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I am Groot.
Talos - Far Out Dust (Live at St. Luke's - 8/11/2022)
I decided to take a flight to Ireland in 2022 to see the artist who has helped me through the most difficult times. People usually say "I have to see them before I die", but I was convinced I'd see Talos perform many more times. Unfortunately, my first Talos concert was ultimately also my last.
I stayed at the venue after they finished and Eoin greeted me after the performance when he heard that I had travelled from Sweden to attend the concert. I was overwhelmed and couldn't control my emotions at the time, but while my feelings were of indescribable happiness back then, they are of immense sadness now.
Thank you for everything you've done for me.
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I stayed at the venue after they finished and Eoin greeted me after the performance when he heard that I had travelled from Sweden to attend the concert. I was overwhelmed and couldn't control my emotions at the time, but while my feelings were of indescribable happiness back then, they are of immense sadness now.
Thank you for everything you've done for me.
thisistalos
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ESC 1977 | My Top 18
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Full playlist to my ranking videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLcigv94drRYqqMoiQPHyufkc5fsifjRsf.html The Eurovision Song Contest of 1977 was held in London, United Kingdom. 18 countries participated in this year's contest and in this video I share my thoughts on every single one, ranking them from the one I enjoyed the least to the one I enjoyed the most. List of participants from 1977: AUSTRIA | Schmet...
ESC 1976 | My Top 18
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Full playlist to my ranking videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLcigv94drRYqqMoiQPHyufkc5fsifjRsf.html The Eurovision Song Contest of 1976 was held in The Hague, The Netherlands. 18 countries participated in this year's contest and in this video I share my thoughts on every single one, ranking them from the one I enjoyed the least to the one I enjoyed the most. List of participants from 1976: AUSTRIA | Wa...
ESC 1975 | My Top 19
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Full playlist to my ranking videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLcigv94drRYqqMoiQPHyufkc5fsifjRsf.html The Eurovision Song Contest of 1975 was held in Stockholm, Sweden. 19 countries participated in this year's contest and in this video I share my thoughts on every single one, ranking them from the one I enjoyed the least to the one I enjoyed the most. List of participants from 1975: BELGIUM | Ann Christy...
SPORCLE QUIZ | UEFA EURO 2024 Starting XIs
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Link to this quiz: www.sporcle.com/games/yjacobsohn/euro-2024-xis Apologies for the low resolution on the Sporcle quiz. I have no idea why the recording isn't as sharp as it's been before. Will look into it for future videos.
ESC 1973 | My Top 17
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Full playlist to my ranking videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLcigv94drRYqqMoiQPHyufkc5fsifjRsf.html The Eurovision Song Contest of 1973 was held in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. 17 countries participated in this year's contest and in this video I share my thoughts on every single one, ranking them from the one I enjoyed the least to the one I enjoyed the most. List of participants from 1973: BELGIUM | N...
ESC 1972 | My Top 18
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Full playlist to my ranking videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLcigv94drRYqqMoiQPHyufkc5fsifjRsf.html The Eurovision Song Contest of 1972 was held in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. 18 countries participated in this year's contest and in this video I share my thoughts on every single one, ranking them from the one I enjoyed the least to the one I enjoyed the most. List of participants from 1972: AUSTRIA | The...
If "I Anixi" was in Guitar Hero
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While I love this song, "I Anixi" by Sophia Vossou had an... unfortunate incident happen during its saxophone solo in the performance for Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991. Thanks to Groot's Grandma for this edit! Original clip comes from this stream: ua-cam.com/users/live8hJ9Mx3fAW0
Dreamcatcher - Justice (Reaction & Review)
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Dreamcatcher is a South Korean group who claims to fuse horror and fantasy themes with influences from the rock scene, and that description was reason enough for me to go through their discography a few years back. I ended up finding several great tracks in my search and, even though I haven't enjoyed the last few singles as much, I wanted to film my initial review of their latest single "Justi...
