EUROVISION DISCUSSION POST - Semifinal #2
It's time for...
A EUROVISION
DISCUSSION POST!
This is sort of on topic because it's a competition that involves singing. And Ivy said that I could post this so whatever whatever I do what I want.
For those of you who have no idea what the fuck I am talking about, Eurovision is a magical annual event. Every year countries from all over Europe (and Israel... lol) submit songs and then they get together and perform them and get judged. There are two semifinal groups and then the top ten from each + the Big Five (Germany, Italy, the UK, Spain and France who are automatic finalists) go on to the finals.
It is AMAZING. There are a lot of cheesy performances, fireworks, pyrotechnics, crazy costumes and ridiculous dancing.
Today was the second semifinal! So click the cut because I posted all the performances for you to watch and then post your thoughts in the comments! I am determined to make Eurovision happen!
(P.S. Just so you know, I'm posting the BBC official videos which aren't the whole song since as I was making this post some of the unofficial videos were being taken down for copyright infringement and I didn't want to come back to this post a couple of hours later to see all the videos blocked. But even though these aren't the full songs, it's enough to give you a taste and you can try to find full versions of youtube if you like them.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - WHAT IS THIS? Lol. This is so bizarre. There were people wearing plaid and a hobo playing a lyre, it looked like. And then guy playing the upright bass broke out a triangle at some point.
Austria - Plenty of smoke machine, but this song could have used 100% more pyrotechnics. Meh, in general, I'm not a huge fan of ballads in Eurovision because they tend to be boring and this is no exception.
The Netherlands - lol. Um... creepy lounge singer, much? Something about his outfit + his greasey and limp looking hair + the half assed mustache is just ringing all sorts of creeper bells. Oh yeah, and the song isn't all that wonderful either.
Belgium - Opening with a wicked spin move! I guess it's nice that they're doing an a capella song. Oh snap! Beat boxing breakdown! LOL. And now some scatting! This was such a delicious train wreck of a performance.
Slovakia - Oh look! Twins! lol. They should hook up with Jedward. The song itself is... whatever. But they had some pyrotechnics towards the end so that was good.
Ukraine - AMAZING FEATHERED SHOULDER PADS THAT THIS GIRL HAS GOT GOING ON. So while this lady is singing, there's another one in the background who is doing some sort of ~art and it's being projected behind the singer which is neat I guess, BUT WHAT IS THAT COLLAR THAT THE ARTIST LADY IS WEARING?
Moldova - OMG WHAT ARE THOSE HATS? AND A UNICYCLE? YES. THIS IS WHAT EUROVISION IS ALL ABOUT. And at the very end a guy put on a monocle!!! This was a 100% ridiculous performance and I loved it. (Although their songs from last year was even better and they were totally robbed.)
Sweden - Starts out with a bunch of men in some boxes? Ok, I'll go with it. They've got some nice dance moves though. Also this song is all about how he's going to get this girl when he becomes popular. Deep. The lyrics are totally making me think of that once song from Wicked (the one called "Popular", obviously not like "Defying Gravity").
Cyprus - This is very ~arty~, like this is a performance art student's senior project. So weird and trippy. Like, instead of dancing, they lean at 45 degree angles. And then this lady swings a lamp around her head. And there's another guy who is sort of dancing, but really is just like swinging his arms around. WHAT IS THIS?
Bulgaria - On a purely song level, this song is actually not bad. AND the song ended with lots of fireballs. This gets a thumbs up from me. I mean, it could have used more crazy costumes, but at least the song was decent.
Macedonia - Dancing men in skirts? A ballerina? Accordion dance interlude? OK. WHATEVER YOU SAY, MACEDONIA.
Israel - Not bad. The song is ok. Kind of boring though. Her outfit is pretty nuts at least.
Sloveneia - Nice thigh-high boots. lol. Judicious use of wind machine. I think she's wearing a metal bra? The song itself is pretty good too.
