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yieldfruit · 6 months

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Recently we have seen in the Middle East what is the purest form of Islam. The leader of Hamas is not some guy in a cave, he is a man wearing a grey suit and he hops on a video and says that it is Allah's wish that what happened in Israel will happen to all of the infidels all over the world.

The stage and the theater of attention in our world is not Finland, it's not Norway, it's not Thailand, it's always been and always will be what's happening in the Middle East because that is the land of Genesis, Genesis meaning "beginning" and that is where everything began, that is where everything is focused right now, and that is where everything will end in the battle of Armageddon which is modern day northern Israel. The world's events around us consistently propel us and catapult us into the land of the Bible. What you are witnessing in our culture is the testimony of the fact that man is not basically good, man is basically and fundamentally evil. In Genesis chapter 3 sin enters the world and in Genesis chapter 4 you have the first murder; Cain kills his own brother, Abel. Men have been murderers from the beginning and they have been restrained by law and by standards of morality that have been imposed on them.

In the beginning God places his people in this rich land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers and that is the land called Mesopotamia which is modern day The Middle East. God promised this land to Abraham and his descendants and Abraham messed up this promise in a way when instead of trusting that God would give him a son through his wife Sarah, he slept with Hagar and now the battle that takes place in our modern world is a battle between two former sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael. The sons of Ishmael represent the Arabic world; the sons of Isaac, consequently the sons of Jacob, are the sons of Israel. The sons of Ishmael were unified by a common religion in the 7th century BC under the leadership of Mohammad, the greatest Muslim prophet. And now the hundreds of millions of people that live in the Arab states all hate with a passion and are intent on killing the people of Israel. It's a land mass of Israel that is the size of New Jersey with a Jewish population roughly the size of the greater Phoenix area, but it dominates the media.

All false religions are bad, but Islam may be amongst the worst and most powerful because it perverts the nature and person of Jesus Christ. Islam believes Jesus was a mighty prophet, subject and submissive to Mohammad and he did not die on the cross, he did not die at all, he was taken up to Heaven like Elijah. In the Muslim faith there is no assurance of salvation, but there is a single way you can know for sure you are going to Heaven and do you know what it is? To die in jihad. The only way you can know for sure you are going to heaven if you are a Muslim if you are killed in action, is slaying the infidels. When men die in jihad, as you can imagine there are no shortage of volunteers in a religious worldview like this, when men die in jihad they go immediately to paradise and it says in the Quran that when they are there in paradise they are greeted by 72 beautiful virgins of whom they have eternal sex with. That is the promise to 11-year-old's growing up in the Gaza strip; if you grow up and you blow up Jews and Christians you will enter heaven and be greeted by your own harem of virgins. All non-believers in Mohammad are infidels, but in the Muslim faith, the little Satan they call is Israel. And do you know who the great Satan is? America, because we protect and stand behind Israel. One Muslim on the voice of Palestine radio says, "The Muslim loves death and martyrdom just as you Jews love life."

There is a great difference between he who loves the afterlife and he who loves the world, and the Muslim loves death and seeks martyrdom. One boy after 9/11 is recorded, his name was Ahmad, and he was going to a school on the Gaza Strip and he says this to reporters, "I will make my body a bomb that will blast the flesh of Zionists, the sons of pigs and monkeys, I will tear their bodies into little pieces and cause them more pain than they will ever know." He is 11-years-old and his classmates respond and say, "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar," god is great. And the teacher says, "May the virgins give you pleasure."

The Quran has 123 verses that call for fighting and killing anyone who does not agree with this statement, "There is no god but Allah and Mohammad is his prophet." Quran Surah 5:33 says about infidels, "They shall be slain or crucified or have their hands and feet cut off"; Surah 9:5 says "Slay the infidels wherever you find them and lie in wait for them and establish every stratagem of war against them"; Surah 47:4-9 promises paradise to whoever cuts off the head of an infidel. Sometimes we call this radical Islam, I want you to understand this is just Islam. That's just what they believe. It's not a peaceful religion. It's a religion at its very core, the first thing Mohammad does, is slaughter all the infidels. It's those who walk in the ways of Mohammad that subscribe to this thinking. You don't just have a different belief system than them if you're a Christian, you're their enemy. And they are commanded by god to fill the rivers red with the blood of infidels. Hamas, or I would say obedient Muslims, could be described as merciless, heartless, violent, wicked, evil, lovers of pleasure.

Jonny Arvadanis

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stealth-liberal · 7 months

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Someone was murdered today in France. Nowhere is safe. Are they okay? I can't stand those who support Hamas, especially those who believe the vitriol lately.

We all came out of yesterday intact. All four of us plus the 2 pets are well.

It's a study in hypocrisy:

When Saudi Arabia does something the rest of the world doesn't agree with, the left doesn't join in on calls to bring violence to the world's Muslim population, and in fact, they decry it strenuously. And to be clear, they should, EVERYONE should. That's basic human decency.

