Sorry but I will forever refrain from getting into a debate with you on music. I have always ignored you till now, as your approach to music is really putting me off and it's mega difficult for me to bear with it. We are like two opposite poles with regards to how we evaluate music, so it's a hopeless/closed case for me.
All I want to say to call it a day here and forever:
It's IMPOSSIBLE to judge music objectively. There can't be any objective criteria while discussing songs. It doesn't exist. Okay? Now it all makes sense why you like to patronize your music taste and believe everyone should like what you call 'quality' but which in fact is just dated/nostalgic/classic to me. The difference is, we can argue what is dated and what is modern based on concrete data, but you can't determine what is cheap and what is quality.
I'm so sorry to say this but people like you are my least favorite group among the fans. Anything that sounds slightly fun is 'humour' and 'cheap' to you.
Believe me, producing an upbeat pop song with a catchy hook takes just as much effort as writing a wordy piano ballad. One is not superior to another.
But well, I have only one advice to you in your life, you should be a juror for ESC with that mindset of yours. You'll blend in quickly.
EscTurkey, so far I wanted to "play" with you but now it's time to talk seriously.
You are "climbing the mirrors". It doesn't make the slightest sense what you say. If music cannot be evaluated "objectively" there would be no music academies and there would be no artists themselves who have to learn from it. You speak as a person who does not know music but pretends to argue with those who know it.
Now you have to explain to me, let's take your reasoning for granted, if music is subjective why should we listen to your words? We would all be right. So why, after writing these words, do you offend Italian music? Are you talking about the difficulty between writing a catchy piece and a ballad? Why are you talking about musical genres? If music is subjectivity you can only say two words "I like" and "I don't like". Make up your mind. If you want to bring arguments about your words you are entering the terrain of objectivity and if objectivity in music does not exist then we are no longer talking about music. We are facing a paradox.
You may like music but you can (if you are honest) understand the values and demerits of something. A few hours ago you and I talked about Sobral. I told you I didn't like him but I also added that he won thanks to some qualities that made him stand out more than the other competitors.
You can't talk to Polly because she explains, beyond her tastes, things as they are. Her words are difficult to deal with because they have no weaknesses. She is a lawyer who she "thinks before she speaks". She would be able to embarrass and she could defeat me too in regards to musical knowledge.
You talked about the juries. If Polly who liked the Maneskins is like the juries but the juries punished the Maneskins, is it no longer correct to say that you could be a very good (dull, fake and alliance-seeking) element for the jury?
Objectivity also serves to distinguish musical genres, to discuss rhythm, stylistic choices etc ... when you talk about these things IT IS OBJECTIVITY.
Finally, I don't understand why talking about ballads when Italy brought a Rock this year. Do you do this to say that we are old? If we go to see the ESC singers you love, they are more anchored in the past than you think. Where have you seen the innovation? Songs, clothes and attitudes were a wink to the past. Serbia itself (Mrm will hate me) brought a modified macarena with a little Destiny Child movement and J.Lo style. Their high rating was determined by a fairly powerful stage performance. They were three tigers who knew how to expose their song.
It is true that a catchy piece needs the same attention as a ballad but you are confusing things. The music you talk about isn't even catchy: most of it is a preconstructed mix of nothing and lights (like Senhit's Adrenalina). Don't talk about Ukraine to show that you know your music. Ukraine has been able to create something new but rooted in tradition. While their music is catchy, it leans heavily on strong backing tracks. The strength of their music was the sensational voice of the Ukrainian singer and an excellent stage presence. The lights and the rest were just a calibrated shade, an extra accessory.
It's useless ... I know it hurts but the results speak for themselves. Italy has been at the top for years and has now won. I say it for you. Avoid talking or, as is happening right now, people will laugh at you.
Do you know what makes me enjoy like a hedgehog? The fact that the Maneskin song is perfect for guys like you. We won by mocking and screaming at the dull and saying "What are you talking about?"
If you come to Italy, go here to Rome. I'll pay you the conservatory in Santa Cecilia. At least you learn what music is.
Good night EscTurkey. Before going to sleep, remember to burp or you risk regurgitating. That's how I see it again: like an overgrown baby.