escYOUnited
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Australia AUSTRALIA 2020 - Montaigne - Don't Break Me
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LontraCanadensis
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CHASE ME INTO, DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
All hail Jaguar Jonze, Messiah of Aus Decides 2020
All hail Jaguar Jonze, Messiah of Aus Decides 2020
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Meh!! Very average in my opinion. The chorus sounds like it was copied from a Sia song, but Sia can at least sing the long notes, but Vanessas voice sounds pretty thin and unpleasant there.
Lol at thinking Sia can sing longer notes than Vanessa.
RainyWoods
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Rabbit Hole is easily for me the most interesting track so far. I generally like its vibe. Would it have hurt though to have developed things a little more in that chorus instead of the repeated "chase me into down the rabbit hole" line ad nauseam? On the one hand it certainly makes it sticky from the first listen but then also highly repetitive with the potential to become annoying (I'm already edging towards that feeling now with it and I've listened to it twice).
Montaigne still needs to save this NF.
Montaigne still needs to save this NF.
something that can save australia from a super failure? I'm glad Jaguar delivered 
ZoboCamel
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I'd have to agree with the opinion here that Rabbit Hole is both (a) the most interesting song we've got so far and (b) potentially going to get grating on repeat listens due to the repetitive chorus. Regardless, it'll probably be in contention to win the NF (and has more potential than most of the other stuff on offer so far).
Speaking of songs that'll probably be in contention to win the NF, Lessons of Love has a music video out now, and the song seems to have been revamped. Nothing too major, but they've added some different production on the verses, a couple of minor note changes, and then a whole lot more big notes and vocal acrobatics in the last chorus. It's a move in the right direction if nothing else, and I can see this doing decently at the NF.
Speaking of songs that'll probably be in contention to win the NF, Lessons of Love has a music video out now, and the song seems to have been revamped. Nothing too major, but they've added some different production on the verses, a couple of minor note changes, and then a whole lot more big notes and vocal acrobatics in the last chorus. It's a move in the right direction if nothing else, and I can see this doing decently at the NF.
lavieenrose
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"Rabbit Hole" has just absolutely slayed me on first listen, and I don't really quite grasp the "too repetitive" detraction. Love, love, love.
BUT it absolutely has no chance. Come on. Australia aren't going to pick a song that sounds like that. They just aren't.
BUT it absolutely has no chance. Come on. Australia aren't going to pick a song that sounds like that. They just aren't.
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I just heard Jaguar Jonze - Rabbit Hole on the radio! Which is already in itself an achievement. I don't know many Eurovision songs which get played on Australian radio, let alone Eurovision NATIONAL FINAL songs on the DAY OF THEIR RELEASE.
It was on Triple J, one of our more popular radio stations here, and they seem to be pushing for JJ to win. The radio presenter said something along the lines of
"This could be one of the participants for Eurovision. If you're a fan of Jaguar Jonze - and I know there are a lot of you - vote for her in Australia's Eurovision preselection. I'm not really a Eurovision fan myself, so I can't tell you exactly how to vote but I'm sure you can all figure it out." He also added that JJ's live performances are "always ripper".
Jaguar Jonze could be the one to beat!
It was on Triple J, one of our more popular radio stations here, and they seem to be pushing for JJ to win. The radio presenter said something along the lines of
"This could be one of the participants for Eurovision. If you're a fan of Jaguar Jonze - and I know there are a lot of you - vote for her in Australia's Eurovision preselection. I'm not really a Eurovision fan myself, so I can't tell you exactly how to vote but I'm sure you can all figure it out." He also added that JJ's live performances are "always ripper".
Jaguar Jonze could be the one to beat!
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Unfortunatelly I agree with @RainyWoods, here..
Mimmon
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Here 2 more entries
Jaguar Jonze - Rabbit Hole
Didirr-Raw Stuff
Jaguar Jonze - Rabbit Hole
LastDreamer
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Ten years ago Vanessa Amorosi had a hit in my chart.
38th place in my top 100 songs from 2009 year list. I already posted a full countdown on this forum, so there are only the positions of ESC related songs.
Top 100 songs - 2009
2. YVA - I Dangu (NF - Lithuania)
7. Susanne Georgi - La Teva Decisio (Get A Life) (ESC - Andorra)
12. Velvet - The Queen (NF - Sweden)
18. Sunny - Carrie (NF - Norway)
20. Natalija Tumsevica - Dynamite (NF - Latvia)
32. Twins - It's My Time (NF - United Kingdom)
33. Domenika - This Is My Day (NF - Belarus)
43. Ithaka Maria - One Last Dance (NF - Estonia)
47. Princessa Avenue - Never Never (NF - Russia)
62. Sinead Mulvey and Black Daisy - Et Cetera (ESC - Ireland)
63. Malena Ernman - La Voix (ESC - Sweden)
89. Lejla Hot - Cekajuci Princa (Waiting For A Prince) (NF - Serbia)
97. Cookies 'N' Beans - What If (NF - Sweden)
98. Kaja Halldorsdottir - Lygin Ein (NF - Iceland)
38th place in my top 100 songs from 2009 year list. I already posted a full countdown on this forum, so there are only the positions of ESC related songs.
