WorldVision Song Contest 30 - OOC: DISCUSSION

[WorldVision Committee]

Since WorldVision 29 is over, here's the signups for the 30th WorldVision Song Contest! Post your national final here. Or, if you don't want to actually post a national final, you can just tell us the title of the song, and the name of the artist performing it and it will be treated as an internal selection.
The contest itself is the same as Eurovision Song Contest. First, all the participating countries post the performance (with lyrics) of their entry, and then, once all the entries have been performed, every nation decides their votes, with the same 1 to 12 points format as used in Eurovision. Everything's the same except that we don't have those silly rules about how many of them can be on the stage, etc.
All songs in the contest must be original. No real-life songs or artists may be entered into the contest, but parodies of RL song are of course allowed. Parody doesn't mean "real life song with some other words" but a song with TOTALLY different lyrics on the melody of a RL song. Also translations of original lyrics are NOT allowed.

Each user may enter, in addition to their main nation, one puppet nation. Master nations must confirm their puppet. Entering more than one puppet may result in sanctions or disqualification. Voting is compulsory for all participants, and failing to do so will result in disqualification from the next contest.

Participating Nations: (39 Nations Signed Up)
Alexandr Land: TBA
Alexius: TBA
Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic: Kristine Lupff - We Are It!!!
Alsacie: Oviclui - Hanskraut
Bloodbath Generation: Alesia Cambell - Wild Child
Blue Cross Island: Graham McDoug - Wanna Swing?
Calimera: TBA
Cata Larga: Temes Serettë - Thunderbolts
Communist Quinntopia: Revolution - Paralysis
Crolacia: TBA
Deblinian Republic: Nat Jeruzalem - Awakening
Dutzenderland: TBA
Fusha Me-Bar: Na - When It All Falls Down
Gandham Islands: Brieyn Jacobi - Paying with Regrets
Greater Watford: TBA
Gregoryisgodistan: Singer MSK29492 - The Execution Song
Hafamarimët: Ane Boleć - Es Näto Vmo
Jarfriour: Janelle Ross - Now You're Gone
Kalosia: The Dicktators - La Sitriana
Kingsley Bedford: Gianna Galli - Millennia
Kishrael: Levin Hatari & Hemlokim - Blood Rose
Kofeiya: Jua Ndege - The Tears of Christ
Lactatia: Comptoniqua La Trill - Whore
Latvijas: TBA
Luziyca: The Kids Down The Street - What?
Lymantatia: TBA
Lyonsland: Tilia Redmond - Hero
Mister X: Filius Deorum - And I'm Going To Leave Again And Again
Nekoni: Catharsis Garden - Masquerade
New Koln: Maria Alexandrova - By My Heart
New Warwick: Georgia McCulloch - Open Your Heart
Polkopia: Deborah Pitch - Washed Away
Russadonia: TBA
Syrche: TBA
The Republic of Lanos: TBA
Tödlichebujoku: Asuka Virtanen - Dragon Ride
Tunglanes: Eydís Davíðsdóttir - Um Allan Heiminn
Vampirum: TBA
Zwangzug: The Silver Fuzz - Deadbeats

Host Bids:
Restnov, Polkopia

Countries/Users that are not allowed to participate:
Saviera

[Gregoryisgodistan]

Singer MSK29492 (which is her full legal name, including the "Singer" part) will be singing "The Execution Song" which is all about the different crimes that can get you executed in Gregoryisgodistan. It is to the tune of "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel.

[Luziyca]

We're signing up, and a bid will come.

Song is What? by The Kids Down The Street.

[Todlichebujoku]

Still not sure which nation to enter... Hmm.

