Hungary HUNGARY 2014 - András Kállay-Saunders - Running

[A-lister]

It's probably the same jury they use for ESC! It smells like that! :?

Feels like it, because there's no way someone could argue with a straight serious face that some of these lame songs in English (that made it to the final) are better than some of the Hungarian ones in the competition...

Dénes Pál & New Level Empire better than HoneyBeast, BülBüls and Laura Cserpes??? :?

 

[Odalis]

I quite like this song even though I find it a bit too American for this contest, but oh, well, one can't really be too fussy about these things I guess. Song is moody, beautiful enough and well sung by an improbable singer - you'd picture him doing some kind of choreographed light pop if you didn't know better.

It's the lyrics I´m worried about actually. I'm someone who always claims anything can go into eurovision, and surely a thousand litle tunies about love and hope are getting on my nerves, but really, isn't child abuse (pedophily?) a bit too much? I find it all a bit morbid and distasteful and in the end I'm truly shocked, I am.

Is it just me feeling like that and this is a theme like any other for you or are you interpreting the lyrics differently from me? Or is it that you just don't care?

You got it right, though lyrics are not that direct, maybe that's not pedophilia, but beating up a child is still a child abuse and it's a horrible topic...
But that adds emotions to the song and i believe people have to talk about these things through music as well, so people don't lose a sense of sympathy and compasion.
To me it's miles above all these silly songs about how much i love you and how much i miss you baby baby baby, now let's have a party :evil:
There's nothing wrong with a song about tragedy, that's life, unfortunately.

I kind of got the artistic effect the dancers were meant to create (ghostly alter-egos of the singer and pianist) but the disconnect with the rest of the staging just doesn't work for me. The way the girl runs from the piano to the front at the end was really sweet though. I think with some work, this performance could be a highlight of the semi it's in

Yes, i liked the moment when a dancer shows up from behind the singer's back, that was effective, but i think dancing through the song is not needed, these people behind can be actors in masks playing a story line.

 

[Mrm]

@ A-lister

Don't worry, Donatan & Cleo and Sandra Nurmsalu will save year for you and for me (this time)!!

 

[theditz83]

You got it right, though lyrics are not that direct, maybe that's not pedophilia, but beating up a child is still a child abuse and it's a horrible topic...
But that adds emotions to the song and i believe people have to talk about these things through music as well, so people don't lose a sense of sympathy and compasion.
To me it's miles above all these silly songs about how much i love you and how much i miss you baby baby baby, now let's have a party :evil:
There's nothing wrong with a song about tragedy, that's life, unfortunately.

Amazing post!! Totally agree 100%

 

[Odalis]

Thanks!

 

[Morty]

Dénes Pál & New Level Empire better than HoneyBeast, BülBüls and Laura Cserpes??? :?

New Level Empire better than everyone else.

 

[Adrian]

YES! Hungary you are perfect!! I haven't liked a Hungarian song since Kati Wolf and that was the first Hungarian song I even liked!! So far this is my favourite in the Contest

 

[A-lister]

New Level Empire better than everyone else.

o k.... well each to their own

 

[theCONWEL]

This song leaves me really cold for some reason, theres just nothing enticing about it at all

 

[AnonymousSP]

Top 5 so far:
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And 2015 in BUDAPEST!!

Fortunately, Hungary knows what Europe likes unlike my countrymen

With final arrangements, this song will be...

 

[Sabrewulf238]

Even though I do love the song.

I'm not fully sure how to feel about a domestic abuse song that makes me want to dance......there's an odd (but interesting) conflicting feeling about the song on further listening. Maybe I'm over thinking it.

All the same I think it's a very welcome addition to this years contest.

 

[Yoni]

Loving this!

 

[busybee]

It's the lyrics I´m worried about actually. I'm someone who always claims anything can go into eurovision, and surely a thousand litle tunies about love and hope are getting on my nerves, but really, isn't child abuse (pedophily?) a bit too much? I find it all a bit morbid and distasteful and in the end I'm truly shocked, I am.

Is it just me feeling like that and this is a theme like any other for you or are you interpreting the lyrics differently from me? Or is it that you just don't care?

It's not the first time that a song talks about child abuse and it won't be the last. Sure, it's not a typical theme for Eurovision but, on the other hand, it's something that's happening everywhere at any given moment and, maybe, it's about time Eurovision, one of the biggest (if not the biggest) song festivals in the world, stopped focussing on stuff like 'let's party' and 'I love you' and was a little more in tune with what's really happening in the world.
Personally, I don't think the lyrics are distasteful...I think they're sensitive and approach the issue with respect...and, in any case, even the fact that it makes people talk about it (it doesn't matter if they agree with the theme of the song or not), is a victory on its own..that's my opinion, anyway.

 

[Iuris]

The song is good, but 'A Dal 2014' had many better entries. When Viktor Király and Bogi passed to the superfinal, I was glad because I was sure Hungary would choose one of them... In my opinion, 'Running' is a quality song, but the song suffers from bland.

Anyway, I think over time I'll like more and more.

 

[Morty]

Even though I do love the song.

I'm not fully sure how to feel about a domestic abuse song that makes me want to dance......there's an odd (but interesting) conflicting feeling about the song on further listening. Maybe I'm over thinking it.

All the same I think it's a very welcome addition to this years contest.

I've danced to worse lyrics. At least this song have a deeper meaning, not all Eurovision songs have that. Hopefully, that will be an advantage here.

