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if you're willing to do the music ask thing, I'd also love a Playlist from you as well. If doing them all is too much, just do the questions you like the most. :D

oh man, this sure was a ride <3

1: A song you like with a color in the title

Charles Brown - Black Night. it's double damage, 'cause the artist's name also has a colour in it ;p

2: A song you like with a number in the title

Steeleye Span - Seven Hundred Elves

3: A song that reminds you of summertime

Cesaria Evora - Sangue de Beirona

4: A song that reminds you of someone you would rather forget about

i don't have anything quite like that, but this one - Michal Oginski - Polonaise Farewell - reminds me of someone departed, thinking of whom is still painful, so i don't listen to it often

5: A song that needs to be played LOUD

Ida Maria - Oh My God

6: A song that makes you want to dance

Florence + The Machine - Free

7: A song to drive to

i can't and don't drive, but this is what i imagine would be a cool track to drive to: Wormview - Ashes and Diamonds

8: A song about drugs or alcohol

again, can't recall anything quite like that. SIAMÉS - The Wolf is a great song though, about addiction in general

9: A song that makes you happy

Meg Rock - Clover

10: A song that makes you sad

Neutral - Luna

11: A song that you never get tired of

Caravan Palace - Miracle. don't know if i'll never get tired of it, but there was definitely a time when i was listening to it a lot and often, and i still love it

12: A song from your preteen years

Sum 41 - Fat Lip

13: One of your favorite 80’s songs

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

14: A song that you would love played at your wedding

honestly never given it any thought or whatever, but i guess this is a nice wedding-vibe song: Beach Boys - God Only Knows

15: A song that is a cover by another artist

Hannah Gill - Somebody That I Used to Know. i love the original, but there's just something about this cover, man

16: One of your favorite classical songs

and here's where i out myself as the most basic bitch imaginable, but Eric Satie - Gnosienne no.1

17: A song that would sing a duet with on karaoke

i absolutely cannot imagine myself singing karaoke, let alone with another living person( sorry, but this is the one that genuinely stumped me, i can't even come up with an interesting alternative here

18: A song from the year that you were born

Queen - The Show Must Go On

19: A song that makes you think about life

Alex Wurman - Ending

20: A song that has many meanings to you

The National - Sorrow

21: A favorite song with a person’s name in the title

Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer - Willie's Lady

22: A song that moves you forward

Антитіла - Все красиво

23: A song that you think everybody should listen to

Go_A - Solovey

24: A song by a band you wish were still together

Високосный год - Метро. i not so much wish they were still together, as i wish they'd done more than 1 album over their entire career

25: A song by an artist no longer living

Connie Boswell - I Cover the Waterfront. this is probably the category where i could go on for an especially long time lol

26: A song that makes you want to fall in love

not sure if i've ever gotten this kinda feeling from a song, but Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes - Home is one of my favourite love songs, and i think it captures well this warm, upbeat feeling love is theoretically supposed to give you

27: A song that breaks your heart

Лея - Підмінок. definitely cried at this one

28: A song by an artist with a voice that you love

Rammstein - Haifisch

29: A song that you remember from your childhood

Oda Kanako - Moonlight Densetsu (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

30: A song that reminds you of yourself

well, that's easy: Gotye - Smoke and Mirrors

#thank you man!#replies #music #about me

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savagedemondogsblog · 6 months

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INTRODUCTION

>hey! let’s be friends! Here’s some basic info one might want to know before interacting with me:3

-about me-

My name’s Lisanne, you can call me any fun nickname you can come up with as long as it’s not creepy;) I’m from the Netherlands and might post in Dutch or about cultural/local things. I’m a minor, I accept people of all ages here as long as you’re not gonna be weird about it. I’m a cis female and use she/her pronouns. I identify as bisexual however I haven’t quite got it figured out yet so it can change over time. I’m autistic and I have ARFID. This is my main blog and I talk about everything here, from personal to fandom. I go by “savagedemondog” on all platforms, don’t hesitate to find me^^

