Eurovision Semis 1 Post!
Pounding through the Eurovision semis in time for the live final tomorrow~~~ Had such a busy week, but I'm still happy to watch everything.
Live-blogging through my stream watching like normal. Songs listed in order I liked them, with commentary. (Lots of intro interstitial commentary, this year's have been really interesting so far.)
Will bold the ones that got through. :D
16 - Hungary - Well shit, I legitimately like this. The song is good, the singer is good AND hot, I think the dancers are good. The real big knock on the song is putting something with THAT theme in Eurovision, but...I really think it's the best thing in this round, and is one of the best legit songs I've seen in the contest, ever.
11 - Moldova - I like the pots. I like the costumes. Don't fail me, Moldova. So this gives me the impression of crazy empress with her dancing slave boys. Another number that sounds like it should be from a musical + some light dubstep wubbing. Oh, Moldova, I still love you.
05 - Iceland - ...wait, is this act actually from Moldova? We've got a bunch of dudes in technicolor suits. "Let's do away with prejudice" is a nice message, but I'm getting another children's television vibe from this. Still, I can't not like this. Dancing breakdown, someone playing bejeweled on the screen behind them, ending with some LOVE like the Village People would do YMCA...pretty hilarious.
09 - Ukraine - Post-its. Well, we've got a dude in a hamster wheel onstage, and we're starting with the wind machine on. So this already beats all the other stage shows. The song is very mediocre, but it's actually got a beat, so it's probably still my favorite so far.
04 - Sweden - Interstitial: "Blowing up rafts is hard work, but I got them to make a Swedish flag." Singer is proving my pet theory about everyone in Sweden being perfect at English. She's giving me serious Celine Dion vibes in her style. Also, key changes are both Dion and Eurovision things. Still probably the best song so far, even though it's slow for me.
02 - Latvia - Had a delicious looking interstitial and the song is called "Cake to Bake," what? So, the act is a bunch of nerdy hipsters with weird lyrics. Oh...it's nerdy hipsters singing a show from children's television. I don't know what this is, yay, Eurovision! :D :D
14 - The Netherlands - Tulips, is it...the Netherlands? So...I was not expecting Country in my fucking Eurovision. So, slow and boring, but LESS BORING than the others for being a strange genre.
15 - Montenegro - WORST. JIGSAW. EVER. Flute? solo and an ice skater! Not in English! Still boring! Why you be boring this year, Montenegro?
13 - Portugal - (Not 14 like the drunk Danish presenter said.) Girl painted herself like straight out of that Gotye video. Hey, they're not singing in English, they've got a happy painted drummer. Oh...thirty seconds in and I'm already wishing they'd picked a stronger singer. I don't actually mind the song except for that.
06 - Albania - WAIT DID SHE GET THE ALBANIAN FLAG TATTOOED ON FOR REAL? ...wait, I was expecting something hardcore after that. It ended a bit better after the slow beginning, but I was disappointed.
10 - Belgium - Fat dude knitting at the laudromat? Okay! :D ...another ballad. But I think this dude can sang, at least. Song sounds like it was cribbed from Andrew Lloyd Weber. What's with the depressing wraith vogue-ing in the background, though? OH, IT'S HIS MOTHER. WHAT.
01 - Armenia - Slow start, nice closeup on the "Pomegranate Brooch?" Sorry, sweetie, I can't understand a word you're singing. There were fire geysers and an okay upbeat in the bridge, and he's got a cool jacket, so this is firmly in the meh category.
07 - Russia - We have twins in a mirror maze. Huh. Okay, starting with notes that are too low for the singer, so I'm predicting a desperately belted high note later. DID YOU ASSHOLES TIE THEIR HAIR TOGETHER?! Oh, I guess not. I'm pretty sad that this bizarre see-saw is one of the more interesting stage bits yet. Hello, wind machine, I don't think I've seen you yet.
08 - Azerbaijan - I HAVE THE LIGHTSABER OF MY PEOPLE. So, this song is boring me, but I like her hair and her dress and the trapeze lady on stage with her. End of the song: still bored.
03 - Estonia - First shoeless performers. Unfortunately, I think these two are better dancers than singers. And they're not THAT great of dancers. And that's including the bump I'm giving the dude for not singing out of key, simply for not singing. I think the best part of this was the fake birds on the giant perpendicular background screens.
12 - San Marino - Well, I like piano. Seriously, though, another musical theater number, I swear to god. But I like your seashell/water theme. But not the song, so much. Oh god, did we just have a spoken part that is reminding me hardcore of 90s R&B ballads? Ugh, they should just have the portly dude on the piano the whole time by himself.
