Latvia LATVIA 2016 - Justs - Heartbeat

[CaspianMortis]

I will be one to say that I don't get why everyone likes this. I don't feel anything while I hear this song, just nothingness.
So, personally, I wouldn't place it in the finals.

 

[xyqv]

Wow, good job Latvia
I hope it will do well in May

 

[Terence]

Still my #1 in the rankings. Latvia have done a huge U-turn in my opinion since last year. This is their best song ever, probably better than 'My Star'.

I just love Justs' vocals (and lips)

 

[kamc]

I'm losing a little interest in this but probably coz it has been in my top 3 for so long and I've overplayed it a bit

 

[Kaz]

I'm in the same boat. It's actually fallen out of my top 10 entirely, and I just don't enjoy it anymore.

 

[arlekino]

The song is really good and I am happy that Aminata decided to enter again, but as a songwriter this time. I am confident that it will do well. It will surely qualify, but I doubt it could place better than 10th place in the final. This is how I see it.

 

[zs1001]

Song in 2015 was much better. I think result depends on stage presence, because the song is not enough good to be successful with NF stage.

 

[Rayman]

Have you seen Latvia's badass video today ? Latvia is definitely in my top 10 and our Latvian friends can be very optimistic about a top 3 in the final.

 

[aef]

He's DEFINITELY ready for it!

 

[xymothe]

I can't see any chance that Latvia falls out from my top 3. It's a masterpiece, a well-built song with an amazing and powerful voice.

 

[marcumo]

I will have one suggestion - just move to the next song. Don't try to analyse why you don't like a song that others love. Just find the one you like! Enjoy!

 

[marcumo]

My favourite song this year.

My Spotify playlist cannot stop playing it.

Good luck Latvia!

 

[kamc]

I hope we get an official music video for this

 

[arlekino]

The song is ok, but I don't think it will do better than "Love Injected". Not even sure about the top 10.

 

[Gordon_Shumway]

Dear fellows,
I apologize in advance for a possibly a little "unusual" posting in this thread.
Every year I try to be as open-minded and fair as possible, and I really try to acknowledge the qualities of every single ESC entry.
Nevertheless, there are always some entries that I find extremely "hard to like". This year Latvia is one of them. The melody is not "catchy", not even the chorus. Concerning the vocals I think there are many better singers in the contest. And there are those lyrics:

Feeling your heartbeat
That’s what I want
That’s what I need
Feeling again that you’re breathing with me

So cheesy, like in thousands of other cheap love songs with boring rhythms.
That's of course just my opinion, but I would like to understand better why Latvia is ranked high in many "top-lists" around the internet. Why is this a good song?
(And I do not mean the "guy-is-so-cute"-arguments, I am interested in the musical aspects.)
Maybe some of you could be so kind to "enlighten me"... thanks!

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Dear fellows,
I apologize in advance for a possibly a little "unusual" posting in this thread.
Every year I try to be as open-minded and fair as possible, and I really try to acknowledge the qualities of every single ESC entry.
Nevertheless, there are always some entries that I find extremely "hard to like". This year Latvia is one of them. The melody is not "catchy", not even the chorus. Concerning the vocals I think there are many better singers in the contest. And there are those lyrics:

So cheesy, like in thousands of other cheap love songs with boring rhythms.
That's of course just my opinion, but I would like to understand better why Latvia is ranked high in many "top-lists" around the internet. Why is this a good song?
(And I do not mean the "guy-is-so-cute"-arguments, I am interested in the musical aspects.)
Maybe some of you could be so kind to "enlighten me"... thanks!

Personally it gives me vibes of Aminata last year which is one of my all-time favourites, and I find the little beat thing in the background catchy. It's just that really, i'm not sure what makes it a good entry it just is.

 

[Polux]

It's all about that hypnotic background to me. Its organic beats flow so naturally that I find it amazing

 

[kamc]

The juxtaposition between the minimalistic, electropop production and Justs' gruff, raspy vocals is very interesting and works in a way that shouldn't.

 

[DerMoment1608]

It's the hypnotic electro beat combined with all the small creative sound effects for me, the production - although being minimalistic - is very rich in variety and therefore fascinating. And I like his voice because it's rough and "true". We have all this perfect "big" voices all the time but they are just slick, but when Justs sings full of emotion and his voice breaks a bit it reaches me on an emotional level.

 

[Gordon_Shumway]

(...)Justs' gruff, raspy vocals is very interesting(...)

That's interesting: What you call "gruff and raspy vocals" (and you obviously mean it positive) sounds in my (bleeding) ears like the borderline between singing and screaming. It's fascinating how different musical taste can be.
I listened to "Heartbeat" three times over the last two days (bravely in full length) hoping to find some previously undiscovered qualities...

...and failed miserably.

Sorry, I still hate it.