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Take it or leave it
Yes, the ONE YEAR we don't bother with any fireworks and the song is literally called Embers!
Cannot begin to fathom how a song about lighting up a room doesn’t include any effects which light up a room.They’ve not even bothered with any PYRO!
In terms of the song we’re easily in the upper third of this year’s contestants. Shame we have to reinvent the wheel in order to escape the bottom five while other countries can pretty much coast.Goodness, if the UK finishes last again you do wonder what the excuses will be this time. We are rarely actively the worst these days, but it just never quite seems to come together, does it?
I can’t understand how ‘we’re coming last’ is the default setting. Nobody can possibly argue that we have anything close to the worst package this year.We’ve never finished last two years in a row have?
I just worry that BMG will fuck off and we’ll be back with a national final that has a budget of £10
We don’t have anything that’ll get points though. It’s everyone’s middle favourite. At least Germany is MARMITE.I can’t understand how ‘we’re coming last’ is the default setting. Nobody can possibly argue that we have anything close to the worst package this year.
This really is it. It’s not a bad song but it isn’t going to get people picking up the phone. Dare I say it, I think ‘My Last Breath’ was better myself. It was vaguely anthemic.We're just still stuck on BLAND, which is so rarely a points winner.
I've never understood this argument. Who would have called Cesar Sampson or PROUD a favourite - either with the juries or the public? The fact that the song is objectively better than the majority this year shouldn't translate into automatic last place. We didn't come last with SuRie, Joe & Jake or Electro Velvet, and they were shite. We have a fun, insanely catchy, radio friendly song this year and no indication that the performance is bad, so how could we possibly be justified in coming last?We don’t have anything that’ll get points though. It’s everyone’s middle favourite. At least Germany is MARMITE.
Unless they're Italian for some reason.I hope so! The closer almost always tanks the televote.
United Kingdom FIRST HALF
Running order
First half
United Kingdom
Second half
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands (23)