[New Warwick]

The Selection

01. Caught Off Guard
Kat Benson
Tune: BLITZKIDS mvt. - Heart on the Line
Excerpt:

When you try to say I'm yours
I wish you would just let it go
But if you came crawling, or begging
I could be caught off guard

02. Over the Edge
Horse's Mouth
Tune: Green Day - 21 Guns
Excerpt:

Fall over the edge
Let your fears go
I know you're strong

Fall over the edge
Dreams without end
Don't be afraid to be free

03. Open Your Heart
Georgia McCulloch
Tune: Selena Gomez - Slow Down
Excerpt:

In the mornings we can sip our coffee real slow
We'll find love if you open your heart
And if we fight we always will come crashing right back
We'll find love if you open your heart

04. I'm Alive
Cherokee Branson
Tune: Imagine Dragons - It's Time (Penguin Prison Remix)
Excerpt:

I'm fighting again
With myself
This time I'll have the strength
I won't succumb
Blood and dirt
All down the front of my clothes
I might not look like much
Yeah, I'm bruised, but baby, I'm alive

05. Love on the Dancefloor
Aurora Kistler
Tune: Liene Candy - Higher and Higher
Excerpt:

The two of us, we're lost in the crowd
We don't see the people around
Cause all that matters is now
Love on the dancefloor

And in your arms, oh, I feel complete
Won't let you go, you're staring at me
And nothing could ever compare
Love on the dancefloor

06. Save Me
Jackson Everett
Tune: Drake - Hold On, We're Going Home
Excerpt:

Saving me is what you do
Saving me is what you do
And now I know that love is true
Cos saving me is what you do

07. Sober
Annika X
Tune: Chairlift - I Belong in Your Arms
Excerpt:

And you make me feel sober
When I find myself with you
I'm calm and happy, I'm feeling fine
And I want to see it clear

So I'll stay sober for you
I'll stay sober for you

08. Shatter
Hotel
Tune: Foster the People - Houdini (RAC Remix)
Excerpt:

Shatter all of your barriers
Mm, all your doubts, all your scars, when you think you're wrong
Cos from time to time, we all shall fall
Shatter those walls, it'll be alright

Each user that would like to take part has a total of 1,000,000 televotes to divide amongst the entries any way they see fit. Please TG New Warwick with your votes!

[Crolacia]

We'll participate

[Yakostan]

Not sure if you guys care, but I'm just going to say I won't sign up for this one and probably the next one. Just the combination of lack of time, no one caring about any entries outside "the big nations" and the absolute shitfest of drama around the committee (which I can't even see why we need) has led me to be completely disillusioned with the whole competition. However, I do wish you all best of luck, and I maybe be back for WV32 depending on things!
Cheers.

[Todlichebujoku]

I have decided that Tödlichebujoku shall exert one more thrust *coughs*, switch with another nation for the strangest music, and return with the sound of loud drums and heavy electronics in WV32.

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Surprised at the success "Break Your Neck" had with viewers in WorldVision 29, the committee in charge of WorldVision affairs decided to "go with the flow" and select a less aggressive piece for WorldVision 30. They chose the act that placed second in the WHF 13 selection- "Dragon Ride" sung by Asuka Virtanen.

Tune: Neon Lights, Demi Lovato

[Kalosia]

Once again, Kalosia is in! An NF is possible but not certain. Further updates to come regarding participation.

[Luziyca]

This is Luziyca's host bid for the thirtieth edition of WorldVision. The theme and motto for this edition shall be "Progress, Innovation, Youth," to reflect the changes that Gijirokastra has gone in the past 23 years from being a communist Erov Haclav City, to a rich and cosmopolitan economic center of Luziyca, with a population of thirteen million people, making the largest city in Luziyca.

Gijirokastra, formerly known as Erov Haclav City has a rich history. Formerly a fishing village and an unimportant port, it was razed in 1945 to build a new capital city of the communist dictatorship that ruled western Luziyca at the time, to replace Yerevan, which until 1935 was the second-largest city in Luziyca behind Bethlehem. Only a clock tower and a mansion from the old city remains. On May 1, 1955, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Luziyca was moved to Erov Haclav City, named after the President of West Luziyca (and the General-Secretary of the Worker's Party of Luziyca from 1928) from 1935 to 1989, and by the 1970s, it became the largest city in West Luziyca, and by the end of the decade, it surpassed Bethlehem. However, with its Stalinist architecture and the socialist tower blocks that loomed over the country, it was seen as an ugly city, and after communism fell in 1989, a massive regeneration project began. By the time it was reunified with the east in 1991, it was well underway. Today, it has been transformed, with little of its Stalinist past remaining, and with it, so has the culture and attractions.

