isn't there enough interesting music in the world?
2013 Eurovision Song Contest Discussion Thread
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- KVRAF
- 10170 posts since 2 Jan, 2005 from somewhere in the woods
isn't there enough interesting music in the world?
"It dreamed itself along"
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- Banned
- 10196 posts since 12 Mar, 2012 from the Bavarian Alps to my feet and the globe around my head
I'd rather listen to Yerevan Nights:ariston wrote:The Tony Iommi-penned Armenian song was particularly nauseating. I'd rather hear Ozzy sing "Dreamer" ten times in a row than have to listen to that tripe again. The off-key singing and the hero guitar solo were kind of funny, though.Tricky-Loops wrote:I listened to all 39 entries, and I found max. 6 songs that were a bit interesting.
The rest was cheaply made mainstream pop...
http://www.yerevannights.com
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- Hun #3
- Topic Starter
- 4265 posts since 25 Mar, 2002 from A quaint little village just south of Hamburg, Germany
farlukar wrote:Don't you feel dirty right now.Bonteburg wrote:Frankly, I don't know a single song this time. Just putting this thread up because I wanted to do it for once!
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- Hun #3
- Topic Starter
- 4265 posts since 25 Mar, 2002 from A quaint little village just south of Hamburg, Germany
I'm a bit disappointed with the Dutch result but yeah well...nice one Eurovision.
Congrats Denmark!
I had expected more camp/trashy stuff a la Romania.
Cascada was a really decent Eurodance tune which is just about 3 times better than I expected from them.
Really, it's amazing how I fall for this thing each year
Congrats Denmark!
I had expected more camp/trashy stuff a la Romania.
Cascada was a really decent Eurodance tune which is just about 3 times better than I expected from them.
Really, it's amazing how I fall for this thing each year
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- Banned
- 10196 posts since 12 Mar, 2012 from the Bavarian Alps to my feet and the globe around my head
Why do they have to make a vote if the so-called experts know some weeks earlier who will win?
Is it all a fake??
Is it all a fake??
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- angelboy
- 4586 posts since 21 Aug, 2001 from Larnaca, Cyprus
Bonteburg wrote:I can second this... my personal hitlist so far goes something like
1)Anouk
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2)Cascada and the Finnish woman
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3) Dracula Skrillex
Dracula Skrillex :lol Good one Bonte!My first thought when I heard anouk's song was "this should win but it so obviously won't" too. Shame. Lovely song.
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- Hun #3
- Topic Starter
- 4265 posts since 25 Mar, 2002 from A quaint little village just south of Hamburg, Germany
That was straight out of the Muppet Show (or maybe the Simpsons). Genius!seismic1 wrote:The lyrics in the Swedish Smörgåsbord are amongst the best of the evening.
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- KVRAF
- 1629 posts since 11 Dec, 2005 from Malmö, Sweden
Ok, ok, I confess. I had to watch it. The whole shebang was hosted in my little small hometown called Malmö (population 280K), just across the bridge to Copenhagen. So I guess there's some sense and sisterhood to who won this year. 
@Luftrum - The Jante law is sooooo exaggerated. Read this and be proud instead:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22398633
"It isn't about Swedes or Nordics not being competitive, nor is it about them being individualistic, which I would argue they are far more than Americans or Britons. The Nordic model is being celebrated. These are economies that are fiercely competitive and huge global successes."
Besides, every country in Scandinavia thinks they are the only one's having this... "problem". I would say we all have a 6th sense to white lies, exaggeration and hollowness. See it as a resource, especially in these harsh and unstable times we live in.
And.... we succeeded in doing a fantastic festival yet still saving quite a lot of money compared to the last few years excessive spending. Using it wisely. How hard can it be?
Go Scandianvia, go!
@Luftrum - The Jante law is sooooo exaggerated. Read this and be proud instead:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22398633
"It isn't about Swedes or Nordics not being competitive, nor is it about them being individualistic, which I would argue they are far more than Americans or Britons. The Nordic model is being celebrated. These are economies that are fiercely competitive and huge global successes."
Besides, every country in Scandinavia thinks they are the only one's having this... "problem". I would say we all have a 6th sense to white lies, exaggeration and hollowness. See it as a resource, especially in these harsh and unstable times we live in.
And.... we succeeded in doing a fantastic festival yet still saving quite a lot of money compared to the last few years excessive spending. Using it wisely. How hard can it be?
Go Scandianvia, go!
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- KVRAF
- 3505 posts since 27 Dec, 2002 from North East England
Montenegro were robbed. Didn't even make the final.
Less balladry, more rapping astronauts and £2.99 plastic Terminator woman please.
Less balladry, more rapping astronauts and £2.99 plastic Terminator woman please.
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- KVRian
- 628 posts since 18 May, 2010
I listened to most songs too. Malta and Belgium were my favorites, the latter more for performance than originality, but well. Denmark: boring. Ukraine: I didn't get the song at all. What were they trying to do? Avoid every chance of a recognizable tune? Azerbajan: amazingly bland. And being Dutch myself, The Netherlands: too contrived. However, it was original and well performed, and certainly a lot better than what most countries dared to present...
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- KVRAF
- 1973 posts since 3 Jul, 2007 from Denmark
Yeah, you got a point there but The Law is still there tough. Less dominant in the bigger cities, the further you come to the country side the bigger the Jante culture is. At least, that's my experience.jensa wrote:Read this and be proud instead:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22398633
Go Scandianvia, go!
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- KVRAF
- 8101 posts since 13 Jan, 2003 from Darkest Kent, UK
Yeah, hats off to the Netherlands for a genuinely decent song, good work.
Thought Romania were channelling Klause Nomi at one point (which can only be good). Liked Hungary and Maltas entries too, brave enough to not fall into the power ballad/europop trap.
Thumbs up to the producers too, thought the staging was really good. Obviously scaled things down a bit from recent years (no Republican Senate green room this year
) but didn't show where it counted. And poking fun at Ikea is to be encouraged.
Thought Romania were channelling Klause Nomi at one point (which can only be good). Liked Hungary and Maltas entries too, brave enough to not fall into the power ballad/europop trap.
Thumbs up to the producers too, thought the staging was really good. Obviously scaled things down a bit from recent years (no Republican Senate green room this year
) but didn't show where it counted. And poking fun at Ikea is to be encouraged. I was wondering that; maybe we're now seen as a bunch of whiners who don't want to be in the gang anymore? Cheers Dave...ZINO wrote:(About the UK entries) On the other hand too much Euroscepticisism doesn't help either.