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Top 5 Ways to Wear a Headband
Headbands make a great accessory whether worn with evening wear, casual wear or even workout wear. Select brides are even ditching traditional head pieces for the simplicity of a headband. Headbands can be worn with short or long hair as well as by kids and adults alike! There are many different ways to wear a headband including with updos, with braids or with your hair down. For ideas on wearing a headband, check out these 5 fabulous hairstyles.
Headbands 101
Headbands come in a variety of forms, styles and designs including thin, thick, beaded, flowered, layered, braided, and organic cotton. You could even make a headband using your own braided hair. To customize your head piece, add accessories like bows, peacock feathers or flowers to create your own signature look.
A Headband with a Bun
For a natural, pulled together look, grab all your hair up into a loose bun, then place a headband or tie a scarf on top. Or, opt for a bun in the back for a "princess" look. This will give you a style that is functional enough for yoga, yet still stylish enough for lunch or errands afterwards.
Product on image Silly Yogi Knitted Winter Warm Headband.
A Headband with a Braid to the Side
Braid your hair to the side, then add a headband to the top to create a playful, feminine look. Or, or opt for a headband scarf, then intertwine the ends of the scarf into the braid to channel your inner child. Use an elastic band to secure the end.
If you can't braid, don't worry, try a side twist, ponytail or bun instead.
Braided Headband Updo
This style creates an ethereal look. To begin, braid your hair into about 5 sections. Slip a headband over your head, then tuck your braids into the headband. Or, tuck only the top half of your hair into the headband for a half up half down style.
A Headband with French Braids
This is a great style for a yoga session or date night. To achieve this look, simply braid your hair into two french braids, leaving a section of loose hair down in the back. Place a layered headband boho style, which means, pulling the headband down to your forehead similar to a sweatband, to complete the look.
A Headband with Naturally Curly Hair
Celebrate your natural curls with this signature style. Using your own natural hair, or simply curl your hair into a plethora of curls, then place a thin headband over the top of your head.
Product on image Autumn Delight Woolen Headband.
A headband can be used to complete just about any style. You can even coordinate your headband to match your outfit, and moms can coordinate their headbands to match their little ones. To add more style to your look, simply push the back of the headband up to create a slight bump. For longer hair styles, feel free to create side bangs as part of your style or simply allow sweeps of your own natural hair to fall for a softer, more flirty look.


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Forget about dining inside a fancy restaurant, nowadays it seems like all the good Bay Area food is being served up on wheels. With the Street Food Festival in full swing, and a fleet of gourmet gocarts at Off the Grid, we're all about chasing down delicious downsized grub. But here's the latest addition that gives a new spin on the the food cart frenzy – meet the Le Truc, a 1989 ford Ward School Bus turned bus resuaturan or "bustaurant." Already gaining popularity, next week Le Truc will claim their permanent parking spot at 470 Brannan Street.
Of all the ways to repurpose a smoggy old school bus, this is among the best. The bus has undergone a burly professional buildout – the inside has two long comfy benches for eating on the go, while the back half has been fashioned into a commercial-grade kitchen. The conversion also includes skylights, for some lovely natural light, and some high-quality appliances and classic detailing.
So far a number of other bustaurants have already begun to emerge locally, and we're hoping that they can eventually combine their efforts with various bus top gardens to get some real sustainability going.

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You might find a pear cider here or there, but apples dominate the cider scene. It'd be easy to think that all ciders are the same, tasting like apple juice all grown up, but that would be a mistake. Ciders are complex and diverse, as different as the sorts of apples they come from. Every country that makes ciders does it a little bit differently.
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|Dr. Birgitt Schuele Presents on Collaboration with Life Technologies at International Society for Stem Cell Research Annual Meeting
|Published Friday, July 12, 2013 3:50 pm
Your Basic Research Expert, Birgitt Schuele, MD, presented last month at the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) 11th Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. Dr. Schuele presented on a collaboration between the Schuele Lab and Life Technologies: Creating integration-free iPSCs and NSCs to model Parkinson's disease. Researchers at the Parkinson's Institute are uniquely positioned to collaborate with industry, academia, and other leading Parkinson's researchers. Dr. Schuele and Life Technologies are working together to better understand the molecular basis for Parkinson's disease and to identify compounds that can impact disease phenotypes, which will help to identify new and better treatments for people living with Parkinson's. Watch Dr. Schuele's presentation:
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SME Series V tonearm
SME engineers, recognising the potential of the latest complementary equipment, accepted the challenge to design and build a pick-up arm which unlike others in existence would make no detectable sound contribution of its own. The work took almost four years and the measure of its success is the acceptance of the Series V precision pick-up arm by technical experts and users as one of the world's truly great audio products.Series V sound has an almost startling dynamic range and neutrality enabling high levels to be enjoyed. It escapes the 'LP' sound and demonstrates that structural resonances in pick-up arms are responsible for much that makes vinyl records readily discernible from master tapes.
The functioning of a pick-up arm appears simple but is in fact very complex. All cartridges employ relative motion between armature and stator portions of a generating system to produce the signal output. Reproduction can only be true therefore when all movement representing groove modulation is made by the armature to which the stylus cantilever is attached and none by the stator represented by the cartridge body. Unless the pick-up arm holds the latter against even the minutest movement at audio frequencies the signal will be modified in some way. The result is a subtle loss of clarity, dynamic range and transient attack that can make the sound from even the best system tiring to listen to.
The following notes will help a better understanding of the problems and how they were resolved in this radically new design.
In common with any mechanical device the behaviour of a pick-up arm is governed by three properties of matter that also define the laws of motion. The first property is mass which opposes any change in motion. The effective mass of an arm and cartridge resists motion least at low frequencies but increasingly as frequency rises. It is this resisting force which makes the operation of a cartridge possible. At subsonic frequencies the armature and stator move as one allowing the slow movements needed to negotiate the record surface without generating a signal. At audio frequencies however the increased resisting force causes the armature to move relative to the stator and a signal is produced. The transition point between these two conditions is important for a clean low frequency response and is established by the compliance of the cartridge and the total effective mass of the arm and cartridge body.
The second property is stiffness which resists bending or flexing. It is a restoring force, proportional to position or deflection.
The third property is damping or resistance to motion. Here motion means velocity and without it there is no damping. The total equation of force acting on a pick-up arm is therefore the sum of three parts: acceleration acting on the mass, velocity acting on the internal or applied damping, and bending or deflection acting on the stiffness.
Mass and stiffness determine how much a pick-up arm will flex and vibrate and damping determines how long it will vibrate. Damping alone cannot prevent flexing or vibration, it can only lessen its effect. The stiffer the arm the less it will flex and vibrate; the more massive the less it will vibrate.
Very high tone arm mass would therefore be ideal to control the cartridge had it not to be strictly limited to preserve the required relationship of compliance and mass already referred to. Stiffness, the second part of the equation of force, must therefore be used also. Infinite stiffness would be ideal but we have to be more realistic. In a beam of given length stiffness is dependent on the material used, its cross-sectional area and in the case of a cylindrical beam increases as the cube of its diameter. Doubling the diameter will make it eight times as stiff.
Although the proportions of the Series V tone-arm reflect these facts, tests showed that the required stiffness was still unattainable using conventional fabricated construction. A one-piece die-casting in magnesium alloy was therefore adopted comprising the shell, tube and balance weight cantilever. 36% lighter but only 25% less stiff than commonly used aluminium, a magnesium arm of the same mass could be as much as 25% stiffer. In addition die-casting would allow the numerous changes of section required to optimise effective mass and control standing wave effects. Finally magnesium's high self-damping factor was augmented with an internal constrained layer to damp the tubes high frequency resonance.
