Hej everybody… just browsed this interesting thread.
As "A-lister" said earlier: "Nearly 65% of the Swiss population are German speaker". Hm.. quite a big share. So: Why not a German song? Or, even better: Schwyzerduetsch, Swiss German. THIS is what Switzerland makes special. Ok, besides Rhaeto-Romanic, which would be a bit too much.
Just listened to "30 days and 30 nights". Nice, I like it. But: It tootles, and somewhen it's over. Stuff like millions of other songs.
Have a look at this years semi final: Switzerland failed with "Takasa / On the road: You And Me". Once again: I liked it, it's still in my running playlist.
But, as the commentator on TV said: "Fun fair music, replaceable with millions of other songs".
In contrast to this guy, why not send him to Copenhagen:
He sings Swiss-German, you see that he sings because he loves to do so… good voice... and don't forget: A significant share of the audience is gay and will love such a smart performance.
And "Michael Hasenfratz", come on... which name could be more authentic? ;-)
Cheers
Rasmus