Iceland // WV 190: aYia - New Moon

[ShoeFlo]

Ísland


No. of Participations – 134
First Participation – WV 01
No. of Wins – 6 (WV 10, 45, 104, 120, 144, 172)
No. of Qualifications – 87 (65%)


Whiteshoes Statistics


No. of Participations – 131
First Participation – WV 39
No. of wins – 6 (WV 45, 103, 120, 139, 154, 172)
Worst Result - 21st out of 22 in SF (WV 156)
No. of Qualifications – 91 (69%)


WV 176 Entry:

Toneron - Life

whiteshoes:

WV 39 || Semifinal: 16th - 047 points | Final: DNQ - DNQ pts || Árstiðir - Á meðan jörðin sefur

WV 40 || Semifinal: 15th - 053 points | Final: DNQ - DNQ pts || Sin fang - Look at the light

WV 41 || Semifinal: 15th - 052 points | Final: DNQ - DNQ pts || I svörtum fötum - Paradís

WV 42 || Semifinal: 03rd - 093 points | Final: 08th - 141 pts || Of Monsters and Men - Dirty Paws

WV 43 || Semifinal: 20th - 042 points | Final: DNQ - DNQ pts || Skálmöld - Kvaðning

WV 44 || Semifinal: 04th - 092 points | Final: 12th - 126 pts || Ólafur Arnalds ft. Haukur Heiðar Hauksson - A hundred reasons

WV 45 || Semifinal: 07th - 073 points | Final: 01st - 191 pts || Kaleo - Vor í Vaglaskógi

WV 46 || Semifinal: PREQUALIFIER| Final: 21st - 095 pts || Agent Fresco - Dark Water

WV 47 || Semifinal: 11th - 064 points | Final: 26th - 082 pts || Dikta - Thank You

WV 48 || Semifinal: 15th - 051 points | Final: 21st - 093 pts || Jónsi - Tornado

WV 49 || Semifinal: 04th - 100 points | Final: 19th - 095 pts || Ásgeir - Dýrð i dauðaþögn

WV 50 || Semifinal: 03th - 109 points | Final: 08th - 144 pts || Thorsteinn Einarsson - Leya

WV 51 || Semifinal: 17th - 047 points | Final: DNQ - DNQ pts || Tilbury - Tenderloin

WV 52 || Semifinal: 11th - 065 points | Final: 06th - 155 pts || Sigur Rós - Hoppipolla

WV 53 || Semifinal: 02nd - 109 points | Final: 08th - 141 pts || Low Roar - Friends Make Garbage

WV 54 || Semifinal: 06th - 068 points | Final: 26th - 076 pts || Rökkurró - Sjónarspil

WV 55 || Semifinal: 15th - 051 points | Final: DNQ - DNQ pts || Ásgeir - Hærra

WV 56 || Semifinal: 15th - 051 points | Final: 05th - 164 pts || Ólafur Arnalds - Fyrsta

WV 57 || Semifinal: 01st - 091 points | Final: 09th - 141 pts || Árstiðir - Himinhvel

Stäwen:

WV 58 || Semifinal: TBA | Final: DNQ - DNQ pts || Svala - The Real Me

WV 59 || Semifinal: TBA | Final: DNQ - DNQ pts || Jón ft. Haffi Haff - Hljómsveitin Jón

WV 60 || Semifinal: TBA | Final: DNQ - DNQ pts || Sniglabandið - Britney

WV 61 || Semifinal: TBA | Final: DNQ - DNQ pts || Thorunn Antonia - Too Late

WV 62 || Semifinal: TBA | Final: DNQ - DNQ pts || Unnur Eggerts - Stólin Augnablik

WV 63 || Semifinal: TBA | Final: DNQ - DNQ pts || GusGus- Over

WV 64 || Semifinal: TBA | Final: DNQ - DNQ pts || JFM ft. Steed Lord - Viva la Brea

WV 65 || Semifinal: TBA | Final: 22nd - ??? pts || Rok & Yohanna - Find a Better Man

whiteshoes:

WV 66 || Semifinal: 08th - 061 pts | Final: 15th - 133 pts || Sólstafir - Miðaftann

