NationStates Jolt Archive

The Karelan Democracy of Rejistania wants to reach out a hand of friendship between nations by a commonly understood language: Music. The NSvision song contest is organized by a committee, which is in no relations to the government. It is an ideal way to show your music to the NSverse and maybe to earn international fame.

OOC-criteria: Everyone signs up with a quick description of the national final. In the RP-thread, later everyone posts the show of his band/artist, the lyrics of the song must be presented. Please do not use cover-versions of existing songs. Later everyone posts the votes with a small description of the process of presenting the votes.

Chicanada Song Contest

Jaxx was the hosts for the Eleventh CSC, presented on CityTV. The Stock City won the host rights thanks to their major hit CSC single "Lady" by Eric and the Reds last year gave them just enough points to edge out Cape and Atens for their second ever title.

Yes yes, CityTV may have started the show as a joke to rival Kodiak Footy but the show continues to be the biggest event in the nation, and well over half the populus watched the Grand Finals, held at the Metropolitan Opera House in downtown. Nearly a third of the nation watched the three semifinals, where the 38 cantons of the country fought to make their way to the final 15.

*The Final 15*

Atens went first with the duo Aleji performing their penned "If I Care." A Rock ballad, many before called plagarism as the song sounded rather similar to the 1934 CSC winner "Baja" but was cleared by City and the CSC Board for competition. A nice reaction for the rather bleak performance, with just the two ladies performing on some stands.

Sabra pulled out the stops, picking former champ Sibjel (1933, "Every Time You Kiss Me" for Finnen) to sing the schlagger song "Invincible." She also brought along SEVEN wind machines to make her performance just as strong as her last appearance. An early favorite for the bookies, she easily got the loudest cheers of the night from the Jaxx crowd.

Jaxx slid into the final 15 and tried to become only the second Canton to repeat with "Rendevous of Love." The boyband Longjohns, however, seemed rather stilted on the performance and many found it to be rather flat.

Cape sent their favorite rock band Axle to perform "Little Dog." Preshow there was a lot of contoversy since the song's original title was "Bitch" but the band relented with the title change. A popular perf for many.

Harem made their first ever final, and did it in Risian. The small minority is a major player in Harem Canton and it was embraced in the ballad "Rjzie L'lai" which translates "Lost You." Olen Z'lat was featured alone while singing in Risian, making his perf a dark horse to win and put the canton in the hunt for one of the automatic qualifiers for 1938.

Bishop got a noisy reception of the negative kind for "Angels Call." Jaxx, a rather predominant Mohagahanist city, felt slighted that Catholic Bishop sent a very "patrionising" Christian song to the contest. Most expected it to poll well in fellow Catholic cantons of St. Croix, St. Jean and Acadia.

Southall sent a drag act, as Lady Denight sang her song for Chicanada (and the current #1 single) "All The Man I Want." On stage with five scantily-clad males sent an odd message after the rather Christian music preceding it and Lady D seemed to enjoy herself a tad too much.

Southampton entered as the favorites thanks to the song written and performed by the girl group Tanzen. "Come And Get It" might be a retread on their huge #1 "Graffiti" but the trio's embrace of really huge drums helped get the crowds behind them.

Township sent a different song than the camp of 'hall or the bangyness of 'ton with a slow ballad, "Together As One." Many thought the song, with it's message of tolerance and peace, might be the best choice to send to NSVision (along with "Invincible") rather than sending something more Chicanada (such as 'hall, 'ton or Swansea's song choices).

Kalimund wnt ethnodance as Seri Jian unleashed her newest track "Let Me Love You." Using a more Risian beat for the dance love song, it was effective in bringing the crowd back to life. Some thought it was a tad too showy for the contest.

Cana went innovative, as Jamie Kennedy became the first ever country artist to make the finals with his drunken bar brawl ode "Break Me." Considered a fave since Cana is always a fave. Four wins at CSC does that to a people.

The Grand Free State surprised many by making the finals with Delovely's "Battle of Soul." Written after the riots of Kinsington, the song isn't quite a footy fit nor is it a ballad, making some confused where the band was going with it.

Carthage sent a predominantly vocal trio Ashes to Jaxx with the song "Drop of Sun." A fave by many of all the 38, the song performed on Finals night had a music track, which ruined some of the style and interest. The song released by Ashes after the Carthage Qualifiers win was acapella.

Cedar sent new dance diva Brittni to the city with "What You See," and it polled rather well by the crowds. But her inexperience on stage showed much and made some wonder what the canton was thinking.

Swansea finished up the show with the rock anthem "Lost In You" bu Heuberger. A co-favorite with "Come And Get It," the track was more CSC than the Swansea finals and many thought they could edge ahead of Tanzen for their first win.

*The Winner*

After a 15 minute break for text and phone votes, the nation waited as the 38 cantons announced where their douze points were going.

Early on, it was a race between Sabra, Southampton and Swansea as each stole top points from the first states of Cape, Eastentown and Avi. However, as the list made its way to the final twelve states it becamne rather clear that the nation was going girlgroups, as Southampton led with 195 points, pretty much clear of Swansea (149), Southall (145) and Cana (112).

The final 12 cantons sealed the expected victory for the southern city, with only St. Jean not giving votes to "Come And Get It." In the end the song and Southampton won with the biggest point total in four years and the largest victory ever at 71 points.

Top 8:
1. "Come And Get It," Southampton, 281 points
2. "Lost In You," Swansea, 210 points
3. "All The Man I Want," Southall, 209 points
4. "Break Me," Cana, 180 points
5. "Invincible," Sabra, 159 points
6. "Let Me Love You," Kalimund, 143 points
7. "If I Care," Atens, 133 points
8. "Little Dog," Cape, 121 points

The hosts finished with 120 points, just missing the Finals for 1938 (next year the top 8 qual to the finals while the other 30 compete in the Semifinal for 12 slots. 20 cantons make it to the Grand Finals).

