Thank you so much for making this video. Wild West is a very slick song and has excellent production and Bashar is a great live singer (the fact that he could sing as well as he did in a language he's not fluent in at all says a lot. Icelandic is very hard to learn too from what I've heard.) and I don't think we've ever really had a song in Eurovision that sounds like it. It's not for everyone and that's okay but I think people are being way too salty about it. It may end up winning the national final partially because the other 4 songs could cancel each other out since they all have a very euro/nordic pop sound while WW sticks out more.
And what happened 75 years ago when Israel was one year old? Since Israel was established 76 years ago by virtue of the UN resolution on 11/29/47, could you tell me what happened the next day?
@@MultiSky7 Took place prior ? I would appreciate it if you could tell me what happened after the UN declared two states on 11/29/1947, and whether there was an independent Palestinian state before that, I would appreciate your response
It’s certainly a breath of fresh air. When it comes to a Palestinian, that’s when the fanbase turns into music critics. The amount of rubbish that gets given a pass is massive, but this is where the line is drawn for many lmfao. Listen, I don’t like the song either. Klefi, his song with Hatari, was much stronger. But it’s delusional to think this isn’t somehow on par (or better) than the other songs in its selection. This fanbase is all for “representation”. Let’s have representation take place now that it matters most, OK? It’s not like this is a freebie either; I think Wild West is the most competent entry in its selection.
Re Sigga Ózk - she also competed in Söngvakeppnin last year and qualified directly for the final (she came 5th in the end but 2nd with the jury). It's called Dancing Lonely in the English version and is a very similar vibe to this year - very upbeat & poppy with competent singing & dancing in the performance. I hope she tries again - 3rd time lucky!
Wild West is kind of the opposite of messages to Rim Tim Tagi Dim now that you explain it. Wild west is about leaving home to go west and work your ass off to get no credit While rim tim tagi dim is about not leaving home, it's about staying at home and preserving culture of your country.
Un rim Tim tagi dim is very much about leaving home. It's set against the backdrop of a young man's last night at home before he moves away to a city. They're both perspectives of leaving home though the perspectives are different. Baby Lasagne is looking to the past and the things he leaves behind and his nervousness in doing so, with only a very small amount being dedicated to the future, do the city people dance like country people? Bashar's is very much looking towards future possibilities with only a very small glance back to the past "nothing to lose". It the difference in leaving home between a happy stable childhood and one that was anything but.
Great video! I love a proper analysis. Fun fact for you: one of Bashar's four dancers (the one who receives the melon slice) is one of Hatari's three dancers (he who death dropped all the way from Reykjavík to tel Aviv). He also choreographed, I understand.
The phrase "sympathy points" doesn't fit well . As with Kalush, their televote was votes of support, not sympathy. This isn't the greatest song but without doubt I get this will be a highly political year. Recent reports on Israel's song choices being rejected etc plus the elephant in the room of Luxembourg's entry, we live in interesting ESC times
Perhaps sympathy doesn't capture the whole picture. I would still argue it plays a role, but it doesn't mean that it can't also be an act of support or solidarity. Either way it gives reasons for people to dismiss the song itself which is a shame.
I can't speak on behalf of Palestinians and Arabs in general (I would absolutely love to hear perspectives on this from them.) but diaspora voting could happen too. France, Germany, Sweden, etc (plus rotw countries like US, Canada, Turkey, and Chile) have pretty big communities that could pick up the phone for him.
Aside for Bashar, I see Vaeb being the obvious winner. Their song seems to be pretty popular there, at least in comparison to the rest of the Songvakkepnin, and though their live performance was shaky, it was very eye catching and fun. However, we're all pretty sure of who is going to win at this point...
