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I moved in with my boyfriend this week and we’ve been playing this a lot, it holds quite a special place in my heart now as a “the start of forever” sentimental anthem.

PLEASE BE TRUE PLEASE BE TRUE PLEASE BE TRUE Let me have one slice of Katy mainstream success, I BEG.

Again, I repeat, pleasantly surprised it charted at all :lol:

I’ve just given this another listen and it’s definitely fair to say it’s not my thing, but that’s fine, neither was Million Reasons. This side of Gaga just isn’t for me but it’s not meant to be for an audience like me. It is, however, a very smart business move for the modern day Gaga and I think it’ll do very well for her. To the gays and the girlies, she’ll always be Ra Ra Bitch but I think to the wider world now, if you asked them to name Gaga’s signature song, it would probably be Shallow. She’s unlocked a new kind of string to her bow where I think the GP fully respect her now instead of thinking she’s something to be mocked. So, working with a fellow Grammy’s darling like Bruno Mars who also has that kind of “middle aged but still cool for the youth to like” vibe is clever. This will win awards, it’ll get played to death on adult contemporary, it’ll do well with critics etc. There’ll never be a shortage of young pop girls cropping up - Chappell is covering that ground just nicely right now, but the key to longevity is being able to diversify yourself and it’s something Gaga has done so well since A Star Is Born. I’ve always said I’d like Katy Perry to have gone down a Kacey Musgraves type route because pandering to young pop is only going to work for so long when you start getting older and it starts to look “uncool”. This isn’t trying to be cool, unique or anything you’ve never heard before but it plays nicely into the arc of “new age Gaga”. So good for her, if she never makes another pop banger album again, she never has to because she’ll always have her back catalogue. She can be the classy offspring of her idol Tony Bennett for life if she wants or she can dip back into doing crazy shit when that feels right too because it’ll feel like nostalgia rather than her trying to relive past glory in vain (aka what we’re seeing right now with KP). Probably an unnecessary TLDR post but I’ve been thinking about her career arc a lot today and how sensibly she’s played it in comparison to my fave, even if the music isn’t to my taste :lol:

It’s…. nice but quite uninspiring, even by Bruno’s standards, let alone Gaga. It does have a nice melody and it’s sweet enough but I guess it’s the fact it’s Gaga, you can’t help but always want to be excited by something she does and she’s rarely this generic. So, yeah, decent for a movie soundtrack if it were for one, but nothing to really make you want to return to. I imagine it’ll do really well in the US though because it sounds like it’s been specifically designed to be played on adult contemporary radio like a Pink or Ed Sheeran song.

SO excited for this, I think it'll be a breath of fresh air amongst all of the Drag Race we've had recently - even though I did enjoy S16 and am loving Canada, this kind of variety is going to be such exciting viewing.

Poor hun just CANNOT catch a break 😭

Actually surprised it’s on course for top 100! Loving it a lot right now though, her voice can sell anything to me.

This certainly bops and I’m enjoying it! Think it’ll age better than Woman’s World but it has less identity than that did. The lyrics really are terribly empty of any meaning but as a whole song, it feels like a complete package, it’s feel good, great progression, lots of hooks, doesn’t end up after 2:20 and actually gives you a full experience. It’s not going to revive her career or inspire anyone who has already turned off her, but I’ll certainly get enjoyment out of it.

I feel like that's a larger group of countries that have qualified in every contest of the year than usual! 12 countries with 100% qualification rates. I could be wrong and maybe that's normal.

Ben Brooke Naomi Sasha Happy to see that I may actually get my way on this too!

Priyanka Shea Coulee The Vivienne Willam It’s getting so tough now!

2014 Nicki Minaj - Anaconda Ariana Grande (feat. The Weeknd) - Love Me Harder Little Mix - Salute 2015 Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion Carly Rae Jepsen - Your Type Pia Mia (feat. Chris Brown & Tyga) - Do It Again 2016 Ariana Grande - Greedy Charli XCX – Vroom Vroom Little Mix – Shout Out To My Ex 2017 Ayesha Erotica - Literal Legend Katy Perry (feat. Migos) - Bon Appétit Katy Perry (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Swish Swish 2018 Carly Rae Jepsen - Party For One Eleni Foureira - Fuego Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - I'll Never Love Again 2019 Katy Perry - Harleys In Hawaii Rina Sawayama - STFU! Zara Larsson - All The Time 2020 Dua Lipa - Cool Smith & Thell - Goliath Troye Sivan - Easy 2021 Bebe Rexha - Sacrifice Joel Corry (feat. Charli XCX & Saweetie) - Out Out MUNA (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) - Silk Chiffon 2022 Carly Rae Jepsen (feat. Rufus Wainwright) - The Loneliest Time Chanel - SloMo (Eurovision's Dance Edit) Rosalia - BIZCOCHITO 2023 Dua Lipa - Houdini Charli XCX - Speed Drive Kim Petras - King Of Hearts

