Eurovision Semi-Finals 2
And...just finished up watching semi-finals 2. Looking foward to watching the finals live on Saturday!
Again, in order from most to least favorite, numbers indicate performance order:
7 - BULGARIA - Already more interesting drummers than last night. Grunge bagpipe player! Not in english, but I recognize the word "champion," so I'm going to just assume they're declaring themselves the winners of Eurovision, because so far they are. HELLO WIND MACHINE Also, the forums weren't joking about dubstep bass randomly showing up in everything. FUCK LET'S DRUM WITH GLOWSTICKS
17 - ROMANIA - Glam Dracula! HOLY SHIT, it's like the opera scene from The Fifth Element, except it's a dude and everything is red instead of blue. Oh god, semi-final 1 was so shit compared to this. And then he stole Moldova lady's dress effect! PEAK EUROVISION
9 - GREECE - Well, this is interesting. Kilt band? Hey, now this shit is what I expect from Moldova! Drinking party song, light up instruments, another cute drummer, so much better than your entry from last year, Greece! :D
1 - LATVIA - Keytars and sequin suits, I'm sold. Well...I'm a little eh on very white rapping and mediocre singing. But this is still more interesting than 75% of what got through on Tuesday. And it sounds like Parappa the Rapper! :3 SLOW MO DUBSTEP BREAKDOWN.
13 - NORWAY - I don't know what this lady is wearing, but I kinda like the song. I think the singer is getting drowned out a bit, though. I'm shocked to hear something I'd legitimately listen to! Stage show was boring. :(
6 - MALTA - Oh, a ukelele, are we ripping off of Hey Soul Sister? YES! But there's a sing along? The drummer's really cute, though! :3 They all look so happy, and it's pretty adorable.
3 - FUCK YOU REALLY GREECE (MACEDONIA) - A ballad. :( But I really like this guy's voice. And it's not in English. So, I went to high school with a lot of Macedonians and now it's like their grandma and older sisters are on stage singing with this guy. I wish Macedonian Aretha was a bit better of a singer, though.
4 - Azerbaijan - Wow, guy with sparkly chucks on an acrylic box. He's about as good at English as Lithuania. Oh now there's some dude trapped in the box! Well, you know what, this song's much better than the one the Azeri won with two years ago. Random lady, why are you on stage detracting from the perfect bromance between singer and dude in the box with rose petals?
14 - ALBANIA - Drums and fire! WOOHOO. Kinda boring song, but saved by FIRE SHOOTING OUT OF THE GUITAR DURING THE SOLO. Fuck the first semi-finals, just put all these guys in the finals.
5 - FINLAND - Might have the craziest outfits yet, which is saying a lot. Backup dancers in velour suits, backup singers in pleather aprons, and the lead in an 80's Madonna ripoff outfit. Hard to understand English lyrics, but a cute pop song that isn't a ballad was impossible to come by on Tuesday. TWIST ENDING - LESBIANS
11 - ARMENIA - So. much. stonewash. Also, there's a reason why no one listens to Air Supply anymore, guys. The guitar solo was...okay?
8 - Iceland - Thor came to Eurovision! And it's in Icelandic. It's such a boring ballad, but the singer looks kinda badass. He can SANG, too, but the song's a bit boring. :/
16 - SWITZERLAND - Apparently, this is a salvation army band with a 95 year old performing with them. This is more interesting than their song. I love how the guitarist has a flying V and no idea how to use it.
12 - HUNGARY - I want to hold down this guy and shave off his stupid facial hair. Um...this seems like something that should be an SNL skit. It's like this guy is impersonating that Jimmy Fallon stoner character. They all look so uncomfortable, too. I'm still happy so many of these entries aren't in English, though.
15 - Georgia - Boring ballad. Why is there so much fog? I like the fog geysers and pyrotechnics during the key change, the discordant singers, not so much.
2 - SAN MARINO - I hear this is the lady who did the awful facebook song last year. Slow, off key warbling, woo. It's not in English, at least? Also, what's with all the glowing balls this year? I would like to point out this is also more interesting than most of Tuesday...before the costume and tempo change!
10 - ISRAEL - WHERE IS DANA INTERNATIONAL? D: Oh honey, what is that dress? And those glasses? And that jewelry? And that hair? And that high note attempt? Sad thing, this is still better than most of last semis.
Thoughts on the results:
Georgia? REALLY.
Yay Romania, Norway, Greece.
Apparently my top pick is the kiss of death, here.
What is with all the horrid ballads? :( :( :(
RIP ALBANIA AND YOUR FLAMING GUITAR
RIP Bulgaria and your bagpipes and your glowstick drumming.
