Spain SPAIN 2022 - Chanel - SloMo

[escYOUnited]

Llegó la mami
La reina, la dura, una Bugatti
El mundo está loco con este party
Si tengo un problema, no es monetary
Yo vuelvo loquito’ a todos los daddies
Yo siempre primera, nunca secondary
Apenas hago doom, doom
Con mi boom, boom
Y le tengo dando zoom, zoom
Por Miami

Y no se confundan
Señora’ y señore’
Yo siempre ‘toy ready
Pa’ romper cadera’, romper corazones
Solo existe una
No hay imitaciones (Na, na)
Y si aún no me crees, pues me toca mostrárselo

Take a video
Watch it slo mo, mo, mo, mo, mo
Booty hypnotic
Make you want more, more, morе, more, more
Voy a bajarlo hasta el suеlo, lo, lo, lo, lo (Yeah)
If you wish, you could do this dembow (Do this dembow)
Drives you loco (Yeah)
Take a video, watch it slo mo

Te gusta todo lo que tengo
Te endulzo la cara en jugo de mango
Se te dispara cuando la prendo
Hasta el final, yo no me detengo
Take a sip of my cola-la
Un poco salvaje na-na-na
Make it go like pa-pa-pa-pa
Like pa-pa-pa-pa-pa

Y no se confundan (Y no se confundan)
Señora’ y señore’
Yo siempre ‘toy ready (Yo siempre estoy ready)
Pa’ romper cadera’, romper corazone’
Solo existe una (Solo existe una)
No hay imitaciones (Na, na, na)
Y si aún no me crees, pues me toca mostrárselo (Oye)

Take a video
Watch it slo mo, mo, mo, mo, mo
Booty hypnotic
Make you want more, more, more, more, more
Voy a bajarlo hasta el suelo, lo, lo, lo, lo
If you wish, you could do this dembow (Do this dembow)
Drives you loco (Yeah)
Take a video
Watch it slo mo, mo, mo, mo, mo
Booty hypnotic
Make you want more, more, more, more, more
Voy a bajarlo hasta el suelo, lo, lo, lo, lo
If you wish, you could do this dembow (Do this dembow)
Drives you loco (Yeah)

Y no se confundan (Y no se confundan)
Señora’ y señore’
Yo siempre ‘toy ready (Yo siempre estoy ready)
Pa’ romper cadera’, romper corazones
Solo existe una (Solo existe una)
No hay imitaciones (Na, na, na)
Y si aún no me crees, pues me toca mostrárselo (Oye)

Take a video
Watch it slo mo, mo, mo, mo, mo
Booty hypnotic
Make you want more, more, more, more, more
Voy a bajarlo hasta el suelo, lo, lo, lo, lo
If you wish, you could do this dembow (Haz el dembow)
Drives you loco (Yeah)

Take a video
Watch it slo mo​

 

[RainyWoods]

I'm ten songs in so far and have just fainted. Was my fall to the floor from immense aural pleasure or horrendous tinnitus triggering pain? We'll find out quite soon. In the meantime could someone please dial me a winebulance?

 

[Looren]

My ranking :

1. Gonzalo Hermida - Quién lo diria (10/10)
2. Blanca Paloma - Secreto del Agua (10/10)
3. Sara Deop - Make you say (10/10)
4. Rayden - Calle de la Lloreria (10/10)
5. Xeinn - Eco (9/10)
6. Tanxugeiras - Terra (9/10)
7. Azucar Moreno - Postureo (9/10)
8. Chanel - Slo Mo (8/10)
9. Rigoberta Bandini - Ay Mama (7/10)
10. Unique - Mejores (6/10)
11. Marta Sango - Sigues en mi mente (5/10)
12. Javiera Mena - Culpa (4/10)
13. Luna Ki - Voy a morir (4/10)
14. Varry Brava - Raffaella (3/10)

 

[Ajeje Brazorf]

My comment will be short. I want to take the advice of my friend, Iker These are the diagrams that explain my preferences:

BEST SONGS TO SEND TO THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST:

1) Calle de la Lloreria
2) Postureo
3) Terra

H.P.L. ORIGINALITY AWARD:

Tanxugueiras

H.P.L. PRIZE OF CRITICS:

Blanca Paloma

SPECIAL THANKS TO H.P.L .:

Varry Brava

Raffaella applauded you from heaven

BRIEF COMMENT:

Good level of songs. Many songs that aren't in my "Top 3" might do well on the ESC. Good sounds, danceable, exciting and with nuances that summarize all the Spanish culture.