It also is the northernmost major city in the Chadan Bay megapolis, although it is really a conurbation, with an estimated 30 million people living around Chadan Bay. As a result, Gijirokastra proper is within the confines of the Gijirokastra Federal City, created in 1955 as the People's Capital, and then changed to Federal City in 1990. Despite it, it also serves as the capital for the state of Gijirokastra: prior to 1935, the capital of the state was Donskoy.

Enough about history, we must show you the major parts of the city that will be hosting the 30th edition of this marvelous contest.

The first question you must be asking yourself is "How do I get to this city?"

Due to our status as a major city, we unsurprisingly has a major airport, the Gijirokastra International Aiport (IATA code: LGA). With nine terminals containing 113 gates, arranged in a U shape, it became a premier airport and is one of the largest airports in Esquarium by passanger and cargo traffic. Since 1989, it has been remodeled to be a modern airport, and now has four runways (only one in 1989) and a helipad. With the latest in amenities and tight security, the Gijirokastra International Airport will proudly serve all travelers taking part in WorldVision 30, or even tourists visiting Gijirokastra.

We also have a harbor that is one of the largest within the country, shipping 434,551 kilotons of cargo per annum, with 65 docks, and busy ship traffic. This harbor is a popular port of call for cruise ships, and special cruises will be held if we win to give holidaymakers a chance to watch WorldVision 30 in Luziyca and enjoy a spectacular voyage. Consult your nearest cruise company regarding this offer.

Being the economic hub, Gijirokastra has good highway connections to the rest of the country. It is the western terminus of Federal Highway 1 (going from there all the way to Frontiersburg at the border with Namor), and State Highway 3 goes through the coast. A tunnel is being built from Kus to Ardatov, and should be completed by January 2014, in time for Federal Highway 11 (southern terminus at Mayginian border, and currently ends at Kus) to go through Gijirokastra, to share most of its route with State Highway 3. It even has weekly rail services to Bethlehem and Yerevan, as well as with higher passenger numbers anticipated during WorldVision as tourists from other parts of the country and from Geadland, Hvidbjerg, Efsanavi, Wolfmanne, Maryginia, as well as Namor and even from as far as Swilatia will wish to travel, meaning that it'd likely be twice-daily throughout December and January.

Once you get into Gijirokastra, there are plenty of options to choose from for transportation.

Gijirokastra Transit Authority operates the bus system, with modern buses that are the envy of the region, with amenities like heated seats, air conditioning and heaters (it might be cold on the day of the contest), Wi-Fi, and a design so comfy that you don't want to leave! The fares cost 1 lira for children from Kindergarten to Grade 8, 2 lira from Grade 9 to Grade 12, 2 lira and 50 senti if you are an adult until you turn 65, in which you case you get a 1 lira and 50 senti fare. You can also get passes lasting a week (for adults, 17.5 lira), a month (for adults, 75 lira), or a year (seniors only, 547 lira and 50 senti). And for a more retro experience, you can take a ride at the Gijirokastra Subway, where the cars still date from the communist era, the stations for the most part are socialistic in architecture, although the murals are covered, and it costs 2 lira per ride.

Another option is by taxi, in which you get Prestige (white cabs), Radio (yellow cabs), United (black cabs) and BlueLine (navy blue cabs). The rates depend on how far you travel and which company you go to (Prestige is generally more expensive per km than BlueLine). However, you can always rent a car from many corporations, get a carpool, or drive your own car, but be wary of traffic jams. Luckily, the Gijirokastran authorities have created "WORLDVISION" lanes if Gijirokastra gets to host, enabling WV contestants, VIPs, officials, and sponsors to travel to the venues, as well as emergency vehicles.

Now with the transportation issues all sorted out, we must get deeper into Gijirokastra: the entertainment value of this mess.

