May 20, 201015 yr Author CHEESY FOLK MUSIC? CHEESY FOLK MUSIC? CHEESY FOLK MUSIC? :wacko: :wacko: :blink: :cry: It was taken as a personal insult :smoke: lolz I guess i'm too pasionate about ESC.
May 20, 201015 yr I haven't ordered them yet, but I'm thinking Germany, Ireland and Sweden could be my favourites? :cheer: I like every song that you like. At least your not like Pavel, calling a piece of crap "Amazing" :P Sorry Pavel, no offence. At times, I really like your music taste. But sometimes, it is simply awful :(
May 20, 201015 yr Nice to see your views on them Aaron, and you picked some great favourites :wub: YES, finally someone who thinks the same about the Estonian entry as me - it's very indie-ish and could easily be from an album of a 'hyped' 2010 artist. I don't love it, but I do like it and I'm not sure why everyone else despises it so much. It's hardly Macedonia/Russia type bad. The video is incredibly bizarre too, very 'out there'. I thought the indie people might take to it a least being basically the only indie song in the contest, but no it's dead last in Pavel's rankings :cry:
May 20, 201015 yr Author I'm not talking about the Finnish entry, it's just how the hell folk music can be called cheesy. Hence ESC is crap. :wacko: Well, maybe you don't like folk music, that's more than understandable but calling it cheesy, when you don't know what uncheesy is. It's just like basically saying that every pop song is cheesy. Sorry it's too weird for me, nothing personal or anything, Aaron, at all btw. <3 Edited May 20, 201015 yr by Ljósið
May 20, 201015 yr Great: 01. Germany; Lena - Satellite 02. Ireland; Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You 03. Sweden; Anna Bergendahl - This Is My Life 04. Latvia; Aisha - What For? 05. Armenia; Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone Good: 06. Romania; Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing With Fire 07. Iceland; Hera Bjork - Je Ne Said Quoi 08. Croatia; Feminnem - Lako Je Sve 09. Georgia; Sofia Nizharadze - Shine 10. Azerbaijan; Safura - Drip Drop 11. Malta; Thea Garrett - My Dream 12. Slovakia; Kristina - Horehronie 13. France; Jessy Matador - Allez Olla Olé 14. Ukraine; Aloysha - Sweet People 15. Portugal; Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim Not Bad: 16. Estonia; Malcolm Lincoln - Siren 17. Belarus; 3+2 - Butterflies 18. Netherlands; Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-la-lie) 19. Bulgaria; Miro - Angel Si Ti 20. Moldova; SunStroke Project & Olia Tira - Run Away 21. Albania; Juliana Pasha - It's All About You Probably don't need to hear again: 22. Belgium; Tom Dice - Me And My Guitar 23. Denmark; Chanee & N'evergreen - In A Moment Like This 24. United Kingdom; Josh Dubovie - That Sounds Good To Me Bad: 25. Finland; Kuunkuiskaajat - Tyolki Ellaa 26. Switzerland; Michael Von Der Heide - Il Pleut De L'or 27. Cyprus; Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring 28. Israel; Harel Skaat - Milim 29. Norway; Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours 30. Poland; Marcin Mrozinski - Legenda 31. Turkey; maNga - We Could Be The Same Awful: 32. Serbia; Milan Stankovic - Ovo Je Balkan 33. FYR Macedonia; Gjoko Taneski - Jas Ja Imam Silata 34. Slovenia; Ansambel Zlindra & Kalamari - Narodnozabavni Rock 35. Greece; Giorgos Alkaios & Friends - Opa 36. Spain; Daniel Diges - Algo Pequenito 37. Lithuania; InCulto - Eastern European Funk 38. Bosnia-Herezegovina; Vukasin Brajic - Thunder And Lightning 39. Russia; Peter Nalitch & Friends - Lost And Forgotten
May 20, 201015 yr 20/5/10 Update - First time since getting the compilation album AMAZING. 01 Germany: Lena Meyer-Landrut - Satellite (1) Excellent 02 Iceland: Hera Bjork - Je Ne Sais Quoi (2) 03 Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You (4) 04 Azerbaijan: Safura - Drip Drop (3) Very Good 05 France: Jessy Matador - Allez! Ola! Olé! (7) 06 United Kingdom: Josh - That Sounds Good To Me (6) 07 Sweden: Anna Bergendahl - This Is My Life (5) 08 Belgum: Tom Dice - Me & My Guitar (13) 09 Belarus: Two Plus Three - Butterflies (11) 10 Norway: Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours (9) 11 Croatia: Feminnem - Lako Je Sve (10) 12 Denmark: Chanée & N'evergreen - In A Moment Like This (8) 13 Cyprus: Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring (12) 14 Romania: Paula Seling feat Ovi - Playing With Fire (14) 15 Moldova: Sunstroke Project feat Olia Tira - Run Away (16) Good 16 Malta: Thea Garrett - My Dream (19) 17 Estonia: Malcom Lincoln - Siren (17) 18 Switzerland: Michael von der Heide - Il Pleut de L'or (15) 19 Slovakia: Kristina - Horehronie (18) Average 20 Georgia: Sopho Nizharadze - Shine (24) 21 Netherlands: Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-La-Lie) (20) 22 Bulgaria: Miro - Angel Si Ti (28) 23 Armenia: Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone (21) 24 Albania: Juliana Pasha - It's All About You (23) 25 Turkey: MaNga - We Could Be The Same (22) 26 Latvia: Aisha - What For? (27) 27 Finland: Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki Ellää (25) 28 Israel: Harel Skaat - Milim (26) 29 Portugal: Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim (29) Awful 30 Serbia: Milan Stankovic - Ovo Je Balkan (30) 31 Lithuania: InCulto - Eastern European Funk (33) 32 Russia: Music Group of Peter Nalitch - Lost And Forgotten (36) 33 Greece: Giorgos Alkaios & Friends - Opa (32) 34 Ukraine: Alyosha - Sweet People (31) 35 Poland: Marcin Mrozinski Legenda (37) 36 Spain: Daniel Diges - Algo Pequeñito (35) 37 Bosnia & Herzegovina: Vukašin Brajić - Thunder And Lightning (34) 38 Slovenia: Anzambel Roka Žlindere & Kalamari - Narodnozabavni Rock (38) 39 FYR Macedonia: Gjoko Taneski - Jas Ja Imam Silata (39) What have we learnt? Satellite is still miles better than everything else for me, and there is a distinct excellent pack, some way behind Germany, but some way ahead of France consisting of Iceland, Ireland and Azerbaijan. A lot more songs have become awful since getting the CD, but Russia is surprisingly a lot less awful than some of the monstrosities on show this year. It has something resembling a tune at least, which I can't say about the bottom three here. Bulgaria and Georgia are incredibly close to not being average anymore, and there's the usual spread of action in the 'Very Good' section! I maintain that it's my least favourite contest quality wise since 2002 though so far, where my Satellite was 7th Wonder, Come Back and Runaway were my chasing pack, and everything else was way behind. We'll see if anything changes after the final though...
May 20, 201015 yr Author You must be forgetting my obsession with accordion sounds. <3 It took so long to realise this song is amazing for me! :o
May 20, 201015 yr CHEESY FOLK MUSIC? CHEESY FOLK MUSIC? CHEESY FOLK MUSIC? :wacko: :wacko: :blink: :cry: It was taken as a personal insult :smoke: lolz I guess i'm too pasionate about ESC. Yes. :cheer: I like every song that you like. At least your not like Pavel, calling a piece of crap "Amazing" :P Sorry Pavel, no offence. At times, I really like your music taste. But sometimes, it is simply awful :( Well, I'm much more of a casual Eurovision fan. With me it's more a case of putting the CD on expecting to hating it all and being surprised to find stuff I like. :lol: Nice to see your views on them Aaron, and you picked some great favourites :wub: YES, finally someone who thinks the same about the Estonian entry as me - it's very indie-ish and could easily be from an album of a 'hyped' 2010 artist. I don't love it, but I do like it and I'm not sure why everyone else despises it so much. It's hardly Macedonia/Russia type bad. The video is incredibly bizarre too, very 'out there'. I thought the indie people might take to it a least being basically the only indie song in the contest, but no it's dead last in Pavel's rankings :cry: Haha, I think I was already introduced to some of the best songs by you or Tyron. I'm surprised to see hate for Estonia too, it reminds me of something either HURTS or Delphic might come out with, maybe? It's far from awful. I'm not talking about the Finnish entry, it's just how the hell folk music can be called cheesy. Hence ESC is crap. :wacko: Well, maybe you don't like folk music, that's more than understandable but calling it cheesy, when you don't know what uncheesy is. It's just like basically saying that every pop song is cheesy. Sorry it's too weird for me, nothing personal or anything, Aaron, at all btw. <3 Well, take it from me, the Finnish entry is the sort of thing our country looks at and uses to justify the perception that Eurovision is a joke. Perhaps folk isn't the word as I'd use to describe Laura Marling, who I love. What I mean is the combination of accordian(?), violin and the vocals remind me of something you'd see people dancing to in dusty streets, not sending to Eurovision. I just find it rubbish. Then again, this is what I thought about "Fairytale".
