tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401850518188492952.post750000241897062345..comments2023-10-06T12:59:55.131+03:00Comments on Tobson in Euroland: ESC 2017: Tobson's thoughts after semi 1TobSonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901219097013459250noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401850518188492952.post-48801270338626576382017-05-12T09:59:06.088+03:002017-05-12T09:59:06.088+03:00I also think that the camerawork did not do Finlan...I also think that the camerawork did not do Finland favours. Instead the running around the artists the picture should have concentrated more on Leena and given her emotions more room. Just when she was taking an eye contact with the camera, the mixer chose the steadycam running around Lasse. But I agree with Carl-Henrik, this was not a song to impress the average television audience. Mikko Suhonenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012195065958165960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401850518188492952.post-63466663521438194752017-05-10T09:45:23.398+03:002017-05-10T09:45:23.398+03:00It's sad, so extremely sad. But I realised whi...It's sad, so extremely sad. But I realised while watching Norma John's performance that it wouldn't work (and so I adjusted my prediction, leaving out Finland in favour of Cyprus, which gave me the result 9 of 10 in the end). <br />I thought Leena put a little too much power in her vocals in the chorus, rather than sounding "soft and beautiful", which ruined that special mood a bit. Besides, I thought the instrumental background sounded too weak, which also affected the musical feel. The yawning reactions from my family members (who had not heard the song until now) confirmed my suspicions. My only hope was for the jury to save the situation, but I suspected that it would not be sufficient, because juries are traditionally not very fond of Finnish entries.<br />So I was prepared for this disaster. But still ... Poland in the final instead of Finland is really, really annoying. (Polish diaspora again? If so, how come that diaspora was not able to save Poland for many years up until 2014?)Carl-Henrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232596375981169071noreply@blogger.com