CityTV Southampton quicky announced that Southampton National Plaza would host the finals next years. In addition, Southall announced that Lady Denight was already selected to represent the canton in the next contest, with three songs competing in the Canton finals.

CityTV wishes Tanzen the best of luck as they take "Come And Get It" to Rejistania for NSVision and hope for a top result!

Excellent. Kaze Progressa are in. The national final, This Is Our Sound, will take place spread out over a week (of IC time, that is!), with the audience voting for four songs on each of Monday-Thursday and the winners of the vote on each night performing again on the Saturday. The winner of that vote will represent the country in the NSVision Song Contest.

(OOC: will this be staged in Rejistania? And will the winners host the next event, as per RL?)

(OOC: will this be staged in Rejistania? And will the winners host the next event, as per RL?)

Yes, unless the winner becomes inactive or ceases.

The rejistanian national final was viewed by many, especially because most of the good bands and artists of Rejistania participated:

N.Ixi Ni was the first band: Nane Ixi and NIjan rocked with their song "Itera'il!" (Continue!) the catchy refrain "Itera'il, Itera'il! Simu'ki'viki! Itera'il, Itera'il! Kuro'het mi'sejil!" (Continue, Continue! The worthiest will win! Continue, Continue! Surrendering is bad!) The stanzas were about the struggle that is life in a poor community and the fact that there is still hope.

Kurudi ri (100 percent) was surely a highlight: The ballad "Xe'sil" (I cry) was something more or less unexpected of them, seeing that they make normally a more rock-ish music. The song about a lost love (which might be related to mastermind and singer "Teke", who was left by his boyfriend Nana) has the chorus: Xe'sil, hakim'xuril, xe'vana 'xtasi il! Xe'sil, Xe'sil, nilhe'ma 'koleni'ja il! (I cry, I cry, I wanna forget you, I cry, I cry, no one can compare with you)

Tani'mesit tada'ny (international songs) the transrejistanian band surprised everyone by singing in English, their song "Something counts" was a dance song with very international flair. It was one of the few songs, which did not try to be at least partially in rejistanian tradition. The dancers were wearing almost nothing, but the very euro-ish song did not please the audience. The chorus was: "Something, might help the selection something, might bring a correction, something, might cause an attraction, something - counts!"

Singer Neijaru Seiraja finished last after a very regional song in the Isesian language, which is spoken by only a low number of rejistanis. "Kiija Huara" (So I ran) was a song, which was too unmelodic to be popular outside of the Isesi regions.

Tiki Tiki Tiki were the funny band in the competition. they were wearing chicken custumes and sang in a wild mixture of Rejistanian, English and gibberish about "a chicken's life". "A janek mesu-mesu, a lil of pecku-pecku, the life is veka-veka - in sun and lesdi. With janek mesu-mesu, a lil of pecku-pecku, we are not salan-salan. This is a chicken's life!"

The televoting process saw no problems and saw N.Ixi Ni in the first position with 43% of the votes.

Live on SchiaTV One, it's time for A Song For Schiavonia!

Yes, Schiavonia's entry to the NSvision Song Contest was decided on Sunday night prime-time television. In the first show, viewers were given six songs to vote for. They were, in order of performance:

On The Beach by Krystelle Waters
A slow tempo reggae chillout all about sitting on one of Schiavonia's many beaches and just relaxing there.

Sloths Song by Kenny Sanderson
Schiavonia's international midfielder, as well as accidental Ylompic Equestrian entry and F1GP test driver, probably wasn't supposed to be singing this fans tribute to the national team.

Love Thy God by Bill Sharkey and the Heathens
An up-tempo gospel number about devotion to the church, although controvertial due to the fact that Bill Sharkey is actually Buddhist.

Cheese Song by The Usual Suspects
Another up-tempo number, although this time more folky. All about how a man's love of cheese makes him violently sick.

Ya' Mama by Total n Utter Anarchy
A rap about mums. By a bunch of rappers about as anarchaic as a pre-school nursery. Shows just how nice Schiavones really are.

For Bella by Winston Star
To finish off, an emotional song written by Star about his young wife Bella, who sadly passed away in a freak bathing accident.

Six songs that were all different in many ways, but all somehow essentially Schiavone. Sanderson's song would probably have walked it, what with it being a footballer singing a football song in a football nation, but he should really stick to stringing passes together instead of musical notes. In the end, the winners by a comfortable margain were The Usual Suspects, and they are going to Rejistania to represent Schiavonia in the first ever NSvision Song Contest!

"What do you mean, Wentland's going to enter?"

"Well, we have such a musical tradition..."

"No we do not. Our charts are dominated by boy band rubbish from the Atlantic. Our best groups sell about a dozen copies. They'll never sell abroad."

"Well, perhaps this is the way forward, then? Basically a free advert for one of our bands..."

"It'll be outright humiliation for them! Who else can appreciate the throat-singing of The Dwarrenhomers? The milk-pipe playing of Tlentifini Marhaysu? Not a chance in a million."

"Well, maybe we should try. After all, all sorts of rubbish gets foisted on us."

"OK, OK...let's have some auditions at least..."

VaNova reserve spot

You Stole my RP Idea! Shame on You!

However, I will sign up.

And, NSVision doesent sound right.

The TV show called "The Singing Bazalope" was on the Baz7 channel. It was the Bazalonian national finals for the NSVision Song Contest...

The Competitors

"What about her?" by Shannia Noll

A musically pleasing song who's lyrics are whining about someones wife not getting fairly treated in a numbr of situations, in a bank line, in a row for tickets and then by the hospital as she died from medical incompitence. The writer of the song denies it is about anyone's wife in particular but instead saying it's a political statement explaining life is precious and has that everyone no matter how unimportant they might seem to us, they are important to someone

"Irony" by Deen Rockers

Irony is the a song that entails the story of a rising artist in the music industry who always wanted to be a pop star. It explained all the sacrifices and trials that artit had gone through and then finally getting there and finding it was nothing like he had dreamed.

