There's been a right proper Italian renaissance going on in this blogger's life this year.Maybe Paolo started it.It was a shame Era Stupendo didn't get through the semis- it was my early favourite in the competition,and I still think it's a great Eurovision song,and maybe would have even won a few years ago before ethnic started to be the in thing and you had to have a silly over-the-top performance.But whatever.To be honest,Paolo's vocal wasn't quite up to it on the night,and that worked against him.But it's a brilliant song all the same.
Last Sunday we were having fabulous fun in London amongst thousands of Russians and lots of plastic flags. This Sunday we've been sitting in our front room in Guildford amongst lots of deflating balloons and watching our newly made Chelsi DVD on loop.Yes,it's been a boring day to say the least,but just now I discovered (I don't know how I didn't know about it before),that Paolo Meneguzzi's Eurovision song is now on youtube.Hurrah!
I've been looking forward to hearing Era Stupendo (It was wonderful) for ages,and it's probably better that I expected it to be.It starts all nice and ballady,but then there's a twist..It's quite anthemic in a way.I love it!And it's nice to hear a Eurovision song in Italian for a change.If Litesound don't get through tomorrow,it looks like I'll be supporting Switzerland in May.Well...I can't support Belarus for another year,it's good to diversify :)
Buongiorno!Today's song is by the wonderful Paolo Meneguzzi (can't wait to see him in Eurovision next year),and it's called l'Albero di Natale (Christmas Tree).Unfortunately the only video on youtube that actually involves the man himself,is really bad quality,so I've had to put this rather less interesting one up instead :/
I've been listening to the ipod even more than normal lately.It's the only company I have when I'm walking (slowly and painfully) around the streets of Medway doing my new job.Nothing seedy by the way,I work in media now.Yes that's right,I distribute little catalogue thingys and leaflets about insurance companies to over a thousand of the luckiest houses in town :) Anyway,so as I was saying,after sorting through the vast amounts of crap on my itunes and putting only the most fabulous 500 songs on the ipod (I only have a rubbish little 2GB Nano :( ),this is what's been coming up regularly that I'm really liking at the minute.
Paolo Meneguzzi- Quel Ti Amo Maledetto
I came across Mr Meneguzzi a while ago when I was in Patriotic Italian mood (although I do believe he's actually Swiss...),because the only Italian music I had was Sere Nere by Tiziano Ferro (I didn't even have Perdono),and I thought that situation needed to change.Anyway,I decided I really like Paolo,he does good pop.I bought his album Lei è,which is full of fabulousness.This however is off a different album,but it's soooooo good.Shamefully,I can't speak Italian,and don't really understand it either :( but either way,this is a sad love song.The video is...well,naff.It consists of Paolo looking pensive and reminiscent whilst playing the guitar,interspersed with shots of him packing his ex-girlfriend's stuff into a box,and also some naff shots of how great their relationship used to be.Awwww.
Prata Vetra- Maybe
Eurovision 2000 is the only one in the past 14 years that I've missed.So I'm not quite sure where I first found out about Prata Vetra.(Yeah I know they're called Brainstorm really,but being a linguist,I like to call them by their Latvian name :) )But anyway,when I did hear about them,I thought they were fabulous.I once bonded with a Latvian man who came into Tescos when I worked there over Prata Vetra and how good they are...I love pretty much all of their songs actually,(I'm really into French Cartoon at the minute,Renars sounds verrrrrrry sexy on that one,but I don't think there's a video to it so I couldn't put it up),and this is one of my favourites.It's also a very pleasant video.Although Renars could make any video look pleasant I think :)
Marie Serneholt- I Need A House
There are not enough superlatives in the English language for me to describe just how much I love Marie Serneholt.She's gorgeous,she's Swedish and she's 150% fabulous.I was never really into A Teens *shock*,but I bought Marie's album Enjoy The Ride last year,and I must say,it's my favourite album ever.It's so happy!And it brings back many fantastic memories of my trip to Oslo last year.I was so excited when That's The Way My Heart Goes came on in McDonalds on Pløens Gate that I couldn't help but sing along quite loudly :/.But anyway,this is also a super cool song.I love it!
