Kala leftHas anyone listened to the Albanian songs and can report anything half decent, or is nobody here *that* much of a loon?
In a change of pace they seem to have gone for a lot of dramatic bellowing this year, at least from the couple of snippets I’ve heard.I put Albania's songs on in the background last night. There were a few strong efforts but nothing to get them out of their 17th-23rd comfort zone on first listen.
Last year was the year of brilliant national final songs getting routinely fucked over.Thank you @VoR I'll have a listen to that lot.
I ended up liking that fan-fave, big-star song from last year's selection, that ended up coming second.
Last year was the year of brilliant national final songs getting routinely fucked over.
Not as bad as 2017 I think.Last year was the year of brilliant national final songs getting routinely fucked over.
I can't hear you over my constant sobbing for Cicciolina
Some of the stronger efforts
As was this
It’s the dreadful SHOES that do it for meI like this, but Miss Thing needs to pick something else to wear.
But I’d have thought this will most likely get the nod to Rotterdam. It’s alright but will no doubt get an awful revamp and be translated into English, eventually rounding up about fourteenth in the semis.
It’s just that they don’t have good form when they translate songs into English, it almost always ends up sounding worse and nowadays there’s really nothing to gain from it.I had that one pinned as the winner a while back... granted, it’s the only one I’d listened to but it is so very THEM.
I don’t think anything major needs to be done to the production or the structure - thank god it’s 3 minutes long already so maybe they won’t feel the need to - but I don’t see how it’d be worse off in English.
OMG waddling gay went acoustic tonight and channeled QUEEN CONAN!
He was actually in pretty good voice, and the outfit was FAB - but the FIRE DANCER was a bit unnecessary
The song might be a bit stronger in stripped down form tbh LOVE IT!
What? It’s Christmas ffs.This starts in fifteen minutes if anyone’s bothered.
I had NOTHING ELSE TO DO. You try living in Tier 3 luv.What? It’s Christmas ffs.
I wasn’t judging you, I was judging Albania xI had NOTHING ELSE TO DO. You try living in Tier 3 luv.