San Marino SAN MARINO 2014 - Valentina Monetta - Maybe (Forse)
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FoxOfShadows
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Re: SAN MARINO 2014 - Valentina Monetta
Wikipedia lists the song as in Italian and English. So which version is it?
Wikipedia lists the song as in Italian and English. So which version is it?
Re: SAN MARINO 2014 - Valentina Monetta
I'm sorry guys, I love Valentina and her previous entries but this just reeks of last place in the semi
I was so expectant of her but this is a huge let down, the song is a fossil!
I'm sorry guys, I love Valentina and her previous entries but this just reeks of last place in the semi
I was so expectant of her but this is a huge let down, the song is a fossil!
RainyWoods
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Re: SAN MARINO 2014 - Valentina Monetta
This literally is outstanding. There's a beat behind it but it's tastefully done and prominent from about the first minute. I know straight away this will get a lot of hate. It's not contemporary or modern. What it is however is an utterly mesmerising, sophisticated composition that lifts the listener. It's timeless melancholy. I just think it's epic and my first impressions are twice that of what I had for Chrisalide. You can hear the pain and longing in Valentina's voice. That's why I think she's so special. The sincerity on display is astounding.
This literally is outstanding. There's a beat behind it but it's tastefully done and prominent from about the first minute. I know straight away this will get a lot of hate. It's not contemporary or modern. What it is however is an utterly mesmerising, sophisticated composition that lifts the listener. It's timeless melancholy. I just think it's epic and my first impressions are twice that of what I had for Chrisalide. You can hear the pain and longing in Valentina's voice. That's why I think she's so special. The sincerity on display is astounding.
QwaarJet
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It's a poor upload, so It's hard to judge, but at the moment I'm not liking it that much. It lacks most of the power of Crisalide. But I'll wait until I hear a better version.
It's a poor upload, so It's hard to judge, but at the moment I'm not liking it that much. It lacks most of the power of Crisalide. But I'll wait until I hear a better version.
FoxOfShadows
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Re: SAN MARINO 2014 - Valentina Monetta
It is like a much improved version of "Crisalide". I can't find it possible to believe this is the same artist who gave us that horror in 2012. I can only presume she was abducted by aliens in late 2012 and replaced. I hope she gets to the final, in the same way I hope for Montenegro (even though I'm not a fan of the song). It would be nice to have these small countries and other less successful countries like Poland, Israel and Switzerland.
However, like other people, I feel "Forse/Maybe" could crumble in the semis. We have to hope the juries rank it high and it gets a decent place in the running order. Good luck to Valentina and San Marino!
It is like a much improved version of "Crisalide". I can't find it possible to believe this is the same artist who gave us that horror in 2012. I can only presume she was abducted by aliens in late 2012 and replaced. I hope she gets to the final, in the same way I hope for Montenegro (even though I'm not a fan of the song). It would be nice to have these small countries and other less successful countries like Poland, Israel and Switzerland.
However, like other people, I feel "Forse/Maybe" could crumble in the semis. We have to hope the juries rank it high and it gets a decent place in the running order. Good luck to Valentina and San Marino!
Re: SAN MARINO 2014 - Valentina Monetta
To me, it feels like a 1970's album filler, not something to be presented to a whole continent... potential wasted
To me, it feels like a 1970's album filler, not something to be presented to a whole continent... potential wasted
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Re: SAN MARINO 2014 - Valentina Monetta
Just as I feared, Ralph Siegel all over the place. Hopelessly outdated. Let's hope they can at least create a fancy stage performance for Valentina, she'll need it.
... or they rearrange it into a jazz version...?
Just as I feared, Ralph Siegel all over the place. Hopelessly outdated. Let's hope they can at least create a fancy stage performance for Valentina, she'll need it.
... or they rearrange it into a jazz version...?