May 20, 201015 yr Author Well, take it from me, the Finnish entry is the sort of thing our country looks at and uses to justify the perception that Eurovision is a joke. Perhaps folk isn't the word as I'd use to describe Laura Marling, who I love. What I mean is the combination of accordian(?), violin and the vocals remind me of something you'd see people dancing to in dusty streets, not sending to Eurovision. I just find it rubbish. Then again, this is what I thought about "Fairytale". There's a the whole culture whose music is this combination of violin, accordion, etc. They're called Gypsy people (and not those who walk on the streets asking for money nowadays, even though they dress like gypsies). My mom knew many gypsy people in her time, but it was completely different time back then. However the culture still exists in the country. You are sounding pretty disrespectful if you ask my opinion though, like this music has to be banned from sending onto Eurovision as it's some kind of fancy VIP thing. If you want some really average gypsy motives in a song then listen to last year's 'Aven Romale'. :kink:
May 20, 201015 yr Aaron :wub: I LOVE your rankings Rich, I'm on Pavel's side here. I find Latvia "very good", quite close to amazing. Not average at all.
May 20, 201015 yr Amazing: 01 01 Iceland: Hera Björk - Je Ne Sais Quoi 02 02 Finland: Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki Ellää 03 03 Sweden: Anna Bergendahl - This Is My Life 04 04 Croatia: Feminnem - Lako Je Sve 05 05 Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You 06 07 Switzerland: Michael von der Heide - Il Pleut De L'or 07 10 Netherlands: Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-La-Lie) 08 06 Romania: Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing With Fire 09 08 Germany: Lena Meyer-Landrut - Satellite Great: 10 09 Denmark: Chanée & N´evergreen - A Moment Like This 11 15 Armenia: Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone 12 25 Azerbaijan: Safura - Drip Drop 13 21 United Kingdom: Josh Dubovie - That Sounds Good To Me 14 19 Belgium: Tom Dice - Me And My Guitar 15 26 Slovenia: Anzambel Žlindere & Kalamari - Narodnozabavni Rock 16 12 Albania: Juliana Pasha - It's All About You 17 13 Israel: Harel Skaat - Milim 18 11 Bulgaria: Miro - Angel Si Ti 19 14 Moldova: SunStroke Project & Olia Tira - Run Away 20 17 Serbia: Milan Stankovic - Ovo Je Balkan 21 16 Cyprus: Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring 22 22 France: Jessy Matador - Allez Olla Olé 23 27 Slovakia: Kristina - Horehronie 24 24 Latvia: Aisha - What For? 25 20 Belarus: Three Plus Two - Butterflies 26 23 Poland: Marcin Mroziński - Legenda 27 18 Lithuania: InCulto - Eastern European Funk 28 31 Georgia: Sopho Nizharadze - Shine 29 29 Norway: Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours Good: 30 32 Turkey: maNga - We Could Be The Same 31 34 Ukraine: Alyosha - Sweet People 32 36 Malta: Thea Garrett - My Dream 33 28 Greece: Giorgos Alkaios & Friends - Opa 34 30 Russia: Peter Nalitch & Friends - Lost And Forgotten 35 33 Estonia: Malcom Lincoln - Siren Average: 36 39 Bosnia-Herzegovina - Vukašin Brajić - Thunder And Lightning 37 38 FYR Macedonia: Gjoko Taneski - Jas Ja Imam Silata 38 35 Spain: Daniel Diges - Algo Pegueñito 39 37 Portugal: Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim
May 20, 201015 yr AMAZING 01 : 01 :: Denmark : Chanee & N'evergreen - In A Moment Like This 02 : 03 :: Germany : Lena Meyer-Landrut - Satellite 03 : 02 :: Azerbaijan : Safura - Drip Drop 04 : 04 :: Sweden : Anna Bergendahl - This Is My Life 05 : 06 :: Serbia : Milan Stankovic - Ovo Je Balkan 06 : 08 :: Croatia : Feminnem - Lako Je Sve 07 : 07 :: Romania : Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing With Fire 08 : 11 :: Slovakia : Kristina - Horehronie 09 : 05 :: Iceland : Hera Bjork - Je Ne Sais Quoi 10 : 17 :: Albania : Juliana Pasha - It's All About You 11 : 09 :: Ireland : Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You Great 12 : 10 :: Switzerland : Michael von der Heide - Il Pleut de L'or 13 : 12 :: Finland : Kuunkuiskaajat - Tyolki Ellaa 14 : 13 :: Latvia : Aisha - What For? 15 : 15 :: United Kingdom : Josh Dubovie - That Sounds Good To Me 16 : 32 :: Belgium : Tom Dice - Me And My Guitar 17 : 16 :: Netherlands : Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-la-lie) 18 : 18 :: Norway : Didrik Solli-Tangen : My Heart Is Yours 19 : 14 :: Moldova : SunStroke Project & Olia Tira - Run Away Good 20 : 19 :: Spain : Daniel Diges - Algo Pequenito 21 : 20 :: Israel : Harel Skaat - Milim 22 : 25 :: Georgia : Sofia Nizharadze - Shine 23 : 21 :: Armenia : Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone 24 : 27 :: Malta : Thea Garrett - My Dream 25 : 28 :: Portugal : Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim 26 : 24 :: Bulgaria : Miro - Angel Si Ti 27 : 31 :: Russia : Peter Nalitch & Friends - Lost And Forgotten Inoffensive 28 : 22 :: Belarus : 3+2 - Butterflies 29 : 23 :: Ukraine : Alyosha - Sweet People 30 : 29 :: Cyprus : Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring 31 : 26 :: Estonia : Malcolm Lincoln - Siren Just No 32 : 30 :: France : Jessy Matador - Allez Olla Olé 33 : 32 :: Bosnia-Herzegovina : Vukasin Brajic - Thunder And Lightning Abominations 34 : 35 :: Poland : Marcin Mrozinski - Legenda 35 : 33 :: Turkey : maNga - We Could Be The Same 36 : 34 :: Greece : Giorgos Alkaios & Friends - Opa 37 : 37 :: FYR Macedonia : Gjoko Taneski - Jas Ja Imam Silata 38 : 38 :: Lithuania : InCulto - Eastern European Funk 39 : 39 :: Slovenia : Ansambel Zlindra & Kalamari - Narodnozabavni Rock The big movers this week are Slovakia, Albania, Ireland, Belgium (which jumps from Just No to Great), Georgia, Malta, Portugal, Russia (-_-) and Bosnia-Herzegovina, which rocket their way up into new categories, and Belarus and Ukraine which get demoted from Great to Inoffensive, and Turkey which goes from Just No to Abomination. On the brighter side for 2010, I now have time for 27 tracks. On the less bright side, that's still the weakest performance for some years this close to the contest.