Romania - I like the piano. It's sort of jazzy and Fosse-ish. I like it. A little bit corny, but cute. This guy and the Finland guy should get together and sing songs about changing/saving the world.
Estonia - The song itself is kind of lame, but the staging is a lot of fun. I'm not really sure why the dancers are playing hide and seek behind fake buildings, but whatever floats their boat.
Belarus - Starting out with some flame throwing! I approve! That's the way to get my attention right from the word go. I'm guessing from these lyrics that they love Belarus? This should definitely be Belarus's new national anthem.
Latvia - This is a little bit dorky and kind of endearing. Could use 100% more crazy though.
Denmark - I actually kind of like this song. It's another "let's save the world" song, but this one is much better. Less cheesy. Also, the hair on the lead singer is very Jedward, is he perhaps trying to steal some votes? lol
Ireland - JEDWARD!!!! LOL. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IRELAND ACTUALLY SENT JEDWARD TO EUROVISION. For those of you unfamiliar with Jedward, they were on X-Factor a couple of years ago and inexplicably gained a pretty big following by X-FActor standards. What are these costumes? Yeah, this is a song about lipstick. IDEK. IT'S JEDWARD. JEDWARD IS A PHENOMENON THAT I CANNOT EXPLAIN.
Finalists: Estonia, Romania, Moldova, Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Austria, Ukraine, Slovenia, and Sweden.
Thoughts? Were Jedward every bit as ridiculous as you dreamed? Which bit of craziness was your favorite? Anyone not make it that you wish had made it?
My thoughts: I WANTED CYPRUS TO MAKE IT. IT WAS SO BIZARRE. I wanted to see it again! Also, Jedward is funny just because they're Jedward, but the actual song is not that great. Oh and if you guys watched this live, there was this pretty awesome break dancing group that performed to classical music while the results were being tallied. They were pretty fab.
Next up- FINALS ON SATURDAY. Right now I am #TEAM RUSSIA OR #TEAM UK OR #TEAM AZERBAIJAN.
A EUROVISION
DISCUSSION POST!
This is sort of on topic because it's a competition that involves singing. And Ivy said that I could post this so whatever whatever I do what I want.
For those of you who have no idea what the fuck I am talking about, Eurovision is a magical annual event. Every year countries from all over Europe (and Israel... lol) submit songs and then they get together and perform them and get judged. There are two semifinal groups and then the top ten from each + the Big Five (Germany, Italy, the UK, Spain and France who are automatic finalists) go on to the finals.
It is AMAZING. There are a lot of cheesy performances, fireworks, pyrotechnics, crazy costumes and ridiculous dancing.
Today was the second semifinal! So click the cut because I posted all the performances for you to watch and then post your thoughts in the comments! I am determined to make Eurovision happen!
(P.S. Just so you know, I'm posting the BBC official videos which aren't the whole song since as I was making this post some of the unofficial videos were being taken down for copyright infringement and I didn't want to come back to this post a couple of hours later to see all the videos blocked. But even though these aren't the full songs, it's enough to give you a taste and you can try to find full versions of youtube if you like them.)
Click to viewBosnia and Herzegovina - WHAT IS THIS? Lol. This is so bizarre. There were people wearing plaid and a hobo playing a lyre, it looked like. And then guy playing the upright bass broke out a triangle at some point.
Austria - Plenty of smoke machine, but this song could have used 100% more pyrotechnics. Meh, in general, I'm not a huge fan of ballads in Eurovision because they tend to be boring and this is no exception.
The Netherlands - lol. Um... creepy lounge singer, much? Something about his outfit + his greasey and limp looking hair + the half assed mustache is just ringing all sorts of creeper bells. Oh yeah, and the song isn't all that wonderful either.
Belgium - Opening with a wicked spin move! I guess it's nice that they're doing an a capella song. Oh snap! Beat boxing breakdown! LOL. And now some scatting! This was such a delicious train wreck of a performance.
