Norway NORWAY 2022 - Subwoolfer - Give That Wolf a Banana

[escYOUnited]

Oh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Not sure I told you, but I really like your teeth
That hairy coat of yours with nothing underneath
Not sure you have a name, so I will call you Keith
Oh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
See where you're going, but I don’t know where you've been
Is that saliva or blood drippin' off your chin?
If you don’t like the name Keith I'ma call you Jim
Oh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

And before that wolf eats my grandma
Give that wolf a banana
Give that wolf
And before that wolf eats my grandma
Give that wolf a banana
Give that wolf
Give that wolf (Banana)

Yum, yum, yum, yum-yum-yum
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum-yum-yum
Yum, yum, yum, yum-yum-yum
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum-yum-yum
Banana

I like the scent of every meal on your breath
That hunger in you, I'm in danger now, I guess
Let's go to grandma's, you say grandma tastes the best
Oh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

And before that wolf eats my grandma
Give that wolf a banana
Give that wolf
(I want your grandma, yum, yum)
And before that wolf eats my grandma
Give that wolf a banana
Give that wolf
Give that wolf
Someone give that wolf a banana

Yum, yum, yum, yum-yum-yum
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum-yum-yum
Someone give that wolf a banana
Yum, yum, yum, yum-yum-yum
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum-yum-yum
Someone give that wolf a banana

Ba-na-na
Ba-na-na-na-na
Ba-na-na
Ba-na-na-na-na

And before that wolf eats my grandma
Give that wolf a banana
Give that wolf
(I want your grandma, yum, yum)
Someone give that wolf a banana
And before that wolf eats my grandma
Give that wolf a banana
Give that wolf
Give that wo-o-olf

Yum, yum, yum, yum-yum-yum
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum-yum-yum
Someone give that wolf a banana
Yum, yum, yum, yum-yum-yum
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum-yum-yum
Someone give that wolf a banana

Not sure I told you, but I really like your teeth
That hairy coat of yours with nothing underneath
Not sure you have a name, so I will call you Keith
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[theditz83]

This problem occurs when a song is released before the event. If the Eurovision Song Contest had been with a national NF, I am sure that the Subwoolfer would have surprised everyone and would have had a lot of chances of winning. The problem is that the Eurovision Song Contest is "a musical marathon": the song that manages to keep its strength intact until the main event wins.

However, even though I see fatigue for Subwoolfer, I do see an overestimation of Circus Mircus and Konstrakta. If "Give That Wolf a Banana" tires us due to repetitiveness, logically we should also get tired of "In Corpore Sano" and "Lock Me In" whose sounds are on the verge of wildest weirdness.

I believe that Subwoolfer will be able to capture the interest of the public again. Their song has great potential. Obviously, the live show must be perfectly curated.

And don't forget that as a card-carrying member for the Eurovision bubble, I am completely aware that my opinion on the songs during the live ESC broadcasts will not be representative of viewers who have never seen or heard any of the performances before (or even those that have only seen them a couple of times).

I merely put forward the notion that for die-hard fans, Norway may not have as much "staying power" as people may have hoped. But sure it's all entirely subjective to the individual

 

[crashworld]

I'm really starting to get banana fatigue. This song will likely drop out of my Top 10 soon, mostly due to a mix of me overplaying it in the early days but also due to the fact that I'm getting a bit bored of the performance. It's very polished a choreographed to the point of being monotonous - we need a bit more of the sassy off-the-cuff humour they're displaying online to come through in their performance. Don't try to be as perfect with the moves.

I agree. It has dropped out of my top 10, but still in my top 15. I have said before, this type of novelty song will wear off very quickly.
I am not downgrading it because on first listen (where most people who are watching on ESC night), it is appealing. I am keeping the score despite it going down in my personal tops.

 

[Looren]

This is iconic

 

[eurovizian]

God, they are so annoying. This is the 2022 Leto Svet, only it is made for social media.

 

[JonasS]

Their social media presence has got to be the best one in ESC history

 

[marty]

Actually I like the song and the dance performance. But it starts getting annoying to me. But in Turin the instant appeal is what counts. I guess it can reach top 5 or at least top 10.

 

[Hook2Hook]

3:23 just crack me up... we need a gif of that moment

 

[crashworld]

Their social media presence has got to be the best one in ESC history

They are playing it really smart I must say. The level of engagement with other artists and how they try to incorporate the songs from this year's contest into their promotion.

However, having said that, I am getting quite tiresome of their antics. Because it feels a little forced at times.

 

[midnightsun]

This. I love it but at the same time I‘ve got enough of it by now.

 

[HarryUK]

You know I'm kind of sad that they're probably not Ylvis and 1 of them is most likely Ben Adams from A1

 

[musicfan]

People namedropping Ylvis all over the place is so annoying, that song has a billion views and yet it really isn't good at all. Only in their dreams would they compose Give That Wolf.

I'm not tired of this song, it's easily one of the better entries this year. Some people will naturally want other favourites to get the limelight but that shouldn't be used to distract from how well done this is.

 

[0scar]

I started to hate everything about this. The best I can say about it is that it is catchy, but that's about it

 

[Ezio]

It gives me Irlande Douze Points vibes, which is not a great thing

 

[Zeus]

Somebody tell them they are not competing at the Eurovision Dance Contest.

 

[Yazy]

Compared to some other folks here, this is somewhat growing on me.

I may upgrade it by 1 or 2 additional points. Not more than that, sadly.
The "yum yum" beat drop part still annoys me.

 

[MopManMoss]

Somebody tell them they are not competing at the Eurovision Dance Contest.

Someone tell Chanel too

 

[Zeus]

Someone tell Chanel too

True. At least she is still signing live somewhat. Doesn't always sound that good, but you can't say that on here. Moving your booty around and still singing is really hard!!!!

 

[martin]

Comes from Norway and should love it, but i just can,t

Is just silly and cheap if you ask me. Also think songs like this is bad for eurovision. I could love joke entry if the songs is good and the singer is doing a good job to sell it. But here the singer is behind a mask and i get the feeling that this song would drop a lot if the singer not looks like a yellow wolf. Ok the melody is good/ok. But the text is just cheep and i really hope the jury is doing their job.

 

[musicfan]

I don't know what the jury's job really is, I don't think anyone knows. To love 'jury bait' songs I guess, whatever they are.

 

[midnightsun]

The jury‘s job is 100% written down in the official jury criteria manifest. Unfortunately no jury in the past ten 10 stuck to their own rules, that’s the sad truth.

That said, Norway isn’t per se a song the juries should rate with little points. At least it’s a somewhat creative song.