Hopefully this isn't too big, I couldn't bring myself to crop it anymore without compromising my artist vision!
PJ Retro 110
THE THEME
This is my first attempt at having a proper Retro theme so go easy on me!
Lost & Found - In honor of the original lost media theme though it still fits for Twin Peaks. Whether it’s about losing, not losing, finding, missing, or just searching for something or someone. Also I’ll accept artists or song titles with these words/concepts even if it’s somehow not in the lyrics.
Remembrance & Dreams - Memory is the driving force behind most lost media and dreams, nightmares, and visions are huge part of Twin Peaks. Alternatively forgetfulness can be used here too as well as thought/thinking etc. As before artist names and titles are acceptable.
Doubles & Opposites - Duality is a very common theme in Twin Peaks. Besides the obvious twin in the title doubles, repetition, reversals and doppelgängers are all found within the show. You know the drill, artist names and titles are acceptable too.
Bonus - Does all of this seem too vague or too easy? If you want to challenge yourself a little more than find a song or artist that has either cherry pie, coffee, owls, logs, or of course media in the lyrics, song title or artist name. If you think of anything else to add that is Twin Peaks related I am all ears.
I'm open to any interpretations or suggestions for any of the categories, Twin Peaks or lost media.
But the veto panel does.
General inclusion/exclusion criteria for entries:
- must have been first released before January 1, 2000
- no UK top 10 hits
- no US top 10 hits
- no covers or prominent samples of a UK or US top 10 hit OR was covered/prominently sampled in a song that was a UK or US top 10 hit
- no songs (or covers of songs) that have competed in the Eurovision Song Contest
- relatively unknown/underrated on Popjustice - so as a general benchmark, nothing from an artist with more than 25 pages of discussion on PJ (across all their artist threads)
- no entry that has been previously entered in a previous round of PJSC, PJ Retro, PJ00s+ or PJXTra, incl covers of previous entries, or original versions of covers that were previously entered in any of the contests.
- no song by an act that was entered in the previous round - this includes any related solo or group acts to an act that was entered in the previous round (ex. Gwen Stefani and No Doubt, in an alternate universe where either of them could actually pass the veto criteria)
Criteria that will also be taken in consideration for veto purposes:
- Song is from an album that peaked in the top 10 on the UK or US albums chart
- Song is from a Platinum- or Gold-certified album in the UK or US
- Song peaked between #11 and #20 on the UK or US singles chart
- Song was a major hit in other big music markets and/or in multiple countries
- Act has 15-24 pages of discussion on the forum
- Song is by an act who had major success in the UK or US (some leniency towards 'flop releases' from acts whose major success was short-lived, and unsustained beyond 1980)
- Act has been entered multiple times in this contest (see repeat artists guideline below)
Repeat artists guideline:
- The same act (in any form - solo, group, featured, etc.) can be entered multiple times, but there is a maximum, based on 10% of the number of round there have been. For example: the Dolly Dots have participated five times thus far. If we were currently in round 55, they would not be eligible again until round 60. An act that has participated 8 times, would not become eligible until round 90, etc.
- For the winner of each round, that artist cannot be entered again (in any form - solo, group, featured) for the subsequent NINE rounds
So get cozy, discuss Twin Peak or even share some lost media stories if you like, and submit a song by the end of March 18th.
Voting Deadline: April 13th (11:59 PM PST)
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