Notices by Huoneesta kuuluva Piersin ääni (stoori@polyglot.city)

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i've started a new project: i'll listen through all previous eurovision contestant songs in chronological order, starting from 1956.

there are more than 1600 songs to listen to, so this will probably take several months. i won't be livetooting the songs, but i could at least pick my own favourite from every year and tell it to you.

1956 listened. 14 songs, only solo artists. already from beginning you can recognise some persistent eurovision phenomena, like many of the songs are just boring and hard to discern from each other. also, 1950s popular music in general is not what i prefer much.

the winner (Switzerland: Lys Assia - Refrain) is not bad, but i think i liked the most on Germany's Walter Andreas Schwarz - Im Wartesaal Zum Großen Glück

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ZUXVPPfVpos&list=PLBF27C5165BD15F1D&index=3

1957 listened. the boring 1950s style popular music continues, but i will struggle through these.

my favourite this time was the danish duo Birthe Wilke & Gustav Winckler with the song Skibet Skal Sejle I Nat. it was the first duo performance in eurovision, and also the first where the performers had some ”role” costumes, thus making it the first ”stage show” and not just singing.

italia almost had the first man and his guitar too, although with two separate persons

oh, i forgot to link to the danish song https://y.com.sb/watch?v=vX3WRMF5TuY&list=PLD4C4BD674B455086&index=8

1958 had three songs worth mentioning.

first is of course Italy: Domenico Modugno - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare), the first eurovision song that is still being played around. and it's not bad, perhaps best of this year. https://y.com.sb/watch?v=9DPAb9-Stmo&list=PLD42A1900DFFBDFA1&index=0

Denmark: Raquel Rastenni - Jeg Rev Et Blad Ud Af Min Dagbog. looks like i have a soft spot for songs in danish. https://y.com.sb/watch?v=IGMLrLgVmR0&list=PLD42A1900DFFBDFA1&index=5

Switzerland: Lys Assia - Giorgio, early example of ESC nonsens https://y.com.sb/watch?v=gGsalvX8K4c&list=PLD42A1900DFFBDFA1&index=9

i went straight ahead and listened to 1959 today too.

what an utterly useless year in eurovision. songs fell in two categories only: those that you forget right after you've heard them, and those that are crap.

i can't pick my favourite from these.

1960 is yet another completely uninteresting year.

i guess the winning song, France's Jacqueline Boyer - Tom Pillibi, earned its win, as it at least has a memorable tune, but i couldn't say that even it was any personal favourite of mine.

https://y.com.sb/watch?v=Cesfh_Otp_o&list=PL38A4377C82852BCB&index=12

and we moved towards a more interesting direction with 1961.

notable new countries this year: finland, singing in finnish, and yugoslavia, singing in serbo-croatian. so the first languages outside of germanic and romance languages.

lots of happy songs, and curiously many songs about seasons.

my favourite was Spain: Conchita Bautista - Estando Contigo https://y.com.sb/watch?v=qPOP5gTnGcY&list=PL87D7940A1F2E4BA2&index=0

also, Italy had a good power ballad: Betty Curtis - Al Di Là https://y.com.sb/watch?v=yUt5XlrAAY4&list=PL87D7940A1F2E4BA2&index=15

1962 was once again not very interesting year for eurovision.

it's easy to see why France won with Isabelle Aubret - Un Premier Amour, as most of the other songs were just so... bulk. https://y.com.sb/watch?v=N2KxEdN6kX4&list=PLE749F1E5242854EC&index=8

and in this context my favourite was in fact Finland: Marion Rung - Tipi-Tii. it's a happy tune about birds in the springtime, so it's just what fedi wants to hear. https://y.com.sb/watch?v=vn3ufKi2PXw&list=PLE749F1E5242854EC&index=0

1963 continues on the familiar path.

