What is the worst Eurovision / National Final song you've ever heard?

[VoR]

On the flipside of Raylee, I genuinely believe this from Norway last night may be one of the single worst songs I've ever heard in my life.




There's plenty of stuff every year that I strongly dislike, some of which is clearly very good on its own terms but not at all to my taste (If I Were Sorry by Frans being an obvious example), but what are some of the most genuinely irredeemable efforts you can think of?

 

[Soldi]

@ButterTart reminded me of this AWFUL SCREECHING LITTLE SHIT the other night

 

[VoR]

Oh GOD YES.

To think that was considered a HOT CONTENDER.

 

[Lucille]

On the flipside of Raylee, I genuinely believe this from Norway last night may be one of the single worst songs I've ever heard in my life.



There's plenty of stuff every year that I strongly dislike, some of which is clearly very good on its own terms but not at all to my taste (If I Were Sorry by Frans being an obvious example), but what are some of the most genuinely irredeemable efforts you can think of?

omg

How hypnotically AWFUL! I couldn’t wait for it to be over but also couldn’t bring myself to press STOP!

 

[Soldi]

Also very painful to listen to but also had the audacity of going to Eurovision.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Also very painful to listen to but also had the audacity of going to Eurovision.

This was amazing from start to finish and you are only showing yourself as UNENLIGHTENED

 

[VoR]

The insane performance somewhat redeemed The Dream for me.

As a song, it really is a chore though. It just KEEPS GOING.

 

[Soldi]

At least with the likes of My Life is OK there’s a sort of comedic redeeming quality about them, unlike songs such as The Dream which are just painful regardless of however many gay angels you get to descend from the ceiling of a Tel Aviv sports hall.

 

[Lucille]

Also very painful to listen to but also had the audacity of going to Eurovision.

The enduring influence of Yasuaki Shimizu.

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

Not so much the melody itself, but the utter UNCHARISMA and singing through her nose of the performer really knocks this down.

 

[Lucille]

Not so much the melody itself, but the utter UNCHARISMA and singing through her nose of the performer really knocks this down.

Like a young @Dark Carnival

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

This was pretty shocking as well:

 

[Tisch]

Truly truly awful.

 

[Suomi]

@ButterTart reminded me of how awful Michelle Gayle’s U Got Me is - I’m sorry but how is this a song, it’s like a collection twenty-five ideas thrown into a blender



Py Bäckman - Magisk Stjärna is one of the most self-indulgent pieces of garbage I’ve heard at Melodifestivalen. What a front!


Kwanzaa - Lovin’ Your Feen - I actually do quite like this but thought it was worth mentioning because of its legendary ‘worst ever’ status

 

[VoR]

Truly truly awful.

A Capella singing is truly an accursed genre.

 

[Soldi]

EURO NEURO!

 

[Suomi]

Belarus put their auditions online and it always throws up gems in abundance. This is quite sweet (starts one minute in)

 

[Suomi]

Double Date - An Email to Berlin , from Dutch national final 1999.

I am kind of obsessed with turn of the century pop about technology, and combined with zero vocal talent but 100% enthusiasm, you get this masterpiece. LOVE the women in the audience at the end who refuse to clap

 

[Suomi]

But it would take a lot for a modern day entry to beat the horror that is MAID - Freaks . This song was one of the 3 choices for the U.K. in 2019 because someone at the BBC really pushed for it to be included.

 

[Soldi]

But it would take a lot for a modern day entry to beat the horror that is MAID - Freaks . This song was one of the 3 choices for the U.K. in 2019 because someone at the BBC really pushed for it to be included.

Didn’t one of the judges openly admit it’s was AWFUL

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

Double Date - An Email to Berlin , from Dutch national final 1999.

I am kind of obsessed with turn of the century pop about technology, and combined with zero vocal talent but 100% enthusiasm, you get this masterpiece. LOVE the women in the audience at the end who refuse to clap

This was one of the two favourites (with Marlayne) TO WIN pre-show.

 

[Soldi]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx6ou6iDosg

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

The complete audience apathy and song author in the greenroom thrilled with his work is what really makes it for me.

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

That slighly smug look after his performance whilst a screen shows he has 8 TELEVOTES total.

 

[Lucille]

Belarus put their auditions online and it always throws up gems in abundance. This is quite sweet (starts one minute in)

!!!!!!

 

[ZenGiraffe]

@dazsampson

 

[Lucille]

Double Date - An Email to Berlin , from Dutch national final 1999.

I am kind of obsessed with turn of the century pop about technology, and combined with zero vocal talent but 100% enthusiasm, you get this masterpiece. LOVE the women in the audience at the end who refuse to clap

The boy on the computer is kinda cute though.

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

Belarus put their auditions online and it always throws up gems in abundance. This is quite sweet (starts one minute in)

I like to Natasha and her friends just decide to bail school one day to try out for the Belarus selection.

Do you like to hear my words, I'm afraid to seem foolish

 

[dmlaw]

Lolly and I watched A Song For Europe 1987 as a drunken rewatch at one point and I, for one, am still traumatised. I think this was the worst of an unimaginably bad lot, but I wouldn't swear to it. I would swear at it.

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

The vox and gimmick at the last 40 seconds

 

[Tisch]

The audience rolling their eyes!

 

[VoR]

Born in Belorussia has NO PLACE in this thread, but I am pleased to see more people introduced to that utterly astonishing piece of broadcast television.

 

[Dark Carnival]

Like a young @Dark Carnival

She has better vox tbh

 

[ButterTart]

These two. The first is the most flaccid pop song I've ever heard, performed by someone who had his larynx removed at birth and just never realised. The second is somehow both turgid AND irritating to the point of distraction, and is a masterclass in how not to present a song.

Obviously, That Sounds Good to Me, Suus and Telemoveis are the absolute nadir of Eurovision and music in general, but I refuse to dignify those shit-smeared heaps of CUNT with a stream so I won't be posting links.

 

[ButterTart]

But it would take a lot for a modern day entry to beat the horror that is MAID - Freaks . This song was one of the 3 choices for the U.K. in 2019 because someone at the BBC really pushed for it to be included.

They'd NEVER performed together live until that moment. Astonishing, considering the chemistry and sublime harmonies.

 

[ButterTart]

National final wise, MF will have to put in some serious graft to top this monstrosity. Shocking vocals and horrendous presentation, laid over the most soulless, clinical pop imaginable. This had to be dragged to the final and absolutely bombed once it got there.

 

[Suomi]

National final wise, MF will have to put in some serious graft to top this monstrosity. Shocking vocals and horrendous presentation, laid over the most soulless, clinical pop imaginable. This had to be dragged to the final and absolutely bombed once it got there.

STRONG DISAGREE.

the alternative take:

a quite touching exploration of the dangers of toxic masculinity. the subtle groove builds to an explosive final 30 seconds, leaving the listener wanting more.

 

[ButterTart]

STRONG DISAGREE.

the alternative take:

a quite touching exploration of the dangers of toxic masculinity. the subtle groove builds to an explosive final 30 seconds, leaving the listener wanting more.

Do you actually like it? To me, it's the sort of thing Sweden needs to move away from if they're looking to win back the public vote at Eurovision.

 

[Suomi]

Do you actually like it? To me, it's the sort of thing Sweden needs to move away from if they're looking to win back the public vote at Eurovision.

yes! I think it’s a really good track, it sounds quite exciting
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[Madíson]

Some perplexing choices in this thread.