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[esc] it is happening
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that lightshow is off to a really promising start
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conchita is fantastic
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also this theme is really cute. I'm into it.
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/sits
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swedish commentator: 'there they are, our four hostesses! like an austrich sex and the city.'
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AUSTRALIA DOESN'T EVEN GO HERE THO but it's okay
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It's a thing for the anniverary
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haha I know
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that's why it's okay
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it's just kinda amusing still
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AW THE VIDEO IS CUTE
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yes ;;
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ALRIGHT IT'S SON TIME
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song even
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nice headphones
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pretty cute, not super interesting
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oh good someone who sings in their own language
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OH THAT'S A SERIOUS BACKDROP NICE, FRANCE
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okay I'm visually interested
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I like this. I'm cool with france.
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huh
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ahaha nice shoes, israel
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there's no way this is gonna win ahaha
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it's cute but eh I dunno I've seen better happy songs
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and the melody is boring
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... ohh, estonia. what a nice tune. and she's pretty.
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I like this. this is nice. I'll listen to this later.
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oh she made herself cry, impressive
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I can practically predict uk not getting any points this year either but ah well
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I feel like the guy's voice is kinda flat
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cute little dance-y number, more memorable than normal, but not that GOOD
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better than 'agressively okay' which has been the trend
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depends on what you're looking for! MUSICALLY, estonia was really good
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uk has been the most SHOWy thing so far, but the song was meh
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armenia's decent but bland, nice tree imagery though
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that was completely forgettable sry armenia
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Armenia did Apricot Stone some years back
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I guess they like trees
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trees are good
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why not I suppose
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idk
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OH THIS ONE STARTS WITH A GUITAR I'M IMMEDIATELY MORE INTERESTED
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nice suit, guy
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i don't like her dress
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it's .... messy
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but damn this is upbeat and that's a serious +1 in my book
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I'm always so much happier with happy catchy tunes
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gj lithuania
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this is kinda cool
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I like how esc in some ways is 'let's piss off russia'
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i missed the same sex kiss sadly
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but yes
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russia in this year, i forget
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yes I think so
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excellent let's piss off russia
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yes they are /just checked
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ukraine is too?
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WHICH COUNTRY ARE YOU BTW
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i honestly don't follow esc much until it gets to the actual final
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I AM TEAM "NOT IN THIS CONTEST" aka Turkey still being too butthurt about shit
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nope ukraine is financially unstable and opted out
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ahaha aw
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OH WELL
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My sister in law is Turkish and that's where I first saw it
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oh okay!
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also this song has a good beat but is also unfortunately pretty forgettable, we've heard this before
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Yeah
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also her wailing was off key sry
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It was though that's not always an instant loss
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nope, I think she'll do pretty decent
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NORWAY'S TURN
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MAH HOMIES
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this isn't gonna win anything but I like it
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I like donwkey acoustic shit
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i actually really like this song
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I'll probably give this one another listen later, but aw if they'd committed to the quieter first bit
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that would've been more effective I think
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c: one of my friends said the singer reminded her of me
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the lady singer, cause her hair
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I'm flattered
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aw
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AND HERE WE GO OUR TURN
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apparnetly we're favourites this year too so I guess we'll see how that goes
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I forgot you were from Sweden
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I AM VERY SWEDISH
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I think our song is pretty typical, buth e performs it well and the choreography and stuff is really well done
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aha
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måns matched it better to the light stuff this time than in the semis
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still ultimately did best on swedish tv though so alas
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i make it a point not to watch the semis because i like being surprised
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OH!
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My sister in law's mother is from Cyprus. Let's see what you got.