The Series V's excellent vibration analysis results owe much to the high stiffness and damping of its tone-arm, but stiffness to be of value must refer to something rigid. Tests disclosed the many points at which rigidity could be lost so all other principal parts were pressure die-cast allowing each to be tailored precisely for its purpose and utilising the high mass of zinc-based alloy to damp out vibration. Ultra-high quality 10mm and 17mm ABEC 7 radial shielded bearings were selected to provide low friction vertical and lateral movements, while holding the tone-arm motionless against front/back and torsional forces. The support afforded by these large, wide contact angle bearings, excludes the possibility of chatter and wear or damage in normal use.
The horizontal axis bearings carry the tone-arm in a substantial yoke also housing a spring tracking force mechanism. The bearing axis is at record mean level to minimise warp-wow effect and the spring, a possible source of coloration, is resonance controlled.
The main pillar is 23mm diameter, machined from steel, heat treated, ground and honed. It houses the vertical shaft and bearings, and carries the control bracket incorporating the anti-skate mechanism, lowering/raising control and motion damper.
The base is highly original. The pillar moves vertically between two jaws and horizontally between two slideways. Locking is effected by transverse clamp bolts, spring loaded to maintain settings when released. The design ensures extremely positive clamping maintaining the rigidity of the assembly which is then secured to the mounting surface of the deck with four cap-head screws.
The weight housing is undersung to correct its centre of gravity and provide a vibrationally non-reflective termination of the tone-arm. A damped two-point suspension carries the tungsten-alloy balance weight . Its unique shape enables it to be positioned close to the fulcrum reducing inertia to minimise the effects of record warp and eccentricity.
Movement is made along mitre-ways by rotating a thumb wheel and leadscrew carried in twin ball races. Only l9mm of travel is required to cover the whole balance range and a lever effects clamping in any position.
Electrical aspects received no less attention. The internal wiring is of specially developed silver litz, each conductor having five insulated strands. The damped output-socket swivels allowing it to take up its own position for installation and to minimise vibration transmission when used on a sub-chassis. The high quality linear crystal oxygen-free copper audio lead selected for its electrical and mechanical characteristics is terminated at one end with SME right-angle 5-pole DIN contra-plug and gold-plated phono plugs at the other.
The magnesium tone-arm is finished in satin black enamel, other major parts in black chrome with details in bright chrome and polished stainless steel. Each unit is complete with tools, accessories, and an advanced drill jig/template and alignment system simplifying mounting and exact placing.
Structurally inert the Series V embodies every worthwhile feature in a pick-up arm. As part of a complete system working in concert with a comparable turntable and cartridge it will provide wide range transparent reproduction of vinyl L.P's, bringing the listener audibly closer to the clarity and dynamics of the original performance.
The Series V comes in five formats
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Unique one-piece pressure die-cast tone-arm utilising the advantages of magnesium, replace conventional fabricated construction.
Internal constrained layer damps minute residual vibration leaving the tone-arm acoustically inert.
Fine machined cartridge platform, enamel free to avoid interface resonance.
A Stainless steel cross shaft, ground and thread ground. Carried in massive yoke on 10mm ABEC 7 ball races. Axis at record mean level to minimise warp-wow.
Dynamic balance graduated vertical tracking force (VTF) control applies 0-3g x 0.125g through resonance controlled spring.
Unique assembly gives high rigidity and allows bearings to be critically adjusted before tone-arm is fitted.
Stainless steel vertical shaft, ground and thread ground, with integral 16mm diameter flange to couple shaft and yoke.
23mm diameter steel pillar, heat treated, ground and honed, carries two 17mm ABEC 7 ball races, widely spaced to resist tilt.
Anti-skate control operates through tension spring and filament. Dial corresponds with VTF and has positive OFF position.
Lowering/raising control gives smooth positive action. Height of lift can be adjusted.
Subsonic lateral mode fluid damper can be instantly adjusted or cancelled.
Dual-lock base provides movement control with high rigidity.
Tungsten-alloy balance weight carried on damped two-point suspension. Extra-low inertia design assists warp riding.
Underslung weight housing corrects centre of gravity and provides non-reflective tone-arm termination. Adjustment leadscrew journalled in twin ball races with lever clamping.
Swivelling damped output socket minimises vibration transmission in sub-chassis use.
Fine adjustment of arm height (VTA).
Reference lines on tone-arm facilitate VTA setting.
Fine adjustment of horizontal tracking angle (HTA).
New design alignment protractor sets HTA with greater accuracy.
Advanced jig/template system guarantees correct positioning.
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I got in yesterday to the Canadian University Press' 74th Annual National Conference known as Archipelago (as each member paper is like an island in an archipelago). Anyway it was a long flight in but it has been a great conference so far. I'll be writing more specifically about what I've learned later this week for my report/presentation to the Argosy Editors' meeting on Wednesday but right now I'll provide some information on the presentations I've appreciated/learned the most from so far and the ones I'm most looking forward to tomorrow and Saturday.
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and a professional critique of Argosy.ca by Josh O'Kane, a web editor for the Globe and Mail:
It has been really busy couple of days and I'll be exhausted and I'll have a lot of academic and other work to catch up on when I get back but I think it'll have been worth the time and energy coming out here to meet with hundreds of other people working for student newspapers and to learn from working professionals.
There will be more posts as I process everything over the next few days. Between now and then you can follow me @GeoffatMtA. I'll be mostly @ replying @CUPnash so I don't spam everybody not at the conference so if you want to see everything in your feed you'll have to check my profile or follow CUPnash as well.


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Let's take bets on the price. I say it breaches the $2000 without shipping barrier.
You could easily build two high end gaming pcs for that price. So yeah.... pass.
High end for a grand? Not high end. Maybe without a gpu.
AMD's new 480 can hang with the big boys for $200. I think it'd be feasible to make a rig around that for under $1000 without a monitor.
I could use a new Beherit pendant and the last such line they did is carved from wood for some reason, to answer the actual question. No expensive figures or busts for me.
Did the manga settle on an official color?
Alright guys seriously this isn't a PC rig thread. This conversation should take place in Shootin' the Breeze.
What I'm hoping for is a new character but I won't be holding me breath! Also and whatever it is, it will still be overpriced.
There is a new image teaser with cross bones. Maybe skullknight vs zodd diorama?
What's with the bone? Do they think Zodd is a dog or something? It's to play fetch? To insert in his mouth? I'm also not sure it's in the spirit of the character to have a reproduction of his head to mount on a wall, as if he was a hunting trophy. Lastly, the horn isn't as big as it should be. His remaining horn has grown disproportionately compared to the cut off one.


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This is the last of the four new pieces that I have just finished making for my "Postcards from Newfoundland" series! This one is called "Waiting on Shore." Boats of all description are a mainstay in Newfoundland- for pleasure, for profit. This little rowboat is tied up and waiting for its next outing on the deep blue sea.
This piece measures 7″ x 5″ and is framed. It and each of the new Postcards pieces will be appearing on display and available for purchase at the Harbour Grounds coffee shop in Corner Brook, Newfoundland very soon!