Gijirokastra has one of the largest nightlife scenes within Luziyca. Considering its massive size, there are a huge variety of options. The image that you see will be the WorldClub if Gijirokastra obtains the opportunity to host. Located at the Square of Nations, this is the Blok Nightclub. Generally open from 1 pm to 3 am, it will have a "lock-in" only for those who have accreditation (either as contestants or as officials) between 9 pm and 1 pm, meaning they can enter and exit only if they have a valid WV ID from one week prior to WV30 to a week after. With a stage for entertainers to perform, drinks that are alcoholic and non-alcoholic, and from all over the world, combined with gourmet food that will be served during the lock-in. While avant-garde cuisine is the main focus, other cuisines are in vogue and can also be ordered from the Blok.

However, the Blok is not the only option. With countless bars and pubs available, and even nightclub, there is always a bar available for your enjoyment, although many close at 1 am. If you want to buy your own booze, you must go to an Alko and buy it.

"But, what if I don't like bars?" you ask. Well, we hear you. Gijirokastra has something for everyone. Well, almost everyone to enjoy. If you are more of a history buff, we got the Museum of Stalinist Oppression, which documents the communist past of West Luziyca and their human rights violations. We also got the Museum of Natural History, and a branch of the National Museum. For artists, we got the Gijirokastra Art Gallery, showcasing present day art produced in northwestern Luziyca, and the Abraham Wilhelm Art Gallery, showcasing past art and some modern art. If you are an outdoors guy, one can always go to Pope Derghun II Park at the heart of Gijirokastra where there are trails, football fields, and playgrounds, as well as a lake, and even forests and sculptures. If you really want a true glimpse of the outdoors, you can take an hour drive southeast to farmland which trails go through the land. Wanna see animals? Come to the Istra Zoo, in Istra, which has a large collection of animals, both native to Luziyca and exotic animals from throughout the world. A small aquarium is present, but not as large as in Yerevan.

However, if you just want to check the local music scene, step to any nightclub and bar or go to a park and listen to the aspiring performers perform their song. You can even go to arenas to watch the Luziycan music stars perform and leave you in awe. For the intellectuals, one can always go to a branch of the Gijirokastra Public Library and read plenty of books (and borrow them for 2 weeks), or head to the main branch to find out more of our past and the records. If you are interested in politics, besides the Museum of Stalinist Oppression, one can go to the former communist party headquarters and tour there, or to City Hall, the former Hall of the People. If you want to see the gears of our capitalist economy rolling, stop by the Gijirokastra Stock Exchange and take a tour, or just shop at any store. And wanna see films? Galaxy Cinemas has 4 multiplexes of 20 screens in the city, one Downtown, one to the east, one to the south, and one to the north.

But you now got all of that in. You had enough progress, innovation and youth for the day. Where to go next?

A hotel, obviously. This hotel is the Friendship Hotel, opening in 2003. With all the modern comforts of home, such as a kitchen, two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a living room, plus two restaurants, ATMs, an indoor swimming pool and a fitness center, an ice rink, a daycare, access to a beach (although in the winter, it is moot), central heating (and air conditioning) and WiFi, it will remind you of home. It provides good service to the venue, only being 5 minutes away by bus, and within walking distance of many venues and areas, and thus WV contestants are encouraged to stay here. There are 400 suites in the Friendship Hotel, and since it is a 5-star hotel, it sure is not cheap. Despite a slightly high price tag, it certainly provides room service like you never imagined room service before (more comfy and accommodating than competitors), and with the sheer luxury, it will make you realize that of all the hotels on Earth, this is probably more 10-star than 5-star.

However, there are countless other hotels, hostels and motels with lower prices, and lower quality of service, if you really cannot afford the Friendship Hotel and their service. If you choose to stay though at these places, you will not get the best experience in Gijirokastra than if you stayed at the Friendship Hotel.

Now that we got the beautiful city out of the way, we now must advance to the beating heart of WorldVision, also known as the venue...

