Review: Electro Velvet with Still In Love With You

As one of the Big 5, United Kingdom’s choice was something everybody was waiting for. And exactly three minutes after Still In Love With You was released it was already one of the most hated ones. It reminds me of that Charleston dance you can play on Just Dance, and the lyrics really make no sense to me. Why, UK? Why?

Being honest, the melody is catchy and at least is something you may want to dance. But was it really necessary to make a rhyme every three words? They’re trying to tell that they care for each other, but I can’t hear anything but nonsense sentences one after the other. It doesn’t have a chorus to stick to, and I really hate that monkey part. It seems that they had run out of ideas and just wanted to get to the three minutes limit somehow, suddenly reminding themselves of The Jungle Book and going straight for that. Apart from that, their voices are fine and suit the song, although they can’t really show much because, as I see it, the song isn’t really a singing challenge. About the video, it is ok, kind of glamourous and modern at the same time, something you can think about while trying to ignore the song itself.

In my case, this song sticks in my head for a while after I listen to it, but it doesn’t mean I like it. It’s not special, it’s not strong, it doesn’t throw any powerful message. UK hasn’t done well in the last years, but it seems like they’ve even stopped trying. Still in Love With You is original and different from the other 39 contestants, but that doesn’t make it stand any higher. It hasn’t been right, hon.

Review: Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila with This Time

After last year's Attention disaster, Lithuania has brought a fresh and positive song. And I just LOVE it. At first I listened to Vaidas version and fell for his voice. He is sweet and warm, and you can feel as if he was singing it for you. Then I listened to the final version and couldn't stop smiling for the three minutes. It really seems like thy've fallen in love.

The song itself is kind of simple, what makes her remarkable are the lyrics and how they really seem to feel what they're saying. It reminds me of Malta's 2013 Tomorrow, with some light guitars just to hold the message. I liked National Final version better, 'cause I think the final part is a little bit messy now with the back up singers, but it brings spring and happiness to the contest, and it has really earned my heart. And they really know how to sing together. Although at the beginning Monika sounds a little unconfident, I can imagine them filling the stage on May.

So, being honest, this song isn't a winner. But it certainly has chances to be on the Grand Final (despite the awful 1st performing place they've been assigned today). As I've said before, it is positive, it is fresh, and I love it! What about you?

PS.: Please, please, please keep the cute kiss! It is simply perfect!

Review: Genealogy with Face the Shadow

Armenia has certainly tried something different with Face the Shadow. Firstly, they got us wondering week after week who would complete their 6 people team, and once we knew them they made us wait a little bit longer for the song. The result: too many artists, too many styles and a song that doesn’t really stick into your head. I’m not saying that I don’t like it, but I think is too much.

The piano part at the beginning is really sweet, although it gets a little bit dramatic when Mary-Jean sings. Then the song grows with the first Don’t Deny (I actually liked this song name better, I find Face the Shadow somehow creepy), and once everybody has sung their part they join their voices for the first time. It works on the studio version, but since they haven’t still performed live and I doubt they have rehearsed enough together, I am a little concerned of how that would sound on the stage. The six of them are experienced singers (Inga dazzled me back in 2009 with Jan Jan), but it could really become a disaster. Going back to the song, after that chorus the song enters its third music style and leads us to the tremendous ending, which, I must admit, is really Eurovision stuff.

I am really looking forward to hearing the live version, ‘cause I think songs get real once you see them on the stage and it is really different from the ballad-mania we’re living this year. Until then, it will just sound in my car (just as Lonely Planet does), but it won’t make me dream of Yerevan 2016.