Italy again!

Italy has decided to change their entry again.

I assume the reasoning was that this one is 3:02 seconds and a better fit for Eurovision than Per Sempre, which needing a bit of chopping down in length. This also sounds more like a song that'll be fitted to English, and make her the sassy italian amy winehouse type (but without the drink and drugs) that her look seems to suggest. Sigh.

That, or they're subtly trying to get us to listen to all nina zilli's songs?

Another blogger, I can't remember who, summed up the problem of the language changes as being that the lyrics are always over-simplified in English, and more cliched and trite. That is definitely the problem. (Sorry, I've read loads of blogs lately, xx)

Italy, Nina Zilli, the song we already heard

So, after that 4 1/2 hour San Remo competition where Nina Zilli was chosen after singing Per Sempre to represent Italy at the Eurovision, and Ell and Nikki managed to look the most bored, tired and awkward they could possibly have been throughout their victory lap, there was a lot of uncertainty whether she'd actually sing Per Sempre at the Eurovision.

She is, apparently. An 'international version.' That better not mean what it does to Bulgaria, and she'll sing one lyric in 43 languages.

This is the song, so far:

Yeah, whatever, it's straightforward enough and sensible enough for a winner. Despite the reputation, flashy gimmicks don't make many Eurovision winners. Just don't put it in English. That'll ruin the whole thing.

For you SanRemo survivors

The things we do for Eurovision!

Italy and Croatia

I am never watching San Remo again. Oh dear god, what a show. This show was over 4 hours long and then Ell/Nikki rushed onto stage to spit out 30 seconds of italian and say Nina Zilli is representing Italy.

The song? Oh, yeah, that might not have been chosen yet.... 

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What just happened? 

Croatia presented a song though. Let's just console ourselves with that. I'm going to rock back and forth in a corner with nightmares of an eternity of watching Italian song contests.