Hungary HUNGARY 2014 - András Kállay-Saunders - Running

[Sean]

Well blow me down! It's now six days since I ran the Bath Half Family Fun Run 2014 (1½ miles) - Sunday 2 March 2014, and finished 90th (which in a field of over 900 runners was excellent) with a gun time of 0:06:48 and chip time of 0:06:43. Some people who I've spoken to the last six days have been so impressed with my position and times they've suggested I go for the proper Half Marathon next year, but at this present time I somehow think that's asking a bit much of me.

On those grounds, just reading the title of this year's Hungarian entry "Running" might sway me in favour of it. Or maybe not! I've watched the above video once and the one on the Eurovision website twice now. The song "Running" starts a tad dull, but the chorus is quite catchy - "She keeps on running, running, running". Towards the end two members of the backing group do a dance routine that may be fun to join in and copy. With running the Bath Half Family Fun Run 2014 still very much on my mind six days after the event I am naturally swayed to the lyrics of the chorus, but I don't really want that to influence me.

On a similar note, let's take a quick flashback to ESC 2007 semi-final: Iceland - "Valentine lost" by Eiríkur Hauksson. To the best of my knowledge seeing it during that semi-final on BBC3 here in the UK on Thursday 10 May 2007 was my first time of seeing / hearing that song; those were the days before I tended to watch preview videos online in the run-up to the ESC. When I saw it being performed, I disliked it from the start, with 28 countries fighting for the remaining 10 places in the 2007 final, "Valentine lost" was one of my "prefer not to qualify songs". Even the line "A rollercoaster in my brain" about half way through the song failed to force me to liking it, despite my passion for roller coasters / amusement parks, and having been a member of the Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain since March 2005. Basically what all this boils down to, I try my best not to let things I enjoy outside the scope of the Eurovision Song Contest influence me for/agaisnt ESC entries. That's why I want to try not to let my recent participation in the Bath Half Family Fun Run 2014 coax me into liking Hungary's ESC 2014 entry "Running".

I can never work out if you're a parody account or not

 

[NemesisNick]

How much of my last post did you read? Sorry it's a bit long, and appears to contain irrelevant drivel, but to get my point you will need to read it in its entirety. The point I'm making is that sometimes you get lyrics in a song, in this case "running, running, running", which are connected with something I've done recently or like doing not connected with Eurovision.

Hearing the words of the somewhat catchy chorus "She keeps on running, running, running" - the fact that I took part in the Bath Half Family Fun Run 2014 last Sunday obviously draws me towards those lyrics more just six days after the event than if I hadn't taken part, but I don't want to make that my reason for liking Hungary's 2014 entry, the first time I heard its first verse (before the chorus) it seemed a tad dull to me. I'll need to consider how I feel about this song in a few weeks' time, e.g. after Easter. By then hopefully I'll have watched all 37 countries' songs more than once.

 

[Sean]

How much of my last post did you read? Sorry it's a bit long, and appears to contain irrelevant drivel, but to get my point you will need to read it in its entirety. The point I'm making is that sometimes you get lyrics in a song, in this case "running, running, running", which are connected with something I've done recently or like doing not connected with Eurovision.

Hearing the words of the somewhat catchy chorus "She keeps on running, running, running" - the fact that I took part in the Bath Half Family Fun Run 2014 last Sunday obviously draws me towards those lyrics more just six days after the event than if I hadn't taken part, but I don't want to make that my reason for liking Hungary's 2014 entry, the first time I heard its first verse (before the chorus) it seemed a tad dull to me. I'll need to consider how I feel about this song in a few weeks' time, e.g. after Easter. By then hopefully I'll have watched all 37 countries' songs more than once.

Yes I did read your entire post. It doesn't make much sense to me...

 

[watersoup]

How much of my last post did you read? Sorry it's a bit long, and appears to contain irrelevant drivel, but to get my point you will need to read it in its entirety. The point I'm making is that sometimes you get lyrics in a song, in this case "running, running, running", which are connected with something I've done recently or like doing not connected with Eurovision.

Hearing the words of the somewhat catchy chorus "She keeps on running, running, running" - the fact that I took part in the Bath Half Family Fun Run 2014 last Sunday obviously draws me towards those lyrics more just six days after the event than if I hadn't taken part, but I don't want to make that my reason for liking Hungary's 2014 entry, the first time I heard its first verse (before the chorus) it seemed a tad dull to me. I'll need to consider how I feel about this song in a few weeks' time, e.g. after Easter. By then hopefully I'll have watched all 37 countries' songs more than once.

Do you also like cake? If so, there are a couple of other threads waiting for your input.

 

[markdowd]

This one has a really excellent chance.....but I agree that Norway, if they choose "Silent Storm" will be a very strong contender......it would be so good to see a new name on the Eurovision Trophy. Good luck Hungary!!

 

[busybee]

...it would be so good to see a new name on the Eurovision Trophy. Good luck Hungary!!

For that reason alone, I'd like Hungary to win..even though Norway will be my no1 if they send Silent Storm.
I wish a different country could win every year!

 

[Simon87]

Dont like it that much
Maybe only a beginning

 

[Wold91]

I really like this song! Its one of the best songs this year.
Clever chorus, and I really like the atmosphere of the instrumental, combined with his smooth vocals. Also a big thumbs up for the drum n' bass rhytm in the chorus!

Along with Tick Tock from Ukraine!

 

[Milos-BC]

Considering all the selected options so far, there is a high possibility that we will go to Budapest next year. I wouldn't mind at all

 

[Mrm]

Heeey I have exactly the same grey sweater as he has at this picture of him you put above the video! It's from "H&M"..

 

[greece]

Heeey I have exactly the same grey sweater as he has at this picture of him you put above the video! It's from "H&M"..

3

 

[Mrm]

[MENTION=13025]greece[/MENTION]

What's so funny?

 

[greece]

[MENTION=13025]greece[/MENTION]

What's so funny?

I don't know...maybe you will tell me

 

[Mrm]

I don't know...maybe you will tell me

But I really have exactly the same sweater, from "H&M" what can I do?

 

[greece]

But I really have exactly the same sweater, from "H&M" what can I do?

If you want there is also this :

 

[Mrm]

Ahahahahahahahahahahah [MENTION=13025]greece[/MENTION], ahahahahahahahahah...you are LEGEND!!3333

 

[greece]

Ahahahahahahahahahahah [MENTION=13025]greece[/MENTION], ahahahahahahahahah...you are LEGEND!!3333

Oh dear...thanks

 

[Romeo]

This song still remains one of my top 3

 

[GWTW1939]

Hungary is doing REALLY well in the betting....their odds appear to be shortening with every day

If the EBU want all those Balkan countries back in the contest they may make it their mission to make Hungary the jury winner

 

[busybee]

Hungary is doing REALLY well in the betting....their odds appear to be shortening with every day

If the EBU want all those Balkan countries back in the contest they may make it their mission to make Hungary the jury winner

It deserves to be doing well. Good melody, great voice, very professional in general.

I think the jury winner will be Silent Storm (if it's picked tomorrow) but Hungary will definitely be in the juries' top 10, at least.