Germany GERMANY 2018 - Michael Schulte - You Let Me Walk Alone

[EscGeek]

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Donnawedda also uses a sample of "Zillertaler Hochzeitsmarsch", so that's out of question as well sadly

thanks for the info

the original song above sucks so bad (or i just hate the genre) and yet Voxxclub made it fun and entertaining!
and that's why i love these guys

 

[Franzilein]

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thanks for the info

the original song above sucks so bad (or i just hate the genre) and yet Voxxclub made it fun and entertaining!
and that's why i love these guys

Whut, alpine folk music is awesome!

But yes, I agree, they're super fun, especially live

 

[EscGeek]

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Whut, alpine folk music is awesome!

Many people here in slovenia think so too...hence Narodnozabavni rock

But i only like the ones with a techno touch to it like this(and you can even hear it in german)
bonus track: Raay and Marjetka at the start of their careers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q2nuFM_uHI

 

[Gordon_Shumway]

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I really really want Voxxclub to represent Germany. I'm really not the person to listen to this genre. But... it's different and to me it totally suits Eurovision.
To be honest I can't stand Schlager at all, but... I would totally support sending it to Eurovision for once. It's absolutely refreshing, quite outstanding, it is not boring! And to me the absolutely worst have always been the songs that are plain boring. I prefer "cheap" fun songs over "Perfect Life" or "Ghost", which just make me fall asleep, by far. We just need attention. You don't have to become a fan of the actual song and put it in your favourite playlist or play it in your car when you come home from work. It's not about quality music. It's about the show. And... is there really a German who aims for winning Eurovision? Our results have been horrible recently. So what is there to lose? I just beg for a change. Please, I don't want to see another young woman with an average boring song. It's not enough if people find it "decent". The songs need to stay in memory.
And yeah... Eurovision is not supposed to be taken too seriously. It is not purely about quality content, the colorful mess is what makes the most people love Eurovision. (...) Fun > Quality.

NO, NO, NO and one more time NO, especially to the parts highlighted with bold letters.
I deeply disagree with your opinion.
This Bavarian subculture consisting of drunk Oktoberfest-visitors wearing leather trousers does NOT represent Germany or German culture. And sending such a party combo to the ESC would be a slap in the face of those many musically talented people that exist in Germany as well. Of course I tolerate your "fun over quality no matter what" attitude, but I hope you respect my point of view as well: I want to hear musical quality, not some party event where the alcohol level of the audience decides about the voting.

 

[Realest]

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New Comment from Thomas Schreiber:

Liebe Fans und Blogger –

Moderation geben wir Montag oder Dienstag bekannt (Pressemeldung muß noch abgestimmt werden; hat sich krankheits- und ferienbedingt verzögert).
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Song Writing Camp findet Mittwoch bis Freitag in Berlin statt. Song Writing findet auch außerhalb und nach dem Camp statt, das Datum, wann die finale Entscheidung über den jeweiligen Song getroffen wird, legen wir derzeit in Abstimmung mit allen Beteiligten fest.
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Herzlich
TS
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Showablauf kommt später.

 

[Stiven]

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New Comment from Thomas Schreiber:
Liebe Fans und Blogger –

Moderation geben wir Montag oder Dienstag bekannt (Pressemeldung muß noch abgestimmt werden; hat sich krankheits- und ferienbedingt verzögert).
.
Song Writing Camp findet Mittwoch bis Freitag in Berlin statt. Song Writing findet auch außerhalb und nach dem Camp statt, das Datum, wann die finale Entscheidung über den jeweiligen Song getroffen wird, legen wir derzeit in Abstimmung mit allen Beteiligten fest.
.
Herzlich
TS
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Showablauf kommt später.

Can Someone translate please.

 

[Realest]

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Can Someone translate please.

I thought that the german Language is easy to understand even without knowing it

It says that the Moderation of our NF will be revealed Monday or Tuesday. Next week Wednesday until Friday the Songwriting Camp for our Finalists will take place.
But the Final Decision which Song will be Sung by which Artist will take place later.

 

[JamieBrown]

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I thought that the german Language is easy to understand even without knowing it

I can relate to this, as I'm speaking English, Dutch, Afrikaans, Swedish and all other scandninavian languages fluently without knowing them. The perks of speaking a germanic language

 

[EscGeek]

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two years in high school with one hour per week is not enough

zwei jahre in *something* schule mit ein stunde *something* woche ist nicht *something*
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[Franzilein]

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Many people here in slovenia think so too...hence Narodnozabavni rock

But i only like the ones with a techno touch to it like this(and you can even hear it in german)
bonus track: Raay and Marjetka at the start of their careers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q2nuFM_uHI

Haha, amazing I actually like that combination, didn't know it was a thing in Slovenia as well!

So are you also invested in Die Woodys?

 

[EscGeek]

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I love Die Woodys... Most of songs that became a meme are super-duper mega amazing

la la la la la la la la la la xsing

 

[Jasi]

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NO, NO, NO and one more time NO, especially to the parts highlighted with bold letters.
I deeply disagree with your opinion.
This Bavarian subculture consisting of drunk Oktoberfest-visitors wearing leather trousers does NOT represent Germany or German culture. And sending such a party combo to the ESC would be a slap in the face of those many musically talented people that exist in Germany as well. Of course I tolerate your "fun over quality no matter what" attitude, but I hope you respect my point of view as well: I want to hear musical quality, not some party event where the alcohol level of the audience decides about the voting.

Of course I respect your opinion!
I also understand that some Germans might feel offended being represented by a group that promotes such stereotypes. I'm German myself, I never went to the Oktoberfest and know no one personally who did. I neither own a Dirndl nor do I even like beer (which, ok, most Germans do I suppose). I've never seen a single person wearing Lederhosen in my whole life. But I expect the modern European to know that 99.5% of us are not like this. And if someone thinks otherwise, well... I don't care
And I don't have a "fun over quality no matter what"-attitude. Maybe "fun > quality" wasn't the most appropriate way to express my opinion. I also said that if there will be a stunning ballad that excites me like e.g. "A Monster Like Me" or "Quédate Conmigo" did, I would totally support it. Really the only thing I'm asking for is change. Nothing would be worse for me than another woman with another boring song. Do you consider "Perfect Life" and "Black Smoke" as quality? I respect if you do, maybe you want more "safe" songs like these for the next ten years, but personally I couldn't stand a song similar to those. Not a trace of entertainment to me.
I also have quite high hopes for Michael Schulte. If he, or any of the other participants, will show an amazing performance, I would have a new favourite for sure. But another "safe" entry that no one really hates but neither loves... no thanks. Voxxclub would be sooo entertaining to me. A looot of Germans would be ashamed, I think that's safe to say. This happens every year and with Voxxclub it might be even more extreme. But yeah, I'm just stating my personal opinion and I hope for something different, something no one expects. I'd also be down for sending Rammstein (out of question of course) even though I don't like this kind of music in general.

Also it's a fact that many Germans actually enjoy Schlager or Volksmusik. I DON'T. I'm a daughter of a man obsessed with Helene Fischer and I suffer A LOT . I can't stand this music. But for some reason I wouldn't mind having it at Eurovision for once. I never felt represented in my taste in music by Germany anyway But at least Voxxclub would be something we haven't had in a decade and I'm sure they would bring a smile to many faces. It's not possible to take everyone's taste in regard anyway.
Quality is great of course, but nothing is worse than boredom. (I also kind of miss Serhat )

 

[Gordon_Shumway]

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[MENTION=15130]Jasi[/MENTION]
Thanks for your detailed statement. I would also like some change, but I am not willing to pay any price for it. And "Voxxclub" would make things even worse than unsuccessful entries of the previous years, in my opinion.
We could really start solving the core problem by putting much, much more time and effort in finding a good song. Instead we have again a list of singers or "artists" before anyone knows or cares about the songs they could present. And that is what makes me think that the organizers did not learn from the previous national finals.

 

[CC92]

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Judging the finalists by their previous work, it is very easy to think of VoXXclub as the most promising choice.

Donnawedda also uses a sample of "Zillertaler Hochzeitsmarsch", so that's out of question as well sadly

Not a music theorist, but if 2001 and 2008 got accepted there should be nothing to be said against this one either. Except that in case of a victory it'd probably make things worse for them on home soil.

 

[Mrm]

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[MENTION=8008]CC92[/MENTION]

Hi, dear CC!!

You remember me?

 

[CC92]

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[MENTION=8008]CC92[/MENTION]

Hi, dear CC!!

You remember me?

Of course, I do. Missing the good old esctoday times.

 

[Mrm]

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Of course, I do. Missing the good old esctoday times.

Yeah, we had a great time there..especially in 2009 when I was in "Prikhodko mood"! hahaha

But really glad to see you!

 

[Franzilein]

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Not a music theorist, but if 2001 and 2008 got accepted there should be nothing to be said against this one either. Except that in case of a victory it'd probably make things worse for them on home soil.

"The entering song is also not allowed to be a cover version, and is not allowed to sample another artist's work. All songs must be completely original in terms of songwriting and instrumentation [...]"
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest

I think it's pretty obvious that it wouldn't be allowed at the ESC, basically the whole chorus is sampled And not even the instrumentation differs that much from the original, it's almost the same genre. Chances are very slim.

 

[Realest]

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Our Hosts for the NF:

 

[ChrisOL]

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Tomorrow the songwriters taking part in the songwriting-camp will be revealed. The camp starts this Wednesday.