Madness of rankings

Here are the next five songs in my Eurovision ranking. Not too much to say, as these are now towards the middle of the bunch: neither outstandingly bad nor good.

30. Italy
Raphael Gualazzi - “Madness of love”
Reaction: Italy returns after over a decade with a song intended to trick juries into voting for it. It seems like a very typical jazz song. It’s competent but there’s nothing really special about it. The wailing and increased trumpets at the end of each chorus were probably intended to give it that something special, the madness of the title, but it just comes off as annoying.
Best Part: Chorus
Rating: 3/5

29. Turkey
Yüksek Sadakat - “Live it up”
Reaction: Turkey must not have to try any more, because this definitely feels like less effort went into it than “Deli“ and “We Could Be The Same.” It definitely sounds simple and familiar. It’s all the same to me as those songs got approximately the same ranking as this one does. A nice fun party rock song with some Turkish flavor in the strings.
Best Part: Instrumental + bridge
Rating: 3/5

28. Armenia
Emmy - “Boom boom”
Reaction: This song doesn’t know what it wants to be. It starts off as a pop song with heavy drum, a little like “Qele Qele,” but during the chorus it turns into a watered-down disco. If this was done by any other country it would flop, but with the Armenian name/fan base/performance style it probably has a chance.
Best Part: “Ay-yi-yi-yi”
Rating: 3/5

27. Germany
Lena - “Taken by a stranger”
Reaction: It’s no “Satellite,” that’s for sure. It sounds like an album track rather than a single. The talk-singing and bassline give it a smooth, almost mysterious quality. Unlike “Satellite” it’s not immediately catchy and it feels much longer than it actually is.
Best Part: Instrumental bridge
Rating:

26. Bulgaria
Poli Genova- “Na inat”
Reaction: This is a unique rock song with female vocals. The melody, especially in the chorus, is a little unusual sounding but it works.
Best Part: Chorus
Rating: 3/5