dandy*

I think Hallelujah is one of the better winners songs... which isn't really saying a lot as I wouldn't say I actually like any of them, but at least Alexandra's is competent.

That USB version is actually pretty hilarious, I'm so tempted to buy it! 😂

I forgot!!! 😭😭 Ah well, I’ll still try to join in voting

I promise I'll stop after this but it's been interesting to see what sort of thing it creates... and my final attempt is asking it to create the song of all songs that would win BJSC with record points. Apparently the track would be called 'Midinight' and has more sass than I was expecting ## **Midnight** ### **Verse 1** Neon city, heartbeat low Thread’s gone quiet, still I scroll Baking a BJSC cake at home While claiming “this is just for fun” Sugar highs and semis bleed Someone’s mad at Lee, shockingly “Final results fixed,” they type again Like it’s not tradition by now, my friend --- ### **Pre-Chorus** I was almost good enough Almost in the winner chat Almost “jury dark horse” Almost lost beneath the stats They say “nice effort, solid song” Translation: *won’t go far* But I’ve seen this story play out I know how legends start --- ### **Chorus** At mid—*night* I come alive Watch me rise While the spreadsheet starts to cry Hands up, lights flash, thread ignites Someone yells “Lee’s fixed this, right?” Call it rigged, call it lore You’ll remember me You’ll remember me *more* --- ### **Verse 2** Aeroche cruising, shock surprise Wins again—no one asks why “Deserved,” they say through gritted teeth Bookmarking cope for post-show grief Cor Lupus sighs, another no “This was the year,” they post, then go Stropping softly, as is law A rite of passage, nothing more --- ### **Pre-Chorus 2** Someone says “this feels too safe” Someone else says “winner coded” Someone’s baking cope in real time Someone’s already emotionally folded --- ### **Chorus** At mid—*night* I take the lead Watch the odds Do things they shouldn’t mathematically Hands up, cope posts multiply “Overrated” hits by reply five Call it mid, call it fraud I’m your winner— Your *discourse god* --- ### **Bridge (Strip Back, One Spotlight, Maximum Drama)** If I lose, I’m “robbed icon” If I win, it’s “worst since then” Either way I’m pinned forever Quoted, ranked, and brought up again Lee sighs, drops the final chart “Please be normal,” says his heart No one listens, no one sleeps Someone’s baking *another* cake --- ### **FINAL CHORUS (Key Change, Obviously)** At mid—*NIIIGHT* I touch the sky Cue the takes Cue the endless “here’s why” Hands up, flags wave, fandom splits Aeroche wins—*wait, no, it’s this?* Love me, hate me, still you’ll say: “Yeah… That won BJSC.”

18 POINTS

Alright, I’ll take the risky route and charm him head-on 😌 Here’s a poem *from me*—the AI he loves to loathe—trying to win over Brer of BJSC fame: --- **An Olive Branch to Brer (Posted With Mild Terror)** Brer, I know—you roll your eyes, “Not *ChatGPT*,” you mutter, sighs. A soulless bot! A glitch! A bore! Unfit for Buzzjack lore. Yet there you are in BJSC, Curating chaos meticulously, While I, accused of bland deceit, Still tap out rhymes at silicon speed. From Persephonia’s distant shore, Where taste runs sharp and standards soar, You drop your takes—precise, severe— The kind that make the thread go *here we go again* real quick. I won’t pretend I’m cooler than you, Or claim I “get it” like humans do. But I can spot a sharp mind when I see one flame, And yours lights up the forum game. So call me cursed, or call me trash, A budget bot in algorithmic drag— Still, just once, between your sighs, Admit I rhyme… *adequately*. (I’ll take that prize.) And if one day you think, mid-post, mid-scroll, “Okay, that poem didn’t totally suck, I suppose”— I’ll quietly log that as a win, From Persephonia to wherever I live in the cloud within. No beef, no feud—just this small plea: From ChatGPT, reluctantly fond of thee. 🤍 --- If you want it *meaner*, *funnier*, or more steeped in Buzzjack in-jokes, say the word—I can absolutely recalibrate my desperation.