Even though I made Rayden the winner, I want to say two short things about "Postureo" and "Terra":

1) "Postureo" has the power and balance that "Mata Hari" lacked last year. The sound of the song could receive a lot of love from countries such as Armenia and Azerbaijan (as there are Arabian nuances in the sound), Moldova (as a lover of catchy sounds ), Cyprus and probably also from Greece, Italy (as Mediterranean cultures ) and Portugal.

2) "Terra" is a great song but I still struggle to see a worthy performance that can hit eurofans It is difficult but not impossible. If the Tanxugueiras were to succeed we could see a nice surprise However, even if I have always been a supporter of "national languages", are we sure that Galician could take root in the hearts of eurofans without confusing them? Furthermore, as if Italy were to send the ESC a song sung in the Neapolitan dialect, it would be a regional and not a national choice. Are we sure that "Terra" reflects the favor and represents of the entire Spanish public? From what I know, Spain is a strong and united nation but, between the different regions, there is a strong and heartfelt competition. Spaniards from different regions are very proud people. Ultimately, translating "Terra" into English would be a heresy. It would destroy the soul and the original feeling of the song

Italy already sung in Neapolitan, the last time we hosted, in 1991 and by the way Neapolitan is not considered a regional minoritarian language like Sardinian or Friulian by our laws , or at least I still think Neapolitan is a language (and UNESCO is considering it a language) but it still is considered a dialect in Italy, while Sardinian and Friulian are even studied in some schools of their region. Gallego (or Gallician) is considered a co-official language, so it isn't the same thing of Neapolitan.
I don't think the language will accept the reception of the song: the first impressions are good even among non-spanish people, btw.

 

[mauve]

My ranking :

1. Gonzalo Hermida - Quién lo diria (10/10)
2. Blanca Paloma - Secreto del Agua (10/10)
3. Sara Deop - Make you say (10/10)
4. Rayden - Calle de la Lloreria (10/10)
5. Xeinn - Eco (9/10)
6. Tanxugeiras - Terra (9/10)
7. Azucar Moreno - Postureo (9/10)
8. Chanel - Slo Mo (8/10)
9. Rigoberta Bandini - Ay Mama (7/10)
10. Unique - Mejores (6/10)
11. Marta Sango - Sigues en mi mente (5/10)
12. Javiera Mena - Culpa (4/10)
13. Luna Ki - Voy a morir (4/10)
14. Varry Brava - Raffaella (3/10)

I KNEW it. Saw it in my glass sphere (see my last post):

@Morocco2021
Gonzalo Hermida: "Quién lo diría" might be for you?

Shortly before:

Me: What will be Morocco's favorite song?

Glass sphere answered: Quién lo diría

 

[Looren]

I KNEW it. Saw it in my glass sphere (see my last post):

@Morocco2021
Gonzalo Hermida: "Quién lo diría" might be for you?

Shortly before:

Me: What will be Morocco's favorite song?

