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Molly Smitten Downes - Children of the Universe (Eurovision)
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Will it win Eurovision? Ehh I don't know but its going down really well across Europe, but I like this song, and her too, just signed a deal with Warner Music. 
Here is the video..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCnBZwm4wqQ
And here is an interview with her from Eurosong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj-iOi9WTeE
Here is the video..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCnBZwm4wqQ
And here is an interview with her from Eurosong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj-iOi9WTeE
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I thought little boots put herself forward? She knows how to write a catchy tune.
She's not done much since her album and what makes the song not good?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMW0-1fvEuU
The Dutch love it too, interview with Dutch media.
I think the reason we did well that year was because of Jades vocal ability, the song itself was naff.
No that was a good song ! It was certainly more of a 'showtune' type song rather than a chart song.
This years entry will get nowhere near the same amount of points. Feel free to quote this back in the thread if it DOES, i would not get my hopes up though
This year, I think it's our best chance since Jade. Looking at youtube vids, polls etc. It's nice to see we're placing in most Top 5's. Also from the performances Molly has gave, she's nailed them all - even the Eurovision In Concert one which had sound problems. So at least we can rely on her for the actual night. I think a Top 10 placing is for sure.
It was a good song. You could tell Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote it as it had a very theatre vibe to it. It would have been good in one of his shows. I've a lot of respect for ALW and his work. I think he does what he does really well. Aren't his shows very popular in the West End?
Ahhh, you're one of 'those', I'll just leave these articles here for you and anyone else that's still suffering the after effects of Wogan's brainwashing!
http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/03/eurovision-2014-five-things-the-uk-has-possibly-been-doing-wrong-up-to-now-4392021/
http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/17/eurovision-2013-real-reasons-for-the-uks-recent-lack-of-success-3713242/
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/may/14/five-eurovision-myths-debunked
We have finished bottom 10 because we sent a bad songs, this year we have a good song so our position on the leaderboard will improve.
As a few others have said the live version is better than the studio one.
For the first time in years I am looking forward to the contest.
Good luck Molly.
What's one of "those?"
I just think the whole thing is a pile of shit, that we shouldn't be wasting tax payers money on.
Not the old 'tax payers cash' clanger please.
More "tax payers cash" goes on nonsense like half an episode of Holby.
The ones that harp on with the same tired misinformation without actually doing any research. Eurovision costs about £310,000 (2012) and that's for ALL the hours of content, with a viewer-ship of the final equivalent to that of The Voice, which costs about £650,000 (2012) for just ONE episode! Casualty in the same Saturday night time slot as the grand final costs about £456,000 (2011) for ONE episode and pulls in anywhere between 4-6.5million viewers on looking at the figures for the current series... Eurovision seems like a veritable bargain when you consider all of that don't you think?
I don't think it will win but it's a contender; I'm hoping for a top 10 finish trying to not get too excited!
She's great, Strange Alien is a good one she's written, its on YouTube somewhere.
What makes it a poor tune? - The voting has hardly been political, the only reason we in the UK say that is because we've sent absolute turd over before this, then blame politics.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmPCu2AIMAAAHpT.jpg - sneak peak at the Eurovision stage this year which I believe is a converted shipyard, if Molly can get the performance right, this could be epic.
Umm the fact that it's not a very good song.
Again, what makes it not a very good song?
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Another song of hers 'Lock Up Your Daughter'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVo002OkaNg
He wrote Azerbaijan's "Running Scared" and Belgium's Love kills, two good songs which were instanly catchy. hear them once and you are singing the hook straight away. I cant understand the british process or choosing a song.
The fact that musically and lyrically it sounds like a school music project based on the theme 'make a song that sounds like Kaye Bush would record if she woke up and had lost all her talent'.