Where is that nuance when it's Israel? They hold Jews around the world, regardless of whether they are Israeli or not, to standards they hold NO ONE else to. If the Israeli government does something they don't like, they find it perfectly acceptable to kill a diaspora Jew in Finland or in Morroco who's never set foot in Israel. Then they justify it with reasoning that boils down to that they should be able to kill every Jew on the planet because 1 government did something they don't like.

When people do this to Muslims, they scream that it's islamaphobia, and it is. When people do this to Jews, they scream that it's good praxis. They scream for murder and for blood and then think that they're still good people.

I'm liberal and politically involved, and I stay the hell away from leftist circles. I avoid them for the same exact reasons I avoid MAGA's/Republicans and other conservatives. That reason? Those 4 groups are EXACTLY the same, rotten to the core with violent antisemitism. It practically oozes out of their pores, and I don't associate with people who want me dead. I don't associate with people who would sell me out to the nazis if a 4th Reich happened. I don't associate with people who are EXACTLY the same as the people who hunted down Jews and turned over Jews in hiding to the Gestapo.

These people are cheering on the abduction, rape and killing of innocent civilians, the elderly, children, and babies. They should take the masks off. They're the new nazis. The fact that they say every report and picture and video of what Hamas did and is doing is fake, and the fact that the news is showing it proves that it's all fake is so Qanon. It's so Alex Jones and his false flag bullshit about the Sandy Hook and Parkland shootings. They sound identical to these people. They are not immune to propaganda, and it's blindingly and embarrassingly obvious.

Except they aren't embarrassed. They're proud.

#sl speaks #jumblr #asks

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bisnes-socks · 4 months

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Seen a lot of talk about Eurovision and Israel lately and just wanted to throw my few cents in. Just my personal musings, feel free to argue if this makes no sense.

Personally i don't think we will see this issue resolved for a couple of more months. ESC is in May and a lot can happen in a couple of months.

And here's why i think so.

I think there are countries that are likely to call for the banning of Israel. We've already heard about Iceland and Ireland, Norway has recently taken some political stances (i remember seeing a clip from either an EU or UN session...?) and the Norwegian broadcaster has a history of calling shit out, and if Iceland and Norway do it, Finland is likely to follow, perhaps Denmark too. The Nordic Countries like to stand as a click, always.

Sweden probably can't say shit, being the host, but the way i see it, Sweden has every reason to hope Israel gets banned. Israel participating would absolutely invite unrest in Malmö, and such unrest is already a problem in Sweden. They do not need any more tension between various groups with various religions and group identities. So SVT has every reason to whisper to its neighbours.

But.

Then we have countries that are so aggresively pro-Israel it's bordering on scary. And unfortunately these countries include the likes of Germany, countries like Spain, France and the UK are participating in sea operations to protect shipping to Israel etc. The ESC Big Five are unfortunately either spineless about this OR completely pro-Israel.

So what would happen if right now, in December, say Ireland, Iceland and say they got the rest of the Nordics too, said they will not participate if Israel does? What would, for example, Germany say to that?

The way i see it, the EBU has more reason to fear the countries that might not participate if Israel DOES get banned.

And so that's why the view on Israel in countries like Germany has to change first, or the situation in Gaza has to end. So they're waiting to see what happens.

(And yes the EBU is spineless as an organisation)

#eurovision #esc 2024 #esc 24

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cockworkangels · 6 months

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today almost 2000 people marched in helsinki demanding for immediate cease fire, humanitarian aid and for finland to end arms trade with israel. it is shameful that finland, a country that praises itself as a supposed "defender of human rights", and that clearly states in its current government programme that finland's foreign policy should be based on "rule of law, human rights, equality and democracy". and yet, finland abstained from voting for a cease fire in the UN general assembly, and thus essentially endorsing israel's sytematic bombing and resource deprivation of gaza's civilian population. it seems that colonial states refuse to condemn each other and their actions. i wonder why!

if you're finnish and wish to support palestinian civilians who are being unjustly targeted with endless bombings and are being deprived from food, water, fuel, electricity and are now being blacked out from all internet and mobile connections, voice your dissapproval of the hypocrisy of the finnish government! if you want stand against horrific genocide palestinians are facing and show your support, keep posting! don't stay silent! if you are able to, join protests. you can follow @palivoicesfin on instagram: they share information about protests being organised and they share updates about the situation in gaza. express that you are against genocide and you don't accept the government's hypocrisy! palestinians are asking you to post, so please post!