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A recent coaching client call gave me an Aha! moment today. My client had been shrinking from his identity because it threatened his client. As my client grew smaller and smaller, more timid, he also lowered the prices for his work.
We all do that, retreat in the face of big odds, of being nibbled to death by ducks. Stern ducks eat into anyone's confidence. We grow smaller, protective, quiet. But we shouldn't. Ignore the quacking.
I realized, suddenly, that the very thing he was allowing to shrink, the talent he was protecting and hiding, was the thing he should be proudly announcing as his strength, the value he offers a client, the difference between his creative work and the work of others.
Don't take the characteristic that distinguishes you, makes you different, makes you visible, makes you stand out, and suppress it to match other people. Highlight it, point to it, use it as the great plus to your creative work that it is. It's the part of you that makes you individual, a part to prize because it is your own. Polish it and treat it as the valuable talent it is.
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This is a very small version of my testimony. I began smoking pot when I was sixteen, looking to "experience the world," I felt that I needed to try everything possible, so as to expand my knowledge. This was the beginning of a horrible affair; my reality slowly became the pursuit of altering reality. I chased stupidity with recklessness, gradually fostering a serious alcohol dependency, and eventually a pain killer addiction. I somehow graduated from college, only to seek jobs that would pay cash quickly to feed my addictions. Countless nights of insane drinking and self-prescribed medicating resulted in completely blank memories and bank accounts.
After about five years of killing myself slowly, and destroying my family almost completely, God moved in my life. He allowed for my car to be stolen, which I was basically living out of, due to my drug-fueled existence. This was a critical point in my life, blatantly exposing the condition I had allowed my world to sink…also forcing my hand to a decision. I would either have to ask for help, or crawl further into the gutter I had dug.
Behind a hotel in Vestavia Hills, I had wandered into the woods because I had no other place to go. I had no money, no car, no job…my family, thank God, had become strong enough to show me tough love. My parents learned to not give me any financial assistance, the hardest thing they had ever done as parents. I say financial assistance; because my father told me that if I wanted help, they would take me to The Foundry…they were still willing to help, just not with money. My father later told me that he, "Wanted to leave one door open for you." That was the door that would save my life. That was a door that led to Jesus.
Behind that hotel I debated taking my own life. It was a fleeting thought, a flicker of horrible emotional fatigue. I was lying in a storm drain, literally in a gutter, trying to figure out my next move…trying to figure out if I even had another move. It was a perfect day, a brilliant endless blue sky, not a trace of a cloud…the weather was the exact opposite of the climate in my life. I was lying on my back, looking through the trees, thinking about how much I used to love these moments with nature. Simple, peaceful, beautiful moments…earthy moments…close to God moments. I thought how far I had gone from the person who could actually savor this moment, how distorted I had become, how polluted I now was. I saw a dead branch jutting out from the tree to my left and thought how easily I could simply break it off and end my life. This thought lasted about as long as a ball takes to bounce off a floor…that is, very quickly…almost only an instant. This was the moment when everything changed. I call this moment "The Bounce". I knew I did not want to die. I asked myself why. I knew that I missed the truly happy moments in life. The Christmas mornings, the sunsets on the beach…falling in love…the parts of life that make death seem unfair and unexplained. I wanted those things back…but I had no idea how to restore anything of worth. That was when I asked God, "If you are real…if you are really out there, I need you now. Please help. Come into me…help me Father." I whispered those words through trembling lips…for the first time in my life. I laid there for about three minutes, my mind not really processing anything…I had given up…then He spoke to me. Not with words, but through a series of thoughts…like dominoes falling in my mind (I cannot explain this any other way)…God spoke to me. He told me that He had been there the whole time, right beside me, protecting me…leading me to this point. He told me to get up and never return to that place. He told me to not fear, to walk away and never even look back.
That walk led me here, to The Foundry, where God has continued to do an amazing work in my life. There is so much more to tell; I am leaving out huge parts of this story, but the meat of it lies in the fact that Jesus will change you if you let Him…God will fix your problems when you call on Him, and truly believe that He loves you enough to do so. But I tell you this with a warning, God will not stop with the problems you ask him to solve in your life…God calls us to walk perfectly and created us to be perfect…He will not just fix the scratches and dents…He will completely rebuild you if you let Him. -Pelham Morris
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BevNET.com – Interstate Wine Shipments Legal
"It is evident that the object and design of the Michigan and New York statutes is to grant in-state wineries a competitive advantage over wineries located beyond the states' borders," Kennedy wrote in an opinion joined by Justices Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer.
Good. What about beer.
[Boring thoughts after the cut.]
It appears to me that for Scalia, Renquist and Thomas there was a conflict between the Interstate Commerce Clause and the 21st Amendment. Scalia showed his often hidden distrust of government power in coming down on the side he did. I think it's instructive about Scalia's leanings in general. He's one of those for whom the Constitution is important because it is a defense against tyranny, but who understands that to be effective it has to actually be followed and not merely given lip service.
Of course, the states at issue did themselves no favors by painting blatantly discriminatory laws intended to do exactly what states are not allowed to do – interfere with interstate commerce – as efforts to "curb underage drinking." A FedEx shipment of wine from in state is no less likely to go to an underaged person than a shipment delivered by the same driver from another state. I am shocked that Thomas bought their specious argument.
Professor Bainbridge points out Scalia's writing in an earlier concurring opinion (West Lynn Creamery v. Healy (93-141), 512 U.S. 186 (1994). on the "negative" Commerce Clause:
As a result, I will, on stare decisis grounds, enforce a self executing "negative" Commerce Clause in two situations: (1) against a state law that facially discriminates against interstate commerce., and (2) against a state law that is indistinguishable from a type of law previously held unconstitutional by this Court.
Scalia is "no fan of the dormant commerce clause," according to Bainbridge. Interestingly, he was joined in the above opinion by Justice Thomas. Bainbridge thinks he "was not persuaded by Thomas' account of the 21st amendment." I think he simply didn't buy the states' argument that a minor was somehow more likely to get wine from an out-of-state than in-state shipment. With no legitimate state interest at stake, he decided "on stare decisis grounds…against a state law that facially discriminates against interstate commerce."


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Brick Walls in my Lightfoot line
Hi, I'm new here but I've been doing genealogy research online for about three years. Working on several surnames, but right now I have hit a huge wall in my Lightfoot line. There is lots of information about the Lightfoots that started with the Reverand Richard b 1562 in Northampton, England & his proginy that immigrated to Virginia. Unfortunately, down through the line, parents named their sons with repeated names. John, for instance. I have traced my mother's father through to a John Lightfoot Sr. However, there is more that one John Lightfoot, Sr. in Virginia in the timeframe that I am looking at. Other Trees, GEDCOMS, etc., are very inconsistent at this point.
I have found a Will for A John Lightfoot, Sr. of Brunswick County, VA written Oct.02, 1806. In it he mentions his two sons, John Jr. & Claiborne (which is the name of my 4th greatgrandfather) and a daughter, Naly. Claiborne ended up moving to Kentucky and John, Jr. apparently stayed in Virginia. Naly was probably not expeted to live long nor marry because the Will bequeathes things to her "until the time of her death".