Some less trivial things about me are that I am learning Ukrainian (and I love Ukrainian culture), I love white chocolate, my favorite color is red, I love metal/rock music, I can’t figure out what my myers-briggs type is, my birthday is December 17th (I’m a sagittarius with a pisces moon and an aquarius rising) and I have a nose piercing:)

-fandoms-

Ps//here I will list my interests and fandoms I’ve been a part of/I’m interested in. The fandoms I’m active in change quite a lot, but if anything here resonates with you don’t hesitate to reach out and fangirl with me:)

BOOKS

>Warrior Cats

>Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit

>Game of Thrones

>Three Dark Crowns

>Septimus Heap

>Percy Jackson

>various other, more niche fantasy/sci-fi series

MOVIES/SHOWS

>Arcane

>She-Ra

>Criminal Minds

>The Meg

>Marvel franchise

>Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit franchise

>Game of Thrones franchise

>probably more I can’t remember

BANDS/ARTISTS

If I listed all the artists I love I’d still be typing by tomorrow so I’ll list my most-listened ones atm;)

>Go_A

>Amaranthe

>Arch Enemy

>Spiritbox

>Jinjer

>Halestorm

>Fall Out Boy

>PVRIS

>The Hardkiss

OTHER

>Eurovision

-DNI-

homophobes, transphobes, racists, ableists, misogynists, zionists, russophiles/people who believe not-all-russians, antisemites, islamophobes, pro-lifers, trump dickriders, tankies, pedophiles/zoophiles, aaaaand catradora antis (y’all are weird as hell sorry)

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unnursvanablog · 1 year

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The Euro songs we have lost, part one.

Just like last year I have compiled a list of my favorite national finals songs that did not make it to the big show in May, in Liverpool, but have found a good little home in my currently listening and other playlists that I have. Because even if these NF can be an absolute massacre and you can end up with your heart broken and non of your favs in Eurovision it's still such a fun way to explore new music.

And yet I can resist tweeting out 'omg worst eurovision ever' every day from now and until May even if that happens because I am an adult, but more importantly I have watched eurovision every damn year since 1999 and I know that sometimes you just have an off year with eurovision and it just isn't eurovision-ing all that much for you some years. It happens. And that's fine. Because the show is still always entertaining, you can usually find at least one song that you LOVE, and then is just always next year. The show must go on.

And there are always eurovision songs that wear me down every damn year and I end up LOVING because I enjoy the performer or they were just so fun on stage. It's all fine, even if it may apear that I have not gotten a lot of favs through. I just aim at a solid top 5 and a fun show for eurovision.

Now, I don't watch or even listen to ALL eurovision NF because there is just so much time that one has. One does need to pick and choose with these things. And this is just a blog post to mourn but also talk about some of those faves that I lost.

KRUTЬ – Колискова: Although I personally am not a huge ballad person, KRUTЬ had my favorite song in Vidbir before the show started and the one I wanted the most in Liverpool. It's a quiet, haunting lullaby in Ukrainian and is just absolutely beautiful. I may not reach out for this song that much on my playlist atm, but you know, it's an awesome song.

FIINKA — Довбуш: The song that actually became my favorite song, or like my most played song from Vidbir, was actually Fiinka with this rap-folk song. I never had any hopes of this winning since rap-folk won for Ukraine last year and Ukraine is not very used to sending the same example many years in a row.

OY Sound System — Ой, тужу: Traditional/folk mixed with edm is generally something that I really like in Eurovision, and just in general too, so of course I was going to enjoy this. It doesn't reach the same heights as GO_A's two song and it's nothing new for Vidbir so it was never going to win. But it does go off! It's fun. This is my jam.

Jerry Hill - When God Shut the Door: The song that I and almost everyone in the eurofandom that I am apart of thought this going to win Vidbir. Lots of emotion in this one and a really cool song, but I personally found it oddly staged. Or I wasn't really feeling it on the stage.

