Germany GERMANY 2020 - Ben Dolic ft. B-OK - Violent Thing

[escYOUnited]

 

[ESC94]

I gave 8/12 for the Beginning.

Did you read my mind?? I gave as well!!

 

[valenzbar]

It's an improvement.. but the song is a mess.

 

[Lindon]

My first thought was " Wow, Menderes is hitting notes" and then I realized who and what it was.

 

[VikingTiger]

At least this is up-tempo. That was a relief! The title of the entry is really intriguing, but the song itself does not follow up. The beat is at times really good, and makes me want to move. It's not a very memorable entry though. And my main problem here is Ben's very thin voice. I really wonder how this will sound live - I do remember Glorious - which sounded far from glorious live on the stage.
But all in all the studio version is enjoyable. I will not download it . But I will give it a 7.

 

[opinionsigotem]

He's Slovenian?

Indeed, here he is in EMA a few years ago, proof he's a decent live singer (though this song is a hard no).

 

[Mrm]

Indeed, here he is in EMA a few years ago, proof he's a decent live singer (though this song is a hard no).

Hahaha this song is like a bad version of DMGP 2008 "Tree of life" which I LOVED! lol

 

[BarefootBoogaloo]

I'll give it a 6, it's good, really dig the melody, the lyrics are meh.

 

[Musicosity]

Oh dear, someone must really be sh***ing his pants worrying for his job . This is so un-NDResque as I could possibly imagine. After they tried (and failed) over and over again doing it their own style they are now turning to outside experts with an actual idea about what they are doing. They don't even take any risks with the famous NDR staging and hire Marty Kudelka instead . I guess now I know why they are talking about raising the TV license fees.

The song itself is great, very catchy. May lose its appeal quickly on repeated listening, but that won't bother the voters on the big night. Top 10 I'd say, with a good staging it could be a contender for the win.

 

[Nicfedy]

Just about scraping a 12 from me. I can’t remember it even after listening twice but recall a good experience.

 

[Brandt]

Excluding 2018, I don't dislike a single German entry since 2009 #noshame

 

[Gordon_Shumway]

My first two thoughts after hearing this:
1) I was so convinced that a woman is singing. Confusing.
2) I have been criticising Sweden harshly over the last few years for sending meaningless, cheap mainstream pop to the ESC. And now MY OWN COUNTRY comes up with crap like this. Guys, this year will be another hard one for me...

 

[Romeo]

I just need to say....

Well done Germany!

 

[Citelis]

I like S!ster than this tbh!

 

[Romeo]

Right. I never really do long detailed analysis of songs and I'm not going to start now.

I was expecting something bad but this song is amazing! Seriously Germany will be very high up on the left side of the scoreboard this year! Get the staging right and it could win. I'm trying to decide whether it's my number 1 or 2 this year. The more I listen I think it will be number 1

 

[Smudy]

This slays, wtf.

 

[Realest]

"Für Aserbaidschan Platz 7"

 

[Ezio]

Acoustically it is a bit challenging but it slays. Gives me The Weeknd vibes.

This could light up the stage or could sound really terrible live. I give it 8 points for now with some wiggle room for more. It needs to slay live to get a better score. Could be a "If love was a crime" but also a "Chameleon", if sung terribly.

 

[Realest]

It was only an Acousticversion, but still his Livesinging is pretty good.

 

[mauve]

Just heard the acoustic version of the song on tv ... and yes, he can sing! Liked it much more than the original version!

 

[AliceEsc]

Not my thing I guess. It's not bad, but sounds a little irritating at some parts.