Members alphanguy74 Posted March 11, 2021 Members Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) I've been hearing much about Belarus today as well... looks like the axe is about to fall. Then again, as much as Eurovision claims to be non political, you have things like Turkey getting ONE point in 1975 after it's invasion of Cyprus in 1974. You'd think that composers would have learned by now to give political lyrics a WIDE berth in regards to the contest. The UK song is not bad... it would be much better without that nasty autotune on his voice. Edited March 11, 2021 by alphanguy74 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OzFrog Posted March 11, 2021 Author Members Share Posted March 11, 2021 And here’s North Macedonia... I’ve also just done a quick refresh of the first post with all the official videos for the songs from the Eurovision Youtube channel, so they’re the latest up-to-date version of the songs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted March 12, 2021 Members Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) Oh. My. GOD!!!! This is amazingly beautiful, Beautifully crafted song, amazing singer... this is EVERYTHING. This song made me cry. Long time since a new song did that to me. Edited March 12, 2021 by alphanguy74 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OzFrog Posted March 12, 2021 Author Members Share Posted March 12, 2021 Poland is here! And Latvia will be out within the next couple of hours... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted March 12, 2021 Members Share Posted March 12, 2021 Sounds like something striaght out of 1982. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted March 12, 2021 Members Share Posted March 12, 2021 Don't knock 1982! It was a good year for Eurovision. Please register in order to view this content Israel, Portugal, Cyprus, Sweden, UK, Austria all had very good songs. Nicole's winning song for West Germany is no personal favourite of mine though. It's very competently written and performed, but it's just too saccharine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OzFrog Posted March 12, 2021 Author Members Share Posted March 12, 2021 Germany, Belgium, Sweden, UK and Portugal were my personal favourites from 1982. And while everyone has different tastes (of course), it was quite the memorable win for Germany that year, being their first of two victories at Eurovision. It is indeed one of my favourite winners to listen to. Tomorrow night we finally get Iceland’s song, and also Sweden will have their final of Melodifestivalen! @I Am A Swede who are you picking to win? Meanwhile, here’s Latvia... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted March 12, 2021 Members Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) Oh... in my world, sounding like the past is the best thing you can do! LOL Edited March 12, 2021 by alphanguy74 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted March 12, 2021 Members Share Posted March 12, 2021 That song is utterly awful. She's got a hell of a voice, though! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted March 13, 2021 Members Share Posted March 13, 2021 I'm still sifting through Eurovision back catalogue, it's a formidable task... as I just got into it about 5-6 years ago. I ran across this for the first time. Good Lord, my mind is blown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taoboi Posted March 13, 2021 Members Share Posted March 13, 2021 Hahaha!!! I knew that SUGAR song would be over here. Wow. This list/thread looks like fun and I'm always looking for new music. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted March 13, 2021 Members Share Posted March 13, 2021 In case you don't know, Malena is the mother of Greta Thunberg. Please register in order to view this content Like I said, there's nothing really wrong with "Ein Bisschen Frieden", it's just not my cup of tea. I think both Katja Ebstein's "Theater" and Lena Valaitis "Johnny Blue" are better German entries from that era. (All of them of course written by Ralph Siegel ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OzFrog Posted March 13, 2021 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2021 YAAAAS!! This is exactly why I created this thread. Eurovision is not really something that’s publicised or much known about outside of the US, so I found an opportunity to expose it to a new audience here. And the great thing is, it happens every year. If you have a chance, take a look through some of the back catalogue like alphanguy has been doing - you would be extremely surprised at some of the gems you will find. And don’t forget this Siegel classic from that era either ... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members te. Posted March 13, 2021 Members Share Posted March 13, 2021 Swedish final tonight - arguably the frontrunners seem to be: Eric Saade - Every Minute (came third in Eurovision 2011 with Popular previously): Charlotte Perelli - Still Young (previously won Eurovision 1999 with Take Me To Your Heaven; finished 18th in 2008 with Hero) The Mamas - In The Middle (won last year with Move, obviously didn't represent Sweden because co-vid): Tusse - Voices (new to the competition, has had cross-over appeal in airplay): 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OzFrog Posted March 13, 2021 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2021 Betting odds are heavily favouring Tusse at the moment for tonight’s Melodifestivalen final, with Eric Saade a very distant second. Tusse was also the winner of Swedish Idol in 2019, which is why he has a lot of popularity within Sweden currently. Will be interesting to see who comes out on top, especially with all the returnees (Eric Saade, The Mamas, Charlotte Perrelli, Danny Saucedo, Anton Ewald, etc). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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