Iceland ICELAND 2016 - Greta Salome - Hear Them Calling

[ZoboCamel]

I think the issue is just that, when people find themselves feeling lukewarm towards a popular entry, it's easy for them to rationalise it away with 'this is only popular because someone else did it beforehand, and I just don't like it because I've realised that'. Last year alone, we heard about Mans 'plagiarising' the song from David Guetta and the backdrop from a YouTube video, Loic's 'copy' of Lorde's Royals, Italy just being 'a cheap copy of Il Divo', Russia reusing their song from the last few years, and so on and so forth. Now, some of these claims do have merit to an extent, but all the acts were both competent and recognisable in doing their own thing, and it feels like people just kept making exaggerated comparisons to justify their lack of interest in the song. If Iceland gets to be one of the big, hyped entries for the year, I can imagine we'll be seeing the same complaints rehashed this time around as well.

I'm not saying that all accusations about songs being rip-offs are invalid - personally, I still think the chorus in Germany's 2013 entry was too similar to Euphoria to be a coincidence - but for the most part, it just feels like people enjoy drumming up drama around acts they don't like.

 

[Nikoreindeer1973]

Finally Greta is back.

 

[i anixi]

Staging looks impressive (if not particularly original), song doesn't sound like much though.

 

[Nikkita]

It's a good song but it's not very original. It will qualify to the final, however Top 10 can be hard.

 

[ParadiseES]

For some reason I wasn't too excited with this song after the first listening, but now I think this is the strongest entry chosen by far. Great job from Iceland after some years with mediocre or just bad songs.

12 points, this could easily be top-10 and I don't see any copy there, just maybe in the staging a little bit, but using the screen while performing wasn't invented by Mans, you know...

 

[QwaarJet]

For some reason I wasn't too excited with this song after the first listening, but now I think this is the strongest entry chosen by far. Great job from Iceland after some years with mediocre or just bad songs.

12 points, this could easily be top-10 and I don't see any copy there, just maybe in the staging a little bit, but using the screen while performing wasn't invented by Mans, you know...

Well spoken, good sir.

 

[Jukica]

Nice entry it will most probably grow on me, but 10 pts for now

 

[kamc]

Well this is quite an enjoyable package I just say.
Great has to be careful with her timing on those dance moves though...she's a little off at times by a split second and it loses impact.

 

[stephanos13]

7 pts for now but the song can grow on me.

 

[i anixi]

For some reason I wasn't too excited with this song after the first listening, but now I think this is the strongest entry chosen by far. Great job from Iceland after some years with mediocre or just bad songs.

12 points, this could easily be top-10 and I don't see any copy there, just maybe in the staging a little bit, but using the screen while performing wasn't invented by Mans, you know...

Honestly staging looks much more Loreen's than Mans'. It feels nothing like Mans' staging apart from the technique they're using (doesn't matter who invented it, Mans used it first at ESC, which is what counts). Anyway, the technique is bound to be used more times from now on I expect. Iceland was the first to use it in a NF, it doesn't mean that others won't do it in may. And as long as they're creative about it and put up a good show, I shall have no complaints

 

[cripesdude]

BLAH BLAH BLAH... everyone see's a copy in every song every year.

I've seen shadows before but can't remember the last time I saw them at Eurovision? Also I'm sure there was some modern/interpretive dance before Loreen? For me, the birds in particular (and especially along with the brass), reminds me of Woodkid's 'Iron'?

Anyway, very pleased with this choice from Iceland! I hope language wise they start in Icelandic and move into English...

 

[jbusic]

For some reason I wasn't too excited with this song after the first listening, but now I think this is the strongest entry chosen by far. Great job from Iceland after some years with mediocre or just bad songs.

12 points, this could easily be top-10 and I don't see any copy there, just maybe in the staging a little bit, but using the screen while performing wasn't invented by Mans, you know...

This!

 

[Terence]

After the huge disappointment from last year, Iceland are back in the game! Easily enters at #1 in my chart (though that's not saying much). The performance is a bit too Loreen/Mans influenced but if that's the way to go for a good result, then so be it!

 

[i anixi]

BLAH BLAH BLAH... everyone see's a copy in every song every year.
(...)

Anyway, very pleased with this choice from Iceland! I hope language wise they start in Icelandic and move into English...

Not copy. Influences, references. Nothing wrong with that. And nothing wrong with people commenting on those either, is there?

As to the language change, hope they won't do such a thing. Nothing worst for me than a bilingual 3 minute long song. I say pick one language or the other.

 

[friheden]

It's time for Iceland to WIN, it's the only scandinavian country that remains without a single victory, if Finland could win, it hasn't to be a big deal for Iceland to win Eurovision.

The question for me is if Iceland is ready for organize such a big contest like Eurovision ( for me is already the winner ), and has quite a big place for making a show for a live audience of around 10.000 people.I know the existence of Harpa Concert Hall, but the biggest hall has a capacity of around 2.000-3.000 people, so I don't know if a proper bigger place exists in Iceland, because is the time to celebrate Eurovision in Reykjavik next year, is the perfect excuse for the whole world to visit the island and increase the profile of the country as a "must see" turistic destination.Go Iceland !!!! 12 points !!!!

 

[Chorizo]

After exactly 30 years in Eurovision, this is really the perfect time for them to win. They would probably have a 100% rating next year, instead of the usual 99%.
Hosting in a small country like Iceland would be a challenge but I'm sure it could be done.

 

[yulichka]

The only thing I don't like is her sloppy moves, she needs a good choreographer who would teach her how to perform better, deliver (and I also don't like the moment when something dark goes out of her... brr). But the rest is pretty interesting. Heavily influenced by previous ESC entries, not that it's bad.

 

[Scooby]

It's time for Iceland to WIN, it's the only scandinavian country that remains without a single victory, if Finland could win, it hasn't to be a big deal for Iceland to win Eurovision.

The question for me is if Iceland is ready for organize such a big contest like Eurovision ( for me is already the winner ), and has quite a big place for making a show for a live audience of around 10.000 people.I know the existence of Harpa Concert Hall, but the biggest hall has a capacity of around 2.000-3.000 people, so I don't know if a proper bigger place exists in Iceland, because is the time to celebrate Eurovision in Reykjavik next year, is the perfect excuse for the whole world to visit the island and increase the profile of the country as a "must see" turistic destination.Go Iceland !!!! 12 points !!!!

I read somewhere that if Iceland win they will host in Oslo, Norway

 

[Mii11]

I think the song is good. However I think it is definitely not a winner. I don't get this hype at all.

 

[kamc]

The lyrics are actually incredibly creepy and disturbing;
"I hear them calling me, I hear them howling....saying this time we're coming home"
Sounds like the words a little girl possessed by a demon would say in a horror movie