Q’S - 132 / 142 01 - 6 (Good Times, Someone Like You, Raining Diamonds, Goliath, Cupid, BET) 02 - 6 (Shadow Of The Sun, Healing, Falling Apart, Shockwave, She Swam Higher, The Thrill Of It) 03 - 13 (Medicine, Number One Enemy, Run On Love, High, Lipstick, Money, Jimmy Dean, Eclipse, Pyramids, Literal Legend, V I B R A T I O N, No Room For Love, Dead Man Walking) 04 - 8 (Discotheque, Box Of Secrets, Take Me Home, House Of Cards, Outsiders, Too Much, Can't Bring Me Down, Dancing and Crying) 05 - 6 (Left My Heart In Tokyo, Just Like That, The Mother We Share, Samurai Swords, Be My Drummer, Piece Of Work) 06 - 4 (Don't Upset The Rhythm, Buy My Love, Batman & Robin, Ciao) 07 - 5 (Taking Off, Drop Drop, Tumor, Friday Night, Backfire) 08 - 5 (Phone Sex, 5-HT, Perfect Form, Illusion, Bye Bye Bby Boo) 09 - 5 (Say It, Everybody Dance, Go 2.0, Dip N Drip, Diskoteka) 10 - 6 (You'll Be Mine, Fall In Love, The Ocean, Chemicals, In My Dreams, Was I Ever Alone?) 11 - 6 (Reprogram My Heart, Natteravn, The New Kings, I'm High, Teardrop, Diamonds) 12 - 6 (Money, Swallow The Bullet, Hold This Moment, Good At Losing, Radio, I Don’t Cry (I Dance) 13 - 6 (Love Struck, Die For You, Bettie, Cry For Me, The Audacity, RITMA) 14 - 2 (Dust, Taste Of Heaven) 15 - 9 (2 All My Girls, Like You Better, We Are Young, If You Let Me Go, Anthem, Riot, Cherry, Nobody, Youth) 16 - 4 (Bad Dog, Presence, Razor Heart, Didn't Wanna Do It) 17 - 0 18 - 1 (Have It All) 19 - 0 20 - 0 21 - 2 (Don't Know Why, Breathless (Keeping Me Up All Night)) 22 - 4 (You Can't Get In My Head, Warrior, All We Need, 99%) 23 - 5 (Toy Boy, Got This Feeling, Wet, Loving U, Last Dance) 24 - 1 (Hoida Mut) 25 - 3 (Karma, Money All Around, This Summer) 26 - 3 (Dirty Face, Kill It With Love, Beam Me Up) 27 - 2 (Nights Like This, Stranger) 28 - 1 (Small Town Scandal) 29 - 2 (Problem With Love, Summer Smash) 30 - 2 (Lost, iPhone) 31 - 0 32 - 1 (Shoes) 33 - 0 34 - 1 (Five Times) 35 - 2 (Chica Bomb, Rendezvous) 36 - 0 37 - 1 (MOOD) 38 - 2 (Poison, PWR RNGR) 39 - 0 40 - 1 (Love Me Better) 41 - 0 42 - 0 DNQs - 10/142 (Everybody On The Dancefloor, Texas, Get Your Sexy On, Sugar Free, This Is My Hair, Nightmare, I Still Wait For You, Heroine, Get Off My Dick, Not Yours Never Was)

Life Got Cold just sent me :lol:

SO difficult to decide this, had the exact discussion at work the other day. For me, for the last fortnight, I'd say I settled on: Guess 365 Von Dutch

You just made me worry I’d made a big screw up! But you’ve read this wrong, you got a 12 from Terra Avium in the semi, not Altyr x

I can see it winding up with a Just For Me kind of run personally, it’s got that same feeling of virality and “perfect timing” about it.

