February 7, 20187 yr So "Storm" is from SuRie's 2016 album - meaning that actually it could be ineligible for the contest? :o Edited February 7, 20187 yr by Midge
February 7, 20187 yr All of them came out last year, what a waste if they didn't put them out :drama:
February 7, 20187 yr decent entry i guess! clicked a bit more after hearing it tonight (as mentioned tho having someone like a Clare Maguire at the helm would've taken it up more than a few notches) would've been ok with Legends winning but the vox were errrr not good
February 7, 20187 yr She has two songs called 'Storm'. If you've released a song called "Storm" in December 2016, why write another one called "Storm" shortly after, how bizarre :lol:
February 7, 20187 yr Bit gutted Asanda lost out but it wouldn't have been a worthy win based on the performance! Storm is a decent song for Eurovision I guess but I don't think I'd be listening to it otherwise. Allso dunno if it's just me being judgemental but I didn't warm to SuRie very much - she seemed pretty awkward and not really the best person to sell the song?
February 7, 20187 yr Come on guys we did this whole "Storm came out in 2016" thing on the night it was announced, do keep up! If you've released a song called "Storm" in December 2016, why write another one called "Storm" shortly after, how bizarre :lol: She didn't actually write the second "Storm" though
February 7, 20187 yr SuRie gave the best performance of the night, after her performance it seemed pretty sure she was going to win - I was looking at the odds too but you could just tell by the arena reaction. I think it's a mistake, Legends was still the best song and Asanda just needed (a lot of) backing vocal help which I'm sure they could have achieved - Sweden manage it all the time. Storm won't get out of bottom 5 (a bit of jury support as its professional enough to appear in a few jury top 10s, nothing from televote = Joe and Jake) whereas Legends had at least a sniff of a chance if there was significant improvement. And if there wasn't, 25th/26th compared to SuRie's 24th isn't a big loss.
February 7, 20187 yr If you've released a song called "Storm" in December 2016, why write another one called "Storm" shortly after, how bizarre :lol: George Michael called two different songs "Freedom".
February 7, 20187 yr George Michael called two different songs "Freedom". Not within just over a year of each other though. And the first was as Wham!
February 7, 20187 yr If Legends was sent to Lisbon with that performance, it would’ve tanked. A truly wasted opportunity. As nice as “Storm” is, and indeed performed very well, I can’t see how such a tepid song can be lifted out of the bottom 5. I’m think single figures from the televotes again...
February 7, 20187 yr It sounds like one of those songs the public thinks sounds ‘Eurovision’ and therefore should do well where in fact it’s a song that is seen every year in multiple forms and therefore fades into the background and is completely forgettable.
February 7, 20187 yr Tbf, 'Legends' is far superior but judging by tonights performance, how could anyone vote 'Legends'? It was an incredibly disappointing performance and very very shaky. I'm not a massive 'Storm' fan and I think 'Legends' is far superior but 'Storm' sounded 100000 times better especially for casual viewers. 'Storm' does need a lot of tweaking to it though.
February 7, 20187 yr OK, here's my verdict. I went for something to eat after the show so have only just got back. Crazy - good start to the show but not outstanding. Astronaut - This did nothing for me when I heard it on the radio but the live performance was a lot better. It's all very well telling him to move about a bit more, but whose idea was it to put him on a small box? Legends - I wasn't a fan when I first heard it, but the performance tonight was very good. It's hard to believe she's only sixteen. Jaz - A bit of a comedown after the last performance but it went down well, Jaz has a great voice but I don't think this song was right for Eurovision. SuRie - This got the audience going very early on. Yes, it's almost too Eurovision but it went down a storm (sorry). Goldstone - They must have heard the reaction to SuRie so they were always up against it. By the time they got half way through with little noise from the audience, they must have known they had no chance. The fact that somebody had torn their costumes just before they went on can't have helped. When I first heard it on the radio it sounded very like Little Mix. Tonight there seemed to be a little bit of Vince Clarke-era Depeche Mode as well. On the night, the best performer won. I certainly felt that the audience response to the result was genuine and not just a hyped-up reaction to whoever won. After the first four songs, Legends was clearly the favourite but the Essex girl blew the opposition away.
February 7, 20187 yr I really don't think the 'Legends' perf was THAT bad. :/ Perfect? No. But only the sort of improvements which I assume would've been made in time for the show in 3 months! She was actually a lot better than I had envisioned her to be (I was fully expecting what I assume you guys are describing lmao) Oops. What is wrong with me.
February 7, 20187 yr It sounds like one of those songs the public thinks sounds ‘Eurovision’ and therefore should do well where in fact it’s a song that is seen every year in multiple forms and therefore fades into the background and is completely forgettable. THIS is exactly what will happen we never learn.
February 7, 20187 yr I don't think it helps that "Legends" is unlikely to have appealed to older viewers. I think we should go back to internally selecting if I'm honest - if we aren't going to do something like Melodifestivalen, of course!
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