Totallympics Open International Song Contest 2021

[Ionoutz24 129]

Guy's  is in  

 

[Bohemia 1,439]

I'm waiting for either @EupenM or @Benolympique to post the song since it was their choice

[dezbee2008 819]

 UNITED STATES  

 

Now this selection isn't much different from other selections (aka Matt and I had songs in consideration), but this is the first time I had an artist in mind throughout our rather short selection window. Nonetheless, she made her appearance at the 2018 Open contest in Orlando, and I thought it was time for her to take center stage. So without further ado, from Milton, Pennsylvania, here is our 2021 open entrant Vanessa Carlton with "Ordinary Day"

 

[Dnl 692]

  On 10/9/2021 at 11:18 PM, rybak said:

I believe that most of you are aware about this but still I will say that: 46 hours left to select the entry @Laraja @LuizGuilherme @titicow @intoronto @dcro @Benolympique @Bohemia @EupenM @maestro @Makedonas @Ted @Yannakis @Fly_like_a_don @Dnl (are you going to be as me earlier the year to be last one to publish song? ) @Ruslan @Glen @heywoodu @Wanderer @justony @dezbee2008 @Olympian1010 

 

and to enter @Hipooo @catgamer @Skijumpingmaster @AustralianFan @KingOfTheRhinos @DaniSRB @Dunadan @Tigercub @tigersay @amen09 @tuniscof @NaBUru38 @Pabloffo @sami-eg @MHSN @Finnator123 @stefanbg @stepansevs @Topicmaster1010

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Maybe  working on some things to post here and it’s Taking some time 

[Yannakis 362]

GREEK ENTRY

 

Nana Mouskouri - Siko Chorepse Sirtaki

 

[justony 459]

[Wanderer 1,737]

  On 10/9/2021 at 11:31 PM, heywoodu said:

 Drs. P - Dodenrit  

 

I thought, let's go with something different for a change: an actual Dutch-language song instead of just the big English-language hits from Dutch artists. He was born Heinz Hermann Polzer, in Switzerland, with a Dutch mother and Austrian father. He has always retained his Swiss nationality and never requested the Dutch one, as a token of gratitude towards Switzerland: during World War 2, they saved him from captivity twice, after he was detained for offending Hitler and Mussolini. The second time, the Swiss nearly literally dragged him away the firing squad. He had been living in the Netherlands since childhood though, before the war, and grew into a true master of the Dutch language - in his life, he has received countless prizes for his contributions to the language, literature and all things related to his songwriting. The 'Drs.' in his artist's name is actually not made up, he had a doctorate in economics.

 

His most famous song in the Netherlands is Dodenrit, 'Death Ride'. It's told from the perspective of a man traveling with his family to the Russian city of Omsk, by troyka/troika/Russian horse carriage. However, the ride takes a bit of a dark turn, which is told in a humorous way in the song. The full text can be found here...translated in English! Sure, some of the things that rhyme in Dutch are not a perfect fit of course, but whoever translated it tried to make sure the English version did fit exactly into the melody, which is quite the performance. And generally speaking, the translation is absolutely excellent.

 

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If you aim for the win you should have entered something pro-Irish/Celtic!

[heywoodu 15,335]

  On 10/10/2021 at 4:49 PM, Wanderer said:

If you aim for the win you should have entered something pro-Irish/Celtic!

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I'm not aiming for the win, I merely wanted to share one of my favourite Dutch songs  

[intoronto 5,855]

lol I have no idea.. still looking

[Werloc 3,176]

  On 10/10/2021 at 4:53 PM, heywoodu said:

I'm not aiming for the win, I merely wanted to share one of my favourite Dutch songs  

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After you win once, you never aim for the win, unless you're Ireland 

 

Though Canada and Great Britain have two wins each as well, but they are also a primarily (bcuz Canada French too) English speaking country, so the tendencies lie with pro-English.