escYOUnited
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Armenia ARMENIA 2020 - Athena Manoukian - Chains on You
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Oh dear some parts in that live performance are messy. I agree that it needs a tiny bit of a rework 
Maybe a more bombastic choreography idk; that 'intro' also is a bit eh
Sorry Athena, I have to drop you to 8 love you anyway xo
Maybe a more bombastic choreography idk; that 'intro' also is a bit ehSorry Athena, I have to drop you to 8
love you anyway xo
lavieenrose
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Eurgh. I really feel like I'm being sold some kind of flavored water/headphones/department store experience with this song.
RainyWoods
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BorisBubbles
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Yeah this is bad.
yuya.rooo
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This is the kind of song I don’t want to listen to but somehow I catch myself playing it again and again and again. I agree that it’s a little bit repetitive but it remains a banger 
Plus I love her look and her sass, that is surely gonna get attention. Even though it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, at least you won’t be falling asleep.
Plus I love her look and her sass, that is surely gonna get attention. Even though it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, at least you won’t be falling asleep.
ZoboCamel
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Yeah, this... isn't my cup of tea. I'm glad it's not a generic midtempo, Athena is definitely attractive, and I've got zero complaints about the NF results since the whole lineup was kind of dreck, but that's about where the positives stop for me. I could complain about a bunch of things, from the lack of progression to the kind of annoying vocals and more, but I think it really just boils down to "I'm not at all the target audience here".
A fairly kind points, and potentially my last-place of the season.
A fairly kind
points, and potentially my last-place of the season.
njdevils94
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How many points is this getting from me.....
FilipFromSweden
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Uto
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Basically ok with this choice, the alternatives were just as bad or worse. Hope they work on the song a bit more, it's definitely lacking some punch to it right now.
Haverdge
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I am still processing how I feel about this. As a song, I'm not crazy about this. I preferred the other song by Tokionine, but unfortunately I don't think he was the best messenger for that song.
Athena is very charismatic, and a great performer. It also helps a lot that Greece is in our semi-final, and that Azerbaijan is not. Those two dynamics alone improve our chances to qualify in what could potentially be a weak semi-final.
I am looking forward to the revamp. They announced that there will be some changes, and a video will follow in March.
I think this will be one of those songs that will be elevated by the stage performance. I think our delegation will be spending a pretty penny to make sure this is as memorable as possible.
Athena is very charismatic, and a great performer. It also helps a lot that Greece is in our semi-final, and that Azerbaijan is not. Those two dynamics alone improve our chances to qualify in what could potentially be a weak semi-final.
I am looking forward to the revamp. They announced that there will be some changes, and a video will follow in March.
I think this will be one of those songs that will be elevated by the stage performance. I think our delegation will be spending a pretty penny to make sure this is as memorable as possible.
ESC94
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I´ve just listened to this song for the first time. Sorry , but this is absolutely nothing!!
The beginning starts kinda promising, but soon everything goes terribly on my nerves: The repetitive melody, her voice, her tiring style of singing and her bitchy attitude. During the song I watched FOUR times how long this is still going, and this is never a good sign if you can´t wait for the end of a song.
Overall this is nothing for me, and I give this entry, simply because I like a little less.
, but this is absolutely nothing!! The beginning starts kinda promising, but soon everything goes terribly on my nerves: The repetitive melody, her voice, her tiring style of singing and her bitchy attitude. During the song I watched FOUR times how long this is still going, and this is never a good sign if you can´t wait for the end of a song.
Overall this is nothing for me, and I give this entry
, simply because I like a little less.
!!Armenia probably in my Top3 this year!!
gingerale
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It's bad even in 8k.
VikingTiger
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I've just listened to Athena's live version of Chains On You... twice. Then I gave the studio version a try. The best thing I can say is that I normally like the genre, and there are some cool rythms going on. But for me it stops there... I am no fan of Athena's voice, and certainly not in the live version. The song is too repetitive and too flat for me.
3 points.
3 points.
