to anyone thinking an upbeat boppy happy clappy song can't do well, I have 2 phrases: busty Polish butter-churner is one, and singing Russian grannies is another.

 

 

I rest my case. :lol:

They had gimmicks though (women with their breasts almost out and the grannies being grannies) which is part of the reason as to why a massive part of this songs success will be down to the performance. I really want it to be a big performance!

When I was listening through all of the songs last night, this really does stand out for completely the wrong reasons. The production just seems so amateurish, and it really does drag on for a minute too long. I thought this would grow on me but it's actually getting more irritating with every listen. The only way this has a chance of going top 20 in Vienna is with a fabulous stage show which is being promised, without such a thing this is going nowhere.

I've listened a few times and it is growing a bit. At least I can get on board with it in an ironic kinda way, Andy / Josh / Engelbert didn't even have that going for them.

I LOVE IT NOW.

It actually would have made a far better pop-swing song, I really like the violin part and the female singer and the guy is growing on me, aside from the scat part.

 

But the band name is ironic considering the electro portion of the song is so cheap and nasty. Less velvet, more vile.

 

I do agree that it's better than Andy/Josh, I always liked Engelbert's song, even though it was doomed from the start :lol:

I feel like we have been treated to the demo version and BBC are busy getting someone to transform into something which sounds like it costed more then 50p to produce.

I still hate it =[

Also I bet the staging is another Arlene Phillips production because, you know, she's friends with the BBC.

It actually would have made a far better pop-swing song, I really like the violin part and the female singer and the guy is growing on me, aside from the scat part.

 

But the band name is ironic considering the electro portion of the song is so cheap and nasty. Less velvet, more vile.

 

One of my friends described it as "like the intro of The Only Way Is Up by Yazz". I think it was meant to be a compliment :/

Edited March 11, 201510 yr by Tom Maja Kay

Scatting records can do well, Scatman John had a huge UK & worldwide hit in 1995, with a song of just purely scatting (hence The name)

 

This is extremely cringetastic. The guy is awful and the girl is alright but the song is actually quite catchy apart from the intro bit which so dated and crap haha. I actually can't see us finishing last to be honest :o anything higher than 20th would be acceptable at this stage although I don't want it beating Mollys 17th place finish which I doubt will happen anyway.

 

Such a odd little song. I do wonder if the BBC guys have some form of dementia though. They can't seriously think this has good chance of winning :wacko:

Such a odd little song. I do wonder if the BBC guys have some form of dementia though. They can't seriously think this has good chance of winning :wacko:

 

That's the point - I'm sure the BBC don't think this has a chance of winning hence why it's our entry. The BBC have no desire for the UK to win meaning they will have to host a multi million £ event. They get excellent viewing figures for the show every year in the UK with little effort on the BBCs part - They are not even paying for a selection process show anymore simply just randomly announcing who our entrant is.

 

I'm sure with all the 'controversy' surrounding the song this year viewing figures will be brilliant and the BBC will have achieved their aim.

Scatting records can do well, Scatman John had a huge UK & worldwide hit in 1995, with a song of just purely scatting (hence The name)

 

 

That was 15 years ago though :huh: Any recent examples of scat records doing remotely well in Europe?!

*20 :kink:

 

I do always think it's 2010 and 2000 was 10 years ago etc. though </3

*20 :kink:

 

I do always think it's 2010 and 2000 was 10 years ago etc. though </3

 

My bad :lol:

That was 15 years ago though :huh: Any recent examples of scat records doing remotely well in Europe?!

 

I don't know of any others, but there doesnt neccesarily have to be one recently. Eurovision can set trends (well sort of :lol:), Alexander Rybek ( I think thats his name :unsure: ) won it and there was nothing like that in the charts at the time.

Edited March 11, 201510 yr by fiesta

This definitely won't be starting any scat trends!

Honestly it at least has some semblance of personality. Awful personality sure but this is the UK we're talking about. The best entry of theirs in the 2000s was by a mile Molly and I'm pretty sure that song would have been judged as "meh" by the majority were it not "OUR FIRST NON-AWFUL ENTRY IN LIVING MEMORY".

 

So many heart attacks about the entry by a country who never sends anything good to begin with.

Can't deny it any longer - I actually kind of like this now. I do think this actually has a chance of doing better than Molly did.

Can't deny it any longer - I actually kind of like this now. I do think this actually has a chance of doing better than Molly did.

I think the only way that it is going to do better than Molly is if it is surrounded by all ballads and stands out - which looks like it will be. However, i don't want it to do too well because that will re-install in the mindset of the British public that the contest is just an irrelevant joke and after taking it seriously with Molly that would be a shame. I'd personally rather the thing come last and the public to kick off so that next year we will have selections, transparency and a good song.