Austria AUSTRIA 2015 - The Makemakes - I Am Yours

[Sammy]

Well, the illogicality of an Austrian singer performing a song originally written in French rewritten to also feature English lyrics would have fit with other traditional ESC idiosyncrasies perfectly. But it was just that the performance in the final was incredibly weak. Out of all the entries I liked Zoe's and Celina Ann's the least, not because they were women but because they were incredibly clichéd and run of the mill and because their vocal presentations were simply subpar.

* Side note: In the end I feel it cost Zoe a considerable amount of votes constantly bringing her father along to all the shows. He, along with his band who shall not be named, are Austrian pop culture hate (for some, incredibly, love-hate) figures.


In the end it was The Makemakes who put up the most professional show and had, I feel, the best, most rounded musical performance of them all. So they deserve to represent Austria.

I agree with you on the fact that naming "papi" constantly was not really something you expect from a pop star and certainly cost her a certain amount of votes. And I admit, that her performances in previous shows were not that much visibly affected by her nerviness. And as I said before, the english version just ruined the charm of the song.
BUT
Even considering this, I thought she deserved the good ranking finally. JSB totally blew their performance and were vocally below any expectations. Parts of the song were reduced to mere screaming. Folkshilfe also sang a couple of times out of tune and their performance lacked the energy of previous ones. Especially the grimacing of the lead singer didn't fit the lyrics nor the spirit of the song at all - very unprofessional. Well Celina Ann was.... without charm and color. As for Dawa, I never liked them in the first place, so I don't try to judge their performance, cause I'm biased on that point.

 

[GRE]

Its pointless to say that if Zoe's song was totally in french she would win.
We dont know that, and we never will.
I liked the song but it was kind of "wtf" for Austria as host country to have a song in french.

 

[Sammy]

Its pointless to say that if Zoe's song was totally in french she would win.
We dont know that, and we never will.
I liked the song but it was kind of "wtf" for Austria as host country to have a song in french.

And why is it less strange to have a song in english as a host country then?

 

[GRE]

And why is it less strange to have a song in english as a host country then?

Why do you speak to me in english ?

 

[satinelamort]

I missed the show yesterday... damn that social life...

but alas. If Belgium can sing in a made up language I'm sure Austria can sing in French if they really feel like it.
I tried to catch up on the other songs that evening but so far my focus is only on the winner... and... yeah it's ok. But nothing really special. Just middle in the middle being in the middle kind of song. Meh :/

So so far.

 

[Sammy]

Why do you speak to me in english ?

Je pourrais aussi te parler en français.
But that is not the point. This is an international forum, so we use a lingua franca to communicate. For the contest, this is not applicable, because the lingua franca there is music. For the diversity of the contest different languages are an enrichment. Most of the lyrics are not THAT important, that you ABSOLUTLY need to understand everything. But if I talk to you here, I need to be sure, you can understand me.

Besides, a counter question is not a good argument to the point I made. If a host country should not use a foreign language for their song, the logic would demand, that Austria has chosen a german song. If an english song is acceptable, than a french one would be too.

 

[sigi]

Anytime that you’re thinking of me
That you might want me, I come on over
Don’t you know, anytime, anyplace, I am yours

You’re a lesson that I love learning
So anytime that you’ve got a yearning
Don’t you know, anytime, any place, I am yours

You’re the one I belong to, the one thing that feels true
Everything that I could ever want
If you ever need me, I’m waiting on you
To arrive through the door, anytime, any place, I’m yours

If you’re hoping for second chances
Of stolen kisses, I got the answer
Don’t you know, anytime, any place, I’m yours

You’re the one I belong to, the one thing that feels true
Everything I could ever want
If you ever need me, I’m waiting on you
To arrive through the door, anytime, any place, I’m yours

You’re the one I belong to, the one thing that feels true
Everything I could ever want
If you ever need me, I’m waiting on you
To arrive through the door, anytime, any place, I’m yours
Anytime, any place, I’m yours

 

[GRE]

But that is not the point.