Glass sphere answered: Quién lo diría

Oh I didn't saw your post

Yes it's definitely for me, such a beautiful ballad

 

[BorisBubbles]

I've heard exactly three songs, and I'm already OBSESSED with Tanxugeiras. Flamenco Go_A in Galician let's GOOOOOOOOOOO (to Turin because that's where they should be in 6 months time)

 

[AlekS]

My faves:

"Terra" - with a great staging this can finish between 8th - 12th place.
"Postureo" - better than I expected, but I don't believe that Spain will choose them. The girls still have it The Arabian parts are

"SloMo" - average bop, nothing special about it. But I would love it with a revamp tho. The army of silver dresses will step over its ded body in the final
"Rafaella" is super ghey & belongs to Italy's Drag Race

 

[Realest]

Sara Deop - Make you say 5.8/10
Rayden - Calle de la lloreria 5.1/10
Chanel - Slo Mo 5.0/10
Blanca Paloma - Secrete del Agua 4.6/10
Gonzalo Hermida - Quien lo diria 4.0/10
Azucar Moreno - Postureo 3.8/10
Unique - Mejores 3.5/10
Tanxugueiras - Terra 3.0/10
Javier Mena - Culpa 2.7/10
Xeinn - Eco 2.6/10
Marta Sango - Sigues en mi mente 1.8/10
Rigoberta Bandini - Ay Mama 1.7/10
Varry Brava - Raffaella 1.6/10
Luna Ki - Voy a morir 1.4/10

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

I had to comment this part
When Spain sent songs with flamenco vibes, did it represent the entire Spanish public, considering flamenco comes from one region? If nobody said nothing about sending flamenco, it would be simply unfair to complain now because the song is in a regional language. If they don't feel represented by the song (in case it wins), it's their nationalist problem.

Buon pomeriggio Ausesken, I knew that someone would open the comparison with flamenco. You have all my respect for bringing up an interesting question. However, the comparison does not hold up.

The much feared H.P. Lovecraft , little by little I am revealing small parts of me, is a passionate, expert and assiduous student of guitar I love Spanish folk music (one of my myths is Paco de Lucia ), Jazz Manouche (by the great Django Reinhardt ) and Roland Dyens' teachings on color Regarding the "flamenco guitar", I love the extremely versatile way in which you Spaniards exploit the use of the right hand, that is the techniques: the pulgar, the alzapúa, the rasgueo, the golpe, the picados and the arpegios I know a lot about flamenco, almost on the same level as a Spaniard, and I am thrilled to have a judge like you to express my judgment on the comparison between flamenco and music in the Galician language.

Flamenco, more than any other Spanish musical genre, has had a long history (made up of continuous evolutions) and has long been a musical style that, thanks to cinema, encompasses your culture from the very first note. It is true that flamenco developed in Andalusia (precisely Seville, Cadiz, Jerez and Cordoba) but ... it expanded throughout the Spanish territory thanks to the presence of cafés cantantes (sources say that there were 63 distributed as follows: 12 a Seville, 5 in Jerez, 3 in Cadiz, 11 in Cartagena, 4 in Puerto Santa María, 5 in Malaga, 1 in Granada, 18 in Madrid, 1 in Barcelona, 1 in Cordoba, 1 in Bilbao and 1 in La Unión). To this we must add that, going further back in time, the origin of flamenco is not even Spanish but gypsy (their being nomads helped to expand the boundaries of their unique style) and the great contribution of Silverio Franconetti, the first cantaor Andalusian (after having learned cante from the gypsies, he made it softer and more melodic than the original raw and tragic form of cante).

Now let's move on to the baile. The history of the baile goes hand in hand with that of the flamenco palos. The dances (an integral part of Andalusian daily life) were performed with the typical percussion instrument called castañuelas (castanets) and were great fun and entertainment for the people. In the 18th century, the fandango appeared, a couple dance that mimicked amorous courtship Each couple man and woman played the castanets and made lewd gestures, and then ended the dance with a sigh, an expression of the ecstasy of pleasure Already in the nineteenth century the fandango was no longer performed because it was considered too sensual and was replaced by other styles, such as buleria and sevillana. The dances of the Bolera school were introduced in the salons of the aristocracy and the contact with a different audience made it possible to bring classical dance closer to the world of flamenco, developing more choreographic shows than the previous ones. Hence, this subsequent contact, mitigation of flamenco, Europeanization led flamenco to be a "unique style that expresses the whole of Spain" The same cannot be said of a song sung in Galician that has a marked regional root and less inclined to adapt to all kinds of ears and tastes.

