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Tuesday, August 06, 2013

Revisiting the Rankings: 9

Overrated: Switzerland 2007
It's not bad but it doesn't deserve as much hype. "Dracula My Love" from that year's Romanian selection is better on lyrical content, and as for total feel, Romania's song from 2013 completely nullifies the need for this song. After coming out the other end of the Twilight hype, this is just slightly better than the typical DJ Bobo stuff.

Underrated: Russia 2006
Had I seen a video of the performance before writing the ranking, I'd have ranked it higher, as the charismatic performance really helps it. A solid pop song, unmistakably Russian despite its attempt at English lyrics, and influential on so many Eurovision copycats. This is Dima at his peak, better than the song he would win with two years later.

Trivia; There's three songs at this rank that have "life/alive" in the title: Switzerland 2007, Sweden 2010, and Romania 2013. Also, Romania's song from this year has the best instrumental.

Other Songs: FYR Macedonia 2008, Israel 2009, United Kingdom 2011, Bulgaria 2012

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