2018 Eurovision Semi 2 Live Thread - Now That's How A Song Goes Wrong

[beepbeep]

Wow this semi is dire

Yup...

Not even the Danish Tormund lookalike can save this.

 

[cocotaffy]

The vocals are just

 

[Aerobicidal]

Poland cannot sing or dance or perform. I'm questioning my existence more than I did during the men's free at this year's Worlds.

 

[Finnice]

Does the Polish guy really to hear me to tell him where to go?

 

[Lorac]

So far Moldova is the only one I want to hear - or rather watch - again.

 

[Madhatter]

Geez. I wanted to like Poland but that was crap. I preferred the Polish guy last year singing about colors.

And Malta's chorus sounds like something else, but I can't pinpoint it. ETA: For some reason, it sounded like Katy Perry's Dark Horse to me.

 

[Aerobicidal]

Okay, I am now power rooting for Malta because it was only slightly boring with decent singing.

 

[cocotaffy]

This year most performers are so disappointing live.

 

[Aerobicidal]

This year most performers are so disappointing live.

I know! I'm going to buy grappa for the finale. But at least maybe the Czech Republic can crack the top five.

 

[allezfred]

Wow this semi is dire

It's very #TeamTrainwreck

 

[cocotaffy]

How much out of key can you be while yelling, let's find out Hungary.

 

[Lorac]

OMG - Hungary are absolutely awful - and they looked like such nice boys in their postcard!!!!!

 

[Finnice]

Sweet Yezus, my friend's punk rock bands sounds better that this Hungarian ... whatever.

 

[Aerobicidal]

I really wish Hungary used black metal vocals for the whole song, but it's still my favorite of this semi.

 

[beepbeep]

I'd rather have this Hungarian mess than another ballad.

I'm all for diversity in WTF.

Ok, I might as well admit it: I like it

 

[cocotaffy]

Oh Hungary I supported you in my votes because it's refreshing a bit a yelling at the Eurovision but you can do better at the Final.

 

[cocotaffy]

Come on Jessica Chastain, don't disappoint !

 

[Finnice]

Latvia looks like a film star from the 1930's. The song is forgettable.

 

[beepbeep]

That was a very nice "Obrigado" from Latvia (her mother is Brazilian, apparently??)

It may be the only reason she's here, because that was generic as feck.

 

[Hanna]

Latvia's Kaitlyn Weaver's performance was captivating enough but the singing.

 

[Jenya]

"I dug you like you were treasure" somehow sounds like poetry after the rest of this semi

 

[Aerobicidal]

I realize that we've seen a lot of shit today, but I still think Norway and Sweden are the two worst songs so far.

However, if Benjamin Ingrosso incorporated a significant amount of twerking into his performance, I might rethink that.

 

[Madhatter]

I don't know which one's worse, Sweden or Poland. They sound like two sides of the same (bad) coin.

 

[beepbeep]

I'd love for Sweden to win, so we can have the fabulousness that was Mans and Petra hosting back.

Don't think that this will come even remotely close.

 

[Finnice]

And Sweden brings us back to 70"s and GeeBees.

 

[Jenya]

Cypriot TV calling him Justin "Wannabe" Bieber but he gives me Robin Thicke vibes more than anything

 

[Aerobicidal]

So the Montenegrin guy spent his free time in Portugal shopping for archaic cameras and ceramic lizards? I feel like that should translate into a more interesting song.

 

[cocotaffy]

I feel cheated now, Montenegro sold us a sweeping Anna Karenina like story complete with 1900th century wardrobe in their video and we get a very very cheap Ziggy Stardust.

 

[Madhatter]

At least the Montenegro guy has a good voice?

 

[Finnice]

This semi has a lot of sleeping pills potential. Montenegro is one of the strongest.