WV 67 || Semifinal: 05th - 075 pts | Final: 18th - 119 pts || Rökkurró - Svanur

WV 68 || Semifinal: 10th - 062 pts | Final: DNQ - DNQ pts || John Grant - Global Warming

WV 69 || Semifinal: 14th - 052 pts | Final: 18th - 125 pts || Brunaliðið - Ástarsorg

WV 70 || Semifinal: no idea - no idea | Final: 13th - many pts || Sigur Rós - Starálfur

WV 71 || Semifinal: 07th - 076 pts | Final: 18th - 127 pts || Júníus Meyvant - Color Decay

WV 72 || Semifinal: 02nd - 081 pts | Final: 18th - 117 pts || Mono Town - In The Eye of the Storm

WV 73 || Semifinal: 04th - 082 pts | Final: 2nd - 174 pts || Árstíðir - Ró

WV 74 || Semifinal: 10th - 061 pts | Final: 6th - 162 pts || Sigur Rós - Dauðalogn

WV 75 || Semifinal: 17th - 043 pts | Final: DNQ - DNQ pts || Mammút - Ströndin

WV 76 || Semifinal: 1st - 093 pts | Final: 2nd - 224 pts || Kaleo - Way Down We Go

WV 77 || Semifinal: ??? - ??? | Final: 8th - ??? pts || CeaseTone - Humble History Song

WV 78 || Semifinal: ??? - ??? pts | Final: 3rd - ??? pts || Sin Fang, Sóley & Örver Smárason -
Random Haiku Generator

WV 79 || Semifinal: ??? - ??? pts | Final: ??? - ??? pts || Kontinuum - Í Gljúfradal

 

[Ringdalen]

Re: Iceland || WV 50: Thorsteinn Einarsson - Leya || SÖNGVAKEPPNIN 51 - PLEASE VOTE!

Eastern Norway have now voted

 

[DaFlo]

Re: Iceland || WV 50: Thorsteinn Einarsson - Leya || SÖNGVAKEPPNIN 51 - PLEASE VOTE!

Moscow voted.. more or less

 

[Krishoes]

Re: Iceland || WV 50: Thorsteinn Einarsson - Leya || SÖNGVAKEPPNIN 51 - PLEASE VOTE!

voted! xsalute

 

[Gabe]

Re: Iceland || NATIONAL FINAL: SÖNGVAKEPPNIN 51 - PLEASE VOTE!

I made this for you

 

[ShoeFlo]

Re: Iceland || NATIONAL FINAL: SÖNGVAKEPPNIN 51 - PLEASE VOTE!

Oh my god, this is so lovely

Big big thank you, I really appreciate

That you spend your time with doing a such a wonderful and mysterious banner for me and my favorite country

I guess I gotta return the favor one day

(btw, would be nice if you vote in my NF )

 

[Gabe]

Re: Iceland || NATIONAL FINAL: SÖNGVAKEPPNIN 51 - PLEASE VOTE!

You're welcome

 

[ShoeFlo]

Re: Iceland || Visione del mondo 51: ??????? - ??????????

Since 0 CET the voting period for Söngvakeppnin 51 is officially over and we got a winner.

The final ranking looks like this:
1. 43
2. 38
3. 30
4. 29

The winner is a "wire to wire" winner. It shared the lead with another song after the first voting, but then it got a huge voting by the next voter and took a lead which it never gave away. It was a pretty boring voting period because always when the ranking seemed to get tighter, I received a voting that pushed the number 1 forward again. So basically it had an advantage between 3 and 7 points to the 2nd place all the time and is consequently a worthy winner. I'm satisfied with this song winning. There are two songs that I like a bit more than the other two and the winner is one of it.

I wanna say thank you to the 13 persons who spended a part of their precious free time for listening to the four contenders, In my last big NF for WV Reykjavik 46 I got 11 voters so 13 is an improvement. I think there could have been more people but recently we had like 20 NFs at the same time and people gotta set priorities. For example, I didn't vote for Polish and Italian NF (and I'm sorry about that ) Under these circumstances I am happy with 13 voters (even though 13 is an unlucky number :? )

 

[Krishoes]

Re: Iceland || Visione del mondo 51: ??????? - ??????????

