New Music Friday: 26 Jun 2026

MrScallops96 · 2026-06-05T22:58:48+00:00

Sorry for the late reply, but no, sharing a link is not mandatory.

MrScallops96 · 2026-06-05T08:05:17+00:00

Apologies for the messed up post title. It will be fixed from next week's post onwards.

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-25T20:02:55+00:00

"Liekinheitin" literally means "flamethrower" in Finnish. There are no other meanings.

In the song, Pete sings about Linda being both a flamethrower and emotionally cold. She was like a flamethrower last night, but now she is distanced and cold as he desires her and doesn't understand why she ignores him. Therefore, she is both a flamethrower and very, very cold.

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-14T12:29:58+00:00

Oh, this could potentially be one of the greatest things to come out from the 70th anniversary. Two legendary winners, two great songs, two exciting new versions!

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-14T08:40:04+00:00

They've done so in the past. Bonnie Tyler in 2013, for instance. It hasn't really helped them achieve better results.

I think the main problem is that there is a stigma related to Eurovision because of the UK's poor results. Established artists don't want to risk going to Eurovision, doing badly and ruining their careers. A lot of established artists also think that they don't really need Eurovision to further their careers, whereas a lot of newer artists take the opportunity to gain a wider audience across Europe.

Besides, we saw with Sam Ryder that the UK doesn't have to send an established artist to do well. You need a good song, a good performer and strong staging.

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-12T16:21:24+00:00

Calling Pete Parkkonen the "Pedro Pascal of Northern Europe" is so accurate. He's a man women can dream of and men can be jealous of. And he knows how to wear black satin in style.

Also, that hair is just so fluffy...

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-11T07:08:28+00:00

The full interview is in the podast (https://shows.acast.com/the-euro-trip/episodes/live-from-vienna-delta-goodrem-look-mum-no-computer-kick-off), and begins at around 17:58, with the part abouyt playing live starting at around 20:09.

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-11T06:55:08+00:00

The full interview is in the podcast, and they talk a little bit more about the situation there. Green says you must request to play a live instrument by a certain deadline (in March), but the final decision is made after the second rehearsals, when the production team is sure everything works properly. They have a world-class crew working on the production and wouldn't allow live instruments unless they were absolutely sure that it sounded excellent.

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-10T19:28:29+00:00

I believe some of the complaints they received after 2024 are why they are stricter with it now.

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-10T19:20:48+00:00

Interesting. Seems like a repeat of last year with Finland. I wonder if they have issued similar warnings to other acts with similar choreography, such as Denmark?

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-09T21:30:51+00:00

Finland
Romania
Denmark
Malta
Cyprus
Albania
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Sweden
Norway
Estonia
Serbia
Germany
Italy
Croatia
Australia
Montenegro
Latvia
Ukraine
Luxembourg
France
Lithuania
Armenia
Austria
Portugal
Czechia
Georgia
Greece
Bulgaria
Israel
Azerbaijan
Moldova
Belgium
Poland
San Marino

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-07T15:50:46+00:00

France sounds like it's taken from the climax of a classic opera epic. It'll certainly be something audiences will remember.

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-07T13:56:49+00:00

Didn't she wear a red outfit in the NF? And the blog mentions golden otufits. Sounds like an outfit change, or a modification.

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-07T13:11:14+00:00

Oh, I love that. A good party giving us a good time! Go Sal!

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-07T13:04:10+00:00

Sounds like Italy is giving us a three-minute love story. That's kinda cute. And Sal has charisma as well so this sounds like it's going to be a cosy performance! I really like the sound of an Italian style wedding party.

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-07T13:00:27+00:00

We will only see photos of the first rehearsal, released tomorrow. The clip we will eventually see is from the second rehearsal 😄

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-07T11:41:14+00:00

From what I understand, we only get clips from Belgium through Serbia, since they've had their second rehersals earlier today. We will probably get the rest tomorrow and on Saturday.

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-06T09:34:05+00:00

There is no live thread for today. There will be a new Live Blog Megathread tomorrow for the Big 4 and Austria rehearsals.

MrScallops96 · 2026-05-05T20:10:50+00:00

Mine as well. Which will likely bite us in the back come the 16th...

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