#i don't know how many finnish followers i have but please show your support to palestinians #the current government already sucks and now they have proven to be even more hypocritical than ever before #express your dissapproval! express that YOU are against genocide. that YOU support palestinians.#palestine #free palestine #finland #suomitumppu

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ghostofanonpast · 2 months

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Finnish spoken word flash mob in central Helsinki, 5.3.2024. 150th day of genocide in Gaza.

plain text in English and Finnish under the cut:

ten thousand times more people

We stand here, 150 people, side by side

In Rafah, Gaza, there are 1.5 million

which is

1.5 million real people, as real, as human

as are standing before you now.

as we 150 standing here, as me and you,

in acute fear of death, in exodus, starving;

they live in tents

in the last place in Gaza

Nothing but fabric between sleeping humans

that was supposed to be safe.

and the bombs of Israel.

We stand here, 150 people side by side

The counselor of the Defence Minister of Israel has said that

150 days of acute mortal danger.

Bombs, bullets, white phosphorus that burns people alive and digs into their bones, famine,

"Israel needs to create a humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Gaza will become a place where no human being can exist."

and water shortages that Israel has caused on purpose.

Mothers boil water so their children think they are preparing food.

Two mothers are killed every hour.

And in North of Gaza

150 days.

when the flour trucks finally arrive, there are four of them

for 400,000 people.

On October 9th the Defence Minister of Israel said

Israeli soldiers open fire on people trying to reach the trucks.

"Gaza won’t return to what it was before. We will eliminate everything."

Meanwhile, the Finnish government is making arms deals with a murderer.

Five months of the most accurately documented genocide in history.

317 million euros is the price Finland is paying to Israel.

The International Court of Justice says: Israel must do all it can to prevent genocide,

Five months, during which five years is the most likely age to die in Gaza.

On the next day, Finnish minister Ville Tavio announces: Finland will cut its support to the UN-backed UNRWA,

including refraining from harming or killing Palestinians.

the aid group that millions of Palestinians rely on to stay alive.

In Rafah, Gaza there are 1.5 million

We stand here, 150 people, side by side

which is

ten thousand times more people

The people are so hungry that they try to make bread

as are standing before you now.

out of sand and hay.

and 11-year-olds become war reporters

There is nothing left of the houses they called home

when their friends are shot in the bread lines

Four out of five of the world's most badly starving humans are in Gaza right now.

or while playing, while flying their kites.

The remaining hospitals are filled with screams,

The right to nutrition is a human right, which Israel is actively denying.

not just of pain but of thirst.

It takes days for the next truck to make it through,

even though right behind the border

there are convoys full of food as far as the eye can reach.

Israel is systematically starving Palestinians to death,

babies, the elderly, the parents, the children driven from their schools.

Israel is turning away humanitarian aid and it knows: malnutrition will kill

or it will affect the health of every child for the rest of their lives.

The Palestinians are sleeping next to their loved ones, side by side,

We stand here, 150 people, side by side.

When you wake up tomorrow, more humans will have been killed.

so that if a bomb falls in the night, they will die together.

Rafahissa, Gazassa, 1,5 miljoonaa

Meitä on tässä, vieri vieressä, 150 ihmistä.

mikä tarkoittaa

1,5 miljoonaa todellista ihmistä, yhtä todellista, yhtä ihmistä,

kymmenen tuhatta kertaa niin monta ihmistä kuin meitä tässä.

kuin me 150 tässä, vieri vieressä, kuin minä, sinä

yötä päivää akuutissa kuolemanvaarassa, paossa, nälänhädässä

he asuvat teltoissa

On vain kangasta nukkuvien ihmisten ja pommien välissä

viimeisessä paikassa Gazassa, missä piti olla turvaa.

joita Israel pudottaa.

Meitä on tässä, vieri vieressä, 150 ihmistä.

150 päivää akuuttia kuolemanvaaraa.

Israelin puolustusministerin neuvonantaja on sanonut: “Israelin on luotava Gazaan humanitaarinen kriisi. Gazasta tulee paikka, jossa yksikään ihminen ei voi olla olemassa.”

Pommit, luodit, valkoinen fosfori, joka polttaa elävältä tunkeutuu luihin asti, nälkä, jano, jotka Israel on tarkoituksellisesti aiheuttanut.

Äidit keittävät vettä, että heidän lapsensa luulisivat heidän laittavan ruokaa.

Kaksi äitiä tapetaan joka tunti.

Ja Pohjois-Gazassa

150 päivää.

Kun jauhorekat vihdoin saapuvat, niitä on neljä 400 000 ihmiselle.

9. lokakuuta Israelin puolustusministeri totesi: “Gaza ei palaa ennalleen. Me tuhoamme

Israelilaiset sotilaat ampuvat rekoille pyrkiviä ihmisiä.

kaiken.”

Samaan aikaan toisaalla, Suomessa solmitaan asekauppoja murhaajan kanssa.

Viisi kuukautta historian tarkimmin dokumentoitua kansanmurhaa.

317 miljoonaa euroa, se on hinta joka maksetaan Israelille.

Korkein kansainvälinen tuomioistuin International Court of Justice sanoo: Israelin on lopetettava kansanmurhaan tähtäävät teot.