It's not a bad song actually, it's just way too plain and basic for me, even though it's well produced. I'm 101% sure, that it will win Söngvakeppnin on Saturday night, and than the Eurovision journey for him will finally begin. I'm not sure it will be all good for us, fans, if this song will win the whole Eurovision Song Contest, just like this was the case two years ago when Ukraine won. People inevitably, but perhaps pityingly will vote for it, and major newspapers and media outlets will prominently cover it, giving more importance to its participation. (E.g in 2022, in Hungary, it was presented as a leading news that 'Ukraine made it to the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest' - if events were treated objectively, they could have written about Lithuania or Switzerland as well, or just call it '10 countries made it'.) However, if Bashar wins the competition, it would indeed signify something bad for the already battered reputation of Eurovision. The political label will be even more stronger, making it difficult to attract more countries to be back once again. I don't want to jump too far ahead, but it's already clear that we will lose Israel, and gradually other countries will leave the competition in the near future. We might go back to a single semi-final system, or it's possible that the competition itself will come to an end. The competition that was established in 1956 to unite the people of Europe through music after the world wars, and now, 70 years later, a Europe torn apart by wars will be unable to sustain this institution. Perhaps I've overthought it a bit and painted a gloomy picture of the future, but this is also a plausible scenario, with the next important milestone being the Icelandic final on Saturday night. Sorry for the long comment. Btw, great videos, keep up the good work!
Thank you very much! ☺️ I won't get too deep into my thoughts about this winning Eurovision, but in short I don't think it would happen. The plight of Palestinians is regrettably not seen as favourably across Europe in the same way that the plight of Ukrainians is seen. Some level of sympathy voting is inevitable, but so is the cynicism around it and rejection of the song as a whole. And so the way that it influences the score could be significantly less than what people are expecting if Ukraine 2022 is the example. With regards to your fears about the future, I hear that a lot and I understand the concern. Personally however, I would much rather have a smaller competition that upholds the values that it preaches, rather than a bigger one that claims to be apolitical, considers itself peace-promoting, but can't figure out what it actually stands for. That's the image that a lot of people see in the contest right now. Even before this year, it's becoming increasingly obvious that Eurovision can no longer pretend to be this bubble that is protected from everything else. And so I believe it means that everyone will need to look at the politics around Eurovision in a different way. If we don't, the entire event will feel far too disconnected from reality and people will turn away regardless.
Of my top 3 of Söngvakeppnin he's the only one who made it to the final. Without even knowing all this. I was a bit surprised that Iceland ended up so high at the odds but I guess it was a strong NS? Haha. Even if he gets the pity-vote it is still a good song. Why is Ukraine always at number 1? Because of their quality at ESC, because of the war or the (temporary?) diaspora? It probably will have some effect on the scoreboard but not enough to make a bad song winning ESC. I don't worry. Especially with the televote. And with so many high-energy entries he doesn't stand a chance. In a way unfortunately. But that is ESC.
i think Bashar bringing his culture on stage and addressing the very real issues migrants face in the West is admirable, and the song is clearly the best out of the ones still competing. as Iceland did away with Blankiflur, CeaseTone and Heidrun Anna, my other personal favourites of the bunch, Bashar is my #1 choice based on song quality as well.
Israel have entered for generations. Palestine doesn't even touch Europe. Its a festival of music. Not a parade of your own views to generate arguments. That's all it does. Israeli people are different from the Government. As Palestine are different from Hamas. Can't we just enjoy the music and leave the protests and side factors away for a day? With all due respect. People have good reasons to think of both sides in this. Both sides had deaths. That is a fact. But b the bottom line is. Israel have always entered. We don't need any more divide. I still thought it was horrible to out Russia out. Sure they can't host, but the people there hate Putin but now they can't represent their county, rather than a dictator. It should be neutral. We all know fine well Palestine and Israel is a heated topic. People have values on either. One side wants total ceasefire. One side wants Jews to stop getting treatment for things that aren't anything to do with them. One side wants missles stopped, and children saved, one side wants to take out a terrorist group that still says it wants to attack Israel. There are 2 sides to everything. Ukraine won Eurovisuon with an okay song, nothing great cant have the most soppiest countries winning every year based on the rest of us feeling sorry for them. That's how it is at this point For the record, I do not support Israel. I absolutely don't. But I'm not gonna defend a leader group that murdered thousands either. Again the Israel and Palestine common folks aren't involved in this at all. It's governing bodies over generations and people seem to thing the common folk are spawns of the devil. Let's just enjoy music and forget this for ONE day. There are so many protests. We don't need everything in life to ne a protest. For the record. Things keep happening worldwide, constantly, yetb this blew up. People are taking sides, and not giving one jotv to bthe rest of the slavery, war and other conflict in the Middle East and Africa. Its all about political point scoring from those at either side. Many people do care but you have to wonder why some people care about Israel, or Palestine this much all of a sudden when there are so many horrible acts going around that continent right now. Let's be honest, people didn't flock for Syria, Afghanistan and so on. We helped as a nation but we have to help everyone. I just do t want peopeles views to be misguided. Abusing common folk at home for their view isn't right either. If your neighbour supports Palestine. Fine. Wishing death on them solves zero. Abusing them solves zero it just shows your vtrye colours. Indont believe for one second that Hamas or Israel are telling 100% the truth to our faces. On all wars, all conflicts, ploticians lie for their own good. And the same with Israel. Abusing a jew that lives abroad. What's that going to solve? Just pure hatred and putting fear into daily lives just because of one government. We needb to release from this. Have kne common bond. Show we can all live together. No free Palestine calls. No defending attacking cities to get to Hamas. We are adults. Unfortunately the past can't be changed butb the present can be. We need to act like adults and show we can live together. Set an example. Jews and Palestinians together. History goes against this but we need one common ground. Humanity. Eurovision is one place where we commonground was found through music. I want it to be the same. For us all.
