I'be been busy and somewhat reluctant to continue blogging even if I have had much to blog about. I don't know, maybe it's the springtime depression. Yeah, blame the others, dude.
I was quite happy to see Norway win Eurovision Song Contest. Not because it was Norway, more like in spite of it. It was one of my favorite songs in advance, just like last year. A simple 4-chord song in minor key, what else could a Finn desire, LOL! It reminded me of a Finnish Kerkko Koskinen's songs and his way of singing. Kerkko has participated in the Finnish Eurovision contest several times, but has never won it to get to perform in an actual ESC (escapism as its most?). That leaves nice room for open speculation as always.
Finnish Waldo´s People didn't impress me much. Karoliina's voice wasn't as strong as it was some months ago and the song was over before it really started. The last place in a final was we have been used to get, so no big surprise there. Well, reaching the final was a small achievement in itself.
Sweden had an oddball song. An operatic song with modern rhythm arrangement was an awful mess. The singer tried to smile when she sang, leaving me an illusion she were a ventriloquist, LOL! I couldn't understand a word she sang. It was supposed to be partly French, well, maybe it was. And she just couldn't cope with the pop-song parts of it.
By now I have forgotten what was Denmark's song like. That should tell something about it.
It was really wonderful to get all Nordic countries in the final. Even Iceland made it, and did pretty well actually. Personally I wasn't too fond of the song, but it was nice enough I guess.
What makes me upset is that Norway and Denmark didn't give any points to Finland. Seems that they really don't like us Finns. Because, let's face it, this contest has a little to do with actual songs. But this time I can't argue with the decision, since one of my favorites (Norway, Russia and B&H) took the others by storm. And with a new record in points and winning marginal, so goodbye to Lordi's old record. Sniff!
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From what I've read, it seems like this year's result brought credibility to the whole contest, disproving the bloc-voting phenomena which has plagued the previous years. That the Danes and Norwegians didn't care to give points to the Finns is a testament to this fact. And regarding Sweden's poor placement, at least from what the papers say, the Swedes have now conceded the end of their era as eurovision superpower! LOL!
ReplyDeleteYup, they have finally run out of luck. You have good points there, but Scandinavian countries almost never give points to Finland. I have noticed that along the way.
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