They said the exact same about Sam Ryder and that turned out pretty well as I recall. I just don't understand why radio friendly is considered such a bad thing anyway? Didn't harm Loreen both times. I absolutely love Dizzy, the only song I've totally connected with so far and I can't wait to see what he brings to the live show.
Omg Tom. Your excitement and enthusiasm for this is soooo infectious! To have someone of your standing and experience burst with all these ideas is making me so ready for Malmö. Just what I needed to hear in this sea of crazy negative comments 🤣🤣
I like it more than I thought I would. It has a slight Pet Shop Boys melancholic tone which I love. Great modern UK synth pop. People complaining that this just regular music from the radio sometimes forget that this is something that is part of modern UK music culture that they have exported to us already years ago. Perhaps not a winner but with good staging and performance this could be on the left side on the board.
The guy who’s doing his staging is the same guy who did his ‘It’s a sin’ Brits staging with Elton and that was exquisite! So have full faith in it being extremely well executed. As someone else said he’s also confirmed he’ll have 4 dancers. Hopefully a slight Eurovision mix will take place for the end of the song for that extra gravitas. I have complete and under faith in him putting on a performance we can be extremely proud of no matter what happens.
Honestly, in the UK we certainly do love the ESC and I think the ESC would miss us if we decided to not participate. Your well structured review has given me a bit of hope so a big "thank you". Other reviews / fan have been very mixed to say the least! I love the song.....catchy, well constructed ( bells & synth)and performed by an established artist. No fears for a substandard staging/ performance. So I wish him luck and make sure he enjoys this wonderful ESC24 in Malmö. From a true , proud & supportive Brit.
The production is very high quality and there are a lot of subtle musical embellishments in the instrumental, which is actually a lot more complex than people think. I think this could do well with juries/ music professionals because it’s such a well-constructed song. The melody is what’s basic about the song. It’s basically a circle of fifths and a bit pedestrian. I think you’ll find few people who will say this is a terrible song, but I find it difficult to see how this song will prompt people to vote for it and I think it could end up being in a lot of people’s top 10 or 15 but that doesn’t necessarily translate well to a good result.
For me, the best song of ESC 2024. An ultra pop song with perfect production and an amazing performer who may be the singer with the best movement/dancing that the Eurovision stage has ever seen.
The more i think about this... i actually think it IS going to stand out. I think its gonna be so polished that it feels like a guest act rather than a competitor almost? I initially thought it was maybe tooo safe but yeah i think its gonna do very well - definitely not winning imo but still very good :)
I definitely think it needs a ‘revamp’ towards the last chorus, but I’m fairly confident it’ll come - Olly and Danny have both spoken about being genuine fans etc so I’m sure they know what it takes
Olly already at 13th in the UK official charts midweek could be top ten by Friday. I am excited for the performance of Dizzy could definitely elevate the song.
I think the song is inoffensive and decent, but I don't really feel like it goes anywhere. There's no build in it. Once you've heard the first chorus, you've heard everything the song has to offer except the spoken bit, which doesn't feel like much of a respite when the rest of the song is so tame to begin with. I wish it had a more interesting melody, drama, a build-up or something. At this rate, I think his live performance is going to have to incorporate killer visuals through choreo or something cause otherwise this just isn't anything special.
The curious thing is, 80s/90s synth itself is coming full circle (and I'm all here for it), and this leans hard into that. Appropriately, considering It's A Sin, Olly appears to have been influenced heavily by Pet Shop Boys with this. My late mother would have adored this, so perhaps it's a little sentimental on my part, but I do love it too and I know Olly and his team will have been planning the staging for ages. (Think about how long ago he was announced, genuinely think he was on board basically as soon as the last Eurovision ended).
I honestly wasnt sure whether id like this, and when i first heard this, i wasnt crazy about it. I genuinely was dissapointed because im a huge fan of Danny L Harle, and this felt so watered down compared to his other stuff which is so much more out there, but its genuinely grown on me the more i hear it. Now i absolutely love it! Its unlike anything else in the competition this year and i adore the music video. I hope and pray they take cues from the music video for the staging this year (which they SHOULD have done last year!). Its so visually rich. The music is so reminiscent of "Deeper Shade Of Blue" by Steps, and it also reminds me of "Its A Sin" by the Pet Shop Boys. People complaining saying its not dramatic with huge crescendo's.....to be honest im glad as we already have tonnes of entries this year that are dramatic. Im glad its so much gentler. I also love that you love this! I wasnt sure if it would strike a chord with you, but its fab to see you connect with the lyrics and the visual concept.
