But now it’s Goggling ‘round with me!

Time for 5 more songs, getting closer to the halfway point of the Eurovision song ranking.

30. Israel
Izabo - “Time”
Reaction: There are a few songs in this contest that sounds a little hipstery, but I think these guys might be the actual hipsters. It’s fun, with middle eastern touches in the strings. It does drag a bit and the falsetto can be a little annoying.
Best Part: Intro
Rating: 3/5

29. Albania
Rona Nishliu - “Suus”
Reaction: Completely unmistakable. It’s more of a vehicle to show off the singer’s voice, not a song. It is boring some times and at other times shouty. However, the shouty parts are the most bizarrely interesting parts of the song. It’s at least better than “Hear my plea.”
Best Part: QAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAJ
Rating: 3/5

28. Malta
Kurt Calleja - “This is the night”
Reaction: Why do they keep doing this? This is completely unnecessary. It’s the definition of disposable pop; it’s pleasant for those three minutes but afterwards you don’t get the desire to listen again, and it surely doesn’t add anything to the canon of pop music or even Eurovision. Also, the singer’s voice doesn’t mix well with the instrumental and it makes it sound like a demo. =
Best Part: Last chorus
Rating: 3/5

27. Turkey
Can Bonomo - “Love me back”
Reaction: This is very Turkish ethnic pop, although it’s not really close to any of their recent entries. Maybe “Shake it up shekerim” but this is much better. Cute and fairly creative lyrics, despite the reliance on “na-na-na-na” in the chorus.
Best Part: Bridge
Rating: 3/5

26. San Marino
Valentina Monetta - “The Social Network Song (oh oh-uh-oh oh)”
Reaction: Ralph Siegel does a “Friday” about Face book. I was conflicted as where to put this in the rankings. Honestly, I can’t stop listening to this song and it pops into my head every time I read the word “Facebook”. The music is comfortingly dated, like a pop song from the turn of the millennium. But the lyrics are terrible and embarrassing, and bizarrely oversexed. The excessive autotune on the studio version is also unnecessary, though obviously that shouldn’t be an issue in the live version. It deserves to become an internet meme and come at the bottom of the jury votes.
Best Part: “Goodbye, network fans” where the backing vocals are clearly still singing “Facebook”
Rating: 3/5