Again, in order from most to least favorite, numbers indicate performance order:
7 - BULGARIA - Already more interesting drummers than last night. Grunge bagpipe player! Not in english, but I recognize the word "champion," so I'm going to just assume they're declaring themselves the winners of Eurovision, because so far they are. HELLO WIND MACHINE Also, the forums weren't joking about dubstep bass randomly showing up in everything. FUCK LET'S DRUM WITH GLOWSTICKS
17 - ROMANIA - Glam Dracula! HOLY SHIT, it's like the opera scene from The Fifth Element, except it's a dude and everything is red instead of blue. Oh god, semi-final 1 was so shit compared to this. And then he stole Moldova lady's dress effect! PEAK EUROVISION
9 - GREECE - Well, this is interesting. Kilt band? Hey, now this shit is what I expect from Moldova! Drinking party song, light up instruments, another cute drummer, so much better than your entry from last year, Greece! :D
1 - LATVIA - Keytars and sequin suits, I'm sold. Well...I'm a little eh on very white rapping and mediocre singing. But this is still more interesting than 75% of what got through on Tuesday. And it sounds like Parappa the Rapper! :3 SLOW MO DUBSTEP BREAKDOWN.
13 - NORWAY - I don't know what this lady is wearing, but I kinda like the song. I think the singer is getting drowned out a bit, though. I'm shocked to hear something I'd legitimately listen to! Stage show was boring. :(
6 - MALTA - Oh, a ukelele, are we ripping off of Hey Soul Sister? YES! But there's a sing along? The drummer's really cute, though! :3 They all look so happy, and it's pretty adorable.
3 - FUCK YOU REALLY GREECE (MACEDONIA) - A ballad. :( But I really like this guy's voice. And it's not in English. So, I went to high school with a lot of Macedonians and now it's like their grandma and older sisters are on stage singing with this guy. I wish Macedonian Aretha was a bit better of a singer, though.
4 - Azerbaijan - Wow, guy with sparkly chucks on an acrylic box. He's about as good at English as Lithuania. Oh now there's some dude trapped in the box! Well, you know what, this song's much better than the one the Azeri won with two years ago. Random lady, why are you on stage detracting from the perfect bromance between singer and dude in the box with rose petals?
14 - ALBANIA - Drums and fire! WOOHOO. Kinda boring song, but saved by FIRE SHOOTING OUT OF THE GUITAR DURING THE SOLO. Fuck the first semi-finals, just put all these guys in the finals.
5 - FINLAND - Might have the craziest outfits yet, which is saying a lot. Backup dancers in velour suits, backup singers in pleather aprons, and the lead in an 80's Madonna ripoff outfit. Hard to understand English lyrics, but a cute pop song that isn't a ballad was impossible to come by on Tuesday. TWIST ENDING - LESBIANS
11 - ARMENIA - So. much. stonewash. Also, there's a reason why no one listens to Air Supply anymore, guys. The guitar solo was...okay?
8 - Iceland - Thor came to Eurovision! And it's in Icelandic. It's such a boring ballad, but the singer looks kinda badass. He can SANG, too, but the song's a bit boring. :/
16 - SWITZERLAND - Apparently, this is a salvation army band with a 95 year old performing with them. This is more interesting than their song. I love how the guitarist has a flying V and no idea how to use it.
12 - HUNGARY - I want to hold down this guy and shave off his stupid facial hair. Um...this seems like something that should be an SNL skit. It's like this guy is impersonating that Jimmy Fallon stoner character. They all look so uncomfortable, too. I'm still happy so many of these entries aren't in English, though.
15 - Georgia - Boring ballad. Why is there so much fog? I like the fog geysers and pyrotechnics during the key change, the discordant singers, not so much.
2 - SAN MARINO - I hear this is the lady who did the awful facebook song last year. Slow, off key warbling, woo. It's not in English, at least? Also, what's with all the glowing balls this year? I would like to point out this is also more interesting than most of Tuesday...before the costume and tempo change!
10 - ISRAEL - WHERE IS DANA INTERNATIONAL? D: Oh honey, what is that dress? And those glasses? And that jewelry? And that hair? And that high note attempt? Sad thing, this is still better than most of last semis.
Thoughts on the results:
Georgia? REALLY.
Yay Romania, Norway, Greece.
Apparently my top pick is the kiss of death, here.
What is with all the horrid ballads? :( :( :(
RIP ALBANIA AND YOUR FLAMING GUITAR
RIP Bulgaria and your bagpipes and your glowstick drumming.