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Um, as a dumb ass Canadian, I'm wondering why many of those songs seem to be in English? I know Europeans are way more fluent in other languages than North Americans, but is English the 'common' language for Europe? I would have expected most songs to be it their home language, perhaps peppered with English phrases.
Um, as a dumb ass Canadian, I'm wondering why many of those songs seem to be in English? I know Europeans are way more fluent in other languages than North Americans, but is English the 'common' language for Europe? I would have expected most songs to be it their home language, perhaps peppered with English phrases.
I can't tell you exactly why, cause there's too many reasons, but it's popular for songs to have lyrics in english, even if the singers themselves don't speak it. There's a lot of factors at work - because it makes it more likely that the song will be picked up outside the local market; because people grew up listening to american pop songs; because most people around western europe will speak at least a bit of english.
there's also a long history/debate about people being allowed to sing in their non-native language in the eurovision. IIRC Abba were the first winners when the restriction was lifted.
Um, as a dumb ass Canadian, I'm wondering why many of those songs seem to be in English? I know Europeans are way more fluent in other languages than North Americans, but is English the 'common' language for Europe? I would have expected most songs to be it their home language, perhaps peppered with English phrases.
Songs in English generally do better (there have been only six winners in a language other than English or French since 1956). The fact that Ireland won the contest four times in the 90s is sometimes attributed to the fact that the rule that countries were only permitted to perform in their own language was reinstated in 1977 and only lifted again in 1999. The other winning entries during the 90s were also released in English versions. Tynic already named a lot of factors as to why songs in English are more popular, I personally think the most important lies in the influence of American and British pop music.
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Alright, Greece pulled out a somewhat-decent entry this year!
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When will the bassoon make its pop music comeback?
talkin shit about secret garden??
...nah they do write some cheesy crap.
Also I'd totes take the singer out for a Nando's
Sadly the German entry this year was engineered to sound like last years winner, so it's super boring.
I love it so much that it hurts sometimes.
I am deeply concerned that I'll be in the states for it this year. Deeply concerned
I've watched the Hard Rock Hallelujah video several times
and I only just caught
"a-ROCK-alypse"
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Yeah, the US usually doesn't have a very good entry in the competition. Kinda sucks.
Yeah, that's probably because they're not allowed to enter.
Or was that the joke and it just went straight over my head?
The second one
You should go find her song "Its Your Duty" on youtube. I'd go, but its pretty much nsfw.
Weak shit, Germany.
It's your duty is by someone called Lene Nystrøm. She was in Aqua ("Barbie Girl").
Hmmm, nevermind then. Thought it was the same person...
Wasn't this the year that Lithuania had a song declaring themselves the winners? How did that not win!?
So many bass drops this year. A lot of really great singers though, too. Austria and France especially.
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I can't tell you exactly why, cause there's too many reasons, but it's popular for songs to have lyrics in english, even if the singers themselves don't speak it. There's a lot of factors at work - because it makes it more likely that the song will be picked up outside the local market; because people grew up listening to american pop songs; because most people around western europe will speak at least a bit of english.
there's also a long history/debate about people being allowed to sing in their non-native language in the eurovision. IIRC Abba were the first winners when the restriction was lifted.
Songs in English generally do better (there have been only six winners in a language other than English or French since 1956). The fact that Ireland won the contest four times in the 90s is sometimes attributed to the fact that the rule that countries were only permitted to perform in their own language was reinstated in 1977 and only lifted again in 1999. The other winning entries during the 90s were also released in English versions. Tynic already named a lot of factors as to why songs in English are more popular, I personally think the most important lies in the influence of American and British pop music.