Look what you made me do, Ausesken ... why do you rekindle the fire of a passionate soul? I hope that Franzilein will return soon or that Auntie Mauve will come to calm my hot spirits or... my heart will risk getting lost... for you...

No! I'm transforming ... Can't you see the rose that is sprouting from my hand?! Run away! Argh! Too late...

PS: forgive my punchline. I always like to pepper my comedy talk. I hate being too serious!

 

[RainyWoods]

Rigoberta Bandini - Ay mama = 10/10 ★
Azúcar Moreno - Postureo = 9/10
Blanca Paloma - Secreto de agua = 9/10
Sara Deop - Make you say = 9/10
Rayden - Calle de la llorería = 8/10
Javiera Mena - Culpa = 8/10
Xeinn - Eco = 7/10
Marta Sango - Sigues en mi mente = 7/10
Varry Brava - Raffaella = 7/10
Chanel - SloMo = 7/10
Luna Ki - Voy a morir = 5/10
Tanxugueiras - Terra = 5/10
Gonzalo Hermida - Quién lo diría = 4/10 please for the love of god don't
Unique - Mejores = 3/10 please for the love of god don't part 2


This NF..... I..... the shock. Too good. Cannot breathe. Many hits. Some beautiful songs surrounded by bangers. A couple of duds that have me super worried cause we know what Spain are like when it comes to choosing their entries.. but just gosh though, what a song selection! This is one of the most exciting we've had in years.

Some of these are delicious. Postureo just buried the corpse of Sekret Secreto de agua is a mysterious, haunting song that could really create a special moment live. Make You Say is a bop that I find hard to turn down (that drop Mmmmmm *licks lips*). As for Ay Mama, well, I wasn't sure what to expect but I've just been gifted my first 10/10 of this NF season. Such a resplendent tune. Getting sort of Sébastien Tellier vibes from it in places but it's going extra hard. The final chorus is just utter joy. I think I'm in love.

Calle de la llorería is incredibly strong. It's easy to imagine it being a frontrunner. Culpa isn't Javiera's best song to date but I like it more and more with each listen. I'm tired of the 80s revival at this point but Sigues en mi mente does it well enough and feels inspired by rather than a tribute. It has a brilliant finale that we perhaps have to wait too long for. SloMo is catchy but I favour the other bops more I think. I didn't think I'd like Eco but it builds surprisingly well and that chorus is good. His voice sounds great in falsetto. I feel like I need more time with Raffaella but it's quite cute and likeable.

Moving on to the very few I'm not feeling. The excessive autotune on Voy a morir is a style choice but for me it's not clicking. Song is ok. I don't dislike it but feels a bit weak. Might be able to grow after I listen to it some more. Terra I just find dull. It's bombastic but not really doing much at all and comes across as ultimately quite monotonous and plain. You've just sent Blas. DO NOT SEND Quién lo diría. DO NOT. I'm warning you. Mejores... please no. I beg of you.


Overall this NF is a delight. It feels like a whole new Spain. So many wonderful songs. Probably not all the ones I enjoy would be great choices but there's a lot here to choose from. I knew Benidorm Fest would come through

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Italy already sung in Neapolitan, the last time we hosted, in 1991 and by the way Neapolitan is not considered a regional minoritarian language like Sardinian or Friulian by our laws , or at least I still think Neapolitan is a language (and UNESCO is considering it a language) but it still is considered a dialect in Italy, while Sardinian and Friulian are even studied in some schools of their region. Gallego (or Gallician) is considered a co-official language, so it isn't the same thing of Neapolitan.
I don't think the language will accept the reception of the song: the first impressions are good even among non-spanish people, btw.

I can agree with you. In fact, I wrote that "Terra" has strong possibilities but could encounter difficulties. Then... it can become an ESC success! And I would be very happy!

