France FRANCE 2018 - Madame Monsieur - Mercy

[ory26]

See in their instagram page, music video of Mercy will be out friday.

 

[John1]

See in their instagram page, music video of Mercy will be out friday.

I'm grateful towards all of you, thanks.

 

[Marvelous]

I don't think there will be any revamp. Maybe they're just going to do something with the bridge ?

 

[John1]

I don't think there will be any revamp. Maybe they're just going to do something with the bridge ?

omg I hope they're gonna include a verse, which would be performed in English.

 

[hawadharma]

omg I hope they're gonna include a verse, which would be performed in English.

No!!! The song is perfect in French.. I beg them to leave this song alone

 

[John1]

No!!! The song is perfect in French.. I beg them to leave this song alone

One or two line(s) then?

 

[Marvelous]

Oh not that english shit again.
I was talking about that the first bridge that is not present in the Eurovision version.

 

[esc87fan]

I don't think putting some parts in English will work in this case, it's fine just the way it is

 

[Lupus]

I seriously hope they don't go down the random English route again, but given the past few years, I fear it's almost inevitable.

 

[John1]

Why is drowning in the odds? They were even 12nd a few days ago...

 

[Citelis]

Well i don't expect a good result for France! Every year people like France's entry and every year it is not finishing in a good place!

 

[Simon87]

I tried to like it
I am a huge lover of french language
7pts only because its in french, but its really really hard for me to connect with the song dunno why

 

[mauve]

The song structure seems to me too simple and facile, when regarding the fact that the song lyrics have a deep theme. To me music and lyrics don't connect.

 

[esc87fan]

The odds mean squat, it's what happens on the night that counts the most. I still think France has a good shot

 

[tvfan]

Music video (the studio version not the 3 minutes one) :

 

[mauve]

Thank you for the video! Even when I don't like the song much, I enjoyed the video. I like the idea that they included different cities/countries to show the refugees trying to "arrive" emotionally at different places.

 

[hawadharma]

Music video (the studio version not the 3 minutes one) :

I really like the music video, very well done!
This is what I meant when I said a video should have a proper storyboard and artistic treatment (refer my comment on Greece's MV).
Looks like a lot of thought has been given before they shoot the video.

Love how the MV featured people of different ethnicities wearing life vests and gold blankets.
It really accentuates the message of peace and human rights.

Madame Monsieur kept their style consistent with their live stage performance, simple yet strong.

Plus point - no English verse added to the song. And it is the first time I heard the full studio version and it is still amazing.

Verdict: Music - 9.5/10, Video: 9/10

 

[JonnyWest]

I very surprised to see this so low in the odds, reminds of 2016 where I thought to myself that the bookies were completely overlooking Jamala

 

[John1]

I very surprised to see this so low in the odds, reminds of 2016 where I thought to myself that the bookies were completely overlooking Jamala

How did Jamala place in the betting odds before the rehearsals?

 

[4815162342]

How did Jamala place in the betting odds before the rehearsals?

The evening before rehearsals started.. odds on betfair were:

Russia 3.20
France 4.4
Sweden 17.5
Australia 19
Malta 23
Bulgaria 25
Ukraine 30
Italy 34
Latvia 34
Serbia 36
Armenia 36
Czech Republic 50
Others 50+