"Mmmm Boo Bop" by Pauline Hanson

A string of no sensical noises, in the industry called scatting, that taken individually mean nothing but taken as a whole also mean nothing. But it was pretty to listen too

"It's all about the Computer Chip." by Loco ba Doco

A comical song that says why the Computer Chip is better than a corn chip or a potato chip(crisp).. or even hot chips. In the end states that they both breakl when you go *Stamp* and that stamp suddenly finishes the song

The finals will be held very soon...

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Swilatia has entered the NSvision song contest, and we are currently having a vote to see who will represent Swilatia on stage for this contest. And the three choices are:

Escape, by Duel of the Fates

A great hard rock song about a guy trying to escape from jail. It is currently on top of the Swilatian Charts. However a little controversial because of its lyricrs and what it is about.

Love You Forever, by Jessica Alexandrie

A slow love song. We are not even really sure what genre this magnificent song belongs in.

It's all 'bout the cash, by The King.

A very comical song about money. Won the funnyest song award at last weeks Swilatian Music Festival.

The vote will be soon.

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The Oliverrian final of the NSVision contest is going to be presented in a Special show on TéléOli called "Scrappez-nous une Chanson pour aller le plus loin possible". 11 people, 1 from each province, will sing a song in front of everyone. The best(which is usually the one with the most money) will win that contest and go to the NSVision song contest in wherever it happens!

Here are the nominees:

Capitale:

Name: Jean-Claude Chartrand
Song: La ballade à Saint-Jacques
Description of the song: This song is the life of a guy, nicknamed Saint-Jacques, told funnily.


Olive:

Name: Mario McCord
Song: Gimme some time
Description of the song: This song is all about a guy that needs some time to finish a thing, but anyone doesn't give him any time.


Sud-Françie:

Name: Jean Leboeuf et les troubadours
Song: Crosse capitale
Description of the song: This group is very politicized. So, it explains that people at the parliament are not so people-friendly


Nouveau-Lyon

Name: Les Silencieux
Song: Les Silencieux parlent!
Description of the song: This song is only the explanation that quiet people send messages, sometimes more than people that actually talk.


Colonia:

Name: DJ Saucier and MC Couteau
Song: Rappin' Frog
Description of the song: This Rap song explains the fact that French rap is not appreciated at his correct worth, with sometimes funny remarks.


Côte-Ouest

Name: Mark Nolan
Song: It's West Coast Baby!
Description of the song: This pop/hip-hop song explains the supposedly perfect life in West Coast: Beautiful girls, beautiful beaches, beautiful cities, etc.


Île-Royale

Name: Joanne Girard
Song: Les oubliés
Description of the song: This song tells the history of the people in Île-Royale, the fact that the government always forgot them and still forget them.


South Limbrogidlia:

Name: Johnie Wilani
Song: It's pumpin'!
Description of the song: This song is the only dance song to appear on the contest this year. But, beyond dancing, that song has a signification: it's good to dance, but we must not forget that some people are not able to come to a nightclub.


Jeannie:

Name: DuLin, Chantelois et associés
Song: Les avocats
Description of the song: This song, singed by some lawyers, tells the story of 2 lawyers that got into bankruptcy because they could not win any judgement.


East Limbrogidlia:

Name: Jixlut
Song: Youlan a nomuy kubalt
Description of the song: This song in Limbrogidlian explains the history of Limbrogidlians and of their oppression by Europeans. Jixlut also compares the Modern world with the Old, stating that the old was better for the Limbrogidlians than the new.


West Limbrogidlia:

Name: Devin Palmer
Song: Song for a pretty woman
Description of the song: The song title explains it all: this song is mostly a slow song where he tells a girl she is pretty and she should be his girlfriend.


It's now a rendez-vous on May 12, 7:30 AOTC! Only, on TéléOli, la télé Oliverrienne pour les Oliverriens (The Oliverrian TV, for Oliverrians!)

Here is the band Virginia Nova will send

NAME:The Fire Extinguishers
STYLE:Prog Rock with a slight touch of Psychadellia
RL BAND MOST RESEMBLED:A mix of Queen And Pink Floyd
LINE-UP:

Lead-Singer: Bobbie E
Lead Guitar: Alex Mattiski
Rythym Guitar: A.J. Owen
Base Guitar: Drew Cassidy
Drums: Joseph "Eagle" Jargon

SONG NAME:Park Bench

It's off there new Album 'Kings and Paupers'

It's about a couple who meat at a park bench.

It starts out with a nice David Gilmoresque Solo By Owen then Bobbie E starts Singing. About Half-way through Mattiski Comes in and Does an awesome Brain May type solo and then the song Finishes. The total length is 5:29


They beat out Soul Singer Sam Glass,Diva Andrea Toen and Another Prog Rock band Spelling School



100th Post

*tag, I'll be writing stuff and posting it later on*

Okay Rej,I gave a small history of my band's winning performence

Okay Rej,I gave a small history of my band's winning performence
I do not like being called Rej, it's still Rejis!

Kelse would love to sing up for the NSvision Song Contest. We are currently in the middle of the first season of the hit-sensation PROJEKT IDOL, a music reality-show whose winner will win a record contract from De Lux Records and also represent Kelse int he NSvision Song Contest.

The finale and recap show will be available for all to see once the show has finished.

Kelse would love to sing up for the NSvision Song Contest.

Heh; apt typo!

Krytenia are provisionally signing up at this point; details of the national final will be posted later.

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The national representaion vote has com to a close. here are the enries ranked by votes:

Escape, by Duel of the Fates

46% of votes

It's all 'bout the cash, by The King.
28% of votes

Love You Forever, by Jessica Alexandrie
26% of Votes

So now it has been confirmed that Duel of the Fates will be representing Swilatia on stage with their song Escape.[/QUOTE]

The Wentland Song For NS was almost embarrassingly bad. Presented by 6'7" rock star Hotblack Desiato and 5'2" glamour model Honey Spreads, it was a mixture of missed camera angles, iffy links, leaden humour and awful songs.

In order to avoid humiliation of national heroes the organizers declared that it was only open to newcomers - those who had not had a top 10 hit in the Wentland charts.

After the abysmal boy band stylings of First Class Male, with their song "Take Me Baby", the contest picked up with crusty favourites The Spendthrifts. They were a controversial pick for an entry because they had had a six year chart career, but as they were quick to point out they'd never reached higher than number 14. Their song "Flowers In The Dirt", about dead pop star Dino Soros, was popular with the grebos but not with the world at large. However their entry was rumoured more to be a way to obtain airplay*.

Third entry Claire Perkins provided a wry take on teenage life, a 13 year old with piquant lyrics about the boys at school, homework and oppressive games teachers, called "Jimmy Took Me Up The Gary Glitter With A Cucumber". The broadcast of that song lasted about 6 seconds before technical difficulties cut it off. She re-appeared on stage after a minute of the testcard miming badly to a song called "I Love My Teddy" with moistened eyes. Very popular with the audience.

Fourth and fifth entries were hip-hoppy - Advance Leftward with their socially aware lyrics of "Eat The Rich", a thumping indictment of humanity, which was roundly booed by the audience, and MC Dedleg with "Killa 4 Da Skrilla", which was at least honest in its mercenary approach to the contest.

The sixth entry, however, caused a stir. A chap in full bisht, thob, gutra and agal surrounded by bikini-clad lovelies attached by chains entered without rehearsing and called himself Sheikh Yerbouti (And The Harem). His song, imaginitively titled "The Sheikh Yerbouti Song", left the audience totally bemused and at the end totally silent in astonishment.

Seventh was back to reality with famed opera singer Marion Morrison with "In Victory", celebrating her inevitable win in the NS contest, and eighth was a folksy duo, brothers Vic and Bert Royal, who recorded "Remember When We Were Young?", which judging by their appearance was a very long time ago.

The audience were to vote amongst themselves with keypads, and their scores would amount to a third of the points, with a further third from specially appointed judges and a final third from telephone calls. The audience vote was to be taken in 3 hours' time to allow the other votes to be cast...

* the tactic worked - the song went to number 9 on the charts. Thus disqualifying them from next year's contest.

Khenas enters NSvision the winner of this year's Khenas idol, of which the finals will be held later today will represent khenas in the contest.

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Hello, and Welcome to the 2006 final of Khenas Idol, right here on TVK. Not only willl the winner be crowned Khenas Idol, but they will also represent Khenas onstage in the NSvision song contest. and our contestants are Jake sharp, with the song "you're gullible", and the Nutcases, with the song "The end of the world"

and now for the 1st performance!

(performance cut out, I will not yet reaveal the lyrics)

Judge 1: That was great i dont think anyone else would come close to that good. 10 points!

Judge 2: Okay, your song is offensive. this is not how it should be like. Soft Rock with this stuff. Get away. Now! I will give 0 points, If I was allowed to, you'd get a negative score, Go *bleep* yoursel you *bleep*ing *bleep*.

Judge 3: That was just horrid the way it sounds. its like watching a cow give birth to siamese twins. Honestly. It doesent deserve a single point. so I give zero points.

So this one wasent too good with the judges, has 3 points now. If youwould like to tell us how you think this went. Call the number on the screen....... now.

And performance 2!

(lyrics cut)

Judge 1: I don't like your songs, the nutcases, and I never will. at least the lyrics actually meant something this time, unlike in last year's "I hate me". 4 points.

Judge 2: That was great do it again. I wish I could give 11 points. 10 points.

Judge 3: Sucks, but if I had to choose a better one, this would be it, so i'll give just one point.

This one went almost better the average score from the judges is 5 points. Call us now to give YOUR score for this.

Vuam and Isma are entering the NSVision (I agree the name is sucky)...

However, I have a great idea for the songs, but that idea requires time and preparation.

I will submit at least one song for the final, but I'm not sure I'll be able to go through with my idea for the national finals.

But stay assured, there will be RPing.

Vuam and Isma are entering the NSVision (I agree the name is sucky)...

However, I have a great idea for the songs, but that idea requires time and preparation.

I will submit at least one song for the final, but I'm not sure I'll be able to go through with my idea for the national finals.

But stay assured, there will be RPing.
OOC: I would call it WorldVision. If thats to RL, then WorldVision NS

OOC: I would call it WorldVision. If thats to RL, then WorldVision NS
OOC : List of bad/not so bad/terribly bad ideas :

Mundovision
Natiovision
Statevision
Globevision
Starvision
Elvision
...
I'm running out of ideas.

WorldVision NS isn't bad, but it's not "really" catchy enough (then again, I wouldn't be able to do better)...

OOC : List of bad/not so bad/terribly bad ideas :

Mundovision
Natiovision
Statevision
Globevision
Starvision
Elvision
...
I'm running out of ideas.

WorldVision NS isn't bad, but it's not "really" catchy enough (then again, I wouldn't be able to do better)...
Its just about as catchy as Eurovision.

Its just about as catchy as Eurovision.
That's what I meant.

The three-stage voting was to try to ensure a worthy winner. Half of the songs would receive points, in a 4-3-2-1 descending format, and the studio audience of generally old folk scored it with the Royle Brothers first ahead of Marion Morrison and Claire Perkins was third. Fourth place was tight between the remainder due to audience apathy but Sheik Yerbouti took the final point.

The jury took a different view. To general consternation they had The Spendthrifts in top place, with Advance Leftward second and MC Dedleg third. A tearful Claire Perkins stormed off when fourth place was announced as the Sheik again.

With the viewer votes to come, the Royles and Spendthrifts had 4 points each, Morrison and Leftward 3, Perkins, Dedleg and the Sheik 2.

Then the viewer vote. The Spendthrifts picked up 1 point from 8% of the vote for fourth to get a total of 5. First Class Male were out of it but 9% of the viewer vote - perhaps from pre-teen girls - gave them 2 points for third. Second place went to...MC Dedleg. 5 points. But behind The Spendthrifts on the tie-break of best position.

So which would get the prize? Whichever out of the Royles, Advance Leftward, Marion Morrison, Claire Perkins or the Sheik would go on to the finals. All of them were still in it.

Barry Wigan announced that the winning song had accumulated a massive 62% of the popular vote. Oohs from the audience. Had to be the Royles, surely?

The envelope was announced. And the entrant from Wentland for the NSVision Song Contest was...

...Sheik Yerbouti.

The audience was beyond stunned as The Sheik and his harem entered the stage for their triumphal performance...

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Okay we had the polls. The people's votes have voted Youre Gullible's svore up to 9, and End of the world's score up to 7. Jake sharp wins!

Congratulations to Shannia Noll with her winning song, "What About Her?". In the Singing Bazalope wishes to present her a check of 5,000 Bazs and and all expenses paid trip to go and perform for Bazalonia at NSVision. Congratulations

Congratulations to Shannia Noll with her winning song, "What About Her?". In the Singing Bazalope wishes to present her a check of 5,000 Bazs and and all expenses paid trip to go and perform for Bazalonia at NSVision. Congratulations

i'l bump this for Rejistania.

The completely unofficial list of official NSvision enteries so far...

Chicanada: Come And Get It by Tamzen
Rejistania: Itera'il! by N.Ixi Ni
Schiavonia: Cheese Song by The Usual Suspects
Virginia Nova: Park Bench by The Fire Extinguishers
Swilatia: Escape by Duel of the Fates
Wentland: The Sheikh Yerbouti Song by Sheikh Yerbouti (And The Harem)
Khenas: You're Gullible by Jake Sharp
Bazalonia: What About Her? by Shannia Noll

...and nations who have expressed an interest but not declared an entry as yet
Kaze Progressa
Oliverry
New Montreal States
Kelse
Krytenia
Vuam and Isma

Maybe just the NationStates Song Contest?

Still, regardless of the name of the event, a Progressan will perform in it. Which one will be decided tonight, in the final of This Is Our Sound. The four finalists from the last week:

* The Wolverines, Bang Bang Goodbye - a rowdy break-up anthem from an all-female punk-pop act who have gained cult status in their home city of Farela
* Sakapata, Boom! - exceedingly silly dance with a beat that defines 'thumping', buoyed largely by a spectacularly deranged stage show
* Ihaje Merfula, I Guess It Wasn't To Be - gloomy, reflective string-heavy ballad, reliant on Ihaje's delicate, almost ethereal voice
* Kolmi Poguyi, What I See - another song of gently angst-laden reflection, though this one has a male singer and nothing more than a piano

Current odds on the betting exchange getlucky.kp:

* The Wolverines 2.5
* Ihaje Merfula 2.5
* Kolmi Poguyi 5.1
* Sakapata 6.9

Finally, Jixlut - Youlan a nomuy kubalt will represent Oliverry at the first edition of NSVision

bump

That's what I meant.
yeah and i do think eurovision sounds catchy.

I'm just saying that Vuam and Isma's contest is underway, and that it's slightly behind schedule, but will be able to submit an entry immediately, if that's required.

However, if I have longer, then it'll be more fun.

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I'm Fr. John the Golden-Throated, and welcome to tonight's broadcast of 'Hymn for the Archregimancy' to decide the Archregimancy's entry to the Nationstates Song Contest!

Yes, all the participating monasteries and hermits are really excited by tonight's opportunity to offer forth an icon of song to the Lord. Now, the heathen Rejistanians have specified that no 'cover versions' are permissible for entries into the contest, which means no established settings of hymns or excerpts from the liturgy. I know, I know.... spoilsports. What do you expect from virgin-sacrificing heathens anyway? But as far as we're aware, there's no rule against new musical settings of established church texts, so we're flirting with dangerously modern concepts tonight!

But let's get on with the show!

Our first contestants are the choir of the Monastery of St. John of Patmos with their entry The First Paragraph of St. Ignatius' Epistle to St. Polycarp!

Having obtained good proof that thy mind is fixed in God
As upon an immoveable rock, I loudly glorify His name
That I have been thought worthy to behold thy blameless face,
Which may I ever enjoy in God!

I entreat thee, by the grace with which thou art clothed,
To press forward in thy course, and to exhort all that they may be saved.
Maintain thy position with all care, both in the flesh and spirit.
Have a regard to preserve unity, than which nothing is better.
Bear with all, even as the Lord does with thee.

Support all in love, as also thou doest.
Give thyself to prayer without ceasing.
Implore additional understanding to what thou already hast.
Be watchful, possessing a sleepless spirit.
Speak to every man separately, as God enables thee.
Bear the infirmities of all, as being a perfect athlete in the Christian life: Where the labour is great, the gain is all the more!

Oh yes, revelatory stuff there from St. John of Patmos!


Next up are the Scattered Desert Hermits of the Archregimancy, who are banding together tonight to offer us their musical setting of The Sixth Anathema of the Second Council of Constantinople!