Klumzee may be the eternal bridesmaid for the actual contest win, but I shall remain the bridesmaid for YTD scoreboards every year. Haven’t I been 2nd or 3rd like every year for the last 3/4 years? :lol: (to be clear, I am not moaning about this as it’s obviously v good, just intrigued !!)

Oh, and Summer Smash deserved better, but you win some (quite literally), you lose some. Can't say it was my most confident entry pick ever as I've been too busy to listen to new music but I'm glad it found some fans and it still slaps x

Honestly, very glad that's over - I'm glad it came just before my move / working like 60+ hours at Pride etc, but still very much a hectic part of my life and I'm surprised I managed to provide anything. It's definitely not been my best hosting but I hope it's been okay, and I haven't stretched everything out too long! Such a strong contest and very glad to have a new winner win when I'm hosting, well done to Nelionoir! Big grower of a song for me aswell from semi to the final and I think you're gonna be a great host. Shame that Klumzee finished 2nd again (and I'm kicking myself for not sending it myself, but I didn't even confirm til the last day, so not like I was beaten to it or anything), but at least not agonizingly close! THANKS EVERYONE, off to sleep off a killer headache lol x

Scoreboards can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ByG...1#gid=502776731 Nothing TOO crazy from semis to the final, apart from Land Of DW finishing 4th and then winding up in 37th. Aeroche got quite the boost too from having Semi 1 involved!

Your final scoreboard... 287 /// Neliönoir: ascendant vierge & TDJ - Illusion 259 /// Kluminican Republic: Bingo Players & Pure Shores - Summer Dreaming 257 /// République d'Áskorza: 6euroneunzig - Zur Party 254 /// Aeroche: Rêve - Saturn Return 237 /// Danæviia: Tinlicker - Nowhere To Go (feat. Brian Molko) 222 /// Taahino: Nova May - MR BUS DRIVER 218 /// Jadakissnia: Them Are Us Too - Floor 216 /// Kathaldazia: Cecile Believe - Blink Twice (23 voters) 216 /// Lookylion: Debbii Dawson - Happy World (22 voters) 215 /// FSR Rontvia: Beast In Black - Power Of The Beast 213 /// POPHub: Freemasons - Believer (feat. Wynter Gordon) *50th anniversary entry* 212 /// Bøtanikkä: Belén Aguilera - Como En Un Drama Italiano 185 /// Singerpurear: Juice Newton - Angel Of The Morning 184 /// Cumulonimbia: Boo - Hyper Feminine 180 /// Greenfroze: Aiko - Hunger (feat. TEYA) 176 /// Bronzil: Echoberyl - Weird Boy 172 /// Skall: Floating Points - Falaise 163 /// Trifoski: Paledusk - SLAY!! (feat. Hideyoshi) 159 /// Fljótavík: Real Life - Send Me An Angel (24 voters) 159 /// Pagasa: Angel Olsen - Sister (20 voters) 153 /// Jupiterdonia: Goldie Boutilier - Cowboy Gangster Politician (19 voters / two 18s) 153 /// Cor Lupus: CHROMEBODIES & Centre Court - 2 Many Lies (19 voters / no 18s) 149 /// FARC: Potochkine - Endorphines 145 /// Scotland 2: Candy Claws - Exploder Falls 140 /// Mothertopia: Nell Mescal - Drive 139 /// Séyetana: Visions Of Atlantis - Tonight I'm Alive 133 /// New Lexico: Aimée - Daisy Chains 128 /// Cheiron: The Beaches - Blame Brett 124 /// Hendinia: Juicy Romance - Summer Smash 122 /// Cadelicia: SCHILLER - Once Upon A Time I (18 voters / one 18, one 15) 122 /// Altyr Muunilinst: Gavin Turek - IOU (18 voters / one 18, no 15s) 122 /// Abeltesfayeton: Joey Valence & Brae - WHAT U NEED (18 voters / no 18s) 121 /// Thelonia: Remedy Club & sim0ne - Halo 116 /// Persephonia: The Frozen Autumn - Is Everything Real? 114 /// Lotunia: Damaris - Tusuykusun 111 /// Ben's Sanctuary: Nu Aspect, Jamis & Poppy Baskcomb - Miss You 104 /// Land of DW: Dolores Forever - Go Fast Go Slow (17 voters) 104 /// Zanmatony: Dreamwake - Memories (14 voters) 89 /// Aesthetica: SNOW WIFE - POOL 88 /// Ingermanlandia: Brooke Daye - Live Or Die (14 voters) 88 /// Ajanaeda: VICTORIA - sad girl summer (not again) (11 voters) 70 /// East Rukahavian: PRESSYES - Radio 5 (feat. Nature Swim)