this time i guess i liked Italy the most. Emilio Pericoli - Uno Per Tutte https://y.com.sb/watch?v=gn8GMilGDZw&list=PL6C16AF2BD9671643&index=5

then there was this, um, proof that sweden has not always been the pop hit factory it is nowaday. https://y.com.sb/watch?v=j19HXn0-iGc&list=PL6C16AF2BD9671643&index=12

1964 offers no surprises: most of the songs i've already forgotten before they even end.

perhaps that's why i liked Finland the most also this time, because i could understand the lyrics so well. and Lasse Mårtenson - Laiskotellen is a nice song about a lazy sunday and the beauty of not needing to work. https://y.com.sb/watch?v=az0qmvY29mo&list=PL7CBFF1F3136D8C84&index=4

other than that perhaps Austria: Udo Jürgens - Warum Nur, Warum? was okay too. https://y.com.sb/watch?v=KrN_p9jbsfk

1965 was clearly a year of noisy and aggressive 1960s pop music. and a year of girlboss ballads.

the winning song, Luxembourg's France Gall - Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son clearly earned the win, and no wonder it has become so memorable, even tho i've no idea what the song is about. https://y.com.sb/watch?v=UdludUIM_Tk&list=PL78F440FF79807BBA&index=14

my other favourite was Norway: Kirsti Sparboe - Karusell, where a child wants to ride a carousel. https://y.com.sb/watch?v=7r_wetdKq1w&list=PL78F440FF79807BBA&index=6

wow, what a change we see when we get to 1966! this was in total a great year for eurovision. so many *good* songs. the early sentimentalism is gone and eurovision has turned into a real feast of joy!

lots of energetic 1960s sounds and some iconic cultural breakthroughs:
- first woman with guitar and wearing pants, gosh!
- first man wearing a skirt (well, a kilt, but you know!)
- first black singer in eurovision.
- and if i heard right, first electronic sounds!

my favourite from 1966 was Norway's Intet Er Nytt Under Solen https://y.com.sb/watch?v=hS1-YJtovaI&list=PL6F4397C1CA65E79C&index=5

another nice one was Italy's Domenico Modugno - Dio, Come Ti Amo, especially for the music https://y.com.sb/watch?v=UReor05rPsI&list=PL6F4397C1CA65E79C&index=13

but the most hypnotic eye contact had Luxembourg's Michèle Torr - Ce Soir Je T'Attendais https://y.com.sb/watch?v=B4j3vQejJBg (compare that stare with what Amanda Palmer did in https://y.com.sb/watch?v=uAk93YZgTts)

wow! this gives me so much energy to go forward with this project.

1967 keeps up going strong like the previous year.

this time i got the very first awesome wtf moment from the eurovision with Monaco's unapologetically wild Minouche Barelli - Boum-Badaboum. like, what's going on with that song? wow! https://y.com.sb/watch?v=aPwd6IKgGQQ&list=PL0ED3227A29D385F7&index=12

and then Luxembourg's Vicky Leandros - L'Amour Est Bleu is something that my mother sang to me with her own lyrics when i was small, so i'll pick it as my second favourite. https://y.com.sb/watch?v=bkEs6DHn3B0&list=PL0ED3227A29D385F7&index=1

1968, and we've entered into the era of color tv!

my favourite this time was Yugoslavia: Dubrovački Trubaduri - Jedan Dan was perhaps the first example of ”ethno music with weird instruments” — and a real banger! https://y.com.sb/watch?v=MMyESJ9xuCY&list=PL329BA020EE9CD7B2&index=16

also Norway: Odd Børre - Stress is a song about hectic modern life https://y.com.sb/watch?v=b4R7F9mFoaM&list=PL329BA020EE9CD7B2&index=12

Sweden: Claes-Göran Hederström - Det Börjar Verka Kärlek, Banne Mej wasn't bad either, some solid swedish dance music https://y.com.sb/watch?v=RrAFwIoY_z0&list=PL329BA020EE9CD7B2&index=7