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This is where the regular podcasting gig finds the footing for the year. There are National Final results to announce and semi-finals to go over, there’s music that we may never hear again from the weekend’s shows, organisational details to go over, and a busy weekend of Eurovision action to plan.
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Every Loser Wins
We have our first performer and song (hopefully Belarus won’t change their mind again), as well as news on more National Finals, video mash-ups, and a complaint about ‘SVT Thursday’. With music from Nuteki, and no news from SVT.
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Thing about Nuteki is – and I don’t know how many others do this, I’m guessing not many – their song is full of chopped up or otherwise digitally manipulated vocal. This really should be something more ESC fans should be looking out for, because I’ve met so so many that fall in love with these big Eurodance songs full of layers of vocals and then can’t understand why live performances (when conforming to Eurovision rules) sound so limp and raw. So even if Nuteki were picked, I’m not sure that particular song would’ve stood up to much. As for Alyona, I don’t think Belarus are stupid, they know it would be a bit of an embarassment to disqualify the poor girl twice especially if they’re going to assert the same reason. There’s countless examples of artists making to Eurovision on their second or in Malta’s case, umpteenth appearance at a national final, so maybe this just wasn’t their year. They should enter a song that doesn’t sound like it was written to be 4 minutes long and hastily cut down.
Rhythm of Love needs work because it does sound like something Kylie might have rejected for an album in 1999, especially with such an awkward chorus that’s only catchy once it gets to the oh-oh part and then insists on returning swiftly to a rather bland, offbeat melody, Having said that, the way I’m imagining it, the potential’s there for a modern hit and a good placing, but without an overhaul, it’s not getting out of the semis.
Looking forward to the Swiss final! I couldn’t give two fig pies about that Spanish bird with the anonymous dance song that attracts the homosexual Eurovision fans like moths to the flame, I’m backing either the monkey, because, beatboxing and vocal complexities aside, I think it’s a genuinely funny act and a catchy song that people all over Europe will enjoy. If not him, then Leve-toi, I can’t remember the singer’s name, but yeah, not very often at all I hear a decent, uplifting, contemporary French-language song.
I love how it’s not at all suss that Alyona Lanskaya, who was disqualified last year for vote rigging, ended up winning the televote with a 250% lead.
If it’s Alyona we end seeing in Malmo (which I suspect it will be), i highly doubt she’ll make it out of the semi-finals – Poland 2011, anyone?