I think that this is my line, however I haven't been able to confirm John Sr.'s wife or his parentage. I came across a record of a John Lightfoot Commissioned as an Ensign in Brunswick County Militia, Revolutionary War in 1777. The most noted John Lightfoot, Sr. is known as Capt. John Lightfoot. In the Family Data Collection, I found a record of John Lightfoot b 1725 in VA to Phillip Lightfoot & Mary Armistead. Other sources show Capt. John as being born in Dinwiddie or Isle of Wight or Brunswick. Father's vary between Phillip b 1689, Thomas b 1691 or Thomas b 1683. Mother's included Honor Pierce, Ga-Ho-Ha, or Nancy (which it appears was Go-Ho-Ga's english name). Wives include Susannah Slaughter, Nancy Lnu or Elizabeth Ann Claiborne. Children include names & variations of Nancy, Naly, Claiborne, Dorcas, John Jr., Celia, James, Jennifer, W. Washington, & Filbert. You can see my confusion!
I found a Tax List for Brunswick County in 1788 that lists three Lightfoots and each name has a notation after it. Phillip "Dad", John appears to be "Senior" and John appears to be "Jun". Could be either John the Capt or John the Ensign. In the Will of John Lightfoot that mentions son Claiborne, he also makes mention of a specific slave named "Betsy". In a Tax list for Culpepper County in 1783, there are William, Phillip & John listed. John lists several slaves by name but none of them was Betsy. Another Tax List for Brunswick, 1783 lists a John Lightfoot with one slave named "Dilsey" Could that have been "Betsy"?
So, you can see my connundrum. I BELIEVE that my John Sr lived his life in Brunswick, was an ensign and his father's name was Phillip. But, there seems to be lots of Phillip Lightfoots, as well. If anyone can help me to nail this down, I could sure use the help.
Some other names I am researching are Spencer (Kentucky), Brown (KY), Watts KY), Hernden (Canada, MI), Jacobs (MI). If I can help you or you can help me, my email is [email protected] Thanks!
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Semi Final 1 Predictions
Here we are then, in just a few hours the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku kicks off with the first of two semi-finals, deciding the first ten songs that will head on into the final. The juries have sent their votes off after watching the second dress rehearsal last night and it's just time for the big two hour show to impress the voters from home.
The order of the first semi-final can be found on the right hand side of this page, and all these countries can vote in this one, along with hosts Azerbaijan, Italy and Spain. So, while I can't vote (I can't even watch it live) here are my predictions for the first semi-final (not who I want in the final it must be said, as much as I'd love to see San Marino make it…), in the order that we'll find out at the conclusion of the final. Belgium is not a typo, either.
|Never Forget (Greta Salome & Jonsi)
|Party for Everybody (Buranovskiye Babushki)
|Should've Known Better (Soluna Samay)
|Aphrodisiac (Eleftheria Eleftheriou)
|Zaleilah (Mandinga)
|Time (Izabo)
|Sound of Our Hearts (Compact Disco)
|Waterline (Jedward)
|Lautar (Pasha Parfeny)
|Would You? (Iris)
|Suus (Rona Nishliu)
|Unbreakable (Sinplus)
|La La Love (Ivi Adamou)
|Beautiful Song (Anmary)
|Woki mit deim Popo (Trackshittaz)
|Nar jag blundar (Pernilla Karlsson)
|Euro Neuro (Rambo Amadeus)
|San Marino
|The Social Network Song (Valentina Monetta)
Eurovision Sofa… Talks…
In a small change, I, along with the fantastic Noelinho who runs noelinho.org, have decided to have a little (it's actually quite long) chat about this years Eurovision Song Contest! We discuss last years Eurovision, and pretty much all 42 songs who are competing. I can't promise much in the way of slickness, but if you do fancy listening to our voices for an hour, then it's all on you (much of the credit should not go to me mind, it's all Noel's idea, recording and editing, I was just available). Still, enjoy…
Eurovision Sofa: The Songs – S to U
Valentina Monetta San Marino
The Social Network Song (Oh Oh – Uh – Oh Oh) 200/1
Hmm, there appears to be a lot of traffic ahead. Oh, I see why, there's a massive car crash with this song up ahead.
My Verdict: I do quite like her. Quite a bit.
Europe's Verdict: Why would anyone want to intentionally vote for this? Why? WHY?
Željko Joksimović Serbia
Nije Ljubav Stvar 14/1
No one seems to be talking about this, and I'm surprised. Serbia have the countries who can vote for it, and a song that's pretty good too. He came close to victory with Lane Moje back in 2004, and his song this year although of a similar quality, can equally challenge.
My Verdict: Not a personal favourite, but it is memorable.
Europe's Verdict: At least the second semi-final gets a good song opening it. Should qualify and be in the top 10 at worst.
Max Jason Mai Slovakia
Don't Close Your Eyes 125/1
In a year totally devoid of any decent rock songs, Slovakia have of course sent a rock song that is far from decent, it's painful. It doesn't appeal to the proper rock fans, and gets rather shouty for a good time too. Ahh, it could've promised a change from the ballad's, but it's not getting there.
My Verdict: No, no, or in tribute to this song, NO.
Europe's Verdict: I can't see anyone who will want to vote for this, or listen to this.
Eva Boto Slovenia
Verjamem 100/1
She's 16 and she can sing like that? I give up, just what hope for me is left? Sigh.
My Verdict: It's annoyingly good.
Europe's Verdict: I wouldn't be surprised if this got out of the semi-final, and is a lot better than the other 'Just old enough not to qualify for Junior Eurovision' song from Belgium, and quite charming in another context. Could easily do a Switzerland on the Saturday, but I'm sure Eva won't care about that.
Pastora Soler Spain
Quédate Conmigo (Stay With Me) 18/1
In a strong year for the big 5, it's hard to believe this song I find to be one of the weakest. It's not that bad, Pastora is one hell of a singer, I just find the song waning my interest half way through. But, for Spain certainly, this is easily their best song in at least a decade.
My Verdict: Why did Spain start taking this seriously?
Europe's Verdict: This could be a huge hit with the juries, but will fall short. Still going to be good for Spain. Which in fairness, is usually being higher than 16th.
Loreen Sweden
Euphoria 7/4
As fan favourites go, this is right at the top threatening to go into a league of its own. Yes, it's a song that is going to do well, and a song that is unique at this years contest, but it relies on a lot on the stage performance. Thankfully for Sweden, that part is unbelievably brilliant. Everything but together and this will go down incredibly well.
My Verdict: It isn't one of my own favourites, but I can see why everyone else loves it.
Europe's Verdict: Should be pushing for victory.
Sinplus Switzerland
Unbreakable 125/1
It took me quite a while to realise the chorus was 'Swim against the stream', rather than 'somethingsomethingsomething'. I want to like it, but it's too middle ground, and two Swiss people struggling to be clear in speaking English.
My Verdict: I can't even sing aloud to it… not that I would want to, of course.
Europe's Verdict: In such a strong semi-final, this could get left behind
Can Bonomo Turkey
Love Me Back 33/1
After mixed success in the rock genre the last few years, Turkey have returned to a more ethnic and 'Turkish' song. A lot about this is relatively charming, if not a bit annoying to listen to it after quite a few listens. It should be unfeasible to see Turkey fail to reach the final again.
My Verdict: If only I hadn't kept on listening to it! Though the two time listens it needs should be fine for everyone else.
Europe's Verdict: Practically has the Eastern Europe vote in the bag, could be mid-table on finals night.
Gaitana Ukraine
Be My Guest 40/1
Ukraine, being Ukraine, do well at Eurovision whatever they send, and that's not going to change this year or many years in the future. The saving grace is at least they do send good entries (or something to distract us from the fairly average ones, looking at you Mika Newton), and Gaitana is sending a catchy, fun and a high energy three minutes to Eurovision
My Verdict: Enjoyable and fun to listen to.