No.
That is the point exacly.
English is an international language.
No one will find it strange if you have a song in english.
Of course the best would be german, but you didnt have.
Romania in 2012 was in spanish,but its a relative language to theirs.
French language & Austria are two different things.

 

[Nikoreindeer1973]

8 points.

 

[marty]

Je pourrais aussi te parler en français.
But that is not the point. This is an international forum, so we use a lingua franca to communicate. For the contest, this is not applicable, because the lingua franca there is music. For the diversity of the contest different languages are an enrichment. Most of the lyrics are not THAT important, that you ABSOLUTLY need to understand everything. But if I talk to you here, I need to be sure, you can understand me.

Besides, a counter question is not a good argument to the point I made. If a host country should not use a foreign language for their song, the logic would demand, that Austria has chosen a german song. If an english song is acceptable, than a french one would be too.

its not the point what is acceptable.... of course it is acceptable to sing songs in any language. its just really proven that songs in french are not very popular.... or can you name lets say five songs in french who had international chart positions in the past years? though there are real good french musicians in the french charts..... why should austria send a song with french lyrics most people dont understand, there is just no point. even papi realized that.....

 

[Sammy]

No.
That is the point exacly.
English is an international language.

French also is.

No one will find it strange if you have a song in english.

just because a lot of people think something this is not a valid argument.

Of course the best would be german, but you didnt have.

Oh, we had! Folkshilfe was - at least partly - singing in german. Even in dialect.

Romania in 2012 was in spanish,but its a relative language to theirs.
French language & Austria are two different things.

The Romania-argument is not valid, cause the average romanian does not speak nor understand spanish. And german and french are also related - both indogermanic languages. But let's not get into those off-topic linguistic analysis.
A lot of Austrians speak french - it's the second foreign language taught in schools. So, that's nothing completely alien to Austrians.

I just went into all of your arguments for the fun of arguing though. (Hopefully I didn't annoy you )
Of course I see your point - it would have been unusual for Austria to have a different language if not english. But - unusual things tend to be more interesting than usual ones. Therefore, I would have been in favor.

 

[Sammy]

its not the point what is acceptable.... of course it is acceptable to sing songs in any language. its just really proven that songs in french are not very popular.... or can you name lets say five songs in french who had international chart positions in the past years? though there are real good french musicians in the french charts..... why should austria send a song with french lyrics most people dont understand, there is just no point. even papi realized that.....

True - I just tried and got only four (Stromae, ZAZ, Indila and Mika).
why should Austria send one? Because that would be something different!
And because I liked it.

 

[RevNet]

THE GOOD

-This is a very good soul-pop song, kind of like what a young Bob Seger would do.
-The singer has really good, soulful vocals, the type you need for this genre. The instrumentals do their part, too.

THE BAD

-Nothing of note to say here.

THE VERDICT

This is a somewhat memorable song. Do I see it winning? Maybe, maybe not. Regardless, it is a very good song. 10 points

 

[Sim]

It's not really my cup of tea....

5 points for now

 

[marty]

THE VERDICT

This is a somewhat memorable song. I do see it going to the Final. Where it places after that is up in the air. 10 points[/QUOTE]

this song is in the final already ;-)

 

[RevNet]

THE VERDICT

This is a somewhat memorable song. I do see it going to the Final. Where it places after that is up in the air. 10 points

this song is in the final already ;-)[/QUOTE]

Yes, I know. I don't know what it is about me assuming that every song is in a fight to get into the Final. I have edited that part out now.

 

[CPV4931]

Not a bad song from Austria and a deserved winner of yesterday´s NF.
I think, Austria can do well in the Grand Final with the right performance.

 

[Mlyn]

Woohoo, new Eurovision powerhouse under construction .......

 

[Nikkita]

I'm sure i've seen the ''fire on piano'' action before. The song is pretty good but not something i'd root for. Still 10 points.

 

[sigi]

A interesting fact is that Jimmy Harry wrote both superfinal songs: "I am Yours" and "Feel Alive"....

Jimmy Harry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia