I thought about creating my first post about me, but I thought I'd just express what I love and hate through different posts.
So, one of my first posts is about something I love, EUROVISION!
I may be 15 (something about myself there), but I've been watching it for about 5/6 years now, and it's something I always look forward to everytime it comes about, year after year. Some get tired of it, don't like the corny songs that a few countries sing each time they appear on it, but I love it, I love all things cheesy in life, except cheesy love, I can say that it's one of things I can't stand.
Back to the point, it also annoys me when other people, who have barely watched it, or just start watching it, mention it over and over again. In my honest opinion, I don't want to sound like I'm hating on them, because everyone and anyone is entitled to watch it, but it's something that I've always watched, and can name almost every song from 2005 to now, and then new people gain interest, write about how much they love it, when they can barely name any of the artists, let alone songs. I'm probably just getting wound up about it, but I do feel strongly when someone claims to be a fan, but has no way of backing that up.
I did it again, I sidetracked, but that is what I do. What I do each year is I go on the BBC website, which you'll find below;
and each year, I go through the list, and I review the songs, choose which ones I do and do not like, and write them down, which is actually what I'm going to do in this post. I just want to mention that each of these little reviews is just 50/50, meaning I like it a little, YES, meaning I like it alot, and NO, meaning I don't (which is obvious), and each of these I have reviewed are in my own opinion, which means anyone is entitled to disagree with me, by all words, I suggest it, but I don't mean any harm or hate on any of the countries entrys I don't like, because each year, I like one countries entry, then I don't. It's just a long list with YES and NO's, like a 'Do you like...' question.
Anyways, my review is below;
Albenia - "Feel The Passion" - 50/50.
Armenia - "Boom-Boom" - YES.
Austria - "The Secret Is Love" - NO.
Azerbaijan - "Running Scared" - NO.
Belarus - "I Love Belarus" - YES.
Belgium - "With Love Baby" - 50/50.
Bosnia & Herzegovina - "Love In Rewind" - NO.
Bulgaria - "Na Inat" - YES.
Croatia - "Celebrate" - YES.
Cyprus - "San Aggelos S'Agapisa" - 50/50.
Denmark - "New Tomorrow" - 50/50.
Estonia - "RockerFeller Street" - YES.
Finland - "Da Da Dam" - YES.
France - "Songu" - NO.
Georgia - "One More Day" - 50/50.
Germany - "Taken By A Stranger" - NO.
Greece - "Watch My Dance" - 50/50.
Hungary - "What About My Dreams" - 50/50.
Iceland - "Coming Home" - YES.
Ireland - "Lipstick" - YES.
Israel - "Ding Dong" - YES.
Italy - "Madness Of Love" - 50/50.
Latvia - "Angel In Disguise" - 50/50.
Lithuania - "C'est Ma Vie" - NO.
FYR Macedonia - "Ruskina" - NO.
Malta - "One Life" - 50/50.
Moldova - "So Lucky" - NO.
Netherlands - "Never Alone" - YES.
Norway - "Haba Haba" - NO.
Poland - "Jestem" - NO.
Portugal - "A Luta E Algeria" - 50/50.
Romania - "Change" - YES.
Russia - "Get You" - YES.
San Marino - "Stand By" - 50/50.
Serbia - "Caroban" - NO.
Slovakia - "I'm Still Alive" - 50/50.
Slovania - "No One" - 50/50.
Spain - "Que Me Quinten Lo Bailao" - YES.
Sweden - "Popular" - YES.
Switzerland - "In Love For A While" - 50/50.
Turkey - "Live It Up" - 50/50.
Ukraine - "Angels" - NO.
United Kingdom - "I can" - 50/50.
So, there you have it, my review for Eurovision 2011, 14th May. (Which by, when I'm writing this is tommorow, Saturday).
Some of you will think, "Oh look, I'll agree on that" and some of you would think "What? NO! Why don't you like that one" and I can't really say any more thoughts because I'm not really a mind-reader.
If you're wondering which country I'm from, I'm from the U.K, with Blue, the one's with "I Can". I honestly don't like it that much, but it's good in a way, if any of you know what I mean. When I was like, 9/10/11, Blue were the Bomb, Duncan James, YES PLEASE. My little Sister Loved Lee Ryan, but that's because he has the sweetest and hightest voice. Then you have Antony and Simon, both valid members aswell, they did however deserve more singing time, but again, that is just my opinion.
Another opinion of mine, understand that I can't vote for my own Country, is that I wouldn't, even if I were in another country, like Turkey for instance. The reason why is every year, although I do love the cheesy songs, like with Josh Dubovie (Andrew Lloyd-Webber did good with that one, though we did come last), we don't have great artists, the year before Josh was Jade Ewen, with "My Time" in 2009, which I personally didn't like AT ALL (though we came 6th, but I have my own idea why that was), then before that we had Andy Abraham with "Even If" in 2008 (I didn't like that either, and we came mostly last again), then in 2007 we had (why that name, I don't know) Scooch with "Flying The Flag (For You)", and again, we didn't do to well either.
What I believe the problem to be, is the fact that unlike other countries, we only sing in English. Understood because we are English/British or whatever, but I feel like we should sing in another language then our own. I don't know whether we have, but I'm betting, if we did, it was a LONG time ago. Other countries like Ukraine in 2007, who sang with "Shady Lady", which was of course, a different language. I believe myself, it's alright if you disagree, but if we sang in a different language, showing that we can do what another country does, and sings in a different language to their own, maybe we'd win, or get higher up the board.
Of course, my sole and lonely opinion won't be heard, but it'd be nice if we were to sing in Spanish, or Russian or something. We are obviously not all English in the U.K, and if we could get the artist, that'd be Fantastic. But my thoughts are all my own.
I want to point out this year, I do have certain favourites that I REEEEEALLY hope to win this year.Germany won last year, and I didn't like it to much, but good for them, so, my favourites areSweden, Ireland, Spain (I honestly want these guys to win, like, each year! I mean, last year when they had Daniel Diges with "Algo Pequenito" should have won! but I again, congratulate Germany). Some more of my favourites are Armenia and Belarus (I feel their song choice is a little conceited in thought, but that is just me, and it makes for a GREAT song) and then I'm also rooting for Bulgaria.
I should point out, that some songs do sound similiar to others I have heard off Eurovision, and thatEstonia with "Rockerfeller Street" does in my opinion sound like something Billy Joel would have wrote, but it again, still makes for a good song.
I have probably babbled on enough about Eurovision this year, and I hope my opinions didn't offend or upset anyone, and I kind of hope that some of you agree with me. Just sayin'. I'm absolutly excited about it, and Jedward are going to make for great entertainment, and their song choice is fantastic!
So, after tomorrow till next year, this is my review for Eurovision, and I hope next year England/Britain or the United Kingdom finally make a song in another language, but here's hoping.
Alana.
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