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The venue for WV30 is the Massimo Savoy Concert Hall, named after the late children's entertainer, Massimo Savoy. There were two contenders for WV30 venues in Gijirokastra, but due to a higher capacity (60,000 compared to the 35,000 at the Gijirokastra Concert Hall), its modern design (the Gijirokastra Concert Hall is notoriously ugly, like many communist-era buildings), the allowance of alcohol to be consumed (if you are 21 or older, compared to how it is very restricted at the Gijirokastra Concert Hall), central heating and air conditioning that are very strong due to the fact that Gijirokastra could have temperatures as high as 35 C, or as low as -30 C in a given year, the Massimo Savoy Concert Hall wins. With good transport links to the rest of the city, with several taxi stands, a bus, and a nearby subway station within walking distance, it should be pretty easy to get there.

Designed in a modernist fashion and opened in 2003, the concert hall is meant to showcase the prosperity and progress of Gijirokastra, and thus, has two theaters: the Children's Amphitheater (which will be the practice stage) and the main Theater, which will host most of the festivities. It also has concessions and washrooms scattered throughout the concert hall, plus windows to look in and watch some (you need a ticket to buy stuff there) if you are not in the theater itself so you won't miss anything. And yes, the interior is as modern as the exterior suggests, as can be evidenced in the next section.

Before we advance, the seats at the Massimo Savoy Concert Hall are one of the more comfortable seats in the world, and even the country. With the best speakers, seats that are so comfortable that you will want to try to not fall asleep, and we also relaxed our ban on video cameras so you can record the event live with our special in-seat camcorders, which are transmitted to your smartphone for free, or 10 lira to get it on Blu-Ray. It even has a drink-holder up to supersize large drinks, and an option to order food from the concessions without ever having to leave your seat!

For those who came but found out that the tickets were sold out, don't fret! The Square of Nations, known as Foreman's Square until 1990 is the best place to watch. Per WV29, three screens are to be set up, so that around 500,000 people can watch the contest. There will also be live coverage on all of Luziyca's major television networks (Oresund, ITV, and LRT).

The stage is designed to express the virtues of youth, innovation and progress, and at the same time, be accommodating to each and every competitor within the contest. The futuristic design of the stage therefore is designed to accommodate the performers, by having a large stage, with a circular design. In the middle are hexagons, which can be raised or lowered, akin to WV27, but unlike WV27, it has 37 hexagons arranged in a circle-esque shape, which can all be raised or lowered, not just as a combined unit, but individually or in groups as well.

These hexagons are also designed to be lit up with any design that one can imagine, so one can make them resemble a wooden floor with some hexagons making a bed, or as a sexy nightclub with a dance floor that could be lit up. The screens at the back comprise of 13 hexagons, and with three screens, there will be 39 hexagons. All will be in full HDTV of the ATSC standard, and connected to cameras and computers so any music video, a pattern, or just the picture of the stage can be broadcast. However, the middle screen conceals an organ (seen in bare configuration), which can be lit at any time which will use the latest technology available so that while you can see the organs, it won't disrupt the middle screen and the pattern, unless if one desires to do so. In between the first and second screen is a door that leads to the greenroom. More on that later. The speakers are one of the more powerful speakers, which are designed to be heard in the main theater of the concert hall with crystal clear sound, even if you are sitting in the back row.

For voting, the three screens shall light up. To the left is a map of the world showing those who have voted, and those who have not. The middle will show the person reading the votes, and the right screen will show who they vote for. To prevent the stage from giving an empty vibe, people of your nation's origin shall perform their traditional cultural dance or ritual during voting (a short fragment, obviously).

In front of the stage is an orchestra pit, and the Gijirokastra Philharmonic will be performing songs if they request it. The Gijirokastra Philharmonic is one of the premier orchestras within Esquarium, and has performed for many people in many countries over the years since 1989. They do classical music well, but they have experimented with other genres.

