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LITHUANIA 2013 - Andrius Pojavis - Something

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I can't find "Something" and "I'll Carry You" (the last 2 entries) yet. I hope that they'll upload them soon.
 

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Vudis & Samanta Tina - Hey chaki mama

The verses are too forgettable, but the chorus sounds really great! I don't like Samanta's way of behaving on stage, but I anyway prefer her over the male part of this duet. He's just plain boring. Raping intermezzo isn't really good either, it would be better to cut it out. I would also change the styling. Samanta looks like a Jessie J wannabe. The vocals are good though and the song already grew on me. I think that it deserves to qualify to the SF.

8/10 = 3rd place

Vincentas Linkevicius - Dance The Night

I like his voice, but the song just doesn't stand out in any way. It isn't especially good nor especially bad, it's just somewhere in the middle of the road. The chorus should "wow" me, but the problem is that nothing happens. It's too bland, really. It's good that they put some effort into the stage performance, but I'm not sure that I like the end result. Another positive thing is a key change :lol:, but it doesn't add anything to the song.

4/10 = 7th place

Gabrielius Vagelis - Sacrifice

Wow, what a great voice! The beginning sounded promising and the continuation didn't dissapoint me at all. It's a great song, I'm soo in love with it! As far as I'm concerned, they can call the NF off and just send this song to Malmö. Verses are good and the chorus really "wows" you and that's the thing that's missing in most of the other songs. The little climax in the end really adds to the song as a whole. "Sacrifice" is the first really proffesional song of this NF and it surely deserves to qualify to the SF. And than to F. And than (well, it depends on other songs that will be presented later) maybe to ESC!

9.5/10 = 1st place

Ugne Smile - Call To Your Mum

Somebody should tell this girl that the screechy voice she makes when she takes a breath or ends the note isn't cool. It actually bothers me very much, because it's hard for me to concentrate on the actual melody. The song, however, starts off nicelly, but the chorus is a little bit of a let down. It doesn't give me anything special, anything that would make me want to listen to this song again. Therefore, I'm not too impressed, but I must say that I really like the guitar solo. At least something. Oh, another thing: is the drummer wearing fake tattoo sleeves?

6/10 = 5th place

Saules Briolai - Loreen

First of all, I really like his voice, because it suits a cute song like this one perfectly! Another thing that I really like is the stage performance. In songs like "Loreen" there's a big danger of overreacting on stage, but these guys aren't. They are being funny in a very simple, yet charming way. And "charming" is a word that I could use if I had to describe the song (and performance) with only one word. I don't think that it's a winner though, but it's really good! It's one of the most cheer-up songs I've ever heard in ESC preselections and that IS a good thing. Of course, it has some flaws as well - the biggest are some parts of the lyrics. This song would be even more charming if they changed the lyrics a little bit. I mean, "Loreen, I wanna be your son". Really? Aren't you a little bit too old? They could easily change the theme and make it something like "I want to be your husband" or "I want to marry you" or "Would you go out with me", I don't know, but there are really plenty other options.

8.5/10 = 2nd place

Valerija Injinaite - Taip noriu vėl

Kudos for using Lithuanian! But this doesn't mean much if the song's bad and that's exactly the case, I'm afraid. I mean, I can't say that it's the worst song I've ever heard, but it's definitely not my cup of tea. I just don't get it.

3/10 = 8th place

Andrius Pojavis - Something

A singing wizard, great! Well, actually, not so great. It's weird to see this styling together with an uptempo song like this one. The verses
are pretty bland, even boring maybe, but the chorus really surprised me. It's actually very good! Not the best song, the best voice or the best stage performance of this night, but it deserves a place in the upper half.

7.5/10 = 4th place

Julia Jegorova - I’ll Carry You

A great voice and a song that starts off really nicely. The chorus is a huge let down though, I must say. I think that the author kind of overcomplicated it and the consequence is that it just doesn't work as a whole. I don't know, I expected a lot from this song, but I guess that my expectations were too high. Climaxes are usually my favourite parts of songs, but this one is just too overdone. She's trying to show everything she can do with her voice (actually even more, because her voice really shook at some point) and it just doesn't suit a song like this one. I'm dissapointed.

5.5/10 = 6th place
 

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Saules Briolai - Loreen

First of all, I really like his voice, because it suits a cute song like this one perfectly! Another thing that I really like is the stage performance. In songs like "Loreen" there's a big danger of overreacting on stage, but these guys aren't. They are being funny in a very simple, yet charming way. And "charming" is a word that I could use if I had to describe the song (and performance) with only one word. I don't think that it's a winner though, but it's really good! It's one of the most cheer-up songs I've ever heard in ESC preselections and that IS a good thing. Of course, it has some flaws as well - the biggest are some parts of the lyrics. This song would be even more charming if they changed the lyrics a little bit. I mean, "Loreen, I wanna be your son". Really? Aren't you a little bit too old? They could easily change the theme and make it something like "I want to be your husband" or "I want to marry you" or "Would you go out with me", I don't know, but there are really plenty other options.

