Malta MALTA 2019 - Michela Pace - Chameleon

[Mrm]

haha Kim Woodburn. She is amazing

It is like Zorica Markovic from our reality programmes

 

[Romeo]

It is like Zorica Markovic from our reality programmes

see if you love her the way I think you will

 

[Kairit]

It def sounds pretty fresh, might be modern radio pop, but it tries to stand out and do something different at the same time, so that's cool. Personally it's just not the kind of song I'm into or would want to listen to at all.

 

[Mainshow]

points for this very fresh, modern, outstanding pop tune Dua Lipa would've been proud to call it her own.
Malta deserves to end up being Top 10 this year.

 

[r3gg13]

In my opinion, this song is essentially a better defined, better structured, more cohesive, more vocally vibrant 2018. This is what 2018 should have been. That being said, I think this will do leaps and bounds better than 2018.

 

[crashworld]

In my opinion, this song is essentially a better defined, better structured, more cohesive, more vocally vibrant 2018. This is what 2018 should have been. That being said, I think this will do leaps and bounds better than 2018.

Agree. The disconnection between sections of the song from North Macedonia's entry last year was jarring. But for Malta this year, it's more coherent although you can still tell the different elements. If the staging is great and Michela nail the vocals, I can't see why this can't do very well in this year's competition. People are saying Cyprus and Switzerland will steal votes from Malta if all 3 qualify to the finals but I think the first 2 will cancel out more with each other than with Malta. Malta's song sounds fresh and unique.

 

[Milos-BC]

I still don't know whether I like this or not. It's a mixed bag and some parts are nice while others are not. But, nonetheless, it's one of the better songs that sent recently.

5 points.

 

[Citelis]

No pre-parties for Malta!

 

[Preuss]

I guess she really wants to do it well and get it all right then

 

[BorisBubbles]

This bodes well for them, tbh. It means Malta have ambitions to do really well and are willing to work hard for it. Hard work tends to be rewarded...

 

[Iker]

I feel like this song has a similar chord progression to Fuego. Or is it just me? Can anyone tell me who is in-the-know in that matter? I lactually ike it more than Cyprus last year. If they don't fail with the staging I expect the best result for Malta since ages.

 

[Realest]

This will be Symphonix 4th Top5 in a Row.

 

[theditz83]

Gonna start spamming Spotify in this thread till Michela's management sorts it...

So, SPOTIFY?

 

[gingerale]

Gonna start spamming Spotify in this thread till Michela's management sorts it...

So, SPOTIFY?

Maybe Malta is doing a revamp and changing it into a oldfashioned diva ballad?

 

[Courtzer]

I was at work today and we were listening to one of those "top pop songs of 2019" playlists as background noise when suddenly this song came on
I had never heard a Eurovision song on one of those playlists before
I guess that would explain the strange rapid view growth of the song more than any of these "view-buying" conspiracies

 

[Etanna]

I guess that would explain the strange rapid view growth of the song more than any of these "view-buying" conspiracies

Well they are advertising the song like crazy. My brother who doesn't follow Eurovision at all got the Maltese song as a YouTube ad several times already, that's how he found out about it... So I wouldn't believe those conspiracies either.

 

[Preuss]

Malta's really going for it this year

 

[Liam]

I feel like this song has a similar chord progression to Fuego. Or is it just me? Can anyone tell me who is in-the-know in that matter? I lactually ike it more than Cyprus last year. If they don't fail with the staging I expect the best result for Malta since ages.

I can see the similarities, though here is a breakdown from a strictly musical perspective:

Fuego has a common I-VI-III-VII progression that doesn't change throughout, in the key of B minor.

Chameleon has an uncommon 2 chord progression in most parts, being A minor and E minor. The song best fits an A minor key, though E minor does not naturally belong to it. That's why the drop at first seems off key following the chorus. That Em is just NOT naturally meant to be there, but our brains and ears adjust with more listens. The chorus however has a three chord progression that is VI-III-VII. Therefore, a similar shift in chords (VI-III) applies to Chameleon (when life brings me trouble this I know - that chord change) as Fuego (but I ain't coming down, you're taking me higher - chord change) but the similarities sorta end there.

So in summary, the similarities are that both songs are somewhat tropical influenced, and have happy or positive lyrics despite minor keys. But Fuego is a standard, common progression, Chameleon dares to try something new. In some ways, you could say that Chameleon is experimental musically, whereas Fuego is reliant on tried and tested progressions. That's why Fuego was easy to digest at first and Chameleon was not necessarily.

I should add that I searched up the chords as I can't really test them by ear on mobile. If the chords I found are not right then disregard everything I said... But seems legit lol

 

[Iker]

I can see the similarities, though here is a breakdown from a strictly musical perspective:

Fuego has a common I-VI-III-VII progression that doesn't change throughout, in the key of B minor.

Chameleon has an uncommon 2 chord progression in most parts, being A minor and E minor. The song best fits an A minor key, though E minor does not naturally belong to it. That's why the drop at first seems off key following the chorus. That Em is just NOT naturally meant to be there, but our brains and ears adjust with more listens. The chorus however has a three chord progression that is VI-III-VII. Therefore, a similar shift in chords (VI-III) applies to Chameleon (when life brings me trouble this I know - that chord change) as Fuego (but I ain't coming down, you're taking me higher - chord change) but the similarities sorta end there.

So in summary, the similarities are that both songs are somewhat tropical influenced, and have happy or positive lyrics despite minor keys. But Fuego is a standard, common progression, Chameleon dares to try something new. In some ways, you could say that Chameleon is experimental musically, whereas Fuego is reliant on tried and tested progressions. That's why Fuego was easy to digest at first and Chameleon was not necessarily.

I should add that I searched up the chords as I can't really test them by ear on mobile. If the chords I found are not right then disregard everything I said... But seems legit lol

Maybe that's why I am drawn into Malta more than Cyprus, I like music that is slightly more off-the-beaten-track most of the time.

And btw. I don't think that these two songs are reeeaaally similar, both use a drop though.

Thank you for explaining those chords in detail.

 

[theditz83]

Heeey hunnn, all these days later, and still you don't listen... SPOTIFY.... so I feel I should ask you one more time just to confirm my request ... SPOTIFY!!!... and I really hope that you will be able to... SPOTIFY!!!!!!!!!!!!.... fulfill our need to complete our SPOTIFY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! playlists.

K thx Malta Spotify