OOC: EurthVision Song Contest 2023

[Ahrana]

Prologue

Like in the first EurthVision Contest we had as a community in 2018, and then in 2019, We are looking to bring it back for this year. We have not had a contest in a few years since, but thanks to a few people in Staff and so forth we are trying once again to bring the contest back. So, shall we get started with a few things for this round of EVSC?

The Host

The Host has been decided and the Country host and city is, Havsborg, Ahrana. The winner of this contest will hold the next EVSC as the Host Nation.  The contest will take place at the National Havsborg FC Arena in the sports district. The timeline of this event will take place during March-April with the contest likely ending at the end of April. The host nation is responsible for the collection of votes and tally's which must be done so by the second to last week of April so that the winner can be announced.

Signup

If you wish to participate in the EurthVision Song Contest you must first sign up! Do so by using the form below, there is no official cutoff date for the signups as to allow everyone who wishes to participate to be given time to decide and do what must be done for the contest. (If you need help just ask!) 

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Nation Name: Your nation's name goes here.
Official Broadcaster: Your official broadcaster for EV goes here.
Song Title: The IC Song title goes here. In case you want to have a national final, please put National Final here. 
Artist(s) Name(s): The name of your act goes here. Same as with the song, put National Final here if you plan on having one.
Tune: The real life tune you're basing your song on goes here, please provide a link as well as the name of the tune.
Lyrics: The lyrics to your song, must be 80% original as discussed. It's not a problem if you don't have them right away, just ensure you have them here by the time the IC thread opens up.

Roleplay

The contest is based upon the Eurovision Song Contest: nations will RP the performance of their song. We require you to write your own lyrics for the song you enter into EurthVision; the melody you use is entirely yours to choose and should, for ease, be linked in your sign up and in your eventual IC post. YouTube is generally preferred. 80% of your song has to be original and translating lyrics, from French to English as an example, doesn't count as original lyrics. The 80% is a fair number as it allows you to keep repetitive bits like the occasional 'yeah yeah', 'nah nah nah' and such without being disqualified. Nations are free to choose to host a national final, like I myself did last year, or internally select their representative. It's encouraged to use your nation's language, although you're free to write in English or any other language. Do try to provide an English translation however, if you decide to write in a different language.

Voting

Once the IC thread has been posted, nations will submit songs before the deadline (which I will post once the cut-off date for signups and such has been established). After the deadline, nations may not edit or alter their song or performance in any way. This is to keep it fair to everyone. After the deadline, nations vote. Last year, we divided 20 points (IC'ly split between 10 from the audience at home, 10 from a professional jury of musicians and such from your nation) among each other's acts. In case the amount of nations joining in stays under 10, I suggest we keep to that method of voting. In case 10 or more join in, which I obviously hope, I suggest we change the voting into ranking their top ten songs in the following format of 12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points. Votes will be sent to me via PM here or on Discord and kept secret until the final reveal either way. You may not vote on yourself and every nation that posted a song has to vote.

Official Thread

I will create a non-OCC Thread where the EurthVision Song Contest will be taking place outside this OCC Thread in the Entertainment area of the forum. For now, voice your opinions here, ask questions, and whatever else you may need to do, and also SIGN UP!!

 

Edited February 8 by Ahrana (see edit history)

[Orioni]

Nation Name: Orioni
Official Broadcaster: Vizhan TV
Song title: Soul Of Daylight
Artist(s) Name(s): Judge
Tune: Taylor Swift - Anti Hero
Lyrics: See below

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We're all going to a summer daylight
No more judging for a week or two
Smelly melons and greasy wood shavings at our summer daylight
No more pointless flamingos for me or you
For a week or two

Summertime, and the livin' is smelly
Melons are hating and the wood shavings are high
Oh, your nephew's mild and your accountant is greasy
So hush my meaty pookie, don't you cry

Oh the summer of twenty-three

I can't wait to do some hating with you
You can't wait to do some hating with me
This just can't be summer love, you'll see
This just can't be summer love

'Cause you were mine for the summer
Now we know it's nearly over
Feels like January lightning
But I always will remember
You were my summer love
You always will be my summer love

I wish they all could be ...
I wish they all could be ...
I wish they all could be melons of Ahrana 

Summertime, and the livin' is smelly
Melons are hating and the wood shavings are high
Oh, your nephew's mild and your accountant is greasy
So hush meaty pookie, don't you cry

Me and some flamingos from Orioni
Had a band and we tried real hard.
Chris quit, Bree went dancing
I should've known we'd never end up loving

