About 2012 entries (music genres, songs' meaning)

[Miguel]

Participants:

Hungary: Compact Disco - Sound of Our Hearts (Electronic pop, Ambient) Romania: Mandinga - Zaleilah (Dance-pop, Latin pop) Macedonia: Kaliopi - Crno i belo (Symphonic rock) Bulgaria: Sofi Marinova - Love Unlimited (Technopop, Eurodance) Cyprus: Ivi Adamou - La La Love (Dance-pop) Iceland: Gréta Salóme & Jónsi - Never Forget (Folk pop) Germany: Roman Lob - Standing Still (Piano pop) Slovakia: Max Jason Mai - Don't Close Your Eyes (Hard rock) Norway: Tooji - Stay (Dance-pop, Arabic pop) Ireland: Jedward - Waterline (Teen pop, Bubblegum pop) The Netherlands: Joan Franka - You and Me (Country pop) Montenegro: Rambo Amadeus - Euro Neuro (Funk rock, Comedy music) Austria: Trackshittaz - Woki mit deim Popo (Electro hop) ​

Slovenia: Eva Boto - Verjamem (Baroque pop) San Marino: Valentina Monetta - The Social Network Song (Oh Oh-Uh-Oh Oh) (Bubblegum pop, Comedy music) Serbia: Željko Joksimović - Nije ljubav stvar (Serbian pop, Balkan folk) Belgium: Iris - Would You (Pop soul) Latvia: Anmary - Beautiful Song (Bubblegum pop) Turkey: Can Bonomo - Love Me Back (Ethno pop, Turkish folk) Ukraine: Gaitana - Be My Guest (Dance-pop, Electropop) United Kingdom: Engelbert Humperdinck - Love Will Set You Free (Traditional pop) Israel: Izabo - Time (Indie rock, Psychedelic folk) Italy: Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina (Out of love) (Sophisti-pop, R&B) Spain: Pastora Soler - Quédate Conmigo (Blue-eyed soul, Adult contemporary) Greece: Eleftheria Eleftheriou - Aphrodisiac (Dance-pop, Laïko) Albania: Rona Nishliu - Suus (Classical pop, Blue-eyed soul) Bosnia and Herzegovina: MayaSar - Korake ti znam (Blue-eyed soul, Adult contemporary) ​

Let's talk about 2012 entries. Some information comes from ESCtoday, but the music genres are of my own making. Feel free to make any suggestion.

All 42 entries (music genres, songs' meaning) will be presented in this thread and they will be chosen randomly.

 

[Miguel]

Hungary: Compact Disco - Sound of Our Hearts

Genre: Pop, Electronic. This year’s Hungarian entry is an electronic ballad. Song meaning: "Sound of Our Hearts" promotes diversity just as the concept of the Eurovision Song Contest. The lyrics state that no matter our difference we can work together.

Romania: Mandinga - Zaleilah

Genre: Dance-pop, Latin pop. A typical Romanian club song with some latin tune is presented by Romania this year in the Eurovision Song Contest. Song meaning: The lead singer Elena sings about a girl who is happy when she is being loved.

 

[Miguel]

Macedonia: Kaliopi - Crno i belo

Genre: Symphonic rock. Song meaning: Crno i belo is a moving song that has love as its main theme. The lyrics state that eyes can never lie and invites her love to look at her. The lyrics make a plea so that her lover opens his soul.

 

[Miguel]

Bulgaria: Sofi Marinova - Love Unlimited

Genre: Technopop, Eurodance. "Love Unlimited" is a dance club song. Song meaning: The main theme of this year’s Bulgarian entry is love. Sofi sings about unconditional love and without it we can’t live.

Cyprus: Ivi Adamou - La La Love

Genre: Dance-pop. "La La Love" is an upbeat song. Song meaning: The singer sings about how love is turning to be so strong that the girl is aiming so high.

 

[CypriotGirl]

I think has a rock ballad, I don't think it has pop inside. Just my opinion, I suck in categorizing songs! I was thinking today about the Icelandic entry, in which genre I'd put it, and I couldn't think! I guess it's a folk pop-rock ballad. I get some rock influence from it.

 

[Miguel]

Iceland: Gréta Salóme & Jónsi - Never Forget

Genre: Folk pop. "Never Forget" is a powerful, symphonic ballad with an epic touch. Song meaning: The Icelandic entry tells a story about two lovers who used to be together in the past, but due to the memories they still treasure about each other, the links between them remain somehow unbroken.

Germany: Roman Lob - Standing Still

Genre: Piano pop. "Standing Still" is a midtempo ballad. Song meaning: The song is about a guy who is standing still as his girl left him. The guy is freed as he is stronger than ever after he broke up. The song tells us that he knows that he will not become anymore closer to his former love.

