France FRANCE 2020 - Tom Leeb - The Best in Me

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[ESC94]

Mon dieu!! For some reason I expected something great from this year, but this is veeeery underwhelming.

The first verse in French isn´t that bad, but the English chorus destroys everything. The lyrics there are so bland and cliché, and the last "epic" chorus reminds me of so many winning titles from Pop Idol, X-Factor or The Voice, it is so cheesy. After listening to this song I feel like I´ve eaten way too much candy, very lethargic and tired.

Since I can at least listen to this song without cutting my ears off and there are songs I find much worse, I give this entry . I´m still very disappointed though.

 

[CPV4931]

"The best in me" is ok for me, won´t be my last place, but for sure I won´t be voting for it in May - so 5 points in the ranking (Might be one of the better votes for the moment though)

 

[Geborgenheit]

cmon people most of you like that screaming lady from latvia which is wayyyy worse but not this. put yourselves together

Well, Samanta Tīna has composed the song herself (at least partially) and she is original.

 

[Sammy]

Well, Samanta Tīna has composed the song herself (at least partially) and she is original.

Good point. I also tend to prefer artists who sing their own stuff, but in this case her authorship is one of the few positive things of the song.

 

[EscGeek]

cmon people most of you like that screaming lady from latvia which is wayyyy worse but not this. put yourselves together

Is Tom screaming just like Samanta? I don't think so.

 

[Kitakaze]

Did they not get the memo after Bigger Than Us? Seriously can’t believe this was the best they could come up with.

 

[ESCConor]

Its just a bigger than us ripoff.

Why ditch one of the best NFs in favour of a boring, generic and an underwhelming song like this.

I can see France finishing bottom with this song, I just aint feeling it, Sorry France.

 

[hawadharma]

OMG soo boring

Thank God you're in Big 5 France, if not you wouldn't see the faintest light of the final stage

 

[Zonne147]

Dated song..
I wasn't expecting sth really good but not that vulnerable either...

I can enjoy some things here, that's why I'm not giving as low as some of you... I like how the song grows but lyrically...it's cheesy at best...

That's an OK ballad for me, don't think this will grow on me - the biggest bottom 5 contender until now from Big 5 imo...

Its a for now probably

 

[JonnyWest]

This is embarrassing... what were they thinking?!

 

[Edweis]

I honestly want to read our HoD's interview when she'll finally explain what made them forget about all previous entries.
I'm searching but I find nothing stricking.

 

[Leydan]

Where are you all listening to it? The VK and yt link people have posted is geoblocked for me.

 

[Alaska49]

oh wow. france sold themselves to the swedish and is singing mostly in english..... for this? why get john lundvik, who composed last year's last placer and only got a good placement himself because of his flag? why get g:son, who hasn't put out a good tune in years? the previous HoD must be so embarrassed to witness this. france is going right back to where they were pre-amir.

1 point because he is good looking and i am saving my 0 to ben & tan if they win.

 

[Alaska49]

but as a part of me being salty and messy 24/sevs: remember when all of you wanted DE to die and france to go internal because you just were that bitter that madame monsieur and bilal (the CORRECT choices, thank you very much) won? you caused this. this is your fault. are you happy with yourselves? ^_^

 

[tuorem]

#Paris2021 #ItsHappeningGuys #Masterpiece #LoreenWho?

Just kidding, of course. Sorry guys, for some of you the return to reality must have been tough.

Like I said previously, my expectations were below sea level and - I must admit our HoD did THAT - because I had no idea it would be THAT tragic. Congrats.

First of all: the songwriters...

This is nothing more than a troll. Judging by who wrote that turd, I don't believe it was a submission, but our broadcaster probably bought it directly from them. Apparently, having someone Swedish involved is enough to consider a song great. Interesting concept. And G:son needs to GTFO, I cannot with him. I disliked Aiste's song, but that was low-key better than this. It's indeed very sad to turn to foreign composers (especially people who are flooding NFs with their rejects) while we have such a big pool of artists and songwriters.

Second of all: the song...

Ok, so we actually managed to be worse than Spain! Great! I'm listening to the song while writing these lines and I don't see how it could escape the bottom 5 seriously. Juries could moderately vote for this, but we are in contention for 10 points or less with televoters. It gives me both "Bigger Than Us" and "My Heart Is Yours" vibes, that did super well as we all know. The melody is unmemorable, the arrangements are super cheap and vanilla. Overall, it doesn't leave a lasting impression at all, this is going to be forgotten as soon as it's over. I don't find any redeeming qualities to it, it's bland, outdated, formulaic... As @ESC94 said, it's very X-factor debut single on top of that. The mix of French/English is irrelevant at this point. Everything that I'm here for is there...

Third of all: the singer...

So, Leeb was supposed to add some flavour/twist to the song... and I agree: he actually makes it even cheaper. His singing style is so old-fashioned. And the autotune is real nice, I don't look forward to the "high" notes. He's been chosen for his face, let's keep it real. And I don't expect to him to elevate this live with any sort of charisma: I don't think he has any.

Fourth of all: our HoD...

I wanted to end this post to thank our HoD from the bottom of my heart for that life-enhancing effort I never knew I didn't need.

Another person in charge who doesn't know sh*t about the contest!
The plan was clear as day to me: let's take a model-like singer, give him a bland song written by Swedes, and voilà! Genius.
I can't wait for our karma to come through. It makes Bilal sound like an indie singer in comparison. Sis @anaraqueen you will love it!

1 point for participating.

 

[Mainshow]

but as a part of me being salty and messy 24/sevs: remember when all of you wanted DE to die and france to go internal because you just were that bitter that madame monsieur and bilal (the CORRECT choices, thank you very much) won? you caused this. this is your fault. are you happy with yourselves? ^_^

Not really, countries like the Netherlands and Switzerland prove that going internal after ditching the concept of national finals can work.

 

[bazinga]

Well, Samanta Tīna has composed the song herself (at least partially) and she is original.

since when shouting is original
?

 

[ESC94]

@tuorem

Thanks a lot for this very entertaining comment, I had to laugh very loudly.

 

[bazinga]

Is Tom screaming just like Samanta? I don't think so.

and thank God for that

 

[Edweis]

@tuorem I've been waiting for an hour for your roasting comment, thanks you delivered