ESC 1971 | My Top 18
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Full playlist to my ranking videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLcigv94drRYqqMoiQPHyufkc5fsifjRsf.html The Eurovision Song Contest of 1971 was held in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. 18 countries participated in this year's contest and in this video I share my thoughts on every single one, ranking them from the one I enjoyed the least to the one I enjoyed the most. List of participants from 1971: AUSTRIA | M...
ESC 1970 | My Top 12
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Full playlist to my ranking videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLcigv94drRYqqMoiQPHyufkc5fsifjRsf.html The Eurovision Song Contest of 1970 was held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 12 countries participated in this year's contest and in this video I share my thoughts on every single one, ranking them from the one I enjoyed the least to the one I enjoyed the most. List of participants from 1970: BELGIUM | Je...
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Carlos do Carmo song is the only fado song that Portugal sent to Eurovision 🤷 U need to check the other songs on that national final, top tier ❤
1. ] Greece = Mathima Solfége 2. ] Belgium = A Million In One, Two, Three 3. ] Ireland = It's Nice To Be In Love Again 4. ] Israel = Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim 5. ] Finland = Lapponia 6. ] UK = Rock Bottom 7. ] Austria = Boom Boom Boomerang 8. ] Monaco = Une Petite Française 9. ] Switzerland = Swiss Lady 10. ] France = L'oiseau Et L'enfant 11. ] Luxembourg = Frere Jacques 12. ] Italy = Libera 13. ] Sweden = Beatles 14. ] Netherlands = De Mallemolen 15. ] Spain = Ensename A Cantar 16. ] Norway = Casanova 17. ] Germany = Telegram 18. ] Portugal = Portugal No Coração
Great picks
Having Austria all the way up there is certainly a wacky take Groot 😂
My personal top 10 ranking of the songs this year: 1. Croatia 2. France 3. Switzerland 4. Ireland 5. Norway 6. The Netherlands 7. Portugal 8. Lithuania 9. Slovenia 10. Ukraine
Robin Bengtsson should of won Melfest in 2022 instead of 2018
May you rest peacefully🕊 My condolences to his family and all the people who were touched by his music.
What a fitting tribute. I am not a spiritual person but there is something celestial, almost cosmic about this song and performance.
Thank you for everything, Eoin. I really can't believe you're gone.
That damned brass section! 😆😆
This was such a weak year imo, and still it gave us one of the three best winners in ESC history I like some others too like Monaco and Finland, but to me in this year doesn't go much further than L'oiseau et l'enfant (in my top 5 favourite ESC songs ever) and Rock Bottom which is a very valid personal winner!
Great ranking and video, as always! There are quite a few catchy earworms from this year. My personal favorite is Luxembourg - it can be a bit off-putting, but it still sounds pretty fresh with its groovy arrangement!
My number 1 is Finland :P
Thank you for putting Boom Boom Boomerang high - it's a fun performance..Being anti capitalist has never been so much fun. Also nice to see Greece and Switzerland so high - I love those songs.
ADONXS video is lowkey terrifying. I enjoy these because they're full of hyper obscure EDM and stuff and then you just get hit with Lizzy McAlpine and Glass Animals lol. Houdini by Eminem being on here was the biggest jumpscare of my life. That Top 2 sounds REALLY good, especially your #1.