Finally, the greenroom is designed in accordance with modern trends. This room is just the main room with a bar where competitors can discuss the contest, for each delegation has their own separate greenroom tailored to the needs of their nation (again, from WV29). However, all greenrooms have a (digital) TV so to watch the rest of the contest unfold, as well as the main greenroom, although you will get ITV coverage. The TVs are not 16:9, but 21:9, and the greenrooms have their own iPads, so if you want to find out more of who is performing or the song, you can easily know it.

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The example on your left will be how postcards are to look like on television. Due to the hexagon design on the screens on stage, it will take a bit of effort to adjust the picture a bit, but it will work. However, what one needs to do is submit a picture of a famous feature of your nation (could be man-made or natural, a person or an animal), their national colors, and an attribute of their nation (or two, or three, or four, but four is the maximum), and I'll put your nation name in. Using a simple process, the postcards shall appear before songs, so yours appears with your song, Vampirum appears with Vampirum's, you get the idea of how they operate.

Hence, this concludes Luziyca's bid for the thirtieth edition of the WorldVision Song Contest. We hope that you give us 12 points, or at least give us a 10 or 8, for if we win, we shall provide you with a WorldVision that you will remember: one that is radically different from all the previous ones.

[Tunglanes]

Tunglanes will participate again ^^

Just curious, has "Another Love" by Tom Odell ever been used?

[Communist Quinntopia]

redacted

[Alexandr Land]

Alexandr Land is signing up.

[Kalosia]

Tunglanes will participate again ^^

Just curious, has "Another Love" by Tom Odell ever been used?

Crolacia used it at WV27, got 5th place with 91 points.

[Tunglanes]

Tunglanes will participate again ^^

Just curious, has "Another Love" by Tom Odell ever been used?

Crolacia used it at WV27, got 5th place with 91 points.

Oh fiddlesticks...
What about Your song by Elton John (Ellie Goulding's Version)?

[Kalosia]

Crolacia used it at WV27, got 5th place with 91 points.

Oh fiddlesticks...
What about Your song by Elton John (Ellie Goulding's Version)?

I don't recall it being used, at least since WV21 which was almost 2 years ago.

Wait. Are you, by any chance, the same user behind De La Fleur?

[Tunglanes]

Oh fiddlesticks...
What about Your song by Elton John (Ellie Goulding's Version)?

I don't recall it being used, at least since WV21 which was almost 2 years ago.

Wait. Are you, by any chance, the same user behind De La Fleur?

Yush ^-^
I made this nation as De La Fleur's puppet, but then I started being much more on Tunglanes so I kind of just let De La Fleur go extinct, since it is easier to have a country kind of based on your home-country c:

[Tunglanes]

The Tunglanesi entry will be "Um allan heiminn" (Around the whole world) by Eydís Davíðsdóttir and the tune is "Ellie Goulding - Your Song" (Originally by Elton John)

[Kishrael]

Kishrael will participate again.

[Fusha Me-Bar]

Fusha Me-Bar will also return as a puppet of Kishrael, with the returning girl group, Na. There song will be called "When It All Falls Down".

[Deblinian Republic]

Country: Deblinian Republic
Broadcaster: DebRTV
Artist: Nat Jeruzalem
Song: Awakening
Language: English

[Kalosia]

Country: Deblinian Republic
Broadcaster: DebRTV
Artist: Nat Jeruzalem
Song: Awakening
Language: English

Please don't tell me this is another Saintrabinan/Folkandish/BiC-owned nation

[Crolacia]

Country: Deblinian Republic
Broadcaster: DebRTV
Artist: Nat Jeruzalem
Song: Awakening
Language: English

Please don't tell me this is another Saintrabinan/Folkandish/BiC-owned nation

HAHAHAAH

[Deblinian Republic]

Country: Deblinian Republic
Broadcaster: DebRTV
Artist: Nat Jeruzalem
Song: Awakening
Language: English

Please don't tell me this is another Saintrabinan/Folkandish/BiC-owned nation

No, I'm just his friend, he told me about this game and I decided to participate. If I like it, I will stay for next editions.

[Zwangzug]

Zwangzug enter with "A Place to Stay," by Tina Stercand.