Engelbert Humperdink 'Love Will Set You Free' (UK Eurovision Entry)

[Deleted User] · 19/03/12 - 11:04

[news]Engelbert Humperdinck debuts Eurovision entry 'Love Will Set You Free'[/news]Here it is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/eurovision/2012/03/uk-music-video.shtml

'Nul points'?

big bro geek · 19/03/12 - 11:13

Love it.

The juries will love it and with a good draw could do very well with the televote.

The reaction to the song has been brilliant so far:)

DanielWhit · 19/03/12 - 11:17

17 minutes since the release and no-one's started a thread, here we go:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/eurovision/2012/03/uk-music-video.shtml
http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=49523&_t=love_will_set_you_free_for_the_united_kingdom

[Deleted User] · 19/03/12 - 11:20

It's a great song, like it a lot

Now, can someone tell the Hump that it's "will set you free", not "can", as he appears to be singing

[Deleted User] · 19/03/12 - 11:20

Wow not what I was expecting at all. Pretty impressed. If there is any justice we should get a top 3 placing because of the jury vote. It might even do well in the telephone vote too.

Quizmike · 19/03/12 - 11:22

Doktor Dances wrote: »

It's a great song, like it a lot

Now, can someone tell the Hump that it's "will set you free", not "can", as he appears to be singing

It's "will" the last time during the epic finish.

Epic sums it up. I really really like it. And a key change as well

[Deleted User] · 19/03/12 - 11:27

You can never go wrong with a key change, let's face it

Gets a thumbs up from me, anyway, decent song.

[Deleted User] · 19/03/12 - 11:29

That's a top song, I'm thrilled we have chosen something so good. We just need to crack the voting system....

Mirage · 19/03/12 - 11:33

I'm not really sure what I was expecting our song to be like this year, I was still in shock that Engelbert was representing us. I haven't heard of him since I was a kid.

The song is quite nice and he sings it well. I haven't heard any of the other songs, so I have no idea how well he will do with it though.

nobabydaddy · 19/03/12 - 11:35

Yawn.

The song is kinda simple but the performance is dull, flat and just underwhelming. It's just an old crooner singing.

[Deleted User] · 19/03/12 - 11:43

I wanted the lyrics to be "Oooh there's an Englebert standing in the room. Oooh there's there's an Englebert in the room".

big bro geek · 19/03/12 - 11:47

Bluemotel wrote: »

That's a top song, I'm thrilled we have chosen something so good. We just need to crack the voting system....

Well we came 5th in 2009, deserved last in 2010 and were top 5 in the televote in 2011.(juries let us down)

We do seem to have cracked it

[Deleted User] · 19/03/12 - 11:47

jackbell wrote: »

I wanted the lyrics to be "Oooh there's an Englebert standing in the room. Oooh there's there's an Englebert in the room".

That or "Mama Do The Humperdink"...

cnbcwatcher · 19/03/12 - 11:49

jackbell wrote: »

I wanted the lyrics to be "Oooh there's an Englebert standing in the room. Oooh there's there's an Englebert in the room".

:D:D You've been listening to Elephant too much recently, haven't you?

River Man · 19/03/12 - 11:52

I wish we'd gone for Pixie Lott now.

Blossom85 · 19/03/12 - 12:11

lumiere wrote: »

That or "Mama Do The Humperdink"...

Even better!

astra19E · 19/03/12 - 12:15

I think it would have been better if they left out the key change and made it more of a melancholy song. That would have separated it from the pack a bit.

phill363 · 19/03/12 - 12:30

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01SQXjlhTuE

youtube link for people on phones.

dee123 · 19/03/12 - 13:06

lumiere wrote: »

That or "Mama Do The Humperdink"...

Keeled over from laughing!

Teddybleads · 19/03/12 - 13:27

it's very Scott Walker.. could do well but i think it will be overshadowed.

[Deleted User] · 19/03/12 - 13:32

Its a notable improvement on 'i can' however i cant see him beating euphoria

Toy_Hero · 19/03/12 - 14:14

What the fu-? I kinda like it:eek: I dunno if it's just my ears, but does anyone else think it actually sounds like a song another European country would send in? I think it's the guitar that makes it sound very European. Also I quite like the key change:o really makes the song take off a bit more.

johnnybgoode83 · 19/03/12 - 14:19

I like it and I think it will do well. At least the UK has an entry it can be proud of, Ireland has Jedward :eek:

shaunnashines · 19/03/12 - 14:22

Toy_Hero wrote: »

What the fu-? I kinda like it:eek: I dunno if it's just my ears, but does anyone else think it actually sounds like a song another European country would send in? I think it's the guitar that makes it sound very European. Also I quite like the key change:o really makes the song take off a bit more.

Yep definately maybe that's why they chose it.

Toy_Hero · 19/03/12 - 14:25

shaunnashines wrote: »

Yep definately maybe that's why they chose it.

I think it'll hopefully give us a tiny bit of hope. Also, the fact it's a 'normal' song. Sometimes on the offchance, a normal song does do quite well if not overpowered by the competition

starry · 19/03/12 - 14:43

Much better than I expected. Not sure a person who looks old can really win the contest or do that great even. But it's better just to enter a decent song and not play down to the superficial aspects of eurovision as that doesn't guarantee you a good placing anyway.

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