well tbh i am more in love with the visuals than the song, but the song is CRAZY catchy. it gets stuck in your head first time. I think they did the staging first and wrote the song after, i think the show is going to be wow
@@ESCTom I agree. I feel now they've got to build on that concept for the staging. I can envisage him on a rotating platform or a large swing, or even a set that has different elements to it for him to move around. I'm genuinely looking forward to seeing what they bring. Just as long as its not a giant trumpet 🤣
It may be a year of big songs but this is by far my favourite and the only one I’m actually listening to repeatedly. Which I guess does mean it’s probably too radio friendly for the show, oh well. I saw a clip of Olly being asked to describe his staging in 3 words and I think he said “unexpected, memorable, enchanting “ so I’m really excited for the live show. He does still have a European fan base so I think that will surely help in the televoting? The opinion of the generally miserable Brits doesn’t matter since “Vous ne pouvez pas voter pour votre propre pays” 😂 I watched the reaction of a random Portuguese girl who went absolutely nuts for the song so that gave me some hope 😂 I love your enthusiasm and intelligent analysis for this song, and for everything in general, the only Eurovision expert I ever bother watching. Thank you Tom ❤🙏🏻
You are in the minority ive seen and heard sooo many ppl slag this song off its so disheartening. I think the UK comes under more pressure and scrutiny than any other country and its unfair. Thank you for being optimistic and for providing a very balanced opinion. 👏🏼👏🏼
One of the best reactions I've seen. Your second reaction was like you were having an orgasm 😂. I like the lyrics too especially in the first verse, though I've seen others describe them as basic? I also appreciate how you include JESC results in the Renaissance idea too, cos most fans ignore them despite it being the same team at the BBC. A lot of people think it's generic and not impactful enough, but I'm wondering if that could be its strength. In a year where there's so much out-thereness and in-your-face stuff, something more mainstream and chill may appeal to some, especially the juries. Btw, the song wasn't written for Eurovision. They wrote it for Olly's album, and then decided to submit some of the songs for Eurovision. Staging wise we know there will be 4 male dancers. Olly's doing a live performance this Saturday on ITV (yes, ITV) but the staging on Saturday Night Takeaway won't be like what we'll get in Malmö.
oh wow, thanks for all that info. 4 dancers sounds cool. Olly looks to have some serious dancing ability. I hope they keep the choreo most complex, last year was a little too basic
@@ESCTom Olly has said that the staging and performance will surprise a lot of people as it’s not what people will expect. He described it as quite dark and dramatic.
What a detailed analysis! Fabulous thank you! Agree with what you’ve said, I think it’s a very considered choice and the BBC, staging team and label will have been working on the final package for a long time. I would go as far to say this was probably picked above other songs for the staging potential. Olly is pure magic with the cameras and his choreo is really excellent, plus the budget must be big. Also hoping the BBC pull out their infamous BIG PROP again 😂 Here’s to Ireland making it through too Tom, it would be marvellous to see you be able to watch your own act in the GF! ❤
I think this could do really well. It's a very polished pop song, so juries will love it. And the staging could win over Televoters as well. (Bonus points if the song becomes a hit in Europe, a la Blue) I do think a revamp is needed to give the song a little oompf, but the last two uk entries did have changes for the live performance, so i expect there to be one. Overall: I'm happy with enty this year. And like you said, Left hand side would still be a great result.
I’m really happy with our entry, it sounds like an Erasure song to me. It’s kind of annoying seeing a lot of fans being really nitpicky about it, I’m thankful that we have a competitive entry I can get behind and fingers crossed we get a top 10 in what is turning out to be a super strong year 🙏🏻
Danny L Harle so good!!! Listen to some of the stuff he did with Caroline Polachek! I'm Dutch and I'm voting for this, but I bet "we" have Danny's vote.
Thanks, Tom, for pointing out various aspects of the song and video that I hadn't pulled out before. I'm still not really won over that this is a top 10 entry, but I'm looking forward to the staging in Malmö.
It's my 19th atm which I'm kinda shocked at but I can't justify putting it above other songs...just goes to show what a strong year it is and hopefully the staging and Olly's performance ability will bump it up😅
Sounds fine, but it doesn't seem to go anywhere. Just like you said it's understated, and really doesn't catch anyone's attention. Sounds like a great song to put while waiting for the show to start. They even fail to make the bridge do something new. It might drop flat on its face. Nice voice.
Love how you mentioned Americas next topmodel at 08:33, two hours afters Kaleens musicvideo, which is staring some of the Germanys Next Topmodel 2024 cast 😂❤
I honestly just think it's the final chorus after the spoken word part that needs reworking, because that's what feels a bit flat here - it doesn't feel like a satisfying progression from the other times we hear the chorus. It's only really a small change needed and some impactful staging that could turn this from feeling a bit middling to a clearer top 10 contender. I'm still optimistic that this can get a good result if the staging is strong, and I think Tom's predictions for jury/televote placings are about right. In a year like this, I feel like juries might reward a song like this, maybe around 100 with the old 12 here or there and blanks elsewhere. Harder to tell whether this could cut through this year's noise in the televote.
I believe this song was made for the UK charts more than for Eurovision but I love it, vibes of Erasure and Pet Shop boys, the 80’s sound that is coming back in vogue, well done Ollie ❤
Great analysis as always, I agree with pretty much everything you said. Honestly to me the song is nothing special, and if they gave it to any unknown artist it probably wouldn’t work out great, but it’s the performance and character that Olly gives it that have the potential to make it stand out. It’s definitely all down to the staging, they really need to go all out with something memorable. As a Brit who’s a fan of the contest, it’s always baffling to me how the general public responds. We come second and we get hopeful, and then last year’s result happens and suddenly Sam’s result was just a fluke, and Europe hates us again etc. Honestly I think there’s a sense of entitlement that we’re owed a good result just because of the success of our music industry, and because people are stuck in the past they don’t appreciate that other countries have their own emerging industries (or that the world is globalised, and half the country’s songs are written by foreign nationals). So I’m really hoping we deliver another respectable result this year to cement the fact that if you put in effort, it pays off. From just how well we did in 2022, I feel like the juries especially actually WANT an excuse to give us points. But at the end of the day, the contest is unpredictable and even something really polished can end up low just due to circumstance. So I’m just hoping the lottery plays in our favour to encourage the public to actually have faith in our entries, and then we’ll snowball from there.