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I don't cause I'm not THAT committed
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but I watched his performance on youtube to refreshen my memory hahaha
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also: pretty
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I feel like this won't really go anywhere, but it's pretty and I like his voice
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melody on the refrain kinda boring though
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yeah
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he looks a little sleazy
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like just a little bit
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but it's there
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OKAY AUSTARLIA BRING IT
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I THINK THEY HAVE BROUGHT IT
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okay yes
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YEP
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immediately overshadows cyprus
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haha imagine if australia would win that'd be amazing
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cause this is really catchy and strong aw yeah
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/headbops
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The staging is a little bit boring
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But the music is good
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the music is really nice
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I want to walk somewhere to this beat
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"How dare they send real music"
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okay damn, belgium
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I'm highly into this
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i like the staging
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yeah this is great
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his weird facial gestures not so much
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I don't care, his voice holds up
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omg what a meek 'thank you'
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yeah i'm behind you
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also this is sweet, one of the swedish commentators is the competitor from last year
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and now was all 'I couldn't have been a happier loser' about being beaten by conchita last year
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alskdf aw
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WELL SIR
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YOUR PIANO IS ON FIRE
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okay austra isn't bad but this is also pretty unmemorable
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yeah
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not gonna go anywhere
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ahaha swedish commentator: 'oh I thought she was gonna eat her'
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also they both agreed conchita is the prettiest one in the show
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yes
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haha they already called this one 'not the strongest ballad'
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so that bodes well
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pft
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yeah i don't have any commentators on the Youtube stream which is sad
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well it LOOKS pretty as shit
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okay the thing about ballads to me is that like
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as soon as they go all POWER YEAH in the second half
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they're like every other ballad out there
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I want to see at least one ballad commit to being QUIET
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and staying INTIMATE
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I would've liked this one better if it hadn't also done that thing, sry greece
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yeahhhh
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DIN YOU REMEMBER THAT ONE TIME YOU WERE LIKE "OKAY BUT WHAT IS THE SUPERBOWL I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT IS AN IMPORTANT SPORTING EVENT??" AND I WAS LIKE "IT'S THE AMERICAN VERSION OF EUROVISION"
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skldfsdfs
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YES I REMEMBER THIS HAHAHAH
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NOW YOU UNDERSTAND ME
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AND I IMMEDIATELY UNDERSTOOD
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OH PLEASE I UNDERSTOOD RIGHT AWAY
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I've been esc obsessed since I was nine
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i'm just saying our roles have reversed today
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ahahah
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COME FIND A STREAM ALEX JOIN THE FUN
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i'm sitting here like "okay but europe's going insane because of singing and dancing i guess??"
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also: this guy looks like he runs a goddamn crime ring
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what even, montenegro
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AHAHA
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yes. yes we are. except thsi year also australia.
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he does
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god bless culture
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amen
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ahaha omg one of my friends: 'yes but he dances very culturally with a lot of girls'
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so it's ok he looks like a mob member
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or from Riverdance
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that also
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oh hm. interested in germany so far.
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James Bond aesthetic
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YES that's a great way of putting it
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I think they saw what Conchita did last year and were like "WE CAN DO THAT BUT WITH MORE BLACK"
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I THINK IT MIGHT WORK, TOO
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I'm into this
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It's also a little bit Motown which I like.
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not bad at all, germany
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she's REALLY good, great voice
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She does
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I hate that earring but otherwise
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oh I immediately feel like I know where this is gonna go, poland
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and I'm not that interested
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what
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just that this kind of ballad is predictable
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ah
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yeah like this is fine but I also don't really care
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okay this one is apparently the favourite of a friend of mine
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bring it, latvia
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... my interest is already peaked
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okay yes I like this. I do. this is cool.
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don't mind this song, this is a really nice melody. good, romania
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WAS DISTACTED DURING THIS ONE SRY SPAIN
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wasnn't bad at all but also kind of forgettable
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THE POWER BALLADS ARE BLURRING TOGETHER
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I DON'T MIND THEM BUT DON'T FEEL STRNGLY AT ALL
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WELL DAMN GEORGIA THANKS FOR BREAKING THAT UP
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nice stage
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cool outfit
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this is promising
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YES
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not too bad, azerbaijan
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I'm mostly keeping my eyes on that eclipse honestly hahaha
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appealing to the female voters i see
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oh there's a woman too but
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still
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okay russia you have a very good singer
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I'm waiting for this ballad to do the thing though
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or okay no that was unfair this whole song is a power ballad all the way through so it's okay
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it's a really nice melody, I'm cool with this one
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... nevermind the longer it goes the more I like it
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nicely done, russia, this is good
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not bad on albania either
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that's a very pretty dress
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SHE IS NOT ON KEY AT ALL
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hm, I don't think it's off-key necessarily, I just think it's that hoarse quality to her voice
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this could grow on me, personally
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but it did the ballad thing so I'm less interested unfortunately
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oh pop opera now apparently
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sure thing italy let's go
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synesthesia = her vocal texture feels literally like sandpaper getting shoved in my ear
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for some people it's not even 'they sing badly' it's just 'this is what the texture is'
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ahaha well, that's unfortunate
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I don't pick it sob
I don't pick it sob
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no I know /pats
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also omg there's a venus de milo behind these guys
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> THE BABE WITHOUT THE ARMS
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can't not go there thanks twin peaks
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red glasses guy is cute
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yeah this wasn't bad! pretty interesting
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the swedish commentator guy threw some sass though omg
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'the italians want their pasta al dente but their singing overdone'
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okay enough of everything else
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time to watch the neighbours pat each other on the back
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AW BUT SHORT HAIR CONCHITA
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SHE LOOKS GREAT
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SHE DOES
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THANK YOU FINLAND
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buddies
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mwah
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well shit we're doing well again
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WELL WE WON OKAY THEN
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aw he looked like he was gonna cry that makes me like him more
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<3
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ahaha yes, I would agree with THAT
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I saw people theorize that cause australia was in this year we were like 'quick let's pretend we're not weirdos'
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and that's what happened
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yep
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yeah hahaha really