The return of the only thing I blog about on here: 2015 EUROVISION SEMIS 1
Yay, this year Eurovision is broadcasting via Youtube, so I can easily have it on my tv. Now I'm closer to watching it like a real person. Of course, I've gotten into Drag Race recently, and that season is ending in the next couple of weeks, so that has consumed some of my tv watching time, and I'm slightly less excited for Eurovision for some reason.
Let's hope that going through Semifinal 1 kind of gets me excited again!
Like always, I'm going to write my thoughts on every performance, sorted in order of my personal preference. I like good songs, faster tempos than ballads, and performances that scream peak Eurovision. I'll bold the entries that made it through voting to the finals on Saturday.
My consistently favorite nation for contest entries has been Moldova, to give you an idea of what I like.
I love the glistening stage they've set up in Vienna for this year's contest on first glance. Hopefully, this will be an exciting show.
16 - Georgia - You look like a crazy vampire lady. I hope your act is gonna live up to the look. The stage already looks awesome. ALL THE FOG EVERYWHERE. Yep, really like the song. She can belt. I think it was a little repetitive, but I enjoyed it a lot more than most of the other acts.
1 - Moldova - I'm afraid it'll all be downhill from here. Stripper cops as backup dancers is something I don't think I've ever seen in Eurovision before. Pyrotechnics, ripping off the singer's shirt...yes, this is why Moldova never disappoints. However, the singer only sang okay. The song was generic pop...but does that really matter when they bring the stage show they just did?
13 - Denmark - They're kinda adorable. They remind me of the Wonders from That Thing You Do. The drummer looks super thrilled to be there.
9 - Serbia - You came back! So...is it really stereotypical that I'm expecting a singer that looks like her to be an operatic soprano diva? Her creepy backup crew became a bunch of jumpy weirdos. I think she sang very well, and the song wasn't half bad.
5 - Finland - Hey, it's an actual band! With a punk kind of song. It's hard for me to praise this in a way that doesn't sound condescending, but the group members are disabled, but it's their own song (writing credit matches the performer) and it's a hell of a lot better than a lot of the shit that gets sent to Eurovision. I just don't know how to legitimately rank this?
3 - Belgium - Never knew that a young Belgian guy would want to sing like a mashup of Lorde and Adele. I don't know how I feel about the stupid stage show, but it's a lot more than Armenia do. Oh wait, now the singer's making faces into the camera like Ferris Bueller on shrooms. I actually like the song the best so far.
15 - Romania - Actually not in English. Actually sounds all right. Was a bit boring, but the tune was catchy. They switched to English for the last chorus, only caught half the words. Was an okay song.
7 - Estonia - WHY ISN'T THIS GUY'S SHADOW MOVING? The lyrics are a bit insipid. The tune's all right, but the guy can't sing. The staging's really cool, though. That can make up for a lot in my eyes.
4 - The Netherlands - PULL BACK CAMERA. I don't like her jumpsuit, but I like her voice. I don't know why-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y, but I'm not really liking the song. The backup singer's stupid shirts don't save the fact everyone on stage is just standing there like a lump.
14 - Albania - I can't understand a word she's saying, but she can actually sing, and I'll take incomprehensible not sucking over sucking I can understand. Unfortunately, the song's a bit boring, and there's nothing going on onstage.
11 - Belarus - Always have low expectations of Belarus. Hmm...this is another potentially decent pop song ruined by the singer. There's a very pretty girl playing the violin on stage, though! AND A FOG MACHINE! That could've been so much better...but it was Belarus, and could've, therefore, been much worse.
12 - Russia - Brave choice to start unaccompanied. Didn't quite make it. Also, not making it past that point where I know the singer started out too low to keep the melody's high end in their range. That always makes the end of a song so much less impressive. Sorry, I only think you're great if you can hit all your notes. Her dress is cool. Russia singing about peace is...eh.
8 - Mace-fucking-donia (let's make this their official moniker) - Fuck you, our singer's going to sing in front of a fake parthenon. Scary thing, I really could like this song, I think, but the vocals aren't quite getting there for me. And by not quite getting there, I mean completely out of tune. Stage effects were cool, but performance...wasn't. Oh, the backup was apparently Blackstreet, which is why this song didn't completely sucks.
6 - Greece - Sent a clone of Kate Hudson and a song that starts out with boring piano. She has a nice dress, and they have pushed that wind machine to its limits. Her voice is nice, the song improved after the build-up.
2 - Armenia - Immediately comes out with a boring song sung by a dude that can't sing. Fantastic. The women actually can sing, but that doesn't explain why the first guy was there. They brought out a wind machine, but that doesn't make up for the fact that their stage act is just standing there and waving their arms a lot. That was pretty bad.
10 - Hungary - Welp, they can't beat last year's. So, apparently, they didn't even fucking try. A woman, standing there, being boring, joined by more people, being boring.
Goons rating: Finland / Georgia / Serbia / Moldova
Dear Europe:
WHY DO YOU HATE MOLDOVA? T______T
I guess I can't be too pressed if I decided I liked Georgia the best, and they made it through. The previews of the pre-qualifiers have me interested in how Austria, GB, Germany, and Australia are going to do. Oh, yeah, after that whole thing last year about how Australia loves Eurovision, they're letting them compete.
But if Australia doesn't win the whole thing this year? Apparently they can't come back. That's pretty shitty. I mean, Europe obviously hates Moldova, but they don't ban them from Eurovision.