Viisi kuukautta, joiden aikana Gazassa viisi vuotta on todennäköisin ikä kuolla.

Seuraavana päivänä toisaalla, Suomessa ministeri Ville Tavio ilmoittaa: Suomi katkaisee tukensa YK:n alaiselle UNRWAlle

siis sille avustusjärjestölle, josta miljoonien palestiinalaisten henki riippuu.

Rafahissa, Gazassa 1,5 miljoonaa

Meitä on tässä, vieri vieressä, 150 ihmistä.

mikä tarkoittaa

Ihmiset ovat niin nälkäisiä, että leipovat hiekasta ja oljista.

kymmenen tuhatta kertaa niin monta ihmistä kuin meitä tässä.

Kotitaloista

ja 11-vuotiaista tulee sotareporttereita,

ei ole enää mitään jäljellä

kun heidän ystäviään ammutaan ruokajonoon

Neljä viidestä maailman nälkäisimmästä ihmisestä on nyt Gazassa.

tai kesken leikin, kun he lennättävät leijaa.

Oikeus ravintoon on ihmisoikeus, jonka toteutumisen Israel tahallaan estää.

Sairaalassa ihmiset eivät huuda pelkästään kivusta vaan myös janosta.

Kestää päiviä ennen seuraavan rekan pääsyä perille,

vaikka aivan rajan takana

niitä seisoo jonossa silmänkantamattomiin.

Järjestelmällisesti Israel näännyttää hengiltä

palestiinalaiset vauvat, vanhukset, vanhemmat, kouluistaan ajetut lapset

Israel käännyttää avun pois ja tietää: aliravitsemus tappaa tai se

vaikuttaa lapsen terveyteen koko loppuelämän.

Palestiinalaiset nukkuvat rakkaidensa kanssa, vieri vieressä,

Meitä on tässä, vieri vieressä, 150 ihmistä.

Kun heräät huomenna aamulla, lisää ihmisiä on tapettu.

jotta jos pommi putoaa yöllä, he kuolevat yhdessä.

#palestine #free palestine #free gaza #finland #suomi

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allbeforee · 6 months

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A tweet from Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eli Cohen, rejecting the UN vote for ceasefire.

The UN held a vote for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza which gained majority support with 120 UN members voting in favour.

The countries that voted against are: Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Fiji, Guatemala, Hungary, Israel, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Tonga and the United States.

The countries that abstained are: Albania, Australia, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Iceland, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kiribati, Latvia, Lithuania, Monaco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Palau, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Sudan, Sweden, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu and Zambia.

If you live in any of the above countries and are able to, please reach and to your governments and let them know this won't be forgotten, that the majority stand with Palestine. Letters, emails, marches, anyway you can.

#palestine #gaza #free palestine #gaza strip #gazaunderattack #free gaza #gaza genocide

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docholligay · 1 year

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37. Switzerland

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The absolute stones. The brass ones. I mean, I can almost appreciate it’s so bad.

This is a very pale “war is bad mkay” song, and more specifically this is a song from a sad Swiss boy about how he doesn’t want to go to war and play with real guns :(. Which, given the way of the world, I suppose could be touching, minus the fact that Swiss has had the policy of “Go fuck yourselves, i don’t give a shit” since 1815, and has not participated in a non-civil war since then. And the civil was was in the 1840s.

This would be akin to some 19 year old from America singing about his fears of land invasion. Oh no, wait, we’ve been invaded by land much more recently than the Swiss have been involved in a conflict!

Given their extreme neutrality which has come under fire for actually being, you know, a kind of evil, this songs moves from being milquetoast to offensive. Switzerland serves the world’s elite and stands on the sidelines to see who’s left standing at the end.

In the EuroBubble, I’ve gotten some blowback for my extreme dislike of this song, because Switzerland has compulsory military service, to which I would say “When you know you are never going to war, it becomes an inconvenient summer camp.” Swiss military service also allows a number of schemes that can get you out of anything military at all: civil service, assisting firefighters, and, even “being declared unfit for military OR civilian service” which is what 20% of conscripts do and weirdly only comes with an extra tax, and weirdly, is more common for conscripts from rich cities hmmm hmm hmmmmm.

I’ll get my ass chewed for this, but this song would feel much more compelling coming from a country like Ukraine (Who wouldn’t let this go through because pf their approach to the war) or even Israel (Who would ABSOLUTELY NEVER let that go through because it would be deeply critical of the government) you know, countries where conscripts face a chance of actual death. Finland, even! I am willing to accept so many answers here, but Switzerland SURE AS SHIT is not one of them.

It’s so tone deaf, I would hate it in peace time, but now it seems so distasteful when Switzerland is rubbing their little temples about whether it’s naughty and bad to not send Ukraine guns but Russian oligarchs can keep their art (which is just a kind of hidden international money--like gold) all over the place.

Unfortunately, he actually can sing this song.

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I don’t think my reaction will be singular, and I don’t think the song has enough “tricks” to overcome that in a non-juried semi.

