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Oh gosh, don’t worry - I wouldn’t really put you up there! In 2007 then yes it probably would have happened, but these days we wouldn’t do such things ☺️

I’ve been thinking during this contest that we may need to update the rules for each contest individually. The way this contest is themed makes some themes much broader than others, and the context around what is popular in terms of numbers will change accordingly. So for example a threshold for a pop or rock based contest would need to be very different to a britpop based one to an electronica one etc. I’m not convinced we can flatline it - but I do check the Spotify plays of each entry so it becomes obvious within the context of each contest whether there’s one or two songs that have a significant head start… but even that doesn’t automatically mean a veto, we try and factor in how high a song peaked, references to it on site etc as well. Ultimately though this is everyone’s contest so if people would just prefer a straight cut off then we can try to agree one

I'm starting to realise that this theme isn't clear cut for everyone so, in case you're still pondering over what to send, here's some things that have cropped up so far with submissions where they haven't been quite what I was aiming at with the theme... Rap music - this is difficult as I can see that it is typically the same writer as performer - but I don't think it fits the singing part of the theme well enough. Perhaps it needs its own theme in future Songs where the artist isn't the primary writer of the track. There's been a couple where the singer has inputted melody or a part of the song, but others have written the majority A song that is the signature track of the chosen artist, but happens to have not been a hit in the UK. This is particularly where Spotify counts are high as that suggests a definite level of popularity and familiarity (very high spotify counts are likely to be a veto regardless of whether it's a signature tune or not). Obviously an act's most famous song is likely to be allowed if the act themselves is not as well known. Perhaps slightly controversially, songs where the lyrics are very short and also quite generic. Ie the same person may have created the track and it has some vocals, but the main focus of the track is more production or sound. Finally, tracks where the songwriter contributes to the singing but the most notable elements are sung by another person (obviously additional backing vocalists are fine though) Edit... btw no shame to anyone who has submitted something along those lines, just trying to help clarify some things that have come up that I didn't pre-empt.

We looked at the first batch yesterday and if you were vetoed then you'll already have heard about it ☺️ A very interesting selection of artists so far, definitely a reasonable mix of unexpected entries among the more familiar names. Here's a list of those who have entered so far... Addy! AH Gold Chez Wombat CowTzy dandy* DaTilt dhwe gooddelta Herbs Jaz13music Jester jimwatts Julian King Rollo Lee_J11 matto nine3/4 Popchartfreak Severin Spiceboy vibe WoW73 (22)

Is Jade staying on as the new Charli AF banner?

I can’t remember exactly but I recall the idea of a song contest being floated between a few of us, my gut is that it may have been strebor who named it. I’m pretty certain that Unknown Pleasures as a contest even pre-dates BJSC.

I was just about to see if I could make a playlist too and as a result discovered that In The Wild by HAARM is no longer available in the wonderful version I sent, it's been deleted and changed into a 2-3 minute ballad. Good job I bought it at the time! Cerahtonia isn't available either but that bothers me far less haha

Re the listen through, I also stopped attending after most of the entries didn’t play on my phone so it could be worth considering the stream to discord option if it’s not too much hassle

Spectrum is easily my favourite to feature so far, perhaps unsurprisingly given how much I stanned Florence at the time. Gangnam Style would be next best, it's not something I'd normally listen to but it is undeniably fun in the right circumstances

BJSC XLI: Foxes - Youth XLIX: Fibes, Oh Fibes! feat. Icona Pop - Cerahtonia LVIII: VAULTS - Cry No More CVI: Jean-Michel Blais & CFCF - Hypocrite CLIX: Argy and Omnya - Aria CLXXVI: Ninajirachi - Infohazard CLXXXIII: Joshua Idehen - Mum Does the Washing BJSC Spin offs Instrumentals: Underworld - And I Will Kiss (feat. Evelyn Glennie and The Pandemonium Drummers) Unknown Pleasures IV: Strange Talk - Climbing Walls X: SOHN - Oscillate XIII: Joywaves feat. KOPPS - Tongues XXVI: HAARM - In the Wild (These are the ones I can remember and I'm not checking any others as the archives for this contest are riddled with Photobucket chaos and difficult to follow) The Best Song Contest in the World Ever V (Experimental): Yellow Magic Orchestra - Behind the Mask XIII (Retro Lottery): The Human League - The Things That Dreams Are Made Of Club Bizarre XII (Vocals): UNKLE - In a State

I think the voting window is usually two weeks for the contest so songs should be announced next weekend with voting closing/results on the final weekend of the month

I was seduced by Charli (Pop2), Nourished by Time and lastly got a copy of Fontaines as it was too pretty

I think it should ideally be something where lyrics are a big part of the song as I do think that the term singer/songwriter is used primarily for songs that have something to say or a story to tell. We’ll try to judge fairly in the veto process, but if a song doesn’t feel within the spirit of the theme then I’ll try to let people know ASAP

I think I’ve got 18 entries so far so not bad for the first day! 🥰 No artist clashes yet either so that’s good (well there was almost one but the sender decided to change anyway before I even noticed!)

I couldn’t sleep at all last night and decided I needed the Slayyyter album as I’ve been listening to a lot the past few months. I then convinced myself that I needed the Urban Outfitters blue vinyl to match the cover before realising it was US only and had extortionate postage. Then somehow in my 3am logic I decided that the postage wouldn’t be so bad if it was split across more things and ended up buying 4 things instead of just 1!!! I really cannot trust myself sometimes 🫣