Sweden SWEDEN 2021 - Tusse - Voices

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There's fire in the rain
But we'll get up again
We're thousand miles apart
But we'll overcome

I'll never let you down
World is turning us around
But I feel it in my heart
Let's make a brand new start

Can't stop us now forget the haters
Get up and live and make it matter
There's more to life so go ahead and
sing it out

Can you hear
a million voices
Calling out
in the rain
You know we got
a million choices
So go get out
and let it rain

A million voices voices
A million voices voices
A million voices voices
A million voices

There's fire in the rain
And I can feel your pain
Painting all the scars in
The colors of change

Don't let them hold you down
Don't let them hold you down
Go shooting like a star
The star you are

Can't stop us now forget the haters
Get up and live and make it matter
There's more to life so go ahead and
sing it out

Can you hear
a million voices
Calling out
in the rain
You know we got
a million choices
So go get out
and let it rain

Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices

Can you hear them?
Can you hear them?

Can you hear
a million voices
Calling out
in the rain
You know we got
a million choices
So go get out
and let it rain

Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices​

 

[Dessi]

I really don't understand how you can make that conclusion when I believe the viewers should still have as much say as now?

And how is involving more domestic jury groups (making up the total jury group) saying that, when in fact it gives more power to Swedes over foreigners in our voting?

Well spit it out then, for GODs sake ...
You talk like the "Oracle of Delphi"... First you talk in mysterious ways, almost in riddels. The readers HAVE to interpret you. You give some parts to us but not the whole story. And then when you get an answer you put the blame on the person who wants to know what the fuck you are talking about. And this has been going on for like 10-15 years now...
Why don't you just say what you REALLY want. Be PRECICE, BE LITERRALLY, cause it is a bit hard to understand your nuances. PLEASE!

 

[A-lister]

Well spit it out then, for GODs sake ...
You talk like the "Oracle of Delphi"... First you talk in mysterious ways, almost in riddels. The readers HAVE to interpret you. You give some parts to us but not the whole story. And then when you get an answer you put the blame on the person who wants to know what the fuck you are talkning about. And this has been going on for like 10-15 years now...
Why don't you just say what you REALLY want. Be PRECICE, BE LITERRALLY, cause it is a bit hard to understand your nuances. PLEASE!

 

[I bims]

the songwriters aren't the "faces" of the songs.

You still have a certain reputation behind the scenes and could be blacklisted by labels.

 

[A-lister]

You still have a certain reputation behind the scenes and could be blacklisted by labels.

Maybe in the UK or Germany where Eurovision is treated as a joke, I have a hard time seeing a Swedish songwriter being "blacklisted" from any labels if they enter a song to MF (in particular not the ones who have more domestic careers than international).

The highest profile names we ever got were RedOne and Robyn as songwriters... at least I can't recall any others...

 

[Loindici]

You still have a certain reputation behind the scenes and could be blacklisted by labels.

I can agree with this, though I would think of it as being 'blacklisted' internationally rather than in Sweden. I'm an outsider, though, so I can't claim anything.

 

[I bims]

Maybe in the UK or Germany where Eurovision is treated as a joke, I have a hard time seeing a Swedish songwriter being "blacklisted" from any labels if they enter a song to MF (in particular not the ones who have more domestic careers than international).

The highest profile names we ever got were RedOne and Robyn as songwriters... at least I can't recall any others...

Well yeah maybe I'm just pessimistic because our entertainment industry really sucks.

 

[A-lister]

Well yeah maybe I'm just pessimistic because our entertainment industry really sucks.

Does it? Or just in regards to Eurovision?

 

[Preuss]

Baffles my mind how Tusse is nearly at 50% odds to win melfest. A favorite, okay, but 50%? wtf

 

[A-lister]

Baffles my mind how Tusse is nearly at 50% odds to win melfest. A favorite, okay, but 50%? wtf

I've been talking about this in the thread already and been called "conspiracy theorist" and whatever...

But I'll stick to my point and it's because the media here is hyping him up ridiculously much because of his "background story", and nothing sells better to the average Swede than a "sad background story". Media hype unfortunately plays alot in who ultimately wins MF, and Swedes are sadly a collectivist bunch on average.

Anyways, I'm looking forward to see it flop in ESC and everyone in Sweden will be like "oh but his story!!!" ... well, Europe don't care about local hype duh! What they will see and here is a bland entry and performance with a contrived "message" sold in such a generic Pop package that it comes across as inauthentic. Man if you want to sell a "message", it needs to at least feel somewhat "real".

 

[Preuss]

I've been talking about this in the thread already and been called "conspiracy theorist" and whatever...

But I'll stick to my point and it's because the media here is hyping him up ridiculously much because of his "background story", and nothing sells better to the average Swede than a "sad background story". Media hype unfortunately plays alot in who ultimately wins MF, and Swedes are sadly a collectivist bunch on average.

