January 23, 20196 yr Author 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. Yep. I think Michael, Jordan and Kerrie-Anne are the best versions of the songs and feel like the most natural fits with the lyrics, but Michael is the only one I'd wrongly get my hopes up for in May. With decent staging (Lucie showed it can be done!!1) and not being buried in the running order idk...maybe it could appeal to the juries in a way that Isaiah or Cesar Sampson did? And the sort of people that helped John Lundvik come 3rd in Melfest last year. I feel pretty confident that Michael will be the one chosen as well, "Sweet Lies" probably doing a "Legends".
January 23, 20196 yr 01 Kerrie-Ann - Sweet Lies (8/10) 02 Holly Tandy - Bigger Than Us (7/10) 03 Michael Rice - Bigger Than Us (6.5/10) 04 Anisa - Sweet Lies (6/10) 05 Jordan Clarke - Freaks (5.5/10) 06 MAID - Freaks (2/10) 'Sweet Lies' is my favourite, though I'm always unsure how these type of songs would go down at Eurovision. But I do love the Sigala-kind of sound and it definitely sounds the most 'natural' of the 6 to me, as in it feels like the only one that wasn't written for Eurovision. I personally prefer Holly's version of Bigger Than Us purely because it doesn't sound like a Pop Idol winners track from 2003 as Liam previously referred to. Freaks is just a shit song.
January 23, 20196 yr After being in work and now sitting down and listening to songs properly: The only half decent one I think is Michael Rice version of bigger than us however I think it’s very much like Austria 2018 Cesar Sampson like. Storm last year from SuRie was more Eurovision with the lyrics and tone whereas this year is very X factor ish. I even thought Ryan from Ireland last year was great too. On basis of today’s releases Michael Rice will have my vote but that’s as all the others I don’t like. It can be argued well Holly Tandy same lyrics and song but Michael has a much better voice very James Arthur like
January 23, 20196 yr Wasn't keen at first but after listening again Michael Rice I think could do us well but my favourite is Kerrie-Anne Sweet Lies but think thats cos I could see that in charts if you stick Sigala/Clean Bandit feat... Kerrie-Anne to it
January 23, 20196 yr To be fair thought even if we released a banger of a tune it wouldn’t be in top half due to political crap of voting.
January 23, 20196 yr Kerri-Anne's version of "Sweet Lies" would be my first choice, with Holly Tandy's version of "Bigger Than Us" by 2nd choice. Don't think it'll be either of them, and the UK will still finish near the bottom of the pile this year.
January 23, 20196 yr Not keen on the second version of Bigger Than Us, but it is at least an improvement on the first. I disagree. Nothing will beat White Lies' version of "Bigger Than Us".
January 23, 20196 yr Initial thoughts. I’m sure this will change before You Decide! 01 Jordan Clarke - Freaks (9/10) 02 Holly Tandy - Bigger Than Us (8.5/10) 03 Kerrie-Ann - Sweet Lies (8.5/10) 04 Michael Rice - Bigger Than Us (8.5/10) 05 Anisa - Sweet Lies (4/10) 06 MAID - Freaks (2/10)
January 23, 20196 yr 1. Jordan Clarke - Freaks - really loving this at the moment, actually one I keep revisiting! 2. Kerrie-Anne - Sweet Lies - definitely getting the Sigala vibes, not a bad thing 3. Holly Tandy - Bigger Than Us - a nice track, nothing overly exciting though 4. Anisa - Sweet Lies - it feels like a b-side by a c-list popstar from 2004 in this version, not bad but not standout 5. Michael Rice - Bigger Than Us - probably the winner lol, didn't do much for me though 6. Maid - Freaks - didn't do anything for me I think the main problem here, though, is that the BBC are *over* thinking. They're trying desperately to engineer Eurovision hits in this show that none of it feels remotely sincere. They need to strip it back and simply write some good songs. Forget that Eurovision's the goal at all. Something like Fuego could have been an easy chart hit, none of these songs would be. Meanwhile, Toy was only so quintessentially Eurovision because it was so quirky and unique, not something that had been done before.
January 24, 20196 yr thoughts~ Michael [bTU] - no amount of gospel choirs will make me care for this generic tune (i should just get used to it cos this is 100% winning) Holly [bTU] - not feeling this version either Jordan [Freaks] - i'm fairly convinced this is awful but it kinda cracks me up, especially the jaunty calling all freaks! chorus, and the mention of SOCCER in a British entry (seriously this is just wrong) Maid [Freaks] - good lord lmaoo, everything about this sounds off Kerrie-Anne [sL] - a basic house bop - in this field i'll happily take it! Anisa [sL] - watery r&b version? no ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
January 24, 20196 yr As a title connoisseur, we've done horribly this year. At least Storm/Legends had some poetic resonance despite being short, this is the worst set of titles I can remember seeing in a lineup. And it's not unimportant, a title is the first thing anyone will judge about the song. Freaks is a song that one doesn't immediately forget, with Rich on the Pachelbel comparison, but that girlband have absolutely murdered it, they can't sing or harmonise in the slightest and it sounds like it was recorded on a tinny speaker in a suburban bedroom. Jordan is doing it a lot better, there sounds like there's a semblance of good production there and honestly I feel like this MIGHT be the best chance at doing okay and that's half based on me taking a still image of him and projecting a possible not complete dearth of stage charisma. Bigger Than Us is horrible, in that the same song has been made eleventy-thousand times and it never gets more interesting or manages to make its 'heroic' sounding key change sound actually rousing. Michael would probably do better if they actually stumped up the budget for a choir but Holly salvages it into something mildly interesting by making it a straight pop song. Mildly only, and it's a case of whether me liking the entry slightly is worth losing out a 15th place to a 23rd. Sweet Lies is middling in terms of songs, and the ballad version with Anisa is just really boring. Kerrie-Lee is something fun and you know, after three rather slow songs, trying something fun should really be considered. It's not that polished and I am very suspect that it'll come to nothing on stage, but it's the one track that will make those not paying attention do so. Certainly nothing here that will get us a top 10, and nothing I'm particularly excited about, Kerrie-Lee has nothing on the excitement I was feeling about Legends last year, but if we choose her or Jordan it wouldn't be too bad. Either version of Bigger Than Us is the 'safe' choice and so we'll pick that and I'll pretend I'm not British in Eurovision contexts yet again.
January 24, 20196 yr Honestly I could be proud if my country send Holly instead our most possible singer choice for 2019 (and other our acts from 10 previous years). Edited January 24, 20196 yr by Good Old Days
January 25, 20196 yr i got tickets to this! i thought i'd been unsuccessful when people started to get theirs but the email came through pretty late. sweet lies or bigger than us to win!
January 25, 20196 yr Ranking: 1. 09.5 | Sweet Lies (Kerrie-Ann) - Yeah I like this type of sound normally so this is by far my favorite 2. 08.0 | Bigger Than Us (Michael Rice) - The first thing I thought about was “oh this is Cesar Sampson 2.0”, not entirely sure lightning will strike twice but it should be enough to amend the mistake of throwing that out and then getting poorly outclassed last year 3. 08.0 | Sweet Lies (Anise) - Reminds me of Jorja Smith. Pretty decent. 4. 06.5 | Bigger Than Us (Holly Tandy) - Idk it’s just there. 5. 05.5 | Freaks (MAID) - This just sounds unfinished. It’s like those songs that feature in Dance Moms that are obvious carbon copies but are only used because the original songs would have been copyrighted so hard. 6. 04.0 | Freaks (Jordan Clarke) - I’m sorry but this is BEYOND BASIC. It just screams X Factor winner’s single without the overpowering pathos. Hard pass.
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