Europe's Verdict: They're practically guaranteed a top 10 finish already, this could keep pushing it up for a dangerous result.
Engelbert Humperdinck United Kingdom
Love Will Set You Free 20/1
Well, well, well. As ingenuity goes, the BBC may have surprised us all, no one expected Engelbert Humperdinck, no one expected anything to good from it either. But, for the second year in a row, the internal selection has come up good, yet fails to be brilliant. It's a song that can go anyway and everyway possible, but hey, at least I'm not embarrassed with it.
My Verdict: It's good, at least.
Europe's Verdict: Who knows? Won't win but a good performance should be on the cards.
Eurovision Sofa: The Songs – L to R
Anmary Latvia
Beautiful Song 125/1
Hey everyone, lets look at how totally brilliant it is Anmary is singing at Eurovision. She's even giving us her biography, born in 1980, same year as Johnny Logan was born (look at how she knows that!), and now she is singing a 'beautiful song' and everybody loves it. Hooray! Isn't she totally brilliant? I mean, she even knows Sir Mick Jagger, her contact book must be overflowing, she is simply so popular! Because everyone loves this, it surely must win, yay for Anmary!
My Verdict: If you couldn't tell, I was being a bit sarcastic.
Europe's Verdict: Please make it go away Europe, please.
Donny Montell Lithuania
Love is Blind 150/1
In football we have a game of two halves, and well, something similar is going on here. We start with a rather dull ballad, and about half way through it turns magically into a rather dull dance act. And he thinks he's clever that he uses a blindfold to represent how he find love to be blind. Oh the tedium.
My Verdict: Painful to listen to, for the whole three minutes.
Europe's Verdict: Even performing at the end of his semi-final, this will struggle for votes.
Kaliopi Macedonia
Crno I Belo 150/1
What's this, another uninspiring and fairly average ballad in the second semi-final? Thank you so very much Macedonia. And then, you get a bit rocky, and your song becomes a lot better. Shame you couldn't start with that, otherwise I'd be totally behind it.
My Verdict: It takes forever to get going, and is probably too late to make an impact.
Europe's Verdict: I can't decide, will probably miss out.
Kurt Calleja Malta
This is the Night 200/1
As guilty pleasures go, this is, not exactly the worst to admit to. I am aware it's poor live, quite clichéd, repetitive and so on, but I find it fun to listen to.
My Verdict: It's on my favourites list, and I don't care if no one else has it on theirs.
Europe's Verdict: Not as popular for everyone else as it is for me. But Malta is the first opportunity that the second semi-final gets to get energetic, and this could do well.
Pasha Parfeny Moldova
Lăutar 80/1
A personal grower for me, starting off largely indifferent, I've grown to actually find the song quite decent. Up-tempo and a very fun song, performed by someone who looks to be enjoying himself singing it.
My Verdict: Although it took its time getting there, I love it!
Europe's Verdict: Assuming people love this first time round rather than the fourth, I can see this proving to be a very popular song, with a very memorable performance.
Rambo Amadeus Montenegro
Euro Neuro 200/1
And the award for 'We're not taking this seriously' goes to Montenegro, congratulations for sending, whatever this is. They say it's a song, but I'm not convinced. It opens the show on Tuesday night, and will be quite the introduction, but you just can't see this doing anything. Especially since you can't have live animals/naked women on stage with you.
My Verdict: Yeah, it does my head in.
Europe's Verdict: It's hard to guess the impact it will have, I doubt the juries will be thrilled with it. I suspect something similar with the public vote.
Joan Franka Netherlands
You and Me 66/1
The Dutch usually suck and they don't care, and for once they don't (relatively suck). As long as she doesn't stick to that ridiculous Native American theme, which I find to be quite a bizarre costume choice based on the song. It's a decent folk entry, but nothing more.
My Verdict: I find myself not caring much for it, but for the semi-final it's in, it's an OK entry.
Europe's Verdict: Sorry Dutch folks, I can see you missing out once again.
Tooji Norway
Stay 25/1
I couldn't care less for this song, really is not for me and while the music style isn't the same as Eric Saade, the performance and everything else is. Saying that, if it worked for Saade it could work well for Tooji, and the teenage fan girls will no doubt be jamming whatever phone line Norway get, potentially more so than Jedward. Despite my hatred of this song, this could worryingly do very well.
My Verdict: Not my cup of tea, and well, in a different postcode to my cup of tea.
Europe's Verdict: Will be huge, could surprise itself into getting a great finish.
Filipa Sousa Portugal
Vida Minha 200/1
While I give credit for it sticking to its Portuguese routes, my God do I get bored a third of the way through the song. I could make the cup of tea I wanted from Tooji, and get back in time to see this finish, I find it that boring that quickly.
My Verdict: Dull, so very dull.
Europe's Verdict: They may see it the same way as me, and with no friends to help them along the way, this could potentially finish last in their semi-final.
Mandinga Romania
Zaleilah 16/1
Fun, upbeat and… bagpipes. I really do enjoy listening to Zaleilah, and so do most of Romania, reaching number 2 in their charts all the way back in September and appearing on several high profile shows (aside from, say, the Graham Norton Show). A really enjoyable song and should spark off interest across Europe.
My Verdict: So fun to listen to, and potentially dance to.
Europe's Verdict: Will do well, will be a good top 10 bet.
Buranovskiye Babushki Russia
Party for Everybody 9/1
There's only one humanly possible reaction to this song, awwwwwwwww. The Babushki Grandma's, singing part in their native Udmurt and part in English. The song is dreadful, they can't sing and are horrible out of tune with each other… but still… they're all so adorable, especially the small one. I just want to give her a hug.
My Verdict: It's just so adorable. I could watch them sing it, but not listen to them sing it.
Europe's Verdict: Will walk the televotes, and will be high up, but the jury vote might just knock it back from winning.
Eurovision Sofa: The Songs – E to I
Ott Lepland Estonia
Kuula 66/1
Estonia have sent a very strong, and vocally brilliant, song to Eurovision, but it's hard to see it make much of a large impact when it comes to the big moment. In a year full of ballads, the only real thing that stands out is it isn't in English, and that it's rather better than most of them.
My Verdict: It's not a bad song, but another ballad loses my enthusiasm for it.
Europe's Verdict: Another 'touch and go' qualifier, though I reckon it will make it.
Pernilla Finland
När Jag Blundar 125/1
Could someone wake me up when this is over. While I appreciate it's efforts to be sung in Swedish, it's just so tedious and never ending. And when you see the likes of Israel, San Marino, Cyprus, Denmark and Russia follow this, I can't help but see this get lost in the first semi final. And it's one of the few bad songs in the first semi final.
My Verdict: Dull, tedious, dire, sleep-inducing. It's a no from me.
Europe's Verdict: Will easily struggle, especially with such a strong second half following her.
Anggun France
Echo (You and I) 100/1
France tried to go big, and they kind of did, going with Anggun who is (or was) massive around Europe. However, it sounds like it could appear in a Mario Kart game, a 80's disco and a GCSE French revision pack all at the same time, and that combination isn't fantastic. And her vocals, well, I don't think she was too chuffed to hear that she couldn't mime at Eurovision.
My Verdict: France will get it right one year, simply not this year.
Europe's Verdict: Won't inspire anyone and will be in a battle with Spain for lowest of the top 5.
