PJXtra 18 - Life In Retro - Both Lists Out!! Side Theme Reveals DONE, MAIN Reveals DONE <3

(Merci to the amazing @Doodvid for the Smash Hits Art!)

Welcome to PJXtra 18 - celebrating your Second Annual Round where you can send us songs that have indeed cracked the Top 3 in a non UK/US Market!

Or to put it in the words of our beautiful @If You Go (who hosted the first one):



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LANGUAGE CRITERIA

• Must be sung in any language other than English.
• French-language songs will not be allowed, due to Requin Chagrin’s victory in the last round.
• Features less than approx 20% English lyrics.

NOTORIETY CRITERIA

• No Eurovision Song Contest entries (non-qualifying national final songs are eligible).
• Performed by an artist with 30 pages or less of dedicated discussion on the PJ forum.
• Artist didn’t participate in most recent PJXtra, or win the past 5 contests.
• If a cover, will be subject to criteria including if original is already famous/successful.

PJ CONTESTS CRITERIA

• Hasn’t previously been entered into either PJSC, PJ00s, PJ Retro or PJXtra.
• For PJXtra songlist, look here. For other contests, view at the hub.
• Released after the year 2000

For this special edition of the contest - we are celebrating with a double! On top of your PJXtra Submission - I would like you to also send a Foreign Language Song from pre-2000 (French is allowed here!), and I want the hits!!​

PARAMETERS

• This has to be a song that would not pass PJ Retro Veto! (if it is too obscure, I am vetoing it so you can use it and win RETRO in the future!)
• No EUROVISION songs allowed (soz to Poupée de cire, Poupée de son but you have a whole sub-forum that already celebrates how iconic you are)
• If you are sending a song by a massive PJ Artist who predominantly releases in English (say Madonna), please use a little known track by them instead of something like a Spanish version of Ray Of Light. If you want to send a Madonna Hit, just have it be sung by another artist (@invertedbutterfly can hook you up with an artist that has an album of just Madonna covers too!)
• Act like Namie Amuro, Celine Dion, Mylene Farmer, Dalida etc can still have their FL Hits here since they predominantly (or at least evenly in Celine's case) sing in FL!
• FL Covers on famous English songs are allowed - send me Bang Bang or Nothing Compares To You in Thai anytime!!

Please send both options to @Doodvid and @berserkboi in a PM!



SUBMISSIONS: Til November 12
VOTING: Side Theme - Til November 25, Main Theme - Til December 9​

 

2raumwohnung - Wir sind die anderen
Aisha Retno - SUTERA
Aitana, Emilia, Ptazeta - Quieres
Cream Soda - Плачу на техно (feat. ХЛЕБ)
Daria Zawialow - Hej Hej!
Diana Karazon - Haida El Haki
Domiziana - Ohne Benzin
DooRi - Beauty Advisory
Ece Ronay - Karamela
Emmanuel Jal & Nyaruach - Ti Chuong (Musumeci Supernatural Remix)
Felicia Takman - Dansa Fult
Fujii Kaze - Kirari
Go_A - Сонце
GOLF - Regenmann
Helena Paparizou - Haide
Helene Fischer - Liebe ist ein Tanz
Hoàng Thuỳ Linh - See Tình
In The Loop - Estate
Inshow-ha - 檸檬 [le:mon]
Justyna Steczkowska - D.N.A
Karol G - Provenza
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Isshindoutai
Max Barskih - Ley Ne Zhaley
Nina Chuba feat. Juju - Wildberry Lillet (Remix)
Nyusha - Наедине
Quebonafide - SZUBIENICAPESTYCYDYBROŃ
Serebro - Сладко
SISTAR - I Like That
Soraya Arnelas - Sin Miedo
The Dumplings - Raj
THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE - New Jack Swing
Wir Sind Helden - Wenn Es Passiert

*Playlist includes Spotify links provided by the submitters. Any missing Spotify tracks, please could the contestant contact the hosts*

VOTES BY PM to @berserkboi and @Doodvid

DEADLINE: December 9 (exact time TBC)

ENJOY!

 

ABBA - No Hay A Quien Culpar
Dalida - Ciao Amore Ciao (Senza Rete)
Desireless - Voyage, Voyage
Enigma - Mea Culpa
Enya - Pax Deorum
Jane Birkin et Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'aime... Moi Non Plus
Jon Secada - Otro día más sin verte
Laura Pausini - La Solitudine
Linda - Dance Under Water
Lis Sørensen - Brændt
Monica Naranjo - Desátame
Myléne Farmer - Désechantée shorter version - alt link
Nena - Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann
Pino D’Angiò - Ma quale idea
Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi
Rammstein - Du Hast
SASH! - Encore Une Fois
Seo Taiji & Boys - Nan Arayo (I Know)
Talking Heads - I Zimbra
TARKAN - Simarik
Trio - Da Da Da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha
Uhm Jung Hwa - Invitation
Wes - Alane (Tony Moran Main Pass Mix)
Wink - Turn It Into Love

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST…on its way

Votes to @berserkboi and @Doodvid please.

DEADLINE: November 25 (subject to change!)

 

I was expecting an Easy round but the thread title had me startled that this is a pre-2000 PJXtra themed round ff
Obviously I love the side theme!

And the veto panel better be ready after the mess we had with this type of round last year ddd

 

I love this, it's like a 90s (80s?) computer game and I wanna go play Oregon Trail.

 

Oh wow, Dalida wearing a jukebox as a fascinator probably to this years racing season.

 

You guys I was like two clicks away from almost entering a side theme bop from 2000 by accident.

 

Invited Kath & Kim Queen! <3333

 

I had my suspicions when I saw the word "expansion" that Retro would be involved!

 

Is the thread title a reference to "Life in Mono", a song by my first PJ Retro winner? Either way, I'll pretend it is.

 

I remember when I brought a knife to a gunfight in last year's easy round. Won't be making that mistake again.

 

The pagecount rule still makes the main round pretty restrictive by ruling out most of the major crossovers that would smash here. But the bonus will be a bloodbath (and one hell of a playlist)!

 

Am I worthy of using this gif to represent myself?

 

I was one player short of 40 in PJSC where were you?

 

Clearly there is just one thing I can do in response.

 

(For @WoW73 xxx)

Alright - some VETOES to report!

Samples a little song that invented homosexuality!

Sent *titled* in English to PJSC previously!

Way over page limit with their regular thread + rate!

Many ineligibles as well this round, but not posting those <3333​

 

Awww, that is a cute google logo!

 

It's been an absolute mess at the veto panel this week. Stay tuned for more!