Uh...anyway, see you Thursday/Friday for my opinions on Semis 2, and if you're into Drag Race, TEAM VIOLET all the way!
Let's hope that going through Semifinal 1 kind of gets me excited again!
Like always, I'm going to write my thoughts on every performance, sorted in order of my personal preference. I like good songs, faster tempos than ballads, and performances that scream peak Eurovision. I'll bold the entries that made it through voting to the finals on Saturday.
My consistently favorite nation for contest entries has been Moldova, to give you an idea of what I like.
I love the glistening stage they've set up in Vienna for this year's contest on first glance. Hopefully, this will be an exciting show.
16 - Georgia - You look like a crazy vampire lady. I hope your act is gonna live up to the look. The stage already looks awesome. ALL THE FOG EVERYWHERE. Yep, really like the song. She can belt. I think it was a little repetitive, but I enjoyed it a lot more than most of the other acts.
1 - Moldova - I'm afraid it'll all be downhill from here. Stripper cops as backup dancers is something I don't think I've ever seen in Eurovision before. Pyrotechnics, ripping off the singer's shirt...yes, this is why Moldova never disappoints. However, the singer only sang okay. The song was generic pop...but does that really matter when they bring the stage show they just did?
13 - Denmark - They're kinda adorable. They remind me of the Wonders from That Thing You Do. The drummer looks super thrilled to be there.
9 - Serbia - You came back! So...is it really stereotypical that I'm expecting a singer that looks like her to be an operatic soprano diva? Her creepy backup crew became a bunch of jumpy weirdos. I think she sang very well, and the song wasn't half bad.
5 - Finland - Hey, it's an actual band! With a punk kind of song. It's hard for me to praise this in a way that doesn't sound condescending, but the group members are disabled, but it's their own song (writing credit matches the performer) and it's a hell of a lot better than a lot of the shit that gets sent to Eurovision. I just don't know how to legitimately rank this?
3 - Belgium - Never knew that a young Belgian guy would want to sing like a mashup of Lorde and Adele. I don't know how I feel about the stupid stage show, but it's a lot more than Armenia do. Oh wait, now the singer's making faces into the camera like Ferris Bueller on shrooms. I actually like the song the best so far.
15 - Romania - Actually not in English. Actually sounds all right. Was a bit boring, but the tune was catchy. They switched to English for the last chorus, only caught half the words. Was an okay song.
7 - Estonia - WHY ISN'T THIS GUY'S SHADOW MOVING? The lyrics are a bit insipid. The tune's all right, but the guy can't sing. The staging's really cool, though. That can make up for a lot in my eyes.
4 - The Netherlands - PULL BACK CAMERA. I don't like her jumpsuit, but I like her voice. I don't know why-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y, but I'm not really liking the song. The backup singer's stupid shirts don't save the fact everyone on stage is just standing there like a lump.
14 - Albania - I can't understand a word she's saying, but she can actually sing, and I'll take incomprehensible not sucking over sucking I can understand. Unfortunately, the song's a bit boring, and there's nothing going on onstage.
11 - Belarus - Always have low expectations of Belarus. Hmm...this is another potentially decent pop song ruined by the singer. There's a very pretty girl playing the violin on stage, though! AND A FOG MACHINE! That could've been so much better...but it was Belarus, and could've, therefore, been much worse.
12 - Russia - Brave choice to start unaccompanied. Didn't quite make it. Also, not making it past that point where I know the singer started out too low to keep the melody's high end in their range. That always makes the end of a song so much less impressive. Sorry, I only think you're great if you can hit all your notes. Her dress is cool. Russia singing about peace is...eh.
8 - Mace-fucking-donia (let's make this their official moniker) - Fuck you, our singer's going to sing in front of a fake parthenon. Scary thing, I really could like this song, I think, but the vocals aren't quite getting there for me. And by not quite getting there, I mean completely out of tune. Stage effects were cool, but performance...wasn't. Oh, the backup was apparently Blackstreet, which is why this song didn't completely sucks.
6 - Greece - Sent a clone of Kate Hudson and a song that starts out with boring piano. She has a nice dress, and they have pushed that wind machine to its limits. Her voice is nice, the song improved after the build-up.
2 - Armenia - Immediately comes out with a boring song sung by a dude that can't sing. Fantastic. The women actually can sing, but that doesn't explain why the first guy was there. They brought out a wind machine, but that doesn't make up for the fact that their stage act is just standing there and waving their arms a lot. That was pretty bad.
10 - Hungary - Welp, they can't beat last year's. So, apparently, they didn't even fucking try. A woman, standing there, being boring, joined by more people, being boring.
Goons rating: Finland / Georgia / Serbia / Moldova
Dear Europe:
WHY DO YOU HATE MOLDOVA? T______T
I guess I can't be too pressed if I decided I liked Georgia the best, and they made it through. The previews of the pre-qualifiers have me interested in how Austria, GB, Germany, and Australia are going to do. Oh, yeah, after that whole thing last year about how Australia loves Eurovision, they're letting them compete.
But if Australia doesn't win the whole thing this year? Apparently they can't come back. That's pretty shitty. I mean, Europe obviously hates Moldova, but they don't ban them from Eurovision.
Uh...anyway, see you Thursday/Friday for my opinions on Semis 2, and if you're into Drag Race, TEAM VIOLET all the way!