Latvia: Beautiful Song, Anmary

Oh, this has one of those titles that's just ASKING for trouble. Beautiful Song? More like Ugly Song, More like Stupid Song, More like Shit Song, More like Embarrasing Song. You see?

The opening lines are cringeingly bad.

#I was born in a distant 1980
The year the Irish Johnny Logan won#

Congratulations, you're 32.

#Now he's old, you know, still kind of famous#

In a way, I suspect, that you never will be.

I've already said that comedy entries have passed their peak. This is a semi-comedy entry, I suppose. It's a song about wanting to be a Eurovision winner, and being famous from it. Kudos for a lack of Abba references, but Mick Jagger references are sooooooo last year!

Songs actually about winning the Eurovision never do well. Comedy entries are notable for being really over-the-top and ridiculous. This one, perhaps sensing the shifting tide, is a bit modestly silly. It starts with her as some sort of of naive country girl outfit and then !!!!!OBVIOUS COSTUME CHANGE ALERT!!!! changing into a long black skirt. It doesn't work. To me, the overall affect is, whatever!  If you're singing a song about how you're going to win the Eurovision and you're going to be really famouse you need to do it in a really extravagant, brash and cocky manner. You need to be Silvia Night, Dustin, LT United. Anmary looks like someone who doesn't want to seem completely ridiculous. Look at her sexy-girl styling in the semi-final. It defeats the purpose, somewhat.