- 2012 - I hated
Suus at first, but I've grown to like it now, and this year's nothing spectacular.
- 2012 - Not the biggest fan of
Woki Mit Deim Popo, but I don't mind it, and I think
Shine's a bit overrated.
- 2013 -
Hold Me is okay, I guess. Didn't see anything memorable in last year's.
- 2013 - I liked both, but
Solayoh stands out for me as one of the better up-beat tunes of this year.
- 2013 - I disliked both entries, but at least
Love Kills has a catchy pop melody under the bad singing; I can't really remember anything about 2012's entry.
- 2013 -
Samo Shampioni, if only for the drum solo.
- 2013 -
Mižerja by far. I don't hold a lot of hope for it doing well, though - I loved Cyprus 2011, which was similar, and that bombed in the votes.
- 2012 - A grudging win to
La La Love - I thought it was a bit overly poppish and not brilliantly performed, but at it least stands out more than
An Me Thimasai. I Might change my mind later though.
- 2012 - I liked
Kuula and I don't like this year's. Nothing more to say, really.
- 2013 - I enjoyed
Should've Known Better, but this is still a big win by
Only Teardrops, which is my favourite for this year.
- 2012 - Anything that's not
Marry Me.
- 2012 - They seem similar to me, but
You And I wins it by virtue of having a few original elements.
- 2013 -
I'm A Joker made me cringe, and
Waterfall is at least pleasant. Easy decision for me.
- 2012 - Technically I prefer the sound of
Glorious, but it reeks of plagiarism to me so I'll go for last year's average-to-decent entry.
- 2013 - I didn't hate
Aphrodisiac, but I'm always up for an energetic, upbeat song with cultural hints - this year wins out.
- 2012 - Not really bothered either way, but from what I've seen this year's contender are a bit weak in the live performances so I'll go for 2012.
- 2012 - I quite like this year's entry, but
Never Forget was my equal favourite from last year, so it's kind of a no-contest here.
- 2012 - Neither has a whole lot of substance to it as a song, but at least
Waterfall had an energetic stage performance that I don't think
Only Love Survives will be able to match.
- 2013 - I didn't have much of a reaction to either, but
Rak Bishvilo is nicely sung so I'll go for that.
- 2012 - They're both middle-of-the-road pop songs in my mind, so it's hard to choose, but
L'Amore È Femmina sticks in my mind more.
- 2012 -
Beautiful Song by a small margin for the better melody.
- 2012 - I wasn't really impressed by either song, but
Love Is Blind's good performance and staging gives this one to 2012.
- tie - I quite like both of these entries, and they're so different that I don't think I can compare them... I was about to flip a coin, so I thought I'd just make it a tie anyway.
- 2012 - Neither seems great or terrible, so the foot-shuffles win it for 2012.
- 2013 - It pains me to vote against
Lăutar, which I thoroughly enjoyed, but I just love the chorus of
O Mie.
- 2012 - I'd rather have a song that decides to be a joke entry than one that can't decide what it wants to be at all.
- 2013 - I feel like I'm missing some deep metaphor, but the lyrics to
Birds just seem silly... nevertheless, I couldn't find any redeeming features to 2012's entry, so this one goes to Anouk.
- 2013 - One of my top five for this year - it's catchy, and the staging isn't too flashy. Simple enough to choose.
- tie - It's the fun but substance-less
Zaleilahagainst
It's My Life, which is so unusual that I still can't sort out my own opinions on it. I think I need more time to choose here.
- 2012 - I've got nothing against
What If, but there are very few acts in this world that can follow dancing Russian grandmas and manage to stand out.
- 2013 - How is this even the same singer? I still haven't decided yet whether I like
Crisalide, but it gets my vote for not being last year's song.
- 2012 - I loved last year's
Nije Ljubav Stvar, which was apparently a very love-it-or-hate-it song.
Ljubav Je Svuda on the other hand, is sort of just... there.
- 2013 - Both average, but I find
Straight Into Love to be a more enjoyable brand of average.
- 2012 - They're both quite nice power ballads, but
Quédate Conmigo seems to have a more powerful finish.
- 2012 - I'd rate both
Euphoria and
You quite highly, but when the former is my equal-favourite in a strong year, the latter doesn't stand much of a chance.
- 2013 - The two entries seem a little similar, but
You And Me comes out on top with a slightly better chorus and better live performance.
- 2013 - I enjoyed the cheesy
Be My Guest, but
Gravity tops it by a tiny bit in each category.
- 2012 - I don't find it easy to choose between the UK's two 'quick, we're losing so wheel out the old celebrities' entries - neither one's bad, but nor are they amazing.
Love Will Set You Free has a nice calming feel to it, though.
2012:
20
2013:
16
Ties:
2
Doing this made me realise how a lot of the same countries are giving me my favourites each year - most of these choices were fairly close, either between two songs I liked or two songs I disliked... Well, at least this year should be more enjoyable to watch speculation-wise, rather than last year's general consensus of 'yeah, Euphoria's going to win'.