Anri Jokhadze Georgia
I'm a Joker 200/1
As one of the two real 'insane' entries to this years Eurovision, I could certainly live with listening to this than whatever the hell Montenegro sent. But it really isn't all that good to attract the televoters, his voice is surprisingly good and probably wasted on this song. However, put up a good show, which it no doubt will, could pull of a shock result.
My Verdict: While more enjoyable to listen to than Montenegro, I couldn't put up with it very often.
Europe's Verdict: Many expect it to make no impact, although a strong stage presence and I think this could sneak into 10th.
Roman Lob Germany
Standing Still 22/1
Germany have turned over a new leaf, and now can't seem to stop sending very good songs. And, well, Jamie Cullum co-wrote it! How can you not love it? Roman Lob is clearly a talented singer, sought out in the same way as Lena, and the song itself is just fantastic. Well done Germany, good going.
My Verdict: Love it. Really couldn't have picked a better song to suit me, at least.
Europe's Verdict: Could easily get top 5, but I have my doubts on a push for victory.
Eleftheria Eleftheriou Greece
Aphrodisiac 33/1
Well who'd have thought it, Greece have went out and done a Greece. Here, ladies and gentlemen, is your standard, typical pop number which is nothing new nor special. But, it works well for Greece so they might as well keep pumping them out, and it will no doubt work again in 2012. Assisted, no doubt, with very little clothing on the part of Eleftheria. Well times are tough in Greece, aren't they.
My Verdict: I'm largely indifferent to this one, could stand three minutes of it, at least.
Europe's Verdict: Being Greece, it'll do well, but might only just edge into the top 10.
Compact Disco Hungary
Sound of Our Hearts 100/1
I was highly sceptical of the live performance, the vocals seemed weak, and things just didn't seem to click for Compact Disco. But since then I've grown to really like the song, granted the studio version. With any luck the vocals will have improved by the time we get to Baku, otherwise the quality of the national final will see it end in disaster.
My Verdict: The song is enjoyable enough, the live performance will have to step it up a gear to be good though.
Europe's Verdict: On the borderline to qualify, I keep going back to the vocals of the lead singer, but it's going to be the difference.
Greta Salóme & Jónsi Iceland
Never Forget 18/1
Wow. As things go, this is pretty much the best. I'd normally contest the move from Icelandic to English, but, it's still powerful, still stunning. It's magnificent.
My Verdict: Best song at Eurovision this year.
Europe's Verdict: They did get a rough draw in the semi-final, but it shouldn't be an issue. The song is good enough to challenge for the victory. I reckon Iceland must look lovely in May.
Jedward Ireland
Waterline 20/1
I was scared when Jedward announced their intention to compete again. We all knew they'd walk the Irish finals (which they did), and I feared that it would be second time lucky for the really annoying duo. But, Waterline, is thankfully a song so unsuited to Jedward it's great for the rest of us. It lacks the ability for them to jump up and down, and is rather muted for a Jedward song. While they may have more support from the central European teenage girls, I doubt it will be anywhere near enough to compete with the top half.
My Verdict: A poor song performed by the wrong people, what's to like?
Europe's Verdict: Should qualify from a strong starting position, will be lucky if it gets any serious points aside from the UK.
Izabo Israel
Time 150/1
I can't believe this is so far out, I absolutely love this song. It's quirky, with a unique sound that really stands out amongst the field. I really want to see this one do well, and I live in hope that it will.
My Verdict: Fantastic song, I can listen to it all day.
Europe's Verdict: Sadly, most others seem less keen than I. But, what do they know? (A lot, is the answer). It's 'on the bubble' to qualify, but could do surprisingly well. With luck.
Nina Zilli Italy
L'Amore È Femmina (Out of Love) 9/1
No one saw Italy finishing second last year, this year, Italy could well be disappointed to only finish second. They won't bother with the rubbish pop that's flung out by Cyprus and Greece, but they bring a classy, well sung and frankly brilliant song to the table. It's a shame she drifts from Italian to English, especially as the all-Italian version is pretty much perfect.
My Verdict: Comes a close second to Iceland for me in terms of brilliance. If only it was all-Italian.
Europe's Verdict: Pretty much a certain top 5, and will be looking for the win.
Eurovision Sofa: The Songs – A to D
Well, here we go then. A full and slightly comprehensive review of all 42 songs in this years Eurovision Song Contest split into four parts which will be posted inside the next four days. So, instead of the usual waffling, lets dive straight into it.
Rona Nishliu Albania
Suus 150/1
My ears, my poor, poor ears. I'm sure there's a good song in there between the unbelievably annoying screeches and screams of Rona Nishliu, but those really turn me off a song I don't care for much in any case. By far and away one of the songs I dislike the most, and it's a shame because she is clearly a talented singer who is inflicting pain on my ear drums.
My Verdict: Run my friends, run far away.
Europe's Verdict: Could do well with the juries, the fact it's in Latin and is, well, quite annoying, could detract audience votes.
Trackshittaz Austria
Woki mit deim Popo 150/1
Oh the opportunities Austria have offered us this year, Trackshittaz certainly live up to their name. The name of their song literally translates to 'shake your bum', and you'd never guess what the main focus of attention was when they performed it in their national final. The rapping is worse than Daz Sampson and the only thing anyone's going to like about this is their amusing name. And potential shaking of body parts.
My Verdict: Dreadful.
Europe's Verdict: Will fail miserably, and thank God for that too.
Sabina Babayeva Azerbaijan
When the Music Dies 25/1
Like all good host nations, Azerbaijan have sent something so average that they just know won't win Eurovision for the second time in a row. It's quite bland, and by quite, I mean very, certainly isn't knocking anything out of the park or striding for the win. In fact, the only way it'll get close is the support of the home nation.
My Verdict: Not very good and easily the worst of the automatic qualifiers.
Europe's Verdict: Will be on the right hand side of the scoreboard very easily.
Litesound Belarus
We Are the Heroes 66/1
It's a bold claim to sing 'we are the winners'. When LT United performed it in the more literal sense, they came fairly close. In terms of this context, Litesound are more sure that they have sorted everything out and passed the tough challenge. I quite like it, it's good enough and in a turgid semi-final, really does stick out like a sore thumb. Especially if it sticks with it's slightly over the top sci-fi theme.
My Verdict: It's not spectacular or special, but this is still my third favourite song in the second semi-final.
Europe's Verdict: Has every chance of qualifying, but will become anonymous when mixed with the big guns.
Iris Belgium
Would You? 200/1
Iris is 17. Slovenia's entry Eva Boto is 16. Both are younger than me. What am I doing with my life? Well, I can tell you I'm not sending a decent, if not unspectacular song to Eurovision. And I won't be expected to have just returned from appearing from a rather emotional, and dreadful, episode of Hannah Montana, in which she is about to propose to the guy of her dreams (who has been there for about 20 minutes). And I think she's taller than me too, damn her.
My Verdict: Iris is arguably more talented, younger and taller than me, so, I can't stand her.
Europe's Verdict: Mediocre at best and will struggle to get out of its semi-final.
Maya Sar Bosnia & Herzegovina
Korake Ti Znam 80/1
I presume you all remember the ridiculous piano player behind Dino Merlin last year? Well guess what, she is back! And this time, she can't pretend to sing, mainly because she's just singing an OK song. Just, OK. Nothing even special, just, OK.
