This is “literally” the marmite song of this year. Hatari are trying very hard to be a complete juxtaposition or an enigma wrapped in whatever you fancy. Out of costume, they seem to be nice wholesome boys – quite the type that anyone’s mother could love. Their online persona (and the image they portray on Twitter and other social media) has an air of quiet calculation with perfectly placed jibes at authority.
Make no mistake though, Hatari the band is an act and the song is almost secondary to that. It is, in this setting, just a lot of shouty noise and where it ultimately finishes (more than likely either not qualifying or near the bottom of the final if it does) is going to be secondary to their shenanigans that twitter followers have bought hook, line and sling.
Phil’s Score – 2 points
When Cornald Maas, presented this song during Eurovision in Concert, he called it “the most disgusting song of this year”. It was reinforcing my view that this is a very divisive song.
Than there is the title of the song which traslate as – Hate will prevail – which raise the question where does this fit in the ‘Love, love ,peace peace’ the Swedish were talking about 3 years ago.
The 3rd thing that struck me is that song is using a niche musical genre which can’t be regarded as main stream. Not a bad thing, in general, but a disaster when it comes to Eurovision.
Last but not least- their stage show is far from being family friendly and let the parents explain their children about BDSM and what it all means.
I have to say that their stage persona come across as arrogant and aggressive, which might alienated the viewers.
You need to have a song appeals to the mass and this song doesn’t have that mass appeal.
I will give it to them that the chorus sound good but also doesn’t really belong to the whole composition.
When Cornald Maas, presented this song during Eurovision in Concert, he called it “the most disgusting song of this year”. It was reinforcing my view that this is a very divisive song.
Than there is the title of the song which traslate as – Hate will prevail – which raise the question where does this fit in the ‘Love, love ,peace peace’ the Swedish were talking about 3 years ago.
The 3rd thing that struck me is that song is using a niche musical genre which can’t be regarded as main stream. Not a bad thing, in general, but a disaster when it comes to Eurovision.
Last but not least- their stage show is far from being family friendly and let the parents explain their children about BDSM and what it all means.
I have to say that their stage persona come across as arrogant and aggressive, which might alienated the viewers.
You need to have a song appeals to the mass and this song doesn’t have that mass appeal.
I will give it to them that the chorus sound good but also doesn’t really belong to the whole composition.