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#translated from the original European #Eurovision ranking 2023

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verbforverb · 1 year

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Eurovision ranking, part two! The set of entries I have stronger opinions about. You will note this post is uh somewhat more verbose than the last.

AGAIN, PLEASE DO NOT REBLOG

Cat2: Your choices are not my choices, but I respect them

Croatia: My initial note on this was "I appreciate that they are trying to make a point which I’m sure will be clearer when I can look up the translation but also this is, sort of, 4 different songs in one, and not in a good way." And I still stand by all of that. Love the energy! Love the mood! Parts of it are even catchy! Unfortunately, do not actually enjoy the experience of listening to this song.

Finland: This has grown on me more than I expected. I still wouldn't say I like it, but I don't mind it as much as I thought I did, the live performance is extremely compelling, and I do at least respect its choices. While I wouldn't seek it out, but it's definitely not forgettable, and I could see myself liking it eventually, maybe. But whichever way it definitely brings a certain something to Eurovision.

Ukraine: I am so close to liking this song. It's got that Bond energy, momentum, lyrically I've certainly heard worse. But the synth is just a bit grating to me still. There are also several parts where I swear it sounds like a Wilhelm scream, extremely distracting.

Israel: On first listen, the hysteria set in somewhere around the first "power of the UNICORN" and did not let up at any subsequent point. What IS the power of the unicorn? The first thing that comes to mind is the power of being an attractive young bi woman who is happy to be a no-strings third in an otherwise straight relationship. For all I know that IS what she means, it certainly adds another element to the song if so. I loathe the attempt to make "femininal" happen like few other things in this competition and resent this song for making me hear it multiple times. Musically it's all over the place, it feels like at least two and maybe three different songs trying to be one thing. And yet. AND YET. It is catchy! Noa Kirel blows the performance out the goddamn water! I guarantee I will not forget about any element of it, not for want of trying! Makes no goddamn sense. Compels me though.

Spain: So I do get the appeal. The layering of the sounds, the repeated lines, the almost sampled-sounding chanting which is a cool effect. Maybe this just needs longer to grow on me. For whatever reason, probably a large part underexposure to the style, I find this hard to listen to. Which is a shame, because it's the most interesting thing Spain has entered in years.

Serbia: I want to like this so bad. I love the aesthetics, the energy, the ridiculous 90s video game synth intro, and I can get behind what it's going for, thematically. Unfortunately I cannot deny the experience of my ears, and I do not like listening to this song. But I very much appreciate its existence!

And finally, Cat1: songs I feel positively about! With an actual ranking!

15 Cyprus: This would have faded into the mush of broadly-forgettable Eurovision ballads for me if it had not been extremely, inescapably reminiscent of Britney Spears' If You Seek Amy. But, like, a lounge version intended for background listening in a fancy restaurant. Once heard, this cannot be unheard, and that definitely gives the whole experience a certain indescribable something, the only reason I've ranked it so high.

14 Romania: Unfortunately there was no way to divorce this song from what I watched in the national final. This is a real shame, because I like this song! It's a jazzy waltz, we never get those, it has drama and range, and the guy can pull it off, vocally! In another universe I could see this making my top 10. Unfortunately, this is the world that we live in, and it contains... that whole situation.

13 Czechia: This was so close to being in the "I don't like it, but I do respect it" category, but you know what? I do sort of like it! The spoken word / chanting is just about on the right side of annoying for me, and you can't deny it is memorable. And you have to have a deranged song about feminism and/or national solidarity from central europe, it's the rule.

12 Poland: LOOK. I am not immune to a thirst trap bop. Is this song and its background as an entry ridiculous in all ways? Yes, absolutely. It's still stuck in my head now and forever. Plus I find the "VISIT POLAND. WE HAVE SWIMMING POOLS AND HOT GIRLS AND... FRUIT" music video extremely funny.

11 Slovenia: I'm not saying this is good. But I am saying a solid chunk of the foundations for my music taste were 00s pop rock, and this is a pitch perfect example. In Slovenian. It's upbeat! It's catchy! It's got a drop! If the lyrics are bad I can't tell! Just a fun time all round.

10 Moldova: Aren't you tired of being nice? Don't you just want to go apeshit? God I love a good flute/whistle line. Sometimes you are creeping through the woods towards a giant bonfire circled by sillhouetted dancing shapes, human? more than human, or perhaps just somewhere off to the side? you are unseen yet all-seeing, and you crave the perfect soundtrack to that moment, and you know what? Moldova have you covered.

9 Belgium: This is great fun, it's got those synthy disco vibes, and it's lyrically touching as well. A bit of a dark horse in that it's crept up my rankings every time I've listened to it. It's just a little too one-note - not a unique problem for Eurovision songs, but to me it kinda feels like listening to the same song two or three times in a row.