My Verdict: So, so average I really don't care much for it.
Europe's Verdict: Could do fairly well in the semi-final, dependant on the neighbours voting in it. Then a poor showing in the final.
Sofi Marinova Bulgaria
Love Unlimited 200/1
If Bulgaria couldn't qualify with a good song last year, God knows how they will qualify with this. While it seems to be an attempt at be a pain in singing in as many languages possible, it fails to work and ends up in, surprise, surprise, another bland, unimaginative song.
My Verdict: I don't want to be enforced to listen to this on a regular basis.
Europe's Verdict: Will get nowhere, and fast.
Nina Badrić Croatia
Nebo 150/1
While, like Bosnia, it should do well because of their neighbours in the second semi-final, there is nothing amazing that stands about this. The song feels longer than three minutes and just goes on, and on, plodding along like a limping horse. There are few redeeming features, Nina Badrić is decent enough, but the song is horrendously bland.
My Verdict: So dull. Croatia can't get anything right can they?
Europe's Verdict: As I've said, the Balkan-heavy semi-final should assist them, aside from that though, they're going to struggle everywhere else.
Ivi Adamou Cyprus
La La Love 33/1
I hated this song to start off with, a seemingly never ending stream of 'la's', with an occasional 'love' thrown in when you least expect it. I still can barely stand it, but I do note there is a great chance for it to be stuck in everybody's heads for a bit, like it has mine. Curse my stupid head.
My Verdict: I don't like it, even if I can't stop thinking about it.
Europe's Verdict: Could be popular, it is catchy, bouncy, and very pop-y. Will qualify from the semi-final and will be mid-table come finals night.
Soluna Samay Denmark
Should've Known Better 18/1
I love Yohanna, quite literally. But with her absence in recent times I find myself drifting towards Soluna Samay, the Guatamalese-turned-Dane who is one hell of a good singer. Her song is just lovely and positive, and should do well even in such a strong semi-final.
My Verdict: I do quite like her. Quite a bit. One of my personal favourites as well, and would love to see her do very well.
Europe's Verdict: Should go far, but might be just short to challenge for the win.
All odds are correct as of Sunday 13th May and all images are courtesy of the European Broadcasting Union.
If you agree, or more likely disagree, please do share in the comments.
Eurovision Sofa: How did we end up in Azerbaijan?
A step back even moments after last year's contest and you would have been stunned to ask how Azerbaijan won. On the night, there were so many better songs that were performed so much better, yet Azerbaijan prevailed with a comfortable margin to the even more surprising runners-up Italy.
I can't complain with 'Running Scared', the studio version for me was brilliant enough to warrant a thought that it might be up there and competing for the win. But the live version was shockingly bad, especially the vocals from Nikki, and was saved only by the good ones from Elgar. On reflection, the theme of white was like a highly disappointing heaven, it just wasn't what was in the brochure.
Without a question Azerbaijan will put on one impressive show, and in any case it was only a matter of time until they went and won it. It's just unfortunate that the year they finally do it (I say finally, they have only been competing since 2008), is with virtually the worst song they have sent. Safura would have been with a chance the year before had she not been the opener, and AySel and Arash were well worth their third in 2009. If hadn't been for the outstandingly good songs from Norway and Iceland.
Ifs and buts of course, but it is wondering which songs, on the night, we're superior to Azerbaijan. Technically, Italy's Raphael Gualazzi and Slovenia's Maja Keuc were by far the best, and I still can't help myself listening to Keuc's 'No One' every now and then. However they really failed to capture the general audience's inspiration and wouldn't have got where they did (2nd and 13th) without the jury vote. The running order certainly hampered others, Dino Merlin started from the dreaded 2nd spot, while another of my favourites, Denmark's A Friend in London started 3rd, although performed brilliantly, would have benefitted from taking Azerbaijan's spot.
Then the frustrating voting system ruined others chances. While Jedward were seen as the sixth best song by the jury (yeah right), a poor performance by Blue, on the day before the final itself, saw them rated 20th, only better than eventual wooden spoon winners Switzerland, the cocky Russians and the usual woeful Spanish. Yet again, while a 50-50 split between the jury and the public votes is the fairest and less likely to end up in a mass British acceptance that political voting is to blame, the fact the jury vote is based on a totally different performance to the actual final is unbelievable. It should be the same performance, and it is ridiculous that the jury performs on a dress rehearsal, where clearly Blue were out of sorts and weren't up to the standards they set themselves in the Final. And while we're at it, surely an out of sorts Blue is not fourteen places worse than Jedward in any situation.
But while we're going through songs that were better than Azerbaijan, lets not forget the ever left field Moldova. It must have been hard for Zdob şi Zdub to top bringing the lead singers Grandma on stage in 2006, but with unicycles, cone hats and clear insanity, they managed it, and we all loved it. Lena didn't humiliate herself on her return, Eldrine was surprisingly enjoyable and Eric Saade, was, well, popular.
While we're at it, can I include the opening featuring 'Mr German Eurovision' Stefan Raab and Lena with a brilliant rock and roll cover of Satellite, which I would have happily voted for back in 2010. Or how about the gigantic screen in the background, I could have easily spent three minutes just staring at it. Actually, I did, with Ukraine.
So that's nine songs I've decided were more worthy of a win than Azerbaijan. Granted it's not much use complaining now, they've wasted a lot of money on a good looking stadium to host Eurovision. As a whole, the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest was highly enjoyable, especially with very few songs that I didn't like reaching the final. And in those cases, the gimmicks were usually good enough to get me through the three minutes. It's something I don't expect this years contest to match, no matter the propaganda spread out by Azerbaijan. They'll go big and spectacular, with a few pyrotechnics added in for good measure, but the quality simply isn't there, and that is really going to hamper the overall quality. And quality, is what Azerbaijan crave.
Eurovision Sofa 2012: The Return
I simply couldn't stay away. Eurovision Sofa has returned for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. Of course, the whole concept is that I'm not interested in going to Baku (it's a bit far, and well, I've got some fairly important exams around the corner), and instead I'm commenting, complaining and analysing things from my very own sofa and on my very own laptop.
Granted, the quality of this year's songs are very much on the 'bad' side. I think I can count on two hands how many songs I like/can just about listen to, which is less than a quarter than all of the songs. Sadly, we've lost Poland because their broadcasting company thought the European Championships were more important. And even more sadly, Montenegro have returned, with something which definitely isn't a song.
So that's the introduction done, all without mentioning a certain someone too. My final point is Eurovision Sofa is taking over the Northern Waffler on a permanent basis, but not to worry, all posts prior to this one will remain in one place. For whatever reason you might want to go back to them. So, from now until the first semi final on the 22 May, and the final on the 26 May, it's Eurovision Sofa.
Eurovision Sofa: Grand Final
*Looks at predictions. Looks at results. Throws predictions in the bin*
So, after 2 weeks of build-up, Europe has managed to decide that probably one of the worst live songs is the best one! Only in Eurovision.
Maybe I'm being too harsh on Azerbaijan, I did say right from the start I loved the song, and I still do, the studio version. But on the night it was nowhere near the best song, I need more than two hands to count who was better than them.
