Moopyvision 2010-2019 Round 6: Armenia, Iceland & Moldova

[Penelope]

Boom Boom was a little more fun than I remembered it being but god that chorus is FLIMSY

 

[Suomi]

OMG she's ALIVE

And @Suomi, frankly, has some QUESTIONS TO ANSWER

Suomi is so full of self hate.

Did @Suomi vote while he was merrily pedalling on his TROLL TRIKE?

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Oh! Just noticed that 12! Suomi?

I should probably explain.

Back at the time I was having an online relationship with a closeted Saudi official. My boyfriend had left for Australia months before and I was lonely, and this guy seemed really sweet and we soon agreed to meet. Waiting for that flight to Saudi Arabia was such an emotional time for me, it still resonates now...feelings of hope, confusion. And the song to soundtrack it all was Lonely Planet, which lyrically and melodically captured my state of mind at the time. The relationship only lasted three months, and two months of that I was trapped in his palace trying to get to an embassy, but I still fondly listen to The Dorians and their majestical Lonely Planet to this day.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I should probably explain.

Back at the time I was having an online relationship with a closeted Saudi official. My boyfriend had left for Australia months before and I was lonely, and this guy seemed really sweet and we soon agreed to meet. Waiting for that flight to Saudi Arabia was such an emotional time for me, it still resonates now...feelings of hope, confusion. And the song to soundtrack it all was Lonely Planet, which lyrically and melodically captured my state of mind at the time. The relationship only lasted three months, and two months of that I was trapped in his palace trying to get to an embassy, but I still fondly listen to The Dorians and their majestical Lonely Planet to this day.

Oh come on. We've all heard that one before!

 

[VoR]

6th: Srbuk - Walking Out (96pts)

Blessed with a name that sounds like a burp and a voice that could peel paint, this Jessie J nightmare truly had it all - minus any discernible melody.

Nice boots, I guess - though the way she keeps aggressively pointing to her vagina in the performance is rather off-putting. Ultimately, it's a lot of fire and shouting in service of a headache-inducing nothing of a song, and I can't even think of anything particularly witty to say about it. NEXT!

1 x 10 (Superstylin')
2 x 2 (VoR, Raining on Me)

 

[Alla]

Next, indeed.

 

[Penelope]

Walking Out wasn't TOTALLY without merit but it was more or less Imagine Dragons - Believer but WORSE

 

[Zu]

Oh come on. We've all heard that one before!

And which of us HASN’T been trapped in a palace from time to time? It’s ALWAYS HAPPENING!

 

[Penelope]

Poor Jamal Khasuommi

 

[win_the_game]

For a nation that are supposedly due a win, Armenia have sent some CRUD over the years.

 

[D5K]

For a nation that are supposedly due a win, Armenia have sent some CRUD over the years.

Yeah this made me realise they're not as hot as I thought. But still better than Georgia.

 

[VoR]

5th: Sevak Khanagyan - Qami (106pts)

Oh, this one's actually quite nice in a boring sort of way. In retrospect, it's hardly a surprise that nobody could be arsed picking up the phone for it, but it's the first of these so far not to be actively embarrassing, so well done Sevak.

Now if anybody can explain that outfit to me, I'm all ears. An ugly dinner jacket stitched onto a chunky knit with bizarrely ill-fitting trousers. Was it another subtle reference to the Genocide? I JUST DON'T KNOW.

2 x 12 (, Zu Klara, Buttertart - I think I'm identifying your 'type')
5 x 1 (Ag, Kalabaliken, Kevin, kevin7, Suomi)

 

[Kevin]

For a nation that are supposedly due a win, Armenia have sent some CRUD over the years.

Indeed. Just like Romania.

 

[Zu]

I gave ‘Qami’ TWELVE AS WELL!

 

[Zu]

Sorry @ButterTart darling but I noticed him first and spent 79p on the download so he’s mine

 

[Penelope]

1 x 12 (Buttertart - I think I'm identifying your 'type')

 

[Dark Carnival]

I gave ‘Qami’ TWELVE AS WELL!

Oh Zu...

 

[dmlaw]

It was brave of Armenia to do a song about everyone's favourite Sky Sports pundit, but surely they should have realised that most of Europe wouldn't have heard of him.

