Ireland – Keeping it simple … but effective
Brooke was up next today in Turin with the Irish song ‘That’s Rich’. After an extended chat with the stage manager about camera angles,...
Cyprus – I’m concerned
My first words to myself were ” it’s not supposed to sound like that is it?” – then I had to check with other...
Australia first up on day 7
My problems with this are two-fold.
First, the song is essentially Sheldon bleating for three minutes that he is different and that he hides behind...
Day six in Turin
The second rehearsals rumbled on in Turin. There were pink bulls, stomping on pianos, soap and flannel, balloons, wolves (and bananas), bands in boxes...
San Marino: Calculated subversion from Achille Lauro
Most years, there's (at least) one song that divides fandom. And (at least) one song that divides fandom from the rest of the world....
San Marino – Let me paint the scene for you
OK, so let me storyboard this for you ... Our hero comes on stage with a faux leather boa and a diamonte Stetson, sings...
Malta.. Dear BBC….
Dear BBC Light Entertainment circa 1994 or so, have YOU had a hand in staging this song, because it bloody well looks like it!
If...
Georgia: Britpop is back
I liked this song from the get-go, even if it is a tad repetitive, and a touch one-note. Today, though, the performance exposed all...
Georgia – underwhelmed
The preview video to this song is the visual equivalent of having a sniff of the barmaid’s apron, as it were, in that it...
Serbia: The standout moment of 2022
From the first time I saw Konstrakta perform 'In Corpore Sano', I was hooked. And yet, I keep telling myself it's going to belly...