Kinda real for having Good Luck Babe on here. Like Griff a lot too. That Luke Chiang song also sounds great
same 1, also my favorite ever ESC song
Great video as always, but Switzerland and Greece higher than France is a crime against humanity. And Spain is so low... 😢
Love rock bottom definitely agree with you
For me, 1977 was a step down from the brilliantness of 1975 and 1976, however there are a few gems. Totally agree with your two top picks, both are entries I love to return to. Would probably put Israel's entry as my third, though.Thanks for a great youtube channel and for all work you're putting up. 🎉
Probably my favorite year of the 20th century, I find enjoyment in (almost) all of the songs and there are some songs in here that I absolutely adore, especially my top 2! My top 5 is: 1 France 2 Switzerland 3 Finland 4 Luxembourg 5 UK
A very strong year. To me, it is Finland and France that stand out with the French song being one of my all-time favourite entries in the whole history of ESC. The build up in instrumentation, the way they played with the words so that one set of verses ends in a word with which the next set of verses starts, the subtle and clever use of backing vocals. And then towards the end of the song the most beautiful combination of lyrics and music happens. As Marie delivers one of the most powerful messages in ESC, with the instrumentation at its peak, by singing "Pays d'amour n'a pas de frontière pour ceux qui ont un cœur d'enfant" (this roughly translates to "Lands of love have no boundaries when one has the heart of a child"), the music then suddenly stops and you can only hear the sound of a beating heart in the background as Marie goes back to sing the verses with which the song started and then continues for one more grand final chorus. This gives me the shivers every time. France 1977 - sending you lots of love from Croatia! This song is something special. <3
Certainly a much interesting year, where we come back to the language rule. I like this year more than 1976. Your top 5 is really great! Mine is: 5. Israel 4. Switzerland 3. France 2. Finland 1. UK (In my top 50 favorites of all time. I just love the irony of the lyrics of this song! ❤ Take care, kära vän!
That is interesting. Honestly.as a UK viewer. Rock Bottom is just one of those songs that I never, ever, want to listen to again
Here are my personal votes/rankings, i'am from the Netherlands (Rotterdam city) 12 points: Germany - Silver Convention - Telegram 10 points: Belgium - Dream Express - A million in one, two, three 8 points: Luxembourg - Anne Marie B - Frère Jacques 7 points: Finland - Monica Aspelund - Lapponia 6 points: Ireland - The Swarbriggs Plus Two - It's nice to be in love again 5 points: Switzerland - Pepe Lienhard Band - Swiss lady 4 points: France - Marie Myriam - L' oiseau et l' enfant 3 points: Israël - Ilanit - Ahava hi shir lishnayim 2 points: Italy - Mia Martini - Libera 1 point : Austria - Schmetterlinge - Boom boom boomerang
I completely forgot about Greece when I was doing my prediction, but at least I got 2/3 right. 🥳As always great taste and very informative reviews. It's nice to read a review from somebody who knows what they are talking about. I appreciate the time and effort that you put into these videos. Looking forward to 1978, we already know what will happen to A-ba-ni-bi. And of course, the winner is quite predictable as it's one of your all-time favorites, but I'm not gonna spoil it for others, just in case. 😅
Hi ^^ This is probably one of the Years where the Watchalongs had the biggest Impact on me. Honestly an incredible edition. My Top 5: 1. Switzerland Definitely the Masterpiece of the year for me, and also easily among my Top 3 from this country. Swiss Lady might be one of the most charming entries I have ever watched. I also love the lyrics of this one, it makes the Song just a Ton of Fun (the Performers certainly also do a brilliant Job here). And finally what impresses me the most is how perfectly they managed to arrange an Iconic Alpine entry here. From the Alphorne to the Yodeling everything in the arrangement just fits. This Song and the Performers never lost their charme, there is a Performance from 2019 and those guys where still as engaged and great like 42 Years ago. 2. UK Some people might consider this Song to be repetitive. But its absolutely works. The way how those 2 performers deliver the story telling is impressive. Both are so charismatic. The Piano- Rock like influence certainly also helps to make this entry stand out 3. Finland Never had heard that song before, but damn it slaps so hard. The chorus is beyond catchy and powerful. And she sells this song perfectly despite the fact that she had been sick back then 4. France The only winner from them I can stand behind, this song just is incredibly touching. 5. Austria I always loved this one for how silly it is, it doe not even try to be great. And for some reason those guys still manage to be
And then we have 1978. Norway from last to first😂
Rock bottom would obviously be my last place. Rarely has an entry been so honest about its own limitations.
Perhaps you should sit this one out, Mr. A 😉
I wouldn't miss it for the world.😊 @@groot1421
@@groot1421 I would rather disagree with you, than concur with any other youtuber.
@@alipanroosendaal9503 you're immense at flattering me
Totally agree, I remember watching this in the UK, I really don't understand how this is so highly rated
I love Netherlands!!!
My prediction for the top 3: UK, Switzerland, and Finland (that's pretty much my top 3😅) The UK in particular is just so good this year.
