wyq614
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No, no, no...
A non-qualifier for me...
3 points.
A non-qualifier for me...
3 points.
Belgium BELGIUM 2016 - Laura Tesoro - What's The Pressure
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Mickey
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The staging and performance was better last night, but What's the Pressure is still a soulless and lame attempt at funk. It could be from an episode of Glee. That said, not everyone is as cool and has great taste like me. Given a favourable draw and a bit of luck, it could sneak through the semis, but can't imagine it doing better than bottom few in the final if it does.
In Our Nature was my favourite from the selection, but the staging was horrible last night. I understand he probably knew he had to do something special to win, given Laura won some sort of phone previously, but that wasn't it, nor was the ill-advised note.
Kick The Habit was fantastic, though second time round. That staging would have been wonderful in Stockholm. Amaryllis's vocal wasn't the strongest, but she could have been worth the risk.
I still think VRT put on a really good national final and they had two good options for ESc. It's a shame they didn't pick one.
In Our Nature was my favourite from the selection, but the staging was horrible last night. I understand he probably knew he had to do something special to win, given Laura won some sort of phone previously, but that wasn't it, nor was the ill-advised note.
Kick The Habit was fantastic, though second time round. That staging would have been wonderful in Stockholm. Amaryllis's vocal wasn't the strongest, but she could have been worth the risk.
I still think VRT put on a really good national final and they had two good options for ESc. It's a shame they didn't pick one.
Dante
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After one day of acceptance, I still can't decide how I feel about this. There is something that I like at it, I have to say. This song is made for fun, for television, but in the same time....I suppose I just need more time, or a song that makes me say instanly 'I want this to win', as it happened with Sweden last year, which will make me realise how bad this is. Or maybe this year will turn out so bad that I will truly appreciate Belgium's entry.
I was chocked by the negative results in the voting... I really like it, it's cheesy and sounds more like the 80's. But she is fresh and owns it. And it gets so stuck in my head. I gave it 10
Compared to the bland song from Ireland and the okay Albanian song, this is miles better.
I thought I was the only one who likes this song. I am really surprised as well about how bad it is doing everywhere. I loved it since the first time I listen to it, and with a good revamp she won't have any problem at all to go through the Grand Final, but it's a matter of taste as I can see....
I'm pretty sure that some people are thinking that this song wouldn't be remembered by the European people after 19154114178542 songs whereas it's exactly the kind of song which is the easiest to remind after the show.
Schlagerman1
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Well Laura wasn't my first choice, but after all it is a decent song. I still think that Laura has problems of carry the song till it's end, that in the middle of it you start to think about something else. But sure, it is catchy and I have found myself singing it at times so it does has a chance of qualifying, but the performance has to be stronger to get a high placement in Stockholm.
It's better than Alex Hirsoux though.
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Schlagerman1
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I think "Mother" was decent before the contest, but that he was a nervous wreck in Copenhagen which made everything feel forced and unemotional and it failed totally. Then also it is hard to judge two very different entries.
DanielLuis
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If "Cliché love song" can get 9th place I don't understand how some people are so adamant that this is failing in the semis.
I think "Mother" was decent before the contest, but that he was a nervous wreck in Copenhagen which made everything feel forced and unemotional and it failed totally. Then also it is hard to judge two very different entries.
This song has been dull since he's been released while What's the Pressure is a masterpiece compared to Mother, and I'm not exxagerating the things nor makes an ironical speech or something like that about Belgium in both 2014 & 2016.
ZoboCamel
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Have the studio versions of Adil's and Tom's songs been released? I'd like to find them and have a listen but they don't seem to be anywhere.
Nikkita
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It is not as mediocre as the fans say, it's a good song. Would do top 15 in the final. 7 points.
Lietuvis
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Actually, the more I listen to it the better it becomes. That's why it needs a ton of promotion, so that the Eurovision viewers would already be familiar with it by the time the semi-final comes. It's not the type of song that leaves a big impression on the first time.