It was sort of funny to see the guest's reactions to Molitva and Even If. Haha! I clearly remember many people around me and on the media at the time talking about how it was "finally a year when the actual songwriting and vocal quality determined the winner"-neighbourly voting was, of course, also present and obvious to people paying attention, but Molitva seemed to be broadly accepted as a deserved winner. Apparently, this opinion was not shared by the British media-among others possibly. Haha! As for Even If, knowing the context of the contest and the era, it was unfortunately kind of expected for it to not do well. That does not mean that it isn't a nice song; many nice songs don't do well. The guest told us the he was not familiar with the contest, so everything was to be expected, of course. No long-time follower of the contest would find a Balkan power ballad weird to the least. Hahaha! PS. As always, kudos for hosting this great podcast.
Thank you for the thought through response. Yeah, I always find it fascinating to hear how someone not familiar with the contest reacts to the songs. It's always surprising to hear what stands out to someone without the same context! - Charlie
It was sort of funny to see the guest's reactions to Molitva and Even If. Haha! I clearly remember many people around me and on the media at the time talking about how it was "finally a year when the actual songwriting and vocal quality determined the winner"-neighbourly voting was, of course, also present and obvious to people paying attention, but Molitva seemed to be broadly accepted as a deserved winner. Apparently, this opinion was not shared by the British media-among others possibly. Haha! As for Even If, knowing the context of the contest and the era, it was unfortunately kind of expected for it to not do well. That does not mean that it isn't a nice song; many nice songs don't do well. The guest told us the he was not familiar with the contest, so everything was to be expected, of course. No long-time follower of the contest would find a Balkan power ballad weird to the least. Hahaha!
PS. As always, kudos for hosting this great podcast.
Thank you for the thought through response. Yeah, I always find it fascinating to hear how someone not familiar with the contest reacts to the songs. It's always surprising to hear what stands out to someone without the same context! - Charlie