Anyways, I'm looking forward to see it flop in ESC and everyone will be like "oh but his story!!!" ... well, Europe don't care about local hype duh!

I mean, that sounds exactly like TIX? Not really a sob story, but he did have a great following here going into the contest and obviously benefited from it. We're fellow Scandinavians... we vote with heart instead of head

I don't think he'll flop. Especially this year where it seems like we'll get an "alternative" year with many quirky, fun, entries, etc. I think it will do a top ten (no not because it's Sweden)

 

[I bims]

Does it? Or just in regards to Eurovision?

Oh in general. Eurovision is just a reflection of that.
If we would send the most locally successful song by a german artists each year we would not do any better in the contest :'D

You should be reeeaally grateful that you have Melfest even in the current state :'D

 

[A-lister]

I mean, that sounds exactly like TIX? Not really a sob story, but he did have a great following here going into the contest and obviously benefited from it. We're fellow Scandinavians... we vote with heart instead of head

I don't think he'll flop. Especially this year where it seems like we'll get an "alternative" year with many quirky, fun, entries, etc. I think it will do a top ten (no not because it's Sweden)

I don't know too much about the TIX scenario, but from the little I gathered it seems to be a bit of a similar case yes.

Well, we would really have to rely heavily on the juries then, and they like bland stuff like this so maybe you're right it won't be an uber flop, but I really don't think Europe will like it much... I mean Europeans also vote with "heart", but they'll vote if they feel connected to the music because the background story will mean nothing to most of them (if they'll even know about it), that's a totally "local affair", and the song itself is void of any heart and soul, it's an empty bland Pop song and Europe punished us in the past for that and this is even worse than previous ones so the juries would have to really unfairly push us then but I am not sure that it will be enough this time around.

 

[A-lister]

Oh in general. Eurovision is just a reflection of that.
If we would send the most locally successful song by a german artists each year we would not do any better in the contest :'D

You should be reeeaally grateful that you have Melfest even in the current state :'D

Aren't you being a bit too hard on yourself now? I can think of at least some German songs that could have won (or at least end up high) in ESC (had they hypothetically been picked to represent you).

I am happy we have Melodifestivalen, and I know it's comparably stronger than many other national selections, but just because someone else is "worse" shouldn't be an excuse to become lazy and cocky with your own selection. If the quality is bad I will call it out, if it needs changes I will raise my voice, after all I am a tax payer and SVT gets billions from us so I guess it gives me the right to say what I want about it.

 

[Dessi]

If the quality is bad I will call it out, if it needs changes I will raise my voice, after all I am a tax payer and SVT gets billions from us so I guess it gives me the right to say what I want about it.

Well, you are just ONE person out of 10 milions....I dont see why SVT will listen to you especially here on this forum.

 

[I bims]

but they'll vote if they feel connected to the music because the background story will mean nothing to most of them (if they'll even know about it)

I mean...a black man singing "Can you hear a million voices calling out?" is a quite obvious message and story. It's not rocket science. And a story can help connect to a song.

Especially after the black lives matter protests more people are aware of the struggles black people face on a daily basis.
The context is already there, no explanation needed. And most people watch the contest with commentators and they usually tell us something about the artist anyway.

So I don't know why you assume no one could possibly get what he is singing about :'D

 

[A-lister]

I mean...a black man singing "Can you hear a million voices calling out?" is a quite obvious message and story. It's not rocket science. And a story can help connect to a song.

Especially after the black lives matter protests more people are aware of the struggles black people face on a daily basis.
The context is already there, no explanation needed. And most people watch the contest with commentators and they usually tell us something about the artist anyway.

So I don't know why you assume no one could possibly get what he is singing about :'D

What "context"? I wouldn't apply American history and context on Sweden firstly

Please sell the BLM stuff to your average Pole, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Greek, Serb, Icelander... not very relatable at all tbh.

Anyways, the story sold in Swedish media might be BLM related too, but it's mostly about this guy's background though which is a different thing (it's more about him coming to Sweden as a refugee as a child if anything)

 

[I bims]

Aren't you being a bit too hard on yourself now? I can think of at least some German songs that could have won (or at least end up high) in ESC (had they hypothetically been picked to represent you).

I couldn't name one :'D

 

[A-lister]

I couldn't name one :'D

Atemlos durch die Nacht

 

[Loindici]

I don't think he'll flop. Especially this year where it seems like we'll get an "alternative" year with many quirky, fun, entries, etc. I think it will do a top ten (no not because it's Sweden)

Sadly, I will agree. And sadly, I will still not like it since (again) I will probably going to see Sweden competing with a peasant version of an Alicia Keys tune (and of course this is from my butthurt bias as an Alicia Keys fan).

 

[Dessi]

Tusse - Voices

Startnummer 7 i tredje deltävlingen av Melodifestivalen 2021 - Voices med Tusse!Till final från deltävling 3 med startnummer 7. Artist: Tusse. Bidrag: ”Voice...

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