8.5/10 = 2nd place

Haha, obviously it must originally have been "Loreen, I wanna be your man" and "I will do everything for you". He just chicken out, afraid people would laugh. :lol: So instead of a crazy mad and funny Loreen tribute, they kind of turned it in to a ... well, pretty weird immature mocking of her or what? :(

Or mocking of her more or less over the top devoted fans :mad: (oh that's me :oops:) :mrgreen:
 

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I wonder about Vincentas Linkevicius - Dance The Night. The crucial thing is if he produced/written the music himself or if it was given to him by a manager/record company. The synth base reminded me of the fabulous base in Madonna's Sorry and I liked the Michael Jackson disco touches during the verses. It didn't at all appear copied though. This song was the only one I thought was produced with some brains. Question is, Vincentas Linkevicius brains or some others? The song could also make use of some edges, like a more powerful base for example.

His performances sucked big time yesterday. I'd say ditch the dancers and the dance moves. Where did this guy go?
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And for me, it is pretty crucial if he was given the music by some others.
 

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Hmm most contemporary acts (especially in ESC) doesn't write their own music? I mean look at Loreen for instance, she didn't have any creative input in 'Euphoria', so not sure what you're trying to say?
 

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Hmm most contemporary acts (especially in ESC) doesn't write their own music? I mean look at Loreen for instance, she didn't have any creative input in 'Euphoria', so not sure what you're trying to say?

Oh Loreen didn't write but produced Euphoria pretty much in every detail. She also had a clear artist identity before entering Melodifestivalen. What I mean is: If Vincentas Linkevicius really is the talent behind the song, he deserves all support he can get. If he's not, it's just forgettable.
 

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What I mean is: If Vincentas Linkevicius really is the talant behind the song, he deserves all support he can get. If he's not, it's just forgettable.

I always support singers that write their songs by themselves, but we shouldn't judge / rate the song differently because of that. It's true, it can be easier for singers to identify with the song and to put emotions into the performance, but the song is still the same. We can give the singers kudos for songwriting, but in the end, it doesn't really matter who's the author. What matters the most is whether the song is good or not.

And I don't think that the common viewers really notice such things anyway ...
 

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Oh Loreen didn't write but produced Euphoria pretty much in every detail. She also had a clear artist identity before entering Melodifestivalen. What I mean is: If Vincentas Linkevicius really is the talent behind the song, he deserves all support he can get. If he's not, it's just forgettable.

Sorry to disappoint but Loreen is not a writer, producer nor composer of 'Euphoria'. I don't doubt her talent and that the is visually artistic though, but she's not by any means the brain behind that song in particular. However she did in fact contribute to the majority of the songs on her debut album, so without a doubt she is a creative force, just not when it comes to that song alone.

Well, I tend to personally separate artists from performers or singers, and I guess we agree here if I got your comment correctly. To me an artist need to be a part of the creative process, not just performing or singing songs made by others. I mean anyone could do the latter, but artistry for me is to actually create something. But I also agree with Kryptonite that in the end of the day what's important is the song, if it's good it's good regardless of who created it, and if it's bad it's bad regardless. An artist creating bad songs is not really better than a singer/performer performing a good song.

So if you pick on signers/performers not performing their own stuff in ESC, then unfortunately that would be the majority of the entrants then, and if that's what needed to like the songs then there's not many songs left to like in this contest :lol:
 

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I always support singers that write their songs by themselves, but we shouldn't judge / rate the song differently because of that. It's true, it can be easier for singers to identify with the song and to put emotions into the performance, but the song is still the same. We can give the singers kudos for songwriting, but in the end, it doesn't really matter who's the author. What matters the most is whether the song is good or not.

And I don't think that the common viewers really notice such things anyway ...

But for me it is important. You hear a song in association to Eurovision and think: Well, that was pretty good. Then you hear it live with the artist and he/she ruins it completely. What do you do? Ditch him/her immediately or tries to see the positive, hoping for another chance? I need something to convince myself to continue supporting the artist. :)

Outside Eurovision there are other rules however! :D
 

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There were a lot of The Voice Of Lithuania participants in this round -
Vincentas Linkevičius:
audition; battle against Giedrė Smolskaitė; final song; final song 2
Gabrielius Vagelis:
audition; battle against Kristupas Bubmelis; final song; final song 2
Valerija Iljinaitė (Valery):
audition; battle against Darius Kairys; final song; final song 2 ; Fairytale with Alexander Rybak
aaand Julija Jegorova, which won it.
audition; battle against Laura Jonušaitė; final 1; final 2
 

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I always support singers that write their songs by themselves
Vincentas Linkevičius song ''Dance The Night'' music wrote Mindaugas Lapinskas, and text wrote Eglė Petrošiūtė. So it is not written by him. ;)

oh, and LRT posted recap of all songs
 

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Sorry to disappoint but Loreen is not a writer, producer nor composer of 'Euphoria'. I don't doubt her talent and that the is visually artistic though, but she's not by any means the brain behind that song in particular. However she did in fact contribute to the majority of the songs on her debut album, so without a doubt she is a creative force, just not when it comes to that song alone.

