Poland POLAND 2022 - Ochman - River

[escYOUnited]

Gonna take my body down
Right down, down, down to the river
Gonna take my body down

Let the water carry me away
Just float away
Oh oh…

Bury all of my things
Bury me in my skin
All that I've done
Oh Lord, I'm done
Who'd wanna be a king
Pulling too many strings
All that I've done
Oh Lord, I'm done

Carry me away
I float away
In the river

Gonna lay my head right down
Right now, now, now and forever
Gonna lay my head right down

Let the water carry me away
Just float away

Bury all of my things
Bury me in my skin
All that I've done
Oh Lord, I'm done
Who'd wanna be a king
Pulling too many strings
All that I've done
Oh Lord, I'm done

Carry me away
I float away

In the river, oh oh
In the river, oh oh
In the river, oh yеah

Bury all of my things
Bury me in my skin
All that I've done
Oh Lord, I'm donе
Who'd wanna be a king
Pulling too many strings
All that I've done
Oh Lord, I'm done

Gonna take my body down
Right down, down, down to the river​

 

[rasmuslights]

Weren't though people convinced that Margaret would win in the past? Daria also has a lacking charisma on stage and to me her song is weaker than 'Cool Me Down' so hopefully something better finds a way to come on top.

exactly + if Margaret couldn't win (one of the biggest pop stars in Poland) I doubt Daria will. Ochman is way more talented

 

[Iker]

exactly + if Margaret couldn't win (one of the biggest pop stars in Poland) I doubt Daria will. Ochman is way more talented

Ochman is a very good live singer, so I don't doubt in his ability there. Hopefully his song will be good too!

 

[lilka]

Czysta woda zdrowia DODA!

If it doesn't turn into wÓda.

 

[A-lister]

It's pretty obvious that the winner is (going to be) Daria. However, I would like to hear Krystian's song.

I wouldn't be so sure about it, both Krystian and Karolina are pretty much equally known and stand similar chances (depending on songs of course, but as far as name-recognition goes). I mean all of them are newcomers in a sense but Krystian had his The Voice success and the audience that came with that and Karolina had one of the biggest local radio hits of 2021 so...

 

[blue00eyes]

"Love blind" was quite big aswell, I thought it was foreign for a while and personally like it more than "Paranoia".
I can't wait for Ochman's single, I hope not to be let down.

I am still not sure why do we have 10 entries in the competition when half of them are completely chanceless and a waste of time.

 

[A-lister]

I am still not sure why do we have 10 entries in the competition when half of them are completely chanceless and a waste of time.

Pretty standard for most national selections though, sometimes even 95% of the entries are chanceless. I guess it's just fillers to make the good ones stand out and obviously ways for national broadcasters to make some extra cash on televoting, viewership, sponsoring and make themselves look like they involve people in democratic process

 

[Iker]

Help me, I like Lovesick of Kuba. It is not maybe my desired entry for Poland, but it is catchy and better than what I thought it would be after reading some opinions here or there on it.

 

[A-lister]

Help me, I like Lovesick of Kuba. It is not maybe my desired entry for Poland, but it is catchy and better than what I thought it would be after reading some opinions here or there on it.

I think we have a case for exorcism here?

 

[njdevils94]

 

[blue00eyes]

I think we have a case for exorcism here?

Guy is fine, it's just the horrible nonsense chorus that ruins the act. Maybe in the future he will try with something else than uninspired la-la-love lyrics. As a filler it's ok and it is indeed catchy...

 

[A-lister]

Guy is fine, it's just the horrible nonsense chorus that ruins the act. Maybe in the future he will try with something else than uninspired la-la-love lyrics. As a filler it's ok and it is indeed catchy...

The "lala" part is the least problematic with the entry but of course each to their own... I think a sure NQ though if chosen

 

[Mainshow]

SlIghtly repetitive but quite catchy as well. The song being in Spanish and Polish was a lovely surprise. When the Polish verse kicked in, I thought they wouldn't give us more Polish lines but it is really balanced.

Unlike that Norway preselection song, the Spanish verse feels very authentic and natural to me (they just didn't come up with 3 or 4 common words foreigners now in Spanish). It flows so well.

What really bothers me: SOMEONE should have told them that "move" needs to be pronounced "mu:v".
There's no final obstruent devoicing. Them repetiting "mufff" several times throughout the song is somehow ridiculous.

 

[A-lister]

SlIghtly repetitive but quite catchy as well. The song being in Spanish and Polish was a lovely surprise. When the Polish verse kicked in, I thought they wouldn't give us more Polish lines but it is really balanced.

Unlike that Norway preselection song, the Spanish verse feels very authentic and natural to me (they just didn't come up with 3 or 4 common words foreigners now in Spanish). It flows so well.

What really bothers me: SOMEONE should have told them that "move" needs to be pronounced "mu:v".
There's no final obstruent devoicing. Them repetiting "mufff" several times throughout the song is somehow ridiculous.

The song is alright, some years behind-trend though (but that's pretty common for ESC in general so no biggie), but it sounds more like a radio song than something I think would work well in ESC I'm afraid, and yeah the "Muff" is a bit funny, it wouldn't be so awkward if it wasn't the main hook of the song, now it's hurting my ears a bit.

All-in-all decent, but a bit generic and I don't think it's a hot contender (5 years too late). Waiting for Ochman now, otherwise it's Daria for me.

 

[lasse braun]

ole!
song sounds very us-american and it is with chicas.
what is going on in poland?

 

[Mainshow]

I'm really afraid of Poland now. I just keep my fingers crossed for Ochman now as well so far, we haven't heard a sure qualifier which is disastrous...I mean, we already got to hear 8 entries (?).

Daria could work but I'm still worried about the live performance + it's slightly too generic.

 

[lasse braun]

there is a demo from the ochman song somewhere to find?

 

[Yoozek]

I think it's gonna be between Ania and Krystian. Depending on the "River", Ochmann will slay both the jury and televote scores or lose to Byrcyn. In terms of singing she has no chance - he won the voice against her.

Rest will be just a waste of time. I mean, most of the songs are not half-bad, but they're just not ESC material.

 

[blue00eyes]

This is literally Daria vs Ochman.
I am not so sure about the latin song, we're not Espain + Slo Mo is still better.

 

[Iker]

there is a demo from the ochman song somewhere to find?

Wait for the Russian hackers! Hopefully this is the only thing we're all looking forward to and waiting for coming from Russia ... save for their Eurovision entry obviously.

 

[njdevils94]

Ochman - River snippet

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Ochman - River

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