Portugal 2022: Maro - saudade, saudade

[GNL]

This is LUSH.

 

[Apoca]

The amount of people I.. KNOW, one way or another, that I saw in some periphery of this show. Bless gay Lisbon and gay Portugal <3.

Song's not bad, might grow.

 

[Dark Carnival]

Yeah, this is very breezy (might prove relistenable), but will not get them out of a semi.

 

[ButterTart]

Yeah, this is very breezy (might prove relistenable), but will not get them out of a semi.

We said that about the shite they sent last year and it somehow ended up top ten.

 

[Apoca]

We said that about the shite they sent last year and it somehow ended up top ten.

Yeah but that was ACTIVELY hideous, this isn't.

Somehow still resonated with people in EUuuROOOoOoOOoOpe

 

[ButterTart]

Yeah but that was ACTIVELY hideous, this isn't.

Somehow still resonated with people in EUuuROOOoOoOOoOpe

I'm listening to this again now; it's perfectly pleasant, it just doesn't go anywhere, do anything or leave any sort of impression. Obviously it's far and away the best thing they've sent since 2015.

 

[Lucille]

This is absolutely gorgeous but seems VERY UNDERSTATED for Eurovision.

POOR PONGO.

 

[Penelope]

It was funny and all but let's be honest, Degra.de was HEINOUS NOISE

More of Pongo when she does what Conan managed and strikes the balance between UNLISTENABLE and LISTENABLE

 

[Alias #23]

Some of us LIKE heinous noise!

POOR PONGO!

 

[Alias #23]

We said that about the shite they sent last year and it somehow ended up top ten.

Top TWELVE thank you

 

[Kratz]

I don’t know who or what Pongo is / was but this is very nice!

‘Not ear splitting’ is usually the sign of a tolerable Portuguese entry, so this is a pleasant surprise

 

[ButterTart]

Top TWELVE thank you

Oh thank fuck, I always think it came about fifth. I've never dared to check because if I catch sight of that top ten I just start vomiting uncontrollably.

 

[Kratz]

Oh thank fuck, I always think it came about fifth. I've never dared to check because if I catch sight of that top ten I just start vomiting uncontrollably.

Just focus on Stefania and her wonderful array of TENS

But yes, I recall Port doing well with the juries and then having an underwhelming televote (not Destiny face-crack underwhelming, but poor).

 

[VoR]

They did worse than Destiny on the televotes. She scored 47 with the public, they only got 27.

 

[Soldi]

Oh thank fuck, I always think it came about fifth. I've never dared to check because if I catch sight of that top ten I just start vomiting uncontrollably.

hot

 

[Alias #23]

I see that vomiting is the NEW SEXY

ALWAYS GETS ME GOING

Also, bag it up and that’s tomorrow’s lunch for the children

 

[Kratz]

They did worse than Destiny on the televotes. She scored 47 with the public, they only got 27.

Oh I know, but that felt far more of a shock than Portugal getting a paltry televote. She was readying herself for 200+

 

[GinAg (39)]

This is really lovely.

 

[Lucille]

I felt bad for Destiny crashing the televote

#destinedforgreatness

 

[Soldi]

Oh loves I found it HILARIOUS

 

[Lucille]

Although go_a coming second was

 

[Lucille]

I do hope they keep the PRAYER CIRCLE energy for the final, the women coming together for each other to GENTLY CLAP away the PAIN

 

[VoR]

Yeah this has 100% clicked with me now. Gorgeous indeed.

The Eurovision Youtube channel is using the victory reprise as the official video, and the 'a round of applause for this inanimate carbon rod' energy of the second half is sending me.

 

[Lucille]

Yeah it’s such a lovely moment when everyone comes on stage, and they miss it by spending the last 45 seconds focusing on the trophy!

 

[Kratz]

Oh this is so so good. Obrigado Portugal!

 

[Lucille]

It’s so QUIETLY DEVASTATING

 

[Penelope]

Between this, Hold Me Closer, and Llámame, this really is the year of the HEARTBREAK BALLAD

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Between this, Hold Me Closer, and Llámame, this really is the year of the HEARTBREAK BALLAD

Who wants that!?

 

[Apoca]

Between this, Hold Me Closer, and Llámame, this really is the year of the HEARTBREAK BALLAD

Between this, Hold Me Closer, Brividi, Die Together and De Diepte, I'm ready to declare SAD GIRL SPRING.

Not sure that's what the doctor ordered but THAT'S WHAT WE GOT.

 

[VoR]

Don't forget BREATHE!

 

[Soldi]

Don't forget BREATHE!

Europe will!

 

[VoR]

Europe will!

It's unforgivabowl.

 

[Lucille]

Come on girls, we all know everything is shit, time to embrace the misery

 

[BoysForSeles]

Between this, Hold Me Closer, Brividi, Die Together and De Diepte, I'm ready to declare SAD GIRL SPRING.

Not sure that's what the doctor ordered but THAT'S WHAT WE GOT.

*new Tori Amos and Natalie Imbruglia albums #OUTNOW

 

[win_the_game]

Who wants that!?

Me. There’s nothing quite as good as WALLOWING IN PAIN AND MISERY

 

[Kratz]

We love a bit of melancholy (Saudade Saudade); tragedié (Breathe); and oh no, you've never been dumped again (Hold Me Closer)

 

[Lucille]

And of course, fuck the pain away (Ela)

 

[Alias #23]

For myself, I do sometimes like to get out of my chair and have a little dance with the canary but as long as a song makes me FEEL something I don’t mind about the TEMPO

At any rate, one CAN dance to absolutely ANYTHING if one puts one’s mind to it

 

[ButterTart]

Europe will!

I’ll not have Breathe slandered in the same thread that a bit of polite Portuguese clapping is being praised.

 

[Funky]

So I listened to a few of this year's tunes and this was by far my favourite. Gorgeous tune.