January 23, 20196 yr Holly Tandy from X Factor 2017 is doing the second version of it. Omg QUEEN, it might be better with her doing it as I love her voice but it's really just a super uninspiring song. Hopefully hers has totally different production or something if they're gonna make a whole thing out of having two versions of each of the three songs.
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.
January 23, 20196 yr Well from this reading it's not appearing to be a particularly auspicious start. As usual x
January 23, 20196 yr The Holly version is more country, definitely prefer the Michael version of this one, no matter how clichéd it is.
January 23, 20196 yr I wouldn't say I was falling over myself for Holly's either, it's slightly better but definitely nothing to break us out of being near last. Not a great start :lol:
January 23, 20196 yr There are hints of wanting to break into an Avicii style in Holly's version but it never gets off the ground. Sounds more like a filler track from Kylie's Golden. I think Michael's version would do better at Eurovision, could see Holly getting completely lost, the production on her version doesn't take the song anywhere at all.
January 23, 20196 yr I *think* top right is Kerry-Anne Phillips, also from X Factor a couple of years ago? I think she got to Judges' Houses that time they did that weird live results thing (which off the top of my head was 2015)
January 23, 20196 yr Holly Tandy ( :heart: ) Her song have very good chances for # 1 in my Eurovision ranking, it will be the first British # 1 after Scooch in 2007.
January 23, 20196 yr Author Next song is called “Freaks” with one version sung by Jordan Clarke and the other by MAID.
January 23, 20196 yr Oh I knew I knew that twinky guy, him off Luminities :lol: I think I prefer it as a song to Bigger Than Us, not 100% on his voice but it could be very good in the other version so we'll see!
January 23, 20196 yr I love Freaks, it has a touch of Pachelbel's Canon and its many, many other inspired pop songs to the chorus melody, which is very instant. Would definitely be my preferred option to both versions of Bigger Than Us and would be my favourite UK entry in some time.
January 23, 20196 yr Author Final song is “Sweet Lies” written by a couple of Danes with previous Eurovision experience (“New Tomorrow” and “Only Teardrops”)
January 23, 20196 yr Final song is “Sweet Lies” written by a couple of Danes with previous Eurovision experience (“New Tomorrow” and “Only Teardrops”) Ok now this sounds more like it *.*
January 23, 20196 yr Girlband Maid is doing the other version of Freaks I'm... really not sure. It seems a bit sparse and risky for Eurovision (like it wants to acapella and focus on the harmony, but has some weird production bits), maybe needs a few listens.
January 23, 20196 yr The girlband version is even WORSE. All they've done is tried to make it 'spooky' from Jordan's version using Audacity. Truly dire!
January 23, 20196 yr Yeah nah at a few listens, I'm just hearing more of what's wrong with it :lol: They better be saving a bop til last becasue jesus wept if this is all we have :rofl:
January 23, 20196 yr The odd production on Maid's version of Freaks completely drowns out the chorus melody and definitely wouldn't be remembered by anyone based on one listen.
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