Eurovision Song Released - Azeris Angry!
So here it is! “Without Your Love” , Armenia’s first ever entry into the Eurovision song contest was premiered on Armenian Public TV - H1 yesterday at 21.25 Yerevan time- straight after the main news bulletin “Haylur” - After the premier, numerous Armenian popstars gave rave reviews to the track, claiming it a winner.
So whats the verdict at Blogrel?
Obviously the writer wanted to convey Armenian culture, tradition, and “soul” through a 3.5 minute track- the song crams practically every Armenian element of music in, and is a very melodic and dancable track. As I suspected, we are let down by the lyrics, and Andre’s accent is very strong. “What I say, what I hide” sticks out like a sore thumb and it’s a shame they werent checked.
One non Armenian person I spoke to claimed it perhaps sounded Turkish - an opinion I hope wont be assumed by everyone who hears it -
I think what gives it that flavour is the clarinet- I think it was overused. There is, however, a great instrumental section with a nice zurna and duduk riff that I think coupled with some interesting choreography should make for a very entertaining performance.
Overall: It’s great! Of course it is, It’s our first entry into Eurovision and we all need to be united on this one.
-In other news : The Azerbaijani propaganda machine has once again been working overtime , and has written a letter of complaint to Eurovision: citing that André birthplace is “The Nagorno Karabagh Republic” - which according to Azeri’s doesn’t exist. Eurovision’s response was normal : “We are not a political organisation, we deal with music”
- Tv reports have been stating that perhaps this is a jealousy ploy on the part of Azerbaijan, as they did not fulfil entry requirements this year- but who knows. The important thing is that we all support André and make sure we vote in May, and who knows, maybe next year we could see Eurovision come to Yerevan. (we’ll have to fix the airport first!)