that is shocking coz israel was disqualified for bringing a political song, but it seems he can do that ..disgusting ..iceland u r lucky i cant find the vomit emoji
Once a song gets chosen it needs to be authorised by the EBU. A song can be political, can have swear words, can include brands... Once the EBU receives the broadcaster's submission, there's a process that each song goes through to be authorised. Now, since this is a song is only on a national final at this point it's not yet subject to the EBU's scrutiny.
Politics aside, I do like Bashar's song the most (out of not a great NF)
I know this is cliched, but I’m surprised you don’t have more views. Your reviews are very insightful. 🙂
No complaints here! 😂
Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for making this video. Wild West is a very slick song and has excellent production and Bashar is a great live singer (the fact that he could sing as well as he did in a language he's not fluent in at all says a lot. Icelandic is very hard to learn too from what I've heard.) and I don't think we've ever really had a song in Eurovision that sounds like it. It's not for everyone and that's okay but I think people are being way too salty about it. It may end up winning the national final partially because the other 4 songs could cancel each other out since they all have a very euro/nordic pop sound while WW sticks out more.
My pleasure Sarah! 😁
People should stop playing stupid. This situation didn't start in October 2023, this lasts for 75 YEARS.
And what happened 75 years ago when Israel was one year old? Since Israel was established 76 years ago by virtue of the UN resolution on 11/29/47, could you tell me what happened the next day?
@@yuvalmati This shows that you have no cue about history and the 3thnic cl3nsing that took place prior to that.
@@MultiSky7
Took place prior ?
I would appreciate it if you could tell me what happened after the UN declared two states on 11/29/1947, and whether there was an independent Palestinian state before that, I would appreciate your response
@@yuvalmati The YT ministry of truth is deleting my posts, so you can thank them for that.
If the YT protects you, you know how low you are.
@@MultiSky7
Your comments are an insult to intelligence.
It’s certainly a breath of fresh air. When it comes to a Palestinian, that’s when the fanbase turns into music critics. The amount of rubbish that gets given a pass is massive, but this is where the line is drawn for many lmfao. Listen, I don’t like the song either. Klefi, his song with Hatari, was much stronger. But it’s delusional to think this isn’t somehow on par (or better) than the other songs in its selection. This fanbase is all for “representation”. Let’s have representation take place now that it matters most, OK? It’s not like this is a freebie either; I think Wild West is the most competent entry in its selection.
Re Sigga Ózk - she also competed in Söngvakeppnin last year and qualified directly for the final (she came 5th in the end but 2nd with the jury). It's called Dancing Lonely in the English version and is a very similar vibe to this year - very upbeat & poppy with competent singing & dancing in the performance. I hope she tries again - 3rd time lucky!
Wild West is kind of the opposite of messages to Rim Tim Tagi Dim now that you explain it.
Wild west is about leaving home to go west and work your ass off to get no credit
While rim tim tagi dim is about not leaving home, it's about staying at home and preserving culture of your country.
Un rim Tim tagi dim is very much about leaving home. It's set against the backdrop of a young man's last night at home before he moves away to a city.
They're both perspectives of leaving home though the perspectives are different.
Baby Lasagne is looking to the past and the things he leaves behind and his nervousness in doing so, with only a very small amount being dedicated to the future, do the city people dance like country people?