Love your comment. I wish more people in the UK has this level of clarity on Eurovision but *sigh* everyone loves to have their knee-jerk reaction/opinion. Just lovely when someone else looks at the UK track record from a wider perspective :)
So many have been negative about this and I get some of the criticism - that last chorus could have some more punch but the expectations were so high he couldn't have met them and after listening to it a few times I love it, and really all I want from the UK is for "us" to send something decent from a credible artist that feels like it's a UK track and not something trying to win Eurovision that is performed well on the night. Do that and I don't care if we win. Would be great to do well, but more important to be genuine and this fills that bill so far.
LOL, I would like it to last the whole song :D This is the only part of the song that I genuinely like (the rest is boring and the bells in the chorus annoy me to death) so if they scratched the rest of the song and wrote a new one around the talking bit I would like it much much more :)
Thank you so much Tom. This track is a grower and it does get stuck in your head very quickly. I totally agree with releasing the track Europe and Australasian wide. Most top tracks do well in the mainstream charts before the contest eg Lena, Loreen et al. Also 💯 agree regarding Ireland and uk lyrically. I really feel for Bambi Thug. Their lyrics are fantastically deep and poetical and yet NO OFFICIAL VIDEO just The Late Late Show clip. I really wish RTE would heavily promote Doomsday Blue.
Loved hearing your positive review, I agree that it has a lot of visual potential in the staging! I'm wondering if maybe part of why the song received a bit of a lukewarm reaction initially was because they released the song before the music video? Listening to the song on its own, it doesn't sound as dynamic at first, although it's definitely grown on me! What are your thoughts on the strategy for internal selections releasing the artist/song/video at the same time (like Switzerland, it really had an impact when it was all unveiled at once!) vs. releasing the artist, then the song, then the video (like the UK, expectations were very high and then the song on it's own didn't quite deliver?).
I´m sorry but I don´t see this doing well. The song is too inoffensive and radiofriendly. I see juries ranking it somewhere in the middle and the televote having it 15th-23rd. There are too many televotefriendly songs and it´s already such a strong year! And I just don´t see people voting for this in such a strong lineup
Had to rewind when you said "super robbed" at 18:00. MGP this year has ruined me and I lost my focus for a bit 😂 Love the positivity though. Not sure I'm quite sold yet, but I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for Olly. Hope you're right about the staging concept!
If the BBC send 3 backing dancers clicking with mics behind him I’m going to loose it! Needs to be a TOTAL theatrical performance! It reallllly grows on you and you start to enjoy the repetitive chorus especially in the moment on Eurovision
16:20 How does this chart hold up with Mae Muller last year despite coming second to last, the public was behind the song coming number 9 in the singles chart. That's the highest commercial success a bottom five finisher has gotten since the iconic yet terrible Scootch
I like this song but not having seen the staging or heard it live I am worried about it sitting in the middle Happy to be proven wrong and he can absolutely sell a performance so who knows!
It's the best song for me in 2024! It must be in top 3. Very sad that for now on top is some shitty songs about euro papas, chickens, hay, ding digi and diva maria 🤮🤮🤮🤮
I really enjoyed Dizzy, the song gets stuck in your head in a good way 😅 I think it got a bit trampled with being dropped among 7 songs in 3 days and got overhyped a bit. I think i would have been more pumped if I had just heard it blind.
Pop entries are pretty hit or miss for me this year, but I think the UK is one of those thats unique and fun enough to be like not bottom 10 overall, along with Cyprus.
I find the second verse length slightly jarring as it's so short.. It's like they struggles with the 3 min limit. But over all I enjoyed it on its first listen and its still growing on me! There is still scope to do stuff and make changes, particularly with the spoken word part. Anyway, Ireland is one of my favourites, and I do love it so I REALLY hope there are positive results for both! Thanks for such a positive video Tom
I mean hey, its not bad at all. Its fine , very catchy (its been stuck in my head for days now) and it is slowly growing on me but im really disappointed as I loved years and years but this is just so basic and in a year full of upbeat songs and quite a few similar radio songs, it will just blend in 😢😢
I don't think this is going to make much of an impact unfortunately and I think it will get lost among better entries in the night. The chorus is a bit flat musically, at least for Eurovision. Maybe the staging will turn it around for me but I'm not holding my breath.
A nice song which will probably come with an amazing stagging and a theatrical cool performance. So it is likely to be memorable. Lyrics are economical, though creative. However, for me it won't be enough to camouflage the fact that it is an underwhelmed song which sounds like a lot of other songs I have heard before. Unless, the song comes with some changes, it will not wow the juries vocally either. For me it also sounds very flat from start to finish, sounds very repetitive, though it is very catchy. I am worried that the big budget thrown at it in the final, will not be enough to overcome all the other barriers.
My first impression was slight disappointment. I really liked Years & Years and I didn't find this as fresh as their songs. That being said, it's very solid and slick and I like the old school UK synth vibe. I guess I can get over that it's just something different than I expected, which is the risk when a big name comes to Eurovision. It's a good entry and I have no doubt Olly will perform the hell out of it.
