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Ayn Marx · 05-17-2022, 04:41 AM

I’m no expert at defining what is or isn’t ‘POP’ but most Eurovision songs sound to me like third rate Pop. If for a moment we can forget the insane visuals Eurovision is addicted to I’ve always found the actual performances and composition way below the standards set by US, English & Australian rock/pop musicians. (maybe we could add Canadians but I’m not familiar with Canadian Pop). Yes, Eurovision has had some stand out performances that I doubt could be called Pop (Conchita Wurst for instance) but for me the hysterical applause Eurovision audiences respond to most of the songs with has me wondering.
I’m still struggling to distinguish some POP from ROCK. For instance Savage Garden’s ‘Affermation’ (below) is to my ears more POP than Rock. An I on the right track. OK, I know it’s weird a geriatric old twit like me wants to sort this out but I’ve noticed some posters here get really upset if you dump something in what they consider the wrong section of the forum.
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05-17-2022, 04:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ayn Marx Music Addict Join Date: May 2022 Location: Sometimes Posts: 556	Eurovision I’m no expert at defining what is or isn’t ‘POP’ but most Eurovision songs sound to me like third rate Pop. If for a moment we can forget the insane visuals Eurovision is addicted to I’ve always found the actual performances and composition way below the standards set by US, English & Australian rock/pop musicians. (maybe we could add Canadians but I’m not familiar with Canadian Pop). Yes, Eurovision has had some stand out performances that I doubt could be called Pop (Conchita Wurst for instance) but for me the hysterical applause Eurovision audiences respond to most of the songs with has me wondering. I’m still struggling to distinguish some POP from ROCK. For instance Savage Garden’s ‘Affermation’ (below) is to my ears more POP than Rock. An I on the right track. OK, I know it’s weird a geriatric old twit like me wants to sort this out but I’ve noticed some posters here get really upset if you dump something in what they consider the wrong section of the forum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFzZ-xpyfoo"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFzZ-xpyfoo[/URL] Last edited by Ayn Marx; 05-21-2022 at 04:33 PM.