Bashar's is very much looking towards future possibilities with only a very small glance back to the past "nothing to lose".
It the difference in leaving home between a happy stable childhood and one that was anything but.
Great video!
Great video! I love a proper analysis.
Fun fact for you: one of Bashar's four dancers (the one who receives the melon slice) is one of Hatari's three dancers (he who death dropped all the way from Reykjavík to tel Aviv).
He also choreographed, I understand.
Ahh yeah! Now that you mention it they have a resemblance!
The phrase "sympathy points" doesn't fit well . As with Kalush, their televote was votes of support, not sympathy. This isn't the greatest song but without doubt I get this will be a highly political year. Recent reports on Israel's song choices being rejected etc plus the elephant in the room of Luxembourg's entry, we live in interesting ESC times
Perhaps sympathy doesn't capture the whole picture. I would still argue it plays a role, but it doesn't mean that it can't also be an act of support or solidarity. Either way it gives reasons for people to dismiss the song itself which is a shame.
I can't speak on behalf of Palestinians and Arabs in general (I would absolutely love to hear perspectives on this from them.) but diaspora voting could happen too. France, Germany, Sweden, etc (plus rotw countries like US, Canada, Turkey, and Chile) have pretty big communities that could pick up the phone for him.
Aside for Bashar, I see Vaeb being the obvious winner. Their song seems to be pretty popular there, at least in comparison to the rest of the Songvakkepnin, and though their live performance was shaky, it was very eye catching and fun. However, we're all pretty sure of who is going to win at this point...
It's not a bad song actually, it's just way too plain and basic for me, even though it's well produced. I'm 101% sure, that it will win Söngvakeppnin on Saturday night, and than the Eurovision journey for him will finally begin. I'm not sure it will be all good for us, fans, if this song will win the whole Eurovision Song Contest, just like this was the case two years ago when Ukraine won. People inevitably, but perhaps pityingly will vote for it, and major newspapers and media outlets will prominently cover it, giving more importance to its participation. (E.g in 2022, in Hungary, it was presented as a leading news that 'Ukraine made it to the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest' - if events were treated objectively, they could have written about Lithuania or Switzerland as well, or just call it '10 countries made it'.)
However, if Bashar wins the competition, it would indeed signify something bad for the already battered reputation of Eurovision. The political label will be even more stronger, making it difficult to attract more countries to be back once again. I don't want to jump too far ahead, but it's already clear that we will lose Israel, and gradually other countries will leave the competition in the near future. We might go back to a single semi-final system, or it's possible that the competition itself will come to an end. The competition that was established in 1956 to unite the people of Europe through music after the world wars, and now, 70 years later, a Europe torn apart by wars will be unable to sustain this institution. Perhaps I've overthought it a bit and painted a gloomy picture of the future, but this is also a plausible scenario, with the next important milestone being the Icelandic final on Saturday night. Sorry for the long comment.
Btw, great videos, keep up the good work!
Thank you very much! ☺️
I won't get too deep into my thoughts about this winning Eurovision, but in short I don't think it would happen. The plight of Palestinians is regrettably not seen as favourably across Europe in the same way that the plight of Ukrainians is seen. Some level of sympathy voting is inevitable, but so is the cynicism around it and rejection of the song as a whole. And so the way that it influences the score could be significantly less than what people are expecting if Ukraine 2022 is the example.
With regards to your fears about the future, I hear that a lot and I understand the concern. Personally however, I would much rather have a smaller competition that upholds the values that it preaches, rather than a bigger one that claims to be apolitical, considers itself peace-promoting, but can't figure out what it actually stands for. That's the image that a lot of people see in the contest right now.
Even before this year, it's becoming increasingly obvious that Eurovision can no longer pretend to be this bubble that is protected from everything else. And so I believe it means that everyone will need to look at the politics around Eurovision in a different way. If we don't, the entire event will feel far too disconnected from reality and people will turn away regardless.
Of my top 3 of Söngvakeppnin he's the only one who made it to the final. Without even knowing all this. I was a bit surprised that Iceland ended up so high at the odds but I guess it was a strong NS? Haha. Even if he gets the pity-vote it is still a good song. Why is Ukraine always at number 1? Because of their quality at ESC, because of the war or the (temporary?) diaspora? It probably will have some effect on the scoreboard but not enough to make a bad song winning ESC. I don't worry. Especially with the televote. And with so many high-energy entries he doesn't stand a chance. In a way unfortunately. But that is ESC.