I admire your optimism, but ... Start? Ending? Middle? Chorus? Pre-chorus? All sounds the same to me sadly, flatter than a skinny man's chest. I'm pretty shocked about the uninspirational vibes this song gives me. It's growing a little but on me, but the first listen was utter disappointment, so I hope for Olly I'm alone in this.
It's a nice song, pleasant, radio-friendly. I have no doubt it will chart well, especially in the UK. I also think there's too much hype around it. People are so unhappy about previous results that even this "no more than" nice song awakens expectations. Considering the number o generic, non descript songs, I think that, with a good stanging, a top 20 could be well within its possibilities, perhaps even a top 15.
we have the artist to win the song just doesn't have the winning factor which is soo disappointing as we had the potential top 10 is possible with elevated staging but its a tough year
It's a bit underwhelming in my opinion. People who are complaining about Germany sending a radio-friendly pop song should say the same absolut this 🤷♂️
Tattoo is a radio-friendly pop song as well. What matters is how enjoyable the song is and the way in which the song is brought to the Eurovision stage. I can see this easily reaching top 15 which is a fantastic position for the UK. Top 10 is also possible, I think.
@@charliedell4994I agree with this. Personally it doesn’t matter if the song is a “radio-friendly” song or not. If it’s done well both in the studio cut and on the stage, then it will do well in the results. And besides, by UK standards, this just means the BBC is still taking the contest seriously. I think fans should have lowered their expectations, because I believe the UK needs baby steps to achieve success at the same level as the other contemporary heavy hitters like Italy and Ukraine.
I'm gonna be honest - me and the People with whom I talk about Eurovision find this incredibly boring and all have this in our bottom 5. One has it dead-last and another one was incredibly disappointed with it despite him liking a fair Number of Olly's previous Releases. But, to be fair, we are all young German Guys. Given NDRs apparent Love for securing us a last Place with boring Radio Songs, be just naturally have a hard Time liking boring Radio Songs.
Good radio friendly bop but itl fail at eurovision the same way james newman and mae muller failed they had good bops and they bombed. They do not translate well at eurovosion. We need to go in a different direction i would send a welsh or cornish language song. Lets at least try something different.1 successful song in 20 years is not a good record
this song is kinda ruined for me because someone mentioned that it sounds like the theme song to Who Wants to be a Millionaire and now that's all I hear lmao
He’s not Celine Dion 🤣🤣🤣 and your laughter after you said that 🤣❤️ ‚Dizzy‘ is way too close to Pet Shop Boys ‚It‘s A Sin‘, composed in the same key, the chords of the chorus are identical to ‚It‘s A Sin‘s‘ verse ones, the spoken part is flashing back to ‚It‘s A Sin‘ as well. Nice song, but not for ESC
lots of people may say this is a generic radio friendly song BUT i think with the staging in Malmo this will come to life! Rooting for Olly!
'It desperately needs good stating to survive' isn't the highest praise, is it? But I agree, it needs a minor miracle not to come bottom five.
@@alexger85not quite what they said is it
Isn't that kind of the perfect combination, though? Radio friendly to spread across European charts, but with memorable staging on the night?
@@alexger85Everything needs good staging
They said the exact same about Sam Ryder and that turned out pretty well as I recall. I just don't understand why radio friendly is considered such a bad thing anyway? Didn't harm Loreen both times. I absolutely love Dizzy, the only song I've totally connected with so far and I can't wait to see what he brings to the live show.
Omg Tom. Your excitement and enthusiasm for this is soooo infectious! To have someone of your standing and experience burst with all these ideas is making me so ready for Malmö. Just what I needed to hear in this sea of crazy negative comments 🤣🤣
I like that he has already dropped a actual LIVE vocal performance to put to rest any fears of being able to perform the song live on the night.
I like it more than I thought I would. It has a slight Pet Shop Boys melancholic tone which I love. Great modern UK synth pop. People complaining that this just regular music from the radio sometimes forget that this is something that is part of modern UK music culture that they have exported to us already years ago.
Perhaps not a winner but with good staging and performance this could be on the left side on the board.
The guy who’s doing his staging is the same guy who did his ‘It’s a sin’ Brits staging with Elton and that was exquisite! So have full faith in it being extremely well executed.
As someone else said he’s also confirmed he’ll have 4 dancers.
Hopefully a slight Eurovision mix will take place for the end of the song for that extra gravitas.
I have complete and under faith in him putting on a performance we can be extremely proud of no matter what happens.
I absolutely adore this song ❤ I am biased because i absolutely adore Olly but I do find this song absolutely lovely ❤
"He's not Adele and he's not Celine Dion"
Oh, but he is! I've seen him live, he can hit every note he sets his eyes on.
I LOVE your analysis and I LOVE Olly ❤❤❤🇬🇧🌀🌀🌀
Honestly, in the UK we certainly do love the ESC and I think the ESC would miss us if we decided to not participate. Your well structured review has given me a bit of hope so a big "thank you". Other reviews / fan have been very mixed to say the least! I love the song.....catchy, well constructed ( bells & synth)and performed by an established artist. No fears for a substandard staging/ performance. So I wish him luck and make sure he enjoys this wonderful ESC24 in Malmö. From a true , proud & supportive Brit.
Thank you for the positivity neighbour!🥰
The production is very high quality and there are a lot of subtle musical embellishments in the instrumental, which is actually a lot more complex than people think. I think this could do well with juries/ music professionals because it’s such a well-constructed song.
