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I love it when a national in joke gets to Eurovision. They always storm their home finals and then make the rest of Europe go "Huh?" when they get on the big stage. We suspect that this one has something to do with the Carnation Revolution in 1974, but that might be reading too much into it. What it is though is strange, regional and terribly enjoyable.
It won the Portuguese final in a strange fashion, coming from miles behind on the back of a massive televote, and it's really going to attract the silly little booboys in Dusseldorf. But if it pisses them off it's doing something right by me!
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Well, these guys are comediants...they always sing supposedly revolutionary songs...it was very predictable they would win televoting as they're very popular. I could say this is Portuguese ethnic music.
ReplyDeleteBut this is a good song in fact...if you listen to José Afonso's songs some are very similar to this one.
The tune is nice I suppose, but they did not sing very well. They may need training or nul point for them
ReplyDeleteI had a feeling there was a background to it that we couldn't have guessed, Pedro. And bad luck, old boy. Never mind, at least you didn't write Boom Boom Yeah!
ReplyDeleteAlternatively, they're just a comedy theatre group casting a light-hearted look at the old days and you didn't get the gag...
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