However, the Italian dialects are still spoken but almost more because it is more comfortable. They are not co-official languages. I am Roman and I can tell you that the true Roman dialect no longer exists. It no longer lives the dialect of Trilussa and Belli but it is just a way of speaking faster (cutting a few words) and of attitude. Perhaps the only region where a strong linguistic sense lives is Naples (which I consider a nation unto itself). The Neapolitan culture continues to live and thrive thanks to the Neapolitans who never stop loving and being proud of their traditions. For example, like Neapolitan music there is Roman music but... the first continues to be alive while the other has been a little lost over the years.

 

[Looren]

DO NOT SEND Quién lo diría.

Your probably wanted to say "Send Quién lo diria at all costs"

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Rigoberta Bandini - Ay mama = 10/10 ★
Azúcar Moreno - Postureo = 9/10
Blanca Paloma - Secreto de agua = 9/10
Sara Deop - Make you say = 9/10
Rayden - Calle de la llorería = 8/10
Javiera Mena - Culpa = 8/10
Xeinn - Eco = 7/10
Marta Sango - Sigues en mi mente = 7/10
Varry Brava - Raffaella = 7/10
Chanel - SloMo = 7/10
Luna Ki - Voy a morir = 5/10
Tanxugueiras - Terra = 5/10
Gonzalo Hermida - Quién lo diría = 4/10 please for the love of god don't
Unique - Mejores = 3/10 please for the love of god don't part 2


This NF..... I..... the shock. Too good. Cannot breathe. Many hits. Some beautiful songs surrounded by bangers. A couple of duds that have me super worried cause we know what Spain are like when it comes to choosing their entries.. but just gosh though, what a song selection! This is one of the most exciting we've had in years.

Some of these are delicious. Postureo just buried the corpse of Sekret Secreto de agua is a mysterious, haunting song that could really create a special moment live. Make You Say is a bop that I find hard to turn down (that drop Mmmmmm *licks lips*). As for Ay Mama, well, I wasn't sure what to expect but I've just been gifted my first 10/10 of this NF season. Such a resplendent tune. Getting sort of Sébastien Tellier vibes from it in places but it's going extra hard. The final chorus is just utter joy. I think I'm in love.

Calle de la llorería is incredibly strong. It's easy to imagine it being a frontrunner. Culpa isn't Javiera's best song to date but I like it more and more with each listen. I'm tired of the 80s revival at this point but Sigues en mi mente does it well enough and feels inspired by rather than a tribute. It has a brilliant finale that we perhaps have to wait too long for. SloMo is catchy but I favour the other bops more I think. I didn't think I'd like Eco but it builds surprisingly well and that chorus is good. His voice sounds great in falsetto. I feel like I need more time with Raffaella but it's quite cute and likeable.

Moving on to the very few I'm not feeling. The excessive autotune on Voy a morir is a style choice but for me it's not clicking. Song is ok. I don't dislike it but feels a bit weak. Might be able to grow after I listen to it some more. Terra I just find dull. It's bombastic but not really doing much at all and comes across as ultimately quite monotonous and plain. You've just sent Blas. DO NOT SEND Quién lo diría. DO NOT. I'm warning you. Mejores... please no. I beg of you.


Overall this NF is a delight. It feels like a whole new Spain. So many wonderful songs. Probably not all the ones I enjoy would be great choices but there's a lot here to choose from. I knew Benidorm Fest would come through

Bravo Rainy, I agree with you. "Ay Mama" is not bad. I don't think it can triumph but I liked it.

 

[BorisBubbles]

Tanxugueiras - "Terra"
Xeinn - "Eco"
Chanel - "SloMo"
Rigoberta Bandini - "Ay mama"
Javiera Mena - "Culpa"
Azúcar Moreno - "Postureo"
Varry Brava - "Raffaela"
Marta Sango - "Sigues en mi mente"
Luna Ki - "Voy a morir"
Sara Deop - "Make you say"
Rayden - "Calle de la llorería"
Blanca Paloma - "Secreto de Agua"
Unique - "Mejores"
Gonzalo Hermida - "Quién lo dirìa"

lol i can hardly believe it. IS THIS SPAIN???