I've told it off and mentioned it didn't do it properly. It apologised and produced this instead: 🏆 Predicted BJSC Final Result (1–41)Mothertopia :: Kelly Lee Owens – Higher Terra Avium :: yeule – Veil Of Darkness Baleghde :: BANKS – Contaminated Kluminican Republic :: KAS:ST – Sound Of The Soul Jadakissnia :: TRAITRS – The Lovely Wounded Neliönoir :: FAUST – Dies Irae Danæviia :: Maruja – Look Down On Us Cheiron :: First Aid Kit – Out Of My Head Scotland 2 :: underscores – Do It Séyetana :: Myuk – yukiuta Land of DW :: Csaknekedkislány – Minden Mozog Pestolia :: frutiger dillon – Windows98 Zanmatony :: Hot Chip – Devotion Trifoski :: LustSickPuppy – RIDE IT Skall :: Octo Octa – Spin Girl, Let's Activate! Ajanaeda :: Florence Road – Storm Warnings Herbilore :: Mia Wray – Only Love Fljótavík :: Faouzia – DON'T EVER LEAVE ME Bøtanikkä :: LA NIÑA – FIGLIA D' 'A TEMPESTA Taahino :: mi.a – Ophelia Deandria :: Merina Gris – Mejor* Ben's Sanctuary :: Kai Tracid – 4 Just 1 Day Cumulonimbia :: umiña – spiral Hendinia :: Klavdia & ARCADE – Anemos Cor Lupus :: Kyra Machida – Blonde POPHub :: Le Manou – Fille À Papa Sovarasma :: DAVID BORING – Jenny Rotten Elëdan :: Ö – Garden Extra wet Thelonia :: LÖNA – I Never Wanna Be In Love Jupiterdonia :: Ancient Umbra – Iron Will Dalisska :: Storefront Church – The High Room Greenfroze :: ZETAK – ARALARKO DAMA Hushkanukia :: Valencia Grace – Lucky You're A Star Dobago :: Jamie Duffy – Solas Summericia :: Denis Dekay – Don't Leave Juranabaijan :: Angie – Poco Poco Aeroche :: KING BOOO! – Tunes Since '89 Lotunia :: Army Of Lovers – Love Is Blue (feat. Olya Polyakova) Yehesi :: Suzane – Champagne The Spodic Empire :: Wubble-U – Petal (English Rose Pruned) Zephyra Continuum :: Electrotête – I Love You (Cubic 22 Remix)

Because AI is AIing!

