kungshamra71 892 Posted July 22, 2020 #701 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Cool first day of competition. Let’s see tomorrow how will it go for our brothers Portuguese speaking countries btw the Cape Verde singer is extremely famous in Portugal, there was big commotion when she died some years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff88 1,952 Posted July 23, 2020 #702 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Yeet SK tried to avoid the stereotype, but got thrashed and even mistaken as NK Vic Liu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konig 1,504 Posted July 23, 2020 #703 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Very surprised with the result of some songs, not by the result of South Korea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezbee2008 819 Posted July 23, 2020 #704 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Burundi shutting out South Korea is something that can only happen in TISC apparently... konig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly_like_a_don 1,089 Posted July 23, 2020 #705 Share Posted July 23, 2020 7 hours ago, Cobi said: I guess one of the reasons why "La Vuelta al Mundo" has so many views is because of the lyrics. From the perspective of a non-Spanish speaker, the song might sound like simply a guy talking, without any artistic talent. However, what makes this song so interesting is the meaning and how the writer structured the song. The song basically tells how a man realizes that his life sucks. He has spent his whole life studying to get a good job, and once he has the job and a good salary, he is not happy because he is not doing what he really likes. So after a while, he decides to quit after proposing to his girlfriend. The story is quite simple, but from a literary point of view, the lyrics are very interesting to read as a poem, since they play with the double sense of some words and expressions, and the writer uses this to criticize some aspects of the society he doesn't like. In fact, they became popular in Spain and Latin America during the early 2010s because of the way they wrote... The music is not the only thing to determine if a song is a good one or not. Just to be clear, writing this comment does not mean that I entered the song. Even with the lyrics it's clear that majority of users may not know spanish. That's pretty strange how they all went in favor of it . The song really makes judging easy imo as any song against Puerto Rico would win unless you understand the lyrics and prefer such songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,971 Posted July 23, 2020 #706 Share Posted July 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, Fly_like_a_don said: Even with the lyrics it's clear that majority of users may not know spanish. That's pretty strange how they all went in favor of it . The song really makes judging easy imo as any song against Puerto Rico would win unless you understand the lyrics and prefer such songs. Two words: Google Translate Actually I’ve found that for quite a few TISC songs, Google will just translate the lyrics to English if you search the lyrics. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly_like_a_don 1,089 Posted July 23, 2020 #707 Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Olympian1010 said: Two words: Google Translate The lyrics is good but most users are non Spanish that's what I said. And yes apart from 1 or 2 no one uses Google Translate for each and every song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 15,135 Posted July 23, 2020 #708 Share Posted July 23, 2020 9 hours ago, Werloc said: I think the real problem is that people can't take off the nameplates or can't tone down their ideals when judging. It's like somewhat hating on Eurovision for political voting, yet TISC really has its own consistent problems. Old famous international artists - good Relevant international artists famous here and now - bad Bryan Adams, The Cranberries, Bob Marley, Eddy Grant, John Lennon, Roxette - good Shawn Mendes, Charlie Puth, Dua Lipa, Childish Gambino - bad (named the most recent cases that I could remember, won't go through the entire history of TISC now ) Then of course to throw off my theory, stuff like The Script, Kodaline, Birdy + Rhodes or Rag'N'Bone Man somehow win the entire competition. But wake me up when it's someone outside Ireland or UK. I had never in my life heard of Childish Gambino (thought it was some obscure rapper) and I only know Dua Lipa is famous because on Totallympics people say she's famous (and after that because I saw she's got literally billions of views, but I don't remember hearing her name on the main radio stations, at least not while realizing it's her). Which is part of why I either decided to go with her or why someone else did. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 15,135 Posted July 23, 2020 #709 Share Posted July 23, 2020 8 hours ago, dcro said: At least a couple of them complained about mouth being opened throughout the performance. Not taking care of the athletes does sound pretty South Korean given recent scandals . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 5,532 Posted July 23, 2020 Author #710 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Day -1 (Thu 23 July) Fixtures / Results Group D Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 19:00 (GMT +1) Monaco 1 vs 7 Costa Rica Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 19:30 (GMT +1) South Africa 5 vs 3 Iraq Group E Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 20:00 (GMT +1) Cape Verde 5 vs 3 Iceland Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 20:30 (GMT +1) Mali 3 vs 5 Cuba Group F Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:00 (GMT +1) Barbados 6 vs 2 Belize Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:30 (GMT +1) North Macedonia 4 vs 4 Angola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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