Eurovision blasts onto our screens this week and features a
glut of melodic merriment especially if you are into cakes and long
ballady type songs that try to evoke some sort of gut wrenching reaction.
Whether
that gut reaction is a vomitous or sheer splendour sensation depends upon your
musical taste.
But one thing you can be guaranteed is Eurovision 2014 has every
genre covered including a stunning entry from The Netherlands.
So belt up and get ready for Gordon's Eurovision 2014 preview and my heavily anticipated winner prediction.
It must be noted my predictions are so accurate that if you are tipped to win
by yours truly you may as well start gorging yourself on Danish ice cream and
start reflecting on what could have been.
As a guide of my cunning prediction prowess, I predicted Emmelie
de Forest to finish 10th last year, instead she bolted home leaving my
prediction in the dust, #awkward.
A month ago, I thought France's Twin Twin with ‘Moustashe’ had it in
the bag and it was just a formality before they won. ‘Moustache’ is a
captivating mix of modern pop, and powerful lyrics under the guise of quirky
staging and delivery. If they don’t win, I am sure the song will become the anthem
for Movember later this year.
But with the release of the Eurovision 2014 compilation and
a couple of listens through the entire album, I think there are a few countries
that could take home the glittering prize in 2014.
Overall you could be mistaken for feeling this year is
decidedly dull and middle of the road with many countries going for a ‘safe’
ballad and big vocal, which means when a country stands out, they stand out
big time.
Two just stand outs are Malta and the host countries
neighbour, The Netherlands.
Malta’s ‘Coming Home’ taps right into the new pop meets folk
genre and will definitely get feet tapping whilst The Netherlands effortlessly
transport listeners to a country genre with a beautifully created song called ‘Calm
after the storm’.
Other countries to watch, especially taking into account the
notorious voting block patterns are Greece and Estonia with couple of dance
floor smashes. But with the trouble between Russia and the Ukraine this year
the ‘eastern block’ maybe slightly weaker.
Also, look out too for the bilingual offering from Israel
with ‘Same heart’. This rock meets pop song is delivered with passion and
throaty skill. Italy too is one of my complete favourites.
Countries who totally missed the mark include some of my
favourite places to visit like Iceland and the ‘busty’ broads from Poland. Both
countries appear to be way off brief for my liking and will be there to just
make up the numbers.
The fact that I haven’t spoke about the UK’s entry ‘Children
of the Universe’ probably means a) it could be a potential winner or b) means
the UK are again lucky to make it straight through to the grand final and will
come closer to 24 instead of number one.
One of the big questions is can Denmark go back-to-back and my
answer is definitely maybe.
Basim has a Bruno Mars-esk type sound and his catchy ‘Cliché
Love Song’ will at the very least stir the crowd into a frenzy of flag waving –
regardless of your colours.
Gordon’s 2014 Eurovision predictions:
Douze points Moustache, Twin Twin – France
Dix points Calm After The Storm, The Common Linnets – The
Netherlands
Huit points Coming Home, Firelight – Malta
Sept points Amazing, Tanja – Estonia
Six points Same Heart, Mej Finegold – Israel
Cinq points La Mitta Citta, Emma – Italy
Quatre points Rise Up, Freaky Fortune featuring RiskyKidd -
Greece
Trois points Cliché Love Song, Basim– Denmark
Deux points Hunter of stars, Sebalter – Switzerland
Un point Undo, Sanna
Neilsen – Sweden
The rest…..
11. To the sky – FY R
Macedonia
12. Something Better –
Finland
13. Dancing in the rain –
Spain
14. Children of the
universe – UK
15. Miracle – Romania
16. Running – Hungary
17. Cake to Bake – Latvia
18. Not Alone – Armenia
19. Quero Ser Tua –
Portugal
20. Is it right – Germany
21. Mother – Belgium
22. Maybe – San Marino
23. Silent Storm – Norway
24. Tick Tock – Ukraine
25. Moj Svijet –
Montenegro
26. Start a fire –
Azerbaijan
27. Heartbeat – Ireland
28. Round and Round –
Slovenia
29. Attention – Lithuania
30. Shine – Russia
31. Rise like a phoenix –
Austria
32. Cheesecake – Belarus
33. We are Slavic –
Poland
34. One night’s Anger –
Albania
35. Wild Soul – Moldova
36. Three minutes to
Earth – Georgia
37. No Prejudice –
Iceland
PS - Europe is in for a massive treat when Australian, yes Australian superstar Jessica Mauboy sings during the semi final. Go Jess!