If anyone says that the holy, glorious, and ever-virgin Mary
Is called God-bearer by misuse of language and not truly,
Or by analogy,
Believing that only a mere man was born of her
And that God the Word was not incarnate of her,
But that the incarnation of God the Word resulted only from the fact
That he united himself to that man who was born of her;

If anyone slanders the Holy Synod of Chalcedon
As though it had asserted the Virgin to be God-bearer
According to the impious sense of Theodore;

Or if anyone shall call her manbearer or Christbearer,
As if Christ were not God,
And shall not confess that she is truly God-bearer,
Because God the Word who before all time was begotten of the Father
Was in these last days incarnate of her,
And if anyone shall not confess that in this pious sense
The holy Synod of Chalcedon confessed her to be God-bearer:
Let him be anathema.

Oh yes... a dire warning to all schismatics over the Theotokos there from the Desert Hermits!

Next up is the Choir of the Monastery of Pantaleimon, who - as might be expected from a Slavonic monastery - are giving us a Old Church Slavonic rendering of The Lord's Prayer!

Otche nash,
Izhe esi na nebesekh.
Da svyatitsya imya tvoye,
Da priidet tsarstvie tvoye,
Da budet volya tvoya yako na nebesi,
I na zemli.

Khleb nash nashushchnyy dazhd' nam dnes,
I ostavi nam dolgi nasha,
yakozhe i my ostavlyaem dolzhnikom nashim.
I ne vvedi nas vo iskushenie,
No izbavi ot lukavago.

Yako tvoe est tsarstvo, i sila, i slava,
Otsa, i Syna, i Svyatago Dukha,
Nyne i prisno, i vo veki vekov

Amin'.

Oh - and some particularly fine work from Fr. Yuri the Chanter on the solo during 'For Thine is the Kingdom...' there! Magnificent stuff. Surely Pantaleimon are early favourites tonight!


Next up, we have a quartet from the well-known liturgical conservatives of the Holy Synod's Synodical Office for Theological Research (SOTR), who are offering us the original text of The Nicene Creed, as approved by the Council of Nicea. In Greek.

Πιστεύομεν εις ΄ενα Θεον Πατερα παντοκράτορα, πάντων ορατων τε και αοράτων ποιητήν.

Πιστεύομεν εισ ΄ενα κύριον `Ιησουν Χριστον, τον υ΄ιον του θεου, γεννηζέντα εκ του πατρος μονογενη, τουτέστιν εκ της ουσίας του πατρός, θεον εκ θεου αληθινου, γεννηθέντα, ου ποιηθέντα, ΄ομοούσιον τωι πατρί δι οϋ τα πάντα εγένετο, τα τε εν τωι ουρανωι και τα επι της γης τον δι ΄ημας τους ανθρώπους και δα την ΄ημετέραν σωτηρίαν κατελθόντα και σαρκωθέντα και ενανθρωπήσαντα, παθόντα, και αναστάντα τηι τριτηι ΄ημέραι, και ανελθοντα εις τους οθρανούς, και ερχόμενον κριναι ζωντασ και νεκρούς.

Και εις το ΄Αγιον Πνευμα.
Τους δε λέγοντας, ΄οτι ΄ην ποτε ΄ότε οθκ ΄ην, και πριν γεννηθηναι ουκ ΄ην, και ΄οτι εξ ΄ετερας ΄υποστάσεως η ουσιας φάσκοντας ειναι, [η κτιστόν,] τρεπτον η αλλοιωτον τον υ΄ιον του θεου, [τούτους] αναθεματίζει ΄η καθολικη [και αποστολικη] εκκλησία.

Hmmmm... I think SOTR might have lost a couple of votes there. Not sure a quartet is quite what the voters will be looking for tonight. Then there's the fact that so few of us actually read Greek - so for all I know they substituted the Nicene Creed with the Athanasian Creed.


Finally tonight, we have the Choir of the Monastery of Solovetsky with what they describe as a stirring new musical setting of the text of the Troparion to Saints Alexander, John and Paul, Patriarchs of Constantinople. Now, usually this troparion is sung in the 3rd tone, so we're all interested in hearing what Solovetsky have done with this today....

Initiates of Heaven and teachers of divine truth,
You faithfully tended the Church of Christ,
Holy Alexander champion of the Trinity,
John the son of grace and Paul the crown of bishops.
Together we all praise you.

Burning with the love of Christ and taking up the yoke of His holy Cross,
You became imitators of His life and communicants of His divine glory.
O divinely wise Alexander, wondrous John and glorious Paul,
Standing before His throne, pray fervently for our souls.

Ah! Cunning! They combined the troparion with the kontakion - itself usually in the 8th tone! An interesting blend of cunning and simplicity!

But how will the Archregimancy's voters decide tonight?

The votes are coming in.....

And.....

Well, this is a shock!

Representing the Archregimany in the Nationstates Song Contest will be....

The Scattered Desert Hermits of the Archregimancy!
With their musical setting of The Sixth Anathema of the Second Council of Constantinople!

Congratulations to the Scattered Desert Hermits - and here's looking forward to the finals of the Song Contest in Rejistania!

The winner of the final of This Is Our Sound and Kaze Progressa's representatives in the NSVision Song Contest, with 37.6% of the vote...

Ihaje Murfula with I Guess It Wasn't To Be.