8 Norway: Sometimes, a song can just be a good bass drop and a fun hook. It's not clever, but it is absolutely a good time. Similar to Belgium, it just doesn't do quite enough to climb higher - feels a bit repetitive - but what it has is very pleasing.

7 Sweden: I do fully enjoy most things about this song. The tune is good, love the synth, Loreen is a fantastic performer and I'm here for any staging which can be described as "surprise! you lift up a paving stone and discover a eurovision performance". There's just one problem, which is that it occasionally falls back on the most godawful rhyming, and then hits it as hard as possible complete with musical emphasis and pauses. Like, first listen, "It will come a - day, when we will find our ..." "don't say way" "WAY". And then by some combination of singing style or mixing choice those rhymes were all I could make out at first, like "mumblemumble PAIN mumblemumble RAIN mumble YOUUU mumble TATTOOO", and, just, infuriating. It's a real shame because I really do like everything else about the song but those bits are so incredibly distracting. The only other note I have is that the repeated "all I care about is love" just makes me think of the song from Chicago, which is a VERY different vibe.

6 Portugal: Love the energy, love the high-tempo cabaret feel, catchy as hell, and god, what a performance! I don't know whether to be impressed, terrified or both. The only place it falls down for me is that it just doesn't lend itself, really, to humming or singing along, because it is SO high energy and high range in every sense. Instead I'm just sort of watching open-mouthed, so the song itself doesn't stick with me the way some of the more conventional entries do. But without doubt a great entry.

5 Australia: First things first: it is incredibly weird to me that I managed to straight up forget these guys existed after listening to their music quite a bit some 8 years ago. I do like them! And this! They have this crisp progmetal sound that really works for me, and you always have to love a keytar. Add to that, I think these guys can pull off a performance, god knows they've been hyping up crowds for long enough. My only complaint aside from the harsh vocals (see also germany - why?? you can do metal without them! they won't take away your hardcore card!!) is that repeatedly asking "have you ever done anything like this before?" completely out of context - and not given more context that I noticed - is one of the most baffling ways they could have chosen to open the song, and mostly makes me want to yell "like WHAT, voyager? anything like WHAT?" But that's a detail.

4 UK: To anyone accusing me of pro-UK bias, I would say that this year and the previous year are the only times in the past decade, or maybe more, I would have ranked us above the bottom 5. I would not go so far as to say this year's entry was worth the wait, or worth having had to know that Teenage Life exists, but I do love it a lot. It's a bop! A minor key bop! It's catchy! It has deranged energy! It's got an inexplicably London spoken word bit that I even think adds to the song! Ranked only on craft, it wouldn't make the top 10, but on sheer enjoyment I have to have it up here.

3 Austria: When we first listened to this, I was making noises about how it was just kind of a meme, while my wife was fully into it, proving that ultimately she is right about all things. This has grown on me so, so much to the point where I love it both as a song and a meme, and we do just occasionally say to each other in the worst attempt at an american accent imaginable, "who the hell is EDGAR?". It's catchy, funny, it has a great synth line and it's about creative control and reward in the music industry! What more could you want? No idea how this will play on stage, but I'm officially a fan.

2 France: Ough. The moment I saw this I said "that's @docholligay bait" and you know what, I don't even care because it's fantastic. The confidence? The voice? The BASS? It's simple, elegant, and it could not possibly be more French if she was holding a baguette and smoking four cigarettes simultaneously. Even the fact that she's Canadian adds to this, because there's somehow something even more French about leaning into it all so hard despite not actually being from France.

1: Germany: You knew it was coming. Germany has hosted the biggest metal festival in the world for over 30 years, and is just now thinking "hmmm, we could send some metal to Eurovision." It was worth waiting for. This is maybe the only time I've ever been pleased Germany will auto qualify, because I do NOT think this will play well with the general public, but I love it.

Brief interlude while I'm a nerd: extremely Nightwish-esque instrumentals - to the extent that I spent the first two listens just trying to figure out which song the instrumental line reminded me of, maybe Bye Bye Beautiful or Storytime? - with the crisp vocals. I don't love the harsh vocal parts, but they're a minor enough part of it that I can deal. Lyrically excellent, love a song about the duality of humanity and the ways people choose who to be and how to act from the same set of parts. There are exactly two songs this year where I still find myself mulling over the words and the other one is a criticism of the music industry through the medium of spiritual possession, so. I didn't even think until @keyofjetwolf put it in her comments that the piano / rhythm playoff mirrors the lyrics, but I like it even more now if possible. One of my first comments was "never thought we'd get metal in eurovision, the guitar solo would take up most of the 3 minutes" and then Lord of the Lost released an extended version with an extra minute-long guitar outro, so I feel especially vindicated. To conclude: hell yes.

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isaksbestpillow · 1 year

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Was too shaken to post my Eurovision top songs when it was still relevant but here they are days late haha.

