Greece GREECE 2023 - Victor Vernicos - What They Say

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[lasse braun]

not a good song also no greek inside - could be tough in semi 2.

 

[aef]

It’s cool that is trying something different for them but this song lacks a clear structure and any kind of melody. It’s very forgettable. I like Victor‘s voice though and he definitely is a talented young singer. points from me.

 

[ArmpitOfEurope]

Its a from me

 

[Leydan]

I don't like the song. Let me be clear. I understand criticism but some comments seem mean to me. "His indie girl kitchen singing voice", "marble-mouthed garbage"..... come on now. He's 16...

Really not someone getting triggered over criticism of their entry. I was referring to this below when i said indie girl kitchen voice.

I'm sure hes a lovely guy, but he puts on an inflection to his voice in that demo that i find Highly irritating, and over done in A LOT of music. Other than that I've seen no one criticise him personally. His song is terrible, you can all try and defend this mess ERT put forward, but it doesn't change the fact its 3 minutes of basic cookie cutter music. Knowing the taste of some of you as well I highly doubt you actually like the entry. If you really do happen to like it, then great you enjoy it and listen to it, but don't act triggered over people who don't and voice their opinion.

 

[MopManMoss]

just because he is 16 doesn’t mean we can’t critique the song

 

[ArmpitOfEurope]

just because he is 16 doesn’t mean we can’t critique the song

Its the defense of the greek eurofans this year. Hey you cant dislike the song, he's only 16, come on.

 

[MopManMoss]

Anyone that doesn’t have Because of You in their top 5 is middleagedaphobic I’m afraid

 

[midnightsun]

The beginning is awesome. If the song continued like that it would have gone straight to my top 10.
But as soon as the beat started it somehow destroyed the magic of the song. Yet I‘m proud of Greece for sending this.
for now.

 

[Deleted member 12761]

points. Not my cup of tea. Sounds very safe and generic.

 

[tararaaam]

Maybe because some people have been consistently forgetting it

Its the defense of the greek eurofans this year. Hey you cant dislike the song, he's only 16, come on.

 

[Gera11]

Cute, but it ultimately sounds like a B-side Lewis Capaldi album song. Considering we already have several songs covering the same niche, this doesn't shine in any way. Victor has a great voice though, so I'll be looking forward for his career post-Liverpool ^^

 

[crashworld]

Wow, he has the same deep tone in his voice like Remo from Switzerland. But the song is just so beige and inoffensive that I feel offended because of that. I am giving this a .

 

[Citelis]

points. Not my cup of tea. Sounds very safe and generic.

With t/v only in sf it's not that safe

 

[BarefootBoogaloo]

from me

 

[AliceEsc]

I was expecting a disaster, so I was pleasantly surprised. Cute, but so bland. Maybe borderline Q depending on the staging, SF2 seems open.

I want so bad a greek NF next year, so we can pick our own mess.

 

[Fluke]

First off, don't give a song in English to someone who doesn't know the language. I thought it was in Greek in the beginning, i had to replay it several times and read the lyrics to be sure it wasn't.

Second.... there really isn't anything more to say. Boring mess, just on par with what we expect of Greece and Cyprus lately, whose selection by the way seems to be run by pretty much the same executives, can anyone confirm? They certainly seem like it, anyway. Nil points from me!

 

[midnightsun]

Boring mess, just on par with what we expect of Greece and Cyprus lately

Break a broken heart is from the same writers as Tattoo, some parts are even similar in style.

While I agree Cyprus seems to have found its musical style the past years (generic dance pop - without judging that term), I might throw in that Greece is one of the countries that keeps on sending different songs each year!

 

[Semra]

First off, don't give a song in English to someone who doesn't know the language. I thought it was in Greek in the beginning, i had to replay it several times and read the lyrics to be sure it wasn't.

Second.... there really isn't anything more to say. Boring mess, just on par with what we expect of Greece and Cyprus lately, whose selection by the way seems to be run by pretty much the same executives, can anyone confirm? They certainly seem like it, anyway. Nil points from me!

I LOVED Greece last year! In my top 5.

This song is deeper than expected. I like the voice and the instrumentation in parts. And the lyrics. It might be generic, but it's deeper than most generic songs. I like it, but don't love it. And that's mostly because of the way he expresses the words. It's not bad English at all, but a trend I thought was a little bit yesterday.

 

[SpiritofKeiino]

The music video is awful

 

[ArmpitOfEurope]

Its so unsual for Greece to get such a bad~lukewarm response. Even the entries that didnt end up doing well ( Better love, Oneiro mou ) had a really good reception. Last time Greece got a reception like this was 2016 ( Argo ).
A bit painful to see it getting a similar reception to what Ireland gets every year or UK before Sam Ryder