Portugal PORTUGAL 2018 - Cláudia Pascoal - O jardim
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It was hardly perfect or the ideal choice, but yes, Catarina was definitely the best of a very dreary and uninspired (a bit tired) bunch. Rooting for her atm, but hoping for something better.
Ok, this is the part where I get on my knees and beg.
*clicks fingers*
Please Portugal. Send Catarina. I didn't think that "Para Sorrir Eu Não Preciso de Nada" would be my favourite as I started watching it but I became fixated with the way Catarina was feeling the song. I was getting so into it that I was kind of shocked when it ended. The 3 minutes went so fast, structured "Suus" style with that one very long verse followed by two choruses. I love the sweetness of the melody coupled with the tender aching beauty of the vocals, and that surprise change of key in the closing line. The song is doing everything right for me. I adore it.
It was hardly perfect or the ideal choice, but yes, Catarina was definitely the best of a very dreary and uninspired (a bit tired) bunch. Rooting for her atm, but hoping for something better.
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Just heard the songs and I only liked 6!
But it seems a better semi-final.
“Voo das cegonhas” was a nice surprise. Wasn’t expecting that at all! Pretty good!
“All over again” looks amazing!!! But we all know ehere this is going with the jury
“Sobre nós” seem funkyish. Liked it!
“Canção do fim” why so sad Diogo?? Wasn’t exactly what I was hoping for. But it seems promising.
“O jardim” looks veeery good.
“”Sunset” liked it as well! But like “All over again” I’m afraid it won’t go anywhere.
The rest I couldn’t care less.
Just heard the songs and I only liked 6!
But it seems a better semi-final.
“Voo das cegonhas” was a nice surprise. Wasn’t expecting that at all! Pretty good!
“All over again” looks amazing!!! But we all know ehere this is going with the jury
“Sobre nós” seem funkyish. Liked it!
“Canção do fim” why so sad Diogo?? Wasn’t exactly what I was hoping for. But it seems promising.
“O jardim” looks veeery good.
“”Sunset” liked it as well! But like “All over again” I’m afraid it won’t go anywhere.
The rest I couldn’t care less.
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Yeah! I rather have Diogo than Janeiro. Diogo gave me goosebumps!
But I reaaaaally like “All over again” and “Voo das cegonhas”
I hope one of this wins. Or “Jardim”
Yeah! I rather have Diogo than Janeiro. Diogo gave me goosebumps!
But I reaaaaally like “All over again” and “Voo das cegonhas”
I hope one of this wins. Or “Jardim”
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Semi 2 snippets aren't grabbing me as much as last weeks. "Mensageira" and "Bandeira Azul" I feel I have a good chance to really like. "Canção do Fim" perhaps spoke to me clearest from these snippets, but the guys vocals are a bit too clear and perfect sounding for me. Not connecting with the vocals of a ballad is a huge problem for me. The composition sounds lush though. I wanted to scream here "come through queen" as I started listening to Capicua's song but we hear a tiny bit of the chorus and i'm unsure if it's heading where i'd like it to go. I'll keep the doors open for this one though as it could be stunning. Certainly love the vibe it's delivering in the verse.
Semi 2 snippets aren't grabbing me as much as last weeks. "Mensageira" and "Bandeira Azul" I feel I have a good chance to really like. "Canção do Fim" perhaps spoke to me clearest from these snippets, but the guys vocals are a bit too clear and perfect sounding for me. Not connecting with the vocals of a ballad is a huge problem for me. The composition sounds lush though. I wanted to scream here "come through queen" as I started listening to Capicua's song but we hear a tiny bit of the chorus and i'm unsure if it's heading where i'd like it to go. I'll keep the doors open for this one though as it could be stunning. Certainly love the vibe it's delivering in the verse.
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Yeah! I rather have Diogo than Janeiro. Diogo gave me goosebumps!
But I reaaaaally like “All over again” and “Voo das cegonhas”
I hope one of this wins. Or “Jardim”
Yeah! I rather have Diogo than Janeiro. Diogo gave me goosebumps!
But I reaaaaally like “All over again” and “Voo das cegonhas”
I hope one of this wins. Or “Jardim”
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Diogo's song sounds promising... seems to me it will grow more and they chose the calmest part of the song, we'll see!
Based on snippets I think this semifinal has better songs and is more diverse, tho many songs are from the same genre. I'll post my favs later
Diogo's song sounds promising... seems to me it will grow more and they chose the calmest part of the song, we'll see!
