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Thompson 07/17/18 1:15:57 AM #1: |
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Same lineup of participants as previous year, sans Denmark. Also, this is the final B&W year. But why should I say anything more when there's this opportune clip doing it in my stead?  Without further ado, here are my brief opinions on the songs. I'll use the current-day score system of 1-8 and 10 and 12, but also a separate 1-5 rating to express my overall appreciation of the song. 17 [14th/17] Kirsti Sparboe Dukkemann [Norway]  Technically, this is good, with a nice melody and decent singing, though the ending's weak. However, the lyrics perturb me. The song tells the story of an unhappy marionette, who when freed from his strings, revels his new freedombefore he suddenly becomes limp due to his life literally being tied to his strings. Thus, he has no choice but to rejoin the other marionettes and do the biddings of their animators. Maybe I'm reading too deep into it, but this song seems to praise conformity. 1/5 16 [17th/17] Graldine Quel cur vas-tu briser? [Switzerland]  Feels awfully one-note and boring, like it's far too comfortable with riding on its passable melody without deviation. Also, that high-note wail Graldine does toward the end sounds... off. 2/5 15 [14th/17] Thrse Steinmetz Ring-dinge-ding [Netherlands]  This has a very catchy melody and delightful mood, non-aggravating Dutch and... ridiculous ringe-dings that Thrse recites with the look of a deranged squirrel. This song had the ingredients to be signifiantly better, had it not been for those banal refrains. 2/5 14 [7th/17] Louis Neefs Ik heb zorgen [Belgium]  I appreciate the upbeat mood and can respect Louis' proficiency, but it cannot be denied that "wou-hou, ik heb zorgen" is repeated so frequently that it becomes the signature of this song. It also has the audacity to pull off a fake ending... 2/5 13 [17th/17] Lado Leskovar Vse roe sveta [Yugoslavia]  Mellow, yet melancholic, with trumpet solos adding another layer of forlornness. An alright but not minblowing song that's sullied by an incongruous mess of an ending. 2/5 12 [3rd/17] Nolle Cordier Il doit faire beau l-bas [France]  I have listened to each entry of this year's contest in the past (maybe a year ago), and of each I can remember something. A face, a snippet of the melody, instruments used, an overall feeling. Il doit faire beau l-bas is the exception. That I recall nothing about it says a lot more than what I can tell about it a minute after hearing it: sweet and warm, yet a little dramatic, and sounds well produced and performed, but evidently absolutely fails to imprint itself into my memory. 3/5 11 [14th/17] Peter Horton Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt [Austria]  Thank the stars for no more Udo sameness. That said, Peter's ballad is gentle and likable, but doesn't do anything to stand out and become memorable. 3/5 (Cont...) --- Sigs are rather pointless, except if it's to showcase animation and images. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Thompson 07/17/18 1:17:58 AM #3: |
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[5th/17] Minouche Barelli Boum-Badaboum [Monaco]  Male vocalists doing a countdown sequence, a loud singer who's as animated as a quadriplegic propped upright, chaotic yet coordinated explosive energy in a song that ultimately feels repetitive? Maybe it's like a musical version of an artillery strike? 3/5 (1 pt) 9 [1st/17] Sandie Shaw Puppet on a String [United Kingdom]  Sandie's not a bad singer, the quality of the composition and arrangeemnt is top-notch, it's not monotonous and the melody, while more home in a circus, is memorable. In all honesty, I'm probably one of the five people worldwide who has never liked Puppet on a String. I can appreciate what it does and and how well it does it, though, and for that I have the generosity to give it a fairer score. 3/5 (2 pts) 8 [11th/17] Claudio Villa Non andare pi lontano [Italy]  It's definitely a beautiful song that tries to appeal to one's emotions, but I'm sad that in spite all its efforts, this song doesn't manage to reprise the awe of Claudio's impressive and memorable 1962 entry. 3/5 (3 pts) 7 [12/17] Eduardo Nascimento O vento mudou [Portugal]  Starts out with an intro betoken of a contemporary soft rock-pop song, but it's actually a firmly 60's-era chanson once it gets into gear. Thumbs up for Eduardo's rich, deep, and smooth voice. 3/5 (4 pts) 6 [12th/17] Fredi Varjoon suojaan [Finland]  I've heard a few other songs by Fredi where he doesn't sound coarse like he does here. Had he been afflicted by the flu recently? It's a little distracting to be honest, but it doesn't ruin this underrated ballad that I certainly can't blame for a lack of variety; the slow buildup and the calmer interlude augment the power of the refrains. 3/5 (5 pts) 5 [8th/17] Inge Brck Anouschka [Germany]  A delightful contemporary pop song with a great melody and virtually flawless performance, though the ending feels anticlimactic despite everything. 4/5 (6 pts) 4 [2nd/17] Sean Dunphy If I Could Choose [Ireland]  A bit harsh intro, but that aside, this is very charming ballad, and Sean has a golden voice. All in all, this feels like it right out of a sickly sweet 1950's romantic movie, but it's just so well produced and performed that I don't mind. 4/5 (7 pts) 3 [8th/17] sten Warnerbring Som en drm [Sweden]  What a haunting beginning, and that silky smooth voice... It must make women (and some men, and maybe some easily impressed objects) swoon. A superb and touching ballad that's very impressive and memorable, and I can safely say that it is the best Swedish ESC song as of yet. 4/5 (8 pts) 2 [4th/17] Vicky Leandros L'amour est bleu [Luxemburg]  An alsightly rough but nonetheless commenadable performance is but a sideshow when the song itself heralds one of the most unforgettable and infectious melodies ever heard on Eurovision. Paul Mariat covered this one the following year, becoming a small hit, though I'ms ure it's been covered in almost every language on earth. 4/5 (10 pts) (Cont...) --- Sigs are rather pointless, except if it's to showcase animation and images. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Thompson 07/17/18 1:18:14 AM #4: |
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[6th/17] Raphael Hablemos del amor [Spain]  Raphael returns to delight us with his impeccable voice! Really, he must be extremely talented yet composed to keep that intense performance going without cracking or faltering at all, and he demonstrates his range excellently even in the quieter segments. Hablemos del amor is more refined and nuanced than Yo soy aqul of 1966, and deservedly earns another 12 points. 5/5 (12 pts) --- Sigs are rather pointless, except if it's to showcase animation and images. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BalanceLost 07/17/18 4:48:23 AM #5: |
sten Warnerbring
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Thompson 07/18/18 3:34:38 PM #6: |
BalanceLost posted...
sten Warnerbring I'm guessing he is (or was) a big name in Sweden at the time. The Finnish artists in the ESC (up to 1967 as of this count) weren't nobodies either. Well, Laila Halme (1963 - Muistojeni laulu) was an odd choice. Throughut the 60's Halme recorded some thirty songs, none of which made it into the charts. Muistojeni laulu was performed by Irmeli Mkel and Marjatta Leppnen in the Finnish qualifications, with the former being chosen by the jurors as the better singer. However, Laila Halme, who hadn't even participated, was for reasons unknown selected by Yle (the national broadcasting company) to perform the song in the ESC. Rumors say that her recording label greased a few palms. Be as it may, the song now has the ignoble distinction of being Finland's first zero pointer. Ironically, the songs that lost in the qualifications (Lasse Mrtenson - Kaikssa soi blues, Tamara Lund - Olen mik olen) became hits. --- Sigs are rather pointless, except if it's to showcase animation and images. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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