 

[wyq614]

For me 4 points as such kind of song isn't my piece of cake, but I think with better performance and choreography, this can get a surprising result in Copenhagen.

 

[i anixi]

It's not the first time that a song talks about child abuse and it won't be the last. Sure, it's not a typical theme for Eurovision but, on the other hand, it's something that's happening everywhere at any given moment and, maybe, it's about time Eurovision, one of the biggest (if not the biggest) song festivals in the world, stopped focussing on stuff like 'let's party' and 'I love you' and was a little more in tune with what's really happening in the world.
Personally, I don't think the lyrics are distasteful...I think they're sensitive and approach the issue with respect...and, in any case, even the fact that it makes people talk about it (it doesn't mind if they agree with the theme of the song or not), is a victory on its own..that's my opinion, anyway.

I do of course see your point and I can agree up to a point. In 2008 Portugal itself had a song about death and widowhood, although the words weren't quite as explicit as in this case, that didn't shock me at all, quite the opposite. Death however, despite being very sad and tragic, is something natural coming to everyone in the end whereas this is just ugly and very unnatural indeed.

Why would you want to sing about something like that in a light musical contest where many people won't even understand what he's talking about? I myself could only grasp the whole meaning by actually reading the lyrics:

Silent cry, every night
This pain will never even lie
Daddy’s home, so she tries to hide
She calls her mom, but never a reply

She cries, cries, cries
She’s all alone
Daddy why, why, why, leave me alone
She calls for help,
She calls for help, but no one seems to care,
She calls for help but no one seems to care.
She keeps on running, running, running from this crazy life
She keeps on running, running, running, never sees the light

I can see the angels standing by your side
It’ll be alright

He’s back again, just one more time
Just wants to see her mother smile
She can’t forget her only child
Mama, let the devil in the house

She cries, cries, cries
She’s all alone
Daddy why, why, why, leave me alone
She calls for help,
She calls for help, but no one seems to care,
She calls for help but no one seems to care.
She keeps on running, running, running from this crazy life
She keeps on running, running, running, never sees the light

I can see the angels standing by your side
It’ll be alright

She keeps on running, running, running from this crazy life

She keeps on running, running, running, never sees the light




This is actually a horror story told in the 3rd person about a a very sensitive theme that shouldn't be treated lightly like it's just any other song. And the point is that exactly: nobody was talking about it. People are mostly just discussing small litle details of staging and stuff.
Well, if staging is actually supposed to have any relation to the meaning of the song, this act (and the whole esc show consequently) would have to be shunned from prime time tv!

 

[No Name]

Finally...quality...at last. Excellent entry and by far the best song chosen so far. Great choice, Hungary!

 

[busybee]

This is actually a horror story told in the 3rd person about a a very sensitive theme that shouldn't be treated lightly like it's just any other song. And the point is that exactly: nobody was talking about it. People are mostly just discussing small litle details of staging and stuff.
Well, if staging is actually supposed to have any relation to the meaning of the song, this act (and the whole esc show consequently) would have to be shunned from prime time tv!

Someone IS talking about it, obviously...and it IS a song, just like any other song. Artists aren't supposed to fix whatever is wrong with the world. Artists are just narrators unless they describe their personal story...and even then sometimes they do it in the 3rd person.
As for the staging, well, I don't see anything wrong with it...which part do you mean should be shunned??

 

[RainyWoods]

I do of course see your point and I can agree up to a point. In 2008 Portugal itself had a song about death and widowhood, although the words weren't quite as explicit as in this case, that didn't shock me at all, quite the opposite. Death however, despite being very sad and tragic, is something natural coming to everyone in the end whereas this is just ugly and very unnatural indeed.

Why would you want to sing about something like that in a light musical contest where many people won't even understand what he's talking about? I myself could only grasp the whole meaning by actually reading the lyrics:

Silent cry, every night
This pain will never even lie
Daddy’s home, so she tries to hide
She calls her mom, but never a reply

She cries, cries, cries
She’s all alone
Daddy why, why, why, leave me alone
She calls for help,
She calls for help, but no one seems to care,
She calls for help but no one seems to care.
She keeps on running, running, running from this crazy life
She keeps on running, running, running, never sees the light

I can see the angels standing by your side
It’ll be alright

He’s back again, just one more time
Just wants to see her mother smile
She can’t forget her only child
Mama, let the devil in the house

She cries, cries, cries
She’s all alone
Daddy why, why, why, leave me alone
She calls for help,
She calls for help, but no one seems to care,
She calls for help but no one seems to care.
She keeps on running, running, running from this crazy life
She keeps on running, running, running, never sees the light

I can see the angels standing by your side
It’ll be alright

She keeps on running, running, running from this crazy life

She keeps on running, running, running, never sees the light




This is actually a horror story told in the 3rd person about a a very sensitive theme that shouldn't be treated lightly like it's just any other song. And the point is that exactly: nobody was talking about it. People are mostly just discussing small litle details of staging and stuff.
Well, if staging is actually supposed to have any relation to the meaning of the song, this act (and the whole esc show consequently) would have to be shunned from prime time tv!

Reading the lyrics it's actually a very disturbing song. Dark subject matters are often addressed in songs but I actually wonder if this really is right for ESC and a step too far? Furthermore it's a synth driven pop song. The lyrics feel utterly out of place. It's like they are there to give the song some "edge" or something. I dare say it almost trivialises the subject matter.