Watch them all be horrid live because it IS Spain after all. </3

 

[Ajeje Brazorf]

I can agree with you. In fact, I wrote that "Terra" has strong possibilities but could encounter difficulties. Then... it can become an ESC success! And I would be very happy!

However, the Italian dialects are still spoken but almost more because it is more comfortable. They are not co-official languages. I am Roman and I can tell you that the true Roman dialect no longer exists. It no longer lives the dialect of Trilussa and Belli but it is just a way of speaking faster (cutting a few words) and of attitude. Perhaps the only region where a strong linguistic sense lives is Naples (which I consider a nation unto itself). The Neapolitan culture continues to live and thrive thanks to the Neapolitans who never stop loving and being proud of their traditions. For example, like Neapolitan music there is Roman music but... the first continues to be alive while the other has been a little lost over the years.

Yeah, it can encounter difficulties, but I think more difficulties in Benidorm actually, because it is a regional minoritarian language and it's like, for example, Italy sending "Pitzinnos in sa gherra" by Tazenda (totally in Sardinian) or "Paisan" by Carnicats (half in Carnic Friulian, half in Italian). In Eurovision history we had a song in Crimean Tatar winner in 2016 and an Imaginarian Language song coming second in 2003, so everything is possible in Eurovision.

 

[Ausesken]

Buon pomeriggio Ausesken, I knew that someone would open the comparison with flamenco. You have all my respect for bringing up an interesting question. However, the comparison does not hold up.

The much feared H.P. Lovecraft , little by little I am revealing small parts of me, is a passionate, expert and assiduous student of guitar I love Spanish folk music (one of my myths is Paco de Lucia ), Jazz Manouche (by the great Django Reinhardt ) and Roland Dyens' teachings on color Regarding the "flamenco guitar", I love the extremely versatile way in which you Spaniards exploit the use of the right hand, that is the techniques: the pulgar, the alzapúa, the rasgueo, the golpe, the picados and the arpegios I know a lot about flamenco, almost on the same level as a Spaniard, and I am thrilled to have a judge like you to express my judgment on the comparison between flamenco and music in the Galician language.

Flamenco, more than any other Spanish musical genre, has had a long history (made up of continuous evolutions) and has long been a musical style that, thanks to cinema, encompasses your culture from the very first note. It is true that flamenco developed in Andalusia (precisely Seville, Cadiz, Jerez and Cordoba) but ... it expanded throughout the Spanish territory thanks to the presence of cafés cantantes (sources say that there were 63 distributed as follows: 12 a Seville, 5 in Jerez, 3 in Cadiz, 11 in Cartagena, 4 in Puerto Santa María, 5 in Malaga, 1 in Granada, 18 in Madrid, 1 in Barcelona, 1 in Cordoba, 1 in Bilbao and 1 in La Unión). To this we must add that, going further back in time, the origin of flamenco is not even Spanish but gypsy (their being nomads helped to expand the boundaries of their unique style) and the great contribution of Silverio Franconetti, the first cantaor Andalusian (after having learned cante from the gypsies, he made it softer and more melodic than the original raw and tragic form of cante).

Now let's move on to the baile. The history of the baile goes hand in hand with that of the flamenco palos. The dances (an integral part of Andalusian daily life) were performed with the typical percussion instrument called castañuelas (castanets) and were great fun and entertainment for the people. In the 18th century, the fandango appeared, a couple dance that mimicked amorous courtship Each couple man and woman played the castanets and made lewd gestures, and then ended the dance with a sigh, an expression of the ecstasy of pleasure Already in the nineteenth century the fandango was no longer performed because it was considered too sensual and was replaced by other styles, such as buleria and sevillana. The dances of the Bolera school were introduced in the salons of the aristocracy and the contact with a different audience made it possible to bring classical dance closer to the world of flamenco, developing more choreographic shows than the previous ones. Hence, this subsequent contact, mitigation of flamenco, Europeanization led flamenco to be a "unique style that expresses the whole of Spain" The same cannot be said of a song sung in Galician that has a marked regional root and less inclined to adapt to all kinds of ears and tastes.

