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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2017 23:51:55 GMT
It's that time of year again. The show is on BBC 2 on Friday at 7.30pm. This year we have 6 X Factor rejects to choose from. The link below will take you to the BBC website where you can hear all 6 potential songs to take us to the Ukraine. None of them are great and there are some terrible lyrics and rhymes, but after just 1 listen, my vote will probably go to Danyl Johnson. I like Lucie Jones' song, but the lyrics are awful. Still, if Ukraine can win with what they sang last year, maybe we will have a chance. Who gets your vote? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04qg88c
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Post by d'James on Jan 23, 2017 23:58:40 GMT
I don't ever listen to Eurovision songs in advance. I like to hear them for the first time on the night.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 24, 2017 1:02:43 GMT
They are all really weak songs. I looking at the composers, I suspect that Lucie's song will get the most support - as it is co-written by a former Eurovision winner from Denmark. But as songs go, I was expecting it to build to something, to have a gear change moment - but no, it was very samey from opening bars to the end.
Whichever of these songs gets the nod, we are going to be heading towards the bottom half of the right hand side of the board - again.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2017 9:14:48 GMT
We will never ever stand a chance. We could submit the greatest song in the history of music, and everyone else will still vote for their mates, but the goodwill votes we've had in the past are going to be thoroughly negated by our politics. Just another thing the Brexiteers will have completely ruined.
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Post by d'James on Jan 27, 2017 19:48:23 GMT
This one sounds a bit like Beyonce's Halo.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2017 20:05:41 GMT
Lucia was great but her song was too musical theatre for eurovision
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Post by d'James on Jan 27, 2017 20:07:33 GMT
This one sounds like previous entries but I like it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2017 20:11:50 GMT
That definitely sounded like alot of recent eurovision songs, but they have never done well in the competition
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Post by d'James on Jan 27, 2017 20:18:49 GMT
I thought his vocal was a bit dodgy in places I have to say. The song was only OK.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2017 20:22:24 GMT
She's so flat...
Hopefully either of the guys to win
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Post by steve10086 on Jan 27, 2017 20:23:22 GMT
Why Can't You Put Your Microphone Down?
and do us all a favour!
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 27, 2017 20:23:33 GMT
This final one just screechy - very painful. She doesn't have the pipes for a song of that size
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2017 20:25:29 GMT
Bring back the live orchestra... Every song sounds the same.
Song number 5 please. But consider giving it a different sound.
That C C woman is unbearable. Bruno should stick to Strictly. Sophie E B is talking the most sense.
Mel, I like you better on Bake Off. Or The Sound Of Music.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 27, 2017 20:27:32 GMT
None of these will stand a chance. Not even close.
Irrespective of politics, none of these are stand out songs.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 27, 2017 20:29:28 GMT
Bring back Scooch
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Post by steve10086 on Jan 27, 2017 20:29:38 GMT
I liked (and voted) for the first song - really disliked the rest. Won't win with any of them though.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 27, 2017 20:34:37 GMT
I voted Lucie - but the song needs a gear change to make it really have impact
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Post by d'James on Jan 27, 2017 20:36:15 GMT
When we have these sort of 'You Decide' programmes I feel we're trying too hard to copy previous winners a bit too much. When they won, they were original and new; trying to emulate that the year after is just stupid.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 27, 2017 20:53:41 GMT
Ah - Love Love Peace Peace - the best Eurovision song in years. Can we enter that one instead? Please!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2017 20:55:37 GMT
Ugh! We can't believe it either...
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 27, 2017 20:57:45 GMT
Will she be able to get time off from Rent to tour Europe promoting the song?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2017 20:58:31 GMT
Wow. Shocked by that. She can sing but that song sounded like it was cut from Ghost. And cut with good reason.
I presume the Rent tour is ended by then?
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Post by d'James on Jan 27, 2017 20:59:08 GMT
This was one of my least favourites - just a bit dull. However, the voice alone could win us a few points.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 27, 2017 21:03:45 GMT
Wow. Shocked by that. She can sing but that song sounded like it was cut from Ghost. And cut with good reason. I presume the Rent tour is ended by then? I just said the exact same thing - it could easily be from Ghost. She needs to be all over Europe for the next 4 months - appearing at as many national finals and on local media as much as she can. You have to network to build awareness of the song. I guess that is why we have done this earlier in the year than normal - to give us promotion time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2017 21:09:13 GMT
I wonder how many of those Eurovision events she will go to, given her current day job.
She looked pretty shocked
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 27, 2017 22:46:59 GMT
I don't ever listen to Eurovision songs in advance. I like to hear them for the first time on the night. Me too. I don't watch the heats either. I think it's all got a bit stupid. One competition One night that's all thank you.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 28, 2017 19:29:43 GMT
Will she be able to get time off from Rent to tour Europe promoting the song? She was on Graham Norton Radio 2 today and said that the producers are working around the Rent schedule to allow her to perform for Eurovision. So guess she will be missing some shows.
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Post by loureviews on Jan 28, 2017 21:29:57 GMT
Everyone else other than Lucie was horrendously flat so perhaps she was the best choice; but the song hasn't got a hope of winning.
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Post by longinthetooth on Jan 28, 2017 22:21:06 GMT
We could submit a song/artist that had been No.1 for 10 weeks in the UK and Europe, and it still wouldn't get anywhere in Eurovision. Politics, all politics, and everyone hates us.
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Post by ptwest on Jan 29, 2017 17:23:00 GMT
I wish these programmes would stop showing winners or high scorers from other countries. They serve as a masterclass in how to do well - a great song, performed well by a performer that can sell it to the audience and innovative staging. Then present us with our choices, dull songs sung by performers who cant project beyond the end of the microphone. Or in Lucie's case, someone who can sing but with the dreariest song and performance imaginable. We don't have a prayer at winning anyway but it would be good to see us making an effort.
Mind you, the program was pretty appalling -found myself reaching for the mute button everytime CeCe was asked to speak. Or should I say yell.
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