Israel ISRAEL 2021 - Eden Alene - Set Me Free

[escYOUnited]

Take a look what we've become
It's been so long
Getting you out of my life
I feel so strong
Set me free
Feel my beating heart in perfect
Harmony
Don't let me down
I'ma I'ma Ah
I’ma I’ma Ah
Feeling like in prison
Looking for the reason
I don't wanna say goodbye
Feels like no tomorrow
Everywhere that I go
Babe I'm gonna lose my mind
Just another story
Tell me not to worry
And everything will be just fine
Used to be your treasure
Now I'm gone forever
Think I'm going back in time
Set me free
Feel my beating heart in perfect
Harmony
Don't let me down
I’ma I’ma Ah
I'ma make it on my own
I’ma I’ma Ah
חלאס עם השיגעון
I’ma I’ma Ah
I'ma make it on my own
I’ma I’ma Ah
חלאס עם השיגעון
Life has been so easy
Used to call us cheesy
It was paradise
In my bed so lonely
You're the one and only
Hell I know I paid my price
Clock is ticking tik tak
Everything is צ'יק צ'ק
And I don't know what to do
People tell me honey
יאללה בלאגנים
One day dreams will become true
Set me free
Feel my beating heart in perfect
Harmony
Don't let me down
Set me free
Feel my beating heart in perfect
Harmony
Don't let me down
I’ma I’ma Ah
I'ma make it on my own
I’ma I’ma Ah
חלאס עם השיגעון
I’ma I’ma Ah
I'ma make it on my own
I’ma I’ma Ah
חלאס עם השיגעון
I’m so awesome
Come and get some
What are we living for?
I’m your reason
Spicy season
Like we did before
Let me take you higher
Set the place on fire
2021 degrees
Feel my beating heart and set me free
Set me Free
Set me free
Set me free
Set me free
Harmony
Don’t let me down
Just set me free​

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[Charly]

Maybe the threat by @AshleyWright worked

 

[njdevils94]

 

[RainyWoods]

The song that to most of us felt dead on arrival, still dead after its revamp and that actually needed the jury wildcard to reach the top 3 in the first place is suddenly the overwhelming public favourite with 71.3% of the votes It's a Hanukkah miracle, Baruch HaShem.

 

[HayashiM]

The song that to most of us felt dead on arrival, still dead after its revamp and that actually needed the jury wildcard to reach the top 3 in the first place is suddenly the overwhelming public favourite with 71.3% of the votes It's a Hanukkah miracle, Baruch HaShem.

I guess it could be explained by a lot less people voting in the first round, when this was not on tv yet?

 

[Gera11]

This looks more rigged than a Kirkorov'd NF

 

[RainyWoods]

I guess it could be explained by a lot less people voting in the first round, when this was not on tv yet?

Hmmmm perhaps.... perhaps....

Anyway, now that we know that miracles are very much a thing, I can't wait for Gabrielius Vagelis to take down The Roop in Lithuania.

 

[opinionsigotem]

This isn't setting anyone's world alight but Ue La La made my ears bleed (literally the worst song of the season) and I don't remember the other one so can't say I'm super bothered.

4 points and struggling for the final

 

[crashworld]

Set Me Free and La La Love are on Spotify now.
Added Set Me Free to my Spotify playlist. It's still the same version, so I'm hoping a revamp version will come soon.

Set Me Free

Eden Alene · Song · 2021

open.spotify.com

La La Love

Eden Alene · Song · 2021

open.spotify.com

 

[empo21]

lol at these results

As a big Ue La La defender, I actually kinda want to believe these results. I feel like they'd give us closer %s if they were rigged (or KAN got too carried away spam voting for Set Me Free).

Also the fact that there were barely 43k votes cast for an online voting is surprising. Seems like both Israel public and Eurovision bubble had no interest and maybe majority of the votes came from NF viewers.

 

[grazy2266]

Oh I expected more than this really, I don't know why I feel underwhelmed by this song, I think a revamp is needed.

 

[crashworld]

The song that to most of us felt dead on arrival, still dead after its revamp and that actually needed the jury wildcard to reach the top 3 in the first place is suddenly the overwhelming public favourite with 71.3% of the votes It's a Hanukkah miracle, Baruch HaShem.

From what I have read, "Set Me Free" was the no. 3 song in the televote results for the selection of the final 3 songs, so it's not like it doesn't have fans. It just happened to be also a jury-picked song.

Plus, the viewers voted based on the 9 demos. "Set Me Free" got the most "drastic" revamp out of the 3, coupled with Eden's recording and music video (which seems like a lot of people thought it's the best one out of the 3), which explains why it managed to edge out the other 2 in the final round?

But I do agree the final televoting results are really surprising. Perhaps the online community & international fans are very vocal about their preferences for the other 2 songs and the Israeli viewers do actually prefer "Set Me Free".

To all those dismissing Israel's chance of qualification:

I have managed to view whatever youtubers' reaction videos for the songs. It seems like those who have only seen "Set Me Free" on its own and didn't listen to the other 2 songs really think the song is good enough. So I do believe the song has a greater accessibility to the public as the general comments on the song is that it's catchy and very contemporary. Therefore, an ordinary ESC viewer will see "Set Me Free" on its own and not have the other 2 songs to compared to.

In addition, while I do agree that the song could be generic/basic (or whatever you all want to call it), but let's not forget Eden is a great performer/vocalist. And we have yet to see the staging and what songs her competitors are bringing to the game.

And also, there are many times where basic/average pop songs did well in the competition eventually even when the initial reaction is lukewarm. Prime example is Cyprus 2019. "Fuego" is just as basic as it comes. Did anyone actually expect Eleni is going to be a hot favourite to win the competition when the studio cut was released? It was only apparent after the actual 'live' rehearsal/performance that people went crazy for it after the staging and Eleni's performance elevated the song. Therefore, I do believe "Set Me Free" does stands a chance to do well if the staging is done right and if Eden is able to bring her energy to the song (which I know she will). A little revamp to the song may help too. So I wouldn't write off Israel's qualification chances.

 

[njdevils94]

Her channel was down for a few days but Danijela is back to review the entry!

Also @EscGeek is it summer in Slovenia or something based on her apparel?

 

[AlekS]

Her channel was down for a few days but Danijela is back to review the entry!

@ all the mods. Pls add smiley to the post reactions.

 

[EscGeek]

@njdevils94

but it's not like she's filming outside.

 

[Charly]

After a week, Israel had slid to the bottom of the odds. For sure a revamp is urgent

 

[crashworld]

After a week, Israel had slid to the bottom of the odds. For sure a revamp is urgent

The odds are just showing who is likely to win the contest. And we all know this song is never going to win. While we haven't even got the remaining 39 songs, I don't think there is much to worry. They just need to focus to get the staging right. A good revamp won't hurt, but I lowkey don't want to become Czech Republic 2020 while the revamped version is worse than the original one.

 

[ESCREGION]

Ok it wasn't my favourite song among the 3 but it doesn't mean that its' not a good song!! well done

 

[Sammy]

I think a good staging can do much more for the song than a revamp.

 

[ayzelto]

I am not entirely sure about this song, it sounds good but at the same time there are many things going on, so I got lost in the end. If you want to see my reaction visit my link, it would be nice if I had more people following me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-utnKCc1Tf4&t=349s

 

[Neo]

This is quite good. Fitting parts (so difficult), great production, interesting details and decent singing.

It just doesn't grab me the same way last year's Feker Libi did.