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...
Azerbaijan – His heart might not go on any longer than...
This has all the right elements for a good song – and yet in spite of that, seems to have something missing for me...
Serbia. OK, I was wrong, AGAIN
When I first reviewed this for the site's Countdown I gave this song 1 point because I didn't understand it. As with The Netherlands...
Israel: Nice performance, shame about the song
Eurovision is seen by some (in particular the UK popular press) as a bit of camp nonsense. It's an image organisers embrace on one...
Israel – If you are easily offended, look away now
If you’ve stayed and chosen to read this post then carry on. Don’t say you haven’t been warned.
I despise this song. I don’t despise...