rG_b_mgS9Mc 18 Kluminican Republic: Bingo Players & Pure Shores - Summer Dreaming 15 Bøtanikkä: Belén Aguilera - Como En Un Drama Italiano 13 Lookylion: Debbii Dawson - Happy World 12 Aeroche: Rêve - Saturn Return 11 Taahino: Nova May - MR BUS DRIVER 10 Ingermanlandia: Brooke Daye - Live Or Die 09 République d'Áskorza: 6euroneunzig - Zur Party 08 Aesthetica: SNOW WIFE - POOL 07 POPHub: Freemasons - Believer (feat. Wynter Gordon) *50th anniversary entry* 06 Mothertopia: Nell Mescal - Drive 05 Greenfroze: Aiko - Hunger (feat. TEYA) 04 Neliönoir: ascendant vierge & TDJ - Illusion 03 Ajanaeda: VICTORIA - sad girl summer (not again) 02 Abeltesfayeton: Joey Valence & Brae - WHAT U NEED 01 Singerpurear: Juice Newton - Angel Of The Morning

a7NqrMQ6-KQ 283 /// Neliönoir: ascendant vierge & TDJ - Illusion 248 /// République d'Áskorza: 6euroneunzig - Zur Party 242 /// Aeroche: Rêve - Saturn Return 241 /// Kluminican Republic: Bingo Players & Pure Shores - Summer Dreaming 237 /// Danæviia: Tinlicker - Nowhere To Go (feat. Brian Molko) 218 /// Jadakissnia: Them Are Us Too - Floor 216 /// Kathaldazia: Cecile Believe - Blink Twice 215 /// FSR Rontvia: Beast In Black - Power Of The Beast 211 /// Taahino: Nova May - MR BUS DRIVER 206 /// POPHub: Freemasons - Believer (feat. Wynter Gordon) *50th anniversary entry* 203 /// Lookylion: Debbii Dawson - Happy World 197 /// Bøtanikkä: Belén Aguilera - Como En Un Drama Italiano 184 /// Cumulonimbia: Boo - Hyper Feminine 184 /// Singerpurear: Juice Newton - Angel Of The Morning 176 /// Bronzil: Echoberyl - Weird Boy 175 /// Greenfroze: Aiko - Hunger (feat. TEYA) 172 /// Skall: Floating Points - Falaise 163 /// Trifoski: Paledusk - SLAY!! (feat. Hideyoshi) 159 /// Pagasa: Angel Olsen - Sister 159 /// Fljótavík: Real Life - Send Me An Angel 153 /// Cor Lupus: CHROMEBODIES & Centre Court - 2 Many Lies 153 /// Jupiterdonia: Goldie Boutilier - Cowboy Gangster Politician 149 /// FARC: Potochkine - Endorphines 145 /// Scotland 2: Candy Claws - Exploder Falls 139 /// Séyetana: Visions Of Atlantis - Tonight I'm Alive 134 /// Mothertopia: Nell Mescal - Drive 133 /// New Lexico: Aimée - Daisy Chains 128 /// Cheiron: The Beaches - Blame Brett 124 /// Hendinia: Juicy Romance - Summer Smash 122 /// Cadelicia: SCHILLER - Once Upon A Time I 122 /// Altyr Muunilinst: Gavin Turek - IOU 121 /// Thelonia: Remedy Club & sim0ne - Halo 120 /// Abeltesfayeton: Joey Valence & Brae - WHAT U NEED 116 /// Persephonia: The Frozen Autumn - Is Everything Real? 114 /// Lotunia: Damaris - Tusuykusun 111 /// Ben's Sanctuary: Nu Aspect, Jamis & Poppy Baskcomb - Miss You 104 /// Zanmatony: Dreamwake - Memories 104 /// Land of DW: Dolores Forever - Go Fast Go Slow 85 /// Ajanaeda: VICTORIA - sad girl summer (not again) 81 /// Aesthetica: SNOW WIFE - POOL 78 /// Ingermanlandia: Brooke Daye - Live Or Die 70 /// East Rukahavian: PRESSYES - Radio 5 (feat. Nature Swim) Where have Aeroche come from? Too late of course, but suddenly in with a chance of a medal!