Look what you made me do, Ausesken ... why do you rekindle the fire of a passionate soul? I hope that Franzilein will return soon or that Auntie Mauve will come to calm my hot spirits or... my heart will risk getting lost... for you...

No! I'm transforming ... Can't you see the rose that is sprouting from my hand?! Run away! Argh! Too late...

PS: forgive my punchline. I always like to pepper my comedy talk. I hate being too serious!

I'm truly impressed by your knowledge about flamenco I haven't gone that far in my study of this wonderful art, but I did know its spreading throughout the country started a long time ago. This doesn't cancel the fact that most people in Spain have no ties with flamenco at all. In Catalonia flamenco is strongly associated to Andalusian immigration in the 60s. Not to mention Franco made sure to strenghten the idea that Spain was represented by flamenco, bullfighting, etc. This never represented Catalonia, Galicia, the Basque Country, La Rioja, Castilla y León, Castilla La Mancha, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands...

Moreover, spreading the idea that 'your regional language does not represent me', is like assuming that Catalan, Basque, Galician... are not part of the Spanish culture, and assuming that people from these regions will never feel fully represented in Eurovision. If they don't want Spain to be divided in different countries, and claim that Catalans are Spanish etc etc, then it's time to accept that regional languages are part of the cultural identity of our country, as well as any other cultural feature existing within our borders. I don't mind being represented by flamenco and I have 0 ties with flamenco, why do they feel offended for being represented by an official language of their country? It's not fair.

 

[mauve]

or that Auntie Mauve will come to calm my hot spirits or... my heart will risk getting lost... for you...

You know what auntie Mauve wants to do to her students when they give a long presentation that is OVER the time?

No really. Auntie Mauve tells you to write freely. Now and then even I learn something new from my "students" (and here in this forum).
And by the way, Flamenco is fantastic! When I was in Spain, I had the pleasure to see it in a club and it was fantastic!

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

My mother's favorite song is… “Raffaella" by Varry Brava!

Beyond the tribute to Raffaella Carrà, she said that like the sound and the lightness it emanates. For her, "Raffaella" is a simple and at the same time solid song, it makes people dance and finally manages to stay in the listener's mind

She expressed a lukewarm appreciation for "Terra", acknowledged that some sounds are catchy while others don't like them.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

I'm truly impressed by your knowledge about flamenco I haven't gone that far in my study of this wonderful art, but I did know its spreading throughout the country started a long time ago. This doesn't cancel the fact that most people in Spain have no ties with flamenco at all. In Catalonia flamenco is strongly associated to Andalusian immigration in the 60s. Not to mention Franco made sure to strenghten the idea that Spain was represented by flamenco, bullfighting, etc. This never represented Catalonia, Galicia, the Basque Country, La Rioja, Castilla y León, Castilla La Mancha, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands...

Moreover, spreading the idea that 'your regional language does not represent me', is like assuming that Catalan, Basque, Galician... are not part of the Spanish culture, and assuming that people from these regions will never feel fully represented in Eurovision. If they don't want Spain to be divided in different countries, and claim that Catalans are Spanish etc etc, then it's time to accept that regional languages are part of the cultural identity of our country, as well as any other cultural feature existing within our borders. I don't mind being represented by flamenco and I have 0 ties with flamenco, why do they feel offended for being represented by an official language of their country? It's not fair.

I agree with you. Every part of the regional culture is part of the culture of Spain. "Terra" is a powerful tune and I can even imagine it could reach the ESC "Top 10" or even... win!

In a certain sense, I could also be wrong, I felt that the way of singing and the sound remotely recall the Sardinian culture (which in fact had strong contacts with Spain in the past). When my mother listened to this song she felt something that brought our cultures closer together.

 

[lasse braun]

do you want my votes,too?