Re: HUNGARY 2019
Ugh this is gonna get exhausting to the T.
• The Middletonz: I have all the respect in the world to András trying again, Farshad being that 'cool' dude with everyone else despite not being a native, and Holló being the intriguing producer guy that dresses the same way I would if I were to have my own THAT phase in highschool (now college). But if any other song in ESC DARES to have a drop like THAT, I will throw it to the fire, just like those pictures in the music video. But I lowkey want them at the same time? Especially considering 1) no one foreign has ever gone under Hungary's flag, 2) we never had Hungary singing in other language than English and Hungarian (as Farshad drops an "I love you" in Russian for this one). So that's at least that.
• Petruska: get in the bin. I do like this song but its carefree attitude pisses me off and makes me laugh rather than makes me legit enjoy it for now. If it makes it to top 4 it's easily the Budapest Girl of 2019, tbh.
• Bence Vavra: very happy for him qualifying to the final on his 3rd try. Wish it actually was with "Satellites" though.
• Acoustic Planet: the harmlessly inoffensive qualifiers #1, will easily drown in general context if chosen this year. What else has it got going for itself than being calm? Our Ieva from last year at least stood out with her legit genuine love feelings for her hubbyboi, this... is just pleasant filler. Don't @ me Koala
• Bogi Nagy: the harmlessly inoffensive qualifier #2, which might as well play the card of her good memories as that something that's going for her, because of her overused projection dress shtick actually having her pics on it (or so I think they are??). At least you can feel she's so very happy for herself and her parents.
• Fatal Error: hmmm, I do love their passion and energy but I feel like I should have abandoned stanning them weeks ago, but I'll still support them on their future journeys even if they don't win (and that's mostly the case now that juries are preventing from an AWS-gate to re-happen!)! Cool dudes with cool hair dye, that's all.
• Joci Pápai: I'd have only had him as a possible winner and only if the semi qualifiers sucked. Now that my #2 placer made it though, I'm back on that fence of either screaming that Hungary is cancelled or accept this being a winner choice. Though surrounding AWS with his own qualifications in ESC history would be a lulzy move for Joci but okay
Still love that staging though, this is my type of staging to suggest for all good stripped back songs that lack a good staging tbh.
• Gergő Szekér: phew. Thought he'd be so not comfortable with the 1st slot again, but hey - we now have some movement AND background action! Really HOPE he wins now so that this year I will have to root for someone with good intent rather than just in a "oh my biggest fave name didn't win but hey the other choice's pretty cool so yeah" way, and this sounds like that kind of way at least because of losing Leander Kills in heats, but as long as my faves are still there, I'll be alright and hope to see them in ESC.
The plagiarism situation could sway the whole thing both ways; however it's just for the better the A Dal song picking 'commitee' pays deeper attention to what they're picking so they could avoid the cases like the one Freddie ended up describing today. Less nerves wasted, less scandals. (Or even if it ends up fake, it's just mad. Dudes wtf.)
Nevertheless, this is what I picture the final 4 to be:
Gergő Szekér
Joci Pápai
Bogi Nagy
Petruska/Acoustic Planet
Winner: Joci/Gergő. Will have to see which one ups their game better for Saturday though. And please A Dal organizers, DON'T dare put Gergő 1st to perform again! That's enough