 

[Zu]

Oh Zu...

ZIP IT

 

[Penelope]

I'd probably give him a second look in the right get-up

 

[Dark Carnival]

Indeed. Just like Romania.

They're very patchy, but my top two (which hasn't showed up yet ) is among my favourite Eurovision songs ever.

 

[Dark Carnival]

ZIP IT

Now I understand you voted with your ZIZI, so it's fine.

 

[Zu]

Actually it was because it’s a very touching ballard, it’s much better than the other Armenian guff and it’s in foreign

Also I would

 

[Suomi]

Since we're in Armenia, how amazing would it have been for 2008 Qele Qele Armenian entrant Sirusho to have come back in 2012 with THIS and gone toe-to-toe with Loreen

 

[lolly]

I'd probably give him a second look in the right get-up

There's something a bit boot polishy about the beard. And he needs to ditch brushing the hair forward.

 

[VoR]

4th: Aram MP3 - Not Alone (117pts)

Hotly tipped at the time to be Armenia's first winner, Aram MP3's stage name proved to be sadly appropriate, as he turned out to be a strictly audio pleasure only on the night.

To be honest, even without the advanced case of jaundice and a lingering whiff of homophobia, this was always a bit overhyped at the time if you ask me. Easy to say in retrospect, but it really does take an awfully long time to get going. Passably stirring, but if anything 4th feels like a bit of an overperformance now.

2 x 12 (David_5000, Kevin7)
2 x 0 (Dark Carnival, wurst)

 

[VoR]

I gave ‘Qami’ TWELVE AS WELL!

So you did. Sorry! Don't worry, it was counted in the result.

 

[Dark Carnival]

what an awful piece of dirge

 

[Penelope]

Since we're in Armenia, how amazing would it have been for 2008 Qele Qele Armenian entrant Sirusho to have come back in 2012 with THIS and gone toe-to-toe with Loreen

(it was 2013)

 

[Penelope]

Not Alone was alright enough as a track but christ he looked unfortunate. Nano - Hold On took the formula and improved it a thousandfold.

 

[Zu]

what an awful piece of dirge

I thought the name Aram MP3 was appalling as well. So modern

 

[AGinAg (37)]

MP3 really wasn't a bad song but his actual homophobia made it null and void. Still 4th is fair compared to some of the dirge Moldova have sent.

 

[win_the_game]

Aram MP3 had the unfortunate look of the not so recently deceased about him.

 

[Penelope]

MP3 really wasn't a bad song but his actual homophobia made it null and void. Still 4th is fair compared to some of the dirge Moldova have sent.

Moldova have been UTTER PERFECTION ALMOST ALL DECADE!

 

[VoR]

3rd: Artsvik - Fly With Me (154pts)

Ooh, this one was a bit ARTY, weren't it? You can well imagine Madonna nicking a hook from this back in the Ray of Light years. Assuming she could find it - as with Aram, it does take its sweet time waiting for the pill to kick in.

Sadly on the night, most of Europe had apparently popped out for a cuppa before it got good, but personally I think it's worth the wait. This is the sort of stuff I'd be happy to see Armenia doing every year. For a brief moment, it looked like they might.

3 x 12 (superstylin', Dark Carnival, Kevin)
2 x 2 (Jacques, Buttertart)

 

[ButterTart]

Qami is fucking BRILLIANT. The one time I wholeheartedly get behind Armenia, and it flops.

 

[Penelope]

Oh Fly With Me was terrific on revisiting. And for my money, the gap between the top 3 of Artsvik/Apricot/Iveta and the rest was CACOPHONOUS

 

[VoR]

So it's a predictable TIT-OFF between lusty Armenian beauties Eva Rivas and Iveta Mukuchyan

 

[Alla]

The top 2 here was a given, if you ask me.

 

[Dark Carnival]

MP3 really wasn't a bad song but his actual homophobia made it null and void. Still 4th is fair compared to some of the dirge Moldova have sent.

You lot had no qualms about a certain AZERI'S homophobia but clearly it's a different story when homophobia is served in a better looking package

 

[Alla]

Knowing Moopy I guess it will be Iveta.