The melody is what’s basic about the song. It’s basically a circle of fifths and a bit pedestrian.
I think you’ll find few people who will say this is a terrible song, but I find it difficult to see how this song will prompt people to vote for it and I think it could end up being in a lot of people’s top 10 or 15 but that doesn’t necessarily translate well to a good result.
how refreshing to see a positive review. Nearly everyone else has been negative
For me, the best song of ESC 2024. An ultra pop song with perfect production and an amazing performer who may be the singer with the best movement/dancing that the Eurovision stage has ever seen.
Hi Tom, what a fantastic review, many thanks. Great to see your channel growing.
Thanks Gavin
The more i think about this... i actually think it IS going to stand out. I think its gonna be so polished that it feels like a guest act rather than a competitor almost?
I initially thought it was maybe tooo safe but yeah i think its gonna do very well - definitely not winning imo but still very good :)
yea i like that comparison with a guest act, thats a nice way of summing it up
I definitely think it needs a ‘revamp’ towards the last chorus, but I’m fairly confident it’ll come - Olly and Danny have both spoken about being genuine fans etc so I’m sure they know what it takes
Olly already at 13th in the UK official charts midweek could be top ten by Friday. I am excited for the performance of Dizzy could definitely elevate the song.
I think the song is inoffensive and decent, but I don't really feel like it goes anywhere. There's no build in it. Once you've heard the first chorus, you've heard everything the song has to offer except the spoken bit, which doesn't feel like much of a respite when the rest of the song is so tame to begin with. I wish it had a more interesting melody, drama, a build-up or something. At this rate, I think his live performance is going to have to incorporate killer visuals through choreo or something cause otherwise this just isn't anything special.
I just hope Gåte's and Olly's spinning platforms don't cancel each other out.
Well today at work this song played on my local radio (in Australia) so that's a really good start for the UK! Getting some mainstream listens ❤❤
I LOVE this I'm glad you like it . Others will be more Obvious- but this is my favourite song this year to listen to over and over
The curious thing is, 80s/90s synth itself is coming full circle (and I'm all here for it), and this leans hard into that. Appropriately, considering It's A Sin, Olly appears to have been influenced heavily by Pet Shop Boys with this. My late mother would have adored this, so perhaps it's a little sentimental on my part, but I do love it too and I know Olly and his team will have been planning the staging for ages. (Think about how long ago he was announced, genuinely think he was on board basically as soon as the last Eurovision ended).
I honestly wasnt sure whether id like this, and when i first heard this, i wasnt crazy about it. I genuinely was dissapointed because im a huge fan of Danny L Harle, and this felt so watered down compared to his other stuff which is so much more out there, but its genuinely grown on me the more i hear it. Now i absolutely love it! Its unlike anything else in the competition this year and i adore the music video. I hope and pray they take cues from the music video for the staging this year (which they SHOULD have done last year!). Its so visually rich.
The music is so reminiscent of "Deeper Shade Of Blue" by Steps, and it also reminds me of "Its A Sin" by the Pet Shop Boys.
People complaining saying its not dramatic with huge crescendo's.....to be honest im glad as we already have tonnes of entries this year that are dramatic. Im glad its so much gentler.
I also love that you love this! I wasnt sure if it would strike a chord with you, but its fab to see you connect with the lyrics and the visual concept.
well tbh i am more in love with the visuals than the song, but the song is CRAZY catchy. it gets stuck in your head first time.
I think they did the staging first and wrote the song after, i think the show is going to be wow
@@ESCTom I agree.
I feel now they've got to build on that concept for the staging. I can envisage him on a rotating platform or a large swing, or even a set that has different elements to it for him to move around. I'm genuinely looking forward to seeing what they bring. Just as long as its not a giant trumpet 🤣
It may be a year of big songs but this is by far my favourite and the only one I’m actually listening to repeatedly. Which I guess does mean it’s probably too radio friendly for the show, oh well. I saw a clip of Olly being asked to describe his staging in 3 words and I think he said “unexpected, memorable, enchanting “ so I’m really excited for the live show. He does still have a European fan base so I think that will surely help in the televoting? The opinion of the generally miserable Brits doesn’t matter since “Vous ne pouvez pas voter pour votre propre pays” 😂 I watched the reaction of a random Portuguese girl who went absolutely nuts for the song so that gave me some hope 😂 I love your enthusiasm and intelligent analysis for this song, and for everything in general, the only Eurovision expert I ever bother watching. Thank you Tom ❤🙏🏻
You are in the minority ive seen and heard sooo many ppl slag this song off its so disheartening. I think the UK comes under more pressure and scrutiny than any other country and its unfair. Thank you for being optimistic and for providing a very balanced opinion. 👏🏼👏🏼
One of the best reactions I've seen. Your second reaction was like you were having an orgasm 😂. I like the lyrics too especially in the first verse, though I've seen others describe them as basic? I also appreciate how you include JESC results in the Renaissance idea too, cos most fans ignore them despite it being the same team at the BBC. A lot of people think it's generic and not impactful enough, but I'm wondering if that could be its strength. In a year where there's so much out-thereness and in-your-face stuff, something more mainstream and chill may appeal to some, especially the juries. Btw, the song wasn't written for Eurovision. They wrote it for Olly's album, and then decided to submit some of the songs for Eurovision. Staging wise we know there will be 4 male dancers. Olly's doing a live performance this Saturday on ITV (yes, ITV) but the staging on Saturday Night Takeaway won't be like what we'll get in Malmö.
oh wow, thanks for all that info. 4 dancers sounds cool. Olly looks to have some serious dancing ability. I hope they keep the choreo most complex, last year was a little too basic
@@ESCTom Olly has said that the staging and performance will surprise a lot of people as it’s not what people will expect. He described it as quite dark and dramatic.
