PJRetro 108 - Le Concours Rétro Numéro Cent-Huit - フランスか日本 - Bravo Tu As Gagné

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I hate to question our venerable host, but after @Up N Down's Ballot I was on 50 points, then after I received 8 points from @Untouchable Ace I seem to be still at 50 points. Then my last points were an 8 for Jeffo.

So I think my end total should be 66.
Oooh! Merci for letting me know! I will double check what I’ve done as soon as I am back home and reconfirm final standings :D
 
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I hate to question our venerable host, but after @Up N Down's Ballot I was on 50 points, then after I received 8 points from @Untouchable Ace I seem to be still at 50 points. Then my last points were an 8 from @Jeffo.

So I think my end total should be 66.
@MilesAngel - You were 100% correct! I mistakenly put your 8 points from @Untouchable Ace under Globe instead of Francois!

Here is the revised Leaderboard:

1. Martine Chevrier - Danser pour danser // iheartpoptarts = 133
2. Yann Tiersen - Cascade Street // Filler = 111
3. Sylvie Vartan - Double Exposure // wow73 = 95
4. Ayana - Last Regrets // if you go = 94
5. Splash - Qu'est-ce que c'est? // MrP = 87
6. Saga - Wind Him Up // kamikazeheart = 83
7. Indochine - Trois nuits par semaine // up n down = 78
8. Diana Est - Le Louvre // berserkboi = 66
8. Techno City - Believe // ana raquel = 66
8. François Feldman - Rien que pour toi // milesangel = 66
11. Globe - Feel Like Dance // undisco_me = 62
11. Nathalie Cardone - Populaire // cdd216 = 62
13. Iyo Matsumoto - それから (Sorekara) // invertedbutterfly = 61
14. 16 Horsepower - Black Soul Choir // derek = 60
15. Brian Ice - Tokyo // untouchable ace = 58
16. Cheryl Lynn - Encore // jeffo = 54
17. Sandii & The Sunsetz - Sticky Music // ohnoitisnathan = 53
18. Yukiko Okada - First Date // teledex = 50
19. Rosemary Butler - Choto Mate // phonetics girl = 49
20. Rose Laurens - Danse moi // klow = 44
20. Zazie - Zen // soratami = 44
20. Âme Strong - Tout est bleu // a&e = 44
23. Cibo Matto - Moonchild // chanex = 38
24. Mimi - Piece Of Cake // tiger suit = 36
25. Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Complainte pour Ste Catherine // disco blister = 35
26. Etienne de Crécy - Prix Choc // ezz = 33
27. Gordene Simpson / Paul Zaza, Carl Zittrer - Tonight Is Prom Night // hudvar = 29
28. Kumiko Ōsugi - Matteita Hito // maki = 25
29.Isabelle Pierre - Chantage // pop3blow2 = 17
30. Nancy Dee - I Love You // million_lights = 7

Francois ends up in a three-way with Diana at Techno City #8!

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Tagging @WoW73 so you know to use this one for the Vault! Merci all!!! <333
 
@MilesAngel - You were 100% correct! I mistakenly put your 8 points from @Untouchable Ace under Globe instead of Francois!

Here is the revised Leaderboard:

1. Martine Chevrier - Danser pour danser // iheartpoptarts = 133
2. Yann Tiersen - Cascade Street // Filler = 111
3. Sylvie Vartan - Double Exposure // wow73 = 95
4. Ayana - Last Regrets // if you go = 94
5. Splash - Qu'est-ce que c'est? // MrP = 87
6. Saga - Wind Him Up // kamikazeheart = 83
7. Indochine - Trois nuits par semaine // up n down = 78
8. Diana Est - Le Louvre // berserkboi = 66
8. Techno City - Believe // ana raquel = 66
8. François Feldman - Rien que pour toi // milesangel = 66
11. Globe - Feel Like Dance // undisco_me = 62
11. Nathalie Cardone - Populaire // cdd216 = 62
13. Iyo Matsumoto - それから (Sorekara) // invertedbutterfly = 61
14. 16 Horsepower - Black Soul Choir // derek = 60
15. Brian Ice - Tokyo // untouchable ace = 58
16. Cheryl Lynn - Encore // jeffo = 54
17. Sandii & The Sunsetz - Sticky Music // ohnoitisnathan = 53
18. Yukiko Okada - First Date // teledex = 50
19. Rosemary Butler - Choto Mate // phonetics girl = 49
20. Rose Laurens - Danse moi // klow = 44
20. Zazie - Zen // soratami = 44
20. Âme Strong - Tout est bleu // a&e = 44
23. Cibo Matto - Moonchild // chanex = 38
24. Mimi - Piece Of Cake // tiger suit = 36
25. Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Complainte pour Ste Catherine // disco blister = 35
26. Etienne de Crécy - Prix Choc // ezz = 33
27. Gordene Simpson / Paul Zaza, Carl Zittrer - Tonight Is Prom Night // hudvar = 29
28. Kumiko Ōsugi - Matteita Hito // maki = 25
29.Isabelle Pierre - Chantage // pop3blow2 = 17
30. Nancy Dee - I Love You // million_lights = 7

