Cyprus next. Now I like these boys. They were terrific fun at the London Eurovision Party, and can sink a beer or two, let me tell you. They’ve got a traditional band set up (what else) with the musicians stood behind bars, like they’re trapped in cages or jailed. Being banged up like that means they’ve built up a bit of pent frustration and this performance is time to bash that out.
The swarthy lead singer Francois (that’s him on my right with the fist) growls his way through this as the camera delivers jerky shots that are keeping with the pace of the piece. There’s a couple of cut-away shots to a pacing wolf, getting in there before Belarus and upping the ante for IVAN to deliver on his promise. Francois himself turns feral at one point shrieking a wolverine howl that’s sent me right a-quiver. He could come round and woof at me all day long.
I’m not sure whether this is going through or not, mind. It’s a bit too tricky to tell with the genre. It feels rockier on stage than the schlagerock of the audio version, possibly due to the staging. There’s a nice whiff of familiarity to it as it sounds not dissimilar to The Killers Somebody Told Me. But I think it’s still borderline at the moment, even though, with the new voting system, there should be a guaranteed 24 points from Greece. And with France voting in this semi Francois might just be able to pull in some extra points following his stint on the French Voice.
Monty x