Oh the summer of twenty-three

Summer hating had me a blast, oh yeah
Summer hating happened so fast,

Summer daylight drifting away,
To, uh oh, that summer daylight

Yeah the summer of twenty-three

 

[Ahrana]

Nation Name: Ahrana
Official Broadcaster: Telecom Broadcasting Networks Moskovo
Song Title: Við skulum falla
Artist(s) Name(s): Stefani Olesson & Einar Gustovsson
Tune: Haustið
Lyrics: (See Below)

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English:

I don't give much for the Autum, Because I know as well as you, That change is not free, That we see worse in the dark, And don not find many solutions, Because the collapse, the trust we built is now gone, Just like leaves fall in autumn, We fall in love in the Autumn, We fall in love in the Autumn, It usually rains horizontally in the Autumn, Because with our eyes open, we will see our hallucinations, We let jealousy come in and twist our words to create our wounds, Yes, the words are left unsaid! We look at each other with awe, But with the collapse, the trust we built is now gone, Just like leaves fall in autumn, We fall in love in the Autumn, We fall in love in the Autum, As the colors Start to fade as with time, And to us nothing will ever happen again, And even though I know I should fall asleep without you, I know it feels impossible without you, But thought I would never say this to you, But our paths do not run parallel, So let us both fall both in love in Autumn, Just like leaves fall in the Autumn, We fall in love in the Autumn, Because of the collapse, the trust we built is now gone, Just like leaves fall in autumn, We fall in love in the Autumn, We fall in love in the Autumn.

Norðurskandi (Icelandic):

Ég gef ekki mikið fyrir Haustið, Vegna þess að ég veit eins vel og þú, Að breytingin er ekki ókeypis, Að við sjáum verr í myrkrinu, Og finnum ekki margar lausnir, Vegna þess að hrunið, traustið sem við byggðum er nú horfið , Rétt eins og lauf falla á haustin, Við verðum ástfangin á haustin, Við verðum ástfangin á haustin, Það rignir venjulega lárétt á haustin, Vegna þess að með augun opin munum við sjá ofskynjanir okkar, Við látum afbrýðisemina koma inn og snúa orðum okkar til að búa til sár okkar, Já, orðin eru ósögð! Við horfum á hvort annað með lotningu, En með hruninu, er traustið sem við byggðum upp núna horfið, Rétt eins og lauf falla á haustin, Við verðum ástfangin á haustin, Við verðum ástfangin á haustinu, Þegar litirnir byrja að dofna eins og með tímanum, Og fyrir okkur mun aldrei gerast aftur, Og þó ég viti að ég ætti að sofna án þín, þá veit ég að það líður ómögulegt án þín, En hélt að ég myndi aldrei segja þetta við þig, En leiðir okkar liggja ekki saman , Svo skulum við bæði verða ástfangin á haustin, Rétt eins og laufin falla á haustin, Við verðum ástfangin á haustin, Vegna hrunsins, er traustið sem við byggðum núna farið, Rétt eins og laufin falla á haustin, Við fallum ástfangin á haustin, Við verðum ástfangin á haustin.

 

Edited February 9 by Ahrana (see edit history)

[Advocatius]

Nation Name: Advocatius
Official Broadcaster: Advocatian Broadcasting Network
Song Title: New Age
Artist(s) Name(s): Atypical Critics
Tune: Green Day - Troubled Times
Lyrics: (See Below)
 

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What good is rule of law on Eurth
When nobody follows it
Why must we heed the rules and fight
If it doesn’t matter

When dawn is breaking
A new war’s churning
So raise your voices

We enter the new age
(Woo-hoo, woo-hoo)
Of loss and decay
(Woo-hoo, woo-hoo)

What good comes from these wars
When the people suffer
Why don’t we take over the wurld
If it won’t hear us

Just as wurld’s turning
Our homes are burning
So raise your voices

We enter the new age
(Woo-hoo, woo-hoo)
Of loss and decay
(Woo-hoo, woo-hoo)
And still we remain

We are the victims
Of a wurld tearing itself apart
And then you wonder
Like a troubled mind

What good is rule of law on Eurth
When nobody follows it
Why must we heed rules and fight
If it doesn’t even matter

When dawn is breaking
A new war’s churning
So raise your voices

We enter the new age
(Woo-hoo, woo-hoo)
Of loss and decay
(Wo-hoo, woo-hoo)
And still we remain

