Even though I liked the song from the beginning, the staging from the rehearsal snippet was quite underwhelming. The NF was definitely better in that regard, so far.
Back to reality. Without a professional (Michael Schulte) on board the NDR is absolutely clueless.
But let's not kid ourselves, no staging in the world could transform this song into something relevant. They might have avoided getting laughed at in the press room but bottom 5 confirmed long time ago. Maybe they just tanked this year in the end.
Holy moly … where do you take your positive spirit from? I actually like the idea of the staging also, but the lesbian pictures irritate me. Haven't they searched correctly? I know that many people didn't like the song before and I care less, I still love it, no matter where they end!
"Also die Platzierung ist wirklich unerklärlich. Die beiden haben doch so toll gesungen und wir müssen bedenken, dass sie im deutschen Vorentscheid mit Abstand gewonnen haben" - Peter Urban in his after-show interview next Sunday night
I'm shocked and seriously, I honestly think that the staging is disgusting* and outrageous.
This is GERMANY we are talking about.. one of the "most privileged" countries on Earth and we can't even get a staging right? Downloading pics of random lesbian couples from the Internet and using them to lure the LGTBQ+ community to vote for this bland and dull entry. It just doesn't feel authentic at all. It would have been an alright/nice idea if the song had been about "Love is for everyone", etc. but it just gets ridiculous when lose terms such as "sorry" or "respect" are shown on the screen as well.
* disgusting because of counting on LGTBQ+ votes because our broadcaster realized that our entry is shit and has no chance to even get more than 10 points in total and now they're trying to come up with the least creative staging possible to prevent us from getting another dead least place.
Saw the whole thing. Better than what I was expecting. The pictures of the lesbian couples don't make that much of an amount of the staging, nevertheless I would not use them and rather put pictures of sisters or best friends there. Good luck, Sisters, I hope for a placing around 15th but I don't wanna beel too optimistic
Was that really the safest most mainstream choice in this year's NF or did the Germans unexpectedly vote for something else than the safest most mainstream choice?
When I noticed the odds I surmised that it must be something like Germany 2017 but the song is quite okay. 6 points from me.
I just can't with them random ass stock photos they've randomly picked from google. What even is that. Such an unnecessary addition. The song was sweet before and enjoyable (for me anyway) and now I think it looks more cringe than France.
That powerpoint presentation literally destroyed all hope I had for this year. I've grown so fond of our entry over the past months, but this is just so tacky. Everyone makes fun of Cyprus sending a Fuego 2.0 (which I actually disagree with), but our staging is basically Michael Schulte reloaded while it lacks the intimacy which made YLMWA so relatable. Reminds me of UK 2016 more than anything... Yikes.
I didn't like how people brought up our other national final entries over and over again before, but now I cannot help but imagine Aly Ryan strutting on that stage or Lilly doing her witches' dance with the fiery screen in the background. Like... I'm so not confident going into next Saturday with this kind of staging. Absolutely not. Send help please ):