Neon Letters & Maiko - Tokimeki: There was a cute little Japanese citypop song and I really couldn't help but root for it, even though I always had my doubts that it would win, or get out of its semi. It would be something significantly different for Estonia and also just Eurovision itself if it had been chosen. But then it was put in a box on the stage and sort of didn't have the energy it needed to get out of the semi.

Meelik - Tuju: There were a few blissful days right before the Estonian final that I was starting to think that this song could very well go all the way to Liverpool for Estonia (if you're going to have a Eurovision with lots of guys in bands why not them, huh ? the best dudes in a band that were available) but it sadly didn't happen. This song has been stuck in my head since it came out. The chorus is such an earworm. And I also just really enjoy the indie looser aesthetic that the band has going on.

Chérine - Ça m'ennuie pas: what a happy little synth song (I love 80s synth and really can't get enough of it) and it was in French which made it even more cute. Like 80% of the fans thought it was going to take the ticket to Liverpool but it was strangely staged on the night itself (which I can't find a video of) which may have been why it didn't work, although why it didn't win or even come second is still a mystery to me.

Jone ft Silkie - Ekko Inni Meg: This song immediately got stuck in my head the moment I heard it. And really has been there in the back of my mind ever since. It's samples some other song, which Ateez (a kpop group) has also used, and it may not be the most original song there is and the staging didn't maybe have the impact it needed and I would absolutely love for the woman who sings in the song to be with Jone on stage. But damn this is such a fun, catchy track that I couldn't help but root for it. Probably one of my fav songs this NF season.

Eline Thorp - Not Meant to Be: A sleeper hit for me, but then there was just something about this song or maybe just the singer that was so charming, that it just wore me down. I was quite pleased with it making the final.

Ella A - Waist: This song was much better on spotify than it was on stage imho. Ella did have some cool choreo and attitude on stage and you can see that in a few years she will be a really cool performer. Maybe a little more confidence was needed to sell this whole thing to an audience, and I actually thought this suffered from over-choreography like a lot of songs this year. The slomo effect as I call it. It just doesn't always work. But as I said the song is great on spotify.

Vicco - Nochentera: Going into BenidormFest this was my fav song. It is a good radio pop and the video works well for the song but I really always knew that it probably wouldn't be strong enough on stage to go all the way. It's just not that kind of song. And I was right about that. It felt a bit weak on the night and didn't stand out when it came to staging. But it's great on spotify.

Megara - Arcadia: this would have been something completely new and exciting from Spain, which is something I'm always up for in Eurovision. It is fun when countries take a little risk. It was cool to have something like Megara in BenidormFest and the song was well performed and managed to not be too choreographed or anything like that. This was just enough. And it was fun!

Paola & Chiara - Furore: I need you all to pretend to be shocked that this was my fav, ok. Even though Sanremo just ended just yesterday and the songs have not even been out for a week, this song has completely taken over my life. On Thursday, Friday, Saturday and then this morning I have woken up with this song stuck in my head. I just wake up singing this song. It was everything I could have wished for tbh. Never had any chance of winning Sanremo, but it won my heart (which is a much higher prize tbh) and gave me the biggest show. This was a show! It was camp, they were all sprayed in glitter. What's there not to love.

Levanta - Vivo: This lady has had a song in Sanremo before, in 2020 which was the first sanremo that I watched, which I absolutely loved. So I had high expectations for this song. And while don't think Vivo is better than Tikibombom, I think it manages to pull off a similar vibe which I appreciate. It was never going to do amazingly in Eurovision, it was never going to win Sanremo, but that doesn't matter. I adore it.

Colla Zio - Non Mi Va: This song almost woke me up from the dead towards the end of the first night of Sanremo, after we had just listened to so many boring ballads and slower songs. The song sounds so much fun on spotify and it was a fun on stage. Although the performance there was a bit too out of sync and they do that thing I think is done a little too much in Sanremo… which is just wandering aimlessly around the stage. Or maybe I just want my boy bands to be a little more in sync and dance-y after listening to kpop for so many year. But they still got better and better with each passing night.

