In his most recent novel, Yuval Noah Harari asks:
Has AI hacked the operating system of human civilisation?, and this week’s Melfest offerings edges us one step closer to answering this important question.
1. Grezuleca - This is absolutely horrible; possibly one of my least favourite ever. This is what straight men get up to when left unattended and it needs to be stopped.
Written by a real person: 0
Written by a computer: 1
But truly, this is just deliberate filler to make way for …
2. Malou Prytz - if
Bananas was her
Statements, this is her
Tattoo. It does make me lol to see any criticism of Melfest when songs like this, which won’t even win, are so generously donated to pop music. Wisely, this song does not even use the allocated full three minutes in order to allow ample time for the general public to finish queening out. Penelope: expect hospitalisation.
Written by a real person: 0
Written by a computer: 2
3. Björn Holmgren - another week, another twink who has escaped from Pingu’s basement. A song that desperately needs autotune, a stylist and a dance break. This is about Björn’s sister, who suffered brain damage after being bitten by a tick and contracting encephalitis. The staging of the performance is set up to be a hospital ward with Björn singing from a chair next to a bed. I can think of no better way to set up the next act…
Written by a real person: 0
Written by a computer: 3
4. Dolly Style - this has heart, this has soul, this has
Hello Hi feeling. Originally kidnapped in 2015, these women have been through absolute hell and back and yet are still smiling. I am truly inspired by the message of this song and would argue that when you put this side-by-side with Greczula it proves that computers are now able to elicit more genuine feeling than man.
Written by a real person: 0
Written by a computer: 4
5. Angelino - this poor woman. An important lesson in not saying yes to something just because it’s offered to you.
Written by a real person: 0
Written by a computer: 5
6. Annicka - sorry but now that I’ve seen the rehearsal pics
I’m actually stanning because the whole thing is now giving me Blackpool Hen Party ‘3am x The Greatest Love of All karaoke x Gemma’s husband just left her x #newme energy’ and that, of course, is the realest energy of all.
Written by a real person: 1
Written by a computer: 5