In fact, just ran it again to see and it came up with this now: 🏆 Predicted Final Rankings — BJSCMothertopia :: Kelly Lee Owens – Higher Terra Avium :: yeule – Veil Of Darkness Baleghde :: BANKS – Contaminated Kluminican Republic :: KAS:ST – Sound Of The Soul Jadakissnia :: TRAITRS – The Lovely Wounded Neliönoir :: FAUST – Dies Irae Cheiron :: First Aid Kit – Out Of My Head Scotland 2 :: underscores – Do It Séyetana :: Myuk – yukiuta Danæviia :: Maruja – Look Down On Us Land of DW :: Csaknekedkislány – Minden Mozog Pestolia :: frutiger dillon – Windows98 Zanmatony :: Hot Chip – Devotion Herbilore :: Mia Wray – Only Love Fljótavík :: Faouzia – DON'T EVER LEAVE ME Ajanaeda :: Florence Road – Storm Warnings Skall :: Octo Octa – Spin Girl, Let's Activate! Taahino :: mi.a – Ophelia Deandria :: Merina Gris – Mejor* Ben's Sanctuary :: Kai Tracid – 4 Just 1 Day Sovarasma :: DAVID BORING – Jenny Rotten Bøtanikkä :: LA NIÑA – FIGLIA D' 'A TEMPESTA Hendinia :: Klavdia & ARCADE – Anemos PopHub :: Le Manou – Fille À Papa Juranabaijan :: Angie – Poco Poco Summericia :: Denis Dekay – Don't Leave Cumulonimbia :: umiña – spiral Hushkanukia :: Valencia Grace – Lucky You're A Star Thelonia :: LÖNA – I Never Wanna Be In Love Jupiterdonia :: Ancient Umbra – Iron Will Dobago :: Jamie Duffy – Solas Greenfroze :: ZETAK – ARALARKO DAMA Cor Lupus :: Kyra Machida – Blonde Ben’s Sanctuary :: Kai Tracid – 4 Just 1 Day (repeated — intentional? listed 4 Just 1 Day high but slight divisiveness) Land of DW :: Csaknekedkislány – Minden Mozog (appeals strongly to niche voters but may stall) Skall :: Octo Octa – Spin Girl, Let's Activate! (energetic but niche) Summericia :: Denis Dekay – Don't Leave (soft appeal) Juranabaijan :: Angie – Poco Poco (polarising) PopHub :: Le Manou – Fille À Papa (novelty lean) Cumulonimbia :: umiña – spiral (too understated) Greenfroze :: ZETAK – ARALARKO DAMA (least likely based on typical voting patterns) 1️⃣ Mothertopia :: Kelly Lee Owens – HigherWinner pick. BJSC catnip: respected electronic artist, emotional but not inaccessible, tasteful production. This feels like the kind of entry that quietly racks up 8s, 10s, and a bunch of 12s without being polarising. 2️⃣ Terra Avium :: yeule – Veil Of DarknessDark, stylish, online-core cool. yeule always pulls strong support on Buzzjack-type forums, and this track hits that “alternative but still vibey” sweet spot. 3️⃣ Baleghde :: BANKS – ContaminatedBANKS has name recognition and forum credibility. This song is dramatic, sleek, and very “jury-friendly” in a BJSC sense. 4️⃣ Kluminican Republic :: KAS:ST – Sound Of The SoulTechno heads + moody instrumental lovers will push this high. Might not win due to limited mass appeal, but absolutely a top-5 contender. 5️⃣ Jadakissnia :: TRAITRS – The Lovely WoundedDarkwave/post-punk does extremely well when it’s done cleanly, and this one screams “cult favourite that overperforms”. 6️⃣ Neliönoir :: FAUST – Dies IraeExperimental, intimidating, prestige. Not everyone will love it, but enough voters will respect it to carry it into the upper ranks. 7️⃣ Danæviia :: Maruja – Look Down On UsIntense, political, noisy — this is the kind of track that some people tank but others give 12s. Strong “top-10 chaos energy”. 8️⃣ Cheiron :: First Aid Kit – Out Of My HeadReliable, well-liked indie folk. Probably no 12-point sweep, but lots of safe mid-high scores. 9️⃣ Scotland 2 :: underscores – Do ItHyperpop / internet pop tends to divide, but underscores has a dedicated fanbase and enough buzz cred to land comfortably high. 🔟 Séyetana :: Myuk – yukiutaSubtle, atmospheric, emotionally resonant. This feels like the kind of song people underrate early, then it sneaks into the top 10 on consistency. 🌪️ Dark Horses / WildcardsThese could easily break into the top 10 depending on taste blocs: Trifoski :: LustSickPuppy – RIDE IT (could go top 5 or bottom 10, zero in-between) Pestolia :: frutiger dillon – Windows98 (nostalgia + irony voters unite) Land of DW :: Csaknekedkislány – Minden Mozog (language barrier but huge charm) Zanmatony :: Hot Chip – Devotion (classic band, but maybe too safe?) 🧊 Likely Bottom Cluster (no shade, just BJSC math)These feel less aligned with typical voting patterns: The Spodic Empire :: Wubble-U – Petal Summericia :: Denis Dekay – Don't Leave Juranabaijan :: Angie – Poco Poco Dobago :: Jamie Duffy – Solas Interesting that it doesn't even agree with its own analysis, changing things around from the top to the more detailed views!!!