Colapesce, Dimartino - Splash: Here are other performers who have been in Sanremo before with a song that I really liked, the year Måneskin won, called Musica Leggerissima. I can't make up my mind if I enjoy Splash more than that one tho. I don't know what it is about this song, but I get a bit of an Abba feeling from it. And maybe that's why I like it. But they are also very charming performers.

Lazza - Cenere: At the bottom of my top 5 in sanremo but it was still the song that I most wanted to go to Eurovision, out of the ones that I knew had a chance to go to Eurovision. This song is just so current, it would be a little different in the eurovision landscape and would stand out in the competition, just like Soldi did.

#eurovision

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beauty-and-passion · 3 years

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What Eurovision 2021 taught us

1. That a nice, enjoyable show was possible (even if 4 presenters are still too much)

Of course nothing can beat Love Love Peace Peace (even if Ja Ja Ding Dong does its best), but this year's intermissions were very enjoyable.

We expected something flashy and over the top because hey, The Netherlands. Sex, drugs, gays and all that jazz.

But instead Covid surprised us. And then The Netherlands surprised us even more, by making a very enjoyable show, despite the restrictions. My personal favourites were:

The water intermission of the first semi-final. I loved the mixed feelings, how water is both scary and respected, for being such a powerful, unstoppable force.

The rooftop concerts during the final. Social distancing? Sure, no problem, let's make the past winners sing on top of some roofs all over Rotterdam. That was pure genius, I loved it so much.

On the other hand, the presenters were basically all useless. We could've had just two of them instead of four. But hey, at least they weren't as cringy as the three scary ukranians from 2017 or the useless four ladies from Portugal. The true highlights of the show were the intermissions, the guests and especially the songs themselves and this is perfectly good for me.

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2. That we can live in a world without boring ass ballads

I’ve never been so proud of the Eurovision public, especially during the second semifinal: that evening was PACKED with ballads. Boring ballad after boring ballad, with just a couple more funny songs in between.

The ballads were all left behind. Even the two Amen. And I love the irony we chose El Diablo and the finnish band for the final, but no Amen. No saints allowed, only the norwegian angel. As it always should be.

And so we had the best final I've seen since I started following Eurovision in 2014. Catchy songs, dance songs, upbeat songs. And power ballads. Yes, ballads can still have a place, but only if they're good.

Because yes, Switzerland and France were good. Very good. Just not as good as the ones the public wanted.

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3. That we want Eurovision, not Englishvision

Every year, the same message blasts from all Europeans: send a song in your native language. This show is supposed to make other people from Europe (and the rest of the world) to know more about your own country, to enjoy its rhythm and to listen to something we don't usually hear. So why waste this huge opportunity, to bring a generic song in English?

Because the English song wins. Because we all understand English, so English has more chances.

Flash news: GUESS WHO WON THIS YEAR. No, it’s not the generic English song.

The public has been crystal clear, the final poll is even clearer: the top five includes an italian song, an ukraine song, two french songs and only one english song. We want different styles and rhythms, we want to listen to Europe.

So I want to give my full thank you to:

Albania: amazing song, great voice, wonderful language. Do it again.

Serbia: these ladies are fantastic, their song is great and they sang it in their language so I love them

Switzerland: thank you for leaving English to the side to give us some good french

Spain: the song wasn't as good as Universo, but it was in sexy spanish, so thank you for using it almost every year

Danemark: the song was terrible, but it was in your language and this alone deserves everything

France: I know we all make fun of you for being France, but your language is perfect for songs, so thank you for always using it

Ukraine: take note, Ukraine, because Europe is madly in love with your language and your rhythm

Italy: our language is beautiful, so thank you for delivering every year

While my biggest biases go to:

Greece: a generic pop song with no balkan rhythm and no greek either? An absolute shame, greek should always be used for songs.

Russia: russian language is very melodious and yes, we got something this year, but what about bringing a full russian song? We want it!

