulding - Figure 8 +15 Florence & The Machine - Spectrum +14 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die +13 P!nk - Try +12 M.I.A - Bad Girls +11 Paloma Faith - Picking Up The Pieces +10 Disclosure (feat. Sam Smith) - Latch +09 Fun. - Some Nights +08 Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together +07 Alex Clare - Too Close +06 Christina Perri - A Thousand Years +05 P!nk - Blow Me (One Last Kiss) +04 Adele - Skyfall +03 Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna +02 Woodkid - Run Boy Run +01 David Guetta (feat. Sia) - Titanium

+25 Black Keys - Lonely Boy +24 Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks +23 Avril Lavigne - What The Hell +22 Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall +21 M83 - Midnight City +20 Nero - Promises +19 Naked & Famous - Young Blood +18 Chase & Status (feat. Liam Bailey) - Blind Faith +17 Coldplay - Paradise +16 Florence & The Machine - Shake It Out +15 Lana Del Rey - Video Games +14 Katy B - Broken Record +13 Nero - Me & You +12 Calvin Harris - Feel So Close +11 Ellie Goulding - Lights +10 Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts +09 P!nk - F**kin Perfect +08 Nero - Guilt +07 Adele - Rolling In The Deep +06 Avicii - Levels +05 Florence & The Machine - What The Water Gave Me +04 Alexandra Stan - Mr Saxobeat +03 Ed Sheeran - You Need Me, I Don't Need You +02 Vaccines - If You Wanna +01 Will Young - Jealousy

BJSC 97 // Billy Lockett - Old Man rpFopJYA4iQ I've been following Billy Lockett for a few years now and this has always been a standout track from him for me, his material before Old Man EP was largely acoustic guitar based but here in this track he went in a different direction, opting for wonderfully layered piano. The track itself is a tribute to his father who he had recently lost to cancer at the time of this track's release (2014), the lyrics really are quite moving. Sadly since releasing new material he took this track (up to and including this entire EP) down from all official channels and I only found this official video through a wayback machine and had to reupload it myself. I've got no idea why but I guess artists sometimes do that. It's unlisted on my backup YouTube now (the one tied to the google email I made for teams as it happens) and I'll make it public if needed for plug, however I'll likely take it down after the contest so hang on to the mp3 if you like the track! Not expecting this to do enormously well but it's worth it bc I love the track- still hoping to qualify! Got a streak to maintain. x

He's good at it but I've got some fancy software and I do a fair bit of that kind of thing (should do more but time :( ). Anyway, happy to take a look at it if you're interested!

Oh yeah I should also mention the original official video was removed by the artist (he removed pretty much all of his music from before 2015 everywhere- one of those who wanted to clear out his back catalogue... for some reason...?) so I found it on waybackmachine, found a way to download it, reuploaded it to my channel (secondary) and kept it unlisted. Can make it public temporarily if needed for plug but for copyright reasons I'm not going to have it public permanently.

Confirmed!

+25 Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition +24 Paramore - Ignorance +23 Chase & Status (feat. Plan B) - End Credits +22 Muse - Uprising +21 Kasabian - Fire +20 Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man +19 Lily Allen - The Fear +18 La Roux - In For The Kill +17 P!nk - Sober +16 Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You +15 Taylor Swift - Love Story +14 Florence & The Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) +13 deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember +12 La Roux - Bulletproof +11 Chicane - Poppiholla +10 Little Boots - Remedy +09 P!nk - Please Don't Leave Me +08 Florence & The Machine - Dog Days Are Over +07 James Morrison (feat. Nelly Furtado) - Broken Strings +06 Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone +05 Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People +05 Paloma Faith - New York +04 Prodigy - Warrior's Dance +03 Veronicas - Untouched +02 Shakira - She Wolf +01 Rihanna - Russian Roulette

+25 Owl City - Fireflies +24 Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill +23 Mumford & Sons - The Cave +22 Plan B - She Said +21 B.o.B (feat. Hayley Williams) - Airplanes +20 Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) +19 Biffy Clyro - Many Of Horror +18 Ellie Goulding - Guns And Horses +17 Gorillaz - Stylo +16 Kylie Minogue - Get Outta My Way +15 Ellie Goulding - The Writer +14 Eminem & Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie +13 Pendulum - Watercolour +12 Diana Vickers - Once +11 Edward Maya (feat. Vika Jigulina) - Stereo Love +10 Magnetic Man - Perfect Stranger (feat. Katy B) +09 Katy B - Katy On A Mission +08 Florence & The Machine - You've Got The Love +07 P!nk - Raise Your Glass +06 Hurts - Wonderful Life +05 xx - Islands +04 Marina & The Diamonds - Hollywood +03 Ellie Goulding - Your Song +02 Kylie Minogue - All The Lovers +01 Mark Ronson & The Business Intl (feat. Q-Tip & MNDR) - Bang Bang Bang Florence & The Machine - Cosmic Love

Yasss The Weakest Link was iconic, would love to see it back. Exactly this!!! Especially in the 1st round if they get to £1000 and the person forgets. Happened once and they got it right and it was ok but another time it happened and they got it wrong. :drama: