United Kingdom 2023: Mae Muller - I Wrote a Song

[dUbsday Blue]

Where is our TEEN CORRESPONDENT @dUb for the YOUTH REACTION?

They’re WHELMED

 

[Poor SertAg (39)]

I doubt Rina would have won.

 

[SDF]

You do realise that precisely none of those factors are a pre-requisite to Eurovision success? When was the last time a benign made for Capital radio style hit won?

‘Snap’ was one of the biggest hits of the year, albeit after the contest - it came 20th.

Why are we worried about how it will do at Eurovision when we haven’t heard the full song or seen her perform it yet?

I’m pretty sure before anyone had seen Sam perform last year, y’all had written him off too

 

[Maria Magdasheena]

God, this is ridiculous. None of you have ANY idea if Rina was part of it, we haven’t even heard the final song and why are we talking about misreading the mood when we’re all about TWENTY YEARS TOO OLD to know what the mood actually is?!

 

[Una Kratz per San Marino]

Why are we worried about how it will do at Eurovision when we haven’t heard the full song or seen her perform it yet?

I’m pretty sure before anyone had seen Sam perform last year, y’all had written him off too

You might want to go back and review the responses to Sam’s announcement. There’s was very little doubt it was set fair for at least a massive jury vote.

 

[LoooooOOOOOooooOOOooocille]

we haven’t even heard the final song

We did get 10 pages out of a 30 second clip of LOREN that didn’t even contain the chorus.*

















*Later transpired that it DID contain the chorus.

 

[Maria Magdasheena]

I still think The Sun getting the leak for a Liverpool contest is the most interesting thing we should be examining here…

 

[SDF]

You can fuck back off. It's not that bloody impressive.

No one is saying it’s impressive. But there was a substantial Moopy contingent there, what were you all doing, other than avoiding each other?!

 

[Una Kratz per San Marino]

God, this is ridiculous. None of you have ANY idea if Rina was part of it, we haven’t even heard the final song and why are we talking about misreading the mood when we’re all about TWENTY YEARS TOO OLD to know what the mood actually is?!

I’d like to hear from @Soldi then

 

[Maria Magdasheena]

No one is saying it’s impressive. But there was a substantial Moopy contingent there, what were you all doing, other than avoiding each other?!

Seemingly, considering you admit you were the only one at Mae Muller, we were all just avoiding YOU.

 

[Poor SertAg (39)]

No one is saying it’s impressive. But there was a substantial Moopy contingent there, what were you all doing, other than avoiding each other?!

Who gives a shit? I went to see whoever I wanted to and honestly couldn't give a toss that I didn't see someone, I hadn't heard of until this week.

 

[LoooooOOOOOooooOOOooocille]

Just reviewing my initial responses to Sam Ryder

The way this song HITS the EXACT MIDDLE of the ROAD

I do enjoy Michael and Vor’s Christmas newsletter, this year’s fisting tips were both amusing and informative.

He’d inevitably corner you in the kitchen when you’re looking for gin and then you’d be stuck for 25 minutes until you inevitably fake a PROLAPSE.

The tarot is making FLUSHING NOISES.

 

[SDF]

You might want to go back and review the responses to Sam’s announcement. There’s was very little doubt it was set fair for at least a massive jury vote.

People were underwhelmed, or so that’s what I thought when reading the comments.

This absolutely has potential to win votes from televoters (but yes they are a riskier strategy and much more of an unknown/ difficult to predict) but we can’t just send jury fodder for the rest of our lives.

 

[COB]

I made the first Moopy thread about Rina Sawayama back in 2018, where's my parade?!

 

[Una Kratz per San Marino]

People were underwhelmed, or so that’s what I thought.

This absolutely has potential to win votes from televoters (but yes they are a riskier strategy and much more of an unknown/ difficult to predict) but we can’t just send jury fodder for the rest of our lives.

Sam also came 5th on the televote

 

[SDF]

Sam also came 5th on the televote

Yes, but no one predicted that when you first heard the song - so to completely write a song off based on some clips is a bit… silly?

 

[Penelope Will Rave]

Pleased we're sending this. Could go the way of Brooke, sure, but also isn't even remotely incompatible of fitting with an interesting and memorable staging concept that could do well - particularly because quite a lot of people are going to be going into it with quite low expectations of her and the song. It has the ingredients there for a great package.

Ultimately I'm just so glad we can send stuff like this now. It's fun, it's breezy, and it's something I'm actually looking forward to the performance for rather than dreading - or not even caring - like I did for so many years.

 

[Una Kratz per San Marino]

Yes, but no one predicted that when you first heard the song - so to completely write a song off based on some clips is a bit… silly?

Where are you getting this from? Plenty of us thought it was going to do well

Maybe we are being silly but (1) it’s the Eurovision form (what are you expecting? reason?) and (2) you’re somewhat projecting what you thought of Sam onto the rest of us.

 

[Poor SertAg (39)]

Can't believe we're in the company the world's biggest Mae Muller fan. What a privilege.

 

[Baby LaZenne]

I for one am shocked that Mopsy isn't having a reasonable, nuanced, HINGED reaction to the crime of the millenium.

 

[Penelope Will Rave]

I think my biggest problem with this Mae whoeverthefucksheis choice is nothing to do with the song (haven’t properly listened) but because the powers that be have just completely misread the mood. Why wouldn’t you give the people what they want when it’s clear what people are saying?

Because I'm not being funny, but why on EARTH would you make pleasing 2000 histrionic freaks online a priority when even if you do exactly what most of them would have asked for beforehand - 'give me a pop banger' - half of them will react like it's Electro Velvet if it isn't one artist specifically they all got their hopes up for?

 

[Alla]

Who cares how she does in Eurovision when months later she's gonna go viral on tiktok and reach #97 in USA?

 

[FetchFugly]

The longer clip does sound better than the TikTok twerkathon. I would rather Birdy or Rina but make do and mend.

 

[Una Kratz per San Marino]

I for one am shocked that Mopsy isn't having a reasonable, nuanced, HINGED reaction to the crime of the millenium.

I’m shocked that I seem to have lost the plot the most!

 

[Una Kratz per San Marino]

The longer clip does sound better than the TikTok twerkathon. I would rather Birdy or Rina but make do and mend.

Ooh link us up? I am more than happy to do a volte face

 

[FetchFugly]

Ooh link us up? I am more than happy to do a volte face

Oh it is just the 55 second one posted here, sorry to mistakenly tease.

 

[VoRonika]

I think where I'm at now is that I wish it was Rina, but would rather this than Birdy. We don't need to do a the Netherlands and let success turn us into the country that sends boring jury-safe MOR year in, year out.

As calculated risks go, it could have been much worse.

The worst part is that Rina is now clearly locked in as our new Fleur East, and we're going to go through this exact same thing every year until she accepts a slot on Strictly Come Dancing circa 2029.

 

[FetchFugly]

This is the showiest Muller performance a quick look on YouTube brings up:



Well she's no Sam Ryder, and could probably do with a little more focus but should think she will be good enough live.

I do really like Better Days.

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

I think where I'm at now is that I wish it was Rina, but would rather this than Birdy. We don't need to do a the Netherlands and let success turn us into the country that sends boring jury-safe MOR year in, year out.

As calculated risks go, it could have been much worse.

The worst part is that Rina is now clearly locked in as our new Fleur East, and we're going to go through this exact same thing every year until she accepts a slot on Strictly Come Dancing circa 2029.

I think Rina will probably be more Dancing On Ice than Strictly.

 

[Baby LaZenne]

I think Rina will probably be more Dancing On Ice than Strictly.

 

[rhythmbandit]

I don't dislike this. It's a massive step-up from James Newman at least. That's the bar which has been set.

 

[Wir Butter 'ne Tarty]

TAP aren't stupid, they know that this could be damaging to whoever they send if it's not Rina. Not that I'm saying they'll have bowed to peer pressure, just that they seem much more attuned to the fanbase than our previous delegation.

Well, this aged ATROCIOUSLY.

 

[D1ZZY]

I don't dislike this. It's a massive step-up from James Newman at least. That's the bar which has been set.

That's the thing, when you take Space Man out of the equation it's way better than our other recent entries.

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

Space Man is still a relatively average song elevated massively with a stonking performance.

To say something even less popular, I'm glad it's not Rina, with that song at least.

 

[Wir Butter 'ne Tarty]

This is the showiest Muller performance a quick look on YouTube brings up:



Well she's no Sam Ryder, and could probably do with a little more focus but should think she will be good enough live.

I do really like Better Days.

Was we she picked for Eurovision because she has the English diction of an early 2010s Moldovan entry?

How look the trumpets, Mae? Will they be styrofoam and forming the centrepiece of your staging?

 

[Wir Butter 'ne Tarty]

That's the thing, when you take Space Man out of the equation it's way better than our other recent entries.

True, but Ed Sheeran screaming as razor blades are jammed under his fingernails would be way better than our other recent entries.

 

[D1ZZY]

True, but Ed Sheeran screaming as razor blades are jammed under his fingernails would be way better than our other recent entries.

Well that would be genuinely fun to watch.

 

[Wir Butter 'ne Tarty]

Well that would be genuinely fun to watch.

I agree the performance would be dynamite and I'd have it on YouTube on repeat, just with the sound muted.

 

[Penelope Will Rave]

Space Man is still a relatively average song elevated massively with a stonking performance.

Which, really, is what I think a lot of people need to be keeping in mind here in terms of how important the performance is to how good this actually is as an entry.

 

[Baby bypasanga]

Ok....I've calmed down.

It's catchy, fun, sounds a cut above the vast majority of what we've sent in the last decade(I KNOW that's not saying much) and by the looks of it she has a pretty solid presence already(streaming, TikTok numbers) and is good(if not amazing live.

But it just feels like a huge comedown after coming 2nd last year, which I think had a double edged sword aspect.

It's also EXACTLY the type of entry that could do badly simply by not being the best or the worst and just being forgotten about it...which means us being back to square 1 in 2024 with all the good work undone.