Francois ends up in a three-way with Diana at Techno City #8!

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Tagging @WoW73 so you know to use this one for the Vault! Merci all!!! <333
I think you also forgot to put a zero after my ‘7’ lol.
 
Had a good feeling about this one. Strong cross-demographic appeal for francophiles and francophobes – this is about as French as a song can sound without actually being *in* French. (I was genuinely surprised I couldn't find a French "original" version when I searched – I assumed the English lyrics were a translation. The host album is called "Rue des cascades"!)

Yann Tiersen, pianist/violinist/accordionist extraordinaire, has been my favourite French artist since I was first enchanted by the Amélie soundtrack as a kid. Which is mostly not an original score, by the way! It's a compilation of music he'd already released, scavenged from his first four albums – which are all worth hearing in full. 'Cascade Street', one of his rare non-instrumental songs, is among the tracks that didn't make it to the film.

This is a new personal best! Finally, my first silver in this contest! I got a bronze in my first ever Retro (Archive - You Make Me Feel, round 69) and hadn't been back on that podium since. Thank you for the cascade of points, @ohnoitisnathan, @Up N Down, @cdd216, @undisco_me, @Phonetics Girl, @Maki, @berserkboi, @KamikazeHeart, @Jeffo, @pop3blow2, @Disco Blister, @If You Go, @klow, @A&E, @Tiger Suit, and @Ana Raquel.

And all the better that I didn't win! I dread the thought of hosting Retro for the first time, and I know I wouldn't have the good sense to turn it down if it was offered to me.

Timing-wise I'm gonna pass on hosting stuff this month so it's over to you @Filler if you want it!
...oh.

Oh god.
 
And all the better that I didn't win! I dread the thought of hosting Retro for the first time, and I know I wouldn't have the good sense to turn it down if it was offered to me.


...oh.

Oh god.
I hosted my first contest last year and when I was asked I wasn't sure, but it was fine when I got into the swing of things, and in the end I enjoyed it. The Veto panel are very helpful so you can ask them any questions you may have.
 
Merci à:

10: @chanex
5: @MilesAngel @soratami
4: @cdd216 @TéléDex @invertedbutterfly
3: @WoW73 @Hudvar
2: @MrP @Million_Lights @Untouchable Ace

for their votes for Rose Laurens! Thanks also to @berserkboi for hosting and a big bravo to @iheartpoptarts for winning with some classic "80s parp parp" (my self-coined definition for this particular genre) and all the other medallists!

Looking forward to the next chapter in @Filler's videography if that is what comes to pass for 109. Though I'm probably not ready for it, I need to find a song that will inspire the voters (other than @chanex) to give me more than 5 points!
 
Looking forward to the next chapter in @Filler's videography if that is what comes to pass for 109.
No videos! Thankfully for my sanity and punctuality, I set a precedent when hosting PJ00s+ of only turning contests into elaborate video art projects when I *won* the preceding round. That behaviour is the hubris of a reigning champion, not a subbed-in runner-up.

But I had a busy stressful Sunday and I've also got a busy stressful Monday to get through before I can devote any thought to this, sorry fast turnaround likers. (...also I'm concurrently hosting another game on another forum. Bigamy is time-consuming!)
 
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