Based on snippets I think this semifinal has better songs and is more diverse, tho many songs are from the same genre. I'll post my favs later
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How could Piçarra's litle snippet give anyone goosebumps? It's just some basic notes sung slowly. I expect it might build from there, but atm i don't see anything in it... Hope people don't just get star struck and forget their own ears...
How could Piçarra's litle snippet give anyone goosebumps? It's just some basic notes sung slowly. I expect it might build from there, but atm i don't see anything in it... Hope people don't just get star struck and forget their own ears...
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Well, it gave me goosebumps and made me almost cry. And I don't even know what he sings about. Thank God, we are all different. The person in your avatar teached us a beautiful lesson last year, you don't need fireworks to touch someone's heart and soul.
Well, it gave me goosebumps and made me almost cry. And I don't even know what he sings about. Thank God, we are all different. The person in your avatar teached us a beautiful lesson last year, you don't need fireworks to touch someone's heart and soul.
JonnyWest
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Ohh I thought "Eu te amo" was lovely...
"Sem Medo" is decent, at least it wasn't Cid's song
Ohh
I thought "Eu te amo" was lovely..."Sem Medo" is decent, at least it wasn't Cid's song
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The second semi-final snippets are so strong! Seems like we'll have a better semi-final than yesterday. More variety, which was definitely needed. Hopefully people will still tune in next sunday.
"O voo das cegonhas", "All over again", "Canção do fim" and "Sunset" seem really good, but I think my favourite snippet was "O jardim"! Can't wait to see which way that song progresses. I think it will have a very emotional final chorus. Diogo's song sounds very interesting too but it's one of those hard to judge with just 45 seconds.
The second semi-final snippets are so strong! Seems like we'll have a better semi-final than yesterday. More variety, which was definitely needed. Hopefully people will still tune in next sunday.
"O voo das cegonhas", "All over again", "Canção do fim" and "Sunset" seem really good, but I think my favourite snippet was "O jardim"! Can't wait to see which way that song progresses. I think it will have a very emotional final chorus. Diogo's song sounds very interesting too but it's one of those hard to judge with just 45 seconds.
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I see some criticism among Portuguese fans, in particular. The truth is that in my opinion FDC has improved a lot since last year. It was a complete disaster before that. I can't see how Janeiro e a copy of Salvador. The songs are completely different and they inspire me completely different things and feelings. A poor version of Salvador, someone said. I don't consider him a version at all. He's got his own style and the song doesn't resemble "Amar pelos dois" in any point. They simply belong to the same genre, maybe the singers have a similar personality, but that's it, imo.
I see some criticism among Portuguese fans, in particular. The truth is that in my opinion FDC has improved a lot since last year. It was a complete disaster before that. I can't see how Janeiro e a copy of Salvador. The songs are completely different and they inspire me completely different things and feelings. A poor version of Salvador, someone said. I don't consider him a version at all. He's got his own style and the song doesn't resemble "Amar pelos dois" in any point. They simply belong to the same genre, maybe the singers have a similar personality, but that's it, imo.
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I never read anywhere janeiro was a copy of Salvador, that would be plagiarism and of course quite unacceptable. It is, as you say, in the same genre which incidentally is not such a common one at that in this contest. Plus they share a strange similarity in their voices, even when they speak. Impossible to hear one and not think of the other, specially so in the present context of FdC or Eurovision. As it happens every year and regarding every winning song and country, it is never a good idea, nor it is even very elegant, to repeat the formula, or to appear to be resembling it somehow. - That being said, of course the song is totally different, I know. The instrumental for instance is simply like day and night.
I never read anywhere janeiro was a copy of Salvador, that would be plagiarism and of course quite unacceptable. It is, as you say, in the same genre which incidentally is not such a common one at that in this contest. Plus they share a strange similarity in their voices, even when they speak. Impossible to hear one and not think of the other, specially so in the present context of FdC or Eurovision. As it happens every year and regarding every winning song and country, it is never a good idea, nor it is even very elegant, to repeat the formula, or to appear to be resembling it somehow. - That being said, of course the song is totally different, I know. The instrumental for instance is simply like day and night.
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I can't even see why the songs belonging to the same genre would be an issue. Other countries have good results when they send songs from genres they had sent before. This being said, as you would say, I read comments all over the web, so the "copy issue" aren't necessarily included in this thread. Anyway you've got your opinion, and mine doesn't fit in the idea that Janeiro is a poor version of Salvador.
I can't even see why the songs belonging to the same genre would be an issue. Other countries have good results when they send songs from genres they had sent before. This being said, as you would say, I read comments all over the web, so the "copy issue" aren't necessarily included in this thread. Anyway you've got your opinion, and mine doesn't fit in the idea that Janeiro is a poor version of Salvador.