On the fourth attempt beatbox band PeR qualified to represent Latvia at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest with the track Here We Go.
In 2012, Latvia bombed with its Beautiful Song, unable to qualify from the semi-final. This year, with its not so beautiful song, it's highly possible that we won't see the Baltic state in the final once again.
Here We Go is a combination of pop and Latvian rap which, while more relevant to today's music, manages to bore the pants off this listener. The chorus comes across as a mid-tempo football chant, with instrumental breaks that sound as if they belong on a Dexy's Midnight Runners track from the 1980s.
It is the opener for semi-final two on May 16, and while it is one of the few upbeat songs included in this heat, I think this distinctly average effort will be quickly forgotten.
If the duo can generate the energy present in this video, I could be wrong. What do you think?
They have energy but they are also poor live singers! Whoever put them down to kick off SF2 is a bit mad as some of the tv viewers might switch channels before the first chorus! For me, this has absolutely no chance of qualifying for the Final, no matter how upbeat it is.
ReplyDeleteEven 'Beautiful Song' was better than this - at least Anmary was nice to look at...