Slovakia: Max Jason Mai - Don't Close Your Eyes

Genre & Song meaning: "Don’t Close Your Eyes" is a rocky entry about a heart broken person. There is a plea in the lyrics of the Slovak entry to the Eurovision Song Contest.

 

[Miguel]

I think has a rock ballad, I don't think it has pop inside. Just my opinion, I suck in categorizing songs! I was thinking today about the Icelandic entry, in which genre I'd put it, and I couldn't think! I guess it's a folk pop-rock ballad. I get some rock influence from it.

Thanks for your opinion. Well, I put pop-rock because I find it very radio-friendly. It is a rock ballad indeed (I will avoid the term "ballad" because it's not a music genre), but it has mainstream appeal (something different from Slovakia's entry which is purely rock).

 

[LakZaNokte]

what about Montenegro?

 

[Miguel]

what about Montenegro?

Be patient. I need extra time to think about their music genre. Can you help me on that, please?

Tomorrow: Norway and Ireland.

 

[LakZaNokte]

Be patient. I need extra time to think about their music genre. Can you help me on that, please?

tbh, I was waiting for you to say something about it first so I could agree or disagree

how about we just call it "fusion"?

 

[Miguel]

tbh, I was waiting for you to say something about it first so I could agree or disagree

how about we just call it "fusion"?

OK, I am conducting a little investigation about it. It's definitely not Balkan pop - it's too unsual. This is interesting. Balkan folk?

 

[LakZaNokte]

OK, I am conducting a little investigation about it. It's definitely not Balkan pop - it's too unsual. This is interesting. Balkan folk?

it does have some folk sound, yes. but in general, it's very very far from balkan folk song. that folk sound in the song actually has purpose (it confronts "simple people" to Euro). at least that's the way I see it.

 

[Miguel]

it does have some folk sound, yes. but in general, it's very very far from balkan folk song. that folk sound in the song actually has purpose (it confronts "simple people" to Euro). at least that's the way I see it.

Hey, I was listening to turbo-folk (a musical sub-genre that originated in the Balkans) music in Youtube. "Euro Neuro" uses a similar synthesizer, but it's a little bit slower. This is really hard. But with the help of someone from the Balkans (you) it's going to be easier for me.

 

[LakZaNokte]

Hey, I was listening to turbo-folk (a musical sub-genre that originated in the Balkans) music in Youtube. "Euro Neuro" uses a similar synthesizer, but it's a little bit slower. This is really hard. But with the help of someone from the Balkans (you) it's going to be easier for me.

turbo-folk, as a genre, is very simple. characteristic music + over-the-top dramatic lyrics about lost love (in most cases). it definetly doesn't relate to any social/political problems, that would be more in hip-hop/rap style, in which he performs the song

 

[Miguel]

turbo-folk, as a genre, is very simple. characteristic music + over-the-top dramatic lyrics about lost love (in most cases). it definetly doesn't relate to any social/political problems, that would be more in hip-hop/rap style, in which he performs the song

Thanks. Balkan folk could be the best choice then. Other options: progressive Balkan folk, Balkan fusion, Balkan soul funk.

What do you think?

 

[LakZaNokte]

Thanks. Balkan folk could be the best choice then. Other options: progressive Balkan folk, Balkan fusion, Balkan soul funk.

What do you think?

tbh, I would just call it "fusion" then, like I suggested b4
it does have elements of folk, funk, hip-hop, maybe some others that I can't identify and emphasising just 1 element doesn't do justice to this entry

 

[Miguel]

tbh, I would just call it "fusion" then, like I suggested b4
it does have elements of folk, funk, hip-hop, maybe some others that I can't identify and emphasising just 1 element doesn't do justice to this entry

Maybe the outcome is going to be "Balkan folk, balkan fusion". It's hard. "Euro Neuro" is one of a kind. It cracks me up.

 

[Miguel]

Norway: Tooji - Stay

Genre & Song meaning: Dance-pop, Arabic pop. "Stay" is all about an energetic atmosphere. Tooji sings about how the music can lose control. The lyrics also ask his girl to stay. Infact the song is an upbeat tune and can flock many fans in the dance floor of the Euro Club.

Ireland: Jedward - Waterline

Genre & Song meaning: Teen pop, Bubblegum pop. Jedward sing an uptempo song about love. This love is so strong, deep and exciting that brings them close to the waterline.

 

[Miguel]

Changes:

Symphonic rock
Hard rock

 

[Miguel]

Let's play a little game! Do you want it, guys?

The next entry is a country pop song. Any guess? Tell me the country I am talking about. Come on.