But let us start at the bottom, poor old Switzerland and Anna Rossinelli. In the end, the song was just too nice, but too finish that far off 24th and not that be that bad a song is very unfair for her. Elsewhere in the bottom five there were three main shocks for me, the two fan favourites of Estonia and Hungary and a personal favourite of mine, Finland. Kati Wolf was for more impressive in the final than the semi final. I think she was hampered by a lack of movement on the stage and the horrible dress, but this should have still done far better. Estonia never appealed to me live, but Getter Jaani did improve her singing, but she just wasn't good enough to do a half decent song justice. Poor Finland, Tom Dice finished 6th for Belgium last year, Paradise Oskar finished 22nd with arguably a better rendition when it was just him and a guitar.
The rest of the right hand side of the table only has one major talking point, France. Amaury Vassilli came in as favourite, the person the bookies thought might be up and around the winning positions, and he ended up 15th. He never performed on the night, the big stage and he struggled. He didn't get in the right key and it failed to pay off. Massive upset.
Elsewhere there was the dreadful finishing of Russia, and if you compare this year's effort to last year's which made 'My Lovely Horse' look like a potential Eurovision winner, this could and should have easily done better. At least it shows the bloc voting isn't just for dodgy Russian songs anymore. Romania finished just behind them, notably gaining no votes from the United Kingdom, and making me think I may have been the only person in this country to vote for him (interesting and slightly pointless fact, the countries I have voted for in the last two years have both finished 17th. Yes I did vote for Bosnia last year and yes I loved it). Iceland did Sjonni proud, and sadly didn't do better than 20th.
Just outside the top 10 were the trio of the United Kingdom, Moldova and Slovenia. All three of those positions are probably the only ones I agree with. I thought Zdob si Zdub could be the dark horse and get votes because it was just so blooming awesome. I liked Slovenia (it might have been because of Maja Keuc) and United Kingdom didn't deserve anything more really.
And to the top 10. Nice to see the host nation put some effort into it and get a good result on their home soil, which doesn't happen enough. Georgia surprised me, because it wasn't all that good, neither was Greece (god damn that diaspora) which if it probably didn't have that rap wouldn't have won it. Though, thank you everyone for making sure Ireland didn't get anywhere near it. It was probably me predicting them to win. And Dino Merlin, he sure improved for the final and if it wasn't for that ridiculous decision to mime the piano…
Moving up and in 5th was Denmark, for me the best song on the night. The fact that the lead singer ran all the way down the catwalk and back again didn't affect anything vocally this time. This should have won for me.
Then, in 4th, Ukraine. How many people were voting for the song (I'm thinking about 5%), the country (possibly 30%) and the sand artist (65%)? I won't lie, this song is really forgettable because of the sand artist. I promised I wouldn't do that for the second live show in the row but I did. I'll give her full credit, it is massively impressive. The song wasn't.
Into the top 3 was Eric Saade and Sweden. This was the favourite before the rehearsals and then one by one was written off during them. But, almost like he was sandbagging, he performed, and even the glass box smashed on time to make it work. The whole thing worked well for him, and I'm not going to lie, this isn't a bad song live to finish third.
2nd were the returning Italians and I reckon 0% of the experts I followed on the internet expected this. Out of nowhere, the song France could have easily sent, got itself into second. Probably mainly down to the jury vote, but it is fantastic to see this sort of jazz number get a good enough reception from the televote as well to get itself into second place. Fine result.
And all of that leaves us with Azerbaijan. Credit to Elgar, he is a brilliant singer and if he sung this by himself I would have agreed with the result. But it isn't, Nikki is a awful singer. Its known that one day in the next few years Azerbaijan were going to win, they are consistently sending good songs into Eurovision, it's just a shame their first victory will be this one.
So that is it, Eurovision 2011 is all over. And we have 54 weeks before it happens all over again in Baku (assuming they can find/build a venue, sort out the issue of visas and don't get the privilege taken away from them from not letting Armenia in the country). Plenty of countries can take positives (such as Belgium, who with an a cappella number, finished 11th and were only one point off qualification, how?!!) and some negatives (Norway, the Netherlands). Thank you to everyone who have read my blog posts over the last three weeks or so, if you have suggestions for improvements or general comments, please do tell me any way. I'll keep talking about Eurovision some way or another throughout the year.
See you all from Baku, from my sofa.
Eurovision Sofa: Grand Final Preview
And just like that it is almost over. In just a few hours time we will know the winner of this years Eurovision Song Contest and where we will be heading to do all of this all over again in 2012.
But yet no one has quite the idea of who will go on and win it. It is hardly like 2009 where everyone new it was Norway's weeks before the event, or last year, where it was certainly between two countries. This year, any of about five or six could feasibly win, and I don't think I would be disappointed or surprised with any of them doing it.
The draw for the final has been kind to the neutrals, it certainly has put out a level plain field and only one or two songs have benefited by their positions. The winners of draw must certainly be Azerbaijan (19th), UK (14th) and Serbia (24th). Azerbaijan is probably getting a good mark for the late draw, similar to Serbia which sticks out and I promise you you will not forget it. UK has the advantage of following France, Italy and Switzerland, and having Moldova (the 'crazy' song) after it. My only concern for the UK is from all accounts in rehearsals and especially in the Jury voting final they have been very, very poor. I don't think the other two will go on and win either, Serbia is only going to attract a small audience and the female Azerbaijani singer still isn't all there.
For me the favourites are going to be France, Ireland, Finland, Denmark and Germany. I want to add Iceland onto that list, I really do, because it is a fantastic song, but I just don't think it is going to have enough. The problem for Ireland is that the three main pop songs in this are all bunched together, obviously Jedward, as well as Eric Saade and Getter Jaani. For me the one with the bigger appeal is Jedward (sadly) and the two others, despite being favourites in the run up, have barely sounded good at all. Finland and Denmark are struggling from an early running order, I don't think it is going to affect Finland that much, its going to stand out by a mile, with its simple use of a bloke, a guitar and giant spinning Earth. France is strong no matter what and I think being in her own back yard will help Lena a lot.
The rest of the top 10 will feature the previously mentioned UK and Azerbaijan, but for me, and I'm sorry to everyone who takes Eurovision seriously, but Moldova is just BRILLIANT. It is nice to have a good time in a song and that's what I'm seeing in 'So Lucky', so what it doesn't feature Epic Sax Guy, they have crazy cone hats! I want this to do well, oddly enough, even as someone who wants more people to realise this isn't just a light entertainment programme. Yay for contradicting myself. Who cares.
Bosnia and Herzegovina unfortunately managed to draw position #2, this is bad because a) no one has ever won from there and b) people have finished last from there than any other position. Despite the fact that I love the song, you can't possibly hate Dino Merlin, it wasn't too impressive on the stage, and sadly, this may struggle. Or at least, not do as well as many people are figuring.
So what about if we look towards the bottom? For me I reckon Lithuania, Spain, Italy, Greece and Georgia. Personally, Spain is my guilty pleasure of this years final and I do want this to do better than it will inevitably do. Italy is a jazz based song but will struggle, its only for a niche market after all. Lithuania remains for me deathly boring, and disappointed me by qualifying ahead of say, Turkey. Greece still ruined their song with rap, and I don't care for any diaspora, this won't do well. And Georgia, just isn't that good.
I simply can't go the whole post without mentioning Romania, of course I am going to vote for this. I love the song and I love where David Bryan comes from, but I can't see this having any severe impact on the rest of the competition. (May also vote for Iceland, depends if I can remember to vote before the last 10 seconds this time).
There we are, quick, not covering everyone, but that is my preview. And after some thought, here is my final predictions for it (please, please note, just because I predicted Jedward will win, it does not mean I like it. OK?)
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