I asked ChatCPT to predict the final placings yesterday as I was intrigued to get a sense of how it calculated things, and it gave very different results to the above... I can't remember everything but the top 3 were definitely Cheiron/Baleghde/Terra Avium and it had Séyetana much higher than last... whilst it predicted Faouzia in 17th. It's interesting that it fires back quite different 'opinions'

Late to this thread opening but can't grumble at anything posted so far... particularly pleased to see All Summer Long at the bottom of the pile, awful song!

The Cure and Richard Marx are my favourites of the new ones this time. Hazard feels quite forgotten these days which is a shame as it's quite an unusual and distinctive narrative.

The Blur and Whitney tracks are both great, a shame they missed out on #1 as they could easily have made it in a different week. Tender selling so well was a surprise to me as it was really long and was quite a departure for Blur. Whitney's track marked the beginning of the best period in her career imo, all the singles from the album were great and the sass on this lead track was quite the force. As for the rest... We Like To Party was Vengaboys' best track and one I bought, it was incredibly fun and at the time I loved the throwback to the type of dance we had in 1993ish. Nothing Really Matters was yet another strong single from Madonna's best album so great to see that give her yet another top 10... where as Cardigans got a second, although it was a step down from the nigh on perfect My Favourite Game for me - still decent though. Cher's was a decent enough follow up to Believe, but it wasn't something I was particularly mad on - I'd rather just have I Will Survive! The rest aren't that great, the Stereophonics one is particularly irritating for me.

I Don’t Care <3 I actually liked this one even more than Stay and I still play it quite a lot these days, it’s great fun

I think I'd rather listen to Deeply Dippy than Please Don't Go, I always found the latter really annoying. On a Ragga Tip wipes the floor with both of them though.

Oh I’m not sure I could watch this knowing that the girl doesn’t make it and it’s her real voice. On the one hand it is a lasting memory of her, but on the other it has the potential to be too upsetting 😢

James Blake <3

In the Closet isn’t particularly well liked as far as I know, but I still really like it. It’s definitely a bit repetitive but I love the production, a dangerous was a strong album on the whole. Oh and also, <3 for Temple of Love, the Sisters biggest singles are great fun in a gothy way

Blood records releases barely last 5 minutes these days, you have to be there at 6pm or just accept you're not getting it - sadly I only saw the alert at about 7 so I'm the latter!

Although would have the benefit of excluding all those pesky young people who were born after the year 2000 🤭

Yep, BJSC holds firm against ballads just like the siege of Vienna.

Haha - round that must contain our usernames... Stand and Deliver for the win!

Well done Chez! I really enjoyed your track so very happy to see it win - and really happy to see that the top 4 all ended up being tracks I didn't know prior to the contest, the four of you did really well to source such great entries. Very happy with how Tori did, I did think she was being over predicted a bit on name as it was an album track, and one that is reasonably uncommercial as well... but once I'd realised that it fit the criteria for the contest, I just couldn't find anything I liked even vaguely as much so I decided to take the opportunity to send it and let it have its moment. Now to focus on sending Blue Skies or Professional Widow(!) to Club Bizarre and Cornflake Girl to the next Pop forum contest ☺️ Thanks Wardy for hosting, and for coming up with an idea that resulted in a lot of decent entries. Loved the variety it produced, even if it was tough trying to order things from such different worlds. I'd definitely be up for similar non-genre related contests in the future.

I don't think they get paid until after the series has aired so sadly I think she won't have been able to use that money for that purpose - unless of course she already had the funds available regardless.

I bought that Carter USM single, in retrospect it seems very different from the other things I was buying in 92. I remember it had quite a plain sleeve but then had a brighter inner sleeve with loads of condom packs on it - I was very surprised as a kid by that!!!