Now it's the nitty gritty time here. This is part five. Which five will miss the top ten? Let's find out! So here we go!
Number 15!
The Shin featuring Mariko Ebralidze with "Three Minutes to Earth" (Georgia). I don't understand the hate about this song, but I like it. Second straight year I've been impressed with an entry from Georgia in the ESC. Very folksy, low tempo and low fidelity, but great. So to all those bozos who have this lower than this on your rankings, go fuck yourself. Too bad it missed the final.
Come one and rise up! Nothing beat their two nights of performances of "Rise Up"--the collaboration between rapper RiskyKidd and the duo Freaky Fortune (Greece). Here it is number 14, and once again a Greek song to like in the ESC, like last year with Koza Mostra's "Alcohol is Free" (one of the greatest ESC songs ever in my opinion). The closest rap can get to in this year's edition in my opinion and worthwhile at least too. I want more from these three on some aspects in the long run.
Despite the political unrest in the Ukraine, Mariya Yaremchuk still not only made it to Copenhagen, but performed on two nights. "Tick Tock" is at number 12, but judging only for her first studio version only, not the final one that she performed live with (and is closer to what these mindless fucks listen to on modern day top 40 radio). I will say this right now: Ukraine in ESC has come on fire the last few years, including the likes of Gaitana and Zlata Ognevich (who finished third at Malmo last year), and it is a great tune. One day Ukraine will have a strong winner like Ruslana in 2004. Mark my words.
I know some might not like this, but after listening to this numerous times, Suzy Guerra's "Quero Ser Tua" (Portugal) is number 12 on my list. Why? It is such great, and to all the faux Portuguese who wished evil on her just because their favorite didn't make it to Copenhagen, this was an ideal for such a year when her country qualified for the 2014 FIFA men's World Cup in Brazil. Keep in mind, Portuguese is the primary language of Brazil and this was to pay respect to not only Brazilians but other parts of the world where the Portuguese colonized. Know some history before you talk shit. If your favorite in the national final advanced, he/she would've got lesser points, maybe lesser than what Hannah Mancini got last year for "Straight Into Love" for Slovenia. She almost made the final! It is one of my favorite Portuguese ESC entries of all time, but nothing beats the late Carlos Paiao's "Playback"! Also good to see Portugal back after a year on hiatus.
Emma Marrone at number 11 with "La Mia Citta" (Italy). Finally an Italian song in ESC to listen to since Nina Zilli's "L'Amore e Femmina" in 2012. Funky rock beat, that is all. Very disappointing final.
So there you have it, now the 27 that missed the top ten. Let's recap:
37. Poland
36. Denmark
35. Belarus
34. Latvia
33. Macedonia
32. Austria
31. Sweden
30. Moldova
29. San Marino
28. Belgium
27. Spain
26. Albania
25. Montenegro
24. Armenia
23. Russia
22. Great Britain
21. Israel
20. Hungary
19. Azerbaijan
18. Slovenia
17. Ireland
16. Lithuania
15. Georgia
14. Greece
13. Ukraine
12. Portugal
11. Italy
And now the moment of truth, who gets twelve? Who gets ten? Who gets one point? We'll see as the countdown continues!
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