Finland

[jawnbc]

Has chosen "lose control" by Waldo's People" and Denmark is between Hera Bjork's fab schlager "Someday" and Brinck's Ronan Keating penned "Believe Again."

I vote for the latter, but Jaysus Ronan'll be kneecapped I'd Denmark won the Contest with his song.

Edit: it's Brinck! Posted via LiveJournal.app.

Comments

[aadroma.livejournal.com]

I adore Finland's song -- really the only selected song I really LIKE so far. It's very catchy!

I don't mine "Someday" but I'm more fond of "Det' Det'" ^o^ Sorry~~

What did you think of the others selected? I just heard "My Time" from the UK and, while I like the singer quite a bit, I think the song's way too Broadway and Warren's lyrics are pure crap.

And Romania? M'eh.

[jawnbc]

I actually think My Time is brilliant. Everyone who's studied a bit of English across the EBU zone will understand the lyric. And it's ALW at his best: an accessible pop melody. The arrangement is more than a little bit "Love Shine a Light" in all the right ways. Top 10 for sure I'm betting.

Finland's record sounds great, but I think the vocal (rap and singing) live is a tad messy--and we know how popular rapping is at the Eurovision. And in 1999 this would've been contemporary...not today. May qualify from its semi, depending on who else in it.

Romania dropped the ball again--but it looks like the jury's to blame, since they ranked the songs I thought could do well (Dalma's first and foremost) towards the bottom. Elena Gheorghe needs to learn how to say "p"--it's party not barty. It'll qualify though.

Denmark's could do very well. Sounds like the kind of song they've shone with in the past. Hera Bjork would've sunk like a stone in Moscow.

My favourite so far is still Albania.

[aadroma.livejournal.com]

For me, Jade makes the UK song worth listening to, and certainly not the lyrics (which sound like a translation to my ears). If the song does well, it's the singer, certainly. The melody is not bad and certainly the anthemic quality is appealing.

Finland's vocals do need cleaning up, certainly, but the song is still decent live. So far this is my favourite.

Yeah, I was hoping I wasn't the only one disappointed with Romania -- a shame, as the televote fave was far better.

Denmark's song sounds like something on a modern pop chart -- I think his vocal is a bit shaky live but that can improve. He needs to not get pelted in the face with steam in Moscow like he did in the NF. :: laugh ::

Albania's song is interesting, certainly -- I'm waiting to hear the final 3 minute English version to make my decision, but it's certainly not bad.

So far my biggest disappointments have been Turkey (same chorus for 3 freakin' minutes) Belarus (oy, where to start), and Montenegro (you just don't care? Already, Montenegro??).

Re: Waldo's People

[aadroma.livejournal.com]

Erm, they were quite a bit worse in the final than they were in the semifinal. I hope that gets fixed in Moscow /_\

[jawnbc]

People in the Yahoo groups were getting all nipply about how awesome Montenegro is. Then it was revealed it's Ralph Siegel and they even more nipply. I loathe almost every song that eejit ever put in the Eurovision. Grrrr.

Albania's found what got them success in Istanbul: catchy quasi-ethnic pop song belted out by a diamon in the rough young gal. But without the unibrow this time. ;)