Ireland IRELAND 2020 - Lesley Roy - Story Of My Life

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[Romeo]

I like it. I don't get all the negativity

 

[Preuss]

I like this because it reminds me about the 10s and what I usually listened to and what I listen to these days as well. I really got nostalgic and happy when I listened to the song and saw the music video. I get some Carly Rae Jepsen and Katy Perry vibes from her. 10 points for now I hope they qualify

 

[LastDreamer]

This song >>>>> all Kelly Clarkson's discography.

In best case scenario Lesley will get a crown of Eurovision 2020, in worst she will have the first ESC song, which I liked but totally ruined by weird staging or/and weak live performance.

I tried to remember any similar cases from NFs, the most closest is "Ho Ho Ho We Say Hey Hey Hey" from 2008.

 

[RainyWoods]

@LastDreamer have you decided on a ranking yet for this song? I'm eager to find out what number you'll give it. Earlier on you said you were having difficulty deciding?

 

[FilipFromSweden]

I hope people didn't think I meant it is the but that I'm giving it point

 

[LastDreamer]

@LastDreamer have you decided on a ranking yet for this song? I'm eager to find out what number you'll give it. Earlier on you said you were having difficulty deciding?

Possibly it will be the first ESC song without my rate.
Chakras also couldn't have any score from me.

 

[BarefootBoogaloo]

What if you put generic, generic, generic and generic in a blender. You get ... guess what? Generic.

Carly Rae Jepsen and P!nk...generic?

(Appropriate gif is appropriate since Lesley sings the Shenom's theme)

Whilst this is a side note and not reflective of the song itself I have to say I really do not like that video, it feels like LGBT+ pandering in a way that just feels cynical and exploitative to me and makes it feel like that they are going to try and replicate that in their live performance, almost as though they are pinning their hopes on the song doing well not of its own efforts but to try and replicate the successes of their performance in 2018 and its staging.

This is the one glaring issue I've had since RTE initially announced that they were searching for an LGBT+ artist and the staging would be done by an LGBT+ group. Conchita is an outlier, but how many people watching last year knew right off the bat that Duncan was bisexual?

It goes from being something organic (choosing an artist because you think they have potential or they've submitted a great song), to something calculated (well, Together was a hit and last year's winner was bi) and that RTE will be sitting around in May like

 

[NikolaiMoller]

I think it might get a lot of votes from people, who were teens in the late 00s. They should feel the nostalgia

It definately takes me back to middle school

 

[Mainshow]

I was a teen in the 00s and no, I don't feel the nostalgia.
I have never really liked pop/rock songs, though (Vanilla Ninja was an exception). It's either pop or metal for me but since I grow older, I also enjoy some desperate housiwives-esque music like Coldplay.. so who knows.. maybe I can appreciate the Irish track when I'm 40.

 

[abenteuer]

God awful. Zero points but it's still better than France.

 

[Ana Raquel]

imagine calling this gal generic

 

[BarefootBoogaloo]

imagine calling this gal generic

I'm still hopeful she'll dig up that disco album from her backyard and release it

 

[JonnyWest]

Ireland SNAPPED loving this Avril Lavigne throwback moment

The 1st half of the semifinal is so good I don't dislike any song and we still have to come

 

[Mimmon]

Carly Rae Jepsen and P!nk...generic?

(Appropriate gif is appropriate since Lesley sings the Shenom's theme)



This is the one glaring issue I've had since RTE initially announced that they were searching for an LGBT+ artist and the staging would be done by an LGBT+ group. Conchita is an outlier, but how many people watching last year knew right off the bat that Duncan was bisexual?

It goes from being something organic (choosing an artist because you think they have potential or they've submitted a great song), to something calculated (well, Together was a hit and last year's winner was bi) and that RTE will be sitting around in May like

I see im not only one wrestling fan here too
My friend showed me that Lesley sang her song...I was blown away...

 

[Iker]

@Iker Sammy above basically described it perfectly. Also, even if I'm a fan of Serhat's Say Na Na Na, why has that got to make me be more open to a song of an entirely different style that also happens to have a "na na na" lyric? But yes, though. It does annoy me hearing the na na na's here because they come out juvenile like a brat at school who's just tripped you up in the corridor.

Your description of a brat is spot-on I must say.

 

[kamc]

Actually hate this even more on repeated listens....the “nah nah nah nah” bit is frankly embarrassing.

 

[Remembrance]

Well, this is a throwback and a half... in a good way.
Sounds like she's got a good voice, and it's quite a feel good song. I like it.

Good luck, Ireland

 

[Mrm]

She presented it in one gay bar in Dublin last night, dressed in this pink suite...I'm afraid they lost all connections with Reality..

 

[Mimmon]

I showed to my mom and she liked it.. At first she said is that Katy Perry...
I yet still show Switzerland and ofcourse Russia...

 

[crashworld]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBL73Dsv3TY

Her first 'live' performance. Seems she is struggling with the high notes. Doesn't look too good for Ireland, isn't it?