1. Kärtsäri

I'm a Finnish speaker from a town even shittier than Vantaa, sue me 🟢🟢🇫🇮🟢🟢. The song is genuinely fun from a finnish perspective at least! The lyrics in particular. For real though Käärijä is such a breath of fresh air in the landscape of finnish toxic masculinity??? Here we have a guy from Vantaa who openly talks about his feelings, battles ibd, wears fake nails, says nice things about other people, got kicked out of junior hockey for being too short, got dumped by his gf and lost his job during the pandemic and then had a mental breakdown because he left an anonymous hate comment on the internet that made him realise how unhappy and not okay he was (and how he got better by sharing his feelings with family and friends, in my repressed homeland where we don't say I love you to our family members????). Finnish kids are obsessed with him atm which is so much better than whatever dangerous right wing influencers algorithms shove at their faces. I think losing the jury vote might work in his favour in the long run, though. Finland is entering a a period of austerity and conservatives want to cut the national broadcaster's funding so we wouldn't have money to host anyway, and Finnish people love a good robbed underdog narrative. Donald Duck is the most popular Disney character in Finland for a reason. I can't name Juha Mieto's medals (a former cross country skier) but I for sure can tell u he lost olympic gold to a Swede by a margin of 0.01 seconds. That's the story we love.

2. Australia

I can excuse the jury not giving points to us because we thrive in the hate us or love us realm but where are Australia's points???? Australia was robbed!! All in all this was the most effortless and relaxed performance with solid vocals so I'm surprised it didn't rank higher because these mates were clearly professional musicians and I thought that was what the jury wanted.

3. Moldova

A bop!! I genuinely like a lot of folk music (finnish folk metal and mongolian throat singing forever woohoo) so I was the target audience. Again sad they didn't place higher!!

4. Belgium

This felt outdated in a good way! It's 1999 and I am experiencing weird gay thoughts while watching Vh1. Again a really effortless vocal performance.

5. Lithuania

I disliked some aspects of this song (I am not really a fan of the dramatic Mariah Carey kind of singing so I could've done without some of the oooooooouououoouooooooos) but there was something in there that I liked! Would've liked this better in Lithuanian I feel like.

Least favourite entries:

1. Israel

I'm in my 30s. I don't have Tiktok. I'm pretty open to genres but this is the one genre that I cannot stand. :( I am a boomer.

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lageografiademicamino · 3 months

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UMK 2024 Song Review - Jesse Markin

The hype is very real around Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the Finnish national selection for Eurovision and the race to Malmö continues with another entry!

Jesse Markin - Glow

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Jesse Markin is one of the most promising upcoming Finnish indie artists who released his debut album Folk in 2019 and was widely awarded for it for example with an Emma (Finnish Grammy) as the best newcomer in 2020. He released his follow-up album Noir in 2021. Musically he would be categorized as a rap artist but his music is greatly influenced by other genres which shows also in his UMK 2024 entry.

He is one of the rare UMK artists taking a stand announcing that in case of winning UMK he would not go to Malmö if Israel participates ESC 2024.

Glow written partly in Finnish toilets but also in the streets of Ghana, is definitely something else. A fresh summer breeze in the middle of cold January - this is a song that no one expected to receive from Finland.

This ain't a simple track, instrumentally rich, would even call it noisy - a lot is going on in here. I hear reggaeton, afro-beats, hip hop / rap, electro / house well, smoothly produced urban sounds - musically this reminds me of Black Eyed Peas a bit. Chorus is memorable and uplifting with "you're gonna make it" where the verses tend to remain a bit flat.

The song doesn't have really a proper bridge and I don't think the rap section in the halfway of the song should be considered as such. And I don't think it's giving the correct energy here but this might be a personal preference. The track seems then a little long and repetitive. Visually this is on of the weakest of UMK video clips this year. Even though the lama is kind of cute!

However, there's a lot of love for this song out there. For those into this kind of genre, the track is an instant earworm but for others it has a risk of disappearing in the background as.. well background music. When speaking about views on YT and streams on Spotify Glow is losing in both lists for its competitors (being 7th and 6th). But Glow does serve a strong feel good vibe and I'm so glad it's here! It does bring light and different perspective to the 2024 UMK line up.

What do you think of the fourth UMK24 track and would you vote for Jesse Markin to go all the way to Malmö? UMK final takes place on February 10th!

#eurovision #finland #euroviisut #eurovisionsongcontest #finnish #uuden musiikin kilpailu #uudenmusiikinkilpailu #yle #songreview #review #jesse markin #glow #Youtube

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mindthelspace · 1 month

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Eurovision 2024 first impressions

Wasn't sure what to listen to at work, and then I remembered that all the Eurovision songs have now been released! So I thought I'd give 'em a listen.

Until today, I'd heard small clips of the songs in Youtube top 36 lists. That was it.

Caveat 1: I've paid zero attention to any of the national finals, so I'm blissfully ignorant of 90% of whatever drama happened in those.

