Azerbaijan
Elnur & Samir
Day After Day
It will sound like hell in Belgrade. You heard it here first.
ade:
I'm not convinced that the theatricals and supposed shock factor can disguise a shockingly poor lead vocal and an unstructured song that throws so much into the mix that it ought to be laughed off the stage. Surely this is a parody and amongst the other oddities, it won't be quite so stand-out as it was when first chosen in the dark days of national final season. 0/10
Tore:
In the Azeri final this was a complete mess. A screaming falsetto angel mixed together with the pompous vocals by the “devil” in such a bad and mumbling English you were wondering if there was a melody hidden somewhere underneath it all. I’ve been told the Azeri diaspora will vote this to the final so it probably will. And after hearing the studio version it’s actually not that bad either, but it’s far from being a favourite. Chances of qualifying: 60%
boog:
It is hard to imagine two singers (apart from Andreas and Carola) less likely to gel in time for the show. I guess they’ll try to distract with strong visual imagery. Unfortunately there are a few angels entered already, one of which appears later in the Irish entry, which will highlight the unfortunate symbolism.
As a song, this is also a grower, I like it in a sort of ‘opening credits of a spy movie’ or ‘Phantom of the Opera’ sort of way). Maybe the guy who looks as if he’s from Erasure should dress up as Shirley Bassey? Yet another new country who will receive a warm welcome. I don’t think I know anything about Azerbaijan other than it has a fairly homogenuous population so don’t expect too many ‘friendly’ votes. Personal score out of ten (6) and Winnschans ( 2%)
Stefan:
I hate this ridiculous screaming. And the addition of yet another country using ESC for its own political agenda is sickening as well. That said, it's this year's "I hate it but it will still do very well unfortunately" entry: 1/10.
Alexander-NL:
OK. Don’t get me wrong. This is totally going to qualify and do extremely well in the final, though maybe not win, but… I decided I don’t like this. lol I wasn’t aware of this for a while, but I decided it not too long ago. The verses and especially the bridge are extremely weak to me, the chorus is nice enough, but the best part is that one scream, at like 0:15. Can’t explain it, it just is. But to the voting audience this won’t matter, it’s a guy with angel wings!!
4/10 (35th)
Harrow:
Hehe I like it, Azerbaijan have grasped what Eurovision is about with their very first entry! Lng live the far East! 9/10
Frank:
The angels and devils meet at night with Klaus Nomi by their side.
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2 comments:
I don't understand why but this song has been getting rave reviews, giving it powerful legitimizing labels like a "rock opera". No, it's just a ridiculous mess which unfortunately is predicted to do far better than it deserves. I personally don't know how large the "Azeri diaspora" is, but I can tell you it ain't huge. I don't think they have the power to vote this to the final alone.
Look for 12 from Turkey and possibly a good score from neighbor Georgia... I think there are some Azeris in the Benelux region and possibly sympathy from the Turks in Germany, but overall there's no built in voting block.
Azerbaijan: I have tried with this, but it’s ghastly. Like an outtake from one of those dire rock operas of the 1970’s. Histrionic, overblown rubbish. 0
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