Estonia ESTONIA 2023 - Alika - Bridges

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[EscGeek]

Moroccan Stefan joins the hype train

 

[laululind]

I'll hop on board as well. Need to give all the songs a few more listens before making a full ranking, but I doubt anything will change my top 2 (Ollie & Bedwetters).

 

[BarefootBoogaloo]

Venom performed by Ollie
Tuju performed by Meelik
ときめき (Tokimeki) performed by Neon Letters & Maiko
Salalik performed by Wiiralt
You Need To Move On performed by Anett x Fredi
Kurbuse matused performed by Robin Juhkental
Lighthouse performed by Sissi
Monsters performed by Bedwetters
Bad Philosophy performed by Elya
House of Glass performed by Janek
Valik performed by Kaw
Üks samm korraga performed by Mia

Whiskey Won't Forget performed by Carlos Ukareda
Why Do You Love Me performed by Andreas
Awaiting You performed by Inger
So Good (At What You Do) performed by m els
Aeg performed by Linalaak, Bonzo

Bridges performed by Alika
Pretty Girl performed by Ellip
UNICORN VIBES performed by Merlyn

 

[FabiESC]

My Ranking is....

01 OLLIE – “Venom” 10/10
02 JANEK – “House of Glass” 10/10
03 Elysa – “Bad Philosophy” 9/10
04 Bedwetters – “Monsters” 8/10
05 Carlos Ukareda – “Whiskey Won’t Forget” 8/10
06 MERLYN – “Unicorn Vibes” 6/10
07 MIA – “Üks samm korraga” 5/10
08 Alika – “Bridges” 5/10
09 Andreas – “Why Do You Love Me” 5/10
10 Anett x Fredi – “You Need to Move On” 4/10
11 ELLIP – “Pretty Girl” 4/10
12 kaw – “Valik” 4/10
13 SISSI – “Lighthouse” 4/10
14 Wiiralt – “Salalik” 3/10
15 Inger – “Awaiting You” 3/10
16 m els – “So Good At What You Do” 3/10
17 Neon Letters & Maiko – “Tokimeki” 2/10
18 Meelik- “Tuju” 1/10
19 Linalakk & Bonzo – “Aeg” 0/10
20 Robin Juhkental – “Kurbuse matused” 0/10

With Ollie & Janek i find my first faves for this season, love both songs, but i little bit more Ollie i hope he represent Estonia, this will be high in my ranking. Sadly they are only a handful of good songs, the rest is ok, meh and boring.

 

[EscGeek]

Let me elaborate further on this "first/last eesti laul song i listen to becomes my winner phenomenon"

In 2019, the songs on the website were sorted in order of appearence and The Swingers, Tanja and Birgit who performed first in the first semi final became my first pick.

In 2020 and 2021 i went through the songs alphabetically. Ziggy Wild and Alabama Watchdog respectively became my winnners.

For 2023, i helped myself this this exact playlist from youtube where Ollie is the first
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuCsVM6fDVnMrS__ebD7JQN55TzotNo58

What are the odds?

 

[randajad]

So judging from the recap Eesti Laul is finally back I might listen to them all

 

[Loindici]

I'm here because WHAT IS LACED INSIDE UNICORN VIBES

 

[elanyvx]

Good Songs: Alika, Andreas, Carlos Ukareda, Elysa, Inger, M Els, Mia, Ollie, Sissi

OK: Bedwetters, Janek, Merlyn, Neon Letters & Maiko, Kaw

NO: Annett & Fredi, Ellip, Linalakk & Bonzo, Meelik, Robin Juhkental, Wiiralt

 

[lasse braun]

Ollie's song has a Nickleback sound.

i think,we have the winner when i take a look on the sound of the 2022 winner.

 

[lasse braun]

And this Mops also likes: - listen! - Janek's "House of glass"!

...ok he will be definitely in the game for the win,also because he is a (good looking) male but i think young mister inger looking little bit better so beware of inger. (little joke)
btw i have so far after hearing all songs minimum twice still no real favorite - maybe wiiralt (in front),alika and ellip and the duet linalakk & bonzo.
the song of m els has this fleedwood mac gene inside - maybe also a contender?

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[Realest]

Only liked Ollie after first Listening.

 

[Franzilein]

Haha, heard the first note of Venom and my head went immediately "Never made it as a wise man...", but thankfully it goes a different direction directly afterwards. Great song!! Let's go Eesti ♥

 

[mauve]

the song of m els has this fleedwood mac gene inside - maybe also a contender?

If you say it like this, there are similarities between the two indeed. Used to listen a lot to Fleetwood Mac in the past.

 

[Looren]

Found out Stefan my ESC 2022 fave helped to compose m els song who's 2nd in my ranking

Also found out Ollie my fave of this Eesti Laul released a song with Uku my ESC 2021 fave some years ago...

 

[Sammy]

I really enjoyed "Bad Philosophy" and "House of glass".
As for the rest: I could live with Venom, since it's a solid Rocksong, but anything else is just so exchangeable...

Estonia: please send ELYSA!

 

[Zorjan]

Seems like Ollie has got a lot of fans in here...
And I totally get it, it's definitely my favorite too

 

[bazinga]

Unicorn vibes for the win

 

[mauve]

Found out Stefan my ESC 2022 fave helped to compose m els song who's 2nd in my ranking

Also found out Ollie my fave of this Eesti Laul released a song with Uku my ESC 2021 fave some years ago...

You forgot to mention another "connection": all are ...

 

[Looren]

You forgot to mention another "connection": all are ...

I don't get what you mean at all

 

[BorisBubbles]

Still drowzy from spending months in off-season mode, but here it comes:

:: Neon Letters & Maiko - "Tokimeki"
:: m els - "So good (at what you do)"
:: Meelik - "Tuju"
:: Bedwetters - "Monsters"
:: ELLIP - "Pretty girl"
:: ELYSA - "Bad Philosophy"
:: kaw - "Valik"
:: OLLIE - "Venom"
:: INGER - "Awaiting you"
:: Robin Jukhental - "Kurbuse matused"
:: MERLYN - "Unicorn vibes"
:: Anett x Fredi - "You need to move on"
:: ALIKA - "Bridges"
:: WIIRALT - "Salalik"
:: Mia - "Üks samm korrega"
:: Linalakk, Bonzo - "Aeg"
:: Janek - "House of glass"
:: Sissi - "Lighthouse"
:: Carlos Ukareda - "Whiskey won't forget"
:: Andreas Poom - "Why do you love me"

Not a bad start for the season, or for Eesti Laul in general. Loads of "contenders" are borink-to-shit though. Like Janek's just generic Morland noise and Sissi isn't even good enough for radio? Alika's is fine but a more approachable "I stand" won't survive the culling in a televote-only semi tally. Only Elysa won me over with a trashy Stig song that had been *very* clearly rejected by Elina Born over half a decade ago Carlos and Andreas are the only demons though and NEED to be DESTROYED (in the final of EL because you know, Estonia).

I think Bedwetters are winning, or at least are the act that *should* win because that's instant ESC hit material right there. Punk Rock Lordi LET'S GO! Wouldn't mind Tokimeki or Venom if those can deliver suitable lives as well. (IF being the massive keyword there.)

Oh and after the entire Minimal Wind debacle from last year I've already convinced myself Anett x Fredi are making the superfinal lol (which is okay to me because that one could *also* be a sleeper hit at ESC)