HAVE A VOTING ACT GIF
Final Thoughts:
WHY DOES EUROPE HATE MOLDOVA :( :( :( :(
Next semi posting soon?
Live-blogging through my stream watching like normal. Songs listed in order I liked them, with commentary. (Lots of intro interstitial commentary, this year's have been really interesting so far.)
Will bold the ones that got through. :D
16 - Hungary - Well shit, I legitimately like this. The song is good, the singer is good AND hot, I think the dancers are good. The real big knock on the song is putting something with THAT theme in Eurovision, but...I really think it's the best thing in this round, and is one of the best legit songs I've seen in the contest, ever.
11 - Moldova - I like the pots. I like the costumes. Don't fail me, Moldova. So this gives me the impression of crazy empress with her dancing slave boys. Another number that sounds like it should be from a musical + some light dubstep wubbing. Oh, Moldova, I still love you.
05 - Iceland - ...wait, is this act actually from Moldova? We've got a bunch of dudes in technicolor suits. "Let's do away with prejudice" is a nice message, but I'm getting another children's television vibe from this. Still, I can't not like this. Dancing breakdown, someone playing bejeweled on the screen behind them, ending with some LOVE like the Village People would do YMCA...pretty hilarious.
09 - Ukraine - Post-its. Well, we've got a dude in a hamster wheel onstage, and we're starting with the wind machine on. So this already beats all the other stage shows. The song is very mediocre, but it's actually got a beat, so it's probably still my favorite so far.
04 - Sweden - Interstitial: "Blowing up rafts is hard work, but I got them to make a Swedish flag." Singer is proving my pet theory about everyone in Sweden being perfect at English. She's giving me serious Celine Dion vibes in her style. Also, key changes are both Dion and Eurovision things. Still probably the best song so far, even though it's slow for me.
02 - Latvia - Had a delicious looking interstitial and the song is called "Cake to Bake," what? So, the act is a bunch of nerdy hipsters with weird lyrics. Oh...it's nerdy hipsters singing a show from children's television. I don't know what this is, yay, Eurovision! :D :D
14 - The Netherlands - Tulips, is it...the Netherlands? So...I was not expecting Country in my fucking Eurovision. So, slow and boring, but LESS BORING than the others for being a strange genre.
15 - Montenegro - WORST. JIGSAW. EVER. Flute? solo and an ice skater! Not in English! Still boring! Why you be boring this year, Montenegro?
13 - Portugal - (Not 14 like the drunk Danish presenter said.) Girl painted herself like straight out of that Gotye video. Hey, they're not singing in English, they've got a happy painted drummer. Oh...thirty seconds in and I'm already wishing they'd picked a stronger singer. I don't actually mind the song except for that.
06 - Albania - WAIT DID SHE GET THE ALBANIAN FLAG TATTOOED ON FOR REAL? ...wait, I was expecting something hardcore after that. It ended a bit better after the slow beginning, but I was disappointed.
10 - Belgium - Fat dude knitting at the laudromat? Okay! :D ...another ballad. But I think this dude can sang, at least. Song sounds like it was cribbed from Andrew Lloyd Weber. What's with the depressing wraith vogue-ing in the background, though? OH, IT'S HIS MOTHER. WHAT.
01 - Armenia - Slow start, nice closeup on the "Pomegranate Brooch?" Sorry, sweetie, I can't understand a word you're singing. There were fire geysers and an okay upbeat in the bridge, and he's got a cool jacket, so this is firmly in the meh category.
07 - Russia - We have twins in a mirror maze. Huh. Okay, starting with notes that are too low for the singer, so I'm predicting a desperately belted high note later. DID YOU ASSHOLES TIE THEIR HAIR TOGETHER?! Oh, I guess not. I'm pretty sad that this bizarre see-saw is one of the more interesting stage bits yet. Hello, wind machine, I don't think I've seen you yet.
08 - Azerbaijan - I HAVE THE LIGHTSABER OF MY PEOPLE. So, this song is boring me, but I like her hair and her dress and the trapeze lady on stage with her. End of the song: still bored.
03 - Estonia - First shoeless performers. Unfortunately, I think these two are better dancers than singers. And they're not THAT great of dancers. And that's including the bump I'm giving the dude for not singing out of key, simply for not singing. I think the best part of this was the fake birds on the giant perpendicular background screens.
12 - San Marino - Well, I like piano. Seriously, though, another musical theater number, I swear to god. But I like your seashell/water theme. But not the song, so much. Oh god, did we just have a spoken part that is reminding me hardcore of 90s R&B ballads? Ugh, they should just have the portly dude on the piano the whole time by himself.
HAVE A VOTING ACT GIF
Final Thoughts:
WHY DOES EUROPE HATE MOLDOVA :( :( :( :(
Next semi posting soon?