GWTW1939
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Re: SAN MARINO 2014 - Valentina Monetta
This sounds old even for the 70s
but if your talking about 1970s Eurovision national final filler then yes
Ralph Siegel needs to just go away and find new inspiration before he even thinks of writing another song xdoh
I think last place in the semi is REALLY possible.....its so out of date that even a jury might reject it
.....even last year their support for Valentina was soft and this song is far worse
To me, it feels like a 1970's album filler, not something to be presented to a whole continent... potential wasted
This sounds old even for the 70s
but if your talking about 1970s Eurovision national final filler then yes Ralph Siegel needs to just go away and find new inspiration before he even thinks of writing another song xdoh
I think last place in the semi is REALLY possible.....its so out of date that even a jury might reject it
.....even last year their support for Valentina was soft and this song is far worse
Re: SAN MARINO 2014 - Valentina Monetta
Okay, so Forse craps all over Maybe. The use of Italian makes the song sound much more authentic and so more enjoyable.
I still don't like it very much at the moment but I hope it grows on me. I'd still love to see her in the final though.
At the moment, I'd go for around 5pts.
Okay, so Forse craps all over Maybe. The use of Italian makes the song sound much more authentic and so more enjoyable.
I still don't like it very much at the moment but I hope it grows on me. I'd still love to see her in the final though.
At the moment, I'd go for around 5pts.
RainyWoods
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I'm disappointed so far at the negative reaction this seems to be receiving. "Crisalide" was loved by fans and was a real underdog but it looks like a lot of you here don't feel the same way about "Forse". I personally think it's a step up from "Crisalide". Maybe last years song had more of a kitsch appeal? "Forse" feels a lot more serious and darker but still done in that same Ralph Siegel style. I mean it is a fossil but so what? It's a brilliant fossil and feels incredibly sincere.
She MUST sing it in Italian though I think.
I'm disappointed so far at the negative reaction this seems to be receiving. "Crisalide" was loved by fans and was a real underdog but it looks like a lot of you here don't feel the same way about "Forse". I personally think it's a step up from "Crisalide". Maybe last years song had more of a kitsch appeal? "Forse" feels a lot more serious and darker but still done in that same Ralph Siegel style. I mean it is a fossil but so what? It's a brilliant fossil and feels incredibly sincere.
She MUST sing it in Italian though I think.
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Re: SAN MARINO 2014 - Valentina Monetta
I love it!
It's classy and very felt. It almost looks like a song that could be the opening of a 007 movie thanks to its intensity. I can't wait to know how this will be performed on stage. I seriously think Valentina's attempts are better each year. Unfortunately, I don't see it passing to the final because it is from San Marino and also because they are on the 1st semi-final, but IMO this surely deserves to go to the final.
I love it!
It's classy and very felt. It almost looks like a song that could be the opening of a 007 movie thanks to its intensity. I can't wait to know how this will be performed on stage. I seriously think Valentina's attempts are better each year. Unfortunately, I don't see it passing to the final because it is from San Marino and also because they are on the 1st semi-final, but IMO this surely deserves to go to the final.
CypriotGirl
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Re: SAN MARINO 2014 - Valentina Monetta
Great song in both English and Italian, but I think in Italian it sounds much better. I hope they will choose to sing in Italian in ESC.
Great song in both English and Italian, but I think in Italian it sounds much better. I hope they will choose to sing in Italian in ESC.
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Re: SAN MARINO 2014 - Valentina Monetta
She can do so much better. Heck, she has proven she can do so much better. Then why, for God's sake, doesn't she do it? Does Siegel hold her children hostage, or what's going on?
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Re: SAN MARINO 2014 - Valentina Monetta
Gosh, you still don't get after 3 years that she is trolling this festival in the full force? lol
And I'm not laughing at that fact cause its more sad than funny having that troll 3 years in a row, but to the fact you don't realize that ..
She can do so much better. Heck, she has proven she can do so much better. Then why, for God's sake, doesn't she do it? Does Siegel hold her children hostage, or what's going on?
Gosh, you still don't get after 3 years that she is trolling this festival in the full force? lol
And I'm not laughing at that fact cause its more sad than funny having that troll 3 years in a row, but to the fact you don't realize that ..
RainyWoods
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Re: SAN MARINO 2014 - Valentina Monetta
Has anyone noticed the use of what sounds like a Sitar(?) in parts in the song? There's actually some interesting sounds sprinkled throughout. The typical Ralph Siegel production kind of makes these moments difficult to hear though.
Has anyone noticed the use of what sounds like a Sitar(?) in parts in the song? There's actually some interesting sounds sprinkled throughout. The typical Ralph Siegel production kind of makes these moments difficult to hear though.