Stopped To Play

There's not too much to say about this week's set of Eurovision songs - they're right in the middle.

25. Azerbaijan

Samra - “Miracle”

Reaction: Azerbaijan brings another Swedish-penned song, this one on the upbeat side, but it falls short through repetitiveness and doesn't connect emotionally.

Best Part: “But the radio stopped to play us long ago” Related Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rho3DyE-7mc

Rating:  3/5

24. Belgium

Laura Tesoro - “What's The Pressure?”

Reaction: This upbeat funk-pop song borrows the bass line from “Another One Bites The Dust” and becomes something way more fun than it should be. It's certainly better than “Love Power” - how time flies!

Best Part: The bass line  

Related Video:https://youtu.be/rvGsbb5vKK8

Rating:  3/5

23. Estonia

Juri Pootsmann - “Play”

Reaction: This song has an intense catchy chorus, enough to ordinarily propel it higher up, but the verses are too slow and somewhat too cold for a song about falling in love.

Best Part: Last chorus  

Related Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKd-udTJRyA

Rating:  3/5

22. Iceland

Greta Salome - “Hear Them Calling”

Reaction: Now here's a song that sounds cold, but it's lyrically appropriate. It has everything you could want from an Icelandic song – low temperatures, spirit voices, folk instruments, and brass hooks. It has a little bit of the feel of “Little Talks” which was a big hit a few years.

Best Part: Last chorus 

Related Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgJHQVwHIHY

Rating:  3/5

21. Armenia

Iveta Mukuchyan - “LoveWave”
Reaction: Like their 2014 song, this is more atmosphere than song, but it also has a lot of soul and sex appeal. The string instruments after the second chorus add a bit of “ethnic” flavor too.

Best Part: When the beat drops at the beginning of the chorus  

Related Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooyh7HiCCIA

Rating:  3/5