Is 2025 a DOG EGG (1 Viewer)

That Luxembourg revamp is still dropping any day now guys...

There's very little for me this year. I actively like fewer than five song I reckon...

So, yes yes, that means it's a strong year

It's quite a bad year.

It's currently worse than last year and that was pretty poor.

If Austria win that will be two winners in a row I don't care for AT ALL.

I will concede that it's a bit of a middling year, but very far from bad for me.

LOVE

Finland
Poland
Malta
Luxembourg
Spain
Cyprus
Albania

LIKE A LOT

Sweden
Ireland
Denmark
France
Switzerland
Belgium
Norway
San Marino
Netherlands

FINE

Austria
Latvia
Germany
Montenegro
Ukraine
Greece
Iceland
Czechia
Portugal

MILDLY IRRITATING

United Kingdom
Australia

BLAND

Italy
Azerbaijan
Lithuania

ACTIVELY BAD

Armenia
Slovenia
Estonia
Croatia
Serbia

That's a fine batting average for me to be getting on with

The pattern has always been that the initial listening of the songs in March is generally unfavourable, but then the fanz immerse themselves in it all for two months, firmly attaching a personality disorder to an artist and/or song - and develop a type of Stockholm Syndrome with the majority of entries; for example someone with low self-confidence might start to say: SABA - SAND is the greatest entry I have ever heard!

As May rehearsals approach, we learn which countries are using magic beeping light boxes in their performances and this sends any objectivity firmly flying out of the window; the Sarah Bonnici - Loop performance contains dancing? Could this win the televote? Which stadiums could host in Malta?

The week of the contest arrives and the irrational love affair is in full swing, made more erotic by fans now having formed rival factions and fighting with each other. Friends and family of the contest start to consume the media, with the majority of their opinions angrily dismissed - fans forgetting their own ‘dog egg’ speeches when they first heard these songs in March.

All of this culminates in the voting reveal, which is the only known remedy to bring the Eurofan back to life - a sobering slap in the face that their psychosis went too far. Neither SABA - SAND or Sarah Bonnici - Loop are played, or heard from, again.

[celine dion] and that’s the way it is! [/celine dion]

And I wouldn't want it any other way!

To my surprise, I’ve been able to get through the playlist several times now with only one skip each time (Slovenia).

Suomi said:

someone with low self-confidence might start to say: SABA - SAND is the greatest entry I have ever heard!

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@Penelope obviously

It remains infinitely better than last year, but with the same issue that there isn't a particular winner among them. On the one hand, that means it's more of an open contest but on the other it means another ultimately forgettable winner.

Last year almost killed my interest in the contest full stop.

It’s an alright year, a 7/10

A bit dog eggy on the edges.

Last year was immensely better than this year, but on the other hand this year is probably less likely to come with as much mental stress / accusation of being culpable in genocide for watching a song contest, so it's probably swings and roundabouts really.

Maybe not as bad as I initially thought, am warming up to songs I ruled out on first listen.

Having now reviewed all the songs side by side I'm ready to declare 2025 NOT A DOG EGG.

Although there are certainly a few SCATTERED THROUGHOUT.

Currently unable to comment on rumours that this year's DOG EGG may be hatching into a RUNT PUPPY - will UPDATE OVER THE NEXT FORTNIGHT