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Hallelujah 

  

We were on the brink of receiving zero points from all spanish speaking countries. Uff, that would have been tough to take.

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The love for american music in totallympics is crazy, no matter what she chooses it never is below 10th place 

 

And she doesn't even pick famous songs on purpose, just imagine if she did...

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Ahora, Werloc said:

Considering my Spotify playlist, the twelve points goes to either Germany or Argentina

 

What you mean? 

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hace 1 minuto, Bohemia said:

Gracias Argentina!  which one of you voted for us? 

 

Me (this time I'm sure).

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Ahora, Werloc said:

Argentina decided to completely ignore the top 3 with their votes

 

We don't do mainstream.

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hace 1 minuto, bestmen said:

the taste of LDOG

 

Konig voted Algeria but I didn't, sorry 

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hace 2 minutos, Werloc said:

Ooh, thanks

 

Oops sorry I got confused, I didn't vote it, it was konig.

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Ahora, Werloc said:

Hey there! Thanks Argentina I'm guessing we were only scored by one of you

 

Yeah, I voted it with 7/8 points I think.

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I won't be able to post our votes, please do it for me. 

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Impressive record of USA.  

 

I'm not 100% sure but I think it's the only recurrent participant that I have never voted.

We'll see if that changes this time.

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Oh, I missed our stats.

 

I can't believe "de música ligera" only got 18th place, these totallympics teenager voters 

 

Our contemporary music is so bad that we chose the same singer 3 times! At least he made top ten twice, even though he is nowhere the level of our artists of old.

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hace 3 horas, thiago_simoes said:

This is interesting. The lyrics are very similar in Spanish and Portuguese, so this is mostly an adaptation. Of course, if the original creators were not informed about the adaptation this is copyright infringement, but I have no idea about whether they did know or not. As a side note, unfortunately the singer of the song Lambada was murdered in a shocking and utterly cruel crime last year. May her rest in peace.

 

The story is very curious. This bolivian band made the song in 1981, then a peruvian band made a cover in 1984, then an artist named Marcia Ferreira made an adaptation of the peruvian version in 1986, then finally Kaoma made their famous version in 1988. 

 

The song got progressively more upbeat with each version.  

  

The bolivian band apparently only sued the producers of the lambada version (likely because they saw the fame the song took) and it seems they won the case after many years. No idea what settlement was reached though.

 

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 Los Kjarkas - Llorando se fue  

 

Remember that "Lambada" song from the late 80s? well, it's actually a cover (some would say plagiarized) from this bolivian folklore song from 1981. 

 

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I may post a  song later.

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So far the voting for me...

 

Two songs well above all the others in my taste (like WAY above, an entire different league), then 9 that are about the same and I need 1 more to fill the 12 (and will have to grasp at straws to pick 2 reserves...).

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Ahora, konig said:

One of my favourites too, i love 80s

 

Don't quote the entire post aaaaaaahhhh my eyes, some edit please.

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 Argentina Entry

 

 Los Abuelos de la Nada - Costumbres Argentinas

 

Costumbres Argentinas is a song written by singer Andres Calamaro back in 1985 when he was part of a band named Los abuelos de la nada ("the grandpas of nothingness"). It is a very iconic song of the 80s argentine rock and one of my personal favorites, hope someone else likes it too.

 

 

English Translation

 

Spoiler

 

Argentine Customs

 

I bite the hook
and I start over
every time

 

I have in hand
the card
to play the game
when you want

 

Walking
Walking you
my street
that maybe
I could change

 

Waiting
Waiting you
argentine customs
of saying
no!

 

The problem is again the situation
always worse
of the heart

 

I walk everything
and I see
every time I want
and I wait for you

 

Walking
Walking you
my street
that maybe
I could change

 

Waiting
Waiting you
argentine customs
of saying
no!

 

 

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Yes, i'm in.

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Well, 8th place was much better than what I imagined with this average song. 3rd best performance, very close to the 2nd best by 2 points i think (with this same singer, in a different band).

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hace 1 minuto, konig said:

Except "late woodu" let to Portugal to send us to the seventh position, we will be sixth....so nothing wrong with the prediction, i really think Moldova can win this contest in another side 

 

Also Ireland above us nos. Fuck this guy tbh 

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Ahora, heywoodu said:

Calm down, I had to add the Dutch/English message without messing up the lay-out, no stress  

You just kicked us from 6th to 8th place so give us points or... 

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Come on, vote already I have stuff to do.

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It seems to me that absolutely everyone gave us 7 or 8 points, not more than that but not less either 

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wow points

 

 

And with that I go back to bed  see you in a while.

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Ok, I made a lightning-fast listening of the playlist and sent my votes.  I don't enjoy modern music that much and I skipped some songs before they even finished (because I told myself "no, I'm not voting this"), but I voted at least.