I'd come out of the darkness
Your light drew me in
There seemed no way it could fall apart
My thoughts turned irrational
Just like the last time
I should have learned

But I was blinded by the light again
And the ending was exactly the same
Tears are flooding on my clothes once again
I guess it wasn't to be

Such a simple mistake to make
I'd made it before
The first impressions carried me away
They triggered my dreamy state
Of naivety
Now I wake up

And find I'm blinded by the light again
And the ending is exactly the same
Tears are flooding on my clothes once again
I guess it wasn't to be
How I got here once again escapes me
But it's not a sight I wanted to see
It's a dream that I was wrong to believe
I guess it wasn't to be

The completely unofficial list of official NSvision enteries so far... (13)

Chicanada: Come And Get It by Tamzen
Rejistania: Itera'il! by N.Ixi Ni
Schiavonia: Cheese Song by The Usual Suspects
Virginia Nova: Park Bench by The Fire Extinguishers
Swilatia: Escape by Duel of the Fates
Wentland: The Sheikh Yerbouti Song by Sheikh Yerbouti (And The Harem)
Khenas: You're Gullible by Jake Sharp
Bazalonia: What About Her? by Shannia Noll
Oliverry: Youlan a nomuy kubalt by Jixlut
The Archregimancy: The Sixth Anathema of the Second Council of Constantinople by the Scattered Desert Hermits of the Archregimangcy
Kaze Progressa: I Guess It Wasn't To Be by Ihaje Murfula
Alasdair I Frosticus: The Belly-Bop Boogie by Attila and His Honeys
Martentopis: My Martentopis by Fred Ootie

...and nations who have expressed an interest but not declared an entry as yet
New Montreal States
Kelse
Krytenia
Vuam and Isma


"...so that's all of thost who have officially submitted an entry to the Rejistanian organisers. With us now on the Dave Topp Show on Schia FM are Billy Nastic and Kenny Helstrom from the Usual Suspects. They'll be representing us in the contest. Billy, Kenny, welcome."

Both: "Thanks Dave"

Dave: "Now your song, the Cheese Song, how did that come about?"

Billy: "Well one day, we were just sat around our band mate Trev's flat, and he found some mouldy sheese in his fridge. The inspiration was there. Ten minutes later, he came back and sang us the song, and there it was."

Dave: "Now, your song is considered a bit of a novelty song, but it's not your usual style, is it?"

Kenny: "No. We're usually an indie rock band, and we take our music quite seriously. So a folk song about dairy produce is a bit our there for us."

Dave: "Indeed. Well, we'll play the record that will be representing Schiavonia in the contest now. Lads, thanks for now."

Kenny: "You're welcome."

We hear the opening bars to the introduction before Trevor from the Usual Suspects bursts into song. What he sings... we're not going to give that away yet, now, are we? :P

[OOC - Rejis, is there a limit on the number of total entrants? And puppet limits? I obviously have two entries now, though rest assured that I'll be undertaking IC voting for the competition proper, thereby guaranteeing the Archregimancy and the Holy Empire will be voting very differently]


HOLY EMPIRE HERALD

HOLY EMPIRE ENTERS SONG CONTEST
Sudden Re-engagement With Ordinary Reality Stuns World

By Constantine Ducaso
Archregimancy Correspondant


After decades of near total secrecy, where contact with ordinary reality was limited to the occasional football match and a single scholarly joint venture with Spaam over the interpretation of a copy of the Codex Frosticus, the Holy Empire stunned many observers by submitting an entry to the NSVision Song Contest, to be held in Rejistania.

"We can't let the monks have all the fun" said a palace spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity. "We need to show the world that there's more to the Dreamed Realm than strict Orthodox Christianity!"

Sources close to the Imperial Court have stated that the Basileus personally gave his permission for the Empire to enter the song contest, as he holds pleasant memories of the Prince Imperial's victory in the People's Republic of Love Poetry's International Love Poetry Competition many years ago [OOC - 2003 in RL terms]. Indeed, His Imperial Majesty is believed to have practically ordered Imperial TV to select an entrant despite some lingering concerns over the after-affects of the Arridian plague caused by the nation's last significant contact with Ordinary Reality just before World Cup 25.

The Belly-Bop Boogie by Attila and His Honeys - a song whose lyrical banality is only exceeded by the cloying unoriginality of its so-called melody - narrowly defeated the rollicking sea shanty Seaman Stains and Master Bates by traditional folk-punk outfit Supermodel Naval Base.

Bringing up the rear were Bugger me Stupid With a Shared Needle by shambolic fading rock star Deep Poherty and Lou-La-Lee-Lee-Lou by popular boy band Horny Goatweed - which split audience opinion as to whether it was a masterpiece of minimalist lyrical surrealism or merely a supremely crap pop song. Popular Imperial pop star Cliff Diver , who has had a number 1 single in every decade of the Imperial charts, was a last minute withdrawal following allegations that his entry Millenium Celebrations consisted of self-plaigiarism.

Attila and His Honeys are said to be thrilled by the opportunity to represent the Holy Empire in international competition, but then they would say that, wouldn't they?

It was the final night of the Feather Martentopis Song Contest. So far, many boy-bands who had all sang the same song, "I love you, Dib dib baddo", had been knocked out by the TV audience around Martentopis. Furthermore, a few people who had tried to make it with a 2-hour opera had also been knocked out, and so there were only 3 contestants left for the final.

"And up first..." shouted the wildly popular host, Vlad Erycool, "The Irish-type Fellows with their number one chart hit: "Irish tune with singin' . Give a hand for ... The Irish-type fellows!!!!" A loud cheer rises from the audience. Several blonde men in their forties climb onto the stage. "Here is... Irish Tune With Singin'!!!!"

The men furiously start playing their cellos and violins, creating a jumpy-irish sound. The audience goes wild. Then the lead cello, and singer walks up to a microphone.

"Everybody in this room
Start a-dancing to this irish tune
Everybody who is a goon
Start a-dancing to this irish tune!!

Because the Irsih tunes are so full of laughter
Irish folk is so full of fun!
The cellos make you want to dance after
The song has finished, pa dum!!!

Everybody in this room
Start a-dancing to this irish tune
Everybody who is a goon
Start a-dancing to this irish tune!!

Because Irish paople love to make music
Irish folk is so full of fun!
And all the people who don't need to use it,
Use it anyway, and dance, pa-dum!!

Everybody in this room
Start a-dancing to this irish tune
Everybody who is a goon
Start a-dancing to this irish tune!!