From Portugal: Love it. My top 3 so far
💜 Thank you Tom.
Im going to start binge watching your content, so expect lots of purple hearts.
What a detailed analysis! Fabulous thank you! Agree with what you’ve said, I think it’s a very considered choice and the BBC, staging team and label will have been working on the final package for a long time. I would go as far to say this was probably picked above other songs for the staging potential. Olly is pure magic with the cameras and his choreo is really excellent, plus the budget must be big. Also hoping the BBC pull out their infamous BIG PROP again 😂 Here’s to Ireland making it through too Tom, it would be marvellous to see you be able to watch your own act in the GF! ❤
Fingers crossed for both 🤞
He is singing in his own language ❣️
I think this could do really well. It's a very polished pop song, so juries will love it. And the staging could win over Televoters as well. (Bonus points if the song becomes a hit in Europe, a la Blue)
I do think a revamp is needed to give the song a little oompf, but the last two uk entries did have changes for the live performance, so i expect there to be one.
Overall: I'm happy with enty this year. And like you said, Left hand side would still be a great result.
At first I was ‘meh’ and now I’m WOW!
I love this.
I’m really happy with our entry, it sounds like an Erasure song to me. It’s kind of annoying seeing a lot of fans being really nitpicky about it, I’m thankful that we have a competitive entry I can get behind and fingers crossed we get a top 10 in what is turning out to be a super strong year 🙏🏻
UK has a great bop this year. I really like this song. And Olly will definitely do a great show. My top 5
Danny L Harle so good!!! Listen to some of the stuff he did with Caroline Polachek! I'm Dutch and I'm voting for this, but I bet "we" have Danny's vote.
Lmao “silent second listen” then cut to “yes he’s serving”. I love the how much joy that brought
i cut off the end of that sentence by the way, there was a rude 4 letter word at the end of "serving so much ..." 😂
Olly's been doing lots of cardio so his stage performance will be so energetic@
Thanks, Tom, for pointing out various aspects of the song and video that I hadn't pulled out before. I'm still not really won over that this is a top 10 entry, but I'm looking forward to the staging in Malmö.
It's my 19th atm which I'm kinda shocked at but I can't justify putting it above other songs...just goes to show what a strong year it is and hopefully the staging and Olly's performance ability will bump it up😅
Sounds fine, but it doesn't seem to go anywhere. Just like you said it's understated, and really doesn't catch anyone's attention. Sounds like a great song to put while waiting for the show to start. They even fail to make the bridge do something new. It might drop flat on its face. Nice voice.
Love how you mentioned Americas next topmodel at 08:33, two hours afters Kaleens musicvideo, which is staring some of the Germanys Next Topmodel 2024 cast 😂❤
oh lol i havent seen it yet
@@ESCTomYou then predicted it 😂
TOM...i loved that review...good man.❤
I honestly just think it's the final chorus after the spoken word part that needs reworking, because that's what feels a bit flat here - it doesn't feel like a satisfying progression from the other times we hear the chorus. It's only really a small change needed and some impactful staging that could turn this from feeling a bit middling to a clearer top 10 contender.
I'm still optimistic that this can get a good result if the staging is strong, and I think Tom's predictions for jury/televote placings are about right. In a year like this, I feel like juries might reward a song like this, maybe around 100 with the old 12 here or there and blanks elsewhere. Harder to tell whether this could cut through this year's noise in the televote.
I believe this song was made for the UK charts more than for Eurovision but I love it, vibes of Erasure and Pet Shop boys, the 80’s sound that is coming back in vogue, well done Ollie ❤
Great analysis as always, I agree with pretty much everything you said. Honestly to me the song is nothing special, and if they gave it to any unknown artist it probably wouldn’t work out great, but it’s the performance and character that Olly gives it that have the potential to make it stand out. It’s definitely all down to the staging, they really need to go all out with something memorable.
As a Brit who’s a fan of the contest, it’s always baffling to me how the general public responds. We come second and we get hopeful, and then last year’s result happens and suddenly Sam’s result was just a fluke, and Europe hates us again etc. Honestly I think there’s a sense of entitlement that we’re owed a good result just because of the success of our music industry, and because people are stuck in the past they don’t appreciate that other countries have their own emerging industries (or that the world is globalised, and half the country’s songs are written by foreign nationals). So I’m really hoping we deliver another respectable result this year to cement the fact that if you put in effort, it pays off. From just how well we did in 2022, I feel like the juries especially actually WANT an excuse to give us points. But at the end of the day, the contest is unpredictable and even something really polished can end up low just due to circumstance. So I’m just hoping the lottery plays in our favour to encourage the public to actually have faith in our entries, and then we’ll snowball from there.
