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Post by Roo. on Dec 28, 2020 17:19:20 GMT 1
Sorry Roo. but having had an in depth look I've decided not to enter - sorry for wasting your time. I will try to vote in as many rounds as I can. That's alright!
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Post by Roo. on Dec 28, 2020 16:57:56 GMT 1
Update time! I've had 11 lots of entries so far, and am still waiting for lists from Shireblogger Smurfie ManicKangaroo Earl Purple -Big Dan- DJ nordy plus possible ones from greendemon rubcale and Panda The good news is, you all have a bit longer to send in entries because there's no way I can start things off this weekend - thank unexpected tier changes and lockdowns in London messing some real life things up for me. I'm going to ask for Cover Idol entries to be sent in by 6th January, and anyone who has already sent entries can change theirs until then too.
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Post by Roo. on Dec 25, 2020 23:32:13 GMT 1
Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris - Hype
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Post by Roo. on Dec 23, 2020 3:00:50 GMT 1
Carrie Underwood - Something In The Water
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Post by Roo. on Dec 22, 2020 0:27:12 GMT 1
Faithless - We Come 1
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Post by Roo. on Dec 21, 2020 20:37:11 GMT 1
Maria Mena - I Don't Wanna See You With Her
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Post by Roo. on Dec 20, 2020 20:58:11 GMT 1
Thank you to everyone who has sent their entries already, I have 10 sets in and it's all very interesting. Still plenty of time for anyone who hasn't sorted them yet too.
Once everyone's entries are in, I will message you all again to let you know if you got all your first choices or if you are using back-ups and if you're sharing any songs with someone else.
And then when that's all done, I can sort my entries out!
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Post by Roo. on Dec 20, 2020 17:56:06 GMT 1
Agnes - Fingers Crossed
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Post by Roo. on Dec 20, 2020 1:24:14 GMT 1
Red Velvet - Psycho
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Post by Roo. on Dec 17, 2020 16:59:17 GMT 1
Hello! I'm working my way through everyone's entries but it takes a bit of time to check everything so if you haven't heard back from me yet, I am getting to it I promise!
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Post by Roo. on Dec 15, 2020 0:34:47 GMT 1
Okay.
I explained where you went wrong, and offered to swap some songs round so that they were in the right categories, but if it's too much for you then that's fine.
I hope you will still vote.
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Post by Roo. on Dec 14, 2020 20:58:29 GMT 1
my songs are in I took 'bootleg mashup' to mean an unofficial, unreleased mashup made by some joe blogs that borders on copyright infringement "Bootleg,In simple terms, a bootleg is an unofficial mashup or remix. The original copyright owners do not authorize it" So a Fatboy Slim song that mixes several songs together that's been released isn't a bootleg mashup but DJ Techno Shizz from Dagenham mashing Spice Girls with Metallica in his own living room and uploading it to youtube is a bootleg mashup This is exactly correct - anything unofficial is fine, but sometimes bootlegs get remade officially, often with different vocalists or with re-recorded vocals by the original artist. I'm not sure there's enough examples of those to fill a round, but their quality would make it unfair to go up against the unofficial ones.
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Post by Roo. on Dec 14, 2020 1:05:26 GMT 1
Oh, and I'd like to add some clarification (and will add it to the original post) as I've had at least one lot of songs in where the decades rounds have been misunderstood.
The ORIGINAL must be from the decade in question, but the cover does not have to be!
So a song originally released in 1973 and covered in 1985 belongs in the 70's round, not the 80's one.
I apologise that that wasn't more clear.
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Post by Roo. on Dec 14, 2020 0:57:06 GMT 1
I was going to do one but then thought 13 rounds might be too many. If people really want one though, I will happily add it on the end. Replace Mash-up round on 2000s covers. There will be no removing rounds. A 2000's or 21st century round would be Round 13 at the end. Also, you signed up for Covervision, not Cover Idol, so the rounds shouldn't matter to you anyway.
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Post by Roo. on Dec 13, 2020 17:16:06 GMT 1
In the "originals" round, is it allowed to be a foreign language original of a song that was later given an "English version"? There are quite a lot of hits that were based on foreign songs (using exactly the same tune with new English lyrics). (In a similar vein, is the first English version considered a cover, or would it only qualify perhaps for the sampling round as it uses another song without copying it completely). A foreign language original is fine. For the second bit, I'm going to say the latter unless it just translates the original lyrics into English.
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Post by Roo. on Dec 13, 2020 17:14:07 GMT 1
Also wishing we had a 00s round as so many of my songs are landing between 2000-2004, some I can move but most not I was going to do one but then thought 13 rounds might be too many. If people really want one though, I will happily add it on the end.
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Post by Roo. on Dec 13, 2020 17:08:41 GMT 1
Three quick questions: Round 8 – Live Lounge Is this round restricted to covers recorded for radio shows, or are covers performed live on TV shows acceptable as well? Round 10 – Dance Does the ‘dance’ genre include disco? Round 11 – Mash-Up Do the pre-existing songs all have to be covers, or can they be originals? I’m gutted the cover I most wanted to play doesn’t fit into any of the 12 rounds! Round 8 is for radio shows, Spotify sessions etc - I would say no TV performances otherwise it ends up too similar to the reality TV one we already did in Pot Pourri. It also isn't restricted to UK ones raliverpoolRound 10 can include disco for sure, we did a disco round in Dance Idol so I see no problem there. Round 11 - they can be two originals mashed up, it's more about the reinvention aspect which is why I want bootlegs only. I can think of a few that are actually just an act covering a song with a different backing behind it, and those are fine in the other rounds but not what I was looking for in this one.
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Post by Roo. on Dec 12, 2020 22:50:53 GMT 1
Black Eyed Peas feat. Shakira - Girl Like Me
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Post by Roo. on Dec 12, 2020 20:14:13 GMT 1
Sorry to be a pain. Is it ok in the 70s, 80s and 90s rounds for the cover to have been released in the same decade? (i.e. the original was from 1973 and the cover released in 1975), or do they have to be from later decades? No that’s absolutely fine! As long as the original is from that decade, the cover could be from 1 year later or 30 years later, doesn’t matter.
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Post by Roo. on Dec 12, 2020 19:41:44 GMT 1
Just to clarify for round 5. The Haven Factor finalist's version has to have been the original, so we can't have a cover of a cover that they might have done? Yeah that’s right, I will add that in.
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