I do like heavy metal, but I'm not sure the Ukraine entry is heavy metal; maybe folk metal? Is that a thing? I think I just invented it. Apparently it's an adaptation of a traditional song to welcome the spring. Whenever the Eurovision is on UK TV, we have our own host - previously Terry Wogan, and now Graham Norton. They both spend most of the time mocking the unusual entries and complaining that countries which are next to each other vote for each other's entries for "political" reasons. As if neighbours always love each other! They don't consider that countries close to each other have similar musical traditions, and may simply like the same kind of sounds. It's just sour grapes because the UK keeps getting "Nul points" (which I think is hilarious!) Sweden's is quite lovely. I seem to like things where I can't understand the lyrics, for some reason - currently on a K-Pop kick!
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
no subject
Date: 2021-06-01 10:43 am (UTC)Whenever the Eurovision is on UK TV, we have our own host - previously Terry Wogan, and now Graham Norton. They both spend most of the time mocking the unusual entries and complaining that countries which are next to each other vote for each other's entries for "political" reasons. As if neighbours always love each other! They don't consider that countries close to each other have similar musical traditions, and may simply like the same kind of sounds. It's just sour grapes because the UK keeps getting "Nul points" (which I think is hilarious!)
Sweden's is quite lovely.
I seem to like things where I can't understand the lyrics, for some reason - currently on a K-Pop kick!