Slovakia - Oh look! Twins! lol. They should hook up with Jedward. The song itself is... whatever. But they had some pyrotechnics towards the end so that was good.
Ukraine - AMAZING FEATHERED SHOULDER PADS THAT THIS GIRL HAS GOT GOING ON. So while this lady is singing, there's another one in the background who is doing some sort of ~art and it's being projected behind the singer which is neat I guess, BUT WHAT IS THAT COLLAR THAT THE ARTIST LADY IS WEARING?
Moldova - OMG WHAT ARE THOSE HATS? AND A UNICYCLE? YES. THIS IS WHAT EUROVISION IS ALL ABOUT. And at the very end a guy put on a monocle!!! This was a 100% ridiculous performance and I loved it. (Although their songs from last year was even better and they were totally robbed.)
Sweden - Starts out with a bunch of men in some boxes? Ok, I'll go with it. They've got some nice dance moves though. Also this song is all about how he's going to get this girl when he becomes popular. Deep. The lyrics are totally making me think of that once song from Wicked (the one called "Popular", obviously not like "Defying Gravity").
Cyprus - This is very ~arty~, like this is a performance art student's senior project. So weird and trippy. Like, instead of dancing, they lean at 45 degree angles. And then this lady swings a lamp around her head. And there's another guy who is sort of dancing, but really is just like swinging his arms around. WHAT IS THIS?
Bulgaria - On a purely song level, this song is actually not bad. AND the song ended with lots of fireballs. This gets a thumbs up from me. I mean, it could have used more crazy costumes, but at least the song was decent.
Macedonia - Dancing men in skirts? A ballerina? Accordion dance interlude? OK. WHATEVER YOU SAY, MACEDONIA.
Israel - Not bad. The song is ok. Kind of boring though. Her outfit is pretty nuts at least.
Sloveneia - Nice thigh-high boots. lol. Judicious use of wind machine. I think she's wearing a metal bra? The song itself is pretty good too.
Romania - I like the piano. It's sort of jazzy and Fosse-ish. I like it. A little bit corny, but cute. This guy and the Finland guy should get together and sing songs about changing/saving the world.
Estonia - The song itself is kind of lame, but the staging is a lot of fun. I'm not really sure why the dancers are playing hide and seek behind fake buildings, but whatever floats their boat.
Belarus - Starting out with some flame throwing! I approve! That's the way to get my attention right from the word go. I'm guessing from these lyrics that they love Belarus? This should definitely be Belarus's new national anthem.
Latvia - This is a little bit dorky and kind of endearing. Could use 100% more crazy though.
Denmark - I actually kind of like this song. It's another "let's save the world" song, but this one is much better. Less cheesy. Also, the hair on the lead singer is very Jedward, is he perhaps trying to steal some votes? lol
Ireland - JEDWARD!!!! LOL. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IRELAND ACTUALLY SENT JEDWARD TO EUROVISION. For those of you unfamiliar with Jedward, they were on X-Factor a couple of years ago and inexplicably gained a pretty big following by X-FActor standards. What are these costumes? Yeah, this is a song about lipstick. IDEK. IT'S JEDWARD. JEDWARD IS A PHENOMENON THAT I CANNOT EXPLAIN.
Finalists: Estonia, Romania, Moldova, Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Austria, Ukraine, Slovenia, and Sweden.
Thoughts? Were Jedward every bit as ridiculous as you dreamed? Which bit of craziness was your favorite? Anyone not make it that you wish had made it?
My thoughts: I WANTED CYPRUS TO MAKE IT. IT WAS SO BIZARRE. I wanted to see it again! Also, Jedward is funny just because they're Jedward, but the actual song is not that great. Oh and if you guys watched this live, there was this pretty awesome break dancing group that performed to classical music while the results were being tallied. They were pretty fab.
Next up- FINALS ON SATURDAY. Right now I am #TEAM RUSSIA OR #TEAM UK OR #TEAM AZERBAIJAN.