Oh Eurovision, you're spoiling us today! As if this afternoon's reveal of Benny Cristo's bright little banger wasn't enough, the Bulgarians have just teased us with one of the most dark and fascinating songs we've seen connected to this contest in a long old time.
Where Victoria's three previous potential entries have all be serviceable pop tunes, they've all lacked that unexplainable magic that Tears Getting Sober offered us last year. But in Phantom Pain she's upped her 2021 and surpassed the rest of them by a street. If her last remaining couple of tunes come anywhere close to this we'll be truly happy puppies in Apocalypse Towers.
Of course, there's be the tedious types who just whinge about her proximity to Eilish without ever entirely understanding what that actually means. But what atmosphere she might borrow from her more illustrious American counterpart, she adds to in her very own dark-yet-sparkling style. There's absolutely no way of predicting how this song will do in a competition situation, but if they pick this they'll be sending a bold message to Eurovision watchers that this is kind of thing is exactly what the modern Eurovision really ought to be about. I don't think the old contest has been this up-to-date since the fifties!
Tuesday 16 February 2021
Bulgaria 2021 - Victoria - Phantom Pain
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I think that the song that was released later Growing Up Is Getting Old is far superior to this song.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that - all these songs, albeit modern, young and current seem to be lacking in credibility with regards to dear Victoria. She's credited as one of the songwriters but I seriously doubt she had any input in these songs. It all seems to feel a bit of a desperate attempt from Bulgaria after Victoria's success prospects last year to assign these songs at her with the hopes that one of them sticks. I have a feeling that in a few years time, if she still has a career, she will have nothing to do with this style, these songs or anything connected to this whole malarkey. I personally don't have a problem with the whole Eilish-sound-alike phenomenon. It makes sense. She's uber popular and the flavour of the month and there will be as many copies of her as there are of any other successful contemporary act. Hubby, who is very connected to Bulgaria because of his origin keeps on rambling about the political machinations behind this young individual, not unlike the situation with Russian acts but too difficult to explain here. It's all a bit suspicious.