Visione del mondo

 

[Amir]

Re: Iceland || Visione del mondo 51: ??????? - ??????????

I'm sorry that I didn't vote.
I listened to all of the songs but none of them really convinced me tbh... >.<

 

[ShoeFlo]

Re: Iceland || Visione del mondo 51: Tilbury - Tenderloin

Ísland
Tilbury - Tenderloin

And the winner of Söngvakeppnin is.... *drum whirl* ... Tilbury! Congratulations
Once again a radical genre change from the mainstream Leya to this retro synth-indie-pop or whatever song I'm not good in ordering songs into genres sorry Whatever, it's so damn relaxing, with this slightly melancholic sound it makes me fading away and gives me a good feeling. I guess the RainyWoods deep inside of me awakes when I listen to the song. It's one of the songs I used to listen few years ago and forgot it later. I found it again when I looked through some playlist.

Tilbury has founded in 2010 and this song is from 2012. The drummer of this band Magnús Tryggvason was earlier active in Sin Fang, my act from WV 40

You might be confused about the video. It consists of snippets of an Icelandic low-budget (trashy) horror TV-movie from 1987 which is called "Tilbury" . I read contradictional informations about the plot. As far as I know the movie is set in 1940 when Iceland was occupied by British army. The main protagonist returns to Reykjavik to join the army or to improve his swimming skills. Or maybe he has to improve his swimming skills to be allowed to join the army. Whatever. He observes his former sweetheart or a girl he likes who has an affair with a british soldier. Later it turns out that this soldier is actually a monster. In the Icelandic folklore there exists a creature called "Tilberi" that looks like a worm and drinks the milk from cows and stuff like this. I think he might be this kind of monster. Even with this attempts of explanation many scenes in the movie seem to be bizarre, I guess I will try to watch this movie one day if I find a possibility


However, better set your focus on the great song than on the video. I hope you can enjoy like I do. I think this song gets better if you listen to it more often.
The lyrics is below. I dont think the song is really about a tenderloin, maybe only the first verse.

Is it ready or overdone, I never know
Gonna burn if you leave it on, to the bone
The smoke gets in your eyes, turn it off

When I try the alternative you pulled me down
Someones going to murder me, oh, no
Will you come and watch him take me down


It was never emergency, the way you roll
Then you cry on our way home
you wanted the silver, when you got the gold


Going over my memories, teasing me
Now I'm thinking of somebody, over the sea
Yes these were the best days, the place to be

I came up with a character, picking you up
We ran over an animal, had to speed up
And it messed up my character, cleaning it up
We must check the weather, before we take off

I like traveling on a train, it calms me down
I can focus on anything, my favorite thoughts
While watching the landscape fading out

Is it ready or overdone, I never know
Gonna burn if you leave it on, to the bone
The smoke gets in your eyes, turn it off


I came up with a character, picking you up
We ran over an animal, had to speed up
And it messed up my character, cleaning it up
We must check the weather, before we take off

​

 

[Krishoes]

Re: Iceland || Visione del mondo 51: Tilbury - Tenderloin

Glad this won! It was my favourite with Rokkurro

 

[JamieBrown]

Re: Iceland || Visione del mondo 51: Tilbury - Tenderloin

Glad this won! It was my favourite with Rokkurro

Funny I gave Mammút and Kaleo 3 points. But it was a great NF and all songs would've have chances for my top pointers

 

[ShoeFlo]

Re: Iceland || Visione del mondo 52: Returning artist! Brace yourself

As I feared before (cause this kind of song doesnt do well in a contest like this) this WV became a disaster for me and it's the first time I miss a final since edition 43. At least I reached the 17th place so it was actually close. With a luckier draw I would have reached the final but on the other hand the Reju results are not overwhelming for me either so I can't complain about bad luck regarding the draw.

I already started plannings for WV 52. Well, actually there isn't a lot to do, I already knew what to send before and the bad result in WV 51 didnt have any influence on it. After a disappointment looking ahead on the next contest is the best thing you can do. will be back, no doubt and hopefully stronger than before.

The band for WV 52 will consist of one person who already took part in WV before, so there will be a returning artist
BRACE YOURSELF

 

[JamieBrown]

Re: Iceland || Visione del mondo 52: Returning artist! Brace yourself

Did the band also take part before your era?