We enter the new age
(Woo-hoo, woo-hoo)
Of loss and decay
(Woo-hoo, woo-hoo)
And still we remain

 

Edited February 11 by Advocatius
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[Gaellicia]

Nation Name: Gaellicia
Official Broadcaster: RBC (Ríogan Briocast Corporra=Ríogan Broadcasting Corporation)
Song Title: Narvic Ladies
Artist(s) Name(s): Gallic Mariner's Choir Band
Tune: Farewell and Adieu you Fair Spanish ladies
Lyrics:

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Farewell and adieu, to you Narvic ladies

Farewell and adieu, to you ladies of Manille

For we received orders For to sail for Ol Gallia

But we hope, in a short time, to see you again

 

We'll rant and we'll roar like true Gaelic sailors

We'll rant and we'll roar along the salt seas

Until we strike soundings in the ol Ranke sea

From Hex to Akwis is 35 leagues

 

We hove our ship to, with the wind at North west boys

We hove our ship to, no more ladies to see

We mournded and sounded got 45 fathoms
We squared our main yard and round cape steered we

We'll rant and we'll roar like true Gaelic sailors

We'll rant and we'll roar along the salt seas

Until we strike soundings in the ol Ranke sea

From Hex to Akwis is 35 leagues

 

Halfway at the isle of brothers

Next ran from Ryderia, off Regio and Blythe

hauled for home, go’d bye Sofia and Ines

Ne’er again come we abreast of your sou foreland light

 

We'll rant and we'll roar like true Gaelic sailors

We'll rant and we'll roar along the salt seas

Until we strike soundings in the ol Ranke sea

From Hex to Akwis is 35 leagues

 

Then the signal was made for the grand fleet to anchor

All in the channel darker than wine

To your tears put stoppers, steer clear of lost lovers

Haul for home hart less, Narva gone and bye

 

We'll rant and we'll roar like true Gaelic sailors

We'll rant and we'll roar along the salt seas

Until we strike soundings in the ol Ranke sea

From Hex to Akwis is 35 leagues

 

So let every man toss off a full bumper

And let every man drink off a full glass

We'll drink and be merry and drown melancholy

Singing, here's a good health to each true-hearted lass

 

We'll rant and we'll roar like true Gaelic sailors

We'll rant and we'll roar along the salt seas

Until we strike soundings in the ol Ranke sea

From Hex to Akwis is 35 leagues

Edited Monday at 11:22 PM by Gaellicia (see edit history)

[Nyanta]

Nation Name: Nyantastan
Official Broadcaster: NVT (Nyantastan Television )
Song Title:  Brand new Wurld
Artist(s) Name(s): Warriors of the Sun
Tune: Thirty Seconds to Mars - This is War
Lyrics: 
 

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In this wurld, there's so much pain
Violence reigns, it's all the same
The sounds of gunfire fill the air
Why are we fighting? Is this fair?

We're all just pawns in their game
Our lives, just numbers on a page
But it's time to take a stand
And raise our voices, make a change

This is war, it's time to fight
To end the darkness, bring the light
Let's put down our weapons, and stand as one
Peace is the answer, let's make it come

The scars of war, they run so deep
Haunted memories, we cannot sleep
We need to find a better way
To live in peace, to love each day

We're all just humans, flesh and bone
Our hearts beat together, we're not alone
It's time to put an end to this fight
And join our hands, we'll make it right

This is war, it's time to fight
To end the darkness, bring the light
Let's put down our weapons, and stand as one
Peace is the answer, let's make it come

We see the pain, we feel the loss
This endless cycle, it has a cost
The wurld needs healing, it needs a change
Let's start right now, let's turn the page

We're all just people, trying to survive
It's time to come together, to be alive
Let's create a wurld where we all belong
And celebrate our differences, in a peaceful song

This is war, it's time to fight
To end the darkness, bring the light
Let's put down our weapons, and stand as one
Peace is the answer, let's make it come

The wurld needs love, the wurld needs peace
We need to let the fighting cease
We have the power to make a change
To turn the wurld, into a better stage

Let's stand up strong, and fight for what is right
We can create a wurld that's free from fight
Let's live our lives, in a better way
And make sure peace, is here to stay

This is war, it's time to fight
To end the darkness, bring the light
Let's put down our weapons, and stand as one
Peace is the answer, let's make it come

Let's break the cycle, let's take a stand
We can create a better land
A place where peace will reign supreme
Let's make our wurld a peaceful dream.

[Guthheimr]

Nation Name: Guthheimr
Official Broadcaster: H&M broadcasting (huginn and muninn)
Song Title: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=KsDiLRZQEZc (send me a raven)
Artist(s) Name(s): Bragi Guthsonn
Tune: The real life tune you're basing your song on goes here, please provide a link as well as the name of the tune.
Lyrics:

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On the battlefield we stand
Swords in hand, a Viking band
The winds howl, the sky is grey
Our enemies we will slay

Snow falls through the air
Sapped and weary am I
Burdened by mine mem'ry and thoughts
I long to see a blackbird fly

Chorus: Send me a raven,
let it fly To Valhalla, in the sky
For I am not afraid to die
My heathen spirit will never expire

The gods of old, they watch us now
As we face our final bow
With honor, we'll meet our fate
And enter Valhalla's gates

Chorus: Send me a raven,
let it fly To Valhalla, in the sky
For I am not afraid to die
My heathen spirit will never expire

Gautatýr (god of leaders)
Grímnir (hooded one)
Veratýr (God of men)
Valþognir (slain receiver)

We'll drink and feast with gods of war
Our victories celebrated forevermore
For we are Norse, we'll always be
In life, in death, eternally free

Chorus: Send me a raven,
let it fly To Valhalla, in the sky
For I am not afraid to die
My heathen spirit will never expire

So let the ravens fly on high
As we prepare to say goodbye
For in Valhalla we will reunite
And our heathen souls will burn bright.

[Ahrana]

Alright! Now that we have some contenders, I will make the official list of those involved, and then we will get this started. I will state that the EVSC will probably start after March 15th, as I have a personal thing to attend to, after that you all have my attention I promise. Right! The official List!

EVSC 2023 Official Contenders (with Songs)

• @Orioni : Soul of Daylight by, Judge
• @Ahrana:  Við skulum falla by, Stefani Olesson & Einar Gustovsson
• @Advocatius: New Age by, Atypical Critics
• @Gaellicia: Narvic Ladies by, Gallic Mariner's Chior Band
• @Nyanta: Brand New Wurld by, Warriors of the Sun
• @Guthheimr: Send me a Raven by, Bragi Guthsonn

I will repost the Voting Rules here for everyone to read them over. Please read them and if you do not understand please do reach out, so I can explain them better to where it all makes sense!! Now the massive thanks for everyone involved.

 

Voting

Once the IC thread has been posted, nations will submit songs before the deadline (which I will post once the cut-off date for signups and such has been established). After the deadline, nations may not edit or alter their song or performance in any way. This is to keep it fair to everyone. After the deadline, nations vote. Last year, we divided 20 points (IC'ly split between 10 from the audience at home, 10 from a professional jury of musicians and such from your nation) among each other's acts. In case the amount of nations joining in stays under 10, I suggest we keep to that method of voting. In case 10 or more players join in, which I obviously hope, I propose we change the voting into ranking their top ten songs in the following format of 12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points. Votes will be sent to me via PM here or on Discord and kept secret until the final reveal either way. You may not vote on yourself, and every nation that posted a song has to vote.

 

FURTHERMORE, I am extending the signup end date to March 20th since I will be away in Boston, so use this time wisely! If you change your song or lyrics in any way, please let me know! Nonetheless, I await our adventure we will be taking together for this year's EurthVision Song Contest 2023!!!

[Seylos]

Nation Name: Seylos
Official Broadcaster: SBC (Seylosian Broadcasting Corporation)
Song Title: The Winds of Change
Artist(s) Name(s): St. Lucia
Tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_YcC8dw8pk
Lyrics:

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[Verse 1]
All my life I waited patiently
Just to see if there's a place for me
In the black light, I found a different way
Hold us close before we drift away
Talk to me into the night again
Show me things I never want to see
When we go there, I'm gonna do it my way
Finally will we know who we are?

[Chorus]
We felt the winds of change
And you thought everything would stay the same
We felt the winds of change
You'll do whatever not to go insane
We felt the winds of change
And you thought everything would stay the same
We felt the winds of change
And we'll be walking up Argis again
We felt the winds of change
And you thought everything would stay the same
We felt the winds of change
We'll do whatever keep you away

[Verse 2]
Talk to me right through the night again
Tell me things I never want to hear
When we go there, we're gonna do it our way
Finally, we'll be who they aren't

[Chorus]
We felt the winds of change
And you thought everything would stay the same
We felt the winds of change
You'll do whatever not to go insane
We felt the winds of change
And you thought everything would stay the same
We felt the winds of change
And we won't be walking down this road again

[Chorus]
We felt the winds of change
And you thought everything would stay the same
We felt the winds of change
You'll do whatever not to go insane

[Outro]
Leave us alone, leave us alone
Leave us alone, leave us alone
Leave us alone, leave us alone
Leave us alone, leave us alone
Leave us alone, leave us alone
Leave us alone, leave us alone
Leave us alone, leave us alone
Leave me alone

 

[Florentia]

Nation Name : Florentia
Official Broadcaster : CJRD (Compagnie Javiosienne Royale de Diffusion)
Song Title : "Au Chat Tricéphale" ("At the Three-headed Cat")
Artist(s) Name(s) : Duchess Rosie of Montcharmin
Tune : "Fais-moi mal Johnny" from Boris Vian and sing by Magali Noël
Lyrics :

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Original lyrics :

Les limousines, devant, se gare
Le tapis rouge, langue de velours
Les portes ouvertes, on laisse entrer
Dans la gueule béante, du chat rusé

Bourbon, cigares, et petits fours
Le Tout-Belleville, loin des basse-cours
Au feu vert, les rideaux découvrent
Un grand orchestre à milles cuivres

Refrain :
Il ronronne, le Chat Tricéphale
Danse le jazz, miaou !
Il gazouille, le Chat Tricéphale
Au félin mondain, rendez-vous

Chœurs :
Au Chat Tricéphale
Au Chat Tricéphale
Au Chat Tricéphale
Au Chat Tricéphale

Milles couleurs, et queue de paon
Pour les danseuses, qu’elles sont sublimes !
Pattes effilées et air de chatons
Elles font craquer les plus beaux étalons

C’est alors qu’entre le chanteur,
Suivi de son fidèle chœur,
Costard et guêtres, micro en main,
Nous envoie au ciel par ses refrains

[Refrain]

Chœurs :
Il rythme nos nuits
Il rythme nos nuits
Il rythme nos nuits
Il rythme nos nuits

La foule enthousiaste fredonne l’air
Puis acclame unie, comme une voix
Voyant cela, le troubadour
S’incline et part, sous le tabac

Spectacle suivant : Madame Burlesque
Un peu osé, mais ils adorent
Monsieur le Duc en veut encore
Croquerait la dame, presque !

[Refrain]

Chœurs :
Emplie nos désirs
Emplie nos désirs
Emplie nos désirs
Emplie nos désirs

Un collant, envoyé à l’auditoire
Monsieur le Duc l’intercepte
La Marquise n’est point d’accord
Elle se lève dire un mot à la belle

L’épaule démise et des bleus partout
La burlesque ne plaît plus du tout
La Marquise jalouse a été fatale
Il est vrai que le jazz n’est pas toujours moral

[Refrain]

Chœur :
Au Chat Tricéphale, nous vous attendons.

 

English version :

The limousines, in front, park
The red carpet, a velvet tongue
The doors open, they let enter
Into the yawning mouth of the tricky cat

Bourbon, cigars and petits fours
The All-Belleville, far from the backyards
At the green light, the curtains discover
A great orchestra with thousands of brass

Refrain:
He purrs, the Three-headed Cat
Dances the jazz, meow !
He chirps, the Three-headed Cat
To the wurldly feline, rendezvous

Chorus :
At the Three-headed Cat
At the Three-headed Cat
At the Three-headed Cat
At the Three-headed Cat

A thousand colours, and a peacock's tail
For the dancers, they are sublime !
Tapered paws and kitten air
They make crack the most beautiful seducers

It is then that the singer enters,
Followed by his devoted choir,
Suit and spats, microphone in hand,
Sends us to heaven with his refrains

[Refrain]

Chorus :
He rhythms our nights
He rhythms our nights
He rhythms our nights
He rhythms our nights

The enthusiastic crowd whispers the tune
Then cheers as one, like a voice
Seeing this, the troubadour
Bows and leaves, under the success

Next show: Madame Burlesque
A little bold, but they love it
Mister the Duke wants some more
Would devour the lady, almost !

[Refrain]

Chorus:
Fills our desires
Fills our desires
Fills our desires
Fills our desires

A tights, sent to the audience
Mister the Duke intercepts it
The Marchioness does not agree
She gets up to say a word to the beautiful

A dislocated shoulder and bruises everywhere
The burlesque does not please any more
The jealous Marchioness was fatal
It's true that jazz is not always moral

[Refrain]

Chorus:
At the Three-headed Cat, we are waiting for you.