May 20, 201015 yr Great: 15 26 Slovenia: Anzambel Žlindere & Kalamari - Narodnozabavni Rock I know everyone has the right to their own opinion, but still... :blink:
May 20, 201015 yr I know everyone has the right to their own opinion, but still... :blink: Echoed. WTH Ghosty? :(
May 20, 201015 yr You must be forgetting my obsession with accordion sounds. <3 It took so long to realise this song is amazing for me! :o If you have an obsession with accordion sounds, why did it take you so long to realise you loved it? :/
May 20, 201015 yr I know everyone has the right to their own opinion, but still... :blink: :lol: . It's an interesting song, plus I adore the 8 second folky parts at 25 secs and 1:09! Also, I love Slovenia as a country anyway so that helps. I'm quite notorious for liking the supposed terrible entries. Slovakia was in my top 10 at this point last year :lol: I still love Let' Tmou :wub:
May 20, 201015 yr AMAZING 01 : 01 :: Denmark : Chanee & N'evergreen - In A Moment Like This 02 : 03 :: Germany : Lena Meyer-Landrut - Satellite 03 : 02 :: Azerbaijan : Safura - Drip Drop 04 : 04 :: Sweden : Anna Bergendahl - This Is My Life 05 : 06 :: Serbia : Milan Stankovic - Ovo Je Balkan 06 : 08 :: Croatia : Feminnem - Lako Je Sve 07 : 07 :: Romania : Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing With Fire 08 : 11 :: Slovakia : Kristina - Horehronie 09 : 05 :: Iceland : Hera Bjork - Je Ne Sais Quoi 10 : 17 :: Albania : Juliana Pasha - It's All About You 11 : 09 :: Ireland : Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You Great 12 : 10 :: Switzerland : Michael von der Heide - Il Pleut de L'or 13 : 12 :: Finland : Kuunkuiskaajat - Tyolki Ellaa 14 : 13 :: Latvia : Aisha - What For? 15 : 15 :: United Kingdom : Josh Dubovie - That Sounds Good To Me 16 : 32 :: Belgium : Tom Dice - Me And My Guitar 17 : 16 :: Netherlands : Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-la-lie) 18 : 18 :: Norway : Didrik Solli-Tangen : My Heart Is Yours 19 : 14 :: Moldova : SunStroke Project & Olia Tira - Run Away Good 20 : 19 :: Spain : Daniel Diges - Algo Pequenito 21 : 20 :: Israel : Harel Skaat - Milim 22 : 25 :: Georgia : Sofia Nizharadze - Shine 23 : 21 :: Armenia : Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone 24 : 27 :: Malta : Thea Garrett - My Dream 25 : 28 :: Portugal : Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim 26 : 24 :: Bulgaria : Miro - Angel Si Ti 27 : 31 :: Russia : Peter Nalitch & Friends - Lost And Forgotten Inoffensive 28 : 22 :: Belarus : 3+2 - Butterflies 29 : 23 :: Ukraine : Alyosha - Sweet People 30 : 29 :: Cyprus : Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring 31 : 26 :: Estonia : Malcolm Lincoln - Siren Just No 32 : 30 :: France : Jessy Matador - Allez Olla Olé 33 : 32 :: Bosnia-Herzegovina : Vukasin Brajic - Thunder And Lightning Abominations 34 : 35 :: Poland : Marcin Mrozinski - Legenda 35 : 33 :: Turkey : maNga - We Could Be The Same 36 : 34 :: Greece : Giorgos Alkaios & Friends - Opa 37 : 37 :: FYR Macedonia : Gjoko Taneski - Jas Ja Imam Silata 38 : 38 :: Lithuania : InCulto - Eastern European Funk 39 : 39 :: Slovenia : Ansambel Zlindra & Kalamari - Narodnozabavni Rock The big movers this week are Slovakia, Albania, Ireland, Belgium (which jumps from Just No to Great), Georgia, Malta, Portugal, Russia (-_-) and Bosnia-Herzegovina, which rocket their way up into new categories, and Belarus and Ukraine which get demoted from Great to Inoffensive, and Turkey which goes from Just No to Abomination. On the brighter side for 2010, I now have time for 27 tracks. On the less bright side, that's still the weakest performance for some years this close to the contest. Wow, nice and belated jump for Belgium :cheer: I've just written up my new personal chart to be posted tomorrow and it features one Eurovision song in the top ten - 9 days before the contest, this is a dire state of affairs (at the same stage in 2004 I had seven in the top ten!) but I can't work out if it's just because music outside of Eurovision is unusually strong for May at the moment, whether the songs are just not to my taste this year as much as usual, or a combination of both? :o
May 20, 201015 yr :lol: . It's an interesting song, plus I adore the 8 second folky parts at 25 secs and 1:09! Also, I love Slovenia as a country anyway so that helps. I'm quite notorious for liking the supposed terrible entries. Slovakia was in my top 10 at this point last year :lol: I still love Let' Tmou :wub: Let' Tmou was tolerable as far as I recall...I need to check my ratings from the week before the contest :o
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