Totally agree with every word of this
Love your comment. I wish more people in the UK has this level of clarity on Eurovision but *sigh* everyone loves to have their knee-jerk reaction/opinion. Just lovely when someone else looks at the UK track record from a wider perspective :)
(I live in the UK BTW) :)
@@loisgreen7773 Thank you, glad to know I’m not the only one 😄
So many have been negative about this and I get some of the criticism - that last chorus could have some more punch but the expectations were so high he couldn't have met them and after listening to it a few times I love it, and really all I want from the UK is for "us" to send something decent from a credible artist that feels like it's a UK track and not something trying to win Eurovision that is performed well on the night. Do that and I don't care if we win. Would be great to do well, but more important to be genuine and this fills that bill so far.
yep i totally agree
The talking bit is my favourite i wish it was longer.
LOL, I would like it to last the whole song :D This is the only part of the song that I genuinely like (the rest is boring and the bells in the chorus annoy me to death) so if they scratched the rest of the song and wrote a new one around the talking bit I would like it much much more :)
Live version is up, there's not going to be a problem with vocals this year.
EasyFun and Danny L Harle producing this is so exciting to me!! PC Music is finally making their breakthrough into the eurovision scene
Thank you so much Tom. This track is a grower and it does get stuck in your head very quickly. I totally agree with releasing the track Europe and Australasian wide. Most top tracks do well in the mainstream charts before the contest eg Lena, Loreen et al.
Also 💯 agree regarding Ireland and uk lyrically. I really feel for Bambi Thug. Their lyrics are fantastically deep and poetical and yet NO OFFICIAL VIDEO just The Late Late Show clip. I really wish RTE would heavily promote Doomsday Blue.
Bambie is releasing their music video later this week i think
@@ESCTom fantastic!! I keep streaming it. It’s one of my top 3 this year. Thanks for getting back to me, Tom. Appreciate it.
Loved hearing your positive review, I agree that it has a lot of visual potential in the staging! I'm wondering if maybe part of why the song received a bit of a lukewarm reaction initially was because they released the song before the music video? Listening to the song on its own, it doesn't sound as dynamic at first, although it's definitely grown on me! What are your thoughts on the strategy for internal selections releasing the artist/song/video at the same time (like Switzerland, it really had an impact when it was all unveiled at once!) vs. releasing the artist, then the song, then the video (like the UK, expectations were very high and then the song on it's own didn't quite deliver?).
Gimlo really likes this one, very happy the UK is figuring it out >:^)
I´m sorry but I don´t see this doing well. The song is too inoffensive and radiofriendly. I see juries ranking it somewhere in the middle and the televote having it 15th-23rd.
There are too many televotefriendly songs and it´s already such a strong year!
And I just don´t see people voting for this in such a strong lineup
great detail....love the way you justify your viewpoints
Had to rewind when you said "super robbed" at 18:00. MGP this year has ruined me and I lost my focus for a bit 😂
Love the positivity though. Not sure I'm quite sold yet, but I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for Olly. Hope you're right about the staging concept!
Lol 🇳🇴 🤖
The music video did set off my motion sickness, but I am ill at the moment, so I might have to give it another go once I’m better
Eurovision producers, please do not let Norway and the UK be next to each other in the running order.
Oh yeah, almost forgot. As of yesterday it was 13th in the charts.
I have the feeling UK is getting bottom five. It is a nice song, but not memorable enough to vote.
But I hope Olly convinces me live.
If the BBC send 3 backing dancers clicking with mics behind him I’m going to loose it! Needs to be a TOTAL theatrical performance! It reallllly grows on you and you start to enjoy the repetitive chorus especially in the moment on Eurovision
we know from a reddit ama olly did, that he's gonna have 4 dancers with him
18:03 "I don't feel like there was anyone there who was SUPER ROBbed"
Norway:
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Tom!! 😵💫😵💫😵💫
lol i cant tell if thats good or bad dizzy
@@ESCTom always good for your reviews Tom. 😁
as a studio track, this is very solid; however, I think this still needs more "punch"es; it didn't hit me enough at the first listen.
'it's a sin' met 'I love to hate you' on wish.
16:20 How does this chart hold up with Mae Muller last year despite coming second to last, the public was behind the song coming number 9 in the singles chart. That's the highest commercial success a bottom five finisher has gotten since the iconic yet terrible Scootch
I like this song but not having seen the staging or heard it live I am worried about it sitting in the middle
Happy to be proven wrong and he can absolutely sell a performance so who knows!
the beginning is giving me Pet Shop Boys it's a sin vibes
It's the best song for me in 2024! It must be in top 3. Very sad that for now on top is some shitty songs about euro papas, chickens, hay, ding digi and diva maria 🤮🤮🤮🤮
Oh honey, prepare to be dissatisfied, UK is bottom five this year. Nobody votes for meh songs. 😅
I really enjoyed Dizzy, the song gets stuck in your head in a good way 😅 I think it got a bit trampled with being dropped among 7 songs in 3 days and got overhyped a bit. I think i would have been more pumped if I had just heard it blind.
Reminds me of Mileo’s - You’re Mine!
I've still been struggling with the music video making me actually dizzy, I'm hoping the stage show is good though!
i believe he said he will have 4 dancers.
Will you react to the Portuguese final?
I love your videos!
yea im hoping to film it tomorrow
Early on it was easily the lowest position of the Big Five. Now it's either my #1 or #2 of the big five.
Pop entries are pretty hit or miss for me this year, but I think the UK is one of those thats unique and fun enough to be like not bottom 10 overall, along with Cyprus.
