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ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

I'm sick of this conspiracy theory about juries desperately trying to keep Italy in the contest. Last year, they sent a very good jazz entry, which always had a strong chance with the juries. It's not as if they sent "I'm a Jocker" and came top.

As you (and the rest who are 'sick and tired') know the truth?

EBU is desperate to keep Italy in the contest. No, their entry last year wasn't a joke entry, but #1 material in ESC 2011? Oh well... each to their own.
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

I'm sick of this conspiracy theory about juries desperately trying to keep Italy in the contest. Last year, they sent a very good jazz entry, which always had a strong chance with the juries. It's not as if they sent "I'm a Jocker" and came top.

It does get old but people love their theories.

And haven't your heard? The EBU is trying to get rid of the UK which is why they put them in the bottom 5 last year.
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

I'm glad that every year there are still entries like Per Sempre or Kuula that some people call "snoozefest" or "borefest", otherwise the whole ESC would become a carnavalesque cacophony offering nothing more than an endless boom-boom & bling-bling. Which would really bore me more, into a deep sleep. There is already more than enough uptempo noise at the ESC.
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

As you (and the rest who are 'sick and tired') know the truth?

EBU is desperate to keep Italy in the contest. No, their entry last year wasn't a joke entry, but #1 material in ESC 2011? Oh well... each to their own.

There were many good entries last year, but no single song really stood out. Seemed like the perfect time for the juries' keen interest in old-fashioned ballads to come to the fore.

No, I don't know for definite either way, but nor does anyone else. I see no need to jump to conclusions just because some fans of a traditionally pop-oriented contest don't like jazz.
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

It does get old but people love their theories.

And haven't your heard? The EBU is trying to get rid of the UK which is why they put them in the bottom 5 last year.

:lol:

They didn't really put them at the bottom though. Maybe you mean France? hehe
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

I'm glad that every year there are still entries like Per Sempre or Kuula that some people call "snoozefest" or "borefest", otherwise the whole ESC would become a carnavalesque cacophony offering nothing more than an endless boom-boom & bling-bling. Which would really bore me more, into a deep sleep. There is already more than enough uptempo noise at the ESC.


I am a big ballad fan and :ee: is among my favorites this year. I just find Per Sempre incredibly dull and anti-climatic. No need to throw all ballads into one bucket.
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

Here! 3 minutes version (it took less than 1 minute to trim the intro and make it fit):
http://kiwi6.com/file/4wj196g7ub
There are really no excuses! (A-O).
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

Aehm,


:fr: 12th place - 90 points
:uk: 22nd place - 57 points


;)

WOW! Totally overlooked that... I guess because UK ended up at a decent position afterall.

But on the other hand makes sense... juries prefer pretentious dated cr*p (France) :lol:
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

WOW! Totally overlooked that... I guess because UK ended up at a decent position afterall.

But on the other hand makes sense... juries love pretentious cr*p (France) :lol:


The juries didn't put France in their Top 10 yet you still complain that they love it when in reality they didn't. Televoters gave France only 14 points less then the juries, so telvote & juries agreed. You may want to be consistent with your claims.

But then, we don't know what you consider pretentious.
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

I am a big ballad fan and :ee: is among my favorites this year. I just find Per Sempre incredibly dull and anti-climatic. No need to throw all ballads into one bucket.

Fair enough. Still I don't get how one could think that Per Sempre is a what you call "snoozefest" or "borefest" compared to many other ballads. The way the story, the emotions, the drama build up sounds so much more interesting, different from a more classic/standard type of ballad like Kuula or Quedate Conmigo. The poetic, somewhat cryptic Italian language only makes it better. This is easy for me to see, so I don't get it.
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

Ay ay ayyy I love the new song! I liked Per Sempre but L'Amore è Femmina is xdance xwoo

Lyrics (hoping it's correct)

Ma che caldo fa oggi la città
Ha un martello nella testa che fa boom, boom, boom
Pioggia isterica, sai che novità
La gente che mi giudica e tu boom, boom, boom

Non so se tornerai, non so se ci sei
Non mi chiami mai, no, no, no, no
Dimmi se piangi mai?
Dimmi dove vai quando ti vorrei

L’amore è femmina, se non riceve non si da
La prendo comoda, calcolo le possibilità
Quello che vuoi se non ce l’hai
Diamo tutti insoddisfatti, come mai?
Femmina, se non riceve non si da, lalalalalalala

Sento il panico, cerco ossigeno
La paranoia sale e tu butti giù
Non pretendere che sia semplice
Ho un martello dentro al cuore che fa boom, boom, boom

Non so se tornerai, non so se ci sei
Non mi chiami mai, no, no, no, no
Dimmi se piangerai?
Dimmi dove vai quando ti vorrei

L’amore è femmina, se non riceve non si da
La prendo comoda, calcolo le possibilità
Quello che vuoi se non ce l’hai
Siamo tutti insoddisfatti, e soli ormai
Femmina, se non riceve non si da, lalalalalalala

Ma che caldo fa
Confesserò che no mi perdo niente davvero
Ho immaginato noi due solo col pensiero

L’amore è femmina, non riceve non si da
La prendo comoda, calcolo le possibilità
Quello che vuoi se non ce l’hai
Siamo tutti insoddisfatti, come mai
Femmina, se non riceve non si da, lalalalalalala
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

Per sempre is a top 5 material for me..
but this new entry with some 'boom boom' on it is not bad at all (maybe) just need a few more listening
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

Ay ay ayyy I love the new song! I liked Per Sempre but L'Amore è Femmina is xdance xwoo

Lyrics (hoping it's correct)

Ma che caldo fa oggi la città
Ha un martello nella testa che fa boom, boom, boom
Pioggia isterica, sai che novità
La gente che mi giudica e tu boom, boom, boom

Non so se tornerai, non so se ci sei
Non mi chiami mai, no, no, no, no
Dimmi se piangi mai?
Dimmi dove vai quando ti vorrei

L’amore è femmina, se non riceve non si da
La prendo comoda, calcolo le possibilità
Quello che vuoi se non ce l’hai
Diamo tutti insoddisfatti, come mai?
Femmina, se non riceve non si da, lalalalalalala

Sento il panico, cerco ossigeno
La paranoia sale e tu butti giù
Non pretendere che sia semplice
Ho un martello dentro al cuore che fa boom, boom, boom

Non so se tornerai, non so se ci sei
Non mi chiami mai, no, no, no, no
Dimmi se piangerai?
Dimmi dove vai quando ti vorrei

L’amore è femmina, se non riceve non si da
La prendo comoda, calcolo le possibilità
Quello che vuoi se non ce l’hai
Siamo tutti insoddisfatti, e soli ormai
Femmina, se non riceve non si da, lalalalalalala

Ma che caldo fa
Confesserò che no mi perdo niente davvero
Ho immaginato noi due solo col pensiero

L’amore è femmina, non riceve non si da
La prendo comoda, calcolo le possibilità
Quello che vuoi se non ce l’hai
Siamo tutti insoddisfatti, come mai
Femmina, se non riceve non si da, lalalalalalala

Hi

The only thing I understand is Boom Boom Boom and Lalalalalala ....... So where is the ping ping and pong pong???

Please translate in English...Because on contrarry to other songs this year I actually think that this lyric might has something so rare in ESC, as wisdom
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I really hope this song is translated into English. I think it'll be so much better that way.
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

Italy, classy as always! Good job, Nina :)
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

New song is good too and it does not need to be translated to English as it sounds just fine in Italian.
It might be my #1 song this year or at worst top 3.
 

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Re: ITALY 2012 - Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina

I think that top 5 could be
 
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