Same! All my other favourites got eliminated! 😅
@@stu_makes_vids Did you also have Heiðrún Anna and Blankiflúr on your list? Copy paste by the way.
Blankiflúr, Sunny and CeaseTone. I enjoyed Heiðrún's song too but those were the ones I liked most
I hope Bashar will win. He is an outstanding performer and his act is so good. The storytelling oh my god! 10+ for Bashar❤
i think Bashar bringing his culture on stage and addressing the very real issues migrants face in the West is admirable, and the song is clearly the best out of the ones still competing. as Iceland did away with Blankiflur, CeaseTone and Heidrun Anna, my other personal favourites of the bunch, Bashar is my #1 choice based on song quality as well.
well said
be prepared to have an explosion of views in this video after the results and controversies of the national final of iceland..........
Israel have entered for generations. Palestine doesn't even touch Europe. Its a festival of music. Not a parade of your own views to generate arguments. That's all it does. Israeli people are different from the Government. As Palestine are different from Hamas. Can't we just enjoy the music and leave the protests and side factors away for a day? With all due respect. People have good reasons to think of both sides in this. Both sides had deaths. That is a fact. But b the bottom line is. Israel have always entered. We don't need any more divide. I still thought it was horrible to out Russia out. Sure they can't host, but the people there hate Putin but now they can't represent their county, rather than a dictator. It should be neutral. We all know fine well Palestine and Israel is a heated topic. People have values on either. One side wants total ceasefire. One side wants Jews to stop getting treatment for things that aren't anything to do with them. One side wants missles stopped, and children saved, one side wants to take out a terrorist group that still says it wants to attack Israel. There are 2 sides to everything. Ukraine won Eurovisuon with an okay song, nothing great cant have the most soppiest countries winning every year based on the rest of us feeling sorry for them. That's how it is at this point
For the record, I do not support Israel. I absolutely don't. But I'm not gonna defend a leader group that murdered thousands either. Again the Israel and Palestine common folks aren't involved in this at all. It's governing bodies over generations and people seem to thing the common folk are spawns of the devil.
Let's just enjoy music and forget this for ONE day. There are so many protests. We don't need everything in life to ne a protest. For the record. Things keep happening worldwide, constantly, yetb this blew up. People are taking sides, and not giving one jotv to bthe rest of the slavery, war and other conflict in the Middle East and Africa. Its all about political point scoring from those at either side.
Many people do care but you have to wonder why some people care about Israel, or Palestine this much all of a sudden when there are so many horrible acts going around that continent right now. Let's be honest, people didn't flock for Syria, Afghanistan and so on. We helped as a nation but we have to help everyone. I just do t want peopeles views to be misguided. Abusing common folk at home for their view isn't right either.
If your neighbour supports Palestine. Fine. Wishing death on them solves zero. Abusing them solves zero it just shows your vtrye colours. Indont believe for one second that Hamas or Israel are telling 100% the truth to our faces. On all wars, all conflicts, ploticians lie for their own good. And the same with Israel. Abusing a jew that lives abroad. What's that going to solve? Just pure hatred and putting fear into daily lives just because of one government.
We needb to release from this. Have kne common bond. Show we can all live together. No free Palestine calls. No defending attacking cities to get to Hamas. We are adults. Unfortunately the past can't be changed butb the present can be.
We need to act like adults and show we can live together. Set an example. Jews and Palestinians together. History goes against this but we need one common ground. Humanity.
Eurovision is one place where we commonground was found through music. I want it to be the same. For us all.
It is because of the war, why is must mention, eurosong is not politics?we know winner this year
that is shocking coz israel was disqualified for bringing a political song, but it seems he can do that ..disgusting ..iceland u r lucky i cant find the vomit emoji
cope
Once a song gets chosen it needs to be authorised by the EBU. A song can be political, can have swear words, can include brands... Once the EBU receives the broadcaster's submission, there's a process that each song goes through to be authorised. Now, since this is a song is only on a national final at this point it's not yet subject to the EBU's scrutiny.
singer and song without charisma😮😮😢
What a total load of BS crap