 

[ShoeFlo]

Re: Iceland || Visione del mondo 52: Returning artist! Brace yourself

Did the band also take part before your era?

Maybe

 

[Staewi]

Re: Iceland || Visione del mondo 52: Returning artist! Brace yourself

Unknown Artist

 

[ShoeFlo]

Re: Iceland || Visione del mondo 52: Returning artist! Brace yourself

A little hint for the band that will represent Iceland in WV 52

The band's name contains this beautiful flower:

 

[JamieBrown]

Re: Iceland || Visione del mondo 52: Returning artist! Brace yourself

As you already said it will be one of my favourite songs I smell maaaaaaany points for Iceland

 

[ShoeFlo]

Re: Iceland || Visione del mondo 52: Sigur Rós - Hoppipolla

Ísland
Sigur Rós - Hoppipolla

When people think on artists from Iceland, they might think on some ESC artists, on Björk, on Of Monsters and Men - or on Sigur Rós. It took me 14 editions until I decide to send the most popular band from Iceland to the WV. I have a broad knowledge about the Iceland Music industry, so there were several other great artists I wanted to send before. Moreover, I didn't wanna send such a beautiful song like Hoppipolla too early.
Sigur Rós already participated before with "Varuð" which is also in my Top 5 of favorite Sigur Ros songs, some people will remember. I dont because it was far before I joined the WV In WV 48 I already sent Sigur Rós' lead singer Jónsi with his touching song "Tornado" which was unfortunately criminally underrated in the final. However, Hoppipolla is a special song and I'm optimistic that it will be liked by many people here.

I wouldn't be surprised if some people already knew the song "Hoppipolla" before. It was used in advertisements and in the trailer of the BBC series "Planet Earth" and got famous and reached the 24th place in the British charts in 2005. A (horrible) sample of this song called "Poppiholla" by Chicane even reached 7th place in the Britsh charts 4 years later.
Later on it was used in movies like "We bought a zoo" or as a trailer song of "Slumdog Millionaire" and it appeared in several commercials and videos or as background song for TV shows.

Why did I chose the Planet Earth trailer instead of the Official Video? Well, I just love the synthesis of the captivating landscapes and the epic instrumentals in this song. Moreover if I'm not wrong this version has higher volume than the official video I found on youtube and this is a song thatt gets better the louder you listen to it.
The official video is great and cute. It's about a group of seniors who behave like children, strolling through the streets, doing pranks like prank buzzing and jumping into poodles ("jumping into poodles" = Hoppipolla). Later on they meet another wild senior gang and the two gangs start fighting against each other Very funny, I highly recommend you to watch it as well.

Here is the lyrics:

Brosandi
Hendumst í hringi
Höldumst í hendur
Allur heimurinn óskýr
Nema þú stendur


Rennblautur
Allur rennvotur
Engin gúmmístígvél
Hlaupandi inn í okkur
Vill springa út úr skel


Vindurinn
Og útilykt af hárinu þínu
Eg lamdi eins fast og ég get
Með nefinu mínu



Hoppípolla
I engum stígvélum
Allur rennvotur (rennblautur)
I engum stígvélum

Og ég fæ blóðnasir
En ég stend alltaf upp
(Hopelandic)*


Og ég fæ blóðnasir
Og ég stend alltaf upp
(Hopelandic)


*"Hopelandic" (actually "Vonlenska") is an gabberish language that Jonsi uses just for the sound, to have a great harmony of vocals and instrumentals

English Translation:

Smiling
Spinning 'round and 'round
Holding hands
The whole world a blur
But you are standing


Soaked
Completely drenched
No rubber boots
Running in us
Want to erupt from a shell

Wind in
Aand outdoor smell of your hair
I hit as fast as I could
With my nose


Hopping into puddles
Completely drenched
Soaked
With no boots on


And I get nosebleed
But I always get up
(Hopelandic)


And I get nosebleed
But I always get up
(Hopelandic)


​

 

[lavieenrose]

Re: Iceland || Visione del mondo 52: Sigur Rós - Hoppipolla

Amazing song