Well, I tend to personally separate artists from performers or singers, and I guess we agree here if I got your comment correctly. To me an artist need to be a part of the creative process, not just performing or singing songs made by others. I mean anyone could do the latter, but artistry for me is to actually create something. But I also agree with Kryptonite that in the end of the day what's important is the song, if it's good it's good regardless of who created it, and if it's bad it's bad regardless. An artist creating bad songs is not really better than a singer/performer performing a good song.

So if you pick on signers/performers not performing their own stuff in ESC, then unfortunately that would be the majority of the entrants then, and if that's what needed to like the songs then there's not many songs left to like in this contest :lol:

Precisely! And the question here was despite a terrible performance, does he deserve continue support?

But with Euphoria you are wrong. Official producers are Peter Boström and SeventyEight, but Loreen have told the story how the song was transformed from a rather average schlager song to what it became. She (and many others) is part of every bit of it. On top of that we have the visual appearance for which in Euphoria's case is at least equal in importance as the song production. She was given a song, she took it and transformed it to something she could perform as part of her artistry.
 

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But for me it is important. You hear a song in association to Eurovision and think: Well, that was pretty good. Then you hear it live with the artist and he/she ruins it completely. What do you do? Ditch him/her immediately or tries to see the positive, hoping for another chance? I need something to convince myself to continue supporting the artist. :)

Outside Eurovision there are other rules however! :D

Hmm, I'm not saying it's unimportant, I've got much more respect for artists than just singers/performers, however if I like a song (or dislike) I'm not going to start disliking it (or like it) with the knowledge of the singers input in it, because it's not really changing whether the song is good or bad imo.

So you talk about the live performance of a song now? xshrug
 

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Precisely! And the question here was despite a terrible performance, does he deserve continue support?

But with Euphoria you are wrong. Official producers are Peter Boström and SeventyEight, but Loreen have told the story how the song was transformed from a rather average schlager song to what it became. She (and many others) is part of every bit of it. On top of that we have the visual appearance for which in Euphoria's case is at least equal in importance as the song production. She was given a song, she took it and transformed it to something she could perform as part of her artistry.

I thought you talked about input and not the performance? I'm a bit confused now xshrug

Look, no artist 'sell' their work for free, if she in fact had an input in the writing or production, she would be credited like on those other songs on her album where her name is actually attached, afterall that's where the money is and also that's where the integrity is as an artist, you just don't give away your input for free and give all credit to others.

As for visuals, I never questioned her talent as a visual artist (and of course she's a great vocalist aswell), but even the visuals and performance had its own choreographer and design team behind it.
 

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But for me it is important. You hear a song in association to Eurovision and think: Well, that was pretty good. Then you hear it live with the artist and he/she ruins it completely. What do you do? Ditch him/her immediately or tries to see the positive, hoping for another chance? I need something to convince myself to continue supporting the artist. :)

Oh, I get your point now - you're searching for positive things. Well, writing your own song is definitely a positive thing, but I wouldn't go as far and say that if HE wrote a song it's good, but if HE DIDN'T it's not. The song is still the same and the quality (therefore) stays the same as well. If it's forgettable, it's forgettable - regardless of who wrote it.
 

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I thought you talked about input and not the performance? I'm a bit confused now xshrug

Look, no artist 'sell' their work for free, if she in fact had an input in the writing or production, she would be credited like on those other songs on her album where her name is actually attached, afterall that's where the money is and also that's where the integrity is as an artist, you just don't give away your input for free and give all credit to others.

As for visuals, I never questioned her talent as a visual artist (and of course she's a great vocalist aswell), but even the visuals and performance had its own choreographer and design team behind it.

Let's say Loreen a year ago when all the work with Euphoria was done, was in a completely different position than she is today. And a big LOL, I don't believe for a minute Peter Boström is the brain behind Euphoria, hahaha. She hesitated to participate a long time and when she finally accepted, it was on terms of "complete freedom" to perform according to her own preferences, her choices of co-workers e.g. Ambra Succi. "Rumours" are she drove Christer Björkman to "madness" during the process. But surely you have heard this story before? It has been told over and over again in the news since Melodifestivalen final.
 
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