Oh My God: Again

This week marked the first Eurovision "Super Saturday" of the year, as 5 songs were chosen.

Early this week Germany had a semifinal in which 3 songs qualified for the final.

Ireland chose their entry on Friday, the modern pop song "Lipstick." This marks probably the first time that an Eurovision contestant had recently appeared in an RPG commercial. Will Jedward be bringing their DSes to Dusseldorf? Their song may not be the most highbrow but it was definitely better than the runner-up "Falling" which was too "Drip Drop" lite.

Latvia had their second semifinal during which five songs qualified for the final. My favorite, “Banjo Laura” qualified, as did my second favorite, “Angel In Disguise.”

Lithuania also had their second semifinal, from which three songs qualified for the final, my favorite of which is probably “C’est ma vie.”

Estonia had their first semifinal, from which five songs qualified, including the fabulous “Rockefeller Street” and “Baby Had You.”

Sweden had their second semifinal with shocking results, but I’m pleased with the qualifiers, “I’m In Love” and “7 Days and 7 Nights.” The second chance qualifiers were surprising but they were very well performed.

Malta chose “One Life,” a very average upbeat pop song. Maltese songs have lately gotten revisions before they go to Eurovision, so maybe this one will get polished.

Belgium selected “With love baby” and my favorite song came second in their selection. Unfortunately it is a very average jazzy a capella song.

Finland chose “Da da dam,” an acoustic guitar song with a nice environmentalist message. Some internet commenters have been comparing it to “Me and my guitar,” but I don’t see similarities beyond the singer’s instrument.

Iceland picked “Aftur heim,” a cheery song with a depressing backstory. Don’t know how well it will do in Eurovision but it’s better than quite a few songs picked so far.
Norway picked the fabulous and energetic “Haba Haba.” It’s defi
nitely the most interesting and memorable song out of the ten picked so far.

Next week: Georgia, Germany, and Poland select their entries, and a few other countries have semifinals.