I find the second verse length slightly jarring as it's so short.. It's like they struggles with the 3 min limit. But over all I enjoyed it on its first listen and its still growing on me! There is still scope to do stuff and make changes, particularly with the spoken word part. Anyway, Ireland is one of my favourites, and I do love it so I REALLY hope there are positive results for both! Thanks for such a positive video Tom
I mean hey, its not bad at all. Its fine , very catchy (its been stuck in my head for days now) and it is slowly growing on me but im really disappointed as I loved years and years but this is just so basic and in a year full of upbeat songs and quite a few similar radio songs, it will just blend in 😢😢
I don't think this is going to make much of an impact unfortunately and I think it will get lost among better entries in the night. The chorus is a bit flat musically, at least for Eurovision. Maybe the staging will turn it around for me but I'm not holding my breath.
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The start off it reminds me a bit off the opening off the pet shop boys it's a sin
Olly is giving me motion sickness 😅 hoping for no spinning camera in Malmo 😘
A nice song which will probably come with an amazing stagging and a theatrical cool performance. So it is likely to be memorable. Lyrics are economical, though creative. However, for me it won't be enough to camouflage the fact that it is an underwhelmed song which sounds like a lot of other songs I have heard before. Unless, the song comes with some changes, it will not wow the juries vocally either. For me it also sounds very flat from start to finish, sounds very repetitive, though it is very catchy. I am worried that the big budget thrown at it in the final, will not be enough to overcome all the other barriers.
My first impression was slight disappointment. I really liked Years & Years and I didn't find this as fresh as their songs. That being said, it's very solid and slick and I like the old school UK synth vibe. I guess I can get over that it's just something different than I expected, which is the risk when a big name comes to Eurovision. It's a good entry and I have no doubt Olly will perform the hell out of it.
I admire your optimism, but ... Start? Ending? Middle? Chorus? Pre-chorus? All sounds the same to me sadly, flatter than a skinny man's chest. I'm pretty shocked about the uninspirational vibes this song gives me. It's growing a little but on me, but the first listen was utter disappointment, so I hope for Olly I'm alone in this.
Is a bit tame. Sadly i can't see this in top 10. Want UK to do well but this song is not it.
For me this song is actually not only easy listening, but too easy listening. I hope it will not be too easy watching.
It's a nice song, pleasant, radio-friendly.
I have no doubt it will chart well, especially in the UK.
I also think there's too much hype around it.
People are so unhappy about previous results that even this "no more than" nice song awakens expectations.
Considering the number o generic, non descript songs, I think that, with a good stanging, a top 20 could be well within its possibilities, perhaps even a top 15.
I was super excited bc I like Olly's songs, but I am honestly disappointed. I expected a more energetic chorus I guess. This is more mellow/chill.
we have the artist to win the song just doesn't have the winning factor which is soo disappointing as we had the potential top 10 is possible with elevated staging but its a tough year
Love olly and love the song, other countries entry's sound simular and generic and not unique and europapa is starting to grate on me 😂
The video made me dizzy, but unfortunately the song didn't.
It's a bit underwhelming in my opinion. People who are complaining about Germany sending a radio-friendly pop song should say the same absolut this 🤷♂️
But German song is just simple pop, while this is hugely inspired by 90's electronic music
Tattoo is a radio-friendly pop song as well. What matters is how enjoyable the song is and the way in which the song is brought to the Eurovision stage. I can see this easily reaching top 15 which is a fantastic position for the UK. Top 10 is also possible, I think.
@@domiiinik4320 I just want to find a way to defend our song 🥲
@@charliedell4994I agree with this. Personally it doesn’t matter if the song is a “radio-friendly” song or not. If it’s done well both in the studio cut and on the stage, then it will do well in the results.
And besides, by UK standards, this just means the BBC is still taking the contest seriously. I think fans should have lowered their expectations, because I believe the UK needs baby steps to achieve success at the same level as the other contemporary heavy hitters like Italy and Ukraine.
Not all pop is made equal
I'm gonna be honest - me and the People with whom I talk about Eurovision find this incredibly boring and all have this in our bottom 5. One has it dead-last and another one was incredibly disappointed with it despite him liking a fair Number of Olly's previous Releases.
But, to be fair, we are all young German Guys. Given NDRs apparent Love for securing us a last Place with boring Radio Songs, be just naturally have a hard Time liking boring Radio Songs.
Good radio friendly bop but itl fail at eurovision the same way james newman and mae muller failed they had good bops and they bombed.
They do not translate well at eurovosion.
We need to go in a different direction i would send a welsh or cornish language song. Lets at least try something different.1 successful song in 20 years is not a good record
Suddenly a radiofriendly song can be a good thing? 😂 But not for Germany I guess 😘
Olly is radio friendly. Isaak's song is X Factor winner 😜
this song is kinda ruined for me because someone mentioned that it sounds like the theme song to Who Wants to be a Millionaire and now that's all I hear lmao
omg lol
He’s not Celine Dion 🤣🤣🤣 and your laughter after you said that 🤣❤️ ‚Dizzy‘ is way too close to Pet Shop Boys ‚It‘s A Sin‘, composed in the same key, the chords of the chorus are identical to ‚It‘s A Sin‘s‘ verse ones, the spoken part is flashing back to ‚It‘s A Sin‘ as well. Nice song, but not for ESC
The song is boring to me. It’s just too flat. Maybe live he’ll do something different. We shall see
😕 boring this song , sorry !