Eurovision 2025

[KlaxonCow]

Estonia has remembered that it's a song contest, and brought a song.

Too many countries this year have brought stage performances, vocal performances, special effects and forgot to bring a song along.

And, unfortunately, the worst offender, in my book, is the UK.

The "song" we have keeps changing tempo and rhythm constantly that there's nothing to tap your feet to, nothing to grab you. It's not really "a song", I'd say. It's a performance with some audio accompanying it.

Not a fan of the UK entry at all, this year, sorry.

[funkstar]

Isreal... tried. Not for me.

(Was that a Zohar reference?)

Here’s some moody baltic apocalyptism.

[NorthWay]

Lithuania seems to take it seriously. Kinda shoe-gazers. Not bad, but not enough.

[NorthWay]

Spain couldn't get Jennifer Lopez, but went for second best. I could swear that in parts it sounds like a Norwegian song from a few years back. Very Spanish I'll give them.

[KlaxonCow]

This one from Ukraine is very... pink.

[NorthWay]

Ukraine has advanced a decade from the initial national video it seems. Not so bad, slightly psychedelic prog-rock'ish.

[funkstar]

Ukraine is interesting, melodically! I liked that - odd, and won’t win, but not bad.

[NorthWay]

Oh, thanks for the bio break!

[NorthWay]

UK sounds like a musical. Which I believe is what the singers do?

[KlaxonCow]

The tempo just keeps changing constantly, and never stays on any section long enough to get your foot tapping.

Not a fan. Feels very anti-musical to me, as it resists having any rhythm at all.

[PFVA]

I like the cheese.
I just switched channels and I saw Austria and a cheese manufacturing.
I liked the cheese better than the song though.

[KlaxonCow]

Austria's vocal performance is unbelievable. This is one of my favourites this year.

[funkstar]

Best from the UK in a long time, but, that’s a depressingly low bar to clear. Also, I think that hook in the verse is lifted from somewhere?

Austria channels Switzerland from a few years ago, but with extra epilepsy.

[NorthWay]

Austria is too operetic for me.

[KlaxonCow]

And here's Jedward for Iceland.

(Not really Jedward, but might as well be.)