January 23, 20196 yr It sounds like it's inspired by Little Mix's Get Weird era but really doesn't tick any of the boxes that make that album so good.
January 23, 20196 yr This last song better pull it off or this'll be Iceland 2018 or Lithuania most years levels of tragic :lol:
January 23, 20196 yr Sweet Lies is uptempo THANK GOD It's no Legends, but Sigala diet bop is MUCH better than Little Mix Get Weird Japanese B-Side Spotify filler and X Factor winner's single that peaks at #8 teas. I can see me really liking this with a revamp and a bit of oomph, or maybe even just more proper listens.
January 23, 20196 yr Ooh this is GOOD. Which means we won't choose it :lol: See you next years guys :lol: Edited January 23, 20196 yr by mald487
January 23, 20196 yr Not keen on the second version of Bigger Than Us, but it is at least an improvement on the first.
January 23, 20196 yr Yeah Sweet Lies is good, like Liam says, it's very low budget Sigala, and sort of sounds like a late 80s/early 90s club classique but much better production than anything else and Kerrie-Anne sounds good on the track. Wish it had a slightly bigger melody that spun off into other places at some point, but it's good.
January 23, 20196 yr Second version of Sweet Lies is a ballad :lol: Sung by Anisa. Sounds listenable from the clip but I'm getting Toni Braxton album track so it won't be challenging and is nothing to go mad over. Definitely Kerrie-Anne for me but I feel like the public would vote Michael...
January 23, 20196 yr Anisa's version is like a Monica ballad from 1998, pleasant and soulful but dated and I can't see it standing out.
January 23, 20196 yr The ballad version is OK, certainly seems very forgettable. My choice would easily be Kerrie-Anne's 'Sweet Lies' but I can see the public going for Michael Rice's 'Bigger Than Us', which would be my back-up choice based on the studio versions. Now let's wait for the Great British public to balls it up yet again!
January 23, 20196 yr I'd rank them: 1. Kerrie-Anne - Sweet Lies (9/10) 2. Jordan Clarke - Freaks (9/10) 3. Michael Rice - Bigger Than Us (8/10) - mostly for the final minute 4. Anisa - Sweet Lies (7/10) 5. Holly Tandy - Bigger Than Us (7/10) 6. Maid - Freaks (5/10) Not a bad selection overall, but as always our chances of top 10 are slim to none save for Michael winning and smashing with the juries in an Austria 2018 way.
January 23, 20196 yr 01 Kerrie-Anne - Sweet Lies (8.5/10) 02 Jordan Clarke - Freaks (6.5/10) - the verses are weak af and bring it down 03 Anisa - Sweet Lies (6.5/10) 04 Holly Tandy - Bigger Than Us (6/10) 05 Michael Rice - Bigger Than Us (4/10) 06 Maid - Freaks (1/10) A STELLAR line-up :rofl: Michael would do best but i just really am not fussed on the song.
January 23, 20196 yr Honestly, you couldn't get a group of more basic offerings. I think Keri-Anne is the best, Jordans is okay too. both very basic though.
January 23, 20196 yr I'd be very happy if Kerrie-Anne or Michael went to represent us! That Freaks song is just a no-go from the beginning for me - the lyrics are too cringe and these self-care songs are in abundance at the moment! MAIDS' version is very try-hard and just doesn't work at all. Jordan's version does suit it much better and the melody is actually decent - sounds quite Vamps to me but once again lyrics are ruining it for me. I know Michael is a bit winner's song but it sounds more contemporary than most and the fact it's an original song that sounds like that is great! Plus it's much more instant than 'Never Give Up On You' was and that did pretty decent for us! Who doesn't love a key change? All of these will depend on live vocals, if my two favourites pull them off then that's two top 10 contenders imo.
January 23, 20196 yr Kerrie Anne’s Sweet Lies should be sent but it probably won’t be . Can’t we call up Asanda from last year and send Legends instead ?
January 23, 20196 yr All things considered I think it’s gotta be Michael Rice (with the caveat that you have to be able to replicate that gospel sound with a maximum of 5 backing singers). Anything that might win needs work but I think ‘Bigger Than Us’ has the best pre-established foundation. Plus my brief check of YouTube suggests he’s a strong performer.
January 23, 20196 yr Michael Rice is my favourite but I think the Eurofans will finally get their way and we'll send a dance song this year. If she can do it live I'll be happy, though always a worry with dance songs in ESC. But also we've been sending a lot of mid-tempos and ballads and bombing with those too, so I dunno! Hopefully the best one on the night wins through.
January 23, 20196 yr The track is pretty good. Catchy, melodic and the production is at least contemporary. Huge key change and nice strings and chord changes at the end too, the final minute is great. John Lundvik really is the king of the cliched X Factor style ballad though, I'm sure he's got an almighty one lined up for his pimp slot in Melodifestivalen. So if that were to win, and this were to win, I'm sure ours would end up being a pale imitation of that. I think John said his song this year is more up-tempo.
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