With a loud cheer from the audience, the Irish-type Fellows left the stage.

"Now..." said Vlad Erycool. "Margherita Frinceso!!! With her newly-written song: Muy bein, Love!. Give a hand for Margherita!!!" A fat lady in her forties enters the stage. She walks, bowing over to the microphone. A rock-tune starts palying.

"Muy Bein looooooooove
Muy bein loooooooooooooooooooove
Muy bein love
Muy bein looooooooooove

Muy Bein looooooooove
Muy bein loooooooooooooooooooove
Muy bein love
Muy bein looooooooooove

Muy Bein looooooooove
Muy bein loooooooooooooooooooove
Muy bein love
Muy bein looooooooooove"

The diva leaves the stage, without a cheer from the audience, but she's used to that anyway.

"That was nice!!! Now, last but not least..." Screamed Vlad Erycool. "Football Hooligan, but great singer: Fred Ootie!!! Singing his greatest football song ever 'My Martentopis!!!"

A teenager with a base-ball cap walks onto the stage, dribbling a ball. Doing a trick, he lands on top of the microphone and picks it up. Another pop tune starts playing.

"Martentopis, my Martentopis,
You are my champioooon
We love Martentopis
They are my champion!!!

Martentopis, my Martentopis,
You are my champioooon
We love Martentopis
They are my champion!!!

Football stadiums,
Rocking fans
Soccer radius
SUcking lands

Heavy metal
people scream
Put on the kettle
in your dreams!!!

The nightmare is over
The fun dream begun
The match ain't a dove
But we love the sun!!!!

Martentopis, my Martentopis,
You are my champioooon
We love Martentopis
They are my champion!!!

Martentopis, my Martentopis,
You are my champioooon
We love Martentopis
They are my champion!!!

Martentopis, my Martentopis,
You are my champioooon
We love Martentopis
They are my champion!!!

With a tremedous cheer, the soccer fan leaves the stage.

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After the break...

"Thank you ladies and gentlemen!!!" says Vlad Erycool. "Your messages and phonecalls have just come in, and a winner has been voted!!" A cheer rises from the audience. "The winner is, even though his lyrics didn't make sense...Fred Ootie!!!!"

The audience goes wild. Has to blur, because Fred Ootie is now going mad, doing actions that wouldn't be appropriate for the little kids of our country to watch.

OOC: One puppet is okay. Not more however!

Signups are closed! The Thread will be started soonish!

The RP-Thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=488140) is up!

My Patio's first, best and only band lined up in the garage of a middle-class house with the standard band set. Drums in the background, a bassist with two guitarists flanking the drums. The drummer sat down at the set letting a beer can slide out from under neath it. Four hits of the drumsticks and the band began playing.

Today is the first day of the rest
Of our lives
Tomorrow is too late to pretend
Everything's allright
I'm not getting any younger as long
As you don't get any older
I'm not going to state that yesterday never was

The band pauses for a drum solo followed by a 16 second guitar "facemelter".

Bloodshot, deadbeat and a lack of sleep
Making your mascara bleed
Tears down your face
Leaving traces of my mistakes

(When I say)
If I promise to go to church on Sunday
Will you go with me on Friday night?
If you live with me, I'll die for you
And this compromise

Bassist takes it with a 12 second delay, then kicks off th final verse.

I hereby solemnly swear to tell
The whole truth
And nothing but the truth is what
I'll ever hear from you now
"Trust" is a dirty word that comes
Only from such a liar
But "respect" is something I will earn..
If you have faith

(When I say)
If I promise to go to church on Sunday
Will you go with me on Friday night?
If you live with me, I'll die for you
And this compromise

The band gets off the camera and hi-fives are heard off camera. The camera gets fuzzy before crackling out.

Ladies and gentleman, we are "Holiday" and this is our song "Church on Sunday".

OOC: My first RP so please bear with me. It was also my first video I made with friends in a garage, so this was what really happened. Can I please just make the last signup? I'm formerly Arctik and my nation was sadly ceased before I could signup. Give me a TG is this little bend if the rule will be alright. If it isn't possible I understand and hope you all enjoy your competition.

My Patio's first, best and only band lined up in the garage of a middle-class house with the standard band set. Drums in the background, a bassist with two guitarists flanking the drums. The drummer sat down at the set letting a beer can slide out from under neath it. Four hits of the drumsticks and the band began playing.

Today is the first day of the rest
Of our lives
Tomorrow is too late to pretend
Everything's allright
I'm not getting any younger as long
As you don't get any older
I'm not going to state that yesterday never was

The band pauses for a drum solo followed by a 16 second guitar "facemelter".

Bloodshot, deadbeat and a lack of sleep
Making your mascara bleed
Tears down your face
Leaving traces of my mistakes

(When I say)
If I promise to go to church on Sunday
Will you go with me on Friday night?
If you live with me, I'll die for you
And this compromise

Bassist takes it with a 12 second delay, then kicks off th final verse.

I hereby solemnly swear to tell
The whole truth
And nothing but the truth is what
I'll ever hear from you now
"Trust" is a dirty word that comes
Only from such a liar
But "respect" is something I will earn..
If you have faith

(When I say)
If I promise to go to church on Sunday
Will you go with me on Friday night?
If you live with me, I'll die for you
And this compromise

The band gets off the camera and hi-fives are heard off camera. The camera gets fuzzy before crackling out.

Ladies and gentleman, we are "Holiday" and this is our song "Church on Sunday".

OOC: My first RP so please bear with me. It was also my first video I made with friends in a garage, so this was what really happened. Can I please just make the last signup? I'm formerly Arctik and my nation was sadly ceased before I could signup. Give me a TG is this little bend if the rule will be alright. If it isn't possible I understand and hope you all enjoy your competition.excellent RP, but The signups are CLOSED, so you really shouldent have posted it.