Germany: I may sound crazy, but I honestly think german language is good for songs. It's not like the mediterranean languages, but it still works. So please, do not be scared and show what you can do with it!

Scandinavian countries: why do you never want to bring your own language? Do it, don't be scared! Yes, Sweden, I'm talking with you: you still never tried to bring something in swedish, so do it.

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4. That we don't want Americans to play with us

For reasons we still have to understand, Flo Rida was competing this year. And he was competing for San Marino, the smallest European country.

I'm pretty sure they took some time to explain to him what was going on, where he was, where San Marino is, wtf was happening, why there were sexy italians and ukranian witches and a norwegian angel and loads of beautiful women everywhere.

And I loved how we all send memes about this, about ahahah why is Flo Rida here, what if San Marino wins where would they host Eurovision, all while enjoying an actual catchy song.

And then, in the end, Flo Rida basically disappeared. Who remembers Flo Rida, when we got Ukraine, Italy, Finland, Iceland, and the UK? And Germany being wholesome? And the love story between Norway and Azerbaijan? We collectively forgot about him and I think it's very sexy from Europe to just say "nope" and push America away, even if for just one week.

And this isn't the first time: we basically showed Madonna in a corner in 2019, thanks to Mans, Eleni, Verka and Conchita. Once again, Europeans knows what they want: we don't want Americans. Australia can because they're like that little brother we took under our wing for no reason and now it's part of us. But not Americans.

The rest of the year is all yours, but one week is ours.

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5. That we can lose like bosses

This year, the voting results have been absolutely insane and FOUR COUNTRIES got zero points from the public, while the UK got both zero points from the public AND the jury.

Don't get me wrong, the song was bad. And yes, Brexit played a role in this. And yes, hating England is Europe’s favourite sport.

But can we please all take a moment and appreciate how James Newman reacted? The public gave him a round of applause and he celebrated this achievement like a boss.

And he had all the reasons! He achieved something incredible, he unlocked something that this new voting system was supposed to never lead to. But he did it. So hats off to you, my boy: My Last Breath was better.

Germany is also used to the bottom of the chart, but this year I really thought Jendrik could have a chance to achieve a higher position. The song was funny, carefree, lively, the hand costume was the kind of trash we need and the message was nice as well. But he still got 3 points.

Despite that, Jendrik celebrated like a maniac and seeing his this happy made me happy as well. I really wish him the best.

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6. That FUCK YOU JURY

Again, same message every year: the jury vote should be eliminated. It's a fucking farce and their votes have nothing to do with what the public want.

The jury focuses on the voices, except when they don't, and clearly giving points to your neighbours is because you like the song, not because they're your neighbours.

I usually make fun of Greece and Cyprus showing eternal love to each other, by giving 12 points to each other every year, but this time, it sounded even more stupid than usual. It really looked like a farce. Why should we see this farce? Why can't we just choose what the public wants? So at least we would blame ourselves for our shitty musical tastes.

Even if I'm pretty sure we all have great musical tastes. Let's not forget that in 2019 the public's winner was Norway, with a song that mixed english, a catchy rhythm and an amazing part in yoik language. Arcade is good as well, but we cannot deny the norwegian entry was a lot more interesting.

And this year, the public's taste was flawless:

Look at this beauty: italian glam rock, ukranian techno folk, french powerful ballad, finnish hard rock and whatever that thing was with Iceland.

There's variety, there's everything for everyone. And there are native languages. Italian, Ukranian, and French on top three, followed by English.

Moral of the story: the public is great and the jury should be abolished forever.

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7. That Ukranian technofolk is all we needed in our lives

I didn’t see enough love for Go_A, so as italian, I think it's my sworn duty to give my appreciation to them and their amazing entry, because this band is awesome and Shum is currently on top of the Spotify top 50 - as it should be, because everyone should listen to it and join this slavic rave party.

I already liked their entry for 2020, Solovey. But I also liked My Last Breath from the UK and Universo from Spain. And this year they brought two of the worst songs. So I was very wary of Go_A.

