Today it was time for
at the ESC kompakt songchecks 2024.
Die Teilnahme Israels am Eurovision Song Contest in diesem Jahr ist zweifelsohne die polarisierendste. Wegen der umfangreichen militärischen Reaktion des Landes auf die Terrorattacke der Hamas am 7…
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The verdict of the bloggers:
Benny -Hurricane” has completely catched me now. Yes, it's all from the typical ballad kit, but it just works. And the cherry on the cake at the end is the Hebrew text.
Berenike - Hurricane” has a nice melody and I like the playful elements of the arrangement like the splashing and thundering. I also like how the song builds up as it progresses, gets bigger and bigger and ends quietly with the Hebrew ending. But I don't empathize enough for a ballad.
Douze Points - There's really nothing new or original here. And everyone just pays attention to the text to see if something wrong is being said. Average ballad, excellently performed. I stick with it, but I'm only touched on the surface.
Flo - The beginning, which focuses on Eden's voice, certainly leaves an impression. The pre-chorus also works through the vulnerable vocal color. But then the song gets a little lost. The beat that begins in the second chorus makes perfect sense, but the lead-up to the chorus is too unspectacular for my taste. The fact that Eden brings out everything vocally should actually be a big hit, but to me it seems almost predictable.
Manu - Much ado about nothing? Unfortunately for me it is. Musically, “Hurricane” hardly has anything new or exciting. What is important for a ballad written according to a well-known pattern is that I feel touched. Unfortunately, this doesn't happen in any second of the song for me, which Hovi Star, Boaz and Shiri Maymon, for example, managed easily. Quite the opposite: As the song progresses, I actually feel annoyed by Eden's vocal acrobatics. As much as I love the Hebrew language, it ultimately feels wrong to me. In fairness to the other contributions, I can sadly only give this
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Max - A modern and fresh ballad that definitely grabs me, even if I miss the typical Israeli elements that I usually celebrate. At least Hebrew is added towards the end. All in all one of my favorites this year, I'm also very excited about the performance.
Peter - Abstracted from the strenuous, demanding, important, sometimes unbearable and also tiring discussions surrounding the lyrics and the political implications, this is not an outstanding song. Eden is vocally convincing and “Hurricane” will help in the competition as good ballads are rare in the 2024 field. But personally the melody and instrumentation don't blow me away.
Rick - It is understandable that Israel will send a ballad to the ESC in 2024. Nevertheless, it is a shame for Eden's performance talent, which she will not be able to demonstrate in Malmö under the circumstances. I really like the lyrics and melody of “Hurricane” – regardless of whether you want to allude to something specific or not. The highlight for me are the final lines in Hebrew. Musically speaking, the number is nothing special and unfortunately not very original either.
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