Here are my personal votes/rankings, i'am from the Netherlands (Rotterdam city) 12 points: Belgium - Pierre Rapsat - Judy et cie 10 points: United Kingdom - Brotherhood of Man - Save your kisses for me 8 points: Finland - Fredi & the Friend - Pump pump 7 points: Monaco - Mary Christy - Toi, la musique et moi 6 points: Norway - Anne Karine Strom - Mata Hari 5 points: Italy - Al Bano & Romina Power - We'll live it all again 4 points: Israël - Chocolate, Menta, Mastik - Emor shalom 3 points: Spain - Braulio - Sobran las palabras 2 points: Yuogoslavia - Ambasadori - Ne mogu skriti svoju bol 1 point : Luxembourg - Jürgen Marcus - Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment
Judy et cie is just incredible!
Portugal and Belgium are also in my top 3, my douze has somehow remained Yugoslavia, even tho the orchestra messed up and didn't help the song realize its full potential, just check out this instrumental version to see what could have been... ua-cam.com/video/Yos5wMzn26U/v-deo.html
Your top 2 stand out as authentic, whereas the rest are disposable, at best. I really appreciated your review of Judy et cie. Great stuff. ( Mot de jour this time - Obnoxious😉)
«I have now filled in all the songs up inclusive C tier, or should I say tear? Now let’s do the B and up! Ehh, wait… There are no more songs…» This was a rather weak year for the most parts, wasn’t it?
Not the best, but Belgium is an A+ for me! 😁
@@groot1421 I needed to listen to the whole song again to give it a fair chance. I do get its beauty. But it doesn’t quite hit me unfortunately. It is like slow tv that only lasts for 3 minutes. It doesn’t quite fit the 3 minute formate. It would need to go on for much longer and build in intensity and passion. The story telling is just cut too short imo. When it ends I would rather like him to continue with some ad lib vocal runs with long and pasionate tones and builds. But a nice and tender tune, none the less.
Mata Hari is my favorite. I just can’t help but love it
I just find this year quite weird. I really love some songs, even if I know they are guilty pleasures, like Norway and Switzerland, but I don't really enjoy some fan favorites. But again, I love to see another opinions! My top 5 is; 5. Norway 4. Greece 3. Portugal 2. Spain 1. France Take care, my sweet friend!
Yay, I was right about your #1 🥰
My prediction: Belgium is your #1 (it is mine)
Everything Everything being in here is a W Wildflower Girl sounds great
I've been slacking on watching these rip Kaleidoscope sounds real good
Crywolf - Flippin' epic! Jones - Great summer vibe. Beach weather - My jam! Eliaza & Mina Okabe - Both now on my radar. Almost Monday - Catchy as hell....Rabbit hole alert!
I'm glad to hear that!
Whammyboy 🥰
What a lovely list. Thanks for sharing 👌
Apologies for the late upload of this one UA-cam banned me from uploading for two weeks and I'm one strike away from getting my channel deleted so fingers crossed that doesn't happen :)
I would consider using only Twitch for live streams
Yeah, you should only stream on Twitch from now on. We don't want to lose your channel. 🥰
Lets hope it is not the last clip.🙏
I can guarantee 1977 is fine too ;)
You put me onto songs all the time
A lot of bangers by the looks of it, can't wait to listen to them. Great picks as always. I'm currently obsessed with the song "Samsara" by Anyma & Sevdaliza, I wonder if you know that one.
Hi Gran - I gave it a listen. Interesting, if a bit prententious (That's rich coming form me!)
@@alipanroosendaal9503 Hey Alipan, I'm glad you find it interesting. I hope you have a wonderful birthday coming up soon! 🥰
@@GrootsGrandma Thanks. ❤️
Norway is such a powerhouse! Most of their entries are perfect! I have to point out though, "Grab the moment" is one of those songs that i really can not stand, like at all! And just by comparing with the rest of the Fantastic row, i dont think it fits there. Also, hot take, I enjoy so much Icebreaker! Those clashing, different melodies create something very interesting to my ears! Anyway Norway is pure Eurovision joy