But Shum is an absolute blast. Katerina Pavlenko's voice is unique and the song is even more, because based on ukranian folklore and traditional dances to summon the spirit of spring. They managed to teach something to all Europe in a three minute song and I think that’s incredibly sexy of them.

And so, I searched for other songs and OMG, I don’t know how it’s possible, but they are all great. Rano-Ranenko, Zhalmenina, Tanula, they all are perfect and I’m in love with this band.

And if all of this is not enough, THEY DID A COVER OF DANCING LASHA TUMBAI. The most iconic Eurovision song, sang by our god Verka. And this is the coolest, most badass cover ever in the whole universe. Please listen to it HERE everyone needs to hear this.

So thank you, Ukraine, for giving us Go_A. We all had a small empty place in our hearts and this place has ben perfectly filled by them.

And yif you think you don’t need ukranian technofolk, is only because you still haven’t listened to it. Please listen and enjoy Shum. You’re welcome.

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8. That rock and roll never dies (and Italy’s well deserved victory)

The last time Italy won was in 19-fucking-90. 31 years ago. I was just born.

And now, they finally won again. And what a song! Despite being italian, I've never listened to Maneskin before, but oh damn, this song is good. Not all their songs are, but this one is. And also Morirò da re.

Their show was perfect as well. This post is really eye-opening about how well they put on their show. The use of the stage, the movements, everything has been part of a great performance, even their clothes. Damiano's voice never faltered, despite having an entire continent watching him. They handled the stage like bosses, despite being only in their twenties. And they gave us some good fucking rock.

And so the public said a loud "FUCK YOU" to the jury and chose its winners. The sassy, sexy italians.

And yes, I know that there has been a lot of petty polemics because those youngsters are having drugs!1!! as if they were a bunch of idiots who used drugs on international TV, with their manager sitting next to them.

Of course it was a pointless accusation and honestly I don't care if some people are sore losers. The drug results were negative anyway, what a shocker.

What we should truly think about is how strong the Maneskin's bladders are, because they spent the whole evening of the final drinking the entire alcohol supply of the Eurovision and, at the end, they were still happy and cool. Hats off to you, you sexy people.

This man is just iconic, why did I miss him before.

Also, have some more Maneskin. You know, as a treat.

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9. That solidarity and wholesomeness are the biggest winners

It's just beautiful to see these nice people, from all over Europe, bonding, having fun, taking photos together and being friends.

The true winner of this, is probably Norway: Tix wanted to have a good time and he had a good time. The video of him vibing with Ukraine and Germany while listening Hard Rock Hallelujah is the best (HERE). His love story with Efendi from Azerbaijan is even better (please, check the video on his youtube channel, it's hilarious). I don't like his song, but he's a great guy and deserves everything.

The italian and finnish rock relationship is also great. Maneskin and Dark Sides found each other, considering they were the only two rock bands in the competition, so mutual appreciation was inevitable.

But Damiano is also a man of culture and he appreciates Ukraine's entry. And Ukraine appreciates both Finland and Italy. Is this what world peace looks like? Because I love it.

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10. That Italians will be Europe's clowns again (and you're all allowed to make fun of us)

Beware, Europe: we Italians are messy and chaotic, our presenters don’t know a single word in English, we are homoerotic AND homophobic at the same time, our musical competitions are so fucking sloooow... let’s say next year’s Eurovision is going to be interesting.

And yes, you’re allowed to make fun of us. We don’t care, we won, so we deserve to be Europe’s clowns once again.

And I don’t know who the presenters will be (my bets are on everyone’s favourites: Fiorello, Amadeus and Malgioglio), I don’t know how we will ridicule ourselves once again, I don’t know where will we find the money to put on the show, I don’t know how ungodly long it will be... but I know that Mans Zelmerlow will be part of it. This man loves Eurovision just like all of us, so I can already see him packing his suitcase and planning his flight to Italy. Come to us, Mans, we will wait for you. We actually need an English presenter, so if you have nothing else to do...

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