Top 100 songs - 2009
2. YVA - I Dangu (NF - Lithuania)
7. Susanne Georgi - La Teva Decisio (Get A Life) (ESC - Andorra)
12. Velvet - The Queen (NF - Sweden)
18. Sunny - Carrie (NF - Norway)
20. Natalija Tumsevica - Dynamite (NF - Latvia)
32. Twins - It's My Time (NF - United Kingdom)
33. Domenika - This Is My Day (NF - Belarus)
43. Ithaka Maria - One Last Dance (NF - Estonia)
47. Princessa Avenue - Never Never (NF - Russia)
62. Sinead Mulvey and Black Daisy - Et Cetera (ESC - Ireland)
63. Malena Ernman - La Voix (ESC - Sweden)
89. Lejla Hot - Cekajuci Princa (Waiting For A Prince) (NF - Serbia)
97. Cookies 'N' Beans - What If (NF - Sweden)
98. Kaja Halldorsdottir - Lygin Ein (NF - Iceland)
RainyWoods
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I should have had more faith for the guy with long hair in this selection. Raw Stuff, I felt all of it. The song is so beautiful. It's lush chamber pop ways are giving me early Rufus Wainwright feels. My eyes were watering. It won't be for everyone but those this song can reach I think are in for something special here. Such a wistful and achingly beautiful piece of music. You'd be treating me with it at Eurovision. It's for me not just the best song Australia has presented at Eurovision or one of its selections, but one of the most poignant compositions the Eurovision world has been blessed with. God how I love it. Please select it.
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LastDreamer
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Last Dreamer's main Eurovision rules :
Rule # 1 : Send beautiful blonde lady and be cool
Rule # 2 : It's better to send male singer / group, if your country even can't try to find her.
Rule # 3 : Girl groups are very risky choice, don't try to send them if you can't "prepare" it well, ask before. They are main experts in a creating best girl groups.
Rule # 4 : Say "No" to ageism, there is nothing wrong with 40+ years old participants, at least all from them can sing.
Rule # 1 : Send beautiful blonde lady and be cool
Rule # 2 : It's better to send male singer / group, if your country even can't try to find her.
Rule # 3 : Girl groups are very risky choice, don't try to send them if you can't "prepare" it well, ask
before. They are main experts in a creating best girl groups.Rule # 4 : Say "No" to ageism, there is nothing wrong with 40+ years old participants, at least all from them can sing.
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RainyWoods
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Last Dreamer's main Eurovision rules :
Rule # 1 : Send beautiful blonde lady and be cool
Rule # 2 : It's better to send male singer / group, if your country even can't try to find her.
Rule # 3 : Girl groups are very risky choice, don't try to send them if you can't "prepare" it well, ask
Now I officially know why my male artists often received some good points from you at WorldVision.
My rules:
Rule # 1 : Send bald Turkish man with fun bop or long haired man with trippy rock.
Rule # 2 : If that fails then send Sanna Nielsen or someone that looks like Sanna Nielsen doing a nice schlager preferably featuring sailors.
Rule # 3 : Eurovision is cancelled if none of the above can happen.
And there's no blondes in this Australian NF I don't think which means we've got your all clear to pick Didirri
About JJ and Didirri, this is the kind of song I expected Australia to bring. Before these two reveals the roster doesn't interest me that much, not even iOTA could ignite that interest in me. Before this I was rooting for Vanessa, but well, I can't say her entry sounds amazing, it was good in my standards. Okay, maybe I also have a soft spot for Jordan, maybe a little. These two entries sounds and feels more challenging, each taking a different direction: JJ going for an unconventional genre, and Didirri going for something more familiar but quite risky for another reason.
JJ's entry, which is an indie pop-rock number, gives me that feeling of the beach waves and surfboards on the Australian beaches, which in turn gives me that Australian vibe without having to go the Native Australian route (at least that's what I can thought of). This is something that'll give a different image to Australia, but the next question is whether the Australian public and the juries will either see her as a standout or overlook her (remember Ella Hooper?).
Didirri, on the other hand, brings a normal, simple ballad, but its arrangement is exceptionally very emotional and can probably bring that three minute moment of silence in the Arena (like what Salvador did at Kyiv Expo in 2017). The problem, though, is that it can be a tad too slow and static for some listeners, somehow it's even slower than average of slow ballads we've heard in Eurovision before.
JJ's entry, which is an indie pop-rock number, gives me that feeling of the beach waves and surfboards on the Australian beaches, which in turn gives me that Australian vibe without having to go the Native Australian route (at least that's what I can thought of). This is something that'll give a different image to Australia, but the next question is whether the Australian public and the juries will either see her as a standout or overlook her (remember Ella Hooper?).
Didirri, on the other hand, brings a normal, simple ballad, but its arrangement is exceptionally very emotional and can probably bring that three minute moment of silence in the Arena (like what Salvador did at Kyiv Expo in 2017). The problem, though, is that it can be a tad too slow and static for some listeners, somehow it's even slower than average of slow ballads we've heard in Eurovision before.
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