Caveat 2: Everything below is the personal subjective opinion of me, a knobhead on Tumblr. You will probably disagree with a lot of it and that's fine.

Caveat 3: "Why are you not boycotting when Israel are-" Yes, I know. I do follow the news. I'm not going to go into why I'm not boycotting because that's not what this post is for, but I promise I have thought about it and can explain my reasons.

So, with that out of the way:

Croatia: Strong start! I really like this, and get why it's one of the favourites! I might be on Team Croatia this year- I'd love the winner to be someone who hasn't won before, or hasn't won for decades!

Netherlands: It's... alright, I guess? But I'm not sure it's as funny as it thinks it is, and might get a bit old fairly quickly.

Switzerland: This is interesting, and a nice break from their pattern of the past few years. I'll be happy if this does well :)

Italy: I like this better than I thought I would, based on the little clips I've seen. Still a bit confused about why it seems to be topping literally all the Youtube rankings, though.

Austria: Meh

Sweden: This is the ONE song I couldn't make it all the way through. I, yeah, sorry, I hate it. Sounds AI generated. Sweden, please, you have good music, I know you do, I've heard it, you don't need to send this kind of crap every other year, please!

Ukraine: Ukraine my beloved, always understanding the assignment <3

Greece: Way more interesting than the clip I'd heard previously made it sound!

Germany: This is exactly what I was afraid would happen if LotL didn't do well. I'm getting flashbacks to Michael Rice and his 2019 last place.

Belgium: Meh

Cyprus: Extremely Meh. This is like a composite of every bland, inoffensive, radio 1 song ever.

France: It's a nice ballad. 'For the Mum's, I think is the phrase. S'fine.

UK: Apparently 'obnoxious ear worms' is my country's new schtick. Although like Italy, I do like this a bit more than I thought I would. Also starting to notice a lot of the songs sounding a bit 80's-lite?

Georgia: S'fine, I guess. 50/50 as to whether it breaks their NQ streak.

Malta: Wow, there are a lot of trendy girl pop songs that I have absolutely no feelings about this year.

Armenia: This is enjoyable and I respect it.

Azerbaijan: Another Whelming-to-decent one, but I do like that they're singing in their own language for the first time!

Albania: Snore

Australia: I get what they were going for, but I find this a bit cheesy.

Ireland: Look at Ireland taking a risk! I so, so, hope this works out for them and breaks their NQ streak! I am slightly concerned, just because this is the kind of experimental that can be difficult to translate to a three minute stage performance, but if they give it the creativity it needs it could be their best entry in years!

Lithuania: A nice little catchy thing. Quite like it.

Denmark: Oof, Denmark really are in their wilderness years, aren't they? Look, this isn't bad, but there are a lot of songs that sound similar to this, and this has 'lost in the shuffle' written all over it.

Poland: There's nothing about this that makes it stand out from all the other trendy-girl-pop-songs objectively, but I do have a soft spot for this one.

Spain: This is really cute! I think I've found my favourite Big 5 :)

Czechia: Oh look, we have some pop-punk this year. Cool.

Serbia: I'm... not feeling much for this *now*, but I think it might grow on me once I've heard it a few times.

Finland: I am CACKLING

Portugal: I'm a bit undecided about this, tbh. Might have to see how it is live.

Norway: I knew I'd quite like this, and I do! I feel like the live performance is really going to make or break it though.

Luxembourg: So I've heard this song is *also* Israeli propaganda, and if that's true, a) that sucks, because Luxembourg, mate, this is your re-entry, you didn't want this, and b) it's disconcertingly cheerful.

Estonia: Whatever this is, it has no business going this hard.

San Marino: Another pop-punk. I'm a bit more intrigued by this one than the Czech one. I can't see it doing amazingly, but if the performance is good it could get San Marino a rare Q.

Slovenia: It's OK. Seemed like it was going somewhere and then... didn't.

Israel: Was debating whether to ignore this (and sit there wondering about it), or give in and listen to it once so I could stop caring. Went for the latter. You'll be relieved to know it's bland as shit. The inevitable background booing might even be an improvement.

Iceland: I didn't get Hera Bjork in 2010 and I don't get her now.

Latvia: I really want Latvia to break their NQ streak, especially with how they were basically robbed by the semi draw last year, but this just... needs to be more than it is. A really good live performance could save it, maybe? I don't know. I wanted to like this but I'm not hopeful.

Moldova: Slovenia Two. Another one that was sort of going somewhere for a minute, and then stopped.

In conclusion:

So much Eurodance

So much 80's

Loooads of really similar songs. More than usual. Some of them are inevitably going to cancel each other out.

The "everyone follows the runner ups of the previous year" trend seems to be holding, with lots of similar-vein-as-Noa-Kirels, and a few similar-vein-as-Kaarijas.

This is definitely a year that's less my cup of tea. That's OK. I was spoilt last year. And there are still some solid entries.

#Eurovision 2024

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